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I didn't *avoid* the draft. I was exempted because of a federal job. Here's something that will make you choke: unless you were a medic or someone directly involved in the evacuation of wounded troops, whatever *you* did in Vietnam had a lot less meaning to Americans compared to what I ended up doing there. Wow, I love to hear more about this. Was this before you graduated from College or after you worked for the Kansas newspaper? |
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RPS wrote:
HK wrote: I didn't *avoid* the draft. I was exempted because of a federal job. Here's something that will make you choke: unless you were a medic or someone directly involved in the evacuation of wounded troops, whatever *you* did in Vietnam had a lot less meaning to Americans compared to what I ended up doing there. Wow, I love to hear more about this. Was this before you graduated from College or after you worked for the Kansas newspaper? I never worked for a Kansas newspaper, schitthead. |
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HK wrote:
RPS wrote: HK wrote: I didn't *avoid* the draft. I was exempted because of a federal job. Here's something that will make you choke: unless you were a medic or someone directly involved in the evacuation of wounded troops, whatever *you* did in Vietnam had a lot less meaning to Americans compared to what I ended up doing there. Wow, I love to hear more about this. Was this before you graduated from College or after you worked for the Kansas newspaper? I never worked for a Kansas newspaper, schitthead. Oh, sorry I must have misspoke, I meant to say Kansas City newspaper. |
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HK wrote:
RPS wrote: HK wrote: I didn't *avoid* the draft. I was exempted because of a federal job. Here's something that will make you choke: unless you were a medic or someone directly involved in the evacuation of wounded troops, whatever *you* did in Vietnam had a lot less meaning to Americans compared to what I ended up doing there. Wow, I love to hear more about this. Was this before you graduated from College or after you worked for the Kansas newspaper? I never worked for a Kansas newspaper, schitthead. by the way, didn't the Kansas City newspaper cover both Kansas and MO news? |
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RPS wrote:
HK wrote: RPS wrote: HK wrote: I didn't *avoid* the draft. I was exempted because of a federal job. Here's something that will make you choke: unless you were a medic or someone directly involved in the evacuation of wounded troops, whatever *you* did in Vietnam had a lot less meaning to Americans compared to what I ended up doing there. Wow, I love to hear more about this. Was this before you graduated from College or after you worked for the Kansas newspaper? I never worked for a Kansas newspaper, schitthead. by the way, didn't the Kansas City newspaper cover both Kansas and MO news? The Washington Post covers news in DC, Maryland and Virginia, among other places, and has lots of bureaus. That doesn't make the Post a Maryland or Virginia newspaper. |
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On Jul 24, 11:59*am, HK wrote:
Jim wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... Don White wrote: "Jim" wrote in message .. . "Don White" wrote in message t... "Jim" wrote in message ... Despite the handicap of sailing into the wind, many Canadians pressed on and arrived on the shores of the Boston States. Many stayed and thrived but some couldn't cope with civilization and returned to the backwoods of the maritime provinces where they eventually won freedom in 1984. I thank the Lord every day that unwitting clowns like you are around to help make my point. Halifax was the birthplace for democracy in Canada. This happened in 1758...before that ungrateful rabble vandalized the tea supplies in Boston. http://www.democracy250.ca/index.aspx This is going to be so embarrassing for you Don. You better sit down and read this. I was off by two years, but hey, nobody's perfect. Enjoy the read. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Act_1982 Duh! *By that time the Queen was mostly a symbolic leader........ We ran our own affairs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_North_America_Act Poor dumb Florida Jim knows nothing about Canada, either. I wonder if he was this way before he took his boat to the landfill for disposal? Trying to deflect the fact that your partner is as dumb as a box of rocks kind of puts you in the same boat. (boating reference) I don't really bother with your URLs, scheisskopf. So...when did you finally dispose of that clapped out old Wellcraft. And you never replaced it, right? You have no boat, correct? Don't be so pushy. I never disposed of my boat. I don't know where you ever got that idea. *No more questions until you tell us truthfully and exactly how you avoided being drafted. You mean, you still have that clapped out Wellcraft? Maybe we can take up a collection for you. I didn't *avoid* the draft. I was exempted because of a federal job. Here's something that will make you choke: unless you were a medic or someone directly involved in the evacuation of wounded troops, whatever *you* did in Vietnam had a lot less meaning to Americans compared to what I ended up doing there.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Was this before or after Yale? |
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On Jul 24, 11:59*am, HK wrote:
Jim wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... Don White wrote: "Jim" wrote in message .. . "Don White" wrote in message t... "Jim" wrote in message ... Despite the handicap of sailing into the wind, many Canadians pressed on and arrived on the shores of the Boston States. Many stayed and thrived but some couldn't cope with civilization and returned to the backwoods of the maritime provinces where they eventually won freedom in 1984. I thank the Lord every day that unwitting clowns like you are around to help make my point. Halifax was the birthplace for democracy in Canada. This happened in 1758...before that ungrateful rabble vandalized the tea supplies in Boston. http://www.democracy250.ca/index.aspx This is going to be so embarrassing for you Don. You better sit down and read this. I was off by two years, but hey, nobody's perfect. Enjoy the read. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Act_1982 Duh! *By that time the Queen was mostly a symbolic leader........ We ran our own affairs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_North_America_Act Poor dumb Florida Jim knows nothing about Canada, either. I wonder if he was this way before he took his boat to the landfill for disposal? Trying to deflect the fact that your partner is as dumb as a box of rocks kind of puts you in the same boat. (boating reference) I don't really bother with your URLs, scheisskopf. So...when did you finally dispose of that clapped out old Wellcraft. And you never replaced it, right? You have no boat, correct? Don't be so pushy. I never disposed of my boat. I don't know where you ever got that idea. *No more questions until you tell us truthfully and exactly how you avoided being drafted. You mean, you still have that clapped out Wellcraft? Maybe we can take up a collection for you. I didn't *avoid* the draft. I was exempted because of a federal job. Here's something that will make you choke: unless you were a medic or someone directly involved in the evacuation of wounded troops, whatever *you* did in Vietnam had a lot less meaning to Americans compared to what I ended up doing there.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yeah, spell checking is very important to our national security. |
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"HK" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... Don White wrote: "Jim" wrote in message ... "Don White" wrote in message ... "Jim" wrote in message ... Despite the handicap of sailing into the wind, many Canadians pressed on and arrived on the shores of the Boston States. Many stayed and thrived but some couldn't cope with civilization and returned to the backwoods of the maritime provinces where they eventually won freedom in 1984. I thank the Lord every day that unwitting clowns like you are around to help make my point. Halifax was the birthplace for democracy in Canada. This happened in 1758...before that ungrateful rabble vandalized the tea supplies in Boston. http://www.democracy250.ca/index.aspx This is going to be so embarrassing for you Don. You better sit down and read this. I was off by two years, but hey, nobody's perfect. Enjoy the read. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Act_1982 Duh! By that time the Queen was mostly a symbolic leader........ We ran our own affairs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_North_America_Act Poor dumb Florida Jim knows nothing about Canada, either. I wonder if he was this way before he took his boat to the landfill for disposal? Trying to deflect the fact that your partner is as dumb as a box of rocks kind of puts you in the same boat. (boating reference) I don't really bother with your URLs, scheisskopf. So...when did you finally dispose of that clapped out old Wellcraft. And you never replaced it, right? You have no boat, correct? Don't be so pushy. I never disposed of my boat. I don't know where you ever got that idea. No more questions until you tell us truthfully and exactly how you avoided being drafted. You mean, you still have that clapped out Wellcraft? Maybe we can take up a collection for you. I didn't *avoid* the draft. I was exempted because of a federal job. Here's something that will make you choke: unless you were a medic or someone directly involved in the evacuation of wounded troops, whatever *you* did in Vietnam had a lot less meaning to Americans compared to what I ended up doing there. Maybe Jimbo defaulted on his monthly payments and the repo man got him.. |
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"RPS" wrote in message . .. HK wrote: I didn't *avoid* the draft. I was exempted because of a federal job. Here's something that will make you choke: unless you were a medic or someone directly involved in the evacuation of wounded troops, whatever *you* did in Vietnam had a lot less meaning to Americans compared to what I ended up doing there. Wow, I love to hear more about this. Was this before you graduated from College or after you worked for the Kansas newspaper? All you are going to get out of him is more double talk. If he gives you any truth it will be sandwiched between lies. He could have been handing out donuts at the USO or emptying bed pans based on his description. |
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Jim wrote:
"RPS" wrote in message . .. HK wrote: I didn't *avoid* the draft. I was exempted because of a federal job. Here's something that will make you choke: unless you were a medic or someone directly involved in the evacuation of wounded troops, whatever *you* did in Vietnam had a lot less meaning to Americans compared to what I ended up doing there. Wow, I love to hear more about this. Was this before you graduated from College or after you worked for the Kansas newspaper? All you are going to get out of him is more double talk. If he gives you any truth it will be sandwiched between lies. He could have been handing out donuts at the USO or emptying bed pans based on his description. I had a feeling that someone who handed out donuts or emptying bedpans while in Vietnam had more important duties there than you did, but neither of those were my jobs. |
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"HK" wrote in message ... wrote: You don't speak for any Americans. Whatever he did there does not matter to most Americans, however the fact that he went there does... You can not understand, you were not raised with honor or integerity, that is obvious. Yada, yada, yada. There was nothing "honorable" about our nation's massive involvement in Vietnam. Individuals who went there, willingly or otherwise, may have acted honorably (or not), but the "mission" itself was a fraud. When the United States was defending a government against whom Buddhist monks protested by setting themselves on fire, its mistakes, at long last, should have become apparent. At the governmental and military institutional level, our involvement in Vietnam mostly was an exercise in deception and corruption. Honorable or not, how do you think your words sound to the Vets that served? Give it a break. Read for content, quacker. My comment was about the government of this nation and its military institutions, not about individual service personnel. |
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"D.Duck" wrote in message ... "HK" wrote in message ... D.Duck wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... wrote: You don't speak for any Americans. Whatever he did there does not matter to most Americans, however the fact that he went there does... You can not understand, you were not raised with honor or integerity, that is obvious. Yada, yada, yada. There was nothing "honorable" about our nation's massive involvement in Vietnam. Individuals who went there, willingly or otherwise, may have acted honorably (or not), but the "mission" itself was a fraud. When the United States was defending a government against whom Buddhist monks protested by setting themselves on fire, its mistakes, at long last, should have become apparent. At the governmental and military institutional level, our involvement in Vietnam mostly was an exercise in deception and corruption. Honorable or not, how do you think your words sound to the Vets that served? Give it a break. Read for content, quacker. My comment was about the government of this nation and its military institutions, not about individual service personnel. I understood *exactly*what you wrote. My comment stands. Harry has a *way* with words. He also assumes everyone interprets them has he does. At some point, a gifted writer (or speaker) needs to understand that *that* isn't necessarily so. Eisboch |
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"HK" wrote in message ... D.Duck wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... wrote: You don't speak for any Americans. Whatever he did there does not matter to most Americans, however the fact that he went there does... You can not understand, you were not raised with honor or integerity, that is obvious. Yada, yada, yada. There was nothing "honorable" about our nation's massive involvement in Vietnam. Individuals who went there, willingly or otherwise, may have acted honorably (or not), but the "mission" itself was a fraud. When the United States was defending a government against whom Buddhist monks protested by setting themselves on fire, its mistakes, at long last, should have become apparent. At the governmental and military institutional level, our involvement in Vietnam mostly was an exercise in deception and corruption. Honorable or not, how do you think your words sound to the Vets that served? Give it a break. Read for content, quacker. My comment was about the government of this nation and its military institutions, not about individual service personnel. I understood *exactly*what you wrote. My comment stands. |
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On Jul 24, 1:50*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"D.Duck" wrote in message ... "HK" wrote in message ... D.Duck wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... wrote: You don't speak for any Americans. Whatever he did there does not matter to most Americans, however the fact that he went there does.... You can not understand, you were not raised with honor or integerity, that is obvious. Yada, yada, yada. There was nothing "honorable" about our nation's massive involvement in Vietnam. Individuals who went there, willingly or otherwise, may have acted honorably (or not), but the "mission" itself was a fraud. When the United States was defending a government against whom Buddhist monks protested by setting themselves on fire, its mistakes, at long last, should have become apparent. At the governmental and military institutional level, our involvement in Vietnam mostly was an exercise in deception and corruption. Honorable or not, how do you think your words sound to the Vets that served? Give it a break. Read for content, quacker. My comment was about the government of this nation and its military institutions, not about individual service personnel. I understood *exactly*what you wrote. *My comment stands. Harry has a *way* with words. *He also assumes everyone interprets them has he does. At some point, a gifted writer (or speaker) needs to understand that *that* isn't necessarily so. Eisboch- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - But Harry's neither a writer OR gifted. |
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HK wrote:
RPS wrote: HK wrote: RPS wrote: HK wrote: I didn't *avoid* the draft. I was exempted because of a federal job. Here's something that will make you choke: unless you were a medic or someone directly involved in the evacuation of wounded troops, whatever *you* did in Vietnam had a lot less meaning to Americans compared to what I ended up doing there. Wow, I love to hear more about this. Was this before you graduated from College or after you worked for the Kansas newspaper? I never worked for a Kansas newspaper, schitthead. by the way, didn't the Kansas City newspaper cover both Kansas and MO news? The Washington Post covers news in DC, Maryland and Virginia, among other places, and has lots of bureaus. That doesn't make the Post a Maryland or Virginia newspaper. I do like the way you are tap dancing around the issue about when you went to VN, you really do it better than anyone. I just find your timeline of the historic events in the life of Walter Mitty, ehh I mean Harry Krause, to be inconsistent. It seems like you are forgetting all of your stories and can't keep them straight. |
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HK wrote: RPS wrote: HK wrote: RPS wrote: HK wrote: I didn't *avoid* the draft. I was exempted because of a federal job. Here's something that will make you choke: unless you were a medic or someone directly involved in the evacuation of wounded troops, whatever *you* did in Vietnam had a lot less meaning to Americans compared to what I ended up doing there. Wow, I love to hear more about this. Was this before you graduated from College or after you worked for the Kansas newspaper? I never worked for a Kansas newspaper, schitthead. by the way, didn't the Kansas City newspaper cover both Kansas and MO news? The Washington Post covers news in DC, Maryland and Virginia, among other places, and has lots of bureaus. That doesn't make the Post a Maryland or Virginia newspaper. I do like the way you are tap dancing around the issue about when you went to VN, you really do it better than anyone. I just find your timeline of the historic events in the life of Walter Mitty, ehh I mean Harry Krause, to be inconsistent. It seems like you are forgetting all of your stories and can't keep them straight. Dancing? What dancing? I've never stated directly or indirectly when I was there. I just haven't mentioned it one way or the other. This isn't, after all, a "What did you do in the war?" newsgrou. Speaking about tap dancing around issues, when are you going to reveal your name here, what you do for a living, and what boat brand and model you claim to own? Dance on. |
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:25:53 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: Like you, the name tilapia, just turns me off. Now give me some walleye.... Now where have I heard a preference for walleye before? (-: I'll bet it's the favorite eating fish of 80% of the people up here. Fishermen, anyway. Lake perch and bluegills are probably next, then crappies. But that's from when those were all plentiful. Remember the Twin Drive-In on Milwaukee, north of Palwaukee airport in Wheeling? That's all condo's now. But across the street from there is a restaurant called Bob Chin's. Opened I think in 1990. The Twin closed about '95. I do miss the drive-ins. He flies his fish in - all sea fish - every day. Never had a bad piece of fish there. About one in four times there they had Florida grouper, and that's my pick. Otherwise tuna, swordfish or dolphin. Come to think of it I only got the tuna once - didn't care for how they cooked the thick steak. Too raw. So 1 miss in about 20. Check it out next time you come up. I've heard the prices are steep for dinner, but I always went there with the business lunch crowd, and a nice fillet with sides was only about 10 bucks. Haven't been there in 2 years though. Here, found this: http://www.bobchinns.com/bc_food.html The sample lunch menu doesn't look like it has the selection of fish you'll probably see, usually at least 3 types of fillets. I always got them grilled "blackened" style. Never tried the crabs or lobsters, but the fried squid and clams were good. Going to try to get up to Kenosha to the Brat Stop later this summer, and take a look at the boats too. --Vic I've been to Bob Chin's. Occasionally my daughter in Chicago will Fed-X some king crab legs from Chin's down here for us to enjoy. My favorite Chicago area, albeit on the *far* south end, was Phil Smidt's in Hammond. They had all you could eat walleye, perch and frog legs. It was a little on the pricey side, but in my prime I could get my moneys worth. The last time I was there was during my last Chicago visit three years ago. The non-AUCE entries were more reasonable in price. The frog legs were of the smallish variety. I preferred them sautéed and the walleye/perch broiled. This you probably won't believe. I like a very small touch, just a hint of catsup with the walleye or frog legs. I don't slather the stuff all over. While on fishing trip into Canada many years ago with some guys I worked with I broke out my personal bottle of catsup during shore lunch, walleye of course. They thought I was crazy. Most who tried it thought it was a nice complement to the fish. When I went to find the URL for the place I came up with the following: http://tinyurl.com/68vzfs Damn, one more reason not to go back to the Windy City again. Long live the walleye.... |
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On Jul 24, 3:50*pm, "D.Duck" wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:25:53 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: Like you, the name tilapia, just turns me off. *Now give me some walleye.... Now where have I heard a preference for walleye before? *(-: I'll bet it's the favorite eating fish of 80% of the people up here. Fishermen, anyway. Lake perch and bluegills are probably next, then crappies. But that's from when those were all plentiful. Remember the Twin Drive-In on Milwaukee, north of Palwaukee airport in Wheeling? That's all condo's now. *But across the street from there is a restaurant called Bob Chin's. *Opened I think in 1990. The Twin closed about '95. *I do miss the drive-ins. He flies his fish in - all sea fish - every day. *Never had a bad piece of fish there. *About one in four times there they had Florida grouper, and that's my pick. *Otherwise tuna, swordfish or dolphin. Come to think of it I only got the tuna once - didn't care for how they cooked the thick steak. *Too raw. *So 1 miss in about 20. Check it out next time you come up. *I've heard the prices are steep for dinner, but I always went there with the business lunch crowd, and a nice fillet with sides was only about 10 bucks. Haven't been there in 2 years though. Here, found this: http://www.bobchinns.com/bc_food.html The sample lunch menu doesn't look like it has the selection of fish you'll probably see, usually at least 3 types of fillets. I always got them grilled "blackened" style. Never tried the crabs or lobsters, but the fried squid and clams were good. Going to try to get up to Kenosha to the Brat Stop later this summer, and take a look at the boats too. --Vic I've been to Bob Chin's. *Occasionally my daughter in Chicago will Fed-X some king crab legs from Chin's down here for us to enjoy. My favorite Chicago area, albeit on the *far* south end, was Phil Smidt's in Hammond. *They had all you could eat walleye, perch and frog legs. *It was a little on the pricey side, but in my prime I could get my moneys worth. *The last time I was there was during my last Chicago visit three years ago. *The non-AUCE entries were more reasonable in price. *The frog legs were of the smallish variety. *I preferred them sautéed and the walleye/perch broiled. This you probably won't believe. *I like a very small touch, just a hint of catsup with the walleye or frog legs. I don't slather the stuff all over. While on fishing trip into Canada many years ago with some guys I worked with I broke out my personal bottle of catsup during shore lunch, walleye of course. *They thought I was crazy. *Most who tried it thought it was a nice complement to the fish. When I went to find the URL for the place I came up with the following: http://tinyurl.com/68vzfs Damn, one more reason not to go back to the Windy City again. Long live the walleye.... I will take a plate full of fresh water yellow perch over walleye any day. Walleye, however, are fun to catch. Ever been to Navy Pier while in Chicago during the summer? A fun place. Their museums and aquarium are also first class. |
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:07:14 -0700 (PDT),
wrote: On Jul 24, 11:59*am, HK wrote: Jim wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... Don White wrote: "Jim" wrote in message .. . "Don White" wrote in message t... "Jim" wrote in message ... Despite the handicap of sailing into the wind, many Canadians pressed on and arrived on the shores of the Boston States. Many stayed and thrived but some couldn't cope with civilization and returned to the backwoods of the maritime provinces where they eventually won freedom in 1984. I thank the Lord every day that unwitting clowns like you are around to help make my point. Halifax was the birthplace for democracy in Canada. This happened in 1758...before that ungrateful rabble vandalized the tea supplies in Boston. http://www.democracy250.ca/index.aspx This is going to be so embarrassing for you Don. You better sit down and read this. I was off by two years, but hey, nobody's perfect. Enjoy the read. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Act_1982 Duh! *By that time the Queen was mostly a symbolic leader........ We ran our own affairs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_North_America_Act Poor dumb Florida Jim knows nothing about Canada, either. I wonder if he was this way before he took his boat to the landfill for disposal? Trying to deflect the fact that your partner is as dumb as a box of rocks kind of puts you in the same boat. (boating reference) I don't really bother with your URLs, scheisskopf. So...when did you finally dispose of that clapped out old Wellcraft. And you never replaced it, right? You have no boat, correct? Don't be so pushy. I never disposed of my boat. I don't know where you ever got that idea. *No more questions until you tell us truthfully and exactly how you avoided being drafted. You mean, you still have that clapped out Wellcraft? Maybe we can take up a collection for you. I didn't *avoid* the draft. I was exempted because of a federal job. Here's something that will make you choke: unless you were a medic or someone directly involved in the evacuation of wounded troops, whatever *you* did in Vietnam had a lot less meaning to Americans compared to what I ended up doing there.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You don't speak for any Americans. Whatever he did there does not matter to most Americans, however the fact that he went there does... You can not understand, you were not raised with honor or integerity, that is obvious. Say what ever you want about me here in this group, I have never been considered a liar, you are and have always been a liar, and that means a lot as all we have here is words... Yours are no good... Well said. How anyone can stand to 'discourse' with that fool is beyond me. |
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John H. wrote:
You don't speak for any Americans. Whatever he did there does not matter to most Americans, however the fact that he went there does... You can not understand, you were not raised with honor or integerity, that is obvious. Say what ever you want about me here in this group, I have never been considered a liar, you are and have always been a liar, and that means a lot as all we have here is words... Yours are no good... Well said. How anyone can stand to 'discourse' with that fool is beyond me. Your attitudes of "my country right or wrong" does nothing but get Americans killed. |
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"JimH" wrote in message ... On Jul 24, 3:50 pm, "D.Duck" wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:25:53 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: Like you, the name tilapia, just turns me off. Now give me some walleye.... Now where have I heard a preference for walleye before? (-: I'll bet it's the favorite eating fish of 80% of the people up here. Fishermen, anyway. Lake perch and bluegills are probably next, then crappies. But that's from when those were all plentiful. Remember the Twin Drive-In on Milwaukee, north of Palwaukee airport in Wheeling? That's all condo's now. But across the street from there is a restaurant called Bob Chin's. Opened I think in 1990. The Twin closed about '95. I do miss the drive-ins. He flies his fish in - all sea fish - every day. Never had a bad piece of fish there. About one in four times there they had Florida grouper, and that's my pick. Otherwise tuna, swordfish or dolphin. Come to think of it I only got the tuna once - didn't care for how they cooked the thick steak. Too raw. So 1 miss in about 20. Check it out next time you come up. I've heard the prices are steep for dinner, but I always went there with the business lunch crowd, and a nice fillet with sides was only about 10 bucks. Haven't been there in 2 years though. Here, found this: http://www.bobchinns.com/bc_food.html The sample lunch menu doesn't look like it has the selection of fish you'll probably see, usually at least 3 types of fillets. I always got them grilled "blackened" style. Never tried the crabs or lobsters, but the fried squid and clams were good. Going to try to get up to Kenosha to the Brat Stop later this summer, and take a look at the boats too. --Vic I've been to Bob Chin's. Occasionally my daughter in Chicago will Fed-X some king crab legs from Chin's down here for us to enjoy. My favorite Chicago area, albeit on the *far* south end, was Phil Smidt's in Hammond. They had all you could eat walleye, perch and frog legs. It was a little on the pricey side, but in my prime I could get my moneys worth. The last time I was there was during my last Chicago visit three years ago. The non-AUCE entries were more reasonable in price. The frog legs were of the smallish variety. I preferred them sautéed and the walleye/perch broiled. This you probably won't believe. I like a very small touch, just a hint of catsup with the walleye or frog legs. I don't slather the stuff all over. While on fishing trip into Canada many years ago with some guys I worked with I broke out my personal bottle of catsup during shore lunch, walleye of course. They thought I was crazy. Most who tried it thought it was a nice complement to the fish. When I went to find the URL for the place I came up with the following: http://tinyurl.com/68vzfs Damn, one more reason not to go back to the Windy City again. Long live the walleye.... I will take a plate full of fresh water yellow perch over walleye any day. Walleye, however, are fun to catch. Ever been to Navy Pier while in Chicago during the summer? A fun place. Their museums and aquarium are also first class. I lived in Chicago for over 50 years of my life and did enjoy the attractions you mentioned. |
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On Jul 24, 5:13*pm, "D.Duck" wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message ... On Jul 24, 3:50 pm, "D.Duck" wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message .. . On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:25:53 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: Like you, the name tilapia, just turns me off. Now give me some walleye.... Now where have I heard a preference for walleye before? (-: I'll bet it's the favorite eating fish of 80% of the people up here. Fishermen, anyway. Lake perch and bluegills are probably next, then crappies. But that's from when those were all plentiful. Remember the Twin Drive-In on Milwaukee, north of Palwaukee airport in Wheeling? That's all condo's now. But across the street from there is a restaurant called Bob Chin's. Opened I think in 1990. The Twin closed about '95. I do miss the drive-ins. He flies his fish in - all sea fish - every day. Never had a bad piece of fish there. About one in four times there they had Florida grouper, and that's my pick. Otherwise tuna, swordfish or dolphin. Come to think of it I only got the tuna once - didn't care for how they cooked the thick steak. Too raw. So 1 miss in about 20. Check it out next time you come up. I've heard the prices are steep for dinner, but I always went there with the business lunch crowd, and a nice fillet with sides was only about 10 bucks. Haven't been there in 2 years though. Here, found this: http://www.bobchinns.com/bc_food.html The sample lunch menu doesn't look like it has the selection of fish you'll probably see, usually at least 3 types of fillets. I always got them grilled "blackened" style. Never tried the crabs or lobsters, but the fried squid and clams were good. Going to try to get up to Kenosha to the Brat Stop later this summer, and take a look at the boats too. --Vic I've been to Bob Chin's. Occasionally my daughter in Chicago will Fed-X some king crab legs from Chin's down here for us to enjoy. My favorite Chicago area, albeit on the *far* south end, was Phil Smidt's in Hammond. They had all you could eat walleye, perch and frog legs. It was a little on the pricey side, but in my prime I could get my moneys worth. The last time I was there was during my last Chicago visit three years ago. The non-AUCE entries were more reasonable in price. The frog legs were of the smallish variety. I preferred them sautéed and the walleye/perch broiled. This you probably won't believe. I like a very small touch, just a hint of catsup with the walleye or frog legs. I don't slather the stuff all over. |
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:50:02 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:
I've been to Bob Chin's. Occasionally my daughter in Chicago will Fed-X some king crab legs from Chin's down here for us to enjoy. My favorite Chicago area, albeit on the *far* south end, was Phil Smidt's in Hammond. They had all you could eat walleye, perch and frog legs. It was a little on the pricey side, but in my prime I could get my moneys worth. The last time I was there was during my last Chicago visit three years ago. The non-AUCE entries were more reasonable in price. The frog legs were of the smallish variety. I preferred them saut?ed and the walleye/perch broiled. Never went there, but they do a piece about it in the papers now and then. My brother lives in Lansing, and used to live in Hammond. Never tried frog legs, either. Had turtle once when gramps cleaned a big snapper I caught. Yep, tasted like chicken. Maybe better. I was bank fishing in the brush, had a little bullhead dangling over the water. My reel had tangled as I brought it in and I was clearing that and noticed the snapper reaching up trying to get the bullhead. I put it in his reach and he took it. Only turtle I ever caught. He was about a foot across. There was a frog leg place called the Kickapoo Inn on 79th and South Chicago, but I never went in. This you probably won't believe. I like a very small touch, just a hint of catsup with the walleye or frog legs. I don't slather the stuff all over. While on fishing trip into Canada many years ago with some guys I worked with I broke out my personal bottle of catsup during shore lunch, walleye of course. They thought I was crazy. Most who tried it thought it was a nice complement to the fish. I never eat ketchup, even with fries, but some people even put it on their eggs. Had a hillbilly friend who was married to a Pollack that was from the same village as my Pollack, and he sliced tomatoes onto his eggs. Tried it myself one day at their house and it was good. But I never did it again. Lot of that is just habit, and mine is bacon or pork sausage and hash browns with my eggs. And good rye toast. Reminds me. When I was doing heavy work every Saturday morning my wife would fry me a pound of bacon and a dozen eggs, and toast me about 10 slices of Polish rye. Still can't believe I ate all that, but it was normal then. I don't eat more than 5 eggs and 1/2 lb of bacon at a sitting now, and that only happens about once a month. When I went to find the URL for the place I came up with the following: http://tinyurl.com/68vzfs Damn, one more reason not to go back to the Windy City again. Think that closing was the last article I saw. I was thinking it had closed. You're right though. I grew up on the south side and spent much of my adulthood on the north side, but even though it's only a half hour trip I've been in Chicago once in the past 7 years, a couple months ago just to do some passport stuff with my wife. Too many damn yuppies. I still think about taking a spin in to have a couple beers at Resi's Beer Stube and talk to the Kraut U-boat guys, but they're probably all dead now. Long live the walleye.... And the mighty Lake Perch! --Vic |
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:40:05 -0700 (PDT), JimH
wrote: I will take a plate full of fresh water yellow perch over walleye any day. Walleye, however, are fun to catch. Most of guys here go to Lake Erie for the walleyes. They don't even remember what a lake perch looks like. Old-timers do, and agree with you about what's best eating. --Vic |
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Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:40:05 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: I will take a plate full of fresh water yellow perch over walleye any day. Walleye, however, are fun to catch. Most of guys here go to Lake Erie for the walleyes. They don't even remember what a lake perch looks like. Old-timers do, and agree with you about what's best eating. --Vic I'm sure I've never had walleye, and I have no recollection of eating freshwater perch... Hmmm... Wait...maybe 15 years ago, I had a "shore lunch" while up in Thunder Bay, and I think walleye was on the menu. Maybe not. Does that sound probable for that sort of a meal? |
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On Jul 24, 6:01*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:40:05 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote: I will take a plate full of fresh water yellow perch over walleye any day. * Walleye, however, are fun to catch. Most of guys here go to Lake Erie for the walleyes. *They don't even remember what a lake perch looks like. Old-timers do, and agree with you about what's best eating. --Vic Young timers and old timers like to fish for walleye. As I said, they are fun to catch. However, if you want a tasty fish you go out for yellow perch. |
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:10:01 -0400, HK wrote:
Wait...maybe 15 years ago, I had a "shore lunch" while up in Thunder Bay, and I think walleye was on the menu. Maybe not. Does that sound probable for that sort of a meal? Yep. Pan-fried walleye is the favorite shore lunch. The Ontario fly-in lodge I went to also specialized in a northern pike fish chowder at shore lunch - pike cubes, onion, potatoes, condensed milk, spices. Watched the Injuns prepare it a few times, but don't have the recipe. It was good, but hunger from 6 hours of fishing always influences those kind of judgements. Lake perch and walleyes have been practically gone from the south end of Lake Michigan for many years. When I was a kid the Chicago lakefront was still pretty good for perch fishing and netting smelt. --Vic |
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Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:25:53 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote: Like you, the name tilapia, just turns me off. Now give me some walleye.... Now where have I heard a preference for walleye before? (-: I'll bet it's the favorite eating fish of 80% of the people up here. Fishermen, anyway. Lake perch and bluegills are probably next, then crappies. But that's from when those were all plentiful. Remember the Twin Drive-In on Milwaukee, north of Palwaukee airport in Wheeling? That's all condo's now. But across the street from there is a restaurant called Bob Chin's. Opened I think in 1990. The Twin closed about '95. I do miss the drive-ins. He flies his fish in - all sea fish - every day. Never had a bad piece of fish there. About one in four times there they had Florida grouper, and that's my pick. Otherwise tuna, swordfish or dolphin. Come to think of it I only got the tuna once - didn't care for how they cooked the thick steak. Too raw. So 1 miss in about 20. Check it out next time you come up. I've heard the prices are steep for dinner, but I always went there with the business lunch crowd, and a nice fillet with sides was only about 10 bucks. Haven't been there in 2 years though. Here, found this: http://www.bobchinns.com/bc_food.html The sample lunch menu doesn't look like it has the selection of fish you'll probably see, usually at least 3 types of fillets. I always got them grilled "blackened" style. Never tried the crabs or lobsters, but the fried squid and clams were good. Going to try to get up to Kenosha to the Brat Stop later this summer, and take a look at the boats too. --Vic Bob Chinn's is outstanding! I was there just a few weeks ago. The menu is a legal-sized piece of paper that they print daily. I had a large lobster tail and stone crab claws were the appetizer. I stayed at the Westin right up the street. They offered to drive us there in their airport van if we wanted to have *extra* Mai Tai's. We were picked up by some friends instead. Ever been to the Stage Stop, Vic? |
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Don White wrote: "Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:05:25 -0400, "Jim" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:22:44 -0500, Vic Smith wrote: On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:19:27 GMT, John H. wrote: On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:07:19 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: The lobster of fishes. Hadn't heard it referred to like that, but it is pretty good. Good for you too! Not sure what SW means. Isn't a lobster a big bug that lives in the sea? Um....they eat...em...er...stuff. Sewage treatment plants use them to help filter waste water. Yup. Them lobsters will eat anything except beach whistles. Believe it or not, I've never had lobster. Been offered it at affairs a few times as a choice, but always took the steak instead. Not that I'm averse to trying it. Probably better than snails which I ate once - and only once. I like crab for sure, and crawdads. My wife cooked that talapia once, and I didn't care for the taste so told her not to buy it anymore. Maybe I shouldn't have asked her the name of it. I've been fishing for 57 of my 61 years, in a lot of places, and she serves me a fish I never even heard of. What the hell? It just ain't right. The above info tends to confirm that. But any of that farm fish doesn't taste right to me. Told her to quit buying salmon too. Eating fresh caught wild fish has spoiled me rotten. --Vic Even McDonalds and Subway are promoting lobster sandwiches down here these days. Had one from Subway a couple days ago. Sure was good! Read the fine print, it isn't lobster. Langostinos or worse? |
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Jim wrote:
"HK" wrote in message ... wrote: On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:23:36 -0400, "Jim" wrote: "Don White" wrote in message ... "Vic Smith" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:05:25 -0400, "Jim" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:22:44 -0500, Vic Smith wrote: On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:19:27 GMT, John H. wrote: On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:07:19 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: The lobster of fishes. Hadn't heard it referred to like that, but it is pretty good. Good for you too! Not sure what SW means. Isn't a lobster a big bug that lives in the sea? Um....they eat...em...er...stuff. Sewage treatment plants use them to help filter waste water. Yup. Them lobsters will eat anything except beach whistles. Believe it or not, I've never had lobster. Been offered it at affairs a few times as a choice, but always took the steak instead. Not that I'm averse to trying it. Probably better than snails which I ate once - and only once. I like crab for sure, and crawdads. My wife cooked that talapia once, and I didn't care for the taste so told her not to buy it anymore. Maybe I shouldn't have asked her the name of it. I've been fishing for 57 of my 61 years, in a lot of places, and she serves me a fish I never even heard of. What the hell? It just ain't right. The above info tends to confirm that. But any of that farm fish doesn't taste right to me. Told her to quit buying salmon too. Eating fresh caught wild fish has spoiled me rotten. --Vic Even McDonalds and Subway are promoting lobster sandwiches down here these days. Had one from Subway a couple days ago. Sure was good! What's this "down here" crap? You sound like a Mainer. He lives in his mother's basement. This from the turdblossom who needs three GPS units to tell him where he and his old, clapped-out sailboat are on Long Island Sound? :) Angry outcasts say the darnedest things. Art Linkletter should do a show on folks like you. He He. WAFA is on a time out for his behavior at Chuck's place. He's going to be crawling his fat ass all over this place until he's let back in. |
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Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:51:26 -0400, DK wrote: Bob Chinn's is outstanding! I was there just a few weeks ago. The menu is a legal-sized piece of paper that they print daily. I had a large lobster tail and stone crab claws were the appetizer. I stayed at the Westin right up the street. They offered to drive us there in their airport van if we wanted to have *extra* Mai Tai's. We were picked up by some friends instead. Ever been to the Stage Stop, Vic? No, never heard of it. Any good? Since I don't do the business lunches any more, I hardly ever go to restaurants. My wife is a pro cook, and she doesn't care for restaurants either. But I might force her out and cut her a break, even though I know she'll play critic with the food. Is the Stage Stop in front of and crossways to the Westin? I've seen that on my way to get cigs just north of Lake/Cook, and the name rings a bell. Passed it today. Watched them put all that up as I was working at Riverside Plaza then. About 4-5 years ago. Those are the twin green glass towers north of Lake/Cook. That Westin was horse stables and a riding trail not long ago. You been to Algauers on Winkleman and Milwaukee south a bit? Excellent buffet when I went there. Just north of Chinn's is/was Le Francias, a 5-star. They used to jet in to Palwaukee from all over to eat there. Went once for lunch with my old consulting company. It was good, but frankly I don't remember much about it. Must have had a hangover. Damn, my wife and daughter just left for the airport for 3 weeks in Poland. I'm nervous as hell. First time I've been without my wife cooking for me in 8 years. So I'll be eating mostly potato chips and cereal. You better tell me about Stage Stop. --Vic The Stage Stop is in Wilmot, WI. Not far from (but not very close to) the Brat Stop. http://www.wilmotstagestop.com/ You have to try it. Bring cash or a check (really). No credit cards. Amazing food in a great setting at relatively cheap prices and very nice people. Reservations on the weekends are best but they have a huge bar while you wait. |
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"DK" wrote in message ... Vic Smith wrote: On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:51:26 -0400, DK wrote: Bob Chinn's is outstanding! I was there just a few weeks ago. The menu is a legal-sized piece of paper that they print daily. I had a large lobster tail and stone crab claws were the appetizer. I stayed at the Westin right up the street. They offered to drive us there in their airport van if we wanted to have *extra* Mai Tai's. We were picked up by some friends instead. Ever been to the Stage Stop, Vic? No, never heard of it. Any good? Since I don't do the business lunches any more, I hardly ever go to restaurants. My wife is a pro cook, and she doesn't care for restaurants either. But I might force her out and cut her a break, even though I know she'll play critic with the food. Is the Stage Stop in front of and crossways to the Westin? I've seen that on my way to get cigs just north of Lake/Cook, and the name rings a bell. Passed it today. Watched them put all that up as I was working at Riverside Plaza then. About 4-5 years ago. Those are the twin green glass towers north of Lake/Cook. That Westin was horse stables and a riding trail not long ago. You been to Algauers on Winkleman and Milwaukee south a bit? Excellent buffet when I went there. Just north of Chinn's is/was Le Francias, a 5-star. They used to jet in to Palwaukee from all over to eat there. Went once for lunch with my old consulting company. It was good, but frankly I don't remember much about it. Must have had a hangover. Damn, my wife and daughter just left for the airport for 3 weeks in Poland. I'm nervous as hell. First time I've been without my wife cooking for me in 8 years. So I'll be eating mostly potato chips and cereal. You better tell me about Stage Stop. --Vic The Stage Stop is in Wilmot, WI. Not far from (but not very close to) the Brat Stop. http://www.wilmotstagestop.com/ You have to try it. Bring cash or a check (really). No credit cards. Amazing food in a great setting at relatively cheap prices and very nice people. Reservations on the weekends are best but they have a huge bar while you wait. We used to have a place on Camp Lake and my ex-wife's aunt and uncle had a restaurant/tavern in Silver Lake. Been to the Stage Stop many times but not since the 70's. |
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:59:13 -0400, DK
wrote: Vic Smith wrote: On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:51:26 -0400, DK wrote: The Stage Stop is in Wilmot, WI. Not far from (but not very close to) the Brat Stop. http://www.wilmotstagestop.com/ You have to try it. Bring cash or a check (really). No credit cards. Amazing food in a great setting at relatively cheap prices and very nice people. Reservations on the weekends are best but they have a huge bar while you wait. Ever have the steaks? Hard to find a good T-bone. I'll check it out if I get up there. Hey, somehow I got to this after seeing the map of the Chain on that link. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,6358376.story "Down the road from Sequoit Harbor is Sorenson's Bait Shop, a tiny wood-frame store where algae-filled water lapped at the front door. There, customer Bill Kozlowski, 69, of Chicago said he couldn't believe his good fortune. "[The flooding is] good for me because the walleye come up close," Kozlowski said. "I'm loving it. There's no pleasure boater, nobody is kicking up the waves. There are no water skiers. It's a good time for us fishermen." This guy might have the right idea, but I think he's dreaming about those walleyes. Maybe he can spear some carp. My uncle had a resort by Sorenson's on Lake Marie when I was a kid. A resort there means a bar and a pier. Maybe a beach and some 12-14 footers to rent. If you rent rooms, it becomes a "Luxury Resort." Didn't last long, because his 2 competing favorite things were fishing and drinking. Drinking won. My cousin showed me how to spear carp off the pier there. Bugs would hit the hot bulbs of the pier lights at night, fall in the water, and the carp would suck them up. They were easily spooked and you really had to sneak up on them. It was fun until I actually speared one. Since it had no use to me, I got to thinking why I killed it. But carp were universally despised by fishermen for tearing up gamefish nesting beds, so I still slept ok. --Vic |
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Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:59:13 -0400, DK wrote: Vic Smith wrote: On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:51:26 -0400, DK wrote: The Stage Stop is in Wilmot, WI. Not far from (but not very close to) the Brat Stop. http://www.wilmotstagestop.com/ You have to try it. Bring cash or a check (really). No credit cards. Amazing food in a great setting at relatively cheap prices and very nice people. Reservations on the weekends are best but they have a huge bar while you wait. Ever have the steaks? Hard to find a good T-bone. I'll check it out if I get up there. Hey, somehow I got to this after seeing the map of the Chain on that link. --Vic I always have a steak and 1-2 lobster tails (they aren't huge). They cook them in a huge BBQ grill in the middle of the main dining room. Don't miss it - you WILL go back! |
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On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:56:17 -0400, DK
wrote: I always have a steak and 1-2 lobster tails (they aren't huge). They cook them in a huge BBQ grill in the middle of the main dining room. Don't miss it - you WILL go back! I'll make a point of trying to get there. --Vic |
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