If you are a McMillen and Wife old-timer, please be sure to share your old "handle."

[GordoG]

And.....why the hell am I a rookie!!!??  I've been around these parts longer than most of you jack wagons!!  Oh....who gives a crap.  Carry on!

LOL. Rookie no more. Welcome back! 

Thanks Tim!!  Good to be back.

[SteelAHoosier]

PaGa in the hizzouse!

[GordoG]

PaGa in the hizzouse!

causing trouble yet Hoos???

[Puddy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pDvui6x3Z8

re two Marines
Outstanding! I was a C-130 engine/propeller mechanic from 90-95. semper fi


re Barry Fitzgereld
Homeric.
Great flick.

[Krunch]

Chuck exposed Pastrami.  It was quite messy.  Onward and upward!

Well, as we go through this reset, I'd like everyone to please keep in mind that it's not our place to "expose" other people here, Hoos. There will be a much shorter leash on that kind of nonsense than in the past. If people wanna talk trash, they can go back to the "members only" FB page and do it there (although you guys should know it's not nearly as "private" as some of you think it is; word travels fast when you back stab folks that are supposed to be your friends). Pastrami probably wasn't the right guy to have moderate; I didn't realize there was such bad blood between folks when I made that move, so I'll take responsibility for that. But the way it escalated and the awful things that were said about him and his family went too far. WAY too far. Nobody deserves that. 

In any case, it won't fly here. I don't mean to finger wag, but it's always bothered me the way the "family" environment that we had here (most of the time) for a good 15 years suddenly deteriorated so badly. I won't let that happen again. 

Just putting it out there so there are no surprises moving forward.

 "I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you  with me, I’ll kill you all." ~ General 'Maddog' Mattis

or...from the Quiet Man...

"Red Will" Danaher: So the I.R.A.'s in this too, huh?
Hugh Forbes: If it were, Red Will Danaher, not a scorched stone 'o your fine house'd be standin'.

GOOD LUCK on the relaunch. 


Quiet Man is my all-time favorite movie - I just downloaded a (free) perfect re-mastered version of it.  All the other ones I tried were horrible quality.


Another great line is where Maureen O'Hara flips the potato onto her brother's little suck up pal's plate and screeches at him, "You little squint!"

RE: The Quiet Man Great movie Puddy. My favorite line was offered by Barry Fitzgerald. "Impetuous"..... BTW, I raised two Marines. We have a great deal of respect for Mad Dog.

[dbsfgyd1]

Well, as we go through this reset, I'd like everyone to please keep in mind that it's not our place to "expose" other people here, Hoos. There will be a much shorter leash on that kind of nonsense than in the past. If people wanna talk trash, they can go back to the "members only" FB page and do it there (although you guys should know it's not nearly as "private" as some of you think it is; word travels fast when you back stab folks that are supposed to be your friends). Pastrami probably wasn't the right guy to have moderate; I didn't realize there was such bad blood between folks when I made that move, so I'll take responsibility for that. But the way it escalated and the awful things that were said about him and his family went too far. WAY too far. Nobody deserves that. 

In any case, it won't fly here. I don't mean to finger wag, but it's always bothered me the way the "family" environment that we had here (most of the time) for a good 15 years suddenly deteriorated so badly. I won't let that happen again. 

Just putting it out there so there are no surprises moving forward.

 "I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you  with me, I’ll kill you all." ~ General 'Maddog' Mattis

or...from the Quiet Man...

"Red Will" Danaher: So the I.R.A.'s in this too, huh?
Hugh Forbes: If it were, Red Will Danaher, not a scorched stone 'o your fine house'd be standin'.

GOOD LUCK on the relaunch. 


Quiet Man is my all-time favorite movie - I just downloaded a (free) perfect re-mastered version of it.  All the other ones I tried were horrible quality.


Another great line is where Maureen O'Hara flips the potato onto her brother's little suck up pal's plate and screeches at him, "You little squint!"

RE: The Quiet Man Great movie Puddy. My favorite line was offered by Barry Fitzgerald. "Impetuous"..... BTW, I raised two Marines. We have a great deal of respect for Mad Dog.

Little Squint!! Loved it!! And the guy was such a weasel. Great cast, and such a wonderful screen play. By the way, do you know how much crap they went through to get that film off the ground? Nobody wanted to produce it. Remastered original?  I haven't gone that far, but when it turns up on the Turner Classic Movie app, I never miss it.

Before I forget, thanks for your service in the Corps. It was important! My oldest is on loan to US TransCom prepping security briefs, the other is on his "B" Billet as a recruiter, but his MOS is a bassist in the Marine Crops fleet bands program.

[SteelAHoosier]

 "I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you  with me, I’ll kill you all." ~ General 'Maddog' Mattis

or...from the Quiet Man...

"Red Will" Danaher: So the I.R.A.'s in this too, huh?
Hugh Forbes: If it were, Red Will Danaher, not a scorched stone 'o your fine house'd be standin'.

GOOD LUCK on the relaunch. 


Quiet Man is my all-time favorite movie - I just downloaded a (free) perfect re-mastered version of it.  All the other ones I tried were horrible quality.


Another great line is where Maureen O'Hara flips the potato onto her brother's little suck up pal's plate and screeches at him, "You little squint!"

RE: The Quiet Man Great movie Puddy. My favorite line was offered by Barry Fitzgerald. "Impetuous"..... BTW, I raised two Marines. We have a great deal of respect for Mad Dog.

Little Squint!! Loved it!! And the guy was such a weasel. Great cast, and such a wonderful screen play. By the way, do you know how much crap they went through to get that film off the ground? Nobody wanted to produce it. Remastered original?  I haven't gone that far, but when it turns up on the Turner Classic Movie app, I never miss it.

Before I forget, thanks for your service in the Corps. It was important!  My oldest is on loan to US TransCom prepping security briefs, the other is on his "B" Billet as a recruiter, but his MOS is a bassist in the Marine Crops fleet bands program.

Let's see how long the text thread can get in the replies.  Yay!!!!

[mcmillenandwife]

Sometimes all I can do is stand back and marvel at the unexpected paths some threads take in this place. 

[SteelAHoosier]

Sometimes all I can do is stand back and marvel at the unexpected paths some threads take in this place. 

LOL

[Puddy]

re:
It was important!


I am very thankful for the whim that lead to me joining the USMC. Sent a 'magazine' flyer in to the Navy Recruiter and one to the Marines. Marines called back...I was never the same. I remember sitting at a keg party my Dad threw for me when I was on 2 weeks of leave after Parris Island.
He looked dead in the eye and said "You were always a Marine"....still not sure how to take that. lol

[SteelAHoosier]

A real badass, not some self-important cyber warlord!

[JackSplat58]

The FB page we started is actually a great spot ... 5 years and running now (wow time flies) and it's a core group of about 30 posters ... Most of them are hardcore fans, and while it's entirely "sophomoric" in it's tone, everybody gets along there and everybody rips on everyone in a friendly and acceptable way ... It would be really great if some of those folks who have never experienced this forum before would sign up and join here too ...

How can I join the Facebook page...put me on the next shuttle

[dbsfgyd1]

re:
It was important!


I am very thankful for the whim that lead to me joining the USMC. Sent a 'magazine' flyer in to the Navy Recruiter and one to the Marines. Marines called back...I was never the same. I remember sitting at a keg party my Dad threw for me when I was on 2 weeks of leave after Parris Island.
He looked dead in the eye and said "You were always a Marine"....still not sure how to take that. lol

Sounds like a real vote of confidence to me. I don't know how much I had to to do with it, but my two busted their ever living humps to become one.

[Shuttlebus60]

Pretty sure everybody knows I'm New Regime...I chose that handle back when I 1st joined here because Tomlin was the new coach and the Steelers were starting a "NEW REGIME"...It' doesn't really seem to fit anymore.I don't care if I'm still referred to as Regime,I just chose Shuttle Bus 60 because of my job and age...Thought I'd throw that out there,a little late but I move a lot slower these days...

[dbsfgyd1]

Pretty sure everybody knows I'm New Regime...I chose that handle back when I 1st joined here because Tomlin was the new coach and the Steelers were starting a "NEW REGIME"...It' doesn't really seem to fit anymore.I don't care if I'm still referred to as Regime,I just chose Shuttle Bus 60 because of my job and age...Thought I'd throw that out there,a little late but I move a lot slower these days...

Hey there. I hope all is well in Texas..and how are those Rangers this year?

[Shuttlebus60]

Pretty sure everybody knows I'm New Regime...I chose that handle back when I 1st joined here because Tomlin was the new coach and the Steelers were starting a "NEW REGIME"...It' doesn't really seem to fit anymore.I don't care if I'm still referred to as Regime,I just chose Shuttle Bus 60 because of my job and age...Thought I'd throw that out there,a little late but I move a lot slower these days...

Hey there. I hope all is well in Texas..and how are those Rangers this year?

Texas is GREAT Dave ! I moved out to East Texas,a small town called Emory...As for the Rangers,I'm sure you know they are off to a TURRIBLE start,just Turrible...But,it's early 

[SteelAHoosier]

Pretty sure everybody knows I'm New Regime...I chose that handle back when I 1st joined here because Tomlin was the new coach and the Steelers were starting a "NEW REGIME"...It' doesn't really seem to fit anymore.I don't care if I'm still referred to as Regime,I just chose Shuttle Bus 60 because of my job and age...Thought I'd throw that out there,a little late but I move a lot slower these days...

Hey there. I hope all is well in Texas..and how are those Rangers this year?

Texas is GREAT Dave ! I moved out to East Texas,a small town called Emory...As for the Rangers,I'm sure you know they are off to a TURRIBLE start,just Turrible...But,it's early 

You'll always be Regi to me! *cupping*    How's the snype hunting down there?

[Shuttlebus60]

    Taking some fella's from work soon,they are looking forward to it.Plenty of woods here in Emory..

Snipe hunt
A North-American prank and rite of passage wherein older adolescents take younger boys into the wilderness for the supposed purpose of “snipe hunting.” Snipes are an imaginary game bird purported to resemble quails or pheasants or what have you (the fictional snipe is not to be confused with the extant North American shorebird of that same name). Snipe hunts take place on moonless nights; the victims are provided burlap bags with which to catch the birds, while the conspirators spot them with flashlights. The conspirators make birdcalls, through rocks in the bushes, and urgently cry out “snipe” to make the victims believe that there are actually birds in the area. The victims don’t want to be the only one who can’t see the imaginary birds, so they claim to have seen them also. Pretty soon the victims have convinced each other they are surrounded by snipes and proceed to run about foolishly in search of the non-existent birds. “Dude right there didn’t you see it?” The conspirators will often agree that they have just seen a snipe in that cactus patch or lake or thorny bush and order then the victims to dive in and catch it with his respective sack. The victims are then often abandoned by their guides, thus completing the joke. The cycle repeats when this year’s dupes become privy to the joke and then take their younger brothers out the following year, in search of the ever-illusive snipe.

[SteelAHoosier]

I was young and impressionable!!!

[dbsfgyd1]

For the sake of all hell......there are some very strange people here.....snipe hunting?.....who in their right mind would fall for that load of crap.....Texans are mush brained flippets to fall for that crap......Texans also are fond of molesting animals not hunting them...

It was a rite of passage in the Boy Scouts. The same for the left handed smoke shifter.

[Shuttlebus60]

For the sake of all hell......there are some very strange people here.....snipe hunting?.....who in their right mind would fall for that load of crap.....Texans are mush brained flippets to fall for that crap......Texans also are fond of molesting animals not hunting them...

I'll pass on returning fire...You have an Agenda I don't care to help you with...Good Day Sir.

[SteelAHoosier]

Tommy G is the only person to actually bag a real snipe. True story.

[Krunch]

Tommy G is the only person to actually bag a real snipe. True story.

Yes,  I remember that post from Tommy G too.  Snatched it by hand and then released it as he did not want to upset his hunting partner the Pope.  Tommy dubbed the ferocious beast, "Flacco."  I found this photo on his MySpace Page:

[mcmillenandwife]

Does anybody know what tommy g is up to these days? If he's doing okay, etc.?

[Krunch]

Does anybody know what tommy g is up to these days? If he's doing okay, etc.?

I've, "heard" he is off in the Sandbox teaching Seal Team Six Hand-To-Hand Desert Death Tactics. 

[mcmillenandwife]

Does anybody know what tommy g is up to these days? If he's doing okay, etc.?

I've, "heard" he is off in the Sandbox teaching Seal Team Six Hand-To-Hand Desert Death Tactics. 

  LOL. Yes, of course. 

[Rollers]

Tommy G is the only person to actually bag a real snipe. True story.

Not true.  I hit this one with a tennis shoe.  Got him during the day to!

[gtadroptop]

The FB page we started is actually a great spot ... 5 years and running now (wow time flies) and it's a core group of about 30 posters ... Most of them are hardcore fans, and while it's entirely "sophomoric" in it's tone, everybody gets along there and everybody rips on everyone in a friendly and acceptable way ... It would be really great if some of those folks who have never experienced this forum before would sign up and join here too ...

I agree, but Giles would DESTROY this place!!

Pffft, Giles is all bluster.

Um.....he can't see this post, can he? 

[BlacknGoldHaze]

The FB page we started is actually a great spot ... 5 years and running now (wow time flies) and it's a core group of about 30 posters ... Most of them are hardcore fans, and while it's entirely "sophomoric" in it's tone, everybody gets along there and everybody rips on everyone in a friendly and acceptable way ... It would be really great if some of those folks who have never experienced this forum before would sign up and join here too ...

I agree, but Giles would DESTROY this place!!

Pffft, Giles is all bluster.

Um.....he can't see this post, can he? 

Nah.....it's the Interwebs....nobody sees this stuff......post away GT!

[Chucktownsteeler]

Seems like a lot of old members here (easy Dick Shiner), anyone know the where about of TIMESteelerfan? I believe he was in a rock group of some sort.