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Post by urbino on Feb 19, 2022 21:41:42 GMT -5
Y'all are alright for a buncha goatheads, I guess. (Something my grandma used to say.)  What does he know? He's a goathead. |
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Post by urbino on Feb 19, 2022 21:43:21 GMT -5
Y'all are alright for a buncha goatheads, I guess. (Something my grandma used to say.) I need to to know what a goathead is, I want to shame a bunch of punks at work by calling them a goathead, never mind, I will add my own description. She used it in a few contexts, with no clear definition other than that it wasn't a compliment. If you helped her do something, for instance, when the two of you were done she'd say, "That went pretty well, even though one of us is a goathead." |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 19, 2022 21:47:57 GMT -5
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Post by urbino on Feb 19, 2022 21:55:04 GMT -5
Hmm, doesn't quite seem to capture the spirit of it, no. |
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Post by Yohanan on Feb 19, 2022 21:58:47 GMT -5
I need to to know what a goathead is, I want to shame a bunch of punks at work by calling them a goathead, never mind, I will add my own description. She used it in a few contexts, with no clear definition other than that it wasn't a compliment. If you helped her do something, for instance, when the two of you were done she'd say, "That went pretty well, even though one of us is a goathead." Excellent, I know what it means now!!! |
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Post by Zach on Feb 19, 2022 22:24:58 GMT -5
Just a thought… Vegas is a pretty inexpensive destination from most locales, cheap rooms, smoker friendly, and plenty to do. We should have a briarptch meetup for those so inclined. EVERYONE, should go the the May Chicagoland pipe show. Problem solved and the biggest show with 200+ vendors.
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Post by trailboss on Feb 19, 2022 22:34:38 GMT -5
Just a thought… Vegas is a pretty inexpensive destination from most locales, cheap rooms, smoker friendly, and plenty to do. We should have a briarptch meetup for those so inclined. EVERYONE, should go the the May Chicagoland pipe show. Problem solved and the biggest show with 200+ vendors.
It has all that and you smoke in a tent because you are looked upon as a nuisance. Go to Chicagoland for the show to buy pipes and rub elbows with the industry. head to Vegas to hang with the cool kids.  |
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Post by urbino on Feb 19, 2022 23:15:34 GMT -5
I might go to Chicago, I guess. I'm really not much for crowds, even at the best of times. Or travel, either. But I'm curious about it, and curiosity always seems to overwhelm other things with me.
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Post by trailboss on Feb 19, 2022 23:19:17 GMT -5
Just a thought… Vegas is a pretty inexpensive destination from most locales, cheap rooms, smoker friendly, and plenty to do. We should have a briarptch meetup for those so inclined. Texarkana is a lot closer to the center of the country. Yeah… the bug lights when the June bugs hit it is great entertainment. And the beer fart contest can be quite fun! |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 19, 2022 23:28:22 GMT -5
Texarkana is a lot closer to the center of the country. Yeah… the bug lights when the June bugs hit it is great entertainment. And the beer fart contest can be quite fun! So, I see that you have spent a lot more time there than I have. |
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Post by Goldbrick on Feb 20, 2022 10:31:11 GMT -5
Beer fart contest???
so that means we can bring our wives, right?
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Post by toshtego on Feb 20, 2022 12:04:19 GMT -5
Meeting up with you guys at our own convention! I visualized something like the above, knowing as many of you as I do.
I favor Texas over Las Vegas. Values, you know, plus Barbeque! Thinking Hill Country. Maybe Oklahoma, just because no one ever goes there and they could use the help. Texarkana would be interesting. Never been there. Chicago is a long ways off and an expensive place, although readily accessible via Amtrak.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 20, 2022 12:06:50 GMT -5
Meeting up with you guys at our own convention! I visualized something like the above, knowing as many of you as I do. I favor Texas over Las Vegas. Values, you know, plus Barbeque! Thinking Hill Country. Maybe Oklahoma, just because no one ever goes there and they could use the help. Texarkana would be interesting. Never been there. Chicago is a long ways off and an expensive place, although readily accessible via Amtrak. Texarkana is fairly boring, but there are some good restaurants there. |
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Post by terrapinflyer on Feb 20, 2022 12:26:18 GMT -5
Beer fart contest??? so that means we can bring our wives, right? Ha ha! Sign me up! Just kidding. I don't drink beer. |
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Post by trailboss on Feb 20, 2022 12:26:52 GMT -5
Meeting up with you guys at our own convention! I visualized something like the above, knowing as many of you as I do. I favor Texas over Las Vegas. Values, you know, plus Barbeque! Thinking Hill Country. Maybe Oklahoma, just because no one ever goes there and they could use the help. Texarkana would be interesting. Never been there. Chicago is a long ways off and an expensive place, although readily accessible via Amtrak. We would need a private car for smoking on Amtrak, John. Prices start at 9K per day, I vote that John heads this up! |
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Post by toshtego on Feb 20, 2022 13:24:40 GMT -5
Meeting up with you guys at our own convention! I visualized something like the above, knowing as many of you as I do. I favor Texas over Las Vegas. Values, you know, plus Barbeque! Thinking Hill Country. Maybe Oklahoma, just because no one ever goes there and they could use the help. Texarkana would be interesting. Never been there. Chicago is a long ways off and an expensive place, although readily accessible via Amtrak. We would need a private car for smoking on Amtrak, John. Prices start at 9K per day, I vote that John heads this up! Right! We need a private rail car. I heard Grover Cleveland's family has one for sale. I will look into it. |
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Post by urbino on Feb 20, 2022 13:44:40 GMT -5
We would need a private car for smoking on Amtrak, John. Prices start at 9K per day, I vote that John heads this up! Right! We need a private rail car. I heard Grover Cleveland's family has one for sale. I will look into it. Check with just ol ed, first. I believe he traveled with Grover for a spell. Probably familiar with the car. |
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Post by toshtego on Feb 20, 2022 21:46:41 GMT -5
Glad to be a part of this for whatever my contribution is worth.
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Post by urbino on Feb 20, 2022 21:59:13 GMT -5
Glad to be a part of this for whatever my contribution is worth. You give the place character.  |
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Post by CrustyCat on Feb 20, 2022 22:46:35 GMT -5
Goatheads are nasty weeds. Grow low to the ground. They have pronged seeds that can get stuck to anything.
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Post by urbino on Feb 20, 2022 22:55:13 GMT -5
Goatheads are nasty weeds. Grow low to the ground. They have pronged seeds that can get stuck to anything. I'll be darned. Dunno if those grow around where I'm from. I never heard of them, so I don't know if Grandma had, either. Could be what she meant, though. |
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Post by CrustyCat on Feb 20, 2022 22:58:11 GMT -5
Goatheads are nasty weeds. Grow low to the ground. They have pronged seeds that can get stuck to anything. I'll be darned. Dunno if those grow around where I'm from. I never heard of them, so I don't know if Grandma had, either. Could be what she meant, though. probably. They really are terrible. I'm always checking my shoes in the summer to make sure I'm not dragging any seeds indoors. |
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Post by Plainsman on Feb 20, 2022 23:05:48 GMT -5
Isn’t the center of the US somewhere in Kansas? It’s certainly not Texarkana.
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Post by urbino on Feb 20, 2022 23:13:41 GMT -5
Isn’t the center of the US somewhere in Kansas? It’s certainly not Texarkana. I guess Kelly has to host us all. |
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Post by henry on Feb 21, 2022 0:08:26 GMT -5
I suspect any forum has the potential for rousing our less than better angels. (Call me a Neo Luddite, I won't deny it.)
I think personalities of the Briar Patch have come together in a good way that evades most forums.
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Post by Plainsman on Feb 21, 2022 10:03:29 GMT -5
There are certainly prickly nodes of conversation that have the potential of creating division and dissension. But Sparks and Legend Lover have done a masterful job of guiding us around these fatal reefs, with a light and dexterous hand. I’m reminded of Rodney King’s plea— “Why can’t we all just get along?” There’s no one here I wouldn’t be happy to treat to a big frothy mug of good craft beer. |
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Post by toshtego on Feb 21, 2022 13:17:24 GMT -5
Glad to be a part of this for whatever my contribution is worth. You give the place character. I thought it was just that peculiar odor. |
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Post by toshtego on Feb 21, 2022 13:22:58 GMT -5
Isn’t the center of the US somewhere in Kansas? It’s certainly not Texarkana. Now there is a good question! There was a time when I thought Kansas was the philosophical and moral center of the nation. That was when Bob Dole was in the Senate. Kansas has changed some, so now Iowa seems more the center. You were, of course, referring to the geographical center of the nation and I dispute that such exists. We are too distorted by time, space, variances in gravity, differences in Proof; e.g. 80, 90, 101, to ever find a real center to this land of ours. (More humor, sorry). |
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Post by Silver on Feb 21, 2022 13:26:31 GMT -5
You give the place character. I thought it was just that peculiar odor. Ahem, room note. |
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Post by sperrytops on Feb 21, 2022 13:32:09 GMT -5
Hmm, doesn't quite seem to capture the spirit of it, no. That looks more like a grammatically correct demon whose horns appear to be held on with screws. |
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