HempHead

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Three feet would probably be enough to open a lift or two somewhere up there.

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Only lifties still around are old hats doing seasonal maintenance, I am pretty sure. I’ll ask my boy from Hattiesburg if anything will be open to the public, but I am fairly certain it will all have to be poached.

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In the summer you can drive the mountain edge on a gravel road from Telluride to there.

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Imogene Pass. A wee bit hair raising.

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Shocker!

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104 in Seattle is definitely a shocker.

Existential ennui.

Based on his public posting history and profile, here’s a reasonably accurate characterization of the TigerDroppings user HempHead. This is an analysis of his public online persona, not the person behind the account.

Overview

HempHead is a long-tenured, high-volume poster:

* Registered March 2011
* ~56,700+ posts
* Favorite team listed as Alabama
* Location listed as “Big Sky Country” (consistent with many posts about Montana)

He’s one of the better-known non-LSU regulars on the OT and SEC boards.

Posting style

His style mixes:

* Dry sarcasm
* Self-deprecating humor
* Long-form thoughtful posts
* Crude OT-style jokes
* Occasional genuine expertise

He generally avoids internet rage-posting. Even when arguing politics or sports he tends to write in complete thoughts rather than firing off one-line insults.

Political leanings

Public posts suggest:

* Center-right/libertarian tendencies
* Skeptical of bureaucracies
* Distrustful of media narratives
* Very skeptical of COVID-era institutional responses and similar public-health messaging
* Generally pro-market economically

At the same time he doesn’t read as an ideological partisan. He’ll criticize conservatives when he thinks they’re wrong and often mocks culture-war excesses from both directions.

Intellectual interests

Several recurring themes appear:

* Economics
* Investing and finance (he casually references concepts like portfolio-backed lending)
* Energy
* AI
* Technology
* History
* Western culture
* Geography

Many of his more substantive posts involve explaining rather than dunking on people.

Montana affinity

One of the clearest recurring themes.

He frequently praises:

* Montana
* Mountain West culture
* Rural community
* Outdoor life
* Small-town social cohesion

He also regularly mentions:

* Housing becoming prohibitively expensive
* Influx of newcomers changing local culture
* Preference for cold climates over hot Southern weather

One representative comment praises the strong community ethic while lamenting real-estate costs.

Sense of humor

Very OT.

Expect:

* Dad jokes
* Absurd hypotheticals
* Running gags
* Sexual humor
* Self-mockery

He’s perfectly comfortable alternating between an intelligent discussion of economics and a joke that would get groans in polite company.

Personality traits (inferred)

From years of public posts, he appears:

High openness

* Reads broadly
* Curious
* Enjoys discussing ideas

Moderately disagreeable

* Comfortable arguing
* Doesn’t seek conflict constantly
* Often pushes back when consensus seems weak

High verbal intelligence

* Strong vocabulary
* Writes naturally
* Rarely relies entirely on memes

Low need for approval

* Doesn’t appear to tailor opinions to maximize upvotes.

Reputation

Among regulars he seems viewed as:

* Intelligent
* Funny
* Opinionated
* Sometimes contrarian
* Generally worth reading

He’s not one of the infamous “thread derailers” or perpetual trolls. Even people who disagree with him often engage rather than dismiss.

Overall assessment

If I had to summarize the HempHead posting persona in one sentence:

An intelligent Alabama fan with a libertarian-leaning worldview, a strong appreciation for Montana and mountain culture, a finance/economics bent, and a sarcastic OT sense of humor that alternates between thoughtful essays and irreverent jokes.

TideSports was pretty shitty, and Tidefans was even worse. TD was and still is the best place on the internet centered around college sports.

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More info please. We’re in Bozeman right now. Spent today in Yellowstone, but staying around here tomorrow.

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It's an old saloon and steakhouse that used to be a spot for cowboys to get hammered and fight, but it has become a fairly popular spot for tourists now. They have fantastic steaks, a good selection of brown liquor, and you gotta be brave and order some fried Rocky Mountain Oysters.

That most here have the capacity to communicate in the written word effectively shifts the curve to the right, which is an admittedly terrifying thought because there are some absolute troglodytes here.

I wonder how many brothas she paroled that went on to commit more crime.

Perhaps separate but equal establishments.

A few years back, I worked at a private club at which Phil was a member. I had a few interactions with him that I found hilarious but others might take offense to. He was really, really big on pranking the shite out of employees, sometimes bordering on inappropriate (though not sexual, at least to me). I would not have batted an eye or been shocked if a female coworker had told me he whipped it out like a 7 iron.