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Armybrat

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  1. Me neither really, but was pointing out the hypocrisy of the "sensitive" Austinites who are trying to remove the names of any Confederates/slavers from schools and their plaques from public view. Am wondering when they will take notice of that part of her background.

    Guess I could've elaborated more in that post.  I could care less if she owned slaves.

  2. 34 minutes ago, PRONG HORN said:

     

    Yeah but then what?  Is Ricky a BMF Texan?  Darrel Royal?  John Wayne because he played so many Texans?    

     

    DKR was born on soil that was stolen from Texas by the federal courts not long before he was born.

    Ricky was a temp.

     

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  3. 58 minutes ago, lemonandaturd said:

    If the folks on that list are not Texans then I don't want to be right.   Not Texans?  My ass!

    They are not Native born Texans, but they certainly are (or were) Texans by right of their contributions and choice. Particularly those who created, fought for, and bled for Texas.

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  4. You oughta get out of that basement.

    Women are a powerful driving force in the concealed carry licensing expansion. Not to mention purchasing defensive weapons.

  5. 6 minutes ago, Brian Fantana said:

    "Dumbass making bad analogies based on fantasy: Armybrat"

    Too bad you don't know about the many women who have successfully defended themselves with firearms.

    keep on livin' in mom's basement.

  6. On ‎4‎/‎5‎/‎2018 at 10:11 PM, Brian Fantana said:

    Hahaha, look at this bad ass keyboard warrior. You think owning guns makes you a man? Get the fuck out of here and run back to your double wide, kid. Mom's calling.

     

    "Gun control: The theory that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her panty hose, is somehow morally superior to a woman explaining to police how her attacker got that fatal bullet wound."

  7. I posted this on the Conte thread:

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     I was still a Mack fan up until the time he said on TV that Earl was "still welcome on our campus" (after Earl had said it might be time for some changes). That was as bad & unforgiveable as Kurt Bohls not voting VY for the Heisman, IMO.

    Then he went on his embittered mission to torpedo the recruiting class to "help them if they wanted to go somewhere else". (the complete opposite what he told the Tarheel recruits when he left NC for Texas).

    I've never heard him apologize for that unethical & presumptuous bullshit, so I have no desire to ever shake his hand again.

    The Benedict Arnold of Texas Football is an apt description.... again, JMHO.

     

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  8. 37 minutes ago, PatrickMcHorn said:

    That's a great picture.

    Based on the river, this looks like it's before both Mansfield and longhorns dams, right?

     

    29 minutes ago, DanRydell said:

     

     


    Before Longhorn Dam but Mansfield (and Tom Miller) were built before Disch Field.

     

    And before the City Auditorium was built in '57 - not to mention 1st Street west of Lamar. Seaholm Power Plant was built in 1951, Longhorn Dam in 1960. So photo was taken sometime between 1951 & 1957.

  9. 1 hour ago, cabowabo said:
    2 hours ago, BBQ2Bayou said:
    I will. I'll be going with a buddy who's experienced, also, just wanted to know what to expect. I'm safe by nature. I won't even drink before.
    Thanks, all. 

    Only other advice would be to start saving up for your next gun purchase.

    And buy a big ass safe - at least twice as big as you think you'll ever need.

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  10. 9 hours ago, bigshark88 said:

    Nice sneks fellas.

    On a tangent: LOL at Colt for making nice guns that guys covet and pay premiums for and still having to file for bankruptcy every year or so.

    Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk
     

    Colt first went bankrupt in 1842. Their management has sucked starting with Sam himself.

  11. Steve Wynn took delivery of his 301' superyacht Aquarius in 2016. Now that he's been booted out of his business I wonder if he will ever get to sail on her again? Must be nice to have access to a slick ride like this:

     

  12. 1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

    I ushered for 2 seasons. That guy would give all of us all the weather report before the gates opened.  His report never caught me by surprise. 

    Well, I just look at the sky or my phone for the weather - not much noisy interruption there.

  13. On ‎4‎/‎5‎/‎2018 at 5:06 PM, Godzillatron said:

     

     


    A lot of the general fan base still likes Mack. The old $$ likes Mack. Hermann likes Mack. May agree with you, but will not be surprised if Mack is back.



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    I was still a Mack fan up until the time he said on TV that Earl was "still welcome on our campus" (after Earl had said it might be time for some changes). That was as bad & unforgiveable as Kurt Bohls not voting VY for the Heisman, IMO.

    Then he went on his embittered mission to torpedo the recruiting class to "help them if they wanted to go somewhere else". (the complete opposite what he told the Tarheel recruits when he left NC for Texas).

    I've never heard him apologize for that unethical & presumptuous bullshit, so I have no desire to ever shake his hand again.

    The Benedict Arnold of Texas Football is an apt description.... again, JMHO.

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  14. 4 hours ago, Gardner Barnes said:

     

     

     

     


    Looking at this pic - I think the city and state missed a huge opp to have a national mall style expanse from the tower to the capitol.

     

     

    Too bad the old Kappa Sig house down at 19th next to the Cambridge Tower Condos was torn down. On Texas Independence Day they'd get drunk, put on serapes & sombreros and shoot back at the ROTC cannon salute up on the South Mall. I think they even had a small cannon themselves.

    Edited to add picture of said scene - just took it from my 1963 Cactus (page 130):

    Note that they caught their own front lawn on fire from their little black powder cannon blast. lol

    DF257_ECB_8_FF5_4_E67_BC45_FEDDA7_B56601

     

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  15. 13 hours ago, Paco said:
    20 hours ago, Armybrat said:
    Must've been after my time in South Austin (moved out in 1967).
    Spent my high school weekend nights cruising the Pig Stand at Live Oak & Congress and the Holiday House on Barton Springs Road in the late '50s &early '60s.

    Brat I'm sure you ran into my Dad at some point. Seems like 90% of his stories start at the Pig Stand. He was Travis class of '62.

    It's possible. I was St. Edward's HS Class of 1962. We were envious of the Travis High guys who got to go to school with chicks - hence the cruising of those venerable venues.

    "Do you mind if I dance with your date?" 

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