Let me in the Staff Lounge, dangit!

[Futo Inu]

I see and smell cigar smoke emanating from under the door, and hear pleasant chatting and giggling, but the door's locked!

:confused: ;)

[Mal H]

We really can't because we're smoking Cub..., er uh, fine Dominican cigars and, frankly, there isn't enough to go around. ;)

[labgrade]

Just heard what sounded like a keg bein' tapped & hey! what's with the Polka music?

Futo, let's just sneal off & do our own (grumble) ... whadaya want for nothin'? ;)

[Dennis]

Futo,

Are you volunteering to be a Moderator? Remember you have to pass the initiation ceremonies (heh, heh, heh), buy Shiner Bocks for the entire staff, make ALL the meetings and read every post of every thread of every forum for a full week before you earn your fez!

(No, you can't put a propeller on it!!)

[George Hill]

Then you gotta take it off yours Dennis...

NO! No Lampshades either... Sheesh...

Futo... no - you dont wanna come in here...

:D

[Bulldog]

Huh... Someone say Shiner???? :D :D :D

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[Dennis]

(Jeez, guys, we're all Moderators or Administrators, we should be able to plan a LITTLE better than THIS! If DC catches us.... :o )

(ahem!)

Escuse me! Does anyone here have a bathrobe we can borrow for a while?

Coinneach! Dang it! That's not the way to get the cake icing off her....
Oh, Jeez! I'm on-line! :eek:

Sorry! Excuse me people I have to go now.... ;) ( :o)

(Sound of running footsteps. Door slams.)

[TheBluesMan]

Hey Dennis, put down that Shiner and try a REAL beer. Hey Schmit, pass me one of them Guinness draughts, and tell that girl to give me my cigar back... uh... nevermind, I don't think i want it anymore. :p :eek:

Alright, who's playing David Allen Coe on the Jukebox again, ain't we heard that one enough already?! I wanna hear some old Clapton for a change. Key to the Highway, J17 I think it is. Anyone got change for a twenty?

[DC]

I do all the cooking and NOT ONE OF YOU helps with the dishes!

I hate doing dishes and I hate vacumning...I'm on strike!

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"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes" RKBA!

[TheBluesMan]

Uh oh boys, now we've done it...

When DC aint happy, aint nobody happy.

[Bulldog]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Hey Dennis, put down that Shiner and try a REAL beer. [/quote]

:mad: Them's fightin' words, mister! :mad:

[TheBluesMan]

Bulldog, I speak only of what I know, and I know Guinness. Unfortunately you southern folks are keeping Shiner to yourselves and I have never even tried one.

Admittedly, I speak from ignorance on the Shiner subject and for that I apologize.

That being said, I invite you to "enlighten" me as to the superiority of Shiner - send me a case so I can judge for myself. :D

[Bud Helms]

Shiner? That's a poacher, ain't it?

[This message has been edited by sensop (edited January 31, 2000).]

[Dennis]

Sensop! Watch it, boy, or you just might GET a Shiner! ;)
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That's why you're blue, Mr. BluesMan! You can't get any Shiner! ;)

Seriously, we have Guinness and it's great. But it addresses a different
market than Shiner. Shiner is not as dark as Guinness, nor as heavy. To
me, Shiner tastes very similar to the local (regular) beers I used to drink in
Germany - which are MUCH different than what is made for export (or the
tourists!).

And, frankly, I would really like to get together and share some of each.

Now to more "serious" matters. ;)
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(Read in your best Foghorn T. Leghorn voice....)

((Futo, slide over! Make a little room here! And for God’s sake keep your
hands to yourself, boy!!!))

DC, Honey, c'mon over here and sit down by Grandpa. No need to be so
upset. I'll get ‘em to bring you something from the bar - whatever you like,
okay? We'll have that Austrian kid in the tiger outfit clean up the kitchen,
Monica will take care of the vacuuming, and we'll all go out together for
supper.

((Labgrade! I don’t care “What if Rob comes here looking for the Tiger Girl!”
Make him wait outside! We’re dealin’ with DC being on strike here!
Capische?))

If you're sittin' by Grandpa, young lady, you're in steak country. Let's get
somethin’ good, okay?

((Bulldog! Put your leg down! Good Lord!))

Chateaubriand a deux, spring peas, baby carrots, white asparagus, a nice
red wine and whatever other trimmin's yore li'l ole heart desires.

((MAL! Quite playin’ with them danged seegars! Put ‘em up now! And quit
that silly grinnin’!!))

John and Grayfox got the limos so we all can relax and enjoy the evening.

((Coinneach! Get that danged dancer *out* of here! Yes “and the cake
too”! Sheesh!))

That shrimp cocktail okay, DC? We get it fresh daily from the Gulf here.

((BluesMan! Make sure them workers clean that kitchen spic n span or we
won’t eat right for weeks!!!))

Well now, here we go! Bon Appetit there, li’l girl! ... Candy? Rich’ll
probably have some for ya after supper, now eat up. ... No you don’t have
to eat nothing you don’t want to, Hon.

Waiter! ... Listen here, Boy! You give this little girl here whatever
she asks for this evening, ya hear. ... Yeah, it goes on Art Eatman’s bill....
Naw, his spread is not *IN* the Big Bend Country. His spread *IS* the Big
Bend Country.

((I don’t wanna hear it, Schmit. Just treat them workers like raw recruits
and if they give ya any guff just pretend they’re wearing black pajamas.
After the first one dies the rest’ll shape up!))

DC, you finished already? What would you like now, a little desert?

Champagne? You bet! What’s this here LaFeet Roth’s Child? He some
Jewish guy?

(scene fades - stay tuned....)

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Guys, I really *DO* need to get a life here, ya know?

Gun-related? Hah! Have you ever seen DC when she’s really angry?
(shivers) Now THAT’s more dangerous than bear huntin’ with a switch!

[Rich Lucibella]

Ummm, Guys.

The Staff Lounge is in *there*! I've worked real hard to get people to believe we're caucusing, consensus-ing and committee-ing.

You make it sound like we're carousing, careening and cacaphony-ing. Well I'm here to tell you, The Beatings WILL Continue Until Morale Improves! Thanks for the Shiner, Dennis.
Rich

[This message has been edited by Rich Lucibella (edited January 31, 2000).]

[TheBluesMan]

Oh Dennis! Don't you DARE get a life. I am rolling on the floor, man.



We've got to keep DC happy, she's the only one that can keep Rich from beating us all senseless. (Too late for me.) ;)





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RKBA!

"The people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security"
Ohio Constitution, Article I, Section 4
Concealed Carry is illegal in Ohio.
Ohioans for Concealed Carry Website (http://www.ofcc.net)

[Dennis]

You bet, Rich. Here, have another. We have to keep you happy or the whole danged *store* closes! (Gadzooks!) :D

[Coinneach]

Sorry, Dennis, but I paid the dancer up front, so she's gonna earn her keep.

And don't tell *me* how to not remove frosting, harrumph!

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"If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance."
-- Samuel Johnson

[George Hill]

Dennis - here is the broom...
You can sweep empty shell casings for awhile.
I am going to hang out in the hot tub with the blond girl from EAA! :D

[Dennis]

George,
You just gotta keep eggin' me on, dontcha! ;)
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DC, excuse me just a minute here, ma’am. I gotta talk to these fine
gentlemen for just a second, okay?

Rich, can you keep the little lady company for just a moment please?
Whatever she wants, remember - Art’s buyin’.
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Okay you bozos! Listen up!

It’s fine to have your fun tonight (Coinneach you got some blue icing in your
eyebrow, boy!) but by tomorrow you’ll want to eat!

(Mal! Get that seegar outa yore mouth and open your eyes!)

And if DC’s on strike we starve!

Now each of ya cough up fifty bucks and put it in the hat here. Bookkie will
keep track of it all for us. He and I are taking DC downtown and buying her
the best dishwasher they got.

Aw, Mal! Don’t put your seegar in with the money, boy! They smell funny,
son. And why don’t you ever burn ‘em? Ain’t ya supposed to light ‘em up?

Come on, boys! Fifty bucks each!

Futo, we don’t have time to go shopping for the best deal! DC’s goin’ on
strike! This is an *Emergency*! Sears, Monkey Ward, wherever that little
girl wants to go - *THAT’S* where we’re goin’!

Coinneach! You’re getting icing all over the money now! (Never seen a
growed man so excited about cake!)

George, quit shoving that broom at me! Monica will vacuum up all them
casings just fine! (Hmmm. Hope they’re all empties....) And don’t jump
into that hot tub with that little blond girl until you put up that Glock!...
Oh... That ain’t a Glock.... Don’t say another word! I don’t want to know!

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The voices! They keep talking to me! If only I could change channels.
“Frankly”, some of them are even worse!

Yes, Rich. Yes, sir. You’re right - I can’t take a hint. But that business
about “cacaphony-ing” ain’t right neither. Ain’t no *phoney* caca around
here! ;)

I think I'm slipping over the edge. Jonathan Winters is beginning to seem comparatively sane.... :D

[George Hill]

Its THUNDERWEAR I SWEAR! You wanna see my P210?
:D

Busting a gut over here... tears, side ache from laughing too hard... hiccups...

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"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud

[Dennis]

Not NOW! Not EVER! ;)

[Futo Inu]

You'ens are too much. Dennis, were you in drama in high school? You've got excessive pent up dramatic flair, my man - like BluesMan said, don't get a life - you're more entertaining than 99% of TV and the net.

"When DC ain't happy, ain't nobody happy." - LMBO. Somebody do those dishes. I would, but I can't get in, you see...I'll just stay out here and mow the lawn, weed-eat, pick up the doggie doo - dishes is woman's work anyhow. Ouch, the retaliation on that one's gonna hurt.

Rich, us civilian TFLers are onto ya', man. I can see from these posts that there's nuttin but carousing goin on in there OR out here. :D

[Dennis]

Actually, we had to come out here to blow off steam! We are so formal and regimented in the Staff Forum that it becomes overbearing. Debating the long-term effects of our decisions as we guide TFL into the new millenium is really difficult and controversial labor! There are many extremely important TFL issues which TFL management must address to determine where we intend to go and what we intend to do.

The pressure continues to build. Some members want sea food, others steak, and some low-lifes want plain old hamburgers. I prefer pizza but was voted down because it's "finger food". I tell ya. Life ain't easy at the top of the mountain. ;)

[Mal H]

Dennis! Quit leaving the lounge with the remote to the HDTV. Leona said you would hog it and she was right! Who are you talking to out there anyway?

BTW, I am, at this very instant enjoying a (drum roll) .... Shiner Bock.

I followed the link you gave the other day and found a local distributor. Though it pains me, I do have to say it's very good and smooth. It is similar to Sam Adams ale on draft and that's very good. Sam in bottles, while not bad, unfortunatly doesn't compare. So thanks for the tip.

(tip? Tip? He's been beating it over our heads for months!)

[Dennis]

Mal,

In reality (or at least MY version of it ;) ), I'm not much of a beer snob. I truly like *most* beers.

Shiner Bock is not like the real German bock beers - they are very dark, thick, almost sweet, deceptively potent, and (so far as I know) only on draft. Shiner Bock (to me) tastes like the local German Hells Bier (light beer) which I consumed in remarkably irresponsible quantities for many years.

I hope you enjoy the Shiner Bock. As you can see on their website, they make several different beers.

At my (now) son-in-law's bachelor party they had a keg of Shiner blond. It tasted mild. I chatted with the old timers there by the keg. Leona drove home (some 80-90 miles) in about five minutes as far as I could tell. That Shiner blond sneaked up on me and knocked me out -- er, that is, it made me very sleepy (ahem). Smooth stuff those Shiner beers....

Check for the remote between or under the couch cushions. That's where the danged thing always seems to end up. Might even find a quarter there!
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All,

By the way, I had hoped to arrange a TFL get-together in Shiner. After a day of shooting and playing "First liar doesn't stand a chance!" I had hoped we could take a tour of the Spoetzl Brewery.

Bad news. There are no ranges anywhere in the Shiner area. Folks hunt and practice on private land and a group of TFLer shooters (some with full-auto weapons) probably would send the entire community of Shiner into some kind of a spasm!

Perhaps if we could guarantee a large number of attendees (whatever *that* might mean!) we could get the back of the local big wigs, but I doubt that would be much of an option.
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Glad you enjoyed the Shiner Bock. Remember now,
If you have a friend, give him a Shiner! :)

[Bulldog]

ROAD TRIP! :D :D :D

Hows about this, Dennis... We all meet at Red's in Austin for the shootin', and we make the little drive to shiner for the drinkin', er, uh... picnic! :D :D :D

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[Bud Helms]

A picnic! ...

Wait ... what was that about fifty bucks? FIFTY BUCKS?

I'm going back to "Handloading and Reloading". Fifty bucks, ... let's see that's almost enough for 500 Ranier 200 gr plated Trunc Cones ....

[DorGunR]

Dennis:
I am amazed at your writing ability, my eyes are wet and my side hurts from laughing so hard. Sir, if you do not earn your living as as a writer.....you could easily!
Thank you for your above post's, they were simply GREAT. :D :D :D

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"Lead, follow or get the HELL out of the way."

[Mal H]

DorGunR - You ain't seen nothin' yet if you haven't read Dennis' "Metal and Wood" in the Library section: http://216.199.9.84/Misc/library/Metal_and_Wood.html

Sometimes he makes us very proud to know him. And then there are the other 99 out of 100 times....

[DorGunR]

Mal H:
Not only did I read "Metal and Wood", I also copied it to the "2nd Ammendment" file in my hard drive. That is certainly a beautiful piece of work. I hope Dennis does not mind if I send a copy of "Metal and Wood" to my Son who is away in college.
All of you guys are doing a great job...my hat's off to you all. Thank you again.
Regards
Jim
:)

[Dennis]

DorGunR,

Thanks for the kind words. I only type what "the voices" tell me! :D
To "make a living" at much of anything would be a remarkable change! LOL!

As for Metal and Wood, all I ask is you put my name and The Firing Line on it.

[DorGunR]

Dennis:
ouote:
"As for Metal and Wood, all I ask is you put my name and The Firing Line on it."
Sir, I would NEVER make a copy without giving credit where credit is due. Thank you. I know that my Son and his friends will love it, you see, their "politics" is somewhere to the right of Atilla the Hun. :D
Thanks again.
Jim :)

[This message has been edited by DorGunR (edited February 02, 2000).]

[Svt]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mal H:
We really can't because we're smoking Cub..., er uh, fine Dominican cigars and, frankly, there isn't enough to go around. ;)[/quote]
I was on vacation in Budapest, Hungary January 8th to January 20th. I still have 3 boxes of Cubans that errr I accidently packed in my bags. NOW LEMME IN AND I'LL SHARE!!!!!! ;)

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Son's Place (http://users.desupernet.net/taos/)

Rangers Lead the Way

[This message has been edited by Svt (edited February 06, 2000).]

[Mal H]

I think you better get rid of those real fast. My address is ....

BTW, do you know what the T in BATF stands for? ;)

[Svt]

The "T" stands for uhmmmm
Bureau of Toothpaste and Firearms? :confused:

[George Hill]

Guys, this club is invitation only...
Dont worry - You'll get your invites if you continue to be worthy...
And since I dont smoke or drink - I will save up my ration stamps for you guys to abuse in your welcome aboard party.

You'll need them after Hazing and Hell Weeks!
:D

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I mean, if I went around saying I was an Emperor because some
moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, people would put me away!