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[dieseldog]

Originally Posted by dieseldog

Interestingly enough (or not), that was the EXACT name of the Dubuque US Hockey League team: The Dubuque Fighting Saints.

Dubuque Fighting Saints - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

My father was one of the founding investors/part owners. His interest was very small and did not last long though.

One of my prized shirts in my twenties was a Dubuque Fighting Saints mock sweater. On the front it had the team name and logo and on the back was a Red Cross and words that stated "Give Blood, Play Hockey". It was bitchin'.

[dieseldog]

Olde Tyme Hockey, Coach. Like Eddie Shore!

[NaterGator]

Originally Posted by dieseldog

Hell, they even sell coozies for the big oil cans of Fosters . . .

I thought Aussies actually hated Fosters and that it was an Americanized marketing gimmick

[Bogo]

[dieseldog]

Originally Posted by NaterGator

I thought Aussies actually hated Fosters and that it was an Americanized marketing gimmick

Carlton & United Beverages (CUB) is a huge brewing concern that owns the Carlton, Fosters, Victoria, Shamrock, Castlemaine, and McCracken breweries and has formed a cartel. Fosters IS sold in Australia but it is a name that is really strongly pushed in foreign markets because it is known. This is similar to when Chrysler Corp markets vehicles in Europe and badges them as a Chrysler even though the exact same vehicle in the US is badged as Dodge. It's all about branding and name recognition.

If "Fosters" is a gimmick, then it's a gimmick like "Coors", which is much more popular outside the Rockies than it is within the region. That's not to say that Coors is not sold in the Rockies but it's just not hugely popular there.

But if you've been to OZ, you KNOW that they sell the big oil cans of different beers--and some of those are CUB labels.

[yooper]

Originally Posted by NaterGator

I thought Aussies actually hated Fosters and that it was an Americanized marketing gimmick

No Fosters is pretty common there, but there is a separate version that is made just for the U.S.

The Australia version is better of course. You can get it here sometimes. I forget how to tell the difference - I think DD knows.

I think the Australian version is the same as Victoria Bitter, which I enjoyed. I have a VB T-shirt in fact...

Fosters is a huge beer company and makes a lot of different beers...

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[Bogo]

It is only a figment of my imagination that is posting.

[Jman]

Originally Posted by Jman

BTW, this is probably what did my foot in.

I could see it when I posted it. Here it is.

[Jman]

Originally Posted by dieseldog

Why yes--someone does has battery. I seem to recall posting that tidbit but maybe I was remiss in my over twelve hundred posts this TUT . . .

Thank a bunch and it WILL come to good use.

You probably did, but as I mentioned earlier, I'm about 7K posts mired in red stuff.

Glad it got there.

[rrdogma]

Originally Posted by Bogo

I've filled at $1.519 a couple days ago, but the price jumped after that to $1.599.

$1.51 in Marble Falls on the way home.

[Jman]

Originally Posted by yooper

that little octopus? He looks pretty soft to me...

Yoop can see it.

But no, it was the pen shell that probably put a puncture in my foot.

Some Neosporin and a bandage and 24 hours and I'm all better, it seems. But walking around the airport yesterday was pretty painful.

[NaterGator]

Originally Posted by dieseldog

But if you've been to OZ, you KNOW that they sell the big oil cans of different beers--and some of those are CUB labels.

I have been, and I know of said big ass cans of beer. I also know they sell Jim Beam cola, which makes me oh-so-jealous.

[Bogo]

[NaterGator]

Originally Posted by Jman

I could see it when I posted it. Here it is.

If you think pen shells hurt, wait till you hit a Florida Auger or king's crown right

I have bled for 6+ hours from some of those fuckers and still have a scar on my big toe where a fl auger went clear through it as a kid

[Jman]

Originally Posted by dieseldog

did I mention that my Honda sold to an old cruiserhead here on Mud (handle is axlechassis). He seems like a real fucker. Can't wait to meet him.

[Jman]

Originally Posted by dieseldog

I get until March to tinker with it and make sure the ST is perfect for his arrival. He's an American currently living in Thailand and is coming over for a long spell in March. He mentioned his plan is to iron butt from Key West up to Alaska on the trusty Honda. I think that's cool as shit.

I am envious. That would be a good bike for that kind of trip.

[rrdogma]

Originally Posted by dieseldog

one of the thing about doing the easy route with the dinner is that there are no leftovers for us.

all teh leftovers are in Dallas

[DSRTRDR]

I am beat - another perfect day in the desert

no breakage, although a long hillclimb proved too much for me Michael and I turned around and met the others halfway around the mountain

we were almost outnumbered by Blazers in the end, it was 3:3

we pulled a completely stuck Bronco out of the sandy creekbed

[NaterGator]

starting to be able to talk again! woot.

[DSRTRDR]

goodnight you non-wheeling fuckers

[Bogo]

FOr some reason all my comforter wants to do is ball up in the dryer.

[NaterGator]

Originally Posted by DSRTRDR

goodnight you non-wheeling fuckers

I wheel at the mall, and shit.

[Jman]

Originally Posted by NaterGator

If you think pen shells hurt, wait till you hit a Florida Auger or king's crown right

I have bled for 6+ hours from some of those fuckers and still have a scar on my big toe where a fl auger went clear through it as a kid

There were a bazillion augers there. And I did find a few king's crown shells. One I pulled up for my daughter to see (it was alive) and it was like it was ringed with shark's teeth. So maybe it was one of those as well. I know I stepped on a bunch of shit, but didn't know I had a cut until I was walking through the airport, and had to sit down and squeeze a bunch of pus out of my heel before I could continue. Wife and two kids all went "Ewwwwwwwwwww!"

[Jman]

It also probably didn't help that my method of finding shells went like this: walk in water up to my armpits, step on shit, pull it up and see what it is. Stupid tourists. The funniest was when it turned out to be a huge crab.

[rrdogma]

Originally Posted by grrlscout89FJ62

YEAH BABY The cuisinart 2qt Pure Indulgence! The core is in the freezer now.

No ice cream til tomorrow though.

[NaterGator]

Originally Posted by Jman

There were a bazillion augers there. And I did find a few king's crown shells. One I pulled up for my daughter to see (it was alive) and it was like it was ringed with shark's teeth. So maybe it was one of those as well. I know I stepped on a bunch of shit, but didn't know I had a cut until I was walking through the airport, and had to sit down and squeeze a bunch of pus out of my heel before I could continue. Wife and two kids all went "Ewwwwwwwwwww!"

Keep it clean. There are some nasty critters in the ocean that will fawk you up pretty good if you don't stay on top of the problem. Wicked nasty infections and what not. Puss ain't a great sign, most shell cuts get bathed in so much saltwater that they just hurt and heal pretty cleanly. If it's pussing days later it's a good sign the shell had some deep-sea nasty on it and you need to scrub that fucker good.

At least you're (presumably) going back to the cold where you won't feel your feet

[Jman]

When we moved my son into his new room, it didn't have a door, so I went today to get one for me to install. Got the right size, I planed down the sides so that it fit properly, then I mortised the hinges on the door, then on the frame. . . . shit. The spot where the top hinge was set to go was actually all chewed up from a previous hinge and then patched with filler. So I had to drop the top hinge by about 3" Now I have to patch the spot on the door where I mortised the top hinge the first time as well as the frame. Good thing I'm painting this. . . .

[NaterGator]

Originally Posted by Jman

It also probably didn't help that my method of finding shells went like this: walk in water up to my armpits, step on shit, pull it up and see what it is. Stupid tourists. The funniest was when it turned out to be a huge crab.

My mom got a near lethal stingray sting doing that. Stood on a juvie stingray (felt like a crab pinch apparently) that couldn't control it's venom and pumped her full. A hour later she was in the ER with around 10x the typical max invenomation. That was the first time I ever got to drive a car (age 14)

I'm surprised you didn't find any sand dollars. Anyways usually the best spot for shelling is at the shellbank (oddly enough) where the waves are rolling up the beach at low tide. Tons of sharks teeth and shells in that area. In fact the sw coast of Fl is the sharks teeth capital of the world, apparently.