Posted on 04/27/2007 4:02:00 PM PDT by GOP_Raider
With the blessing of DollyCali, I will be your host for this, the NFL Draft weekend!
A certain percentage of you probably don't know me, and some of you do. So let me give you the crash course, impromptu introduction...
GOP_Raider, a distinguished and wise poster at Free Republic, is a senior fellow at the National Institute of Hitting It. He is the author of such wisecracks as "Does Ted Kennedy cure hangovers by never sobering up?" and "Annoying liberals before annoying liberals was cool." GOP_Raider is single and lives in a well-armed compound somewhere in the western United States.
So yeah, as I mentioned earlier it's NFL Draft weekend, feel free to humor me with anything draft related or any recent stories of all of your dating experiences, good or bad.
Thanks for having me!
True enough. However, I still remember the Raiders/49ers game in 2002 when Garcia almost singlehandedly beat us in overtime. My friends and I who were at that game kept wondering "WTH was that??? How the hell did we have no answer for that???"
Can you add me to the ping list?
will add you
the womin are beating down the doors GD2. what a catch
Hey, that's not true!! I don't have that many good eyes! ;)
You’d think they’d post why they’re behind bars in their profile...you would think.
here—i think...
Hey! I posted the thread kind of early tonight, since I’m at work and I wanted to see if I could do this without screwing it up. :)
well, it works...
My Date From Hell
Few years ago, I was sitting in my local watering hole, when the bartender looked out the window and said "It's the nut lady". I figured he was describing any one of a dozen assorted female patrons, so I didn't pay much attention. He called her over to introduce us since we both were near the same age (over the hill). He said "Bob, this is Sara, she owns the peanut vending machine". Now I knew why she was called "The Nut Lady". I bought TNL a coke, and we sat and talked. She was telling me all about vending machines and how lucrative they were. She told me she had some machines in a casino town about 100 miles away. I asked her if she wanted to go out to dinner the next time she went to the Casino town, and she agreed.
The Date from Hell Begins
Since it was a business/ pleasure trip, we decided to take her car. As we are getting into the car, she threw me the keys and said for me to drive. I hold the door for her, go around and get behind the seat. I put the key in the ignition and give it a twist. The radio was turned up to ear blasting level. I instinctively went for the knob, only to get my hand slapped. "DON'T TOUCH MY RADIO, I WILL DO IT!" says TNL. The date went down hill from there. We were not in the car 5 minutes when she starts scratching her back (I'm being kind here) and she said "Have you ever had shingles, Bob?" To really be kind, she was nervous, and I'm sure the shingles attack was caused by the nervousness. However, we had 100 miles to get to our dinner date, and another 100 miles back. The poor lady talked 2 hours, continuously. The only break I got was when I asked her if she had some peanuts to snack on. Well, as we planned, she dropped me off at the casino while she serviced her machines (about an hour) and then came back. We played at the casino for a little while then went to dinner. Now for the trip back... All the way back it was scratch her back, talk, and ....scratch, continuously. I stopped and got a local newspaper, so there was silence for about 5 minutes, while she read, and .....scratched. I was tempted to turn up the radio, to drown out the incessant talking, but I already had black and blue marks from the last time I tried to adjust the radio. Now I call this the date from Hell, but in reality, it was a typical date for me. And thinking about it, she was a nice lady, just nervous.
Interesting post...
Ouch...I’ve had shingles and they aren’t pleasant by any stretch of the imagination. Do you remember what kind of music she had playing?? Or just what exactly (besides nervousness and shingles) lead her to talk at a constant rate for 2 hours straight??
I’m pretty sure it was country music. As for the talking, It was obvious that it simply nerves. And truthfully, she would wind down, so I would ask another question and she was off again for another 15 minutes.
And I had fun, she was a nice lady, just simply not my type.
.....Bob
Did you know that there are only 49 contestants for the Miss Black America title? They couldn’t find anybody to wear the IDAHO one.
Here is another reason why Las Vegan can not host a professional team of any type:
Las Vegas mentality is geared toward winners, only. Even 2nd best will not do in Las Vegas. NASCAR is there simply because they have a winner every weekend, and the crowd is a mobile crowd, too.
Basketball trivia:
What NBA team does NOT play any regular season home games on Sunday? The Jazz. It makes sense, if you think about it... this state being religion based, most fans would not go to the games anyway if on Sunday.
.....Bob
Ha ha!!
Hi all. Just dropped by.
Since it’s a sports theme, here’s a thread that has been underviewed:
American Values Drive a Masters Champion (2007 Master’s golf tournament champion Zach Johnson)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1819237/posts
America will remain exceptional as long as individuals who possess traditional values pursue the timeless goal of individual success.
Funny, I can still remember my 9th grade English teacher, Mrs. McCullar, always telling us the ten most important two letter words in the English language: If It Is To Be It Is Up To Me.
Woo hoo!
Oh, by the way, stout, the Beer Hunters aren’t gonna be happy...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1824681/posts
LOL, speaking of that...
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_042707/content/01125119.member.html
heh..;-)
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