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Old 09-10-2007, 10:11 AM
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Wow, picking against a horse coming off an injury is really insightful. Calling a horse Tiz Miserable is handicapping genius.
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Old 09-10-2007, 10:18 AM
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I like Shopton Lane in this spot.
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Old 09-10-2007, 08:46 PM
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Wow, picking against a horse coming off an injury is really insightful. Calling a horse Tiz Miserable is handicapping genius.

what takes real genius is the inability to see that in tiz miserable's comeback race that the horse wanted nothing to do with racing around a race track and was far from the horse he was at 2. fitness in no way whatsoever had anything to do with his performance in his comeback.

the other day, asmussen did say that he had an allergy attack before the race, so maybe that is possibly true, which could possibly explain his horrific race.

anyways, just to make sure you understood how and why i came to call tiz wonderful tiz miserable, i will break this down for you in very simple terms.

1. The horse is named Tiz Wonderful.
2. The horse named Tiz Wonderful was indeed wonderful as a 2 year old.
3. The horse named Tiz Wonderful that was so wonderful as a 2 year old last year came back recently and ran like he was not so wonderful. In fact, he looked like he actually was miserable out there on the track.
4. I could have called him Tiz Not So Wonderful, but for what I at the time thought was simplicity's sake, I decided to get just a little bit clever in the hopes that Ronnie would have a clue, so I called him Tiz Miserable.

For that, I humbly apologize.
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Old 09-11-2007, 02:16 AM
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what takes real genius is the inability to see that in tiz miserable's comeback race that the horse wanted nothing to do with racing around a race track and was far from the horse he was at 2. fitness in no way whatsoever had anything to do with his performance in his comeback.

the other day, asmussen did say that he had an allergy attack before the race, so maybe that is possibly true, which could possibly explain his horrific race.

anyways, just to make sure you understood how and why i came to call tiz wonderful tiz miserable, i will break this down for you in very simple terms.

1. The horse is named Tiz Wonderful.
2. The horse named Tiz Wonderful was indeed wonderful as a 2 year old.
3. The horse named Tiz Wonderful that was so wonderful as a 2 year old last year came back recently and ran like he was not so wonderful. In fact, he looked like he actually was miserable out there on the track.
4. I could have called him Tiz Not So Wonderful, but for what I at the time thought was simplicity's sake, I decided to get just a little bit clever in the hopes that Ronnie would have a clue, so I called him Tiz Miserable.

For that, I humbly apologize.
God I hope he wins
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Old 09-11-2007, 02:28 AM
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God I hope he wins

Who? Ronnie?

If you mean Tiz Miserables, then you just might need an act of god.

that, or some strong anti-histamines. I'm not sure yet.

Me, i'm going to pray to lucifer that my recent rash of run in's with idiots ends soon!
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Old 09-11-2007, 02:42 AM
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My idiot count, within the last 24 hours or so, is currently up to 5.

There's my exgf who was out this way visiting. There's myself for spending 8 hours with her. She talked so much I actually fell asleep.

Then there was the Walmart experience last night. My friend and I went to Walmart to kill some time looking at odd people, debate the merits of the existance of Walmart, and buy at least one unnecessary electronics item.

As I looked sadly at the depleted selection of Ben & Jerry's there, we heard this bird crying in distress. Walking over to the sound, the two of us, and a few workers, try to figure out where this poor bird is. Nobody can see it, but we locate the cries to be coming either from the ventilation duct or from above the ceiling. We eventually convince the manager to bring a big platform ladder over so that we can remove a grate from the duct.

Looking into the ductwork, it was decided that the bird could not be in there. The manager then actually climbed up onto the roof (in the rain no less) and about 20 minutes later, comes back completely clueless. At this point, it seems likely that this poor bird is stuck above the ceiling somehow, though nobody can figure out how that is possible.

We've now been listening to this awful screaming for an hour, when my friend climbs up onto the ladder and precariously balances himself on the handles of that platform ladder. He tilts his head so that one ear is facing straight up towards the ceiling, when suddenly...

He notices the bird calls coming from below.

Turns out, some IDIOT had placed one of those electronic bird callers on the top of a shelf above everyones line of sight. I guess, in some small way, it was a little funny, but it was more aggravating than anything else. We had to spend 90 minutes total in a Walmart!

Then there were these two guys on this message board....
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Old 09-11-2007, 07:18 AM
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Exceptionally brilliant posting by I-Charlie during the wee hours... But did you get any 'capping done?
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Old 09-11-2007, 01:28 PM
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Exceptionally brilliant posting by I-Charlie during the wee hours... But did you get any 'capping done?
Capping? I'm only here to give dumb people a hard time!!

Not that I'm referring to anyone in particular.

And thank you for the complement!
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Old 09-11-2007, 07:49 AM
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My idiot count, within the last 24 hours or so, is currently up to 5.

There's my exgf who was out this way visiting. There's myself for spending 8 hours with her. She talked so much I actually fell asleep.

Then there was the Walmart experience last night. My friend and I went to Walmart to kill some time looking at odd people, debate the merits of the existance of Walmart, and buy at least one unnecessary electronics item.

As I looked sadly at the depleted selection of Ben & Jerry's there, we heard this bird crying in distress. Walking over to the sound, the two of us, and a few workers, try to figure out where this poor bird is. Nobody can see it, but we locate the cries to be coming either from the ventilation duct or from above the ceiling. We eventually convince the manager to bring a big platform ladder over so that we can remove a grate from the duct.

Looking into the ductwork, it was decided that the bird could not be in there. The manager then actually climbed up onto the roof (in the rain no less) and about 20 minutes later, comes back completely clueless. At this point, it seems likely that this poor bird is stuck above the ceiling somehow, though nobody can figure out how that is possible.

We've now been listening to this awful screaming for an hour, when my friend climbs up onto the ladder and precariously balances himself on the handles of that platform ladder. He tilts his head so that one ear is facing straight up towards the ceiling, when suddenly...

He notices the bird calls coming from below.

Turns out, some IDIOT had placed one of those electronic bird callers on the top of a shelf above everyones line of sight. I guess, in some small way, it was a little funny, but it was more aggravating than anything else. We had to spend 90 minutes total in a Walmart!

Then there were these two guys on this message board....

IC...we have had very little contact on here...but the more I read your stuff, the more I like it.



Now if you were only as good looking as Drugs and myself.....
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Old 09-11-2007, 08:49 AM
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IC...we have had very little contact on here...but the more I read your stuff, the more I like it.



Now if you were only as good looking as Drugs and myself.....
yeah, well, you can't have it all....
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Old 09-11-2007, 01:33 PM
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IC...we have had very little contact on here...but the more I read your stuff, the more I like it.



Now if you were only as good looking as Drugs and myself.....
Thanks!

However, I could never dare to dream to be that good looking. My utter lack of vanity would demand that the long hours I'd need would be too much work.
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Old 09-11-2007, 09:08 AM
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And me

and of course you....


but its the late Mortimer we all aspire to be as good looking as...
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Old 09-11-2007, 09:52 AM
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Wink Misérables ?

T. Misérables looked like he was rolling up on the leaders at about the 5.5-6furlong point and then stopped. He was very rank and Johnny was fighting him a bit- if he has his athleticism back maybe he can relax here. IMO it could go either way. There is a fair chance that he will never be a Graded Level horse (or even a 75k stakes level), but he is still a possible talent, and just being at 80% of what he was puts him in contention.

Is Warrior the obvious alternative?

Levine has his horse at its peak.

What the heck happened to Reptilian Smarts in the Barbaro? How bad was his gate trouble? Give me a good reason to draw a line through that race???
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Old 09-11-2007, 08:50 AM
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My idiot count, within the last 24 hours or so, is currently up to 5.

There's my exgf who was out this way visiting. There's myself for spending 8 hours with her. She talked so much I actually fell asleep.

Then there was the Walmart experience last night. My friend and I went to Walmart to kill some time looking at odd people, debate the merits of the existance of Walmart, and buy at least one unnecessary electronics item.

As I looked sadly at the depleted selection of Ben & Jerry's there, we heard this bird crying in distress. Walking over to the sound, the two of us, and a few workers, try to figure out where this poor bird is. Nobody can see it, but we locate the cries to be coming either from the ventilation duct or from above the ceiling. We eventually convince the manager to bring a big platform ladder over so that we can remove a grate from the duct.

Looking into the ductwork, it was decided that the bird could not be in there. The manager then actually climbed up onto the roof (in the rain no less) and about 20 minutes later, comes back completely clueless. At this point, it seems likely that this poor bird is stuck above the ceiling somehow, though nobody can figure out how that is possible.

We've now been listening to this awful screaming for an hour, when my friend climbs up onto the ladder and precariously balances himself on the handles of that platform ladder. He tilts his head so that one ear is facing straight up towards the ceiling, when suddenly...

He notices the bird calls coming from below.

Turns out, some IDIOT had placed one of those electronic bird callers on the top of a shelf above everyones line of sight. I guess, in some small way, it was a little funny, but it was more aggravating than anything else. We had to spend 90 minutes total in a Walmart!

Then there were these two guys on this message board....
nice post!

but still can't believe you spent 90 minutes in a wal mart looking for a bird.
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Old 09-11-2007, 09:01 AM
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I like Shopton Lane too.
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Old 09-11-2007, 09:06 AM
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nice post!

but still can't believe you spent 90 minutes in a wal mart looking for a bird.

I try not to spend 90 seconds in Wal Mart...

damn redneck central...
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Old 09-11-2007, 01:40 PM
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nice post!

but still can't believe you spent 90 minutes in a wal mart looking for a bird.
Thanks too!

I spent about 30 of those 90 minutes looking at how I could expand my electronics collection and trying to figure out why they had only my three least favorite ben & jerry's flavors in stock.

We were about to give up on that bird, and yeah, an hour may seem excessive, but I have a fondness for animals. Especially ones that have been wronged by people.

One time, I got out of my car on my street while driving, and picked up a snapping turtle that was just sitting in the road. After I deposited her in the woods, out of nowhere, I start hearing this applause! I thought it might be a long awaited appearance by god, but alas, it was this little 90 year granny that was watching me from up on her property.

It was a bit weird.
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Old 09-12-2007, 03:57 PM
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God I hope he wins

it looks like your god has abandoned you.
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