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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/13/2013 9:49:26 PM   
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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/13/2013 10:02:58 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Hey Obvert-pay up!


Not quite yet!

This is a really odd turn. I think we all struggle with how much time and energy this game takes away from our other pursuits, family, friends. The other things we could be doing that are actually respected and valued by society.

Still, there is something to it.

My gut feeling is that this game will go on, but I could be wrong. Maybe Dan will really hang up his Aleutians map mousepad and retire from the game to form a numerical code generation start-up company in his garage. Maybe he'll continue writing poetry in the afternoons at work and fill his time by cutting up his driver's licence and walking everywhere all of the time from now on. He might even decide to become a storm chaser.

Whatever happens, I hope he sticks around here.

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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/13/2013 10:24:10 PM   
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This is a really odd turn. I think we all struggle with how much time and energy this game takes away from our other pursuits, family, friends.


Times like these when I fall back on the wisdom of one of my heroes: C. Montgomery Burns.

I'll keep it short and sweet. Family, religion, friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business. When opportunity knocks, you don't want to be driving to a maternity hospital or sitting in some phony-baloney church. Or synagogue.

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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/13/2013 10:41:47 PM   
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Status: offline 		One time Ann Landers wrote that she'd never heard a businessman on his deathbed complain that he hadn't spent enough time at work.

I am that man. I have the most laid back lifestyle and work routine since Henry David Thoreau. But it took a bit of wrangling to get out of the grasp of the pernicious workaday world.

When I was still a young lawyer, my wife had our third child. I was at the hospital with her when I got a frantic call from my office. One of our senior partners demanded that I come in to revise a draft of an answer or some other pleading that was due in a few days. That was the clarion-call moment that told me I was not going to spend the rest of my working days in the law firm.

Life is sweet if you stay out of courtrooms and don't bill by the hour (or six-minute increments thereof).

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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/14/2013 3:08:20 AM   
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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/14/2013 5:51:12 PM   
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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/15/2013 3:52:18 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

One time Ann Landers wrote that she'd never heard a businessman on his deathbed complain that he hadn't spent enough time at work.

I am that man. I have the most laid back lifestyle and work routine since Henry David Thoreau. But it took a bit of wrangling to get out of the grasp of the pernicious workaday world.

When I was still a young lawyer, my wife had our third child. I was at the hospital with her when I got a frantic call from my office. One of our senior partners demanded that I come in to revise a draft of an answer or some other pleading that was due in a few days. That was the clarion-call moment that told me I was not going to spend the rest of my working days in the law firm.

Life is sweet if you stay out of courtrooms and don't bill by the hour (or six-minute increments thereof).


Back in the mid 90's I had a fairly senior position in a large Australian company.

I had worked my guts out to get a position beyond my educational standard, hard work, long hours etc brought the reputation which led to advancement.
I fell ill and took some 4-5 mths to get reasonably better.

Our Brisbane Manager had a Heart attack at the same time, he had been with the company for about 30 years.

When he got back to work we had a talk on the phone comparing notes.

His call was you spend 30 years with the company and die, you get a bigger bouquet of flowers at your funeral.

I now work in a job which i enjoy, 5 minute drive from home and if I want, sit back and watch the scenery or the wildlife!

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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/15/2013 5:05:15 AM   
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ORIGINAL: JeffK


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ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

One time Ann Landers wrote that she'd never heard a businessman on his deathbed complain that he hadn't spent enough time at work.

I am that man. I have the most laid back lifestyle and work routine since Henry David Thoreau. But it took a bit of wrangling to get out of the grasp of the pernicious workaday world.

When I was still a young lawyer, my wife had our third child. I was at the hospital with her when I got a frantic call from my office. One of our senior partners demanded that I come in to revise a draft of an answer or some other pleading that was due in a few days. That was the clarion-call moment that told me I was not going to spend the rest of my working days in the law firm.

Life is sweet if you stay out of courtrooms and don't bill by the hour (or six-minute increments thereof).


Back in the mid 90's I had a fairly senior position in a large Australian company.

I had worked my guts out to get a position beyond my educational standard, hard work, long hours etc brought the reputation which led to advancement.
I fell ill and took some 4-5 mths to get reasonably better.

Our Brisbane Manager had a Heart attack at the same time, he had been with the company for about 30 years.

When he got back to work we had a talk on the phone comparing notes.

His call was you spend 30 years with the company and die, you get a bigger bouquet of flowers at your funeral.

I now work in a job which i enjoy, 5 minute drive from home and if I want, sit back and watch the scenery or the wildlife!

So you're the bartender at Walkabout Creek! Croc Dundee would be happy with your change of outlook!

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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/15/2013 6:33:46 AM   
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I work in defence, well near de fence anyway.

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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/15/2013 10:21:31 AM   
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ORIGINAL: JeffK

nah, i'd be drinking the profits.

I work in defence, well near de fence anyway.

Wow.
Isn't there a rule about this kind of verbal offense?
Some kind of pun ishment????



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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/15/2013 7:29:03 PM   
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Wow.
Isn't there a rule about this kind of verbal offense?
Some kind of pun ishment????


I think CR used to run a kangaroo court for gross misuse of the English language and terrible stupid gameplay like attacking another carrier task force with all of your planes set to training. He was also penalizing geography misspelling but GreyJoy couldn't pay out anymore. I thought Dan got to run it because he was the only one with legal expertise but as it turns out just about everyone here is an attorney of some sort, and yet they still seem like decent people.

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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/15/2013 7:56:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		I forgot about the Kangaroo Court! It might be worthwhile resurrecting, but GreyJoy's advent in the Forums turned it from an occasional to a never-ceasing tribunal. I think Tom Label's posting of the Alabama "Jiffy Pop" girl and AU Tiger's posting of the rather frightening Auburn lass might merit charges to be considered by the Kangaroo Court.

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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/15/2013 8:05:15 PM   
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I forgot about the Kangaroo Court! It might be worthwhile resurrecting, but GreyJoy's advent in the Forums turned it from an occasional to a never-ceasing tribunal. I think Tom Label's posting of the Alabama "Jiffy Pop" girl and AU Tiger's posting of the rather frightening Auburn lass might merit charges to be considered by the Kangaroo Court.


Looking at the semi-pro cheerleader pic I got a flash of Fall, 2041. In a small bar near campus she sits grasping a G&T served in a flagon, 12.9% silicone (by weight), a "secret" tattoo known only to the Sigma Chi house, considering her third and final attempt on the overnighting ball bearing salesman from Beloit. The American Dream, lads. The American Dream.

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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/15/2013 8:23:10 PM   
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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/15/2013 8:32:20 PM   
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I forgot about the Kangaroo Court! It might be worthwhile resurrecting, but GreyJoy's advent in the Forums turned it from an occasional to a never-ceasing tribunal. I think Tom Label's posting of the Alabama "Jiffy Pop" girl and AU Tiger's posting of the rather frightening Auburn lass might merit charges to be considered by the Kangaroo Court.


Ah, yes....GreyJoy. I seem to recall an R-rated penguin picture...went to the court..then the courts went to secret courts.....for our own protection....slippery slope

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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/15/2013 9:21:01 PM   
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Yikes! I have no idea what you're talking about, Moose. First, Geoff the Gorn, now Moose the Obtuse!


I was referring to the "frightening Auburn lass" and her possible future. At some point ya gotta leave college.

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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/15/2013 9:54:37 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

I forgot about the Kangaroo Court! It might be worthwhile resurrecting, but GreyJoy's advent in the Forums turned it from an occasional to a never-ceasing tribunal. I think Tom Label's posting of the Alabama "Jiffy Pop" girl and AU Tiger's posting of the rather frightening Auburn lass might merit charges to be considered by the Kangaroo Court.


Ooh...can I suggest a case for hearing before the Kangaroo court?

There's a school I know that has a certain brachycephalic dog with congenital difficulty with stridor and normal breathing. It's got a ridiculous name, is accompanied by festoons of drool wherever it goes, is overweight and has difficulty walking.

May I ask the court for a motion to replace their sports mascot with something that can live with limited human surgical intervention? This particular sports division has already got plenty of tiger-themed mascots already, so that noble beast is out. The big cats are kind of passe anyways. Rodentia are underrepresented in this (and most) sports divisions. There are some outstanding-really outstanding-examples of rodentia-themed sports teams though.

May I then propose the adoption of the Hispid Cotton Rat Sigmodon hispidus? It's native to GA, it's namesake harkens back to the production of cotton as a historical touchstone, it's new and ever so cool looking. Here's a nice picture-cute little guy...:



So-Kangaroo court-here is my case: Change the UGA mascot from some snoring dog to a cute historically accurate local species? What say ye?








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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/15/2013 10:56:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		This particular strategem aint got legs, Chickenboy. Georgia's mascot was declared the nation's best by Sports Illustrated some years ago. The competition wasn't tough. War Chickems (Auburn), Tigers (ad nauseum, as you note), Bannana Slugs, Thundering Herd, Crimson Tide, Cardinal, Orange, Buckeyes (a tree?), Hawkeyes (a butterfly?), Corn Huskers (what the heck?), Golden Gophers, Terrapins, Nittany Lions, Green Wave (ack!).

I'm not big on mascots, but I do happen to know the owner of the UGA line since he happened to write a story for the magazine a few years ago. He's a prominent lawyer in Savannah, so he'll probably represent himself in the Court of Yonder Kangaroo.

But there are some dadgum good mascots: Hurricanes, Seminoles, Badgers, Wolverines, Longhorns, Black Bears (U. Maine), Lobos, Buffaloes, Utes, Rebels, Wolfpack, Volunteers, Cavaliers, Mountaineers, Catamounts.

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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/15/2013 11:36:08 PM   
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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/15/2013 11:36:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		True, but UT has the biggest mascot. Plus, if things get tough, free briscuit!

I also love that S. Carolina uses the Gamecock. Perfect metaphor for the state: small, mean, crazy and a bit politically incorrect. Not to mention all the juvenile innuendo that comes from naming the Gamecock "Sir Big Spur." Classic.

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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/16/2013 12:49:23 AM   
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True, but UT has the biggest mascot. Plus, if things get tough, free briscuit!



Colorado's bison would give it a run if they didn't use a baby.

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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/16/2013 4:13:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for the Wolverine shoutout. And yes, what exactly is a buckeye?

On a game note, in his AAR John sounds pretty psyched to resume hostilities on Monday.

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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/16/2013 5:18:21 AM   
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This particular strategem aint got legs, Chickenboy. Georgia's mascot was declared the nation's best by Sports Illustrated some years ago. The competition wasn't tough. War Chickems (Auburn), Tigers (ad nauseum, as you note), Bannana Slugs, Thundering Herd, Crimson Tide, Cardinal, Orange, Buckeyes (a tree?), Hawkeyes (a butterfly?), Corn Huskers (what the heck?), Golden Gophers, Terrapins, Nittany Lions, Green Wave (ack!).

I'm not big on mascots, but I do happen to know the owner of the UGA line since he happened to write a story for the magazine a few years ago. He's a prominent lawyer in Savannah, so he'll probably represent himself in the Court of Yonder Kangaroo.

But there are some dadgum good mascots: Hurricanes, Seminoles, Badgers, Wolverines, Longhorns, Black Bears (U. Maine), Lobos, Buffaloes, Utes, Rebels, Wolfpack, Volunteers, Cavaliers, Mountaineers, Catamounts.



If you want to talk about oddball mascots, I present you with the Evergreen State College mascot "Speedy Geoduck" (pronounced "gooeyduck")






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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/16/2013 5:44:49 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

This particular strategem aint got legs, Chickenboy. Georgia's mascot was declared the nation's best by Sports Illustrated some years ago. The competition wasn't tough. War Chickems (Auburn), Tigers (ad nauseum, as you note), Bannana Slugs, Thundering Herd, Crimson Tide, Cardinal, Orange, Buckeyes (a tree?), Hawkeyes (a butterfly?), Corn Huskers (what the heck?), Golden Gophers, Terrapins, Nittany Lions, Green Wave (ack!).

I'm not big on mascots, but I do happen to know the owner of the UGA line since he happened to write a story for the magazine a few years ago. He's a prominent lawyer in Savannah, so he'll probably represent himself in the Court of Yonder Kangaroo.

But there are some dadgum good mascots: Hurricanes, Seminoles, Badgers, Wolverines, Longhorns, Black Bears (U. Maine), Lobos, Buffaloes, Utes, Rebels, Wolfpack, Volunteers, Cavaliers, Mountaineers, Catamounts.



If you want to talk about oddball mascots, I present you with the Evergreen State College mascot "Speedy Geoduck" (pronounced "gooeyduck")






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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/16/2013 7:05:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		"Speedy Geoduck?" That's gotta be one of the world's best oxymorons.

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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/16/2013 12:56:52 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Commander Cody

Thanks for the Wolverine shoutout. And yes, what exactly is a buckeye?

On a game note, in his AAR John sounds pretty psyched to resume hostilities on Monday.

Cheers,
CC


THE Ohio State University's 'mascot' is something off a tree. It's a 'nut' from the buckeye tree. As we like to point out re: Buckeyes-a "worthless, hairy nut". Cuz it is / they are.

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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/16/2013 1:32:02 PM   
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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/16/2013 1:50:53 PM   
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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/16/2013 3:10:41 PM   
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RE: The Good The Bad & The Indifferent - 8/16/2013 3:30:07 PM   
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Gooey-Ducks!

Hey, Burrowing Owls sounds pretty good. I also like Cowboys, Jayhawks, Cyclones, Sycamores (hey, if you can have Buckeyes, why not the most massive trees of the eastern USA?), Fighting Sioux, Boilermakers, Yellow Jackets, Horned Frogs, and Rainbows ("Hit him hard! Oh, do!").

In the not so great category: Commodores, Trojans, Spartans, Illini, and Fighting Irish.

And what the heck is the mascot and nickname for Rutgers?

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