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torggy
Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 09:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

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webman
Posted on Thursday, August 07, 2003 - 11:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Very cool Torrgy.

I was messing around with the main page last night. Made a few changes. Moved the links over there. So I was checking out the various links. I had forgotten how cool some of them were. The Duluth Shipping News is cool and the view of Lake Superior from the Live Cam is cool too.
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hazel
Posted on Friday, August 08, 2003 - 08:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Haven't been here for a while, but like the looks of the new opening page, good job Webby.

Just got home from a week long vacation up near Ely. Have never been that way before, but now can't wait to go back! Fishing was awesome....brook trout, walleye, northern, etc. One morning it was fresh trout and eggs, one night a walleye fish fry. My three fisherman even caught 3 mounting size crappies that they immediately brought to the taxidermist upon returning home today. It takes a year for them to do their "thing" to them, which totally blew me away!

The sun was a huge factor, and I'll be darn if I didn't come home with a good tan! Vacation was good......
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Torggy
Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 09:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hummm... stuffing Crappies takes a year huh? There is a triva question for ya!! Sounds like a great time Hazel.

Sure has been quiet in here. Must be summertime and everyone has better things to do than sit inside and play on the computer. Sure has been warm here, to warm, did get some rain yesterday though. That sure felt good.

Have a great week everyone!
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bassman
Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 11:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Have to agree with you on the quiet part Torggy. It is the weekend though and maybe it will pickup a little tomorrow. Sure hope so. I have been checking in on the local T.H. paper site and they haven't posted any new news there lately either. I do get the local paper, but it is always about 2 weeks later.
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webman
Posted on Monday, August 11, 2003 - 01:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hey there Torggy and Bassman, It is indeed sort of quiet. Funny thing though. When I look at the website statistics, the number of visitors does not fluctuate much. Sometimes folks just don't feel all that talkative I guess. Of course I feel like talking now, because I am at work and it is the middle of the night. Thankfully, things are pretty quiet. Of course I probably just cursed myself by even saying that. Funny how that works. Sort of like when I bring a book to work thinking I might have a little time at lunch to read. That is usually a recipe for disaster. Sort of the rain dance of the hospital world. So while I am thinking of it, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE wear a helmet when you ride a bicycle, 4-wheeler, or motorcycle. We have had a real run on those sort of injuries this summer. It is not pretty. Don't put yourself or your families through the sort of misery I see here everyday. There. That is my lecture for the evening.
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tailspin
Posted on Monday, August 11, 2003 - 02:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hi. I'm uncomfortable with the silence. Although a very introverted and shy person myself, I do quite enjoy all the chatter on here. We have been missing a few of the former regulars like, twoz? And a few new people like, angeldevil.

Just a few thoughts to brighten this otherwise silent and uncomfortable moment:


Time Changes Everything!


I used to have Saturday Night Fever... Now I just have Saturday Night
hot flashes.

Ever get the feeling your stuff strutted off without you?

Any woman can have the body of a 21-year-old... as long as she buys him
a few drinks first.

My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as
sharp as it used to be.

Know how to prevent sagging? Just eat till the wrinkles fill out.

I've still got it, but nobody wants to see it.

I'm getting into swing dancing. Not on purpose some parts of my body are
just prone to swinging.

It's scary when you start making the same noises as your coffeemaker.

I think I've reached my sexpiration date.

People our age can still enjoy an active, passionate sex life! Provided
we get cable or that dish thing.

The good news is that even as we get older, guys still look at our
boobs. The bad news is they have to squat down first.

These days about half the stuff in my shopping cart says, "For fast
relief."

I've tried to find a suitable exercise video for people my age.. But
they haven't made one called "Buns of Putty."



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sisg
Posted on Monday, August 11, 2003 - 04:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hey! Did anybody try that link I put in the last thread? I found it entertaining for a bit.
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tailspin
Posted on Monday, August 11, 2003 - 08:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

sisg - I DID I DID!! That was pretty cool. But I stumped it. Although I stumped myself too. I was trying to be the mom on that old sitcom that was divorced and had 3 kids and she was from the south and the oldest daughter always talked to the moon at night and the mom was a seamstress? It didn't now who I was....but I didn't remember all the details it was asking me either so I called it a draw. I need to try it again. I think I'll do that right now......
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bassman
Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 01:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

What's up with the T.H. Chronicle site, it has had the same stories up for about 2 weeks. It's about the same time as it take for them to get my paper to me in So. CA.
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onlooker
Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 07:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hey everyone. Been out for a while. Thanks for all the well wishes a few threads back. I'm on the road to recovery. My boy just had his appendix taken out. What a slice in the gut. About 7 to 8 inches long. That's a big slice into an 11 yr old. He is starting to get back to normal.

sisg, I tried your link that you posted and I too, stumped it. I was Radar from M.A.S.H.

Happy Tuesday everybody.
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webman
Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 08:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hey Onlooker aka: Radar, Glad you made your way back here and really glad both you and your boy are doing well.
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Torggy
Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 12:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Onlooker it is great to hear from you again!! Glad to hear that both you and your son are doing better. I am sure the future is bright.

Sisg, I too fooled your site. I was Al from Married with Children. He is my hero ya know.

Funny stuff there Tailspin. I have resembled some of those remarks. Still do I am sure.
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fritz
Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 08:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Spent the best $19.95 every yesterday. Purchased popupbegone from google. Haven't had a popup since.
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Torggy
Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 12:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)


I bet Google offers a good program. I use Google as a search engine all the time and really like it.

My ISP offered a good anti-popup program for free. I down loaded it and have had very good luck with it. Have to turn it off though to allow some check-out windows or other special things thru.
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tailspin
Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 07:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

DOM? No comments here?
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fritz
Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

In honor of DOM: I have lots of popups, and that's a good thing! WWDS. That would be a good future thread line. WWDS, What Would Dom Say.
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Bob Dole
Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hmmmmm...
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Power Failer
Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

50 million people without power in 90 degree heat. WOW
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hazel
Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 04:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

THE WIND SWITCHED!!! The breeze is coming off the lake, and right now it's feeling fine! It has been so hot here the past couple of days, those of us without air were doing a slow cook.
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twc
Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 10:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hello, fun seekers. It's great to see Onlooker back. Hope all goes well for you, my friend. As for you, Torggy, the CCC reference caught my attention. My dad worked there during the Depression, and it meant a lot to him.
Hazel, answer me this: Why is that, when I grew up in TH, I froze my ASS off during the summer. Now, when I show up for Heritage Days, the best breeze I get is my mother-in-law's ceiling fans! It's an outrage, I'm telling ya!
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thumper
Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 10:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hello, I just surfed into this site, very interesting. I lived/worked in TH 1964. Is
there anyone on this site that remembers back
that far? Ifso maybe you could help me locate
some people I knew back then...Thanks...
fivesprings@ntelos.net
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torggy
Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2003 - 11:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Tugboat tours

The refurbishing work is done to the historic Edna G. tugboat in Two Harbors, and it's now open for tours. Guided tours run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. The cost is $2.50 for adults and $1 for children and teens. Kids 8 and younger get in free.

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onlooker
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 07:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

HOT................hot, hot, hot. Whew.......
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windbreaker
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 08:29 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

It is soooooooooo hot, I was looking for mosquitos to fan me with their little wings.
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webman
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 12:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Here are some rainbow pictures I took a couple of weeks ago on my way home from work.





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DOM
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 02:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I only go out with Hot....hot,hot,hot.....chicks, well their was this one big boned girl from southern Alberta...
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Torggy
Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 08:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Nice pictures there Webby. It's great to see the lake looking so nice!! And a double rainbow to boot!
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twc
Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 08:33 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Gee, DOM, I thought you liked a woman from Nantucket ...
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webman
Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 09:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

http://twoharborsforum.com/screensaver.html

I have added some new pictures to the old screensaver. Check it out.
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Larry E.
Posted on Friday, August 22, 2003 - 12:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I am looking to pledge any fraternity in the midwest, any help would be appreciated...will the rube from the local paper please give me my half of the cash for the recycled cans!
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The Hamm's Bear
Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 12:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Dear Larry,
As most folks know, you suck. Please refrain from further solicitation of recycled aluminum on this website, as it is violation of NCAA rules. You may be in violation of code 911EmergencyponchandjohnCHiPs.web.
If you are able, go to either of the following websites: Iamtotallywasted@WSU.edu, or
Iamevenmorewasted@universityofcolorado.edu
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torggy
Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 10:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

You must be totally wasted to think that those email addresses are web sites. Lucky You!

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Co-ed
Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 12:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I like Larry.
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donthaveacowman
Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 03:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Torggy, I think I'm gonna dip my toes in the Pacific this weekend over at Seaside or Astoria. How 'bout you?

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hap
Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 04:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Guys, are y'all wonderful?

Sure wish we could get some new pictures in the photo section of this site....

Not to complain....but to complain, it's so freekin' hot here.....I wish it would go away. Yesterday it was 106 - without the heat index. I'd give anything to be sittin' at Burlington Bay right now!

Where is everybody??? Tail, Webby, are you guys getting on tingly for your upcoming event?

Torgg, miss your laugh!! When we gonna get sound on here, Web?

Well, I can't think of anything else to ask for at the moment...

Have a peachy week!
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Torggy
Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 04:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

dhacm, that is a beautiful area. Have a great time! I had my toes in the Puget Sound last night out at a friends little beach cabin.

I think we will stay pretty close to home. To dang many folks on the road during the holiday weekends. May go some place the week after.
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fritz
Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 07:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hello from Tampa Bay! Hot and raining yuck! Spent most of last week in L.A. Traffic sucks in both places. Last week I drove the same 48 miles 4 times and the fastest time was 3 hours. Finally tried one of those Caraba Grills and it was very good. Heading for Vegas next and I'm really looking forward to a trip after that to Quebec. I'm hoping for cool weather and a great rare steak. Up there they say Well Done, Medium, Medium Rare, Rare, and my favorite, Blue.
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Goldy Gopher
Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2003 - 10:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hats off to Jim Wacker he was a good man...
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Torggy
Posted on Friday, August 29, 2003 - 10:02 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

With football season just around the corner I thought this was interesting.

News Tribune
Aug. 29, 1983
William Earl Stein, 84, Two Harbors, a former professional football player with the Duluth Eskimos of the National Football League, died Saturday in Two Harbors.
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sisg
Posted on Friday, August 29, 2003 - 11:01 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Yes! The weather will be cool this weekend. I just love it. There is not much better then getting into a bed and warming up with the one you love, or is it getting in to bed and becoming warm while loving the one your with? Either way it's all good!
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dhacm
Posted on Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 01:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hello cool Pacific! My toes will be cold all the way up to my, you know, but that will be a blessed relief from the...oh, nevermind.



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torggy
Posted on Monday, September 01, 2003 - 05:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

The saga continues:


BAXTER, Minn. - The next owners of the iconic statues of Paul Bunyan and his blue ox Babe, which have stood here for decades, remained uncertain despite a summer of debate and announcements about their future.
The only certain thing is that they will soon move from their longtime home at the Paul Bunyan Amusement Center, which will close its doors forever at 5 p.m. today after 53 years of entertaining children.
Don McFarland, owner of the amusement center, said he has sold the land for use as a Kohl's department store. It's scheduled to open this fall. Workers are scheduled to start dismantling the amusement park on Tuesday.
In June, McFarland decided to give both Paul Bunyan and Babe to the Rhythm of the Rails, a nonprofit Brainerd theater group. The group planned to locate the statues at This Old Farm, an agricultural attraction east of Brainerd.
This Old Farm's owners agreed to buy all of the park's rides, buildings and attractions and will operate them at its 180-acre site.
Friday, a member of the Rademacher family, which owns This Old Farm, said McFarland agreed Thursday to sell Paul Bunyan and Babe to the family's attraction, rather than give them to Rhythm of the Rails.
Jody Crowe, founder and producer of Rhythm of the Rails, said Thursday that there was a possibility that her group would not get the statues.
No contracts for the statues have been signed.
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bassman
Posted on Tuesday, September 02, 2003 - 01:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

As long as Paul and Babe stay in MN for all to see, that will be fine.
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hazel
Posted on Tuesday, September 02, 2003 - 06:17 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I remember going there when we lived in Crosby....walking in and having Paul say our names, never quite knew how back then. My best guess was maybe the neighbor had a second job!
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Paul B.
Posted on Tuesday, September 02, 2003 - 11:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

My lumber camp on the Onion River was so large that the men had to have a weeks supply of food when walking from one side of the camp to the other.

The smokestack above the kitchen was so tall that it was hinged in the middle to allow the clouds to go by.

When Hot Biscuit Slim made soup, he rowed out into the center of the kettle with boatloads of cabbages, turnips and potatoes.

Big Ole, the blacksmith, made a griddle for hot cakes that was ten acres across. Hot Biscuit Slim strapped flat sides of bacon on the feet of the cookhouse boys. They skated back and forth over the huge griddle until it was well greased. When the griddle began to steam, it became so foggy that no one could see across it.

Every Sunday morning for breakfast my lumberjacks had hot cakes. They were so large that it took five men to eat one. I usually ate twelve or fourteen depending on how hungry I was.

My lumber camp was the largest camp in this country. The bunkhouses stretched for five miles in all directions and each had five tiers of bunks, one above the other.

Wood ticks bothered my men during the summer months. It was pretty hard to keep them out of the bunkhouses. The ticks in Minnesota were quite smart. They would gather around the office when a new batch of loggers came into camp and even crawl down Johnnie Inkslinger's pen to see what bunk the newcomers had so they could be first to move in and enjoy it.

Big Ole, the blacksmith, built a kettle for soup that covered five and a half acres and sent for a Mississippi stern wheeler. It was quite a sight with the fire burning under the soup kettle and the old steamer paddling around mixing up vegetable soup for dinner.

The kitchen tables were so long that Tiny Tim, the chore boy, usually drove the length of the table with the salt and pepper wagon, stayed all night and drove back in the morning for a fresh load.

One time while we were logging off Minnesota, we had such a big wind that Big Ole, the blacksmith, had to bolt iron bands over the logs in the cast-iron stove to keep them from being sucked up the chimney.

When I asked Brimstone Bill whether the cook shanty had been damaged during the big wind, he told me he didn't know because he hadn't found it yet. Brimstone Bill was probably the most cantankerous person in my camp. He was so irreligious that he even spoke disrespectfully to the equator. He was so contrary that every time he fell into the river, we had to look for him upstream.

Near my Stony River Lumber Camp the white pines grew quite fast. In fact some of them grew so fast that my men couldn't cut them down because they couldn't chop in the same place twice.
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webman
Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 08:24 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Quite a story there Paul. I don't think anyone can top that one. Except maybe DOM after a couple of cold ones.
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Mrs, Paul
Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 01:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Imagine, if you can, the excitement that was caused by the birth of Paul Bunyan!
It took five giant storks, working overtime, to deliver him to his parents.

He cut his teeth on a peavy pole and grew so fast the after one week he had to wear his father's clothes. His lungs were so strong that he could empty a whole pond of frogs with one "holler".

Paul's clothing was so large they had to use wagon wheels for buttons. They used a lumber wagon drawn by a team of oxen as a baby carriage. When he outgrew this his parents put him on a raft off the coast of Maine.
It is said that rocking in his sleep he caused huge waves which sunk many ships.

He would eat forty bowls of porridge just to whet his appetite.

As a child, Paul played with an axe and crosscut saw like other children played with toys. On his first birthday his father gave him a pet blue ox named Babe.
Babe grew to be seven axehandles and a plug of tobacco wide between the eyes and as a snack would eat thirty bales of hay...wire and all.

Paul and Babe were so large, the tracks they made galivanting around Minnesota filled up and made the 10,000 lakes.

Johnny Inkslinger was the camp's head clerk. He invented bookkeeping about the same time that Paul invented logging. He kept track of everything down to the last bean.
He used a pen (his own invention) connected to a barrel by a hose. In one week he saved twelve barrels of ink by not crossing his t's or dotting his i's.

Paul like to work with big men. The most famous were his seven axemen. They were all named Elmer, so when he called they all came running. No grindstone was large enough to grind the axes so they sharpened them by holding them against large stones rolling down hill.

The year of the two winters it got so cold the axeman let their beards grow full length. They wrapped the beards around them for warmth. In the spring Paul cut all the beards with a large scythe. The whiskers were stacked like hay and later sold for making mattresses.

The year of the two winters the snow was so deep Paul had to dig down to the trees to continue logging operations.
It got so cold that the boiling coffee froze so fast it was still hot when frozen.

When the men spoke, their words froze in mid-air and when it thawed in the spring there was a terrible chatter for weeks.

During the slack season, Paul's men made him a pipe. This wasn't easy. They had to select a special giant hickory tree and haul it in on two flatcars so they could work on it.

Mosquitoes were a problem. The men fought them off with pike poles and axes. Paul brought in big bees to destroy them, but they intermarried and became worse. Their craving for sweets caused them to swarm a fleet of ships bringing sugar to Paul's camp. They ate so much they couldn't fly, and drowned. Paul saved two of the mosquitoes which he used for drilling holes in maple trees.

Ole, the blacksmith, was the only man who could shoe Babe, the Blue Ox. Every time he made shoes for Babe they had to open a new iron mine. One time he carried a pair of Babe's shoes and their weight made him sink knee deep into the hard earth with every step.
In his spare time Ole punched the holes in the donuts for the cook.

Sourdough Sam, the cook, fed Paul's logging crews. He made everything except coffee from sourdough. He lost one leg and one arm when a sourdough barrel blew up. A load of pork and beans with the ox team pulling it went through the ice on a nearby lake. Sam had large fires built along the shore and boiled the lake making bean soup. All winter he fed the men bean soup with an ox-tail flavor.





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DOM
Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 04:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Paul AND Babe were large?, hell you can get in trouble for that you know!
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webman
Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 12:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

http://twoharborsforum.com/forumarchive/1-1-00/thmemories.htm

This is a link to one of the old archived pages. I think it is worth taking a look. Be sure to click on the music button. :-)

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bassman
Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 01:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Great trip down memory lane webby. Thanks so much.
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Torggy
Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 04:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Thanks for the flashback Webby!!

Here is a little site for all you beer drinkers

http://fun.drno.de/flash/beer.swf
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webman
Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 08:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I LOVE that one!!
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bassman
Posted on Friday, September 05, 2003 - 12:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Maybe I need to switch from Scotch and water back to beer if it will do that to one's face.
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Postman
Posted on Friday, September 05, 2003 - 06:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I like when we talk about beer...
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webman
Posted on Friday, September 05, 2003 - 07:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Summer is indeed winding down. This is my favorite time of year. It is 39 beautiful degrees this morning. It feels sooooo good.
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onlooker
Posted on Friday, September 05, 2003 - 07:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

A beautiful 39 degrees? Webman, your nuts.
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sisg
Posted on Friday, September 05, 2003 - 09:01 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I am with you on that one Webby! I love this time of year too.
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angeldevil
Posted on Friday, September 05, 2003 - 11:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hey folks! Long time no see... Just been catching up on the new posts. Lots of interesting comments throughout. Thank goodness school is starting--I think. I guess I'm not any less busy now! Oh, well.

I have to agree with onlooker, webman! LOL I am mourning the passing of the "sweaty panty" days already! Fall is great after it has been nice and hot for a while, though. Makes finding that thick snuggly sweater to put on for a walk so cozy and comforting.
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onlooker
Posted on Friday, September 05, 2003 - 02:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Go to this site and you too can test drive a very exotic car before you go out and buy the Hot Wheels equivilent.

http://ec-cc.com/about.cfm
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DOM
Posted on Friday, September 05, 2003 - 02:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.........mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Did someone just say SWEATY PANTIES????
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TH'er
Posted on Friday, September 05, 2003 - 06:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Go DOM Go!!!
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Torggy
Posted on Saturday, September 06, 2003 - 10:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Onlooker, I just signed up for the platnuim membership and have my Lamborghini being delivered tomorrow.

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL!! Vikes first game tomorrow!! In Greenbay no less. Could be a long season. Where is Two-z she is usually wild about football.
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angeldevil
Posted on Saturday, September 06, 2003 - 01:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

No more sweaty panties, DOM . Just cold nights coming up now...
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Torggy
Posted on Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 02:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

27 to 3 over the Packers!!!! In Greenbay!! AAAAOOOOOOOHHHHH!!!
Loooking goood!! Hope they don't blow it now!
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Torggy
Posted on Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 03:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

It got close at the end but we beat Greenbay!! Oh Skipper, how did you like those Brett Farve interceptions?! Maybe he has started to many games. Sit him down!!
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Skipper
Posted on Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 09:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Um, I didn't care for them...
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webman
Posted on Monday, September 08, 2003 - 04:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I was at work, so did not get to pay much attention to the game. I know, my priorities are all screwed up. All those interceptions? Geez. Did Farve hang out with Daunte during the off-season? It was nice to see the Vikings play well! And what a GREAT way to start the season!!!! Sorry Skip.
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K. Gowdy
Posted on Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 08:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Is that rube from the local paper still extolling the virtues of fishing on the north shore?...filmed a segment on smelting in the early 70's, had to stop at Hazelden on the way home!
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DOM
Posted on Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 09:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Once dated an older lady named Hazel who smelled like smelt.
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hazel
Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 06:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

EXCUSE ME?????? Dom, I don't think we ever dated. And I certainly don't smell or never have smelled like smelt!
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Torggy
Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 06:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hazel, he said an older woman. So he can't be talking about you. Must be a differant Hazel.
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hazel
Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 08:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

LOL I'm thinking if Dom is who I think he is, I'm older.......
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DOM
Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 08:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Sorry, wasn't referring to the Hazel here when I posted that message. I think she was a maid. No, maybe that was Alice I dated. I can't keep them all straight....
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hazel
Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 07:28 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

LOL You are such a stud muffin Dom, I know you're idolized by many.
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Captain Tuttle
Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 07:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

DOM has many personalities. You could even say that we all make up DOM.
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onlooker
Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 07:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Captain Tuttle, don't forget your parachute next time.
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DOM
Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 09:02 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

ITS A LIE I TELL YOU! A LIE! I'VE NEVER WORN MAKE UP!
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hap
Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 02:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

We doooo soooooo love u, DOM!!!
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tailspin
Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2003 - 02:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

happy - its about damn time you showed up!!
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twc
Posted on Friday, September 12, 2003 - 08:02 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Careful, DOM. While you're trying to figure out what women you used to, uh, date, don't stand up. You may get hit in the teeth by one of Brett Favre's errant passes.
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Larry E.
Posted on Friday, September 12, 2003 - 12:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Can the rube from the local paper get me a ticket for the state showdown this weekend?
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twc
Posted on Friday, September 12, 2003 - 05:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Sure, Larry. But only if you bring a donation of Natural Lite or a photo album of your favorite co-eds!
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Larry E.
Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 03:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Was that the rube from the local paper cartwheeling down the isle of the ISU game? GO CYCLONES!
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Eddie Bane
Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 09:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Notre Dame sure looked good today. And so did Wisconsin. Ha!
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twc
Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2003 - 08:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

No, Larry. The rube was parked behind the Cyclone bench, waiting for Iowa to snatch the Cy-Hawk Trophy. He didn't get trampled; therefore, he considered the day a success.
Iowa State is going to stink more than a leaky sewage plant this year. Judging from the way Northwestern and Wisconsin embarrassed themselves Saturday, the Clones won't be alone.
By the way, if anyone wants to take my place and cover Iowa State's game at Texas Tech, go right ahead. Located in Lubbock, Tech is the only campus where I've been panhandled - twice within an hour! Ugh.
That said, I ate one of the best steak dinners of my life (free, of course) with a bunch of Tech boosters. I didn't understand a word they said, but the food was great
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Torggy
Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2003 - 08:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

What a beautiful Sunday night!! Cool early fall evening and the Vikings on tv. Now hopefully the Vikes can win.
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twc
Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 07:28 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Vikes looked good Sunday night, even though Duante still sometimes thinks he's supposed to dribble the football and not throw it. But overall, they played well.
Could there actually be hope in Vikingville?
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webman
Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 07:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I saw most of the second half. I think there may be reason for hope.
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Postman
Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 07:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I like it better when we talk about beer.
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twc
Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 08:24 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

OK, Postie.
I drank several beers while watching the Vikes look good.

I lived - the High Life
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Torggy
Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 09:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Would have been cool to have a couple of

while watching the game
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onlooker
Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 12:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Torggy, I've still got a full case of unopened Fitger's sitting in my basement. The box did get a little wet one time but other than that, it's still a complete case.
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tailspin
Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 12:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Speaking of beer: What would be the best kind of beer to have in a keg at a wedding reception?
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Hi There
Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 02:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Miller Lite 1st choice
Bud Lite 2nd choice

Thanks I can taste it already...........
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Postman
Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 02:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

TWC you must be a secret Packer fan supporting our friends at Miller Brewing!
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Fing Jim
Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 07:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Nothing beats an ice cold Blatz.
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Falcon Edie
Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 09:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Right, Jim. Also, nothing beats a long sit on the throne after an ice cold Blatz.
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E Jim
Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 09:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I don't have a choice .... Hugo only serves one flavor on tap (3.2 MGD). When is that guy with the Packer turtleneck and red nose going to show up again to buy me a beer?
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webman
Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 10:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Probably somewhere in the next dimension.

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