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W woofmutt Member Seattilite Telstar Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 2639	W woofmutt Posted posted on Sun, Sep 5, 2010 11:01 PM The Thread: Time for OktoberFIST 2010!! The Post: Like beer? Like milking cows? How 'bout sawing logs? Drinking beer? Holding beer steins? Dancing like a chicken? Eating sausages, pretzels and sauerkraut? How 'bout drinking beer? Got a dirndl or lederhosen just hanging in your closet begging to be worn? How 'bout any other 'non-traditional' headwear that you just can't wear anywhere else? Like being in an environment where public drunken behavior is not only permitted, but encouraged? (BONUS: Do you know what "electrolysis" has to do with any of this?) If you answered YES to any/all of these questions, well, hold on to your keg-hat and styrofoam stein my friend, because the time has come! Yep, I drive by it every day - the tent is up!! The Opening Night of Alpine Village Oktoberfest is Friday, September 10, and it continues every weekend (Fris & Sats, 6-1, Sunday 'Family Day' from noon - 7) until October 24. The A.V. website doesn't have a link for free admission coupons anymore, but you can now buy your admission as an advance e-ticket, saving you (literally) hours of waiting to get in! If you're interested in going at any point, just post here and we can set things in motion! Aloha wear required. Raccoon-head hats and/or pharoah head-dresses optional. OktoberFIST: A TikiCentral tradition since 2002! The reply: Like beer? Yes. Like milking cows? No interest really. But I milked goats when I was a kid (no pun intended). It was OK. Can't say I liked it. How 'bout sawing logs? If you mean sleep, yeah. Actually cutting wood I don't mind but it's never on my Fun Things To Do! lists. Drinking beer? Didn't we already cover this? Holding beer steins? I do if they're full of beer (which I like drinking, see above). But just holding a beer stein for the sake of holding a beer stein does nothing for me. Dancing like a chicken? No. Eating sausages, pretzels and sauerkraut? Yes. How 'bout drinking beer? Never heard of it. *Got a dirndl or lederhosen just hanging in your closet begging* to be worn? No. But I have a Rockmount tie with a picture of a cowboy riding the range on it which I've never worn. How 'bout any other 'non-traditional' headwear that you just can't wear anywhere else? All my "headwear" is traditional and I wear it when and where I want. Like being in an environment where public drunken behavior is not only permitted, but encouraged? Yes to the first one, no to the second. (BONUS: Do you know what "electrolysis" has to do with any of this?) No bonus points for me. If you answered YES to any/all of these questions, well, hold on to your keg-hat and styrofoam stein my friend, because the time has come! Yep, I drive by it every day - the tent is up!!** STYROFOAM™ is a registered trademark for a line of foam products manufactured exclusively by The Dow Chemical Company. They ask that you follow these guidelines when specifying STYROFOAM Brand Foam: When the word "STYROFOAM" appears in copy, it should be in upper case letters and followed by the words "Brand Foam." For example: STYROFOAM Brand Foam The preferred method to denote that STYROFOAM Brand Foam is a trademark is to follow its first use in any document with the ™ mark, and the corresponding trademark footnote should read "®™Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow") or an affiliated company of Dow" For example: STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam®™ Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow") or an affiliated company of Dow If the format does not permit use of the trademark footnote, then a ™ mark should be used after the word "STYROFOAM": STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam Because it is a registered trademark, STYROFOAM cannot be used as an adjective. It is incorrect to say "Three 1-inch STYROFOAM Brand Foam balls." Instead, use "Three 1-inch balls of STYROFOAM Brand Foam." Hey, that ain't me, that's Dow.

**The Thread:

**Time for OktoberFIST 2010!!

The Post:

Like beer?
Like milking cows?
How 'bout sawing logs?
Drinking beer?
Holding beer steins?
Dancing like a chicken?
Eating sausages, pretzels and sauerkraut?
How 'bout drinking beer?
Got a dirndl or lederhosen just hanging in your closet begging to be worn?
How 'bout any other 'non-traditional' headwear that you just can't wear anywhere else?
Like being in an environment where public drunken behavior is not only permitted, but encouraged?
(BONUS: Do you know what "electrolysis" has to do with any of this?)

If you answered YES to any/all of these questions, well, hold on to your keg-hat and styrofoam stein my friend, because the time has come! Yep, I drive by it every day - the tent is up!!

The Opening Night of Alpine Village Oktoberfest is Friday, September 10, and it continues every weekend (Fris & Sats, 6-1, Sunday 'Family Day' from noon - 7) until October 24.

The A.V. website doesn't have a link for free admission coupons anymore, but you can now buy your admission as an advance e-ticket, saving you (literally) hours of waiting to get in! If you're interested in going at any point, just post here and we can set things in motion!

Aloha wear required. Raccoon-head hats and/or pharoah head-dresses optional.

OktoberFIST: A TikiCentral tradition since 2002!

The reply:

Like beer?

Yes.

Like milking cows?

No interest really. But I milked goats when I was a kid (no pun intended). It was OK. Can't say I liked it.

How 'bout sawing logs?

If you mean sleep, yeah. Actually cutting wood I don't mind but it's never on my Fun Things To Do! lists.

Drinking beer?

Didn't we already cover this?

Holding beer steins?

I do if they're full of beer (which I like drinking, see above). But just holding a beer stein for the sake of holding a beer stein does nothing for me.

Dancing like a chicken?

No.

Eating sausages, pretzels and sauerkraut?

Yes.

How 'bout drinking beer?

Never heard of it.

Got a dirndl or lederhosen just hanging in your closet begging to be worn?

No. But I have a Rockmount tie with a picture of a cowboy riding the range on it which I've never worn.

How 'bout any other 'non-traditional' headwear that you just can't wear anywhere else?

All my "headwear" is traditional and I wear it when and where I want.

Like being in an environment where public drunken behavior is not only permitted, but encouraged?

Yes to the first one, no to the second.

(BONUS: Do you know what "electrolysis" has to do with any of this?)

No bonus points for me.

If you answered YES to any/all of these questions, well, hold on to your keg-hat and styrofoam stein my friend, because the time has come! Yep, I drive by it every day - the tent is up!!

STYROFOAM™ is a registered trademark for a line of foam products manufactured exclusively by The Dow Chemical Company. They ask that you follow these guidelines when specifying STYROFOAM Brand Foam:

When the word "STYROFOAM" appears in copy, it should be in upper case letters and followed by the words "Brand Foam." For example:

STYROFOAM Brand Foam

The preferred method to denote that STYROFOAM Brand Foam is a trademark is to follow its first use in any document with the ™ mark, and the corresponding trademark footnote should read "®™*Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow") or an affiliated company of Dow" For example:

STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam®™* Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow") or an affiliated company of Dow

If the format does not permit use of the trademark footnote, then a ™ mark should be used after the word "STYROFOAM":

STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam

Because it is a registered trademark, STYROFOAM cannot be used as an adjective. It is incorrect to say "Three 1-inch STYROFOAM Brand Foam balls." Instead, use "Three 1-inch balls of STYROFOAM Brand Foam."

Hey, that ain't me, that's Dow.

Post #552353 by woofmutt on Sun, Sep 5, 2010 11:01 PM