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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 1:19 PM
Let's keep this one on top for a while. Bergie - why not make it sticky?

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Posted by Bergie on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 1:23 PM
Good point. It's now sticky.
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Posted by AntonioFP45 on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 2:15 PM
Hello Bergie,

I remember seeing the Train Jumping thread a couple of days ago. I wasn't aware that there was "Flaming" going on. Did you remove the thread?

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Posted by Bergie on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 2:54 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by AntonioFP45

Hello Bergie,

I remember seeing the Train Jumping thread a couple of days ago. I wasn't aware that there was "Flaming" going on. Did you remove the thread?


I did indeed remove it. One small comment about someone else's grammar created an avalanche of negativity.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 2:59 PM
Man- I always manage to print out the threads that don't dissapear.

Erik, I couldn't agree with you more- The deliverance of one's opnion is among one of the most important things on this forum.

Now i don't want to sound Sinner to preacher-

"I" messages! use "I" messages, Not your a loser, a moron, your mommy wears army boots... etc.

Your opinion is greatly diminsihed when your stuck using insults to make your point come across or "if i had been there"

and on a last note.. My hummanities teacher waers army boots, and she's a she. So i'll stop using that insult now.
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Posted by espeefoamer on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 3:14 PM
Partial quote from Bergie,"Remember,this isn't the third grade,"
And this isn't South Park!
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Posted by louisnash on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 3:26 PM
Thank you Bergie.

I have met some great people here like Joe and Locomutt and Cherokee woman. And you can't leave out Ed and Da' Mook. I appreciate all the kindness from everyone and I stay away from the rest.

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Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 4:08 PM
Hey bergie, If you haven't already, you should post this on the model railroader side of things, there've been a couple of arguments that have got heated there too, and I think they would benifit from this message too.

Just my 2 cents, Noah
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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 4:45 PM
Wow all this mess just becuase i cant spell aurgument? Wow look I did it again,

Arrgument, aargunemt, argument! There I got it!


Promising to watch my P's and Q's in the future...

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Posted by Kozzie on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 4:53 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by louisnash

Thank you Bergie.

I have met some great people here like Joe and Locomutt and Cherokee woman. And you can't leave out Ed and Da' Mook. I appreciate all the kindness from everyone and I stay away from the rest.

Brian (KY)


I agree Brian. [:)] There are a lot of folk in this Forum who have been a real help, and have been patient, particualrly with the downunder questions. [;)]

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Posted by edblysard on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:01 PM
Hi Folks,
I need to fade my part of the heat, too.
And just so there is no mis-understanding(note I used a hypen)
I like railfans.
Been know to sneak their cameras into the yard and shoot a photo for some.
Have even sent a few goodies in the mail to a couple of y'all.
Stop by the North Yard, I might even find you a nice seat, and show you how flat yard switching is done.

But the one thing I have to impress on everyone reading this is...

If you do not work for my railroad, you do not belong on my train.
Period.
Because, even if it was your choice to sneak a ride, it's my responsibility if you get hurt, because it's my train.


For those of you who were offended by anything I wrote, blame me, not Trains.com.
I am sorry if I did offend some of you.
For those of you who took it personal, some of it was, but most of it wasnt.

And if you found it humorous, or funny, glad you got a laugh out of my being silly.

Thanks,
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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:22 PM
If I offended someone I apologize. I just want people to railfan safely.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:24 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Noah Hofrichter

Hey bergie, If you haven't already, you should post this on the model railroader side of things, there've been a couple of arguments that have got heated there too, and I think they would benifit from this message too.

Just my 2 cents, Noah


And one of them was about spelling.
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Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:45 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

Wow all this mess just becuase i cant spell aurgument? Wow look I did it again,

Arrgument, aargunemt, argument! There I got it!


Promising to watch my P's and Q's in the future...



What he said.


Wait a minute......Vic, Kevin and I were all sitting in the corner on Kev's couch it couldn't have been us........we have witnesses...
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Posted by Bergie on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 6:02 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dougal

QUOTE: Originally posted by Noah Hofrichter

Hey bergie, If you haven't already, you should post this on the model railroader side of things, there've been a couple of arguments that have got heated there too, and I think they would benifit from this message too.

Just my 2 cents, Noah


And one of them was about spelling.


Guys, please don't hesitate to e-mail the subject title (with it's corresponding link) of any forum topic that's getting out of hand... whether it's here or on the Model Railroader portion of these forums.

Thanks,
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Posted by edblysard on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 6:28 PM
Oh, I see how you guys are...throwing a party, and didnt invite me or Mookie, uh huh, I see how it is now...

Ed
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

Wow all this mess just becuase i cant spell aurgument? Wow look I did it again,

Arrgument, aargunemt, argument! There I got it!


Promising to watch my P's and Q's in the future...



What he said.


Wait a minute......Vic, Kevin and I were all sitting in the corner on Kev's couch it couldn't have been us........we have witnesses...

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 7:48 PM
Bergie:
I agree with Noah H., you should post the same thing on the MR forum. It can get a little insulting on some of the posts there as well. There were a few threads about David Barrow's layout in MR Planning that got pretty heated between a coupler of people, not to the point you'd have to censor the posts-but insults are definently not needed on forums made by Kalmbach, especially when we are all interested in the same hobby.
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Posted by Bergie on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 8:13 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by cjm89

Bergie:
I agree with Noah H., you should post the same thing on the MR forum. It can get a little insulting on some of the posts there as well. There were a few threads about David Barrow's layout in MR Planning that got pretty heated between a coupler of people, not to the point you'd have to censor the posts-but insults are definently not needed on forums made by Kalmbach, especially when we are all interested in the same hobby.


I'll do it soon.

"West Central Illinois?" How close to Galesburg or the Quad Citites?

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 8:21 PM
Bergie- I'm closer toAlton and Springfield than Galesburg or the Rock, but From my town you can get to the Quad Cities within 4 hours. In fact, i have relatives in Rock Island and I'm going to galesburg Railroad Days this June. If you know where Jacksonville is, Carrollton is a few towns south of there on the KCS's old Gateway Western tracks.
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Posted by UPTRAIN on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 9:13 PM
Thank you for putting a rest to that...also EVERYONE WORK HARDER TO ABIDE BY THAT POLICY IN THE FUTURE!!! For those of you who do...thanks, keep it up!!! [:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:04 PM
Hey cjm89, I thought Carrolton was on the J and C, the Jacksonville and Carrolton, or was that leased to some small time line like the the C&A (Chicago and Alton)? ;-)
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Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:13 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by artschlosser

Hey cjm89, I thought Carrolton was on the J and C, the Jacksonville and Carrolton, or was that leased to some small time line like the the C&A (Chicago and Alton)? ;-)
Art Schlosser


Hey Ed ...look..he's from Austin.......ahhh......heaven..........Brenham's close........but Austin.......ahhhhh.....
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Posted by edblysard on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:20 PM
Aw man, dont get me started.
I remember a pub crawl down 6th street, and we ended up...uh, never mind.[;)]

You know, we shouldn't tell anybody about it, they might want to move there, and that would ruin it...

Hey, did you ever go watch the bats fly out?
Aint that the next to weirdest thing you've ever see, sober, that is...
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Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:43 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

Aw man, dont get me started.
I remember a pub crawl down 6th street, and we ended up...uh, never mind.[;)]

You know, we shouldn't tell anybody about it, they might want to move there, and that would ruin it...

Hey, did you ever go watch the bats fly out?
Aint that the next to weirdest thing you've ever see, sober, that is...
Ed


On Town Lake from under the bridges or out at Lake Travis? Lots of bats in Austin...some even fly[}:)]

Sorry Bergie..I forgot to mention that they are train loving, OLS supporting, non -alcholic bats that don't care how anyone spells. [:)]
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Posted by edblysard on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:53 PM
Town lake freaks out the tourist, they never expect bats to live there.
The cave at Travis is best, more bats.
TP&Wildlife is doing another study, they want to establish a new coloney out in Bandera, near Medina Lake, they have taged and moved some bats, and are waiting to see if they stay.
And even with their natural radar, the bats still look both ways before corssing railroad tracks.
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

Aw man, dont get me started.
I remember a pub crawl down 6th street, and we ended up...uh, never mind.[;)]

You know, we shouldn't tell anybody about it, they might want to move there, and that would ruin it...

Hey, did you ever go watch the bats fly out?
Aint that the next to weirdest thing you've ever see, sober, that is...
Ed


On Town Lake from under the bridges or out at Lake Travis? Lots of bats in Austin...some even fly[}:)]

Sorry Bergie..I forgot to mention that they are train loving, OLS supporting, non -alcholic bats that don't care how anyone spells. [:)]

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Posted by AntonioFP45 on Thursday, April 15, 2004 6:48 AM
Hey friends,

We can also do our part instead of depending solely on Bergie. When "Flaming" begins to occur on any thread, jump right in and post comments to encourage the "Poster-ers" to calm down and put on a "cool head".

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:07 AM
Woah, first off...

You may be on my couch right now, but come night fall, your all getting the boot!

the landlord charges for extra bodies that stay overnight. the Cheap... person.
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Posted by dharmon on Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:34 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Woah, first off...

You may be on my couch right now, but come night fall, your all getting the boot!

the landlord charges for extra bodies that stay overnight. the Cheap... person.


Me said we could stay as long as we want.......so there.....by the way, your frig is out of beer...could you run down to the store for us...and Vic wants a pizza,..Ed you need anything........smokes?
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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:40 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Woah, first off...

You may be on my couch right now, but come night fall, your all getting the boot!

the landlord charges for extra bodies that stay overnight. the Cheap... person.


Me said we could stay as long as we want.......so there.....by the way, your frig is out of beer...could you run down to the store for us...and Vic wants a pizza,..Ed you need anything........smokes?


NY thin crust with extra cheese and pepperoni, and there better not be any pinnapple on that pizza or you'll be wearing it! I'm kinda a Purist when it comes to that.


Hey there no friggin' beer in the fridge! What gives! cant watch the Redwings game tonight with no beer?

Oh sorry Kev, forgot to tell you. Me and Dan decided to watch the Redwings game tonight , so you'll have to watch the Canadian's game on the little TV in the kitchen.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 15, 2004 1:46 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Woah, first off...

You may be on my couch right now, but come night fall, your all getting the boot!

the landlord charges for extra bodies that stay overnight. the Cheap... person.


Me said we could stay as long as we want.......so there.....by the way, your frig is out of beer...could you run down to the store for us...and Vic wants a pizza,..Ed you need anything........smokes?


NY thin crust with extra cheese and pepperoni, and there better not be any pinnapple on that pizza or you'll be wearing it! I'm kinda a Purist when it comes to that.


Hey there no friggin' beer in the fridge! What gives! cant watch the Redwings game tonight with no beer?

Oh sorry Kev, forgot to tell you. Me and Dan decided to watch the Redwings game tonight , so you'll have to watch the Canadian's game on the little TV in the kitchen.


The only thing that gets stocked in my Fridge is Molson Export or Molson Canadian, and on ocasion, Moosehead. That is it, and that is all.

Hey Vic no pineapple on your pizza? what do you think this is, Arnold's pizza shop?

Redwings game, i can tell you the outcome right now: Wings loose, there you go, saves you time from wathcing it!!

I was jsut calculation what happens if The canadiens loose tonight

Vic gets 5 bucks, I have to do the dishes for a week And i have to vaccumm the entire place.

I suppose it could be worse...
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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, April 15, 2004 4:47 PM
Yeah it could be, you could have PINNAPPLE on your PIZZA!

AAARRRGGGH!

OFF OFF! Foul Non-Italian Object! thou shall not befoul the purity of my pizza!

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 15, 2004 5:58 PM
Wow, all over pineapples on your pizza?

How about Svartsinager style, vith 9MM bullets?
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 15, 2004 8:01 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by artschlosser

Hey cjm89, I thought Carrolton was on the J and C, the Jacksonville and Carrolton, or was that leased to some small time line like the the C&A (Chicago and Alton)? ;-)
Art Schlosser


If this was the 1870's, yes, Carrollton is on the JC, then the Alton Road merged that into its system. Roodhouse, which is a few towns north of Carrollton, was where the Alton's branch to Kansas City (Western Division) begins. When the GM&O bought the C&A, then the Illinois Central merged with the GM&O in the '70s, ICG didn't want the extra trackage. The Chicago-St.Louis main was sold to the SSW-SP, while the Western Division and the Springfield-Godfrey branch was sold to a startup company called the Gateway Western. In 1997 KCS bought the GWW, and still owns it today. I think BNSF has trackage rights from Jacksonville to Alton, too.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:38 PM
And I believe Canadian National has some rights, trackage or otherwise (they are partnered with KCS, I believe) from KC to Springfield (and maybe north to Joliet???)
And of course IC (read Canadian National) still owns the line from Joliet to Chicago.
Altho I worked for the north end of the GM&O, I always thought of it as the C&A.
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Posted by UPTRAIN on Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:39 PM
Oh yeah kevin...if your going down to the store...go by the hobby shop and pick up that KATO C44AC for me...[:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:44 PM
Let's not pick on the bats. Bats is good guys. They eat bugs. And mosquitos. And they don't bark like dogs.
Been to Congress Street Bridge three times. Saw bats once. Good guys, but not time watchersand slightly unreliable as a tourist attraction..
Sixth street is for out-of -towners IMHO.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 16, 2004 6:48 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by UPTRAIN

Oh yeah kevin...if your going down to the store...go by the hobby shop and pick up that KATO C44AC for me...[:D]


Would anyone like anyhting else while i'm at it?

how abour a rare blue butterfly that only located at the peak of a mountain that has an elevation of 3, 987 meters above sea level, located soley in Mongolia, Africa

ANYONE?!?!?
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Posted by edblysard on Friday, April 16, 2004 7:22 AM
So, Art, next time we come up, instead of 6th street, where do you suggest we start?
We will be a medium sized group, about 10 railroaders and their wives, and six employees of the AGs office, and their spouses and partners.
The AG office folks are light weight drinkers, after three hours they get a little fluffy...[^]
Ed
QUOTE: Originally posted by artschlosser

Let's not pick on the bats. Bats is good guys. They eat bugs. And mosquitos. And they don't bark like dogs.
Been to Congress Street Bridge three times. Saw bats once. Good guys, but not time watchersand slightly unreliable as a tourist attraction..
Sixth street is for out-of -towners IMHO.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 16, 2004 1:06 PM
Oh Vic- we won last night, in case i havn't rubbed it in ebough yet.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 16, 2004 6:19 PM
Hey Kev,
I'll need a pack of Marlboro Lights and a case of Moosehead!!!!!!!!!!! And don't forget a pizza with canadian bacon and PINEAPPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. LOL
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 16, 2004 9:08 PM
yeah, i'm going to put 3 full pineapples on the pizza, if you rung it out, you could have 27 glasses of fresh sweet pineapple juice

Marlboro's don't exist in Canada!

you stuck with Players lite!

yo yo players, foo!
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Posted by trainfan1221 on Saturday, April 17, 2004 2:47 PM
I guess things have been getting out of hand on some boards as of late. I think that we have to watch it with the personal attacks while making sure our opinions are still heard. I think you did a good job of heading this one off Bergie.
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Posted by UPTRAIN on Saturday, April 17, 2004 11:17 PM
agreed

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Posted by locomutt on Sunday, April 18, 2004 10:43 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Woah, first off...

You may be on my couch right now, but come night fall, your all getting the boot!

the landlord charges for extra bodies that stay overnight. the Cheap... person.


Me said we could stay as long as we want.......so there.....by the way, your frig is out of beer...could you run down to the store for us...and Vic wants a pizza,..Ed you need anything........smokes?


NY thin crust with extra cheese and pepperoni, and there better not be any pinnapple on that pizza or you'll be wearing it! I'm kinda a Purist when it comes to that.


Hey there no friggin' beer in the fridge! What gives! cant watch the Redwings game tonight with no beer?

Oh sorry Kev, forgot to tell you. Me and Dan decided to watch the Redwings game tonight , so you'll have to watch the Canadian's game on the little TV in the kitchen.



[}:)]Kev,

You're going to the store. Perchance, if you're going to the hobby shop, would you
get me a "Red Caboose" , GP-9. in O Scale? I would be highly indebted to you!

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Posted by espeefoamer on Sunday, April 18, 2004 3:39 PM
No pineapple on the pizza?[:0]I love Hawaiian pizza.Lay on that pineapple and ham.[:)]Also,while your'e at the hobby shop, pick me up an SP SD50.I forget the manufacturer,but the really look great.[:)]
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, April 19, 2004 10:00 AM
Pinnapple Pizza...

HEATHENS!!!
PHILLISTINES!!!
BARBARIANS!!!


You can have ALL that pizza, I'll get my own thanks...

But when you see my steaming hot deep dish double crust 3 cheese, sausage, pepperoni, salami, olive, mushroom, tomato, and extra garlic pizza and then look down at that soggy pinapple laden piece of cardboard smeared with ketchup you ordered, you'll wish you hadnt 'dissed me, cause like my elementary report card said, "..doesn't play well with other children, and DOESN"T SHARE" especially when you mess with my Pizza ...[(-D]


Just an aside..I'll relate a TRAIN RELATED pizza story.. several years back when I took Jamtrack back to Iowa to visit relatives. On the return trip, 2nd day on the train, crossing Utah. I was talking to the people I had met on the train, we were talking about how bad the food was at the cafeteria car (we were all too poor for the Dining Car) and what food we would like to have, we all agreed a Pizza would be just the thing. Then someone had an idea, we had an hour layover in Salt Lake City coming up and what if we ordered a pizza?[:p]

Well that did it, we were for the next hour deciding a plan of action, who to call was answered when we came out of an under pass outside the staion and saw a huge billboard for a nearby Dominoes or Pizza ***, one of them. We got the number down, and as soon as the train doors opened we bolted out into the station to the first payphone, called, ordered 2 large, its almost midnight , and we told the pizza guy we would be waiting in front of the train station, he said "OK, we've done this before"[;)]

The pizza guy shows up. When we took the pizza's on the train it was like walking into a lions cage covered in raw meat! We thought the other passngers were going to riot, kill us, and take our pizza's for themselves! They looked at us with glazed eyes and drooling lips, we though we had stumble into a scene from Dawn of the Dead! So we hastedly retreated to the lounge car where we could enjoy our prize in peace.[8D]

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Posted by Mookie on Monday, April 19, 2004 11:25 AM
Guys! Is nothing sacred!!!!! Here we have a reprimand from the Chief and you let it deteriorate into a pizza free-for-all!!!! What a country !!!![:D]

And Vic - if it was Pizza Hut - and I was there - you would have never made it to the lounge car. We would have been dining on aisle pizza!

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Posted by edblysard on Monday, April 19, 2004 3:29 PM
Try explaining to the kid from Dominoes you want those pizzas delivered to your locomotives....

"Uh, I'm sorry sir, we cant deliver to a locomotive"

"Why not, its right beside the street?"

"Because, we have to have a address to deliver to."

"Ok, it either 9608 or 9620 Clinton Drive, across from gate 8 to the Port of Houston.
Its the big blue houses, that look and sound like locomotives, with the flashing white lights on top."

"Ok, so this is a house, right/"

"Yeah, its a mobile home, a really loud mobile home"

We got the pizza for free, turned out the manager delivered the pies, he was a railfan, we ran him up and down the track some, he wrote the pizzas off and a prank order.

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Posted by mudchicken on Monday, April 19, 2004 5:39 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

Try explaining to the kid from Dominoes you want those pizzas delivered to your locomotives....

"Uh, I'm sorry sir, we cant deliver to a locomotive"

"Why not, its right beside the street?"

"Because, we have to have a address to deliver to."

"Ok, it either 9608 or 9620 Clinton Drive, across from gate 8 to the Port of Houston.
Its the big blue houses, that look and sound like locomotives, with the flashing white lights on top."

"Ok, so this is a house, right/"

"Yeah, its a mobile home, a really loud mobile home"

We got the pizza for free, turned out the manager delivered the pies, he was a railfan, we ran him up and down the track some, he wrote the pizzas off and a prank order.

Ed


For pete's sake:
(1) It has a swingset "in the yard".... (the yard doesn't move, just the "houses")
(2) It has its own police force (very safe)
(3) Can't deliver to the front porch of 9608? - Try 9620!
(4) It has its own very large treehouse out back!
(5) It's neater and safer than some of the dumps they deliver to just down Clinton Street!
(6) it has a garden even, a "wheel garden"!

I never could "dance on the carpet" very well Bergie. I guess I'm admonished though....

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Posted by edblysard on Monday, April 19, 2004 6:00 PM
Did you notice the "swingset" also doubles as a hammock?
And we have a really big four bay garage out back!

Ed[:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 19, 2004 6:05 PM
Vic... You like OLIVEs on your Pizza?!?!?!

You though there was somehting wrong with the pineaple lovers, check your reflection buddy...

Yuck! Olives... Blah...
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 19, 2004 6:27 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

yeah, i'm going to put 3 full pineapples on the pizza, if you rung it out, you could have 27 glasses of fresh sweet pineapple juice

Marlboro's don't exist in Canada!

you stuck with Players lite!

yo yo players, foo!


Canadian bacon and pineapples is an awesome pizza...

Why would you ever want to squeeze a pineapple anyhow???

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 19, 2004 6:35 PM
Nice work Ed. We always used a trainee to go fetch the pizza on our local jobs or the man with least seniority...

LC

QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

Try explaining to the kid from Dominoes you want those pizzas delivered to your locomotives....

"Uh, I'm sorry sir, we cant deliver to a locomotive"

"Why not, its right beside the street?"

"Because, we have to have a address to deliver to."

"Ok, it either 9608 or 9620 Clinton Drive, across from gate 8 to the Port of Houston.
Its the big blue houses, that look and sound like locomotives, with the flashing white lights on top."

"Ok, so this is a house, right/"

"Yeah, its a mobile home, a really loud mobile home"

We got the pizza for free, turned out the manager delivered the pies, he was a railfan, we ran him up and down the track some, he wrote the pizzas off and a prank order.

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Posted by edblysard on Monday, April 19, 2004 9:50 PM
We can get Pizza Hut to deliver to the tower and the locker room, and they can find the locomotives out on the North Shore.
Dominoes just never delivered to us before.

After the cab ride, we havent had a problem with them since.

Now, if we can just get Boston Market and Red Lobster to deliver....

Pineapples on Pizza?

Your one of those people who eat maccroni and cheese mixed with tuna fish, arent you...

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 19, 2004 9:52 PM
Ed-

Haven't got a local Boston Market yet, but we have done a Red Lobster run before...we did need a little cooperation from our RFE, but he is a decent sort and we were willing to share...

LC

QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

We can get Pizza Hut to deliver to the tower and the locker room, and they can find the locomotives out on the North Shore.
Dominoes just never delivered to us before.

After the cab ride, we havent had a problem with them since.

Now, if we can just get Boston Market and Red Lobster to deliver....

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 7:26 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

Try explaining to the kid from Dominoes you want those pizzas delivered to your locomotives....

Ed

Ed
I can hear the guys from CSX"just have it out back in 40-45 mins.Just depends on the dispatcher"[:D]
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Posted by Nora on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 9:22 AM
http://www.nebdiv.com/Dominos.JPG
"Domino's WILL deliver anywhere!"

As for my pizza...onions and sausage, please. NO mushrooms!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 11:04 AM
Nora-

How's the van driving going? Your comment on no 'shrooms reminds me that we used to have a guy who drove for Ratzenberger back in the old days who couldn't take us anywhere without pizza. We never got him to bring us any but we stopped at every Sbarro enroute...

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QUOTE: Originally posted by Nora

http://www.nebdiv.com/Dominos.JPG
"Domino's WILL deliver anywhere!"

As for my pizza...onions and sausage, please. NO mushrooms!

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 11:09 AM
Oh and I forgot to mention that his favorite was the 'shrooms and onions...

BTW, Ed, no I am definitely NOT into tuna casserole. Nice thing about holding a road pool is I can usually avoid casserole night at home...

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Posted by mudchicken on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 2:47 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

Did you notice the "swingset" also doubles as a hammock?


SHhhhhhhh! ...some of those stray electrons might get over into the YM, TM or Supt's machines and cause them to actually look out the window of the treehouse![X-)][X-)][X-)][X-)]

Forgot about the super-sized 4-car garage out back!
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Posted by Nora on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 9:13 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

Nora-

How's the van driving going?


I love it; thanks for asking. Been working about a month now, almost exclusively weekends, and it's all been good so far. Haven't stopped for pizza yet, though!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 9:11 AM
Bah. I hate mushrooms to- They make the pizza look rotten.

Ordered pixxa on the train once, then pthe passengers in the first car staged a protest, we has to share it with all of them, Told the pizza guy "i'm calling an hour in adavnce, Be at St anne-de-bellevue station at 6:08 exactly, otherwise, you've missed the train!"

Stopped and paid the guy, transaction took less then a minute, and had pizza all the way to the end station. (Except we had to share)

what.. i'm not the sharing type.. chip in or chip out, ok well i'll share, it depends with Whom, and what.. I can't believe i was just about to type that!

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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 10:02 AM
Kevin you would LOVE ordering Pizza here in LA, we got them fancy "Gourmet" pizza shops here where you can get everything never intended to be put on a pizza.

Some I've seen...

LOX and cream cheese pizza (order with extra capers)

Kung Pao Pizza ( watch those peppers )

BBQ Chicken Pizza ( Ed would like this one )

Jamaica Jerked Chicken Pizza ( Ya Mon! )

Carmelized Pear and Gorgenzolla Pizza (sweet and sour?)

Pastrami and Sauwerkraut Pizza (eeeeuuuwwwww!)

and

Peking Duck Pizza (why is there a duck head on my pizza? )

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Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 10:29 AM
Having lived for a spell in Buono Italia, I must say that when it come to pizza, I now believe that simplier is better......quatro formaggio...sauce,garlic and four types of cheese....all one needs......you can feel the arteries hardening before it gets to you stomach.

But then again, like most things Italian....development stopped shortly after the original invention.

Though I am partial to the Meat Lovers.......<Tim Allen voice> ARR ARR ARR
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 11:25 AM
Kevin, You still forgot the beer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some peoples kids!!! You buy them books,send them to school and all they do is eat the pages!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 2:55 PM
Yeah and beer......we need more beer.....and not the cheap stuff that you get for guests ..the good stuff.......stuff that doesn't come in 32 oz bottles with resealable caps.......


Guiness or Hefeweizen .......then we won't need to eat

or Bass ..or Shiner Bock ...now we're talking
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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 4:47 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Bah. I hate mushrooms to- They make the pizza look rotten.

[:D]


That's because that Pizza's been in your fridge for 3 weeks! [dinner][%-)][D)][:-,]

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 10:35 PM
We need PMPs!! ("Poor Man's Pizza" (TM)). This is an AWESOME french bread pizza made only in Ithaca, NY. Excellent for those late night trips up the lake...

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, April 22, 2004 6:32 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

We need PMPs!! ("Poor Man's Pizza" (TM)). This is an AWESOME french bread pizza made only in Ithaca, NY. Excellent for those late night trips up the lake...

LC
Aw geez LC - I can't even make it up to Omaha in Millie - how am I going to get to Ithaca - (which sounds like someone with a lisp named it?)

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 23, 2004 12:30 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Yeah and beer......we need more beer.....and not the cheap stuff that you get for guests ..the good stuff.......stuff that doesn't come in 32 oz bottles with resealable caps.......


Guiness or Hefeweizen .......then we won't need to eat

or Bass ..or Shiner Bock ...now we're talking
Guinness--the beer you eat with a spoon!!! Yuck!!! Shiner, now that's a beer!!! As for pizza, sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms and jalapenos!!
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Posted by vsmith on Friday, April 23, 2004 9:30 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by emory

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Yeah and beer......we need more beer.....and not the cheap stuff that you get for guests ..the good stuff.......stuff that doesn't come in 32 oz bottles with resealable caps.......


Guiness or Hefeweizen .......then we won't need to eat

or Bass ..or Shiner Bock ...now we're talking
Guinness--the beer you eat with a spoon!!! Yuck!!! Shiner, now that's a beer!!! As for pizza, sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms and jalapenos!!


seen on a t-shirt at the local Scottish Highland Festival....

GUINESS! IT'S NOT JUST FOR BREAKFAST ANYMORE!

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Posted by zardoz on Friday, April 23, 2004 10:56 AM
QUOTE: [i] - how am I going to get to Ithaca - (which sounds like someone with a lisp named it?)

Mookie


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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 25, 2004 2:59 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

We need PMPs!! ("Poor Man's Pizza" (TM)). This is an AWESOME french bread pizza made only in Ithaca, NY. Excellent for those late night trips up the lake...

LC
Aw geez LC - I can't even make it up to Omaha in Millie - how am I going to get to Ithaca - (which sounds like someone with a lisp named it?)

Mookie


Ithaca is a name borrowed from a Greek city of the same name. The name is ancient. And no, no lisp involved although as a college town it does have it's share of alternative lifestyle types...

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 25, 2004 4:53 PM
You people are nuts. Oh my god.,pizza is a 24 hour thing,and If I drank Id have a case of 24's down in 24 hours.HAVE A NICE DAY!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 25, 2004 5:00 PM
Guiness is crap.. Litterally.. they pull that stuff out of septic tanks

We only Drink CANADIAN beer!

Like Alexander Keiths. Molson Canadian or MOOSEHEAD!

No pissy bears!
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Posted by pmsteamman on Sunday, April 25, 2004 7:03 PM
Comon Kev, we can go drink some Moosehead back in the van (caboose to the yanks).
Highball....Train looks good device in place!!
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, April 26, 2004 10:25 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Guiness is crap.. Litterally.. they pull that stuff out of septic tanks

We only Drink CANADIAN beer!

Like Alexander Keiths. Molson Canadian or MOOSEHEAD!

No pissy bears!



Oh, Just Moose ****, Eh?[;)]

Like Budweiser, they dont have them Clydesdales for nuthing!

Guiness? Crap? Thats like calling fine French Champagne "Sodie-water" !


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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 2:13 PM
Thats fine, insult Canadian beers, i'm going to start charging you Rent, just because of your lack of respect for Canadian beers.. 300$ a night.. don't like it.. the exit sign above the door means somehting, follow it.

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Posted by vsmith on Monday, April 26, 2004 3:08 PM
You started it first by 'dissing the finest product ever produced by the Irish!

So if any one should be charging "rent" its me,dont forget to add the beer $$ to the rent $$ you'll owe me went the Canadians get sent home!

Thought I'd forgot about that....





P.S. Your sofa is lumpy, the Pizza is 3 weeks old, and theres STILL no beer in the fridge, keep treatin us like this and me and Dan might begin to think about leaving! Or at least getting our own beer!

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Posted by dharmon on Monday, April 26, 2004 3:14 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

You started it first by 'dissing the finest product ever produced by the Irish!

So if any one should be charging "rent" its me,dont forget to add the beer $$ to the rent $$ you'll owe me went the Canadians get sent home!

Thought I'd forgot about that....





P.S. Your sofa is lumpy, the Pizza is 3 weeks old, and theres STILL no beer in the fridge, keep treatin us like this and me and Dan might begin to think about leaving! Or at least getting our own beer!



YEAH! What he said!

and we're taking Christa with us!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 7:11 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

You started it first by 'dissing the finest product ever produced by the Irish!

So if any one should be charging "rent" its me,dont forget to add the beer $$ to the rent $$ you'll owe me went the Canadians get sent home!

Thought I'd forgot about that....





P.S. Your sofa is lumpy, the Pizza is 3 weeks old, and theres STILL no beer in the fridge, keep treatin us like this and me and Dan might begin to think about leaving! Or at least getting our own beer!



YEAH! What he said!

and we're taking Christa with us!


WHAT?!?!? Your going to have to pry her out of my cold dead fingers!

I hope that gets me browny points-
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Posted by dharmon on Monday, April 26, 2004 9:02 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

You started it first by 'dissing the finest product ever produced by the Irish!

So if any one should be charging "rent" its me,dont forget to add the beer $$ to the rent $$ you'll owe me went the Canadians get sent home!

Thought I'd forgot about that....





P.S. Your sofa is lumpy, the Pizza is 3 weeks old, and theres STILL no beer in the fridge, keep treatin us like this and me and Dan might begin to think about leaving! Or at least getting our own beer!



YEAH! What he said!

and we're taking Christa with us!


WHAT?!?!? Your going to have to pry her out of my cold dead fingers!

I hope that gets me browny points-


Don't worry ....Vic and I will make it look like you tried to beat a train.......
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 7:55 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

You started it first by 'dissing the finest product ever produced by the Irish!

So if any one should be charging "rent" its me,dont forget to add the beer $$ to the rent $$ you'll owe me went the Canadians get sent home!

Thought I'd forgot about that....





P.S. Your sofa is lumpy, the Pizza is 3 weeks old, and theres STILL no beer in the fridge, keep treatin us like this and me and Dan might begin to think about leaving! Or at least getting our own beer!



YEAH! What he said!

and we're taking Christa with us!


WHAT?!?!? Your going to have to pry her out of my cold dead fingers!

I hope that gets me browny points-


Don't worry ....Vic and I will make it look like you tried to beat a train.......


No..no.. anyhting but that.. I'm stupid.. but not that stupid!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 11:41 PM
i noticed at times when little spatts would occur they would grow cause of misunderstandings, lack of acceptence of others ,(not a lot of communication experience).every one is imperfect in some form of mind set ,so keeping this in mind people should be less critical of others.we are here to interact in a peacefull,non condeming way. there will always be those who like to ruffel feathers delibertly. i just consider the source. a imperfect human being like myself.and maybe pray for them to have some peace .cussing, not me. used to till i saw the light. spelling. never made it to a spelling bee. did you? i have a little common sense . most of time if someone misspells something you know right away 99 percent of time what it is. i am not paid to check spelling and embarass you. thanx trains for your kindness.
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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, April 29, 2004 3:10 PM
Hyy Kev,

Them Canadians are down 3-0, not looking good. i'm not going to jump up and down cause the Redwings arent doing so hot either, 2-1. Just remember it who's team gets eliminated FIRST that the sixer of Labatt is riding on.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 29, 2004 6:56 PM
Yes yes, I'm aware of that

Vic- I thought it was 5 bucks?

Oh and, We seem to be winning right now!
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, May 3, 2004 10:11 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Yes yes, I'm aware of that

Vic- I thought it was 5 bucks?

Oh and, We seem to be winning right now!


Oh and, we seem to have...


LOST



You lost to a team from FLORIDA! Ow thats gotta hurt!

A bunch of tan guys from a state where 50degrees is considered the start of another Ice Age! [;)]

You can send the $5 Canadien to me, after currency conversion to $1.35 US I'll pick up the rest for the sixer of Labatt. [:D]

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Posted by dharmon on Monday, May 3, 2004 11:47 AM
so Vic,

here's a summary of the weekend......Operation Good Deal While Wife At Work.

At approx 0645, a single ship Toyota 4Runner departs an undisclosed forward operating base (FOB) in north SD county.

At Approx 0700, makes brief stop at Camp Pendelton forward refuleing point (FRP).

At 0728 penetrated Orange County airpace, assumed commair profile and makes appropriate radio calls. Overflight prearranged through US Embassy OC.

At 0807 Initial Point (IP) enter Los Angles County. Lights and Radar secured, low alititude penetration begins. No indications of hostile response or counter detection noted.

0820 Map Quest failure. Route indicated by online map terminates at UP yard in Compton. Alternate routing determined. Westward, then north course corrections made. Numerous sightings of UP motive power and intermodal equipment.

0838 Arrive at target area. Combat shopping team deployed at Athearn warehouse in Compton. 4Runner assumes holding a pattern for immediate dustoff.

0923 HO scale items recovered, extraction of friendly forces and the "package".

0944 Feet dry Orange County. Normal profile resumed.

1030 brief stop to refuel (top off) at Pendelton FRP.

1100 Safe on deck at FOB. Mission complete. No friendly casualites, 86 rounds of US $1 bills expended.
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, May 3, 2004 12:06 PM
Mission ....Impossible?

Compton isnt one of those places you want to have a MapQuest failure. Glad to hear you accomplished your mission goal, acheived target, and detroyed it (or at least bought it) Question though...

Didnt you get hastled by the border guards at the Orange County Line? we always get that when ever we try to penetrate the "Orange Curtain" as its called here, especially when coming down thru LA county into the "Orange Zone"

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Posted by dharmon on Monday, May 3, 2004 12:31 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

Mission ....Impossible?

Compton isnt one of those places you want to have a MapQuest failure. Glad to hear you accomplished your mission goal, acheived target, and detroyed it (or at least bought it) Question though...

Didnt you get hastled by the border guards at the Orange County Line? we always get that when ever we try to penetrate the "Orange Curtain" as its called here, especially when coming down thru LA county into the "Orange Zone"


Not this time...me and my "passengers" of questionable immigration status made it through this time. The trick is to make them all wear Chargers TShirts and hats....because no one that down in there luck should be hassled.

Never had a probelm in OC. Got grilled at the Riveside border crossing once and twice at the Yuma checkpoint. I guess the DOD sticker on my car wasn't good enough to prove that I actually was a citizen.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 3, 2004 12:43 PM
Ok Vic- Mail me the place to send it, otherwise i'm going to adrres the envelop[e to my place,

SO i'll end up getting the "not-so-surprise" in my mail.
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, May 3, 2004 12:47 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

Mission ....Impossible?

Compton isnt one of those places you want to have a MapQuest failure. Glad to hear you accomplished your mission goal, acheived target, and detroyed it (or at least bought it) Question though...

Didnt you get hastled by the border guards at the Orange County Line? we always get that when ever we try to penetrate the "Orange Curtain" as its called here, especially when coming down thru LA county into the "Orange Zone"


Not this time...me and my "passengers" of questionable immigration status made it through this time. The trick is to make them all wear Chargers TShirts and hats....because no one that down in there luck should be hassled.

Never had a probelm in OC. Got grilled at the Riveside border crossing once and twice at the Yuma checkpoint. I guess the DOD sticker on my car wasn't good enough to prove that I actually was a citizen.


I find its real easy to make friends with the checkpoint guards and CHP officers if you have alot of Gratefull Dead stickers all over your car , or Dead Kennedy's, Black Flag, Sabbath, Cypress Hill, Cramps, you know, all them "popular" bands with cops [;)]

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 3, 2004 12:56 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

Mission ....Impossible?

Compton isnt one of those places you want to have a MapQuest failure. Glad to hear you accomplished your mission goal, acheived target, and detroyed it (or at least bought it) Question though...

Didnt you get hastled by the border guards at the Orange County Line? we always get that when ever we try to penetrate the "Orange Curtain" as its called here, especially when coming down thru LA county into the "Orange Zone"


Not this time...me and my "passengers" of questionable immigration status made it through this time. The trick is to make them all wear Chargers TShirts and hats....because no one that down in there luck should be hassled.

Never had a probelm in OC. Got grilled at the Riveside border crossing once and twice at the Yuma checkpoint. I guess the DOD sticker on my car wasn't good enough to prove that I actually was a citizen.


I find its real easy to make friends with the checkpoint guards and CHP officers if you have alot of Gratefull Dead stickers all over your car , or Dead Kennedy's, Black Flag, Sabbath, Cypress Hill, Cramps, you know, all them "popular" bands with cops [;)]


You call that "music"

Vic- What kind of Crap is that?

Is that Balerina music or somehitng-
Aronold would be ashamed.

What next Vic?

Freddy Trash and the dumpsters?
Punjambi MC?
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, May 3, 2004 1:01 PM
I'm trying to help Dan with his commute, CHP officer just love seing those kind of stickers on cars, they love to pull them over and chat with them about where they've been and what there doing on their highway and look thru their cars for band memorabilia (CD's, posters, bongs, grass, speed)[;)]

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 3, 2004 1:05 PM
Quit trying to cover your tracks- Its nobody elseses fault but yours that you listen to bad "music"

No excuses excepted..

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Posted by dharmon on Monday, May 3, 2004 1:07 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

I'm trying to help Dan with his commute, CHP officer just love seing those kind of stickers on cars, they love to pull them over and chat with them about where they've been and what there doing on their highway and look thru their cars for band memorabilia (CD's, posters, bongs, grass, speed)[;)]


Yeah.....<In the Office Space kind of voice> ...that'd be great. What I really need is to break up the monotony of my daily commute is a chat with CHP. Wasn't 1 May opening day of the road rage season?? I need to stop by Wallyworld and get some more ammo.....and speaking of road rage.......with the heat here the past few days....I found the long lost crayon in my car.......I now have a multi-color Husky liner.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 3, 2004 2:36 PM
Oh i see, this is one of those Big inside jokes, that you had to see a certain movie to understand..

That would explain it.

So we got Dan talking in a weird voice, and Vic listening to "video killed the radio star" type of music.

No, I completely understand now.
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, May 3, 2004 3:04 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Oh i see, this is one of those Big inside jokes, that you had to see a certain movie to understand..

That would explain it.

So we got Dan talking in a weird voice, and Vic listening to "video killed the radio star" type of music.

No, I completely understand now.


Kevin, now I know you have NO idea what type of music i was referring too, do you?


Black Flag is about as MTV as having Bill Clinton speak at a Republican Fund Raiser! Pure hard as steel driven punk!

Cramps? see above...

SF bay area punk band Dead Kennedy's was sooo loved by the Los Angeles Police Dept that they drove all the way down to Long Beach, outside thier jurisdiction to raid a Kennedy's concert and start a riot by attacking the listeners.

Gratefull Dead, well as Jerry Garcia said, ".. if you can remember the 60's, you werent there.."

Cypress Hill, you can smell the Hip-Hop from here!

These are the bumper stickers that will get you pulled over by the CHP just because they dont like you. A Deadhead or a Cypress Hill sticker is like saying "I got Weed, I got Weed!"

and a Kennedy's sticker say's "I hate authority, and cop's hate me!"

And Black Flag will get you pulled over because listening at full volumn to the live album "Who's got the 10 1/2" is like having a electric guitar blasting at fighter jet decible ranges!

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 3, 2004 6:07 PM
Vic, I know 70% of those bands, I was simply mocking you.


What VIC? You don't like "Video killed the Radio star?"

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Posted by vsmith on Monday, May 3, 2004 6:24 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Vic, I know 70% of those bands, I was simply mocking you.


What VIC? You don't like "Video killed the Radio star?"




Of course I do, why in fact there are few things i would rather do than listen that song, here are a few...

I'd rather have my thumb removed with a blunt object..

I'd rather stick my hand into a lawn mower ...

I'd rather have my reproductive system removed in a farm machine accident...

I'd rather stick my head into a rotating machine....

and finally..

I'd rather have my head set on fire, and have it put out with a sledgehammer..

than listen to " Video Killed The Radio Star"

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Posted by dharmon on Monday, May 3, 2004 6:46 PM
Kevin.....you moron!!!!

Everybody knows that Vic is the president of the Toni Basil Fan Club....

OH MICKEY YOU'RE SO FINE, YOU'RE SO FINE, YOU BLOW MY MIND....

HEY MICKEY!!!!!!!
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Thank You! Bergie for dealing with the forum spammer and sending him the great electronic trash heap in Hades....[^][^][^]
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, May 3, 2004 11:55 PM
Actually i was kinda dissapointed we had to delete that one, mostly because we were starting to take it down a rather rocky and humorous pathway, Oh Well, Glad i saved my reply to Macguy, I'll repost it on the humor thread, that way we can see if anyone else laughs!

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 8:16 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Kevin.....you moron!!!!

Everybody knows that Vic is the president of the Toni Basil Fan Club....

OH MICKEY YOU'RE SO FINE, YOU'RE SO FINE, YOU BLOW MY MIND....

HEY MICKEY!!!!!!!


LOL Really Dan.. <in his best high-pitched girls vioce>

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Posted by vsmith on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 9:28 AM
Didnt I mention something about fingers and rotating machinery?

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Posted by vsmith on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 10:04 AM
Wel I might as well just post this here, this was originally on the "get rich quick" thread before it got nuked, I thought it was a humorous reply to a humurous reply from Macguy,

"QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy

I would love to play along, but right now I am helping a nice south african prince unload his riches into an offshore account before his country takes it from him.

He's gonna pay me a percentage as soon as the money is transfered, all I had to do was give him my account number.

I'll give this thing a try once I get my money from the african prince."


Hey Macguy,

I'm the Crown Prince of Bullshitania, a very small nation on the border between the US and Mexico, we have been invaded by the evil Killer Bees from South America and must abandon our beloved homeland until the invaders can bee expelled. Since you have experience with this process can you help me transfer the entire royal treasury of $10 million Bogarts, our National Currency, to a safe haven in the US, All I need is your personal checking and savings account numbers so I can transfer the funds, also your credit card numbers, and social security card numbers to help streamline the approval process, can you help me?


PS this offer is open to all you fools, I mean friends out there,

Please help Bullshitania rise again!

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 1:42 PM
I jsut saw Dan raise his hand.. he's a bit shy.. so we'll give him a minute to come forward.


Don't be shy Dan, were glad you can help Bullshitania rise again!
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Posted by vsmith on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 2:42 PM
All donations ARE tax deductable of course....

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 8:20 AM
yup! Dan Really wants ot be apart now!
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Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 1:09 PM
Sorry, all of my income seems to be going towards helping another fairy-tale land ....California ... price itself into extinction....
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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 3:29 PM
Come on Dan there's alway room for more down home in Bullshitania, Our capital city Crapitola, is beauti-ful. We can have a luxery 40' single wide mobile home set up for you on the banks of the lovely Blue Drainube River next to picturesque Lake Septica. Yup you to will be living just like the Royal family!

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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 3:35 PM
Forget to mention, the fishing is GREAT! All you got to do is just walk along the shoreline and pick up ALL YOU WANT! Yes sir-re bob! And when you get tired of the fishing hunting is even easier, just kick back on your front porch with both barrels of Ol' Betsy loaded and wait for "dinner" to come down from the bushes to the shoreline for the free fishplate, all ya gotta do is train Old' Yeller to fetch it after you've plugged 'it! Them critters' is good eatin'.

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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 3:38 PM
Of course this vacation paradise can only be yours AFTER we errdiacated the viscious South American Killer Bee invasion.

So send those checks, bank account #'s and credit card accounts to ME,

Vittorio Smithola, Crown Prince of Bullshitania.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 7:12 PM
Please allow me to introduce myself, sir. My name is Motombo Ungawa and I was formerly the chief aide to the Crown Prince of Bullshitania. The crown prince is in grave danger of being deposed, and I have been entrusted to locate a safe bank account in the United States for $46 million U.S. Currency. If you can help, please send me your bank account and a pizza...........[(-D]

Please note. The solicitor who has contacted this thread earlier is a FRAUD and is trying to steal this money.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 7:19 PM
Please allow me to ask, what are them women like In Bullshitania?
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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 11:24 PM
WARNING

Motombo Ungawa is NOT a member of the my staff, he is an EVIL secret repesentative of the South American Killer Bee's that have invaded our county.

His goal is to corner the Honey market and open a string of cheap Indian casinos just across the border to drain Americans of their cash and get them hooked on his Killer Bee Honeyrolls.

This plan is of his is ILLEGAL in Bullshitania. Only the Royal Family can open casinos, Its OUR PLAN, DAMMIT! and we'll add the Honeyrolls as soon as the beesuits arrive... but we need your help to buy them, so please send those account #'s[;)]

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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 11:26 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Please allow me to ask, what are them women like In Bullshitania?


The Ambasador from East Germany says our gals are the Hottest!

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 6, 2004 9:48 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Please allow me to ask, what are them women like In Bullshitania?


The Ambasador from East Germany says our gals are the Hottest!


holy shaza! i'm packing up! here i come...
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Posted by dharmon on Thursday, May 6, 2004 1:46 PM
Hello,

My name is Gray Davis, and I am the recently deposed dictator of California. If you provide me with your account information, you can help me return to power and........
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 7, 2004 7:22 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Hello,

My name is Gray Davis, and I am the recently deposed dictator of California. If you provide me with your account information, you can help me return to power and........


Sure Mr. Davis, How much were you looking for?

50 cents?

2 bucks maybe
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 7, 2004 6:48 PM
Nah. He don wanna 2 bucks. He wanna dough![banghead][banghead][banghead][censored][|(]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 8, 2004 10:17 AM
Hmmm...Bullshitantia, a good place to take a dump?

Perhaps there's room for a rail served landfill?

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Posted by vsmith on Monday, May 10, 2004 9:34 AM
Thats only a dirty rumor that our Kingdom is built on a reclaimed landfill! their is no truth to it what ever , I dont care what the California Bureau of Sanitation says...[:(!]

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Posted by dharmon on Monday, May 10, 2004 12:02 PM
From what I understand, the entire country sits upon the garbage barge from New York that no one allowed to dock a few years ago. Ahh......the wind is shifting again......coming from the south......smells like....the kingdom...or is that teen spirit?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 10, 2004 2:08 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

From what I understand, the entire country sits upon the garbage barge from New York that no one allowed to dock a few years ago. Ahh......the wind is shifting again......coming from the south......smells like....the kingdom...or is that teen spirit?


Ok there, Mr. Paquette!
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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, May 11, 2004 6:32 AM
I want to start a topic that is a sticky and will stay on top for at least 7 pages? Any ideas?

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 11, 2004 9:02 AM
Yes! apply to become forum moderator!

just don't go all Motzi-tung on us.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 13, 2004 3:26 PM
And didn't this all start with Bergie's explanation of why a previous thread was killed when it got way too long and out of hand with bad-mouth, off-topic stuff? Pizza... Let's talk pizza places near the railroad. Been to Famous Ray's in the basement of Newark Penn Station. (That's in New Jersey, for you West Coasters). Excellent stuff, you stand at a table, elbow to elbow, with the rumble of arriving/departing trains overhead. And to get there, you darn near have to trip over the homeless folks. Also been to Gatto's Pizza in Cheney, Washington. (That's in eastern Washington, not Washington D.C., and certainly not Washington STATE either, for you East Coasters.) Booths and open tables at the window have a clear view of BNSF and UP main lines, plus the lead track for the Palouse River & Coulee City's CW branch just a stone's throw away. You could snap a perfect train photo right through the window. Bar service, too. And finally, to stir the pot again and get this thread on its way toward deletion for sure, I suggest anyone who still has questions about Ron Brown's plane crash and its connection (as well as the documented connections of at least 40 other deaths) to Bill Clinton, go on down to the nearest Barnes & Noble, head for the Current Affairs section, and you'll find a nice new book on the subject.
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Posted by Mookie on Friday, May 14, 2004 7:02 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Stelli

And didn't this all start with Bergie's explanation of why a previous thread was killed when it got way too long and out of hand with bad-mouth, off-topic stuff? Pizza... Let's talk pizza places near the railroad. Been to Famous Ray's in the basement of Newark Penn Station. (That's in New Jersey, for you West Coasters). Excellent stuff, you stand at a table, elbow to elbow, with the rumble of arriving/departing trains overhead. And to get there, you darn near have to trip over the homeless folks. Also been to Gatto's Pizza in Cheney, Washington. (That's in eastern Washington, not Washington D.C., and certainly not Washington STATE either, for you East Coasters.) Booths and open tables at the window have a clear view of BNSF and UP main lines, plus the lead track for the Palouse River & Coulee City's CW branch just a stone's throw away. You could snap a perfect train photo right through the window. Bar service, too. And finally, to stir the pot again and get this thread on its way toward deletion for sure, I suggest anyone who still has questions about Ron Brown's plane crash and its connection (as well as the documented connections of at least 40 other deaths) to Bill Clinton, go on down to the nearest Barnes & Noble, head for the Current Affairs section, and you'll find a nice new book on the subject.
Going to step over that open hole about Bill Clinton - but you have given me an idea for a new business - Mookie's pizza at trackside. I can't find a house close to the tracks, so open a pizza business - let the driver cook - hire a wait staff and Mookie can sit on the porch and watch the trains and greet people! Wow - what a concept!

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 14, 2004 9:57 AM
Right! Go one step further and figure out a way to cater to the passing train crews. Not sure how a pizza would survive being hooped up by a passing train trainorders-style. I remember hearing of some trackside eatery serving UP crews that way, Wyoming I think. Anyway, crews would phone or radio their order ahead, and pull up slowly to a window-level shelf for the rollby pick-up. Not sure how they paid...in advance with credit card or a company voucher maybe. Yes, a trackside pizza place with a full-blown RR theme would be neat. Gotta make its money off the non-railfan crowd too, but sure couldn't hurt to attract our special breed of customer.
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Posted by espeefoamer on Saturday, May 15, 2004 5:56 PM
Build your pizza place on an Amtrak line.Passengers could order through the dining car staff.We could all eat pizza,ride a train,and wave to Mookie as we go by! It doesn't get any better than this.[:)]
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Posted by Mookie on Monday, May 17, 2004 6:37 AM
Can you just imagine - Amtrak goes thru here about 5:05 am and 1:05 am....exceptionally good times for pizza - !

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, May 17, 2004 7:04 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Can you just imagine - Amtrak goes thru here about 5:05 am and 1:05 am....exceptionally good times for pizza - !

Pizza is good for breakfast. Just ask some of the students there in Lincoln![:)]
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Posted by Mookie on Monday, May 17, 2004 12:19 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by JoeKoh

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Can you just imagine - Amtrak goes thru here about 5:05 am and 1:05 am....exceptionally good times for pizza - !

Pizza is good for breakfast. Just ask some of the students there in Lincoln![:)]
stay safe
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, May 17, 2004 2:16 PM
The Pizza in Bullshitania is the best!

Our national Pepperoni is made with the finest imported Mexican burro meat and than aged by hanging out the back window of the the trailer at the State Capital.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 7:09 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

The Pizza in Bullshitania is the best!

Our national Pepperoni is made with the finest imported Mexican burro meat and than aged by hanging out the back window of the the trailer at the State Capital.


Oh yeah, Grade-A pepperoni
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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 8:00 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Stelli

Right! Go one step further and figure out a way to cater to the passing train crews. Not sure how a pizza would survive being hooped up by a passing train trainorders-style. I remember hearing of some trackside eatery serving UP crews that way, Wyoming I think. Anyway, crews would phone or radio their order ahead, and pull up slowly to a window-level shelf for the rollby pick-up. Not sure how they paid...in advance with credit card or a company voucher maybe. Yes, a trackside pizza place with a full-blown RR theme would be neat. Gotta make its money off the non-railfan crowd too, but sure couldn't hurt to attract our special breed of customer.

In what is certainly not a unique situation, crews often stop at a convenience store near me. Park the train on the main and go for beans, if they aren't holding up other traffic.

The idea of a RR themed pizza shop does sound good, especially if real railroaders use it. Have to sell suitibly sized mini pizzas or by the slice, and breakfast pizza (use eggs and sausage vice the usual toppings) is delicious.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 11:45 AM
Ok, so who will put up the money to start it?


after that,... I'm In!

Larry an excellent RR themed pizza would be:

CN special: Actaul bits of old Cn locomotives tossed in with some of your favorite pizza! (peices are microscopic)
THE RR SPEACIAL: find the hiddn RR spike in your pizza, and you win a free one! odds in wining 1:6, spike non consumable..
the PENN RR SPECIAL: Peices of Rail, Ties, And spikes all on your favorite pizza!
The Conductor Special: have a Conductor serve it to your table while mumbling all of the signal aspects. Diverging Clear extra.

Don't like the service? blast the train horn located at the end of your table.

Yes we could start a restaurant based opn these principles.
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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 2:01 PM
Did anyone notice this has disintegrated so much, it is no longer a sticky note? We just keep tacking it back up at the top!

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 4:53 PM
OH YEAH!

look at that...

whoop, back she goes...
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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 6:23 AM
brought pizza for lunch!

Moo

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 7:08 AM
PENN RR or CN style?
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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 8:55 AM
Pizza Hut style.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 9:37 AM
Pizza Hut. Style. Doesn't compute.
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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, May 20, 2004 11:31 AM
"Pizza the Hut" Style = Ketchup smeared on cardboard, sawdusty cheese spread thin and one or two pepperoni pieces per slice.

Personally I always prefer the local Pizza Kitchens over the chain stuff.

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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, May 20, 2004 12:16 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

"Pizza the Hut" Style = Ketchup smeared on cardboard, sawdusty cheese spread thin and one or two pepperoni pieces per slice.

Personally I always prefer the local Pizza Kitchens over the chain stuff.

"Your delicious boss!"- Spaceballs


Hey, Hey, Hey - don't be knocking my favorite pizza! Don't do the pepperoni - do chicken or pork sausage or beef and move to a city that does it right! [:p]

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 12:48 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

"Pizza the Hut" Style = Ketchup smeared on cardboard, sawdusty cheese spread thin and one or two pepperoni pieces per slice.

Personally I always prefer the local Pizza Kitchens over the chain stuff.

"Your delicious boss!"- Spaceballs


Hey, Hey, Hey - don't be knocking my favorite pizza! Don't do the pepperoni - do chicken or pork sausage or beef and move to a city that does it right! [:p]


man pizza hut uses cardboard down there?

lucky....people

up here all they use is plain photo copy paper!
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Posted by lupo on Thursday, May 20, 2004 12:52 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman


man pizza hut uses cardboard down there?

lucky....people

up here all they use is plain photo copy paper!


and they print the ingredients on it with flavoured ink!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 12:55 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by lupo

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman


man pizza hut uses cardboard down there?

lucky....people

up here all they use is plain photo copy paper!


and they print the ingredients on it with flavoured ink!


So that's what that is...
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Posted by lupo on Thursday, May 20, 2004 1:02 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

QUOTE: Originally posted by lupo

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman


man pizza hut uses cardboard down there?

lucky....people

up here all they use is plain photo copy paper!


and they print the ingredients on it with flavoured ink!


So that's what that is...


yep, they call it their Thin "N Crispy
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 20, 2004 1:03 PM
Oh it's Crispy alright- Because it is always burnt!

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