A hypothetical gathering of the FG members...

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:02 pm

OK, here's something that just came to me...What do you see happening if we were all to meet for a big FG gathering? Here's what I see:

LadyCop, A Karenina and myself are huddled up, discussing how to organize the buffet lunch.

Tombstone, Bullet and Anastrophe are standing around talking about their guns. (LC is, of course, running back and forth to that conversation.)

Tmbsgrl is herding all the kids together and playing "Duck, Duck Goose" with them and her new hubby.

Koan and Kensloft are nowhere to be found...they've wandered off to make out under a tree somewhere.

Valerie and Rachelg are deep in conversation about their dogs, and I keep running back and forth to that conversation.

A previous member is tied to a tree, where we get to throw tomatoes at him. (Guess who that is...)

Weeder is sitting under a shady tree, surrounded by people listening to her wisdom and kind words.

DerWulf is busy flirting with all the ladies, boosting everyone's egos.

Someone take over.....

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:08 pm

i want to know where we're going to have this bash! ....votes?? a tropical isle anyone? :-6

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:19 pm

hey ladies, any objection if i tend bar instead of buffet? i'll DJ too! steel drums, jimmy buffett, reggae, getting down in the sand!

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polycarp · Post by **polycarp** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 5:49 am

BabyRider wrote: OK, here's something that just came to me...What do you see happening if we were all to meet for a big FG gathering? Here's what I see:

LadyCop, A Karenina and myself are huddled up, discussing how to organize the buffet lunch.

Tombstone, Bullet and Anastrophe are standing around talking about their guns. (LC is, of course, running back and forth to that conversation.)

Tmbsgrl is herding all the kids together and playing "Duck, Duck Goose" with them and her new hubby.

Koan and Kensloft are nowhere to be found...they've wandered off to make out under a tree somewhere.

Valerie and Rachelg are deep in conversation about their dogs, and I keep running back and forth to that conversation.

A previous member is tied to a tree, where we get to throw tomatoes at him. (Guess who that is...)

Weeder is sitting under a shady tree, surrounded by people listening to her wisdom and kind words.

DerWulf is busy flirting with all the ladies, boosting everyone's egos.

Someone take over.....
Very beautiful setting, but I couldn't help wondering where I fit in the great occassion. Maybe I'll be among the people sorrounding Weeder and listening to her wisdom and kind words. But I have a confession to make, while listening to Weeder, my mind will be with what LC, Karenina and BabyRider are preparing, wondering how soon the meal will be ready (yawn).

anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:13 pm

BabyRider wrote: Tombstone, Bullet and Anastrophe are standing around talking about their guns.
not bloody likely. i hardly ever talk about guns, except online, and in terms of guns rights.

i find guns themselves exceedingly boring. it's like talking about hammers. it's just a tool.

of course, the retort would be that *i'm* just a tool. not far off the mark, that.

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:48 pm

BabyRider wrote: OK, here's something that just came to me...What do you see happening if we were all to meet for a big FG gathering? Here's what I see:

LadyCop, A Karenina and myself are huddled up, discussing how to organize the buffet lunch.

Tombstone, Bullet and Anastrophe are standing around talking about their guns. (LC is, of course, running back and forth to that conversation.)

Tmbsgrl is herding all the kids together and playing "Duck, Duck Goose" with them and her new hubby.

Koan and Kensloft are nowhere to be found...they've wandered off to make out under a tree somewhere.

Valerie and Rachelg are deep in conversation about their dogs, and I keep running back and forth to that conversation.

A previous member is tied to a tree, where we get to throw tomatoes at him. (Guess who that is...)

Weeder is sitting under a shady tree, surrounded by people listening to her wisdom and kind words.

DerWulf is busy flirting with all the ladies, boosting everyone's egos.

Someone take over.....
I'd be running around from conversation to conversation. I like to talk - and I'll talk just about anything.

Can't find me after a few minutes? Just check in the kitchen.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:57 pm

Tombstone wrote:

Can't find me after a few minutes? Just check in the kitchen.darn right, you're the elected chef! :yh_bigsmi :yh_party :yh_drool

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:00 pm

lady cop wrote: darn right, you're the elected chef! :yh_bigsmi :yh_party :yh_drool

Hey! Who said I'd be cooking?

I'm in there eating!

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:02 pm

Cars pulls up in a mint condition '56 Chevy, parks under a shady tree

and pops the hood so we can all get a look see...

;)

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:17 pm

valerie wrote: Cars pulls up in a mint condition '56 Chevy, parks under a shady tree

and pops the hood so we can all get a look see...

;)

I'm there!

LC and I will be arriving in this sweet nostalgic ride.

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BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:21 pm

anastrophe wrote: not bloody likely. i hardly ever talk about guns, except online, and in terms of guns rights.

i find guns themselves exceedingly boring. it's like talking about hammers. it's just a tool.

of course, the retort would be that *i'm* just a tool. not far off the mark, that.Sorry Anastrophe! So, you tell us...What would you be doing? Can ya cook? Because apparently Tombstone is going to put the food supply in jeopardy!

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:23 pm

Tombstone wrote: I'm there!

LC and I will be arriving in this sweet nostalgic ride.I'll be looking for you! You'll know when Bullet and I get there: Just listen for the sound of the huge pipes on the bike!! (You'll hear us coming a mile away!)

anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:30 pm

BabyRider wrote: Sorry Anastrophe! you can pack your sorry's in a suitcase!

(old seinfeld line, probably obscure to most)

So, you tell us...What would you be doing? Can ya cook? Because apparently Tombstone is going to put the food supply in jeopardy!
i'd be the guy sitting away from everyone else focused intently on his treo 650 smartphone, managing the forumgarden and smileglobal servers remotely.

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:31 pm

BabyRider wrote: I'll be looking for you! You'll know when Bullet and I get there: Just listen for the sound of the huge pipes on the bike!! (You'll hear us coming a mile away!)
I'll put in my ear plugs!

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:41 pm

BabyRider wrote: Sorry Anastrophe! So, you tell us...What would you be doing? Can ya cook? Because apparently Tombstone is going to put the food supply in jeopardy!

What makes you say that? Oh, is it because of the friends I'll bring? Meet Buddy and Humphrey. There are always a big help in cleaning up!

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lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:43 pm

Tombstone wrote: I'm there!

LC and I will be arriving in this sweet nostalgic ride.WOW! where did you get that sweet ride?? let's play with the lights and sirens! WHOO HOO!!!

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:46 pm

lady cop wrote: WOW! where did you get that sweet ride?? let's play with the lights and sirens! WHOO HOO!!!
Did I tell you she had a 427 under the hood? Four on the floor.

We could make a smokin' tire mess of the parking lot with this machine!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:48 pm

Tombstone wrote: Did I tell you she had a 427 under the hood? Four on the floor.

We could make a smokin' tire mess of the parking lot with this machine! and they'll never catch us! :driving:

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 3:02 pm

I'll be the one spiking the punch :sneaky:

koan · Post by **koan** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 3:53 pm

anastrophe wrote:

i find guns themselves exceedingly boring. it's like talking about hammers. it's just a tool.

Hey, what's wrong with talking about hammers and tools?

koan · Post by **koan** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 3:59 pm

I'll build the picnic tables and bleachers!

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 4:09 pm

I'll bring a frisbee and teach anyone who wants to know... how to throw!!

HEE!!

:D

Post by **kensloft** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:46 pm

Koan and kensloft will require lots of sustenance for the... er... um... sexcercise that may take place under the tree, kitchen table, dining room table, bedroom, backyard. That knocking sound that you hear won't be the rod about to go through the pan. By then we'll be hungry.

Then again it would depend on how far down the road the party is and we may only leave one or two places off the love map.

Who's cooking again?

And don't forget she even built the seating. Woo-Hoo!!!

koan · Post by **koan** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:53 pm

I guess you'll all have to make a lot of noise if you're walking around the area at random.

anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:07 pm

koan wrote: Hey, what's wrong with talking about hammers and tools?

nuttin' at all. there's just so much one can say about a really great hammer though. i'd rather discuss theories of cosmology, local politics, religion, gay rights, where to get the best mexican food, this rash on my foot, ways to make servers run more reliably, how to get rust stains out of countertops, the order of history and the history of order, whether the new extended life mobil one motor oil will live up to its 15,000 mile change interval, the sumerians, whether barry bonds will break hank aaron's record, what the best single-malt scotch is, hoodia, the hittites, where to get the best chinese food, why we are overtaxed yet underfunded, how SBC has managed against all odds to make me sick of eric clapton, whether HD-DVD or Blu-ray will win the format war (neither!), the Folding at Home project to help cure alzheimers (and other diseases), taiwan's aborigines, and why Exile On Mainstreet is the greatest album of all time.

not necessarily in that order, however.

koan · Post by **koan** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:39 pm

anastrophe wrote: nuttin' at all. there's just so much one can say about a really great hammer though. i'd rather discuss theories of cosmology, local politics, religion, gay rights, where to get the best mexican food, this rash on my foot, ways to make servers run more reliably, how to get rust stains out of countertops, the order of history and the history of order, whether the new extended life mobil one motor oil will live up to its 15,000 mile change interval, the sumerians, whether barry bonds will break hank aaron's record, what the best single-malt scotch is, hoodia, the hittites, where to get the best chinese food, why we are overtaxed yet underfunded, how SBC has managed against all odds to make me sick of eric clapton, whether HD-DVD or Blu-ray will win the format war (neither!), the Folding at Home project to help cure alzheimers (and other diseases), taiwan's aborigines, and why Exile On Mainstreet is the greatest album of all time.

not necessarily in that order, however.
Um...I'd like to get one of those hammers that loads a nail in it and sinks it with your first strike.

I've had the best scotch money could buy and don't care for it much. I like rust stains on countertops, it adds character. I believe space is just as much an illusion as Earth, hate every politician I've met and most of the preachers, gays make really good friends except when they're hitting on me and don't think I have the right to tell them to stop, history will repeat itself so I'll just wait and see, I think it will only reach 14, 999 miles so they lie, no one will beat hank aaron for another five or six years, don't know what hoodia is please tell, the chinese restaurant around the corner from me is always packed so I'd bet on that, we're underfunded because we're overtaxed and there is little room left for private investment, something about eric clapton always made me sick, and try peeing on your feet in the shower.

(I know I left a few out, but it's a good start)

anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:48 pm

koan wrote: Um...I'd like to get one of those hammers that loads a nail in it and sinks it with your first strike.

I've had the best scotch money could buy and don't care for it much. I like rust stains on countertops, it adds character. I believe space is just as much an illusion as Earth, hate every politician I've met and most of the preachers, gays make really good friends except when they're hitting on me and don't think I have the right to tell them to stop, history will repeat itself so I'll just wait and see, I think it will only reach 14, 999 miles so they lie, no one will beat hank aaron for another five or six years, don't know what hoodia is please tell, the chinese restaurant around the corner from me is always packed so I'd bet on that, we're underfunded because we're overtaxed and there is little room left for private investment, something about eric clapton always made me sick, and try peeing on your feet in the shower.

(I know I left a few out, but it's a good start)
an excellent start.

hoodia is a succulent that grows in the kalihari desert in africa. the bushmen have used it for thousands of years to quiet hunger pangs while on long hunting expeditions. it was recently 'discovered' by some westerners. they've patented the active ingredient that makes you not want to eat, and are spending literally hundreds of millions of dollars cultivating large tracts of it, and trying to find a way to put it in a pill. unfortunately, the results so far have been poor - only the freshly cut cactus has the effect.

of course, you can't patent a wild plant. so, you can buy hoodia seeds, and grow it yourself. i suspect it may become a huge industry - hoodia available in your local grocery store's produce section. there's a ton of sites on the internet selling 'hoodia pills' - dried and ground up hoodia. the pills have almost no effect, but the scammers are making a ton of money off the buzz about the plant.

the downside to growing it: takes six years to mature. of course, asparagus takes seven years to mature. and fruit trees often take decades to begin producing in volume.

i think i'm gonna be a hoodia farmer, yep.

koan · Post by **koan** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:57 pm

That's the thing with most herbs including almost ineffectual teas unless infused properly...must be fresh and consumed almost immediately. It drives me batty the trends that occur with taking pills. Eat right, people. That is better than any pill.

Sounds like a good investment. Long wait but low overhead. Now I'm waiting for an herb that helps you gain weight but only where you want it.

anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:13 am

koan wrote: That's the thing with most herbs including almost ineffectual teas unless infused properly...must be fresh and consumed almost immediately. It drives me batty the trends that occur with taking pills. Eat right, people. That is better than any pill.

Sounds like a good investment. Long wait but low overhead. Now I'm waiting for an herb that helps you gain weight but only where you want it.lemme take a guess! :yh_laugh

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anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:19 am

oh GOD i hope nobody takes offense at that. if so, i'll delete it. but i think it's a giggle.

koan · Post by **koan** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:41 am

anastrophe wrote: lemme take a guess! :yh_laugh
:yh_rotfl BINGO!

Post by **kensloft** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 2:43 am

anastrophe wrote: oh GOD i hope nobody takes offense at that. if so, i'll delete it. but i think it's a giggle.
Ahem?

Post by **kensloft** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 2:44 am

koan wrote: :yh_rotfl BINGO!
You promised they wouldn't look like that!

koan · Post by **koan** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:03 am

kensloft wrote: You promised they wouldn't look like that!
Just keep me broke and it's all safe. BTW yuck. Never THAT big.

Post by **kensloft** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 3:59 am

koan wrote: Just keep me broke and it's all safe. BTW yuck. Never THAT big.
Phew! For a minute I thought that you said they were broke.

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 6:02 am

Lots of Artificial flowers, from the dollar store and the craft menagerie. I would have least considered some "real" plants. Screen saver please.

did you have to do that? :yh_party

koan · Post by **koan** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:21 pm

Paula, don't you have some big machinery you can make us a baseball diamond with?

Post by **kensloft** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 2:37 pm

koan wrote: Paula, don't you have some big machinery you can make us a baseball diamond with?
If it's wintertime we can have a hockey rink. Basketball court. Yah!!!! Come on Paula! We'll have all year-round fun. Woo-Hoo!!!!!

koan · Post by **koan** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 6:37 pm

Baseball is such a friendly sport. That's why I thought of it first. No sudden death.

Bothwell · Post by **Bothwell** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 3:51 am

Looks like me and the Capn + Abbey will have to have our own party over here as we have no invite!!!!!!

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Post by **kensloft** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:57 am

Bothwell wrote: Looks like me and the Capn + Abbey will have to have our own party over here as we have no invite!!!!!!

Invite? You don't need and invite! You're already invited. We'll push to have the party in Newfoundland because it is the closest land point between us. We can hold the first international garden cricaseball series.

Not invited? Stop being such a jokester.

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:04 am

koan wrote: Paula, don't you have some big machinery you can make us a baseball diamond with?

For "special olympics" and youth team sponsorship, only in Connecticut. Sorry.

Bothwell · Post by **Bothwell** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:38 am

No it's OK we will just sit here and ruminate on our colonial past and how it has affected peoples views of the mother country and it's citizens, we may even cook a Humble Pie to eat

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:06 am

Bothwell wrote: Looks like me and the Capn + Abbey will have to have our own party over here as we have no invite!!!!!!

you have to bring the Guinness...i'll give you your invitation personally.

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:50 am

VIP passes? OMG, i guess i'm not on that list? hahahahahaha :wah:

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:52 am

Paula wrote: VIP passes? OMG, i guess i'm not on that list? hahahahahaha :wah:oh yes you are! everyone is invited, what would you like to bring?

Bothwell · Post by **Bothwell** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:01 am

Can I wear my panty hose?