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Post by showcase on Sept 21, 2004 13:26:25 GMT -5
HoyaLawya singlehandedly lending Starters some credibility. I must find his source of pics...
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Sept 21, 2004 13:32:50 GMT -5
Between this thread and your work in the football thread, are you making a bid to break SFHoya's hegemony over the HoyaTalk boards?
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Post by TrueHoyaBlue on Sept 21, 2004 13:38:00 GMT -5
I've been contemplating a similar power grab, but 45-7 to Duquesne has made me a little too depressed to post on the football board this week, and there's only so much one can contribute to a discussion of GU's finances on the 37th & O board. Now, if only I had a source for in-depth cross country analysis...
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Sept 21, 2004 13:39:32 GMT -5
You'd be well advised to post away. You trail showcase by only 2 posts.
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Post by TrueHoyaBlue on Sept 21, 2004 13:51:12 GMT -5
So how many times can I post on this thread before it becomes excessive?
Or is that the point of the thread? ;D
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Sept 21, 2004 15:11:31 GMT -5
I can offer up my XC sources to this group, but what is the point? Is there anything higher than AA; do we become All Earth on post #1000 and All Solar System at post #2500? Or are we to remain in this endless void typing out posts just for the sake of enjoyment of Hoya bball and other things Georgetown.
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Post by showcase on Sept 21, 2004 16:12:19 GMT -5
Between this thread and your work in the football thread, are you making a bid to break SFHoya's hegemony over the HoyaTalk boards? You'll definitely be the first to know if I'm really making a push for the top, JerseyHoya That being said, I think you and SFHoya are pretty much untouchable in that regard. Running drive-chart updates on that Duquesne game was altogether too painful to be a post-count gambit. All afternoon I could hear what Coach Benson would be saying as he went over the drive chart before the first films session - and there was an awful lot of "... and we just can't have that!" I'd expect a lot more of that Sunday after Colgate, unfortunately, but these are thoughts for another forum.
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Post by HoyaLawya on Sept 22, 2004 10:34:31 GMT -5
Admin: That SNL skit was a classic, esp. with the Nader cameo. Showcase: Go to "Yahoo" and then click on "Images" (but that's just for starters .... hahaha, I crack myself up .... the real treasure trove is elsewhere) Nevada: Elevate your expectations, oh relative-of-the-Palouse!!! Upon reaching your 1,000th post, you will BECOME Mr. Universe. At post #1,500 you will marry a famous Daughter of Georgetown. At #2,000 you make millions as a movie star, and at #2,500 you will be elected Governor of a nation-sized state. Now ... whilst you're all distracted by that All-American display of razzle dazzle red, white and blue above (and SFHoya is living in the MIDDLE of it), there is the somewhat small matter of the REAL reason for my visit here [quoth Barbarian, while rummaging through the pantry and refrigerator and trying to find a humidor .........] See ya! ;D
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Post by TrueHoyaBlue on Sept 22, 2004 10:54:35 GMT -5
Better watch it, Lawya -- First off, this is only the public All-Americans only thread, so you don't even know what you're missing (pantry and otherwise) in the private club. But beyond that, be careful of your post-raiding. All of these pillaging runs and you might accidentally back your way into legitimate AA status. ... or at least that quasi-esteemed All Big East club!
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Post by HoyaLawya on Nov 2, 2004 19:58:06 GMT -5
;D ;D ;D Don't mind me ....... just the maid service here. Merely checking for a little spare change to dust off and tidy up. The arrival of the newest Starter reminded me that our ESPN Full Court payment is about to come due .... Tally ho ......... carry on ........ No need to help me carry it .... it's not that heavy. Really!!
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Post by SFHoya99 on Nov 2, 2004 23:56:06 GMT -5
Take it. We're not above a little charity.
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Post by GUHoya07 on Nov 3, 2004 0:15:07 GMT -5
Yeah, enjoy it, there's plenty more where that came from. You are only scraping the top of our vast preserves of fine goods and collectibles. That is one of our smallest money sacks and we are more than welcome to help out the poor and starving starters in their futile attempts to fix up their "clubhouse" hahahahaha ;D.
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Post by showcase on Nov 3, 2004 20:05:54 GMT -5
Why would HoyaLawya make off with one of our doorstops? If he'd just bring his impudent hide around the back on Boxing Day like the rest of the peasants, I'm sure we'd be more than able to give him a set. After all, we get a new set weekly and use the old for kindling...
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Post by HoyaLawya on Nov 3, 2004 22:50:33 GMT -5
“Helllooooo? Anybody home?”<br> ;D ;D ;D [Chuckling at the silence … Barbarian Starter effortlessly slides on surgical gloves to prevent fingerprint detection and glides cat-like through the foyer, through the Grand Salon, towards the rear recesses of the All American Clubhouse until finding the private study. Slides jimmying device into the lock, lock gives way easily because the "rich All-American boys" didn't invest in a decent strike plate, opens heavy double doors, pauses briefly to admire sheen of the mahogany paneling … spots what he’s after … goes to desk … turns on computer … easily defeats security protection by typing in suitable alphanumerics: “JT the III shall DELIVER thee” … now for the best search terms to scan documents … hmmmm … “Swiss bank” … BWAaaahahahahaa! Yes, yes, yes! A Swiss bank with a branch in Grand Cayman!!! Looks up phone number, then account numbers, then name of private banker handling AA boys' portfolio and wealth management. Picks up phone, dials 011 then a whole lotta other numbers…waits for someone in Zurich to pick up.] Female voice: “Hello, how may I help you?”<br> Barbarian: “Good afternoon! Please be a dear and connect me to Gerhard UberSchmerzenGeld.”<br> Female voice: “And who may I say is calling?”<br> Barbarian: “This is William Bennett Edwards the IV, calling on behalf of Mr. UberScherzenGeld’s private client, the Georgetown All-American Club.”<br> [Brief pause while call is transferred] Gerhard: “Hello? Mr. Edwards? Do I know you?”<br> Barbarian: “No, Gerhard, we haven’t had the pleasure of a personal meeting. But as their newly appointed legal counsel and most trusted advisor, I’ve been asked to assist the fellows of the All-American Club with a most urgent assignment. The good chaps are in need of an immediate withdrawal of some funds in Zurich, to be picked up at your branch in Grand Cayman. You know those boys … always on the lookout for something new … they’ve just learned of a yacht being quietly put on the market and they want it for their new toy.”<br> Gerhard [sounding suspicious]: “Hmmmm…. a money transfer? To buy a yacht? How do I know you are who you say you are?”<br> Barbarian: “Well, as you know, the All-American Club is very secretive about its membership. I daresay, it’s a veritable Bilderberger Society of the District of Columbia. Perhaps my knowledge of their senior officers will convince you?”<br> Gerhard: “It’s a start … name some names.”<br> Barbarian: “ Well, there’s the founder, of course -- Seamus T. Showcase. Then there’s Jeremy JerseyHoya the XXXIVth, and Nathaniel NevadaHoya, and of course that scion of banking from the West Coast, Amadeo Peter Giannini SFHoya the XCIXth.”<br> Gerhard: “Sehr eindrucksvoll! Very impressive. But still … can one of the members come to the phone?”<br> Barbarian: “Out of the question, my good man!!! These are very busy men, titans of industry and commerce, as you know. Amadeo is busy digesting the recent Fleet Banking acquisition, Nathaniel is staging a takeover of the Bellagio and Mirage simultaneously, and Seamus and Jeremy are right this very minute on a private jet headed to Grand Cayman to pick up their yacht first thing in the morning, accompanied by Cornelius Vanderbilt CambridgeHoya, the newest member.” Gerhard: “Oh my … well, what is the sum required?”<br> Barbarian: “$25 million, and it needs to be a bearer’s instrument, of course.”<br> Gerhard: “I’d have less of a problem if there were just some further assurance ….. “ [hesitates] Barbarian: “Well, you do have International Caller ID on your phone, don’t you?”<br> Gerhard: “Yes, of course.”<br> Barbarian: “Then take a look at WHERE I’m calling from.”<br> Gerhard: “Yes, yes …… but of course. The sanctum sanctorum ... the private study!” Barbarian: “Precisely. Can the money be ready first thing in the morning?”<br> Gerhard: “Certainly. Should I tell our Manager in Cayman to be expecting Seamus?”<br> Barbarian: “What? And tear him away from inspecting the yacht? Nooooo … that wouldn’t be very wise. The menial task of fetching devolves upon the newest Club member. Tell your Manager that Mr. CambridgeHoya will be there shortly.”<br> Gerhard: “Fine. And give my fond regards to all.”<br> Barbarian: “Oh, I will. I most certainly will.”<br> [Barbarian hangs up the A-A Clubhouse phone, turns to the computer, changes the password to “StartersGoToSea-Yippee!” ….. pulls personal cell phone out of pocket … hits speed dial button.] CambridgeHoya: “Did it work?”<br> Barbarian: “Like a charm … don’t forget to pull on a blazer over your Bermuda shorts when you go to…. to pick up the check to pay for the !!!" [Barbarian glides effortlessly toward rear entrance, notes the now-seemingly-ridiculous satchel used as door stopper, kicks it aside, saunters out door chuckling.] “Boxing Day! Indeed!”
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Post by SFHoya99 on Nov 3, 2004 23:08:01 GMT -5
[Inside the security room]
Showcase: By God, Nathaniel, you are brilliant at that! Will Gerhand mind you impersonating him?
Nevada (still speaking in a German accent): Of course not, my good chap. Gerhand does not actually exist. Just something I invented to have fun with those starters.
(Gorgeous maid enters with two glasses of champagne and the rest of the bottle. Nevada and showcase each grab a glass).
Showcase: Thank you, Elin. (He winks, and she smiles slyly back at him.)
Nevada: However did you steal her from Eldrick, Seamus?
Showcase: Oh, you know, he never did make All-American. (They laugh. Elin turns to leave.) Elin, honey, can you call Jersey? He's in the Caymans right now. Ask him to make sure one Cambridge Hoya has a nice encounter with customs. Then make sure he ends up at Gitmo for something or other.
(She leaves)
Nevada: and HoyaLawya?
Showcase: We'll let him think he's won...
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Post by Cambridge on Nov 4, 2004 11:26:11 GMT -5
Showcase: Oh, you know, he never did make All-American. (They laugh. Elin turns to leave.) Elin, honey, can you call Jersey? He's in the Caymans right now. Ask him to make sure one Cambridge Hoya has a nice encounter with customs. Then make sure he ends up at Gitmo for something or other.
(She leaves)
Elin, smiles dryly as she closes the door behind her. The cackles from Nevada and Showcase silenced by the sound proof door. She walks toward the generously stocked wet bar and places the now empty tray in the sink.
Cooly, Elin picks up the phone and dials Jersey.
"Frau Jersey? Ja, Frau Showcase requests that you meet Cambridge and Lawya at the poolside bar of the Royal Hilton Resort and Spa tomorrow afteroon. 2 o'clock sharp. Await further instructions."
As Elin returns the phone to its receiver, she removes the blond wig to reveal a short crop of brown hair. She deftly reaches under her chin and with a slight tug removes the latex mask and tosses it into the trash can beneath the bar. Reaching under the bar, Cambridge retrieves the large envelope he had planted last week. Quickly, but carefully, breaks the seal and pulls out a crisply pressed white cotton shirt and dark black wool suit. Cambridge slips on his usual attire and casually dials Lawya from his cell phone.
"Lawya"
"Cambridge, how did it go?"
"Swimmingly."
"You're certain."
"Sleeping like babies..."Cambridge half-chuckled as he slipped the remaining Rohypnol pills into his jacket pocket.
"Thank's for the heads up about 2007's secret stash." Cambridge continued, "That certainly was the difference maker. Poor buggers have all the money and the women, but that's not enough. I won't go into the other things I found in that stash. Let's just leave it at that. Strange cats..."
"You get the voice recordings..." Lawya asked
"No problem. Listen" Cambridge pulled out the micro recorder and held it up to the phone. As hit play, the digital recorder whirred to life. Showcase's rang out across the line.
"Excellent, now turn off the alarm systems and meet me in the subbasement vault in five minutes. We got business to attend to..."
"I'll be there with bells on, I'll just check on our two little angels..." With that Cambridge head off to check on the two drugged.
To be continued....
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Post by SFHoya99 on Nov 4, 2004 11:52:47 GMT -5
When Cambridge arrived in the room, the two All-Americans were apparently asleep on the coach. He shut the door softly and tip-toed towards them. Slipping a device only found on Castro Street, Cambridge stopped suddenly when he heard a click behind him. The door had locked. Bolts slammed into place as he spun quickly towards the door. He was trapped. But what did he care? He had the two All-Americans, a polaroid, and plenty of time to humiliate them. He turned around to do his worst. The All-Americans were standing. Showcase: Silly Cambridge, don't you know I prefer brunettes? Cambridge stammered as they both reached to their faces, and began to pull latex masks away. To his horror, when they were done, Cambridge saw that he had tried to drug not Nevada and Showcase, but Michael Bolton and Barry Manilow. To his horror, they began to sing.
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Nov 5, 2004 11:46:47 GMT -5
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Nov 8, 2004 20:13:15 GMT -5
Alas, I have passed the torch to GU2007, who is now the second most frequent HoyaTalk poster. He is currently making a serious bid for hegemony, as he has closed an almost 300 post margin since returning to school. Oh, the wonders of ResNet and Ethernet!
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Post by HoyaLawya on Nov 10, 2004 17:54:13 GMT -5
Here to pick up the Bentley at Mr. Showcase's request. Sorry that our chamois cloths are all back at our shop -- they seem to work better in the FETIDITY of the South side of D.C. Don't worry ......... we'll have the car spiffed up shortly and brought back to you. In the meantime, we'll let you use one of our loaners. It's right here .......... sitting outside ........... kind of a flashy thing ........... not commonly seen on the streets up here around Embassy Row ........... don't mind the curious crowd gathering around it .... the novelty of it all is probably what attracted them .... not often you get to see this kind of vehicle in these parts ........ ta-tah, now! [Bentley roars down Massachusetts Ave. NW ......... disappears from view] [15 minutes pass ....... crowd growing larger in his driveway-- circular, of course, with marble inlaid stones -- prevents Seamus Showcase from getting a look at the loaner vehicle in question .......... finally, D.C. police arrive ........ disperse the crowd ...... hysterical shrieks erupt ... officer in charge places a radio call for an ambulance .... Seamus Showcase needs transport to the Psych Ward at Georgetown Medical Center so he can continue having his emotional breakdown in more suitable confines with proper medical attention ...............] ;D ;D
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