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Date: 19 Feb 2007 10:22:50
From: John van der Pflum
Subject: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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Stay away.
http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/bandongorse2-17-06.JPG
--
jvdp
Start clearing your calendars
http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
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Date: 21 Feb 2007 09:05:37
From: Thor
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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On Feb 21, 10:52 am, "The_Professor" <d...@att.net > wrote:
> On Feb 20, 8:45 pm, "Thor" <thor...@rsgohio.com> wrote:
>
> > On Feb 20, 4:14 pm, "The_Professor" <d...@att.net> wrote:
>
> > > On Feb 20, 1:15 pm, "Thor" <thor...@rsgohio.com> wrote:
> > > > On Feb 19, 5:43 pm, "The_Professor" <d...@att.net> wrote:
>
> > > > > On Feb 19, 3:43 pm, "Tighthead" <tighth...@lawyer.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > On Feb 19, 1:35 pm, Howard Brazee <how...@brazee.net> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > On 19 Feb 2007 13:24:42 -0800, "Tighthead" <tighth...@lawyer.com>
> > > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > >I am two weeks and two days away from seven rounds at Bandon. I will
> > > > > > > >be chin deep in that gorse and loving it.
>
> > > > > > > Is gorse a subset of "briar patch" - do small animals such as rabbits
> > > > > > > find refuge in it?
>
> > > > > > I'm not sure - it is pretty dense and prickly. It will shred you
> > > > > > pretty darn quick.
>
> > > > > > Apparently, some wise man introduced it a century ago:
>
> > > > > > "Bandon has a twin city agreement with Bandon, Oregon in the US. That
> > > > > > city was founded in 1873 by Lord George Bennet, a native of the Irish
> > > > > > Bandon who named the American one after it, and who is known espcially
> > > > > > for having introduced gorse into the US ecology with some disastrous
> > > > > > results."
>
> > > > > > Bad for the ecology, great for fuelling fires, great for golf.
>
> > > > > What difference does gorse make to golf? Lots of gnarly plants out
> > > > > there if that's what you want. Don't see anyhting all that special
> > > > > about gorse.
>
> > > > It's up and away from our work to-day,
> > > > For the breeze sweeps over the down;
> > > > And it's hey for a game where the gorse blossoms flame,
> > > > And the bracken is bronzing to brown.
> > > > With the turf 'neath our tread and the blue overhead,
> > > > And the song of the lark in the whin;
> > > > There's the flag and the green, with the bunkers between --
> > > > Now will you be over or in?
>
> > > > -- Arthur Conan Doyle- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > > - Show quoted text -
>
> > > Ah, my dear Watson, but where's the love for the native Bracken and
> > > the native Lark? All we have is love for the alien Gorse! What's
> > > wrong with the native Purple Sage and maybe some native poetry?
>
> > Native I've only seen gorse in Scotland, where I believe it is native.
>
> > Some are meant to love the lark and the bracken.
>
> > I'm just a gorse type of guy.
>
> Now I understand all those scratches and bruises!
>
> ;^)
It's a fine line between pleasure and pain.
-- Thor
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Date: 21 Feb 2007 07:52:33
From: The_Professor
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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On Feb 20, 8:45 pm, "Thor" <thor...@rsgohio.com > wrote:
> On Feb 20, 4:14 pm, "The_Professor" <d...@att.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 20, 1:15 pm, "Thor" <thor...@rsgohio.com> wrote:
> > > On Feb 19, 5:43 pm, "The_Professor" <d...@att.net> wrote:
>
> > > > On Feb 19, 3:43 pm, "Tighthead" <tighth...@lawyer.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > On Feb 19, 1:35 pm, Howard Brazee <how...@brazee.net> wrote:
>
> > > > > > On 19 Feb 2007 13:24:42 -0800, "Tighthead" <tighth...@lawyer.com>
> > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > >I am two weeks and two days away from seven rounds at Bandon. I will
> > > > > > >be chin deep in that gorse and loving it.
>
> > > > > > Is gorse a subset of "briar patch" - do small animals such as rabbits
> > > > > > find refuge in it?
>
> > > > > I'm not sure - it is pretty dense and prickly. It will shred you
> > > > > pretty darn quick.
>
> > > > > Apparently, some wise man introduced it a century ago:
>
> > > > > "Bandon has a twin city agreement with Bandon, Oregon in the US. That
> > > > > city was founded in 1873 by Lord George Bennet, a native of the Irish
> > > > > Bandon who named the American one after it, and who is known espcially
> > > > > for having introduced gorse into the US ecology with some disastrous
> > > > > results."
>
> > > > > Bad for the ecology, great for fuelling fires, great for golf.
>
> > > > What difference does gorse make to golf? Lots of gnarly plants out
> > > > there if that's what you want. Don't see anyhting all that special
> > > > about gorse.
>
> > > It's up and away from our work to-day,
> > > For the breeze sweeps over the down;
> > > And it's hey for a game where the gorse blossoms flame,
> > > And the bracken is bronzing to brown.
> > > With the turf 'neath our tread and the blue overhead,
> > > And the song of the lark in the whin;
> > > There's the flag and the green, with the bunkers between --
> > > Now will you be over or in?
>
> > > -- Arthur Conan Doyle- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > - Show quoted text -
>
> > Ah, my dear Watson, but where's the love for the native Bracken and
> > the native Lark? All we have is love for the alien Gorse! What's
> > wrong with the native Purple Sage and maybe some native poetry?
>
> Native I've only seen gorse in Scotland, where I believe it is native.
>
> Some are meant to love the lark and the bracken.
>
> I'm just a gorse type of guy.
Now I understand all those scratches and bruises!
;^)
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Date: 20 Feb 2007 18:45:09
From: Thor
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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On Feb 20, 4:14 pm, "The_Professor" <d...@att.net > wrote:
> On Feb 20, 1:15 pm, "Thor" <thor...@rsgohio.com> wrote:
> > On Feb 19, 5:43 pm, "The_Professor" <d...@att.net> wrote:
>
> > > On Feb 19, 3:43 pm, "Tighthead" <tighth...@lawyer.com> wrote:
>
> > > > On Feb 19, 1:35 pm, Howard Brazee <how...@brazee.net> wrote:
>
> > > > > On 19 Feb 2007 13:24:42 -0800, "Tighthead" <tighth...@lawyer.com>
> > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > >I am two weeks and two days away from seven rounds at Bandon. I will
> > > > > >be chin deep in that gorse and loving it.
>
> > > > > Is gorse a subset of "briar patch" - do small animals such as rabbits
> > > > > find refuge in it?
>
> > > > I'm not sure - it is pretty dense and prickly. It will shred you
> > > > pretty darn quick.
>
> > > > Apparently, some wise man introduced it a century ago:
>
> > > > "Bandon has a twin city agreement with Bandon, Oregon in the US. That
> > > > city was founded in 1873 by Lord George Bennet, a native of the Irish
> > > > Bandon who named the American one after it, and who is known espcially
> > > > for having introduced gorse into the US ecology with some disastrous
> > > > results."
>
> > > > Bad for the ecology, great for fuelling fires, great for golf.
>
> > > What difference does gorse make to golf? Lots of gnarly plants out
> > > there if that's what you want. Don't see anyhting all that special
> > > about gorse.
>
> > It's up and away from our work to-day,
> > For the breeze sweeps over the down;
> > And it's hey for a game where the gorse blossoms flame,
> > And the bracken is bronzing to brown.
> > With the turf 'neath our tread and the blue overhead,
> > And the song of the lark in the whin;
> > There's the flag and the green, with the bunkers between --
> > Now will you be over or in?
>
> > -- Arthur Conan Doyle- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Ah, my dear Watson, but where's the love for the native Bracken and
> the native Lark? All we have is love for the alien Gorse! What's
> wrong with the native Purple Sage and maybe some native poetry?
Native I've only seen gorse in Scotland, where I believe it is native.
Some are meant to love the lark and the bracken.
I'm just a gorse type of guy.
-- Thor
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Date: 20 Feb 2007 13:14:45
From: The_Professor
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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On Feb 20, 1:15 pm, "Thor" <thor...@rsgohio.com > wrote:
> On Feb 19, 5:43 pm, "The_Professor" <d...@att.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 19, 3:43 pm, "Tighthead" <tighth...@lawyer.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Feb 19, 1:35 pm, Howard Brazee <how...@brazee.net> wrote:
>
> > > > On 19 Feb 2007 13:24:42 -0800, "Tighthead" <tighth...@lawyer.com>
> > > > wrote:
>
> > > > >I am two weeks and two days away from seven rounds at Bandon. I will
> > > > >be chin deep in that gorse and loving it.
>
> > > > Is gorse a subset of "briar patch" - do small animals such as rabbits
> > > > find refuge in it?
>
> > > I'm not sure - it is pretty dense and prickly. It will shred you
> > > pretty darn quick.
>
> > > Apparently, some wise man introduced it a century ago:
>
> > > "Bandon has a twin city agreement with Bandon, Oregon in the US. That
> > > city was founded in 1873 by Lord George Bennet, a native of the Irish
> > > Bandon who named the American one after it, and who is known espcially
> > > for having introduced gorse into the US ecology with some disastrous
> > > results."
>
> > > Bad for the ecology, great for fuelling fires, great for golf.
>
> > What difference does gorse make to golf? Lots of gnarly plants out
> > there if that's what you want. Don't see anyhting all that special
> > about gorse.
>
> It's up and away from our work to-day,
> For the breeze sweeps over the down;
> And it's hey for a game where the gorse blossoms flame,
> And the bracken is bronzing to brown.
> With the turf 'neath our tread and the blue overhead,
> And the song of the lark in the whin;
> There's the flag and the green, with the bunkers between --
> Now will you be over or in?
>
> -- Arthur Conan Doyle- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Ah, my dear Watson, but where's the love for the native Bracken and
the native Lark? All we have is love for the alien Gorse! What's
wrong with the native Purple Sage and maybe some native poetry?
;^)
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Date: 20 Feb 2007 11:15:03
From: Thor
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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On Feb 19, 5:43 pm, "The_Professor" <d...@att.net > wrote:
> On Feb 19, 3:43 pm, "Tighthead" <tighth...@lawyer.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Feb 19, 1:35 pm, Howard Brazee <how...@brazee.net> wrote:
>
> > > On 19 Feb 2007 13:24:42 -0800, "Tighthead" <tighth...@lawyer.com>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > >I am two weeks and two days away from seven rounds at Bandon. I will
> > > >be chin deep in that gorse and loving it.
>
> > > Is gorse a subset of "briar patch" - do small animals such as rabbits
> > > find refuge in it?
>
> > I'm not sure - it is pretty dense and prickly. It will shred you
> > pretty darn quick.
>
> > Apparently, some wise man introduced it a century ago:
>
> > "Bandon has a twin city agreement with Bandon, Oregon in the US. That
> > city was founded in 1873 by Lord George Bennet, a native of the Irish
> > Bandon who named the American one after it, and who is known espcially
> > for having introduced gorse into the US ecology with some disastrous
> > results."
>
> > Bad for the ecology, great for fuelling fires, great for golf.
>
> What difference does gorse make to golf? Lots of gnarly plants out
> there if that's what you want. Don't see anyhting all that special
> about gorse.
It's up and away from our work to-day,
For the breeze sweeps over the down;
And it's hey for a game where the gorse blossoms flame,
And the bracken is bronzing to brown.
With the turf 'neath our tread and the blue overhead,
And the song of the lark in the whin;
There's the flag and the green, with the bunkers between --
Now will you be over or in?
-- Arthur Conan Doyle
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Date: 20 Feb 2007 11:10:25
From: Thor
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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On Feb 19, 4:02 pm, Bear <bearlys...@XShawX.ca > wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:55:06 +0000, greenkeeper
>
>
>
> <greenkee...@alanxxxcampbell.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >In message <lnpjt2pbuuc4lisrg9aifdaic12bdl2...@4ax.com>, John van der
> >Pflum <nowhammymyspa...@bite.org> writes
> >>On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:35:32 +0000, greenkeeper
> >><greenkee...@alancxxxampbell.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >>>In message <c4gjt2t0pa0gkispid4t6rh4h7u04c0...@4ax.com>, John van der
> >>>Pflum <nowhammymyspa...@bite.org> writes
> >>>>Stay away.
>
> >>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/bandongorse2-17-06.JPG
> >>>>--
>
> >>>>jvdp
> >>>>Start clearing your calendars
> >>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>
> >>>Pah!! That's nothing!! ;-)
>
> >>>http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432240/medium
>
> >>You're an evil, evil man.
> >>--
>
> >>jvdp
> >>Start clearing your calendars
> >>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>
> >LOL!! There's more!!
>
> >http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432241
>
> Nasty stuff that broom. It has become so invasive that it threatens
> much of the native flora and fauna here on Vancouver Island. We can
> thank one homesick mining baron for introducing it here. The courses
> spend a fair amount of time trying to keep it under control and for
> the most part have the upper hand.
You are so lucky. I love that noxious weed...
-- Thor
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Date: 20 Feb 2007 19:31:37
From: Bear
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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On 20 Feb 2007 11:10:25 -0800, "Thor" <thorpub@rsgohio.com > wrote:
>On Feb 19, 4:02 pm, Bear <bearlys...@XShawX.ca> wrote:
>> On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:55:06 +0000, greenkeeper
>>
>>
>>
>> <greenkee...@alanxxxcampbell.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> >In message <lnpjt2pbuuc4lisrg9aifdaic12bdl2...@4ax.com>, John van der
>> >Pflum <nowhammymyspa...@bite.org> writes
>> >>On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:35:32 +0000, greenkeeper
>> >><greenkee...@alancxxxampbell.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> >>>In message <c4gjt2t0pa0gkispid4t6rh4h7u04c0...@4ax.com>, John van der
>> >>>Pflum <nowhammymyspa...@bite.org> writes
>> >>>>Stay away.
>>
>> >>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/bandongorse2-17-06.JPG
>> >>>>--
>>
>> >>>>jvdp
>> >>>>Start clearing your calendars
>> >>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>>
>> >>>Pah!! That's nothing!! ;-)
>>
>> >>>http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432240/medium
>>
>> >>You're an evil, evil man.
>> >>--
>>
>> >>jvdp
>> >>Start clearing your calendars
>> >>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>>
>> >LOL!! There's more!!
>>
>> >http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432241
>>
>> Nasty stuff that broom. It has become so invasive that it threatens
>> much of the native flora and fauna here on Vancouver Island. We can
>> thank one homesick mining baron for introducing it here. The courses
>> spend a fair amount of time trying to keep it under control and for
>> the most part have the upper hand.
>
>
>You are so lucky. I love that noxious weed...
>
You can have it. The stuff gets everywhere and while it looks purty
when in bloom it quickly overruns any open area, The stuff we have
(broom I have been informed) get every bloody where, even kills
blackberry thickets. Bleech :P
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Date: 20 Feb 2007 11:06:45
From: Thor
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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On Feb 19, 12:35 pm, greenkeeper
<greenkee...@alancxxxampbell.demon.co.uk > wrote:
> In message <c4gjt2t0pa0gkispid4t6rh4h7u04c0...@4ax.com>, John van der
> Pflum <nowhammymyspa...@bite.org> writes
>
> >Stay away.
>
> >http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/bandongorse2-17-06.JPG
> >--
>
> >jvdp
> >Start clearing your calendars
> >http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>
> Pah!! That's nothing!! ;-)
>
> http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432240/medium
Alright, that's it - I'm fighting back:
http://thegemme.com/scotlandpics/nfpicturepro/displayimage.php?album=7&pos=22
http://thegemme.com/scotlandpics/nfpicturepro/displayimage.php?album=7&pos=27
http://thegemme.com/scotlandpics/nfpicturepro/displayimage.php?album=7&pos=46
http://thegemme.com/scotlandpics/nfpicturepro/displayimage.php?album=7&pos=93
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Date: 20 Feb 2007 11:03:36
From: Thor
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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On Feb 19, 10:22 am, John van der Pflum <nowhammymyspa...@bite.org >
wrote:
> Stay away.
>
> http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/bandongorse2-17-06.JPG
> --
>
> jvdp
> Start clearing your calendarshttp://www.rsgcincinnati.com
Snif. I love gorse!
-- Thor
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Date: 20 Feb 2007 10:26:10
From: Tighthead
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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On Feb 20, 6:10 am, John van der Pflum <nowhammymyspa...@bite.org >
wrote:
> On 19 Feb 2007 13:24:42 -0800, "Tighthead" <tighth...@lawyer.com>
> wrote:
>
> >On Feb 19, 7:22 am, John van der Pflum <nowhammymyspa...@bite.org>
> >wrote:
> >> Stay away.
>
> >>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/bandongorse2-17-06.JPG
> >> --
>
> >> jvdp
> >> Start clearing your calendarshttp://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>
> >I am two weeks and two days away from seven rounds at Bandon. I will
> >be chin deep in that gorse and loving it.
>
> You're going to love it. Have you been there before?
> --
>
> jvdp
> Start clearing your calendarshttp://www.rsgcincinnati.com
Third trip, but first with the Trails.
I can't imagine a better place for a trip. It is all about the golf
there.
My group didn't go last year, and that was a mistake. We went to
Utah, and it was fine, but Bandon is just better.
I have scored quite well at Bandon before, but been bent over by
Pacific. I want to do better on that track this time.
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Date: 20 Feb 2007 13:52:55
From: John van der Pflum
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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On 20 Feb 2007 10:26:10 -0800, "Tighthead" <tighthead@lawyer.com >
wrote:
>On Feb 20, 6:10 am, John van der Pflum <nowhammymyspa...@bite.org>
>wrote:
>> On 19 Feb 2007 13:24:42 -0800, "Tighthead" <tighth...@lawyer.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Feb 19, 7:22 am, John van der Pflum <nowhammymyspa...@bite.org>
>> >wrote:
>> >> Stay away.
>>
>> >>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/bandongorse2-17-06.JPG
>> >> --
>>
>> >> jvdp
>> >> Start clearing your calendarshttp://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>>
>> >I am two weeks and two days away from seven rounds at Bandon. I will
>> >be chin deep in that gorse and loving it.
>>
>> You're going to love it. Have you been there before?
>> --
>>
>> jvdp
>> Start clearing your calendarshttp://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>
>Third trip, but first with the Trails.
>
>I can't imagine a better place for a trip. It is all about the golf
>there.
>
>My group didn't go last year, and that was a mistake. We went to
>Utah, and it was fine, but Bandon is just better.
>
>I have scored quite well at Bandon before, but been bent over by
>Pacific. I want to do better on that track this time.
Don't worry about spending too much time at Trails. It has a couple
of great holes -- 9 and 16, a bunch of ho-hum holes, and one really
really crappy hole -- #14.
--
jvdp
Start clearing your calendars
http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 21:57:52
From: Birdie Bill
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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On Feb 19, 4:43 pm, "The_Professor" <d...@att.net > wrote:
> On Feb 19, 3:43 pm, "Tighthead" <tighth...@lawyer.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 19, 1:35 pm, Howard Brazee <how...@brazee.net> wrote:
>
> > > On 19 Feb 2007 13:24:42 -0800, "Tighthead" <tighth...@lawyer.com>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > >I am two weeks and two days away from seven rounds at Bandon. I will
> > > >be chin deep in that gorse and loving it.
>
> > > Is gorse a subset of "briar patch" - do small animals such as rabbits
> > > find refuge in it?
>
> > I'm not sure - it is pretty dense and prickly. It will shred you
> > pretty darn quick.
>
> > Apparently, some wise man introduced it a century ago:
>
> > "Bandon has a twin city agreement with Bandon, Oregon in the US. That
> > city was founded in 1873 by Lord George Bennet, a native of the Irish
> > Bandon who named the American one after it, and who is known espcially
> > for having introduced gorse into the US ecology with some disastrous
> > results."
>
> > Bad for the ecology, great for fuelling fires, great for golf.
>
> What difference does gorse make to golf? Lots of gnarly plants out
> there if that's what you want. Don't see anyhting all that special
> about gorse
Ice plant is the worst, because it lures you into trying to take a
swing.
After all, the ball is just sitting there right out in the open...
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 14:43:40
From: The_Professor
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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On Feb 19, 3:43 pm, "Tighthead" <tighth...@lawyer.com > wrote:
> On Feb 19, 1:35 pm, Howard Brazee <how...@brazee.net> wrote:
>
> > On 19 Feb 2007 13:24:42 -0800, "Tighthead" <tighth...@lawyer.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > >I am two weeks and two days away from seven rounds at Bandon. I will
> > >be chin deep in that gorse and loving it.
>
> > Is gorse a subset of "briar patch" - do small animals such as rabbits
> > find refuge in it?
>
> I'm not sure - it is pretty dense and prickly. It will shred you
> pretty darn quick.
>
> Apparently, some wise man introduced it a century ago:
>
> "Bandon has a twin city agreement with Bandon, Oregon in the US. That
> city was founded in 1873 by Lord George Bennet, a native of the Irish
> Bandon who named the American one after it, and who is known espcially
> for having introduced gorse into the US ecology with some disastrous
> results."
>
> Bad for the ecology, great for fuelling fires, great for golf.
What difference does gorse make to golf? Lots of gnarly plants out
there if that's what you want. Don't see anyhting all that special
about gorse.
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 13:46:16
From: Tighthead
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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On Feb 19, 1:42 pm, Bear <bearlys...@XShawX.ca > wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:11:51 +0000, greenkeeper
>
>
>
>
>
> <greenkee...@alancxxxampbell.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >In message <rr3kt2dnl7lesjhbr7nr9lo3fs11e4s...@4ax.com>, Bear
> ><bearlys...@XShawX.ca> writes
> >>On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:55:06 +0000, greenkeeper
> >><greenkee...@alanxxxcampbell.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >>>In message <lnpjt2pbuuc4lisrg9aifdaic12bdl2...@4ax.com>, John van der
> >>>Pflum <nowhammymyspa...@bite.org> writes
> >>>>On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:35:32 +0000, greenkeeper
> >>>><greenkee...@alancxxxampbell.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >>>>>In message <c4gjt2t0pa0gkispid4t6rh4h7u04c0...@4ax.com>, John van der
> >>>>>Pflum <nowhammymyspa...@bite.org> writes
> >>>>>>Stay away.
>
> >>>>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/bandongorse2-17-06.JPG
> >>>>>>--
>
> >>>>>>jvdp
> >>>>>>Start clearing your calendars
> >>>>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>
> >>>>>Pah!! That's nothing!! ;-)
>
> >>>>>http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432240/medium
>
> >>>>You're an evil, evil man.
> >>>>--
>
> >>>>jvdp
> >>>>Start clearing your calendars
> >>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>
> >>>LOL!! There's more!!
>
> >>>http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432241
>
> >>Nasty stuff that broom. It has become so invasive that it threatens
> >>much of the native flora and fauna here on Vancouver Island. We can
> >>thank one homesick mining baron for introducing it here. The courses
> >>spend a fair amount of time trying to keep it under control and for
> >>the most part have the upper hand.
>
> > It is gorse, not broom. Different plant. Gorse is very prickly, we
> >usually call it Whin.
>
> Not according to my folks. Broom, Gorse and Whin are all just names
> for the same family of plants. Now granted they don't have
> horticultural degrees but having grown up and lived for their first
> half of their lives in "the old country" they have a wee bit of
> knowledge of the stuff. Hell I actually phoned them to query them on
> it and they seem pretty adamant that Gorse=Broom and Broom=Gorse.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Bear - the Gorse at Bandon seems different from the local Broom.
Gorse is very tough and prickly, and I don't think the Broom
compares. They may be relatives though.
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 22:15:26
From: Colin Wilson
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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Tighthead wrote:
> Gorse is very tough and prickly, and I don't think the Broom
> compares. They may be relatives though.
They are related. Gorse is hugely prickly, broom is just thick. We get
broom too, particularly Spanish broom. Another crazy introduction.
They're all *fire weeds*. Light a match and watch the gorse and broom
burn like torches. A year later and they're back thicker than ever,
covering twice the area. They both suit the Australian fire ecology
perfectly.
Gorse and blackerries choke the creek right along my course's boundary
fence on the 16th hole. Kiss your ball goodbye in that stuff.
--
Cheers
Colin Wilson
------------------------------------------------------------------
Trentham Golf Club: http://www.trenthamgolf.com
Barnbougle Dunes: http://publishing.kyneton.net.au/barnbougle
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 13:43:35
From: Tighthead
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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On Feb 19, 1:35 pm, Howard Brazee <how...@brazee.net > wrote:
> On 19 Feb 2007 13:24:42 -0800, "Tighthead" <tighth...@lawyer.com>
> wrote:
>
> >I am two weeks and two days away from seven rounds at Bandon. I will
> >be chin deep in that gorse and loving it.
>
> Is gorse a subset of "briar patch" - do small animals such as rabbits
> find refuge in it?
I'm not sure - it is pretty dense and prickly. It will shred you
pretty darn quick.
Apparently, some wise man introduced it a century ago:
"Bandon has a twin city agreement with Bandon, Oregon in the US. That
city was founded in 1873 by Lord George Bennet, a native of the Irish
Bandon who named the American one after it, and who is known espcially
for having introduced gorse into the US ecology with some disastrous
results."
Bad for the ecology, great for fuelling fires, great for golf.
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 13:24:42
From: Tighthead
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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On Feb 19, 7:22 am, John van der Pflum <nowhammymyspa...@bite.org >
wrote:
> Stay away.
>
> http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/bandongorse2-17-06.JPG
> --
>
> jvdp
> Start clearing your calendarshttp://www.rsgcincinnati.com
I am two weeks and two days away from seven rounds at Bandon. I will
be chin deep in that gorse and loving it.
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Date: 20 Feb 2007 09:10:44
From: John van der Pflum
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
|
On 19 Feb 2007 13:24:42 -0800, "Tighthead" <tighthead@lawyer.com >
wrote:
>On Feb 19, 7:22 am, John van der Pflum <nowhammymyspa...@bite.org>
>wrote:
>> Stay away.
>>
>> http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/bandongorse2-17-06.JPG
>> --
>>
>> jvdp
>> Start clearing your calendarshttp://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>
>I am two weeks and two days away from seven rounds at Bandon. I will
>be chin deep in that gorse and loving it.
>
You're going to love it. Have you been there before?
--
jvdp
Start clearing your calendars
http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 14:35:57
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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On 19 Feb 2007 13:24:42 -0800, "Tighthead" <tighthead@lawyer.com >
wrote:
>I am two weeks and two days away from seven rounds at Bandon. I will
>be chin deep in that gorse and loving it.
Is gorse a subset of "briar patch" - do small animals such as rabbits
find refuge in it?
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 21:11:51
From: greenkeeper
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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In message <rr3kt2dnl7lesjhbr7nr9lo3fs11e4s9r3@4ax.com >, Bear
<bearlysane@XShawX.ca > writes
>On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:55:06 +0000, greenkeeper
><greenkeeper@alanxxxcampbell.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>In message <lnpjt2pbuuc4lisrg9aifdaic12bdl2j1p@4ax.com>, John van der
>>Pflum <nowhammymyspammy@bite.org> writes
>>>On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:35:32 +0000, greenkeeper
>>><greenkeeper@alancxxxampbell.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>>In message <c4gjt2t0pa0gkispid4t6rh4h7u04c0va1@4ax.com>, John van der
>>>>Pflum <nowhammymyspammy@bite.org> writes
>>>>>Stay away.
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/bandongorse2-17-06.JPG
>>>>>--
>>>>>
>>>>>jvdp
>>>>>Start clearing your calendars
>>>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Pah!! That's nothing!! ;-)
>>>>
>>>>http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432240/medium
>>>
>>>You're an evil, evil man.
>>>--
>>>
>>>jvdp
>>>Start clearing your calendars
>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>>
>>
>>LOL!! There's more!!
>>
>>http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432241
>
>Nasty stuff that broom. It has become so invasive that it threatens
>much of the native flora and fauna here on Vancouver Island. We can
>thank one homesick mining baron for introducing it here. The courses
>spend a fair amount of time trying to keep it under control and for
>the most part have the upper hand.
>
>
It is gorse, not broom. Different plant. Gorse is very prickly, we
usually call it Whin.
--
alan
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 21:42:56
From: Bear
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
|
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:11:51 +0000, greenkeeper
<greenkeeper@alancxxxampbell.demon.co.uk > wrote:
>In message <rr3kt2dnl7lesjhbr7nr9lo3fs11e4s9r3@4ax.com>, Bear
><bearlysane@XShawX.ca> writes
>>On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:55:06 +0000, greenkeeper
>><greenkeeper@alanxxxcampbell.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>In message <lnpjt2pbuuc4lisrg9aifdaic12bdl2j1p@4ax.com>, John van der
>>>Pflum <nowhammymyspammy@bite.org> writes
>>>>On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:35:32 +0000, greenkeeper
>>>><greenkeeper@alancxxxampbell.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>In message <c4gjt2t0pa0gkispid4t6rh4h7u04c0va1@4ax.com>, John van der
>>>>>Pflum <nowhammymyspammy@bite.org> writes
>>>>>>Stay away.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/bandongorse2-17-06.JPG
>>>>>>--
>>>>>>
>>>>>>jvdp
>>>>>>Start clearing your calendars
>>>>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Pah!! That's nothing!! ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432240/medium
>>>>
>>>>You're an evil, evil man.
>>>>--
>>>>
>>>>jvdp
>>>>Start clearing your calendars
>>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>>>
>>>
>>>LOL!! There's more!!
>>>
>>>http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432241
>>
>>Nasty stuff that broom. It has become so invasive that it threatens
>>much of the native flora and fauna here on Vancouver Island. We can
>>thank one homesick mining baron for introducing it here. The courses
>>spend a fair amount of time trying to keep it under control and for
>>the most part have the upper hand.
>>
>>
> It is gorse, not broom. Different plant. Gorse is very prickly, we
>usually call it Whin.
Not according to my folks. Broom, Gorse and Whin are all just names
for the same family of plants. Now granted they don't have
horticultural degrees but having grown up and lived for their first
half of their lives in "the old country" they have a wee bit of
knowledge of the stuff. Hell I actually phoned them to query them on
it and they seem pretty adamant that Gorse=Broom and Broom=Gorse.
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 14:40:34
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
|
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:11:51 +0000, greenkeeper
<greenkeeper@alancxxxampbell.demon.co.uk > wrote:
> It is gorse, not broom. Different plant. Gorse is very prickly, we
>usually call it Whin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorse says:
Gorse is closely related to the brooms, and like them, has green stems
and very small leaves and adapts to dry growing conditions, but
differs in its extreme spininess, with the leaves being modified into
1-4 cm long spines. All the species have yellow flowers, some with a
very long flowering season.
I'm not familiar with either. I'll let you assume that's because I
hit all my shots on the fairway if you like.
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 21:08:08
From: greenkeeper
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
|
In message <x9oCh.1112$8U4.911@news-server.bigpond.net.au >, Colin Wilson
<publish@removethis.kyneton.net.au > writes
>greenkeeper wrote:
>
>> Pah!! That's nothing!! ;-)
>
>Damn cursed stuff.
>
>Some immigrant planted it out here as a hedge in the 19th century. Now
>it's choking roadsides and streams everywhere and getting into National
>Parks. Of course, like rabbits, foxes, blackberries and everything else
>exotic, it grows twice the size it would in England.
>
I would agree that it is titchy little stuff in ENGLAND!! ;-)
--
alan
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 18:55:06
From: greenkeeper
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
|
In message <lnpjt2pbuuc4lisrg9aifdaic12bdl2j1p@4ax.com >, John van der
Pflum <nowhammymyspammy@bite.org > writes
>On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:35:32 +0000, greenkeeper
><greenkeeper@alancxxxampbell.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>In message <c4gjt2t0pa0gkispid4t6rh4h7u04c0va1@4ax.com>, John van der
>>Pflum <nowhammymyspammy@bite.org> writes
>>>Stay away.
>>>
>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/bandongorse2-17-06.JPG
>>>--
>>>
>>>jvdp
>>>Start clearing your calendars
>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>>
>>
>>Pah!! That's nothing!! ;-)
>>
>>http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432240/medium
>
>You're an evil, evil man.
>--
>
>jvdp
>Start clearing your calendars
>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
LOL!! There's more!!
http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432241
--
alan
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 21:02:58
From: Bear
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
|
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:55:06 +0000, greenkeeper
<greenkeeper@alanxxxcampbell.demon.co.uk > wrote:
>In message <lnpjt2pbuuc4lisrg9aifdaic12bdl2j1p@4ax.com>, John van der
>Pflum <nowhammymyspammy@bite.org> writes
>>On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:35:32 +0000, greenkeeper
>><greenkeeper@alancxxxampbell.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>In message <c4gjt2t0pa0gkispid4t6rh4h7u04c0va1@4ax.com>, John van der
>>>Pflum <nowhammymyspammy@bite.org> writes
>>>>Stay away.
>>>>
>>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/bandongorse2-17-06.JPG
>>>>--
>>>>
>>>>jvdp
>>>>Start clearing your calendars
>>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>>>
>>>
>>>Pah!! That's nothing!! ;-)
>>>
>>>http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432240/medium
>>
>>You're an evil, evil man.
>>--
>>
>>jvdp
>>Start clearing your calendars
>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>
>
>LOL!! There's more!!
>
>http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432241
Nasty stuff that broom. It has become so invasive that it threatens
much of the native flora and fauna here on Vancouver Island. We can
thank one homesick mining baron for introducing it here. The courses
spend a fair amount of time trying to keep it under control and for
the most part have the upper hand.
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 14:01:43
From: John van der Pflum
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
|
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:55:06 +0000, greenkeeper
<greenkeeper@alanxxxcampbell.demon.co.uk > wrote:
>In message <lnpjt2pbuuc4lisrg9aifdaic12bdl2j1p@4ax.com>, John van der
>Pflum <nowhammymyspammy@bite.org> writes
>>On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:35:32 +0000, greenkeeper
>><greenkeeper@alancxxxampbell.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>In message <c4gjt2t0pa0gkispid4t6rh4h7u04c0va1@4ax.com>, John van der
>>>Pflum <nowhammymyspammy@bite.org> writes
>>>>Stay away.
>>>>
>>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/bandongorse2-17-06.JPG
>>>>--
>>>>
>>>>jvdp
>>>>Start clearing your calendars
>>>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>>>
>>>
>>>Pah!! That's nothing!! ;-)
>>>
>>>http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432240/medium
>>
>>You're an evil, evil man.
>>--
>>
>>jvdp
>>Start clearing your calendars
>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>
>
>LOL!! There's more!!
>
>http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432241
STOP!!!!
--
jvdp
Start clearing your calendars
http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 17:35:32
From: greenkeeper
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
|
In message <c4gjt2t0pa0gkispid4t6rh4h7u04c0va1@4ax.com >, John van der
Pflum <nowhammymyspammy@bite.org > writes
>Stay away.
>
>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/bandongorse2-17-06.JPG
>--
>
>jvdp
>Start clearing your calendars
>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
Pah!! That's nothing!! ;-)
http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432240/medium
--
alan
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 20:55:57
From: Colin Wilson
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
|
greenkeeper wrote:
> Pah!! That's nothing!! ;-)
Damn cursed stuff.
Some immigrant planted it out here as a hedge in the 19th century. Now
it's choking roadsides and streams everywhere and getting into National
Parks. Of course, like rabbits, foxes, blackberries and everything else
exotic, it grows twice the size it would in England.
--
Cheers
Colin Wilson
------------------------------------------------------------------
Trentham Golf Club: http://www.trenthamgolf.com
Barnbougle Dunes: http://publishing.kyneton.net.au/barnbougle
------------------------------------------------------------------
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Date: 20 Feb 2007 09:13:43
From: david s-a
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
|
Colin Wilson wrote:
> greenkeeper wrote:
>
>> Pah!! That's nothing!! ;-)
>
>
> Damn cursed stuff.
>
> Some immigrant planted it out here as a hedge in the 19th century. Now
> it's choking roadsides and streams everywhere and getting into National
> Parks. Of course, like rabbits, foxes, blackberries and everything else
> exotic, it grows twice the size it would in England.
>
Not quite 'everything' else exotic....unfortunately!
:-)
david
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 22:34:42
From: Colin Wilson
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
|
david s-a wrote:
> Not quite 'everything' else exotic....unfortunately!
If you'd stayed in England, you might only be three feet tall. :-)
--
Cheers
Colin Wilson
------------------------------------------------------------------
Trentham Golf Club: http://www.trenthamgolf.com
Barnbougle Dunes: http://publishing.kyneton.net.au/barnbougle
------------------------------------------------------------------
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 16:36:05
From: Michael Anselmo
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
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"Colin Wilson" <publish@removethis.kyneton.net.au > wrote in message
news:x9oCh.1112$8U4.911@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> greenkeeper wrote:
>
>> Pah!! That's nothing!! ;-)
>
> Damn cursed stuff.
>
> Some immigrant planted it out here as a hedge in the 19th century. Now
> it's choking roadsides and streams everywhere and getting into National
> Parks. Of course, like rabbits, foxes, blackberries and everything else
> exotic, it grows twice the size it would in England.
>
> --
> Cheers
> Colin Wilson
Some nitwit wanted all of the birds mentioned in Shakespeare's sonnets and
brought Starlings to New England. They are a black plague.
Another nitwit brought gypsy moths to New England in order to try to make
silk. Major problem. They can denude a forest in a few weeks.
Mike
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Date: 19 Feb 2007 13:05:51
From: John van der Pflum
Subject: Re: Thor -- You'll cry if you see this
|
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:35:32 +0000, greenkeeper
<greenkeeper@alancxxxampbell.demon.co.uk > wrote:
>In message <c4gjt2t0pa0gkispid4t6rh4h7u04c0va1@4ax.com>, John van der
>Pflum <nowhammymyspammy@bite.org> writes
>>Stay away.
>>
>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/bandongorse2-17-06.JPG
>>--
>>
>>jvdp
>>Start clearing your calendars
>>http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
>
>
>Pah!! That's nothing!! ;-)
>
>http://www.pbase.com/alancampbell/image/60432240/medium
You're an evil, evil man.
--
jvdp
Start clearing your calendars
http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
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