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  • Member since
    June 2014
  • From: New Braunfels , Texas
Posted by Tanker - Builder on Thursday, September 19, 2019 7:48 AM

Oh;

 A turd wearing shoelaces ? LOL.LOL.LOL.LOL.

  • Member since
    June 2014
  • From: New Braunfels , Texas
Posted by Tanker - Builder on Thursday, September 19, 2019 7:51 AM

Well Now:

    That's okay.I just don't get the absolute devotion of some folks is it, I guess. Really? A whole house furnished with team logos?

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    May 2011
  • From: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posted by Real G on Thursday, September 19, 2019 12:06 PM

What I have seen over here is that football is an excuse to get together and eat!

When someone asked me if I went to the local college games, I said I had no interest in football.  They responded that the reason to go is for the tailgate barbecue in the parking lot!  Some of my coworkers do just that - enjoy a nice outdoor dinner while our team loses inside the stadium.

But kudos to those who enjoy a game, hopefully with friends and lots of chicken wings and suds.  When the friends go home, then it is time for modeling.  Seems reasonable to me.

The only televised sport I have interest in is Formula-1, but it’s for the technology, not watching mercurial (aka infantile) daredevils go round and round a track.  I only care when a new car or new feature shows up.  Don’t care for the hissy fit drama that sometimes unfolds.  I just like the cars.

At the end of the day, so long as something brings enjoyment, it’s all good.

“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”

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  • From: New Braunfels , Texas
Posted by Tanker - Builder on Thursday, September 19, 2019 12:18 PM

RealG;

    You know that is something I forgot all about. Some of the best " Q " and Suds time has been at the tailgate when the Raiders were getting their #$%^# handed to them. But the Tailgating-Awesome. The biggest problem I saw was those who didn't have D.Ds and trying to fool the cops outside the gates! SFPD issued a lit of DUIs that night. Well, after every game at least!

   Oh, and this. Even if you don't care for the game ,You still can be having fun as a follower fan ( Someone who likes the Tailgate parties ,Because of the team )

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  • From: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posted by Real G on Thursday, September 19, 2019 1:05 PM

Tanker Builder,

What's a "D.D."?  Designated Drinker?  The guy who consumed the most beers?  We got a lot of those at tailgate parties.  Stick out tongue

“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”

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  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Friday, September 20, 2019 12:25 AM

Tanker - Builder

Well Now:

    That's okay.I just don't get the absolute devotion of some folks is it, I guess. Really? A whole house furnished with team logos?

To me, following my favorite NFL team was a source of pride in the area in which I was born and raised. My college years were spent at the home of the NY Jets. My Army years bounced me around areas where various other NFL teams were the local favorites. Eagles, Chiefs, Cowboys, Oilers/Titans, NYG/NYJ, etc.

But I stayed true to my home team, raised my kids to root for my team. It maintains my long lost connection to my home state.

I did play football in junior high school and high school along with other sports. I found this plaque I earned in high school a month ago. I found out that it was fairly rare since many of the current members of the booster club had never seen nor heard of one.

Some people get way too fanatical, but I loved playing football and loved watching Monday Night Football as a kid. I don't know why, probably why I liked watching pro wrestling as a kid too.

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  • From: On my kitchen counter top somewhere in central North Carolina.
Posted by disastermaster on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 4:50 PM

Tanker - Builder

Oh;

 A turd wearing shoelaces ? LOL.LOL.LOL.LOL.

 
How about NFL...  Nutjobs For Life.

 https://i.imgur.com/LjRRaV1.png

 

 

 
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  • From: Katy, TX
Posted by Aggieman on Friday, September 27, 2019 7:05 PM

i grew up building models, but was a late bloomer for sports. I played Little League baseball then followed that up with the high school game. Never played football, but did enjoy watching it. The late 70s in Houston were awesome in the Luv Ya Blue era (Houston Oilers with Bum Phillips, Earl Campbell, and Dan Pastorini). 

I am a Texas Aggie, a school known for its football program. I will watch the Aggies likely until the day I die. It is a fairly unique deal in college football, where the fans in the stands are referred to as the 12th Man ( no, the Seattle Seahawks did not originate that term), and have a strong connection to the football program because our standing throughout games signifies our readiness to leave the stands and step onto the field. (No, it is not actually going to happen, but it did happen back in 1922, when a student by the name of E. King Gil came out of the stands to offer his playing services after a slew of Aggies had to leave the game due to injuries).

I have given up on the NFL. They are far too political for my tastes these days, and I will say that the Dallas Cowboys wanted to honor murdered police officers with a helmet sticker, and the league told them no, that told me everything I needed to know. I will never again spend any money on attending any NFL game, and since the police officer/Dallas thing, I may have watched a grand total of 10 minutes on TV.

i still root heavily for the Houston Astros, but that organization rubbed me wrong earlier this season. I took a hand-held camcorder to Minute Maid Park as my daughter's school choir was performing the national anthem prior to a game. I was told at the gate that I was not allowed to bring the camera in. Later, I checked their website, where I found that all forms of cameras with typical lenses, and video cameras, are in fact allowed in. I fired off a strongly worded email to the Astros, but curiously I never heard back from them. It is likely I will never bother going to one of their games in person again although I remain a fan of the team.

As for modeling, I typically turn the TV on at my work bench to a college football game when I am out there in the fall. On Sundays I listen to music, typically movie scores, or watch movies on Amazon Prime or something I own on BluRay. During the week, it is music or talk radio.

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    June 2014
  • From: New Braunfels , Texas
Posted by Tanker - Builder on Saturday, September 28, 2019 12:40 PM

Nope!C'Mon ReaL G !

 It means Designated Driver;

 As to designated drinker I don't usually remember LOL.LOL.LOL.

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  • From: New Braunfels , Texas
Posted by Tanker - Builder on Saturday, September 28, 2019 12:42 PM

Rob;

    This is similar to the one I got for Track and Rowing or as some call it Sculling .

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  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Saturday, September 28, 2019 3:20 PM

I played football.  Super fun game, super boring horrible practice.   I love the game, but ultimately feel it should be stopped as kids are getting bigger and stronger and faster.  I was 6' 195lb tight end back in 1980.  My sons were 6'2 210 as juniors.   And way faster and stronger than I was.  Maybe make the field bigger.  Dont know but at the pro level they are deadly strong/fast.  

 

Thanks,

John

  • Member since
    May 2019
  • From: Texas-Along the Old Preston Trail
Posted by Code Talker on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 9:29 AM

I have multiple hobbies including modeling, wargamming, hunting and shooting as well as watching football (college and NFL).  One of the most awesome events I've experienced with my son was walking into the stadium at Notre Dame on a game day.  The atmosphere was simply electric and we will both remember it for the remainder of our lives.  That doesn't happen at the workbench. 

We own some land in West Texas.  It isn't a huge piece of property but we have cattle, deer, quail, turkey and feral pigs (I hate feral pigs because they are very, very destructive).  Three stock tanks hold bass and catfish. We practice conservation and work with Texas Parks and Wildlife to improve wildlife habitat. We are good stewards of the land.  Last year I was on a woods walk and watched some deer watching me.  We all agreed to go our separate ways. I heard Bobwhite quail calling to each other as they prepared for another night. As I returned to the cabin near dusk, it was misting and a north wind was rising.  The warm lights coming from the cabin told me my family was safe and sound.  That doesn't happen at the workbench. 

 

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Posted by Bugatti Fan on Sunday, October 6, 2019 12:28 PM

Funny thing, Football is played with the feet in the rest of the world. The USA is the only country that refers to it as soccer! I have watched some NFL every now and again and enjoyed it, but it does not have the flow of an English premier league game.

Rugby is the nearest thing world wide to your version of football but without the armour. Some great games being played right now in the World Championships in Japan.

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