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prince92 — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:39:35 GMT

wassup fellas...
sorry I haven't been around as much as I'd like. Those of you who know me understand that I look forward to the season to help balance my life. so I haven't been blowing yall off....

I popped my hamstring trying to catch up training-wise and in improving my wack ass 40 time...so I'ma be out for a few weeks. I will be at the practices to support my brothers and hope to strap the clicks on by the end of May.

See yall Tuesday

Who Got Jokes??? 2008

KFC — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:31:28 GMT

1) LOL!! This is going to be funny!! Someone took a pic of G hitting T.O yesterday, Look!

2) SomeOne told me that Hos, Carl, and Derrick went to the same High School and this was their team Pics!
3)Coach D in his prime

3) Rudy after Practice in the Mirror

4) Calvin & Joe After a Big Play!!

So who Got jokes??? LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL!

Very Soon

99 — Thur, 08 May 2008 00:46:01 GMT

Hey fellas,

I will be @ practice very soon, I just need to handle some personal

matters first. I can't wait to can't out there & hit.

I was so UnFocused

KFC — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:02:46 GMT

Whats good my teamates i just want to say my fault at practice yesterday! i wasn't Focused or Amped as i usually am!!!! I wasnt talking ish i guess i was just going threw the motion but like fink said everytime we step out onto that practice field we need to bring 100% or nothing at all!! We have 1 month to this day (8 practices) until we strap it up live against another squad!!! With that being said every practice has to be all out hustle, ball's to the wall ( Pin you ears back Coach sweeny LOL) 100% effort!! I dropped 7 passes, and fumbled 2times this is with out pads on!! You know i make plays but still if i do it in practice i can do it in a game(Yea right i am 2 kool for that ISH)!!! So lets getto practice on time, if you cant when you get there dress up and hustle out there!! I WAS VERY PISSED AND STILL AM ABOUT GETTING TOSSED OUT THE PLAYOFFS LAST YEAR, WASNT YOU????

mind blowing ish!!!!!

sayyes — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:14:12 GMT

yo, if you into government drama. you gotta check this movie out its 2 hours long and it tells about some mind blowing things. just get some popcorn and a soda, watch this and tell me what you think. http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/

Practice

Screen22 — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:13:46 GMT

What's the deal with practice? Is it tonight? What time? Where?

Helmet Painting!!

KFC — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:40:22 GMT

Whats good fellas as you guys know i have my own painting company!! I am going to be taking helmets on the 20th & 21st of May!! I am going to sand, prime, and paint!! I am going to paint them Sparkle Metallic Sliver!! This paint isnt cheap!! Its going to be $25 per helmet!!! I AM NOT GOING TO TAKE I O U's!!! HELL NO!!!! YOU GIVE ME THE MONEY THE SAME DAY AS YOUR HELMET!! NO EXCEPTIONS!!! So if you wanna look clean cutt like the offensive Players get wit it ya digg? Remeber May 20th & 21st is the only 2 days i am taking hemlets!!

Boat Cruise After Party

Littlebigman — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:31:51 GMT

We have a confirmation for the location. Let your people know there will be police detail there. We don't want any drama poppin off and teammates watching.

Sorry Bama. Guess u won't be there. LOL

the time is now

sayyes — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:41:59 GMT

the time is now for everyone to pay up there dues. vets yall had all year to come up with the dough. rookies yall get some leway but not much. get them in soon. dues, dues, dues, dues, dues, dues, $130.00

Panther Brotherhood

Truckdat27 — Sun, 04 May 2008 23:42:34 GMT

There is nothing like a bunch of Positive men... just kicking it...

Blue Wave the other night... I felt something real... everyone was happy and laughing... there was nothing but positivity... dudes was throwing each other assists... it was cool... we keep this bonding up... and our future is endless... to the fellas who were there... hope yall enjoyed that Patrone... to the ones who missed it... next time...

Be easy fellas....

Will.

THIS CHICK IS SO NASTY. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO

pantherstar75 — Thur, 01 May 2008 16:41:44 GMT

Now that I have you ATTENTION!!!!

I have no idea what half of you so called "panthers" are waiting for:

-You talk about be being perfect
-You talk about being CHAMPIONS....
-You talk about what you're going to do once you step foot on the field
-You talk about how good/great we're going to be ...(due to our MT. IDA connect)

YET, you haven't even shown up to one practice....or combine for that matter....NOR PAID YOUR DUES....

(if you have participated in combine, practice(s) and have paid your dues...this does not apply to you at all...keep up the good work)

C'mon fellas lets have fun on our way to CHAMPIONS-VILLE

MAKE SURE YOU SELL THEM CRICKETS....lol

Nigger or nigga, I ask, Whats the difference?

IamThatDude — Thur, 01 May 2008 13:38:43 GMT

Before I begin, please allow me to say, this is not my attempt to intellectualize the use of the N-word. I personally think thats an oxymoron in itself. Instead Im more interested in obtaining clarity in our usage of the word by asking how do we intelligently make an argument that nigga differentiates from nigger?

Written by Cornell Dews

Nigger is defined as a black person, a member of any dark skinned people, a person of any race or origin regarded as contemptible people, inferior, ignorant, etc. Nigger is also defined as a victim of prejudice similar to that suffered by blacks; a person who is economically, politically or socially disenfranchised. While nigga, on the other hand, is defined as an extremely offensive name for a Black person; only a Black can call a Black a nigga. The latter of the definition is what we black folks have attempted to institute into doctrine. Weve attempted to do it by stating that nigga is not the same as nigger. Instead, nigga is a word of endearment according to many of us. And weve indoctrinated it into our culture simply by substituting the er in the word nigger with an a as if that changes the definition. Damn.

We have all heard the argument, if not participated in it ourselves, I said nigga with an a not the er. I ask, whats the difference? If you honestly consider the African American vernacular, which by the way, reference books have been created for translation and application, most of our words that end in er we substitute with an a. And of course, this obviously changes the spelling of the word, but purposely the meaning of the word stays in tact. For example, gangster is now pronounced and written as gangsta, but is it defined differently? Weve seen the word murder pronounced and written as murda, but again do the definition of the original word change? There are a slew of words that this is applicable to, for the sake of space, Ill just print a few. (you may not be able to find our pronunciation of these words in a standard dictionary, but nevertheless we use them)

o Banger/bangao Reefer/reefao Burner/burnao Buster/bustao Chopper/choppao Ever/eva (with or without the for)o Teacher/teachao Preacher/preachao Rapper/rappa

With all of the words being said, we commonly substitute er with an a but the meaning stays the same except when we say the word nigger. How could that possibly be? We need to realize thats an asinine argument.

One of my favorite rappers of all time, Mr. Tupac Shakur, is credited for creating the acronym for NIGGA, which stands for never ignorant getting goals accomplished. With all due respect to Mr. Shakur and his family, how is that definition applicable to our people and our community? I know that the attempt was to take a word with a negative connotation and definition and do the inverse, but thats practically impossible especially in this case. Consider those of us who are getting goals accomplished minus the ignorance, do we define or refer to ourselves as niggas? Or how about those who are getting goals accomplished from selling drugs, hustling or living a particular lifestyle that leaves them uninformed, unaware and uneducated about the world, would they consider themselves never ignorant?

Nigger is what nigga is. Theres no getting around it. Consider this, the word nigger is defined the same in more then thirty different languages throughout the world. Regardless of how its pronounced the definition stays the same. Regardless of how its written, the definition stays the same. Except in our community where weve tried to erase and embrace. Erase the word in its original context and embrace it in our own, by simply substituting an er with an a and giving it an acronym and a new definition. I mean, were some bad folks (bad meaning good of course), but damn, how did we do that?

Even with using the acronym, never ignorant getting goals accomplished, who would knowingly define themselves as such? Even Tupac wasnt a nigga. Like many of us, Im sure he was called one on several different occasions, but thats not who he was. Ask his mother. Or better yet, ask yours. Can you imagine a child asking a parent am I a nigger? And the parent respond by saying, yeah, but youre the one with an a not an er. How intelligent is that?

The Third annual Boston Panthers Memorial Day Kickoff Cruise Flyer

Cerebral — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:05:16 GMT

Whats Fellas, This is the Boat cruise Flyer. Copy it and start posting it on yours and your friends myspace pages. You should also send it via email to your people.

Thanks
Coach Finklea

Mo Mo Mo

skoob_e — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:17:42 GMT

Where's the web updates? Mini-Camp is ova! LOL

Practice Reminder

Cerebral — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:06:48 GMT

Just a reminder fellas, practice is Tuesday's and Thursday's starting tomorrow behind the Franklin Park Zoo at 6pm. If you know of anyone returning or new that plans to play please inform them to get to practice. We only have 12 practices left until our first game. Please spread the word.

Thanks
Coach Finklea