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CatDaddy
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 Posted - 04/27/2003 : 09:17:54
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John Webb, I have the item you want. Meet me by the green dumpster behind the Dairy Queen in Yazoo City, Mississippi at 11:17pm on Wednesday. I want he money in nickels and dimes so it can't be traced. The secret password is uvula.
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TomToll
USA
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Posted - 04/27/2003 : 09:24:05
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| Catdaddy, after reviewing some of his posts, I reluctantly have to agree with you. Why don't we all try to work toward being respectful of each other. Statements can be made in response to posts that do not have put down remarks. Of course, we must understand that some express themselves more eloquently than others, so don't read something into a response that is not there. We ALL need to make every attempt to help each other as much as we can, whether it be a training adjuster or an old pro. Let us just use common sense and think about what we are saying instead of taking off on someone. That solves nothing. |
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JimF
USA
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Posted - 04/27/2003 : 09:41:15
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I think there is new software program called Grammar Nazi that individuals can purchase or perhaps Roy could adopt and adapt to the CADO Forum.
It takes any word greater than two syllables and reduces it to the closest one or two syllable word in meaning.
Can you imagine how much easier it would be to read the Bible or Shakespeare had this techonology been around then?
Plus it has the added feature of allowing every one of us to write and communicate at the average reading and writing level of American high school graduates, which is at the 7th grade level.
Don't forget: Grammar Nazi. Please check into it. |
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Ghostbuster
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Posted - 04/27/2003 : 09:51:25
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OKAY! OKAY! I'll do it. You would not believe the nagging I have to put up with around here.
How shall we start?...
It appears we have a generational problem twixt the group of folks further along the conveyor belt of time, my generational group, the following generational group, and the young pups following them. A key element to remember is that old saw about, 'Tho there's snow on the roof, if a fire is on the hearth, you're still a kid at heart'. The problem we are presenting is the difference in which each generation forms friendships and groups.
Here in the CADO Clubhouse, the basic abiding atmosphere is that of a group of Lil' Rascals, dennis the Menace, and Bart Simpsons coming together in a treehouse to share the stories of our adventures. The preferred attitude, (being that most of us are from below the Mason-Dixon line), is that of Southern manners leavened with a measure of humility and humor, as was promulgated over the past 130 years by the influence of the great man, Robert E. Lee. Yeah, we each have a our own ego's and pride and creative bents, but we also have acceptance for new pilgrims that have stumbled into our campsite. The age factor is really irrelevant other than as a humor device. Mind you we have a 75 year old trainee in our midst. And we have grizzled veterans that are not yet 39 years old. Age is not a factor.
But, I digress.
There is no set rule for joining in the general mayhem of this group. We mean it when we say, all are welcome. Back when Hector was a pup, (Uh-oh, here comes one of those old fogey antiquidated expressions again), when a new kid on the block joined a group, there was a period of adjustment for the group and the kid to get used to each other. Both had to, in effect, adapt to the concept of CHANGE. Recall in the movie, 'American Graffitti', wherein the hero of the movie who is going off to college encounters the group, The Pharoes'. Remember the initiation where he chains the police car's axle to a post and the upcoming blood initiation? We don't do that here, tho it would be a blast. What we do, do, is accept a new poster based on how the new posts communicates to the reader. Since we are all different, we each come across in different ways. Some can be shy, some can be silly, some can be pompus, some can be authoritative, anon anon. In other words, we are all individuals, and we all get used to each others character quirks as part of the group. ( Am I getting thru to youse guys?)
Now, about Ol' Dragons Breath, our flame thrower that's out in the garage. It is very expensive to fire it up and is ONLY used when some member of the group really goes over the edge by saying something that offends the peaceful tranquility. Things that are inflammatory or offensive or personal attacks are sure fire triggers to set off Ol' Dragons Breath. But, being the basic defective humans we all are, most of us have, at times, had our ratty and tatty tail feathers scorched off. Just so you know, they always grow back, just like your hair did when your Mothers would whack it off when you were 9 years old. Your egos are not as delicate as you may imagine.
So, anyway, that's my sermon for the day.There is place in this kennel for the young pups, the old dogs, and all in between. All we ask is that when you lift your leg, please use the fire plug out back.
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CCarr
Canada
1200 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2003 : 10:26:13
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Isn't this a disjointed, multi-fingered thread now?
There continues to be some puzzlement of the trial sport for the next spring Olympics - "10 per day", while at the same time the crowd gathers around our triangulated bermudian; with praise for his comic relief, and condemnation for his devil-like practices by our ordained good hands resident.
It was only about 12 hours ago, that I responded in another thread about the help I sought from my cabinet partners, including Doc Jack; to have all that erased with the new and clean chalk board erasers.
Then we have a fella that is desperate enough to part with 50 bucks for a copy of the Pilot manuscript, and the Bishop of Yazoo is willing to exchange it for silver pieces with the whisper of uvula. Unless you need the weighty document tomorrow John, just apply, and in time after they do a background check on you; you will get the required 'paper' plus a $1.00 for your trouble. That is a $51.00 saving. As Tom professes, I'm trying to help each other as much as we can; and hope that can be chalked up as a suitable effort.
That all remined me of Deloris again. She was one of those who hung around after class or early to class to clear the boards on the whim of the instructor. We soon learned other ways to spell her name, and would write it at the very top of the chalk boards, so she would have to really reach high; testing the length of her little skirt.
Respect is a wonderful thing, and easily achieved in a perfect society; because the efforts to earn it are equal to all. In a less than perfect society, that goal is much more difficult to achieve. When Deloris learned to use a chair to reach the tops of the boards, we respected her for her ability to not only recognize the demons sitting behind her, but also for her ability to adapt and not be so exposing.
With Ghostbuster detailing the demographics and interactions of the generations within this playground, it is easy to see how we can stumble over each other. If I would have asked someone a 1/3 the age of our resident student, what kind of diagrams he used to become an independent erector, I would / could have got an entirely different answer; and both would have been correct within the context of the person answering. |
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CatDaddy
USA
310 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2003 : 10:55:37
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Jim, does Walmart have that Grammar Nazi program? I am a candidate for sure. I am using a book I got off Ebay right now called Inglish for Infidels and its leaving a few gaps in the learning curve for me.
Father Catdaddy
-Master of the Inglish language
-Poster-child for the ODB Burn Center
-2006 Olympian in the 10per
-Spiritual Guide
-Champion Pie Eater
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CCarr
Canada
1200 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2003 : 11:27:58
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To the Master rapped in the red loin cloth, could you tell this old Ice Dog; what flavor(s) you claim championship skills at in the consumption of pies? And, what levels of consumption were required to reach champion status, and the competition around you at the event?
You see, I to, am acclaimed at such events. However, the consumptive targets were only mere 8" discs of fruit with a thin layer of pastry covering; and fellow participants at the hunt camp table were older and like the old bulls in the pasture that they are, they chose to indulge aggressively in the sweet venison chops. |
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Michael Stueart
USA
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Posted - 05/03/2003 : 22:29:18
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HAIL, HAIL, HAIL!
IT JUST KEEPS COMMING THIS SPRING. LOOKS LIKE WORK FOR QUITE A WHILE FOR ALOT OF ADJUSTERS. SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN PICK YOUR STATE.
BE SAFE. |
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It started on Hail and ended where ??
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