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Thursday: Drop, Drop, Drop some knowledge on you!

It's time we at beershots began using our popularity for good causes.  After all, with readership now in the high single digits, we sit in a position to play a major role in the community.  So this week, we bring you an educational post.  The topic of today's lesson, Thursday Nights.

From Webster's:    Thursday (thûrz'dē, -dā'): 1. The fifth day of the week 2. A day for being a badass and tailgating for 8 hours 3. The only night where you are legally required to stand during the entire game

Thursday is the fifth day in the week and, like most other days, its name comes from Norse mythology.  Thursday is the day named after Thor.  The dude was the bearded god of thunder who lives in a freakin' volcanic mountain and hammers out lightning with his magic hammer.  Sound familiar?  That's right kids, he's Bud Foster's dad.  Bud has all of Thor's powers, plus the ability to make QBs cry and also he can do this. Thor could never do that.  Suck it Dad. 

Thursday night's in Lane are badass.  We all know that.  But why are they so badass?  Well, I'm glad you asked:

1. Enter Sandman.  This entrance should send chills down the spine of visting fans.  Especially when those fans come from basketball schools.  We like UNC fans, but they are soft when it comes to gameday.  They know this and the diehards are trying to fix it, but they've never seen anything like what our stadium should look like for the entrance.  To be honest folks, we as fans haven't been as loud as we should lately for the intro.  It's still better than any other entrance out there, but the yelling and jumping have gotten a bit soft.  So, to remedy that, Frank Beamer has come up with an ingenious plan.  We have heard that punter Brent Bowden will be playing Enter Sandman for the crowd.  Whether it's live or on the jumbotron, we are not sure.  But either way it's awesome.  You know your team is tough when your punter is playing heavy metal to intro your team.  The only thing that could be better is if on the final note he blows the speakers Back To The Future style so that we finally have to replace that PA system. 

2. Mohawks: Tyrod has one.  I said I'd get one if we won out, but GT ruined that, so none for my mishapen head.  But Tyrod's is awesome.  Hopefully it will play like it did in the last 23 minutes of the GT game and the first 23 of the BC game. 

3. Speling misstakes: There's plenty here, but this isnt a spelling lesson so have a Bud Foster and relax

4. Bud Fosters: Just to drive home the point, click here.  I'll stop when Bud gets an endorsement contract with Anheuser Busch

5. 4 day weekend:  We schedule Thurs and Fri off every year when the schedule comes out.   Working on the Thursday of a game is sacriledge. The Goateed Son of Thor demands you dedicate this day to him and help rattle opposing quarterbacks.  If TJ Yates has any time outs left after the first quarter, then we have failed Thor Child.  Thor Child does not tolerate failure.  So taking off Thursday is a must, but honestly, if you can work Friday, then you didnt tailgate enough.  Which brings us to...

6. All day tailgate on a weekday: All your non-Hokie friends are hanging out at their desks, putting covers on TPS reports.  But not you.  No, you took a day honor all that is right in this world: beers, burgers, TOTS, Sycamore Deli, fall colors, 8 foot Hokies Birds, and vans that look like lunchpails.  It feels so wrong it has to be right. It's almost like playing hooky from school, only instead of watching the people play Plinko with Bob Barker you play cornhole with a guy who looks like Bob Barker.  Which is way better anyway. 

Tailgate hard, yell loud, and don't go to work on Friday.  See you in Blacksburg!