The General Musings Of The General

[Camazotz Automat]

Nobody even cares about it.
Outside of the improvement, no one would even notice it was gone.
EXCEPT MRS GENERAL, who seems to be worried about it being 'illegal' and 'stealing' and getting 'arrested.'
Geez... women.

If you can somehow convince her that the phone booth is for her baby boy's future, you're golden.

[The General]

Is there a working phone inside?

No.  The phone has been removed.

[The General]

If you can somehow convince her it that the phone booth is for her baby boy's future, you're golden.

Hmm.  Well it certainly will be worth money in 18 years when it's time for Junior to go to college.
It has to be.  I mean, it's already an antique for chrissakes.

[jazmunda]

No.  The phone has been removed.

Then it is yours to take. Things like that need to be lovingly preserved rather than end up melted down for it's metal.

[The General]

Then it is yours to take.
Things like that need to be lovingly preserved rather than end up melted down for it's metal.

That's exactly how I feel about it.

[Camazotz Automat]

(swaying tri-chained thurible, emitting the smoldering presence of Les Paul)

Bless this temple of The General Musings Of The General.

Pray for the deliverance of the Holy Phone Booth.

Selah. Amen. And Okey Dokey.

[Juan]

I've found that a pickup truck, an orange safety vest and a few traffic cones allow me to do many things.

[The General]

I've found that a pickup truck, an orange safety vest and a few traffic cones allow me to do many things.

I like the way you think, Juan. 
You're not in the general Seattle metro area are you?

[The General]

(swaying tri-chained thurible, emitting the smoldering presence of Les Paul)

Bless this temple of The General Musings Of The General.

Pray for the deliverance of the Holy Phone Booth.

Selah. Amen. And Okey Dokey.

Gesundheit.

[onan]

Nobody even cares about it.
Outside of the improvement, no one would even notice it was gone.
EXCEPT MRS GENERAL, who seems to be worried about it being 'illegal' and 'stealing' and getting 'arrested.'
Geez... women.

Yeah, look at all the times she has steered you wrong in the past, man. I say go for it.

[Mrs. General]

Yeah, look at all the times she has steered you wrong in the past, man. I say go for it.

Yeah, remember that time I wanted to shave that rabbit pelt, General?

[Camazotz Automat]

Yeah, look at all the times she has steered you wrong in the past, man. I say go for it.

Though it may be better if The General doesn't mention bellgab or any of its members to Mrs. General in this regard.

I've heard we are already viewed as possible instigators of cloaked jackass behavior.

Yeah, remember that time I wanted to shave that rabbit pelt, General?

Ahh. Too late.

[The General]

Yeah, look at all the times she has steered you wrong in the past, man. I say go for it.

She is pretty level headed.

Ahh. Too late.

Too late indeed.

Yeah, remember that time I wanted to shave that rabbit pelt, General?

Oh, crap.
I wanted to try to make a guitar pickguard out of a rabbit pelt, you know... I've seen cowhide ones.  And I didn't have a cowhide handy but I had a great looking rabbit pelt.  I mean, it sounded perfectly reasonable at the time.  But the hair was just too long and it was going to get all tangled in the strings.  So I decided to try to trim the rabbit pelt, you know?  Made perfect sense at the time.  It did.  Anyway, yes dear.  That was a bad idea.  Don't ever try to shave a rabbit pelt.  Rabbit hair everywhere for weeks. 

Okay that was a bad idea, but how could this go wrong?

[eeieeyeoh]

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Okay that was a bad idea, but how could this go wrong?

Probably only if the deer reproducing at exponential rates in residential neighborhoods around here (high powered rifles not allowed no matter how well trained to harvest to feed the needy). Holee jorsch, Mom deer seem to believe they have rights on my property, eat my tended garden in middle of night, and when I go out and look her in the eye, she seems to think I'm supposed to be scared of her by stomping her feet. My steel tipped boots are flat and can make a lot more noise. If she doesn't get the message the first time, I just walk over so I can show her what I can do w/my bare hands. Bucks w/horns aren't nearly as dumb especially w/those sturdy extra manual levers. I may have to rethink that equation if they get crew cuts and dress in battle fatigues carrying a rifle though. I could probably turn a bazooka on my lathe though.

But joking aside, the human population on Earth has to reduce over time. Human Parents have to be responsible. Americans should have learned something from the Chinese that still seem to be smiling at times.

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[The General]

Probably only if the deer reproducing at exponential rates in residential neighborhoods around here (high powered rifles not allowed no matter how well trained to harvest to feed the needy). Holee jorsch, Mom deer seem to believe they have rights on my property, eat my tended garden in middle of night, and when I go out and look her in the eye, she seems to think I'm supposed to be scared of her by stomping her feet. My steel tipped boots are flat and can make a lot more noise. If she doesn't get the message the first time, I just walk over so I can show her what I can do w/my bare hands. Bucks w/horns aren't nearly as dumb especially w/those sturdy extra manual levers. I may have to rethink that equation if they get crew cuts and dress in battle fatigues carrying a rifle though. I could probably turn a bazooka on my lathe though.

But joking aside, the human population on Earth has to reduce over time. Human Parents have to be responsible. Americans should have learned something from the Chinese that still seem to be smiling at times.

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[The General]

Did MV name the General Discussion sub-forum in honor of The General?

No, but he should have.

[The General]

And by the way,
I'm still considering relieving that burdened sidewalk of its abandoned phone booth.
One of these days while Mrs. General is away, it shall be mine.

[twiki]

I like this General Musings thread much better. Perhaps it should be stickied.

[jazmunda]

And by the way,
I'm still considering relieving that burdened sidewalk of its abandoned phone booth.
One of these days while Mrs. General is away, it shall be mine.

If I'm ever up your way again I will be sure to give you a hand in securing that phone booth.

The likelihood that I will be anywhere near you in the near future is slim.

[wr250]

And by the way,
I'm still considering relieving that burdened sidewalk of its abandoned phone booth.
One of these days while Mrs. General is away, it shall be mine.

yes you need a phone booth, so you can change from humble guitar repair person into the general, bellgabs super poster and podcast star.

[lonevoice]

No, but he should have.

General!  I only now realized you copied that comment over from another thread and answered it here. 

Now I have a place to ask you something as stealthily as I can. You remember that conversation where we wondered about buying an outcome?   Since then you've probably heard the asking price.  I know we talked about crowdfunding and how many people would have to kick in a few bucks to meet the goal.  It sounds do-able.  The problem with the crowdfunding idea is that whoever starts it can't be anonymous.  Personally, I'm not willing to sacrifice my privacy.  If anyone's willing to do that, they would also need to be someone the donors would trust with their money.  Thoughts?

[cosmic hobo]

This General Musings Thread is better than the other General Musings Thread