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Post by Sneelock on Jul 21, 2021 21:50:40 GMT
They quietly got in their car and slowly went past us. I love a story with a happy ending.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Jul 21, 2021 21:57:45 GMT
A funny story. We were playing frisbee on our street and a Ford Cortina with three guys whizzed past us twice, faking to hit us. They came around the block a third time and got out of their car and I think they wanted to start a fight. When they got up close and saw how big and tall we were - I was six foot, about 185 lbs., another 6' 4", another 6" 2", and my brother, 6' 3", about 190 lbs., they got real chummy, real fast and started being really friendly and asking us questions. They were skinny little English guys. I cut 'em off pretty fast and told them that just a minute ago they tried to hit us and they better get back in their car before we turned over their dinky little tricked out Cortina, spanked all of 'em, and sent them home to their mommies. I was much more aggressive in those days. They quietly got in their car and slowly went past us. That was probably skope, G and JC, you could have given chase in the Carmaro SS/Chevelle SS you brought in luggage.
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Jul 21, 2021 22:01:18 GMT
G is the tallest dude here!
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Post by sloopjohnc on Jul 21, 2021 22:03:26 GMT
G is the tallest dude here! If we had been wearing lycra shorts like Skope, they probably would have stayed far away.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Jul 21, 2021 22:03:55 GMT
I thought all the tall Brits were lost in Flanders, so stock has been small.
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Jul 21, 2021 22:04:48 GMT
Yeah, we're not a tall race, I suppose.
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Post by sloopjohnc on Jul 21, 2021 22:15:47 GMT
Yeah, we're not a tall race, I suppose. One of the friends I was visiting, the 6' 4" guy, played on England's junior national basketball team. They practiced at Crystal Palace. I got to scrimmage with them once during one of his practices. They allowed one or two Americans. He couldn't even make his varsity high school team back home before he left for England.
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Post by sloopjohnc on Jul 21, 2021 22:17:29 GMT
Yeah, we're not a tall race, I suppose. Graham Weaver is pretty tall. Probably 6' 2" or so. I nicknamed him "Stretch."
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Post by Mr. FOLLARD on Jul 21, 2021 22:22:10 GMT
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Post by rayge on Jul 21, 2021 23:56:47 GMT
Yeah, we're not a tall race, I suppose. Graham Weaver is pretty tall. Probably 6' 2" or so. I nicknamed him "Stretch." I'm 6 ft 2. My son is 6'5". His sons, aged 11 and 12, are closing in on 6ft, likely to be closer to 7" by the time they're done growing. None of us are remotely interested in basketry.
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Post by sloopjohnc on Jul 22, 2021 16:51:12 GMT
Graham Weaver is pretty tall. Probably 6' 2" or so. I nicknamed him "Stretch." I'm 6 ft 2. My son is 6'5". His sons, aged 11 and 12, are closing in on 6ft, likely to be closer to 7" by the time they're done growing. None of us are remotely interested in basketry. You don't like making baskets? You should. They're nice.
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Post by Sneelock on Jul 22, 2021 18:01:45 GMT
we make baskets to pass the time at Happy Acres.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2021 18:11:41 GMT
Who knew they'd be so much interest in the 79 mod revival!
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Post by sloopjohnc on Jul 22, 2021 18:15:16 GMT
I'll even tie in basketry with the mod revival. For Ray's sake.
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Post by Sneelock on Jul 22, 2021 18:19:37 GMT
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