May 7, 201313 yr True statement. Also...I think Colonels should wear blue, as opposed to Dixie's red Colonels. While we're on the subject of "colonels"....Is there a more awful word in the English language?....How in the hell do we get "kernal" out of "colonel". And we wonder why so many people can't read or write. Ticks me off just thinking about it.
May 7, 201313 yr In the 70s when I was in Jr High the coolest pair of tennis shoes I had were the Puma Clydes.
May 7, 201313 yr In the 70s when I was in Jr High the coolest pair of tennis shoes I had were the Puma Clydes. Hmmm...I did not know that.
May 7, 201313 yr Since I was ridiculed the first time I posted it... :lol2: I was #2 in high school, football and baseball. Not good enough for #1 eh? :walk: Not my best, but you didn't give me much to work with this time. :isurrender:
May 7, 201313 yr In the 70s when I was in Jr High the coolest pair of tennis shoes I had were the Puma Clydes. Your showing your age.
May 7, 201313 yr Thus, the avatar. I figured as much. Never realized that particular shoe had a name, though I've seen them frequently.
May 7, 201313 yr I figured as much. Never realized that particular shoe had a name, though I've seen them frequently. They've come back in a slightly different style than the 70s version.
May 7, 201313 yr While we're on the subject of "colonels"....Is there a more awful word in the English language?....How in the hell do we get "kernal" out of "colonel". And we wonder why so many people can't read or write. Ticks me off just thinking about it. Well that just made me look up the etymology of the word (I'm kinda surprised that that idea had never struck me before). Looks like it comes from the French language. Kinda figures. Online Etymology Dictionary: "colonel"
May 7, 201313 yr It's been 15 years since my son graduated from Mason County and 5 years since my daughter did the same. I asked guru once if he would let me change my username to LiberalOldFart but he nipped the suggestion in the proverbial bud.
May 8, 201313 yr Well that just made me look up the etymology of the word (I'm kinda surprised that that idea had never struck me before). Looks like it comes from the French language. Kinda figures. Online Etymology Dictionary: "colonel" Think the LeBeau character from Hogan's Heroes. That's probably the correct original pronunciation. My guess is they adopted it in German and softened it into an o-umlaud pronunciation, which is how it migrated to English.
May 8, 201313 yr Bengals season ticket holder for 32 years, attended both Super bowls, and have been mostly in an irritable mood (one meaning of maniac) when watching them over those years.
May 8, 201313 yr Bengals season ticket holder for 32 years, attended both Super bowls, and have been mostly in an irritable mood (one meaning of maniac) when watching them over those years. Did you go to the infamous San Diego-Cincy playoff game? If so, are you thawed out yet?
May 8, 201313 yr Did you go to the infamous San Diego-Cincy playoff game? If so, are you thawed out yet? Yes, I was there and it was the coldest I have been in my life. I swear to you I parked in Newport and could not feel my feet walking the bridge after the game. It was painful. Yep thawed out, but it took a while.
May 8, 201313 yr Yes, I was there and it was the coldest I have been in my life. I swear to you I parked in Newport and could not feel my feet walking the bridge after the game. It was painful. Yep thawed out, but it took a while. At my age now, I do not know if I would go again if that ever happens again. bengals in the AFC Championship game at home and a record cold.
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