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Tennesseahawk

Veteran Expediter
Here's my post for the day...

Esther- Who you callin ugly, sucka?
Fred- I'm callin you ugly! I could stick your face in some dough, and make some gorilla cookies!
 

Turtle

Administrator
Staff member
Retired Expediter
Restrict posts to a limited word count?

Moi? Puhleeze. I might as well be wearing potholder mittens.


Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop
 

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
>Restrict posts to a limited word count?
>
>Moi? Puhleeze. I might as well be wearing potholder mittens.
>
>
>Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race -
>Aesop



restrict turtle to word count??? he'd be speechless!!!
:)
 

cheri1122

Veteran Expediter
Driver
Yeah - Turtle could trim his word count about as well as he could do shadow puppets with those pot holder mittens!:p
(And I wouldn't enjoy seeing either one happen)
 

greg334

Veteran Expediter
>We've both met turtle one could never accuse him of sticking
>his neck out!!!! arf, arf,arf:)

Aren't we off topic now? :p
 

Lawrence

Founder
Staff member
>If all Open Forum members were restricted to posting no more
>than one post a day, would the Open Forum readers be better
>or worse off?
Bad idea. Nah, Baby, Nah.


Lawrence,
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5 out of 4 people don't understand fractions.


37% of Americans agree that while they would hate being British, they wouldn't mind having a British accent.

99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.


I hate the country, all those animals walking around un-cooked.




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dabluzman1

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
Wow, i hope this question was a joke.
As most replies are treating it that way.
Limiting a persons right to say what is on his mind in any topic
is censorship, something I would be against 101%.
I find it insulting to think my comments wouldnt be worthy
of being in a blog if they didnt fit inside a little box
as prescribed by another.
But then, I am against entries that qualify as a short story because of their lenght.
Wow.
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cheri1122

Veteran Expediter
Driver
My first reply considered the idea seriously, because ATeam is a serious poster, and never participates in the goofiness that some of us enjoy. After that, however, the goofballs chimed in, and what can I say? All work and no play, you know the rest - and a dull EO would be a ghost town, IMO.
I would not endorse any form of limitation other than those that already exist, ie: keep it civil, stick to the facts when voicing a complaint, leave the vulgarity to the CB, etc.
On vs off topic? That's a tough one, because threads are like conversations, which have a tendency to veer off on tangents sometimes. It's my feeling that if a strict "stay on topic" rule is enforced, the result would discourage people from posting for fear their comments would be seen as 'off topic'. Just my penny in the pond, (as DaveKC says).
 

Moot

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
"After that, however, the goofballs chimed in, and what can I say? "

You can say you are sorry. I feel you are attacking me and other members with that slanderous statement. Will someone please come to my aid and protect me from this mean woman. DD? Help!
 

Lawrence

Founder
Staff member
Okay, let me say it again. Nah, baby, nah. Posting limits will not happen.

Lawrence,
Expediters Online.com

5 out of 4 people don't understand fractions.


37% of Americans agree that while they would hate being British, they wouldn't mind having a British accent.

99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.


I hate the country, all those animals walking around un-cooked.




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greg334

Veteran Expediter
>"After that, however, the goofballs chimed in, and what can
>I say? "
>
>You can say you are sorry. I feel you are attacking me and
>other members with that slanderous statement. Will someone
>please come to my aid and protect me from this mean woman.
>DD? Help!

Yea, help.. Help! Where is spiderman when you need him?
 

cheri1122

Veteran Expediter
Driver
If posting an essay on the evil of wasting blinker fluid (to cite just one example), and requesting, and getting, a forum for Cuddly Fuzzy Bunnies, doesn't qualify Moot & Greg as goofballs, then I'm sorry....NOT!:p
Really - snorting whatever beverage I'm drinking when I read some of the stuff the goofballs post is the best part of waking up! Well, after the coffee at Pilot, anyway.;)
 

cheri1122

Veteran Expediter
Driver
>oh man I am not a goofball? One less title I can have.....

Greg, correct me if I'm wrong, but was it not YOU who requested the Fuzzy Cuddly Bunnies Forum that enjoyed a short, but lively run here? If so, you may definitely claim the title of goofball!
;)
 

Jefferson3000

Expert Expediter
Hey Moot,

Did you make it back from the pharmacy yet?


Drive Safe!

Jeff

Driver for 15 years
O/O for 13 years
OOIDA #829119

[em]"Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." --Mark Twain[/em]
 

greg334

Veteran Expediter
Oh yes Cheri, the Fuzzy Cuddly Bunnies Forum was my idea and I am rather disappointed that it no longer exists. I guess you are right... at least I feel better.
 

ebsprintin

Veteran Expediter
police state

I frequently compare the trucking environment to a police state--controlled borders, controlled eat, sleep, and play. Are we so comfortable with being pliable soles that we would consider restricting our own conversations amongst ourselves? So much for freedom on the frontier. I cast my vote for anarchy--the civil sort of course.

As for Turtle's word count, I'll contribute my unused words to his account, if it comes to that.

eb
 
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