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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 30, 2006 7:02 AM

Well, I don't know about 'you people' but I'm fixin' to gunzel around my fridge fer a cold one. And that's not Yiddish fer fish or a reckless want of expired cheese-- I'm just thirsty and just possibly overly enthusiastic about it!

I always thought-    and pull-eeze take any and all of my thoughts with some sort of prescribed medication or at least a note from your mum, or a Doctor--- that the term 'Foamer' was mostly a derogatory term bestowed on railfans by railroaders. Mostly because they hate us. And we get in their way. And we annoy them. Or maybe they think we are the Man-in-the-weeds?

Off to gunzel...

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Posted by TimChgo9 on Saturday, September 30, 2006 12:57 PM

 In the fire service, we call over-active fire buffs  "yahoos"  (They are my absolute pet peeve, okay, one a few)

I have played "Squad Leader" and "Advanced Squad Leader" since I was in high school, and extreme fans of the game were called "grognards"

I guess if you have a hobby, and it consumes your entire life... be it trains, games, mountain climbing, what have you, it might be time to step back a bit.

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Posted by 1702 on Saturday, September 30, 2006 1:41 PM
Here's a very interesting article on wikipedia with the good, the bad, and the ugly, more or less worldwide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railfan
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Posted by wctransfer on Saturday, September 30, 2006 2:53 PM
To me, i dont really care what you call me. I call myself a railfan and a foamer. Its not a big deal to me, and for those of you that get all pissed, (taking this from the post above) step back a bit. It shouldnt bother you, and I certainly dont care what im called.

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Posted by fuzzybroken on Saturday, September 30, 2006 10:32 PM
 wjstix wrote:
I heard that it had something to do with "foamite" which is apparently some sort of fire extinguishing foam or something?? That always seems a little farfetched, the "foaming at the mouth" idea sounds more plausible.


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Posted by Chris30 on Saturday, September 30, 2006 11:36 PM

Fan

Of

All

Mighty

Entertaining

Railroads

Geez, I'm such a dork for figuring that one out! If anybody wants to call me a name and it makes you feel better, than go for it! And more power to you. As long as I'm enjoying what I'm doing (or working) I don't care what you call me.

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Posted by fuzzybroken on Sunday, October 1, 2006 1:15 PM
On a related note, see page two of this article for info on us "cheeseheads"... Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/30/us/30cheese.html?_r=2&th&emc=th&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

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Posted by MLG4812 on Monday, October 2, 2006 6:19 PM

 fuzzybroken wrote:
On a related note, see page two of this article for info on us "cheeseheads"... Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/30/us/30cheese.html?_r=2&th&emc=th&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

 

That cheese looks pretty tasty Fuzzy. Pass the Ritz! I wonder if she's a Packers fan?

 

 

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Posted by American Morse on Sunday, November 5, 2006 4:31 PM
You no longer have to suffer from the embarassment of being a foamer, thanks to this amazing new pharmaceutical breakthrough.Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]
FOAMINEX
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 6, 2006 4:56 PM
Foamers are easily spotted.  Symptoms are foaming at the mouth when a train is spotted, social ineptness or awkwardness that's noticed by others from great distances, incessant talk about trains and nothing more, hours spent trackside waiting to watch yet another train with the same style power and consist, and taking pictures of said trains from the same locations repeatedly.

I used to work with someone that exhibited these symptoms.  All he could talk about was trains - nothing more.  To boot, he was in his mid-40's and still lived at home with mommy and daddy.  He never had been on a date with a woman in his life.  Pretty sad.

It's no wonder some railfans get tagged as "FRN's" by professional railroaders.
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Posted by Poppa_Zit on Monday, November 6, 2006 5:20 PM

 DGAS wrote:
Foamers are easily spotted.  Symptoms are foaming at the mouth when a train is spotted, social ineptness or awkwardness that's noticed by others from great distances, incessant talk about trains and nothing more, hours spent trackside waiting to watch yet another train with the same style power and consist, and taking pictures of said trains from the same locations repeatedly.

I used to work with someone that exhibited these symptoms.  All he could talk about was trains - nothing more.  To boot, he was in his mid-40's and still lived at home with mommy and daddy.  He never had been on a date with a woman in his life.  Pretty sad.

It's no wonder some railfans get tagged as "FRN's" by professional railroaders.

I have heard foamers say they consider themselves part of a fraternity....

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