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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:31 PM

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Anybody want to talk about railroad stuff?

 

 

Nah. Goats are more fun. 

 

 

So are Oregon cookies. 

So if you have two of those goats (with cookies) in a cornfield...does that count as a cornfield meet?

Wouldn't they have to face each other?

Not necessarily...but the forum software would make that word look like **** I bet.

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Posted by Deggesty on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:32 PM

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In regards to the "green goat,"  if it has a cat engine, would that same goat meow out in the corn field? 

 

Which brings up another thought, could you train that same cat powered green goat to use the littler box?

 

 

Also, would the horn go "Baaa" or Meorrrrrr?"

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Posted by Deggesty on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:43 PM

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And Eleanor Roosevelt selling margarine on TV.......

I forwarded that post to my wife; she did not think it looked like Eleanor Roosevelt. Perhaps she was wearing a lot of makeup.

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Posted by schlimm on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:55 PM

Real railroaders.  Sound more like six year olds.  Or is this how you relieve the stress of such a hard life.  Guess it's better than getting drunk?

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:17 PM

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Real railroaders.  Sound more like six year olds.  Or is this how you relieve the stress of such a hard life.  Guess it's better than getting drunk?

Schlimmy...Is everyone in Bartlett, Illinois as uptight and hostile as yourself?

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Posted by zugmann on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:18 PM

schlimm

Real railroaders.  Sound more like six year olds.  Or is this how you relieve the stress of such a hard life.  Guess it's better than getting drunk?

 

 

Yeah I know, a sense of humor is such a horrible curse. 

 

This is an internet forum Slim Shady.  lighten up.

 

 

 

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by RRKen on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:19 PM

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There was so little information.  Even if I was given more, I doubt it would be shared here.   Indeed it would not.   I let the powers that be do that job.

Another GOVERNMENT COVERUP!

Hays

With a comment like that, I hope you dont have to take a DOT test anytime soon.

Now to the truth.   It was a home made device in a pipe. With a fuse intact.  It had spent the winter as I suspected under a drift of snow.   An investigation is on-going.  

 

Happy?  No fusees, no torpedoes.  No dumb Railroaders.

 

BAH!

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Posted by RRKen on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:21 PM

schlimm

Real railroaders.  Sound more like six year olds.  Or is this how you relieve the stress of such a hard life.  Guess it's better than getting drunk?

 Just as grown up as the chaps who suggested this was an over-reaction from railroaders.   In fact, we have more fun.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:22 PM

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No dumb Railroaders.

I think Schlimmy believes rails yearn to be drunk.  Schlimmy probably has never has a real job with any responsibility.

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Posted by zugmann on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:25 PM

 If I'm not a real RRer, why did I just spend the day riding around on a GP38, throwing switches and spotting cars? 

 

Maybe I shrunk and was on a model train layout...

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by schlimm on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:27 PM

Touchy, touchy!   Easy for you to pick on a poor kid who can't answer back in the other thread or a woman who's been dead for 40+ years.  Real humor.

Are all railroaders as uptight and defensive as you? 

Is Ed "Too Tall" Jones really too tall?

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Posted by zugmann on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:29 PM

schlimm

Touchy, touchy!   Easy for you to pick on a poor kid who can't answer back in the other thread or a woman who's been dead for 40+ years.  Real humor.

Are all railroaders as uptight and defensive as you? 

Is Ed "Too Tall" Jones really too tall?

 

 

What other kid, Slim?  

 

And we do Eleanor proud!  I bet she'd laugh if she saw this thread.  

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:29 PM

schlimm

Real railroaders.  Sound more like six year olds.  Or is this how you relieve the stress of such a hard life.  Guess it's better than getting drunk?

Hey. what is with the crabbiness here? Sheeesh.

I guess there is a point to being serious but let's not start moralizing and all that. There are some things I do not understand about a lot of things but I'm not going to become a person who then acts like a curmudgeon either about it.

Saying stuff like this only makes the matter worse----not better

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:30 PM

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Touchy, touchy! 

Hey Schlimmy...Touch this!

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:32 PM

schlimm

Touchy, touchy!   Easy for you to pick on a poor kid who can't answer back in the other thread or a woman who's been dead for 40+ years.  Real humor.

Are all railroaders as uptight and defensive as you? 

Is Ed "Too Tall" Jones really too tall?

Whoa! Slow down here. mmmm---maybe he is looking to cause a ruckus to lock this thread?

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Posted by zugmann on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:32 PM

 No touching that without 3-step!

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:34 PM

Eleanor Roosevelt would not touch Schlimmy.

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Posted by RRKen on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:37 PM

Murray

Eleanor Roosevelt would not touch Schlimmy.

Nor would she wave at him.  Yeah, that's pretty low.

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Posted by zugmann on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:41 PM

 Not to take this off-topic, but look at RRKen's avatar. 

 

It's like the heavenly tank car.  Come back to judge all who are wicked...

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by RRKen on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:42 PM

zugmann

 Not to take this off-topic, but look at RRKen's avatar. 

 

It's like the heavenly tank car.  Come back to judge all who are wicked...

But it contains evil.

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Posted by zugmann on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:43 PM

 What is life but a battle between good and evil?

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:43 PM

And speaking about something tasty to eat...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgmbQ6tN_K0

 

 

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Posted by zugmann on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:48 PM

 Man.. even the threads have commercials. 

 

 

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:52 PM

RRKen

zugmann

 Not to take this off-topic, but look at RRKen's avatar. 

 

It's like the heavenly tank car.  Come back to judge all who are wicked...

But it contains evil.

Beer?Smile

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Posted by blownout cylinder on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:53 PM

zugmann

 Man.. even the threads have commercials. 

 

 

AAAAIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE!!!! ohno ohno!!

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 11:01 PM

Time to move things back toward a railroad oriented forum, if you don't mind.  I'm going to lock this thread so we can move on.

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