Where did all the Cowboys go?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by zebraman

SIDE NOTE: Hey Rut, the Indiana director of officials was a guest speaker at our Washington Officials Association conference back in early August. He said that bass fishing is going to be an officially sanctioned HS sport there in Indiana. Are you going to officiate?

Well in Illinois, we have Bass Fishing this year.

No I will not be Bass Fishing. I do not think they will have that in the suburbs. I could be wrong, but just a guess.

Peace

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Well in Illinois, we have Bass Fishing this year.

No I will not be Bass Fishing. I do not think they will have that in the suburbs. I could be wrong, but just a guess.

Peace

You would be surprised how many of those subdivision ponds have bass in them.

Better start measuring your pole to see if it's regulation length.

[mick]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

You would be surprised how many of those subdivision ponds have bass in them.

Better start measuring your pole to see if it's regulation length.

I may have to order that particular rule book. I sounds impossible to officiate.
I've done some harm on the Mississippi [near Moline] with a 7'-6" graphite flippin' stick.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JCrow

One of my last posts involved the dog that ran out onto the court and bit A1 on a breakaway layup. I asked if I were correct in calling a foul on the dog and giving A1 two shots and the ball? Several members "bit" on that tale my reputation suffered. Then when an Official posted that his car struck a deer on the way the way to a game. I started a new post saying that I had a flat tire on the way to the Officials' Mascarade Party. I was dressed as a deer and when I was changing the tire some nut ran me over!

This is a very funny post, possibly as funny, or funnier, than anything posted by Mr. Humor himself, Mark Padgett. Please keep posting.

"Humor is mankind's greatest blessing". (Mark Twain)

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Am I the only one that is noticing that all the veterans seem to be leaving this place? Where is JR, Dan, Mark, Juulie, and many others I could name just do not seem to be around anymore. This place is turning in the NF website where you only see a new post every couple of weeks. Is this just the off season or are people getting tired of the direction of this site?

I know a couple of people got into with certain people and left, but this is getting ridiculous.

Peace

Rut:

I am here. It is just a busy time of the school year right now. Mark, Jr. started college this last Tuesday; Andy is playing for the H.S. golf team; my wife and I are in charge of the concessions stand at all football games; and there is falls baseball and softball games to umpire.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot, cheering on to victory the Youngstown State University Penguins (Boy did they play terrible last Saturday against South Dakota State Univ.; by the way how are the Leatherneckd doing?) and The Ohio State University football teams.

I am sure once the basketball season gets under way we will have some lively discussions.

Boy, I can't wait until Nov. 22nd.

Have a good football officiating season.

MTD, Sr.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

In the lifers' section of the prison, all the inmates had been there for years. One night after lights-out, one of the prisoners yelled out "22!" There was some quiet chuckling in various cells. Then a different voice yelled out, "54!" Again, there was some laughter in the darkness.
One inmate, who had only been in this prison for a couple months, asked his cellmate, "What's with the numbers?" His cellmate said, "We been here so long, we've heard each others' jokes 1,000 times. So instead of telling the whole joke, they just say the number of the joke, and the other guys remember it."Just then, another voice in the darkness yelled out, "317!" There was silence for a second, and then the cell block erupted with laughter.
The new inmate again turned to his cellmate: "What was that all about?" His cellmate answered, "We'd never heard that one before!"

Off topic. This post belongs in the Old Joke Forum.

[Back In The Saddle]

Don't forget to tip your waitress.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Larks

I also think a lot of people are starting to realize the power of google and the ease in forwarding links and e-mails so in the ever more competitive "avocation" of basketball, I think some are more cautious with their online writings and persona.

Monday, November 6, 2006. The day the music died, a day that will live in infamy:

From ChuckElias: "After talking about this with some friends from the board and some other officials, I've decided to stop contributing to the forum. As Mick alluded to in the baseball thread, I was hired by a couple of D1 conferences (although I didn't recieve any assignments from one of them). Although it's not very likely, I don't want any of my comments to be misconstrued and then passed on to an assignor".

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Off topic.

Disagree. We were discussing inside jokes. My comments were directly on that topic.

This post belongs in the Old Joke Forum.

True enough. Maybe I'll go add it over there, if people dare to venture to the General Forum these days.

[refnrev]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Am I the only one that is noticing that all the veterans seem to be leaving this place? Where is JR, Dan, Mark, Juulie, and many others I could name just do not seem to be around anymore. This place is turning in the NF website where you only see a new post every couple of weeks. Is this just the off season or are people getting tired of the direction of this site?

I know a couple of people got into with certain people and left, but this is getting ridiculous.

Peace

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I was kind of wondering where Juulie, Tanner, Chuck, and lots of the regulars have been, too. I'll bet they'll be back as it gets closer to season. I sure hope so!

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Maybe I'll go add it over there, if people dare to venture to the General Forum these days.

Please don't twist my words. I said that it belongs in the Old Joke Forum, not that it should go there. Please don't subject any more internet surfers to this "joke".

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Disagree.

Scrapper1: Why would you criticize me immediately after my memorable tribute to ChuckElias. Couldn't you have at least waited a respectful number of posts before attacking me. Have you no compassion for our dearly departed Forum member? I wish you had left the Forum instead of ChuckElias.

But then again, you came to the Forum after ChuckElias, so you really didn't get to know him. I'll apologize to you if you promise to search the Forum archives and read his old threads and posts, so you'll understand why we miss him so much.

[Back In The Saddle]

Chuck who?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Scrapper1: Why would you criticize me immediately after my memorable tribute to ChuckElias. Couldn't you have at least waited a respectful number of posts before attacking me. Have you no compassion for our dearly departed Forum member? I wish you had left the Forum instead of ChuckElias.

But then again, you came to the Forum after ChuckElias, so you really didn't get to know him. I'll apologize to you if you promise to search the Forum archives and read his old threads and posts, so you'll understand why we miss him so much.

It's your lucky day, Billy.....

Sotheby's is currently auctioning off a certified, genuine, autographed, lightly skid-marked jock strap...size XXXXXS..... guaranteed to have been worn by your hero, Chuck Elias. It can be yours for the reasonable price of $6845.38... freight, insurance and handling extra.



Just think....your very own Chuck Elias(tm) jock strap! T'is to swoon. You could keep it under your pillow and pull it out in those darkest hours of the night when you miss him the most.

Note that Sotheby's is also auctioning off a certified, life-size, three foot-two inch tall Chuck Elias idol, carved out of genuine Eritrean marble. It comes complete with a hand-knitted Chuck Elias prayer mat. The cost is a below-market $11,245.99, well under what similar idols are currently going for on E-bay.

Please PM me for the details, Billy. I wouldn't want to post them....the mad rush to purchase the Elias icons would be on.

[refnrev]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Well, I won't be back much if at all. I got tired of the unwillingness of many (by no means all) to have civil disagreements. I got tired of being called names. And I don't see any reason to subject myself to the possibility of more abuse.

Do I miss it? Well, yea, a little, sometimes. But then I check in and see the same tired old jokes and the same OT stuff, and I just e-mail the personal friends, and skip the rest.

It's too bad, but, oh well. Life goes on.

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I hope you're going to reconsider this decision. Without the voices of reason we have had for years, the baboons take over.