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by **hemlock** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:31 pm

Uh Hi. I'm ~~back~~ new here.

I quit in a fit a rage the other night, but since there isn't a site worth it's salt to talk hockey, I'm slinking back here lol.

by **SpezDispenser** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:34 pm

Lucky Day wrote:Uh Hi. I'm ~~back~~ new here.

I quit in a fit a rage the other night, but since there isn't a site worth it's salt to talk hockey, I'm slinking back here lol.

Can't you get your username back? There simply has to be a way. No?

by **SpezDispenser** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:34 pm

Oh - and it's nice to have you back. I was surprised and saddened (as were a lot of other people). Deep down, we all hoped you'd come back.

by **hemlock** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:36 pm

Aww thanks. I was pretty pissed....then I calmed down and realized that this is the internet. Plus, like I said there is no other place to talk (mosty Sens) hockey like this one.

by **SpezDispenser** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:37 pm

Lucky Day wrote:Aww thanks. I was pretty pissed....then I calmed down and realized that this is the internet. Plus, like I said there is no other place to talk (mosty Sens) hockey like this one.

That makes me very happy. I won't lie.

by Guest on Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:38 pm

im confused, I must of missed what happened. Someone wanna clue me in by pm or reply please

by **hemlock** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:42 pm

The Guy With The Mustache wrote:im confused, I must of missed what happened. Someone wanna clue me in by pm or reply please

DTR and I had a disagreement. He made a comment that I took as him telling me that I had no right to express my opinion. I quit, and slummed at HB for a day or two, before realizing that I'd better get over it quick, cause HB is drowning.

by Guest on Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:45 pm

Lucky Day wrote:
The Guy With The Mustache wrote:im confused, I must of missed what happened. Someone wanna clue me in by pm or reply please

DTR and I had a disagreement. He made a comment that I took as him telling me that I had no right to express my opinion. I quit, and slummed at HB for a day or two, before realizing that I'd better get over it quick, cause HB is drowning.

ah, thanks. good to have you back ~~Hemmy~~ LD. and I feel the same way with DTR sometimes. Well, either way, we woulda missed you if you stayed gone.

by **hemlock** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:50 pm

Thanks man. I was going to take Dusty Bottoms (Chevy Chase's character) at first as my handle, but I remembered that you've got the nickname Dusty if I am not mistaken.

by shabbs on Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:55 pm

Lucky Day wrote:Aww thanks. I was pretty pissed....then I calmed down and realized that this is the internet. Plus, like I said there is no other place to talk (mosty Sens) hockey like this one.

Welcome back... Hemlock.

Heh heh.

by **hemlock** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:58 pm

shabbs wrote:
Lucky Day wrote:Aww thanks. I was pretty pissed....then I calmed down and realized that this is the internet. Plus, like I said there is no other place to talk (mosty Sens) hockey like this one.

Welcome back... Hemlock.

Heh heh.

Haha thanks. Very. Serious. Business.

This Lucky Day nick isn't going to stick is it? I'm on another unrelated board and I changed my nick and people called me hemmy for like 2 years. I'm stuck with it I think.

by Bass Destruction on Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:59 pm

Loving the avatar, brings back old memories for me. When I was younger, every xmas my brothers and I, and some friends, would go to this one xmas party, and every year we would watch The Three Amigos. It actually became a thing. We ended up doing it for like 8 years... Then we moved away... And now my life is unfulfilled.

But I must say, I liked the other smiley more, the one where the head would roll off. Little more detailed, and more realistic (?). Does that creep you out about me?

by **hemlock** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:04 pm

Bass Destruction wrote:Loving the avatar, brings back old memories for me. When I was younger, every xmas my brothers and I, and some friends, would go to this one xmas party, and every year we would watch The Three Amigos. It actually became a thing. We ended up doing it for like 8 years... Then we moved away... And now my life is unfulfilled.

But I must say, I liked the other smiley more, the one where the head would roll off. Little more detailed, and more realistic (?). Does that creep you out about me?

The movie is classic. The "My little Buttercup" scene in the bar is among the greatest on film. My kids actually spent some time practicing the Amigo salute, complete with the cough and pelvic thrust. Good times.

I must have deleted that old avatar. I went on a search and couldn't find it again. I'd stolen that one from another board somewhere and I can't remember which. There are so many ~~porn~~ Christian websites that I surf.

by Bass Destruction on Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:08 pm

I love Christian sites!! Especially Christian porn sites. Priest on Nun. Nun on nun. Priest on Altar.... oooh, i'm stopping there.

by Guest on Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:09 pm

by **hemlock** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:09 pm

Bass Destruction wrote:I love Christian sites!! Especially Christian porn sites. Priest on Nun. Nun on nun. Priest on Altar.... oooh, i'm stopping there.

Amen to that!

by **SpezDispenser** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:31 pm

Bass Destruction wrote:

But I must say, I liked the other smiley more, the one where the head would roll off. Little more detailed, and more realistic (?). Does that creep you out about me?

Oh yeah, what's up with the head not rolling now?

by **hemlock** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:52 pm

Go back a post or two. I explained it to Bass.

by shabbs on Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:05 pm

Lucky Day wrote:I went on a search and couldn't find it again. I'd stolen that one from another board somewhere and I can't remember which. There are so many ~~porn~~ Christian websites that I surf.

Dude... when you need to find something on the Internet... just let me know...

With blood too.

I'm pro.

by Guest on Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:06 pm

its not rolling, its bouncing :^^^^:

by **SpezDispenser** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:10 pm

Me too, I've become quite the smiley finder. DancingBanana

by **hemlock** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:18 pm

shabbs wrote:
Lucky Day wrote:I went on a search and couldn't find it again. I'd stolen that one from another board somewhere and I can't remember which. There are so many ~~porn~~ Christian websites that I surf.

Dude... when you need to find something on the Internet... just let me know...

With blood too.

I'm pro.

THAT'S IT! THAT IS THE ONE.

SHABBS = BADDASS!

I kinda like the current one though. It's a little more gruesome. Like...did it work or not? Those who watch the Tudors will understand. There's an execution at the end of Season 3 gone really really badly.

by **caissie_1** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:31 pm

Hey glad to hear your back.... Good stuff.

by **hemlock** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:33 pm

Mucho Gracias caissie_1.

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:25 pm

Glad to have you back Hemmer. It's too bad you lost your Fighting Montagoose status. I think we need to fix that. Or did you have 1000 posts? You did right? If so I'll fix your title.

by **hemlock** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:41 pm

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Glad to have you back Hemmer. It's too bad you lost your Fighting Montagoose status. I think we need to fix that. Or did you have 1000 posts? You did right? If so I'll fix your title.

Nah man, I'll earn it. I was at 1900+

No worries though...I'm at about 2 dozen now. It's only a matter of time before the top ten start hearin' some footsteps. Wink

You could add me to the GM Sim group though please :D

by Bass Destruction on Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:57 pm

At your rate, by the end of the week you would have surpassed me.

by **hemlock** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:58 pm

Bass Destruction wrote:At your rate, by the end of the week you would have surpassed me.

Not possible. By this time next week, I'll be lounging in Italy. I leave on draft day, though, so I'll have to check in here for updates if I can access the internet.

by Bass Destruction on Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:58 pm

Wow, very nice!! Not the greatest foresight in choosing what day to leave, but very nice nonetheless!!

by **wprager** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:43 pm

Bass Destruction wrote:At your rate, by the end of the week you would have surpassed me.

Umm, that's not really saying much.

Zzzzzzing!

Smile

by **wprager** on Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:44 pm

Lucky Day wrote:
Bass Destruction wrote:At your rate, by the end of the week you would have surpassed me.

Not possible. By this time next week, I'll be lounging in Italy. I leave on draft day, though, so I'll have to check in here for updates if I can access the internet.

Where are you going? When I was 12 we left Russia and spent about 18 months in Italy, in Lido di Ostia, a suburb of Rome, by the sea. I recently looked it up on Google maps, and it just happened to have street view in the area. Saw our old apartment building, where we used to shop, go swimming. Oh the nostalgia.

by **hemlock** on Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:51 am

Bass Destruction wrote:Wow, very nice!! Not the greatest foresight in choosing what day to leave, but very nice nonetheless!!

Sucks yeah, I'll miss draft day and july 1, but this had to fit within a certain timeframe. My parents are taking ours kids so we had to do it during this two week period. I'm not complaining.

by **hemlock** on Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:55 am

wprager wrote:
Lucky Day wrote:
Bass Destruction wrote:At your rate, by the end of the week you would have surpassed me.

Not possible. By this time next week, I'll be lounging in Italy. I leave on draft day, though, so I'll have to check in here for updates if I can access the internet.

Where are you going? When I was 12 we left Russia and spent about 18 months in Italy, in Lido di Ostia, a suburb of Rome, by the sea. I recently looked it up on Google maps, and it just happened to have street view in the area. Saw our old apartment building, where we used to shop, go swimming. Oh the nostalgia.

First week is in Agropoli, south of Naples, then second week in Rome. Gonna be awesome. We managed to get access to the Scavi Tour at the Vatican, which is like winning the lottery. They only allow 150 people per day down there. Gonna be neat to see the tombs dating back all the way to the 12th century CE.

Got any tips on some off the beaten path stuff in Rome wprager? Smile

We are actually doing a day tour with a docent one day. She's arranged exclusive access to a closed section of the Jewish catacombs. Going down there with flashlights and stuff. It's gonna be awesome.

by Phoenix30 on Sun Jun 21, 2009 2:43 am

Bass Destruction wrote:I love Christian sites!! Especially Christian porn sites. Priest on Nun. Nun on nun. Priest on Altar.... oooh, i'm stopping there.

OK that my night....now just under 6 hours to go.....

:^^^:

DancingBanana

by **wprager** on Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:46 am

Lucky Day wrote:
wprager wrote:
Lucky Day wrote:
Bass Destruction wrote:At your rate, by the end of the week you would have surpassed me.

Not possible. By this time next week, I'll be lounging in Italy. I leave on draft day, though, so I'll have to check in here for updates if I can access the internet.

Where are you going? When I was 12 we left Russia and spent about 18 months in Italy, in Lido di Ostia, a suburb of Rome, by the sea. I recently looked it up on Google maps, and it just happened to have street view in the area. Saw our old apartment building, where we used to shop, go swimming. Oh the nostalgia.

First week is in Agropoli, south of Naples, then second week in Rome. Gonna be awesome. We managed to get access to the Scavi Tour at the Vatican, which is like winning the lottery. They only allow 150 people per day down there. Gonna be neat to see the tombs dating back all the way to the 12th century CE.

Got any tips on some off the beaten path stuff in Rome wprager? We are actually doing a day tour with a docent one day. She's arranged exclusive access to a closed section of the Jewish catacombs. Going down there with flashlights and stuff. It's gonna be awesome.

Off the beaten path? No, not really. You've *got to* see the Colosseum, fo course, and the Vatican and St. Paul's Basilica. There is a small pyramid in the city -- you can take the metro to the Pyramido station to see it. It's not very big, but it was neat seeing a pyramid in the middle of the city. Ostia Antiqua is the ancient city of Ostia, about half-way between Rome and Lido di Ostia. Back in the '70s it was rarely frequented by a lot of tourists, not sure about now. Every once in a while you'll see a gypsy "village" -- but they travel all the time, so I couldn't tell you where to go.

by **hemlock** on Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:57 pm

wprager wrote:
Lucky Day wrote:
wprager wrote:
Lucky Day wrote:
Bass Destruction wrote:At your rate, by the end of the week you would have surpassed me.

Not possible. By this time next week, I'll be lounging in Italy. I leave on draft day, though, so I'll have to check in here for updates if I can access the internet.

Where are you going? When I was 12 we left Russia and spent about 18 months in Italy, in Lido di Ostia, a suburb of Rome, by the sea. I recently looked it up on Google maps, and it just happened to have street view in the area. Saw our old apartment building, where we used to shop, go swimming. Oh the nostalgia.

First week is in Agropoli, south of Naples, then second week in Rome. Gonna be awesome. We managed to get access to the Scavi Tour at the Vatican, which is like winning the lottery. They only allow 150 people per day down there. Gonna be neat to see the tombs dating back all the way to the 12th century CE.

Got any tips on some off the beaten path stuff in Rome wprager? We are actually doing a day tour with a docent one day. She's arranged exclusive access to a closed section of the Jewish catacombs. Going down there with flashlights and stuff. It's gonna be awesome.

Off the beaten path? No, not really. You've *got to* see the Colosseum, fo course, and the Vatican and St. Paul's Basilica. There is a small pyramid in the city -- you can take the metro to the Pyramido station to see it. It's not very big, but it was neat seeing a pyramid in the middle of the city. Ostia Antiqua is the ancient city of Ostia, about half-way between Rome and Lido di Ostia. Back in the '70s it was rarely frequented by a lot of tourists, not sure about now. Every once in a while you'll see a gypsy "village" -- but they travel all the time, so I couldn't tell you where to go.

The Colosseum is on the list for sure. I'm gonna see what info I can dig up on Ostia Antiqua. Thanks for the tip. One week in Rome will just scratch the surface by my wife and I will be doing sightseeing from sun up to sun down basically.

How did you end up in Italy for 18 months? I guess leaving the USSR at that time wasn't as easy as buying a ticket and leaving was it?

by **wprager** on Sun Jun 21, 2009 2:22 pm

Back in those days, most people leaving Russia were headed for Israel. I remember landing in Vienna and having an armed convoy take the tour bus with all of us on board to some old estate home. Guards with uzis on the perimeter, fun stuff. This was a year after the '72 Olympics, if you remember what happened there. Anyhow, our family and another were the only two not heading off to Istrael, so we spent 4 days in Vienna, then off to Italy. Rome was kind of a clearing house for Russian immigrants heading off to other places. It took us 18 months to get a visa to enter Canada.

by **hemlock** on Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:40 pm

wprager wrote:Back in those days, most people leaving Russia were headed for Israel. I remember landing in Vienna and having an armed convoy take the tour bus with all of us on board to some old estate home. Guards with uzis on the perimeter, fun stuff. This was a year after the '72 Olympics, if you remember what happened there. Anyhow, our family and another were the only two not heading off to Istrael, so we spent 4 days in Vienna, then off to Italy. Rome was kind of a clearing house for Russian immigrants heading off to other places. It took us 18 months to get a visa to enter Canada.

Pretty crazy. Did you have to actually leave Russia under false pretenses? I would imagine you couldn't pack your Dung and say, we're tired of communism and so we are leaving. I remember hearing stories about how some Russians were basically smuggled out into the west.

Why Israel? Was there a massive Jewish population in Russia in the 70's?

by **wprager** on Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:37 am

I could have sworn that I typed in a reply last night, where did it go? Oh, well, here is a shortened version.

1973 was the height of detente, with Brezhnev and Nixon being buddies. We had distant relatives in Israel who sent us a formal invitation to emigrate, and three months later we had our exit visa. I guess the term refusnik was coined a bit later or earlier, when relations between the super powers were not as good. My dad was an artist and my mom a buyer for a furniture store, -- if they had been in research it would have been a different story.

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