The Metaphysics of Beads and Beer - Page 2

Micah Foehammer · 02-24-2003, 01:35 PM

LOL antryg, the crowd won't LET you stop. It looks like just a group of giant lemmings - thank goodness the highest elevation in New Orleans is Monkey Hill at the Audobon Zoo, or we could have a tragedy of epic proportions on our hands. [img]smile.gif[/img]

WillowIX · 02-24-2003, 01:35 PM

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Originally posted by MagiK:
LLAO [img]smile.gif[/img] Well , I would definately throw beads your way Ms. Willow but I will keep my tongue firmly in cheek.

Awww MagiK.

You´re too nice to me! LOL! But your other post seems more general. I like it better when you only include me. LLAO!

Micah Foehammer · 02-24-2003, 01:40 PM

Timber,

Now that is one I would have loved to have seen. lol How long ago was that? I've gotten the impression lately that the N.O.P.D. has been far less lenient with that sort of behavior from its officers and definitely from the crowd. Not so much that the "Show Us Your T..S" days are completely over, as the police can't be everywhere, but enough that they do seem to be taking a dimmer view of that.

Isn't it amazing what some people will do for a 20 cent string of cheap Taiwanese beads????? lol

[ 02-24-2003, 01:41 PM: Message edited by: Micah Foehammer ]

02-24-2003, 01:46 PM

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Originally posted by WillowIX:

Quote:
Originally posted by MagiK:
LLAO [img]smile.gif[/img] Well , I would definately throw beads your way Ms. Willow but I will keep my tongue firmly in cheek.

Awww MagiK. You´re too nice to me! LOL! But your other post seems more general. I like it better when you only include me. LLAO! [/QUOTE]Errr if I did that, Mr. Willow might be offended

On the other hand I am of the opinion that the female form is most beautious in all its shapes and sizes...The Male form is also nice in it's own way, but I have to fight all kinds of drummed in prejudices to see it...Wimmins are just way easier for me to look at

Attalus · 02-24-2003, 01:52 PM

Yeah, Micah, I have always found th NOPD to be rather humorless during Mardi Gras. I witnessed one cop taking a nightstick to a drunk that had punched his horse.

Timber Loftis · 02-24-2003, 01:54 PM

Micah: Sorry to hear that. I was at Mardi Gras in 1993 or 94 I think. Can't remember exactly. The College years are kind of "hazy" if you take my meaning. Looks like the Fun Police have been tightening the reins since then.

MagiK, Willow, here's a key to my room if you need some ... privacy. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Timber Loftis · 02-24-2003, 01:56 PM

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Originally posted by Attalus:
Yeah, Micah, I have always found th NOPD to be rather humorless during Mardi Gras. I witnessed one cop taking a nightstick to a drunk that had punched his horse.

So sad. About the horse I mean.

Seriously, though, I thought the were cooler when I was there. I witnessed one explain to a 17-yr-old that he didn't have to pick up the beer cup he'd spilled - because that's what street cleaners were for. He then directed the youngster to the next available watering spot.

Micah Foehammer · 02-24-2003, 01:56 PM

Don't EVER mess with a mounted police officer's horse!!! They are VERY protective of them. That particular officer was probably a closet Stormtrooper.

Micah Foehammer · 02-24-2003, 02:02 PM

TL,

The NOPD is very much a mixed bag - like in all big cities. A lot of them are pretty helpful, but as Mardi Gras rolls into the Fat Tuesday, tempers get short. These guys are basically at it for almost two solid weeks - doing parade security and crowd control on a crowd that is almost impossible to control. On Mardi Gras day proper the French Quarter is an almost unimagineablly uncontrollable throng of upwards of 500,000 people. Considering that the greater Metro area of New Orleans is only 1 - 1.2 million proper, and that encompasses more than just Orleans parish, the cops are asked to do an almost impossible task. [img]smile.gif[/img]

WillowIX · 02-24-2003, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MagiK:
Errr if I did that, Mr. Willow might be offended
Be that as it may, IIRC vanity is not a sin. LLAO!

On the other hand I am of the opinion that the female form is most beautious in all its shapes and sizes...The Male form is also nice in it's own way, but I have to fight all kinds of drummed in prejudices to see it...Wimmins are just way easier for me to look at You are officially forgiven. Colleen is lucky to have met you [img]smile.gif[/img]

Timber, [img]graemlins/whackya.gif[/img] . Ahh revenge, sweet revenge. LOLOL!

To clarify my view on this rather amusing topic, each man/woman to his/her own.

02-24-2003, 01:35 PM	#11
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	LOL antryg, the crowd won't LET you stop. It looks like just a group of giant lemmings - thank goodness the highest elevation in New Orleans is Monkey Hill at the Audobon Zoo, or we could have a tragedy of epic proportions on our hands. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”

02-24-2003, 01:40 PM	#13
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	Timber, Now that is one I would have loved to have seen. lol How long ago was that? I've gotten the impression lately that the N.O.P.D. has been far less lenient with that sort of behavior from its officers and definitely from the crowd. Not so much that the "Show Us Your T..S" days are completely over, as the police can't be everywhere, but enough that they do seem to be taking a dimmer view of that. Isn't it amazing what some people will do for a 20 cent string of cheap Taiwanese beads????? lol [ 02-24-2003, 01:41 PM: Message edited by: Micah Foehammer ] __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”

02-24-2003, 01:52 PM	#15
Attalus Symbol of Bane Join Date: November 26, 2001 Location: Texas Age: 75 Posts: 8,167	Yeah, Micah, I have always found th NOPD to be rather humorless during Mardi Gras. I witnessed one cop taking a nightstick to a drunk that had punched his horse. __________________ Even Heroes sometimes fail...

02-24-2003, 01:54 PM	#16
Timber Loftis 40th Level Warrior Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 11,916	Micah: Sorry to hear that. I was at Mardi Gras in 1993 or 94 I think. Can't remember exactly. The College years are kind of "hazy" if you take my meaning. Looks like the Fun Police have been tightening the reins since then. MagiK, Willow, here's a key to my room if you need some ... privacy. [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________

02-24-2003, 01:56 PM	#18
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	Don't EVER mess with a mounted police officer's horse!!! They are VERY protective of them. That particular officer was probably a closet Stormtrooper. __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”

02-24-2003, 02:02 PM	#19
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	TL, The NOPD is very much a mixed bag - like in all big cities. A lot of them are pretty helpful, but as Mardi Gras rolls into the Fat Tuesday, tempers get short. These guys are basically at it for almost two solid weeks - doing parade security and crowd control on a crowd that is almost impossible to control. On Mardi Gras day proper the French Quarter is an almost unimagineablly uncontrollable throng of upwards of 500,000 people. Considering that the greater Metro area of New Orleans is only 1 - 1.2 million proper, and that encompasses more than just Orleans parish, the cops are asked to do an almost impossible task. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”

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