Where's Cocobolo Cowboy?

As previously expressed, "it takes all kinds to make a pool hall" and good ones seem to somehow maintain a curious balance. I have also noticed that despite the diversity a deep kinship develops among the denizens -- except for the true )&*#^@s and we all know who they are,

Has coco made me cuss and want to throw my notebook? You know it, but I would sure hate it if he never showed again.

Ok, coco, you got me, and quite a few others. Time to knock it off.
 
I never minded coco's posts.I thought they were pretty amusing most of the time. I only have 1 member on ignore. Not because I don't like him but don't like his pic's in the sexy image thread.
 
MitchAlsup said:
When I was in High School (1970), the english teacher said:: "Mitch if you don't learn how to spell they will flunk you out of college"

I retorted, "When I get to college they will have computers that can correct the misspellings as I type them".

She then sent me to the guidance counselor (a good friend of the family). I relayed the conversation to her and we had a good laugh (I was the highest GPA in math and science in the entire 2100 person student body.)

A decade ago, I was home and my guidance counselor was visiting my parents and we replayed the story and talked about how prescient it was (if a bit premature).
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I, too, was/am an engineer:: in my career, the thing that took me the longest to fully understand was how to write documents so that well meaning engineers could not misunderstand what I was writing; even getting to the point where actively malicious engineers could not misunderstand what I wrote.

It is a shame that it take an engineer his entire career to get really good at conveying information down the chain of command.
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I was the same. First I had to learn to write instructions that couldn't be misunderstood by the simple minded then I had to learn to write so the malicious couldn't claim a failure to understand. Another position was as the sole technical illustrator in a nuclear plant. This also involved adding in all of other people's text. Just to lower my workload I got very good at editing their text and getting agreement before I complete my work.

I find it almost impossible to write short posts now!

About Coco, hopefully he just decided his dry January would be dry from posting on AZB. Like many, I would miss him if he left. I find him to be a gentler soul than many on here.

Hu
 
pwd72s said:
For a community that seems to take pride in tolerance, some aren't demonstrating it. Read something you don't like? Fine..ignore it. Many have posted things here I don't like...but I'm not a ban fan as long as these posts don't try to incite violence.
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What mental gymnastics are you going through to consider this forum "tolerant"?

The majority of this site is old men who complain that cloth is blue. Or green. Or not Simonis. Or not Andy. Or if balls are a different color. Or if people aim funny. Or if people are good at pool. Or if people gamble smart. Or if people post anything at all.
 
wow, the guy is gone a month and everyone starts to wonder. I remember Tramp Steamer gone for over 3 months and no one ever noticed. I liked the Trampster and his antics.
As for CC...... it did take a bit to get used to his mis-spelling in posts. I grew to admire his character and faded his grumpy side. Heck, I'm older now and know now why older ppl are grumpy!
I NEVER had him on ignore as I value everyone's input here.
Speaking of ignore; there are a few here who I would do so, and they spell much better than CC.
 
ShootingArts said:
I was the same. First I had to learn to write instructions that couldn't be misunderstood by the simple minded then I had to learn to write so the malicious couldn't claim a failure to understand. Another position was as the sole technical illustrator in a nuclear plant. This also involved adding in all of other people's text. Just to lower my workload I got very good at editing their text and getting agreement before I complete my work.

I find it almost impossible to write short posts now!

About Coco, hopefully he just decided his dry January would be dry from posting on AZB. Like many, I would miss him if he left. I find him to be a gentler soul than many on here.

Hu
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Modern day legal documents can be extraordinarily difficult to read and understand, with an abundance of legalese that is designed to cover any contingency. Some (most) read like a brain twister.

I wrote some of my own agreements when I produced events in casinos. The funny thing was that the marketing people I was working with would often complement me on my “lawyer.”
 
Don't call me a country music fan, please, I am only going to post this to help find your Cowboy. If this does not bring him back, nothing will.

I grew up a-dreamin' of bein' a cowboy
And lovin' the cowboy ways
Pursuin' the life of my high-ridin' heroes
I burned up my childhood days
I learned all the rules of a modern-day drifter
Don't you hold on to nothin' too long
Just take what you need from the ladies, then leave them
With the words of a sad country song
My heroes have always been cowboys
And they still are, it seems
Sadly, in search of, but one step in back of
Themselves and their slow-movin' dreams
Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery
From bein' alone too long
You could die from the cold in the arms of a nightman
Knowin' well that your best days are gone
Pickin' up hookers instead of my pen
I let the words of my youth fade away
Old worn-out saddles, and old worn-out memories
With no one and no place to stay
My heroes have always been cowboys
And they still are, it seems
Sadly, in search of, and one step in back of
Themselves and their slow-movin' dreams
Sadly, in search of, and one step in back of
Themselves and their slow-movin' dreams
 
CuesDirectly said:
Don't call me a country music fan, please, I am only going to post this to help find your Cowboy. If this does not bring him back, nothing will.

I grew up a-dreamin' of bein' a cowboy
And lovin' the cowboy ways
Pursuin' the life of my high-ridin' heroes
I burned up my childhood days
I learned all the rules of a modern-day drifter
Don't you hold on to nothin' too long
Just take what you need from the ladies, then leave them
With the words of a sad country song
My heroes have always been cowboys
And they still are, it seems
Sadly, in search of, but one step in back of
Themselves and their slow-movin' dreams
Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery
From bein' alone too long
You could die from the cold in the arms of a nightman
Knowin' well that your best days are gone
Pickin' up hookers instead of my pen
I let the words of my youth fade away
Old worn-out saddles, and old worn-out memories
With no one and no place to stay
My heroes have always been cowboys
And they still are, it seems
Sadly, in search of, and one step in back of
Themselves and their slow-movin' dreams
Sadly, in search of, and one step in back of
Themselves and their slow-movin' dreams
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Brings a tear😁
 
jay helfert said:
Modern day legal documents can be extraordinarily difficult to read and understand, with an abundance of legalese that is designed to cover any contingency. Some (most) read like a brain twister.

I wrote some of my own agreements when I produced events in casinos. The funny thing was that the marketing people I was working with would often complement me on my “lawyer.”
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I bought and sold land for awhile. When it comes to legal documents short and concise is better. Give a lawyer a six page document and he will find twelve ways to break it. Give him a three paragraph document and he will probably weep bitter tears!

More than a few of my agreements were written on the back of an old dirty envelope found on the floorboard of my truck or an envelope that had been carefully sliced open with a pocketknife to get to the cleaner inside surfaces. More than one person toted an agreement to their lawyer and asked if it was legal. The lawyers were always impressed!

One man thought he was going to play games. I called him up and reminded him that unless he closed by close of business that day he was out his 10% deposit plus a water well he had dug without permission and a few things. We actually closed at 7PM, but technically he had till midnight if he found people to act. He hadn't planned on closing when I called so he and some other people did some stepping and fetching that day I am sure! That agreement was one paragraph on the back of a business sized envelope.

Hu
 
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