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...someone loses an eye.
Then it's - badminton!
My warning for the week - wear protective eyewear for any sport, if you value your sight.
Last Monday night I took a birdie to the eye at 150kph minimum - close range. For 3 days I was functioning with half my usual sight. It's an experience.
JMac
mikmik
11-02-2003, 05:03 PM
I never got it in the eye, but I did get whiplash avoiding that. Hate those drop shots that pop a little to high.
Squash is much better, it is crippling no matter where you get hit [o;
Greyhawk
11-02-2003, 06:19 PM
Sure now you two have everyone else thinking that people in BC are all accident prone when it comes to sports. It's not true folks! I get hurt even when not playing sports. LOL This is why I prefer the sport of Ballroom Dancing (yes it is a sport just check out the Olympics).
Seriously though JMAC I hope your eye is healing nicely and no permanant damage was done.
Greyhawk
rocky1
11-03-2003, 04:19 PM
I do hope you two don't bowl! }:~)
Rocky
Rocky -
I'll have you know, I've only hurt my self-esteem {sniff} while bowling!
I am guessing sports just aren't for me. If I can make it from point A to point B without hurting myself or anyone else - it's been a good day!
Knock on wood...
JMac
rocky1
11-03-2003, 06:05 PM
Couldn't resist JMac, here badminton is supposed to be about the safest game in the world, or so I thought.
Rocky
mikmik
11-03-2003, 06:35 PM
I also almost killed my partner playing doubles, the birdy was up high and dropping down just behind him and just in front of me. I stepped into it and uncorked a devastating smash - right to my teammates nose! He was looking up, I was looking up, we both went for it... As for squash, It was always me smoking my oponents with the pellet they use for a ball. Seems that the other people got hurt but not me. I would greatly pity anyone who tried ballroom dancing with me, I'm sure greyhawk represents our province just fine.
I think what jmac means is that she has more common sense than the likes of me, not less coordination! And I played semi-pro soccer! Yikes.
And rocky1, if we ever do meet sometime, it may be in your best interest not to take me out fishing, no telling what I could do with a fish hook and 20 lb test. [o;
rocky1
11-03-2003, 07:13 PM
After the kids, the wives, and my one fishing partner I don't think there's much left to show me Mik!But..... I could be wrong.
Rocky
minstrel
11-03-2003, 08:23 PM
Following the lead of journalists, politicians, and spin doctors:
Rocky said, "After the kids, the wives, and my one fishing partner I don't think there's much left to show..."
Asked what had happened to all these unfortunate souls, Rocky declined to comment, except to add softly, "Maybe I was wrong...".
As to why, in his entire career, only one person has ever consented to be Rocky's fishing partner, until Rocky breaks his vow of silence, this must remain a mystery.
Mikmik - !!!!
That's exactly what happened to me - except I was on the receiving end and... replace your partner's nose with my eye! I didn't even have time to blink! It was surprisingly - unsafe.
Greyhawk - I haven't seen you at the finals - is it the notorious underfunding all our Olympic athletes receive?
:-)
Rocky - I thought it was the safest sport, too. I was misinformed.
And as you can all see, it is Monday night - and I am not at badminton. Maybe it's the cold walk there - maybe I'm a little birdie shy. I've never had a keyboard related accident. Maybe a touch of carpal tunnel here and there but that's the extent of it.
Walking - I'll stick to walking.
JMac
rocky1
11-03-2003, 11:16 PM
Well... Rocky has had more than one fishing partner, but only one that would fall into the category MikMik suggests above. In fact Rocky won't even write stories about that partner for the RTFI website, because no one would believe them! The stories there are based upon factual events so folks can relate to them, even if they are slightly embellished. Not to mention stories regarding said partner could cause me to incurr certain liabilities from people falling out of their chairs, in fits of laughter, thus sustaining injury on account of my stories!
I mean if I was to tell you we went to the lake backed the boat in, and had to have the truck pulled out by the Corps of Engineers' staff with the Government skidsteer loader you might believe that, and not think much of it. But... if I was to tell you that we had to push it off in a crowded parking lot and yell at someone to run over and throw a rock under the tire to keep the truck from rollin' in the lake whilst we loaded the boat the next day, with 60 other teams standing around the parking lot shaking their heads, you'd find that one a little tougher to believe, and picturing such a fiasco you might be inclined to chuckle a little. Especially considering we were both about half sloshed by this time, which made pushing this thing off, jumping in, getting it in gear, and dumping the clutch a bit of challenge to begin with. Which was only surpassed by the other half drunk feller trying to get out from behind the truck we was pushing, before getting run over by the boat trailer when she fired off! It was a might close believe me.
But.... if I were to further tell you, he carried it to the shop on Monday and they said they found a starter bolt missing and they put another one in and had it fixed, and the next time we backed the boat in the water, two days later, we had to have the State Park staff pull the truck out again. You might be inclined to understand how Mik might have a bit of a tough time topping this one. Which that in itself wouldn't have been bad except we were out of town for the week at a fishing tournament, and the knothead wouldn't take it to the shop over there, so we spent the entire week parking on hillsides so we could push the truck off! And, then he elected to load the boat in the midst of 250 teams standing there at weigh-in wondering, "What is that guy doing standing there holding that big rock over at the boat ramp?!"
I told him the only government agency we missed at the lake that week, was Game & Fish and I expected them to have to pull the boat off to start it at any time!
Suffice to say I got tired of trying to drive out of crowded parking lots whilst hiding my head below the dash so no one would know who I was, and I found a partner with a more dependable vehicle and boat to Tournament fish with!
The Dock Repair story is even better yet however! Let's just say the first swing with the sledge hammer missed the post it was supposed to be reinstalling after spring thaw, and hit the lake instead, and the goof ball was pretty much soaked! I was doubled over in fits of laughter on the sidelines watching this happen, whilst he spit and sputtered out there on the dock, teetering on the edge of falling overboard, as it wasn't just real stable at the time. The second swing he aimed much truer and that one hit the post squarely, which it then immediately turned loose from the remainder of the dock, under his weight, dropping the end of the dock and the guy with the sledge hammer in the lake, head first, sledgehammer and all!
Rocky was at this point, rolling in the grass, with tears in his eyes he was laughing so hard! It took several minutes to regain my composure after that one, as he was having a bit of a tough time trying to get out of the lake and back on the lopsided dock with the chest waders on, and full of water. Had it been deep I'd have been worried, but we're only talking waste deep here guys... Them waders just don't work well, when you go head first in the drink. I finally told him, why don't you just walk out of there, rather than try and get back up on that dock! He thought for moment decided that would be easier, then decided to fix the dock first, wherein he immediately missed the post all over again, water shooting 10 - 12 feet in the air, and I about died over on the sidelines!
And, thats' just the tip of the iceberg, I could go on for days, on this guy! Nobody else will fish with him; I just have so much fun laughing at him I can't help it. Folks ask me why I put up with him, and I just shake my head and tell them, you got try it some time to understand, you've never laughed so damn much in your life!
I just can't imagine MikMik being any worse!
Rocky
minstrel
11-03-2003, 11:56 PM
Well, first, it's been a long time since I've heard anyone call someone a "knothead"...
But, more importantly, tell me... how long have you been having these... well, let's call them "dreams"... about icebergs and trucks and smacking docks with sledge hammers? And is MikMik usually in the "dream"? or is he more of an innocent bystander?
rocky1
11-04-2003, 01:33 AM
Haven't seen MikMik in any yet, but you can obviously understand now why I don't write about Stan, the former tournament partner! I can't imagine what the day might be like if you put the two of them together! That could be down right spooky!
Rocky
mikmik
11-04-2003, 01:41 AM
Well, c'mon rocky, finish the story. Did you guys win the tournament?
Dreams in which mikmik appears are technically known as "night terrors".
Thanks for sticking up for me, rocky1. I only dream of being that 'talented' but I had to quit drinking when my liver just up and ran away one day.
rocky1
11-04-2003, 01:53 AM
Uh... nope! We did place third in the smaller one on one occasion, and fifth once, and about ninth once I believe it was. As for the big tournament, we contributed faithfully to two or three until I switched partners. Then we contributed faithfully!
Actually I and the current partner have gotten close to the pay window a time or two! Unfortunately they never had a check with our name on it when we got there.
Tournament fishing is about 20% skill, and 80% luck. It's just like regular fishing only you get to do it in the ugliest weather imaginable. Folks be sitting all over shore saying, "Those guys are #*^~ing' nuts!"
It takes a special breed to tournament fish. When you're sittin' in the middle of the lake surrounded by thunderstorms, and reach down to pick up your rod and it snaps you, kinda like draggin your feet across new carpet and grabbin' a doorknob, and your only response is, "I think we need to move partner, we aren't gettin bit here." Then you know you've made the grade.
Rocky
So now - what IS the safest sport?
Which sports should I subtly poison the kids against?
Fishing is out for sure - hooks in the eye ...
Badminton - same
Hockey - I'm NOT getting up that early to drive to the ice rink
Baseball - sure... they could qualify for the Expos next year! hahahah :-)
Gymnastics - well... well... well... (three holes in the ground) I don't know about this one. Seems cheap - relatively safe with the exception of chiropractic bills and therapy...
How about team sports vs solo sports?
Minstrel - what did your kids do for sport?
Rocky - I think I already know but tell me anyway!!!
Mikmik - drinking is not a sport (until you do it right)
Greyhawk - when it's not stormy - is the surfing still good there? Now, for a sport, surfing CAN be expensive but once you do the initial cash outlay - you're sailing... no, wait... surfing!
JMac
Sammi290
11-04-2003, 12:24 PM
Hi JMac,
I have 2 teenage sons (13 & 11) both play golf and skateboard in summer, ski/snowboard in the winter, and my youngest plays touch football in the fall..
While I do not want to say these sports are the 'safest'but I can truthfully tell you (touch wood) we have been ok so far...
Oh and they always (so they say ...) wear their helmets/protective gear when skiing, snowboarding and skateboarding...
Hope that helps...lol
Sam
rocky1
11-04-2003, 12:56 PM
uhhh.... Given mother's stated propensity for injury at seemingly safe and innocent sports.... might I recommend Chess or Checkers! Cyber of course, so they don't swallow the pieces and choke on them! }:~)
Rocky
NOW we're talking, Rocky!
Checkers - chess... that's the stuff. Except for the hazings in high school. (That's what you call bullying, right?) But, that makes playing online a great idea! My almost-4-year-old loves online games so much, she's my top reviewer at Mostly Mommies. And except for the fact that she deletes my work at random ("NO!! Don't click.... okay... oh my... oh cr*p..." maybe she inherited that, too!) she's pretty awesome with a computer already. If I can get her hooked on chess instead of ScoobyDoo, well, therein lies the issue, eh?
Will online games ever become an acceptable activity for kids though? All I hear is, "get them outside" and I do, of course.
Now, I don't remember what I started talking aboot but...
http://www.canada.com/vancouver/story.asp?id=53C72904-4E84-475B-B86C-3B335394976B
We aren't ALL wild here in BC but apparently, some people still live in the bush, off the grid, all year round. What are those kids doing for sports??? Hunting! Fishing! All that self-reliant, good stuff.
I digress and ramble - got to run - oh wait, that's not a good idea for me now, is it?
JMac
carju1
11-04-2003, 02:48 PM
Well of the sports listed by Sammi- Golf is definately not the safest. I've played since I was 12 and been hit by more flying golf bals and clubs than I care to remember - plus the dodge the lightening games. The good side is they have all only been bruises apart from one time I got knocked unconcious.
OK OK I'll tell. There I was (must have been about 16 at the time) standing on the 5th tee at my old club driver in hand. Cracking swing, whack stright up the middle. Only problem was that the 5th was a funny hole about 20 yards in the middle in front of the competiton tee was a large old Oak tree (protected couldn't be cut down and it managed to dodge the lightening). Ball hits tree at umpteen hundred miles an hour, I start to curse then realise that it has hit the tree dead square on and is return to me at umpteen hundred mph. Turn to duck and twack, right on the temple. Woke up a minute or so later and I was really annoyed because touching your own ball in play is a two shot penalty and I had a good round started.
Julian
Greyhawk
11-04-2003, 02:55 PM
JMac here is my list of sports
1 Rugby to toughen them up.
2 Ballroom Dancing to teach them Grace (but this can actually become a very physical sport in higher levels including a full contact sport. I have seen it happen.)
3 Martial arts to teach them discipline.
4 Surfing to teach them humility
5 Badminton to teach them the value of safety equipment.
The surfing here is actually better in the winter, and in the storms you get bigger waves, and can alway rent equipment to see if it is truely a sport for you.
Greyhawk
Julian - so you're saying we should wear full protective gear (a la hockey goalie style) for any and all sports?
I'll bet dollars to donuts that GreyHawk would find ballroom dancing in gear quite cumbersome.
JMac
carju1
11-04-2003, 03:18 PM
JMAC - yep full protective gear for everthing even tiddlywinks (eye google and nail protector needed).
My wife broke her arm playing netball - which is supposed to be no contact - yeah right go watch a competitive game of ladies netball it makes NFL look non-contact
Soccer - nope innocent tackle, 4 hour operation later to set and pin a double break in my sons leg.
Horse riding now you have to wear all the safety gear for that one so its safe right.... wrong. My daughter has had a really nasty broken arm from that and as a kid pony jumping (I was 11) I ended up in the showjump fence and woke up a day or so later in traction with a twisted spine - Thats why i took up nice safe golf :)
Julian
mikmik
11-04-2003, 03:41 PM
.. 7 years ago.
I heartily discourage hide and seek in light of the story breaking locally here that JMac provides the link for above. Just in case you thought that we have the market on wit cornered at WPW forums here, I present this clip from above story;
But with no identification or proof of birth, the bureaucratic hoops are daunting, said Patrick Nicol, a Vernon city counsellor who runs the local KISS FM ... Proof of birth?!???! but not a mere unfortunate mis-choice of words, no the rest of that interview continues as so;
...radio station. "One of the most difficult things is proving they were born."
Damn I hate people who try to scam welfare by claiming they were born! How tough do we have to make it so that only the truly needy will be helped?
I think that if you implant little locator transmitters in them, hide and seek may be considered only 'moderately' dangerous if there are no trees or buildings or old fridges around.
minstrel
11-04-2003, 09:10 PM
JMac was recently heard to ask, "Should I subtly poison the kids?". Trying to cover her tracks, she then wrote:
Minstrel - what did your kids do for sport?
Pretty much all of the above plus a few, like track and field, and fencing. I have to admit, though, it wasn't the potential for injury that worried me - it was getting up early.
It used to be said that one of the safest (although as a spectator sport one of the most boring) was soccer but more recently we are learning about neck, back, and spinal cord injuries from young players heading the ball. Maybe knitting?
Mikmik - drinking is not a sport
Certainly not... it's an art.
rocky1
11-04-2003, 09:20 PM
I don't know, I was initially worried about JMac but we're six more visits into this thread and I'm still chuckling over Carju and that Golf Ball! }:~)
Not a golfer myself, but I thought things like the were only supposed to happen after a few rounds at that club house? He's a true golfer though, wasn't concerned about being knocked out, he was concerned about the penalty!
Rocky
Ol Gnome
11-05-2003, 04:00 AM
Who says dancing is safe. I have the scares in my forehead from two front teeth. Maybe that’s why I don’t dance any more ??? Hmmmmmmmm
I prefer Batgamon. At least there you only get jumped on, knocked off the board, or skunked.
minstrel
11-05-2003, 09:20 AM
I think this was from the episode where Lisa becomes a goalie on a boys' hockey team:
"If the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girl's sports, such as hot oil wrestling, foxy boxing, and such..." - Homer Simpson
Greyhawk
11-05-2003, 09:31 AM
Who says dancing is safe. I have the scares in my forehead from two front teeth. Maybe that’s why I don’t dance any more ??? Hmmmmmmmm
I agree dancing is not safe I too have scars from front teeth on my forhead from swing dancing and a scar over my right eye from another dancer.
Greyhawk
rocky1
11-05-2003, 10:15 AM
Is it just me or are folks from north of the border beginning to look a little accident prone here? Seems to be allot of injuries popping up from seemingly docile leisure time activities here guys!
Maybe y'all ought to rethink that Beer and Rye Whiskey situation you got goin' up there! }:~)
Rocky
minstrel
11-05-2003, 10:44 AM
Is it just me or are folks from north of the border beginning to look a little accident prone here? Seems to be allot of injuries popping up from seemingly docile leisure time activities here guys! Maybe y'all ought to rethink that Beer and Rye Whiskey situation you got goin' up there!
It's not all of us... maybe it's just the ones in British Columbia. Personally, I don't have any teeth marks on me from dancing or anything else...
(well, there was that woman at that party, but that's for another forum entirely...)
rocky1
11-06-2003, 03:34 PM
It's not all of us... maybe it's just the ones in British Columbia. Personally, I don't have any teeth marks on me from dancing or anything else...
Strange you should mention that Minstrel! There does seem to be a bit of coindence there. Don't s'pose there have been any studies regarding such by the Canadian Government? Do any of the gals up there in BC still have their front teeth after dancing with those fellers who keep head butting them, in the midst of said activity?
Say JMac, you still got all your teeth, girl?
Rocky
minstrel
11-07-2003, 12:01 AM
It's not all of us... maybe it's just the ones in British Columbia. Personally, I don't have any teeth marks on me from dancing or anything else...
Strange you should mention that Minstrel! There does seem to be a bit of coindence there. Don't s'pose there have been any studies regarding such by the Canadian Government? Do any of the gals up there in BC still have their front teeth after dancing with those fellers who keep head butting them, in the midst of said activity?
Say JMac, you still got all your teeth, girl?
LOL... You do like to live life on the edge, don't you, Rocky?
I have a feeling that, under Canadian law, you have given JMac grounds for justifiable homicide.. we have a strong dental lobby here :-)
rocky1
11-07-2003, 07:01 AM
LOL... You do like to live life on the edge, don't you, Rocky?
I have a feeling that, under Canadian law, you have given JMac grounds for justifiable homicide.. we have a strong dental lobby here :-)
Well... given the propensity for accidents up there in BC, betwixt birdies in the eye and teeth marks in the forehead it seemed a logical question!
Rocky
Now, first and foremost, Minstrel - does Canada have a "justifiable homicide" clause somewhere? What else falls under this clause? If the mere suggestion of my toothlessness is grounds than I can't wait to see what else there is?
(Hey, did you hear what Chretien said to that reporter when she asked about the horrid situation with the US deporting a Canadian to Syria and how the government (ours) let him be tortured for all these months? "You don't have enough fun in life." Made me sick!!! It's the first thing he's said in the last three months that didn't have me cheering him on and hoping he'd have a last minute change of heart and stick around.)
Non-Canadian need not read that paragraph - Chretien is our prime minister and, like so many politicians, he overstepped some boundaries and downplayed the importance of protecting our citizens no matter where they are from or where they are going.
Rocky1 (was that your favorite movie from the whole Rocky series or had someone else taken just plain ol' "Rocky"? :-)
No teeth marks in my forehead - and I have all my teeth (with the exception of my wisdom teeth but everyone should lose those once in a while!). I was thinking though - following mdiah's comments (I think that's his nickname) about my picture, and your question about my teeth (or lack thereof) - perhaps I'll let the next WPW graphics contest use my picture and show me post-badminton, post-dancing and post"de-androgenousizing" operation. How about it?
And, while I toured your fishing site - I took note of a kids' section - do you have a game or two there? If so - if not - maybe we could work out some sort of link exchange with one of the sites I work on at mostlymommies.com
I'd think that MostlyMommies would be looking for a way to entertain the kids while guys are off fishing and we have a lot of links there to free games - that's why I ask if you have one for us to link to.
Have a great weekend, folks!
JMac
minstrel
11-07-2003, 09:12 PM
Now, first and foremost, Minstrel - does Canada have a "justifiable homicide" clause somewhere?
Yes, more-or-less, although it isn't called that.
What else falls under this clause? If the mere suggestion of my toothlessness is grounds than I can't wait to see what else there is?
Sorry... for me to give you that information would be irresponsible and, more importantly, could make me liable for damges if you actually went out and killed someone... :-)
(Hey, did you hear what Chretien said to that reporter when she asked about the horrid situation with the US deporting a Canadian to Syria and how the government (ours) let him be tortured for all these months? "You don't have enough fun in life." Made me sick!!! It's the first thing he's said in the last three months that didn't have me cheering him on and hoping he'd have a last minute change of heart and stick around.)
I forget what forum this is (or what day this is, now that I think about it) but I know it's probably off topic in all of them - nontheless, I agree, JMac. I used to be a Liberal supporter as well as a fan of Chretien but pretty much everything he's done in the past few years (especially since the 9-11 incidents) has disgusted me, so much so that for the first time in my life I actually wrote to him to tell him that as a former supporter it had reached the point where I was ashamed of him and ashamed to say I'd voted for him - he used to be, I thought, a man of principle but I haven't seen any evidence of that at all in a very long time. By now, nothing he says or does surprises me.
minstrel
11-07-2003, 09:14 PM
Oh, yeah... that's right... the "fun and games -- teethmarks in the forehead" thread :-)
How could I forget that?
rocky1
11-07-2003, 11:47 PM
What don't you dance? };~)
No games there, on my site anyway. I don't recall for sure but I think maybe there's one or two there on links to other sites. If you know of more that might be even somewhat fishing related, by all means send them my way we'll link them up.
Likewise there's a wives section there with suggested activities for fishing widows too!
Rocky
Update on the "wild boys" of Vernon... not so wild after all...
http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=747b8c7f-523e-461e-980c-8a6bd9b2a025
Quote from story:
"Proce said while the pair were raised in isolation near Revelstoke, they were home-schooled, are well-spoken and were not completely cut off from the world.
"These boys did not sort of like fall out of a pine tree onto a patch of moss and survive on nuts and berries and then emerge from the forest,"
No, they fell out of an SUV onto a patch of "grass" and survived on Tostitos and Trail Mix and then emerged from the SuperStore... without having paid for their munchies.
MikMik - scam welfare? You mean people break the law for a measly $450 a month (BC)? What else are they up to? Don't tell me... do they work "under the table", too?
The humanity....
JMac
minstrel
11-09-2003, 01:01 AM
"These boys did not sort of like fall out of a pine tree onto a patch of moss and survive on nuts and berries and then emerge from the forest." No, they fell out of an SUV onto a patch of "grass" and survived on Tostitos and Trail Mix and then emerged from the SuperStore... without having paid for their munchies.
The humanity....
I have never understood what that meant - "the humanity" I mean...
As for the wild boys, I'm shocked... next we'll find out they weren't even boys but actually 53 year old Thelma and Louise mimics trying to break out of the clutches of the local weight watchers group... how could this happen in B.C.?
the humanity (whatever that means)... :-(
carbonize
11-09-2003, 01:03 AM
It's all fun and games until you get that beautiful woman you've spent all night wooing back to your place, undress her, and find out it's a ladyboy :|
mikmik
11-09-2003, 02:13 AM
JMac , who I would vote for if she ran for office, I meanwalked carefully, displayed more common sense than all the premiers for the last 25 (at least) years combined when saying:
MikMik - scam welfare? You mean people break the law for a measly $450 a month (BC)? What else are they up to? Don't tell me... do they work "under the table", too?Reminds me of my Edm. Alberta days when my MOM!, of all people was a member of the opposition NDP and was the 'terror of the question period". I can't recall her name (McLelland?), but the minister of 'Health and Family Services' (I think, but don't bet the farm on it) said that she couldn't understand why people had any problem whatsoever living on $375 a month, that it was a simple matter of 'budgetting' properly, she knew because, get this!!!(I'm quite sure about this part) - She knew it could be done because she had to do it to(budget to get by)!!! cause she only made $100,000 a year!!!!
$100,000/yr is aproximately equal to $375/month, in other words. So of course then, $450/month is about roughly $120,000/year. Did I mention that she was also finance minister at one time?
Greyhawk
11-09-2003, 01:18 PM
Well there goes my plans to get rich quick off the provincial Gvmt. How dare these boys take my idea of wondering out from the bush and conning people to care for them. There truely is no honour amonst thieves.
Btw. JMac no one would try to scam welfare that would be illlegal and wrong. I don't know where people get these ideas from, also no one grows pot in BC.
For future reference the sky is pink in my owrld of delussions.
Greyhawk
Minstrel - a radio announcer (Herb Morrison) cried out "oh, the humanity, the humanity" as he watched the tragedy of the Hindenberg explosion unfold before his eyes.
MikMik - I've thought of "walking carefully" for political office before but that was in Quebec - I found living here the last five years has tainted me politcally. ("Get it off, get it off!!!")
To quote (sort of) Utah Phillips - "Shopped around for a party. Well, I looked at the Liberals. Decided talking to one is like talking to your refrigerator. You know, the light goes on, the light goes off, it's not going to do anything that isn't built into it. But I'm not going to talk to a conservative any more than I talk to my damn refrigerator. Working for the NDP, now, that's kind of like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic." (Utah is American so he was referring to Republicans and Democrats, respectively.)
You will be the first to know if and when I change my mind, though!
<note to self> Check - one guaranteed vote from MikMik. <cackle> It's all falling into place... excellent.
Greyhawk - tiptoe through the tulips... :-)
Ah yes, "BC bud" - that's just how the US refers to its friends here in British Columbia, doncha know? Did I say "refers" or "reefers"?
JMac
mikmik
11-09-2003, 02:08 PM
I missed it the first time, JMac, re:
No, they fell out of an SUV onto a patch of "grass" and survived on Tostitos and Trail Mix and then emerged from the SuperStore... without having paid for their munchies.Oh what tangled webs we weave...
It's much better than the "How did that get there? It must have 'fallen' into my pocket!" defense usually employed when aprehended.
Greyhawk! Re:
For future reference the sky is pink in my world of delussions.I prefer the term of 'alternate reality', inspired by carju1
The WPW server has definately been reading this thread as it either now knows five minutes before I log on that I'm going to log on or theres a second me in a parallel universe that is logging on and the WPW server is shifting universes!!
I personally am quite happy to refer to it as 'denial', which I also understand to mean - the path of 'enlightenment', or, the answer to all my problems!