FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[OzJohnnie]

Hi All, been gone for awhile after my surgery and still trying to get used to typing lefthanded.

Congratulations on your retirement and welcome back from the surgery.  Well wishes on your continued recovery.  And is typing the only thing you're struggling with left handed...

[OzJohnnie]

Do they play the game in Oz-land, Oz?  I suppose if the could play in tank tops and short shorts -- come to think of it, maybe that could be something.

Why, yes they do.  I've never been to a game, but I understand it's primarily American and Kanuck expats.

EDIT: And I just noticed that the league leader, the Melbourne Ice, play only about 15 minutes from my home.  I may have to stop in for the game tomorrow night (If I can get permission from the boss.  Joyous days ahead for you, Duffman.  Not long and you can be happy like the rest of us...).

[stanbob]

Well, since my return to Fairbanks from Rochester, er, no

Hi All, been gone for awhile after my surgery and still trying to get used to typing lefthanded.

Congratulations on your retirement and welcome back from the surgery.  Well wishes on your continued recovery.  And is typing the only thing you're struggling with left handed...

[janesvilleflash]

Stanbob- The bar you're talking about is Whistle Binkies....a bar I've enjoyed several times, but have always felt embarrassed when saying the name out loud.

[DuffMan]

Stanbob- The bar you're talking about is Whistle Binkies....a bar I've enjoyed several times, but have always felt embarrassed when saying the name out loud.

I loved Whistle Binkies when I lived in Crotchester.

[Rugman]

Shouldabeen, what were you doing meeting a young marine chick at a resort? You old dog you.

Experimenting   

....and why are you experimenting with my first mate?

No response needed.  Let's just move on.....

Congratulations to everyone to whom it applies!  Will give out the customary karma and head into work.  As of next week will have every Friday off, so looking forward to that.

[tmerton]

Do they play the game in Oz-land, Oz?  I suppose if the could play in tank tops and short shorts -- come to think of it, maybe that could be something.

Why, yes they do.  I've never been to a game, but I understand it's primarily American and Kanuck expats.

EDIT: And I just noticed that the league leader, the Melbourne Ice, play only about 15 minutes from my home.  I may have to stop in for the game tomorrow night (If I can get permission from the boss.  Joyous days ahead for you, Duffman.  Not long and you can be happy like the rest of us...).

And World Champions to boot (at least of Division II, Group B), beating other well known hockey powers China, Spain, Iceland, Mexico, and New Zealand.  Well, gotta start someplace.  Meanwhile, USA can't seem to get past the Fins - and that's without even having to face the famous Fins from St. Cloud.

Did someone say beer?  It was 101 here yesterday, setting all sorts of new heat records.  Decent beer weather though.

[retagent]

One of the guys I played Old Timers hockey with in VA had spent some time in Aussie-ville, and said he had some great times playing "Down Under." I guess he was still talking puck. He would have one of his old mates send some brew when we had a big event. My "Oldtimers" is kicking in, so maybe Oz can help. It was a beer with an off yellow can with some athlete kicking around some kind of ball an it.

[Rugman]

TC, what happened to the Twinkies?  They don't often drop a series at home.

[repete]

It wouldn't be MIAC PP if we didn't tie all of this GPS talk back to fishing...

My uncle/fishing outfitter picked up a Lowrance LCX-113C HD Sonar/GPS unit.  The thing is ridiculous--10.5 inch screen, full color display, just sick.  The best was the one foot contour chip he got for Minnesota and Lake of the Woods.  It was surprisingly accurate for Mille Lacs; I'll be interested to see how it works on LOTW this summer. 

Kinda crazy that a GPS can't find St. John's, but has no trouble finding a 26-foot-to-28-foot break on a mud flat on Mille Lacs.

Maybe if they stocked the Sag with more fish.....

This is awesome stuff. Love LOTW, including fall duck and grouse hunts (Awesome).

Does that card have the whole lake or just the Minny part?

We used to head 7 miles out of Morrison to Obabikon Bay area. In the ol', ol' days it was on a homemade pontoon powered by twin Evinrude 18s ... a ride so slow you could damn near troll.

[tmerton]

A father put his 3-year-old daughter to bed, told her a story and listened to her prayers, which ended by saying, "God bless Mommy, God bless Daddy, and God bless Grandma & good-bye Grandpa."

The father asked, "Why did you say good-bye Grandpa?" The little girl said,"I don't know, Daddy, it just seemed like the thing to do."

The next day Grandpa died. The father thought it was a strange coincidence.

A few months later the father put the girl to bed and listened to her prayers which went like this: "God bless Mommy, God Bless Daddy, and good-bye Grandma."

The next day the grandmother died. Oh my gosh, thought the father, this kid is in contact with the other side.

Several weeks later when the girl was going to bed the dad heard her say: "God bless Mommy & good-bye Daddy."

He practically went into shock. He couldn't sleep all night and got up at the crack of dawn to go to his office.  He was nervous as a cat all day, had lunch & watched the clock.

He figured if he could get by until midnight he would be okay. He felt safe in the office, so instead of going home at the end of the day he stayed there, drinking coffee, looking at his watch and jumping at every sound. Finally midnight arrived, he breathed a sigh of relief and went home. When he got home his wife said "I've never seen you work so late, what's the matter?"

"I don't want to talk about it," he said, "I've just spent the worst day of my life."

"You think you had a bad day," she said, "you'll never believe what happened to me. This morning my golf pro dropped dead in the middle of my lesson!"

[frankrickard]

Is there anything worse than sitting at work on a Friday afternoon like this when there are perfectly good golf courses sitting open right now?

[tmerton]

But he was just trying to keep warm!  The flight was going to Canada after all.

[finsleft]

Is there anything worse than sitting at work on a Friday afternoon like this when there are perfectly good golf courses sitting open right now?

Well put, Frank! Speaking of golf, it looks like SJU is tightening its grip on 4th place in the tourney.


BLIND MAN IN A BIKER BAR

A blind man wanders into an all Girls Biker Bar by mistake. He finds his way to a bar stool and orders some coffee. After sitting there for awhile, he yells to the waiter, 'Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?' The bar immediately falls absolutely silent. In a very deep, husky voice, the woman next to him says, 'Before you tell that joke, sir, I think it's only fair, given that you're blind, that you should know five things:
1) The bartender is a blonde girl with a baseball bat.
2) The bouncer is a blonde girl.
3) I'm a 6 foot tall, 175 lb. blonde woman with a black belt in karate.
4) The woman sitting next to me is blonde and a professional weight lifter.
5) The lady to your right is blonde and a professional wrestler.
Now, think about it seriously Mister, do you still wanna tell that joke?

The blind man thinks for a second, shakes his head, and mutters,
'No, not if I'm gonna have to explain it five times.'

[oldtimefan]

Is there anything worse than sitting at work on a Friday afternoon like this when there are perfectly good golf courses sitting open right now?

Well put, Frank! Speaking of golf, it looks like SJU is tightening its grip on 4th place in the tourney.


Actually, I like their chances to win the thing right now. They are only a few strokes out of first and have played more holes than the leader. Palingo with a 31 on the back 9.