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re: Does anybody Remember Steinbergs ?

Posted by greenfin on 3/19/16 at 11:57 am

Parnell's was another absolutely great store. Man, I wish they were still around....

re: Who remenbers Buckskin Bill Black ?

Posted by greenfin on 3/12/16 at 10:27 am

Is Buckskin Bill still with us? And regarding Sid Crocker, I can still remember him introducing LSU BB players at the peak of the Dale Brown era. The crowd went nuts with his intro of "the Astronaut" Scales. :bow:...

re: Does anybody Remember Steinbergs ?

Posted by greenfin on 3/11/16 at 12:46 pm

Great, great store. I really wish places like that were still around. Anyone know what happened to the polar bear?...

Whatever happen to Fig Newton, the LSU basketball player?

Posted by greenfin on 3/5/16 at 2:27 pm

Anyone know?...

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Are snakes out by now in Louisiana and southern Mississippi?

Posted by greenfin on 3/5/16 at 2:20 pm

Haven't seen one yet. The big canebrake rattlers are my main concern....

re: Speckled king snake eating a copperhead

Posted by greenfin on 3/2/16 at 5:37 pm

I stupidly killed a king snake when I was young and I've regretted it ever since. Let them live....

re: Mt. Rushmore of LSU basketball?

Posted by greenfin on 2/28/16 at 5:03 pm

Do you really believe I thought Nattin, Ellis, Maile, and McCreary were the best????? It was a symbolic, whimsical nomination, bud. In honor of good times and memories of my Dad taking me to the games at the old Ag Center....

re: Who was the great, old Advocate sports writer from the '60s

Posted by greenfin on 2/28/16 at 2:07 pm

Ted Castillo, not Costello....

re: Is Golden Coral the worst place in the world to wait tables?

Posted by greenfin on 2/28/16 at 12:24 pm

I go by Golden Feedlot once in a while. And I always feel disgusted with myself when I walk out....

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re: Who was the great, old Advocate sports writer from the '60s

Posted by greenfin on 2/28/16 at 12:16 pm

That's him! Dan Hardesty. Thanks....

Who was the great, old Advocate sports writer from the '60s

Posted by greenfin on 2/28/16 at 12:15 pm

that analyzed LSU football games and made a prediction every Friday. Cannot think of his name, but he was the lead sportswriter at the Advocate for years. (back then, it was the State Times and Morning Advocate) Can someone jog my memory?...

re: Mt. Rushmore of LSU basketball?

Posted by greenfin on 2/28/16 at 12:10 pm

Jay McCreary, Dick Maile, Ellis Cooper, George Nattin....

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re: Anyone else wish that mankind would stop messing with things

Posted by greenfin on 2/21/16 at 3:04 pm

So Monsanto is in the human population thinning business. Is that what you're admitting?...

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re: Anyone else wish that mankind would stop messing with things

Posted by greenfin on 2/21/16 at 2:35 pm

[quote]I feel bad for ya.[/quote] And I feel much worse for you. But keep those blinders on, pal. ...

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re: Anyone else wish that mankind would stop messing with things

Posted by greenfin on 2/21/16 at 2:32 pm

I was aware of the message you were imparting with the rest of your statement about your grandfather. ...

re: Anyone else wish that mankind would stop messing with things

Posted by greenfin on 2/21/16 at 1:25 pm

[quote]This does kinda sound like something my grandfather would say[/quote] And your grandfather would have been right....

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re: Anyone else wish that mankind would stop messing with things

Posted by greenfin on 2/21/16 at 1:24 pm

[quote]roundup ready soybeans, etc. are some of the best things to happen to the industry and honestly the whole population.[/quote] Oh man.... Keep the blinders on and keep making the bucks. Right? ...

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re: Anyone else wish that mankind would stop messing with things

Posted by greenfin on 2/21/16 at 1:12 pm

[quote]Get off my lawn![/quote] Ditch the beard, Rufus. And lose some weight....

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re: Eddie Sutton Looks Rough

Posted by greenfin on 2/21/16 at 12:12 pm

I like the guy, think he was a damn good coach, and wish he would have won a NC at Arkansas or OSU. Even UK, for that matter....

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