[tcb] Re: The end?

  • From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:48:13 -0500

I am probably lumped into that category.
Not self obsessed, but information obsessed.
It's like crack I tell ya.
I sit at a computer all day, or at least about 50 hours a week.

w.wood wrote:
> ha ha
>
> but then aren't the submarines at that point?
>
> Just as an observation.. I was just reading this article on a recent
> purchase of stock in Facebook:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/14/facebook_stock/
>
> and one of the quotes in this article is..
>
> "That's what happens when self-obsessed Web 2.0 types start uploading
> an endless stream of photos."
>
> So, does that mean that Brian is a web 2.0 self-obsessed type?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Neil <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>
>     Lowerin' boats is EASY...All ya need is a drill & bit!
>
>     --- On Tue, 7/14/09, w.wood <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     > From: w.wood <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>>
>     > Subject: [tcb] Re: The end?
>     > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     > Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 4:07 PM
>     > Ahh, I see now.  Lowered fishing
>     > boats I guess would be cool there.  We're not cool
>     > enough I guess.
>     >
>     > Maybe MTV could have a "Pimp my Fishing Boat"
>     > show?
>     >
>     > I can see it now
>     >
>     > "We've just stolen Maboola's 20 foot
>     > trawler.  Watch as we punk him into believing that the
>     > local Warlords have stolen it and taken his wife and kids
>     > hostage because he hasn't payed his monthly protection
>     > money."
>     >
>     >
>     > Or do I have my shows mixed up?
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 4:22 PM,
>     > Denis <coocoo@xxxxxxx <mailto:coocoo@xxxxxxx>>
>     > wrote:
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Brian is on Facebook all
>     > the time now. He is beyond
>     > us now, talking to friends from Djibouti that he didn't
>     > even know he had. They
>     > are telling him how they lower their fishing boats, or
>     > something.
>     >
>     >   -----
>     > Original Message -----
>     >
>     > From:
>     >   w.wood
>     >
>     >   To:
>     > tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 3:15
>     > PM
>     >   Subject:
>     > [tcb] Re: The end?
>     >
>     >
>     > Okay, now I think Denis can relax.  There's
>     > messages on
>     >   the list now.
>     >
>     > Sammie, Brian had indicated that he wanted to lower a 58
>     >   panel a few weeks back.  Where he got it and the details
>     > are
>     >   unknown.  There was mention of a ball joint front end
>     > presumably from his
>     >   departing bay... *gasp* (batman graphics intentional)
>     >
>     > As for the
>     >   Dodge, we all know that you're posing...  (Actually
>     > I know how Sammie
>     >   feels about Mopars in General so that's why the
>     > comment.)
>     >
>     > And give
>     >   your daughter back her Baja...   Either
>     > that or stop stumping for
>     >   the "Chick Magnet" award at the Volks Folks
>     > shows..  ha ha ha
>     >   ;-)
>     >
>     > Happy now Denis?
>     >
>     > I will now go back under the bridge looking
>     >   for troll like things to do.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >   On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 9:31 AM,
>     > sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>     >
>     >   wrote:
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >         Where are you getting the info on Brian? 
>     > Haven't seen
>     >           or heard anything from Brian in months and
>     > didn't even know he had a
>     >           58.  A 58 what?  As to a Dodge!  Have never
>     > owned a
>     >           Dodge and never will.  Drove the Baja to our
>     > club meeting last
>     >           night; about as far from vintage original as you
>     > can get.
>     >
>     > ---
>     >           On Mon, 7/13/09, w.wood <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>>
>     > wrote:
>     >
>     >
>     > From:
>     >             w.wood <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>>
>     >
>     > Subject: [tcb] Re: The end?
>     > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     > Date: Monday, July 13,
>     >             2009, 5:36 PM
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >             Yes, and Corn, and ...
>     >
>     > That's why I went "pfft"
>     >             to Brian when he said that he was going to
>     > lower a 58 with a ball
>     >             joint
>     > front end...
>     >
>     > I fully expected Sammie to go
>     >             ballistic and offer him that nice Routan, er
>     > Dodge he drives around
>     >             Nacogdoches in for a trade to save the 58...
>     >             ;-)
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >  
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >             On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Denis
>     > <coocoo@xxxxxxx <mailto:coocoo@xxxxxxx>>
>     >
>     >             wrote:
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >               I know, but
>     > we used to spend days
>     >               talking about Dan. I guess there's only
>     > so many discussions around
>     >               Dan, too.
>     >                
>     >                
>     >                
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >                 -----
>     >
>     >                 Original Message -----
>     >
>     > From:
>     >                 w.wood
>     >
>     >                 To:
>     >
>     >                 tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >                 Sent:
>     >
>     >                 Monday, July 13, 2009 4:14 PM
>     >                 Subject:
>     >
>     >                 [tcb] Re: The end?
>     >
>     >
>     >                 Denis, I think there's only so
>     > many discussions
>     >                 around VWs.  It's kinda like the Samba
>     > joke "How Do I lower
>     >                 my bus?"  You can only write so much
>     > on the
>     >                 subject.
>     >
>     > Right now I'm contemplating culling the herd as
>     >                 it were.  I don't have the time and
>     > frankly my weekends are
>     >                 becoming more personal time than going out
>     > and wrenching. 
>     >
>     >
>     > It's all about priorities right now and VWs aren't
>     > the
>     >                 number one leisure activity for some,
>     > including me.
>     >
>     > To
>     >                 elaborate:  Last Week my son decided to
>     > bust a caliper bolt
>     >                 and bring the fastback home on a tow truck
>     > because the ignition
>     >                 quit.   I think he was pensive about it
>     > because he told me
>     >                 about that bolt and I told him not to drive
>     > it until
>     >                 repaired.  Anyway,  Did I work on it this
>     >
>     >                 weekend?  Nope....  Next weekend family
>     > is on the east
>     >                 coast so it'll be a couple of weeks
>     > before I want to get greasy
>     >                 with it.
>     >
>     > Right now I'm kinda "If I can't just turn the
>     >                 key... It'll have to wait."
>     >
>     > I'm also hunting for a paint
>     >                 job for the 63 DC since the engine's
>     > out of it and I'm planning
>     >                 some diabolical mods for it.  Problem is
>     > I'm 1300 miles
>     >                 from it so it's difficult to get
>     > estimates
>     >                 done..
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >                 On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Denis
>     > <coocoo@xxxxxxx <mailto:coocoo@xxxxxxx>>
>     >
>     >                 wrote:
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >                   But why
>     > is there no postings
>     >                   here?
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >                     -----
>     >
>     >                     Original Message -----
>     >
>     > From:
>     >                     wuzmop@xxxxxxx <mailto:wuzmop@xxxxxxx>
>     >
>     >                     To:
>     >
>     >                     tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >                     Sent:
>     >
>     >                     Monday, July 13, 2009 2:01 PM
>     >                     Subject:
>     >
>     >                     [tcb] Re: The end?
>     >
>     > I'm a bit apprehensive about the facebook
>     >                     thing too! Maybe because I can't
>     > get to it at work.
>     >
>     > I
>     >                     think you right about the economy.
>     > People have to pick their
>     >                     events carefully nowadays.
>     >
>     >
>     > -----Original
>     >                     Message-----
>     >
>     >                     From: Denis <coocoo@xxxxxxx
>     <mailto:coocoo@xxxxxxx>>
>     > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     >
>     > Sent:
>     >                     Mon, Jul 13, 2009 1:51 pm
>     > Subject: [tcb] The end?
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >                     There
>     > has been almost no
>     >                     traffic here on the list, and although
>     > I had a wonderful
>     >                     time and, financially, it was a great
>     > success, attendance
>     >                     was pretty light at Psycoblooie, I am
>     > wondering if the whole
>     >                     vintage VW thing is slowing down.
>     >
>     >                      
>     >                     I
>     > guess people are hurting with
>     >                     the economy, kids, and for some of us,
>     > health problems and
>     >                     old age are making it harder for us all
>     > to get together, we
>     >                     don't have the money or the time to
>     > keep our vehicles on the
>     >                     road like we used to. Some of us are
>     > even needing to sell
>     >                     our cars, since they are a side
>     > interest and not a core
>     >                     necessity.
>     >                      
>     >                     I
>     > guess some of us are on
>     >                     facebook now. I am on it, but I
>     > don't think I like
>     >                     it.
>     >                      
>     >                     I am
>     > still
>     >                     here.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >                     Stay cool with this summer's
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>     >                     celebrities, movie showtimes and
>     > tickets!
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