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

Re: [Texascavers] Cindy Warton-Heart Attack

2011-10-25 Thread Leslie Bell
Good afternoon all, we have an update on Cindy regarding the thread below.   Friday afternoon, Cindy Warton, wife of Mike Warton, suffered a heart attack while driving.  This resulted in a minor accident observed by EMS personal.  They were able to treat her at the scene and rushed her to the 

texascavers Digest 25 Oct 2011 18:47:03 -0000 Issue 1423

2011-10-25 Thread texascavers-digest-help
texascavers Digest 25 Oct 2011 18:47:03 - Issue 1423 Topics (messages 18959 through 18965): Re: BOG weekend 18959 by: Louise Power 18960 by: tbsamsel.verizon.net 18961 by: caverarch 18963 by: Louise Power 18964 by: tbsamsel.verizon.net 18965

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

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

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

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

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 From: tbsam...@verizon.net [mailto:tbsam...@verizon.net] Sent: Tuesday,

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

[Texascavers] [Toyotas]

2011-10-25 Thread Don Arburn
A while back I asked for photos of caver Toyotas. And I received some good ones. Thanks! However, I'm still working on it. Cavers if you would, please send me any action pictures of your Toyota(s), or another caver's Toyota(s) 4x4 doing it's thing, getting you to and from caves. I'm also

RE: [Texascavers] [Toyotas]

2011-10-25 Thread tom rogers
What if I have a chevy? Tom From: donarb...@mac.com Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:09:39 -0500 To: Texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] [Toyotas] A while back I asked for photos of caver Toyotas. And I received some good ones. Thanks! However, I'm still working on it. Cavers if

[Texascavers] why I posted that

2011-10-25 Thread David
I feel someone needs to be the Red Forman of the caving world. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/Red_Forman.jpg He is one of the greatest philosophers in recorded human history. Also, I strongly felt that the only way to get all the other attendees to post THE DETAILS about

[Texascavers] Bats have superfast vocal muscles

2011-10-25 Thread Mark Minton
Bats have exceptionally fast vocal muscles that control echolocation in the final moments before they capture prey as shown in a recent study in the journal Science: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6051/1885.abstract. Mark Minton Please reply to mmin...@caver.net Permanent

[Texascavers] TSA election results

2011-10-25 Thread Ron Ralph
Texas Speleological Association Report of the Election Committee for 2012 officers Ron Ralph, Ann Scott, Jim Kennedy, and Matt Turner This year's election was held at the Texas Cavers Reunion on Sunday morning, October 16. Twenty-one ballots were cast and another ten ballots were returned

Re: [Texascavers] Cindy Warton-Heart Attack

2011-10-25 Thread Leslie Bell
Good afternoon all, we have an update on Cindy regarding the thread below.   Friday afternoon, Cindy Warton, wife of Mike Warton, suffered a heart attack while driving.  This resulted in a minor accident observed by EMS personal.  They were able to treat her at the scene and rushed her to the 

texascavers Digest 25 Oct 2011 18:47:03 -0000 Issue 1423

2011-10-25 Thread texascavers-digest-help
texascavers Digest 25 Oct 2011 18:47:03 - Issue 1423 Topics (messages 18959 through 18965): Re: BOG weekend 18959 by: Louise Power 18960 by: tbsamsel.verizon.net 18961 by: caverarch 18963 by: Louise Power 18964 by: tbsamsel.verizon.net 18965

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

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

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

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

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 From: tbsam...@verizon.net [mailto:tbsam...@verizon.net] Sent: Tuesday,

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

[Texascavers] [Toyotas]

2011-10-25 Thread Don Arburn
A while back I asked for photos of caver Toyotas. And I received some good ones. Thanks! However, I'm still working on it. Cavers if you would, please send me any action pictures of your Toyota(s), or another caver's Toyota(s) 4x4 doing it's thing, getting you to and from caves. I'm also

RE: [Texascavers] [Toyotas]

2011-10-25 Thread tom rogers
What if I have a chevy? Tom From: donarb...@mac.com Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:09:39 -0500 To: Texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] [Toyotas] A while back I asked for photos of caver Toyotas. And I received some good ones. Thanks! However, I'm still working on it. Cavers if

[Texascavers] why I posted that

2011-10-25 Thread David
I feel someone needs to be the Red Forman of the caving world. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/Red_Forman.jpg He is one of the greatest philosophers in recorded human history. Also, I strongly felt that the only way to get all the other attendees to post THE DETAILS about

[Texascavers] Bats have superfast vocal muscles

2011-10-25 Thread Mark Minton
Bats have exceptionally fast vocal muscles that control echolocation in the final moments before they capture prey as shown in a recent study in the journal Science: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6051/1885.abstract. Mark Minton Please reply to mmin...@caver.net Permanent

[Texascavers] TSA election results

2011-10-25 Thread Ron Ralph
Texas Speleological Association Report of the Election Committee for 2012 officers Ron Ralph, Ann Scott, Jim Kennedy, and Matt Turner This year's election was held at the Texas Cavers Reunion on Sunday morning, October 16. Twenty-one ballots were cast and another ten ballots were returned