How did you choose your username?
March 19th, 2013 at 4:48:05 AM
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Quote: chickenmanWe have season subscription to the local symphony and next month they will perform Beethoven's Fifth - can't wait!
Fighting BS one post at a time!
March 19th, 2013 at 5:02:27 AM
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Quote: Beethoven9thAh, I envy you!
Yeah, should be really, really special.
BTW, sorry to have hijacked the thread :-(
getting back to it my user name was our radio call sign in the First Cavalry in the late 60's, and of course had been itself borrowed from Dick Orkin's "Continuing Adventures of Chickenmman" series that aired on AM radio (yep, AM) beginning in 1966.
March 19th, 2013 at 5:44:15 AM
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No story here. I use unique nicknames (as well as email/pwd/proxy combos) for each website that I sign up on. So I thought for a few seconds about something brief and relevant to odds.
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March 19th, 2013 at 5:58:18 AM
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Its what I do for a living. "Dealer" can sound a bit....dodgy.
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March 19th, 2013 at 5:58:51 AM
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Quote: MrVErrant aim in bed one night ...
Well played sir. Made me chuckle.
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March 19th, 2013 at 6:59:25 AM
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Quote: EvenBobClassical music speaks to the soul, as no other music does.
And yet, classical music is unpopular with most people.
Go figure.
"What, me worry?"
March 19th, 2013 at 7:24:01 AM
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Quote: s2dbakerI own three Studebakers.
Beauty! I just don't see enough Avantis on the road anymore.
"Poker sure is an easy game to beat if you have the roll to keep rebuying."
March 19th, 2013 at 9:48:43 AM
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Thanks. Mine turned 50 this month.Quote: zippyboyBeauty! I just don't see enough Avantis on the road anymore.
Someday, joor goin' to see the name of Googie Gomez in lights and joor goin' to say to joorself, "Was that her?" and then joor goin' to answer to joorself, "That was her!" But you know somethin' mister? I was always her yuss nobody knows it! - Googie Gomez
March 21st, 2013 at 9:26:45 AM
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Quote: chickenmanWe have season subscription to the local symphony and next month they will perform Beethoven's Fifth - can't wait!
I have been thinking about seeing the 9th at my local symphony in ~6 weeks. Probably should look into that.
Sorry I was late to this thread. Was down in Tunica for a few days getting crushed. :-\
My screenname came from a French slang book that I bought while in high school while I took French. I really don't speak it very well now, but my screenname screams out to the 18-year old male at the time as it means "sex maniac"...lol
March 21st, 2013 at 10:14:45 AM
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Mine's a take on my name and a Seinfeld reference.
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You want the truth! You can't handle the truth!
March 21st, 2013 at 5:35:13 PM
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ahhh.... need I say more ?
Always borrow money from a pessimist; They don't expect to get paid back !
Be yourself and speak your thoughts. Those who matter won't mind, and those that mind, don't matter!
March 21st, 2013 at 5:39:56 PM
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You like to play Roulette and you're from Durham?
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/gripes/11182-pet-peeves/120/#post815219
March 21st, 2013 at 5:45:12 PM
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I've been using the numbers, "146," ever since I had my first E-Mail account, which was Metallicat146. I opened that E-Mail account, I think, fifteen years ago and it has been inactive for nearly a decade. Being unfamiliar with the Internet, I was shocked to find that another Hotmail user had decided to use Metallicat. My friend suggested that I simply add some numbers at the end of Metallicat and see if that was unused, so I closed my eyes and kind of ran my hand over the entire number pad, "146."
In any event, my handle could just as easily be Mission. However, I decided that I like the, "146," so almost all of my handles for anything (including all E-Mail addresses, barring the one that is just my first and last name) end with, "146."
I don't know what kind of Mission I'm on, but I'm on one, and it's coming soon to a theater near you.
In any event, my handle could just as easily be Mission. However, I decided that I like the, "146," so almost all of my handles for anything (including all E-Mail addresses, barring the one that is just my first and last name) end with, "146."
I don't know what kind of Mission I'm on, but I'm on one, and it's coming soon to a theater near you.
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/gripes/11182-pet-peeves/120/#post815219
March 21st, 2013 at 6:05:37 PM
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Crystal "Clear" Math
And you thought I was a math dealer or strung out on math.
I actually brainstormed for about a week so I wouldn't have a boring user name. I wish I could remember the other ones I came up with.
And you thought I was a math dealer or strung out on math.
I actually brainstormed for about a week so I wouldn't have a boring user name. I wish I could remember the other ones I came up with.
I heart Crystal Math.
March 21st, 2013 at 6:23:53 PM
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I think in your line of work, you should insert the CLEAR at all times. People might associate a meth reference otherwise.
Shed not for her
the bitter tear
Nor give the heart
to vain regret
Tis but the casket
that lies here,
The gem that filled it
Sparkles yet
March 21st, 2013 at 6:54:13 PM
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I am baseball player or was I guess I should say. During my junior year in college after years worth of elbow and shoulder injuries were threatening my career, I converted into a knuckleball pitcher. I really embraced the quirkiness of the knuckleball and the small fraternity of players to be successful with it in the past, thus started using it as my username on many of the sites I go to. 3 is my favorite number and the one I wore the most during my playing career.
"In the poker game of life, women are the rake" Edward Norton (Rounders)
March 21st, 2013 at 7:37:35 PM
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Quote: CrystalMathCrystal "Clear" Math
And you thought I was a math dealer or strung out on math.
I actually brainstormed for about a week so I wouldn't have a boring user name. I wish I could remember the other ones I came up with.
What? its not a spelling mistake CrystalMeth
March 21st, 2013 at 8:31:39 PM
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Quote: Knuckleball3I am baseball player or was I guess I should say. During my junior year in college after years worth of elbow and shoulder injuries were threatening my career, I converted into a knuckleball pitcher. I really embraced the quirkiness of the knuckleball and the small fraternity of players to be successful with it in the past, thus started using it as my username on many of the sites I go to. 3 is my favorite number and the one I wore the most during my playing career.
Cheers! There aren't too many of us!
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/gripes/11182-pet-peeves/120/#post815219
March 21st, 2013 at 8:38:50 PM
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Remember the scene in Superman II when Superman crushes the guys hand and throws him in the pit? That's Zod, who always wanted folk to kneel before him. I used to act out that scene with my daughter (now 10) when she was 4. Think Mario Puzo wrote that screenplay too.
March 21st, 2013 at 8:50:54 PM
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Yogi Berra said a great many things. The truest of all was that if all the pitchers were knuckleballers, nobody would ever hit above 200.
Shed not for her
the bitter tear
Nor give the heart
to vain regret
Tis but the casket
that lies here,
The gem that filled it
Sparkles yet
March 22nd, 2013 at 9:12:19 AM
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Since we are veering OT, I used to play fast pitch softball as a pitcher. One of my best pitches was a knuckleball. One day I was warming up on the sideline with our 3rd baseman (3rd base, aka the hot corner, is played by guys with quick gloves and hands. You need great reaction times.) Anyway, I threw a knuckleball that got to within inches of his glove and then inexplicably rose almost 5", and hit him square in the eye. He had a nice shiner for 2 weeks.
Another time I was pitching in a morning industrial league, with a limited flight softball. The conditions were perfect for knuckling that day, and the ball would change directions 3 or 4 times on the way to the plate. The batters were looking so silly the plate umpire was laughing. I threw one pitch on a 2 strike count, and the ball made a last second break 6" back into the strike zone. The batter says, "How the hell can I be expected to hit something like that?" The umpire laughs and says, "You can't. but that was strike 3, so you're done anyway."
Played as an adult for 20 years, lots of great memories.
Another time I was pitching in a morning industrial league, with a limited flight softball. The conditions were perfect for knuckling that day, and the ball would change directions 3 or 4 times on the way to the plate. The batters were looking so silly the plate umpire was laughing. I threw one pitch on a 2 strike count, and the ball made a last second break 6" back into the strike zone. The batter says, "How the hell can I be expected to hit something like that?" The umpire laughs and says, "You can't. but that was strike 3, so you're done anyway."
Played as an adult for 20 years, lots of great memories.
Always borrow money from a pessimist; They don't expect to get paid back !
Be yourself and speak your thoughts. Those who matter won't mind, and those that mind, don't matter!
March 22nd, 2013 at 10:13:32 AM
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Any tips for slo-pitch softball pitching? :)
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
March 22nd, 2013 at 11:25:33 AM
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Quote: thecesspitAny tips for slo-pitch softball pitching? :)
Never tried it. I had to vary the speed I threw the knuckleball based on conditions, so I'm not sure if it would even work on a slo-pitch arc.
Always borrow money from a pessimist; They don't expect to get paid back !
Be yourself and speak your thoughts. Those who matter won't mind, and those that mind, don't matter!
March 22nd, 2013 at 1:17:35 PM
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When Hoyt Wilhelm was with the guys, he would bet $5 you could not catch 2 out of 3 pitches from him. He took this guy's money too. LOL Willie Howard Mays, Jr.
Shed not for her
the bitter tear
Nor give the heart
to vain regret
Tis but the casket
that lies here,
The gem that filled it
Sparkles yet
March 22nd, 2013 at 1:42:22 PM
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Quote: BuzzardWhen Hoyt Wilhelm was with the guys, he would bet $5 you could not catch 2 out of 3 pitches from him. He took this guy's money too. LOL Willie Howard Mays, Jr.
Say , Hey, I think I have heard about him?
Always borrow money from a pessimist; They don't expect to get paid back !
Be yourself and speak your thoughts. Those who matter won't mind, and those that mind, don't matter!
March 22nd, 2013 at 1:52:44 PM
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Hope you remember him in his prime, not stumbling around seemingly lost in a Met's uniform.
Shed not for her
the bitter tear
Nor give the heart
to vain regret
Tis but the casket
that lies here,
The gem that filled it
Sparkles yet
March 22nd, 2013 at 2:00:12 PM
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Well, I remember him catching a fly ball in center field at the Polo Grounds and throwing it so hard back to the infield that he knocked himself to the ground. Was that about in his prime?
March 22nd, 2013 at 2:13:50 PM
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Well,He hit 50 home runs in 1955.
Then, He hit 50 home runs in 1965.
Assuming you saw him somewhere in-between. No falling down in the outfield during the 73 World Series.
Of course, the owners kept most of the money back then.
Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle worked as greeters later in AC. SAD !
Then, He hit 50 home runs in 1965.
Assuming you saw him somewhere in-between. No falling down in the outfield during the 73 World Series.
Of course, the owners kept most of the money back then.
Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle worked as greeters later in AC. SAD !
Shed not for her
the bitter tear
Nor give the heart
to vain regret
Tis but the casket
that lies here,
The gem that filled it
Sparkles yet
March 22nd, 2013 at 2:23:32 PM
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This, of course, was the catch I was referring to. I was not there in person.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dK6zPbkFnE
Here is Willie's commentary on the catch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUK9lG-7HTc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dK6zPbkFnE
Here is Willie's commentary on the catch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUK9lG-7HTc
March 22nd, 2013 at 2:33:16 PM
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Quote: BuzzardWhen Hoyt Wilhelm was with the guys, he would bet $5 you could not catch 2 out of 3 pitches from him.
OK, but could he get his ratio of 7's to exceed 1 in 6 while hitting the pyramids and without being barred from the casino?
March 22nd, 2013 at 2:43:44 PM
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He could have, but the stickman said he was taking too long setting the dice. Plus they kept flying off the table.
MLB had to change the rules and limit the size of a catcher's mitt. Catchers were using huge gloves and trying to swat the ball down.
MLB had to change the rules and limit the size of a catcher's mitt. Catchers were using huge gloves and trying to swat the ball down.
Shed not for her
the bitter tear
Nor give the heart
to vain regret
Tis but the casket
that lies here,
The gem that filled it
Sparkles yet
March 22nd, 2013 at 3:05:54 PM
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Quote: SanchoPanzaOK, but could he get his ratio of 7's to exceed 1 in 6 while hitting the pyramids and without being barred from the casino?
I believe he could, but he was banned for overhand throws of the dice. Frowned on every place I have played
Always borrow money from a pessimist; They don't expect to get paid back !
Be yourself and speak your thoughts. Those who matter won't mind, and those that mind, don't matter!
March 23rd, 2013 at 6:02:45 PM
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In a 2/5 TH-NL 8-ring Game at Foxwoods in the early 90's.
ME: 8c-9c
BOARD: 7c-10c-Kd-6c-Ks
VILLAIN 1: Kc-Kd
VILLAIN 2:Ac-Jc
POT: $545
ME: 8c-9c
BOARD: 7c-10c-Kd-6c-Ks
VILLAIN 1: Kc-Kd
VILLAIN 2:Ac-Jc
POT: $545
Some people need to reimagine their thinking.
March 23rd, 2013 at 6:29:23 PM
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Nice, the only Straight Flush I've ever seen in a live game I was holding Js-9s.
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/gripes/11182-pet-peeves/120/#post815219
March 23rd, 2013 at 7:14:49 PM
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I got my nickname from the golf course. I was always hitting trees and bouncing back into the fairway.
March 23rd, 2013 at 11:18:08 PM
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Quote: 98ClubsIn a 2/5 TH-NL 8-ring Game at Foxwoods in the early 90's.
ME: 8c-9c
BOARD: 7c-10c-Kd-6c-Ks
VILLAIN 1: Kc-Kd
VILLAIN 2:Ac-Jc
POT: $545
No BBJ at Foxwoods back then though? :(
April 9th, 2013 at 12:27:19 AM
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Quote: FleaStiffFlea and Stiff define me as an unwashed red chip bettor who does not tip.
Same here, except the opposite.
April 9th, 2013 at 12:31:28 AM
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Quote: FaceMine has nothing to do with playing cards, nor am I a smooth talking con-man that rolls with the crew of Hannibal Smith, Howling Mad Murdock, and Bad Attitude Baracus.
“Face” is just a carryover of youthful stupidity. In the days of adolescent threats and machismo, “face” was my one-upper. If someone threatened to punch me, I’d threaten to punch their face. Kick me? I’ll kick your face. Kill me? I’ll kill your FACE!, always said with ridiculous emphasis on “face”. It was so absurd, it couldn’t be topped.
It spread to “snaps” or “playing the dozens”. You know…“You’re mama’s so fat..” to which the reply was “Oh yeah? So is your FACE!" Stupid, I know, but man, it stuck. “So is your face” became the widespread comeback, for which there was no retort.
It eventually spread to my entire peer group, and was used so often it got shortened to simply one word, “face”. One word, and we all knew what it meant, what it signified. It became a war cry during sports, a declaration of superiority, a mock threat towards your safety, eventually almost a greeting for those “in the know”, and, since I was the creator, my nickname.
I’m fortunate enough to still be close to some of those from way back when, and every now and again I will hear the old war cry. It never fails to elicit laughter and a smile =)
Hah! I always figured it had something to do with you being in surveillance...something like the nameless Face watching from the eye in the sky or some such.
The actual reason is much funnier. "So is your face" was also a retort when I was growing up, so I totally get the reference now.
"So drink gamble eat f***, because one day you will be dust." -ontariodealer
April 9th, 2013 at 12:38:33 AM
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Always split aces and eights*!
Unless it's a H17 game that allows surrender. Then surrender 8s if the dealer is showing an ace.
Unless it's a H17 game that allows surrender. Then surrender 8s if the dealer is showing an ace.
"So drink gamble eat f***, because one day you will be dust." -ontariodealer
April 12th, 2013 at 8:32:02 PM
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My name does not need much explanation. There is no city in the world like Vegas. I am Canadain but spend almost as much time in Veags as Canada. A fantasy land for adults
50-50-90 Rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there is a 90% probability you'll get it wrong
April 15th, 2013 at 8:22:12 PM
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Sitting on the toilet and noticed my hairdryer was a supermax model.
gambling problem? split tens!
February 25th, 2014 at 8:23:14 PM
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Don't mean to dredge up an old thread, but I continue to crack up at all the weird usernames on this forum. (It also intrigues me because so many "normal" usernames are available) Even over the past year, WoV has gotten a lot of new members who also pick strange names.
I don't want to get in trouble for calling out specific individuals, but hopefully some of you will explain how you decided on such "unique" handles. :D
I don't want to get in trouble for calling out specific individuals, but hopefully some of you will explain how you decided on such "unique" handles. :D
Fighting BS one post at a time!
February 25th, 2014 at 9:02:21 PM
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I used to play Tiger Woods Golf on playstation and I was practically unbeatable as I usually shot 30 under.I would save everything as KB(my initials)and 1(incase I had other files to save.
My buddy made fun of it and asked me why KB1?
Is there a KB2 out there.
My buddy made fun of it and asked me why KB1?
Is there a KB2 out there.
February 25th, 2014 at 9:05:44 PM
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Mine is neither unique nor crazy but it carries a very special place in my heart.
We used to own race horses in South Africa in the early 90's. On the day that one of our horses ran (and won) the first race, our trainer had a horse running in the second race too. He was favorite for a 5 furlong race. As I walked by the parade ring area this liver chestnut with a white blaze strip down the center of his nose caught my eye. I had no idea who he was but I fell in horsie love!
Turns out if was the stable fella and his name was Tommy Hotspur. He is now 21 years old and living the life of luxury with a friend of mine who happens to be the Assistant Trainer to that very self same trainer.
This horse was quite amazing. He had quarter horse speed. He was ahead of his field by 7 or 8 lengths after the first furlong. He landed up winning 11 out of 14 starts and ran 2nd in the others.
Even after owning other horses and really taking a fancy to some, none will ever be as special as Tommy!!!
We used to own race horses in South Africa in the early 90's. On the day that one of our horses ran (and won) the first race, our trainer had a horse running in the second race too. He was favorite for a 5 furlong race. As I walked by the parade ring area this liver chestnut with a white blaze strip down the center of his nose caught my eye. I had no idea who he was but I fell in horsie love!
Turns out if was the stable fella and his name was Tommy Hotspur. He is now 21 years old and living the life of luxury with a friend of mine who happens to be the Assistant Trainer to that very self same trainer.
This horse was quite amazing. He had quarter horse speed. He was ahead of his field by 7 or 8 lengths after the first furlong. He landed up winning 11 out of 14 starts and ran 2nd in the others.
Even after owning other horses and really taking a fancy to some, none will ever be as special as Tommy!!!
“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.” - Winston Churchill
February 25th, 2014 at 9:13:36 PM
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December 24th, I was drunk, I spelled it wrong. nuff said. Woot woot!
8 more years till retirement.
February 25th, 2014 at 9:18:40 PM
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When I accepted a move to Florida, in 1996, internet forums were just moving from BBS to chat room types, and there was a great one my husband found called FireTalk. We joined as they had a really active trivia group and it was something fun to do together. He wanted to be beachbumbob, so I went with beachbumbabs as a newlywed. We ran a very popular trivia room for a year or so, then FireTalk went Tango Uniform. The name followed me to PalTalk, where most of our group relocated, and I've used it on other forums as well, laziness as much as anything, because I don't like writing down usernames and passwords, so remembering it is easier when it's the same on sign-in (passwords are unique, though, not to make myself appear easy to hack).
You have to make an immediate username decision on most sites; not sure I'd keep this name here if I had a do-over. Don't really like the beach, not really a bum, but babs is a common nickname for my real one. Works ok, but not terribly descriptive of me.
You have to make an immediate username decision on most sites; not sure I'd keep this name here if I had a do-over. Don't really like the beach, not really a bum, but babs is a common nickname for my real one. Works ok, but not terribly descriptive of me.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
February 25th, 2014 at 9:27:56 PM
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Quote: Beethoven9thDon't mean to dredge up an old thread
No need to apologize for resuscitating an old thread. If the thread sparks new discussion, it doesn't matter how old it is.
February 25th, 2014 at 9:35:31 PM
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I was watching top gear and it was the episode with Geoff so I went with that.
February 25th, 2014 at 9:38:45 PM
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Quote: geoffI was watching top gear and it was the episode with Geoff so I went with that.
I hope you are talking about the British one? Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are simply delightful :)
“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.” - Winston Churchill
February 25th, 2014 at 9:46:46 PM
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Quote: TomspurI hope you are talking about the British one? Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are simply delightful :)
Heck yeah. It's British Top Gear or none for me. The episode I got the name from (series 14 episode 2) where the build an electric car is pretty fun. Plus all the other ones (Building aquatic cars and the specials are my favorites)
