# Son of (Actually, Nephew of) the Shameless Bragging Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 20, 2006, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-actually-nephew-of-the-shameless-bragging-thread/369476 "2006-08-20T19:13:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-of-actually-nephew-of-the-shameless-bragging-thread/369476/1 "2006-08-20T19:13:30Z")
I know, I know “ **Shodan** , shut up already about it. Have you no shame?.” Not just yet. 🙂 Purchase the latest copy of _Sports Illustrated_. Open it to page 76. Who might be that enormous, smiling picture of that enormous, smiling person rated the #1 Big Man on Campus by that magazine? If you ask me, it would be none other than **Joe Thomas** , All-American offensive tackle from my alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and my little sister’s biggest kid. Did I mention he is on the dean’s list? Did I mention he is dating a drop-dead gorgeous blonde (who is also a _very_ nice young lady)? Did I mention that his name is bandied about coupled with phrases like “probable first or second round draft choice”? Well, if I failed to mention those things, my father and brother-in-law will be sure to bring it up. Joe’s knee seems to be almost completely recovered (he tore an ACL in the first half of last year’s post-season game), so he won’t miss a down. Go Badgers! Go Joe! I append a picture of everyone in my family: 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 Regards, Shodan