Rat communication

[MJZiggy]

I just wanted a thread on which I could just say good morning.

[MadtownPacker]

Good morning!

[Deputy Nutz]

Good morning.

[MadtownPacker]

Finally you bastard!!!

[MJZiggy]

See? That's all I wanted. :mrgreen:

[MJZiggy]

Hey Guess whaT. GOOD MORNING.

[jack's smirking revenge]

So, why is it such a good morning? :D

tyler

[MadtownPacker]

Cuz she got some last night. 8)

[Murphy37]

If I wanna say good afternoon, can I do it here, or do I need to start another thread?

[Tarlam!]

Well, I only reply if I can use my time, which is good evening!

[BF4MVP]

It's a couple days late, but Good morning, Ziggy!

[MJZiggy]

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, good lunch break, whatever.

[GBRulz]

good nite !

[Tarlam!]

G'DAY! :shock:

[MJZiggy]

Hey, Mate!

[Tarlam!]

Oy!

[jack's smirking revenge]

Anyone know how to kill winter? I'm soooooo very sick of it. It'd be nice if we could just do the Monty Python skipping of seasons.

tyler

[Tarlam!]

Yup. Move to Oz....

Your turn on the Mike Davis thread. It was your idea....

[MJZiggy]

Anyone know how to kill winter? I'm soooooo very sick of it. It'd be nice if we could just do the Monty Python skipping of seasons.

tylerYou could have come here last week. Eighties on the east coast, but now we're down to 50's and my daffodils are really pissed.

[jack's smirking revenge]

I just got over a foot of snow dumped on me in the last three days. Isn't Spring supposed to start next week? What a joke! I almost had to tunnel myself to work today.

tyler

[jack's smirking revenge]

Yup. Move to Oz....

Your turn on the Mike Davis thread. It was your idea....

With all due respect, I think I'm going to start a new thread. I don't want to trash our story by continuing it under the title of "Mike Davis". :D

tyler

[GrnBay007]

Yup. Move to Oz....

Your turn on the Mike Davis thread. It was your idea....

With all due respect, I think I'm going to start a new thread. I don't want to trash our story by continuing it under the title of "Mike Davis". :D

tyler

good idea jack

[MJZiggy]

Kids grade school had a fundraiser last night. I dropped a bundle, but they made a LOT of money.

[MJZiggy]

Good morning.

[MadtownPacker]

Buenos dias Zig.

[MJZiggy]

Hello world!! I am up!! My eyes are open and not quite as perky as my avatars (nobody's eyes are that perky). My coffee's brewin'. And I got a cal this morning letting me know I get to go to my first baseball game of the season next week. It must be spring or something, but could somebody please explain why my thermometer's broken 'cause it still says 34 degrees? My daffodils and crocuses beg to differ!

[MadtownPacker]

Good morning, what team are you going to see? You are in TX right?

[MJZiggy]

No, I'm on the Eastern end of things. We're driving up to Baltimore to watch the Orioles take on the Nationals in a charity preseason game. If their pattern over last year hold (and for the last few years for the O's), both teams start really good and then get toasted after the All-Star break. Therefore, I'm expecting a good game.

[MadtownPacker]

Baseball is really a dead sport to me. You can thank Bonds for that. SF Giants fan here.

[MJZiggy]

Hey, they got rid of Raffy!! I can no longer hold recent records in any esteem though. How can a normal human hope to break any of the records that were set on juice?

[MadtownPacker]

All the power hitters records from the 90s should be wiped out.

[MJZiggy]

I'd have to agree with you there. Poor one-in-a-million guy who actually got one of those records legitimately only to have it tainted because everyone else around him was (getting vitamin shots).

[MJZiggy]

Good night. Hopefully CE will be up tomorrow and Harlan will stop asking me to kill people... :shock:

[MJZiggy]

St. Louis Radio Announcer fired.

Apparently he had a little slip of the tongue and used the word "coon" in regard to Condoleeza Rice and the NFL Commissioner's job. He meant to say coup and immediately began apologizing for it. Just thought it was interesting.

[Tarlam!]

That suck's. Why is coon such a bad word?

[jack's smirking revenge]

I heard about that this morning too. "Coon" as defined by dictionary.com is..

n 1: an eccentric or undignified rustic; "I'll be a gone coon when the battle starts" 2: (ethnic slur) offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga" [syn: nigger, nigga, spade, jigaboo, nigra] 3: North American raccoon [syn: common raccoon, common racoon, ringtail, Procyon lotor]

You can see why its such an issue. I'm not sure where I stand on this one. He did seem apologetic and, most likely, mixed "coup" and "boon", both of which were appropriate for the statement he was trying to make regarding Condi and her shot at commishing the NFL. He was actually being VERY complimentary towards her and the slip was an accident. He was very apologetic, but that wasn't enough.

A radio show I was listening to this morning paralleled his statement with that of Wolf Blitzer's comment "So Black" in regards to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

It is very possible that he just mixed the two words--coup and boon--and got to "coon", but is it really possible for that word to slip if he's never said it before?

tyler

[MadtownPacker]

About a year or 2 ago the LT Gov for Cali Cruz Bustamante (he is suppose to be Latino, yeah right) was making a speach somewhere in LA in front of mostly black audience and during the speach he said nigger instaed of negro. I dont know how it blew over so easy but he apoligized and still has his job. My opinion is that you say whats in your heart when you slip.

[Little Whiskey]

you think the mayor of new orleans slipped when he said he wanted a Chocolate City?

what would happen if the mayor of Greenbay said he wanted greenbay to be a vanilla city.

well i guess greenbay is already a vanilla city.

[Tarlam!]

you say whats in your heart when you slip.

Good call.

Call me a convict-kraut or whatever. I just don't give a fuck. Just do not try and marry my daughter! I will use my gun.

[Little Whiskey]

Tarlam, my wife couldn't understand why i was hoping for a son while she was pregnant. I kept trying to explain that with a boy you only have to worry about one dick, instead of a world of dicks!!! needless to say i got my wish.

[Tarlam!]

LW, I have 1 of each, and my son is for sale! My princess, however,... :lol:

[jack's smirking revenge]

you think the mayor of new orleans slipped when he said he wanted a Chocolate City?

what would happen if the mayor of Greenbay said he wanted greenbay to be a vanilla city.

well i guess greenbay is already a vanilla city.

And the Packers are a vanilla team (not in reference to color)... :D

tyler

[Little Whiskey]

LW, I have 1 of each, and my son is for sale! My princess, however,... :lol:

tarlam, that is exactly it. you wouldn't mind selling your son. but as soon as some smuck of a boy (even though he could be the nicest guy) comes calling for your daughter, you immediatly go for the shot gun.

[Tarlam!]

LW, I have 1 of each, and my son is for sale! My princess, however,... :lol:

tarlam, that is exactly it. you wouldn't mind selling your son. but as soon as some smuck of a boy (even though he could be the nicest guy) comes calling for your daughter, you immediatly go for the shot gun.

Yup. What's worse is that I am not evn red in the face about it!

[Little Whiskey]

Tarlam how old are your kids? my son just turned 1 so i've got a little while before Dads are shooing him off their porches

[Tarlam!]

Night All.....

[jack's smirking revenge]

Night All.....

Nighty nite Tar....Sweet dreams (are made of this)..

tyler

[MJZiggy]

Who am I to disagree?

[jack's smirking revenge]

Travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something

:D

tyler

[MJZiggy]

Some of them want to use you :twisted:
some of them want to get used by you :shock:

[jack's smirking revenge]

Congrats on reaching 100 posts MJ. I think that's quite an accomplishment in this new world. I'm outtie. Gotta make my long drive home for the night. Will check in later. Maybe C-E will be resurrected by that time.

Take care!

tyler

[MJZiggy]

Hello World. Happy weekend.

[billy_oliver880]

Hello World. Happy weekend.

Happy weekend to you too Zig.

[MJZiggy]

Hey world!! How's life?

[Oscar]

Hello everone! :smile:

[MJZiggy]

Whew! That was hard work! :cool:

[jack's smirking revenge]

Hello everone! :smile:

Hiya Jeffro!!! Thanks for making the trip to the sewer! :D

tyler

[MJZiggy]

Good morning. This morning my kid got himself ready for school and had computer time after and as I'm getting him out the door I realize he is wearing his jacket, shoes, backpack and pajama bottoms. :shock:

[Oscar]

Funny story MJ. Sounds like something that would happen here too. I have four kids oldest being 9 and youngest being 1 things get a lil crazy in the mornings. :?

[MadtownPacker]

Whats up Jeffro?

Zig is a bad mother!!!

[Oscar]

Hey Mad. Just hangin out this morning. Back to work tomorow so fun time is about over. LOL

[GrnBay007]

Good morning. This morning my kid got himself ready for school and had computer time after and as I'm getting him out the door I realize he is wearing his jacket, shoes, backpack and pajama bottoms. :shock:

lol maybe he thought jammies would be more comfy at school. :wink:

Mornings get crazy here too. My daughter is now insisting she take her shower in the morning instead of the night before so HER HAIR LOOKS BETTER FOR SCHOOL. ugh, she's not even a teenager yet!! Problem is she likes 30 min. showers.

Welcome to the forum Jeffro

[Little Whiskey]

Mornings get crazy here too. My daughter is now insisting she take her shower in the morning instead of the night before so HER HAIR LOOKS BETTER FOR SCHOOL. ugh, she's not even a teenager yet!! Problem is she likes 30 min. showers.



another reason why i told my wife if she bore me a girl i would send her away to be raised by wolves until she is thirty!!! thank god we got a boy since most the time they are afraid to take a shower!!

[GrnBay007]

Mornings get crazy here too. My daughter is now insisting she take her shower in the morning instead of the night before so HER HAIR LOOKS BETTER FOR SCHOOL. ugh, she's not even a teenager yet!! Problem is she likes 30 min. showers.



another reason why i told my wife if she bore me a girl i would send her away to be raised by wolves until she is thirty!!! thank god we got a boy since most the time they are afraid to take a shower!!

Got that right.....my son's shower takes about 5 minutes. sometimes I have to send him back in to get soap out of his hair...lol

[MJZiggy]

Zig is a bad mother!!!
He had pants on by the time he made it out the door (and wasn't even late for school).

[Oscar]

I have three girls and one boy. The boy is the youngest. Needless to say, I've just finished adding a second bathroom. :D

[Little Whiskey]

with 3 girls in the house, you will need more then two bathrooms!!!! hell my wife needs two all to herself.

[Oscar]

LMAO! :lol: I've thought about that.

[GrnBay007]

Heyyyyyyyy now. I can get ready, start to finish in 45 min. shower,hair, lil makeup and all.




.......of course that's to go to work. going out is a different story. :razz:

[MJZiggy]

Going out? Oh yeah people go out at night...let's see if I can remember... :roll:

[Oscar]

It was add a bathroom or build a garage. I was all for the garage but the wife and older girls out voted me.. :roll:

[GrnBay007]

Going out? Oh yeah people go out at night...let's see if I can remember... :roll:


I remember that too. My kids don't allow me to do that anymore. :cry: LOL I have to sneak around. :oops:

[GrnBay007]

It was add a bathroom or build a garage. I was all for the garage but the wife and older girls out voted me.. :roll:


Oh well, if things don't go well and you end up sleeping in one or the other, at least the bathroom will be heated. :razz:

[MJZiggy]

You could have compromised and built a garage with a bathroom above it. :razz:

[Oscar]

I'll probably build the garage this summer or hope to. :D It is nice having the second bathroom though. Gotta get going for now. Have a great afternoon all!

[MJZiggy]

Good Morning. Fascinating morning 'round here. Expecting a nice day and I can get out into the garden or I can stay inside and clean for company that's coming next week. Hmmm. Clean the garden or clean the toilets. Hmmm.

[MadtownPacker]

Good Morning. Fascinating morning 'round here. Expecting a nice day and I can get out into the garden or I can stay inside and clean for company that's coming next week. Hmmm. Clean the garden or clean the toilets. Hmmm.

You should do both so your MAN can relax and have a beer with his friends! :razz:

Did you guys ever see the Married With Children episode where Al build his super bathroom in the garage but Peggy ruins it with the womanly touch?

[Little Whiskey]

Good Morning. Fascinating morning 'round here. Expecting a nice day and I can get out into the garden or I can stay inside and clean for company that's coming next week. Hmmm. Clean the garden or clean the toilets. Hmmm.

...or post on packerrats.com???

i guess the choice was obviouse.

[MJZiggy]

This only takes a few minutes every few hours. Though I suddenly have a class to co-teach later this morning, so the gardening and cleaning and posting are now over for a while. Later folks.

[Deputy Nutz]

Got that right.....my son's shower takes about 5 minutes. sometimes I have to send him back in to get soap out of his hair...lol


Then puberty hits and he is in the shower all day.

[GrnBay007]

Got that right.....my son's shower takes about 5 minutes. sometimes I have to send him back in to get soap out of his hair...lol


Then puberty hits and he is in the shower all day.

HAHA
well, for now I just have to worry about the tooth fairy and I only have a $20 and a $1. Think it will look cheesy for the tooth fairy to arrive with some change? :razz:

[MJZiggy]

My neighbor and I give golden dollars.

[Scott Campbell]

My neighbor and I give golden dollars.

What's a golden dollar?

[MJZiggy]

If you go to the bank and ask for them it's a one-dollar coin. The neighbor kids seem to think it's cool, though I don't know about mine yet as no teeth have been lost yet.

[Oscar]

When my daughter lost her first tooth I put a dollar bill under her pillow.. My wife threw a fit.. When we were kids we got a quarter or so... I say call it a cost of living raise.. :D

[Harlan Huckleby]

I grew up REAL poor. Us kids used to put a quarter under our Mom and Dad's pillows every time they lost a tooth.

[GrnBay007]

$5.00 = first tooth lost $2.00 all others. However.....it's a little game now....they don't want to admit they don't believe because they think the money will stop flowing. Guess I can't blame them.

And now I can start forking over the big money and pay for braces. :cry:

[MJZiggy]

My neighbor's going through that with her oldest. The kid had 6 perm teeth and ended up with braces on them. Now he keeps having to go in and have baby teeth pulled because they're not falling out the way they're supposed to. I don't understand. She's letting him play street hockey--someone should be knocking these teeth out.

[MJZiggy]

My laundry is done and it's late. Goodnight, folks.

[MJZiggy]

Good morning--I think. May have to break down and try some of that Rockstar today. I just hope I don't end up like LW in the gutter with shakes and jitters looking for my next fix.

[Little Whiskey]

Good morning--I think. May have to break down and try some of that Rockstar today. I just hope I don't end up like LW in the gutter with shakes and jitters looking for my next fix.

zig check the cocaine thread. i'm giving it up. cold turkey. you'll have to drink alone.

[MJZiggy]

I'm always late to the party. :sad:

Back to my coffee.

[MJZiggy]

That'll do it for me. Goodnight folks.

[Tarlam!]

Night Rats!

[Oscar]

Gotta get the egg's boiling and the dye... dying.... Happy Easter all.. This stuff used to be fun...LOL :razz:

[MJZiggy]

I suppose it would be a good idea to boil the stupid things before we actually dye them. Reminds me of The Easter Beagle where Marcie keeps cooking the eggs wrong.

[Deputy Nutz]

My neighbor and I give golden dollars.

You and your neighbor give each other golden showers??? Thats gross. Care to take a picture next time and post it on the N&B show?





Oh, you said golden coins, my bad.

[MJZiggy]

I don't go to JSO anymore. Mondays are boring. :neutral:

[MJZiggy]

I don't go to JSO anymore and they don't allow pictures anyway. Mondays are boring. :neutral:

[FavreChild]

This particular Monday is really, really, REALLY boring.

[Tarlam!]

Good morning to all my ratty friends in North America. G'Day to any other Euro-Rats. Asian Rats - don't you have beds???

[MJZiggy]

I love that we're so global!! G'Day to you too.

[jack's smirking revenge]

G'day Tar! And, well, everyone else....

tyler

[MJZiggy]

I'm bored. Someone tell me a story.

[Fosco33]

I'm bored. Someone tell me a story.

What kind of story? Fictional? Past experiences?

[MJZiggy]

I don't care.

[MJZiggy]

Yip-friggin-ee. I'm going to Milwaukee! Just booked my flights. BTW, if you're traveling with kids, avoid travelocity. I brought up my tix, realized I was the only one listed as traveling and when I went to add kid back in, the fare suddenly jumped more than $50 per person. Got the price I wanted at cheaptickets.

[FavreChild]

Whatcha gonna do in Brew City?

[MJZiggy]

Parents 50th anniversary.

[MJZiggy]

Goodnight Cheese.

[Tarlam!]

Morning All. I got this as an email and although it pertains to football with a spherical leather object, it still is amusing. Of course, the wives and girlfriends referred to in this piece are not Hottie Rats, nor are Hottie Rat types meant to be addressed. This is for those sterotypical women than don't get it:

LIST OF RULES FOR WOMEN DURING WORLD CUP 2006


1. From 9 June to 9 July 2006, you should read the sports section of the newspaper so that you are aware of what is going on regarding the World Cup, and that way you will be able to join in the conversations. If you fail to do this, then you will be looked at in a bad way, or you will be totally ignored. DO NOT complain about not receiving any attention.

2. During the World Cup, the television is mine, at all times, without any exceptions. If you even take a glimpse of the remote control, you will lose it (your eye).

3. If you have to pass by in front of the TV during a game, I don't mind, as long as you do it crawling on the floor and without distracting me. If you decide to stand naked in front of the TV, make sure you put clothes on right after because if you catch a cold, I wont have time to take you to the doctor or look after you during the World Cup month.

4. During the games I will be blind, deaf and mute, unless I require a refill of my drink or something to eat. You are out of your mind if you expect me to listen to you, open the door, answer the telephone, or pick up the child that just fell from the second floor....it wont happen.

5. It would be a good idea for you to keep at least 2 six packs in the fridge at all times, as well as plenty of things to nibble on, and please do not make any funny faces to my friends when they come over to watch the games. In return, you will be allowed to use the TV between 12pm and 6pm, unless they replay a good game that I missed during the day.

6. Please, please, please!! if you see me upset because one of my teams is losing, DO NOT say "get over it, its only a game", or "don't worry, they'll win next time". If you say these things, you will only make me angrier and I will love you less. Remember, you will never ever know more about football than me and your so called "words of encouragement" will only lead to a break up or divorce.

7. You are welcome to sit with me to watch one game and you can talk to me during halftime but only when the commercials are on, and only if the halftime score is pleasing me. In addition, please note I am saying "one"
game, hence do not use the World Cup as a nice cheesy excuse to "spend time together".

8. The replays of the goals are very important. I don't care if I have seen them or I haven't seen them, I want to see them again. Many times.

9. Tell your friends NOT to have any child related parties or gatherings that requires my attendance because: a) I will not go, b) I will not go, and
c) I will not go.

10. But, if a friend of mine invites us to his house on a Sunday to watch a game, we will be there in a flash.

11. The daily World Cup highlights show on TV every night is just as important as the games themselves. Do not even think about saying "but you have already seen this...why don't you change the channel to something we can all watch??", the reply will be: "Refer to Rule #2 of this list".

12. And finally, please save your expressions such as "Thank God the World Cup is only every 4 years". I am immune to these words, because after this comes the Champions League, Italian League, Spanish League, Premier League, etc etc.

Thank you for your cooperation.

[CyclonePackFan]

Tarlam,

roflcakes.

[MJZiggy]

Hello? Hello Hello

Romper room sure gets quiet Draft weekend. Hope all are enjoying. Good night.

[MJZiggy]

Good morning Packer World!! Gotta get packed and I'll see you this weekend. Who's picking me up at the airport???

[Tarlam!]

Good Morning/evening Rats. Changing of the guards is now possible - I'm awake!

[chain_gang]

A Good day to all, pretty quiet around here today. :shock:

[MJZiggy]

I think everyone saw my little reminder and figured they'd better go shopping!! Personally, I'm "locked" in my office while my Mother's Day gift is prepared. Better than being locked in the laundry room!!

[chain_gang]

No Doubt, luckily I saw it yesterday and called the Floral shop, Hope you have a happy mothers day MJZiggy. :D

[Bretsky]

I think everyone saw my little reminder and figured they'd better go shopping!! Personally, I'm "locked" in my office while my Mother's Day gift is prepared. Better than being locked in the laundry room!!

When is mothers day ?

Mothers day should be a big orgy of all hot mothers. Can I volunteer my outdoor hot tub ? Better yet, it doesn't even have to be just mothers :lol:

[chain_gang]

I think everyone saw my little reminder and figured they'd better go shopping!! Personally, I'm "locked" in my office while my Mother's Day gift is prepared. Better than being locked in the laundry room!!

When is mothers day ?

Mothers day should be a big orgy of all hot mothers. Can I volunteer my outdoor hot tub ? Better yet, it doesn't even have to be just mothers :lol:


LMAO Bretsky, good one :lol:

[MJZiggy]

It's tomorrow, B. Go shopping--later.

I'm sitting here trying to figure out how it's possible my dog survived on the loose for however long she did it. This dog (to borrow Harvey's expression) is dumb as a box of rocks. I gave her the yogurt container after I was done with it and she can't get the yogurt out of the bottom. I'm gonna have to call in another dog just to get the container clean. (By the way, I know what you're thinking, B, but the last of the yogurt container is the only people food my dogs get besides hard boiled egg yolks at Easter)

[chain_gang]

What crappy weather outside this whole weekend, way to gloomy. Oh well, maybe we'll get it all out of the way before memorial day. Seems like every year its been really cold and rainy memorial day weekend. Hopefully this year it changes.

[MJZiggy]

Good luck with that. It's fairly gloomy here too today, though not as bad as the thunderstorms they were predicting. My insane dog (not the stupid one) hates storms.

[chain_gang]

Yeah my dog hates the storms too, at night if it's thundering out he'll jump on the bed and barrel under the blankets. It wouldn't bother me except he's a 95 lb lab. During the day if it's storming he goes and hides in his cage all day. He's also such a big wuss if it's windy outside at night and he heres the branches creaking he runs back into the house with his tail between his legs.

[MJZiggy]

I wish that's all mine did. She paces, pants and whines at the top of her voice. It's a little bothersome with those 3 a.m. storms. The vet says that as she gets older she will get worse. I can hardly wait. So far, it seems the best remedy is a radio in the bathroom set to white noise. I'm just glad the other dog is too stupid to care about little things like storms. She just checks with me and as long as I'm ok with whatever's worried her, she's fine.

[chain_gang]

Ahhh, damn almost monday. Damn weekends always go way too quick. Boring day today, nothing on, too crappy to do anything. Good movie rental day though. Wish I could get into the Heat Nets series, but blah.

[MJZiggy]

I did it!! I knitted something. I know, it's not a guy thing, but I'm pretty happy with myself.

[GBRulz]

good job, Zig! What did you make?

I don't have the first clue when it comes to knitting anything.

[MJZiggy]

I'm going to a formal on Sat. and all the formal dresses are these little strappy things, so I made a fuzzy wrap to go with my strappy dress. It's a little long, so I'm going to have to fold it back some, but it's done. It's baby blue and fuzzy with that loose knit like expensive sweaters.

Knitting's not really that hard, it was just a challenge for me because I crochet and couldn't figure out how to catch the yarn without a hook.

[GBRulz]

sounds cool!

I can't sew, I can't knit, crochet...any of that stuff !! Wait, I can sew a button on with a needle and thread though!

edited because someone didn't take his midol today :roll:

[Little Whiskey]

do you darn socks too

[MJZiggy]

No, but if you ever need a handmade blanket for a wedding present or baby shower, just let me know.

[Iron Mike]

edited because someone didn't take his midol today :roll:

Didn't take HIS midol?????? :cry:

[chain_gang]

Good morining fellow Rats. It's the weekend and a great day outside(finally). I still have NBA fever right now. These are some of the best playoff games that I have seen in a long time. Almost all of them are close. If you want offense check out the suns vs Clippers series, or the Mavs and Spurs. If you are a defensive fanatic check out the piston vs Cavs series. I like a little variety in my life so I'm loving it all. WOOO!!!

[Little Whiskey]

Good morining fellow Rats. It's the weekend and a great day outside(finally).

chaingang, if you look at your calander, today is FRIDAY, which is not the weekend!!! its close, but that only counts in....well you know the rest. but i will agree with you on the nice day. the sun hasn't shown here in about a week. :mrgreen:

[Iron Mike]

Good morning fellow Rats.

Good Morning to you, CG!!

I have today off of work ('cuz I work this weekend... :evil: ), so some peeps from work and I are headed to New Glarus for a little road trip.

Dinner tonight will be at the Essen Haus!!

http://www.essen-haus.com/images/essenlogo5.gif

[Scott Campbell]

WTF is going on here. It's in the 90's through the weekend. And it's May! I want some spring weather.

[Deputy Nutz]

asshole.

[chain_gang]

Good morining fellow Rats. It's the weekend and a great day outside(finally).

chaingang, if you look at your calander, today is FRIDAY, which is not the weekend!!! its close, but that only counts in....well you know the rest. but i will agree with you on the nice day. the sun hasn't shown here in about a week. :mrgreen:


Guess I should have been more clear hehe. It's my weekend anyways. I work four 10's monday-thurs. I love it work a couple more than the normal 8 hr shift, but it's worth it to have a 3 day weekend every week. :smile:

[FavreChild]

I read this whole page, but all I saw was ESSEN HAUS.

"These pretzels...are making me THIRSTY!"

[MJZiggy]

Damn. Then you missed my big accomplishment!

[Iron Mike]

I read this whole page, but all I saw was ESSEN HAUS.

"These pretzels...are making me THIRSTY!"

FC, we're not leaving for another 1/2 hour--if you hurry, you can go with us to New Glarus!!!

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[Scott Campbell]

asshole.

I don't think you get it. I hate it this hot. I left Wisconsin because of the summers as much as the winters.

[MJZiggy]

Send it this way.

[Deputy Nutz]

asshole.

I don't think you get it. I hate it this hot. I left Wisconsin because of the summers as much as the winters.

prick

[chain_gang]

Yeah that's right from the Rabies infected, undrafted, cheezewhizzinating(Which wasn't mine) all the way to a starter. A big haha to all the naysayers. :lol:

[chain_gang]

Don't know why completely bored today, oh well maybe it's time to start downing the good old point brew.

[Tarlam!]

asshole.

I don't think you get it. I hate it this hot. I left Wisconsin because of the summers as much as the winters.

prick

BOMNF!!

[MJZiggy]

Could someone please explain to me why after all these years I still find Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run CD so amazingly sad...?

[chain_gang]

I would but I don't really know what type of music he plays and I don't think I ever heard one of his songs. Is he a country singer? I know the name that's about it.

[MJZiggy]

Classic, blue collar, rock. You've never heard Born to Run? You must go to your favorite music source right now and listen to a clip. It's classic.

[Iron Mike]

Could someone please explain to me why after all these years I still find Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run CD so amazingly sad...?

The only sad thing on there is "Jungleland"..... :shock:

"Darkness on the Edge of Town"--now THAT'S sad. :sad:

[Iron Mike]

With her killer graces and her secret places
That no boy can fill with her hands on her hips
Oh and that smile on her lips
Because she knows that it kills me
With her soft french cream
Standing in that doorway like a dream
I wish she'd just leave me alone
Because french cream won't soften them boots
And french kisses will not break that heart of stone
With her long hair falling
And her eyes that shine like a midnight sun
Oh-o she's the one, she's the one

That thunder in your heart
At night when you're kneeling in the dark
It says you're never gonna leave her
But there's this angel in her eyes
That tells such desperate lies
And all you want to do is believe her
And tonight you'll try just one more time
To leave it all behind and to break on through
Oh she can take you, but if she wants to break you
She's gonna find out that ain't so easy to do
And no matter where you sleep tonight or how far you run
Oh-o she's the one, she's the one

Oh-o and just one kiss
She'd fill them long summer nights
With her tenderness that secret pact you made
Back when her love could save you from the bitterness
Oh she's the one, oh she's the one
Oh she's the one, oh she's the one
Oh she's the one, oh she's the one

How could that make you sad, MJZ??? :neutral:

[MJZiggy]

The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
Hey, that's me and I want you only
Don't turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again
Don't run back inside, darling, you know just what I'm here for
So you're scared and you're thinking that maybe we ain't that young anymore
Show a little faith, there's magic in the night
You ain't a beauty but, hey, you're alright
Oh, and that's alright with me

You can hide 'neath your covers and study your pain
Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain
Waste your summer praying in vain
For a savior to rise from these streets
Well now, I ain't no hero, that's understood
All the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood
With a chance to make it good somehow
Hey, what else can we do now?
Except roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair
Well, the night's busting open, these two lanes will take us anywhere
We got one last chance to make it real
To trade in these wings on some wheels
Climb in back, heaven's waiting on down the tracks

Oh oh, come take my hand
We're riding out tonight to case the promised land
Oh oh oh oh, Thunder Road
Oh, Thunder Road, oh, Thunder Road
Lying out there like a killer in the sun
Hey, I know it's late, we can make it if we run
Oh oh oh oh, Thunder Road
Sit tight, take hold, Thunder Road

Well, I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk
From your front porch to my front seat
The door's open but the ride ain't free
And I know you're lonely for words that I ain't spoken
But tonight we'll be free, all the promises'll be broken

There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away
They haunt this dusty beach road in the skeleton frames of burned-out Chevrolets
They scream your name at night in the street
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
And in the lonely cool before dawn
You hear their engines rolling on
But when you get to the porch, they're gone on the wind
So Mary, climb in
It's a town full of losers, I'm pulling out of here to win



There's something given up there. Something lost. Don't know exactly. Is it in the melody? The struggle?

[Little Whiskey]

alright you two, take that song BS to the song threads!!!


the thread nazi

:mrgreen:

[FavreChild]

Mike - how was New Glarus?

I had a glass (OK, a pitcher) of Spotted Cow in your honor Friday afternoon. :mrgreen:

[Iron Mike]

Mike - how was New Glarus?

I had a glass (OK, a pitcher) of Spotted Cow in your honor Friday afternoon. :mrgreen:

OMG--the highlight of the trip: In between Verona and Belleville is a town called Basco. For those of you familiar with Dane county--about two miles south of Paoli, you turn east onto Henry Road. About two tenths of a mile on the left is Dot's Bar. Park in the gravel lot on the west side of the house and go down the stairs to the basement. (That's right, in case you missed it--the bar is in the basement of somebody's house!!!) If you're over 6 feet tall, you aren't gonna be comfortable down there. Anyway, 4 cans of beer cost $5.00, the jukebox played four country songs for a buck, and EVERYONE in the place was intoxicated when we got there about 4:30 on Friday. A good time was had by all. I'm DEFINITELY going back. :mrgreen:

4 stars out of 5--go yourself and tell Shirley Iron Mike sent you.

New Glarus:

I had 2 New Glarus Tail Waggers with lunch at The Ott Haus

I had about 5 wine samples at the Primrose Winery

I had 3 LaCrosse Lagers at the Sportsmens Bar

I had 2 New Glarus Totally Nakeds at Deininger's

I had 1 New Glarus Yokel at Puempel's Old Tavern (bartender was a bitch)

I had 3 samples of Spotted Cow, Fat Squirrel and Road Slush at New Glarus Brewery

By the time I got to Dot's it was Old Style all the way.

(Never made it to Capital Brewery..... :oops: )

I forgot what I had at The Essen Haus--but it was GOOOOOOOOD!!!! :razz:

[Joemailman]

Could someone please explain to me why after all these years I still find Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run CD so amazingly sad...?


On one level, the songs may seem sad because they are really about people in a blue collar situation whose lives seem to be taking them nowhere. However, a common thread in the songs is that the writer refuses to succumb to the despair that seems to surround him. As he says at the end of Thunder Road, "It's a town full of losers, but I'm pulling out of here to win." That's only sad if you think he can't possibly win. Even then, I would argue that sadness really comes from accepting your dismal fate, instead of going down with a fight.

I suppose it is a mark of Springsteen's greatness that his songs can lead to a discussion like this one.

[Iron Mike]

Even then, I would argue that sadness really comes from accepting your dismal fate, instead of going down with a fight.

I suppose it is a mark of Springsteen's greatness that his songs can lead to a discussion like this one.

That's why I'm saying "Darkness on the Edge of Town" has the sad songs:


In the summer that I was baptized
my father held me to his side
As they put me to the water
he said how on that day I cried
We were prisoners of love, a love in chains
He was standin' in the door I was standin' in the rain
With the same hot blood burning in our veins
Adam raised a Cain

All of the old faces
ask you why you're back
They fit you with position
and the keys to your daddy's Cadillac
In the darkness of your room
your mother calls you by your true name
You remember the faces, the places, the names
You know it's never over it's relentless as the rain
Adam raised a Cain

In the Bible Cain slew Abel
and East of Eden he was cast
You're born into this life paying
for the sins of somebody else's past
Daddy worked his whole life for nothing but the pain
Now he walks these empty rooms looking for something to blame
You inherit the sins, you inherit the flames
Adam raised a Cain

Lost but not forgotten, from the dark heart of a dream
Adam raised a Cain

[MJZiggy]

But I don't have Darkness on the Edge of Town so I wouldn't know. Yet The Wall does not make me sad except for one verse in Comfortably Numb

When I was a child
I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
the child is grown, the dream is gone

The rest of his trip down insanity lane, I'm fine with but this and Bruce expecting Mary to take off with him because she's alright and all the other guys are gone. And don't get me started on Eddie.

[Iron Mike]

The rest of his trip down insanity lane, I'm fine with but this and Bruce expecting Mary to take off with him because she's alright and all the other guys are gone.

Here's an earlier version of "Thunder Road" called "Wings For Wheels"

I guess I can see the desperation at the situation (with some inherent sadness,) but I also see the hope for the future:

Wings For Wheels
The screen door slams, Christine's (Angelina's) dress waves
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
(Hey) that's me (babe) and I want you only
Don't turn me home again
I just can't face myself alone (in that mirror) again tonight
Don't run back inside, you know just what I'm here for
So you're scared and you're thinking
That maybe you (we) ain't that young anymore
Show a little faith (well woman) there's magic in the night
You ain't a beauty but hey (baby, ah) you're alright
And that's alright with me
This 442 is gonna overheat
Make up your mind girl I gotta get her back out on the street
I know you're lonely like me so baby don't try and fake it
I'm no prince and I can't lay the stars at your feet
But I got this old car and she's pretty tough to beat
There's plenty of room in my front seat, baby if you wanna take it

Oh roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair
It's like the rushing touch, the dirty wings them highway Angels wear
Well tonight we're gonna find out how it feels
I'm gonna trade in your wings - for wheels
Climb in back, heaven's waiting down on the tracks
Ah, mama, come take my hand (Well now try hard Chrissie to understand)
We're gonna ride all the way to the promised land
Oh I'm gonna dance all the way, dance all the way
(Babe if you're born with nothing in your hands
Hey it's your only chance)
Well I don't know but baby I've been told
There's something waiting for us, down that dirty road
Oh take a chance, take a chance, take a chance
(Oh I wish you would come
So leave what you've lost, leave what's grown old on Thunder Road)

Well now I bought this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
I got my car parked out back if you're ready to take that long walk
>From your front porch to my front seat
Well I think we could take it all babe, just you and me
Climb in back baby, the ride's for free
Oh come take my hand, we're gonna ride all the way to the promised land
We'll dance all the way
Oh baby I don't know but I've been told
There's something waiting for us, down that dirty road
If we take our chance, take our chance

Now the season's over and I feel it getting cold
I wish I could take you to some sandy beach where we'd never grow old
Ah but baby you know that's just jive
But tonight's bustin' open and I'm alive
Oh do (baby) what you can to make me feel like a man
But this 4/4/2's gonna overheat
Make up your mind girl, I gotta get her back out on the street
I know you're lonely like me, oh so don't fake it
And maybe I can't lay the stars at your feet
But I got this old car and she's pretty tough to beat
There's plenty of room in my front seat
Oh if you think you can make it, climb in (So Christine climb in)
This is town full of losers and baby I was born to win

[GrnBay007]

I have a :?:

I see people pull a quote from two different posts and put them in their post. How do you do that?

[MJZiggy]

Amazing that I was just looking at one of those and wondering how the did it!!

[GrnBay007]

I know some will say I should master the art of ONE quote before I attempt 2 :oops:
But I am curious.

[chain_gang]

Good morning fellow rats, another great looking weekend outside today. Great drinking weather today.

[chain_gang]

Man does my dog have problems, he's humping everything in site lately, especially any stuffed animals, he used to do this a lot before he got fixed, and the last few weeks he's been real bad, even put a hole in a stuffed rabbit. I think he might be the first dog in the world to have to be fixed twice. Well enough about that, just needed to let that out for some reason.

[Bretsky]

Man does my dog have problems, he's humping everything in site lately, especially any stuffed animals, he used to do this a lot before he got fixed, and the last few weeks he's been real bad, even put a hole in a stuffed rabbit. I think he might be the first dog in the world to have to be fixed twice. Well enough about that, just needed to let that out for some reason.

Did you forget to set him up for one last bang before you fixed him ?

That's the actual key to a successful neuter; ya can't just cut him off cold turkey !!

[chain_gang]

Damn, completely forgot about setting him up for that, no wonder why he's been so bent out of shape.

[Tarlam!]

Hey Rats, just wanna let you know, schools in. I'm here tomorrow for an hour, but gone the whole week.

O.K. stop your whining, I'll be back. Jut hold things up till I'm back!!!!

[CaptainKickass]

Good Morning everyone


- Don't worry Tarlam, I'm here all week.

:roll:

[MJZiggy]

Once again, to those discussing music, I am right now enjoying some of the music recommended to me. Thanks.

[MJZiggy]

Good Morning Rats. Happy Sunday.

[the_idle_threat]

Good morning, all!

[MJZiggy]

And good morning to you too. Happy BBQing, parading, and oohing and ahhing. Remember the sunblock and mosquito repellent.

[woodbuck27]

I know some will say I should master the art of ONE quote before I attempt 2 :oops:
But I am curious.

GrnBay007:

1. Lots of times if I'm composing a thread topic or just making a post, I may use my yahoo mail service to compose. Then simply copy and paste it into the forum.

2. Also, just use you back button on your browser to get the material and copy and again paste it in the forum thread.

[woodbuck27]

Also, have a wonderful 4th of July everyone.

[the_idle_threat]

Good morning, folks! Looks like another beautiful one in Milwaukee ...

[MJZiggy]

Same here. Enjoy Summerfest.

[esoxx]

THe title is self explanatory zig... I WIN

[MJZiggy]

Have fun, padawan!

[esoxx]

Have fun, padawan!

is this another way of mocking me?

[MJZiggy]

Uh...yes? :P

[esoxx]

Uh...yes? :P


damnit

[MadtownPacker]

OWNED!

[esoxx]

OWNED!

ey shutit u deleated the fourm.... Haha just kidding i know it was an accident

[MJZiggy]

BUMP! Cause I felt like it!

[Brando19]

BUMP! Cause I felt like it!

Oh yeah?!

Well BUMP YOU!

[Joemailman]

Bumpity Bump Bump Bump. Good evening everyone.

[MJZiggy]

Hi Joe!

How's life in the homeland?

[Joemailman]

I'm ready for some real spring weather. Gotta be any day now...

[Freak Out]

I'm ready for some real spring weather. Gotta be any day now...

We finally have a little thaw going on up here....I was in Portland over the weekend and it was 75...hard to come home.

[MJZiggy]

We had a thaw, now it's cold again. Might not even reach 60 today.

[oregonpackfan]

I'm ready for some real spring weather. Gotta be any day now...

We finally have a little thaw going on up here....I was in Portland over the weekend and it was 75...hard to come home.

Sigh..You never call me, Freak Out!

Yeah, yeah. I know. You just needed to get back to Alaska to help Sarah Palin find a new Beau for Bristol... :)

[Patler]

We had a thaw, now it's cold again. Might not even reach 60 today.

How awful! How can you ever stand it? April 8, and it might not reach 60!
I guess all things are relative, aren't they?! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[MJZiggy]

I'm a warm weather girl. Can't help it.

[Bretsky]

I'm assuming we will not longer be rats soon. Wonder what we will call ourselves ? We're an invisible identity now.

I could go for Sportsbubbler cause I want to meet that hot blonde chick; maybe I can hire the bubbler girl to be my nanny or something :lol:

[Joemailman]

You mean the new owner is going to try to turn us into something respectable? Never happen.