Dawgin' the Gators

The Gators have three main rivals: FSU, Tennessee, and Georgia. Each one has taken its turn, over the years, beating us when we were down. But sports prowess is cyclical and right now the Gators rule the roost. This wonderful turn of events has caused some interesting backlash in Georgia.

The Atlanta Gator Club is petitioning the DMV for a Gator license plate to be added to the list of specialty plate offerings by the state (similar to the Tennessee Gator plate above).

Apparently Senate pro tem Eric Johnson (a Republican--don't Republicans want to get government out of our lives?) is going to fight the tag. Below you will find his letter to Bart Graham, the guy who is in charge of such things in Jawja.


Dear Commissioner Graham:

This is absolutely unacceptable for our state!

A Gator tag will cause accidents. Gator fans cannot drive or read traffic signs. A car up on blocks cannot move. And it will lower our quality of life. In fact, my children used to have nightmares because we lived dangerously close to the state of Florida.

If state law allows this to occur then we need to change the law. Please delay any approval until the next session when we can amend the law to ban any tag for a university with more national championships than the average IQ of their alumni. A delay in processing their application should not require much of an effort since they cannot write either.

If it takes 1,000 signatures to create a tag, can we have a regulation that 1,000 e-mails AGAINST a proposed tag kills it? If you agree, please count this as e-mail No. 1.

Cute . . . wrong-headed and misguided . . . but cute.

I'm trying to learn to appreciate each day. Never wish a day away. That said, I'm anxious for football season to arrive!