Posted by HisHughness on 8/9/04 12:16pm
Msg #5783

How about some context, guys?

It really helps when posting a reply to a previous message if the poster will copy and paste the old message, or the pertinent parts thereof, into the new post. Otherwise, much of the time those of us reading the post have no idea what the message is about -- and that sometimes includes even the original poster, at least in my case.

At the very minimum, it helps to mention the original poster and the essence of the original message.

Reply by PAW Notary Services on 8/9/04 12:40pm
Msg #5784

HisHughness, the nonpareil attorney (ret.) turned Signing Agent, proposed to the masses: "It really helps when posting a reply to a previous message if the poster will copy and paste the old message, or the pertinent parts thereof, into the new post."

To which I offer the following suggestion. Click on the threaded link just above the arrow pointing to the current message. (The thread is displayed below the message.) To return, just use your Windows "Back" button.

Reply by HisHughness on 8/9/04 12:58pm
Msg #5785

The ever-helpful HisHughness proposed:

***"It really helps when posting a reply to a previous message if the poster will copy and paste the old message, or the pertinent parts thereof, into the new post."***

PAW, the electronic gadfly notary, chimed in with:

***To which I offer the following suggestion. Click on the threaded link just above the arrow pointing to the current message. (The thread is displayed below the message.) To return, just use your Windows "Back" button.***

To which >>I << offer the following response: If you prefer to work in linear mode, which I do, your suggestion really slows things down. And further, the immediately preceding post in a long string of posts often has no reference point either.

Now, go back to parsing West Virginia notary laws, and cease PAWing over my beneficent attempts to render this forum more useful, before I bring down a pox on your house.

Reply by Happy in FL on 8/9/04 1:35pm
Msg #5786

You two Gentlemen are the funniest people on this forum. You perk us all up- and the dry humor goes a long way in our legalistic daily" hum-drum" of Mobil Notaries. You two could really add at least"one good episode"- on " the Practice". (The next generation of the former Perry Mason Attorney at Large series, of years gone by.) Oh- The Good ol' days of yester -year!

Reply by HisHughness on 8/9/04 2:37pm
Msg #5788

Happy in FL averred:

***You two Gentlemen are the funniest people on this forum.***

Thank you. And thank you most of all for so generously employing such a loose definition of "gentleman."

Reply by PAW Notary Services on 8/9/04 3:44pm
Msg #5790

"Gentlemen" ??? Oh, that's right, Hugh is no longer practicing law. (I guess they never get it right. Just keep on practicing and practicing. Unfortunatley, doctors practice too!)

Thank you, Happy, for the elucidation on the term.

Reply by BrendaTX on 8/9/04 5:19pm
Msg #5792

Here's for you, Hugh:

Happy in FL giggled:

"You two Gentlemen are the funniest people on this forum. You perk us all up- and the dry humor goes a long way in our legalistic daily" hum-drum" of Mobil Notaries. You two could really add at least"one good episode"- on " the Practice". (The next generation of the former Perry Mason Attorney at Large series, of years gone by.) Oh- The Good ol' days of yester -year!"

Happy, I am not sure that either of them are gentlemen. Nonetheless, the "Hugh and Paul Show" is my favorite since I cut the cable back to expanded basic.

Reply by HisHughness on 8/9/04 5:33pm
Msg #5797

Brenda TXXX observed:

***Nonetheless, the "Hugh and Paul Show" is my favorite since I cut the cable back to expanded basic. ***

Brenda doesn't get out much. And when she does, she doesn't go very far. You need to understand: Brenda lives in the hometown of the Texas Aggies, whose primary pasttime is trying to get a light off the fire ants for their 15-cent cigars. In other words, it really doesn't take much to entertain Brenda.

Reply by BrendaTX on 8/10/04 10:06am
Msg #5823

Prefacing for the reader: This is a regional feudal post -- if you live outside of Texas, and do not love an Aggie, or a UT Grad, it will not make much sense.
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Hugh, knowingly, and with cruel intent, drew "first blood" (and it's the dark, maroon stuff that runs in an Aggie's veins) when he said:

"Brenda doesn't get out much. And when she does, she doesn't go very far. You need to understand: Brenda lives in the hometown of the Texas Aggies, whose primary pasttime is trying to get a light off the fire ants for their 15-cent cigars. In other words, it really doesn't take much to entertain Brenda."

I had to think a bit on how to respond to this. I tried to retain my notary signing agent professionalism and just ignore the mockery by Mr. Funny Man. However, my son, Rob Munson, TAMU '03, especially, would be shamed and dishonored by me if I let it go unchallenged.

Aggie Tradition is sacred. Hugh knows this and he has thrown down the gauntlet. Will I, he intends to see, defend the honor of my Aggie Family and Aggie Tradition on a public forum? Yes. I must.

I would not be a good Aggie Mom, Aggie Sister-in-Law, Aggie Aunt (x2), or Aggie Cousin, all of which I am--even first and foremost over being a notary--strip me of all the notary duties I hold, if you must, but I cannot let this pass. For certain, Aggie Moms cannot ignore an Austinite saying this about our local habits, fire ants and ritualistic 15-cent cigar smoking.

Part I - To respond to Hugh's cerebral and accurate assessment: "Brenda doesn't get out much. And when she does, she doesn't go very far."

He's right. I am a very "self-contained" person, and it is a good thing I am, because my Aggie habits do not appeal to all. Before I started signing, the mileage on a car four years old was 26,000. I suppose the reason is that not so many of my friends down on the Texas coast area of my native birth, appreciate a true-blue Aggie Mom's need for 15-cent cigars. I love them and I proudly smoke them voraciously at every opportunity.

When I get 30, or so, miles away from Texas Aggieland for a signing in a town where Borrowers do not understand about fire ants, and ritualistic 15-cent cigar smoking, they watch with great interest each time I complete the signing, bolt out the door to their yard, and feverishly ferret out a pile of fire ants to light up said traditional 15-cigar as celebration of a successful signing. (However, local borrowers usually offer to provide fire ants and cigars at the end of the signing--it's just a ritual common to the county I live in. It's as common as offering a welcomed visitor something to drink when they visit your home. )

Hugh, understands this about Aggies, even though he is an Austin resident where the University of Texas is located. (The University of Texas is an Aggie's bane in its very existence.) The reason Hugh knows about this ritualistic 15-cigar habit, is because he was once a great and celebrated editor on the staff of The Eagle, a newspaper here deep in the heart of Aggieland, but, I digress.

He knows about our traditions and what we hold dear, having been among us. Nonetheless, he has taunted me and laughed at something we hold sacred. I cannot take it lightly.

Part II - What Hugh conveniently forgot to mention is every good Southern woman living in Brazos County raises fire ants as pets. He also forgot to mention that we also keep and hoard honey.

We not only raise fire ants for the very purpose of lighting 15-cent cigars, we also use our pet fire ants for other things. For instance, we coat smart-alecky folks from Austin with our honey stock, tie the wise-cracker to a stake, and let our pets do what fire ants do best.

Part III - As to "it doesn't take much to entertain, Brenda." He is so right. I am entertained by the mere fantasy of it all.
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Dear Son and Family: Aggie War "Whoop!" Your honor and standing as an Aggie is not tarnished. Let's get together for some fire ant breeding and 15-cent cigar-smoking this weekend. Everyone bring some honey. I know where we can get the smart-aleck Austinite. Love, Mom (Brenda)


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Again, folks, this is just a regional thing, and to be taken all in good fun--usual Austin resident/ College Station resident banter. If you live outside of Texas you will likely have no clue as to what it was all about.

Reply by Anonymous on 8/10/04 12:35pm
Msg #5841

Ah, but you forgot to mention all the other "natural" pets of the SE Texas region, e.g. earwigs and scorpions. And who can forget the Harris County jail on a Saturday night? Or a ride through the wonderful town of Pearland, in Brazoria County on their way to my "home town", Alvin.

Reply by HisHughness on 8/10/04 12:50pm
Msg #5843

Anonymous chirped:

***Ah, but you forgot to mention all the other "natural" pets of the SE Texas region, e.g. earwigs and scorpions. And who can forget the Harris County jail on a Saturday night? Or a ride through the wonderful town of Pearland, in Brazoria County on their way to my "home town", Alvin.***

Harris County Jail on a Saturday night? Could one thus surmise, Anonymous, that you have spent some time cruising the hookers on Houston's South Main Street on a Saturday >>afternoon?<< As for earwigs and scorpions, any Hindu worth his forehead patch will tell you those are simply Okies, specifically Un-Iversity of Oklahoma supporters, in their second transfiguration. Rattlesnakes are a different story; they're mobile distilleries for Texas white lightning.

Reply by PAW Notary Services on 8/10/04 1:19pm
Msg #5848

I don't know how that "Anonymous" crept in, since I don't usually post anonymously. So, I fess up, it was I who posted that post on the posting system.

Yes, I spent a night in calaboose, courtesy of Harris County, but not for cruisin' South Main. An altogether misconception of an alleged transgression, concocted by my father who brought the county mounties in on the scheme and further conspired to curtail my evenings entertainment. (I was a young whippersnapper at that time.)

Rattlesnakes, ah yes. Family entertainment and hearty morsels all in one. Served plain or dipped in Jack. (Better than gator or gooster.)

Reply by BrendaTX on 8/10/04 1:25pm
Msg #5852

A. said:

"...Pearland, in Brazoria County on their way to my "home town", Alvin."

Nolan Ryan, is that you?

Reply by PAW Notary Services on 8/10/04 1:39pm
Msg #5856

Brenda queried: "Nolan Ryan, is that you?"

(Actually, his name is "Lynn" Nolan Ryan Jr.)

No, but I did meet him, before he started in the majors. (I'm 4 months older than he is.) We both attend Alvin High School.

Reply by PAW Notary Services on 8/10/04 1:44pm
Msg #5859

Well, I guess I just gave away my age.

Reply by PAW Notary Services on 8/9/04 3:37pm
Msg #5789

To quote Hugh: "To which >>I << offer the following response: If you prefer to work in linear mode, which I do, your suggestion really slows things down. And further, the immediately preceding post in a long string of posts often has no reference point either."

I too work in linear mode. The threaded list below the message is in threaded mode so it it easy as pie to return to the same message that you were viewing in linear mode, and then continue using the Next button.

Oh, now I see, you're not a baker, you're an attorney. So, pies aren't easy for you. Okay, it's as easy as preparing a POA.