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In this social media age, NEWS and ODDITIES are all around you and at your fingertips. With a tap of your smartphone, you can find out what your favorite athlete or celeb is doing and thinking. Some things make you SCRATCH your head or say HMM. The members of the New England Patriots are no different, they are quite in tune with the Twitter bird. In this edition: Brandon Spikes Has A Pet Turtle, Hightower Grateful For The Fans, & Brandon Bolden Likes Cheese, But Can’t Eat It. FILE THIS UNDER: DOES THIS MEAN SOMETHING DIFFERENT? I’m sorry I’m busy walking my turtle. — brandon spikes (@BrandonSpikes55) December 24, 2012 Spikes did not make the trip to Jacksonville due to injury. So after watching his team squeak out a win against a bad team, Spikes took his tortoise for a jog? Or is this another way to say “WAXING THE DOLPHIN”?   FILE THIS UNDER: REMEMBER THOSE THAT PAY YOUR CHECKS Thanks for all the support frm the #Pats fans who traveled all the way dwn and the #bama fans that w...
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