Grizzlies seeking national championship

| March 9, 2010 8:00 PM

If you didn’t know, the Montana Grizzlies will play in the national championship in the FCS division of college football today at 5 p.m.

I know there are a lot of Grizzlies out there, so all together now: “Up with Montana, boys, down with the foe…” if you know the rest of the lyrics you know the Grizzlies.

I still miss the rivalries between UM and the University of Idaho. Guess which team has more Sandpoint players on it? Guess again, UM has one and UI has none.

Speaking of Grizzlies, check out Eric Plummer’s story on homegrown Griz Erik Stoll in today’s Bee.

Sheriff’s log: Call at 3:56 a.m. on Monday. Sandpoint Police respond to a call from a “citizen asked officer if anything can be done about the noise snow plows make.” I am not sure but I bet this is the same caller that complained about fireworks noise on the Fourth of July.

The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words.

And the winners are:

• Coffee, n. The person upon whom one coughs.

• Flabbergasted, adj. Appalled by discovering how much weight one has gained.

• Abdicate, v. To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.

• Esplanade, v. To attempt an explanation while drunk.

• Negligent, adj. Absent-mindedly answering the door when wearing only a nightgown.

• Lymph, v. To walk with a lisp.

• Gargoyle, n. Olive-flavored mouthwash.

• Flatulence, n. Emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has been run over by a steamroller.

• Balderdash, n. A rapidly receding hairline.

•Testicle, n. A humorous question on an exam.

• Rectitude, n. The formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.

• Pokemon, n. A Rastafarian proctologist.

• Oyster, n. A person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.

• Frisbeetarianism, n. The belief that, after death, the soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.

Any ideas? Let me know.

I have one:

• Fanboobtubeism, n. The belief that by watching your favorite sports team on TV and the act of yelling at said TV somehow helps your favorite team win.

David Keyes is the publisher of the Daily Bee.