Thank You Packerrats I'm now a Proud Member of the 25K Post Club.

[woodbuck27]

25,000 posts and at least 4 or 5 are totally comprehensible. Congrats!*


*Mraynrand: doing the jobs that Scott Campbell won't do for four years running.

The Desiderata


" Go placidly amid the noise and haste,

and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others,

even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter,

for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble,

it's a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery.

But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;

many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.

Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love;

for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,

it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,

gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.

But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.

Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars;

you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you,

no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive him to be.

And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life,

keep peace in your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.

Be cheerful. Strive to be happy."

[woodbuck27]

Congrats Woody! I believe a compilation of your posts in book form would sell well at the Packer Pro Shop. Despite also joining this community in 2006 I appear to be a bit behind you in post count. My remedy will be to congratulate you another 24,115 times in this thread. Thanks for the inspiration!

Hello Willard:

One congratulation from a sincere fellow member here is all I might ever hope for ... desire Willard.

Thank 'YOU' for yours. Your sincere gesture of respect means a lot to me.

Indeed, a lot of work went into many of those 25 K posts.

I hope that somewhere in my contribution I've touched the members here with my sense of humour...my sincerity in terms of best wishes for all of Packer Nation.

That when I'm gone from this life Packerrats is living on and the membership will remember me as a Packer fan with an undaunted Spirit and Love for Packerrats and The Green Bay Packers.


GO PACKERS ! GO PACK GO !!

[LEWCWA]

I've got too much time on my hands! can you still see the letters on the keyboard?

[Rastak]

I know I'm looking forward to another 25K of riveting tales from the woodbuck

Lol....congrats Woody!

That's a fair number of posts.

[woodbuck27]

It's even more impressive with Wood because each post is 5 paragraphs in length. Sort of like a batter seeing 7 pitches every at-bat.

[SIZE=1][COLOR="#008080"]Thanks smuggler.

Your one of the earliest members of Packerrats. Your 'it seems to me' a member to pay attention to when the topic turns seriously to ' the life blood ' of our beloved Packers ... the NFL Draft. We rely on the Scouting Dept. to do an outstanding job in aiding Packer GM Ted Thompson and his Draft Team. By participating in our College Draft discusson you smuggler provide a check...help Packerrats membership be more on top of THE NFL Draft.

I'll be watching for your posts on that topic this off season. It's a good leaning activity we all might get more involved in as time and freedom permits. I find it exciting to be just one member of Packer Nation and keenly involved in 'the jive and pitch here' and all things NFL Draft.

This is such an important question:

Who do we feel on a per Draft Round basis is a decent prospect from the College talent pool? I look forward to your Mock Draft smuggler.

This is exciting. Which prospects will be the best TT and Company fit for the Packers future?

There isn't an area of anything Packers that tops this one for me; our team's lifeblood

I enjoy and learn from everyone's input on the DRAFT.

Packerrats Please.....join smuggler and red ...and I ...and inform us all who do you hope lands as a Drafted Packer Rookie for the 2016 Season?


GO PACKERS! GO PACK GO !!

[Fritz]

As a friend once responded to a dying 6 lb Walleye.... flopping around furiously on the filleting table:

" Calm down please....I'll soon get to you....you'll just have to be patient."

I certainly need to think what I should write concerning my fellow posters.

Again......Thanks so much.

Woody,

When I read your posts, I think that you must've dropped some acid back in 1969 and you're still having flashbacks.

Ain't no one like you on this board.

Congrats on passing the 25K mark.

Fritz

[mraynrand]

The Desiderata

[woodbuck27]

Congratulations to everyone's semi-lovable crazy Canuck. This place wouldn't be the same without you, Wood!

Thank You Mr. George Cumby:

I'm very happy to say I'm a Packerrat George. I inform many people that I encounter on my path...of this fabulous Green Bay Packer Forum. I've checked out several NFL Team fan sites and this exciting Packer home is the best. Of course I'm prejudiced.

I think that the Crazy Canuck needs at this time to post a special joke for you George Cumby...I've an arsenal of them so this needs to be just so and in the proper context of your post.

Some background:

I'm an Irish Canadian. I come from arguably the most Irish City in Canada..Saint John, NB.


Paddy O'Brian a Maritimer and Irish Canadian (a bad combination and drink) is driving home after downing a more than a few drafts of cold beer at the Three Mile Tavern in Saint John, NB. He's loaded yet knows like most adults that he's an excellent driver. Now his trip is so far so good when suddenly concentrating like blue blazes to get his bones home safely he's faced with a challenge. There...at the corner and much to his horror he sees a tree in the middle of the road.

His reflexes are superb and he swerves to avoid the tree and almost too late realizes that there's yet another tree directly in his path. He swerves again and discovers that his drive home has turned into a slalom course, causing him to veer from side to side to avoid all the trees.

Moments later he hears the sound of a police siren and being a law abiding citizen Paddy brings his car to a prompt stop.

The officer.... Sargent Patrick Bonner actually grew up with Paddy, and approaches Paddy's car with a grin on his face..... and asks Paddy what on earth he was doing.

Paddy relieved he knew the officer is comfortable and tells his story of the trees in the road... when suddenly Patrick stops him mid sentence....

"Fer Chris sakes, Paddy, that's yer air freshener yer seeing!" [/I]



In keeping with who I am .....one more George:

Saint John was a rough City to grow up in as there were Religious ' issues ' raised by the large populations of Irish Catholics and Protestants. Sincerely the history in Saint John, NB is awesome and the struggle between these two large groups in my home town was much like what existed in Belfast, Ireland. It's not so bad the last three decades.

With that Intro:

Irish prostitute

Catherine Ann a young Irish Catholic woman from Saint John, New Brunswick set out to seek her fortune in Upper Canada and arrived in Toronto to work as a secretary. Soon after arriving she being a good young woman...began sending home money and gifts to her parents home. She was away for some time and the money and gifts never stopped.

After a few years her Mother asked her to come home for a visit, as her father was getting frail and elderly.

She pulled up to the family home in a Mercedes Sports Car and stepped out wearing furs and diamonds hung from around her neck and adorned the fingers of both hands. As Catherine Ann walked Into the house ... her Dad exclaimed:

"Hmmm - they seem to be paying Secretaries awfully well in Toronto."


Catherin Ann... took his hands and said:

"Dad - I've been meaning to tell you something for years but I didn't want to put it in a letter. I can't hide it from you any longer. I’ve become a prostitute."

Her father gasped, put his hand on his heart and keeled over.

The doctor was called but the old man had clearly lost the will to live. He was put to bed and the priest was called.
As the priest began to administer the sacrament of extreme unction, with the mother and daughter weeping and wailing, the old man muttered weakly:

"I'm a goner -- killed by my own daughter! Killed by the shame of what you've become!"

"Please forgive me" , his daughter sobbed,

" I only wanted to have nice things! I wanted to be able to send you money and the only way I could do it was by becoming a prostitute. "

Pushing the priest aside, the old man sat bolt upright in bed smiling and exclaimed:

" Did you say prostitute?...I thought you said PROTESTANT!! "



Big Game this evening George. The Pack is installed at last check.... as 7 point dogs.

GO PACKERS ! GO PACK GO!!

[mraynrand]

"Dad - I've been meaning to tell you something for years but I didn't want to put it in a letter. I can't hide it from you any longer. I’ve become a prostitute."

Did you say prostitute?...I thought you said PROTESTANT!!

Sorry to hear about your daughter, Woody. Live long and prosper.

[woodbuck27]

I've got too much time on my hands! can you still see the letters on the keyboard?

Sure and .... on good days...I can read the screen.

GO PACK GO !

[woodbuck27]

Sorry to hear about your daughter, Woody. Live long and prosper.

Again mraynrand as I so often observe here:

Your confused as well as frustrated.

That's OK though. You do have support.

I was born Methodist and raised Irish Protestant.

In keeping with my loving parents advice to respect all people.

As we don't really know the exact reasons for the challenges some like you mraynrand face...and your struggles are so obviously severe:

I pray for your soul.

[mraynrand]

I pray for your soul.

Thanks! Right back atcha, Woody. And your daughter is in my prayers as well.

[woodbuck27]

Congratulations Woody! Incredible Packer fan & legendary poster.

My good man esoxx:

Thank You so very much.

In keeping with your compliment that in all modesty challenges me to grow as a poster here. I want to express my sincerest respect for you.

In my experience at Packerrats I've come to appreciate you as one of, if not the most knowledgeable and keenest analyst in our population of solid football lovers and specifically in terms of your understanding of the NFL overall..

You and I have had excellent competitions over most of the last decade in Packerrats Pro Pickem. I always say to the Lady Mae.:

essox is the challenge for me. THE MAN TO BEAT in the Pro Pickem.

Quite frankly I cannot imagine any NFL fan in any forum or Fantasy challenge and a Pro Pickem' enthusiast.......

Amateur or even Expert.

That has a resume that distinguishes that NFL football fan or expert with a finer Performance Ranking than you have compiled as a member of Packerrats and your outstanding results in OUR Annual Pro Pickem competition.

I won't embarrass you esoxx by publishing the facts that support this outstanding TRUTH. Having full knowledge of your status and accomplishments I'm quite frankly blown away. I know just how much effort can go into staying at or near the top.

A member such as KYPack would verify this isn't an inaccurate statement. As would Superfan, ThunderDan, CaliforniaCheez, Eddie Lacy trucking Company and many others.

essox....YOUR simply 'the very very BEST'. It's been my great pleasure to observe this...my challenge to exceed you on any given season.

Your sincerely and in all TRUTH .... AWESOME in this regard esoxx.....and Packerrats is very fortunate to have you as a member.


GO PACKERS ! GO PACK GO !!

[woodbuck27]

I was concerned that the title mean that this post was going to be 25K words long.

I understand the challenge your faced with reading some of my posts MadScientist.

Mae and I travel with a laptop.

I believe I've read that you often rely on such to observe and post at Packerrats.

GO PACK GO !

[woodbuck27]

Lol....congrats Woody!

That's a fair number of posts.

Thanks Rastak.

I want to express this the pain I felt for your outstanding young kicker Blair Walsh.

His late game miss so close in for the game winning FG was something really unbelievable.

It may have shocked you the same way I was shocked at 'the Catch II' Terrell Owens startling Packer Nation....with a clutch reception in our endzone (surrounded by Packer defenders) on a deep slant route left; and that catch after a great throw by San Fran QB Steve Young.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzThn8pkpC0

I'm happy for that young man that he's received such positive support from those that know/understand the correct response to a failure. That better than some of the puffed up idiot analysts on the NFL Network. ie Michael Irving looked terrible in his response to that "must have kick".

Is football so different than life? Didn't Michael Irving ever screw up in his Pro Career? He wasn't the 'only one and their poor judgement of maybe,..... one of..... if not the best young kicker in the NFL ever !

Sure he had to make that kick to win that game but the instant he missed that kick we as NFL (football fans) must enter into a more compassionate brand of analysis. Who in this life never fails?

On the flip side. It looked to me that with his body position he wasn't ever going to get that kick on target.....unless he pushed it to the right. his body was aligned with the ball and goal post to maybe sink that kick through on the extreme LHS of the goal posts. It wasn't pulled that much off course left as it was.

What did you see Rastak?