FIVE STARS!

[Anonymous]

I couldn't figure out what was different with Andrew today, his hair was messy as usual and his speech impaired also like usual, but then I realized

HE HAS FIVE STARS!!


WOOOO HOOOO ANDREW

Welcome to the Admiral club

[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

[Overmod]

Seemed like it was going to take forever... sorta like he was stuck in the 1990s for days and days...

[Anonymous]

It seems like he just joined, how can he have 5 stars? [;)]

Congrats [:)]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

It seems like he just joined, how can he have 5 stars? [;)]

Congrats [:)]

Him and Mark Hemphill must have this system rigged

[:D]

[railman]

hey, who knows how you get there, cheers for making it to 5...I'm workin' on three right now, but someday!

[Junctionfan]

I know being Canadian is great but I had forgotten about the fringe benefits too.[:D]

[Anonymous]

Now wait just a cotton pickin' minute, we all know that AL GORE invented the internet!!

FOFLMAO...

Sorry, I just couildn't resist. Too much jibjab.com.

LC

QUOTE: Originally posted by M.W. Hemphill

Kevin, I'll probably get in trouble for saying this, but if you look very carefully, you'll see that every time you post you get one star, but I get one too, and Andrew gets three (it's the Canadian rule).

But wait! You're wondering why the Canadian Rule doesn't apply to you, too. That's because it also depends on time zone. Stars are not part of the space-time continuum (ask Zardoz to explain). Andrew lives to the west of you, so when you post, not all of the stars accrue directly to you, but are left stranded in the ethernet and float in place. As the world turns away from them, they become fastened to the first spam filter they find, which happens to be Andrew's. Now, if you moved to the Maritimes, you'd find that you'd get the same benefit of planetary rotation, but only if you travelled around the globe to the west to get there (via China). Otherwise, as you moved east, some of your existing stars would come unstuck and wobble westward and become Andrew's, thanks to the Coriolis Force.

Unfortunately for us south of the 42-40 line, we have to earn our stars the old-fashioned way, one at a time. It was originally thought that Canadians gaining extra stars was a phenomenon of the Van Allen radiation belt, but in truth it was a little-known codicil of the XXX Beaver Felt Hat Treaty of Okotoks, Alberta of 1892, which anticipated the Internet long before two grad students at U of I Urbana (my alma mater, thank you), invented it, and decreed that should stars ever be earned, that Canadians would enjoy and be the beneficial recipient of them 3 for 1, in exchange for four 1992 Norfolk Southern calendars, a two-pound can of coffee, a broken knuckle, and an unused pencil said to have been found under Collis P. Huntington's desk on Park Avenue, NYC.

[Anonymous]

Hey Andrew. Congratulations. You beat me to it...

LC

[cherokee woman]

Congrats Andrew. You sure got there FAST! But congratulations!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by M.W. Hemphill

Kevin, I'll probably get in trouble for saying this, but if you look very carefully, you'll see that every time you post you get one star, but I get one too, and Andrew gets three (it's the Canadian rule).

But wait! You're wondering why the Canadian Rule doesn't apply to you, too. That's because it also depends on time zone. Stars are not part of the space-time continuum (ask Zardoz to explain). Andrew lives to the west of you, so when you post, not all of the stars accrue directly to you, but are left stranded in the ethernet and float in place. As the world turns away from them, they become fastened to the first spam filter they find, which happens to be Andrew's. Now, if you moved to the Maritimes, you'd find that you'd get the same benefit of planetary rotation, but only if you travelled around the globe to the west to get there (via China). Otherwise, as you moved east, some of your existing stars would come unstuck and wobble westward and become Andrew's, thanks to the Coriolis Force.

Unfortunately for us south of the 42-40 line, we have to earn our stars the old-fashioned way, one at a time. It was originally thought that Canadians gaining extra stars was a phenomenon of the Van Allen radiation belt, but in truth it was a little-known codicil of the XXX Beaver Felt Hat Treaty of Okotoks, Alberta of 1892, which anticipated the Internet long before two grad students at U of I Urbana (my alma mater, thank you), invented it, and decreed that should stars ever be earned, that Canadians would enjoy and be the beneficial recipient of them 3 for 1, in exchange for four 1992 Norfolk Southern calendars, a two-pound can of coffee, a broken knuckle, and an unused pencil said to have been found under Collis P. Huntington's desk on Park Avenue, NYC.

I thought it was because of the Canadian Exchange Rate..... [:D]

Those were some quick stars, you must have blown past me at some point! [:)]

[Junctionfan]

Hey, the exchange rate isn't that much. Last time I checked the Canadian dollar was worth $0.80 U.S

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

Congrats Andrew. You sure got there FAST! But congratulations!

[#ditto] But Congrats anyway![:D]

Although I'm still trying to figure out Mark's explanation.[:)]

[dharmon]

Congrats Andrew

[Junctionfan]

Thankyou everybody.

[Anonymous]

Congrats Andrew

[jeaton]

Gees. According to Mark, it looks like I am going to have to move to Canada if I am ever going to get 4 stars, let alone 5. Only problem is I want to go warmer rather than colder.

Cogratulations Andrew.

Jay

[Junctionfan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton

Gees. According to Mark, it looks like I am going to have to move to Canada if I am ever going to get 4 stars, let alone 5. Only problem is I want to go warmer rather than colder.

Cogratulations Andrew.

Jay

Do what the Canadian geese do; stay south for the winter and come back when it's warmer.[:D]

[Puckdropper]

I'm drinking water from Ontario, does that help?

(And eating tootsie rolls from Chicago.)

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by M.W. Hemphill

Kevin, I'll probably get in trouble for saying this, but if you look very carefully, you'll see that every time you post you get one star, but I get one too, and Andrew gets three (it's the Canadian rule).

But wait! You're wondering why the Canadian Rule doesn't apply to you, too. That's because it also depends on time zone. Stars are not part of the space-time continuum (ask Zardoz to explain). Andrew lives to the west of you, so when you post, not all of the stars accrue directly to you, but are left stranded in the ethernet and float in place. As the world turns away from them, they become fastened to the first spam filter they find, which happens to be Andrew's. Now, if you moved to the Maritimes, you'd find that you'd get the same benefit of planetary rotation, but only if you travelled around the globe to the west to get there (via China). Otherwise, as you moved east, some of your existing stars would come unstuck and wobble westward and become Andrew's, thanks to the Coriolis Force.

Unfortunately for us south of the 42-40 line, we have to earn our stars the old-fashioned way, one at a time. It was originally thought that Canadians gaining extra stars was a phenomenon of the Van Allen radiation belt, but in truth it was a little-known codicil of the XXX Beaver Felt Hat Treaty of Okotoks, Alberta of 1892, which anticipated the Internet long before two grad students at U of I Urbana (my alma mater, thank you), invented it, and decreed that should stars ever be earned, that Canadians would enjoy and be the beneficial recipient of them 3 for 1, in exchange for four 1992 Norfolk Southern calendars, a two-pound can of coffee, a broken knuckle, and an unused pencil said to have been found under Collis P. Huntington's desk on Park Avenue, NYC.

Mark - the really scary part is - I understood this! And I think you are right-on with it!. [:o)]

Congrats Andrew!

Mook

[Modelcar]

Congrats on 5 stars to Andrew.

[Junctionfan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Puckdropper

I'm drinking water from Ontario, does that help?

(And eating tootsie rolls from Chicago.)

Long as its not tainted with E-Coli bacteria from Walkerton. [V]

[Anonymous]

Congrats Andrew. Great job.

[JoeKoh]

good job andrew!!! keep the posts coming!!!
stay safe
Joe

[Willy2]

Congrats Andrew! [tup]

[railman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by M.W. Hemphill

Kevin, I'll probably get in trouble for saying this, but if you look very carefully, you'll see that every time you post you get one star, but I get one too, and Andrew gets three (it's the Canadian rule).

But wait! You're wondering why the Canadian Rule doesn't apply to you, too. That's because it also depends on time zone. Stars are not part of the space-time continuum (ask Zardoz to explain). Andrew lives to the west of you, so when you post, not all of the stars accrue directly to you, but are left stranded in the ethernet and float in place. As the world turns away from them, they become fastened to the first spam filter they find, which happens to be Andrew's. Now, if you moved to the Maritimes, you'd find that you'd get the same benefit of planetary rotation, but only if you travelled around the globe to the west to get there (via China). Otherwise, as you moved east, some of your existing stars would come unstuck and wobble westward and become Andrew's, thanks to the Coriolis Force.

Unfortunately for us south of the 42-40 line, we have to earn our stars the old-fashioned way, one at a time. It was originally thought that Canadians gaining extra stars was a phenomenon of the Van Allen radiation belt, but in truth it was a little-known codicil of the XXX Beaver Felt Hat Treaty of Okotoks, Alberta of 1892, which anticipated the Internet long before two grad students at U of I Urbana (my alma mater, thank you), invented it, and decreed that should stars ever be earned, that Canadians would enjoy and be the beneficial recipient of them 3 for 1, in exchange for four 1992 Norfolk Southern calendars, a two-pound can of coffee, a broken knuckle, and an unused pencil said to have been found under Collis P. Huntington's desk on Park Avenue, NYC.

Another classic M.W. Hemphill post. Great reading!

[Sterling1]

QUOTE: Originally posted by M.W. Hemphill

Kevin, I'll probably get in trouble for saying this, but if you look very carefully, you'll see that every time you post you get one star, but I get one too, and Andrew gets three (it's the Canadian rule).

But wait! You're wondering why the Canadian Rule doesn't apply to you, too. That's because it also depends on time zone. Stars are not part of the space-time continuum (ask Zardoz to explain). Andrew lives to the west of you, so when you post, not all of the stars accrue directly to you, but are left stranded in the ethernet and float in place. As the world turns away from them, they become fastened to the first spam filter they find, which happens to be Andrew's. Now, if you moved to the Maritimes, you'd find that you'd get the same benefit of planetary rotation, but only if you travelled around the globe to the west to get there (via China). Otherwise, as you moved east, some of your existing stars would come unstuck and wobble westward and become Andrew's, thanks to the Coriolis Force.

Unfortunately for us south of the 42-40 line, we have to earn our stars the old-fashioned way, one at a time. It was originally thought that Canadians gaining extra stars was a phenomenon of the Van Allen radiation belt, but in truth it was a little-known codicil of the XXX Beaver Felt Hat Treaty of Okotoks, Alberta of 1892, which anticipated the Internet long before two grad students at U of I Urbana (my alma mater, thank you), invented it, and decreed that should stars ever be earned, that Canadians would enjoy and be the beneficial recipient of them 3 for 1, in exchange for four 1992 Norfolk Southern calendars, a two-pound can of coffee, a broken knuckle, and an unused pencil said to have been found under Collis P. Huntington's desk on Park Avenue, NYC.

Assume Rumpelstiltskin's pose and voice: "AARGH!" I suppose Mark's explanation doesn't really apply to those down here in Central Florida. I made utterly sure that when I got into the forums, I would rid myself of the poor postings record get one star at least. Now I have two stars. Hmmm . . . I wonder how long it will take to get to three stars?
(Sly, crooked smile, still in Rumpelstiltskin's pose and voice.)

[trainfan1221]

We know what happens when a topic like this is started over on the Model Railroader boards.