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Suspicious Activity.........
Posted by Mookie on Thursday, July 1, 2004 12:23 PM
Reporterette you-know-who here. We have a breaking story with very few facts.

Seems a certain chicken went to a snow storm in Houston and they hatched a whole clutch of eggs! Now stay with me.

Chicken seems to know someone around the Spirit Lake Iowa area that has a pretty nifty set up. Referring to my notes: The Iowa Northwestern Railroad Company / Spirit of the Lakes Excursions has a dinner/dessert train on weekends. (www.ianwrr.com) for those of you that like to swim on the web - oh excuse me - editor sez surf.

Anyway - Chicken is sending kitty on goose chase to the train on the weekend of 7/11 for possible engine ride.

Maybe this reporterette is too suspicious and looks for gift horses where there aren't any. But 7/11? Go on a train? Ride the locomotive? Kitty litter and kibbles provided?

Is it a trap to do away with kitty once and for all? Do Iowans let Nebraskans into their state? Does the engine have room for the driver, the Mookie, the crew and all of Mookie's luggage necessary for a 2 hour ride?

Is this a right-wing conspiracy?

Opinions, of course, always welcome - we will keep the ones we like and reject the rest as usual.

More on this late-breaking story as it develops!

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, July 1, 2004 12:32 PM
As viewed from the woods, this may be something to take a closer look at. There seem to be a lot of trees involved, but the forest is still very much in view. The benefactor of said largesse would probably do well to secure said opportunity, lest someone else snatch it away. I suspect there would be a number of others who would be more than happy to take up the invitation.

Iowa didn't have any problem with a Tree from New York last time I happened out that way, so unless there are some otherwise unreported feuds underway, I suspect they would welcome a neighbor.

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Posted by edblysard on Thursday, July 1, 2004 1:46 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie



Go on a train? Ride the locomotive? Kitty litter and kibbles provided?

Is it a trap to do away with kitty once and for all? Do Iowans let Nebraskans into their state? Does the engine have room for the driver, the Mookie, the crew and all of Mookie's luggage necessary for a 2 hour ride?

Is this a right-wing conspiracy?



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To answer your questions,
Yes, Yes, Yes.
No.
Yes, yes,
No.
Horse is neither one of the gift kind, nor Trojan.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 1, 2004 2:32 PM
Take some pictures for us too, Mookie!
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Posted by route_rock on Thursday, July 1, 2004 3:20 PM
Me thinks mookie will be a scapegoat.Latest news on said line is they lost some tracks.10 miles if sources tell me correct and it was ones in front of their only shipper.Beware the ides of July.(ps dont walk out of there witha track spike in your pocket )(go anyway and have fun)

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Posted by locomutt on Thursday, July 1, 2004 3:29 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Reporterette you-know-who here. We have a breaking story with very few facts.

Seems a certain chicken went to a snow storm in Houston and they hatched a whole clutch of eggs! Now stay with me.

Chicken seems to know someone around the Spirit Lake Iowa area that has a pretty nifty set up. Referring to my notes: The Iowa Northwestern Railroad Company / Spirit of the Lakes Excursions has a dinner/dessert train on weekends. (www.ianwrr.com) for those of you that like to swim on the web - oh excuse me - editor sez surf.

Anyway - Chicken is sending kitty on goose chase to the train on the weekend of 7/11 for possible engine ride.

Maybe this reporterette is too suspicious and looks for gift horses where there aren't any. But 7/11? Go on a train? Ride the locomotive? Kitty litter and kibbles provided?

Is it a trap to do away with kitty once and for all? Do Iowans let Nebraskans into their state? Does the engine have room for the driver, the Mookie, the crew and all of Mookie's luggage necessary for a 2 hour ride?

Is this a right-wing conspiracy?

Opinions, of course, always welcome - we will keep the ones we like and reject the rest as usual.

More on this late-breaking story as it develops!

Mookie


Mook,

Are you sure this is not a goose chase,but a chicken chase?

Best of luck,wish you well,have a great time,
AND bring back some pictures![;)]

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 1, 2004 5:09 PM
umm is it me or has Rixflix taken up using Mookies name?

Dumb down the original statement for me,

you've made it sound that chickens are laying eggs that contain Nitro glicerant, and a guy in a trenchcoat is harvesting them all, but the ones he misses trains are running over them and there aren't enough cats to chase them away...

I doubt i'm right, so rephrase it using less Chickens, cats, and suspicious activity
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Posted by Mookie on Friday, July 2, 2004 6:07 AM
OK Kevin - scrooch your chair a little closer and you and I will talk.

Mudchicken and Ed B got together in Houston awhile back. Reporterette got wind of it and knew they were up to no good.

MC is sending the driver and Mookie to Northwest Iowa to ride on a dinner/dessert train
Spirit of the Lakes Excursion train at Spirit Lake Iowa. MC supplies them with advice and feathers. Mookie will get to meet the crew and even get a tour of the engine. Mookie has been on one engine in her life and only for a couple of minutes. So this will be a big deal for her. At least that is the rumor.

Reporterette thinks MC is doing this to calm Mookie and keep her out of his feathers, but now Mookie has included "Mr. Blizzard" for his part in this conspiracy and will have to investigate Chicken on Snow receipe.

And there is still the question of it being a "right-wing" conspiracy, in case you missed it the first time.

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Posted by Mookie on Friday, July 2, 2004 6:09 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by route_rock

Me thinks mookie will be a scapegoat.Latest news on said line is they lost some tracks.10 miles if sources tell me correct and it was ones in front of their only shipper.Beware the ides of July.(ps dont walk out of there witha track spike in your pocket )(go anyway and have fun)
All Right! Mookie works on RIP/MOW track gang! Film at 11.....

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, July 2, 2004 7:35 AM
Mookie
its all good! have fun
stay safe
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Posted by Willy2 on Friday, July 2, 2004 9:00 AM
Have fun Mookie! Let us know how things go.

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Posted by mudchicken on Friday, July 2, 2004 7:40 PM
Darned right wing is conspiring against me.????[:O] To think that for all these years I thought it was just there to go along with left wing, tail feathers, beak and talons! Just goes to show you!

Mookie, just send route_rock to the showers. He got the rail missing part about right, but the reasoning behind it is faulty. John saw it and had a good laugh. Have to get Bergie out there to scatter the wildlife, livestock and warn the general populace that mooks is at the throttle! Dickenson & Osceola counties will never quite be the same after this.

Operation "Throw Mookie On The Train" is now T minus 8 days and counting....Power for the "Chocolate Cake Express" er ... um... Spirit of the Lakes Dessert Train could be an Alco C-420 (BCR 632), an EMD SD-18m/SD-10 (INRR/Sou 7314) or a GP-28 (IC 8711).....Stay tuned folks.....

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 2:04 AM
WOW, is this thread a plethora of FOOD

We have Chicken [:)]

We have Kitty [;)] (Not me but if you like it go for it, something else will be on my dinner plate.) [;)]

AND we have goose. [:D] (Mine is usually "cooked" [:D] [;)] )

And for side dishes we can have eggs, anyway you want them. Perhaps "deviled" would be appropriate for this thread. [}:)] [;)] [:p]

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 4:10 PM
Cat--tastes just like chicken!![(-D][dinner]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 5:01 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by drephpe

Cat--tastes just like chicken!![(-D][dinner]


L O L [:D]

If you say so. [;)]

Mookie might say otherwise. [:p] [;)]

B T W, a guy at work who use to do the rattlesnake hunts says rattlesnake DOES NOT taste like chicken. Don't ask me, I don't know, AND NEVER WILL.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 5:35 PM
What does rattlesnake taste like? Rattlesnake? Or maybe tunafish??

LOL...

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 5:50 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

What does rattlesnake taste like? Rattlesnake? Or maybe tunafish??

LOL...

LC


L C [:D]

I am not sure and don't ever plan to find out either. [;)]

Tunafish?

Maybe and maybe not. [;)]

But that does remind me, when dad used to run trout lines many times he would catch "river turtles". Those suckers were mean and would bite if given the chance. We knew an "old timer" who loved turtle soup. So guess where all the turtles went that dad caught? [B)] [:0] [:p]

Don't ask me what turtle soup taste like either. Another one of those "I dunno" items. [;)] [:D]
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Posted by locomutt on Saturday, July 3, 2004 7:04 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

What does rattlesnake taste like? Rattlesnake? Or maybe tunafish??

LOL...

LC


L C [:D]

I am not sure and don't ever plan to find out either. [;)]

Tunafish?

Maybe and maybe not. [;)]

But that does remind me, when dad used to run trout lines many times he would catch "river turtles". Those suckers were mean and would bite if given the chance. We knew an "old timer" who loved turtle soup. So guess where all the turtles went that dad caught? [B)] [:0] [:p]

Don't ask me what turtle soup taste like either. Another one of those "I dunno" items. [;)] [:D]



Actually Jim,turtle soup is reasonably good. And so is turtle..
Can't exactually say that it tastes like chicken,but is good.

The "rattlsnake" I'm with YOU, I DON'T plan on finding out!

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Posted by locomutt on Saturday, July 3, 2004 7:12 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

Darned right wing is conspiring against me.????[:O] To think that for all these years I thought it was just there to go along with left wing, tail feathers, beak and talons! Just goes to show you!

Mookie, just send route_rock to the showers. He got the rail missing part about right, but the reasoning behind it is faulty. John saw it and had a good laugh. Have to get Bergie out there to scatter the wildlife, livestock and warn the general populace that mooks is at the throttle! Dickenson & Osceola counties will never quite be the same after this.

Operation "Throw Mookie On The Train" is now T minus 8 days and counting....Power for the "Chocolate Cake Express" er ... um... Spirit of the Lakes Dessert Train could be an Alco C-420 (BCR 632), an EMD SD-18m/SD-10 (INRR/Sou 7314) or a GP-28 (IC 8711).....Stay tuned folks.....

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[:O] I wasn't aware you had injured your "right wing"
Hope all goes well for you.[:D][}:)]

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 4, 2004 6:47 PM
Fried rattlesnake is really good if done right. It's white meat and it tastes like frog legs (which of course, tastes like chicken). Chicken, on the other hand, tastes like chicken.[dinner]
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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 6:21 AM
Cat tastes like fur! And that's all you need to know on that subject!

Mook

T-4 days and counting. Mookie's heading for the right hand seat!

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Posted by zardoz on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 11:10 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

umm is it me or has Rixflix taken up using Mookies name?

Dumb down the original statement for me,

you've made it sound that chickens are laying eggs that contain Nitro glicerant, and a guy in a trenchcoat is harvesting them all, but the ones he misses trains are running over them and there aren't enough cats to chase them away...

I doubt i'm right, so rephrase it using less Chickens, cats, and suspicious activity



Now I'm completely confused! [%-)]
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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 11:30 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Cat tastes like fur! And that's all you need to know on that subject!

Mook

T-4 days and counting. Mookie's heading for the right hand seat!


Mook,

I have been told that in HAITI that CAT is delicacy.
(dad was there on a preaching mission in the mi 60's,and
told me that)And I agree with Mookie

Mookie,I know you and Driver are looking forward to this
(who wouldn't) just have a safe,fun ride. My BEST to you.

[#oops]I forgot to say bring back plenty of evidence[#oops]I mean pictures![:D]

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 12:23 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by zardoz

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

umm is it me or has Rixflix taken up using Mookies name?

Dumb down the original statement for me,

you've made it sound that chickens are laying eggs that contain Nitro glicerant, and a guy in a trenchcoat is harvesting them all, but the ones he misses trains are running over them and there aren't enough cats to chase them away...

I doubt i'm right, so rephrase it using less Chickens, cats, and suspicious activity



Now I'm completely confused! [%-)]
No - you are Zardoz and you are on the forums. Confusion is one click away!

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 12:25 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Cat tastes like fur! And that's all you need to know on that subject!

Mook

T-4 days and counting. Mookie's heading for the right hand seat!


Mook,

I have been told that in HAITI that CAT is delicacy.
(dad was there on a preaching mission in the mi 60's,and
told me that)And I agree with Mookie

Mookie,I know you and Driver are looking forward to this
(who wouldn't) just have a safe,fun ride. My BEST to you.

[#oops]I forgot to say bring back plenty of evidence[#oops]I mean pictures![:D]
Imagine wanting to eat something in a fur coat. Now leather....that is different....And FEATHERS! You can make a billfold and a feather boa!

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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 12:32 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Cat tastes like fur! And that's all you need to know on that subject!

Mook

T-4 days and counting. Mookie's heading for the right hand seat!


Mook,

I have been told that in HAITI that CAT is delicacy.
(dad was there on a preaching mission in the mi 60's,and
told me that)And I agree with Mookie

Mookie,I know you and Driver are looking forward to this
(who wouldn't) just have a safe,fun ride. My BEST to you.

[#oops]I forgot to say bring back plenty of evidence[#oops]I mean pictures![:D]
Imagine wanting to eat something in a fur coat. Now leather....that is different....And FEATHERS! You can make a billfold and a feather boa!


I wasn't sure,BUT don't you always pluck the main feathers,and burn
off the "pin" feathers[?][:)]

Leather doesn't taste good!

Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!

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