A SIDEWAYS GLANCE : WAS THIS GATOR-CIDE?Veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. Jerry Deloney's 22-foot-long, carpet-and-Styrofoam gator with the Seminole spear through its head was designed to tweak Gator fans. Apparently, it worked. A band of carousing ca·rouse intr.v. ca·roused, ca·rous·ing, ca·rous·es 1. To engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking. 2. To drink excessively. n. Carousal. , tuxedo-clad University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. fans with a video camera and doing the ``Gator Chomp'' with their arms tore the hapless creature to pieces late Saturday and made off with the life-sized, stuffed Wil E. Coyote that had been hammering a hatchet hatchet: see tomahawk. on its head. ``I stick it out there to rag 'em, and this time they took the bait,'' Deloney said Monday, having spent much of Sunday rebuilding the gator. ``He's still got a lot of facial damage that I won't be able to get to until next year.'' The gator was mounted atop Deloney's animal ambulance, along with the stuffed dog dressed in a Florida State football helmet. A pizza delivery “Pizza box” redirects here. For the computer form factor, see Pizza box form factor. Pizza delivery is the service of delivering a pizza to a customer. Pizza delivery presents hazards such as robbery and murder. man from a neighboring shop noticed the alligator alligator, large aquatic reptile of the genus Alligator, in the same order as the crocodile. There are two species—a large type found in the S United States and a small type found in E China. Alligators differ from crocodiles in several ways. was missing from the van, and later saw several well-dressed men stomping on it. ``The UF fans were offended by the speared gator and the dog up there beating hell out of him,'' Deloney said. ``I think they got a little carried away.'' He hopes to put the alligator back on his ambulance by Tuesday - in plenty of time for the Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl game between Florida and Florida State. For a while, at least, the gator will have to return without his companion. ``We haven't found the coyote yet,'' Deloney said. ``We call him Sammy Seminole.'' FLORIDIAN HUMOR Need a good joke for the Sugar Bowl party? The Star-Banner in Ocala, Fla., asked readers to share their favorite Seminole or Gator jokes. ``There were many more that we couldn't print,'' said assistant managing editor Brad Rogers. Here are the best of the printable contributions: Q: What is the difference between Steve Spurrier
Stephen Orr Spurrier and God? A: God doesn't think he's Steve Spurrier. Q: What does a University of Florida graduate say to a Florida State graduate? A: Welcome to McDonald's, can I help you? Q: What do you get when you go slow through Tallahassee? A: A diploma. Q: Why do Florida State graduates put their diplomas on the dashboards of their cars? A: So they can park in the handicap spots. Q: How do you get to Tallahassee? A: You just go north until you smell it and west until you step in it. Q: How do you beat the Florida Gators? A: You put them in the Sugar Bowl. Q: Know how FSU FSU Florida State University FSU Former Soviet Union FSU Ferris State University FSU Fayetteville State University (North Carolina) FSU Frostburg State University FSU Finance Sector Union players get their morning exercise? A: By fighting for the toy in the Fruit Loops. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Santa breaks a sweat Navy fullback Greg Kirwan shows some Christmas spirit as he wears a beard and cap to practice Tuesday at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. The Midshipmen lay the Cal Golden Bears today. Associated Press |
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