Fleur-De-Links: Monday, July 4, 2011

by Hans Petersen on Jul 4, 2011 2:00 PM CDT

My head feels like it will do this if the CBA doesn't get finalized soon. Or if I read another tweet from Cam Jordan today. (Photo by Bart Young/Getty Images)

Twitter

ltorrence24 Leigh Torrence Jr Johnny Gill done turned into Eddie King... Ha

HeathEvans Heath Evans I'm an idiot! I just had: 4 Raw Egg whites 50 Grams of Casein Protein 16 ounces cold filter water 3 gummy worms .......couldn't resist!

ltorrence24 Leigh Torrence Jr Mary J performing a song right now only sang two lines, the crowd doing the rest! "I'm going Down"....

ltorrence24 Leigh Torrence Jr Plank Man at essence... @thawrightway @Jpaul1982 yfrog.com/h4utmfqj

ltorrence24 Leigh Torrence Jr Step you plank game up, #PlankMan in the building!

ltorrence24 Leigh Torrence Jr planking is fun, just don't be stupid! "@A4CNYC: @ltorrence24 - people are dying from planking and you promoting it. Not good look."

dmcallister26 deuce mcallister Abt to set the south on fire. Platinum #FGM&DND

camjordan97 cameron jordan I wanna go jet skiin today... But on lake pontchatrain? I doubt it

camjordan97 cameron jordan RT @iTweetFacts An average person, lies 10 times a day & the most common lie is 'Im fine'.--- and people say their honest smh

camjordan97 cameron jordan if u have ugly feet and always wear sandals #dealbreaker

camjordan97 cameron jordan #dealbreaker if you have ugly feet smh

camjordan97 cameron jordan Today starts my bday week!!! Happy 4th of July! Independence day on a multitude of levels

camjordan97 cameron jordan ?- r u technically a kid till u have a kid?

camjordan97 cameron jordan ?-if you wake up in the wrong side of the bed can u rollover and take a nap on the right side of the bed to wake up happy?

Official_Saints New Orleans Saints #happy4thofjuly Saints Nation! http://twitpic.com/5l3arh

camjordan97 cameron jordan ?- if I wake up and ur still sleep am I wrong for goin into the next room to watch tv?

ltorrence24 Leigh Torrence Jr Happy USA Day!!!

robyslyfe Courtney Roby Wanna wish everyone a Happy Independence Day..! Enjoy with Food, Friends, Family, & Fireworks on this Fourth..!

MalcolmJenkins Malcolm Jenkins Happy 4th of July everyone! Enjoy a hot dog or burger today and dress it up real nice! Like a true American lol

scottfujita99 Scott Fujita I'd say I'm a fairly amateurish American explorer. But the more I see, the more I marvel at the beauty of our country. Happy 4th everyone!

ltorrence24 Leigh Torrence Jr Heard some people talking about going 4th of July planking... I want to see pictures...

HeathEvans Heath Evans Check out my girls celebrating their independence! Me & @amynevans never did this! She was mean & wouldn't let me cuddle yfrog.com/h2cxqhgj

moosedenied Grandmaster Wang You went to all the trouble to fry that up all nice & crispy & golden, only to turn right around and dump a bunch of sauce on it? Dumba**.

ltorrence24 Leigh Torrence Jr #Planking and #Banking! :] on Twitpic: twitpic.com/5ku99o via @AddThis

ConanOBrien Conan O'Brien July 4, 1776: the day that we "unfollowed" King George. #waytoointotwitter

Official_Saints New Orleans Saints Want to hear a New Orleans-themed "The Star Spangled Banner"? How about from @kermitruffins http://tny.gs/lG8Upc via @VisitNewOrleans

sharper42 Darren Sharper @ @T_Porter22 that's what happens when you hate. My people's got my back. Holla

NateBUSSEY Nate Bussey Happy 4th of July to everyone.... Have a bless day and be safe #Independenceday

ltorrence24 Leigh Torrence Jr Getting ready to watch this hotdog eating contest...

HeathEvans Heath Evans "@amynevans: @HeathEvans I did too let u cuddle! If u consider headlocks as cuddling :) twitpic.com/5l5tsp" That was a loving head-lock!

Saints Stuff

Saints coach Sean Payton hosts impromptu beach football game as lockout drags on | sportsnola.com
Brian Allee-Walsh - For those keeping score, July 2nd marked Day 109 of the NFL Lockout. Saturday also represented the day New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton crossed the proverbial "line in the sand’’ that separates NFL owners and players to play in a pickup game with Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback Tony Romo and tight end Jason Witten and Detroit Lions’ linebacker Bobby Carpenter.

Brees Ranked No. 9 on the NFL Network's Top 100 Players of 2011 | neworleanssaints.com
Staff Report

Labor Pains

NFL, union keep working over the weekend | National Football Post
Aaron Wilson - NFL, union keep working over the weekend.

A guide to the NFL, NBA lockouts | SunHerald.com
Rachel Cohen (Associated Press) - In March, NFL owners locked out their players. On Friday, NBA owners followed suit.

Lagniappe

Da'Quan Bowers insists his knee is doing just fine | National Football Post
Brad Biggs - Da'Quan Bowers insists his knee is doing just fine. (HansDat note: "nothing to see here, move along" - my second Frank Drebin reference of the day - RIP Leslie Nielsen)

Cam Newton has absorbed most of Panthers' playbook | National Football Post
Aaron Wilson - Cam Newton has absorbed most of Panthers' playbook.

And I leave you with Mike Pereira's insider video of the NFL Referees' summer retreat...ENJOY!

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I lead a pretty sheltered life I guess

because this is my idea of planking (I don’t even know what those guys are tweeting about up there)

Thumbs up, everybody...
For rock and roll!!!!

by Hans Petersen on Jul 4, 2011 2:52 PM CDT reply actions

or maybe even this?

"I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me."

by GRlZZ on Jul 4, 2011 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions

what's this from?

and is that Julia?

Thumbs up, everybody...
For rock and roll!!!!

by Hans Petersen on Jul 4, 2011 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Pirates of the Carribean

"It's more than a handful. It's a handsful."

by Dan Kelly on Jul 4, 2011 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions

ahhh sweet Keira Knightly or Keightly

cheekbones remind of Princess Buttercup…

Thumbs up, everybody...
For rock and roll!!!!

by Hans Petersen on Jul 4, 2011 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions

Have fun storming the castle!

"It's more than a handful. It's a handsful."

by Dan Kelly on Jul 4, 2011 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Have it your way.

The Princess Bride is on HBO as I type. Weird coincidence.

by Drew-Dat on Jul 5, 2011 1:21 AM CDT up reply actions

nothing like a good mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich.

by Drew-Dat on Jul 5, 2011 1:25 AM CDT up reply actions

…when the mutton is nice and lean.

"It's more than a handful. It's a handsful."

by Dan Kelly on Jul 5, 2011 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions

Capt. Elizabeth Swan

me likey?

You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever, will.-Jim Mora Sr.
I understand ....nothing.-Michael Scott
The Future is Unwritten.-Joe Strummer
"It took me the longest time to realize I was a procrastinator"-Zach Galifianakis

by metryman on Jul 4, 2011 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions

HeathEvans

Heath Evans I’m an idiot! I just had: 4 Raw Egg whites 50 Grams of Casein Protein 16 ounces cold filter water 3 gummy worms …….couldn’t resist!

Heath thinks he’s playing football this year. Always the last to know…

"Barack Herbert Hoover Obama" - Paul Krugman

by stujo4 on Jul 4, 2011 3:41 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs

Rec'd

Repeat? Under construction...

by FrenchFreak on Jul 4, 2011 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions

You owe me a cold beer, good fellow, for I have spit this one on the floor. May there be a second wreckage? Why yes, there it is.

Maybe MARY JANE will load up and pass the PEACE PIPE around the conference room and they’ll all get happy in a big hurry, which might just help speed up the process. - HansDat

by cscmember on Jul 4, 2011 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions