FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

Mary Ann, any day of the week.

[frankrickard]

Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. "Mankind." That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it's fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom... Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution... but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight!" We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!

[BDB]

There's a pretty cool event that happens every 4th of July on the lake I live on. It's a boat parade made up of roughly 75 units, mostly pontoons.

People owning pontoons tend to be older, professional people that have enough coin to live on the lake. They decorate their boats up in red, white and blue or whatever and putz along from one end of the lake to the other.

Everybody knows it's coming so the docks are filled with people to watch.

Well yesterday the flippin' DNR decides to stop every 3rd boat to check for life jackets, totally disjointing the parade. This on the day that we celebrate our independence.

These 2 yahoos were not "doing their job." They were harassing people that were showing no signs of doing anything wrong. These were the same 2 that pulled me over last 4th scaring my little girl into asking me "Daddy, are we going to jail?"

It just seems wrong to me. Thanks for letting me vent.

On the lighter side, one group had made their pontoon into the Titanic and a guy was standing in the front with his arms wide open yelling "I'm the king of the world!" 

[finsleft]

Happy Fourth of July to all the MIAC. Don't blow up anything you might need later!

What about your inflatable date?

[finsleft]

BDB-
That is just plain wrong. I would complain to the enforcement division of your DNR. I don't know who's training some of these young gestapo, but what ever happened to protect and serve? Used to be they'd see their duty as being around and, if they spot a violation, deal with it. Nowadays, it seems more like try to trip people up, as if to fulfill some sort of merit badge requirement.
They can't just pull people over in cars without probable cause, what gives 'em the right on the water?

[BDB]

We went to a few of our friends docks/parties around the lake yesterday and everyone was talking about it.

I'm sure someone is going to do some bitching.

[tmerton]

We went to a few of our friends docks/parties around the lake yesterday and everyone was talking about it.

I'm sure someone is going to do some bitching.

Bitching won't do it, BDB - you need some muscle, some lawyer muscle.  Fins, you're admitted in Wiscy aren't you?

[sumander]

BDB, Sounds like someone was on a power trip!

[finsleft]

We went to a few of our friends docks/parties around the lake yesterday and everyone was talking about it.

I'm sure someone is going to do some bitching.

Bitching won't do it, BDB - you need some muscle, some lawyer muscle.  Fins, you're admitted in Wiscy aren't you?

No, tmerts, I'm not. But thanks for the opening I needed to toss in a little lawyerly Latin: I would need to be admitted pro hoc vice.

There, that always makes me feel important. 8)

[sumander]

We went to a few of our friends docks/parties around the lake yesterday and everyone was talking about it.

I'm sure someone is going to do some bitching.

Bitching won't do it, BDB - you need some muscle, some lawyer muscle.  Fins, you're admitted in Wiscy aren't you?

No, tmerts, I'm not. But thanks for the opening I needed to toss in a little lawyerly Latin: I would need to be admitted pro hoc vice.

There, that always makes me feel important. 8)

That sounds like something you would get arrested for rather than admitted!

[BDB]

pro hoc vice? 

Sounds like the korean version of COPS. 

I always bust son of BDB's butt when we watch COPS by telling his sister that in a few years we'll be watching your brother on this show, but he won't be one of the cops! 

[finsleft]

I suppose I should first learn how to spell it. It's actually pro hac vice.

[tmerton]

I suppose I should first learn how to spell it. It's actually pro hac vice.

Shouldn't be any trouble with that, Fins.  After all, we're talking about a state that doesn't even require in-state grads to take the bar exam!   I suspect the judges will be too embarrassed to admit they don't know what it means and simply grant your motion.

[sumander]

I suppose I should first learn how to spell it. It's actually pro hac vice.

Kinda like a designated hitter!!

[finsleft]

I suppose the judges will only care that I follow the rules of decorum and wear a necktie