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Fritz
Posted on Friday, March 01, 2002 - 02:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
The Full Rack vs Half Rack reminds me that when I left the Nort Woods, everyone I met had no idea what an 8 or 16 gallon keg was. Everyone else in the world calls them 1/4 and 1/2 barrels of beer. And there is a lot of confusion as to what constitutes a pony keg.
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Norm
Posted on Friday, March 01, 2002 - 04:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
You'd best get the Skipper,Postman, and Ivan involved in this thread.They're all soaks.The Russian, Butterloop, and the younger Pond boy seem to be fine young citizens,though.I believe the Federal employee even had his own still at one time.What a piss bumb.
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webman
Posted on Friday, March 01, 2002 - 05:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Good Evening All,

After a few days of scrambling around. The bulletin board seems to be working ok. One of the reasons I messed around with changing hosting companies was so I could do a little more with the site. To that end, I have just finished installing a new chatroom. This one resides on my server space. It should prove to be much more reliable. How about if a bunch of us head for the chat around 9 or 10 pm tonite? We could see if there are any bugs in the thing.

You do not need to register for the chatroom, BUT, if you do, no one else will be able to use your chosen name unless they know your password. Seems to me we had a little trouble with a false identity a while back and registering your nickname could eliminate that possibility.

I can't believe people would not know what 8 and 16 gallon kegs were. The must have led sheltered lives. So as to the size of a pony keg. I thought it was 2.5 gallons. Anybody know for sure?
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Torggy
Posted on Friday, March 01, 2002 - 06:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
2.5 gallons? Wasn't that the "Party Ball"? I remember the commericals with the studly guy carrying party balls out the liquor store door.

Count me in Webby I will be there!
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tailspin
Posted on Friday, March 01, 2002 - 06:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Okay.....I'll really try to stay up that late...it would be a blast to see a few of you in there.....I love my Torggy to bits but we're running out of ammo with each other right Torg?
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Zeke
Posted on Friday, March 01, 2002 - 07:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Pony keg-8 gallons of nector
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hazel
Posted on Friday, March 01, 2002 - 08:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I have to pick up the youngest from his dance at 9:30 but I'll be here before and after. I did try to go in the new chat right now, seems there are alot of strange names....is this chatroom open to not only the "arbley" crew?
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hazel
Posted on Friday, March 01, 2002 - 08:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Take it back, it's just me there now in a Two Harbors room. Good job Webman!
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TWC
Posted on Friday, March 01, 2002 - 11:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Webby, since we didn't a chance to finish this in chat...
Richardson, it seemed to me, orchestrated this. He raised the issue of the buyout, not to mention race. I'm sure he had issues there, legitmate issues. And I'm also certain that a coach who's won a national title deserves a pass if he has a bad year. Still, I think that he wanted out, and so he went on his little rant. It's sad.
Anyway, I await your thoughts.
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Bassman
Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 02:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
TWC & Webman, I take it you are talking about the coach of Arkansas Razorbacks. My wife's great-nephew is playing his senior year at Arkansas State Indians. At first I thought that when they said on the news, Arkansas coach that it was his coach. Then I heard later referred to as Razorbacks, so knew it wasn't his coach. I know that there a number of Arkansas teams. The Indians also finished the season at about 50%. They are now playing in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Having heard the results yet.
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webman
Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 07:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
The b-ball coach at ASU is none other than Dickey Nutt, one of the brothers of Houston Nutt, the head football coach at the University of Arkansas. The fans and the folks at UA LOVE Houston Nutt. It would not surprise anyone to see Dickey end up in Fayettevill someday too.
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Skipper
Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 07:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Gophers to the final four I say....
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Anonymous
Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 08:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Pony Keg is 5 gallons!
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tailspin
Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 08:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
TH lost another legend....this time in the field of education. Miss Vivian Priest passed away this past Thursday, February 28. I'm sure there aren't too many of us "seniors" on this site that don't have a memory or two of her.
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Torggy
Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 10:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Wow! Bummer, Miss Priest died. Thanks for the info Tailspin. After reading the obit I see that she was 96 and had taught for 22 years before getting to John A. Wow! Who'd a thunk! I thought she came with the building. Many times she took her stick to my bottom. Maybe there should be more like her in todays educational system. She did get your attention, and your respect. Wonder why she never married?
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Gordon Klein
Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 10:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Vivien died! How about Hughlen Cole? How about John C. Evans? How about George Campbell? How about Joe Sega? Such short memories you have. So few thanks for those who shaped your lives.
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webman
Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 10:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I think I posted a while back about my last visit with Miss Priest. But in honor of her passing I will do so again.

Miss Priest lived next-door to my great-grandparents on 4th Avenue, so she knew my whole family. When great-grandpa would get a little irritated, he would tell great-grandma that he was going to, "Take a divorce and marry the red-headed schoolteacher." I don't think great-grandma was too worried about it.

When I was in TH last summer, I was at the nursing home to see my grandma and I saw Miss Priest sitting in the hallway in her wheelchair. My grandma had told me that Miss Priest had Alzheimer's pretty bad and that she did not know much of anything anymore. Nonetheless, I wanted to spend a few minutes with her. I squatted down next to her and told her who I was, she reached out to hold my hand. She said that of course she know who I was and that she was very glad to see me. She patted my cheek and told me that I turned out real nice and that I was very pretty. She thanked me for stopping to see her. Seemed fairly lucid to me. She was right. I am very pretty. I am glad I was able to spend a few minutes with her.
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hap
Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 04:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Very sad to hear about Ms. Priest..
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Torggy
Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 04:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I found this and just have to post it.

Hi Kitty Waving Kitty
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Torggy
Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 04:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Dang! Its a gif and is supposed to be waving its little paw! Sometimes all this technology just.......
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tailspin
Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 05:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Oh Torg....don't get your skivvies all twisted..your kitty is precious even if its arm is busted.
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hazel
Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 07:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
It's the thought that counts Torggy....
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sisgavin
Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 08:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I agree....but not quite as exciting as that fat guy. ( Just kidding)
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Class of 64
Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 08:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
And there was also Ms. Wilson, Ms. Ek, Ms. Stroble, Ms. Peterson, Ms. Harri and the list goes on. Oh yes and Ms. Luland. Kindergarten!

Great teachers, devoted servants!
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Bassman
Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 02:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
And don't forget about C.P. Wagner, the best shop teacher ever. And that's from an ole timer of the class of 1950.
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hazel
Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 07:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Good morning all!!! Just a few short hours and Miss Tail will be knocking my door down....we're on our way to bright and sunny Mazatlan, Mexico!!! Have a great week all, and we'll catch up when we get back.
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tailspin
Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 08:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)


We'll miss you guys!!

Excellent time in the chat room again last night all of you!!!!
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webman
Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 02:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
The last couple of nights in the chatroom have been fun. I reset the color scheme to match the board colors today. Sometimes when I do that, things don't show up quite right, but I think everthing is ok. If you run into things that don't display correctly, please let me know and I will fix it. Thanks everyone.

Hazel and Tail, we are all looking forward to those pics.
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Bassman
Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 04:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Webman, Did ASU play yesterday and if so how did they do? I checked everywhere, but couldn't find anything. I went into the Chat Room about 12:15 AM PST this morning and saw you there, but no response. You might have been working on the site or just gone to the refrig for a cold one. Hope to catch you there at a later time. It was my first experience there a couple of days ago and it was fun!!
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TWC
Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 05:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Beer terminology:
Drowning your sorrows:
Mass comsumption of amber liquid performed after watching Gophers blow 9-point lead to Illnois.
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Bassman
Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 05:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Hated to see them lose, but they threw the game away with some real stupid stuff in the last minute and a half!!!
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webman
Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 07:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Bassman, I wasn't really in the chatroom then. I was sound asleep in bed. I must have forgotten to sign out. Oops.
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gayray
Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 08:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Shit, I could have coached the Gophers as well as Dan Munson did today. I feel if I could have told my players to throw the ball into the frontcourt instead of playing keepaway in the backcourt, the chances of not pissing away a 10 pt.lead would have been minimized. NIT Tournament,Skipper??Maybe thet could win a game or two there. (they)
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Bassman
Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 09:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Webman, I just tried to get into the Chatroom and when it came up, I got a message that said: Parse Error: and Fatal Error: with a lot of info you might understand. My computer or the Chatroom?
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#44 Captain Kevin McHale
Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 09:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
What the hell happened out there today Gophers? Talk about a major league choke. My compliments to the Webman; the site looks great.
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Melvin Newbern
Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 09:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
That never would have happened in my era.
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Randy Breuer
Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 09:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Was there a game today? I was busy mowing my neck.
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Lingenfelter Scoring
Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 09:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I would define a pony keg as 8 gallons, or the same as a 1/4 barrel.
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Jim Shikenjanski
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 06:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Talk about pissing a game away, that never happened to this redhead!
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Bob Martin
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 07:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Same here for this redhead!
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Courtney James
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 07:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
You guys are a bunch of lightweights. Let's end this controversy: A pony keg is 8 gallons...now bring on the blonde women! They're fun to rough up.
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Sam Adams
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 08:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Reality is only an illusion that occurs due to a lack of alcohol."

1)Historians speculate that prehistoric nomads may have made beer from grain & water before learning to make bread.
2)Beer became ingrained in the culture of civilizations with no significant viticulture.
3)Noah's provisions included beer on the Ark.
4)4300 BC, Babylonian clay tablets detail recipes for beer.
5)Beer was a vital part of civilization and the Babylonian, Assyrian, Egyptian, Hebrew, Chinese, and Inca cultures.
6)Babylonians produced beer in large quantities with around 20 varieties.
7)Beer at this time was so valued that it was sometimes used to pay workers as part of their daily wages.
8)Early cultures often drank beer through straws to avoid grain hulls left in the beverage.
9)Egyptians brewed beer commercially for use by royalty served in gold goblets, medical purposes, and as a necessity to be included in burial provisions for the journey to the hereafter.
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E. Jim
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 08:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I heard some guy named Stanko can brew homemade beer like a son of a bitch.
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Mac
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 09:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
What a bunch of wimps....drinking beer through straws. The grain hulls or whatever that sh*t is, is the best swallow. At least I don't eat dillweed like certain homebrewers/mailmen do.
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Torggy
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 09:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Happy Monday gang! Boy Sam I feel informed! Hope some one puts a bottle of beer in my grave.

Lots of fun in the chat room this weekend. Everyone from the Pond boys and DOM to Bassman, Zeke and TWC made apperances. Thanks for the great job you do Webby. Even the new discussions forum is getting input.

Looks like you guys in the middle of the country sure have some winter going on. Sounds like Kitty is getting lots of snow. You guys stay warm and be carefull!!
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Jim Mac
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 09:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Let's talk about Butchy again.
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Hank Harper
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 09:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I used to dance circles around the Skipper at the Cove. I'm the one that dances like a son of a bitch, not him! Skipper just wears a hole in the floor.
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Grandma
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 09:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I have no comment on Skipper, but that Stanko is a fine young man. A good, hard working clean cut gentleman. And handsome. The P. boys tend to talk dirty, I think DOM is a bad influence on them.
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Grover M.
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 12:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I just received my new JC Penney catalog in the mail. How come all the plus sized lady underwear ads are torn out?? That was the only reason I ordered the damn thing.
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Zeke
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 12:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Welcome, Grover!
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Connel Lewis
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 12:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Redheads, dancing, choking...let's talk some real issues... Mailman's venison beefsticks! Damn Good!
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Pony Keg Man
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 12:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Taken from a source in Bloomington, IN at this page:

Brewing Terms Web Page


Keg - A closed, metal, barrel-shaped container for beer with a capacity of 15.5 gallons(1/2 barrel). A half keg (7.75 gallons) is referred to as a �pony keg.�
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Courtney James
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 02:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
What did I say? You honkies just won't ever believe a brother will ya.
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AV Guy
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 02:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Webman - Better get some more disk space if your thinking of posting pictures of tailspin and hazel.
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Heidi
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 02:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
AV Guy, that's not very nice if you're insinuating that these two people are overweight. I have a few pounds to lose myself and I like to think that people see me for my inner beauty and not what's on the outside.
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onlooker
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 02:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Good day all. Hope everyone had a good weekend. I went to the toughman competition on Friday. To funny. Went and got a suite on Saturday and lounged in the jacuzzi all night. Excellent.

Party on everyone.

I am a little jealous of the girls in Mexico.
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Big Dave
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 03:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Yea, screw you AV guy!
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Larry Eustachy
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 03:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
My players on a consistent basis, share pony and full kegs with the local media, one fella keeps pulling out a weatherd book called the Nor'easter and showing them his stylish locks....
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AV Guy
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 03:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Christ! Lighten up. I have dunlap disease myself. Nice little tire around the old midsection. It's got to be a very sad and tough life for people that are able to laugh at themselves. Even the plump ones.
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Fat Bastard
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 03:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Fat people rule!
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Steve Alford
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 04:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
You think that Nor'easter guy has stylish locks? Check out my slick look. Just try to ignore my win-loss record with the Hawkeyes. I'm stealing my money, boys!
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Bassman
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 07:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
You tell him Heidi, like my wife says: "Fat people don't have wrinkles!" And you are right, it is what's on the inside that counts....
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Bassman
Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 08:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Webman, I just checked the ASU site and saw that they lost to Louisiana-Lafayette 74 to 59 in the Sunbelt Conference on 3/02. Well that is the end of the great-nephew's college career. He has some offers to pay pro, so will just have to wait and see what happens. Otherwise he is off to some more college to become a doctor.
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DOM
Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 07:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I've payed some pros, one was dressed like a nurse.
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Fletch
Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 07:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
"Usin' the whole fist there, Doc??"
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This Day In History
Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 07:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Today' s Highlights in History:

Twenty years ago, on March 5, 1982, comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose in a rented bungalow in Hollywood; he was 33.

In 1953, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died at age 73 after 29 years in power.

In 1963, country music performer Patsy Cline died in a plane crash near Camden, Tenn.
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Sam Adams
Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 10:24 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Different grains were used in different cultures:

a) Africa used millet, maize and cassava.
b) North America used persimmon although agave was used in Mexico.
c) South America used corn although sweet potatoes were used in Brazil.
d) Japan used rice to make sake.
e) China used wheat to make samshu.
f) Other Asian cultures used sorghum.
g) Russians used rye to make quass or kvass.
h) Egyptians used barley and may have cultivated it strictly for brewing as it made poor bread.
1600 BC Egyptian texts contain 100 medical prescriptions calling for beer. If an Egyptian gentleman offered a lady a sip of his beer they were betrothed. Early brewers used herbals like balsam, hay, dandelion, mint, and wormwood seeds, horehound juice, and even crab claws & oyster shells for flavorings. Romans brewed "cerevisia" (Ceres the goddess of agriculture & vis meaning strength in Latin).

55 BC Roman legions introduce beer to Northern Europe.

49 BC Caesar toasted his troops after crossing the Rubicon, which began the Roman Civil War. Before the Middle Ages brewing was left to women to make since it was considered a food as well as celebration drink.

23 BC Chinese brewed beer called "kiu"

500-1000 AD the first half of the Middle Ages, brewing begins to be practiced in Europe, shifting from family tradition to centralized production in monasteries and convents (hospitality for traveling pilgrims). During Medieval times beer was used for tithing, trading, payment and taxing.

1000 AD hops begins to be used in the brewing process.

1200 AD beer making is firmly established as a commercial enterprise in Germany, Austria, and England.

a) German's preferred cold temperature lagers (bottom-fermentation) stored in caves in the Alps.
b) English preferred mild temperature ales (top-fermentation) stored in cellars.
1295 King Wenceslas grants Pilsen Bohemia brewing rights (formerly Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia & Czech Republic).

1420 German brewers develop the lager method of brewing.

1489 Germany's first brewing guild, Brauerei Beck, was established.

1490's Columbus found Indians making beer from corn and black birch sap.
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Auggie Busch
Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 12:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
1990's, Mailman found to be making brew in basement of own house, not sure if lager, bock, ale or pilsner...
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Fritz
Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 01:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Does anybody remember the small returnable aluminum keg Hamm�s used to sell? It small enough to fit in the refrigerator and was equal to about a case of beer, maybe a little more. It was all aluminum with a white Hamm's tap built in. It came in a white box that opened like a suitcase. I always remember it being marketed as the "Pony Keg".
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sisgavin
Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 03:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Sam...you receive an "A+" for the day and may move to the front of the cold beer line.
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webman
Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 07:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
OK, I am getting tired of f*#%&%g around with the chatroom and the web hosting company.

The chatroom generates a huge access log because of the frequent "refresh" necessary to operate the thing. The host co. does not seem to want to clear out my access logs often enough, so I am going over my 30 mb limit. When this happens, it costs $$$. To avoid this, I am TEMPORARILY shutting down our nice, new chatroom. I put a link in for the original room, but that one is shut down for a few days too, because of a virus attack. Can't win for losin'.

I will be looking for another hosting company. I will be sure to get enough server space this time.
You should not notice any inconvenience or interruption except with the chatroom. Thanks again for your patience.
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Torggy
Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 08:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Webby, it sounds like you are getting somewhat frustrated! I can see why. It sure appears to be alot of work to keep this thing together for all of our enjoyment. I am sure some of us would be willing to pitch in and help in whatever way we can. Right guys? Maybe we should take up a collection!! Let us know how we can help Webby.
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webman
Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 10:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I am feeling considerably more calm about this now. The hosting folks got back in touch with me and I think we are getting this web space thing worked out. They said they would not charge me for going over the limit if it was due to the size of my log files. So now I am going to re-activate the chatroom.

Thanks for the encouraging words. :)
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Bassman
Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 11:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Sorry Webman that I was having so much trouble sending messages on the Chat Room. I shut everything down and came back, but you were gone. I could only post a message or two and then had to Refresh to get it on. Hope to get you on the Chat Room another night.
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Bill Berditzman
Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 07:40 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
What is this Lent thing? You have to give up something and eat fish on Fridays? Skipper once told me he gave up booze for Lent. I saw him out the following Friday at the Ponderosa gnawing on a 64 ounce sirloin and washing it down with a couple tall Mich Goldens. Not a very good Catholic, I guess.
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tail and hazel
Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 08:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
AV Guy - bite our big, fat, hairy, lardy, cellulite filled, rosy red asses baby boy. We can tell by your immature ramblings that you must certainly be one of the worlds most perfect male specimans. Guess what? Mexico has computers too.

Hey everyone!!! Its great here! Lots of rum punches and mango margaritas and hot little Cabana Boys....

Off to the Island today to play....

Oh..one very interesting item...Tail was searched twice at the MPLS airport ....and so was this gentleman who looked so very much like IVAN. But he was nice.

Later!!
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onlooker
Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 08:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Hazal and Tail, you forgot one. It's from the movie Ski School. "Kiss my ass, not on zee left side, not on zee right side but right in zee middle."
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Sam Adams
Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 08:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Renaissance History

1516 Bavarian brewing guilds push for the Reinheitsgeobot purity laws make it illegal to use any ingredients but water, barley, and hops in the brewing of beer (they didn't know yeast existed).

1553 Beck's Brewery founded & still brewing today.

Late 1500's Queen Elizabeth I of England drank strong ale for breakfast.

1587 the first beer brewed in New World at Sir Walter Raleigh's colony in Virginia--but the colonists sent requests to England for better beer.

1602 Dr. Alexander Nowell discovers that ale can be stored longer in cork sealed, glass bottles.

1612 the first commercial brewery opened in New Amsterdam (NYC, Manhattan) after colonists advertised in London newspapers for experienced brewers.

1620 Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock because the beer supplies were running low.

1674 Harvard College has its own brewhouse.

1680 William Penn (founder of Pennsylvania) operated commercial brewery.

1757 Washington wrote his personal recipe "To Make Small Beer."

1786 Molson brewery is founded in what is today Canada. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson had their own private brewhouses. Samuel Adams operated commercial brewery. Soldiers in the revolutionary army received rations of a quart of beer a day.

1789 James Madison proposes that Congress levy a low 8-cent duty per barrel on malt liquors to encourage "the manufacture of beer in every State in the Union." Beer and bread were the mainstays of the ordinary person's diet for centuries. Yeasts during this time were exactly the same as those used in bread.
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webman
Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 08:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
So did Tail volunteer for the search?
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Torggy
Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 09:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Glad to hear it's working out okay Webby!

Good to hear from you Tail and Hazel! Try to go easy on the cabana boys. Tail got searched twice huh? Did it put a smile on her face?
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tailspin
Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 10:01 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Hey boys...I'm still smiling....pat down from the chest down....ooooohhhhhh lala!!!!

By the way AV Guy....I will admit to 2 things on me that are quite large.....Hazel too.....

Torg...if the Cabana boys can't handle me they'll have to find somewhere else to work eh?
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hap
Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 12:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Tail and Hazel - you guys are just havin' too much fun! I feel the need to get a couple of those "large things" you guys have - not sure how I'd look in them, though. No need to say "hope you guys have a wonnnerful time"....you're doin' fine on your own.....

Everyone else doin' peachy?
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AV Guy
Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 12:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I guess the plus sized women from down south told me off, huh? And the description they gave of their asses was right on the money. Anyone know where I can pick up a Beta machine? I have all these Beta tapes and nothing to play them on.
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Skipper
Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 03:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Now that was funny! I keep telling you it was the old 96er, got a t-shirt too.....
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Nadji Mustaffa
Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 07:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
My boy Reggie Rutland has a chance to be signed now by the purple, he likes Colt 45's...
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onlooker
Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 08:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I'm not sure everyone will be able to connect to this but I had to post it for Sam Adams.

I don't know anything about it but is this the guy making Stanko beer?

http://www.beer.com/us/pl/beerfarmerquick.mov
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Sam Adams
Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 08:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Modern History

Before the 1800's most beer was really "Ale."

1810 Munich establishes Oktoberfest as an official celebration.

1830's Bavarians Gabriel Sedlmayr of Munich and Anton Dreher of Vienna developed the lager method of beer production.

1842 the first golden lager is produced in Pilsen, Bohemia.

In the mid-19th Century (1850's) German immigrant brewers introduced cold maturation lagers to the US (Anheuser-Busch, Miller, Coors, Stroh, Schlitz, and Pabst roots begin here). The modern era of brewing in the US began in the late 1800's with commercial refrigeration (1860), automatic bottling, pasteurization (1876), and railroad distribution.

1870's Adolphus Busch pioneers the use of double-walled railcars, a network of icehouses to make Budweiser the first national brand.

1876 Pasteur unraveled the secrets of yeast in the fermentation process, and he also developed pasteurization to stabilize beers 22 years before the process was applied to milk.

1880 there are approximately 2,300 breweries in the US.

1890s Pabst is the first US brewer to sell over 1 million barrels in a year.

1909 Teddy Roosevelt brought over 500 gal. of beer on safari in Africa.

1914 commercial competition drives the number of operating breweries down to 1,400.

1933 Prohibition ends for beer (April 7).

1935 only 160 breweries survive Prohibition.

1935 the beer can is introduced (American Can Co. & Kreuger Brewing).

1938 Elise Miller John heads Miller Brewing for 8 years as the first and only woman ever to run a major brewing company.

1965 Fritz Maytag purchases Anchor Brewing Co.

1966 Budweiser is the first brand to sell 10 million barrels in a year.

1976 New Albion is the first in the rebirth of brewpubs and microbreweries in the US opening in California.

1988 Asahi Super Dry (Japan) introduces new beer category (soon to follow is Michelob Dry).

1991 the US produces 20% of the world beer volume (world's largest).
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Torggy
Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 09:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Well Onlooker I do not know about Sam there, but I was unable to open your link. So I went to the Beer.com site and found the farmer page. What a hoot!!!
http://www.beer.com/us/pl/articles/pl_hec_020306_beerfarmer.html
Watch the movie it is great!
AV guy put that in your s video.
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onlooker
Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 10:14 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Is this how Stanko is made?

http://www.beer.com/us/pl/beerfarmerquick.mov
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onlooker
Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 10:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I don't know how it happened Torggy, but when I came back on the board, my earlier post did not show up and like an idiot I posted it again. Go figure.
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Bill Berditzman
Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 12:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I'm Jewish, but rabbi Goldberg told me that I could eat fish on Fridays too. We Jews all have big noses and are tight with our money so I think I'll hit McDonalds after 4pm for the 99 cent fish fillet.
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Now A Former User
Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 08:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Your ethnic slurs are pathetic. I am ashamed to even be part of this board. Webman, your board has turned into filth!
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Bassman
Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 09:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Don't blame Webman, it's not his fault. There are those that think it is fun to post this type of crap under an name that won't be connected to them. There are a lot of good people on the B.B., so don't let the jerks drive you away!!
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hap
Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 09:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
ditto with the Bassman!
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How Pathetic
Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 09:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Ditto with "Now A Former User". The other topics are proof that not even a serious matter can be discussed by you folks. Grown people making fun of anyone who is different. How sad. How very sad.
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donthaveacowman
Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 12:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
To: Now a Former User, and How Pathetic,
I don't know who Bill B. is, nor do I know who you two are, as none of the three of you have used a name by which you may be known to those frequenting this board.

Former User, are you a silent reader, or a poster? I am generally a silent reader. Let us hear something more from you than a harumph, and a sniff, more than a shriek in horror that someone might actually be so incorrect as to make fun of a Jew. Filth? Maybe. I think it was an unsuccessful attempt at humor. You know, Swedes and Norskies eat fish and talk funny, Irish and Indians drink to much, Finns and Poles are not too bright, Blacks are good athletes or criminals, Whitey is out to screw everyone else over for a buck, Asians are good with computers, cameras, and martial arts, Arabs are terrorists riding camels or Mercedes, blah blah blah. There is not a "protected ethnicities" list. Personally, I think that, in the context of this board, a good answer to Bill's remarks if they piss you off is, "HEY BILL, YOU SUCK! YOU ARE AN UGLY ANTI-SEMITE BASTARD AND YOUR MOTHER DRESSES YOU FUNNY! Or you could really go all out and post something intelligent. Why not just take it to the poster? We didn't all post that remark. Ever hear of one bad apple? OK, I'm done with you. Oh, by the way, please come back. Seriously.

How Pathetic - This is a serious matter...It is called potential Anti-Semitism. And yes, the correct term is as you stated, making fun. It's not meant (I would assume) to be taken so damn seriously by anybody. After re-reading the Bill Post, it appears to be more of a gross generalization than anti-Semitic. Haven't you ever laughed at an ethnic joke, or a blonde joke? Are blonde jokes ok? As to the other topics, Webman has done something different there. I believe that he is attempting to create a forum for those who wish to discuss those topics to do so. Maybe bring some people in that would like to talk about those things. So...if you want them discussed, tell your friends about it, and they can input whatever serious discussion of great import that they wish, and you can argue with them. Or persuade them, whichever you prefer. Not that it will make much difference. This board is for everyone.

One more thing. What is sad, very sad, is coming in here and ripping everybody. Talk about gross generalization. When you post again, keep the same handle. It may be appropriate. I know mine is.

To everone else: Man, I hope I don't regret this post. Maybe I should tone it down some or just keep quiet. I'll be ready for the ripping, and if an apology is in order, I will do so. Please advise.
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ED
Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 07:17 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
The easy thing to say when people get uptight about being called something is "lighten up." I agree that there are too many people out there that have a hard time laughing at themselves. People need to take themselves less seriously. That said, everyone is different. Everyone out there reading this board won't react like you do to a particular statement. My advice is to THINK before you post a message on this or any forum on the internet. You never know who might be reading this and who might be hurt by a statement YOU made. It's like the white guy saying he doesn't understand why an African American doesn't like being called the "N" word, because being called a honky doesn't bother him. Well, you aren't him..... Think about it. It's amazing how good it feels to be nice to people. If you haven't done it today, try it.
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Postman
Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 08:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I liked it better when we just talked about beer.
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Torggy
Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 09:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I guess you well have to call me uncaring. I do not see what all the trouble is about here. I thought Bill Berditzman's post was funny. The politically correct crowd in an attempt to not hurt anyone�s feelings has driven a huge wedge between so many ethnic groups. Everyone has become so thin skinned about making fun of how they are that is has become almost impossible to get through the day anymore without stepping on someone�s toes.

Donthaveacowman, well put. Sure would be nice to hear from you more. If this is what it takes to prod more of the watchers into posters I am all for it.

Nowaformerposter, thanks for waking everyone up! Don't leave now the fun has just begun. It is funny though how you are so ready to blame Webby for something someone else has done. Why not blame Bill? You must be part of the "it's not my fault" crowd. What would you have done if Webby had censored it?

It's Friday!!
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webman
Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 09:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
Great posts there people! Really.

I sort of like it when people get their feathers ruffled a little bit. It often leads to some enlightening follow-ups.

How Pathetic, You make a valid point. I added the Local Topics to give people a place to discuss matters of great import, little import, or simply mundane things that they just want to talk about without the distraction of people interrupting them with goofiness. I figured that we would probably pick up a few more active participants if a "serious" forum was offered.

BUT, I hope you have paid close enough attention over the last few years to realize that interspersed with the general silliness, there is a great deal of wisdom, tolerance, insight, and caring displayed on this bulletin board.

I expect the "Arbley" board to continue down its present joyous path towards absolute ruination. I would also ask that the "Local Topics" section be set aside as exempt from any and all attempts at humor. Serious business only. No ing around.

Now I will close this thread and we will continue on our great journey through life.

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