I think it is a GREAT idea. We all have a life outside sailing. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

Doug Snell

Isn't this the "Open Forum/Discussions" forum already?

I agree with AndrewScott. If you don't want to read one of Tikipete's rants on how evil it is to do anything or be anything, or to think anything then don't click on it. Its pretty simple. Personally I like the discussions on here and wouldn't bother going else where to do so. Its not like it is a problem where there are more topics that aren't related to sailing than sailing.

Rick- shoot the little bastards. If you like birds then you don't like squirrels. .22 works well, 12ga if you aren't the best shot, mortars if you really can't hit anything, tactical nuclear when all else fails. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I think this exemplifies why you should not restrict, edit, regulate the threads. This is priceless... who knew you should use wool, not cotton methods on squirrels. Who knew they were good in a gumbo.

Even Rick and Mary come up with great side topics (while discussing if side topics should go elsewhere),...

I think its funny, and very entertaining... there is plenty of fact, theory, data and info here as well.....

Can't we all just get along?

Grandpa always used a 22 down on the farm. Much easier to eat when you do not have to pick out the buckshot. And yes, they do taste like chicken, dark meat.

BTW, we are not allowed to use Tactical Nukes anymore.

Caleb Tarleton
USAR Cpt. 59-67

mmmm . . . irradiated squirrel.

After a while, they get really smart.
Bazooka smart.

and once again Matt brings things DOWN a notch.


Ok, I laughed

Since we're off topic again, I about pee'd myself when I saw this:

No need to fix something that isn't broken. This is a good place to go for general information.

I go to the H14/H16 area for boat specific stuff and I can come to the open area for boat handling/racing/repair advice.

If I need random stuff (i.e. rocket powered motor cycles, squirrel cannons, and robots) I'll can go elsewhere.

No sense in giving the commedians a chance to go crazy.

Besides, the filters at work tend to pick up the general chit chat threads. I like coming here when I'm at work.

Rick, what you posted is a glass-half-empty perspective. Don't think of it as feeding the squirrels, use it as an opportunity to train them for more enjoyment!

I recall seeing a video (probably one of those funniest home video shows), where some people (I think in the UK) had trained some squirrels to go through a whole maze, including high wires, ferris wheels, etc. to get to the food. Extremely entertaining.

Of course, to satisfy the rednecks on the forum, you could rig a microswitch with some black powder to eliminate the little bastards when they finally get to the seed.

OK, maybe that was a bit much...

Mike

PS, Matt, you have entirely too much free time on your hands to be coming up with these pictures. Keep up the good work!

Hey, did I tell you guys about the time I went to band camp? We talked about politics and global warming, it really is true, the World is coming to an end and the evil doers are to blame and Suri sure is a weird name and I hate that new blue car general motors make.
SAILING........CATAMARANS..........hehehehehe, that's all folks!

Aren't there too many forums to begin with? Pile everything together.

Why does it take two Aggies to eat an armadillo?

One to watch for traffic.

Rick for real entertainment soak the seed in port and let em at it. I watched it done with possums eating bread soaked in port on the bank of the Murray river, they were falling out of trees onto boats, swimming, fighting, just like people in a pub its priceless. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Maybe it has to do with attention spa...

Did someone say varmints?

how were you guys embedding a youtube video in a catsailor post?

Awww heck...here's a link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CFaUlPHSY4

My point is this:

You don't tune into ESPN to watch Soap Operas.

I don't come to Catsailor to talk about politics. Politics and the issues surrounding them make me VERY angry. I mean, seriously, extremely, jekyll-hyde type transformation. I wont apologize for it, because I'm very passionate about it.

Secondly,

For people who complain about "too many forums already".... thats a ridiculous claim. From a search perspective, searching through the open forum is already a nightmare. As it is, threads don't get moved to their appropriate subforum for easier access. All these Nacra 20 threads need to go to the F20 forum where people can say "hey, I wonder where I could find information about my new Nacra 20... maybe I should look in the F20 forum... oh wait, its all in the open forum." Cleaning up the open forum is something that is practical.

That and it gives Pete his own sandbox to play in.

OMG!!!! THATS SOOO FUNNY (but wrong)

Rick,

I think Jake is really on to something with the slingshot squirrel remover. However, the squirrel will just come back if you don't provide a persuasive arguement for him to find new turf.

A trebuchet should do the trick (as well as the dog follow-up).

Dave, that seems like alot of work to excersize your dog.... couldnt you just let him chase cars?

I felt like Elmer Fudd v. Bugs Bunny. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
At last, a place to vent.
Rick [/quote]

http://www.deadsquirrel.com/