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Repeatedly assured she was hopeless. Mocked for continuing to don her orange uniform and wearing it with presumed pride. Negavols, the doubters of doom stalked her at all hours of the day, and invaded her dreams at night. Today, the Brittlewood Bridge that spans the unpredictable Creek of Despair stood before her. The Negavols ghosts followed as usual, mocking her. Calling her a coward. Daring her to set foot on the bridge as it groaned and creaked, exhibiting a menacing promise to give at any moment. And the creek that ran low one moment yet threatened to rise as a roaring torrent the next.

Ahead came the increasing murmurs of support from the Vols faithful. All eager to see inter-conference and intra-conference battles again. Believers who rejected the dreary Negavols doomsayers. Then with a glance backward she told the spiteful spirits, "I run not in fear of you but in desperate eagerness to cheer my team. I run across this bridge over the troubling waters in faith powered haste. I go believing we will outperform your doubting predictions. I go to to escape your lack of guts to love the orange enough to believe in them."

And so, she crossed the bridge that wobbled and half fell apart at her passing. She crossed in spite of the creek’s sudden rise as it sought to wash her off the bridge. Wet and disheveled, she joined the other orange clad faithful ones who had crossed before her. No longer was a murmur heard, instead a roar of voices braced by an unwavering belief in the young men on the field. Young men who battled, neither asking nor giving quarter. The ghosts stood on the other side of the bridge. Gutless, too cowardly to accept the very challenge they insultingly hurled at the orange dressed damsel who had just gone across. You’d think those dead in heart as much as everything else would not fear such a crossing. I suppose even doomsayer ghosts fear doom. And it appears Benjamin Grimm was correct when he said, “Watta revoltin’ development.”
 

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Who is this Benjamin Grimm you quote? Believe that was Chester A. Riley (William Bendix) from "The Life of Riley" series.
 
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If we are using frightening fiction from the past to describe many in Volnation than I nominate this classic quote from one of the great all time thrillers:

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We all go a little mad sometimes.
 
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Who is this Benjamin Grimm you quote? Believe that was Chester A. Riley (William Bendix) from "The Life of Riley" series.

The phrase is said to belong to Jimmy Durante. Ben Grimm is a comic book character known as "The Thing" whose mannerisms are based on ole Jimmy. The character is known for two catch phrases: "It's clobberin time!" and "Whatta revolting development." You may be right about the Chester Riley thing, I'm unfamiliar with his association with the phrase. Besides all that, Negavols: Doomsayers, BEGONE!
 
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The phrase is said to belong to Jimmy Durante. Ben Grimm is a comic book character known as "The Thing" whose mannerisms are based on ole Jimmy. The character is known for two catch phrases: "It's clobberin time!" and "Whatta revolting development." You may be right about the Chester Riley thing, I'm unfamiliar with his association with the phrase. Besides all that, Negavols: Doomsayers, BEGONE!

I'm getting old and occasionally forgetful so I just had to check with Mrs. Calabash who now works for Wikpedia, and she said, "The reworked script cast Bendix as blundering Chester A. Riley, a wing riveter at the fictional Cunningham Aircraft plant in California. His frequent exclamation of indignation—"What a revoltin' development this is!"—became one of the most famous catchphrases of the 1940s. It was later reused by Benjamin J. Grimm of the Fantastic Four."

So we're both right....sorta.

And yes, Doomsayers, away with you!
 
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What you got against an orange Thing? He's Vols colored and you should be too. As his dear old Aunt Petunia used to say. Besides it's meant to be a fun post and your GIF is genuine fun. I watched it over and over. Came back today to watch it again. Well done.
 
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Any thread that includes a picture of a Gold Key comic and quotes from Benjamin J. Grimm deserves a big thumbs up!
I did fear, however, that somehow the jerks from Yancy Street might make an appearance.
 
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And the great state was called Tennessee, home to so many great people who always stepped forward to fight, battle and WIN against a army of evil, famine, hurricanes or foes of all natures.

These always brave souls became known as the mighty Volunteers and from Davey Crockett on through the decades to the heroes of today they brought fear along with them because they never quit or gave up.

Their battle flags were bright Orange and white and their foes became even more fearful when they saw the Big Orange flags united before them.

The always faithful of the Volunteers gathered together to feast and socialise at their big house along the mighty river where they even had their own fighting Navy to instill even more fear into the hearts of their enemy.

The big house named for a great and powerful General that WON many battles and is still beloved by all of the Big Orange clan.

His name is Neyland and before his death he had his maxims to success carved in stone so that all who followed him would know how to fight and WIN in any battle against any foe.

Even today the great General is still there walking the field of battle and watching from the highest Summitt as his great warriors fight the good fight to entertain the loyalists of his Big Orange Volunteers.
 
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You were right. This is sort of fun. Have a like. In ancient times, governments actually criminalized storytelling because they feared the power of story as a threat to their established rule. If the masses were moved by the message or symbolism communicated through the stories, then the people could unify against tyranny and topple the empire built on injustice.
 
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What you got against an orange Thing? He's Vols colored and you should be too. As his dear old Aunt Petunia used to say. Besides it's meant to be a fun post and your GIF is genuine fun. I watched it over and over. Came back today to watch it again. Well done.

I like to think of myself as Vincent Vega in that gif when I read the OP. :good!:
 

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