Years ago back @ LSU we were in NOLA for Mardi Gras and I went over to Algiers with one of my chica's and I got stuck behind the Nomtoc parade and was late getting back to meet my friends. When we finally hooked up and they found out what had happened they began calling me Nomtoc and it has stuck.
"I believe in the soul ... the small of a woman's back, the hanging curveball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter."
Saw Yaz launch one in '78
I was in Nawlins for Mardi Gras in '97.Originally Posted by Nomtoc
Hung out at Pat O' Brien's drinking Hurricanes most of time. Those things creep up on you.
When I really started getting into on-line gaming, I hooked up with a MUD (Multi User Dungeon) RPG game that was text-only, descriptional. When I had to pick a nickname for that game, I chose that of one of my favourite mythological heroes, Perseus (or Perseas as he would have been called in modern Greek). It stuck with me ever since, and I use it in every forum, or on-line activity. My signature is one of the trademark quotes of one of the greatest philosophers of all time....
"I know One Thing, That I Know Nothing" - - - Socrates
Mod against IL play!
Well seeing Slayer live has probably been the highlight of my life thus far. Sad? Maybe, but they quite simply blow every other band off the stage.Slayer rips liveSeen em twice and both times were unforgettable.
Saw Yaz launch one in '78
You obviously haven't seen YES, have you?
I saw them in 1986 or '87 at the L'Amour in Brooklyn. Opening band was a just signed, pre-debut album Testament. It was one of the sickest things I've ever seen in my life.
Oh and my nickname?
I like Richie Ashburn.
I was in Nawlins for Mardi Gras in '97.
Hung out at Pat O' Brien's drinking Hurricanes most of time. Those things creep up on you.
Yes they do and they go down so easy.
Did you getand beignets @ Cafe` du Monde?
"I believe in the soul ... the small of a woman's back, the hanging curveball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter."
THANK YOUYou obviously haven't seen YES, have you?
Mythical SF Chronicle scouting report: "That Jeff runs like a deer. Unfortunately, he also hits AND throws like one." I am Venus DeMilo - NO ARM! I can play like a big leaguer, I can field like Luzinski, run like Lombardi. The secret to managing is keeping the ones who hate you away from the undecided ones. I am a triumph of quantity over quality. I'm almost useful, every village needs an idiot.
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Saw Yaz launch one in '78
Yeah..I picked up a couple boxes of the mix to take home with me. They didn't turn out as well when I made them, but they were still good.Yes they do and they go down so easy.
Did you get
I ordered a case of the hurricane mix from Pat O'Briens when I got home as well.
They had it to me in a week.
I have found that my nickname story is wildly disappointing to anyone who has never heard it. Pretty much everyone I know calls me Scoops, I've had the nickname for probably about 10 years now. Many never knew why, or how, I got the nickname but they assume there's some great story to go with it. After all, most nicknames have good, or at least funny, stories. On occasion they ask me to explain the nickname (especially since pretty much none of my friends have a nickname at all).
A few of my friends were sitting around the house one evening, drinking and eating. One of my friends (not me) was eating Fritos Scoops. He turned to me and said, for no apparent reason, "We're going to call you Scoops." It stuck. I fought it for about a week, but it stuck.
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I'm obviously the most creative person here.
First initial, last name.
I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech and a Hell of an Engineer!
So to what do you attribute your flash of inspiration?I'm obviously the most creative person here.
First initial, last name.
Mythical SF Chronicle scouting report: "That Jeff runs like a deer. Unfortunately, he also hits AND throws like one." I am Venus DeMilo - NO ARM! I can play like a big leaguer, I can field like Luzinski, run like Lombardi. The secret to managing is keeping the ones who hate you away from the undecided ones. I am a triumph of quantity over quality. I'm almost useful, every village needs an idiot.
Good traders: MadHatter(2), BoofBonser26, StormSurge
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That beats the snack that gave me my college nickname. Same basic circumstances, but I will not repeat it under any prodding. The scars are too deep.I have found that my nickname story is wildly disappointing to anyone who has never heard it. Pretty much everyone I know calls me Scoops, I've had the nickname for probably about 10 years now. Many never knew why, or how, I got the nickname but they assume there's some great story to go with it. After all, most nicknames have good, or at least funny, stories. On occasion they ask me to explain the nickname (especially since pretty much none of my friends have a nickname at all).
A few of my friends were sitting around the house one evening, drinking and eating. One of my friends (not me) was eating Fritos Scoops. He turned to me and said, for no apparent reason, "We're going to call you Scoops." It stuck. I fought it for about a week, but it stuck.
RIP Tom Tresh. Detroiter. Chippewa. Yankee. Good man.
RIP George Kell. Batting Champ. Champ Broadcaster. HOFer. Good man.
RIP Mark Fidrych. The first player I actively followed.
RIP Ernie Harwell. A pure joy.
RIP Soupy Sales. There was none better.
RIP Alex Chilton. Children by the millions sang for him when he came around.
Pigskin Fever, though, lives. http://www.pigskin-fever.com/ Come help make it as good as its sister site.
It was a moment of psychological weakness!So to what do you attribute your flash of inspiration?
I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech and a Hell of an Engineer!
Hey, at least it's only a moment for youIt was a moment of psychological weakness!
Mythical SF Chronicle scouting report: "That Jeff runs like a deer. Unfortunately, he also hits AND throws like one." I am Venus DeMilo - NO ARM! I can play like a big leaguer, I can field like Luzinski, run like Lombardi. The secret to managing is keeping the ones who hate you away from the undecided ones. I am a triumph of quantity over quality. I'm almost useful, every village needs an idiot.
Good traders: MadHatter(2), BoofBonser26, StormSurge
Doo Dads?
Ding Dongs?
Twinkie?
Tootsie Roll?
Tootsie Pop?
Sour balls?
Cream puff?
C'mon, Cap, we're dying out here. Tease.
Cristobal
Hey, at least it's only a moment for you
Unfortunately, the moments are multiplying.
I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech and a Hell of an Engineer!
Moderator/Systems Analyst
Not a snack, exactly, but a certain snack maker.
RIP Tom Tresh. Detroiter. Chippewa. Yankee. Good man.
RIP George Kell. Batting Champ. Champ Broadcaster. HOFer. Good man.
RIP Mark Fidrych. The first player I actively followed.
RIP Ernie Harwell. A pure joy.
RIP Soupy Sales. There was none better.
RIP Alex Chilton. Children by the millions sang for him when he came around.
Pigskin Fever, though, lives. http://www.pigskin-fever.com/ Come help make it as good as its sister site.
Moderator/Systems Analyst
Oink. Oink.
Nope.
RIP Tom Tresh. Detroiter. Chippewa. Yankee. Good man.
RIP George Kell. Batting Champ. Champ Broadcaster. HOFer. Good man.
RIP Mark Fidrych. The first player I actively followed.
RIP Ernie Harwell. A pure joy.
RIP Soupy Sales. There was none better.
RIP Alex Chilton. Children by the millions sang for him when he came around.
Pigskin Fever, though, lives. http://www.pigskin-fever.com/ Come help make it as good as its sister site.
Very cool, oh King of Mycenae. Have you slain your Medusa yet? How about met your Andromeda? Most middle age Americans know the legend of Perseas from the stop-animation film "Clash of the Titans." Your sig line is great; my favorite Socrates quote is: "The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."
Baseball is a ballet without music. Drama without words ~Ernie Harwell
Moderator/Systems Analyst
Who would have thought he'd actually want to hang out with Billy the Kid and pick up girls at the mall?
RIP Tom Tresh. Detroiter. Chippewa. Yankee. Good man.
RIP George Kell. Batting Champ. Champ Broadcaster. HOFer. Good man.
RIP Mark Fidrych. The first player I actively followed.
RIP Ernie Harwell. A pure joy.
RIP Soupy Sales. There was none better.
RIP Alex Chilton. Children by the millions sang for him when he came around.
Pigskin Fever, though, lives. http://www.pigskin-fever.com/ Come help make it as good as its sister site.
Hostess?
Little Debbie?
Baseball is a ballet without music. Drama without words ~Ernie Harwell
Moderator/Systems Analyst
Riots. Each and every one of you is a laugh riot.Hostess?
Little Debbie?
If the snack company I was referring to actually made cakes, you'd take it, tro.
RIP Tom Tresh. Detroiter. Chippewa. Yankee. Good man.
RIP George Kell. Batting Champ. Champ Broadcaster. HOFer. Good man.
RIP Mark Fidrych. The first player I actively followed.
RIP Ernie Harwell. A pure joy.
RIP Soupy Sales. There was none better.
RIP Alex Chilton. Children by the millions sang for him when he came around.
Pigskin Fever, though, lives. http://www.pigskin-fever.com/ Come help make it as good as its sister site.
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