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Re: RE: RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

2011-10-25 Thread tbsamsel

PC? There was no PC in 1966-67 as we know it nowadays. Get a grip.Oct 25, 2011 01:47:13 PM, egels...@satx.rr.com wrote:This method of the static drinker is just another example of PC taking the fun out of the game.The blood alcohol content of the riders directly affected the outcome of the race.THAT WAS THE POINT.EdFrom: tbsam...@verizon.net [mailto:tbsam...@verizon.net] Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 1:42 PMTo: power_lou...@hotmail.comCc: cavera...@aol.com; texascavers@texascavers.comSubject: Re: RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekendOne of my high school's National Merit Scholars was a math whiz and a HUGE guy. He was the passive "drinker" for his team and they won every year.TOct 25, 2011 01:39:01 PM, power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote:The idea of the "Beer/Bike Race" was to chug a beer and bike around the course as fast as possible. Part of the winning strategy was being able to chug a beer faster than the other racers. Each college had a team and each team had a strategy for chugging. The most popular one involved sticking a large funnel into the mouth of the racer and then poking a hole in the bottom of the open beer can so that it all came out in one big gulp.Later, because of some really gory accidents,the teams had drinkers and riders. The riders couldn't leave the starting gate until the empty beer can had been discarded. The drinkers "practiced" all year long so that they could open up their throats and the beer would go right through without drowining them.To: tbsam...@verizon.netFrom: cavera...@aol.comCC: texascavers@texascavers.comDate: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:23:09 -0400Subject: Re: [Texascavers] BOG weekendYes, but it is just called "Beer/Bike" in my memory. And then there is "Club 13," a very early example of a flash mob, perhaps, in which students of both sexes streak the campus on Friday the 13th (any month) covered (when they begin) with shaving cream. This foamy coating is used to make body prints on campus walls and windows. Roger-Original Message-From: tbsamsel To: caverarch Cc: texascavers Sent: Tue, Oct 25, 2011 2:23 amSubject: Re: Re: [Texascavers] BOG weekendRice may yet still practice The Elephant Bladder Contest. It involves beer bicycles. I saw it once in the 1960s when I was visiting a friend there.TOct 24, 2011 04:25:02 PM, cavera...@aol.com wrote:Bill, the place to buy beer around Rice is on the campus, at the entirely volunteer-operated Valhalla, the non-profit Graduate Student Association pub under the stairs to the old Chemistry Building. Beer was $0.35 when I was in grad school there. That was a long time ago, admittedly, but I think it has only risen to $0.75 per cup now. Just look for the red lights by the stairs. The cavern-like atmosphere alone is worth it.Roger Moore-Original Message-From: Mixon Bill To: Cavers Texas Sent: Mon, Oct 24, 2011 9:41 amSubject: [Texascavers] BOG weekendI'd like to agree that the arrangements for the NSS BOG meeting and associated parties were very good. Thanks especially for Louise and Paul for the party site and serving breakfast on Sunday to some of us who crashed at their house. Cavers (and the mosquitoes of the Houstopolis area) were well fed during the party. Rice campus very nice. I'd never been there. They evidently got started with enough land, and didn't get hemmed in like the UT Austin campus. Lots of green lawns, huge parking lots around the stadium, etc. Glad, though, that the Posse doesn't charge as much for beer as the Ginger Man, a similar near-campus pub, does.I've attended very few BOG meetings since I was actually on the board, but I imagine this one was one of the most successful in years in terms of getting to meet local cavers. There were hardly any Texas cavers in the audience at the meeting itself. I don't especially blame them, but they missed Bill Liebman accidentally voting against one of his own motions. And another of his motions going down 1 for and 15 opposed.--MixonI believe there are15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons.— Sir Arthur EddingtonYou may "reply" to the address this messagecame from, but for long-term use, save:Personal: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.eduAMCS: edi...@amcs-pubs.org or sa...@amcs-pubs.org-Visit our website: http://texascavers.comTo unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.comFor additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com

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Re: Re: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

2011-10-25 Thread tbsamsel

Rice may yet still practice The Elephant Bladder Contest. It involves beer bicycles. I saw it once in the 1960s when I was visiting a friend there.

TOct 24, 2011 04:25:02 PM, cavera...@aol.com wrote:
Bill, the place to buy beer around Rice is on the campus, at the entirely volunteer-operated Valhalla, the non-profit Graduate Student Association pub under the stairs to the old Chemistry Building. Beer was $0.35 when I was in grad school there. That was a long time ago, admittedly, but I think it has only risen to $0.75 per cup now.

Just look for the red lights by the stairs. The cavern-like atmosphere alone is worth it.

Roger Moore
-Original Message-From: Mixon Bill To: Cavers Texas Sent: Mon, Oct 24, 2011 9:41 amSubject: [Texascavers] BOG weekend
I'd like to agree that the arrangements for the NSS BOG meeting and
associated parties were very good. Thanks especially for Louise and
Paul for the party site and serving breakfast on Sunday to some of us
who crashed at their house. Cavers (and the mosquitoes of the
Houstopolis area) were well fed during the party. Rice campus very
nice. I'd never been there. They evidently got started with enough
land, and didn't get hemmed in like the UT Austin campus. Lots of
green lawns, huge parking lots around the stadium, etc. Glad, though,
that the Posse doesn't charge as much for beer as the Ginger Man, a
similar near-campus pub, does.

I've attended very few BOG meetings since I was actually on the board,
but I imagine this one was one of the most successful in years in
terms of getting to meet local cavers. There were hardly any Texas
cavers in the audience at the meeting itself. I don't especially blame
them, but they missed Bill Liebman accidentally voting against one of
his own motions. And another of his motions going down 1 for and 15
opposed.
--Mixon

I believe there are
15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,
468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,
631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons.—
Sir Arthur Eddington

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Re: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

2011-10-25 Thread caverarch

Yes, but it is just called Beer/Bike in my memory.  And then there is Club 
13, a very early example of a flash mob, perhaps, in which students of both 
sexes streak the campus on Friday the 13th (any month) covered (when they 
begin) with shaving cream.  This foamy coating is used to make body prints on 
campus walls and windows.


Roger



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Rice may yet still practice The Elephant Bladder Contest. It involves beer  
bicycles. I saw it once in the 1960s when I was visiting a friend there.
 
T


Oct 24, 2011 04:25:02 PM, cavera...@aol.com wrote:

Bill, the place to buy beer around Rice is on the campus, at the entirely 
volunteer-operated Valhalla, the non-profit Graduate Student Association pub 
under the stairs to the old Chemistry Building.  Beer was $0.35 when I was in 
grad school there.  That was a long time ago, admittedly, but I think it has 
only risen to $0.75 per cup now. 


Just look for the red lights by the stairs.  The cavern-like atmosphere alone 
is worth it.


Roger Moore



-Original Message-
From: Mixon Bill 
To: Cavers Texas 
Sent: Mon, Oct 24, 2011 9:41 am
Subject: [Texascavers] BOG weekend


I'd like to agree that the arrangements for the NSS BOG meeting and  
associated parties were very good. Thanks especially for Louise and  
Paul for the party site and serving breakfast on Sunday to some of us  
who crashed at their house. Cavers (and the mosquitoes of the  
Houstopolis area) were well fed during the party. Rice campus very  
nice. I'd never been there. They evidently got started with enough  
land, and didn't get hemmed in like the UT Austin campus. Lots of  
green lawns, huge parking lots around the stadium, etc. Glad, though,  
that the Posse doesn't charge as much for beer as the Ginger Man, a  
similar near-campus pub, does.

I've attended very few BOG meetings since I was actually on the board,  
but I imagine this one was one of the most successful in years in  
terms of getting to meet local cavers. There were hardly any Texas  
cavers in the audience at the meeting itself. I don't especially blame  
them, but they missed Bill Liebman accidentally voting against one of  
his own motions. And another of his motions going down 1 for and 15  
opposed.
--Mixon

I believe there are
15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,
468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,
631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons.— 
Sir Arthur Eddington

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RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

2011-10-25 Thread Louise Power


The idea of the Beer/Bike Race was to chug a beer and bike around the course 
as fast as possible. Part of the winning strategy was being able to chug a beer 
faster than the other racers. Each college had a team and each team had a 
strategy for chugging. The most popular one involved sticking a large funnel 
into the mouth of the racer and then poking a hole in the bottom of the open 
beer can so that it all came out in one big gulp. Later, because of some really 
gory accidents, the teams had drinkers and riders. The riders couldn't leave 
the starting gate until the empty beer can had been discarded. The drinkers 
practiced all year long so that they could open up their throats and the beer 
would go right through without drowining them.
 



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Yes, but it is just called Beer/Bike in my memory.  And then there is Club 
13, a very early example of a flash mob, perhaps, in which students of both 
sexes streak the campus on Friday the 13th (any month) covered (when they 
begin) with shaving cream.  This foamy coating is used to make body prints on 
campus walls and windows. 


Roger



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Rice may yet still practice The Elephant Bladder Contest. It involves beer  
bicycles. I saw it once in the 1960s when I was visiting a friend there.
 
T


Oct 24, 2011 04:25:02 PM, cavera...@aol.com wrote:

Bill, the place to buy beer around Rice is on the campus, at the entirely 
volunteer-operated Valhalla, the non-profit Graduate Student Association pub 
under the stairs to the old Chemistry Building.  Beer was $0.35 when I was in 
grad school there.  That was a long time ago, admittedly, but I think it has 
only risen to $0.75 per cup now. 


Just look for the red lights by the stairs.  The cavern-like atmosphere alone 
is worth it.


Roger Moore



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From: Mixon Bill 
To: Cavers Texas 
Sent: Mon, Oct 24, 2011 9:41 am
Subject: [Texascavers] BOG weekend


I'd like to agree that the arrangements for the NSS BOG meeting and  
associated parties were very good. Thanks especially for Louise and  
Paul for the party site and serving breakfast on Sunday to some of us  
who crashed at their house. Cavers (and the mosquitoes of the  
Houstopolis area) were well fed during the party. Rice campus very  
nice. I'd never been there. They evidently got started with enough  
land, and didn't get hemmed in like the UT Austin campus. Lots of  
green lawns, huge parking lots around the stadium, etc. Glad, though,  
that the Posse doesn't charge as much for beer as the Ginger Man, a  
similar near-campus pub, does.

I've attended very few BOG meetings since I was actually on the board,  
but I imagine this one was one of the most successful in years in  
terms of getting to meet local cavers. There were hardly any Texas  
cavers in the audience at the meeting itself. I don't especially blame  
them, but they missed Bill Liebman accidentally voting against one of  
his own motions. And another of his motions going down 1 for and 15  
opposed.
--Mixon

I believe there are
15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,
468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,
631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons.— 
Sir Arthur Eddington

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Re: RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

2011-10-25 Thread tbsamsel



One of my high school's National Merit Scholars was a math whiz and a HUGE guy. He was the passive "drinker" for his team and they won every year.

TOct 25, 2011 01:39:01 PM, power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote:

The idea of the "Beer/Bike Race" was to chug a beer and bike around the course as fast as possible. Part of the winning strategy was being able to chug a beer faster than the other racers. Each college had a team and each team had a strategy for chugging. The most popular one involved sticking a large funnel into the mouth of the racer and then poking a hole in the bottom of the open beer can so that it all came out in one big gulp.Later, because of some really gory accidents,the teams had drinkers and riders. The riders couldn't leave the starting gate until the empty beer can had been discarded. The drinkers "practiced" all year long so that they could open up their throats and the beer would go right through without drowining them.


To: tbsam...@verizon.netFrom: cavera...@aol.comCC: texascavers@texascavers.comDate: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:23:09 -0400Subject: Re: [Texascavers] BOG weekendYes, but it is just called "Beer/Bike" in my memory. And then there is "Club 13," a very early example of a flash mob, perhaps, in which students of both sexes streak the campus on Friday the 13th (any month) covered (when they begin) with shaving cream. This foamy coating is used to make body prints on campus walls and windows. 

Roger
-Original Message-From: tbsamsel <tbsam...@verizon.net>To: caverarch <cavera...@aol.com>Cc: texascavers <TEXASCAVERS@TEXASCAVERS.COM>Sent: Tue, Oct 25, 2011 2:23 amSubject: Re: Re: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

Rice may yet still practice The Elephant Bladder Contest. It involves beer  bicycles. I saw it once in the 1960s when I was visiting a friend there.

TOct 24, 2011 04:25:02 PM, cavera...@aol.com wrote:
Bill, the place to buy beer around Rice is on the campus, at the entirely volunteer-operated Valhalla, the non-profit Graduate Student Association pub under the stairs to the old Chemistry Building. Beer was $0.35 when I was in grad school there. That was a long time ago, admittedly, but I think it has only risen to $0.75 per cup now. 

Just look for the red lights by the stairs. The cavern-like atmosphere alone is worth it.

Roger Moore
-Original Message-From: Mixon Bill To: Cavers Texas Sent: Mon, Oct 24, 2011 9:41 amSubject: [Texascavers] BOG weekend
I'd like to agree that the arrangements for the NSS BOG meeting and  
associated parties were very good. Thanks especially for Louise and  
Paul for the party site and serving breakfast on Sunday to some of us  
who crashed at their house. Cavers (and the mosquitoes of the  
Houstopolis area) were well fed during the party. Rice campus very  
nice. I'd never been there. They evidently got started with enough  
land, and didn't get hemmed in like the UT Austin campus. Lots of  
green lawns, huge parking lots around the stadium, etc. Glad, though,  
that the Posse doesn't charge as much for beer as the Ginger Man, a  
similar near-campus pub, does.

I've attended very few BOG meetings since I was actually on the board,  
but I imagine this one was one of the most successful in years in  
terms of getting to meet local cavers. There were hardly any Texas  
cavers in the audience at the meeting itself. I don't especially blame  
them, but they missed Bill Liebman accidentally voting against one of  
his own motions. And another of his motions going down 1 for and 15  
opposed.
--Mixon

I believe there are
15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,
468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,
631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons.— 
Sir Arthur Eddington

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RE: RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

2011-10-25 Thread Edward Gelsone

This method of the static drinker is just another example of PC taking the fun 
out of the game.

 

The blood alcohol content of the riders directly affected the outcome of the 
race.

 

THAT WAS THE POINT.

 

Ed

 

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Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 1:42 PM
To: power_lou...@hotmail.com
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Subject: Re: RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

 

One of my high school's National Merit Scholars was a math whiz and a HUGE guy. 
He was the passive drinker for his team and they won every year.

 

T


Oct 25, 2011 01:39:01 PM, power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote:

The idea of the Beer/Bike Race was to chug a beer and bike around the course 
as fast as possible. Part of the winning strategy was being able to chug a beer 
faster than the other racers. Each college had a team and each team had a 
strategy for chugging. The most popular one involved sticking a large funnel 
into the mouth of the racer and then poking a hole in the bottom of the open 
beer can so that it all came out in one big gulp. Later, because of some really 
gory accidents, the teams had drinkers and riders. The riders couldn't leave 
the starting gate until the empty beer can had been discarded. The drinkers 
practiced all year long so that they could open up their throats and the beer 
would go right through without drowining them.
 

  _  

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Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:23:09 -0400
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

Yes, but it is just called Beer/Bike in my memory.  And then there is Club 
13, a very early example of a flash mob, perhaps, in which students of both 
sexes streak the campus on Friday the 13th (any month) covered (when they 
begin) with shaving cream.  This foamy coating is used to make body prints on 
campus walls and windows. 

 

Roger



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From: tbsamsel 
To: caverarch 
Cc: texascavers 
Sent: Tue, Oct 25, 2011 2:23 am
Subject: Re: Re: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

Rice may yet still practice The Elephant Bladder Contest. It involves beer  
bicycles. I saw it once in the 1960s when I was visiting a friend there.

 

T


Oct 24, 2011 04:25:02 PM, cavera...@aol.com wrote:

Bill, the place to buy beer around Rice is on the campus, at the entirely 
volunteer-operated Valhalla, the non-profit Graduate Student Association pub 
under the stairs to the old Chemistry Building.  Beer was $0.35 when I was in 
grad school there.  That was a long time ago, admittedly, but I think it has 
only risen to $0.75 per cup now. 

 

Just look for the red lights by the stairs.  The cavern-like atmosphere alone 
is worth it.

 

Roger Moore



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From: Mixon Bill 
To: Cavers Texas 
Sent: Mon, Oct 24, 2011 9:41 am
Subject: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

I'd like to agree that the arrangements for the NSS BOG meeting and  
associated parties were very good. Thanks especially for Louise and  
Paul for the party site and serving breakfast on Sunday to some of us  
who crashed at their house. Cavers (and the mosquitoes of the  
Houstopolis area) were well fed during the party. Rice campus very  
nice. I'd never been there. They evidently got started with enough  
land, and didn't get hemmed in like the UT Austin campus. Lots of  
green lawns, huge parking lots around the stadium, etc. Glad, though,  
that the Posse doesn't charge as much for beer as the Ginger Man, a  
similar near-campus pub, does.
 
I've attended very few BOG meetings since I was actually on the board,  
but I imagine this one was one of the most successful in years in  
terms of getting to meet local cavers. There were hardly any Texas  
cavers in the audience at the meeting itself. I don't especially blame  
them, but they missed Bill Liebman accidentally voting against one of  
his own motions. And another of his motions going down 1 for and 15  
opposed.
--Mixon

I believe there are
15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,
468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,
631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons.— 
Sir Arthur Eddington

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Re: RE: RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

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2011-10-25 Thread tbsamsel

Rice may yet still practice The Elephant Bladder Contest. It involves beer bicycles. I saw it once in the 1960s when I was visiting a friend there.

Just look for the red lights by the stairs. The cavern-like atmosphere alone is worth it.

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Re: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

2011-10-25 Thread caverarch

Yes, but it is just called Beer/Bike in my memory.  And then there is Club 
13, a very early example of a flash mob, perhaps, in which students of both 
sexes streak the campus on Friday the 13th (any month) covered (when they 
begin) with shaving cream.  This foamy coating is used to make body prints on 
campus walls and windows.


Roger



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Rice may yet still practice The Elephant Bladder Contest. It involves beer  
bicycles. I saw it once in the 1960s when I was visiting a friend there.
 
T


Oct 24, 2011 04:25:02 PM, cavera...@aol.com wrote:

Bill, the place to buy beer around Rice is on the campus, at the entirely 
volunteer-operated Valhalla, the non-profit Graduate Student Association pub 
under the stairs to the old Chemistry Building.  Beer was $0.35 when I was in 
grad school there.  That was a long time ago, admittedly, but I think it has 
only risen to $0.75 per cup now. 


Just look for the red lights by the stairs.  The cavern-like atmosphere alone 
is worth it.


Roger Moore



-Original Message-
From: Mixon Bill 
To: Cavers Texas 
Sent: Mon, Oct 24, 2011 9:41 am
Subject: [Texascavers] BOG weekend


I'd like to agree that the arrangements for the NSS BOG meeting and  
associated parties were very good. Thanks especially for Louise and  
Paul for the party site and serving breakfast on Sunday to some of us  
who crashed at their house. Cavers (and the mosquitoes of the  
Houstopolis area) were well fed during the party. Rice campus very  
nice. I'd never been there. They evidently got started with enough  
land, and didn't get hemmed in like the UT Austin campus. Lots of  
green lawns, huge parking lots around the stadium, etc. Glad, though,  
that the Posse doesn't charge as much for beer as the Ginger Man, a  
similar near-campus pub, does.

I've attended very few BOG meetings since I was actually on the board,  
but I imagine this one was one of the most successful in years in  
terms of getting to meet local cavers. There were hardly any Texas  
cavers in the audience at the meeting itself. I don't especially blame  
them, but they missed Bill Liebman accidentally voting against one of  
his own motions. And another of his motions going down 1 for and 15  
opposed.
--Mixon

I believe there are
15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,
468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,
631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons.— 
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RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

2011-10-25 Thread Louise Power


The idea of the Beer/Bike Race was to chug a beer and bike around the course 
as fast as possible. Part of the winning strategy was being able to chug a beer 
faster than the other racers. Each college had a team and each team had a 
strategy for chugging. The most popular one involved sticking a large funnel 
into the mouth of the racer and then poking a hole in the bottom of the open 
beer can so that it all came out in one big gulp. Later, because of some really 
gory accidents, the teams had drinkers and riders. The riders couldn't leave 
the starting gate until the empty beer can had been discarded. The drinkers 
practiced all year long so that they could open up their throats and the beer 
would go right through without drowining them.
 



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Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:23:09 -0400
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Yes, but it is just called Beer/Bike in my memory.  And then there is Club 
13, a very early example of a flash mob, perhaps, in which students of both 
sexes streak the campus on Friday the 13th (any month) covered (when they 
begin) with shaving cream.  This foamy coating is used to make body prints on 
campus walls and windows. 


Roger



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Rice may yet still practice The Elephant Bladder Contest. It involves beer  
bicycles. I saw it once in the 1960s when I was visiting a friend there.
 
T


Oct 24, 2011 04:25:02 PM, cavera...@aol.com wrote:

Bill, the place to buy beer around Rice is on the campus, at the entirely 
volunteer-operated Valhalla, the non-profit Graduate Student Association pub 
under the stairs to the old Chemistry Building.  Beer was $0.35 when I was in 
grad school there.  That was a long time ago, admittedly, but I think it has 
only risen to $0.75 per cup now. 


Just look for the red lights by the stairs.  The cavern-like atmosphere alone 
is worth it.


Roger Moore



-Original Message-
From: Mixon Bill 
To: Cavers Texas 
Sent: Mon, Oct 24, 2011 9:41 am
Subject: [Texascavers] BOG weekend


I'd like to agree that the arrangements for the NSS BOG meeting and  
associated parties were very good. Thanks especially for Louise and  
Paul for the party site and serving breakfast on Sunday to some of us  
who crashed at their house. Cavers (and the mosquitoes of the  
Houstopolis area) were well fed during the party. Rice campus very  
nice. I'd never been there. They evidently got started with enough  
land, and didn't get hemmed in like the UT Austin campus. Lots of  
green lawns, huge parking lots around the stadium, etc. Glad, though,  
that the Posse doesn't charge as much for beer as the Ginger Man, a  
similar near-campus pub, does.

I've attended very few BOG meetings since I was actually on the board,  
but I imagine this one was one of the most successful in years in  
terms of getting to meet local cavers. There were hardly any Texas  
cavers in the audience at the meeting itself. I don't especially blame  
them, but they missed Bill Liebman accidentally voting against one of  
his own motions. And another of his motions going down 1 for and 15  
opposed.
--Mixon

I believe there are
15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,
468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,
631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons.— 
Sir Arthur Eddington

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Re: RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

2011-10-25 Thread tbsamsel



One of my high school's National Merit Scholars was a math whiz and a HUGE guy. He was the passive "drinker" for his team and they won every year.

TOct 25, 2011 01:39:01 PM, power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote:

The idea of the "Beer/Bike Race" was to chug a beer and bike around the course as fast as possible. Part of the winning strategy was being able to chug a beer faster than the other racers. Each college had a team and each team had a strategy for chugging. The most popular one involved sticking a large funnel into the mouth of the racer and then poking a hole in the bottom of the open beer can so that it all came out in one big gulp.Later, because of some really gory accidents,the teams had drinkers and riders. The riders couldn't leave the starting gate until the empty beer can had been discarded. The drinkers "practiced" all year long so that they could open up their throats and the beer would go right through without drowining them.


To: tbsam...@verizon.netFrom: cavera...@aol.comCC: texascavers@texascavers.comDate: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:23:09 -0400Subject: Re: [Texascavers] BOG weekendYes, but it is just called "Beer/Bike" in my memory. And then there is "Club 13," a very early example of a flash mob, perhaps, in which students of both sexes streak the campus on Friday the 13th (any month) covered (when they begin) with shaving cream. This foamy coating is used to make body prints on campus walls and windows. 

Roger
-Original Message-From: tbsamsel <tbsam...@verizon.net>To: caverarch <cavera...@aol.com>Cc: texascavers <TEXASCAVERS@TEXASCAVERS.COM>Sent: Tue, Oct 25, 2011 2:23 amSubject: Re: Re: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

Rice may yet still practice The Elephant Bladder Contest. It involves beer  bicycles. I saw it once in the 1960s when I was visiting a friend there.

TOct 24, 2011 04:25:02 PM, cavera...@aol.com wrote:
Bill, the place to buy beer around Rice is on the campus, at the entirely volunteer-operated Valhalla, the non-profit Graduate Student Association pub under the stairs to the old Chemistry Building. Beer was $0.35 when I was in grad school there. That was a long time ago, admittedly, but I think it has only risen to $0.75 per cup now. 

Just look for the red lights by the stairs. The cavern-like atmosphere alone is worth it.

Roger Moore
-Original Message-From: Mixon Bill To: Cavers Texas Sent: Mon, Oct 24, 2011 9:41 amSubject: [Texascavers] BOG weekend
I'd like to agree that the arrangements for the NSS BOG meeting and  
associated parties were very good. Thanks especially for Louise and  
Paul for the party site and serving breakfast on Sunday to some of us  
who crashed at their house. Cavers (and the mosquitoes of the  
Houstopolis area) were well fed during the party. Rice campus very  
nice. I'd never been there. They evidently got started with enough  
land, and didn't get hemmed in like the UT Austin campus. Lots of  
green lawns, huge parking lots around the stadium, etc. Glad, though,  
that the Posse doesn't charge as much for beer as the Ginger Man, a  
similar near-campus pub, does.

I've attended very few BOG meetings since I was actually on the board,  
but I imagine this one was one of the most successful in years in  
terms of getting to meet local cavers. There were hardly any Texas  
cavers in the audience at the meeting itself. I don't especially blame  
them, but they missed Bill Liebman accidentally voting against one of  
his own motions. And another of his motions going down 1 for and 15  
opposed.
--Mixon

I believe there are
15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,
468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,
631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons.— 
Sir Arthur Eddington

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RE: RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

2011-10-25 Thread Edward Gelsone

This method of the static drinker is just another example of PC taking the fun 
out of the game.

 

The blood alcohol content of the riders directly affected the outcome of the 
race.

 

THAT WAS THE POINT.

 

Ed

 

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Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 1:42 PM
To: power_lou...@hotmail.com
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Subject: Re: RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

 

One of my high school's National Merit Scholars was a math whiz and a HUGE guy. 
He was the passive drinker for his team and they won every year.

 

T


Oct 25, 2011 01:39:01 PM, power_lou...@hotmail.com wrote:

The idea of the Beer/Bike Race was to chug a beer and bike around the course 
as fast as possible. Part of the winning strategy was being able to chug a beer 
faster than the other racers. Each college had a team and each team had a 
strategy for chugging. The most popular one involved sticking a large funnel 
into the mouth of the racer and then poking a hole in the bottom of the open 
beer can so that it all came out in one big gulp. Later, because of some really 
gory accidents, the teams had drinkers and riders. The riders couldn't leave 
the starting gate until the empty beer can had been discarded. The drinkers 
practiced all year long so that they could open up their throats and the beer 
would go right through without drowining them.
 

  _  

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From: cavera...@aol.com
CC: texascavers@texascavers.com
List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:23:09 -0400
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

Yes, but it is just called Beer/Bike in my memory.  And then there is Club 
13, a very early example of a flash mob, perhaps, in which students of both 
sexes streak the campus on Friday the 13th (any month) covered (when they 
begin) with shaving cream.  This foamy coating is used to make body prints on 
campus walls and windows. 

 

Roger



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From: tbsamsel 
To: caverarch 
Cc: texascavers 
Sent: Tue, Oct 25, 2011 2:23 am
Subject: Re: Re: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

Rice may yet still practice The Elephant Bladder Contest. It involves beer  
bicycles. I saw it once in the 1960s when I was visiting a friend there.

 

T


Oct 24, 2011 04:25:02 PM, cavera...@aol.com wrote:

Bill, the place to buy beer around Rice is on the campus, at the entirely 
volunteer-operated Valhalla, the non-profit Graduate Student Association pub 
under the stairs to the old Chemistry Building.  Beer was $0.35 when I was in 
grad school there.  That was a long time ago, admittedly, but I think it has 
only risen to $0.75 per cup now. 

 

Just look for the red lights by the stairs.  The cavern-like atmosphere alone 
is worth it.

 

Roger Moore



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From: Mixon Bill 
To: Cavers Texas 
Sent: Mon, Oct 24, 2011 9:41 am
Subject: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

I'd like to agree that the arrangements for the NSS BOG meeting and  
associated parties were very good. Thanks especially for Louise and  
Paul for the party site and serving breakfast on Sunday to some of us  
who crashed at their house. Cavers (and the mosquitoes of the  
Houstopolis area) were well fed during the party. Rice campus very  
nice. I'd never been there. They evidently got started with enough  
land, and didn't get hemmed in like the UT Austin campus. Lots of  
green lawns, huge parking lots around the stadium, etc. Glad, though,  
that the Posse doesn't charge as much for beer as the Ginger Man, a  
similar near-campus pub, does.
 
I've attended very few BOG meetings since I was actually on the board,  
but I imagine this one was one of the most successful in years in  
terms of getting to meet local cavers. There were hardly any Texas  
cavers in the audience at the meeting itself. I don't especially blame  
them, but they missed Bill Liebman accidentally voting against one of  
his own motions. And another of his motions going down 1 for and 15  
opposed.
--Mixon

I believe there are
15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,
468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,
631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons.— 
Sir Arthur Eddington

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Re: RE: RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

2011-10-25 Thread tbsamsel

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2011-10-24 Thread caverarch

Bill, the place to buy beer around Rice is on the campus, at the entirely 
volunteer-operated Valhalla, the non-profit Graduate Student Association pub 
under the stairs to the old Chemistry Building.  Beer was $0.35 when I was in 
grad school there.  That was a long time ago, admittedly, but I think it has 
only risen to $0.75 per cup now.


Just look for the red lights by the stairs.  The cavern-like atmosphere alone 
is worth it.


Roger Moore



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From: Mixon Bill bmixon...@austin.rr.com
To: Cavers Texas texascavers@texascavers.com
Sent: Mon, Oct 24, 2011 9:41 am
Subject: [Texascavers] BOG weekend


I'd like to agree that the arrangements for the NSS BOG meeting and  
associated parties were very good. Thanks especially for Louise and  
Paul for the party site and serving breakfast on Sunday to some of us  
who crashed at their house. Cavers (and the mosquitoes of the  
Houstopolis area) were well fed during the party. Rice campus very  
nice. I'd never been there. They evidently got started with enough  
land, and didn't get hemmed in like the UT Austin campus. Lots of  
green lawns, huge parking lots around the stadium, etc. Glad, though,  
that the Posse doesn't charge as much for beer as the Ginger Man, a  
similar near-campus pub, does.

I've attended very few BOG meetings since I was actually on the board,  
but I imagine this one was one of the most successful in years in  
terms of getting to meet local cavers. There were hardly any Texas  
cavers in the audience at the meeting itself. I don't especially blame  
them, but they missed Bill Liebman accidentally voting against one of  
his own motions. And another of his motions going down 1 for and 15  
opposed.
--Mixon

I believe there are
15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,
468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,
631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons.— 
Sir Arthur Eddington

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RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

2011-10-24 Thread Geary Schindel

Well said Bill, I had thought that Rice was a small agricultural community 
college but was impressed by the campus (other than their mosquitoes were even 
larger than Louise's).  

Nice campus and I hear and know good things about their graduates (Bev Shade).

Geary

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From: Mixon Bill [mailto:bmixon...@austin.rr.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 1:41 PM
To: Cavers Texas
Subject: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

I'd like to agree that the arrangements for the NSS BOG meeting and  
associated parties were very good. Thanks especially for Louise and  
Paul for the party site and serving breakfast on Sunday to some of us  
who crashed at their house. Cavers (and the mosquitoes of the  
Houstopolis area) were well fed during the party. Rice campus very  
nice. I'd never been there. They evidently got started with enough  
land, and didn't get hemmed in like the UT Austin campus. Lots of  
green lawns, huge parking lots around the stadium, etc. Glad, though,  
that the Posse doesn't charge as much for beer as the Ginger Man, a  
similar near-campus pub, does.

I've attended very few BOG meetings since I was actually on the board,  
but I imagine this one was one of the most successful in years in  
terms of getting to meet local cavers. There were hardly any Texas  
cavers in the audience at the meeting itself. I don't especially blame  
them, but they missed Bill Liebman accidentally voting against one of  
his own motions. And another of his motions going down 1 for and 15  
opposed.
--Mixon

I believe there are
15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,
468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,
631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons.- 
Sir Arthur Eddington

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Re: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

2011-10-24 Thread caverarch

Bill, the place to buy beer around Rice is on the campus, at the entirely 
volunteer-operated Valhalla, the non-profit Graduate Student Association pub 
under the stairs to the old Chemistry Building.  Beer was $0.35 when I was in 
grad school there.  That was a long time ago, admittedly, but I think it has 
only risen to $0.75 per cup now.


Just look for the red lights by the stairs.  The cavern-like atmosphere alone 
is worth it.


Roger Moore



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From: Mixon Bill bmixon...@austin.rr.com
To: Cavers Texas texascavers@texascavers.com
Sent: Mon, Oct 24, 2011 9:41 am
Subject: [Texascavers] BOG weekend


I'd like to agree that the arrangements for the NSS BOG meeting and  
associated parties were very good. Thanks especially for Louise and  
Paul for the party site and serving breakfast on Sunday to some of us  
who crashed at their house. Cavers (and the mosquitoes of the  
Houstopolis area) were well fed during the party. Rice campus very  
nice. I'd never been there. They evidently got started with enough  
land, and didn't get hemmed in like the UT Austin campus. Lots of  
green lawns, huge parking lots around the stadium, etc. Glad, though,  
that the Posse doesn't charge as much for beer as the Ginger Man, a  
similar near-campus pub, does.

I've attended very few BOG meetings since I was actually on the board,  
but I imagine this one was one of the most successful in years in  
terms of getting to meet local cavers. There were hardly any Texas  
cavers in the audience at the meeting itself. I don't especially blame  
them, but they missed Bill Liebman accidentally voting against one of  
his own motions. And another of his motions going down 1 for and 15  
opposed.
--Mixon

I believe there are
15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,
468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,
631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons.— 
Sir Arthur Eddington

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RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

2011-10-24 Thread Louise Power


For those of you unfamiliar with Rice University, I refer you to the following 
Wikipedia article:
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_University
 
I worked there for almost 10 years and Mom (Ma Power, to those of you who 
remember) worked there longer. It's a wonderful place to work. It's been called 
the Harvard of the Southwest. It's one of the most prestigious schools in Texas 
and recruits more than it's fair share of valedictorians from Texas high 
schools.
 
Louise
 

 From: gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org
 To: bmixon...@austin.rr.com; texascavers@texascavers.com
 Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:40:33 -0500
 Subject: RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekend
 
 Well said Bill, I had thought that Rice was a small agricultural community 
 college but was impressed by the campus (other than their mosquitoes were 
 even larger than Louise's). 
 
 Nice campus and I hear and know good things about their graduates (Bev Shade).
 
 Geary
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Mixon Bill [mailto:bmixon...@austin.rr.com] 
 Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 1:41 PM
 To: Cavers Texas
 Subject: [Texascavers] BOG weekend
 
 I'd like to agree that the arrangements for the NSS BOG meeting and 
 associated parties were very good. Thanks especially for Louise and 
 Paul for the party site and serving breakfast on Sunday to some of us 
 who crashed at their house. Cavers (and the mosquitoes of the 
 Houstopolis area) were well fed during the party. Rice campus very 
 nice. I'd never been there. They evidently got started with enough 
 land, and didn't get hemmed in like the UT Austin campus. Lots of 
 green lawns, huge parking lots around the stadium, etc. Glad, though, 
 that the Posse doesn't charge as much for beer as the Ginger Man, a 
 similar near-campus pub, does.
 
 I've attended very few BOG meetings since I was actually on the board, 
 but I imagine this one was one of the most successful in years in 
 terms of getting to meet local cavers. There were hardly any Texas 
 cavers in the audience at the meeting itself. I don't especially blame 
 them, but they missed Bill Liebman accidentally voting against one of 
 his own motions. And another of his motions going down 1 for and 15 
 opposed.
 --Mixon
 
 I believe there are
 15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,
 468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,
 631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons.- 
 Sir Arthur Eddington
 
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RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

2011-10-24 Thread Geary Schindel

Well said Bill, I had thought that Rice was a small agricultural community 
college but was impressed by the campus (other than their mosquitoes were even 
larger than Louise's).  

Nice campus and I hear and know good things about their graduates (Bev Shade).

Geary

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From: Mixon Bill [mailto:bmixon...@austin.rr.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 1:41 PM
To: Cavers Texas
Subject: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

I'd like to agree that the arrangements for the NSS BOG meeting and  
associated parties were very good. Thanks especially for Louise and  
Paul for the party site and serving breakfast on Sunday to some of us  
who crashed at their house. Cavers (and the mosquitoes of the  
Houstopolis area) were well fed during the party. Rice campus very  
nice. I'd never been there. They evidently got started with enough  
land, and didn't get hemmed in like the UT Austin campus. Lots of  
green lawns, huge parking lots around the stadium, etc. Glad, though,  
that the Posse doesn't charge as much for beer as the Ginger Man, a  
similar near-campus pub, does.

I've attended very few BOG meetings since I was actually on the board,  
but I imagine this one was one of the most successful in years in  
terms of getting to meet local cavers. There were hardly any Texas  
cavers in the audience at the meeting itself. I don't especially blame  
them, but they missed Bill Liebman accidentally voting against one of  
his own motions. And another of his motions going down 1 for and 15  
opposed.
--Mixon

I believe there are
15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,
468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,
631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons.- 
Sir Arthur Eddington

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Re: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

2011-10-24 Thread caverarch

Bill, the place to buy beer around Rice is on the campus, at the entirely 
volunteer-operated Valhalla, the non-profit Graduate Student Association pub 
under the stairs to the old Chemistry Building.  Beer was $0.35 when I was in 
grad school there.  That was a long time ago, admittedly, but I think it has 
only risen to $0.75 per cup now.


Just look for the red lights by the stairs.  The cavern-like atmosphere alone 
is worth it.


Roger Moore



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From: Mixon Bill bmixon...@austin.rr.com
To: Cavers Texas texascavers@texascavers.com
Sent: Mon, Oct 24, 2011 9:41 am
Subject: [Texascavers] BOG weekend


I'd like to agree that the arrangements for the NSS BOG meeting and  
associated parties were very good. Thanks especially for Louise and  
Paul for the party site and serving breakfast on Sunday to some of us  
who crashed at their house. Cavers (and the mosquitoes of the  
Houstopolis area) were well fed during the party. Rice campus very  
nice. I'd never been there. They evidently got started with enough  
land, and didn't get hemmed in like the UT Austin campus. Lots of  
green lawns, huge parking lots around the stadium, etc. Glad, though,  
that the Posse doesn't charge as much for beer as the Ginger Man, a  
similar near-campus pub, does.

I've attended very few BOG meetings since I was actually on the board,  
but I imagine this one was one of the most successful in years in  
terms of getting to meet local cavers. There were hardly any Texas  
cavers in the audience at the meeting itself. I don't especially blame  
them, but they missed Bill Liebman accidentally voting against one of  
his own motions. And another of his motions going down 1 for and 15  
opposed.
--Mixon

I believe there are
15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,
468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,
631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons.— 
Sir Arthur Eddington

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RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekend

2011-10-24 Thread Louise Power


For those of you unfamiliar with Rice University, I refer you to the following 
Wikipedia article:
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_University
 
I worked there for almost 10 years and Mom (Ma Power, to those of you who 
remember) worked there longer. It's a wonderful place to work. It's been called 
the Harvard of the Southwest. It's one of the most prestigious schools in Texas 
and recruits more than it's fair share of valedictorians from Texas high 
schools.
 
Louise
 

 From: gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org
 To: bmixon...@austin.rr.com; texascavers@texascavers.com
 Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:40:33 -0500
 Subject: RE: [Texascavers] BOG weekend
 
 Well said Bill, I had thought that Rice was a small agricultural community 
 college but was impressed by the campus (other than their mosquitoes were 
 even larger than Louise's). 
 
 Nice campus and I hear and know good things about their graduates (Bev Shade).
 
 Geary
 
 -Original Message-
 From: Mixon Bill [mailto:bmixon...@austin.rr.com] 
 Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 1:41 PM
 To: Cavers Texas
 Subject: [Texascavers] BOG weekend
 
 I'd like to agree that the arrangements for the NSS BOG meeting and 
 associated parties were very good. Thanks especially for Louise and 
 Paul for the party site and serving breakfast on Sunday to some of us 
 who crashed at their house. Cavers (and the mosquitoes of the 
 Houstopolis area) were well fed during the party. Rice campus very 
 nice. I'd never been there. They evidently got started with enough 
 land, and didn't get hemmed in like the UT Austin campus. Lots of 
 green lawns, huge parking lots around the stadium, etc. Glad, though, 
 that the Posse doesn't charge as much for beer as the Ginger Man, a 
 similar near-campus pub, does.
 
 I've attended very few BOG meetings since I was actually on the board, 
 but I imagine this one was one of the most successful in years in 
 terms of getting to meet local cavers. There were hardly any Texas 
 cavers in the audience at the meeting itself. I don't especially blame 
 them, but they missed Bill Liebman accidentally voting against one of 
 his own motions. And another of his motions going down 1 for and 15 
 opposed.
 --Mixon
 
 I believe there are
 15,747,724,136,275,002,577,605,653,961,181,555,
 468,044,717,914,527,116,709,366,231,425,076,185,
 631,031,296 protons in the universe and the same number of electrons.- 
 Sir Arthur Eddington
 
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