MM2004 , you are the downside to this forum...

Well after looking at all 11 pages so far I came to these conclusions.

First, Doomie wins a lot of trophies for his MM ( you should see his stash of "ugliest mug" trophies:D).

Second, it was a political thread and Mike made a political decision and closed the thread, so it was in keeping with the OP's theme.

That's why Mike makes the big bucks.:coolman:
 
jerrym3 said:
"Or you can sit on your ass, throw out hypotheticals with obviously no business leadership experience, and complain about tax cuts to the rich."

So, Fosters, was this your idea of a "free speech" response to my post questioning tax cuts and hiring which started a pi**ing contest between you and I? You call this being civil?

Unless maybe it was another Fosters?

You said I can "sit on my ass", which we all do, "throw out hypotheticals", which I did, assume that I had "no leadership experience" (I have decades of management/leadership experience including Staff sgt, USAR, 1962/68)", complain about tax cuts", which I didn't ( I simply noted my thoughts as to why tax cuts may not increase hiring in a "what if" scenario format).

You really should check your past comments before posting.
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I wasn't civil. You got me. Your attitude of throwing out hypotheticals as if we're all wrong and our poor dumbasses just don't know any better, isn't exactly winning you any goody-two-shoes awards either.

You "noted your thoughts" and used your "I know better, this will not work because a company fired me" experience as a justification to why you're right and everyone else (who's arguing against tax hikes) is wrong. I simply responded and let you know your company is the exception, and what would happen in most cases under that scenario.

I guess I could use hypotheticals from now on so I don't offend you. And yes, by the way, freedom of speech comes with freedom of getting offended.

And shortly after, I dropped it. But that wasn't enough for you. You had to PM me, and you had to stir it up some more in this thread. Feel free to keep going, and welcome to my ignore list. :beatnik:
 
Leadfoot281 said:
The first rule of Fight Club is, you do NOT TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB. :D

Also,

Eat, drink and be merry! Tomorrow you may be in Iowa.

Motorcyclists know why dogs stick their head out the window.

Four wheels to move the body, two wheels to move the soul.

Burn your TV. Quit your job. We're all gonna die one day. Try to live first.

Cars are for drunk drivers. Fruit loops are for kids you silly wabbit.

George Bush was a flaming liberal. No wonder everyone hated him.

Iowa is the sole reason airplanes were invented.

Airbags, seatbelts, bumpers, crumple zones and condoms are for wusses.

Being broke or dead is NOT the worst thing that can happen to you.

If you listen to fools, the mob rules.

And finally,

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Bwahahaha! :beer:

I agree with most of them except the Iowa thing. If you've ever driven from MN to Phoenix, you realize the reason planes were invented is Kansas.

Oh, and #4, assuming it was hinting at Office Space, should include "bring in a fish to cook on your desk" :D
 
^^^ I totally forgot about Kansas! I agree! The most scenic way to drive through there is at night during a snow storm. In a pinch, tied up and blind folded in a trunk also works well too. Iowa still smells worse though. Flying over it certainly helps with that. Just ask a motorcyclist. They'll tell ya!

I kid though. Seriously Iowa, I do appreciate the fact that the over powering smell of pig doo-doo helps keep the terrorists away. :beer:

I'm a little punchy today. My brain was cooked to a crisp, yet light and tender flakey, golden perfection while out riding. It's served on a bed of hash browns and your choice of sausage links or bacon and a bottonless pot of coffee for just $8.95. I'm still to the right of Ann Coulter though so nothing was seriously damaged.

BTW I dedicate my bike-mounted rifle pics to Kernie. Dr Leadfoot prescribes 3 hours of Rush Limbaugh/day until symptoms get better. Shine on you crazy diamond! Get well soon! ;)
 
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http://www.wimp.com/backbox/

Think this vid perfectly explains each post I've made in this thread.

When my Dad died in 2000 he left behind a 1999 Buick Park Avenue. It had 1,700 miles on it. It was his pride and joy. He used to take pride in buying the town doctors used Park Avenue when he traded off every two years. That was a major accomplishment for him, to actually drive the Doctors car. As a farmer, trust me, it really was. Then one day he was able to buy a new one. On the dash he placed a little brass plaque with his name on it.

The car was sold at auction to cover the Death Tax. The new owner almost certainly tossed that plaque in the trash a few minutes after bringing it home. What you hold dear, is meaningless to everyone else. Trust me.

I've been here for 6 years and I've watched people scrap and argue about the stupidest things. I watched it split in half because one idiot got butthurt over a bruised ego.

It don't matter if you're the Top Dog here. There a million websites out there. Trust me, each of them has their own 'big man on campus'. Still feel special? Watch it again. http://www.wimp.com/backbox/ Hell, for a while I was the King of Pogostemon Helferi Downoi. Impressed?

I aint afraid to say the only chair in my house flushes. I have no washer, dryer, dish washer, kitchen table, dining room chairs or laundry machines. I have no TV, cell phone or DVD player. My cat is kind of stupid too.

I left for a while but I come back to the same BS. If I come back in 6 months it'll probably be the same. I hope it aint.

My car never impressed anyone. All it proved was I had good credit. None of this matters. None of it.

Someone has a faster cycle than me, a cooler car, more hair, a better house. My 980 acres of dirt will belong to someone else one day and there aint a dang thing I can do about it. The concrete my Dad and I poured together 25 years ago is cracking. Foundations are falling out of 150 year old barns and I can't stop it. My friend has cancer and will be dead soon.

I don't have all the answers but I do know that wasting another second of my short life fretting about moderation policies of a tiny web site on an even bigger web isn't gonna happen. I don't care what happened on American Chopper. Nancy Grace won't raise a fuss when I kick off. I don't care what color your used Mercury is either. Why do you? I know some of you do, I don't know why though.

I am going to ride the Iowa/Mn state line this summer. 177 miles of gravel. Once I hit South Dakota I'm heading north for a bit. Butte Montana is where I'm going. Along the way I hope to learn some Spanish from a book and hope to put it to use on a later cycle trip through Central America. No GPS, no maps, no food and no plan. I have a tent, a bag, some tools, a few spares and enough room for 3 days worth of clothes. The only goal (aside from seeing where Evel Kneivel is buried) is to lose the remainder of my ego and pride.

Hell, I can't even be the first person to circle the globe on a cycle. People have done it on 50cc mopeds, shovelhead choppers, and 50 year old Indians.

Anyone that thinks they're in control of anything is fooling themselves. I nearlly get killed everyday and have never been more alive.

Kings, Queens and Pawns all go in the same box at the end of the game.

Spend five more years fighting over BS. Keep brawling. Try to out-do each other. I'm going to live.

See ya on the flip side.

Leadfoot out.
 
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Leadfoot281 said:
The first rule of Fight Club is, you do NOT TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB. :D

Also,

Eat, drink and be merry! Tomorrow you may be in Iowa.

Motorcyclists know why dogs stick their head out the window.

Four wheels to move the body, two wheels to move the soul.

Burn your TV. Quit your job. We're all gonna die one day. Try to live first.

Cars are for drunk drivers. Fruit loops are for kids you silly wabbit.

George Bush was a flaming liberal. No wonder everyone hated him.

Iowa is the sole reason airplanes were invented.

Airbags, seatbelts, bumpers, crumple zones and condoms are for wusses.

Being broke or dead is NOT the worst thing that can happen to you.

If you listen to fools, the mob rules.

And finally,

026.jpg
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Ha! Who loves ya leadfoot!

I do!

:beer:
 
Fosters said:
I wasn't civil. You got me. Your attitude of throwing out hypotheticals as if we're all wrong and our poor dumbasses just don't know any better, isn't exactly winning you any goody-two-shoes awards either.

You "noted your thoughts" and used your "I know better, this will not work because a company fired me" experience as a justification to why you're right and everyone else (who's arguing against tax hikes) is wrong. I simply responded and let you know your company is the exception, and what would happen in most cases under that scenario.

I guess I could use hypotheticals from now on so I don't offend you. And yes, by the way, freedom of speech comes with freedom of getting offended.

And shortly after, I dropped it. But that wasn't enough for you. You had to PM me, and you had to stir it up some more in this thread. Feel free to keep going, and welcome to my ignore list. :beatnik:
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Can i get on that list too? I've wanted to make it there ever since i saw your responce to the Japanese disaster.

:shake:
 
"I know better, this will not work because a company fired me"

Let's be perfectly clear.

Never said I knew better.

And, if it were just me getting fired, then I would admit to being a whiner.

But, it's not just me, it's millions of other American workers.

(Just picked up brake parts (from Motorcraft; made in China) and suspension parts ("Genuine Ford Parts" on the label; made in United Kingdom) for my LS.)

I lost my job in 2007 at age 64, so, in retrospect, it was good for me because I was considering retiring anyway, (In effect, I got paid to retire.)

But, I know way too many people (friends, relatives, etc) that were not as fortunate, or as old, as I am.

I feel bad for them.
 
Leadfoot281 said:
http://www.wimp.com/backbox/

Think this vid perfectly explains each post I've made in this thread.

When my Dad died in 2000 he left behind a 1999 Buick Park Avenue. It had 1,700 miles on it. It was his pride and joy. He used to take pride in buying the town doctors used Park Avenue when he traded off every two years. That was a major accomplishment for him, to actually drive the Doctors car. As a farmer, trust me, it really was. Then one day he was able to buy a new one. On the dash he placed a little brass plaque with his name on it.

The car was sold at auction to cover the Death Tax. The new owner almost certainly tossed that plaque in the trash a few minutes after bringing it home. What you hold dear, is meaningless to everyone else. Trust me.

I've been here for 6 years and I've watched people scrap and argue about the stupidest things. I watched it split in half because one idiot got butthurt over a bruised ego.

It don't matter if you're the Top Dog here. There a million websites out there. Trust me, each of them has their own 'big man on campus'. Still feel special? Watch it again. http://www.wimp.com/backbox/ Hell, for a while I was the King of Pogostemon Helferi Downoi. Impressed?

I aint afraid to say the only chair in my house flushes. I have no washer, dryer, dish washer, kitchen table, dining room chairs or laundry machines. I have no TV, cell phone or DVD player. My cat is kind of stupid too.

I left for a while but I come back to the same BS. If I come back in 6 months it'll probably be the same. I hope it aint.

My car never impressed anyone. All it proved was I had good credit. None of this matters. None of it.

Someone has a faster cycle than me, a cooler car, more hair, a better house. My 980 acres of dirt will belong to someone else one day and there aint a dang thing I can do about it. The concrete my Dad and I poured together 25 years ago is cracking. Foundations are falling out of 150 year old barns and I can't stop it. My friend has cancer and will be dead soon.

I don't have all the answers but I do know that wasting another second of my short life fretting about moderation policies of a tiny web site on an even bigger web isn't gonna happen. I don't care what happened on American Chopper. Nancy Grace won't raise a fuss when I kick off. I don't care what color your used Mercury is either. Why do you? I know some of you do, I don't know why though.

I am going to ride the Iowa/Mn state line this summer. 177 miles of gravel. Once I hit South Dakota I'm heading north for a bit. Butte Montana is where I'm going. Along the way I hope to learn some Spanish from a book and hope to put it to use on a later cycle trip through Central America. No GPS, no maps, no food and no plan. I have a tent, a bag, some tools, a few spares and enough room for 3 days worth of clothes. The only goal (aside from seeing where Evel Kneivel is buried) is to lose the remainder of my ego and pride.

Hell, I can't even be the first person to circle the globe on a cycle. People have done it on 50cc mopeds, shovelhead choppers, and 50 year old Indians.

Anyone that thinks they're in control of anything is fooling themselves. I nearlly get killed everyday and have never been more alive.

Kings, Queens and Pawns all go in the same box at the end of the game.

Spend five more years fighting over BS. Keep brawling. Try to out-do each other. I'm going to live.

See ya on the flip side.

Leadfoot out.
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Well said, my friend. I worked at a family owned bakery for 14 years and the owners were all millionaires. Most miserable bunch of people I've ever seen. Nothing to look forward to as they had everything they could want but still wanted more.

Stop and say hello to my sister in Sioux Falls on your way west.
 
This entire thread is complete JOKE. Some of you walked on glass, but everyone got cut in the end. Boo Hoo big deal. All you see here is "Mike closed threads!" All I see is Mike saved friendships. He along with the others let it go untill the complaints came in. Wasn't that a good enough run of a thread that never should of started???

I personally think we should start a thread on more important things in life like B(*)(*)BIES. But that subject always gets shot down. BUT it would interest most all on here and there would never be a heated debate! My debate on that? Bigger FTW

Mike is A OKAY in my book! Maybe some of you should get to actually KNOW him.

Have a nice day.

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I didn't read the whole thing and don't care, for that matter I'm not sure why I opened it. :dunno: Not sure I even care enough to keep my MM any longer. The passion is gone, its just another gas guzzeler that I really do not need for any reason other family vacations. I can get a sport familytruckster for that. :rolleyes: Carry on with the BS .... Oh, and any state is better than the PRNY...
 
fosters said:
amen. I never understood this; if you don't like something, don't participate, don't read it. Problem solved.

Political threads are popular because politics got a lot more important for people in the last few elections, and a lot more people are getting involved. Like it or not, politics has a huge effect on our hobby - from the price of gas, to the price of cars and the financing for these, to what manufacturer stays in business or gets sold to italy or china, to what we can get away with as far as modifications go for emissions and so on.

And this is visible on every car forum, not just this one.
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that's what she said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lol
 
Kernie?
MM2004
TooManyFords
Rayjay
Justbob
Dakslim
Mr. Man
Papillion
Blackened300a
MM03MOK
MERCMAN
RacerX *
Joe Walsh
Pat
Fastblackmerc
Defyant*
DOOM
Smoke
Motorhead350
Bigdogjim
cwright
SCCheesehead
O's Fan Rich
Hack Goby
HammerDown
Mike
* came this close to meeting
? Perhaps but not sure
It's a car club! These are the real live people, who have posted in this thread, that I have met in real life. I consider many of them my real life friends. And I am glad to have met all of them. The only reason this has happened is because I have a Marauder as one of my hobbies. My hobbies exist so that I can relax and have some fun. I care about my car, the color of my car and whether my car impresses some one. I really like it when it does! It's a hobby! It's not supposed to be serious. My real job is pretty serious and it's nice to take a break from all that. And thanks to MM.net I am having fun. I'd like it to stay that way!
 
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