Quote from: Techno on 25 September 2018, 06:40:58 AM
What's the thread with our watering hole called ?.....Forum barfight ?

I'll see you there later....Got to call the nice AA man out for the Landrover. (We think she's sulking 'cos she's going to get scrapped in a couple of weeks.)

Cheers - Phil

Cripes - no wonder she's being scrapped if she need a visit from alcoholics anonymous... 

 

Cheers - Phil 

Being in an expansive mood, the stories of old vehicles inspires me to tell my first joke on the forum:
A Texan was driving through the mountains of West Virginia.

Rounding a steep curve he spied an old farmer mending the fence along the road. When the old man waved to him, the Texan was so charmed by this friendly gesture he pulled over to to talk. After exchanging several pleasantries about the land and the weather, the Texan asked,
" Tell me, partner, how big a spead you got here?"

Swelling with pride, the grizzled mountaineer point down the slope,
"Ya see that crick down yonder? My land runs from there, clear along that ridge up'er, to that there oak tree ya can barely see over yonder! It's a right big place for round chere."

Now it was the Texan's turn to boast,
"Not bad, but let me tell you about my spread. I can start driving from my eastern fence line at sun up and not get to the western one 'till near dark!"

The Hillbilly nodded knowingly,
"Yes sir, ah know what'ca mean, had a car like that once myself!"

I liked that one. 

Cheers - Phil

Quote from: d_Guy on 26 September 2018, 04:30:41 PM
Being in an expansive mood, the stories of old vehicles inspires me to tell my first joke on the forum:
A Texan was driving through the mountains of West Virginia.

Rounding a steep curve he spied an old farmer mending the fence along the road. When the old man waved to him, the Texan was so charmed by this friendly gesture he pulled over to to talk. After exchanging several pleasantries about the land and the weather, the Texan asked,
" Tell me, partner, how big a spead you got here?"

Swelling with pride, the grizzled mountaineer point down the slope,
"Ya see that crick down yonder? My land runs from there, clear along that ridge up'er, to that there oak tree ya can barely see over yonder! It's a right big place for round chere."

Now it was the Texan's turn to boast,
"Not bad, but let me tell you about my spread. I can start driving from my eastern fence line at sun up and not get to the western one 'till near dark!"

The Hillbilly nodded knowingly,
"Yes sir, ah know what'ca mean, had a car like that once myself!"

The 1950's called, they'd like their joke back 

He's doing QT tomorrow, so they could get him there.

But this is some of my best stuff from my stand up days!

Quote from: d_Guy on 26 September 2018, 04:30:41 PM

....... The Hillbilly nodded knowingly,
"Yes sir, ah know what'ca mean, had a car like that once myself!"

Not too bad! 

Having spent a good deal of my life in Texas and being a UT Austin grad Bill, I have just one thing to say about your joke and that is



Terry

PS - I think I bought that farmers car too!

 Hmmm!
Are you aware the Texas-WV game happens right after I'm down for my visit?   

Bill, and the reply to that would of course be - "Hook'em Horns"!!! 

Terry

"Country Roads", brother, "Country Roads"! "Go Mounties!"
The game is in Austin this year and Texas is on the rise - should be a good one. 

OK then I feel a small wager coming on, but then I'd just be taking advantage of a poor misguided soul!

Terry

I would not be opposed to a small wager. How about the loser makes a brief post in this space extolling the virtues of the winning team?
I confess, in the unlikely event I lose, I will find it difficult to identify any virtues for UT, but a bet is a bet. 

So basically, what you are saying is that they come pared, rather than prepared?

(English is not my first language, btw)

 
Indeed, Cavillarius!
Pared - to be in its natural condition
And the homophones:
Paired - to be coupled to another ( which may or may not be pared) OR to be reduced.
Peared - to be paired to conform to the shape of a pear.

It puts me in mind of various formal ecclesiastical and academic services which begin with a pre-lude and end with a post-lude.
This suggests the intervening time is a lude (which offers additional homonyms and homophones).

I like your thinking, Bill !! 

Cheers - Phil

Not sure I follow all the "pared" chat, but I will say Mr. Bill, that you are on. Loser must profoundly extol the wining team on this forum in this thread. Should I go ahead and send you info on the Longhorns to help you out, or will after the game be soon enough?

Terry

Quote from: Cavillarius on 28 September 2018, 02:53:06 PM
So basically, what you are saying is that they come pared, rather than prepared?

(English is not my first language, btw)

I'm whelmed.  You've all been most dolent.

To be serious for a moment (normal service will resume in a minute) 'prepare' comes from the latin 'to make ready before hand', as opposed to 'pared' which would mean (if it existed in that definition) 'To make ready' - similar to deployed used to have a version called 'ployed' - to be in the column formation rather than in line.

Now we say unprepared.  However we do not say unprepainted.

You may now go back to throwing stale peanuts from the mess bar at FSN.  Its the only food he gets, poor dear.

 
I have met several of your fans at games here - nice folks - full of Longhorn trivia - completely delusional.
You do know that we lead the all-time series in wins - right?