Randall J Flack

Christian, Husband, Father, Teacher, Cleveland/Ohio State Sports fan

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I wouldn't be who I am without the influence of family and friends, but I would be nothing without Christ.

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@freddy2chains

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@Buckeye_Mob Jordan Fuller is the first one to come to mind.

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@FoodPleaser Gluten free bread?

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@JBook_37 Furman and Kennesaw State is hilarious.

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@Underwood_szn Think they still have a Top 5 recruiting class, so it seems like they’re doing okay.

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@TonyGerdeman Michigan’s football roster is considerably larger than every other D1 school’s, so it makes sense they would have so many more issues.

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@ESPNCleveland Why should we believe anything he says? He has no incentive to be upfront and honest. Things are being decided behind the scenes and nothing official will be announced until it’s officially official.

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@RingerVerse Sheesh

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Bazz ballgame!

#GuardsBall | #GuardiWins

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@celtics Wut?

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@TonyGerdeman You have crops?

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Argentina is inevitable 🇦🇷

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What a save for England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Here in Buffalo the catch-all phrase is “Go Bills.”

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

In Alabama a man said "Roll Tide" to me as a greeting.

Later that same day, the same man said "Roll Tide" as a goodbye.

I asked a woman at the store what it means.

She said, "Roll Tide."

I asked what it means.

She said, "It means Roll Tide, sugar."

So I began collecting evidence. I kept a list. I am not embarrassed about the list.

I have now heard "Roll Tide" used as: hello. Goodbye. Thank you. I am sorry. Congratulations. That is unfortunate. I agree. I disagree. And once, in a hardware store, as a complete set of instructions for installing a ceiling fan.

I heard it said at a funeral.

It was appropriate. It was the most appropriate thing anyone said that day.

I began using it. Carefully at first, the way a man handles a borrowed sword.

I said it to a cashier. She said it back.

I said it to a police officer who had stopped me for a broken taillight.

He looked at me for a long moment. He looked at my face. He looked at my taillight.

Then he said it back, and nodded once, and did not write the ticket.

I wish to be extremely clear that I am not claiming those two events are related.

I am also not claiming they are unrelated.

A man at a gas station heard my accent and asked where I was from. I told him Japan.

He said, "Roll Tide."

He meant welcome. I knew he meant welcome. There was no ambiguity at all.

I have been in Alabama eleven days.

I have one word.

It has been enough for everything.

I have started saying it in other states.

It does not work in other states.

I said it in a warehouse store in Oregon. One man turned around.

He was from Alabama. He said it back. We did not speak after that. We did not have to.

I say it anyway.

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

In Alabama a man said "Roll Tide" to me as a greeting.

Later that same day, the same man said "Roll Tide" as a goodbye.

I asked a woman at the store what it means.

She said, "Roll Tide."

I asked what it means.

She said, "It means Roll Tide, sugar."

So I began collecting evidence. I kept a list. I am not embarrassed about the list.

I have now heard "Roll Tide" used as: hello. Goodbye. Thank you. I am sorry. Congratulations. That is unfortunate. I agree. I disagree. And once, in a hardware store, as a complete set of instructions for installing a ceiling fan.

I heard it said at a funeral.

It was appropriate. It was the most appropriate thing anyone said that day.

I began using it. Carefully at first, the way a man handles a borrowed sword.

I said it to a cashier. She said it back.

I said it to a police officer who had stopped me for a broken taillight.

He looked at me for a long moment. He looked at my face. He looked at my taillight.

Then he said it back, and nodded once, and did not write the ticket.

I wish to be extremely clear that I am not claiming those two events are related.

I am also not claiming they are unrelated.

A man at a gas station heard my accent and asked where I was from. I told him Japan.

He said, "Roll Tide."

He meant welcome. I knew he meant welcome. There was no ambiguity at all.

I have been in Alabama eleven days.

I have one word.

It has been enough for everything.

I have started saying it in other states.

It does not work in other states.

I said it in a warehouse store in Oregon. One man turned around.

He was from Alabama. He said it back. We did not speak after that. We did not have to.

I say it anyway.

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@japan_nobunaga If you’re ever in Buffalo, NY “Go Bills” is the go-to phrase for every situation.

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Home run Derby exclusively on Netflix? Lame.

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@BarstoolBig12 Does Cincinnati have a satellite campus I don’t know about?

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@OldTakesExposed I mean… an honest question. But I guess the answer was “everyone.”

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@garsar21 They grew out their hair?