Outing Canoerebel

[treespider]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: JohnDillworth

Hey now... no need to start pickin on us Mountaineers.

Sorry, you can just substitute Arkansas for West Virginia. Anybody from Arkansas out there?

You mean like "How do you compliment your date if she's from Arkansas? Hey, nice tooth!"

She might have lost them in a motorcycle accident.

[crsutton]

ORIGINAL: tocaff

But even though SJ lives north of the river he lives in the Land Down Under so that would make him from the Deep South.

I live in South America making all of you Yankees.  [:'(]

You mean "Yankee Imperialist Dogs?" [;)]

[Cribtop]

ORIGINAL: SierraJuliet

Touche Grafin. I’ve worn blue most of my working life and have never before given thought to how that could link me those Yankees.[X(] How am I meant to gain the trust of Canoerebel and his merry band of southerners if they see me as a representative of the Union?

Thanks for the rescue Todd. There is plenty to be said for living south of the equator. I do, however, live in a northern state but in the south of that state. Now I’m confused. There wasn’t a neutral state in that war was there. If there was I could align myself with them and remain aloof to all this southern/northern brotherly love. Guess there was no in between was there. Perhaps it is best to look to my mostly German heritage for my inspiration.

That would be Kentucky, a nice place to live from what I've heard. Not so much brotherly love though. There was recently a national news story over here where two older gentlemen from Kentucky undergoing kidney dialysis at the same facility figured out they were fans of rival college basketball teams about to play for the national title. They actually came out of the dialysis chairs (presumably still attached to the machines) and got in a fist fight. The police had to brought in to restore order. [:D]

[treespider]

ORIGINAL: Cribtop

ORIGINAL: SierraJuliet

Touche Grafin. I’ve worn blue most of my working life and have never before given thought to how that could link me those Yankees.[X(] How am I meant to gain the trust of Canoerebel and his merry band of southerners if they see me as a representative of the Union?

Thanks for the rescue Todd. There is plenty to be said for living south of the equator. I do, however, live in a northern state but in the south of that state. Now I’m confused. There wasn’t a neutral state in that war was there. If there was I could align myself with them and remain aloof to all this southern/northern brotherly love. Guess there was no in between was there. Perhaps it is best to look to my mostly German heritage for my inspiration.

That would be Kentucky, a nice place to live from what I've heard. Not so much brotherly love though. There was recently a national news story over here where two older gentlemen from Kentucky undergoing kidney dialysis at the same facility figured out they were fans of rival college basketball teams about to play for the national title. They actually came out of the dialysis chairs (presumably still attached to the machines) and got in a fist fight. The police had to brought in to restore order. [:D]

Don't get me started on kentuckians ...yet to meet one who wasn't an _______.

[rockmedic109]

Who likes to fight more? Irishman? Scotsman? Kentuckian?

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin

ORIGINAL: crsutton

ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin

Hmmm I am from SOUTH Germany if that counts [:D]

Cool! Did your family own any slaves[:D]?

I own one myself, we call it husband here. So yes ma and grandma had a slave also Hmmm maybe I should plant cotton o.O

After the weekend I just spend staining and sealing our wooden deck, hauling and spreading 34 bags of mulch, and planting over 2 dozen plants and flowers - all at the command of my owner, I found your post hilarious, Grafin! [:D]

[Grfin Zeppelin]

ORIGINAL: USS America


After the weekend I just spend staining and sealing our wooden deck, hauling and spreading 34 bags of mulch, and planting over 2 dozen plants and flowers - all at the command of my owner, I found your post hilarious, Grafin! [:D]

Hahahaha [:)]

[SierraJuliet]

ORIGINAL: Cribtop

ORIGINAL: SierraJuliet

Touche Grafin. I’ve worn blue most of my working life and have never before given thought to how that could link me those Yankees.[X(] How am I meant to gain the trust of Canoerebel and his merry band of southerners if they see me as a representative of the Union?

Thanks for the rescue Todd. There is plenty to be said for living south of the equator. I do, however, live in a northern state but in the south of that state. Now I’m confused. There wasn’t a neutral state in that war was there. If there was I could align myself with them and remain aloof to all this southern/northern brotherly love. Guess there was no in between was there. Perhaps it is best to look to my mostly German heritage for my inspiration.

That would be Kentucky, a nice place to live from what I've heard. Not so much brotherly love though. There was recently a national news story over here where two older gentlemen from Kentucky undergoing kidney dialysis at the same facility figured out they were fans of rival college basketball teams about to play for the national title. They actually came out of the dialysis chairs (presumably still attached to the machines) and got in a fist fight. The police had to brought in to restore order. [:D]

Kentucky you say. I’ve had rather a liking to visit Montana simply based on Captain Borodin’s remark to Captain Ramius that he would like to live there. A long, long, way from the Deep South but would anyone like to comment on the virtues of Montana.

[Cuttlefish]

ORIGINAL: SierraJuliet
Kentucky you say. I’ve had rather a liking to visit Montana simply based on Captain Borodin’s remark to Captain Ramius that he would like to live there. A long, long, way from the Deep South but would anyone like to comment on the virtues of Montana.

I don't live in Montana - very few people do - but I will comment on its virtues. The western half of the state is rugged and mountainous and beautiful. The eastern half of the state is a vast and empty prairie. Montana is called the Big Sky Country and especially in the east the sky really does seem somehow vast. Even today it is almost intimidating if you drive through it on secondary highways. How the early pioneers and settlers crossed it is beyond me.

The state is also home to the Little Bighorn battlefield. It's worth a visit. The land has not changed a great deal from when the battle was fought and, for me at least, it was one of the most haunting and evocative battlefield sites I have ever visited.

[SierraJuliet]

Thanks Cuttlefish. I'm sold. You do a great publicity blurb as well as AARs.

[Blackhorse]

I'll second Cuttlefish's remarks. I worked on a highway project in Western Montana -- US 93, stretching from Idaho to the Canadian border. "Rugged, mountainous and beautiful" and still achingly empty in long stretches.

I traveled with Montanans from various state agencies from all over the state. Over dinner/drinks one night they got into a good-natured wrangle over which part of Montana was most beautiful. Finally, one of them said, "Butte -- in your rear view mirror" and won accord.

Butte is an old mining town in the Montana flatlands. Its landscape is dominated by giant slagheaps from mostly abandoned mines that overlook the city. So apparently not every inch of Montana is a natural paradise.

ORIGINAL: Cuttlefish

ORIGINAL: SierraJuliet
Kentucky you say. I’ve had rather a liking to visit Montana simply based on Captain Borodin’s remark to Captain Ramius that he would like to live there. A long, long, way from the Deep South but would anyone like to comment on the virtues of Montana.

I don't live in Montana - very few people do - but I will comment on its virtues. The western half of the state is rugged and mountainous and beautiful. The eastern half of the state is a vast and empty prairie. Montana is called the Big Sky Country and especially in the east the sky really does seem somehow vast. Even today it is almost intimidating if you drive through it on secondary highways. How the early pioneers and settlers crossed it is beyond me.

The state is also home to the Little Bighorn battlefield. It's worth a visit. The land has not changed a great deal from when the battle was fought and, for me at least, it was one of the most haunting and evocative battlefield sites I have ever visited.

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: SierraJuliet

ORIGINAL: Cribtop

ORIGINAL: SierraJuliet

Touche Grafin. I’ve worn blue most of my working life and have never before given thought to how that could link me those Yankees.[X(] How am I meant to gain the trust of Canoerebel and his merry band of southerners if they see me as a representative of the Union?

Thanks for the rescue Todd. There is plenty to be said for living south of the equator. I do, however, live in a northern state but in the south of that state. Now I’m confused. There wasn’t a neutral state in that war was there. If there was I could align myself with them and remain aloof to all this southern/northern brotherly love. Guess there was no in between was there. Perhaps it is best to look to my mostly German heritage for my inspiration.

That would be Kentucky, a nice place to live from what I've heard. Not so much brotherly love though. There was recently a national news story over here where two older gentlemen from Kentucky undergoing kidney dialysis at the same facility figured out they were fans of rival college basketball teams about to play for the national title. They actually came out of the dialysis chairs (presumably still attached to the machines) and got in a fist fight. The police had to brought in to restore order. [:D]

Kentucky you say. I’ve had rather a liking to visit Montana simply based on Captain Borodin’s remark to Captain Ramius that he would like to live there. A long, long, way from the Deep South but would anyone like to comment on the virtues of Montana.

It's amazingly beautiful if you like mountains. I've been through a couple of times and spent one night there on vacation.

[vettim89]

It occured to me that this thread has failed in it purpose. I think the reaon is that CR is afraid the truth about him will be revealed.

Job: Undercover agent monitoring anti-government cells in the South
Age: irrelevant
Residence: Primary: New Haven, CN Secondary: North Georgia
Family: Government provided wife and sons to help keep his cover
Education: George Bush Center for Intelligence
Work: Dept of Homeland Security
Favorite Quote: "Every time I visit the South, I cannot beleive it took the North four years to win the Civil War"
Reading: Sherman, William T., Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman

(let's see if that stirs the pot)

[Schanilec]

ORIGINAL: Cuttlefish

ORIGINAL: SierraJuliet
Kentucky you say. I’ve had rather a liking to visit Montana simply based on Captain Borodin’s remark to Captain Ramius that he would like to live there. A long, long, way from the Deep South but would anyone like to comment on the virtues of Montana.

I don't live in Montana - very few people do - but I will comment on its virtues. The western half of the state is rugged and mountainous and beautiful. The eastern half of the state is a vast and empty prairie. Montana is called the Big Sky Country and especially in the east the sky really does seem somehow vast. Even today it is almost intimidating if you drive through it on secondary highways. How the early pioneers and settlers crossed it is beyond me.

The state is also home to the Little Bighorn battlefield. It's worth a visit. The land has not changed a great deal from when the battle was fought and, for me at least, it was one of the most haunting and evocative battlefield sites I have ever visited.

Stay in North Dakota. Custer was healthy when he left.[;)]

[Gridley380]

Since someone brought up Montana, I feel obligated to remind my fellow forumites that it is the only one of the states in CONUS that hasn't had a (commissioned) battleship named for it.

Also, even in Massachusetts the Confederate reenactors often outnumbered the Federals. I wonder if there is a large overlap between Yankees who play Confederates in ACW reenacting and Americans who play the Japanese in WITP?

I am happy to have provided your useless trivia of the day.

[vettim89]

ORIGINAL: Gridley380

Since someone brought up Montana, I feel obligated to remind my fellow forumites that it is the only one of the states in CONUS that hasn't had a (commissioned) battleship named for it.

Also, even in Massachusetts the Confederate reenactors often outnumbered the Federals. I wonder if there is a large overlap between Yankees who play Confederates in ACW reenacting and Americans who play the Japanese in WITP?

I am happy to have provided your useless trivia of the day.

Well technically USS Alaska was a CB not a BB. Montana does have this:

Montana

[Cribtop]

Montana is one of the prettiest places I've seen. We vacationed at a fancy lodge in Whitefish, Montana and hit Glacier National Park for hiking.

Note if want to live there - we went in Summer. Winter there is a bear according to the locals.

[Sakai007]

Good grief!!! I am as yankee as yankee gets. This used to be Massachusetts but now we are properly known as the State of Maine!!! That's right, where the 20th Maine hailed from at Gettysburg. They get a lot of press, but it's the 4th Maine that you reb types learned to respect from Bull Run to Appomatox (plz forgive spelling, am distracted) I did a ton of research into my states contributions to the Civil War. Joshua Chamberlain lived ten miles up the road in Brunswick, as Dean of Bowdoin College. Many of the men who served in the 20th and 4th hailed from Augusta to Portland. The City of Bath (here where I am) fielded a single company attached to the 4th called the Grey's. Heh, all this Civil War talk gets me all excited, signing off!

[John 3rd]

The USS Montana (NCC-_______) of Star Trek. WE all KNOW if it is in Trek then it HAS to be real!

[jeffk3510]

I know everything I need to know about Dan.

He's a fine southern gentleman.

[8D]