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| Matatk | Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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Good Morning CGs!
I hate this weather. It's supposed to be a high of 43 today. How is that possible? It was 80 two days ago. I'd even take the 50 from yesterday. Ugh. I want summer! Dropped the block off last night along with a nice chunk of change to get things started. I ended up talking to the owner for quite some time afterwards. Nice guy. He chuckled at me a bit because I kept telling him every chance that I got that he was welcome to knock a couple bucks off a price and give me a discount  But he's very knowledgeable and said he's gonna take care of this. OK, I trust him.Hope everyone has a great day! Matthew |
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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I'd bet he hears that almost daily. It's not like gearheads are gonna walk in and say; I've got a pocket full of cash and the skies the limit. Build me a monster. Wish I could though. My wife amazes me. She has tenacity and motivation that most men don't have. She's up at the crack of dawn and out the door dragging her foot. I should say her foot is dragging her. I 've got a couple of minor chores to do then I'll go out and check on her. I've got two small trailers I need to scrape, brush, prime and paint. Sounds like a load of fun. Have a great day gang. |
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| djxib | Re: Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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Another day on the road for me. So far this week I have seen Toronto, Winnipeg, Minneapolis and Dallas. Jackson this afternoon, home to ATL tomorrow afternoon. Anyone seen "Up in the Air"?
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| itlgo2 | Re: Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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Chilly here In the St louis area, albeit sunny, in to open the store and work until only 3pm. then off to golf league, opening night, i am hoping my back doesn't regress. Worked on the ZR1 yesterday, will finish her up on friday, i am planning on coming up early sat. to Curtis's house. Curt? could you let them know i'm coming?? Or let me know what to do? Have a wonderful day ... Guru's. Every day is a Present. |
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| pianoguy | Re: Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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Howdy! I took Mrs. Pianoguy to see Bon Jovi last night. I've never been much of a fan, but her iPod has 2 categories - Bon Jovi and Other Stuff, and she'd never seen them live. So I ponied up more money than I've ever spent on a concert or likely ever will again (barring a miraculous Beatles reunion) and hoped for the best.
I have to say, they put on a great show - the sound was excellent, they played well, were very engaging and seemed to be having a good time. I thought they rocked "Keep The Faith" particularly hard. He made an effort to get around to all parts of the stage to make sure even the folks in the cheap seats had a good view, and they also had a runway out into the crowd to get closer to the unwashed swooning masses. They had a most impressive video system - well over 200 motorized panels that constantly changed configuration - it was very cool. I don't think anybody sat down for the duration, and I have never heard an audience sing along louder - whatever his formula is, the ladies love it. He's a money machine - lines at all the souvenir stands were very long. Mrs. Pianoguy thoroughly enjoyed it, except for the gal sitting next to her who shrieked into her ear all night. I'm hoping the day passes quickly so I can get home and take a nap - I was up past my bedtime :-P |
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| teebee | Re: Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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Morning, sounds like everyone has things in line. I got all my paperwork sent in to the KPERS retirement office yesterday. Today we are hosting a middle school track meet and I have to work the girls discus. Hopefully it will be over quickly.
We had the grandsons last night and the two younger ones didn't want to go to bed, and guess what, they didn't want to get up this morning, so it was a battle...especially the youngest one (5). |
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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| bastet44 | Re: Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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Word of the Day for Thursday, April 8, 2010
interlard \in-tuhr-LARD\, transitive verb: To insert between; to mix or mingle; especially, to introduce something foreign or irrelevant into; as, "to interlard a conversation with oaths or allusions." |
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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What does a fathead have between his ears? Interlard
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| Curtis1974 | Re: Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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Keith, We will all go together and there is no need to preregister. In fact you don't have to register at all to park in the show. If you want the car judged then you can register. I rarely preregister as you never know what the weather will do and I would hate to be out the money if the weather sucks. There will be about six cars leaving from my house and going to the show which includes you. The show is less than two miles from my house. |
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| pianoguy | Re: Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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I forgot to mention one of the highlights of our evening last night at the concert. Before the show started, a guy came down the steps carrying a couple of beverages and a plate of hot dogs. He ran into a gaggle of women near our row and had to stop there. As he stood there, the flimsy paper plate decided to give way, and his hot dogs splatted on the floor, meat side down. He had to wait for a bit before he had room to stoop down and pick them up - he just kind of smooshed them, leaving a big smear of ketchup and mustard on the steps. We watched him as he went to sit down a few rows in front of us - my wife said, "I bet he eats them." He did.
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| Matatk | Re: Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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Tommy was walking down the beach with his shirt off. A pretty young girl walked by so Tommy sucked interlard to give himself a flat belly.  |
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Posted on: 2010/4/8 22:49
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| Matatk | Re: Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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Sounds like you had a good time, Brad. Funny stuff about the hot dogs. Guy probably figured "These mf's were $7 each!"
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Posted on: 2010/4/8 22:50
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| Matatk | Re: Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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Actually, no. He builds some like $30,000-40,000 engines! He said guys may be on a budget, but guys spend a lot for his motors. He was telling me about one guy that kept adding crap...stroke it..then forge it...then blow it...total was like $43,000 along with some cage work. He does a lot of drag racer stuff, too. Matthew |
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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| BillH | Re: Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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SBC race motors (semi-Pro) have been in that range for a long time (no blower). Especially the circle track stuff. I've been in shops that build only race motors 15 years ago that were at $35k. It's called "Cubic Dollars"  |
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| vetteblondie | Re: Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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I can't imagine a $40,000 motor, but I'm quite sure I'd like one if I had it....
Didn't know Bon Jovi played anymore? But, then again, around here at Tunica, seems all those old bands from high school are coming back out of their retirement homes...... Not to elaborate, but I had a crappy day today. Every minute of it till I got home. My ENTIRE day sucked, pissed off everyone, worked late, vette wouldn't start and already had it dusted off top out and crap, and came home to a box with two containers of chocolate covered macadamias from a friend from Cali. Very sweet indeed! Except my ass will now be too big to fit in the vette seats, but oh well.... they're great tasting! |
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| pianoguy | Re: Thursday Chat 04.08.10 | ||
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VB, Bon Jovi was #21 on the celebrity earnings list last year at $50 million, and their 2008 tour brought in $170 million. The boy is building himself quite a nest egg. BTW, I have a hunch that a few chocolates aren't gonna hurt a bit - enjoy ;-)
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