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The Max Hall Story:How The Hallch Stole The Show

r.j. — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:12:00 GMT

How the Hallch Stole the Show
By Barbara Jones Brown

Every Ute
Up in U-ville
Liked Utah a lot . . .

But the Hallch,
Who lived just south of U-ville,
Did NOT!

The Hallch hated Utah! The whole football season!
Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason.
It could be the beer, dumped on his family one night.
It could be, perhaps, that his cleats were too tight.
But I think the most likely reason of all
May have been that his helmet was two sizes too small.

But,
Whatever the reason,
His helmet or his shoe,
He stood there on Thanksgiving, hating the U.
Staring up from his valley with a sour, Hallchy frown
At the red-lighted windows above in their town.
For he knew every Ute up in U-ville above
Was busy now, donning their red coats and gloves.

"And they're hanging their U-flags!" he snarled with a sneer.
"Saturday is game day! It's practically here!"
Then he growled, with his Hallch fingers nervously drumming.
"I MUST find some way to stop U-spirit from coming!"

For,
On Saturday, he knew . . .
All the U girls and boys
Would wake bright and early, their hearts full of joys.
They'd rush for Cougar Stadium. And then! Oh, the Noise!
That's one thing he hated! The NOISE! NOISE! NOISE! NOISE!

Then the Utes, young and old, would sit down (some with a beer),
And they'd cheer! And they'd cheer!
And they'd CHEER! CHEER! CHEER! CHEER!
They would raise their U-banners, and posters, and signs,
Which was something the Hallch couldn't stand to the nines!

And THEN
They'd do something
He liked least of all!
Every Ute down from U-ville, the tall and the small,
Would make a big fuss, with the U-band a-ringing.
They'd stand in the Muss, and the Utes would start singing!

They'd sing! And they'd sing!
AND they'd SING! SING! SING! SING!
And the more the Hallch thought of this U-Fightsong-Sing,
The more the Hallch thought, "I must stop this whole thing!
"Why, for three years I've put up with it now!
"I MUST stop this U-spirit from coming!
. . . But HOW?"

Then he got an idea! An awful idea!
THE HALLCH
GOT A WONDERFUL, AWFUL IDEA!

"I know just what to do!" The Hallch laughed in his throat.
As he put on his jersey, his cleats and Y-coat.
And he chuckled, and clucked, "What a great Hallchy trick!
"I'll throw a game-winning pass, to the hands of Saint . . . George!"

Then he called his dog, Max (named after himself)
And told him a secret, like a jolly old elf:
"After the game, in a press-conference tome
"I'll tell the U's I hate them, then send them all home!"

Then the game went as planned! And the press conference, too!
Then the Hallch, he stood waiting, looking up at the U.
"Pooh-Pooh to the Utes!" he was hallch-ish-ly humming.
"They're finding out now that no glory is coming!
"They're hearing me now! I know just what they'll do!
"Their mouths will hang open a minute or two
"Then the Utes up in U-ville will all cry BOO-HOO!

"That's a noise," grinned the Hallch, "That I simply MUST hear!"
So he paused. And the Hallch put his hand to his ear.
And he did hear a sound rising over the Net.
It came loud and clear, and made his eyes wet.

Every Ute up in U-ville, the tall and the small,
Was rallying! Without any victory at all!
He HADN'T stopped U-spirit from coming!
IT CAME!
Somehow or other, it came just the same!

And the Hallch, with his hallch-feet too tight in his cleats
Stood puzzling and puzzling: "Even in their defeat?"
"It came without winning? It came without glory?
"It came without rankings, BCS bowls, or story?"
And he puzzled twelve hours, till his puzzler was aghast.
Then the Hallch thought of something he hadn't thought of en mass.
"Maybe Utah," he thought, "isn't so crass."
"Maybe Utah . . . perhaps . . . does have some class!"

And what happened then . . . ?
Well . . . in U-ville they say
That the Hallch's big head
Shrank three sizes that day!
And the minute his helmet didn't feel quite so tight,
He released his apology in the bright morning light
And he remembered his sportsmanship! And love of the game!
And he . . .

. . . HE HIMSELF . . . !
Said sorry! . . . In vain?

Switching schools

Lexie — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:06:00 GMT

Hi, this is Lexie. I am writing about having to switch schools. I have been going to Challenger until now. My parents want us to switch schools and I toured a few schools. One was the Reid and the other Macgillis. I like both of them. They are both amazing. They are way bigger than Challenger, have many rooms, rooms for each subject, and special teachers for each subject. I still like Challenger because my friends are there and many people who are nice. I will miss them but the school we will decide to go to will be better for my learning. This seems like enough, so 'goodbye'!

-Lexie Shreeve (I like pie!)-

Uh, Switching schools!

Lexie — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:06:00 GMT

-Lexie Shreeve (I like pie!)-

Things I Like

Lexie — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:58:00 GMT

Hey!! Sorry for some waiting again. I have so much soccer, it is so hard to do this.

Today I have no guests and will tell you the things I like. Here I go.

Some things I like is books, pie (want to know, go to my other, Why I like pie), this site, my veiwers (you), mints, jolly ranchers, Babybell ( my pet. There is a picture of her in my other blog, All a about me), T.V., my family, all my pets, swimming pools, blogs I can write to you, and many more that I can't think of right now. Thanks for reading this and now I will say good-bye in the next paragraph.

GOOD-BYE FOR NOW!!!

Me and my teamate/best friend

Lexie — Sat, 16 May 2009 23:40:00 GMT

Hi! I am back, and with my soccer teamate/best friend. Her name is Mia. She is awesome at soccer (she plays center mid). She is here waiting to talk, well type, to y'all.You'll enjoy this and here she is, Mia!!

Hi! I am Mia, Lexie is my friend. We play soccer togther. Once we went to Idaho for a soccer tournament. We won and Lexie made lots of goals. She rocks. Lexie is my bffn, it stands 4 best friends for now J.K.! (just kidding) She is my bff. Back to you Lexie.

Thank-you, Mia. Did you like her, or like her ,or like her? Pick one. If you don't know the third one, your are werid or forgetful. Well I think that is long enough, so bye!! Say bye, Mia. Sure, bye!

All about me, R.J.

r.j. — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:13:00 GMT

Sorry I haven't been blogging. I forgot my password-again.

My name is R.J. and you may have heard my sisters' blog , but not mine. I don't know why I'm saying this, but my foot is really itchy and I have the sickness strep throat.

I happen to have 4 pets, including three guinea pigs. Mine is Cocoa. She is the cutest little pig I have ever seen or owned. She is white with brown spots, or brown with white spots. I don't really know. Lexie's is a black one named Babybell. There is a picture of her in of Lexie's blogs. And my other sister, Caitlin, has one named Midnight. She has a black body with a brown belly. We love them very much. We also love our dog Satchmo. He is a brown dog that loves to play and run around.We all love our pigs and our puppy very much.

This is a pic. of Satchmo I took.

good bye for now.

Why I Like Pie

Lexie — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:48:00 GMT

Hi again! Its me. Sorry for another long wait, but I once again misplaced my password. Well, you read in the title that I would tell you why I like pie. So, in the next paragraph, I will finnally tell you.

I like pie for many reasons. One, is my family (especially my grandmother) makes great pies. One of my favorite is Pumpkin Pie and Banana Cream Pie. Another is, that pie always, I mean always, looks delicious, no matter what. There are many more reasons why I like pie, but I can't think of any right now. Oh, I just thought of one! It is that pie is always good.

Well, that's all I can think of. Remember to either like pie or try pie. It is always good! Bye for now!

My Friend

Lexie — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:49:00 GMT

Hello! Sorry for the wait! It was hard to get on because I forgot my password. How stupid of me! Well, my friend would like to say a few words now. Here is ASHLEY!!!

Me and Lexie have a secret language, Babyeze is what it's called. We named it after my kitten. She looks like a mitten. Lexie's got a guinea pig,named Babybell. She's so cute she has a spell. It goes in Babyeze rap: We are the Babyeze queens. I'm Babys the kitten, and Babybell the pig. Our language goes: fafnexteatyesatydjeuxxest. OOOOOHHHHHH YYYYAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(That is Babyeze for I'm Babybell and Babys)

OK. I'm back! So how is she, good, or good! Why don't you give her a round of aplause at your house. Comon,don't be afraid, just do it! Please,or else she will cry. Just hear her: BOO-HOO! BOO-HOO! See, she will cry like that, except even louder. Sorry about that. If you think this blog is to long, just say. A way is to go to this blog, and below and just say. OK, I am done so finally, good-bye!!!!!!!!!

a little about me

Caitlin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:34:00 GMT

I may not have pictures like lexies blog but this bog is still cool. Next time I write I will put in pictures but for now like talk about my life. First I go for the Utes and you cannot make me change that Second I like Real Salt Lake. Third, I like Sparta and i play for it. I really like to play soccer . I mostly play defence sometimes mid-field. I have 4 pets. 3 are guinea pigs and one dog. I have mother and father and a sis named lex. I also have a brother named R.J. His real name is Russell. I am in fith grade ya :). I have a tons of cousin but if you like this site maybe next week I can talk to about them,and if you want any suggestion for me to write about please comment about it below.If this was interesting please tell me.Thank you for read this.

Ps. GO UTES

Sunshine Blog

r.j. — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:11:00 GMT

Hi, my is RJ, I have three guinea pigs, my guinea pig's name is Cocoa.She is so cute!

all about lexie

Lexie — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:55:00 GMT

Hello,my name is Lexie.

I have four pets, for example,guinea pigs, we have three.Mine is a black guinea pig, her name is Babybell. I love her so much.She also is very tame.

I have a dog as well,his name is Satchmo. He is always full of energy. Whenever a friend comes over, he starts to jump on them.

Did I meantion I have a brother and a sister?My sister's name is Caitlin and my brother's name is R.J.

I have a lot of fun with them and my friends.

I also have fun playing sports, my favorite is soccer.I have done soccer since I was three. Next, is basketball. I love it as well. It is really fun. I haven't played it as much.Two years to be exact. Finally,tennis. It's so fun to hit a tennis ball around a court.

Well,there's all about me,Lexie.