IUFLA Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 37 minutes ago, Billingsley99 said: Name the 3 active pitchers with 200 or more wins. Kershaw, Scherzer, and Verlander? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 6 minutes ago, IUFLA said: Kershaw, Scherzer, and Verlander? Kershaw is incorrect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 Just now, Billingsley99 said: Kershaw is incorrect Damn the bad luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 1 minute ago, IUFLA said: Damn the bad luck! As Meatloaf said two out of three ain't bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted September 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Billingsley99 said: Kershaw is incorrect Greinke? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, rico said: Greinke? Yes sir 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madison22 Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 Evanston, Illinois is the birthplace of Tinkertoys, which were invented there in 1914 by by Charles H. Pajeau. The toys were manufactured in Evanston until 1973. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted September 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 16 minutes ago, Madison22 said: Evanston, Illinois is the birthplace of Tinkertoys, which were invented there in 1914 by by Charles H. Pajeau. The toys were manufactured in Evanston until 1973. I don't know which one I played with more...Tinkertoys or Lincoln Logs? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madison22 Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 10 minutes ago, rico said: I don't know which one I played with more...Tinkertoys or Lincoln Logs? In grade school, I also actually sent away for this toy soldier set. They were just horrible junk. NOTHING AT ALL LIKE THE PICTURE! Ha, I learned a lot about the world of direct mail that day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted September 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 12 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: What Indiana town did Father Edward Sorin, founder of Notre Dame, consider for a catholic university? Say what? Beautiful South Bend had competition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, rico said: Say what? Beautiful South Bend had competition? Sure did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted September 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 Just now, mrflynn03 said: Sure did. Vincinnes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, rico said: Vincinnes. Close. A little bit to the east. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 10 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: Close. A little bit to the east. I.was going to guess Vincennes nut will day Corydon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 6 minutes ago, Billingsley99 said: I.was going to guess Vincennes nut will day Corydon Somewhere between Corydon and Vincennes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted September 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: Somewhere between Corydon and Vincennes. Not my part of the state. Until you said this I was going to say Francesville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 It was originally proposed to be at St. Peter's church in Montgomery but Vincennes already had a Catholic university at the time. The diocese owned the land in South Bend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, rico said: Not my part of the state. Until you said this I was going to say Francesville. I've been to Francesville once for a day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted September 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: It was originally proposed to be at St. Peter's church in Montgomery but Vincennes already had a Catholic university at the time. The diocese owned the land in South Bend. Damn, I should have known that. My memory is slipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted September 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: I've been to Francesville once for a day. Back 30 years ago I used to get there about twice a year. There was a Phillips 66 gas station there that had a service contract with the company I worked for. I hated that drive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, rico said: Back 30 years ago I used to get there about twice a year. There was a Phillips 66 gas station there that had a service contract with the company I worked for. I hated that drive. My old company had us fill in at their lab up there because they had trouble staffing it. It's no wonder. Luckily I only had one trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Madison22 said: In grade school, I also actually sent away for this toy soldier set. They were just horrible junk. NOTHING AT ALL LIKE THE PICTURE! Ha, I learned a lot about the world of direct mail that day. Good Lord, where's my BB gun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, IUFLA said: Good Lord, where's my BB gun! Oh good. I'm not the only one who shot my army men with a bb gun. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: Oh good. I'm not the only one who shot my army men with a bb gun. Me and my cousin use to line them up in strategic formations and then shoot each other's armies... Until someone got pissed and then we'd started shooting at each other... 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, IUFLA said: Me and my cousin use to line them up in strategic formations and then shoot each other's armies... Until someone got pissed and then we'd started shooting at each other... 😁 I would build a firebase complete with bunkers and trenches and daisy chain firecrackers together and..... Some things are starting to make more sense now. 😒 Good thing I met my wife later in life. Edited September 23, 2022 by mrflynn03 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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