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Leonard PostToasties ... Get me outta here Percy!***
Oct 13, 2022, 10:22 AM
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 10:28 AM
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Get me out of here Percy.
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 10:35 AM
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Often imitated, but never duplicated. Leonard Post Toasty was a fixture in our weekly football passions back in the day - thanks for the nostalgic blast from the past! ??
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 12:18 PM
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I listened to his predictions on the way to every game. It was a tradition.
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Same here
Oct 13, 2022, 12:35 PM
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A fixture on Saturday morning
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“Percy…get me outta here!” Used it the other day…
Oct 13, 2022, 10:38 AM
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…still works.
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He said "Get me outta here Percy!!"
Oct 13, 2022, 11:02 AM
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Cue Lester & Earl
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 10:38 AM
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I looked forward to listening to Leonard's Losers every Saturday Morning when I was a kid in the 60s.
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 11:01 AM
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Now kids get crappy Gameday and some know nothing guest picker who reads a teleprompter because they neither know nor do any research on games
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Re: Loved listening to him right before
Oct 13, 2022, 10:42 AM
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the tailgate show on the way to Clemson during the late 80's and 90's.
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Re: Loved listening to him right before
Oct 13, 2022, 12:19 PM
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Same here!
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It was a comfort, something constant back in the day that
Oct 13, 2022, 10:43 AM
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played into the ritual of CFB
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Always listened on the way to Clemson home games.***
Oct 14, 2022, 7:41 AM
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 10:45 AM
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Remember that we'll. One of the most colorful commentators of his time . To this day nothing compares
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 10:47 AM
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Looked forward to listening to LLs sat morning show. Nothing got my dad's belly laugh going faster than LL.
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 11:04 AM
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One of my earliest Tiger memories is riding to the game with my uncle listening to Leonards Losers! That was just part of the Gameday experience!
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 11:07 AM
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I DO ! IDO!!
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 11:10 AM
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Great memories!
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 11:29 AM
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I have an admission to make.
I hung on to every word said waiting
For Leonard's Loser
..... South Carolina
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 12:35 PM
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I hope you listened to the one above--it was the very first prediction. "Leonard's Loser: South Carolina"
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 1:00 PM
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Admittedly I did not. However I remember it so well
that it really wasn't necessary. I will listen to it though thanks
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 1:17 PM
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It’s worth a listen not only for that, but the osu (lowercase is intentional) prediction is a classic!
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 11:33 AM
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Leonard’s Loser in a close one……..Florida State.
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It wasn't a real college football Saturday until you had
Oct 13, 2022, 12:14 PM
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heard Leonard Post Toasties. I could sure use his Little Smart Pill Machine in the Donor Pick'em!
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ALWAYS listened to Leonard's Losers on the way to the
Oct 13, 2022, 12:22 PM
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game!
Closest thing to it now is reading Pigskin Prophet each Friday
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Re: ALWAYS listened to Leonard's Losers on the way to the
Oct 14, 2022, 12:34 PM
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DITTO!!
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 12:51 PM
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Brings back fond memories from the 80's...
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 1:04 PM
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You sure know how to make a guy nostalgic! I can close my eyes and feel myself back in good old B5 on a perfect October morning, listening to LL before following the band down to DV.
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 1:28 PM
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I miss the simplicity and the constants of those days.
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 14, 2022, 9:42 PM
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You sure were up early. My memories of home games began when Tiger Band woke me up on the way to Death Valley. They came from the band room marching under "E" and in the canyon between "D" and the Quad. My room was on "D-3" right above the underpass. By the time they got there they were well warmed up and had the cans shaking and rattling. There was no going back to sleep after that wake up call. Great times and great memories.
GO TIGERS!
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 1:13 PM
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Me and a friend of mine have a friendly football contest
each year. After each w/e he loses I refer to him as
Leonard's loser his name. That or Beano Cook
They're interchangeable. 
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 1:33 PM
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Remember it well. His little smart pill machine. Picked up one every Thursday.
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 2:33 PM
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Every single fall Saturday in my childhood. Not sure when he started... perhaps mid 70's or early 80's?
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 2:49 PM
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I always listened
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 6:27 PM
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Brings back fond memories!
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 6:51 PM
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Every Friday at noon on the radio!
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Somebody fire up the smart pill machine***
Oct 13, 2022, 7:10 PM
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 7:27 PM
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I used to sell advertising in the rag in the upstate as a side gig many moons ago. Leonard was a BIG character as you can imagine. When I went down to Athens to sign the reseller agreement he took me to Athens Country Club for lunch (and for me to hand over to him $10k). I met him at his house, jumped in his Cadillac as he drove 100 mph on the interstate with the cassette deck play Beethoven as loud as the speakers could be cranked up. What an experience that was.
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 8:22 PM
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Who woulda thought...Beethoven!?
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 10:20 PM
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I loved this show. I listened to it on Armed Forces Radio while stationed in Spain. I remember him saying those spelling felines from Pickens County.
The Clemson pre-game show in the 90s was excellent too. I wish I could remember all of the characters featured on the show. There was an old granny, a man that walked to all the football games, and I think Strong Thermos.
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 13, 2022, 10:59 PM
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I remember Russ Cassell hosting the Tiger Tailgate Show.
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 14, 2022, 7:05 AM
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I remember him doing high school picks in thur evening it seems in the 80's
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 14, 2022, 8:20 AM
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I remember going to the Maryland game it was in Tiger town and picking Maryland. Clemson going away 52 -27 and all those balloons in the air. It was definitely a great day.
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Looked forward to it, just like the weekly
Oct 14, 2022, 8:50 AM
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"Kickoff" sheets. Back in the pre-internet days, it was the best way to get everyone's schedule, and the weekly cumulative updates.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Postero
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Re: Looked forward to it, just like the weekly
Oct 14, 2022, 5:09 PM
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Yes I do. Great memories!
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Cool thing about this is that
Oct 14, 2022, 6:22 PM
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everybody, of course, had to listen on the radio. So, right before Tiger Tailgate Show came on, the local Clemson station would play the audio from Leonard. When he would give his Clemson score, you would hear a cheer or a groan all along the parking lots.
Great stuff.
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 14, 2022, 8:29 PM
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One of the South's great traditions. RIP Leonard.
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Re: Who remembers this? Leonard's Losers
Oct 14, 2022, 9:45 PM
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I loved it. Listened to it every Saturday on the way to our games starting in the 70’s when I was a kid. Brings back a lot of childhood memories.
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