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2004-03-17

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2004-03-17 10:16:14 AM|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1756 views since 2007-05-07] Top

1 Part of the new "Tweaks for Twerps" policy, eh, Fred?

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-3-17 10:40:35 AM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2004-3-17 10:40:35 AM|| Front Page Top

2 Hey Fred - what do you think about a "Rantburg Convention"? Guest speakers like you, Old Spook and some of the more prominent posters. Just an idea...

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2004-3-17 10:53:17 AM|| 2004-3-17 10:53:17 AM|| Front Page Top

3 Sam:

Lovely idea, especially if the supply of adult beverages and seafood is abundant. We could call it the "Rantburg Chamber of Commerce" or some such.

Posted by Mike 2004-3-17 11:02:19 AM|| 2004-3-17 11:02:19 AM|| Front Page Top

4 Yeah - I was thinking we could have it somewhere where plane tickets are cheap from just about anywhere (ie Vegas or Daytona).

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2004-3-17 11:07:53 AM|| 2004-3-17 11:07:53 AM|| Front Page Top

5 I'd prefer east of the Mississippi to elsewhere (don't fly, drive) but put me down as interested, too.

Posted by Old Grouch 2004-3-17 11:24:31 AM|| 2004-3-17 11:24:31 AM|| Front Page Top

6 I'm down for it myself. And there is nowhere to fly or stay cheaper than Oklahoma City, where I live.

Posted by badanov 2004-3-17 11:42:29 AM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2004-3-17 11:42:29 AM|| Front Page Top

7 I go for OK City myself. I'm in the DFW area!

While I haven't posted, yet, I am good for the odd pithy comment now and then! 8-)

-AR

Posted by Analog Roam 2004-3-17 12:06:39 PM|| 2004-3-17 12:06:39 PM|| Front Page Top

8 Fred, is the Boris that just posted on the Natasha and Borispost, the one that you are trying to ban?

Posted by Super Hose 2004-3-17 12:07:32 PM|| 2004-3-17 12:07:32 PM|| Front Page Top

9 Fred is the S. List a Ranburg public document?

Posted by Shipman 2004-3-17 12:34:40 PM|| 2004-3-17 12:34:40 PM|| Front Page Top

10 The only people on the poop list are Eleano, Boris and Stevey. It's not like I'm banning people left and right...

Posted by Fred 2004-3-17 12:41:19 PM|| 2004-3-17 12:41:19 PM|| Front Page Top

11 A "Rantburg Convention" would be a hoot. Go for it.

Posted by Dave D. 2004-3-17 12:42:45 PM|| 2004-3-17 12:42:45 PM|| Front Page Top

12 It's a great idea! I'm in California but I'll fly out to join the rest of you guys NP!

Posted by Secret Master 2004-3-17 12:50:43 PM|| [www.budgetwarrior.com] 2004-3-17 12:50:43 PM|| Front Page Top

13 Vegas,I could drive there.

Posted by Raptor 2004-3-17 2:24:01 PM|| 2004-3-17 2:24:01 PM|| Front Page Top

14 St. George Island FL... got a new bridge and the whitting can be caught in the surf by anyone. (even me).

Posted by Shipman 2004-3-17 2:30:02 PM|| 2004-3-17 2:30:02 PM|| Front Page Top

15 Two comments: OKC I can make (12-hour drive - I, too, don't fly - noise problems). Second, the Colorado Mountain Division of the North American Militia is available to support you against your "treason" charges. (Recruits welcome - but the training regimen is tough. You HAVE to climb at least one 14er - using your own legs.)

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-3-17 2:35:32 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-3-17 2:35:32 PM|| Front Page Top

16 die troll die

Posted by Unmutual 2004-3-17 2:56:47 PM|| 2004-3-17 2:56:47 PM|| Front Page Top

17 We can't have the convention until we agree on a t-shirt design! I want my damn t-shirt!

Posted by Dar 2004-3-17 3:02:02 PM|| 2004-3-17 3:02:02 PM|| Front Page Top

18 The ONLY proper place for a Rantburg convention is Wheelus :-)

Posted by Steve White 2004-3-17 3:16:05 PM|| 2004-3-17 3:16:05 PM|| Front Page Top

19 Berkeley. We must have the Rantburg convention in Berkeley.

Posted by Secret Master 2004-3-17 3:33:23 PM|| [www.budgetwarrior.com] 2004-3-17 3:33:23 PM|| Front Page Top

20 Seafarious suggested Baltimore, a beer joint called The Horse You Rode in On. We've been talking about it since December.

I'll work on the tee-shirts.

Posted by Fred 2004-3-17 3:49:27 PM|| 2004-3-17 3:49:27 PM|| Front Page Top

21 I, too, will be driving but I'd drive a long time from Texas to meet up with this distinguished company! ;-)

Posted by Jen 2004-3-17 4:05:47 PM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2004-3-17 4:05:47 PM|| Front Page Top

22 I'd have to drive up from Texas as well. It's been a while since I've been on the east.

Posted by Lil Dhimmi 2004-3-17 4:08:19 PM|| 2004-3-17 4:08:19 PM|| Front Page Top

23 Here's a link for The Horse You Rode In On. Fred and I have been chatting very informally about this; how 'bout all you East Coast Rantburgers drop me a line and we'll see if we can work something up. Posters, commenters, and lurkers welcome! (I know there's lurkers, I see 213 people online even as I type!) seafarious@yahoo.com

Posted by Seafarious 2004-3-17 4:19:15 PM|| 2004-3-17 4:19:15 PM|| Front Page Top

24 Baltimore would be feasible; I'm in Philly.

Posted by Dave D. 2004-3-17 4:26:56 PM|| 2004-3-17 4:26:56 PM|| Front Page Top

25 With the US$ so low versus the Euro, can we expect some European friends to show up?

Posted by Rafael 2004-3-17 4:30:40 PM|| 2004-3-17 4:30:40 PM|| Front Page Top

26 Show up? Hell I'm expecting TGA to underwrite the bar bill (Cherman Gravy you see :). Wheelus is the natural.

Posted by Shipman 2004-3-17 5:32:36 PM|| 2004-3-17 5:32:36 PM|| Front Page Top

27 Baltimore! I was born there, haven't been back in too many years. Count me in - I'll drive up from Richmond and probably bring a like-minded friend.

Never went to that bar (I was too young when we left) but it sounds like a hoot.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-3-17 7:09:42 PM|| 2004-3-17 7:09:42 PM|| Front Page Top

28 The Horse You Rode in On?
Wasn't that the joint the cops on "Homicide" owned? I know I saw it on one of the episodes. It's not a name you'd forget.

Posted by tu3031 2004-3-17 7:41:02 PM|| 2004-3-17 7:41:02 PM|| Front Page Top

29 Vegas is easier for me out here in the West.

Baltimore is a bit too close to a government facility around Laurel MD. [grin]

Posted by OldSpook 2004-3-17 8:43:48 PM|| 2004-3-17 8:43:48 PM|| Front Page Top

30 Lil Dhimmi and Jen - if we're going to Baltimore slow down in Ohio and I'll jump in. The highways through here should be a bit safer now.

Posted by Doc8404 2004-3-17 9:00:40 PM|| 2004-3-17 9:00:40 PM|| Front Page Top

31 Geez, somehow I prefer to think of you all as folks who have to stay anonymous and in hiding for important security reasons...

But Balmer's not too far from NYC.

Posted by someone 2004-3-17 9:32:01 PM|| 2004-3-17 9:32:01 PM|| Front Page Top

32 OK, Doc, we'll talk more later...
Someone, you may be onto something, however, particularly the hiding for security reasons.

Posted by Jen 2004-3-17 9:36:44 PM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2004-3-17 9:36:44 PM|| Front Page Top

33 Hmmm, it's only about 15 hours from Chicago to Baltimore. I'll be driving the turnpikes. Anyone need a lift?

Posted by Steve White 2004-3-17 9:37:04 PM|| 2004-3-17 9:37:04 PM|| Front Page Top

34 Geez, somehow I prefer to think of you all as folks who have to stay anonymous and in hiding for important security reasons...
AMDAY!!! Hey, Old Spook, he may be onto something. I'd better dig out 59-50 and take a look. Wouldn't want to give the guv'mint any unnecessary ideas... 8^)

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-3-17 9:38:48 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-3-17 9:38:48 PM|| Front Page Top

35 You guys figure out where you want to set up, preferably in a heavily guarded stockade. Then I will make a flight plan and bring myself down in Rantburg One.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-3-17 9:52:38 PM|| 2004-3-17 9:52:38 PM|| Front Page Top

36 I selfishly suggest Hussongs in Ensenada, Mexico. Stay here in San Diego (you already know about the weather), and if we get too drunk or broke, we can try and sneak back across the border for grins and giggles

Posted by Frank G 2004-3-17 9:57:28 PM|| 2004-3-17 9:57:28 PM|| Front Page Top

37 Baltimore's not to far from carolina, yeah, I could pull that op off.

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