Famous Toomers Corner trees poisoned; likely will die

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<p>NJBama: Don’t let the tree huggers bait you. Their frustration is amusing.</p>

[malanai]

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. . . log onto one of the UA fan boards like TiderInsider.com or Bamaonline.com and read thousands of others who feel exactly as I do.

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<p>I’d like to begin by saying I appreciate your comments, NJ, on the thread started by feenotype (“Wow, we have mods on this forum…”). </p>

<p>We all love Bama. Peace, brother.</p>

<p>I took a peek at TiderInsider.com and found this on the home page:</p>

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Joint statement from Gene Chizik and Nick Saban
Courtesy UA Media Relations</p>

<p>Regarding the poisoning of the oaks in Auburn: “This is an isolated incident by one individual that is not representative of what the greatest rivalry in college football is all about. The players and coaches at both schools have a tremendous amount of respect for each other on and off the field, and we encourage our fans to show that same amount of respect now and in the future. We will move beyond this regrettable incident and continue to enjoy this great rivalry.”

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<p>I also looked at BamaOnLine.com and read their rules for posting on their forums, which include:</p>

<p>*No profanity, racist or sexist comments.
*No attacking other posters.
*No repetitive negative posting.
*No flaming.</p>

<p>The rules section also includes the following: </p>

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It is a free country, why can’t I say whatever I want on the message boards?</p>

<p>True, it is a free country, but the the BamaOnLine.com message boards are privately owned. Big brother is in fact watching you, and we own those black helicopters too…Heated discussion is a regular feature, but posts, no matter how strong the language, must remain good natured…

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<p>Roll Tide.</p>