The KSR Mailbag, Vol. 1, No. 1

Welcome to the inaugural KSR Mailbag! The idea for this feature wasn’t born from the many, many mailbags associated with sports blogs and TV shows…oh, no, that’s way too cliche. The KSR Mailbag was born from the halftime break in KSR’s live blogs, during which I would take over for the guys while they went to use the bathroom or flirt with the lady in charge of the nacho cheese dispenser. During those halftimes, you and I talked about just about anything: life, love, the pursuit of happiness, Triscuits vs. Wheat Thins…you name it, we covered it. Heck, sometimes we even talked about sports.

So think of this as the “halftime” of your week. Starting on Thursday of each week, tweet your questions to me @MrsTylerKSR with the hashtag #ksrmailbag, and if they’re worthy, they’ll make the cut and will be posted on Wednesday’s KSR Mailbag, along with my response. Leggo!

@MrsTylerKSR Question for Mailbag: I went out to lunch with Matt last week and my ears haven’t stopped bleeding since.Is this normal?

— Bryan the Intern (@BryantheIntern) June 11, 2012

BTI, I’m glad you asked this question. Without knowing what your conversation was about (I’m guessing your latest attempts to change the ringtone on Denny Crum’s cellphone to the UK fight song), I can only assume that Matt made you listen to Conway Twitty on a loop to and from the restaurant. Or, he tried to analyze the latest episode of “The Bachelor” with you and you just aren’t a reality TV man. Next time, I suggest putting some cotton balls in your ears to soften Matt’s booming baritone.

@MrsTylerKSR if we combed @DrewFranklinKSR ‘s beard what would we find?

— D. Glenn Trail III (@lil_donnie_t) June 11, 2012

Thank you, Donnie, what a great question! I, too, have often wondered what was in Drew’s beard. I imagine Doritos Los Taco shell crumbs, of course, with the occasional piece of lettuce (and you say he’s not eating healthy), some pixie dust, and maybe underneath it all, a $20 chip from Bally’s in Las Vegas. Because, as we all know, the safest place to store money is in your beard, right?

@MrsTylerKSR ~ Tyler, what is your new and probably not as awesome, last name? Thanks

— KJ (@KWJuett) June 10, 2012

Sorry, KJ, Mr. TT and I have agreed to keep that out of the public eye, although it’s not really that hard to find out if you try. While few last names are as awesome as “Thompson” (such a strong, English name), I will give you a hint: my last initial hasn’t changed…so yes, I am now known as TTT, or Triple T, or even T cubed if you get fancy with it. But, I’ll forever be known to you guys as Mrs. TT. Thanks for asking!

@MrsTylerKSR what would be the oddest thing found inside the KSR locker room?

— Tdogg (@HilljakLinbeard) June 10, 2012

GREAT question, even though it made me shudder. Sure, the old copies of Highlights magazine and 1973 “Girls of Thigh Beta Theta, UK Chapter” calendar are good for a laugh, the oddest thing would probably be the soft, monogrammed towels that Matt insists we use in the locker room at all times. His times at the “old man dong” gym last summer really affected him, and it’s now a rule to wear them whenever loitering. Note: Since the Kate Martin days, there are now two locker rooms. I can assure you ours is better, even if we have to kick out BTI when he gets confused and goes in the wrong door.

That’s it for this week. Remember to tweet me your questions by next Wednesday morning!