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harveyc
04-28-2009, 11:40 AM
Too much tension on the board lately. Sadly, I've been part of it also, in the quest to prove I'm "right".
Our elusive member Ariel from Israel and I were just chatting and he was mentioning making peace with Iran, etc. Hard to believe, eh? And it reminded me....
YouTube - Right Now... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpNoxKzEEvw)
Peace, love, and happiness to all! :D
chong
04-28-2009, 01:45 PM
Come on, Harvey, that's a little before your time, isn't it??? Thanks for posting that.
lorax
04-28-2009, 01:54 PM
Aw, Chong. Gotta have the Youngbloods! No matter when you were born, gotta have the Youngbloods!
harveyc
04-28-2009, 02:07 PM
Come on, Harvey, that's a little before your time, isn't it??? Thanks for posting that.
No way, Chong! Get Together came out in 1967, well after I was an expert in riding a stingray bicycle which had a.....banana seat!!! :D
I also remember watching the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. ;)
chong
04-28-2009, 03:45 PM
No way, Chong! Get Together came out in 1967, well after I was an expert in riding a stingray bicycle which had a.....banana seat!!! :D
I also remember watching the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. ;)
And still wearing short pants!!!!!!! Right?
momoese
04-28-2009, 03:45 PM
You guys are so old you fart dust. ;)
chong
04-28-2009, 03:52 PM
You guys are so old you fart dust. ;)
Hey, it's way better than your yellow fart! Or is that from the banana peel?
harveyc
04-28-2009, 04:20 PM
Hey, Mitchel, I'm only half-old, looking up to my elder, Chong. ;)
bepah
04-28-2009, 05:46 PM
You guys are so old you fart dust. ;)
poof......
Patty in Wisc
04-28-2009, 06:00 PM
Well hello Ariel! I see you all the time on the Pitaya group.
I remember that song. 1967???? Err...um, my mother told me about it.
harveyc
04-28-2009, 06:19 PM
Didn't become real popular until 1969, Patty. Does that make you feel younger??? LOL
Something pretty cool I found on Wikipedia:
In 1967, when "Get Together", a paean to universal brotherhood first appeared, it did not sell very well, reaching only #62 on the chart.[citation needed] But two years later — after the National Council of Christians and Jews used the song as their theme song on television and radio commercials — the track was re-released and cracked the Top 5.[citation needed] This disc sold over one million copies, and received a gold record, awarded by the R.I.A.A. on 7 October 1969.
Too much tension on the board lately. Sadly, I've been part of it also, in the quest to prove I'm "right".
Our elusive member Ariel from Israel and I were just chatting and he was mentioning making peace with Iran, etc. Hard to believe, eh? And it reminded me....
YouTube - Right Now... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpNoxKzEEvw)
Peace, love, and happiness to all! :D
FRIGGGIN HIPPIE !!!
mskitty38583
04-28-2009, 10:40 PM
hey now im a tree hugger....i just dont smoke pot or any other type of drugs.....well i smoke tabacco.....but yall want to talk about peace love and happiness? ok here it comes! get that idiot out the white house who wants to sit down and have tea and cake with the enemies of the UNITED STATES( which btw if your a citizen they are your enemies too....read the constitution!) bring our jobs back to our country to raise our economy( whick btw will bring the worlds economy back up.....regannomics) make it honorable to say on the tag..MADE IN THE U>S>A> not usa china but the United States of America. make every drop of blood that has been dropped by every American in every war that we have ever been in, make it count for something other then being a scape goat for these little countries who cant get over their inflated egos, and their freaudian anal stages. then there will be peace love and happiness. jmo!
harveyc
04-28-2009, 11:18 PM
Sam, I don't like what's his name either, but please don't hijack this thread and disrupt my quest for us getting along, okay?
I don't do dope, drugs (non-prescribed), or tobacco, so I'm no hippy either, okay?
chong
04-29-2009, 01:31 AM
Harvey just needs to chill, though I think all of these references to his age may be getting to him. So, I would suggest that we keep doing it until he actually knows that he’s old! Kidding aside, he’s just reeling from the sad exchanges from another thread and was hoping that we could just all make fun of each other and not get involved in saving the world for a while. At least in this thread.
I remember when Dean Martin roasted Sammy Davis, Jr., Sammy said towards the end of the show, almost in tears, how happy he was that his friends “insulted” him the way they did because he realized that they were his true friends. Being a star has made it possible for him to get insulted in places where the average "Negro" could never hope to go and get insulted.
Only thing is, you’re not insulting me by calling me old – BECAUSE I AM ! ! ! ! HA! HA! (I don't know about the farting dust, though. What is that?)
lorax
04-29-2009, 07:41 AM
Ok, there's a Collective Political Spleen-Venting thread now. Gripe there.
http://www.bananas.org/f9/collective-venting-political-spleens-7758.html
harveyc
04-29-2009, 08:49 AM
Hey, Chong, no insult intended. I'm on your heels and it beets the alternative! ;)
I'm cool and you're cool, no need for further chilling. :P
Harvey
Tog Tan
04-29-2009, 09:23 AM
Ha! I am here! :ha:
To get along with others, get along with yourself first...
Here's what I do - what I actually do!
Everyday.
I get off anything annoying and stay away from it and I eat many 'naners a day cos it contains tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin which is known to make you relax, improve your mood, puts depression off and generally make you happier!
The high B vitamins help calm the nervous system. The high potassium content replaces what is lost due to the metabolic rise from stress. Potassium also help normalise the heartbeat, send oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. So it lessen the stress.
Getting too serious.... want to whack me for being a kill joy? Not yet...
A strong cigar in my dimly lit smoking room and think of nice, good things. This gives me the pep-up to come here at the .org to irritate you guys with lots of humour! :ha::ha::ha:
PEACE, LOVE and BE HUMOROUS
Tog Tan
04-29-2009, 10:10 AM
Oi, I am not finished yet! :ha::ha::ha:
Though I joke most of the time, I am very serious here about the 'naner eating. It takes some discipline though to scoff at least 6 fruits a day.
My regime is this;
*1.2 litres of water after brushing my teeth straight down. Lots of water till I sleep.
*3 'naners
*1 big cgr as my breakfast. Around another 4 or 5 more cgrs till I sleep. Normally 1 big strong one just before I sleep. You can't say I smoke alot cos when I sleep I don't smoke at all.
*My main and only meal of the day at about 4pm.
*3 more 'naners
Though I have my share of social headaches, I laugh most of the time (except when I am sleeping). I wasn't like that before eating 'naners. Besides what I have said, it's absolute great energy food and I work like crazy most of the time.
Give it a shot, on 'naners I mean, not the cgrs:ha: or the rest, and you can see the difference in your mood, especially those around you cos it is what they feel about you - your mood - which is invisible to you but not others. :ha:
harveyc
04-29-2009, 12:58 PM
Tog, you're a joy to have in these forums, never complaining, etc. and adding humor mixed in with serious stuff. I've got to come over and meet you one of these days, maybe at the bkk flower markets, etc. Your comment about not smoking that much reminds me of when I met a guy who is both my 3rd and 5th cousin a couple of years ago. He came from Madeira, Portugal and I met him because of the research of another distant relative who told me that he lived close to me. I brought my dad and family along and he originally proposed that we meet at a bar. I explained to him that my dad doesn't drink at all and that I don't drink much (I get headaches too easily) and he said he didn't drink much either. When I met him at his home he offered us some homemade wine which we enjoyed and it was apparent his definition of "much" falls along the line of yours. He explained that he would have a glass of brandy when he got up in the morning to get his blood circulating and then he took a break until getting home from work. Then he'd have a couple of beers when he got home and then a few glasses of homemade wine later in the evening. He was physically fit and a busy guy and his diet seemed right for him. Then we talked about the old country (Madeira), where I sometimes dream of moving to because of the simply life and tightly knit communities. He explained how neighbors would help one another dig their potato crop. There would be several men and they'd place a large bottle of wine in the row ahead of them aways and they'd all have a drink when they reached that point and then move it down the row a little further. He said they'd go through at least a couple of bottles of wine. His childhood was rough, so it was easy to see why he moved to Africa, then Venezuela, and then here in California. In Madeira he and his brother would go through the countryside, always carrying a scythe over their shoulder. He said guys from Canhas, Madeira were know to do his and considered to be guys folks didn't mess with. They would bundle up grass and bring it home to their cows. The family also had some pasture land up in the mountains. Instead of taking the cows to the pasture the boys would walk there (they never had shoes, btw) and it sounded like it was over five miles away. They would work there for several days cutting hay and sleeping in a cave. Then they would carry bundles of hay on their backs back home. Sounds like they had a rough life but peaceful.
Tog Tan
04-29-2009, 01:40 PM
Harv, such kind words! :ha:
Complain? I have done my share in the younger days. Look at it seriously, Life's a Big Joke. We are born to start dying from the very first minute. Scary, lousy, ridiculous... I call it a warranty. If you hate people, politics, work and what not, it's a real burden to carry even in your sleep. Smile, tell jokes, live!
Having my share of all the bad things and what not, it's best to just go on as positively as possible. This as positively as possible means I am still human and I still freak once in awhile so legally I am not being mr. perfect here and preaching. :ha:
What I said earlier about eating 'naners seriously did wonders for me. It took the depression off me and the physical and mental stress. But...you gotta to take it seriously and do it daily. I don't put on weight 'cos of the so-called carbohydrates in the fruit. In fact just recently a big craze on eating 'naners in Japan made all the fruits in the stores sold out before lunch. Know why? One of the TV personality went on a 'naner infused diet and she lost alot of weight but looking very fit and radiant. I didn't do it to follow this Jap lady, I was doing it before the news came out. For a 53 yr old, I still have a flat tummy and I can out track any youngster half my age in the jungle.
One of the good-er thing from eating 'naners gave me extra joy - I put the peels into my flower pots and in between my orchids' roots as fert and... mama mia.. they bloom like crazy after a while! It does not happen quickly but like me consuming it over a period and they do so well due to the potassium.
Finally, me and my cgrs. Cgrs is a life style, like people who drink wine but not other alcohol. To me it's dry herbs I am lighting up and letting my taste buds enjoy and making the best of it.....:ha::ha::ha:
harveyc
04-29-2009, 01:55 PM
Sorry, but I have to ask: Don't all those bananas "slow" things down? Ya now, as in constipate you? That's been discussed before in some other thread.
Now you've got me scared to come visit. I think I'll die in the jungle from a heart attack from trying to keep up with you despite being over a year younger!
I told my son about your friend who hikes 20-40 miles through the jungle and he didn't believe it. That's what happens when you live on flat land and use tractors, etc. to do much of your work for you.
chong
04-29-2009, 02:01 PM
Harv, such kind words! :ha:
Complain? I have done my share in the younger days. Look at it seriously, Life's a Big Joke. We are born to start dying from the very first minute. Scary, lousy, ridiculous... I call it a warranty. If you hate people, politics, work and what not, it's a real burden to carry even in your sleep. Smile, tell jokes, live!
Having my share of all the bad things and what not, it's best to just go on as positively as possible. This as positively as possible means I am still human and I still freak once in awhile so legally I am not being mr. perfect here and preaching. :ha:
. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .letting my taste buds enjoy and making the best of it.....:ha::ha::ha:
Tog,
Is your middle name Confucius? I find some of your "teachings" very profound!
Thanks.
Tog Tan
04-29-2009, 02:31 PM
Sorry, but I have to ask: Don't all those bananas "slow" things down? Ya now, as in constipate you? That's been discussed before in some other thread.
Now you've got me scared to come visit. I think I'll die in the jungle from a heart attack from trying to keep up with you despite being over a year younger!
I told my son about your friend who hikes 20-40 miles through the jungle and he didn't believe it. That's what happens when you live on flat land and use tractors, etc. to do much of your work for you.
I don't get constipated cos I drink alot of water all the time. Maybe cos of the life style with many people drinking alcohol related stuff, probably there is mild dehydration setting in.
That guy goes one way 10 miles empty handed and comes out the other 10 full of stuff. I once asked him why he didn't go in during the rains to get me stuff, he says, "Orang Asli not Superman you know, I can fall and get totally stuck in the mud especially carrying all the plants!" I just laughed.
One of my very close friend who works with the aborigines had an accident and broke his ankle cos his leg slipped in a hole in the jungle. They were quite deep in and the Orang Asli made a stretcher to carry him out. He told me despite the pain, he was looking up all the time and didn't realise how different the jungle look from that angle...and all the time he heard the Orang Asli complained to each other that it was like carrying a big heavy dead wild pig on a stretcher! :ha::ha::ha:
I will take you for warm ups first before going to the hard core jungle, howzat? :ha:
Tog,
Is your middle name Confucius? I find some of your "teachings" very profound!
Thanks.
Thanks Sifu Chong. TALK Tan? Oh, you mean Tog. The name says it all...rite?:ha::ha::ha:
chong
04-29-2009, 02:59 PM
Thanks Sifu Chong. TALK Tan? Oh, you mean Tog. The name says it all...rite?:ha::ha::ha:
Salamat Po, Gúrung Tog!* Since you called me a name (italicized) in your native tongue, I thought I'd reciprocate. Though you probably recognize the name in Tagalog because it's the same name in Indo-Malayan.
That Chinese name reminds me of a Richard Pryor joke about the only white man who lived on the south side of Chicago. The people who lived there gave him a Chinese name. Whenever they see him they called out to him, "SAYFU!!"
(*Thank you Sir, Teacher Tog)
Tog Tan
04-29-2009, 04:24 PM
Salamat Po, Gúrung Tog!* Since you called me a name (italicized) in your native tongue, I thought I'd reciprocate. Though you probably recognize the name in Tagalog because it's the same name in Indo-Malayan.
That Chinese name reminds me of a Richard Pryor joke about the only white man who lived on the south side of Chicago. The people who lived there gave him a Chinese name. Whenever they see him they called out to him, "SAYFU!!"
(*Thank you Sir, Teacher Tog)
Chong, in proper Chinese, Sifu means a level much higher than teacher of which most people tend to forget. So, it is actually Master Chong.
Yea, the Filipino is very Indo-Malayan, however, Gurung is Indon, in Malay it is Guru. The highest level is Mahaguru, like Grand Master.
chong
04-29-2009, 05:28 PM
Chong, in proper Chinese, Sifu means a level much higher than teacher of which most people tend to forget. So, it is actually Master Chong.
Yea, the Filipino is very Indo-Malayan, however, Gurung is Indon, in Malay it is Guru. The highest level is Mahaguru, like Grand Master.
I understood Sifu to mean Master. But in context, I took it to be akin to Rabbi, not in the sense of priest but that of a teacher. The term "Po" is not just Sir. It is an expression of high esteem and respect to the person it is addressed.
In Tagalog, the noun word is actually "Gurû". But used as an adjective, the "ng" is added to the noun, and the accent can shift, as with this word.
The word "master" has different translations in Tagalog. It is a word for a person who is in a position of command or ruler. As already discussed, "Gurû" is one, and it is a person who has a command of knowledge. Another translation is "Panginoon", which translate to "Lord", esp. in religious applications, of which the ultimate is for "God". A third translation is "Ámo", loosely translated, equivalent to "Boss", "Supervisor", "Manager".
So there, Gúrung Tog, Po. I hold you in high esteem and respect as person of extreme intelligence. And I am not laughing, either. (No, my fingers aren't crossed.)
Thanks for making me remember my roots.
Tog Tan
04-29-2009, 05:51 PM
Before I go further, I am very curious about something...
Chong, Harv, you guys have been around the board for quite a while; Chong from Nov '06, and Harv from May '07. You guys didn't post much, plus even many of the other senior members. How come? Hey guys, I need to know cos I think it will unlock why people came and go.
Chong, coming back to the way the Chinese use the term Sifu;
As you can see from all the kung fu movies, the Chinese are actually pretty violent in their ways and historically it is the fist which did all the talking. In order to learn kung fu, people will give up everything to do it. The only way is to have the blessing of a well known and proven Sifu who is willing to impart the knowledge. Thus, a Sifu's respect goes beyond that of a Master of the martial arts, he is a person of great wisdom, tolerance and physical prowess. Even today, when someone is respected as a Sifu, it goes beyond all recognition.
chong
04-29-2009, 07:25 PM
Hi Tog,
Thanks for your feedback. It would appear that we are on the same boat on the words. They are really hard to translate exactly into English. Speaking of Kung Fu, I was one of the first "foreigner" who ordered the book written by Grand Master Leong (or Leung) from Malaysia in the late 50s/early 60s. He was a well traveled Martial Arts expert who fits the description of Master that you just gave, in every way. He was an undefeated wrestling champion here in the US then. He even took on a well known police Jujitsu instructor from New York City. Until that time, the book was supposed to be top secret and were only shared with faithful practitioners. I still have it, although it is buried somewhere in the house. I wonder if you even heard of him?
The reason for the low number of postings, at least for my part, is mostly because of timing and time. And a lesser part, lack of relevance to issues that are of interest to me.
Timing in the sense that sometimes when I log on and click new posts, obviously, the post that are 4 or 5 hours old or older, will not show up, and there might be a thread of interest, that had I seen it, would have posted a response. Couple that with the fact that I do not read every thread because I do not have anything to contribute, or have no particular inclination for. Even those that I read, I oftentimes feel uncomfortable responding to, either by disagreement or lack of experience or knowledge thereof. In the case of the latter, I save any information that pertains to my objectives.
As for time, I would love to be doing this all day long, but dang it!, work keeps getting in the way . . . . .
harveyc
04-29-2009, 09:32 PM
Tong, I had lurked this board for some time before even joining, just reading about different varieties people were having success with, winter strategies, etc. At one time Joe Real thought he had introduced me to the forum but I had been lurking here before meeting him on the citrus forum. I started growing some small tissue culture plants in 2005 and they attained pretty good size in 2006, just 3 varieties (at least 1 was mis-labeled), but I did not have much experience to write about at that time. Then, in January 2007, my 4 mats (2 were of the same variety) got clobbered by an Arctic blast of temperatures in the low 20s for one week. I had 1 variety die completely (supposedly Ice Cream) and the rest died back to the corm, so I started from scratch that spring with new pups that emerged from those corms. As the growth of those progressed in the summer of 2007 and my interest in bananas increased, I started acquiring a greater fascination with bananas and collecting many more varieties. I started to have more to write about at that time, especially when Joe Real gave me a Cal Gold that was fully gron (psuedostem was 9'1", as I recall) and it flowered a couple of weeks after I transplanted it and gave me something like 12 fingers! LOL That was my first official bunch, but I obviously could not take credit for that. Still, I gradually wrote more as I gained experience in potting up pups, transplanting them into the ground, etc. At the end of 2008 I had perhaps 25 varieties but many of those did not survive due to crowded conditions in my heated shop, inadequate watering, over-watering, or whatever. Although I thought it was ridiculous that anybody would ever pay more than $50 for a banana, I ended up doing that several times to buy several Ae Ae pups (2 of 4 died) and a few other variegated bananas. I think that was a sign that this "infectious" disease of banana collecting made the symptoms very obvious and I was addicted. So I spent more time here, acquired more friends here, and shared more of my own experiences with others who were newer to the hobby or who didn't have experience with some varieties. In 2008 I had 3 varieties flower/fruit for me so I finally felt I had enough experience to share with others. Plus, I've killed at least 20 bananas through various causes, and those are also valuable experiences to share. I believe there may have been around 400 members when I joined, but I may be mistaken about that. The forum has grown tremendously so now there are many more posts to respond to than before.
My own posting is somewhat seasonable also. I will probably be cutting back on my activity here for a bit as I am getting new irrigation systems going in my new blocks of chestnuts (186 trees in one area and about 50 in another) and will be starting irrigation of my 130 acres of alfalfa in a couple of days (baling started today). Once I have all the lines in place I may very well post some at various times as I am often up around the clock every few hours.
As far as people who are not active here, I believe many people joined to just post a question or two, got their answers, and left. Maybe they were trying to grow bananas in a very challenging climate and just didn't have the motivation to work that hard to continue growing bananas. For others, they may have a general interest in gardening and thought bananas were interesting, but have moved on to try other things. Yet others are probably actively growing a few types of bananas and are not interested in anything more. If a city dweller has picked out a small area of their landscaping to dedicate to bananas, it might be just enough room for a few varieties so there is not really much more they're interested in chatting about once they have things figured out.
No, some have got put off by bickering, etc. and just leave and forget about the forum. I think that's natural with any forum and I think the membership in this group is about as stable as one can expect.
One very large forum I belong to sends out an e-mail to forum members about twice a month to list "hot topics". This is something that might work here, bringing up subjects to folks that don't drop by to visit otherwise. Maybe I'll post that in the section for such recommendations.
Tog, you're a great asset to this forum and if you quit posting some day I'll have to send my Louisiana mafia friend Pete over to come shake you up a little. Got that??!!! LOL
Lagniappe
04-29-2009, 09:57 PM
Yeah, Tog! Me, Guideaux, and all my other Pisaneaux n'em may show up and smoke all the cigars, cook up all the reptiles, and drink up whatever's around. Pretty much harmless, but we can be an annoying crowd once we decide to crank the fe dodo at your place!
Then again, you may love it and invite us back!
Tog Tan
04-30-2009, 01:47 PM
Hey guys, I can't wait for y'all to come over. I hope one day we can organise a trip to Thailand together. I will take y'all around to do all the plant shopping, make y'all eat all the weird food. Well, maybe not for all on the weird food but definitely great Thai food. Then you can buy all the crap you want and I will get it shipped back home for you all. I will entertain any sleazy requests especially from mafia Petey! Howzat? :ha:
Lastly, Harv, whyyy is my name being hybridized with Chong's again? What's your excuse this time? Black Beans or you wanna blame Black Chestnuts? :waving:
harveyc
04-30-2009, 02:32 PM
Oops, just lack of sleep and poor skills at multi-tasking. Pete and I were yacking back and forth on feijoa and various other things while I was writing up that message. Or, maybe Tong just sounds good to a ding dong like me??? Sorry, I'll try to do better! Peace, brother, no offense intended! :D
Tog Tan
04-30-2009, 02:38 PM
Oops, just lack of sleep and poor skills at multi-tasking. Pete and I were yacking back and forth on feijoa and various other things while I was writing up that message. Or, maybe Tong just sounds good to a ding dong like me??? Sorry, I'll try to do better! Peace, brother, no offense intended! :D
None taken! :ha: Gotta to be the black chestnuts.....
saltydad
04-30-2009, 02:47 PM
I love the fact that a widely disparate group of folks (geographically, ethnically, politically, etc.) can all coalesce around a common interest, and thereby begin to find the other's values and strengths. I am as politically left as you can get and still be a Democrat, yet I find it enjoyable chatting with Patty and Harvey, just to name 2 who have let slip a political affiliation different (LOL) from mine. I begin to see people as people, rather than as political or religious or national labels. Don't get me wrong; I believe in my politics as strongly as anyone, but a major factor in my forum participation is the extending of my contacts to other folk different than me. So forgive this old hippie who's also an old army veteran for rambling on, but peace and love to all!
momoese
04-30-2009, 02:58 PM
I love the fact that a widely disparate group of folks (geographically, ethnically, politically, etc.) can all coalesce around a common interest, and thereby begin to find the other's values and strengths. I am as politically left as you can get and still be a Democrat, yet I find it enjoyable chatting with Patty and Harvey, just to name 2 who have let slip a political affiliation different (LOL) from mine. I begin to see people as people, rather than as political or religious or national labels. Don't get me wrong; I believe in my politics as strongly as anyone, but a major factor in my forum participation is the extending of my contacts to other folk different than me. So forgive this old hippie who's also an old army veteran for rambling on, but peace and love to all!
Well said Howard! I feel the same way, except for that Harvey guy, what's his problem anyway? :ha:
chong
04-30-2009, 03:57 PM
Well said Howard! I feel the same way, except for that Harvey guy, what's his problem anyway? :ha:
His mind's too old ! ! ! ! And also past perfection.
Patty in Wisc
04-30-2009, 04:58 PM
Leave my hippy brother alone!
harveyc
04-30-2009, 06:38 PM
Well said Howard! I feel the same way, except for that Harvey guy, what's his problem anyway? :ha:
No problem here, Mitchel, I'm full of peace, love, and happiness. God loves you too! :D
Harvey
Raking in the hay (literally), before the rain comes!
harveyc
04-30-2009, 06:39 PM
His mind's too old ! ! ! ! And also past perfection.
Why you ding dong, Chong, my mind is fine .... unless I'm tired and/or irritable.
chong
04-30-2009, 06:54 PM
Hey guys, I can't wait for y'all to come over. I hope one day we can organise a trip to Thailand together. I will take y'all around to do all the plant shopping, make y'all eat all the weird food. Well, maybe not for all on the weird food but definitely great Thai food. Then you can buy all the crap you want and I will get it shipped back home for you all. I will entertain any sleazy requests especially from mafia Petey! Howzat? :ha:
Lastly, Harv, whyyy is my name being hybridized with Chong's again? What's your excuse this time? Black Beans or you wanna blame Black Chestnuts? :waving:
I hope the invitation includes me, though for economic reasons, I don't know if I can make it. Also, I don't know how far weird I can go on food in Thailand. I know one, for sure, that I won't sample is the "Food of Kings" that GIs, on R&R from Vietnam in the late 60s, were told that they should try.
About your name being hybridized, a Chog or a Tong sounds the same to some people, you know! At least it wasn't Tovey!
chong
04-30-2009, 06:58 PM
Why you ding dong, Chong, my mind is fine .... unless I'm tired and/or irritable.
See, Tog! I told you. Now he's resorting to name calling. Well, we just need to give allowances, I guess.
Harvey, and here I thought that your were chill??? I didn't say that your mind wasn't fine, did I?
harveyc
04-30-2009, 07:59 PM
Come on, now, Chong, those are terms of endearment! Just like calling you my silly friend.
Now, just to show you what a ding dong (silly guy) I've been, I just made the most inexpensive repair of an air compressor ever. A little trick I use when adding onto my water lines, such as a maze of a 1" PVC line for "domestic" water (well water as opposed to irrigation water pumped from the river) is to purge the line of water with compressed air so that I can cut the line without a lot of water draining and make a good strong glue joint. I open up the last hose bib in the line near where I need to cut the line and then blow air into the line at a point further up the line (in this case, about 200' away) but putting my air hose into a garden hose. Since I had to clear quite a lenth of water, my air compressor ran for quite a while yesterday and it was getting fairly hot, but I thought it should be okay. Well, my splicing and all took a bit longer and when I got back the air compressor had kicked off and seemed very hot. The breaker switch wasn't tripped and the reset button on the motor had no effect. I was worried about how much this was going to cost but decide to try to diagnose the problem just a short while ago. I took off the belt guard and was pleased that both pullies turned freely. All the wire connections were okay and I didn't see any in-line fuses of any sort. Since I had put on my reading glasses to check out the wiring I was able to read the pressure gauge more clearly and noticed it had 85 PSI in the tank. The air compressor would not turn on because it is set to only run when the pressure drops below 80 PSI. I just happened to come back to my shop during a period when it wasn't running and had jumped to a conclusion a bit too quickly. A good example of when things aren't really as bad as they seem! :D
Cheers,
Harvey
P.S. Chong, I'm not really accustomed to the use of the term "chill" as you're using it, but I assume you mean I'm a really cool guy, right??? :ha:
chong
04-30-2009, 09:26 PM
Harvey,
I meant for you to calm down. But . . . . . . . . so, Okay, you're a cool guy. AND DON'T LET THAT GO TO YOUR HEAD ! ! ! !
harveyc
04-30-2009, 11:21 PM
Chong, I've been calm all along. I get excited when I have big holes in irrigation lines caused by coyotes having fun, leaving me try to fix a whole with most of 2,500 GPM coming out in the middle of the night. After that, I'm worked up and can't get back to sleep when I go back to bed. When I break something I'm trying to fix, I get excited, but I pray for patience and am getting better. I got excited briefly on Tuesday when a motorcycle passed me going about 100 mph and a cop came by moments later. When someone yells or makes a rude gesture at me, I still tend to get excited but soon remember I need to make an effort to practice the patience I pray for. I'm pretty calm most of the time, Chong, and more often just tired more than anything else.
Peace,
Harvey
harveyc
05-01-2009, 01:40 AM
Does it bring about peace and happiness?
Tog, please rescue this thread; I'm going to bed. :)
Tog Tan
05-01-2009, 03:44 AM
Beth, since you know what it is, do you think it should be posted? Do you think that most people will have the stomach for it?
Do it! You have done enaf teasing.... or you can do it on the Weird Food thread. Yeah, I think the Weird Food thread should be better so we have a record of all the crap people eat and no one has the right to be offended as the thread's title is what it indicates.
Would someone please PM me and tell me what you're talking about.
Lagniappe
05-01-2009, 08:41 AM
Would someone please PM me and tell me what you're talking about.
Peace, love, and bananas....I think. At their age, you can never really tell.
Tog Tan
05-01-2009, 09:38 AM
Must be live monkey brains?
Or is it the still beating snake heart?
Mitchel, quit it! Can't you see you are giving Chong the utmost pleasure out of his foxy teasing... :ha: I can't imagine the smirk on his face when he sees your 2 posts.
harveyc
05-01-2009, 10:42 AM
Chong, I'm chilled out okay but may have to report you to a moderator. Don't you think you can start a "weird food" thread? :ha:
chong
05-01-2009, 03:18 PM
Chong, I'm chilled out okay but may have to report you to a moderator. Don't you think you can start a "weird food" thread? :ha:
Harvey, I was contacted by a moderator and so I moved the pertinent post as you suggested. KJ! Ha Ha!
chong
05-01-2009, 03:22 PM
Do it! You have done enaf teasing.... or you can do it on the Weird Food thread. Yeah, I think the Weird Food thread should be better so we have a record of all the crap people eat and no one has the right to be offended as the thread's title is what it indicates.
Okay, I did it! What you said . . . . .
lorax
05-01-2009, 04:16 PM
Ok, ¿can we get back to getting along, then?
harveyc
05-01-2009, 04:41 PM
Cool, I'm chilled out again, Chong, and in a peaceful mood wanting to get along with everybody. My greatest anxiety at this point is the rain is falling on about 200 tons of alfalfa I have baled and sitting my my fields....where is the guy that's supposed to stack my hay??? I'd like to see him so I could smile on my brother! :)
chong
05-01-2009, 04:48 PM
Ok, ¿can we get back to getting along, then?
Thanks, Rodney!
Patty in Wisc
05-01-2009, 05:21 PM
This thread is weird. Last night Chong mentioned "food of kings" and I asked what it is. IT'S GONE!!!! My question got deleted (??????) sheeesh
Lagniappe
05-01-2009, 05:23 PM
This thread is weird. Last night Chong mentioned "food of kings" and I asked what it is. IT'S GONE!!!! My question got deleted (??????) sheeesh
See: " Weird foods and those who love them."
http://www.bananas.org/f9/weird-food-care-share-7587.html
momoese
05-01-2009, 05:23 PM
Ok Chong, you and this unity, peace and love thread just reminded of one of my all time favorite commercials. Umm, yes it's real! :ha: Enjoy!
vnOyMSEWNTs
harveyc
05-01-2009, 05:31 PM
Cool, Mitchel. I know you're into buying "local" when it comes to food. Do you buy your furniture in North Carolina??? :ha:
momoese
05-01-2009, 05:46 PM
Cool, Mitchel. I know you're into buying "local" when it comes to food. Do you buy your furniture in North Carolina??? :ha:
I don't discriminate. I'm white, mostly, and I love the Red House! :ha:
harveyc
05-01-2009, 06:52 PM
I don't discriminate either. I take money from anybody that offers it unless they want to complain to much right out the gate.
alpha010
05-05-2009, 06:56 AM
No way, Chong! Get Together came out in 1967, well after I was an expert in riding a stingray bicycle which had a.....banana seat!!! :D
I also remember watching the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. ;)
You guys are so old you fart dust. ;)
LOL @ Mitchel, some of you guys are old enuf to be *GASP* my parents!!!
I'm barely old enuf to have been alive when John Lennon was killed (I was 1 btw), let alone ever see Ed Sullivan or own a bike that wasn't BMX Mongoose (I have only seen or rode 1 banana seated bike in my lifetime).
Teach me the ways of "T3h N4N|\|3r" (I will translate for those too old to understand ;oP.."The Nanner") my wise banana elders!
alpha010
05-05-2009, 06:57 AM
I don't discriminate either. I take money from anybody that offers it unless they want to complain to much right out the gate.
Same here.....even if they do complain!
Harvey, somewhere I'll have to dig up a pic of my blue stingray w/banana seat , giant sissy bar and raised handlebars. We used to clothespin cards on the spokes so it sounded like a motorcycle and build ramps and jump stuff like Evel Knievel. Not near like what kids can do these days though.
Bob aka Shaggy....before you ask: back in the dark ages people used to hang their clothes to dry on a lone outside with wooden "clothespins".
momoese
05-05-2009, 09:15 AM
Harvey, somewhere I'll have to dig up a pic of my blue stingray w/banana seat , giant sissy bar and raised handlebars. We used to clothespin cards on the spokes so it sounded like a motorcycle and build ramps and jump stuff like Evel Knievel. Not near like what kids can do these days though.
Bob aka Shaggy....before you ask: back in the dark ages people used to hang their clothes to dry on a lone outside with wooden "clothespins".
Haha, I did the same thing with baseball cards and clothes pins!
Check this Shaggy, when I was a kid and our parents couldn't afford a new BMX because the timing of the release was too soon after getting a new 3 speed or whatever, we just bought the wheels, handle bars, a seat and put them on our bikes! Then off to the empty water runoff area where we dug and shoveled our own jumps!
harveyc
05-05-2009, 09:21 AM
I never did the card thingy, might have been because I lived out in the country and drove on gravel roads, etc.
lorax
05-05-2009, 10:09 AM
I did the card thingy using hockey cards, ran my little banana-seated monster up and down the street. That was until my cousins built a half-pipe in their old barn. When they did that, I gave up my bike for a skateboard I made using a chunk of board and the wheels off of a pair of rollerskates. Fun times!
momoese
05-05-2009, 10:19 AM
I did the card thingy using hockey cards, ran my little banana-seated monster up and down the street. That was until my cousins built a half-pipe in their old barn. When they did that, I gave up my bike for a skateboard I made using a chunk of board and the wheels off of a pair of rollerskates. Fun times!
Pretty much same story here. I built my own Logan Earth Ski in woodshop class! I'm so old my first wheels were clay! Harvey and Chong probably had the original steel wheels though! :ha:
lorax
05-05-2009, 10:41 AM
What was unusual for the times was that I was a girl. The rest of my friends couldn't fathom why I wasn't interested in playing Barbies - I always used to blow them off so that I could work on the old Mercury Meteor that we had out back.
harveyc
05-05-2009, 10:49 AM
Pretty much same story here. I built my own Logan Earth Ski in woodshop class! I'm so old my first wheels were clay! Harvey and Chong probably had the original steel wheels though! :ha:
No, hewn out of stone, just like Fred & Barnie's car. Ouch! :ha:
momoese
05-05-2009, 11:08 AM
No, hewn out of stone, just like Fred & Barnie's car. Ouch! :ha:
Ha, the mono rolling pin looking wheels! Haven't seen that show in ages!
Patty in Wisc
05-05-2009, 12:57 PM
What was unusual for the times was that I was a girl. The rest of my friends couldn't fathom why I wasn't interested in playing Barbies - I always used to blow them off so that I could work on the old Mercury Meteor that we had out back.
I was too old for barbies & too young to date (9 to 15) so me & my best friend rode our bikes everywhere (& fixed them up) looking for good trees to climb. We then carved our names in them as far up as we could go. Cops found us couple times & made us come down (I guess neighbors were concerned about us falling).
I was mad at my older brother when he told me I couldn't play ball w/ him & his friends. They didn't want "girl germs" LOL
lorax
05-05-2009, 03:43 PM
Oh man, if I had a buck for every time I fell out of a tree when I was in that age bracket, I'd have enough to buy a new goretex. I never really "got" the Barbie thing so I was always the grubby little kid with the skinned knee and the spanner in her pocket who kept falling out of the elm trees and bouncing.
I look back on it and shudder a bit, because I was extraordinarily lucky not to have broken any bones in my little adventures - I used to live right smack in the middle of this big empty hill, so I was the winter "keeper" of the best toboggan runs in our neighbourhood. I used to go out with buckets of warm water after the runs were kind of packed and ice them down so that they would be faster. One time I was on a Krazy Karpet, and I ended up jumping the wooden safety pylons at the nominal "end" of the run, and continuing down the road surface that extended for two blocks below that. I smashed into the side of a friend's house at about 30 kph. Those were the days!
I've since graduated to more calculated adrenaline rushes, like skydiving and whitewater kayaking....
alpha010
05-06-2009, 05:29 AM
Oh man, if I had a buck for every time I fell out of a tree when I was in that age bracket, I'd have enough to buy a new goretex. I never really "got" the Barbie thing so I was always the grubby little kid with the skinned knee and the spanner in her pocket who kept falling out of the elm trees and bouncing.
I look back on it and shudder a bit, because I was extraordinarily lucky not to have broken any bones in my little adventures - I used to live right smack in the middle of this big empty hill, so I was the winter "keeper" of the best toboggan runs in our neighbourhood. I used to go out with buckets of warm water after the runs were kind of packed and ice them down so that they would be faster. One time I was on a Krazy Karpet, and I ended up jumping the wooden safety pylons at the nominal "end" of the run, and continuing down the road surface that extended for two blocks below that. I smashed into the side of a friend's house at about 30 kph. Those were the days!
I've since graduated to more calculated adrenaline rushes, like skydiving and whitewater kayaking....
Calculated?? I'll take the trees and the houses going 30 kph.......
BTW, I know what clothespins are....for makin cookies!!! And, I DID do the baseball card thing as well, just got a little hard to do once I got into mag-style rims.
Beth the way you talk about yesteryear, I would think that barbies weren't even invented yet .........teehee (please don't hurt me too bad)
lorax
05-06-2009, 09:19 AM
Shaggy, this may surprise you, but I'm under 30. I just grew up in Northern Canada, so it was still the late 60's there even though the calendar said 1980-something.
damaclese
05-06-2009, 09:19 AM
No way, Chong! Get Together came out in 1967, well after I was an expert in riding a stingray bicycle which had a.....banana seat!!! :D
I also remember watching the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. ;)
some how i missed this thread for what must have been ages!
funny but i never stopped riding i must be stuck in childhood
Harvey i had a Stingray to it was purple and had a white Banana seat i love that bike and as you know i ride my bike ever day! at 46 i sure miss that big wide seat LOL and defiantly did the playing cards with laundry pins that was a blast we had allot of adventures riding around if my parents new all the things we did and how far we would go away from home on are bikes I'm sure my mom would have had a hart attack
But as i read i thought this thread was about making amends or something like that so now I'm kinda confused.
reading every ones comments reminds me of all sorts of things i forget about. I am truly gratefully for the opportunities to contribute to this forum. with my dyslexias there have not been many opportunities were i felt comfortable enough to contribute. even thou there have been a few bumps along the way most every one has made me feel welcome.
I know that some times my thought processes have been a tad bit difficult for some to correctly interpret do to the lack of good grammar and proper wighting skills that i wish i had. i think people have been vary kind to me so i say thank you.
i want to say one last thing. in the past iv had a few times were iv either misunderstood or was just plain unforgiving in my attitudes to some of the members. iv had a few pouting hr here and there were i felt slitted by some one. i want to apologias in a general sort of way. i do vary much enjoy you all and have learned more in the last year and a haft then i have in the previous decade regarding Gardening. i think some of the pictures i have posted are a testament to the wisdom of my fellow members here on the Org. so thank you.
alpha010
05-06-2009, 10:17 AM
Shaggy, this may surprise you, but I'm under 30. I just grew up in Northern Canada, so it was still the late 60's there even though the calendar said 1980-something.
Hmm, didn't know you were my age.... My apologies, my dearest Beth!
It's actually kinda funny hearing on this forum the same things my parents and thier friends talk about.
Tog Tan
05-06-2009, 10:28 AM
Intro...sad violin solo.... You guys have all the fun in the west, cos at that time all we had here was the jungle right behind our houses. What bikes? ....sadder violin solo....
All we did all day was wander around the bushes trying to catch the little spiders in the leaves and put them into the metal cigarette tins with a leaf...then we will bring it around and fight them with our peers. We swatted flies to feed them had them drink from our spit! The other pastime was to get into the jungle and with a stick whack through the huge colocasias imagining we were slaughtering the Romans from the few movies we had the good fortune to see in the cinemas. When we were all dirty and yucky, we would yank some of the bigger tubers or dig up some old ginger rhizomes to go back to appease our mom. If they liked what we brought home, we won't get a heck of a caning cos of our muddy clothes! That was my childhood! :ha::ha::ha:
lorax
05-06-2009, 11:13 AM
Poor muffin! It made you resourceful, didn't it? At least you had a jungle to play in (as opposed to a frozen northern wasteland.)
All I had was a small neighborhood , a swamp and a nuclear missile base! Never got a caning though ! My parents had a thing called a "spankin board" which was a sadistic flat piece of wood with a funny (to parents) picture of a poor defenseless child, pants down with a red behind! Then there was catholic school (shudders)....... Yup......poor muffin!
Tog Tan
05-06-2009, 11:31 AM
Harv, your get together thingy is wrecked... so let it be, K....
Considering M'sia having 60% of all the known rattan species in the world, being a kid in the early '60s wasn't a good idea if you were a naughty one. All the parents will keep a couple of canes, especially the thin ones to keep us in check. Yes, Bob, Christian Brothers' school... the might of the cane! Up to this very day, criminals are still punished by caning. Can you imagine it?
No matter how we try to hide all the canes in the house when we are about to be whacked, my mom will always have one hidden somewhere. Well, it's good training, having all the skin thickened, in a way, extreme body-building. :ha:
Ok , ok just find it's better to make light of unpleasant memories. Yeah I was aware they still did that and am glad I never experienced it. Also i just figured Beth got the ball rolling so I'd help with a push.
Sorry Harvey, all peace and love from the east coast.
Lagniappe
05-06-2009, 11:56 AM
We were made to go out and cut our own 'switch' to be used against us :(
I once chose a whispy, limber branch that I thought would tickle like a feather.....WRONG!
BTW....we had to go 5 miles, uphill both ways to cut them.
Tog Tan
05-06-2009, 12:00 PM
We were made to go out and cut our own 'switch' to be used against us :(
I once chose a whispy, limber branch that I thought would tickle like a feather.....WRONG!
BTW....we had to go 5 miles, uphill both ways to cut them.
:ha::ha::ha: That's a good one Pete!
I had a sadistic teacher who let us choose the cane to be use on us. Dummies who chose the thin ones had the time of their life! :ha::ha::ha:
alpha010
05-06-2009, 12:23 PM
My mom used to make me go to the grociery store and pic out my own wooden spoon....talk about the walk of shame.......the checkout lady knew what was going on everytime I came into the store....
chong
05-06-2009, 02:13 PM
Intro...sad violin solo.... You guys have all the fun in the west, cos at that time all we had here was the jungle right behind our houses. What bikes? ....sadder violin solo....
All we did all day was wander around the bushes trying to catch the little spiders in the leaves and put them into the metal cigarette tins with a leaf...then we will bring it around and fight them with our peers. We swatted flies to feed them had them drink from our spit! The other pastime was to get into the jungle and with a stick whack through the huge colocasias imagining we were slaughtering the Romans from the few movies we had the good fortune to see in the cinemas. When we were all dirty and yucky, we would yank some of the bigger tubers or dig up some old ginger rhizomes to go back to appease our mom. If they liked what we brought home, we won't get a heck of a caning cos of our muddy clothes! That was my childhood! :ha::ha::ha:
By Golly, Tog! Are you bragging or complaining???????
Tog Tan
05-06-2009, 02:24 PM
By Golly, Tog! Are you bragging or complaining???????
Neither Sifu Chong! At my time, we just didn't have all the stuff from the west. It all came in kinda slow from the late 70's/early 80's. You may call us backward as in the early 60's the crowd in the cinema would applaud when the show starts and will also applaud when the good guys beat up the bad guys, especially in the cowboys vs red indians movies.
Did you guys in Phil fight spiders like we did?
harveyc
05-06-2009, 02:40 PM
Harv, your get together thingy is wrecked... so let it be, K....
Considering M'sia having 60% of all the known rattan species in the world, being a kid in the early '60s wasn't a good idea if you were a naughty one. All the parents will keep a couple of canes, especially the thin ones to keep us in check. Yes, Bob, Christian Brothers' school... the might of the cane! Up to this very day, criminals are still punished by caning. Can you imagine it?
No matter how we try to hide all the canes in the house when we are about to be whacked, my mom will always have one hidden somewhere. Well, it's good training, having all the skin thickened, in a way, extreme body-building. :ha:
Hey Tog, are you declaring war against me or just my thread??? :ha:
Tog Tan
05-06-2009, 02:45 PM
Hey Tog, are you declaring war against me or just my thread??? :ha:
Sir! No Sir! I was bored Sir! And then things got out of hand when I was so jealous from reading what you people did and I didn't, Sir!
chong
05-06-2009, 03:35 PM
Neither Sifu Chong! At my time, we just didn't have all the stuff from the west. It all came in kinda slow from the late 70's/early 80's. You may call us backward as in the early 60's the crowd in the cinema would applaud when the show starts and will also applaud when the good guys beat up the bad guys, especially in the cowboys vs red indians movies.
Did you guys in Phil fight spiders like we did?
Absolutely, we did! We kept them in matchboxes until the fight to starve them a little. I remember that many of the more colorful spiders weren't as tough as the plain colored ones. During the fight we'd set them on opposite ends of a "ting-ting" (the midrib of a coconut leaf.)
As for the cinema, people in the Philippines still do applaud the heroes, and cuss the villains, cry with the drama. And the lovers in the back rows - they still don't give a damn!
One thing about cinema in the Philippines, because of the American population there, when they show something new in the US, they would show them there during the same period.
Beth will hate me but when I was in college we did this with male bettas.
Tog Tan
05-06-2009, 03:49 PM
Beth will hate me but when I was in college we did this with male bettas.
Since you are interested with things SEA, thought you will like to know that up till a couple of years ago, the best fighting bettas used for big money games came not from Thailand but a place named Klang which is about 40 minutes from where I live. I was real surprised when I found out about it from a guy who's very serious into it. People in the game came from everywhere to buy the fish. I have no idea about the rating now since I am no longer in the animal trading.
lorax
05-06-2009, 05:19 PM
Why would I hate you for that? I used to breed males for fighting.
Lagniappe
05-06-2009, 05:28 PM
Beth will hate me but when I was in college we did this with male bettas.
We had dwarf wrestling in cream corn.
saltydad
05-06-2009, 05:49 PM
We were made to go out and cut our own 'switch' to be used against us :(
I once chose a whispy, limber branch that I thought would tickle like a feather.....WRONG!
BTW....we had to go 5 miles, uphill both ways to cut them.
Pete- You forgot to add ".....5 miles each way, in the snow, with below freezing temperatures, so cold the horses wouldn't go outside...you kids don't know how easy you have it today!" LOL
My Mom used the wooden paddle from that toy with the rubber ball on an elastic string. She always forgot that there was a staple on one side. For some reason that always was the side applied with energetic force to my tush.
Lagniappe
05-06-2009, 06:59 PM
I was in Louisiana, so there was no snow. Hows about...In the sweltering heat and 98% humidity, covered with mosquitoes, fighting off poisonous snakes, and getting stung by hornets all the while....?
john_ny
05-06-2009, 07:27 PM
Wow, a lot of fish people here. For many years, I had a fish import business, and sold them to pet shops. 1400 male bettas a week from Bangkok, 100,000 common gold fish a week. We had over 200 varieties spawn, mostly accidentaly. I would get big Angels in, from Hong Kong, and I could see that there were several females that were full of eggs, so I'd put a piece of slate in the tank, and the next morning I'd usually have eggs. One time, I even Had a double header; one pair on each side of the slate.
Tried breeding the bettas (my favorite) myself, and we put 100 pair together, in plastic shoe boxes, twice a week. They had 3 days to either do it, or they were separated, and a new pair was put in . We had about a 60% success rate, ranging from several dozen to several hundred. However, when we reviewed all expenses, it was cheaper to bring them in from Bangkok.
Patty in Wisc
05-06-2009, 09:44 PM
I used to breed angels. I bought 5 or 6 small angels & got 2 mating pairs. I sold to pet shops but it wasn't worth it after awhile.
Tog Tan
05-06-2009, 11:34 PM
Since, it's fish wreck now, have you people, especially the ex-fish importers heard of the M'sian sensational cichlid hybrid, the Flower Horn? It was sold for the craziest prices ever, even beating the Arrawana, Scleropages formosus, flat. Single selected specimens sold for as high as $ 10,000 a head. Some idiot spent like $ 40,000 at a go buying up a bunch from the breeders up north. That idiot answers to my name. :ha:
Lagniappe
05-06-2009, 11:38 PM
Since, it's fish wreck now, have you people, especially the ex-fish importers heard of the M'sian sensational cichlid hybrid, the Flower Horn? It was sold for the craziest prices ever, even beating the Arrawana, Scleropages formosus, flat. Single selected specimens sold for as high as $ 10,000 a head. Some idiot spent like $ 40,000 at a go buying up a bunch from the breeders up north. That idiot answers to my name. :ha:
I've sold many hundreds of flower horn and am left with only 6 large Red Texas Cichlids. I hope to sell them tomorrow, to a new sushi place here. Not to slice up, but to put in tanks :P
harveyc
05-06-2009, 11:40 PM
Since, it's fish wreck now, have you people, especially the ex-fish importers heard of the M'sian sensational cichlid hybrid, the Flower Horn? It was sold for the craziest prices ever, even beating the Arrawana, Scleropages formosus, flat. Single selected specimens sold for as high as $ 10,000 a head. Some idiot spent like $ 40,000 at a go buying up a bunch from the breeders up north. That idiot answers to my name. :ha:
I've heard that someone might want your number to talk to you about some really special tulips! ;)
Tog Tan
05-06-2009, 11:48 PM
I've heard that someone might want your number to talk to you about some really special tulips! ;)
Oh Gad! Tulips! Though I can't grow them here at my elevation, it has always fascinated me.
So what's your share from the tulip seller knowing my weakness/inclination towards the science of suckerlogy? :ha::ha::ha:
harveyc
05-06-2009, 11:53 PM
I don't get a cut, Tog, but I think you could help provide some fodder for financial writers. :ha:
For anyone who does not know what I'm talking about, you can read about the tulip mania at Tulip mania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania).
alpha010
05-07-2009, 06:00 AM
We had dwarf wrestling in cream corn.
Wow, lotsa violins here! Make love not war! Smile on yer bruther!
When I was younger, I used to initiate all the wet t-shirt contests and the skinny-dipping and the streaking and the "extra special hotsauce" (don't ask, I won't tell, and no it doesn't involve a liquid or condiment or excretion of any kind) at any social gathering unless my family was involved. Never got into any kind of fighting....but anything with dwarves is friggin HI-LARIOUS! (sorry to any little people out there...Love ya guys!)
Shaggy
chong
05-09-2009, 07:42 PM
Here's to Friendship! Relax and enjoy!
YouTube - Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rooyt3ptNco)
Happy Mother's Day! ! ! !
island cassie
05-10-2009, 12:00 AM
Chong - love that cat and fawn vid!!
In Saudi Arabia we had a garden pool and someone gave us about 18 tuxedo platys (sp). Well after about 2 years we had thousands of them and sold most of them to a pet shop whose owner came to catch them himself. The next day he rang to say that they had died. When I questioned him he said he had brought them into a highly airconditioned shop. You would have thought that after he had seen them living in the garden pool in temperatures around 40c that he would have kept them outdoors!!! Duh!
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