tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post8418669262793571551..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: Reading The TimesBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-33902310989212529662007-12-15T16:17:00.000-07:002007-12-15T16:17:00.000-07:00Jay said: I also scored a 7, well, actually the s...Jay said: <I>I also scored a 7, well, actually the score SAID 6...</I><BR/><BR/>Tough quiz, wasn't it? I felt like I needed a beer after I took it. There's always Shiner (of some sort) in my fridge...<I>always</I>. And I hear Lou keeps it in hers, too...so you should be well-supplied!<BR/><BR/>Cynthia: I agree...the times were much more innocent, back then. But...it might be the power of hindsight, and all that. We didn't much think the period was all that innocent, at the time, "Duck and Cover" being just one example.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-38208485606813352782007-12-15T13:00:00.000-07:002007-12-15T13:00:00.000-07:00Great story about Arfons - I had a cousin who used...Great story about Arfons - I had a cousin who used to follow the races on the flats - brings backs some great memories from the age of innocence.Flag Gazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659942646638490171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-19628643455441250582007-12-15T11:02:00.000-07:002007-12-15T11:02:00.000-07:00Uncle Buck, I also scored a 7, well, actually the...Uncle Buck, <BR/>I also scored a 7, well, actually the score SAID 6, but i mistakenly keyed FALSE when i knew the question to be TRUE. Oddly enough, it was probably the only question on the entire quiz i was certain about! Anyway, i'm more of a Murphy's Irish, Beamish, and Mackeson fan, you know, the DARKies! Of course, since i can't AFFORD those...i normally just drink Shiner (God bless'em every one!) or whatever i can find in MamaLou and Toby's icebox!The Friendly Neighborhood Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801966842022621248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-91694772082647668022007-12-15T10:55:00.000-07:002007-12-15T10:55:00.000-07:00Lou sez: ...they still read blogs and such on put...Lou sez: <I>...they still read blogs and such on putting jet engines in odd vehicles. Yikes!</I><BR/><BR/>Yikes is right! Reading this brought to mind <A HREF="http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1995-04.html" REL="nofollow">that ol' urban legend</A>...<BR/><BR/>Pat: I've been by the Bonneville Salt Flats exit several times while traveling I-80, but never stopped. I probably <I>should</I> have, but I always had some place to be that was more important. Well, more important at the time, anyway. Funny how time changes your perspective... But yeah...the Salt Flats is one of the more desolate places on earth.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-84870191473030445642007-12-15T09:01:00.000-07:002007-12-15T09:01:00.000-07:00Interesting that no one(the knee jerk media) had t...Interesting that no one(the knee jerk media) had the common sense to tell the Art Afrons story....you can bet your ass if it had been some common no talent skank like Madonna or Britney, they would have had wall-to-wall coverage for a month....I visited the Salt Flats on my way to Reno last year...talk about a desolate place....PRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429172501061105316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-15875953957779168232007-12-15T06:46:00.000-07:002007-12-15T06:46:00.000-07:00I love the Arfons story. Toby and Bo were wanting...I love the Arfons story. Toby and Bo were wanting to build a "locost" car a while back. That dream has ebbed a bit lately, but they still read blogs and such on putting jet engines in odd vehicles. Yikes!<BR/><BR/>I was a bit offended at the "Texan-style" remark at first, but maybe it refers to the "bigger in Texas" attitude - who knows.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.com