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Went to wakes the past two Saturdays. My former office mate for 15 years died after only a few months retirement. He was a Ph.D. in Biology, did differential equations for relaxation, read post-modern theory and poetry, and had a bad habit of buying the same books twice because he forgot he had them. He was also like a father to me, and, except for my dad, the nicest man I knew. I will miss him calling me "Son."

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11-13-2017 , 08:20 PM

#177

REDeYeS00

always sloppy

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 22,789

langlois? love that stretch of lower oregon. hard to go wrong with places named fourmile, denmark and sixes....oh, can't forget pistol river to the south.

11-13-2017 , 08:22 PM

#178

REDeYeS00

always sloppy

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 22,789

sorry to hear it John.

yet another reminder for us to live it while we got it, 'cause who knows when the time comes that we won't.

11-13-2017 , 08:28 PM

#179

John Cole

Lounge Nighthawk

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 18,197

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Originally Posted by REDeYeS88

sorry to hear it John.

yet another reminder for us to live it while we got it, 'cause who knows when the time comes that we won't.

Thanks, RED. I'm trying. Will be in New Orleans in two weeks for yet another conference, and I hear that town has a few bars and some good food.

It's Fall Out, Boys (And Girls); LC Thread

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11-13-2017 , 09:38 PM

#180

biggerboat

you're gonna need one

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 48,486

Heeeeeeee's baaaacckkkk!!!

11-13-2017 , 11:05 PM

#181

Ray Zee

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 17,920

finally its been two whole days.

11-13-2017 , 11:18 PM

#182

REDeYeS00

always sloppy

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 22,789

prepare for the incoming flood of puns.

11-13-2017 , 11:28 PM

#183

katyseagull

mortified by a dream

Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 18,379

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Originally Posted by kioshk

Right back atcha, Katy. You'll still have kioshk to kick around for a good long while! (see Nixon '62)

Well thank god. And do not go and get yourself banished again.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kioshk

Thus spaetzle Zarathustra.

How can gregorio not see the beauty that is kioshk?

11-14-2017 , 12:11 AM

#184

Zeno

Le Misanthrope

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 22,372

I'll be at the Langlois thing this Friday, Ray. Saw all the notices but thanks for the heads up.

Langlois is great. B&B Farm supply run by two old ladies. Spoon restaurant. And a year ago an old musician started a coffee shop and roasts his own coffee. Good stuff. And the Langlois store sells $5 growlers of beer. Its a virtual Valhalla.

11-14-2017 , 04:22 AM

#185

R*R

I wish I was Einstein

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,753

Quote:

Originally Posted by katyseagull

Well thank god. And do not go and get yourself banished again.

How can gregorio not see the beauty that is kioshk?

gregorio sees all......

11-14-2017 , 08:23 AM

#186

kioshk

Nixonian

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 92,839

Quote:

Originally Posted by biggerboat

Heeeeeeee's baaaacckkkk!!!

My fellow pog refugee! Bigger, you know I still talk to McAvoy on Skype. He's out in Midland now working as a "roustabout" on oil rigs, raising his kids and whatnot. We talk a lot about country music, which he knows surprisingly well for someone born in Canada. Still drinking a little too much, it's safe to say!

11-14-2017 , 06:08 PM

#187

Zeno

Le Misanthrope

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 22,372

Nixon's the One.

Button

Welcome Back, Kioshk.

11-14-2017 , 07:11 PM

#188

kioshk

Nixonian

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 92,839

Thanks, Zeno!

11-15-2017 , 02:24 AM

#189

diebitter

Grotesquely Handsome

Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 65,711

11-15-2017 , 02:44 AM

#190

Ray Zee

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 17,920

two canadian real old time singers i like are stompin tom conners and wilf carter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx_-mmBtMUM

11-15-2017 , 02:55 AM

#191

leavesofliberty

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 6,296

Welcome back kioshk.

11-15-2017 , 03:58 AM

#192

kioshk

Nixonian

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 92,839

tyty, diebitter and leavesofliberty.

11-15-2017 , 10:46 AM

#193

biggerboat

you're gonna need one

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 48,486

Quote:

Originally Posted by kioshk

Midland!!!??? Holy moley, that's the armpit of Texas. Tell him hi for me. I miss his wacky drunken posting. The glory days of POG, I tell ya.

11-15-2017 , 07:03 PM

#194

John Cole

Lounge Nighthawk

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 18,197

I have a dear friend who believes ghosts exist. In fact, two people last night mentioned they felt a strange presence on the third floor of a home we were in last night. I read that over 40% of Americans believe in ghosts, and more Brits believe in ghosts than in God.

For some reason, I suspect few here do. But I thought I would check.

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11-15-2017 , 07:22 PM

#195

mrbaseball

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 13,093

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Cole

11-15-2017 , 07:54 PM

#196

Phat Mack

Twat-Waffle

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 11,961

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Cole

I've seen ghosts but don't believe in them. They're sort of like beauty -- I've seen beauty but can't buy a pound of it at the supermarket. And also like beauty, they exist only in the eye of the beholder.

11-15-2017 , 07:54 PM

#197

Zeno

Le Misanthrope

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 22,372

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Cole

I have a dear friend who believes ghosts exist. In fact, two people last night mentioned they felt a strange presence on the third floor of a home we were in last night. I read that over 40% of Americans believe in ghosts, and more Brits believe in ghosts than in God.

For some reason, I suspect few here do. But I thought I would check.

Brits are crazy, you can't believe anything they say. And Americas are crazier.

I don't worry much about ghosts or gods or God or believe in such rot. They have inspired some great and not-so-great literature and art and music.

11-15-2017 , 07:58 PM

#198

Zeno

Le Misanthrope

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 22,372

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phat Mack

I've seen ghosts but don't believe in them. They're sort of like beauty -- I've seen beauty but can't buy a pound of it at the supermarket. And also like beauty, they exist only in the eye of the beholder.

Have you checked a Walmart Superstore? They have everything!