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Guyz-N-Flyz wrote:
"Jeff Miller" wrote in message news:u9DBd.65452$Jk5.62030@lakeread01... Guys-N-Flyz wrote: "Jeff Miller" wrote in message news:Q0CBd.65450$Jk5.5219@lakeread01... The remainder of this tale shall remain a mystery, as all good adventures must, to be pursued by departure. And, so, I shall leave it for the soothsayers among you to divine the conclusion. I suspect you are all prophets equal to the task. jeff (looking for another rabbit hole this very moment) No leopards, no fines, but a fine day for all! Mark --still the preeminent psychic to the recently deceased-- exactly!! I had never heard of the 23rd to 1st rule? I wonder what's up with that? Mark nc licensing agency was upgrading its computer system during that period...couldn't issue licenses. all will be back to normal soon. but, it was most unusual. dan'l and moe weren't concerned...but, of course, as an officer of the court i am required to report their illegal conduct. g jeff |
Umm....You did that in your initial post, or so I thought.
Next thing ya know, good 'ol Danl will be wantin' to go ATVin' with me through the Pisgah. One can only hope that Lord Fortenberry's National Forest Ethics and Morals Tribunal is in recess. Mark --wouldn't you, as an officer of the court, be an accessory to this grand conspiracy?-- "Jeff Miller" wrote in message news:8vGBd.65490$Jk5.15883@lakeread01... Guyz-N-Flyz wrote: "Jeff Miller" wrote in message news:u9DBd.65452$Jk5.62030@lakeread01... Guys-N-Flyz wrote: "Jeff Miller" wrote in message news:Q0CBd.65450$Jk5.5219@lakeread01... The remainder of this tale shall remain a mystery, as all good adventures must, to be pursued by departure. And, so, I shall leave it for the soothsayers among you to divine the conclusion. I suspect you are all prophets equal to the task. jeff (looking for another rabbit hole this very moment) No leopards, no fines, but a fine day for all! Mark --still the preeminent psychic to the recently deceased-- exactly!! I had never heard of the 23rd to 1st rule? I wonder what's up with that? Mark nc licensing agency was upgrading its computer system during that period...couldn't issue licenses. all will be back to normal soon. but, it was most unusual. dan'l and moe weren't concerned...but, of course, as an officer of the court i am required to report their illegal conduct. g jeff |
Umm....You did that in your initial post, or so I thought.
Next thing ya know, good 'ol Danl will be wantin' to go ATVin' with me through the Pisgah. One can only hope that Lord Fortenberry's National Forest Ethics and Morals Tribunal is in recess. Mark --wouldn't you, as an officer of the court, be an accessory to this grand conspiracy?-- "Jeff Miller" wrote in message news:8vGBd.65490$Jk5.15883@lakeread01... Guyz-N-Flyz wrote: "Jeff Miller" wrote in message news:u9DBd.65452$Jk5.62030@lakeread01... Guys-N-Flyz wrote: "Jeff Miller" wrote in message news:Q0CBd.65450$Jk5.5219@lakeread01... The remainder of this tale shall remain a mystery, as all good adventures must, to be pursued by departure. And, so, I shall leave it for the soothsayers among you to divine the conclusion. I suspect you are all prophets equal to the task. jeff (looking for another rabbit hole this very moment) No leopards, no fines, but a fine day for all! Mark --still the preeminent psychic to the recently deceased-- exactly!! I had never heard of the 23rd to 1st rule? I wonder what's up with that? Mark nc licensing agency was upgrading its computer system during that period...couldn't issue licenses. all will be back to normal soon. but, it was most unusual. dan'l and moe weren't concerned...but, of course, as an officer of the court i am required to report their illegal conduct. g jeff |
Guyz-N-Flyz wrote:
--wouldn't you, as an officer of the court, be an accessory to this grand conspiracy?-- frankly, it was an honor to participate in such disobedient serendipity...and, anyway, i'd conjured proper defenses for each of us. as a hostage, i doubt i would have been prosecuted. i felt relatively confident in danl's acquittal.... but, as for moe...well, he's from tennessee and insanity seemed his only plausible plea. jeff |
Guyz-N-Flyz wrote:
--wouldn't you, as an officer of the court, be an accessory to this grand conspiracy?-- frankly, it was an honor to participate in such disobedient serendipity...and, anyway, i'd conjured proper defenses for each of us. as a hostage, i doubt i would have been prosecuted. i felt relatively confident in danl's acquittal.... but, as for moe...well, he's from tennessee and insanity seemed his only plausible plea. jeff |
On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 19:42:26 -0500, Jeff Miller
wrote: Guyz-N-Flyz wrote: --wouldn't you, as an officer of the court, be an accessory to this grand conspiracy?-- frankly, it was an honor to participate in such disobedient serendipity...and, anyway, i'd conjured proper defenses for each of us. as a hostage, i doubt i would have been prosecuted. i felt relatively confident in danl's acquittal.... but, as for moe...well, he's from tennessee and insanity seemed his only plausible plea. I figured after you an IJ turned outlaw in Yellowstone your new motto was "rules are for suckers". g -- Charlie... http://www.chocphoto.com/ - photo galleries http://www.chocphoto.com/roff |
"Jeff Miller" wrote in message news:9sHBd.65502$Jk5.54564@lakeread01... frankly, it was an honor to participate in such disobedient serendipity...and, anyway, i'd conjured proper defenses for each of us. as a hostage, Ummm...you misspelled "ring leader" i doubt i would have been prosecuted. i felt relatively confident in danl's acquittal.... Well, that's one of us at least.... but, as for moe...well, he's from tennessee and insanity seemed his only plausible plea. ...and nary a jury in the land could or would disagree.... Danl the Indecen....errr...I mean "Innocent" PS: Just to clear the air. Here's the actual conversation with the NC Licensing institutions..... Danl enters the local Pharmacy/Hardware store/Tackle shop/Library/Bar/Hotel/Kennel/Post Office/Jail....... Danl, the Innocent: "Yes, Ma'am. I'd like to buy an out-of-state one-day license to fish the local trout streams." Gray-haired, one-toothed, beady-eyed crone: "Well, I cain't sell you one." DTI: "Why not?" GHOTBEC: "Cuz the durned department of Changing Something Every Month is busy changing the durned old system to some durned new system and we cain't sell no licenses 'twixt Owl Hoot Holler Day and Poke Salet's Eve, so we cain't sell nothing till Janiary 5th" DTI: "Well, OK, but I've traveled 3000 miles to fish here today. What do you think I should do?" GHOTBEC: "Well, y'all are sposed to call the toll free number right cheer....lessee here... oh here it is... just call 1-800-NO-FISH" DTI: "OK, and thankee, Ma;am." [ring...ring...ring] DTI: "Hello? Is this the department of Changing Something Every Month?" Kindly, But Utterly Unhelpful Person: "Yes sir. How may I be frustrating for you?" DTI: "Yes, I would like to purchase a one-day fishing license. I have traveled 3000 miles to fish in the local mountain streams and the Gray-haired, one-toothed, beady-eyed crone said I should call you as she is unable to sell licenses until Poke Salet's Eve. Can you help?" KBUUP: "Yes, I can help you. We are certainly *not* able to sell any fishing licenses under any circumstances whatsoever until the day *after* Poke Salet's Eve." DTI: "I see. That is helpful. But I want to go fishing today. What do you suggest?" KBUUP: "Well, sir. You must have a fishing license." DTI: "Yes. Please sell me one. I have cash, credit cards, Pay-Pal, Money Orders, trading cards, beer, and Green Stamps. Which would you prefer?" KBUUP: "We will be happy to sell you a license on Poke Salet Day or thereafter. How else can I be frustrating for you this morning, sir?" DTI: "Do I need a license to fish today or only after Poke Salet Day?" KBUUP: "Oh no, sir. You must have a license to fish today." DTI: "But you refuse to sell me a license today?" KBUUP: "Yes sir, that's correct." DTI: "Well then, how should I respond to a Game Warden should he ask me for the license that you would not sell me?" KBUUP: "Oh sir, you don't understand. You must first buy a license *before* you go fishing today." DTI: "The license that you *refuse* to sell me?" KBUUP: "Yessir, that's the one." DTI: "Oh, now I see. Thank you for frustrating me this morning. You are a credit to your department." DTI: "OK, jeffie. Let's go to Snowbird. I hear there's a bunch of big rainbows over there..... |
"Jeff Miller" wrote in message news:9sHBd.65502$Jk5.54564@lakeread01... frankly, it was an honor to participate in such disobedient serendipity...and, anyway, i'd conjured proper defenses for each of us. as a hostage, Ummm...you misspelled "ring leader" i doubt i would have been prosecuted. i felt relatively confident in danl's acquittal.... Well, that's one of us at least.... but, as for moe...well, he's from tennessee and insanity seemed his only plausible plea. ...and nary a jury in the land could or would disagree.... Danl the Indecen....errr...I mean "Innocent" PS: Just to clear the air. Here's the actual conversation with the NC Licensing institutions..... Danl enters the local Pharmacy/Hardware store/Tackle shop/Library/Bar/Hotel/Kennel/Post Office/Jail....... Danl, the Innocent: "Yes, Ma'am. I'd like to buy an out-of-state one-day license to fish the local trout streams." Gray-haired, one-toothed, beady-eyed crone: "Well, I cain't sell you one." DTI: "Why not?" GHOTBEC: "Cuz the durned department of Changing Something Every Month is busy changing the durned old system to some durned new system and we cain't sell no licenses 'twixt Owl Hoot Holler Day and Poke Salet's Eve, so we cain't sell nothing till Janiary 5th" DTI: "Well, OK, but I've traveled 3000 miles to fish here today. What do you think I should do?" GHOTBEC: "Well, y'all are sposed to call the toll free number right cheer....lessee here... oh here it is... just call 1-800-NO-FISH" DTI: "OK, and thankee, Ma;am." [ring...ring...ring] DTI: "Hello? Is this the department of Changing Something Every Month?" Kindly, But Utterly Unhelpful Person: "Yes sir. How may I be frustrating for you?" DTI: "Yes, I would like to purchase a one-day fishing license. I have traveled 3000 miles to fish in the local mountain streams and the Gray-haired, one-toothed, beady-eyed crone said I should call you as she is unable to sell licenses until Poke Salet's Eve. Can you help?" KBUUP: "Yes, I can help you. We are certainly *not* able to sell any fishing licenses under any circumstances whatsoever until the day *after* Poke Salet's Eve." DTI: "I see. That is helpful. But I want to go fishing today. What do you suggest?" KBUUP: "Well, sir. You must have a fishing license." DTI: "Yes. Please sell me one. I have cash, credit cards, Pay-Pal, Money Orders, trading cards, beer, and Green Stamps. Which would you prefer?" KBUUP: "We will be happy to sell you a license on Poke Salet Day or thereafter. How else can I be frustrating for you this morning, sir?" DTI: "Do I need a license to fish today or only after Poke Salet Day?" KBUUP: "Oh no, sir. You must have a license to fish today." DTI: "But you refuse to sell me a license today?" KBUUP: "Yes sir, that's correct." DTI: "Well then, how should I respond to a Game Warden should he ask me for the license that you would not sell me?" KBUUP: "Oh sir, you don't understand. You must first buy a license *before* you go fishing today." DTI: "The license that you *refuse* to sell me?" KBUUP: "Yessir, that's the one." DTI: "Oh, now I see. Thank you for frustrating me this morning. You are a credit to your department." DTI: "OK, jeffie. Let's go to Snowbird. I hear there's a bunch of big rainbows over there..... |
You made the right decision, under these most unusual circumstances. You were safe
anyway, as I had most of the states wardens chasin' me and about 60 of my closest friends on ATVs all over the Pisgah. Mark --the not so innocent-- "Danl" wrote in message ... "Jeff Miller" wrote in message news:9sHBd.65502$Jk5.54564@lakeread01... frankly, it was an honor to participate in such disobedient serendipity...and, anyway, i'd conjured proper defenses for each of us. as a hostage, Ummm...you misspelled "ring leader" i doubt i would have been prosecuted. i felt relatively confident in danl's acquittal.... Well, that's one of us at least.... but, as for moe...well, he's from tennessee and insanity seemed his only plausible plea. ..and nary a jury in the land could or would disagree.... Danl the Indecen....errr...I mean "Innocent" PS: Just to clear the air. Here's the actual conversation with the NC Licensing institutions..... Danl enters the local Pharmacy/Hardware store/Tackle shop/Library/Bar/Hotel/Kennel/Post Office/Jail....... Danl, the Innocent: "Yes, Ma'am. I'd like to buy an out-of-state one-day license to fish the local trout streams." Gray-haired, one-toothed, beady-eyed crone: "Well, I cain't sell you one." DTI: "Why not?" GHOTBEC: "Cuz the durned department of Changing Something Every Month is busy changing the durned old system to some durned new system and we cain't sell no licenses 'twixt Owl Hoot Holler Day and Poke Salet's Eve, so we cain't sell nothing till Janiary 5th" DTI: "Well, OK, but I've traveled 3000 miles to fish here today. What do you think I should do?" GHOTBEC: "Well, y'all are sposed to call the toll free number right cheer....lessee here... oh here it is... just call 1-800-NO-FISH" DTI: "OK, and thankee, Ma;am." [ring...ring...ring] DTI: "Hello? Is this the department of Changing Something Every Month?" Kindly, But Utterly Unhelpful Person: "Yes sir. How may I be frustrating for you?" DTI: "Yes, I would like to purchase a one-day fishing license. I have traveled 3000 miles to fish in the local mountain streams and the Gray-haired, one-toothed, beady-eyed crone said I should call you as she is unable to sell licenses until Poke Salet's Eve. Can you help?" KBUUP: "Yes, I can help you. We are certainly *not* able to sell any fishing licenses under any circumstances whatsoever until the day *after* Poke Salet's Eve." DTI: "I see. That is helpful. But I want to go fishing today. What do you suggest?" KBUUP: "Well, sir. You must have a fishing license." DTI: "Yes. Please sell me one. I have cash, credit cards, Pay-Pal, Money Orders, trading cards, beer, and Green Stamps. Which would you prefer?" KBUUP: "We will be happy to sell you a license on Poke Salet Day or thereafter. How else can I be frustrating for you this morning, sir?" DTI: "Do I need a license to fish today or only after Poke Salet Day?" KBUUP: "Oh no, sir. You must have a license to fish today." DTI: "But you refuse to sell me a license today?" KBUUP: "Yes sir, that's correct." DTI: "Well then, how should I respond to a Game Warden should he ask me for the license that you would not sell me?" KBUUP: "Oh sir, you don't understand. You must first buy a license *before* you go fishing today." DTI: "The license that you *refuse* to sell me?" KBUUP: "Yessir, that's the one." DTI: "Oh, now I see. Thank you for frustrating me this morning. You are a credit to your department." DTI: "OK, jeffie. Let's go to Snowbird. I hear there's a bunch of big rainbows over there..... |
You made the right decision, under these most unusual circumstances. You were safe
anyway, as I had most of the states wardens chasin' me and about 60 of my closest friends on ATVs all over the Pisgah. Mark --the not so innocent-- "Danl" wrote in message ... "Jeff Miller" wrote in message news:9sHBd.65502$Jk5.54564@lakeread01... frankly, it was an honor to participate in such disobedient serendipity...and, anyway, i'd conjured proper defenses for each of us. as a hostage, Ummm...you misspelled "ring leader" i doubt i would have been prosecuted. i felt relatively confident in danl's acquittal.... Well, that's one of us at least.... but, as for moe...well, he's from tennessee and insanity seemed his only plausible plea. ..and nary a jury in the land could or would disagree.... Danl the Indecen....errr...I mean "Innocent" PS: Just to clear the air. Here's the actual conversation with the NC Licensing institutions..... Danl enters the local Pharmacy/Hardware store/Tackle shop/Library/Bar/Hotel/Kennel/Post Office/Jail....... Danl, the Innocent: "Yes, Ma'am. I'd like to buy an out-of-state one-day license to fish the local trout streams." Gray-haired, one-toothed, beady-eyed crone: "Well, I cain't sell you one." DTI: "Why not?" GHOTBEC: "Cuz the durned department of Changing Something Every Month is busy changing the durned old system to some durned new system and we cain't sell no licenses 'twixt Owl Hoot Holler Day and Poke Salet's Eve, so we cain't sell nothing till Janiary 5th" DTI: "Well, OK, but I've traveled 3000 miles to fish here today. What do you think I should do?" GHOTBEC: "Well, y'all are sposed to call the toll free number right cheer....lessee here... oh here it is... just call 1-800-NO-FISH" DTI: "OK, and thankee, Ma;am." [ring...ring...ring] DTI: "Hello? Is this the department of Changing Something Every Month?" Kindly, But Utterly Unhelpful Person: "Yes sir. How may I be frustrating for you?" DTI: "Yes, I would like to purchase a one-day fishing license. I have traveled 3000 miles to fish in the local mountain streams and the Gray-haired, one-toothed, beady-eyed crone said I should call you as she is unable to sell licenses until Poke Salet's Eve. Can you help?" KBUUP: "Yes, I can help you. We are certainly *not* able to sell any fishing licenses under any circumstances whatsoever until the day *after* Poke Salet's Eve." DTI: "I see. That is helpful. But I want to go fishing today. What do you suggest?" KBUUP: "Well, sir. You must have a fishing license." DTI: "Yes. Please sell me one. I have cash, credit cards, Pay-Pal, Money Orders, trading cards, beer, and Green Stamps. Which would you prefer?" KBUUP: "We will be happy to sell you a license on Poke Salet Day or thereafter. How else can I be frustrating for you this morning, sir?" DTI: "Do I need a license to fish today or only after Poke Salet Day?" KBUUP: "Oh no, sir. You must have a license to fish today." DTI: "But you refuse to sell me a license today?" KBUUP: "Yes sir, that's correct." DTI: "Well then, how should I respond to a Game Warden should he ask me for the license that you would not sell me?" KBUUP: "Oh sir, you don't understand. You must first buy a license *before* you go fishing today." DTI: "The license that you *refuse* to sell me?" KBUUP: "Yessir, that's the one." DTI: "Oh, now I see. Thank you for frustrating me this morning. You are a credit to your department." DTI: "OK, jeffie. Let's go to Snowbird. I hear there's a bunch of big rainbows over there..... |
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