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Forum: Language 16 February 2012, 08:01 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,644
Posted By Fowlplay
Local pronunciations are a funny thing. Here...

Local pronunciations are a funny thing.

Here in San Antonio, certain words (specifically places or streets) are obviously from words in spanish BUT they have been "gringo-ized" so much over the...
Forum: Fauxtography 24 January 2012, 08:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,534
Posted By Fowlplay
I saw this exact footage on TV somewhere, but I...

I saw this exact footage on TV somewhere, but I can't remember. It was a european version of a blooper/prank show IIRC. I remember thinking you could never get away with that here because somebody...
Forum: Fauxtography 05 February 2010, 03:34 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 19,368
Posted By Fowlplay
Yall are a lot better at this than me, but it is...

Yall are a lot better at this than me, but it is pretty clear to me he is motioning to someone off camera that he needs to go pee. He's even mouthing something to someone off camera.
Forum: Politics 03 February 2009, 09:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,746
Posted By Fowlplay
Well I would think that the real reason would be...

Well I would think that the real reason would be he would want the same courtesy shown to him at a later date thus establishing a precedent.

That is of course, if it is true.

Fowl'what me...
Forum: Medical 14 January 2009, 10:16 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 19,052
Posted By Fowlplay
Well I'll be.... Didn't know that. I've used...

Well I'll be.... Didn't know that. I've used Vaseline for my nose when it got really dry. Particularly this time of year here - Cedar season.

Saline nasal gel huh? *Sigh* one more thing I...
Forum: Fauxtography 14 January 2009, 04:31 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,150
Posted By Fowlplay
Ok, sorry didn't meat to hijack. Here is more...

Ok, sorry didn't meat to hijack. Here is more info. Apparantly it was shot in east Texas not Wisconsin. One site says he had it mounted himself and Cabela's wasn't even in the picture.
...
Forum: Fauxtography 14 January 2009, 04:03 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,150
Posted By Fowlplay
Deer I can see why he was taken. I don't deer hunt...

I can see why he was taken. I don't deer hunt myself, but I know guys around here that spend tens of thousands of dollars for the opportunity to shot a buck with that kind of rack.

Good thing...
Forum: Snopes Spotting 24 December 2008, 12:56 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 6,468
Posted By Fowlplay
Thoughts and prayers from the entire Duck clan...

Thoughts and prayers from the entire Duck clan here as well.
Forum: Inboxer Rebellion 05 December 2008, 07:10 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 24,908
Posted By Fowlplay
Well if that chart is right it should be...

Well if that chart is right it should be California at 1.8 trillion and Texas at 9.89 Billion as oppposed to million.

Either way, I'm actually surprised we're ahead of New York. I assumed we were...
Forum: Horrors 04 December 2008, 03:04 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 10,596
Posted By Fowlplay
Years ago when I was in college I taught the...

Years ago when I was in college I taught the in-car portion of drivers ed. There were several hyperbolic stories used to 'get the kids attention' that I can remember and this one wouldn't surprise...
Forum: Inboxer Rebellion 01 December 2008, 06:18 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 24,908
Posted By Fowlplay
My standard response for this is then we'd have...

My standard response for this is then we'd have to send a town as big as say... Lubbock to kick their ass 'cause that's all it would take.

The Texas seceding thing is an on-going partial-gag here....
Forum: Entertainment 17 September 2008, 08:58 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 19,106
Posted By Fowlplay
Reporter This is the closest thing I was able to get. ...

This is the closest thing I was able to get.

http://www.boingboing.net/2007/07/13/sam-the-sesame-stree.html

Doesn't have the clip but there is a lot of discussion about it. I seem to vaguely...
Forum: Fauxtography 15 July 2008, 03:37 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,333
Posted By Fowlplay
Doesn't seem too far fetched for me. My parents...

Doesn't seem too far fetched for me. My parents live in a subdivision that when they built the house 30 years ago was on the edge of town. Now it is in the middle of suburbia hell.

All of the...
Forum: Language 30 May 2008, 07:59 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 12,319
Posted By Fowlplay
Local sports reporting icon Dan Cook came up with...

Local sports reporting icon Dan Cook came up with this phrase back in the 70's.

Link here:

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_243b.html
Forum: Entertainment 04 March 2008, 09:12 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,649
Posted By Fowlplay
My turn to be the first to post something like...

My turn to be the first to post something like this:

Did anyone else get an entirely different read on 'gangbaning' with regards to the OP when viewing the active topics? :o :lol:

Fowl"My...
Forum: Trivia 04 December 2007, 04:32 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,053
Posted By Fowlplay
This made me smile. I particularly like the part...

This made me smile. I particularly like the part about the wind resistence at the end. :lol:
Forum: Automobiles 30 August 2007, 09:09 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 30,069
Posted By Fowlplay
Shifty Eyes Wow snopes, did you do that on purpose or was it...

Wow snopes, did you do that on purpose or was it the world's weirdest coincidence?

The background map used as wallpaper for this category is for the small town of Schertz, Texas just a couple...
Forum: Horrors 17 May 2007, 07:12 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,578
Posted By Fowlplay
This is a very sad story and I heard it on the...

This is a very sad story and I heard it on the radio the other day.

I obviously have no idea what the laws in Spain are regarding the transfer of ownership of a property or the type of obligations...
Forum: History 07 May 2007, 07:40 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 10,583
Posted By Fowlplay
Ok, and so exactly who's fault is it for some...

Ok, and so exactly who's fault is it for some nimwit using it out of context or making it into a racial slur?

Trust me, the 'rich white kids' in San Antonio don't go around screaming, "Remember...
Forum: Fauxtography 26 April 2007, 06:00 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 15,847
Posted By Fowlplay
I know this is going to be highly unpopular, but...

I know this is going to be highly unpopular, but that is one of the funniest damn things I've seen in a long time. I want one. :lol:

I used to think squirrels were cute creatures, too. Once...
Forum: Critter Country 29 March 2007, 08:32 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 66,848
Posted By Fowlplay
Yeah, I can't seem to word it exactly right to...

Yeah, I can't seem to word it exactly right to give a mind's eye visual. Essentially it was a small hole in the side of a 'wall'. I can't remember how they lured them in. I think it may have been...
Forum: Critter Country 29 March 2007, 08:01 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 66,848
Posted By Fowlplay
I remember seeing this done in a...

I remember seeing this done in a animal/documentary style show, but they didn't use coconuts.

There was kind of a earthen berm/hill thing they dug a narrow hole in. They then placed food inside...
Forum: Fauxtography 14 February 2007, 12:56 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 9,858
Posted By Fowlplay
Well, I can see where comming from a certain...

Well, I can see where comming from a certain perspective we'd be viewed as culturally 'slow', but I'm not so sure about the financially. Texas' yearly Gross Domestic Product outreaches the Gross...
Forum: Fauxtography 13 February 2007, 11:45 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 9,858
Posted By Fowlplay
Fortunatley, your opinion is in a very small...

Fortunatley, your opinion is in a very small minority. Ranching is an extremely important industry in Texas. I can't remember if you're a vegetarian or not (which would make ranching possibly...
Forum: Fauxtography 13 February 2007, 07:02 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 9,858
Posted By Fowlplay
Coyotes are considered an over-populated...

Coyotes are considered an over-populated 'nuisance' animal in most parts of Texas at the current time. There is no limit on the number you may shoot. This is also true of feral hogs. You can shot...
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