Get your motor running Thursday #351!

[RICHARD]

It's racecar Thursday!


An astute race fan and Thursday's regular, LH, sent me this idea for the thread theme!


There are two engines with that displacement in Ford history. One is the 351 C, designed a the Cleveland engine plant in OH.

The other is the 351 W, designed in Windsor, Ontario.

The 351C is a better drag engine, the W is a better all around engine.
So, I think we can have a NASCAR/race themed Thursday!

We can have beer, and serve the food that you can get at the race track.


Burgers, fries and hot dogs.....


Lady, Come here, I've got good hot dogs, not the cheap kind with nitrates and doggie pills in them!


DONE!

[Moesha]

LOVE THIS IDEA!!

I'm going to put on my headset, dial in my favorite driver's team chatter and start with dessert. Funnel cake please!!

[Catty1]

Ummm...my guess is the food is not trans-fat free? :D

I'll start with a coffee, with cream and a packet of Stevia, and see where I go from there!

Oh, I carry the Stevia with me, no worries!

Now I'll sit back and learn a bit about racing!:)

[Lady's Human]

I'll take a Sam Adams (Yes, you can get those at the track) and a brat loaded with peppers and onions, and a pile of fries that look like they've been fried in used motor oil (The fries are from the drag strip in Norman, OK.......great fries, but they look like heck!)

Can we get a cheer for US F-1? Good luck, guys, get that thing on the track!

[RICHARD]

LOVE THIS IDEA!!

I'm going to put on my headset, dial in my favorite driver's team chatter and start with dessert. Funnel cake please!!

Say it then? You know you want to....

"Gentleman......":D

Funnel cake, You got it!

DONE!

LH,

Once the fries get under your nose, it don't really matter.

LOL, I was at the track once and some joker pulls out a giant sub sandwich. I knew he DIDN'T buy it at the track because that would have been too good to be true. Sam Adams, brat, onions and peppers.

Lady, your dad has the GOOD FOOD.....

DONE!


Catty,
It's easy you pick a car, color, driver or number you like and root for them.

The girls like the way a man looks in a fire suit, too!

Coffee and cream.....Stevia! Give us a report on how you like it!

DONE!

[Pinot's Mom]

Unless you have an original Shelby Cobra I have no interest.:rolleyes:

[Moesha]

Say it then? You know you want to....

"Gentleman......":D



start your ENGINES!!!!!

You made me do it.

[RICHARD]

start your ENGINES!!!!!

You made me do it.

I think it's the threat of Jack Roush showing up at your house?
:eek:;)

DONE?

[Moesha]

ROFL!!

Boogity, boogity, boogity??

[Lady's Human]

Boogity boogity Pfft!

Can we get Jerry Punch and Ned Jarret back in the both? PLEASE!!!!

PM, up here at Watkins Glen you can see real cobras all the time when they're vintage racing!

[Karen]

I want cotton candy! And earplugs! And popcorn!

[Lady's Human]

Cotton Candy? Check!

Popcorn? Check!

Earplugs? Nah. No earplugs! Scanner headsets. Great noise reduction and you can hear what the drivers REALLY say behind the wheel! :D

[Cinder & Smoke]

Scanner headsets.
Great noise reduction and
you can hear what the drivers REALLY say behind the wheel! :D

WHAT? :confused:

The stuff we hear on TV isn't the Real Thing?

---------------------------

Mr. BarKeep ~

I'll have the RaceTrack Platter, please.
And a *COLD* Sam.

:cool:

[blue]

King of the Hammers is Next month! Ill have a bonfire in the desert and lots of dry martinis, I just wish I could make it this year..

[Lady'sOtherHuman]

It's racecar Thursday!


An astute race fan and Thursday's regular, LH, sent me this idea for the thread theme!


There are two engines with that displacement in Ford history. One is the 351 C, designed a the Cleveland engine plant in OH.

The other is the 351 W, designed in Windsor, Ontario.

The 351C is a better drag engine, the W is a better all around engine.
So, I think we can have a NASCAR/race themed Thursday!

We can have beer, and serve the food that you can get at the race track.


Burgers, fries and hot dogs.....


Lady, Come here, I've got good hot dogs, not the cheap kind with nitrates and doggie pills in them!


DONE!

Hey, I got the good hotdogs yesterday and she took those nasty pills no problem. She was very happy. She was so good about it I gave her a new chewie.

I'd like some coffee and some fried dough. That will hit the spot on a chilly morning.

[Lady'sOtherHuman]

WHAT? :confused:

The stuff we hear on TV isn't the Real Thing?

---------------------------

Mr. BarKeep ~

I'll have the RaceTrack Platter, please.
And a *COLD* Sam.

:cool:

I know it's so much more fun when you catch the drivers saying something colorful. Even the radio station that broadcasts during the race if you have the channel you can hear them talking about what they're going to cover next between the commercial breaks. One time we were at either Pocono or Daytona and they were talking about a bunny crossing the backstretch during the race. I don't know if the bunny made it or not but I'm guessing it did because they never said anything durning the actual race broadcast.:D

[Pinot's Mom]

PM, up here at Watkins Glen you can see real cobras all the time when they're vintage racing!

You're at Watkins Glen? I love Watkins Glen, but not for the racetrack; my husband and I camped up there and went to wine country - great place! :)

[davidpizzica]

Unless you have an original Shelby Cobra I have no interest.:rolleyes:

Would an original 1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang get you interested? My brother owns one. (dark blue w/ white rally stripe).

[Pinot's Mom]

Would an original 1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang get you interested? My brother owns one. (dark blue w/ white rally stripe).

AAHHH!!! Do you know how much I love that car?? There were two of them that raced up and down the street in front of our house in Mystic, CT when I was a TAD younger and I fell in serious love with that car!:love::love:

[RICHARD]

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Sound effects?


Let see, Coffee, Sam Adams, fried dough, Cotton candy-pink or blue?-pills for Lady! I think we can do at least on Boogity, just for fun? Martinis, bonfires and I have the ORC in the parking giving rides in the Mustang.

If you are really nice? He'll do a smoking doughnut for you! DOH!;)

DONE!

[Karen]

You're at Watkins Glen? I love Watkins Glen, but not for the racetrack; my husband and I camped up there and went to wine country - great place! :)

He's not that far from Watkin's Glen, he's east of it. Aunt Shirley lives west of it, and when we visited it as kids - LH was maybe 4 or 5, we walked down the Glen instead of up, as Charles - Aunt Shirley's husband, but he was always just Charles, not Uncles Charles - had emphysema and could not have managed the hike up. Ma was terrified of heights, so hugged the canyon walls all the way down, and our task, as the older kids, was to keep LH from careening over the edge!

[lvpets2002]

:eek: WoW sounds like a Hoouutt of a time.. :cool: Just look at that Orc looking cool & having so much fun with driving.. :p Orc your suppose to use the steering wheel & tires.. Dont push the car with your feet & No you cannot throw the car in the air.. :rolleyes: Never a Dule Moment with our boy Orc..
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Sound effects?


Let see, Coffee, Sam Adams, fried dough, Cotton candy-pink or blue?-pills for Lady! I think we can do at least on Boogity, just for fun? Martinis, bonfires and I have the ORC in the parking giving rides in the Mustang.

If you are really nice? He'll do a smoking doughnut for you! DOH!;)

DONE!

[Catherinedana]

MMMMmmmmm. . .funnelcake

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I want a chili dog with all the fixins and a cherry vanilla coke!!! for starters that is. ( I hope they can the digger cam this year) :D

[Moesha]

I don't mind the Digger camera; I can't stand those stupid Digger cartoons! I miss Alan Bestwick and really do prefer the radio guys doing the commentary.

[Lady'sOtherHuman]

I don't mind the Digger camera; I can't stand those stupid Digger cartoons! I miss Alan Bestwick and really do prefer the radio guys doing the commentary.

That's why I listen to the radio broad cast while I'm at the race because usually my driver doesn't say that much (31 Jeff Burton) and neither does Fred's (5 Mark Martin) but when I go with my girlfriend her driver (Robby Gordon) gets very colorful on the radio.

[Queen of Poop]

Say LOH, is that Lady in your signature?

She's a beauty.

[Moesha]

That's why I listen to the radio broad cast while I'm at the race because usually my driver doesn't say that much (31 Jeff Burton) and neither does Fred's (5 Mark Martin) but when I go with my girlfriend her driver (Robby Gordon) gets very colorful on the radio.

I've only been to Busch/Nationwide races so far. But when I'm there, I listen to radio chatter in one ear and the radio broadcast in the other! At home, I usually have the TV on and Kasey's radio on one computer and the officials' channel on the a different computer. As much as I'd like to add the radio coverage and mute the TV, I thought that might be a bit over the top! :D I can only imagine Robby's radio! :eek:

[Karen]

Say LOH, is that Lady in your signature?

She's a beauty.

Awww, I can answer that one. Yup, that's Lady, trying to remind mom that petting a doggie is WAY more important than that laptop!

[RICHARD]

:eek: WoW sounds like a Hoouutt of a time.. :cool: Just look at that Orc looking cool & having so much fun with driving.. :p Orc your suppose to use the steering wheel & tires.. Dont push the car with your feet & No you cannot throw the car in the air.. :rolleyes: Never a Dule Moment with our boy Orc..

refill or a ride?

DONE!


CD,

Funnel cake?

DONE!

MO,
With there.....not fond a cartoons!;)

MOFF,

Chili dog all done up and a CVC!

DONE!

[cassiesmom]

Lady, I'd be happy to pet you!

When I saw the title of this thread, I thought of the Steppenwolf song "Born To Be Wild".

When I was very little my great-grandparents lived near the old Santa Fe Speedway ... Rrrrrrr! Rrrrrrr! They had auto racing at Sportsman's Park outside Chicago for a few summers in the early '00s - we could hear it from my mom and dad's yard ... Rrrrrr! Rrrrrr!

So - could I have a Sam Adams, please?

[RICHARD]

Lady, I'd be happy to pet you!

When I saw the title of this thread, I thought of the Steppenwolf song "Born To Be Wild".


So - could I have a Sam Adams, please?

LOL.


You mean, "Born to be Feral"?

Sam Adams?

DONE!

[slick]

Hi everyone!!! **waves**
I don't know nuttin' about no car races. All I care about is sitting back on this big comfy couch and watching you all play with your toy cars. :D

I'll take a nice warm cup of tea please. I'm leaving here shortly to go "puppy cuddling". How cool is that?:cool:

[RICHARD]

Hi everyone!!! **waves**
I don't know nuttin' about no car races. All I care about is sitting back on this big comfy couch and watching you all play with your toy cars. :D

I'll take a nice warm cup of tea please. I'm leaving here shortly to go "puppy cuddling". How cool is that?:cool:

Don't drink and cuddle. Alcohol makes you do stuff, like bringing home puppies!

DONE!

[Lady's Human]

,I love my job,I love my job,I love my job,I love my job,I love my job,I love my job,I love my job,I love my job,I love my job,I love my job,I love my jobI love my job



The USPS is losing money. Got it.

HOWEVER...........

We're reworking our office, which include reworking quite a bit of the LAN architecture. We have a spare switch currently not in use. To move offices in accordance with their plans, we need more LAN access in one area.

My proposed solution..........take one of the site spares from the rack it is currently in, move it to the rack where we need more active ports, cable it appropriately, and problem is solved. Total cost=the labor required to do the cabling and moving the switch.

Management's solution:

Buy a new switch ($3500) and put it in the rack which needs more capability.

So.........


$3500 to buy a switch we don't need, but I can't get a $50 bench vise?

$800 for a welder, but we can't get another ratchet set for one of the mechanics?


Tell me again that it's labor's fault we're losing money.

[Lady's Human]

In the meantime, dump a bottle of Baileys into a cup for me and put enough coffee in it to get it warm, please.

[blue]

I realy want to make a joke here, but I dont wanna come off ass an AH again.

Oh what the heck.


Tell me again that it's labor's fault we're losing money.


Do I have to keep a straight face or can I tell you that while LMAO?

Lame joke, I know I just didnt wanna come off as a d!(k again.

Ill get your drink.

[Lady's Human]

:D

Nope, you wouldn't come off as anything other than the straight man. :p

[Cinder & Smoke]

We have a spare switch currently not in use.

My proposed solution..........
take one of the site spares from the rack it is currently in,
move it to the rack where we need more active ports,
cable it appropriately, and problem is solved.

Total cost = the labor required to do the cabling and moving the switch.


BUT, BUT, But ...
THEN you won't have a "SPARE"!

:rolleyes:

[blue]

BUT, BUT, But ...
THEN you won't have a "SPARE"!

:rolleyes:

BUt, But, but...
ITS OLD! If we dont buy a new one we cant justify our budget!

[Lady's Human]

BUT, BUT, But ...
THEN you won't have a "SPARE"!

:rolleyes:

Minor correction........then we'd only have two spares, not three, and the spare switches are less than a year old. I realize that's an eternity in tech terms, but the systems on the network are anywhere from 2-25 years old....I don't think they need the level of connectivity that a new system requires.

[blue]

Old tech is still needed and used, a guy on another board is looking for a HPCN50 to HPCN50 SCSI cable. I thought I had one but I dont, I do have a couple of 50 pin SCSI/25 pin cables though.

[Lady's Human]

He should call the USPS and ask about buying some.... we still use 'em.

monoprice.com, BTW

[blue]

Monoprice didnt have the 6-10' cables he needs. Bookmarked for future reference. Thanks for the url.

[Cinder & Smoke]

... then we'd only have two spares, not three,
and the spare switches are less than a year old.

WELL ...
Good GRIEF! - We're only THREE breakdowns away from an outage!

Buy the NEW One and get a "spare" for it, too!

WHAT Budget Surplus?

Ratchet Set? ... Get him a Crescent Wrench!

[Queen of Poop]

Morning everyone, Happy Friday.:)

Putting on coffee for those who partake, tea for those of us that don't.

Be ready when you're all out of bed!

[Pinot's Mom]

Coffee, please, with Bailey's!! It's Friday, we leave for Utah (skiing) REALLY EARLY in the morning, the Ravens are playing Indy for most of the marbles, I am in a rather celebratory mood!

So, coffee, Bailey's, and cranberry orange scones, please!:)

[Lady's Human]

I'll have a hot cocoa, please. Time for me to get ready for bed.

[Queen of Poop]

Ok, here you go coffee, Bailey's, and cranberry orange scones and a hot cocoa over here. Excellent.

Nice to have company this early.

[Lady's Human]

Night time for us vampires, but I know, it's early for all you creatures of the daylight.:D

[RICHARD]

Night time for us vampires, but I know, it's early for all you creatures of the daylight.:D


Hot cocoa?
Sleep well, see ya on the rebound.
DONE!


Has anyone seen the ORC, the car is gone.....:confused:
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/car-crash-compilation/A164FBC3A331970D3668A164FBC3A331970D3668



----------------------

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/icy-car-crash/B8F5C6EE5ED4D4055445B8F5C6EE5ED4D4055445

Oh dear! The emergency truck tried to help out? :rolleyes:

[Pinot's Mom]

Orc-you bring that car back! I need it to get to the airport! You bring that back right now!!

In the meantime - it's vacation mode! We're packing for the early flight to Utah and will be skiing on Sunday!! Barkeep, my usual, please with whatever snacks are convenient!:)

[RICHARD]

Orc-you bring that car back! I need it to get to the airport! You bring that back right now!!

In the meantime - it's vacation mode! We're packing for the early flight to Utah and will be skiing on Sunday!! Barkeep, my usual, please with whatever snacks are convenient!:)

The glass of grape and peanuts!;)

DONE.

[davidpizzica]

Coffee and Bailey's for me today, RICHARD, and the Terrible Towel for the a Ravens win over Indy! GO RAVENS!!

[DJFyrewolf36]

I need a coffee and a warm place by the fire...its one of those cold and rainy days where I just want to stay in bed...but this thing called work wont let me *sighs*

[catmomma]

I juzz wanna raze !!! zoom zoom zoom....

[Queen of Poop]

Groceries done. House cleaning done. Laundry almost done. Nothing left to do but sit here on the couch by the fire, snuggle with a Lady dog, and enjoy a nice cup of double bergamot earl grey tea with a splash of vanilla almond milk. My friend Hope said it's really yummy so giving it a try. Anyone else want to try it?

[RICHARD]

Groceries done. House cleaning done. Laundry almost done. Nothing left to do but sit here on the couch by the fire, snuggle with a Lady dog, and enjoy a nice cup of double bergamot earl grey tea with a splash of vanilla almond milk. My friend Hope said it's really yummy so giving it a try. Anyone else want to try it?

What? NO football?;)

DONE!

Welcome to Thursdays, Catmomma.

It's our Virtual Bar here on Pet Talk.

We serve everything, admit to nothing and meet halfway!;)

You are always welcome here, but I have to warn you that the price of membership is a one clean joke!

Thanks and enjoy yourself!

Aw DJ,

I feel your pain!

Coffee and a warm sit by the fireplace before you head out!

DONE!

David,

I am with you!

One coffee and Bailey's?

DONE!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Just popping in to fix a cherry vanilla coke. Sort of depressed tonight what with all the sad news in the world and all. :(

[Pinot's Mom]

Just a quick HI from Utah - no more football this season for the Ravens fans:( - we shot ourselves in the foot again, guys! Could I get some coffee, please, and maybe some fresh hot blueberry muffins to share? Good Morning - it's early out here!:)

[davidpizzica]

Just a quick HI from Utah - no more football this season for the Ravens fans:( - we shot ourselves in the foot again, guys! Could I get some coffee, please, and maybe some fresh hot blueberry muffins to share? Good Morning - it's early out here!:)

I tried to give them a win last night! Alas, the Terrible Towel was no match.

[DJFyrewolf36]

I need an umbrella and a place to dry off...it is wet wet WET!!! Some coffee will be nice too...

[RICHARD]

I need an umbrella and a place to dry off...it is wet wet WET!!! Some coffee will be nice too...

A towel and a cup of hot!

DONE!

David!

NExt year!

DONE!

PM,

Hi

Coffee, Blueberry muffins and no jet lag!

DONE!

MOFF,

Oh dear, I was in a funk for most of the week too.

One CVC and better days ahead?

DONE!

[Pinot's Mom]

Good day everyone!:)
I sent the boys skiing, I'm taking a day off sitting by the woodstove. I'll add another log and - what shall we have, I know it's later at home, so you're lunching. How about some nice soup, a lobster bisque perhaps, with a buttered baguette? Everyone in? I'd have a diet ginger ale with it - BUT THEY DON'T SELL IT IN UTAH! I'm serious! Crazy place...:rolleyes:

[RICHARD]

Good day everyone!:)
I sent the boys skiing, I'm taking a day off sitting by the woodstove. I'll add another log and - what shall we have, I know it's later at home, so you're lunching. How about some nice soup, a lobster bisque perhaps, with a buttered baguette? Everyone in? I'd have a diet ginger ale with it - BUT THEY DON'T SELL IT IN UTAH! I'm serious! Crazy place...:rolleyes:

WTF.

No Ginger ale in the whole state?

Could it be the name???:confused:

Here's a double, DONE!

[Queen of Poop]

Need a drink. A big drink. Anything but red wine.

[RICHARD]

Need a drink. A big drink. Anything but red wine.

Let's do a few shots......Whiskey and Gingerale chasers.....DONE?

[Queen of Poop]

I'm in!

[Lady's Human]

Shots? Anything but Takillya!

[Pinot's Mom]

WTF.

No Ginger ale in the whole state?

Could it be the name???:confused:

Here's a double, DONE!

Utahan Mormons are evidently very serious about Ginger Ale - regular Ginger Ale. They have more varieties than I've ever seen. Mormons can't have caffeine and they love it. I was talking to the guy making the soda delivery to the store and he had never even HEARD of diet. He told me they didn't make it (Schweppes) - I said yes, they do, I buy it back home. He said "not in the state of Utah".:confused:

Anyway...just got back from lunch; butternut squash soup, cobb salad and cabernet sauvignon - to heck with the diet ginger ale!:)

[RICHARD]

Duh,

I missed the diet part.:rolleyes:

Let me line everyone up and Cheers!

DONE!

[Karen]

Cup of tea, please! And maybe some shortbread cookies? I'll share ...

[RICHARD]

Cup of tea, please! And maybe some shortbread cookies? I'll share ...

Chai tea and shortbread cookies!

Done!

[cassiesmom]

Boy, I was just looking at the news and they are showing footage of looting in Haiti. That makes me so sad. All over the world charities are raising money to help, and organizations are trying to get supplies and resources into the country, and now this. So - could I have coffee, please? Well... decaf. It's after 9.

[RICHARD]

Boy, I was just looking at the news and they are showing footage of looting in Haiti. That makes me so sad. All over the world charities are raising money to help, and organizations are trying to get supplies and resources into the country, and now this. So - could I have coffee, please? Well... decaf. It's after 9.

One decaf.

DONE.

[catmandu]

We are so in Richhard!!:love::love:
And The Found Ctas will bring Science Diet Culinary Creations and Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys for Edster and Your Porch Cats!!:cool::cool:
Thank You so much for the invitation Richrd and Edster :):)
The Found Cats , Porch and Rescued Cats love the City named after The Awesome Angels Army, Los Angelese!!!:cool::cool::cool::cool:

[RICHARD]

We are so in Richhard!!:love::love:
And The Found Ctas will bring Science Diet Culinary Creations and Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys for Edster and Your Porch Cats!!:cool::cool:
Thank You so much for the invitation Richrd and Edster :):)
The Found Cats , Porch and Rescued Cats love the City named after The Awesome Angels Army, Los Angelese!!!:cool::cool::cool::cool:

This is one of the best Thursdays yet.

Gary, you can put in an order now....But I forgot to tell you that membership is one clean joke...You can post it anytime.

Thank you Found Cats, for the treats.

What are you having? The cat's get ca nip teas. You can order anything you want!

And thanks for being the Special Guest Star this week.

[Queen of Poop]

Is Lady about, I need some dog time. And a hot tea would be wonderful.

[RICHARD]

Is Lady about, I need some dog time. And a hot tea would be wonderful.

Lady is on call 24/7...and a cup of tea?

DONE!

[Pinot's Mom]

Just back from skiing-we got a foot last night and skiing was wonderful. It's time to say goodbye to Park City, though, we fly out in the morning.

We're having red wine and take and bake pizza for our last meal - anyone care for some? Any preference of toppings.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

you all want a good chuckle? I posted this on Angel's thread earlier but since not all of you all see that. Well, here goes:

Thought you might enjoy my adventure this morning.
I was sitting in my big chair this morning. Suddenly I heard a loud ringing/buzzing. I have been battling an ear infection so at first I didn't pay it any mind.

It got louder and woudn't stop. I went into other rooms. No noise. I walked around outside the house. No noise. Back in the front room, loud annoying noise!!!

I unplugged everything electric and made sure everything was off. Still noise continued. It sounded like it was coming from the ceiling crawl space to me. So I called a electrician.

They came and couldn't find what was causing it either. They turned off power to the entire house. Noise still continued. They called for advise from their boss. He said it could possibly be cable or telephone lines. They were getting ready to go outside and disconnect those to see if noise stopped.

The youngest guy (and the one with the best hearing of all of us) went behind my chair. He kept swearing the noise was coming from there somewhere.

"I found it!" he yelled. He dove under my chair and pulled out an old electronic poker game I've had for years. Apparently Winnie had knocked it off a stand this morning and broke the on/off switch. It was squawking!!!

How embarrassing!!! :o But I am so glad nothing was shorting out in my house wiring or anything.

Wasn't it nice of God to keep me distracted so I wouldn't worry about Angel this morning? ;) :D (she is at the vet's for her big girl surgery)

Of course, when I get the bill for an emergency service call, I may not feel quite so blessed. :eek:

See, Playing poker can get you into trouble!!!! ;) :D

[RICHARD]

See, Playing poker can get you into trouble!!!! ;) :D


On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere,
I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep.
So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness
'Til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.

He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces,
And knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.
And if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces.
For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."

So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression.
Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right."

DONE!