A Final Farewell

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by trackrat59

I'll explain it to you. I'm insulted by your post and Freddy's post. Plain and simple. I have three horses happily grazing in my pasture as I write this. The day that something happens to any one of them I'll be crushed. It would be callus to make a joke about me losing one of my horses so why is this topic any different? Some of the connections of these horses are likely on this board.

This is a thread that allows those of us that care a chance to quietly reflect back on the horses we've lost over the past year. This might seem silly to some of you but it's not to a lot of us.

You're insulted by my post? Really?

All I was saying is Freddy is kidding, so overreacting isn't necessary. No one is taking away your chance to remember horses. Again, I'm sure none of us ever want to see horses injured. But spare me the faux outrage at a simple joke.

Frankly I'm insulted by your suggestion I don't care. Posting a quote doesn't mean you care anymore than anyone else. To think it does is pretty arrogant.

[Antitrust32]

Freddy's posts are just for attention.. but Hossy didnt post anything wrong. Hossy bets on the horses every day it seems like, of course he cares about their well being. Nobody can follow the sport as much as he does and not care when a horse goes down.

[OldDog]

If I may...



He's of the colour of the nutmeg. And of the heat of the ginger.... he is pure air and fire; and the dull elements of earth and water never appear in him, but only in patient stillness while his rider mounts him; he is indeed a horse, and all other jades you may call beasts. ~William Shakespeare, Henry V

[Dahoss]

That was beautiful....

"I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit. ~Navin R. Johnson, The Jerk

[golfer]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

That was beautiful....

"I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit. ~Navin R. Johnson, The Jerk

Quoting a Steve Martin character is pretty lame, don't you think?
That reminds me, remember when the earth exploded? And we all moved to this planet? But they thought it would be too dangerous to tell the stupid people? Oops.


Since it appears many people don't remember this classic Steve Martin joke, here is the transcript:

"Whew! You know why people can get away with stuff like that? I'll tell you exactly why people get away with that. Because the public has a short memory. That's why all these big stars do these crazy, terrible things and two years later they're back in the biz, you know. 'Cause the public has a short memory. Let me give you a little test, okay? This is my thesis -- the public has a short memory and, like-- How many people remember, a couple of years ago, when the Earth blew up? How many people? See? So few people remember. And you would think that something like that, people would remember. But NOOO! You don't remember that? The Earth blew up and was completely destroyed? And we escaped to this planet on the giant Space Ark? Where have you people been? And the government decided not to tell the stupider people 'cause they thought that it might affect-- [dawning realization, looks around] Ohhhh! Okay! Uh, let's move on!

Steve Martin, the cruel shoes