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This is us with our Granddaughter at her 'naming day' today.
Beautiful, you must be a proud grandpa.
OutSTANDing, bob! That's a handsome family you have there.
Thanks MD - she is a little beauty :)
...and what name was bestowed upon the little beauty?
Grace Elizabeth :)
Quote from: bob48 on November 09, 2013, 05:15:32 PM
Grace Elizabeth :)
A beautiful name for a beautiful baby. Congratulations, grandpa.
thats a kick ass moustache Bob, and a moody stare
congrats on grandmini Bob
Ta ;)
Congrats, Bob! I see you took off the formal armor and wore something more casual for the occasion.
She's a great looking' kid, that's for sure. Good thing she takes after her grandmother's side, innit?
Quote from: LongBlade on November 09, 2013, 06:09:50 PM
Congrats, Bob! I see you took off the formal armor and wore something more casual for the occasion.
...probably because baby pee + armour = rust :P
Congrats, Bob! What a little charmer! Beautiful :)
Awesome and beautiful Bawb! And the baby is good looking too!
Congrats Bob!
Bob that is one kick ass mustache! The granddaughter is cute too. Congrats.
Congratulations, felicitations!
Thank you, Gents - much appreciated :)
She's a beauty, Grandpa Bawb. Congratulations!
what's that apple carrot on your jacket? some scottish gang sign?
Quote from: Keunert on November 10, 2013, 02:39:53 PM
what's that apple carrot on your jacket? some scottish gang sign?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day
just in case
A remembrance day poppy. I was thinking of my dad who passed away ten years ago. He always wanted a great granddaughter.
whoa now i feel stupid, sorry for the stupid question
Quote from: Keunert on November 10, 2013, 03:56:35 PM
whoa now i feel stupid, sorry for the stupid question
im sure bob wont be offended - ive said worse to him!!
out of sheer ignorance, can i ask then - do you not have a rememberence service over there?
hes Swiss? ;) he might have a vague recollection of the Great Fondue Crisis of 1381.
tears and tea all over my face - well fk me, i always thought he was German
im not sure what id wear on my lapel to commemorate the great Fondue Crisis or may the Cuckoo Clock Tragedy of 1871
Quote from: Keunert on November 10, 2013, 03:56:35 PM
whoa now i feel stupid, sorry for the stupid question
Not a problem Kenny - don't worry about it :)
Quote from: undercovergeek on November 10, 2013, 05:02:49 PM
out of sheer ignorance, can i ask then - do you not have a rememberence service over there?
We celebrate it as Veterans' Day. Some folks wear poppies, but it's not ubiquitous. In the news about that Toronto mayor it looked like he was wearing a poppy starting around November 1st. We don't do anything like that. If a poppy is worn at all, it will be just on the 11th.
Quote from: LongBlade on November 10, 2013, 05:34:52 PM
Quote from: undercovergeek on November 10, 2013, 05:02:49 PM
out of sheer ignorance, can i ask then - do you not have a rememberence service over there?
We celebrate it as Veterans' Day. Some folks wear poppies, but it's not ubiquitous. In the news about that Toronto mayor it looked like he was wearing a poppy starting around November 1st. We don't do anything like that. If a poppy is worn at all, it will be just on the 11th.
now im confused :o
Quote from: undercovergeek on November 10, 2013, 05:38:57 PM
Quote from: LongBlade on November 10, 2013, 05:34:52 PM
Quote from: undercovergeek on November 10, 2013, 05:02:49 PM
out of sheer ignorance, can i ask then - do you not have a rememberence service over there?
We celebrate it as Veterans' Day. Some folks wear poppies, but it's not ubiquitous. In the news about that Toronto mayor it looked like he was wearing a poppy starting around November 1st. We don't do anything like that. If a poppy is worn at all, it will be just on the 11th.
now im confused :o
Sorry. At this point we're going to need Brant to translate. That's about the best I'm capable of at the moment.
lol - i was asking Kenny because i thought he was German, in Germany - so the 'over there' was the Germany in Europe, but then realised with Stars help he was Swiss, from Switzerland, near over there but more 'neutrally' than the other place hes not from, so i doubt poppies would be worn for much, except maybe prancing and then you answered 'over here' but thats not over where i thought it was, unless your Swiss
in switzerland
Now I'm confused!
(J/K :D)
Quote from: undercovergeek on November 10, 2013, 05:43:20 PM
lol - i was asking Kenny because i thought he was German, in Germany - so the 'over there' was the Germany in Europe, but then realised with Stars help he was Swiss, from Switzerland, near over there but more 'neutrally' than the other place hes not from, so i doubt poppies would be worn for much, except maybe prancing and then you answered 'over here' but thats not over where i thought it was, unless your Swiss
in switzerland
Makes perfect sense to me Geek - on the other hand, I'm used to interpreting your version of English by now ;D
in the US, it's "celebrated" as Veterans Day. I say "celebrated" because for 90% of the population it's an excuse to (A) get out of a day of school and/or (B) save 30% on a new mattress, or a flat-screen TV, or whateverthefuck is on sale to "celebrate" Veterans Day.
Honestly, most folks I know have no freakin' clue what it's for or why it's on that particular day. Everyone over here gets Veterans Day confused with Memorial Day, and in the meantime, us veterans just sit around bemused at how the population can be that oblivious.
The Empire / Commonwealth / Queendom / Whatever y'all are these days does a much, much better job of honoring tradition than our nation of bumbling distracted idiots does.
What Veterans Day ought to be:
http://grognews.blogspot.com/2012/11/mike-royko-on-veterans-day.html
Congrats Bob! Thanks for sharing such a beautiful moment.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on November 10, 2013, 05:59:45 PM
in the US, it's "celebrated" as Veterans Day. I say "celebrated" because for 90% of the population it's an excuse to (A) get out of a day of school and/or (B) save 30% on a new mattress, or a flat-screen TV, or whateverthefuck is on sale to "celebrate" Veterans Day.
Honestly, most folks I know have no freakin' clue what it's for or why it's on that particular day. Everyone over here gets Veterans Day confused with Memorial Day, and in the meantime, us veterans just sit around bemused at how the population can be that oblivious.
The Empire / Commonwealth / Queendom / Whatever y'all are these days does a much, much better job of honoring tradition than our nation of bumbling distracted idiots does.
What Veterans Day ought to be:
http://grognews.blogspot.com/2012/11/mike-royko-on-veterans-day.html
wow, thats a read and a half!
i strongly suspect that in the not too distant future when the generation that was there is gone, and the generation that was taught it is gone the stuff that we see over here will just stop - i love watching the footage of the old guys meet at Pegasus bridge, and the old girl opens the cafe and gives everyone drinks, i think its awesome but i also think it will stop when they are dead and noone will know why
Quote from: mirth on November 10, 2013, 06:13:32 PM
Congrats Bob! Thanks for sharing such a beautiful moment.
:) :)
Congrats, Bob! Perfect that stare you're working on in that pic for when she starts bringing guys around. That's a gaze that will cause some second guessing.
Quote from: Arctic Blast on November 10, 2013, 07:16:45 PM
Congrats, Bob! Perfect that stare you're working on that pic for when she starts bringing guys around. That's a gaze that will cause some second guessing.
Huw and i have already decided that if we all meet up and theres a bar fight - we're putting bob out front
no strategy in that. we pick up Gus and fling him into the crowd then rush in.
Unoriginal...there may be countermeasures out there...
thats why youll be covered in Aveeno.
Laughing out loud at work without being able to explain why..... priceless
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on November 10, 2013, 08:42:10 PMthats why youll be covered in Aveeno.
Quote from: LongBlade on November 10, 2013, 09:01:25 PM
LOL
Works for me.
^^^ says the guy responsible for the slathering
Quote from: undercovergeek on November 11, 2013, 04:47:20 AMLaughing out loud at work without being able to explain why..... priceless
yeah tends to happen to me 2-3x/day at least
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we almost made it into a civil war in 1529. they settled the differences over a milk soup. the renaissance form of Fondue. to comemorate this we put cheese bob on our jackets:
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Cuckoo Clock Tragedy of 1871 that again is not swiss. swiss clocks are smaller and more expensive...
wha?
who makes all the cuckoo clocks?
youll tell me next you dont make Toblerones!!!
and you call yourself a history savvy gamer? back to Nintendgs mate
Germany is to Switzerland what Canada is to the US.
Congrats Bob!.. You must be very happy!.. lol.. hope I get to enjoy grandkids someday (before I die)!
HA CheeseBob.
Quote from: Keunert on November 11, 2013, 09:24:14 AM
Germany is to Switzerland what Canada is to the US.
A source of maple syrup and inexpensive filming locations?
A cool hat?
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Quote from: Keunert on November 11, 2013, 09:24:14 AM
Germany is to Switzerland what Canada is to the US.
A military buffer from the Vikings?
Quote from: Gusington on November 11, 2013, 02:20:44 PM
A cool hat?
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^Is that "I love mirth long time" tattooed on her arm?
Quote from: Gusington on November 11, 2013, 03:07:52 PM
^Is that "I love mirth long time" tattooed on her arm?
yes, yes it is.
a global warming safe heaven of the socialist sort, that is what Germany is to Redneckia, aka Switzerland
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Badass. Your love prowess spans continents. As my love for you does.
you are being a serious slut today.
^Having your knees drop off and wossname turn green does that to a man. Be gentle with him, Star.
no ;D
Star wants me to beg for it like usual but today I can't muster it.
Quote from: Keunert on November 11, 2013, 03:29:30 PM
a global warming safe heaven of the socialist sort, that is what Germany is to Redneckia, aka Switzerland
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I happen to like rednecks, and I'm still disappointed you haven't arranged for me to have some personal lessons in the halberd from the Swiss Guard.