rexvol
The Minister of Defense
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We've all wondered how the school colors were chosen. Here's the
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>scoop...
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>Some Tennessee, Georgia, Auburn and Alabama fans decided that
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>black-and-white school colors were a bit too dull. So they called
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>upon God to give them colors that would truly represent them First, the
>Tennessee fans stepped before God and asked for their school's colors. God
>said, "When I see Tennessee, I see a great big orange sun coming up over
>puffy white clouds. Tennessee will be orange and white".
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>Next, the Georgia fans stood before God and asked for their school
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>colors. God said, "I see a field of fertile black soil...from which will
>grow a beautiful field of red roses. Georgia will be black and red."
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>The Auburn fans were next. God said as he patted his favorite sons on
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>the head, "When I think of my beautiful Auburn, I see a glorious sky
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>of blue with the bright shining orange sun shining down on my
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>favorite town. You, my loved ones, your colors are orange and blue."
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>God then turned to the Alabama fans and said quite hastily, "Your colors are
>crimson and white." Later, after the fans had left, St. Peter came to God
>and said, "Lord, as you handed out each fan's
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>colors, you explained their origin-all but the Alabama fans. I'm
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>curious. Why crimson and white? What do you see when you think of
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>Alabama?"
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>"I see the same thing as you see," God said, "white trash and red
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>necks".
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>scoop...
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>Some Tennessee, Georgia, Auburn and Alabama fans decided that
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>black-and-white school colors were a bit too dull. So they called
>
>upon God to give them colors that would truly represent them First, the
>Tennessee fans stepped before God and asked for their school's colors. God
>said, "When I see Tennessee, I see a great big orange sun coming up over
>puffy white clouds. Tennessee will be orange and white".
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>Next, the Georgia fans stood before God and asked for their school
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>colors. God said, "I see a field of fertile black soil...from which will
>grow a beautiful field of red roses. Georgia will be black and red."
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>The Auburn fans were next. God said as he patted his favorite sons on
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>the head, "When I think of my beautiful Auburn, I see a glorious sky
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>of blue with the bright shining orange sun shining down on my
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>favorite town. You, my loved ones, your colors are orange and blue."
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>God then turned to the Alabama fans and said quite hastily, "Your colors are
>crimson and white." Later, after the fans had left, St. Peter came to God
>and said, "Lord, as you handed out each fan's
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>colors, you explained their origin-all but the Alabama fans. I'm
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>curious. Why crimson and white? What do you see when you think of
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>Alabama?"
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>"I see the same thing as you see," God said, "white trash and red
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>necks".
