From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V15 #41 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Saturday, February 18 2006 Volume 15 : Number 041 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: subject line [Eb ] Re: subject line [Jeff Dwarf ] Re: subject line [Benjamin Lukoff ] RE: subject line ["Brian Huddell" ] Re: subject line [2fs ] Re: subject line [2fs ] RE: subject line ["Marc Alberts" ] Re: subject line [2and2makes5@comcast.net] Re: subject line [Jeff Dwarf ] Re: subject line [2fs ] Re: subject line [Eb ] 50 nifty united states [bayard ] reap [Eb ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:44:22 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Re: subject line 2fs wrote: > Skiing *and* shooting a gun? > Who comes up with this crap? Yeah, that one makes me groan too. I was thinking it would be neat to have a modified biathlon where you ski somewhere and then have to build a birdhouse. I think that would be sweet. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:22:03 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: subject line 2fs wrote: > Skiing *and* shooting a gun? Who comes up with this > crap? As much as I hate the Olympics -- summer and winter - --that isn't as goofy as it sounds. After all, if you're training an army to fight somewhere -- say, Scandinavia -- where there is heavy snow much of the year, you want your soliders be able to ski around while still being able to put a cap in someone's ass quickly. "A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer." -- Mitch Hedberg . Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:11:20 -0800 (PST) From: Benjamin Lukoff Subject: Re: subject line On Fri, 17 Feb 2006, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > 2fs wrote: > > Skiing *and* shooting a gun? Who comes up with this > > crap? > > As much as I hate the Olympics -- summer and winter > --that isn't as goofy as it sounds. After all, if > you're training an army to fight somewhere -- say, > Scandinavia -- where there is heavy snow much of the > year, you want your soliders be able to ski around > while still being able to put a cap in someone's ass > quickly. Case in point: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:40:36 -0600 From: "Brian Huddell" Subject: RE: subject line > I mean, c'mon: a sport called "skeleton"? Skiing *and* shooting a gun? > Who comes up with this crap? Kids in the Hall fans might remember the sketch about "Shirling" (season 3). Athletes (?) are chained to a circular platform onto which a venom-spitting snake is released. The sport consists of a kind of tug-of-war in which the participants try to avoid being blinded by snake venom. Last man standing is the winner. Now, *that* might get me to tune in to the Olympics. +brian in New Orleans ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 21:03:15 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: subject line On 2/17/06, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > 2fs wrote: > > Skiing *and* shooting a gun? Who comes up with this > > crap? > > As much as I hate the Olympics -- summer and winter > --that isn't as goofy as it sounds. After all, if > you're training an army to fight somewhere -- say, > Scandinavia -- where there is heavy snow much of the > year, you want your soliders be able to ski around > while still being able to put a cap in someone's ass > quickly. Which surely speaks to the concept of the Olympics being all about international brotherhood and peaceful competition... Sorry, I just did a little throw-up in my hands. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 21:07:06 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: subject line On 2/17/06, Eb wrote: > 2fs wrote: > > Skiing *and* shooting a gun? > > Who comes up with this crap? > > Yeah, that one makes me groan too. > > I was thinking it would be neat to have a modified biathlon where you > ski somewhere and then have to build a birdhouse. And then pepper it with birdshot *without* blasting other members of your team. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:07:11 -0800 From: "Marc Alberts" Subject: RE: subject line Brian Huddell wrote: > > I mean, c'mon: a sport called "skeleton"? Skiing *and* shooting a gun? > > Who comes up with this crap? > > Kids in the Hall fans might remember the sketch about "Shirling" (season > 3). > Athletes (?) are chained to a circular platform onto which a venom- > spitting > snake is released. The sport consists of a kind of tug-of-war in which > the > participants try to avoid being blinded by snake venom. Last man standing > is the winner. > > Now, *that* might get me to tune in to the Olympics. It's the monster truck of the future! Marc ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 04:14:58 +0000 From: 2and2makes5@comcast.net Subject: Re: subject line -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: 2fs > On 2/17/06, Eb wrote: > > > So which Olympic event is lamer, "Team Pursuit" or "Snowboard Cross"? Ice Dancing. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 21:23:10 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: subject line 2fs wrote: > Jeff Dwarf wrote: > > 2fs wrote: > > > Skiing *and* shooting a gun? Who comes up with > > > this crap? > > > > As much as I hate the Olympics -- summer and > > winter -- that isn't as goofy as it sounds. > > After all, if you're training an army to fight > > somewhere -- say, Scandinavia -- where there is > > heavy snow much of the year, you want your > > soliders be able to ski around while still > > being able to put a cap in someone's ass > > quickly. > > Which surely speaks to the concept of the Olympics > being all about international brotherhood and > peaceful competition... Well, it is an organization that was headed by an acolyte of Francisco Franco [incidentally, still dead] for nearly 30 years. So, what the hell were you doing buying any of that shite to begin with? Of course, plenty of other Olympic event are just mildly pacified military strategy/training as well. > Sorry, I just did a little throw-up in my hands. I think they have an ointment for that. "A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer." -- Mitch Hedberg . Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 23:50:47 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: subject line On 2/17/06, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > > > After all, if you're training an army to fight > > > somewhere -- say, Scandinavia -- where there is > > > heavy snow much of the year, you want your > > > soliders be able to ski around while still > > > being able to put a cap in someone's ass > > > quickly. > > > > Which surely speaks to the concept of the Olympics > > being all about international brotherhood and > > peaceful competition... > > Well, it is an organization that was headed by an > acolyte of Francisco Franco [incidentally, still dead] > for nearly 30 years. So, what the hell were you doing > buying any of that shite to begin with? It was rent-to-own, and at the time I thought the rates were reasonable. No, I never actually believed it...but the ridiculous, sanctimonious blathering about it is one of the most annoying things about the public talk around the events. Along with the equally ridiculous, sanctimonious patriotism and nationalism, of course. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 22:39:01 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Re: subject line 2and2makes5@comcast.net wrote: > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: 2fs >> On 2/17/06, Eb wrote: >> >>> So which Olympic event is lamer, "Team Pursuit" or "Snowboard >>> Cross"? > > Ice Dancing. Another stinker. But, hey, at least there's no Beach Volleyball or Rhythmic Gymnastics. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 08:13:57 -0800 (PST) From: bayard Subject: 50 nifty united states hi all A friend is looking to perform the song "fifty nifty united states," by ray charles (but not "that" ray charles) at a non-profit elementary school function, and to put it bluntly, is too poor to buy the sheet music. Anyone have a pointer to a downloadable recording or guitar tab of this song? Even just the chord progression? Does anyone here know how to play it? OLGA.org is long gone, I know.... Oh, and the "Feg who looks like ben franklin" is... drumrolll please..... dmw! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 17:07:25 -0800 From: Eb Subject: reap ANOTHER Cowsill. Eb ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V15 #41 *******************************