Hey Lizs.

“Hey girl whats up?You should try to out backpacking with down in Hoosier National Forest this weekend.You could drive to my house and we could leave from there.

Its not that far to me.

8)”

“hmmmmmmm... would be fun. But I'm just back from the big weeklong trip (see New Mexico trip thread)... which included an extra day on the road -- NO PAY, thanks -- due to Frontier Airlines flight delay.

Yeah, you're probably six hours from me, I'm guessing. But I'd have to take time off on a work day, like Friday and Monday, to do it. I don't get vacation pay with two part-time jobs. And I'm the only reporter currently at my newspaper, which puts just a wee bit extra pressure (read that as STIFLING PRESSURE --with my voice rising just a bit!! lol) on me.

But do keep me in mind. Am I on your e-mail list for trips??”

“hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm”

“Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Does Evergreen know about this? ;-}”

“Oh ok I just though I would ask becuase now is the best time of year to hike.

Does Evergreen know about this HA!

8)”

“the important issue is that "I" know...

CMB...I challenge you to a duel...Oct 31 at midnight, on the grassy knoll...my weapon of choice will be my trusty hiking stick, you can bring your puny aluminum leki pole...Im gonna whomp your scrawny butt into submission...

Ask my girlfriend out on a hiking trip without first consulting me...you'll pay for your insolence, you infidel.

oy yeah...if I'm not there...then just proceed to wack yourself over the head a few times, that will satisfy the insult.”

“Well aren't we a little testie!!! Did I miss something??? You and Lizs an item? Is this another TT match made in heaven?”

“Yeah Lizs, newspaper owners think staffing means whacking the help on the head with a hickory pole. If nobody can take vacations, then it will not cost as much for help!”

“Staffing.......shafting????”

“hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....maybe...maybe not.......hmmmmmmmmmm...definetly maybe.........oh heck...absolutely and item.”

“ya sure on that now??

OK, yeah I think we just might be!”

“....are you or aren't you....what's with all this hmmmmmmmmm and might be stuff....is old-timers kicking in or what......make it publicly known now....state your case and mark your territory....feeble minded individuals like me need to know these things....

regards...SL”

“it should read...make up your dang minds....

oh never mind...you git the point..”

“lifting my leg on you to mark my territory.”

“ya sure on that now??

OK, yeah I think we just might be!"
lizs
01:26:12 PM
10/28/02

well I was sure...but now, I'm wondering...Lizs...I'm gonna have my people contact your people to see if we are an "item".”

“...watch that leg lifting stuff....

no need to get violent....need I remind you...i'm spoken for...you DORK....go pull your pud or something!!”

“youz chooches are weirdoz sometimez... lol”

“we're just chooochin...”

“How about a 12 Ga.?????

8)”

“hiking sticks at midnight. its the hikers way.”

“They don't call him stikmon for nuttin'”

“Ok you are on!

8)”

“bring your weapon...no gyrls allowed...this will be a manly joust of drinking, belching, scratching, farting and then dueling hiking sticks...may the best stik win.

(He don't know it, but I'm bringing "grond")”

“You have new mail.”

“Lizs.

I was in Decorah for about 36 hours. Had no control over my schedule, might be coming back.

Lost your e-mail address. Please e-mail me--"mark.r.nielsen@att.net."”

“Lizs,

Need to keep this on top. PLEAZE email me.

Mark”

“You have mail!”

“stratusloop........
"lifting my leg on you to mark my territory."
stikmon
03:04:54 PM
10/28/02

so now stratusloop is stikmons girlfriend? im confeeused”

“hmmmmmm, has something happened while I was gone?? What the heck thread is that on??? LOL”

“you shoulda just said yes to mike and quietly gone along. things just seem to go smoother that way”

“"yes" to mikey on what? Been a busy two to three days for me...... lol

(is this on the Black Hills thread?)”

“Yo 2scoops....what did I do?....i'm soooo confused...that's not hard to do...”

“lizs : gone backpacking with mike this weekend

stratus: you just became stikmon's beeotch”

“yo dude...how did I do that?.....explain-a-mundo....”

“what thread was this on????????

lmao”

“he peed on you to mark his territory, therefore you belong to him, you are his territory/property......oh nevermind”

“OK, so where did stumprider go now?

Did I give ya information overload?? hahahhahaa... hey I KNOW the community!! LOL”

“Mark, ya got my e-mail????”

“and double NOT!!!

2 poops...go scoop yourself...good grief, if you can't say anything nice...shut up!”

“Got it. Thanks!

Did you get my response?

Mark”

“not yet”

“Hey stumprider, no e-mail ever showed. Where did you mail it to?? Double-check it, please... Thanks!”

“STUMPRIDER?!!?!?!”

“Sent it to your fbx.com address.

Will double check the address with what you sent me.”

“Re-sent it copying your address from your e-mail.

Hope it works this time.”

“Hey Mark? You re-sent your FIRST e-mail... LOL!!!

I wanna hear what you thought about what I Sent... the big poopin scoop, ya know?? lol”

“No surpise. Have had a sinus head ache for two days! Now I'm beginning to wonder what I sent to the publisher this morning! lol

I'll try again!”

“Tried again. You should have mail!

Mark”

“stikmon chill out i was just
fu!ckin with you.”

“I just got the thin envelope!”