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Great art, interesting story, and definitely a unique name...but I have to say that there is one tiny thing that bugs me (sorry, I was trained as a copyeditor)--it should be "Green-Maned Lion," not "Green Maned Lion."
A green maned lion would be a green lion that happens to have a mane, which may or may not be green, as opposed to a green non-maned lion (which might be a lioness, I suppose). A green-maned lion would be one with a green mane, which seems to be your case.
I am most definitely not saying this in a spirit of nitpicking (I know you're annoyed by people who dispute your points by nitpicking your grammar)...it's just a random observation that probably only bugs me and no one else...
A green maned lion would be a green lion that happens to have a mane, which may or may not be green, as opposed to a green non-maned lion (which might be a lioness, I suppose). A green-maned lion would be one with a green mane, which seems to be your case.
I am most definitely not saying this in a spirit of nitpicking (I know you're annoyed by people who dispute your points by nitpicking your grammar)...it's just a random observation that probably only bugs me and no one else...
ThayerATM
OBS Chief
Naw, not just you.
It bugged me too, but I didn't have the kahunas to bring it up.
The English language can be tricky, and one must be careful with it's usage.
ourlouisiana
Service Attendant
After Hurricane Katrina (remember the thing that killed the Sunset east of New Orleans) we decided to turn our photographic skills (well - improve them anyway) into an effort to show that Louisiana was not the wastland that the media was showing it to be. Our state was still open for tourist business, our food was still as good as ever, and after a period, our trains were running again.
Our Louisiana was the pbase site that we created to accomplish this. We use this now as our primary other than immediate family e-mail site. We have made many new friends both photographically and railfan wise.
Donna n Paul Scott, La. BNSFmp149.1 Lafayette Subdivision
Operation Lifesaver Louisiana
Our Louisiana was the pbase site that we created to accomplish this. We use this now as our primary other than immediate family e-mail site. We have made many new friends both photographically and railfan wise.
Donna n Paul Scott, La. BNSFmp149.1 Lafayette Subdivision
Operation Lifesaver Louisiana
Green Maned Lion
Engineer
Fair is fair. The word you were looking for is "cojones" which is spanish for "a mans testicles". Kahunas is a plural form of "Kahuna" which means in Hawaiian, "big boss" or "leader".
Jackal: The site where I originally used it required no dashes or spaces. So "GreenManedLion". Unfortunately, I got tired of being called a green mandolin, so I simply added spaces.
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Oh, you're forgiven...
ThayerATM
OBS Chief
Yup, You're right. But you got my drift. :blink:
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Long Train Runnin'
Engineer
my name is simple its the name of a song from the doobie brothers and well there one of my favorite bands so i figured it would be a great choice for this forum
RidesOften
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My name -- how creative of me.
My sig block, however, is a tribute to Christa McAuliffe, who died in the Challenger Explosion. She was to be the first "Teacher in Space." That was one of her comments regarding her as a teacher.
I, too, am a teacher. I teach computers and electronics at a local tech school. As Christa said, "I touch the future. I teach." I know that I'm affecting the future in te way I teach my students. I know that they'll be great Electronics Technicians.
My sig block, however, is a tribute to Christa McAuliffe, who died in the Challenger Explosion. She was to be the first "Teacher in Space." That was one of her comments regarding her as a teacher.
I, too, am a teacher. I teach computers and electronics at a local tech school. As Christa said, "I touch the future. I teach." I know that I'm affecting the future in te way I teach my students. I know that they'll be great Electronics Technicians.
Welcome! Thanks for being a teacher!My name -- how creative of me.
My sig block, however, is a tribute to Christa McAuliffe, who died in the Challenger Explosion. She was to be the first "Teacher in Space." That was one of her comments regarding her as a teacher.
I, too, am a teacher. I teach computers and electronics at a local tech school. As Christa said, "I touch the future. I teach." I know that I'm affecting the future in te way I teach my students. I know that they'll be great Electronics Technicians.
Crescent Mark
Service Attendant
I'm a new one - this is my 2nd post.
My name is quite simple. Mark is my first name, and the Crescent is my favorite Amtrak train. It comes through Atlanta and I've traveled on it on a few journeys. Good times!
My name is quite simple. Mark is my first name, and the Crescent is my favorite Amtrak train. It comes through Atlanta and I've traveled on it on a few journeys. Good times!
PetalumaLoco
Conductor
Live in Petaluma, Ca, and a locomotive nut.
planetcadillac
Train Attendant
PlanetCadillac - original name of our shop. We had to change it because another automotive business trademarked the website and we did not want to get into trouble. So we are now Cadillac Craft Center. We primarily do antique cars although we are an AC DELCO dealer and service anything that comes in the door. Many of our older clientele remember when trains were the primary means of transcontinental travel so trains and old cars usually go hand in hand.
AAARGH!
Conductor
AAARGH is my license plate. It is an expletive non-deletive and my favorite exasperation.
It was used on occasion by Charlie Brown when Lucy pulled the football out just before he was going to kick it. Garfield the cat also used it.
It was used on occasion by Charlie Brown when Lucy pulled the football out just before he was going to kick it. Garfield the cat also used it.
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Hi. I am looking into train travel. My only experience is having taken the Sunset Limited, LFT to NOL about sixteen years ago.
My family is of Acadian descent, and lives in southern Louisiana, thus the Cajun. I am a fan of the old transatlantic express liners, thus the Liner.
My family is of Acadian descent, and lives in southern Louisiana, thus the Cajun. I am a fan of the old transatlantic express liners, thus the Liner.
BlueJeanGirl
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I'm a huge Journey fan, and my nickname is taken from their song, "Stone In Love."
An ex bestowed this nickname upon me years ago. He's ancient history, but the name lives on...
~BJG
Those crazy nights, I do remember in my youth
I do recall, those were the best times, most of all
In the heat with a blue jean girl
Burnin' love comes once in a lifetime
She found me singing by the rail road track
Took me home, we danced by moonlight
An ex bestowed this nickname upon me years ago. He's ancient history, but the name lives on...
~BJG
Those crazy nights, I do remember in my youth
I do recall, those were the best times, most of all
In the heat with a blue jean girl
Burnin' love comes once in a lifetime
She found me singing by the rail road track
Took me home, we danced by moonlight
Fizzball is a game described in Steve Purcell's comic Sam & Max: Freelance Police.
It involves a stick, branch, axehandle, or even a bat if you're some sort of fancypants; and "a few cases of that cheap, nasty beer that's usually found stacked and on sale near the checkout counter right before National Drinking Holidays."
It involves a stick, branch, axehandle, or even a bat if you're some sort of fancypants; and "a few cases of that cheap, nasty beer that's usually found stacked and on sale near the checkout counter right before National Drinking Holidays."
I am a Hospital Corpsman in the US Navy, assigned to a Marine Corps ground combat unit.
The Marines, back in WWI, were assaulting the Belleau Woods in France. During the attack, legend has it that the Germans sent a cable back to Berlin that the Marines were fighting so intensely that it was if "The gates of hell had opened, and the hounds are loose". The Germans used the term "Teufelhunden" (sp?) to describe the Marines, which loosely translated means "Devil Dog". The Marines picked up on the nickname, and it is used still today between Marines.
Since I am a Corpsman assigned to the Marines, they call us "Devil Docs".
The Marines, back in WWI, were assaulting the Belleau Woods in France. During the attack, legend has it that the Germans sent a cable back to Berlin that the Marines were fighting so intensely that it was if "The gates of hell had opened, and the hounds are loose". The Germans used the term "Teufelhunden" (sp?) to describe the Marines, which loosely translated means "Devil Dog". The Marines picked up on the nickname, and it is used still today between Marines.
Since I am a Corpsman assigned to the Marines, they call us "Devil Docs".
Hanno
OBS Chief
My father was a GI in WWII and was stationed in Germany for about a year after the war was over. During that period of time he met my mother and I was conceived. Shortly thereafter my father was shipped back to the USA. I was born in Germany in 1946 and my birth name was Hans Joachim Robert. As a little guy my German family would call me Hanno. When I was two years old my father brought my mother and me to the USA. My father's family was very large and I was the "cute" little German kid who was called Hanno. The name has stuck and all my extended family and close friends call me by that name. The "cuteness" has not stuck !
My parents also changed my legal name to Robert Hans instead of Hans Joachim Robert for simpilicity. All my business associates call me Bob!
That's the story of my nickname!
!My parents also changed my legal name to Robert Hans instead of Hans Joachim Robert for simpilicity. All my business associates call me Bob!
That's the story of my nickname!
Welcome - have you been back to Germany since you first came here? I've been once and thought it was a very beautiful place. The beer ain't bad, either!!My father was a GI in WWII and was stationed in Germany for about a year after the war was over. During that period of time he met my mother and I was conceived. Shortly thereafter my father was shipped back to the USA. I was born in Germany in 1946 and my birth name was Hans Joachim Robert. As a little guy my German family would call me Hanno. When I was two years old my father brought my mother and me to the USA. My father's family was very large and I was the "cute" little German kid who was called Hanno. The name has stuck and all my extended family and close friends call me by that name. The "cuteness" has not stuck
My parents also changed my legal name to Robert Hans instead of Hans Joachim Robert for simplicity. All my business associates call me Bob!
That's the story of my nickname!
Hanno
OBS Chief
Thanks for the welcome. Yes I have been back to Germany quite often. I still have relatives that I visit when I can. One of the neatest experiences I had was traveling with my father back to Germany. We tracked his travels during the war as best we could. He even showed me the house where I was conceived. He told me stories only he could. I'll never forget that trip. Unfortunately he is no longer with us however my mother is still alive. She has stories of the war only she can tell (from an entirely different perspective).Welcome - have you been back to Germany since you first came here? I've been once and thought it was a very beautiful place. The beer ain't bad, either!!My father was a GI in WWII and was stationed in Germany for about a year after the war was over. During that period of time he met my mother and I was conceived. Shortly thereafter my father was shipped back to the USA. I was born in Germany in 1946 and my birth name was Hans Joachim Robert. As a little guy my German family would call me Hanno. When I was two years old my father brought my mother and me to the USA. My father's family was very large and I was the "cute" little German kid who was called Hanno. The name has stuck and all my extended family and close friends call me by that name. The "cuteness" has not stuck
My parents also changed my legal name to Robert Hans instead of Hans Joachim Robert for simplicity. All my business associates call me Bob!
That's the story of my nickname!
And yes the beer ain't bad.
TimePeace
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Hi - I'm David and live in Maine. I have traveled 3 times form Boston to North Carolina on Amtrak, and also have used a rail Pass to travel to Pittsburgh (Wheeling WV), Chicago, Jackson MS, New Orleans, and back to Boston. I've taken the Downeaster from Portland to Boston.
Mu girlfriend and I are taking the LSL and then the CZ in two weeks! I can't wait.
So - about my my username, radsboy: well my father's name is Radford, so I am radsboy.
Best to you all - thanks for the very useful information presented all over this site -
David
Mu girlfriend and I are taking the LSL and then the CZ in two weeks! I can't wait.
So - about my my username, radsboy: well my father's name is Radford, so I am radsboy.
Best to you all - thanks for the very useful information presented all over this site -
David
Shawn
Service Attendant
townman
Town = I used to be a town manager back when I chose it, though I guess I could still just say I live in a small town.
Man = Um, hopefully self explanatory!
Town = I used to be a town manager back when I chose it, though I guess I could still just say I live in a small town.
Man = Um, hopefully self explanatory!
