A University of Alabama student was walking down the main street of Birmingham when he noticed a fellow wearing an Auburn jacket jumping up and down on a manhole cover in the middle of the street. As he jumped he was shouting: "Sixteen! Sixteen! Sixteen!"

Being from the University of Alabama he had seen a lot of loony things in his day, but this time curiosity got the better of him. He went over to the jumper and asked what was going on.

"Well," the man drawled, sounding like many a good ol' boy, "I'm hopping up and down on this manhole cover, as y'all can see." And he continued jumping up and down. "Sixteen! Sixteen! Sixt…