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zugmannIt wasn't a hot topic until perfectly valid thread were being locked in the guise of "off-topic". What's good for the goose and gander and all that stuff...
Unless you are a part (or member) of that "other thread"
blownout cylinder switch123 So what you are saying is no one is allowed to be funny here, or only certain people are allowed to be funny, or you are not allowed to be funny? If so, this would be the first forum I have ever visited where funny was not allowed, well, except for my brother in laws mortuary owners forum. Talk about a bunch of people really lacking a sense of humor. MMMM---mmmm It goes under the theme song--- (everybody was) Kung Fu Fighting except this is in posts-----good thing nobody started to call each other other out back--- It be too bad if having a bit of O/T fun becomes a new "hot button" topic
switch123 So what you are saying is no one is allowed to be funny here, or only certain people are allowed to be funny, or you are not allowed to be funny? If so, this would be the first forum I have ever visited where funny was not allowed, well, except for my brother in laws mortuary owners forum. Talk about a bunch of people really lacking a sense of humor.
So what you are saying is no one is allowed to be funny here, or only certain people are allowed to be funny, or you are not allowed to be funny?
If so, this would be the first forum I have ever visited where funny was not allowed, well, except for my brother in laws mortuary owners forum.
Talk about a bunch of people really lacking a sense of humor.
MMMM---mmmm
It goes under the theme song---
(everybody was) Kung Fu Fighting
except this is in posts-----good thing nobody started to call each other other out back---
It be too bad if having a bit of O/T fun becomes a new "hot button" topic
It wasn't a hot topic until perfectly valid threads (<-- my opinion, worth nothing in real life) were being locked for being "off-topic". This thread is about as off-topic as anything. Yet, nary a word is said. So, a thread eventures into trucking, union, or political matters it is verboten. But a thread that contains nothing but nonsense is allowed because someone thinks it's cute.
That how it works? I'm confused.
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switch123 So what you are saying is no one is allowed to be funny here, or only certain people are allowed to be funny, or you are not allowed to be funny? If so, this would be the first forum I have ever visited where funny was not allowed, well, except for my brother in laws mortuary owners forum. Talk about a bunch of people really lacking a sense of humor. I looked at the Flat wheel Diner and the other coffee pot Lounge thing, and didn't see any problem with either one, most of the forums I have belonged to have something like them, (expect my brother in law's)sort of chat threads, I guess. So, yes, the irony is lost on me. Personally, I thought this thread rather humorous, and because my wife is a cat breeder and belongs to a few cat breeders forums, I knew what the symbol meant. I was wondering why she, (I assume Mookie is female from the gender references) was only listening instead of participating. I think I know now. Sorry to have been a bother.
I looked at the Flat wheel Diner and the other coffee pot Lounge thing, and didn't see any problem with either one, most of the forums I have belonged to have something like them, (expect my brother in law's)sort of chat threads, I guess.
So, yes, the irony is lost on me.
Personally, I thought this thread rather humorous, and because my wife is a cat breeder and belongs to a few cat breeders forums, I knew what the symbol meant.
I was wondering why she, (I assume Mookie is female from the gender references) was only listening instead of participating.
I think I know now.
Sorry to have been a bother.
That was not what I said at all. Have you been in this forum the past few weeks? The padlocks were being tossed around like candy at a parade. Anytime a thread even ventured off topics (sometimes into politics, sometimes into trucking, of all things) the thread was quickly locked. While this thread may be some sort of funny, it is still off-topic. It has about as much to do with trains as the trucking thread that was locked. It's the moderator's call what to lock. and there is no way for them to be 100% fair and balanced and I accept that. But maybe 75% fair? 70 on a bad day?
Do we really want a forum full of off-topic posts? We have the lounge and diner threads. Off-topic stuff can go in there. This is a TRAINS forum. It was stated before that topics have to be RR-related. so how about we follow that idea?
How about we euthanize this thread now....Hmmmmmmm????????????????
zugmann zugmann hear about that XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX that wants to buy the Rohr Turbo trains to start a commuter service for XXXXXXXXXX only? He's going to compete with amtrak b/t albany and Grand Central STATION. how's that? PS. GE's suck. Edited by Murphy Siding, for the benefit of our XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXX who may be reading this. Sorry zugmann The [CENSORED] made me do it. C'mon now, don't get into religions unless you want to start a philosophical discussion on free will and the [CENSORED].
zugmann hear about that XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX that wants to buy the Rohr Turbo trains to start a commuter service for XXXXXXXXXX only? He's going to compete with amtrak b/t albany and Grand Central STATION. how's that? PS. GE's suck. Edited by Murphy Siding, for the benefit of our XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXX who may be reading this. Sorry zugmann The [CENSORED] made me do it.
hear about that XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX that wants to buy the Rohr Turbo trains to start a commuter service for XXXXXXXXXX only? He's going to compete with amtrak b/t albany and Grand Central STATION.
how's that?
PS. GE's suck. Edited by Murphy Siding, for the benefit of our XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXX who may be reading this. Sorry zugmann The [CENSORED] made me do it.
C'mon now, don't get into religions unless you want to start a philosophical discussion on free will and the [CENSORED].
zugmann switch123 Mr. Zugman, Sorry if I am stepping on toes here, but it seems as if the lady only made a funny post, which a lot of other people find amusing. Yet you jumped on her with both feet it seems. Why, and what clique are you referring to? I guess the irony is lost on most folks. Any other topic that drifts even slightly off topic, (or on a topic that is still related a lot to railroads) gets the moderator lock. But yet here we have a topic that has nothing to do with anything and it stands. Even though there are already 2 off-topic threads that are allowed to stay (which is also beyond me, but I really don't care, except to occassionaly poke fun of the pretend-diner). If I (or many others) started a topic like this, it'd get locked. But apparently this is a "chosen" poster. Whatever. Not my sandbox. I'm just amused by the special treatment for some people.
switch123 Mr. Zugman, Sorry if I am stepping on toes here, but it seems as if the lady only made a funny post, which a lot of other people find amusing. Yet you jumped on her with both feet it seems. Why, and what clique are you referring to?
Mr. Zugman,
Sorry if I am stepping on toes here, but it seems as if the lady only made a funny post, which a lot of other people find amusing.
Yet you jumped on her with both feet it seems.
Why, and what clique are you referring to?
I guess the irony is lost on most folks.
Any other topic that drifts even slightly off topic, (or on a topic that is still related a lot to railroads) gets the moderator lock. But yet here we have a topic that has nothing to do with anything and it stands. Even though there are already 2 off-topic threads that are allowed to stay (which is also beyond me, but I really don't care, except to occassionaly poke fun of the pretend-diner).
If I (or many others) started a topic like this, it'd get locked. But apparently this is a "chosen" poster. Whatever. Not my sandbox. I'm just amused by the special treatment for some people.
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tree68 It may be totally irrelevant, but so far it's managed to avoid politics, religion, profanity, or any semblance thereof. Some threads can't seem to get past the first page without doing so. There lies the rub.
It may be totally irrelevant, but so far it's managed to avoid politics, religion, profanity, or any semblance thereof.
Some threads can't seem to get past the first page without doing so. There lies the rub.
PS. GE's suck. Edited by Murphy Siding, for the benefit of our XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXX who may be reading this. Sorry zugmann The made me do it.
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Archlosser, funny you should mention typewriters. That brings back *ding*quite a few memories. I remember the caps lock holding down the *ding*upper row on those, so you are correct. Being on the bottom of the *ding*technogolical gap (and monetery one) back in high school, I was *ding*surprised when I handed in a typewritten report to the teacher, who *ding*recommended that next time I used a smaller font.
"!?? but, I only have one font!"
I also find it interesting the different styles of typewriters there were. *ding*Some, as you mention (mainly the electric ones), would repeatedly *ding*type a letter when holding down the key. Some, would type once, *ding*and hold the letter-hitty-thingy (I forget what it's called now) against *ding*the paper while you held down the button. And some, if you hit a *ding*couple keys too fast (or had Fat Finger Syndrome), would jam the *ding*letter-hitty-thingies against the paper, and you had to manually force *ding*them back down. And how badly my fingers hurt after typing a report*ding*...and that was with the electric ones! I don't know how anyone could *ding*stand the manual ones!
Wow. I actually remember the typewriter. An object kids would ask *ding*the same thing as they do record players-"What's that?" Does this *ding*mean I'm old? BTW, your individual screen sizes may influence how *ding*this post appears. I did the best I could to make it appear uniform. I *ding*hope it's enough.
...What!? A typo! And no more white-out!?(rip, crumple, crumple, crumple...THUNK!)
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doghouseMookie tomikawaTT Mookie ChuckCobleighMookie Mookie On the other hand, some of us may have imagined you heading to Japan looking for a Stationmaster job. If I thought I had a chance at that job..... If you did land the job, not only would you get a chance to wear that silly stationmaster's cop cap (and the ugly black uniform that goes with it) but they'd paint your face and paw prints all over the MU car! Chuck (ROFLMAO after seeing that on NHK) Chessie started small and look where it got her. Now she is collectable! Wasn't chessie male, or was that peke?
Mookie tomikawaTT Mookie ChuckCobleighMookie Mookie On the other hand, some of us may have imagined you heading to Japan looking for a Stationmaster job. If I thought I had a chance at that job..... If you did land the job, not only would you get a chance to wear that silly stationmaster's cop cap (and the ugly black uniform that goes with it) but they'd paint your face and paw prints all over the MU car! Chuck (ROFLMAO after seeing that on NHK) Chessie started small and look where it got her. Now she is collectable!
tomikawaTT Mookie ChuckCobleighMookie Mookie On the other hand, some of us may have imagined you heading to Japan looking for a Stationmaster job. If I thought I had a chance at that job..... If you did land the job, not only would you get a chance to wear that silly stationmaster's cop cap (and the ugly black uniform that goes with it) but they'd paint your face and paw prints all over the MU car! Chuck (ROFLMAO after seeing that on NHK)
Mookie ChuckCobleighMookie Mookie On the other hand, some of us may have imagined you heading to Japan looking for a Stationmaster job. If I thought I had a chance at that job.....
ChuckCobleighMookie Mookie On the other hand, some of us may have imagined you heading to Japan looking for a Stationmaster job.
Mookie Mookie
Mookie
On the other hand, some of us may have imagined you heading to Japan looking for a Stationmaster job.
If you did land the job, not only would you get a chance to wear that silly stationmaster's cop cap (and the ugly black uniform that goes with it) but they'd paint your face and paw prints all over the MU car!
Chuck (ROFLMAO after seeing that on NHK)
Wasn't chessie male, or was that peke?
In 1935, according to the C&O historical site, she got two look-alike kittens and a mate, Peake.
That sounds reasonable.
kolechovski is the winner! Alex Trebek (Jeopardy) can be proud of you for spotting an Incorrect Question. ( I originally had used the 'shift' key, but the Caps Lock key is more shifty and didn't flow as nice - and those who read newspapers or watch TV know that style is much more important than substance.)
I grew up on typewriters; the Cap Lock key raised the whole type case to a second row of type, not so with the keyboard. I was astounded that the early Electromatic electric typewriters would automatically type a row of hyphens if you pressed harder on the key.
Then came the computer keyboard. Caps Lock, as kolechovski notes, works only for letters. And now every key will spew out many characters if you keep the key down. Oh for the good old days.
We now return you to the regularly scheduled program.
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And it has TUSKS!!!
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CShaveRRMookie It is very irrelevant. It's not irrelevant--it's a kitty! Irrelevant is big and gray and has a trunk.
Mookie It is very irrelevant.
It is very irrelevant.
Irrelevant is big and gray and has a trunk.
MookieIt is very irrelevant.
Answer: !
blownout cylinder zugmann Murphy Siding Note that she said: ^ + ^ = ^~^ not: ^ + ^ = ******* yeah. If I (or any of us non-clique members) started a thread like this, it'd be gone by now. And we all know it. It's starting to look like something that needs a solution by doing set theory. What set, when devided by itself , becomes a subset within a larger set? (^ + ^ + ^~^ / ^ + ^) / ^<^ x !^ = y?
zugmann Murphy Siding Note that she said: ^ + ^ = ^~^ not: ^ + ^ = ******* yeah. If I (or any of us non-clique members) started a thread like this, it'd be gone by now. And we all know it.
Murphy Siding Note that she said: ^ + ^ = ^~^ not: ^ + ^ = *******
Note that she said: ^ + ^ = ^~^ not: ^ + ^ = *******
yeah. If I (or any of us non-clique members) started a thread like this, it'd be gone by now. And we all know it.
It's starting to look like something that needs a solution by doing set theory. What set, when devided by itself , becomes a subset within a larger set?
(^ + ^ + ^~^ / ^ + ^) / ^<^ x !^ = y?
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