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[bean man]

Turn around! Can't you see I don't have no clothes on.

 

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[Coin Shooter]

It is from Star Wars Galaxies, a Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) I have been known to play, although not as much lately.

 

[Cynangyl]

Turn around! Can't you see I don't have no clothes on.

EEEK!

 

[bean man]

Don't worry Cyn, mini bean won't be making any appearances any time soon.

 

[Cynangyl]

lol what a relief....was scared I had stepped into some nudist colony or something!

 

[xtimgx]

Gears of War=My favorite game ever.

 

[The Beep Goes On]

Well mine is a pretty simple reach . My last name is Cartwright and I,m a kinda big fellow 6'1" 225 lbs ( I was a bigin as a kid too almost 10lbs when I was born )The western TV classic Bonanza premiered on NBC September . 12 . 1959 and I am allmost certain that is when I got my Hoss handle . I moved to Nevada in 1973 and that just made it all the more fun for everyone . One time a very good friend of mine , his son and myself went on a fishing trip to Jasper. Alberta . Canada . Reaching the border crossing we were asked to produce ID . We did this and my friend's ID was returned to him , but the guard took mine and went inside and returned with three other guards and they all stood there looking at me . This somewhat alarmed me and I asked if there was a probelem ? The lead guard said in his best Canadian accent . " Oh no ! we have just never seen a real Cartwright from Nevada . The only responce I could muster was " You guys watch WAY to much TV up here ! " . To this they had a great laugh and asked if they could a pic of all of us together . I said yeah sure and they got there pic and we were on our way fishing . this is just one of thousands of times since my childhood that I payed the price for my last name . I can honestly say it has never bothered me and I have just accepted it as a routine part of my life . I change my avatar as the spirit moves me and occasionally put one in of myself at some place I have visited on my travels, But I seem to have the most fun with the Dan Blocker ( Hoss ) ones . Hoss

Now thats cool. Thanks Hoss!

HH!
TBGO

 

[jorge del norte]

I lived in New Mexico for 4 years, I use a Tesoro Conquistador.......and I want Spanish treasure.

 

[corklabus]

Don't have one as yet.

Hey Hoss.........Keep that avatar. The smile is great and it brings back soooo many great memories. Not necessarily the show, but of the days it brightened.
It also led me to those magnificent posts you did of the ghost towns and secret place. Somehow it just fits so well......and I don't care if you really ARE a Cartwright.

 

[Old Dog]

Lisa, and all,
Here is where I posted this.
I hope it explains enough.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,135682.new.html

I have several others that were found with an MD.

This one is special to me.

Thom

Lisa

 

[River Rat]

Last count I have 31 different avatar pics I use. I'm sorta like Mona Lisa, changing out every so many days/weeks whatever suits me. Got some cute ones, some were sent to me by Mona Lisa, Gypsy, Nana & Djabend.

RR

 

[WindHarvester]

My avatar is a rare picture I snapped before a political conference between George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. This was them having a quick walk before the meeting, I tried to get closer and have a head on view but secret service would not allow it.

Right before I snapped the picture I yelled "HEY CROOKED DICK" and Cheney(in front) swooped his hair out of his face just in time for the shot. Come to think of it I'm surprised it didn't confuse them.

Just kidding, they are actually horses and their names are windy and feathers. It is a picture I took last summer before feeding time.

Lonnie

 

[Yarrum]

Gooooooooooold and it's all mine baby....... at least my wife tells me so anyway

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

As you may or not be aware, I periodically change mine to reflect my latest find, but being that I have not gone detecting in a while I chose one with a very funny (?) story.

Most people think of New Jersey as an urban metropolis as portrayed on The Sopranos, but this is far from reality. If you take a look at Google Earth and look for a place called the Wharton State Forest, you will see hundreds of thousand of undeveloped land known as the Pine Barrens. During the 18th and 19th centuries there were many villages, but today nothing remains but miles of dirt roads.

There are some basic rules that should always be followed before venturning out. Here are a couple:
1) Never travel alone
2) Never travel without a winch. The sand & mud can strand even the toughest 4x4.

Well as you may have guessed I broke both of these rules. I was on a return trip from an unsuccessful scouting mission ( I was trying to find a lost ghost town). I had made it through the large puddle (more like a lake) on the trip into the forest by staying near the bank of the road. On the return trip, however, my Jeep began to slide sideways into the deep muck. Ad I tried to move forward or back all four of my wheels started spinning. I was stuck in the mud!!! I tried to use my cell phone, but of course there was no signal.

My first inclination was to get out of the truck. BAD IDEA!! The brown, murky mess began to pour into the vehicle. I quickly closed the door and banged my head a few times on the steering wheel. I lowered the driver side window and climbed onto the roof. It was an unseasonably warm day for November, if there is such a thing as "unseasonably warm" anymore. I sat on the roof for about 10 minutes thinking. It was a three or four mile walk back to the nearest paved road. I made an amazing leap to the bank and took this photo with my cell phone. Then I began my walk back to the road, where I made a phone call to 911. First I got the local police who forwarded me to the state police. The state police told me that it was out of their jurisdiction and forwarded me to the State Forestry Department who had a park ranger call me back. I gave him my location, including latitude & longitude. An hour went by before I called again. I finally got through to the ranger who said he could not locate me. He did not have a GPS. I described my location as best I could, and finally he found me.

The ranger pulled up in a 15 year old Chevy Blazer. He assessed the situation and said he did not think he would be able to get me out. He had bald tires and did not have four wheel drive!!! He said the only four wheel drive vehicle they had has been waiting for a new transmission for more than 3 months!! My tax dollars at work!!!

He kindly took me back to the ranger station where we phoned a local tow company. The tow company showed up in a huge flatbed truck. I told the driver that he was never going to get that vehicle down the dirt road, but he told me it was the only vehicle he had available.

I got in the tow truck and he took me back to the road, where he had to drive IN REVERSE the three winding miles to the site where he made ME hook up to the axle!

Four hours and $150 later I was on my way home!!!

 

[creekhunter]

Neil, thats great! The one time I got my jeep really stuck I had my wife and kid with me, baaaad day, but my avatar, just a drunk mouse.

 

[Shortstack]

I got in the tow truck and he took me back to the road, where he had to drive IN REVERSE the three winding miles to the site where he made ME hook up to the axle!

Four hours and $150 later I was on my way home!!!

Back in the mid-1970s I got into 4-wheeling and learned the main "rule" right off the bat. The only reliable thing about 4-wheel drive is that it allows you to get further off-road before you get stuck. I THINK that law is chiselled in stone somewhere.

Oh, yeah. My avatar is simply me Irish heritage.

 

[Noodle]

... needs no explanation...

 

[ClonedSIM]

Back in the mid-1970s I got into 4-wheeling and learned the main "rule" right off the bat. The only reliable thing about 4-wheel drive is that it allows you to get further off-road before you get stuck. I THINK that law is chiselled in stone somewhere.

LOL!!! How true...

 

[djui5]

known as the Pine Barrens.

One of the greatest episodes of Sopranos was called "The Pine Barrens". A couple of the main characters took a Russian out there to dispose of him and he wound up getting loose. It was a riot.

Anyway, neat story about your Jeep! Bet you learned a good lesson that time huh.

 

[muleskinner]

It represents my social rank.