What kind of message are we sending to the rest of the world with the wall?
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That the Federal Taphouse is lit, but you need to climb the wall and 409 steps to get in?
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Red and yellow and pink and green....
Purple and orange and blue...
I can sing a rainbow...
Sing a rainbow...
Sing a rainbow too....
Purple and orange and blue...
I can sing a rainbow...
Sing a rainbow...
Sing a rainbow too....
There are 409 "non-PSU blue" bricks in the wall, each one representing a victory and color coded for the opposing team color. The colors are supposedly very specific so OSU should look different than Alabama.is this a color blind exam? I don’t see anything
Note to self: next time I have to tile a kitchen or bathroom, steal this guy's idea.
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anon_xdc8rmuek44eq
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The wall is cool, but is that a Target? Where in SC is this? Is the Taphouse on the first floor or second? That building is hideous.
On Frasier near the former site of the police station.
Hard to read, but the tiles actually spell out “Big 2(12) Officiating Sucks!”
You can find it on google maps street view. They are not in order.
Edit: maybe they are, but I can't figure it out.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.792...biS4gWtm4Pmhh5Xsig!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!5m1!1e1
Now see, this got me thinking...
They could have considered the wall to be a type of graphical analysis of Joe's career wins.
Starting on the left side of the wall, place the appropriate colored tile horizontally for each win over an opponent. AND, place that tile vertically based on the number of points that were scored. So, the first win over Maryland, where they scored 15 points, would be placed at the first horizontal position and at a point vertically equivalent to the 15 points scored. The next tile, a win over Boston College, where they scored 30 points, would be placed next, at a point that equates to 30 points - i.e. at a higher vertical position than the Maryland tile. So on and so forth.
To really tie it all together, they could have painted a blue "line of best fit" across all the data points.
This would be penultimate nerd sports art for Penn State fans.
EDIT- I just saw the wall is not a rectangle, which would have been perfect for my idea.
Who the hell doesn't have a rectangular wall? Stupid artsy fartsy types.
I remember seeing this tweet from Scott a couple years back.
Very cool gesture. Can't believe it's remained a secret all this time.
Very cool gesture. Can't believe it's remained a secret all this time.
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To the untrained eye, it looks like PSU Spent a lot of time beating Illinois and Syracuse.
Looking at the color pattern... I think it says... we beat Indiana , Rutgers and Maryland...a lot...
Oh, fun. New column about why the Red Sox need to part ways with Bill James because, in part, of his support of Joe Paterno:
Back in 2012, James drew the ire of many when he addressed the controversy at Penn State and defended Joe Paterno by claiming that he did nothing wrong in that situation. James’ overall thesis was that Paterno was not powerful enough to stop what Jerry Sandusky was doing and that the media was forcefully making Paterno a scapegoat for the situation. These comments were, quite obviously, far beyond unacceptable and led to the Boston Red Sox having to issue an official statement regarding the comments made by James.
“Red Sox Owner John Henry & GM Ben Cherington spoke to Bill James regarding him making public his personal opinions on Joe Paterno. In that call, Mr. James was informed that his comments in no way reflect the opinions or positions of the Red Sox. Because Mr. James is perceived as representative of Red Sox, he was asked to refrain from further public comments on this matter. “
I hope someone cleans it up. Current pictures look like it needs a scrub down.
