First gracies call of the new year

guyvapeur · #1 31-12-08, 00:37

As the junior man of the Hammond Gang.............I volunteer to be the designated driver for this social gathering.......

I d'ont have a clue what I have volunteered for but if there is going to be any comraderie, jokes, laughs and yes, maybe tear please count me in.

My social calender states I am available any night from Jan 02 through to Jan 30th. PS: My daughter giving birth to her second child may impede my movements somewhere around the 25th.

RHClarke · #2 31-12-08, 00:42

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Originally Posted by guyvapeur

As the junior man of the Hammond Gang.............I volunteer to be the designated driver for this social gathering.......I d'ont have a clue what I have volunteered for but if there is going to be any comraderie, jokes, laughs and yes, maybe tear please count me in...

Guy, Some of us may take you up on your offer. Bring your camera - it comes in handy for blackmail purposes. It will be a pleasure to intro you to some of our more august members of the ROTTERS. Hopefully we can entice Pilon, Greg, Gunner and a few others to join us. We know they lurk in this forum...

It would seem at first blush that the 16th is the day. Mark it on your calendars - I would put it on the MLU calendar but I can't seem to get it to work...

maple_leaf_eh · #3 31-12-08, 00:52

Moo! Moo! Consider this Jeeper herded to Gracies on Fri 16th. I'll be interested in hearing Clive's tales of predeployment training. Small party tasks. Negotiation scenarios. Student syndicate discussions. Transient Quarters in Kingston (shudder). And all the resultant tales, 'There I was facing a angry mob armed with my Field Message Pad and a copy of the UN Charter on the Rights of the Downtrodden.'

Maybe that couple who sat at the table next to ours at the last Colloqium will return and break out in spontanious dances again ... It was a sight I hardly expected at a beer and wings type roadhouse.

servicepub (RIP) · #4 31-12-08, 01:23

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Small party tasks. Negotiation scenarios. Student syndicate discussions. Transient Quarters in Kingston (shudder).

That shit's for you Army types. RCMP pre-deployment training includes the correct spelling for the word Tayzer, Tahzar, Taisur.... (whatever), ensuring that the yellow stripe is on the pant leg and not on the shirt back and that any performances of "Sweet Marie" are sung in a manly harmony. This 9-day training will take place at an undisclosed hotel on the Aylmer road. Finding it - and arriving on time - goes a long way towards passing the pre-deployment training.

RHClarke · #5 31-12-08, 01:31

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Originally Posted by servicepub

That shit's for you Army types. RCMP pre-deployment training includes the correct spelling for the word Tayzer, Tahzar, Taisur.... (whatever), ensuring that the yellow stripe is on the pant leg and not on the shirt back and that any performances of "Sweet Marie" are sung in a manly harmony. This 9-day training will take place at an undisclosed hotel on the Aylmer road. Finding it - and arriving on time - goes a long way towards passing the pre-deployment training.

Images of Monty Python's Lumberjack Song come to mind.

RHClarke · #6 31-12-08, 01:33

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Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

Moo! Moo! Consider this Jeeper herded to Gracies on Fri 16th.

Terry, Does one Jeep constitute a herd, or have you glommed on to another green delight? In any case you may want to change your horn...(Moo! Moo???)

maple_leaf_eh · #7 03-01-09, 04:24

I found a fellow M38A1 owner in Ottawa, Mark Payne. I invited him to Gracies, but gosh am I responsible for him now? What if he commits some social faux pas like uses the wrong fork, eats his salad after the main course, tells a joke that falls flat or laughs too loudly at Bob's stories? Will I be shunned or not invited back? What have I done?

On the bright side, he knows Don out in the Carp-neighbourhood, and is helping subsidize Don's mortgage to get some mechanical work done.

RHClarke · #8 03-01-09, 21:57

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Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

I found a fellow M38A1 owner in Ottawa, Mark Payne. I invited him to Gracies, but gosh am I responsible for him now? What if he commits some social faux pas like uses the wrong fork, eats his salad after the main course, tells a joke that falls flat or laughs too loudly at Bob's stories? Will I be shunned or not invited back? What have I done? On the bright side, he knows Don out in the Carp-neighbourhood, and is helping subsidize Don's mortgage to get some mechanical work done.

Terry,

All that you mention are serious breaches of ROTTER protocol, and I am horrified at the prospect of being witness to such a potential social disaster. However; all can be mitigated by your guest should he:

Arrive wearing a baseball hat and a work coat (plaid gets an additional 10 pts);
Have dirt under his fingernails;
Is adept at using expletives in context;
Drinks beer;
Tells MV restoration yarns;
Out BSes the many BSers present;
Knows about MLU; and
Loves his country.

Since he owns a jeep, I am sure he will fit right in with the rest of our "mangy" lot.

RHClarke · #9 05-01-09, 03:55

Friday 16 January 2009 at Grace O'Malley's on Olgilvie Road in Ottawa.

Alex, we want to get our usual corner but most of us won't show until 5 PM. Since you are there at opening time anyway, how about reserving some tables.

Agenda:
Drink beer;
Welcome new members;
BS;
Wish Clive good luck in Haiti;
Get caught up on the local restoration scene;
Drink beer (but don't drive); and
Have some good clean fun at the waiting staff's expense...

Everyone bring a camera!