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Discussion in 'Carolina Panthers' started by meatpile, Feb 17, 2011.

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    I like to beat the ever living shit out of that guy. Soil samples have come back showing contamination. [​IMG]
     
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    say it to my face bitch
     
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    Carlos is going to fine you one of these days meaty.
     
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    Creative ways for Auburn fans to get back:

    Dig this fucker up:

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    Same here. What a piece of shit. The good news:

    Arrest reported in Auburn tree
    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    Media outlets are reporting an arrest in the poisoning of oak trees at Auburn's historic Toomer's Corner.

    .Radio station WTVM in Columbus is reporting news of the arrest. Auburn officials have scheduled a 11:30 a.m. press conference.

    The station reported that Harvey Almorn Updyke, 62, from Dadeville, Ala., will be charged with criminal mischief.

    The 130-year old trees may be on their deathbed because of an herbicide, known as Spike 80DF, or tebuthiuron, the university said Wednesday.

    Spike 80DF commonly is used to kill trees, the university said. This time it was “deliberately applied in lethal amounts to the soil” around the Toomer’s Corner live oaks, according to a statement.

    “There is little chance to save the trees,” the university said.

    The buzz about the treasured oak trees started Jan. 27 when someone called The Paul Finebaum Show, a nationally syndicated radio show based in Birmingham, and claimed to have applied the herbicide, the university said.

    "The weekend after the Iron Bowl, I went to Auburn, Ala., because I live 30 miles away, and I poisoned the Toomer's trees," the caller said, according to the Associated Press. The caller said he had attended the Iron Bowl.

    Calling himself "Al from Dadeville," he said he used Spike 80DF, also known as tebuthiuron, and the trees "definitely will die."

    According to the Opelika-Auburn News, the caller said he poisoned the oaks because Auburn students rolled the trees to celebrate the death of Alabama coaching legend Paul “Bear” Bryant in 1983.

    The caller signed off with, "Roll Damn Tide."

    Finebaum told the Birmingham News that Auburn police called him shortly after the show and he has also been contacted by a federal agency investigating the incident.

    Auburn police said they were investigating the incident but couldn't say what charges the perpetrator would face if caught.

    The university took soil samples the following day and sent them to a laboratory to be tested.

    The lowest amount detected was .78 parts per million, which horticulture authorities say is a “very lethal dose,” according to the university.

    The highest amount was 65 times that, the university said.

    "We will take every step we can to save the Toomer's oaks, which have been the home of countless celebrations and a symbol of the Auburn spirit for generations of Auburn students, fans, alumni and the community," University President Jay Gogue said in a statement.

    Saving the trees won’t be easy, the university said. Removing the herbicide means digging trenches and putting down activated charcoal to block the chemical from spreading. The university said it is working with Dow Chemical – which makes the herbicide – as well as horticulturalists.

    "We are assessing the extent of the damage and proceeding as if we have a chance to save the trees," said Gary Keever, an Auburn University professor of horticulture and a member of Auburn's Tree Preservation Committee. "We are also focused on protecting the other trees and shrubs in Samford Park. At this level the impact could be much greater than just the oaks on the corner, as Spike moves through the soil to a wide area."

    Gogue, meanwhile, is asking students not to retaliate.

    "It is understandable to feel outrage in reaction to a malicious act of vandalism," Gogue said. "However, we should live up to the example we set in becoming national champions and the beliefs expressed in our Auburn Creed.”
     
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    Harvey Almorn Updyke. Did it because Auburn students rolled the trees to celebrate Bear Bryant's death.

    DIG HIM UP! DIG HIM UP! DIG HIM UP!
     
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