A blast from the past

External Since: Nov 25, 2004 Posts: 177

On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:39:17 -0600, Chris <noone.TakeThisOut@goaway.com> wrote:

>On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:33:54 -0400, xpenenyx.TakeThisOut@earthlink.net wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:45:46 -0600, Chris <noone.TakeThisOut@goaway.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>>>>Chris, Thomas has disappeared for long stretches and some how the
>>>>>>group has managed to survive. Thomas happens to say the most wacked
>>>>>>out things that's why he gets the most response from me and others.
>>>>>
>>>>>Well, sure. His views can be extreme sometimes, but so what? If
>>>>>those are his views, then those are his views.
>>>>
>>>>His views are extreme more than sometimes and many aren't grounded in
>>>>reality either. Chris, in whatever group I've been in that Thomas
>>>>appears in the reaction to him is always the same. It's not a rivalry
>>>>thing either because he is thought of in the Piston and Tiger group
>>>>the same way he is thought of here. Why do you think that is?
>>>
>>>Probably because people don't care for his posting style, and take it
>>>personally.
>>
>>and why shouldn't a lot of it not be taken personally?
>
>If you want to, that's your prerogative. But keep in mind, if I don't
>want to, that's my prerogative.

I don't because I know it's simply Thomas being Thomas.
>
>>>>Hmm. IIRC I start and also posted extensively to the various Canadian
>>>>vs non-Canadian threads, etc this summer. OTOH I guess you wouldn't
>>>>know about it because I don't believe you were here.
>>>
>>>No, I was here. I don't inject myself into the Canada vs. US threads,
>>>as I think they're positively, mindlessly stupid, and once I see a
>>>thread take that direction, I stop reading it for the most part.
>>>Canada's historically a great ally, the country's a cool place to
>>>visit, and I've found the many people I've met up there to be just
>>>like any number of Americans I know. I completely enjoy my forays up
>>>to Calgary in particular (except for the per night downtown hotel
>>>expense - yikes).
>>
>>It was an entirely a hockey related thread about who were the better
>>players Canadians or non-Canadians,
>
>Oh, yes. I remember that one as well. Did it manage to stay on-topic
>as far as players go, or did it regress into a discussion about
>universal healthcare, the Canadian dollar, etc?

It stayed on topic for the life of the thread.
>
>Chris
>

External Since: Apr 21, 2007 Posts: 118

>> Look on the bright side. This may be the last bastion of the old
>> Detroit-Colorado rivalry.
>
> Colorado's home prices are not plummeting as fast as Michigan's.
>
> Take that.

So double-wides, teepees and plumbing free cabins continue to hold tough
compared to the more traditional indoor plumbing structures -
interesting....