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Hard Times In Dogtown

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Hard Times In Dogtown
Posted by Independent Operator on Monday, February 18, 2008 9:08 AM

Hard times have come to the Dogtown and Camp Wilson Area in the California Desert.  The only good paying jobs are jobs with the government at Camp Wilson such as the crane operator at the Camp Wilson Station at Dogtown, working for Shell Oil or working for the railroad.  The out of work homeless are even living under the train tracks now.  Hard times are even coming to my people supply.  All I could find in my supply were Playmobil people (blush).  The crane is Playmobile though and I'm not going to blush about that.  Had to cut the top rail almost in half though because of it's long length.

 

 

RUDY JAGER, CEO OF THE LONE WOLF RAILROAD 

TRUST ME--I USED TO WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT!

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Posted by vsmith on Monday, February 18, 2008 10:58 AM
Be carefull there , them Playmobile people are really alien robots bent on world domination, havent you noticed they never stop smiling? man, that just crepes me out!Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by Independent Operator on Monday, February 18, 2008 11:53 AM
That might explain why when you bend their heads around backwards or yank off their heads they still smile.  Very interesting......................

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Posted by Mr_Ash on Monday, February 18, 2008 4:19 PM

 vsmith wrote:
Be carefull there , them Playmobile people are really alien robots bent on world domination, havent you noticed they never stop smiling? man, that just crepes me out!Laugh [(-D]

Playmobile people will swallow your soul Evil [}:)]

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 8:09 AM

Man, Ya'll need some serious meds....Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by Coogler Rail Line on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 4:41 PM
Was that in the Necronomicon ?Evil [}:)]
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Posted by tangerine-jack on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 5:05 PM
Tut tu and not to mention piffle.  Playmobile are NOT robots, they are just union.

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Posted by Coogler Rail Line on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 5:36 PM

Like oompa loompa's? 

 

They do make kid friendly figures and they have to be cheap.  LGB or other railroad figurines run $20+ for four.  That makes it expensive to populate a town or passenger train.

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Posted by ttrigg on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 7:23 PM

 ToadFrogWhiteLightn wrote:
Man, Ya'll need some serious meds....Laugh [(-D]Toadie

Toad;

Me thinks the problem is too many meds!

Tom Trigg

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 7:44 PM
 ttrigg wrote:

 ToadFrogWhiteLightn wrote:
Man, Ya'll need some serious meds....Laugh [(-D]Toadie

Toad;

Me thinks the problem is too many meds!

Smile [:)]Big Smile [:D]Whistling [:-^]Mischief [:-,]Laugh [(-D] I want what he is having!!!!

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Posted by vsmith on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 8:05 PM

 Coogler Rail Line wrote:
Was that in the Necronomicon ?Evil [}:)]

Dont make me get my BOOMSTICK!

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 8:20 PM

Got my broomstick!

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Posted by tangerine-jack on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 9:00 PM

Got my boomstick also.  It shoots that green s*#t.

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Posted by ttrigg on Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:33 PM

Well, I don't have a boom stick.

But I do have a vaporizer!

Tom Trigg

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