I don't give a purple pickle if the things are accurate or not! However, it seems kind of interesting how this discussion seems to go from counters to statistics to philosophy.
Christine;
You got that right. I wonder if pwz77840 knows what they started?
Steve;
Thanks. Sorry about asking you to take the time to look it up.
[This message was edited by Rick on May 30, 2003 at 01:04 PM.]
You got that right. I wonder if pwz77840 knows what they started?
Steve;
Thanks. Sorry about asking you to take the time to look it up.
[This message was edited by Rick on May 30, 2003 at 01:04 PM.]
GET THE HELL OUT OF OUR DIATRIBE!!! err... *cough* sorry. Got carried away there. Carry on.
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Carry on? Moi? Seems to me you're doing a great job of carrying on without any help from me. 
Pee Ess: Midol might help.
Pee Ess: Midol might help.
quote:
Originally posted by fordfalcons:
I don't give a purple pickle if the things are accurate or not! However, it seems kind of interesting how this discussion seems to go from counters to statistics to philosophy.
You know, if you actually did get a purple pickle, you could sell it on ebay...
(remember that guy who sold that huge Cheeto?)
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I've never seen a purple pickle.
I'd really like to meet one.
And though it seems a little fickle,
I'd rather meet than EAT one!
(With apologies to Ogden Nash, who started the whole thing.)
I'd really like to meet one.
And though it seems a little fickle,
I'd rather meet than EAT one!
(With apologies to Ogden Nash, who started the whole thing.)
My intent was to cool down what sounded like an angry thread. Looks like it worked! 
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ford,
One down, more to go.
This entire forum needs "cooling down".
One down, more to go.
This entire forum needs "cooling down".
Angry? Moi? I don't get mad, I get hives.
I don't get angry, I just sound cranky. 
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Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and sorrows of watching the counter on one's auction tally none. Or to take pleasure in watching the numbers climb higher, to not oppose the counter, to sell, then to sleep. To know that maybe you found a market niche to sell your widgets that others might have missed, as evidenced by the tally on the counter.
That's the only reason for a counter in my humble opinion, as there is no cut-and-dried truth here.
That's the only reason for a counter in my humble opinion, as there is no cut-and-dried truth here.
For who would these fardels bear, the seller's reserve, the proud proxy's contumely, when he could his quietus make with a 3-second snipe? To snipe...perhaps too late -- ay, there's the rub, for in that doom'd snipe of desperation may come eBay servers which fail in their attempts to make all bids be known....
See what happens when you get me started, lisa?
See what happens when you get me started, lisa?
lisa
VERY original. VERY creative. VERY enjoyed.
VERY original. VERY creative. VERY enjoyed.
Bravo!
Time is..
Too Slow for those who Wait
Too Swift for those who Fear
Too Long for those who Grieve
Too Short for those who Rejoice
But for those who Snipe
Time is not.
Henry Van Dyk modified at will by lisa
[This message was edited by lisa on June 02, 2003 at 07:36 AM.]
Time is..
Too Slow for those who Wait
Too Swift for those who Fear
Too Long for those who Grieve
Too Short for those who Rejoice
But for those who Snipe
Time is not.
Henry Van Dyk modified at will by lisa
[This message was edited by lisa on June 02, 2003 at 07:36 AM.]
If that's for me, lisa, thank you. For a while there I thought I was being mistaken for chopped liver.
"But software! What light through yonder Windows 98 breaks? It is the CRT, and Bill Gates is its face. Wimp, in thy testament may I be remember'd."
That's all. I promise.
"But software! What light through yonder Windows 98 breaks? It is the CRT, and Bill Gates is its face. Wimp, in thy testament may I be remember'd."
That's all. I promise.
What was someone in another thread referring to when he was complaining of too much nonsense in the forums? Sigh.
Ya recon' we'll get blasted for the behavior?
Ya recon' we'll get blasted for the behavior?
Whoops, another global power heard from! Can't be from Ireland because she can't spell "shenanigans."
Sometimes Sara B. even joins in the fun. There's no harm to foolishness in the forum (check out the alliteration) so long as it's done in good taste and with moderation.
Sometimes Sara B. even joins in the fun. There's no harm to foolishness in the forum (check out the alliteration) so long as it's done in good taste and with moderation.
Since this post is in the section of the forum titled "general", and considering the history of this topic, I'm glad to see it go in any direction other than the one it was taking. It was getting just a little too serious. 
Arg! That one always throws me because there is a restaurant & bar called "Shenannigans"
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Chopped liver"? Never. More like caviar. Definitely not chopped liver.
But, on the other hand, some might prefer the taste of chopped liver over caviar. So, I'm trying to think of the hors d'oeuvres that are popular. How about barbecue hot dogs (yum), or pizza with Canadian bacon and pineapple (Californian), or potato skins (yum), or rocky mountain oysters (ouch)? If this is based on the exotic, than caviar would be a good analogy. If taste, than perhaps the other dishes would be preferred.
I just don't see Steve as "chopped liver". IMO
P.S. - I am not suggesting a comparison of Steve to a wiener or to bull balls (Oxnard, CA).
And don't say, "Cut that out."
But, on the other hand, some might prefer the taste of chopped liver over caviar. So, I'm trying to think of the hors d'oeuvres that are popular. How about barbecue hot dogs (yum), or pizza with Canadian bacon and pineapple (Californian), or potato skins (yum), or rocky mountain oysters (ouch)? If this is based on the exotic, than caviar would be a good analogy. If taste, than perhaps the other dishes would be preferred.
I just don't see Steve as "chopped liver". IMO
P.S. - I am not suggesting a comparison of Steve to a wiener or to bull balls (Oxnard, CA).
And don't say, "Cut that out."
You from Oxnard, Rick?
I have relatives that live in Oxnard. They keep moving out of there and back every few months. Seems that they cannot find a decent beach spot to get comfortable on.
Steven R.
aka Darkchilde
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Tell me and I may forget
Show me and I may remember
Involve me and I will understand.
- Old Chinese Proverb
I have relatives that live in Oxnard. They keep moving out of there and back every few months. Seems that they cannot find a decent beach spot to get comfortable on.
Steven R.
aka Darkchilde
------
Tell me and I may forget
Show me and I may remember
Involve me and I will understand.
- Old Chinese Proverb
No, I'm not from Oxnard. Maybe your Oxnard relatives can verify the Spanish meaning of their city's name? On the other hand, maybe they don't want to.
"Cut that out." (It's a free country, Rick.)
Rocky Mountain Oysters are goat testicles*. A bull's family jewels are known as "Huevos del Pampas" ("Pampas Eggs") and are much larger. Gack!
*A minor Greek philosopher who coined the phrase, "I itch, therefore I scratch." You know: Pericles, Euripides, Testicles....
Rocky Mountain Oysters are goat testicles*. A bull's family jewels are known as "Huevos del Pampas" ("Pampas Eggs") and are much larger. Gack!
*A minor Greek philosopher who coined the phrase, "I itch, therefore I scratch." You know: Pericles, Euripides, Testicles....
In Colo., RMO's are actually bull's testicles that have been sliced and diced (now THERE'S a visual for you guys), breaded then fried. A restaurant called The Fort in Golden serves them up well. They taste like chicken. So then you ask, why not stick to chicken to which I reply, exactly!
And for those visiting the Northern Front Range, there's always Bruce's Bar in Severance, CO.
If you're in Mexico and order Rocky Mountain Oysters, and the "oysters" are much smaller than you expected, just remember: sometimes the bull wins.
Rick: Bruce's is where the geese fly and the bulls cry. I think the place is popular with CSU students, or at least used to be.
Steve: Yikes.
Steve: Yikes.
lisa,
That's the place. For those that are interested, a little bit about them and their address. I hope this still falls within the "so long as it's done in good taste and with moderation."
In 1957, Ruth was barely able to make the $30 a month rent on the joint that housed Bruce's Bar. So he came up with the crazy notion to pick up free bull testicles from area packing plants, throw them in the deep fat fryer and serve them as free appetizers on Fridays to the farmers who drank, ate and gambled at the bar.
For some stupid reason, the scheme worked and people from Elway to John Wayne and from Jeb or George W. Bush (Ruth can't remember which one) to Julia Roberts have consumed more than 30 tons of the unique Western fare.
And that's a lot of bull.
http://www.coloradoanticket.com/xplore/archive/magazine/bruces.html
This has turned into quite an eclectic topic.
[This message was edited by Rick on June 03, 2003 at 08:11 AM.]
That's the place. For those that are interested, a little bit about them and their address. I hope this still falls within the "so long as it's done in good taste and with moderation."
In 1957, Ruth was barely able to make the $30 a month rent on the joint that housed Bruce's Bar. So he came up with the crazy notion to pick up free bull testicles from area packing plants, throw them in the deep fat fryer and serve them as free appetizers on Fridays to the farmers who drank, ate and gambled at the bar.
For some stupid reason, the scheme worked and people from Elway to John Wayne and from Jeb or George W. Bush (Ruth can't remember which one) to Julia Roberts have consumed more than 30 tons of the unique Western fare.
And that's a lot of bull.
http://www.coloradoanticket.com/xplore/archive/magazine/bruces.html
This has turned into quite an eclectic topic.
[This message was edited by Rick on June 03, 2003 at 08:11 AM.]