The Anything Thread

[Intrigued]

THE FOOL'S PRAYER

by: Edward Rowland Sill

The royal feast was done; the King
Sought some new sport to banish care,
And to his jester cried: "Sir Fool,
Kneel now, and make for us a prayer!"

The jester doffed his cap and bells,
And stood the mocking court before;
They could not see the bitter smile
Behind the painted grin he wore.


He bowed his head, and bent his knee
Upon the Monarch's silken stool;
His pleading voice arose: "O Lord,
Be merciful to me, a fool!

"No pity, Lord, could change the heart
From red with wrong to white as wool;
The rod must heal the sin: but Lord,
Be merciful to me, a fool!

"'T is not by guilt the onward sweep
Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay;
'T is by our follies that so long
We hold the earth from heaven away.

"These clumsy feet, still in the mire,
Go crushing blossoms without end;
These hard, well-meaning hands we thrust
Among the heart-strings of a friend.

"The ill-timed truth we might have kept--
Who knows how sharp it pierced and stung?
The word we had not sense to say--
Who knows how grandly it had rung!

"Our faults no tenderness should ask.
The chastening stripes must cleanse them all;
But for our blunders -- oh, in shame
Before the eyes of heaven we fall.

"Earth bears no balsam for mistakes;
Men crown the knave, and scourge the tool
That did his will; but Thou, O Lord,
Be merciful to me, a fool!"

The room was hushed; in silence rose
The King, and sought his gardens cool,
And walked apart, and murmured low,
"Be merciful to me, a fool!"

:w00t:

[blackfoot]

:thumbup1:

I like it!

[Intrigued]

Or how about the worlds shortest poem.




"Fleas"


Adam had 'em!



:scared:




FTFM

[sol92258]

there once was a man from Venus...
......



WHOA!

Badger and Blade = B&B
Beavis and Butthead = B&B

hmmmmm.....

[gollum83]

Or how about the worlds shortest poem.




"Fleas"


Adam had 'em!



:w00t:

You really should change that :w00t: to a :001_unsur.



"Fleas"


Adam had 'em!



:001_unsur

See?

[blackfoot]

You really should change that :w00t: to a :001_unsur.



See?

Long time no see!

[gollum83]

Long time no see!

Sudden blindness? You really should see a doctor about that.

[a_bit_crafty]

Loved it, Intrigued!

[Intrigued]

:thumbup1:

I like it!

You ever think that must be how poor Ronald ("Men crown the knave, and scourge the tool") feels as you guys run him around the hospital? :lol:

[blackfoot]

You ever think that must be how poor Ronald ("Men crown the knave, and scourge the tool") feels as you guys run him around the hospital? :lol:

:lol::lol::lol:

Maybe, but he likes to get out of the Sub-Basement now and then.

[DunEdinRanger]

I'm not sure if I should say this out loud, but I will anyway.

I wonder what the spread (statistics) of formal education the members of B&B have? It appears that most are fairly well educated and I believe that I've seen a few "advanced" degrees.

Did I mention my dissertation was done on the Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotomoline?

Oh and Blake if it is poems you like, check out the works of Gerard Manley Hopkins, John Donne, and John Henry Newman.

[jpb286]

:thumbup:

For some reason, I have a recent interest in poetry. I have never had more than a cursory interest before. But, I really like some of the...I don't know..darker(?) poems. I have always loved this one:

Edgar Allen Poe had some good ones too. But I don't just like creepy dark ones. I had one that I quoted to someone the other day in a text. I had to look it up but can't find it now. I liked it too. I will have to ask her what it was because I have no idea now.


I don't really get into poetry but Levi Jeans made me appreciate Walt Whitman just a little more (Pioneers! Oh Pioneers!)

My favorite is the Shepard's Prayer, Alan Shepard; "Please Lord, Don't let me screw this up!" (except he didn't say screw).




Funny story:

Once, on a long ago thread here, we were posting pictures. It may have been the Picture Tag thread, I don't remember. Someone posted a picture of a shark. So, I wanted to respond with a picture of a lawyer. How do you demonstrate a man in a suit is a lawyer. Well, I found an article about the top five lawyers in Boston. When I posted it, one of the gentlemen participating says, "Hey, watch it! I am number so&so on there."

I was horrified. I mean, I was talking to a lawyer. I felt so dirty! :huh: No, seriously, I was horrified but he found it very amusing and was very good natured about it. I don't even remember who it was but I remember what he looks like. :lol:

That was when I realized I seemed to be way out classed around here. :blush:


That is a pretty funny story.



I loved that show. :thumbup1:


I had a hard time picking a quote, but I think this one is currently the most appropriate...



Wise man. I read about it in the Steward's Forum but chose not to check it out. Enforcement is not my job and there are plenty of Stewards and Mods already watching. I can get myself in plenty of trouble on my own, thank you very much. :001_cool:

Yeah, I try to stay way from the threads that look like trouble.




Sudden blindness? You really should see a doctor about that.Long time no see!

Well, if you showed up more often you would see more of us! :angry:

[jpb286]

Did I mention my dissertation was done on the Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotomoline?


Cute, I actually had to look that up. :lol:

[blackfoot]

Oh and Blake if it is poems you like, check out the works of Gerard Manley Hopkins, John Donne, and John Henry Newman.

Will do!


I don't really get into poetry but Levi Jeans made me appreciate Walt Whitman just a little more (Pioneers! Oh Pioneers!)

My favorite is the Shepard's Prayer, Alan Shepard; "Please Lord, Don't let me screw this up!" (except he didn't say screw).




That is a pretty funny story.



I had a hard time picking a quote, but I think this one is currently the most appropriate...



Yeah, I try to stay way from the threads that look like trouble.



Well, if you showed up more often you would see more of us! :angry:

Wow, a roll dedicated to me. Sweet! :thumbup:

[jpb286]

Mrs Sopabox dissertation wouldn't be on the Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotomoline would it? :tongue_sm
Wow, you win the most awesome nerd reference of the day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiotimoline) award, Lou!

Nah, she studies little things like how the US Congress and the Supreme Court do battle over laws and constitutional issues.

And not very original! :lol:

[DunEdinRanger]

And not very original! :lol:

I'm quite flattered that you looked all that up.

And all I will say is "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."

[DunEdinRanger]

A HYMN TO GOD THE FATHER.
by John Donne

I.
WILT Thou forgive that sin where I begun,
Which was my sin, though it were done before?
Wilt Thou forgive that sin, through which I run,
And do run still, though still I do deplore?
When Thou hast done, Thou hast not done,
For I have more.

II.
Wilt Thou forgive that sin which I have won
Others to sin, and made my sin their door?
Wilt Thou forgive that sin which I did shun
A year or two, but wallowed in a score?
When Thou hast done, Thou hast not done,
For I have more.

III.
I have a sin of fear, that when I have spun
My last thread, I shall perish on the shore ;
But swear by Thyself, that at my death Thy Son
Shall shine as he shines now, and heretofore ;
And having done that, Thou hast done ;
I fear no more.

[DunEdinRanger]

0 Deus, ego amo te

Prayer of St Francis Xavier, early Jesuit missionary
translated by Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J.

painting of the Crucified Christ by St Alphonsus Liguori

http://feastofsaints.com/stacrux.jpg 0 GOD, I love thee, I love thee-
Not out of hope of heaven for me
Nor fearing not to love and be
In the everlasting burning.
Thou, thou, my Jesus, after me
Didst reach thine arms out dying,
For my sake sufferedst nails, and lance,
Mocked and marred countenance,
Sorrows passing number,
Sweat and care and cumber,
Yea and death, and this for me,
And thou couldst see me sinning:
Then I, why should not I love thee,
Jesu, so much in love with me?
Not for heaven's sake;
not to be out of hell by loving thee;
Not for any gains I see;
But just the way that thou didst me
I do love and I will love thee:
What must I love thee, Lord, for then?
For being my king and God. Amen.

[jpb286]

Just a Boy

Get to understand the lad—
He's not eager to be bad;
If the right he always knew,
He would be as old as you.
Were he now exceeding wise,
He'd be just about your size;
When he does things that annoy,
Don't forget, he's just a boy.

Could he know and understand,
He would need no guiding hand;
But he's young and hasn't learned
How life's corners must be turned;
Doesn't know from day to day
There is more in life than play,
More to face than selfish joy—
Don't forget he's just a boy.

Being just a boy, he'll do
Much you will not want him to;
He'll be careless of his ways,
Have his disobedient days,
Wilful, wild and headstrong, too,
Just as, when a boy, were you;
Things of value he'll destroy,
But, reflect, he's just a boy.

Just a boy who needs a friend,
Patient, kindly to the end,
Needs a father who will show
Him the things he wants to know;
Take him with you when you walk,
Listen when he wants to talk,
His companionship enjoy,
Don't forget, he's just a boy!

-Edgar A. Guest

[Intrigued]

here is little Effie's head by E. E. Cummings

here is little Effie's head
whose brains are made of gingerbread
when judgment day comes
God will find six crumbs

stooping by the coffinlid
waiting for something to rise
as the other somethings did-
you imagine his surprise

bellowing through the general noise
Where is Effie who was dead?
-to God in a tiny voice,
i am may the first crumb said

whereupon its fellow five
crumbs chuckled as if they were alive
and number two took up the song
might i'm called and did no wrong

cried the third crumb, i am should
and this is my little sister could
with our big brother who is would
don't punish us for we were good;

and the last crumb with some shame
whispered unto God, my name
is must and with the others i've
been Effie who isn't alive

just imagine it I say
God amid a monstrous din
watch your step and follow me
stooping by Effie's little, in

(want a match or can you see?)
which the six subjective crumbs
twitch like mutilated thumbs;
picture His peering biggest whey

coloured face on which a frown
puzzles, but I know the way-
(nervously Whose eyes approve
the blessed while His ears are crammed

with the strenuous music of
the innumerable capering damned)
-staring wildly up and down
the here we are now judgment day

cross the threshold have no dread
lift the sheet back in this way
here is little Effie's head
whose brains are made of gingerbread

[RichGem]

I know exactly how you feel. I have been in that situation more than once, myself. Thank goodness for TAT!


41,000th post in this thread and that's the best you can do for flair? :sad:

[Intrigued]

I know exactly how you feel. I have been in that situation more than once, myself. Thank goodness for TAT!

Is that better? :001_smile

[RichGem]

It's getting way too serious around here. :001_unsur

And Blake is AWOL/UA again.

And I had BBQ for dinner. *urp*

[Intrigued]

Thank you Lou And Jamie. Nice poems! :thumbup:

[DunEdinRanger]

It's getting way too serious around here. :001_unsur

And Blake is AWOL/UA again.

And I had BBQ for dinner. *urp*

What happened to my invite?

[Swampfox]

I am disturbed that this has turned into a poetry discussion. :blink::blink::blink::blink::blink:


This is a shaving forum? :confused1

:lol::lol::lol:


maybe....but after trying the Taco Bell Curve, you'll definitely end up on the Bathroom Curve....

EDIT: yeah, I'll go ahead and say it......
:blink::blink::blink::blink::blink:

:lol:


That which we don't speak of... 10 pages of discussing banned vendors. I'll pass thanks.

:lol::lol: I have no idea who any of the banned vendors are. I am following the razor discussion, and throwing my 2 cents in here an there.


Indicate the approach to my habitual abode I'm fatigued and I wish to seek repose I'd intoxicating liquor sixty minutes ago And it's gone straight to my cerebrum Wherever I may perambulate Upon land or ocean or effervescent liquid You will always hear me reciting this refrain Indicate the approach to my habitual abode

Duck-Rabbit Barleywine Ale. :w00t:


Edgar Allen Poe had some good ones too. But I don't just like creepy dark ones. I had one that I quoted to someone the other day in a text. I had to look it up but can't find it now. I liked it too. I will have to ask her what it was because I have no idea now.

Most people have no understanding or appreciation of Poe. It's a shame. A lot of what his normally portrayed to be, by people who know little or nothing about him, is just flatly ignorant. Poe is one of the greats, and used his poetry and fiction to cope with one disaster and disappointment after another. His work deals with the darker nature - the real dark nature, not the weirdo fiend version that Hollywood has created - of humanity. That darkness is always there - always around us, ever behind us, just out of the corner of our eye. Waiting, following.


Wise man. I read about it in the Steward's Forum but chose not to check it out. Enforcement is not my job and there are plenty of Stewards and Mods already watching. I can get myself in plenty of trouble on my own, thank you very much. :001_cool:

As always, the mods are doing a job over there keeping from getting out of hand. There are real concerns that should be expressed and discussed, just as there should be a real excitement about a potential new razor on the US market.


Yes, I've been following that thread pretty closely. I wish people would back off a little and wait for some of the reviews to start posting. If and I mean if this razor is exactly what the guy supplying it claims* then I don't think that thread is exactly a shining example of the B&B welcome he should be getting.

I'm kind of glad you brought it up here. It gives me a chance to get that off my chest without adding to the fray of that other thread. So thanks I feel soooooooo much better. :001_smile

* What must he be think of us if sees that thread?

PS This is in no way directed at you. I'm just talking about the thread as a whole.


As I pointed out, B&B is not the only westshaving forum discussing this in a similar manner. They all seem to be a little confused about why no one has heard of it until now. I searched the net for any mention of it, and everyone wants to know, but no one does. :lol::lol::lol:

Besides, as cool as it would be for a new manufacturer of a DE razor to be out there, especially in the US market, for that price, I could really rake up on SEs and Injectors, so regardless, I'll pass.



I know exactly how you feel. I have been in that situation more than once, myself. Thank goodness for TAT!

:blink::blink::blink::blink::blink:

[RichGem]

What happened to my invite?

Um, it was set down too close to the pulled pork. I think it got eaten. Sorry.:blushing:

[DunEdinRanger]

Um, it was set down too close to the pulled pork. I think it got eaten. Sorry.:blushing:

More DogFish Head and Sam Adams for me then. I was going to bring some.

"WAS" :lol:

[RichGem]

Besides, as cool as it would be for a new manufacturer of a DE razor to be out there, especially in the US market, for that price, I could really rake up on SEs and Injectors, so regardless, I'll pass.




:blink::blink::blink::blink::blink:


My Pre de Provance soap is up for next week... it's very protective, so I think Ray, you've also inspired me to go back to SE (GEM) shaving for a wee bit.

[RichGem]

More DogFish Head and Sam Adams for me then. I was going to bring some.

"WAS" :lol:

I understand. But, uh, I don't drink beer anyhow. Yes, really. Never liked the stuff. Unfortunately, the mojito I had with it was poorly made (lemon instead of lime. *major facepalm*) and too much ice.

[Intrigued]

It's getting way too serious around here. :001_unsur

And Blake is AWOL/UA again.

And I had BBQ for dinner. *urp*

I had a chicken salad sandwich with sliced tomato I grew myself and a piece of chocolate cream pie made by a national champion pie maker. :drool:

[Swampfox]

It's getting way too serious around here. :001_unsur

And Blake is AWOL/UA again.

And I had BBQ for dinner. *urp*


To the tune of Surfin' USSR

We got a great wetshaving forum here on the net,
Sleeker than a '57 Corvette,
We loyal to our vendors and favorites blades,
Here on B&B we've got it made (we've got it made)

We've got it made,
Here on Badger and Blade,
Posting on the forums all day,
And here we sill stay.
Running up our post count, getting custom titles made,
Come on have some fun on Badger and Blade,
We don't start any forum fights,
We just wanna post B&B all night (on B&B all night!)
Oooooooooooo
Badger, badger, mushroom,mushroom and badger,
Blades and badgers, even a few mind worms,
Blades and mushrooms and a few more badgers,
More badgers.....

[Swampfox]

My Pre de Provance soap is up for next week... it's very protective, so I think Ray, you've also inspired me to go back to SE (GEM) shaving for a wee bit.

I inspired the Czar! :w00t::w00t::w00t:


I understand. But, uh, I don't drink beer anyhow. Yes, really. Never liked the stuff. Unfortunately, the mojito I had with it was poorly made (lemon instead of lime. *major facepalm*) and too much ice.

I never cared for it either, but I am trying the various foreign and craft brews, and have found a few that I do like. Quite different from the typical stuff. And some of the hard lemonades aren't that bad either. And let's not forget CIDER!:w00t:

[blackfoot]

It's getting way too serious around here. :001_unsur

And Blake is AWOL/UA again.

And I had BBQ for dinner. *urp*

I am not! I was having a computer glitch on another site.


Thank you Lou And Jamie. Nice poems! :thumbup:

+1


I am disturbed that this has turned into a poetry discussion. :blink::blink::blink::blink::blink:

That is my bad. :blush:

[QUOTE=Swampfox;2327601]Most people have no understanding or appreciation of Poe. It's a shame. A lot of what his normally portrayed to be, by people who know little or nothing about him, is just flatly ignorant. Poe is one of the greats, and used his poetry and fiction to cope with one disaster and disappointment after another. His work deals with the darker nature - the real dark nature, not the weirdo fiend version that Hollywood has created - of humanity. That darkness is always there - always around us, ever behind us, just out of the corner of our eye. Waiting, following.

But now you are part of the problem. :biggrin1:

And, as for signing off, I leave you this:

The Road Not Taken
by Robert Frost


Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

[gollum83]

Wow, a roll dedicated to me. Sweet! :thumbup:

I hate to deflate your ego, but the whole roll wasn't just you. :a9:


41,000th post in this thread and that's the best you can do for flair? :sad:

:sad:


And I had BBQ for dinner. *urp*

Yea! BBQ! :w00t:


I inspired the Czar! :w00t::w00t::w00t:

Ray is Rich's muse? :001_unsur

[Swampfox]

But now you are part of the problem. :biggrin1:

Frost is one of my favorites.

[RichGem]

I am not! I was having a computer glitch on another site.
[\quote]

Oh, is that what they're calling it these days? :tongue:

[quote]
+1

The Road Not Taken
by Robert Frost


Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.I can only imagine what The Gunny would have to say about all this namby pamby poetry nonsense. Jackwagons!

:blink::tongue_sm

[Swampfox]

Ray is Rich's muse? :001_unsur

I am the power behind the thrown. 330k gallons per flush.

[Swampfox]

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/f33e77fc-7789-4684-80ad-4f6f42bb642f.jpg

[OldSaw]

I tried the Wild Country ASB this morning.... it's not bad. Still more powdery than I care for (but I can deal with it) and at least on my skin, I didn't notice the plastic notes I mentioned last night. It seems to soothe pretty well too. Too bad most of the ingredients list is unpronounceable without a chemistry degree (oh, wait, I have one of those).

That reminds me, GMS #21 found it's way into my dopp kit and it is a very worthy little soap. Not my favorite scent, I like #23 better. I will give it a few more tries to see how it performs down the road and how well it keeps in an old TOBS avocado shave cream container.

[a_bit_crafty]

Whatif by Shel Silverstein

Last night, while I lay thinking here,
some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
and pranced and partied all night long
and sang their same old Whatif song:
Whatif I'm dumb in school?
Whatif they've closed the swimming pool?
Whatif I get beat up?
Whatif there's poison in my cup?
Whatif I start to cry?
Whatif I get sick and die?
Whatif I flunk that test?
Whatif green hair grows on my chest?
Whatif nobody likes me?
Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?
Whatif I don't grow taller?
Whatif my head starts getting smaller?
Whatif the fish won't bite?
Whatif the wind tears up my kite?
Whatif they start a war?
Whatif my parents get divorced?
Whatif the bus is late?
Whatif my teeth don't grow in straight?
Whatif I tear my pants?
Whatif I never learn to dance?
Everything seems well, and then
the nighttime Whatifs strike again!

There. Now I've done my bit.

[jpb286]

It's getting way too serious around here. :001_unsur

And Blake is AWOL/UA again.

And I had BBQ for dinner. *urp*

He was here earlier, that's how we got started on poetry...


Thank you Lou And Jamie. Nice poems! :thumbup:

I've always been a fan of Edgar A. Guest, don't know why. I discovered one of his books long ago in a dark hidden corner of a library, the book was old and dusty but I have alway enjoyed his poetry.


I am disturbed that this has turned into a poetry discussion. :blink::blink::blink::blink::blink:


It's a good thing that the English majors aren't here to dissect the poems...



Duck-Rabbit Barleywine Ale. :w00t:


I tend to like Imperial Stouts more than Barleywines.




As always, the mods are doing a job over there keeping from getting out of hand. There are real concerns that should be expressed and discussed, just as there should be a real excitement about a potential new razor on the US market.


It seemed to be on the knife edge of being locked though.



Besides, as cool as it would be for a new manufacturer of a DE razor to be out there, especially in the US market, for that price, I could really rake up on SEs and Injectors, so regardless, I'll pass.


Of all my AD, none of them are related to shaving even though I had been lurking for quite some time...



More DogFish Head and Sam Adams for me then. I was going to bring some.

"WAS" :lol:

I'll take the DogFish Head and leave the Sam Adams, I'm not a big fan of the Noble Hops... More of an English hop enthusiast.


I had a chicken salad sandwich with sliced tomato I grew myself and a piece of chocolate cream pie made by a national champion pie maker. :drool:

Sounds delicious!


And since there is way too much shaving discussion, Rob's Lux showed up today and I really enjoyed using it. It may will become my go-to razor.

[a_bit_crafty]

It's a good thing that the English majors aren't here to dissect the poems...



I just didn't feel like it.

[jpb286]

I also enjoy Robert Frost...

Good Night Blake...

Again, too much razor talk :mad3:

[RichGem]

It's a good thing that the English majors aren't here to dissect the poems...


Oh, like we really need more nerds in this thread. :nono:

[jpb286]

Oh, like we really need more nerds in this thread. :nono:

Crafty happens to have a BA in English and I am reminded of it daily. :lol:

[Swampfox]

It's a good thing that the English majors aren't here to dissect the poems...

Funny thing about poetry is the rules only apply to whoever is writing or critiquing, and then only their rules apply.


I tend to like Imperial Stouts more than Barleywines.

Not a Stout fan at all. That was my first Barleywine. 11%.

[a_bit_crafty]

Oh, like we really need more nerds in this thread. :nono:

Yeah, hi. I've been here for some time now. :glare:


Crafty happens to have a BA in English and I am reminded of it daily. :lol:

Only because you didn't use commas. That needed to be corrected.


Funny thing about poetry is the rules only apply to whoever is writing or critiquing, and then only their rules apply.



Not a Stout fan at all. That was my first Barleywine. 11%.

Now you're getting it.

[jpb286]

Funny thing about poetry is the rules only apply to whoever is writing or critiquing, and then only their rules apply.


That's why I always loved and hated English in school. It could mean whatever you wanted; but at the same time if the teacher didn't agree, tough luck!



Not a Stout fan at all. That was my first Barleywine. 11%.
Most barleywines are pretty strong but so are Imperial Stouts (if they're done right).

[RichGem]

Yeah, hi. I've been here for some time now. :glare:



Well, the quota is full. No more after you. :001_tt2:

[a_bit_crafty]

Well, the quota is full. No more after you. :001_tt2:

That means Jamie can't stay, because he was here after me. Just saying.

[Swampfox]

Now you're getting it.

Although I did use the improper form of 'who'.


That's why I always loved and hated English in school. It could mean whatever you wanted; but at the same time if the teacher didn't agree, tough luck!

I taught Junior high English for 4 years, and only my rules applied. :lol::lol::lol:


Most barleywines are pretty strong but so are Imperial Stouts (if they're done right).

I like the taste of the barleywine better than the stouts I have tried. The stouts are just too mind-numbing bitter. So far the best thing I have had is Stella Artois. And some of the English Ales are good too, I had a Tanner's Jack the other night, and would drink one again.

[RichGem]

That means Jamie can't stay, because he was here after me. Just saying.

I was speaking of English nerds specifically. Science nerds have no quota. :lol:

[jpb286]

I like the taste of the barleywine better than the stouts I have tried. The stouts are just too mind-numbing bitter. So far the best thing I have had is Stella Artois. And some of the English Ales are good too, I had a Tanner's Jack the other night, and would drink one again.

I discovered that I liked brewing Mild beer. It's light and refreshing and about 3% so it's almost impossible to have too many. The best part is that it doesn't need much aging.

[jpb286]

i was speaking of english nerds specifically. Science nerds have no quota. :lol:

+1, dang 30 second rule...

[RichGem]

That's why I always loved and hated English in school. It could mean whatever you wanted; but at the same time if the teacher didn't agree, tough luck!


Most barleywines are pretty strong but so are Imperial Stouts (if they're done right).

Personally, I think that dashes, hyphens, and ellipses are against which unfairly discriminated.

[jpb286]

Personally, I think that dashes, hyphens, and ellipses which are unfairly discriminated against .

fify... :lol::lol::lol::lol:

Too many barleywines.

EDIT:Which is why i fixed it wrong 3 times.

[OldSaw]

I am disturbed that this has turned into a poetry discussion. :blink::blink::blink::blink::blink:

That's what I was thinking. I had to turn my Mac over and make sure I was in the right place. Just think, yesterday everyone was doing so well with their electrical innuendos. Then today it got kind of strange.

I was so looking forward to all the inductance and capacitance chatter today and was hoping to get into RF theory & wave propagation, which would also include antennas, waveguides and transmission lines. I was getting sunspots just thinking about it, kind of like multi-hop skip, moon bounce & Aurora Borealis all rolled into one.

Ah well... carry on with your poetry... see what I care...

[Swampfox]

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/caption-this-picture.jpeg?w=500&h=354

[RichGem]

fify... :lol::lol::lol::lol:

Too many barleywines.

eeek no. We must'nt end the sentence with a preposition!

:001_rolle

[a_bit_crafty]

I was speaking of English nerds specifically. Science nerds have no quota. :lol:

Hey. That's academic discrimination, and I don't have to take it.


I discovered that I liked brewing Mild beer. It's light and refreshing and about 3% so it's almost impossible to have too many. The best part is that it doesn't need much aging.

So this weekend, you will be...?

[jpb286]

eeek no. We must'nt end the sentence with a preposition!

:001_rolle

I have seen powerpoint presentations that were nothing but prepositional phrases.

[Swampfox]

That's what I was thinking. I had to turn my Mac over and make sure I was in the right place. Just think, yesterday everyone was doing so well with their electrical innuendos. Then today it got kind of strange.

I was so looking forward to all the inductance and capacitance chatter today and was hoping to get into RF theory & wave propagation, which would also include antennas, waveguides and transmission lines. I was getting sunspots just thinking about it, kind of like multi-hop skip, moon bounce & Aurora Borealis all rolled into one.

Ah well... carry on with your poetry... see what I care...

:blink::blink::blink::blink: You lost me after that last turn in Albuquerque. :blink::blink::blink:

[Intrigued]

In honor of all this talk of beer I am now drinking a Founders "Dirty Bastard" a scotch style ale. :thumbup1:

[RichGem]

Hey. That's academic discrimination, and I don't have to take it.



So this weekend, you will be...?


She's not gonna take it. NO, she ain't gonna take it.
She's not gonna take it any more!

we've Got The Right To Choose And
there Ain't No Way We'll Lose It
this Is Our Life, This Is Our Song
we'll Fight The Powers That Be Just
don't Pick Our Destiny 'cause
you Don't Know Us, You Don't Belong

Oh......

[a_bit_crafty]

In honor of all this talk of beer I am now drinking a Founders "Dirty Bastard" a scotch style ale. :thumbup1:

Hey, Jamie, do we have any reserves cold?

[jpb286]

That's what I was thinking. I had to turn my Mac over and make sure I was in the right place. Just think, yesterday everyone was doing so well with their electrical innuendos. Then today it got kind of strange.

I was so looking forward to all the inductance and capacitance chatter today and was hoping to get into RF theory & wave propagation, which would also include antennas, waveguides and transmission lines. I was getting sunspots just thinking about it, kind of like multi-hop skip, moon bounce & Aurora Borealis all rolled into one.

Ah well... carry on with your poetry... see what I care...

So you wanted to know more about Maxwell's equations did you?

[Swampfox]

In honor of all this talk of beer I am now drinking a Founders "Dirty Bastard" a scotch style ale. :thumbup1:

I keep looking at some of those, and then deciding against. I had a Rogue Dead Guy Ale last night, it was OK, but I won't get it again.

[RichGem]

:blink::blink::blink::blink: You lost me after that last turn in Albuquerque. :blink::blink::blink:

The turn wasn't very well marked.

[DunEdinRanger]

I understand. But, uh, I don't drink beer anyhow. Yes, really. Never liked the stuff. Unfortunately, the mojito I had with it was poorly made (lemon instead of lime. *major facepalm*) and too much ice.

Mojitos? I make an awesome Mojito. Did you at least have crushed mint in it?


I had a chicken salad sandwich with sliced tomato I grew myself and a piece of chocolate cream pie made by a national champion pie maker. :drool:

National Champion Pie Maker? More information, please!

[jpb286]

She's not gonna take it. NO, she ain't gonna take it.
She's not gonna take it any more!

we've Got The Right To Choose And
there Ain't No Way We'll Lose It
this Is Our Life, This Is Our Song
we'll Fight The Powers That Be Just
don't Pick Our Destiny 'cause
you Don't Know Us, You Don't Belong

Oh......




That's very, very wrong.


Hey, Jamie, do we have any reserves cold?
:nonod:

[Swampfox]

The turn wasn't very well marked.

No, it wasn't.

[a_bit_crafty]

Hey, Jamie, do we have any reserves cold?

Oh, you're going to make me walk ALL THE WAY across the house, aren't you?

No? Oh, now I'm sad.

[jpb286]

Dang, I missed post #350, I am finally averaging more that 1 post a day! Whoo Hoo. But who's counting.

[RichGem]

Mojitos? I make an awesome Mojito. Did you at least have crushed mint in it?



National Champion Pie Maker? More information, please!

Yes, it did have freshly muddled mint in it, but that's about all I can say in its favor.

[OldSaw]

eeek no. We must'nt end the sentence with a preposition!

:001_rolle

Why not? The world hasn't stopped turning yet.

[RichGem]

That's very, very wrong.




Apparently so. It was Twisted Sisters only hit.

[DunEdinRanger]

So you wanted to know more about Maxwell's equations did you?

http://museum.mit.edu/150/items/maxwell.jpg

[jpb286]

Oh, you're going to make me walk ALL THE WAY across the house, aren't you?




Hey, Jamie, do we have any reserves cold?

:nonod:

Don't make me quote myself! :nonod:

[a_bit_crafty]

Don't make me quote myself! :nonod:

:lol:

[jpb286]

http://museum.mit.edu/150/items/maxwell.jpg

That's great! I wish it were on a shirt.

:lol::lol::lol:

[RichGem]

Don't make me quote myself! :nonod:

You can quote yourself all you want. BUt, for the love of Tux, don't divide by zero!

[Intrigued]

That's what I was thinking. I had to turn my Mac over and make sure I was in the right place. Just think, yesterday everyone was doing so well with their electrical innuendos. Then today it got kind of strange.

I was so looking forward to all the inductance and capacitance chatter today and was hoping to get into RF theory & wave propagation, which would also include antennas, waveguides and transmission lines. I was getting sunspots just thinking about it, kind of like multi-hop skip, moon bounce & Aurora Borealis all rolled into one.

Ah well... carry on with your poetry... see what I care...


http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/caption-this-picture.jpeg?w=500&h=354

That kitteh looks like Dennis sounds! (and what have you been imbibing?) :blink:

[jpb286]

You can quote yourself all you want. BUt, for the love of Tux, don't divide by zero!

x/0 = ?

[a_bit_crafty]

That's great! I wish it were on a shirt.

:lol::lol::lol:

I still need Adam's "I have no idea what you are talking about" shirt. Maybe even get it on a sign. That way when you go all crazy EE on me, I can just point to it.

In the meantime, I'd be glad to discuss symbolism in poetry of this past century with you.

[a_bit_crafty]

x/0 = ?

:yikes::nuke:

Kaboom!

[jpb286]

You can quote yourself all you want. BUt, for the love of Tux, don't divide by zero!


x/0 = ?

so that's what happens, everybody disappears... :confused:

[a_bit_crafty]

so that's what happens, everybody disappears... :confused:

And it's all your fault.

[RichGem]

so that's what happens, everybody disappears... :confused:

Much like the black hole they're trying to build in Switzerland.

[OldSaw]

So you wanted to know more about Maxwell's equations did you?

So what does Maxwell's silver hammer have to do with Marconi anyway? Perhaps we need to bridge a spark gap. But I see where you are going, barley wine, Scotch ale, Scotch physicist. It all make sense now.

[jpb286]

"Have you ever seen the sun and the moon in the same place at the same time?

They're the same person.

No way!" - Family Guy

[a_bit_crafty]

"Have you ever seen the sun and the moon in the same place at the same time?

Their the same person.

No way!" - Family Guy

:angry:

[jpb286]

So what does Maxwell's silver hammer have to do with Marconi anyway? Perhaps we need to bridge a spark gap. But I see where you are going, barley wine, Scotch ale, Scotch physicist. It all make sense now.

Howbout' some Bowmore? or Glenlevit?

[OldSaw]

That kitteh looks like Dennis sounds! (and what have you been imbibing?) :blink:

Pure lack of sleep. Gotta get up early again tomorrow.

[jpb286]

Alright, that's it time to go, good night!

[Intrigued]

National Champion Pie Maker? More information, please!

"Sweetie Licious" Pies (http://www.capitalgainsmedia.com/innovationnews/pies0417.aspx)! :drool:

[DunEdinRanger]

Do you have an extra $2 Million laying around?

http://www.hammacher.com/Product/11726


http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/9086/1h/s7diod-isorigin.scene7.com/is/image/Hammacher/11726?wid=240&op_sharpen=0&qlt=90,1

[RichGem]

Do you have an extra $2 Million laying around?

http://www.hammacher.com/Product/11726


http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/9086/1h/s7diod-isorigin.scene7.com/is/image/Hammacher/11726?wid=240&op_sharpen=0&qlt=90,1

I don't think the Royal Swimming Pool is big enough for that. It does look like fun tho. Hmm.... I know! I'll commission a feasibility study!

[Intrigued]

Howbout' some Bowmore? or Glenlevit?

"Bowmore Darkest Sherry Cask" :w00t:

[RichGem]

Well, I think it's off to bed for me too after I find a small dose of port. (The BBQ is unfortunately not sitting too well at the moment. I just ate way too much.)

[OldSaw]

Good night from Ripon, WI. (Forgot to mention that I'm back behind the Cheddar Curtain.) (I even heard a morning talk show guy in Ohio say Cheddar Curtain this morning. I laughed.)

[RichGem]

Good night from Ripon, WI. (Forgot to mention that I'm back behind the Cheddar Curtain.) (I even heard a morning talk show guy in Ohio say Cheddar Curtain this morning. I laughed.)

I'll be waiting for your report at tomorrow morning's audience. Don't be late.

[DunEdinRanger]

"Bowmore Darkest Sherry Cask" :w00t:

Bruichladdich 3D, or Octomore, or maybe even a Talisker?

[Intrigued]

Bruichladdich 3D, or Octomore, or maybe even a Talisker?

Balvinie, Dalwhinnie, Aberlour, and a very good inexpensive 10 year old Highland Single Malt, Tamdhu? :001_smile

[gollum83]

In honor of all this talk of beer I am now drinking a Founders "Dirty Bastard" a scotch style ale. :thumbup1:

Great brew! Definitely one of my favorites! :drool:


I keep looking at some of those, and then deciding against. I had a Rogue Dead Guy Ale last night, it was OK, but I won't get it again.

Actually, you might like scotch ales. They're usually pretty heavy on the malt like barleywines.


Much like the black hole they're trying to build in Switzerland.

No, no. It's just a particle accelerator until something goes wrong. :laugh:

[Swampfox]

That kitteh looks like Dennis sounds! (and what have you been imbibing?) :blink:

Barleywine. :w00t:


Much like the black hole they're trying to build in Switzerland.

O r the one my cat is trying to build out of his litter box. :blink:


Good night from Ripon, WI. (Forgot to mention that I'm back behind the Cheddar Curtain.) (I even heard a morning talk show guy in Ohio say Cheddar Curtain this morning. I laughed.)

:lol:


Actually, you might like scotch ales. They're usually pretty heavy on the malt like barleywines.

Then I'll pick up one or two come payday. :thumbup1:

[SRock]

Holy Cow TATers! You gave me nearly 10 pages to work with...


FTFY



I had obligations at church last evening and then work. I hate it when my job gets in the way of my B&B time. :001_rolle



I am the incredibly handsome one. :cool:



True.



That is the down side of the motorcycle. I haven't hardly gotten to wear my linen clothing at all. :blush:



:lol::lol::lol:

I would ask my wife to sew me some, but I am the one that sews. :thumbdown



:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

I laughed so loud at that!



:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Again!



That is the best you could do? Come on, you have a lead on me. You don't need to make a lot of post. You can take your time for a decent roll. :lol:

Ah, a challenge. Hold on to your seats TATers this will decimate any Chip Roll, Blake Flood or SlagleRock 'n Roll. I only hope this doesn't crash the server.


Crafty also mentioned that, I could make some lame excuse, but why...


Don't let it happen again! :angry:



That's it, taunt him...

Wise man one say...


http://verydemotivational.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/demotivational-posters-destiny.jpg

:lol::lol:


:lol::lol::lol::lol:

+1


I tried the Wild Country ASB this morning.... it's not bad. Still more powdery than I care for (but I can deal with it) and at least on my skin, I didn't notice the plastic notes I mentioned last night. It seems to soothe pretty well too. Too bad most of the ingredients list is unpronounceable without a chemistry degree (oh, wait, I have one of those).

:lol::lol:


You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.

Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own back yard.

You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history's shame
I rise
Up from a past that's rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.

And poetry hour begins! Were you all posting favorites or just some that you like. Here is one of my all time favorite poems:

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!


And this concludes Blake's broadcast day, Good Night.

:lol: and mine is just beginning!


Good thing you can put it to use pronouncing words mere mortals can only butcher!

:lol::lol: Thankfully I'm not merely a mortal. :lol:


Reminds me of a certain thread going on in the skin care section...

:lol:


http://verydemotivational.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/129167986831355850.jpg

:lol:


And that's how skklog got scope marks around his eye.

Ah, scope eye! Excellent redirect, Rich.


That's about all it's good for in my case. Oh, and I could probably draw a molecule or two if I really had to.

:lol: Yeah, but we all did that in grade school.


:lol::lol::lol:

:yesnod:


I'm not sure if I should say this out loud, but I will anyway.

I wonder what the spread (statistics) of formal education the members of B&B have? It appears that most are fairly well educated and I believe that I've seen a few "advanced" degrees.

We definitely have ladies and gents from all walks of life but those with at least some level of college education is likely higher than average.


I would have to say we'd land pretty well above average on a Bell Curve

(and even higher on the Taco Bell Curve...)

Mmmm. Taco Bell. Anything from Taco Bell drowning in FIRE sauce is awesome! :spockflam


I would at least say highly intelligent. Except for those few that I've run across that believe they know everything when they are completely wrong about whatever they are arguing. :huh:

(No one here, though.)

:lol: Love the disclaimer!


I thought you were talking about me....:lol:

:lol:


Any other time, I would be.

Didn't you ever wonder what, "OK, Jamie," meant?

:lol::lol: Surely he got the point.


Um.... "I'm right?" :lol:

:lol:


More like, "I don't feel like arguing this with you. You'll just keep going. I'd rather not get into a fight. You'll figure out that you're wrong." :biggrin1:

My ex used to do that but her way was "Whatever". Made me furious!


See my signature... :blush:

:lol:


Monday. Nuff said.

HEY!!:w00t: I opened my mailbox and found that I have a box from Superman! Or is it a Blues Brother?

Or a SUPER Blues Brother?!


Did it have a tiny cape?

No, but one of them is probably bullet proof!


No, but it did contain kryptonite.

:lol::lol:


I could shine my pennies or clean my lava lamp. I could spend all day in my underwear watching "Ernest Goes to Camp".

Some interesting threads going on elsewhere. Have you seen this one about the new US made DE razor (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=162826)?

And feel free to give your thoughts in my Week of GEMs (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?p=2326628#post2326628)thread.



I thought we were on the bathtub curve?



Hey! That's not fair!

No Comment


Nice...



This is a shaving forum? :confused1



So long as we aren't all in it. :wink:

Wait a minute.... This isn't AR-15.com?


maybe....but after trying the Taco Bell Curve, you'll definitely end up on the Bathroom Curve....


EDIT: yeah, I'll go ahead and say it......
:blink::blink::blink::blink::blink:

Which brings us right back to FIRE :spockflam


That which we don't speak of... 10 pages of discussing banned vendors. I'll pass thanks.



:lol:

That's pretty funny! I think I heard Crafty laughing about it...

:lol:


Indicate the approach to my habitual abode I'm fatigued and I wish to seek repose I'd intoxicating liquor sixty minutes ago And it's gone straight to my cerebrum Wherever I may perambulate Upon land or ocean or effervescent liquid You will always hear me reciting this refrain Indicate the approach to my habitual abode

Nice :thumbup1:


Thanks, all!



I don't care who ya are, that there's funny... :lol::lol::lol::lol:





So's that! :lol::lol::lol::lol:



And that! :lol::lol::lol::lol:



Show me the way to go home
I'm tired and I wanna go to bed
I had a little drink about an hour ago
And it went right to my head...

+1, oh and nice mini-roll


Bingo!


http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/images/1/1d/Bigger_badger.jpg

:lol: For what, bait?


:thumbup:

For some reason, I have a recent interest in poetry. I have never had more than a cursory interest before. But, I really like some of the...I don't know..darker(?) poems. I have always loved this one:


No man is an island, entire of itself;
every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less,
as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were:
any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind,
and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

Edgar Allen Poe had some good ones too. But I don't just like creepy dark ones. I had one that I quoted to someone the other day in a text. I had to look it up but can't find it now. I liked it too. I will have to ask her what it was because I have no idea now.



:lol::lol::lol:

Except Klog doesn't drink. :001_rolle

We would probably get in way too much trouble if he did.



Funny story:

Once, on a long ago thread here, we were posting pictures. It may have been the Picture Tag thread, I don't remember. Someone posted a picture of a shark. So, I wanted to respond with a picture of a lawyer. How do you demonstrate a man in a suit is a lawyer. Well, I found an article about the top five lawyers in Boston. When I posted it, one of the gentlemen participating says, "Hey, watch it! I am number so&so on there."

I was horrified. I mean, I was talking to a lawyer. I felt so dirty! :huh: No, seriously, I was horrified but he found it very amusing and was very good natured about it. I don't even remember who it was but I remember what he looks like. :lol:

That was when I realized I seemed to be way out classed around here. :blush:



I loved that show. :thumbup1:



:lol::lol::lol:



Wise man. I read about it in the Steward's Forum but chose not to check it out. Enforcement is not my job and there are plenty of Stewards and Mods already watching. I can get myself in plenty of trouble on my own, thank you very much. :001_cool:

Could it have anything to do with your recent interest in cufflinks, suits, fedora hats, vintage razors, expensive EDC's.... etc. etc.?? I blame[/strike appreciate B&B! :thumbup1:


Yes, I've been following that thread pretty closely. I wish people would back off a little and wait for some of the reviews to start posting. If and I mean if this razor is exactly what the guy supplying it claims* then I don't think that thread is exactly a shining example of the B&B welcome he should be getting.

I'm kind of glad you brought it up here. It gives me a chance to get that off my chest without adding to the fray of that other thread. So thanks I feel soooooooo much better. :001_smile




* What must he be think of us if sees that thread?

PS This is in no way directed at you. I'm just talking about the thread as a whole.

I actually agree. People should reserve judgment until there is something to judge.



THE FOOL'S PRAYER

by: Edward Rowland Sill

The royal feast was done; the King
Sought some new sport to banish care,
And to his jester cried: "Sir Fool,
Kneel now, and make for us a prayer!"

The jester doffed his cap and bells,
And stood the mocking court before;
They could not see the bitter smile
Behind the painted grin he wore.


He bowed his head, and bent his knee
Upon the Monarch's silken stool;
His pleading voice arose: "O Lord,
Be merciful to me, a fool!

"No pity, Lord, could change the heart
From red with wrong to white as wool;
The rod must heal the sin: but Lord,
Be merciful to me, a fool!

"'T is not by guilt the onward sweep
Of truth and right, O Lord, we stay;
'T is by our follies that so long
We hold the earth from heaven away.

"These clumsy feet, still in the mire,
Go crushing blossoms without end;
These hard, well-meaning hands we thrust
Among the heart-strings of a friend.

"The ill-timed truth we might have kept--
Who knows how sharp it pierced and stung?
The word we had not sense to say--
Who knows how grandly it had rung!

"Our faults no tenderness should ask.
The chastening stripes must cleanse them all;
But for our blunders -- oh, in shame
Before the eyes of heaven we fall.

"Earth bears no balsam for mistakes;
Men crown the knave, and scourge the tool
That did his will; but Thou, O Lord,
Be merciful to me, a fool!"

The room was hushed; in silence rose
The King, and sought his gardens cool,
And walked apart, and murmured low,
"Be merciful to me, a fool!"

:w00t:

Sill, nice!


:thumbup1:

I like it!

+1


Or how about the worlds shortest poem.




"Fleas"


Adam had 'em!



:scared:




FTFM

:lol::lol:



there once was a man from Venus...
......



WHOA!

Badger and Blade = B&B
Beavis and Butthead = B&B

hmmmmm.....

What a horrible coincidence.


You really should change that :w00t: to a :001_unsur.



See?

Simple editing with emoticons. I like.


Long time no read!

FTFY


Sudden blindness? You really should see a doctor about that.

:yesnod:


Loved it, Intrigued!

It was ah-ight


You ever think that must be how poor Ronald ("Men crown the knave, and scourge the tool") feels as you guys run him around the hospital? :lol:

:lol:


:lol::lol::lol:

Maybe, but he likes to get out of the Sub-Basement now and then.

Bring out the gimp...


Did I mention my dissertation was done on the Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotomoline?

Oh and Blake if it is poems you like, check out the works of Gerard Manley Hopkins, John Donne, and John Henry Newman.

:thumbup1:


I don't really get into poetry but Levi Jeans made me appreciate Walt Whitman just a little more (Pioneers! Oh Pioneers!)

My favorite is the Shepard's Prayer, Alan Shepard; "Please Lord, Don't let me screw this up!" (except he didn't say screw).




That is a pretty funny story.



I had a hard time picking a quote, but I think this one is currently the most appropriate...



Yeah, I try to stay way from the threads that look like trouble.



Well, if you showed up more often you would see more of us! :angry:

Another nice mini-flood.


Cute, I actually had to look that up. :lol:

:lol:


Will do!



Wow, a roll dedicated to me. Sweet! :thumbup:

:lol::lol:


And not very original! :lol:

:lol::lol:


I'm quite flattered that you looked all that up.

And all I will say is "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."

Indeed!


A HYMN TO GOD THE FATHER.
by John Donne

I.
WILT Thou forgive that sin where I begun,
Which was my sin, though it were done before?
Wilt Thou forgive that sin, through which I run,
And do run still, though still I do deplore?
When Thou hast done, Thou hast not done,
For I have more.

II.
Wilt Thou forgive that sin which I have won
Others to sin, and made my sin their door?
Wilt Thou forgive that sin which I did shun
A year or two, but wallowed in a score?
When Thou hast done, Thou hast not done,
For I have more.

III.
I have a sin of fear, that when I have spun
My last thread, I shall perish on the shore ;
But swear by Thyself, that at my death Thy Son
Shall shine as he shines now, and heretofore ;
And having done that, Thou hast done ;
I fear no more.


I like!



0 Deus, ego amo te

Prayer of St Francis Xavier, early Jesuit missionary
translated by Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J.

painting of the Crucified Christ by St Alphonsus Liguori

http://feastofsaints.com/stacrux.jpg 0 GOD, I love thee, I love thee-
Not out of hope of heaven for me
Nor fearing not to love and be
In the everlasting burning.
Thou, thou, my Jesus, after me
Didst reach thine arms out dying,
For my sake sufferedst nails, and lance,
Mocked and marred countenance,
Sorrows passing number,
Sweat and care and cumber,
Yea and death, and this for me,
And thou couldst see me sinning:
Then I, why should not I love thee,
Jesu, so much in love with me?
Not for heaven's sake;
not to be out of hell by loving thee;
Not for any gains I see;
But just the way that thou didst me
I do love and I will love thee:
What must I love thee, Lord, for then?
For being my king and God. Amen.

Again, I like.


Just a Boy

Get to understand the lad—
He's not eager to be bad;
If the right he always knew,
He would be as old as you.
Were he now exceeding wise,
He'd be just about your size;
When he does things that annoy,
Don't forget, he's just a boy.

Could he know and understand,
He would need no guiding hand;
But he's young and hasn't learned
How life's corners must be turned;
Doesn't know from day to day
There is more in life than play,
More to face than selfish joy—
Don't forget he's just a boy.

Being just a boy, he'll do
Much you will not want him to;
He'll be careless of his ways,
Have his disobedient days,
Wilful, wild and headstrong, too,
Just as, when a boy, were you;
Things of value he'll destroy,
But, reflect, he's just a boy.

Just a boy who needs a friend,
Patient, kindly to the end,
Needs a father who will show
Him the things he wants to know;
Take him with you when you walk,
Listen when he wants to talk,
His companionship enjoy,
Don't forget, he's just a boy!

-Edgar A. Guest

Nice.


here is little Effie's head by E. E. Cummings

here is little Effie's head
whose brains are made of gingerbread
when judgment day comes
God will find six crumbs

stooping by the coffinlid
waiting for something to rise
as the other somethings did-
you imagine his surprise

bellowing through the general noise
Where is Effie who was dead?
-to God in a tiny voice,
i am may the first crumb said

whereupon its fellow five
crumbs chuckled as if they were alive
and number two took up the song
might i'm called and did no wrong

cried the third crumb, i am should
and this is my little sister could
with our big brother who is would
don't punish us for we were good;

and the last crumb with some shame
whispered unto God, my name
is must and with the others i've
been Effie who isn't alive

just imagine it I say
God amid a monstrous din
watch your step and follow me
stooping by Effie's little, in

(want a match or can you see?)
which the six subjective crumbs
twitch like mutilated thumbs;
picture His peering biggest whey

coloured face on which a frown
puzzles, but I know the way-
(nervously Whose eyes approve
the blessed while His ears are crammed

with the strenuous music of
the innumerable capering damned)
-staring wildly up and down
the here we are now judgment day

cross the threshold have no dread
lift the sheet back in this way
here is little Effie's head
whose brains are made of gingerbread

Interesting


41,000th post in this thread and that's the best you can do for flair? :sad:

Holy Cow!! 41K :w00t::w00t:


Is that better? :001_smile

:thumbup1:


It's getting way too serious around here. :001_unsur

And Blake is AWOL/UA again.

And I had BBQ for dinner. *urp*

:yesnod: Uh Oh, and Mmmmmm


Thank you Lou And Jamie. Nice poems! :thumbup:

+1


What happened to my invite?

Par Avion


I am disturbed that this has turned into a poetry discussion. :blink::blink::blink::blink::blink:



:lol::lol::lol:



:lol:



:lol::lol: I have no idea who any of the banned vendors are. I am following the razor discussion, and throwing my 2 cents in here an there.



Duck-Rabbit Barleywine Ale. :w00t:



Most people have no understanding or appreciation of Poe. It's a shame. A lot of what his normally portrayed to be, by people who know little or nothing about him, is just flatly ignorant. Poe is one of the greats, and used his poetry and fiction to cope with one disaster and disappointment after another. His work deals with the darker nature - the real dark nature, not the weirdo fiend version that Hollywood has created - of humanity. That darkness is always there - always around us, ever behind us, just out of the corner of our eye. Waiting, following.



As always, the mods are doing a job over there keeping from getting out of hand. There are real concerns that should be expressed and discussed, just as there should be a real excitement about a potential new razor on the US market.




As I pointed out, B&B is not the only westshaving forum discussing this in a similar manner. They all seem to be a little confused about why no one has heard of it until now. I searched the net for any mention of it, and everyone wants to know, but no one does. :lol::lol::lol:

Besides, as cool as it would be for a new manufacturer of a DE razor to be out there, especially in the US market, for that price, I could really rake up on SEs and Injectors, so regardless, I'll pass.




:blink::blink::blink::blink::blink:

Intelligent discussion is ok even in the TAT (occasionally) and I agree, Poe is under appreciated.


Um, it was set down too close to the pulled pork. I think it got eaten. Sorry.:blushing:

:lol:


More DogFish Head and Sam Adams for me then. I was going to bring some.

"WAS" :lol:

Mmmmmm, refreshing.


My Pre de Provance soap is up for next week... it's very protective, so I think Ray, you've also inspired me to go back to SE (GEM) shaving for a wee bit.

:thumbup1:


I understand. But, uh, I don't drink beer anyhow. Yes, really. Never liked the stuff. Unfortunately, the mojito I had with it was poorly made (lemon instead of lime. *major facepalm*) and too much ice.

:eek:


I had a chicken salad sandwich with sliced tomato I grew myself and a piece of chocolate cream pie made by a national champion pie maker. :drool:

Mmmmmmm


To the tune of Surfin' USSR

We got a great wetshaving forum here on the net,
Sleeker than a '57 Corvette,
We loyal to our vendors and favorites blades,
Here on B&B we've got it made (we've got it made)

We've got it made,
Here on Badger and Blade,
Posting on the forums all day,
And here we sill stay.
Running up our post count, getting custom titles made,
Come on have some fun on Badger and Blade,
We don't start any forum fights,
We just wanna post B&B all night (on B&B all night!)
Oooooooooooo
Badger, badger, mushroom,mushroom and badger,
Blades and badgers, even a few mind worms,
Blades and mushrooms and a few more badgers,
More badgers.....

:clap::clap:


I inspired the Czar! :w00t::w00t::w00t:



I never cared for it either, but I am trying the various foreign and craft brews, and have found a few that I do like. Quite different from the typical stuff. And some of the hard lemonades aren't that bad either. And let's not forget CIDER!:w00t:

:eek::eek:


I am not! I was having a computer glitch on another site.



+1

[QUOTE=Swampfox;2327601]I am disturbed that this has turned into a poetry discussion. :blink::blink::blink::blink::blink:

That is my bad. :blush:



But now you are part of the problem. :biggrin1:

And, as for signing off, I leave you this:

The Road Not Taken
by Robert Frost


Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Ah, the quote within a quote. Well played


I hate to deflate your ego, but the whole roll wasn't just you. :a9:



:sad:



Yea! BBQ! :w00t:



Ray is Rich's muse? :001_unsur

:lol: I got everyone covered in this one!


Frost is one of my favorites.

+1


[quote=blackfoot;2327644] I am not! I was having a computer glitch on another site.
[\quote]

Oh, is that what they're calling it these days? :tongue:

I can only imagine what The Gunny would have to say about all this namby pamby poetry nonsense. Jackwagons!

:blink::tongue_sm

:lol::lol:


I am the power behind the thrown. 330k gallons per flush.

:lol::lol:


http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/f33e77fc-7789-4684-80ad-4f6f42bb642f.jpg

:lol::lol:


That reminds me, GMS #21 found it's way into my dopp kit and it is a very worthy little soap. Not my favorite scent, I like #23 better. I will give it a few more tries to see how it performs down the road and how well it keeps in an old TOBS avocado shave cream container.

:thumbup1:


Whatif by Shel Silverstein

Last night, while I lay thinking here,
some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
and pranced and partied all night long
and sang their same old Whatif song:
Whatif I'm dumb in school?
Whatif they've closed the swimming pool?
Whatif I get beat up?
Whatif there's poison in my cup?
Whatif I start to cry?
Whatif I get sick and die?
Whatif I flunk that test?
Whatif green hair grows on my chest?
Whatif nobody likes me?
Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?
Whatif I don't grow taller?
Whatif my head starts getting smaller?
Whatif the fish won't bite?
Whatif the wind tears up my kite?
Whatif they start a war?
Whatif my parents get divorced?
Whatif the bus is late?
Whatif my teeth don't grow in straight?
Whatif I tear my pants?
Whatif I never learn to dance?
Everything seems well, and then
the nighttime Whatifs strike again!

There. Now I've done my bit.

I always liked Silverstein


He was here earlier, that's how we got started on poetry...



I've always been a fan of Edgar A. Guest, don't know why. I discovered one of his books long ago in a dark hidden corner of a library, the book was old and dusty but I have alway enjoyed his poetry.



It's a good thing that the English majors aren't here to dissect the poems...



I tend to like Imperial Stouts more than Barleywines.




It seemed to be on the knife edge of being locked though.



Of all my AD, none of them are related to shaving even though I had been lurking for quite some time...




I'll take the DogFish Head and leave the Sam Adams, I'm not a big fan of the Noble Hops... More of an English hop enthusiast.



Sounds delicious!


And since there is way too much shaving discussion, Rob's Lux showed up today and I really enjoyed using it. It [STRIKE]may will become my go-to razor.

Thank you Blake! Oh, and I always get a good shave from a LUX :thumbup1:


I just didn't feel like it.

:blushing:


I also enjoy Robert Frost...

Good Night Blake...

Again, too much razor talk :mad3:

:lol::lol:


Oh, like we really need more nerds in this thread. :nono:

:lol::lol: :nonod:


Crafty happens to have a BA in English and I am reminded of it daily. :lol:

LMAO


Funny thing about poetry is the rules only apply to whoever is writing or critiquing, and then only their rules apply.



Not a Stout fan at all. That was my first Barleywine. 11%.

Very true. :yesnod:


Yeah, hi. I've been here for some time now. :glare:



Only because you didn't use commas. That needed to be corrected.



Now you're getting it.

:lol:, :lol:, :lol:, :lol:, and :lol:


That's why I always loved and hated English in school. It could mean whatever you wanted; but at the same time if the teacher didn't agree, tough luck!


Most barleywines are pretty strong but so are Imperial Stouts (if they're done right).

:lol::lol:


Well, the quota is full. No more after you. :001_tt2:

:lol:


That means Jamie can't stay, because he was here after me. Just saying.

:lol::lol:


Although I did use the improper form of 'who'.



I taught Junior high English for 4 years, and only my rules applied. :lol::lol::lol:



I like the taste of the barleywine better than the stouts I have tried. The stouts are just too mind-numbing bitter. So far the best thing I have had is Stella Artois. And some of the English Ales are good too, I had a Tanner's Jack the other night, and would drink one again.

:lol: LMAO :lol:


I was speaking of English nerds specifically. Science nerds have no quota. :lol:

...Or girlfriends.


I discovered that I liked brewing Mild beer. It's light and refreshing and about 3% so it's almost impossible to have too many. The best part is that it doesn't need much aging.

Nice, home brew.


+1, dang 30 second rule...

:lol:


Personally, I think that dashes, hyphens, and ellipses are against which unfairly discriminated.

:lol:


fify... :lol::lol::lol::lol:

Too many barleywines.

EDIT:Which is why i fixed it wrong 3 times.

LMAO


That's what I was thinking. I had to turn my Mac over and make sure I was in the right place. Just think, yesterday everyone was doing so well with their electrical innuendos. Then today it got kind of strange.

I was so looking forward to all the inductance and capacitance chatter today and was hoping to get into RF theory & wave propagation, which would also include antennas, waveguides and transmission lines. I was getting sunspots just thinking about it, kind of like multi-hop skip, moon bounce & Aurora Borealis all rolled into one.

Ah well... carry on with your poetry... see what I care...

Harumph!


http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/caption-this-picture.jpeg?w=500&h=354

:lol:


eeek no. We must'nt end the sentence with a preposition!

:001_rolle

:lol:


Hey. That's academic discrimination, and I don't have to take it.



So this weekend, you will be...?

Buying a motorcycle, I hope!


I have seen powerpoint presentations that were nothing but prepositional phrases.

+1


:blink::blink::blink::blink: You lost me after that last turn in Albuquerque. :blink::blink::blink:

Last or left?


In honor of all this talk of beer I am now drinking a Founders "Dirty Bastard" a scotch style ale. :thumbup1:

Nice


She's not gonna take it. NO, she ain't gonna take it.
She's not gonna take it any more!

we've Got The Right To Choose And
there Ain't No Way We'll Lose It
this Is Our Life, This Is Our Song
we'll Fight The Powers That Be Just
don't Pick Our Destiny 'cause
you Don't Know Us, You Don't Belong

Oh......




NO, we ain't gonna take it...


Hey, Jamie, do we have any reserves cold?

Sadly, I do not...


So you wanted to know more about Maxwell's equations did you?

:nonod:


I keep looking at some of those, and then deciding against. I had a Rogue Dead Guy Ale last night, it was OK, but I won't get it again.

Anybody like Fat Tire?


The turn wasn't very well marked.

:lol:


Mojitos? I make an awesome Mojito. Did you at least have crushed mint in it?



National Champion Pie Maker? More information, please!

+1, and +1


That's very, very wrong.


:nonod:

Double :nonod:


No, it wasn't.

:lol:


Oh, you're going to make me walk ALL THE WAY across the house, aren't you?

No? Oh, now I'm sad.

:lol: "All the way across the house.: :lol:


Dang, I missed post #350, I am finally averaging more that 1 post a day! Whoo Hoo. But who's counting.

:lol: Uh, you?


Yes, it did have freshly muddled mint in it, but that's about all I can say in its favor.

:eek:


Why not? The world hasn't stopped turning yet.

Or has it...

There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call The Twilight Zone.
—Rod Serling


Apparently so. It was Twisted Sisters only hit.

:lol: Hit meaning #1? They actually had four or five songs that did well.


http://museum.mit.edu/150/items/maxwell.jpg

Sniff, sniff, I smell nerd. NERDS!!!
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/donald-gibb-ogre-revenge-of-the-nerds.jpg


Don't make me quote myself! :nonod:

:lol:


:lol:

+1


That's great! I wish it were on a shirt.

:lol::lol::lol:

:nonod:


You can quote yourself all you want. BUt, for the love of Tux, don't divide by zero!

:lol: or insult Chuck Norris.


That kitteh looks like Dennis sounds! (and what have you been imbibing?) :blink:

:lol:


x/0 = ?

You don't want to know.


I still need Adam's "I have no idea what you are talking about" shirt. Maybe even get it on a sign. That way when you go all crazy EE on me, I can just point to it.

In the meantime, I'd be glad to discuss symbolism in poetry of this past century with you.

:lol:


:yikes::nuke:

Kaboom!

:yesnod:


so that's what happens, everybody disappears... :confused:

Nobody knows.


And it's all your fault.

Could be.


Much like the black hole they're trying to build in Switzerland.

:eek:


So what does Maxwell's silver hammer have to do with Marconi anyway? Perhaps we need to bridge a spark gap. But I see where you are going, barley wine, Scotch ale, Scotch physicist. It all make sense now.

Does it?


"Have you ever seen the sun and the moon in the same place at the same time?

They're the same person.

No way!" - Family Guy

:lol::lol:


:angry:

:confused:


Howbout' some Bowmore? or Glenlevit?

:drool:


Pure lack of sleep. Gotta get up early again tomorrow.

:angry: I hate getting up early!


Alright, that's it time to go, good night!

G'night.


"Sweetie Licious" Pies (http://www.capitalgainsmedia.com/innovationnews/pies0417.aspx)! :drool:

:lol:


Do you have an extra $2 Million laying around?

http://www.hammacher.com/Product/11726


http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/9086/1h/s7diod-isorigin.scene7.com/is/image/Hammacher/11726?wid=240&op_sharpen=0&qlt=90,1

If anyone replies yes to this statement please PM me so I can send you my PayPal address for a sensible donation.


I don't think the Royal Swimming Pool is big enough for that. It does look like fun tho. Hmm.... I know! I'll commission a feasibility study!

:lol:


"Bowmore Darkest Sherry Cask" :w00t:

MMmmmm


Well, I think it's off to bed for me too after I find a small dose of port. (The BBQ is unfortunately not sitting too well at the moment. I just ate way too much.)

Tsk Tsk Tsk


Good night from Ripon, WI. (Forgot to mention that I'm back behind the Cheddar Curtain.) (I even heard a morning talk show guy in Ohio say Cheddar Curtain this morning. I laughed.)

G'night.


I'll be waiting for your report at tomorrow morning's audience. Don't be late.

:lol: Demanding bugger aren't you. :lol:


Bruichladdich 3D, or Octomore, or maybe even a Talisker?

Perhaps


Balvinie, Dalwhinnie, Aberlour, and a very good inexpensive 10 year old Highland Single Malt, Tamdhu? :001_smile

Perhaps x 2


Great brew! Definitely one of my favorites! :drool:



Actually, you might like scotch ales. They're usually pretty heavy on the malt like barleywines.



No, no. It's just a particle accelerator until something goes wrong. :laugh:

:lol:


Barleywine. :w00t:



Or the one my cat is trying to build out of his litter box. :blink:



:lol:



Then I'll pick up one or two come payday. :thumbup1:

:eek:

OK TATers...

That is all.

EDIT: I think that included responses to 139 posts via multi-quote (if I counted correctly), but who's counting. Now everyone must pray the world does not explode. Oh, one more thing in quoting over 100 posts a couple got a little screwed up and I'm simply too tired to fix it.

[jpb286]

Do you have an extra $2 Million laying around?

http://www.hammacher.com/Product/11726


http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/9086/1h/s7diod-isorigin.scene7.com/is/image/Hammacher/11726?wid=240&op_sharpen=0&qlt=90,1


I don't think the Royal Swimming Pool is big enough for that. It does look like fun tho. Hmm.... I know! I'll commission a feasibility study!

Good thing you have several unqualified engineers and sailors in your Czardom for your study.

Your navy may rival Mongolia if you keep it up! :lol:


Well, I think it's off to bed for me too after I find a small dose of port. (The BBQ is unfortunately not sitting too well at the moment. I just ate way too much.)

That's what happens when you don't share... Just today I was looking a different ports to sample...


Holy Cow TATers! You gave me nearly 10 pages to work with...

Ah, a challenge. Hold on to your seats TATers this will decimate any Chip Roll, Blake Flood or SlagleRock 'n Roll. I only hope this doesn't crash the server.

:dots:

OK TATers...

That is all.

EDIT: I think that included responses to 139 posts via multi-quote (if I counted correctly), but who's counting. Now everyone must pray the world does not explode. Oh, one more thing in quoting over 100 posts a couple got a little screwed up and I'm simply too tired to fix it.


That is the best you could do? Come on, you have a lead on me. You don't need to make a lot of post. You can take your time for a decent roll. :lol:



That's it, taunt him...

Thanks Blake, way to go!

[sol92258]

Holy Cow TATers! You gave me nearly 10 pages to work with...



Ah, a challenge. Hold on to your seats TATers this will decimate any Chip Roll, Blake Flood or SlagleRock 'n Roll. I only hope this doesn't crash the server.



Wise man one say...



:lol::lol:



+1



:lol::lol:



And poetry hour begins! Were you all posting favorites or just some that you like. Here is one of my all time favorite poems:

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!



:lol: and mine is just beginning!



:lol::lol: Thankfully I'm not merely a mortal. :lol:



:lol:



:lol:



Ah, scope eye! Excellent redirect, Rich.



:lol: Yeah, but we all did that in grade school.



:yesnod:



We definitely have ladies and gents from all walks of life but those with at least some level of college education is likely higher than average.



Mmmm. Taco Bell. Anything from Taco Bell drowning in FIRE sauce is awesome! :spockflam



:lol: Love the disclaimer!



:lol:



:lol::lol: Surely he got the point.



:lol:



My ex used to do that but her way was "Whatever". Made me furious!



:lol:



Or a SUPER Blues Brother?!



No, but one of them is probably bullet proof!



:lol::lol:



No Comment



Wait a minute.... This isn't AR-15.com?



Which brings us right back to FIRE :spockflam



:lol:



Nice :thumbup1:



+1, oh and nice mini-roll



:lol: For what, bait?



Could it have anything to do with your recent interest in cufflinks, suits, fedora hats, vintage razors, expensive EDC's.... etc. etc.?? I [strike]blame[/strike appreciate B&B! :thumbup1:



I actually agree. People should reserve judgment until there is something to judge.



Sill, nice!



+1



:lol::lol:



What a horrible coincidence.



Simple editing with emoticons. I like.



FTFY



:yesnod:



It was ah-ight



:lol:



Bring out the gimp...



:thumbup1:



Another nice mini-flood.



:lol:



:lol::lol:



:lol::lol:



Indeed!



I like!



Again, I like.



Nice.



Interesting



Holy Cow!! 41K :w00t::w00t:



:thumbup1:



:yesnod: Uh Oh, and Mmmmmm



+1



Par Avion



Intelligent discussion is ok even in the TAT (occasionally) and I agree, Poe is under appreciated.



:lol:



Mmmmmm, refreshing.



:thumbup1:



:eek:



Mmmmmmm



:clap::clap:



:eek::eek:

I am not! I was having a computer glitch on another site.



+1



Ah, the quote within a quote. Well played



:lol: I got everyone covered in this one!



+1



:lol::lol:



:lol::lol:



:lol::lol:



:thumbup1:



I always liked Silverstein



Thank you Blake! Oh, and I always get a good shave from a LUX :thumbup1:



:blushing:



:lol::lol:



:lol::lol: :nonod:



LMAO



Very true. :yesnod:



:lol:, :lol:, :lol:, :lol:, and :lol:



:lol::lol:



:lol:



:lol::lol:



:lol: LMAO :lol:



...Or girlfriends.



Nice, home brew.



:lol:



:lol:



LMAO



Harumph!



:lol:



:lol:



Buying a motorcycle, I hope!



+1



Last or left?



Nice



NO, we ain't gonna take it...



Sadly, I do not...



:nonod:



Anybody like Fat Tire?



:lol:



+1, and +1



Double :nonod:



:lol:



:lol: "All the way across the house.: :lol:



:lol: Uh, you?



:eek:



Or has it...

There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call The Twilight Zone.
—Rod Serling



:lol: Hit meaning #1? They actually had four or five songs that did well.



Sniff, sniff, I smell nerd. NERDS!!!
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/donald-gibb-ogre-revenge-of-the-nerds.jpg



:lol:



+1



:nonod:



:lol: or insult Chuck Norris.



:lol:



You don't want to know.



:lol:



:yesnod:



Nobody knows.



Could be.



:eek:



Does it?



:lol::lol:



:confused:



:drool:



:angry: I hate getting up early!



G'night.



:lol:



If anyone replies yes to this statement please PM me so I can send you my PayPal address for a sensible donation.



:lol:



MMmmmm



Tsk Tsk Tsk



G'night.



:lol: Demanding bugger aren't you. :lol:



Perhaps



Perhaps x 2



:lol:



:eek:

OK TATers...

That is all.

EDIT: I think that included responses to 139 posts via multi-quote (if I counted correctly), but who's counting. Now everyone must pray the world does not explode. Oh, one more thing in quoting over 100 posts a couple got a little screwed up and I'm simply too tired to fix it.






http://www.usbr.gov/mp/ncao/images/shasta_dam_fullsize.jpg


!

[RichGem]

Holy Cow TATers! You gave me nearly 10 pages to work with...



Ah, a challenge. Hold on to your seats TATers this will decimate any Chip Roll, Blake Flood or SlagleRock 'n Roll. I only hope this doesn't crash the server.



Wise man one say...



:lol::lol:



+1



:lol::lol:



And poetry hour begins! Were you all posting favorites or just some that you like. Here is one of my all time favorite poems:

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!



:lol: and mine is just beginning!



:lol::lol: Thankfully I'm not merely a mortal. :lol:



:lol:



:lol:



Ah, scope eye! Excellent redirect, Rich.



:lol: Yeah, but we all did that in grade school.



:yesnod:



We definitely have ladies and gents from all walks of life but those with at least some level of college education is likely higher than average.



Mmmm. Taco Bell. Anything from Taco Bell drowning in FIRE sauce is awesome! :spockflam



:lol: Love the disclaimer!



:lol:



:lol::lol: Surely he got the point.



:lol:



My ex used to do that but her way was "Whatever". Made me furious!



:lol:



Or a SUPER Blues Brother?!



No, but one of them is probably bullet proof!



:lol::lol:



No Comment



Wait a minute.... This isn't AR-15.com?



Which brings us right back to FIRE :spockflam



:lol:



Nice :thumbup1:



+1, oh and nice mini-roll



:lol: For what, bait?



Could it have anything to do with your recent interest in cufflinks, suits, fedora hats, vintage razors, expensive EDC's.... etc. etc.?? I [strike]blame[/strike appreciate B&B! :thumbup1:



I actually agree. People should reserve judgment until there is something to judge.



Sill, nice!



+1



:lol::lol:



What a horrible coincidence.



Simple editing with emoticons. I like.



FTFY



:yesnod:



It was ah-ight



:lol:



Bring out the gimp...



:thumbup1:



Another nice mini-flood.



:lol:



:lol::lol:



:lol::lol:



Indeed!



I like!



Again, I like.



Nice.



Interesting



Holy Cow!! 41K :w00t::w00t:



:thumbup1:



:yesnod: Uh Oh, and Mmmmmm



+1



Par Avion



Intelligent discussion is ok even in the TAT (occasionally) and I agree, Poe is under appreciated.



:lol:



Mmmmmm, refreshing.



:thumbup1:



:eek:



Mmmmmmm



:clap::clap:



:eek::eek:

[quote=blackfoot;2327644]I am not! I was having a computer glitch on another site.



+1



Ah, the quote within a quote. Well played



:lol: I got everyone covered in this one!



+1

[quote=RichGem;2327663]

:lol::lol:



:lol::lol:



:lol::lol:



:thumbup1:



I always liked Silverstein



Thank you Blake! Oh, and I always get a good shave from a LUX :thumbup1:



:blushing:



:lol::lol:



:lol::lol: :nonod:



LMAO



Very true. :yesnod:



:lol:, :lol:, :lol:, :lol:, and :lol:



:lol::lol:



:lol:



:lol::lol:



:lol: LMAO :lol:



...Or girlfriends.



Nice, home brew.



:lol:



:lol:



LMAO



Harumph!



:lol:



:lol:



Buying a motorcycle, I hope!



+1



Last or left?



Nice



NO, we ain't gonna take it...



Sadly, I do not...



:nonod:



Anybody like Fat Tire?



:lol:



+1, and +1



Double :nonod:



:lol:



:lol: "All the way across the house.: :lol:



:lol: Uh, you?



:eek:



Or has it...

There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call The Twilight Zone.
—Rod Serling



:lol: Hit meaning #1? They actually had four or five songs that did well.



Sniff, sniff, I smell nerd. NERDS!!!
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/donald-gibb-ogre-revenge-of-the-nerds.jpg



:lol:



+1



:nonod:



:lol: or insult Chuck Norris.



:lol:



You don't want to know.



:lol:



:yesnod:



Nobody knows.



Could be.



:eek:



Does it?



:lol::lol:



:confused:



:drool:



:angry: I hate getting up early!



G'night.



:lol:



If anyone replies yes to this statement please PM me so I can send you my PayPal address for a sensible donation.



:lol:



MMmmmm



Tsk Tsk Tsk



G'night.



:lol: Demanding bugger aren't you. :lol:



Perhaps



Perhaps x 2



:lol:



:eek:

OK TATers...

That is all.

EDIT: I think that included responses to 139 posts via multi-quote (if I counted correctly), but who's counting. Now everyone must pray the world does not explode. Oh, one more thing in quoting over 100 posts a couple got a little screwed up and I'm simply too tired to fix it.

I need a drink.:blink:

[sol92258]

via STM:


come to me my penguin brothers
and penguin sisters
and dance your dark winter dance
and flap
and flap
those fin-like wings

[RichGem]

via STM:


Now *that's* real poetry. :wink:

[jpb286]

Now *that's* real poetry. :wink:

:001_rolle

[a_bit_crafty]

Good evening, Rob (See? I remembered this time), and good morning to everyone else.

Off to a productive morning. Already have bread going.

[blackfoot]

[quote=blackfoot;2327644] I am not! I was having a computer glitch on another site.
[\quote]

Oh, is that what they're calling it these days? :tongue:

I can only imagine what The Gunny would have to say about all this namby pamby poetry nonsense. Jackwagons!

:blink::tongue_sm

No soldier will complain about this one:

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

That poem was written during World War I by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. He wrote it after watching his friend be killed. It was written outside of Ypres, Belgium. This is in the portion known as Flanders. The bunker just pass the door is where he wrote this poem.

119001

This is what it looked like inside.

119003


She's not gonna take it. NO, she ain't gonna take it.
She's not gonna take it any more!

we've Got The Right To Choose And
there Ain't No Way We'll Lose It
this Is Our Life, This Is Our Song
we'll Fight The Powers That Be Just
don't Pick Our Destiny 'cause
you Don't Know Us, You Don't Belong

Oh......




Well, we suckered you in. Songs are poetry too.


Dang, I missed post #350, I am finally averaging more that 1 post a day! Whoo Hoo. But who's counting.

Post numbers only matter for your first thousand or so. After that, you learn not to care.


Do you have an extra $2 Million laying around?

http://www.hammacher.com/Product/11726


http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/9086/1h/s7diod-isorigin.scene7.com/is/image/Hammacher/11726?wid=240&op_sharpen=0&qlt=90,1

I want one! I would almost give up my Goldwing I hope to buy for that. :lol:


Almost


Ah, a challenge. Hold on to your seats TATers this will decimate any Chip Roll, Blake Flood or SlagleRock 'n Roll. I only hope this doesn't crash the server.

I must say, that does indeed rival my Blakefloods following a vacation. Excellent job! :thumbup:


And poetry hour begins! Were you all posting favorites or just some that you like. Here is one of my all time favorite poems:

Mine are just ones I like.


Could it have anything to do with your recent interest in cufflinks, suits, fedora hats, vintage razors, expensive EDC's.... etc. etc.?? I [strike]blame[/strike appreciate B&B! :thumbup1:

My friend, I wore cuff links and fedoras long before I found B&B. It did, however, add to my odd interests. :thumbup1:


...Or girlfriends.

Don't get me started on that. :001_rolle


GThanks Blake, way to go!

:thumbup:



http://www.usbr.gov/mp/ncao/images/shasta_dam_fullsize.jpg


!


That made me bust out laughing. :lol::lol::lol::lol:

[RichGem]

That made me bust out laughing. :lol::lol::lol::lol:

So long as you didn't burst the dam. :blink:

[jpb286]

I believe we need some short posts for the rest of this page so that I don't have to scroll through all of the SlagleFlood and SlagleFlood quotes.

But, for our AF pals:

High Flight

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of—wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air....

Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark nor even eagle flew—
And, while with silent lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

-John Gillespie Magee, Jr.

[a_bit_crafty]

I believe we need some short posts for the rest of this page so that I don't have to scroll through all of the SlagleFlood and SlagleFlood quotes.


My scroll wheel finger hurts.

[blackfoot]

My scroll wheel finger hurts.

At least I edited out most of his roll.

[OldSaw]

I'll be waiting for your report at tomorrow morning's audience. Don't be late.

Everything is still cheesy, especially in Ripon. I dined at a "Mexican" restaurant that was more bar than restaurant and apparently it is socially acceptable for the high school Spanish teacher to take the class there for an outing.

For a town that has a real Mexican market, run by genuine Spanish/English speaking Mexicans, I was "surprised" :001_rolle to see that there were no Mexicans in the restaurant, which was less than two blocks away from the market. So I give them extra cheesy points for this. The only thing Mexican in the place were a few decorations on the wall. Chorizo was not even an option for the single burrito that I had, but it was covered with lots of cheese.

I managed to snag several tons of yogurt pretzels for export to the Flatlanders just outside the Cheddar Curtain, so cheddar revenue was raised on my visit, which should help to fuel this season's construction/destruction season.

Speaking of construction, I-94 between Milwaukee and the Illinois border is still being milked for all it's worth and then some. I think it's time to launch an investigation.

So there you are.

[RichGem]

My scroll wheel finger hurts.

Think of how my flipper feels! :001_rolle

[sol92258]

That made me bust out laughing. :lol::lol::lol::lol:
I was hoping my efforts weren't entirely futile....I was beginning to worry :blush:

[sol92258]

Think of how my flipper feels! :001_rolle
ummmm...I'll pass

(you don't use that pickup line IRL, do you?)

[RichGem]

Everything is still cheesy, especially in Ripon. I dined at a "Mexican" restaurant that was more bar than restaurant and apparently it is socially acceptable for the high school Spanish teacher to take the class there for an outing.

For a town that has a real Mexican market, run by genuine Spanish/English speaking Mexicans, I was "surprised" :001_rolle to see that there were no Mexicans in the restaurant, which was less than two blocks away from the market. So I give them extra cheesy points for this. The only thing Mexican in the place were a few decorations on the wall. Chorizo was not even an option for the single burrito that I had, but it was covered with lots of cheese.

I managed to snag several tons of yogurt pretzels for export to the Flatlanders just outside the Cheddar Curtain, so cheddar revenue was raised on my visit, which should help to fuel this season's construction/destruction season.

Speaking of construction, I-94 between Milwaukee and the Illinois border is still being milked for all it's worth and then some. I think it's time to launch an investigation.

So there you are.

Excellent. We are pleased.

[RichGem]

ummmm...I'll pass

(you don't use that pickup line IRL, do you?)

:eek: no. :lol:

[OldSaw]

Holy Cow TATers! You gave me nearly 10 pages to work with...



Ah, a challenge. Hold on to your seats TATers this will decimate any Chip Roll, Blake Flood or SlagleRock 'n Roll. I only hope this doesn't crash the server....

...OK TATers...

That is all.

EDIT: I think that included responses to 139 posts via multi-quote (if I counted correctly), but who's counting. Now everyone must pray the world does not explode. Oh, one more thing in quoting over 100 posts a couple got a little screwed up and I'm simply too tired to fix it.

Elwood! Elwood!

It must have been the dark sunglasses while driving at night that put you in such fine form. :clap: :clap: :clap:

[jpb286]

My scroll wheel finger hurts.

Stop your wining... post some more so that we can get out of this...


At least I edited out most of his roll.
Even though you edited it, it is still quite longggggg....


Everything is still cheesy, especially in Ripon. I dined at a "Mexican" restaurant that was more bar than restaurant and apparently it is socially acceptable for the high school Spanish teacher to take the class there for an outing.

For a town that has a real Mexican market, run by genuine Spanish/English speaking Mexicans, I was "surprised" :001_rolle to see that there were no Mexicans in the restaurant, which was less than two blocks away from the market. So I give them extra cheesy points for this. The only thing Mexican in the place were a few decorations on the wall. Chorizo was not even an option for the single burrito that I had, but it was covered with lots of cheese.

I managed to snag several tons of yogurt pretzels for export to the Flatlanders just outside the Cheddar Curtain, so cheddar revenue was raised on my visit, which should help to fuel this season's construction/destruction season.

Speaking of construction, I-94 between Milwaukee and the Illinois border is still being milked for all it's worth and then some. I think it's time to launch an investigation.

So there you are.

Congrats on expanding the Czardom, the head cheese will be pleased.

EDIT: I see that he is pleased... goooood.... very gooood...

[RichGem]

Stop your wining... post some more so that we can get out of this...


Even though you edited it, it is still quite longggggg....



Congrats on expanding the Czardom, the head cheese will be pleased.


Um, the Czardom started in Wisconsin. Yeesh. Who's in charge of the required reading list for n00bies around here anyhow?!

[jpb286]

I managed to snag several tons of yogurt pretzels for export to the Flatlanders just outside the Cheddar Curtain, so cheddar revenue was raised on my visit, which should help to fuel this season's construction/destruction season.



????
EDIT: Forgive me, Oh Great and benevolent Czar...

In other news, here is today's controversial thread:

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=163246

[Gruder]

Everything is still cheesy, especially in Ripon. I dined at a "Mexican" restaurant that was more bar than restaurant and apparently it is socially acceptable for the high school Spanish teacher to take the class there for an outing.

For a town that has a real Mexican market, run by genuine Spanish/English speaking Mexicans, I was "surprised" :001_rolle to see that there were no Mexicans in the restaurant, which was less than two blocks away from the market. So I give them extra cheesy points for this. The only thing Mexican in the place were a few decorations on the wall. Chorizo was not even an option for the single burrito that I had, but it was covered with lots of cheese.

I managed to snag several tons of yogurt pretzels for export to the Flatlanders just outside the Cheddar Curtain, so cheddar revenue was raised on my visit, which should help to fuel this season's construction/destruction season.

Speaking of construction, I-94 between Milwaukee and the Illinois border is still being milked for all it's worth and then some. I think it's time to launch an investigation.

So there you are.

When I become, I don't know, Emperor or something, one of my first edicts shall be that all restaurants purporting to serve food from a specific region of the world shall be authentic. Our Chinese and Mexican food will improve mightily. :biggrin1:

I may save Taco Bell, though, allowing them to operate only between the hours of midnight and 4am...

[jpb286]

When I become, I don't know, Emperor or something, one of my first edicts shall be that all restaurants purporting to serve food from a specific region of the world shall be authentic. Our Chinese and Mexican food will improve mightily. :biggrin1:

I may save Taco Bell, though, allowing them to operate only between the hours of midnight and 4am...


maybe....but after trying the Taco Bell Curve, you'll definitely end up on the Bathroom Curve....


EDIT: yeah, I'll go ahead and say it......
:blink::blink::blink::blink::blink:

Need I say more?

[OldSaw]

Um, the Czardom started in Wisconsin. Yeesh. Who's in charge of the required reading list for n00bies around here anyhow?!

It still is Wisconsin, the rest of the world exists solely to support the Czardom, even if there is a rogue czar in another state. The Czardom is a concept that the average person may not be able to understand, so don't be to hard on him Rich. Did I just call Mr. Crafty average? Oops, my bad... go ahead and let him have it, he can take it.

[jpb286]

It still is Wisconsin, the rest of the world exists solely to support the Czardom, even if there is a rogue czar in another state. The Czardom is a concept that the average person may not be able to understand, so don't be to hard on him Rich. Did I just call Mr. Crafty average? Oops, my bad... go ahead and let him have it, he can take it.

Thanks...,

...I think. :confused:

[OldSaw]

When I become, I don't know, Emperor or something, one of my first edicts shall be that all restaurants purporting to serve food from a specific region of the world shall be authentic. Our Chinese and Mexican food will improve mightily. :biggrin1:

I may save Taco Bell, though, allowing them to operate only between the hours of midnight and 4am...

In Taco Bell's corner, I don't think they actually claim to be Mexican, do they?

[OldSaw]

Nap time now. I still have to haul a load of something back inside the Cheddar Curtain today and sleep has eluded me too much these past few days.

[jpb286]

Nap time now. I still have to haul a load of something back inside the Cheddar Curtain today and sleep has eluded me too much these past few days.

Enjoy!

[Gruder]

In Taco Bell's corner, I don't think they actually claim to be Mexican, do they?

What "border" do you think they want you to "run for"? :biggrin:

[RichGem]

When I become, I don't know, Emperor or something, one of my first edicts shall be that all restaurants purporting to serve food from a specific region of the world shall be authentic. Our Chinese and Mexican food will improve mightily. :biggrin1:



Here's to hoping that cat and dog will remain banned.

[RichGem]

What "border" do you think they want you to "run for"? :biggrin:

In most cases, I'm guessing it's really more of a threshold than a border... such as the threshold to the "facilities."

[blackfoot]

ummmm...I'll pass

(you don't use that pickup line IRL, do you?)

:lol::lol::lol:


When I become, I don't know, Emperor or something, one of my first edicts shall be that all restaurants purporting to serve food from a specific region of the world shall be authentic. Our Chinese and Mexican food will improve mightily. :biggrin1:

I may save Taco Bell, though, allowing them to operate only between the hours of midnight and 4am...

Brilliant!

[a_bit_crafty]

Stop your wining... post some more so that we can get out of this...


*ahem.* I, sir,have spent my morning making bread so you can have the bread you like and so it is done when we have to go to the school this afternoon. That is where my time has gone. You will watch your tone.


When I become, I don't know, Emperor or something, one of my first edicts shall be that all restaurants purporting to serve food from a specific region of the world shall be authentic. Our Chinese and Mexican food will improve mightily. :biggrin1:

I may save Taco Bell, though, allowing them to operate only between the hours of midnight and 4am...

I have the strangest craving for egg drop soup. Jamie, bring me lunch!


:lol::lol::lol:



Brilliant!

Yes, I am. Oh, you weren't talking to me.

[RichGem]

*ahem.* I, sir,have spent my morning making bread so you can have the bread you like and so it is done when we have to go to the school this afternoon. That is where my time has gone. You will watch your tone.



I have the strangest craving for egg drop soup. Jamie, bring me lunch!



Yes, I am. Oh, you weren't talking to me.

Still waiting for mine. Surely, it must be cooled off by now?! :whistling:

[jpb286]

Still waiting for mine. Surely, it must be cooled off by now?! :whistling:

I thought you didn't want PITA.

[RichGem]

I thought you didn't want PITA.

True. But, it's close to lunch and I'm hungry. tho, after last night's bbq food, it's a wonder I have room for lunch.

[a_bit_crafty]

I thought you didn't want PITA.

What did you just call me?

[RichGem]

I thought you didn't want PITA.


What did you just call me?


http://www.wineberserkers.com/images/smilies/1974_eating_popcorn.gif

[jpb286]

http://www.wineberserkers.com/images/smilies/1974_eating_popcorn.gif

That's great.

[blackfoot]

Yes, I am. Oh, you weren't talking to me.

No, but I like your style. :thumbup1:


What did you just call me?

:lol::lol::lol::lol:


http://www.wineberserkers.com/images/smilies/1974_eating_popcorn.gif

+1

[jpb286]

(11:19:40 AM) Kristina: stamps?
(11:20:14 AM) red: you can't mail mail without stamps and expect it to get there... It just works that way
(11:22:35 AM) Kristina: Ok, smart***, do you know where they are?
(11:22:53 AM) red: ask the youngest one who or what he mailed
(11:23:51 AM) Kristina: I'm beginning to wonder
(11:24:09 AM) red: either table or microwave
(11:32:22 AM) Kristina: still looking
(11:32:34 AM) red: counter
(11:32:49 AM) red: between the fridge and counter also
(11:34:14 AM) Kristina: I found it.
(11:34:16 AM) Kristina: All set
(11:34:26 AM) red: where? under the youngest ones' bed
(11:34:43 AM) Kristina: No, on top of the microwave.

[a_bit_crafty]

(11:19:40 AM) Kristina: stamps?
(11:20:14 AM) red: you can't mail mail without stamps and expect it to get there... It just works that way
(11:22:35 AM) Kristina: Ok, smart***, do you know where they are?
(11:22:53 AM) red: ask the youngest one who or what he mailed
(11:23:51 AM) Kristina: I'm beginning to wonder
(11:24:09 AM) red: either table or microwave
(11:32:22 AM) Kristina: still looking
(11:32:34 AM) red: counter
(11:32:49 AM) red: between the fridge and counter also
(11:34:14 AM) Kristina: I found it.
(11:34:16 AM) Kristina: All set
(11:34:26 AM) red: where? under the youngest ones' bed
(11:34:43 AM) Kristina: No, on top of the microwave.
Buried under all your crap. Again, watch it.

[blackfoot]

http://www.midasupload.com/users/1/evilgirls.jpg

[jpb286]

http://www.midasupload.com/users/1/evilgirls.jpg

:lol:

I have 3 younger sisters... need I say more?

[blackfoot]

:lol:

I have 3 younger sisters... need I say more?

My deepest condolences.

I have just one. He is user-name Skklog. :lol:

[RichGem]

My deepest condolences.

I have just one. He is user-name Skklog. :lol:

:spockflam

[blackfoot]

:spockflam

:biggrin:

[jpb286]

My deepest condolences.

I have just one. He is user-name Skklog. :lol:

That was pretty low.


http://images4.cpcache.com/product/that+hurt-strike-playing+baseball/416416574v2_225x225_Front.jpg

[blackfoot]

That was pretty low.

Meh, what are brothers for? :cool:

[RichGem]

*ahem.* I, sir,have spent my morning making bread so you can have the bread you like and so it is done when we have to go to the school this afternoon. That is where my time has gone. You will watch your tone.



I have the strangest craving for egg drop soup. Jamie, bring me lunch!



Yes, I am. Oh, you weren't talking to me.

I'm pretty sure you need to "sudo" there.

[blackfoot]

I'm pretty sure you need to "sudo" there.

:lol::lol::lol:

That is the Linux Mint thread down the hall. This is the room for an argument.

[blackfoot]

I just got to hear from Adam on Facebook. He wanted me to say hi and he promised he would be back. He even mentioned the possibility of getting Internet service again. :w00t: :thumbup:

[RichGem]

I just got to hear from Adam on Facebook. He wanted me to say hi and he promised he would be back. He even mentioned the possibility of getting Internet service again. :w00t: :thumbup:

No internet service and he posted to facebook? :confused:

Who's Adam? :confused:x2

[sol92258]

http://buttersafe.com/comics/2010-07-01-BagelsAndDonuts.jpg

[blackfoot]

No internet service and he posted to facebook? :confused:

Who's Adam? :confused:x2

He has Internet at work and his employer has a Facebook account, so he can occasionally access Facebook. He his rather sparse there too.



http://buttersafe.com/comics/2010-07-01-BagelsAndDonuts.jpg

:lol::lol::lol:

[RichGem]

[quote=blackfoot]
He has Internet at work and his employer has a Facebook account, so he can occasionally access Facebook. He his rather sparse there too.
[\quote]

So, it's been waterproofed then?

[jpb286]

Meh, what are brothers for? :cool:

I wouldn't know. Although, my youngest sister has varsity letter for Wrestling from her high school...

[RichGem]

I wouldn't know. Although, my youngest sister has varsity letter for Wrestling from her high school...

So... what you're trying to say is that your little sister beat you up a lot? :whistling:

[jpb286]

I wouldn't know. Although, my youngest sister has varsity letter for Wrestling from her high school...

So... what you're trying to say is that your little sister beat you up a lot? :whistling:

No, She is 12 years younger than me and whenever we go to visit (once a year or so) she beats me up. She also plays in just about every sport and therefore has some impressive muscles.

[a_bit_crafty]

I'm pretty sure you need to "sudo" there.

I guess so. No one brought me lunch.


:lol::lol::lol:

That is the Linux Mint thread down the hall. This is the room for an argument.

Can't it be both?

[blackfoot]

Can't it be both?

I already told you once!

[Swampfox]

Holy Cow TATers! You gave me nearly 10 pages to work with...

OK TATers...

That is all.

EDIT: I think that included responses to 139 posts via multi-quote (if I counted correctly), but who's counting. Now everyone must pray the world does not explode. Oh, one more thing in quoting over 100 posts a couple got a little screwed up and I'm simply too tired to fix it.

WOW! I bow before the greatness that is Kal-El!

Glad to see someone noticed My Surfin' Badger & Blade song. :lol: I haven't tried Fat Tire, yet. It's on the very long list that I have. :lol: I figure with all the microbreweries and craft beers out there, there is bound to be at least one that I will really like.

[RichGem]

I guess so. No one brought me lunch.



Can't it be both?


I already told you once!


http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii269/theogrit/1sm213sharepopcorn.gif

[OldSaw]

Buried under all your crap. Again, watch it.

Fight nice, you two.

[OldSaw]

My deepest condolences.

I have just one. He is user-name Skklog. :lol:

Ouch! Looks like Skklog might be looking to take YOU on a canoe trip.

[OldSaw]

:lol::lol::lol:

That is the Linux Mint thread down the hall. This is the room for an argument.

No, it's not.

[RichGem]

Ouch! Looks like Skklog might be looking to take YOU on a canoe trip.

Please, for the love of Tux, don't remind me of canoe trips and associated pictures.

http://www.free-smiley-faces.de/puking-Smiley_Smilie-kotzend/www.free-smiley-faces.de_puke-smiley_smilie-kotzen_01_800x800.gif

[OldSaw]

I already told you once!

No, you didn't.

[jpb286]

To answer the Fat Tire question, I've had it in Denver and it's not bad (I drank a whole pitcher by myself once, I think); that said, everything from Firestone is better (in my opinion).

[OldSaw]

Please, for the love of Tux, don't remind me of canoe trips and associated pictures.

http://www.free-smiley-faces.de/puking-Smiley_Smilie-kotzend/www.free-smiley-faces.de_puke-smiley_smilie-kotzen_01_800x800.gif

Aaah, the puking smiley does exist.

What canoe pics are stuck in your mind? You wouldn't be thinking of THIS ONE (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?p=751460&highlight=canoe#post751460), would you?

[jpb286]

Aaah, the puking smiley does exist.

What canoe pics are stuck in your mind? You wouldn't be thinking of THIS ONE (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?p=751460&highlight=canoe#post751460), would you?

All of this is sooooo, incredibly wrong.

[Gruder]

To answer the Fat Tire question, I've had it in Denver and it's not bad (I drank a whole pitcher by myself once, I think); that said, everything from Firestone is better (in my opinion).

Hey, no dissing New Belgium in TAT. (Okay, maybe it's not an official rule, but it should be! :wink:)

[OldSaw]

Now that I'm safely behind the Cheddar Curtain for the night, it's time to rustle up some dinner. Not sure what I want, but at least I have a few fast food choices and a Chinese restaurant nearby.

[OldSaw]

All of this is sooooo, incredibly wrong.

It was the only canoe picture that I remember trying to scour from my mind. Then Rich reminds me of it again. Now where's that puking smiley.

BTW, you should read some of Mr. G's posts. They are classic, in fact I think he's the one who started this whole Czardom/Cheddar Curtain thing.

[jpb286]

Hey, no dissing New Belgium in TAT. (Okay, maybe it's not an official rule, but it should be! :wink:)

I wasn't trying to dis New Belgium, as a matter of fact I get a couple of bottles when I travel to areas that have Fat Tire :drool:. It's absolutely the best in Denver (that I've had so far).

[Gruder]

I wasn't trying to dis New Belgium, as a matter of fact I get a couple of bottles when I travel to areas that have Fat Tire :drool:. It's absolutely the best in Denver (that I've had so far).

The brewery itself is well worth the drive. Be sure and ask to try La Folie. :thumbup1:

[jpb286]

The brewery itself is well worth the drive. Be sure and ask to try La Folie. :thumbup1:

I'll have to give it a try next time I'm in Denver; some of my co-workers go there every other week or so.

[RichGem]

Aaah, the puking smiley does exist.

What canoe pics are stuck in your mind? You wouldn't be thinking of THIS ONE (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?p=751460&highlight=canoe#post751460), would you?

You mean there are others that can induce such a high level of trauma?

Oh, and it scares me that you found that pic so fast. :scared:

[jpb286]

You mean there are others that can induce such a high level of trauma?

Oh, and it scares me that you found that pic so fast. :scared:

Probably had it bookmarked... :lol:

[DunEdinRanger]

Buried under all your crap. Again, watch it.

Oh Oh...




http://buttersafe.com/comics/2010-07-01-BagelsAndDonuts.jpg

Awesome!! Thanks!


I wouldn't know. Although, my youngest sister has varsity letter for Wrestling from her high school...

She's East German? :lol:


So... what you're trying to say is that your little sister beat you up a lot? :whistling:

I'm she did. To a pulp. Daily. :lol:

[RichGem]

She's East German? :lol:



:eek:

:spockflam

[jpb286]

She's East German? :lol:

I'm she did. To a pulp. Daily. :lol:


:eek:

:spockflam

:lol:

[RichGem]

:lol:



And apparently.... he enjoyed it. :yikes:

[gollum83]

EDIT: I think that included responses to 139 posts via multi-quote (if I counted correctly), but who's counting. Now everyone must pray the world does not explode. Oh, one more thing in quoting over 100 posts a couple got a little screwed up and I'm simply too tired to fix it.

You're tired? Heck, I'm tired from reading that flood. It was so... huge... and impressive... :ouch1:


I need a drink.:blink:

Me too! Pass the beer. :a8:


Um, the Czardom started in Wisconsin. Yeesh. Who's in charge of the required reading list for n00bies around here anyhow?!
Just send him for a vacation retreat in the Czardom's dungeons. Tour guide Blake will set him straight. :biggrin:


What "border" do you think they want you to "run for"? :biggrin:

The one separating the restroom from the main dining area? :whistling:


http://www.midasupload.com/users/1/evilgirls.jpg

It all makes sense! :w00t:


I have just one. He is user-name Skklog. :lol:

:lol::lol::lol:


Meh, what are brothers for? :cool:

Especially younger brothers. :lol1:


No internet service and he posted to facebook? :confused:

Smoke signals? :blink:



http://buttersafe.com/comics/2010-07-01-BagelsAndDonuts.jpg

I don't think I would even have the coffee there. :scared:


She's East German? :lol:

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[RichGem]

You're tired? Heck, I'm tired from reading that flood. It was so... huge... and impressive... :ouch1:

"That's what she said."





Just send him for a vacation retreat in the Czardom's dungeons. Tour guide Blake will set him straight. :biggrin:



Hmm... an interesting idea. But, I don't think it's come to that yet.

[jpb286]

Hmm... an interesting idea. But, I don't think it's come to that yet.

Your kindness will not soon be forgotten; Oh, kind and generous Czar. :ouch1:

[RichGem]

Your kindness will not soon be forgotten; Oh, kind and generous Czar. :ouch1:

Good. Despite recent, um, renovations... the dungeons really don't offer much in terms of fun or sight seeing. Well, unless you count the wall where Matt/Gollum counted off his days of imprisonment that is.

[jpb286]

Good. Despite recent, um, renovations... the dungeons really don't offer much in terms of fun or sight seeing. Well, unless you count the wall where Matt/Gollum counted of his days of imprisonment that is.

:lol: That got a pretty good chuckle...

[RichGem]

:lol: That got a pretty good chuckle...

Matt *cough**cough* enjoyed every moment.

[Swampfox]

Saw the final installment of the Indiana Jones saga. Nice date night even though some moron threw popcorn and gum into my wife's hair. This time, the nerds and geeks were outnumbered by idiots. I think the other members of our species went to the later showing.


Um, the Czardom started in Wisconsin. Yeesh. Who's in charge of the required reading list for n00bies around here anyhow?!

:lol::lol::lol:

[DunEdinRanger]

Another Indiana Jones movie? This would be the 5th?

[RichGem]

Another Indiana Jones movie? This would be the 5th?

That is, however, what you need to get through the Shia LeBeuf one.

[Swampfox]

Another Indiana Jones movie? This would be the 5th?


That is, however, what you need to get through the Shia LeBeuf one.

Last Crusade.

[OldSaw]

You mean there are others that can induce such a high level of trauma?

Oh, and it scares me that you found that pic so fast. :scared:

It was actually a pretty easy search. I just used "canoe" as the key word and entered Mr. Gillette in the member field, which only produced 16 returns and I knew it was in the Linux Mint thread. So there. :001_tt2:

[OldSaw]

Probably had it bookmarked... :lol:

Now what did I do to deserve that? Mommm!!

[Intrigued]

Oh look it's the Scarlet Pimpernel! :w00t:



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[Swampfox]

Oh look it's the Scarlet Pimpernel! :w00t:



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You don't want to make me angry...wait, that's not my line.....

[blackfoot]

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii269/theogrit/1sm213sharepopcorn.gif

:lol::lol::lol:


Ouch! Looks like Skklog might be looking to take YOU on a canoe trip.

:lol:


No, it's not.

At least someone got my reference! :thumbup:


Aaah, the puking smiley does exist.

What canoe pics are stuck in your mind? You wouldn't be thinking of THIS ONE (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?p=751460&highlight=canoe#post751460), would you?

Dear God, how did you find that and why!? :eek:


I don't think I would even have the coffee there. :scared:

:yesnod:


Good. Despite recent, um, renovations... the dungeons really don't offer much in terms of fun or sight seeing. Well, unless you count the wall where Matt/Gollum counted off his days of imprisonment that is.

Although I do love to....demonstrate my little corner of purgatory. :cool:


That is, however, what you need to get through the Shia LeBeuf one.

+1! :rolleyes:


It was actually a pretty easy search. I just used "canoe" as the key word and entered Mr. Gillette in the member field, which only produced 16 returns and I knew it was in the Linux Mint thread. So there. :001_tt2:

God show!

[Swampfox]

Junior!

[RichGem]

God show!

I'm relatively certain that even God would need a 5th to get through that canoe pic.

[RichGem]

Junior!

Actually it looks more like "Super Butters" or whatever the heck his name was, with a Little Red Riding Hood cape on.

[OldSaw]

:lol::lol::lol:



:lol:



At least someone got my reference! :thumbup:



Dear God, how did you find that and why!? :eek:



:yesnod:



Although I do love to....demonstrate my little corner of purgatory. :cool:



+1! :rolleyes:



God show!

Since there is no amount of eye bleach to rid my eyes of what has been seen, I thought I would share my misery with those that either weren't around in the early days of Linux Mint or were just too lazy to start at the beginning.

Mr. Gillette is a pretty decent fellow and I am not trying to poke fun at him, but I know he posted that pic just to stir things up, because that's the way he is. I actually met him and his wife once at his camp in Michigan. In fact, I think he should be there now, as they usually spend the entire month of August up there.

[blackfoot]

Since there is no amount of eye bleach to rid my eyes of what has been seen, I thought I would share my misery with those that either weren't around in the early days of Linux Mint or were just too lazy to start at the beginning.

Mr. Gillette is a pretty decent fellow and I am not trying to poke fun at him, but I know he posted that pic just to stir things up, because that's the way he is. I actually met him and his wife once at his camp in Michigan. In fact, I think he should be there now, as they usually spend the entire month of August up there.

I am jealous. I have been telling Mrs. Blackfoot I really need to get away and want to go on a back-country trip. Either that, or I want to rent a motorcycle and tour the UP, seeing the wineries and lighthouses. I can't afford to rent the bike though. :thumbdown

[Swampfox]

Actually it looks more like "Super Butters" or whatever the heck his name was, with a Little Red Riding Hood cape on.

It's actually Magneto. I think I made the Junior comment when I still had Indiana Tux up there.

[blackfoot]

It's actually Magneto. I think I made the Junior comment when I still had Indiana Tux up there.

Reminded me of the Imperial Guard. :a45:

[blackfoot]

And, signing off for the morning, I leave you with this:

Love is like a butterfly,
it goes where it pleases
and it pleases wherever it goes.

Love is like a butterfly,
hold it too tight, it'll crush,
hold it too loose, it'll fly.

Author Unknown

[Gruder]

I am jealous. I have been telling Mrs. Blackfoot I really need to get away and want to go on a back-country trip. Either that, or I want to rent a motorcycle and tour the UP, seeing the wineries and lighthouses. I can't afford to rent the bike though. :thumbdown

What's that I hear, Blake? Could it be the sound of Kentucky calling you back for a visit? :biggrin1:

[OldSaw]

I am jealous. I have been telling Mrs. Blackfoot I really need to get away and want to go on a back-country trip. Either that, or I want to rent a motorcycle and tour the UP, seeing the wineries and lighthouses. I can't afford to rent the bike though. :thumbdown

I thought you had a bike. I think you would really enjoy the Tunnel of Trees north of Petoskey in northern lower Michigan. There really isn't much in the UP.

[RichGem]

And, signing off for the morning, I leave you with this:

Love is like a butterfly,
it goes where it pleases
and it pleases wherever it goes.

Love is like a butterfly,
hold it too tight, it'll crush,
hold it too loose, it'll fly.

Author Unknown

:devil::devil::devil:


http://static.desktopnexus.com/thumbnails/10542-bigthumbnail.jpg

[jpb286]

:devil::devil::devil:


http://static.desktopnexus.com/thumbnails/10542-bigthumbnail.jpg

:lol::lol::lol:

[SRock]

Good thing you have several unqualified engineers and sailors in your Czardom for your study.

Your navy may rival Mongolia if you keep it up! :lol:



That's what happens when you don't share... Just today I was looking a different ports to sample...





Thanks Blake, way to go!

Wait, I did it and he gets the thank you? :confused: :lol:



http://www.usbr.gov/mp/ncao/images/shasta_dam_fullsize.jpg


!


:lol::lol::lol::lol:


[quote=SlagleRock;2328626]Holy Cow TATers! You gave me nearly 10 pages to work with...



Ah, a challenge. Hold on to your seats TATers this will decimate any Chip Roll, Blake Flood or SlagleRock 'n Roll. I only hope this doesn't crash the server.



Wise man one say...



:lol::lol:



+1



:lol::lol:



And poetry hour begins! Were you all posting favorites or just some that you like. Here is one of my all time favorite poems:

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!



:lol: and mine is just beginning!



:lol::lol: Thankfully I'm not merely a mortal. :lol:



:lol:



:lol:



Ah, scope eye! Excellent redirect, Rich.



:lol: Yeah, but we all did that in grade school.



:yesnod:



We definitely have ladies and gents from all walks of life but those with at least some level of college education is likely higher than average.



Mmmm. Taco Bell. Anything from Taco Bell drowning in FIRE sauce is awesome! :spockflam



:lol: Love the disclaimer!



:lol:



:lol::lol: Surely he got the point.



:lol:



My ex used to do that but her way was "Whatever". Made me furious!



:lol:



Or a SUPER Blues Brother?!



No, but one of them is probably bullet proof!



:lol::lol:



No Comment



Wait a minute.... This isn't AR-15.com?



Which brings us right back to FIRE :spockflam



:lol:



Nice :thumbup1:



+1, oh and nice mini-roll



:lol: For what, bait?



Could it have anything to do with your recent interest in cufflinks, suits, fedora hats, vintage razors, expensive EDC's.... etc. etc.?? I [strike]blame[/strike appreciate B&B! :thumbup1:



I actually agree. People should reserve judgment until there is something to judge.



Sill, nice!



+1



:lol::lol:



What a horrible coincidence.



Simple editing with emoticons. I like.



FTFY



:yesnod:



It was ah-ight



:lol:



Bring out the gimp...



:thumbup1:



Another nice mini-flood.



:lol:



:lol::lol:



:lol::lol:



Indeed!



I like!



Again, I like.



Nice.



Interesting



Holy Cow!! 41K :w00t::w00t:



:thumbup1:



:yesnod: Uh Oh, and Mmmmmm



+1



Par Avion



Intelligent discussion is ok even in the TAT (occasionally) and I agree, Poe is under appreciated.



:lol:



Mmmmmm, refreshing.



:thumbup1:



:eek:



Mmmmmmm



:clap::clap:



:eek::eek:

[quote=blackfoot;2327644]I am not! I was having a computer glitch on another site.



+1



Ah, the quote within a quote. Well played



:lol: I got everyone covered in this one!



+1



I need a drink.:blink:

Or two? :lol: Don't worry I won't be doing that again for a long time, if ever.


Good evening, Rob (See? I remembered this time), and good morning to everyone else.

Off to a productive morning. Already have bread going.

:thumbup1::thumbup1:


[QUOTE=RichGem;2327663]

No soldier will complain about this one:

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

That poem was written during World War I by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. He wrote it after watching his friend be killed. It was written outside of Ypres, Belgium. This is in the portion known as Flanders. The bunker just pass the door is where he wrote this poem.

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This is what it looked like inside.

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Well, we suckered you in. Songs are poetry too.



Post numbers only matter for your first thousand or so. After that, you learn not to care.



I want one! I would almost give up my Goldwing I hope to buy for that. :lol:


Almost



I must say, that does indeed rival my Blakefloods following a vacation. Excellent job! :thumbup:



Mine are just ones I like.



My friend, I wore cuff links and fedoras long before I found B&B. It did, however, add to my odd interests. :thumbup1:



Don't get me started on that. :001_rolle



:thumbup:



That made me bust out laughing. :lol::lol::lol::lol:

:yesnod: and Rival? Who are you kidding. That was epic, dare I say even Chuck Norris couldn't have topped that.


I believe we need some short posts for the rest of this page so that I don't have to scroll through all of the SlagleFlood and SlagleFlood quotes.

But, for our AF pals:

High Flight

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of—wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air....

Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark nor even eagle flew—
And, while with silent lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

-John Gillespie Magee, Jr.

Sorry about that. :lol: and thanks! :thumbup1:


My scroll wheel finger hurts.

:lol::lol::lol:


At least I edited out most of his roll.

:lol:


Think of how my flipper feels! :001_rolle

:eek:


I was hoping my efforts weren't entirely futile....I was beginning to worry :blush:

Nah, that was perfect!


Elwood! Elwood!

It must have been the dark sunglasses while driving at night that put you in such fine form. :clap: :clap: :clap:

Indeed! :thumbup1:


http://www.wineberserkers.com/images/smilies/1974_eating_popcorn.gif

:lol:


My deepest condolences.

I have just one. He is user-name Skklog. :lol:

I spit out my drink!


Meh, what are brothers for? :cool:

:thumbup1:


No, She is 12 years younger than me and whenever we go to visit (once a year or so) she beats me up. She also plays in just about every sport and therefore has some impressive muscles.

I wrestled a girl in school (rest of the story is unsuitable for B&B).


WOW! I bow before the greatness that is Kal-El!

Glad to see someone noticed My Surfin' Badger & Blade song. :lol: I haven't tried Fat Tire, yet. It's on the very long list that I have. :lol: I figure with all the microbreweries and craft beers out there, there is bound to be at least one that I will really like.

:thumbup1::thumbup1:


To answer the Fat Tire question, I've had it in Denver and it's not bad (I drank a whole pitcher by myself once, I think); that said, everything from Firestone is better (in my opinion).

:lol:


You're tired? Heck, I'm tired from reading that flood. It was so... huge... and impressive... :ouch1:



Me too! Pass the beer. :a8:


Just send him for a vacation retreat in the Czardom's dungeons. Tour guide Blake will set him straight. :biggrin:



The one separating the restroom from the main dining area? :whistling:



It all makes sense! :w00t:



:lol::lol::lol:



Especially younger brothers. :lol1:



Smoke signals? :blink:



I don't think I would even have the coffee there. :scared:



:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Thank you, thank you!


"That's what she said."



Hmm... an interesting idea. But, I don't think it's come to that yet.

I knew this was coming...

...don't do it. :lol:


That is, however, what you need to get through the Shia LeBeuf one.

:eek: They are talking about making more with him taking over for his Father. :eek:

[RichGem]

I wrestled a girl in school (rest of the story is unsuitable for B&B).



So... she won, huh? :tongue:



:eek: They are talking about making more with him taking over for his Father. :eek:


Ladies and Gentlemen, Indiana Jones has jumped the shark and you were here to witness the moment it happened!

[OldSaw]

Wait, I did it and he gets the thank you? :confused: :lol:



:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[QUOTE=RichGem;2328815][quote=SlagleRock;2328626]Holy Cow TATers! You gave me nearly 10 pages to work with...



Ah, a challenge. Hold on to your seats TATers this will decimate any Chip Roll, Blake Flood or SlagleRock 'n Roll. I only hope this doesn't crash the server.



Wise man one say...



:lol::lol:



+1



:lol::lol:



And poetry hour begins! Were you all posting favorites or just some that you like. Here is one of my all time favorite poems:

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!



:lol: and mine is just beginning!



:lol::lol: Thankfully I'm not merely a mortal. :lol:



:lol:



:lol:



Ah, scope eye! Excellent redirect, Rich.



:lol: Yeah, but we all did that in grade school.



:yesnod:



We definitely have ladies and gents from all walks of life but those with at least some level of college education is likely higher than average.



Mmmm. Taco Bell. Anything from Taco Bell drowning in FIRE sauce is awesome! :spockflam



:lol: Love the disclaimer!



:lol:



:lol::lol: Surely he got the point.



:lol:



My ex used to do that but her way was "Whatever". Made me furious!



:lol:



Or a SUPER Blues Brother?!



No, but one of them is probably bullet proof!



:lol::lol:



No Comment



Wait a minute.... This isn't AR-15.com?



Which brings us right back to FIRE :spockflam



:lol:



Nice :thumbup1:



+1, oh and nice mini-roll



:lol: For what, bait?



Could it have anything to do with your recent interest in cufflinks, suits, fedora hats, vintage razors, expensive EDC's.... etc. etc.?? I [strike]blame[/strike appreciate B&B! :thumbup1:



I actually agree. People should reserve judgment until there is something to judge.



Sill, nice!



+1



:lol::lol:



What a horrible coincidence.



Simple editing with emoticons. I like.



FTFY



:yesnod:



It was ah-ight



:lol:



Bring out the gimp...



:thumbup1:



Another nice mini-flood.



:lol:



:lol::lol:



:lol::lol:



Indeed!



I like!



Again, I like.



Nice.



Interesting



Holy Cow!! 41K :w00t::w00t:



:thumbup1:



:yesnod: Uh Oh, and Mmmmmm



+1



Par Avion



Intelligent discussion is ok even in the TAT (occasionally) and I agree, Poe is under appreciated.



:lol:



Mmmmmm, refreshing.



:thumbup1:



:eek:



Mmmmmmm



:clap::clap:



:eek::eek:



Or two? :lol: Don't worry I won't be doing that again for a long time, if ever.



:thumbup1::thumbup1:

[QUOTE=blackfoot;2328932]

:yesnod: and Rival? Who are you kidding. That was epic, dare I say even Chuck Norris couldn't have topped that.



Sorry about that. :lol: and thanks! :thumbup1:



:lol::lol::lol:



:lol:



:eek:



Nah, that was perfect!



Indeed! :thumbup1:



:lol:



I spit out my drink!



:thumbup1:



I wrestled a girl in school (rest of the story is unsuitable for B&B).



:thumbup1::thumbup1:



:lol:



Thank you, thank you!



I knew this was coming...

...don't do it. :lol:



:eek: They are talking about making more with him taking over for his Father. :eek:

Rob's here... looks like the day is ready to start rolling.

[OldSaw]

Wait, I did it and he gets the thank you? :confused: :lol:



:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[QUOTE=RichGem;2328815][quote=SlagleRock;2328626]Holy Cow TATers! You gave me nearly 10 pages to work with...



Ah, a challenge. Hold on to your seats TATers this will decimate any Chip Roll, Blake Flood or SlagleRock 'n Roll. I only hope this doesn't crash the server.



Wise man one say...



:lol::lol:



+1



:lol::lol:



And poetry hour begins! Were you all posting favorites or just some that you like. Here is one of my all time favorite poems:

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!



:lol: and mine is just beginning!



:lol::lol: Thankfully I'm not merely a mortal. :lol:



:lol:



:lol:



Ah, scope eye! Excellent redirect, Rich.



:lol: Yeah, but we all did that in grade school.



:yesnod:



We definitely have ladies and gents from all walks of life but those with at least some level of college education is likely higher than average.



Mmmm. Taco Bell. Anything from Taco Bell drowning in FIRE sauce is awesome! :spockflam



:lol: Love the disclaimer!



:lol:



:lol::lol: Surely he got the point.



:lol:



My ex used to do that but her way was "Whatever". Made me furious!



:lol:



Or a SUPER Blues Brother?!



No, but one of them is probably bullet proof!



:lol::lol:



No Comment



Wait a minute.... This isn't AR-15.com?



Which brings us right back to FIRE :spockflam



:lol:



Nice :thumbup1:



+1, oh and nice mini-roll



:lol: For what, bait?



Could it have anything to do with your recent interest in cufflinks, suits, fedora hats, vintage razors, expensive EDC's.... etc. etc.?? I [strike]blame[/strike appreciate B&B! :thumbup1:



I actually agree. People should reserve judgment until there is something to judge.



Sill, nice!



+1



:lol::lol:



What a horrible coincidence.



Simple editing with emoticons. I like.



FTFY



:yesnod:



It was ah-ight



:lol:



Bring out the gimp...



:thumbup1:



Another nice mini-flood.



:lol:



:lol::lol:



:lol::lol:



Indeed!



I like!



Again, I like.



Nice.



Interesting



Holy Cow!! 41K :w00t::w00t:



:thumbup1:



:yesnod: Uh Oh, and Mmmmmm



+1



Par Avion



Intelligent discussion is ok even in the TAT (occasionally) and I agree, Poe is under appreciated.



:lol:



Mmmmmm, refreshing.



:thumbup1:



:eek:



Mmmmmmm



:clap::clap:



:eek::eek:



Or two? :lol: Don't worry I won't be doing that again for a long time, if ever.



:thumbup1::thumbup1:

[QUOTE=blackfoot;2328932]

:yesnod: and Rival? Who are you kidding. That was epic, dare I say even Chuck Norris couldn't have topped that.



Sorry about that. :lol: and thanks! :thumbup1:



:lol::lol::lol:



:lol:



:eek:



Nah, that was perfect!



Indeed! :thumbup1:



:lol:



I spit out my drink!



:thumbup1:



I wrestled a girl in school (rest of the story is unsuitable for B&B).



:thumbup1::thumbup1:



:lol:



Thank you, thank you!



I knew this was coming...

...don't do it. :lol:



:eek: They are talking about making more with him taking over for his Father. :eek:

Hey Rob, it looks like you need to edit some of your end quotes... or something.

[jpb286]

If one mostly quotes oneself, does it really count as a roll?


So... she won, huh? :tongue:

That's what I'm thinking... :lol:



Ladies and Gentlemen, Indiana Jones has jumped the shark and you were here to witness the moment it happened!

I believe that was called, "Nuking the fridge".

[RichGem]

Forgive me guys, for going OT and talking about :eek: ... shaving....

I had to let you know that I lathered up today with some NOS Safari (ralph lauren) SS today thanks to Rob's recent sale. It's not a scent that I would wear as an EDT, to tell you the truth, but as an SS it was very nice. First ingredient: TALLOW! and it lathered up with nary an effort. My shave was comfy and close. Get some if you get the chance.

(now back to your regularly scheduled non-shaving nonsense)

[RichGem]

If one mostly quotes oneself, does it really count as a roll?


That's what I'm thinking... :lol:



I believe that was called, "Nuking the fridge".

*quickly consults google*

Ah, I learned something new today.

[jpb286]

Forgive me guys, for going OT and talking about :eek: ... shaving....

I had to let you know that I lathered up today with some NOS Safari (ralph lauren) SS today thanks to Rob's recent sale. It's not a scent that I would wear as an EDT, to tell you the truth, but as an SS it was very nice. First ingredient: TALLOW! and it lathered up with nary an effort. My shave was comfy and close. Get some if you get the chance.

(now back to your regularly scheduled non-shaving nonsense)

Since we diverged into shaving...

I, too was recipient of some of Rob's gear (LUX and plastic Wilkinson). I've used the LUX and found it to be very nice; better than the Schick Corona that I had been using. I may try the Wilkinson next...

[jpb286]

*quickly consults google*

Ah, I learned something new today.

Yeah, that scene really tried my willing suspension of disbelief...

[OldSaw]

If one mostly quotes oneself, does it really count as a roll?


That's what I'm thinking... :lol:



I believe that was called, "Nuking the fridge".


Yeah, that scene really tried my willing suspension of disbelief...

Thanks for the new term. "Jumped the shark," has really, well... jumped the shark. "Nuked the fridge," is so much more fun to say.

[jpb286]

Thanks for the new term. "Jumped the shark," has really, well... jumped the shark. "Nuked the fridge," is so much more fun to say.

Any time... :thumbup1:

[RichGem]

Thanks for the new term. "Jumped the shark," has really, well... jumped the shark. "Nuked the fridge," is so much more fun to say.

For advanced users: "jumped the shark" is for TV shows, "nuked the fridge" is for movies. :smartass:

[RichGem]

Yeah, that scene really tried my willing suspension of disbelief...


Maybe it was a Soviet Cold War fridge?

[a_bit_crafty]

Am present. That is all.

[sol92258]

Yeah, that scene really tried my willing suspension of disbelief...
they had to do that so you'd be ready for the more ridiculous suspension of disbelief of the rest of the movie

[RichGem]

Am present. That is all.

:confused: You're little green light is off. That is all.

[a_bit_crafty]

Saw the final installment of the Indiana Jones saga. Nice date night even though some moron threw popcorn and gum into my wife's hair. This time, the nerds and geeks were outnumbered by idiots. I think the other members of our species went to the later showing.



:lol::lol::lol:

My condolences to Mrs. Swampfox. Not cool.


:confused: You're little green light is off. That is all.

*static* Because I closed the window. Over.

[blackfoot]

What's that I hear, Blake? Could it be the sound of Kentucky calling you back for a visit? :biggrin1:

I was actually hoping to head to the Boundary Waters this year. If not, Wisconsin, Turtle-Flambeau Flowage, was actually very nice. Although I must admit, all of the great near-death stuff happened in Kentucky. Maybe Kentucky is the better choice.


I thought you had a bike. I think you would really enjoy the Tunnel of Trees north of Petoskey in northern lower Michigan. There really isn't much in the UP.

My bike is nearly 40 years old, first off. It is a little concerning to ride it that far. Second, and I mean no offense but this but it is a fact, my bike is not a fan of the weight of both Mrs. Blackfoot and I. It rides fine, but we bottom out on bumps all the time. Third, it really doesn't have any place to put that much stuff. A weekend trip, I can load onto it, but not for a week or more. Plus, that is even more weight.


:devil::devil::devil:


http://static.desktopnexus.com/thumbnails/10542-bigthumbnail.jpg

:lol::lol:


:yesnod: and Rival? Who are you kidding. That was epic, dare I say even Chuck Norris couldn't have topped that.

:biggrin: Yes, epic it was indeed. But, Chuck Norris? Thin ice, my friend. :lol:


I wrestled a girl in school (rest of the story is unsuitable for B&B).

:lol::lol::lol::lol:


So... she won, huh? :tongue:




Ladies and Gentlemen, Indiana Jones has jumped the shark and you were here to witness the moment it happened!

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

And :yesnod:


Forgive me guys, for going OT and talking about :eek: ... shaving....

I had to let you know that I lathered up today with some NOS Safari (ralph lauren) SS today thanks to Rob's recent sale. It's not a scent that I would wear as an EDT, to tell you the truth, but as an SS it was very nice. First ingredient: TALLOW! and it lathered up with nary an effort. My shave was comfy and close. Get some if you get the chance.

(now back to your regularly scheduled non-shaving nonsense)

:thumbup:

[Gruder]

I was actually hoping to head to the Boundary Waters this year. If not, Wisconsin, Turtle-Flambeau Flowage, was actually very nice. Although I must admit, all of the great near-death stuff happened in Kentucky. Maybe Kentucky is the better choice.

Plus, not many tuna!

[blackfoot]

Plus, not many tuna!

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

I was texting a friend this morning. She was rather surprised I used to write. My dad wrote Edgar Allen Poe style and funny poems. He was also an talented artist in sketching and some painting. These were hobbies of his as a teenager. I did not inherit such talent. I did write some poems. However, I was fairly good at writing short stories. I even started a novel that I never finished, once upon a time.

Between reading these poems and talking to her, I suddenly have an interest in trying my hand at it again. I truly loved writing back then. Irritating thing is, the results are something very few care to enjoy besides myself. It is the equivalent of forcing company to review slide shows of your trip to the Grand Canyon in 1960. :lol:

Ah, I'm lazy and a procrastinator. I'll probably never do it anyhow. :rolleyes:

[RichGem]

I was actually hoping to head to the Boundary Waters this year. If not, Wisconsin, Turtle-Flambeau Flowage, was actually very nice. Although I must admit, all of the great near-death stuff happened in Kentucky. Maybe Kentucky is the better choice.



Plus, not many tuna!

Hey now! There'll be NO flambeing of turtles on my watch! :mad3:

[RichGem]

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

I was texting a friend this morning. She was rather surprised I used to write. My dad wrote Edgar Allen Poe style and funny poems. He was also an talented artist in sketching and some painting. These were hobbies of his as a teenager. I did not inherit such talent. I did write some poems. However, I was fairly good at writing short stories. I even started a novel that I never finished, once upon a time.



That's a good start right there.... :wink:



Between reading these poems and talking to her, I suddenly have an interest in trying my hand at it again. I truly loved writing back then. Irritating thing is, the results are something very few care to enjoy besides myself. It is the equivalent of forcing company to review slide shows of your trip to the Grand Canyon in 1960. :lol:

Should we take that as a threat or a warning? :tongue_sm



Ah, I'm lazy and a procrastinator. I'll probably never do it anyhow. :rolleyes:Why do today what can be put off 'till tomorrow.

[jpb286]

It is the equivalent of forcing company to review slide shows of your trip to the Grand Canyon in 1960. :lol:

Now people put into a powerpoint presentation and make you watch 500 photos of their trip/vacation/what ever set to music and you have to watch all 30 minutes of it because they are standing over your shoulder giving the play-by-play.



Ah, I'm lazy and a procrastinator. I'll probably never do it anyhow. :rolleyes:

That's the attitude! (Written by one of the best ex-procrastinator and perfectionist; don't believe me, ask Crafty... took me from Oct. 2008 to join this group...)



Hey now! There'll be NO flambeing of turtles on my watch! :mad3:

:lol::lol::lol:

[a_bit_crafty]

That's the attitude! (Written by one of the best ex-procrastinator and perfectionist; don't believe me, ask Crafty... took me from Oct. 2008 to join this group...)




:lol::lol::lol:

Ex???

[blackfoot]

Hey now! There'll be NO flambeing of turtles on my watch! :mad3:

:lol::lol::lol:


Should we take that as a thread or a warning? :tongue_sm

:lol::lol::lol:


Why do today what can be ......

FTFY


Now people put into a powerpoint presentation and make you watch 500 photos of their trip/vacation/what ever set to music and you have to watch all 30 minutes of it because they are standing over your shoulder giving the play-by-play.



That's the attitude! (Written by one of the best ex-procrastinator and perfectionist; don't believe me, ask Crafty... took me from Oct. 2008 to join this group...)




:lol::lol::lol:

:thumbup:

[RichGem]

Blake... gotcha that new bike. Some assembly required, just so you know.


http://thatwillbuffout.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/6bbc7f44-a80d-4579-b97c-30b9ab75d21e.jpg

[blackfoot]

Blake... gotcha that new bike. Some assembly required, just so you know.


http://thatwillbuffout.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/6bbc7f44-a80d-4579-b97c-30b9ab75d21e.jpg

Nice! :thumbup1:

[blackfoot]

Not cool! I just fell down the stairs and can feel my knee tightening up already. This sucks! I used to have a lot of problems with my knees and even had to walk with a cane for weeks at a time. I thought it was something I would have to live with but Mrs. Blackfoot said I was too young to be using a cane and made me go to a specialist. Turns out, with a little Physical Therapy and orthotics, I haven't had any problems in a few years. I really don't want to have to start that crap all over again. :thumbdown

[jpb286]

Not cool! I just fell down the stairs and can feel my knee tightening up already. This sucks! I used to have a lot of problems with my knees and even had to walk with a cane for weeks at a time. I thought it was something I would have to live with but Mrs. Blackfoot said I was too young to be using a cane and made me go to a specialist. Turns out, with a little Physical Therapy and orthotics, I haven't had any problems in a few years. I really don't want to have to start that crap all over again. :thumbdown

...
"I just hope Charlene don't find out abou this, Coy!
What? Well, how'd you get that big Harley
Up there on the high dive, Coy?
Now Coy, dad blame it, that ain't now way to act!"
...

But seriously, that made my knee hurt.

[RichGem]

Not cool! I just fell down the stairs and can feel my knee tightening up already. This sucks! I used to have a lot of problems with my knees and even had to walk with a cane for weeks at a time. I thought it was something I would have to live with but Mrs. Blackfoot said I was too young to be using a cane and made me go to a specialist. Turns out, with a little Physical Therapy and orthotics, I haven't had any problems in a few years. I really don't want to have to start that crap all over again. :thumbdown

As someone with knee problems (that are particularly flaring these last few weeks), let me be the first to say OUCH, :incazzato: and :crying:.

[sol92258]

...
"I just hope Charlene don't find out abou this, Coy!
What? Well, how'd you get that big Harley
Up there on the high dive, Coy?
Now Coy, dad blame it, that ain't now way to act!"
...
:lol::lol::lol::lol: :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

and who's that runnin' around wearing nothin' but your fez, Coy?

[RichGem]

Not cool! I just fell down the stairs and can feel my knee tightening up already. This sucks! I used to have a lot of problems with my knees and even had to walk with a cane for weeks at a time. I thought it was something I would have to live with but Mrs. Blackfoot said I was too young to be using a cane and made me go to a specialist. Turns out, with a little Physical Therapy and orthotics, I haven't had any problems in a few years. I really don't want to have to start that crap all over again. :thumbdown

You coulda told her it was your "pimp stick" and to start calling you Mack Daddy.

:biggrin1: