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Post by jamesp on Feb 22, 2014 16:46:49 GMT -5
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Post by miander on Feb 22, 2014 22:27:37 GMT -5
What a killer batch of varied goodies. You must have a quad tumbler
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Post by pghram on Feb 22, 2014 22:48:46 GMT -5
Great batch James!
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Post by quartz on Feb 22, 2014 23:27:08 GMT -5
Nice rock show, really like the variety and the polish.
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Post by grayfingers on Feb 23, 2014 8:33:28 GMT -5
Your shine achieved in rotaries is always impressive. I will be trying your sugar addition. I love that name. . . Withlacoochee
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Post by bhiatt on Feb 23, 2014 9:50:11 GMT -5
ding ding ding we have a winner. Oh wait, never mind you always win.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 23, 2014 9:56:08 GMT -5
Your shine achieved in rotaries is always impressive. I will be trying your sugar addition. I love that name. . . Withlacoochee Then i will expect you to be able to pronounce all these Florida rivers by days end Bill... Palatlakaha River Econlockhatchee River Loxahatchee River Istokpoga Creek Cocohatchee River Caloosahatchee River Myakkahatchee Creek Pithlachascotee River Chassahowitzka River Alapahoochee River Ochlockonee River Choctawhatchee River Etc Etc. All the names are being attacked by spell check, imagine that. Since you are always throwing heavy words around these should tie your tongue in a knot and render you helpless. A good offense is a great defense.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 23, 2014 10:01:24 GMT -5
ding ding ding we have a winner. Oh wait, never mind you always win. Are you w/out snow Brad? Bet you are ready for some warm weather. My brother lived near Memphis and it was windy. Probably the same at your area.
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Post by bhiatt on Feb 23, 2014 13:06:57 GMT -5
yeah the snow is all gone here. Melted this week. Was nice yesterday now its back to getting colder and windy. Bullchit.
I was up in Mt Sterling last week. Had over a foot of snow there and ice until Thursday, Friday. Rained its azz off. Tornado passed through county where I live and in Mt. Sterling where I was at.
Drove up to Mt. Sterling, IL early Monday morning and got caught in a killer ice storm. Had a good quarter inch of ice on the whole truck by the time I got there. Supose to be high in the teens there next week. Gotta go back up there Monday morning to finish one more week of hazardous waste class. Not looking forward to it. Busy week as far as crazy weather.
I am ready for warm up. Feeling like a rat in a cage this winter. Had a real winter this year.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 23, 2014 13:18:55 GMT -5
The weather has changed attitudes on this forum. I see the cold territories have an effect on peoples brain cells. It gets miserable here too. And effects behavior.
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Post by grayfingers on Feb 23, 2014 13:25:41 GMT -5
The weather has changed attitudes on this forum. I see the cold territories have an effect on peoples brain cells. It gets miserable here too. And effects behavior. HuH? I find that naming off James' rivers while doing jumping jacks warms the blood somewhat. . .
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Post by Jugglerguy on Feb 23, 2014 13:27:53 GMT -5
Nice batch, James. I particularly like the oysters.
I have a bad attitude about snow because it's probably going to be a month before I see brown grass.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 23, 2014 14:22:49 GMT -5
I feel for you guys. I have to do my work outside and often in water. I call it the long winter mood. But nothing like the north. The guy in the photo gives me a chill. Not right.
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Post by grayfingers on Feb 23, 2014 14:28:45 GMT -5
I love that name. . . Withlacoochee Then i will expect you to be able to pronounce all these Florida rivers by days end Bill... Palatlakaha River Econlockhatchee River Loxahatchee River Istokpoga Creek Cocohatchee River Caloosahatchee River Myakkahatchee Creek Pithlachascotee River Chassahowitzka River Alapahoochee River Ochlockonee River Choctawhatchee River James, I have always been fascinated by the native names in the southeast. The Indians here (Missouri Valley Siouan languages) also liked polysyllable names, but less flowery sounding. American Indian names for the Yellowstone Area Associated Tribe Name Translation Assiniboine and Sioux Pahaska White Mountain country Blackfoot Aisitsi Many smoke Bannock Panaiti-Toiai’l Yellowstone country Comanche Ohatiipi Yellow rock Crow Aw’ Pawishe Land of steam Nez Perce Me-mut-nee-spah Boiling earth Nez Perce Kuuseyn’eyéekt Buffalo expedition Salish-Kootenai K ali ssens No translation available Shoshone pa’nd Up high Shoshone Gooch-a-moonk-be-heah The buffalo heart
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Post by grayfingers on Feb 23, 2014 14:31:54 GMT -5
I feel for you guys. I have to do my work outside and often in water. I call it the long winter mood. But nothing like the north. The guy in the photo gives me a chill. Not right. James, that is our Northern "Introspective look". . .
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Post by tkvancil on Feb 23, 2014 15:14:50 GMT -5
Nice batch. Especially like the light blue corals, a very pleasing color indeed.
Never could stomach oysters but yours look tasty. ;-)
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Post by Jugglerguy on Feb 23, 2014 17:12:51 GMT -5
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 23, 2014 17:16:02 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2014 17:23:53 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on Feb 23, 2014 18:58:45 GMT -5
James, I have always been fascinated by the native names in the southeast. The Indians here (Missouri Valley Siouan languages) also liked polysyllable names, but less flowery sounding. Read more: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/64462/oysters-mcdermitt-wood-coral-lavic?page=1&scrollTo=728672#ixzz2uBuSo7UmThe words you listed sound like language i have heard on old cowboy movies. And a good many of the tribal names. Florida and south Georgia was apparently running cattle well before they were moved out west. We were a bit behind and did not have Hollywood to make cowboy movies. If you ever hear us called Georgia or Florida 'crackers' it goes back to our cowboy roots. These cowboys carried 'bull whips'. And the whip was their lasso. To handle a cow in our heavily forested areas they would wrap the whip from horse mount around a front leg, tie to horn and flip the cow. A lasso would get you killed by the cow pulling you into low limbs. Seems cruel to the cow... That's why our whips are bull whips and our surname is cracker. Still big cattle country down here. In Florida they still run cattle in the hammocks(forests). And the name 'redneck' was handed down from slavery. The lead slave was called the 'redneck' because the plantation owner tied a red scarf around his neck to locate him. These titles have old meanings. But I have no idea why we have such long tongue twisting native language. Probably the way the language originated.
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