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dluddy, saabin, and hayes have responded and a revised list will be posted later. Thanks for all the quick and generous responses! If you know anyone on the list who has not responded, please tell them to check their PMs over at old RWG.

Good to see ya back Rob.

My dealings with him have been good as well (straps, pens, and watches). I would expect that there is a reason and that he will resurface with an explanation.

19 for me, so... 329

(repost from old RWG...I just felt compelled to repost this one...so I apologize in advance to all those obsessed with post counts and such) There's no telling where some words come from. Like, for instance, who was the genius that one day said "I'm going to invent the word '[censored]' just so people can scream it at each other while driving down the highway."? Well, for the most part, I'm guessing we will never know how some words came into origin. But I have come up with a clearly outlined history of the greatest word ever, along with definitions and a useful synonyms list. Part One: The Origins and Spread to the United States From what I can trace back from archived IRC chats, the term 'asshat' was first used in the large European country of Sweden as an alternative for the word ‘[censored].’ From Sweden, by way of both train and ship, the word found it’s way to the shores of western France, where it was used by a software coder named Louis (LOO-ee) in a telephone conversation with his second cousin in Newfoundland. This great man was responsible for sending this fashionable European word to North America for all children to enjoy! Once on the North American continent, there was no stopping it’s spread to the states. In a June 2000 memo to US-Canadian Customs agents, they were warned to not let this word slip across the border. At this point the word had such a Canadian backing that there was no way to stop it’s glorious spread. And so, ‘asshat’ was first used in the US by an Inuit man named Pukkeenegak who slipped across the border in his kayak. God bless the Inuit! Americans were, at first, wary to this new word. They had grown up using ‘[censored],’ ‘assclown,’ (premier in Office Space) and even ‘asshead.’ What was to force them to add yet another word to their vocabulary? The Internet, of course! Using radiocarbon dating, we have determined that some of the first widespread usage of the word ‘asshat’ was in several Kevin Smith fan newsgroups, all located in California. Luckily, there are also Kevin Smith fans in the northeast United States, so the word quickly bounded an entire continent and made it to New York City. Everyone knows that New York City is a melting pot of culture, drugs, and comedians. The Bamboni family of Brooklyn, NY was the first to use the word ‘asshat’ in common day talk. Donny Bamboni was quoted in July 2001 as telling a cashier at 7-11 to, “put the money in the bag, asshat!” Several scared patrons of this convenience store quickly jumped on planes and flew back home, carrying the word with them. And Donny took the word to Rikers Island, where all the prisoners began using the word in a different context than an insult. It is feasible to guess that by November, 2001, the word asshat was now in full usage all around the United States. Secretary of State Collin Powell was quoth in early 2002 as saying the following at a State Dinner: (in regards to Usama bin Laden) “We have not yet found that asshat [bin Laden], but we’re sure as hell trying.” In terms of an age breakdown, it seems that colleges students between the ages of 18-25 most commonly use the word asshat, but children as young as six have been heard using the word. Current demography predicts that by the end of 2003, the word asshat will be a commonly used word among high school students and among the 35-35 year old working class. It also appears that, through misinformation, the word is loosing it’s set definition. The next section will discuss its proper usages. Part Two: Using Asshat Correctly Asshat is by no means just a replacement for the word ‘[censored],’ but at the current state of the economy there is no better word to compare it to. ass·hat n. slang 1. A thoroughly contemptible, detestable person. 2. Tight fitting underwear [sny: [censored], asshead, assclown, asswad, asshot, assface, [censored], [censored], whitey tighties] Part Three: Why Use Asshat? Quite frankly, there is no better insult in the world than the word asshat. Think about it. Scenerio 1: You are once again late for work, and the boss decides to chew you out about it. So he finishes his ten minute speech about how you should be prompt every day. Under your breath, you mumble the word 'asshat'. He will look at you puzzled (if the old man even heard you) and ask you what you just said. "Asset," you will reply. "That's a great asset to possess." You just made fun of the guy, and didn't get fired! Asshat to the rescue! Scenerio 2: You are playing a rousing game of Counter-Strike and some hacker comes in to ruin the fun. Luckily, everyone in the room knows the secret word to repel cheaters. That's right! If you and your fellow teammate continue to call the little [censored] an 'asshat', he will eventually get confused and leave. This strategy will also work at parties, bar mitzfas, and other socal outings. Asshat is new! Asshat is hip! Asshat is now! We all strive to create a new word for a generation, and this is it, folks! Asshat is something that everyone can come together and celebrate! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- compliments of: http://www.confusednation.com/asshat/

or maybe create poll subforum where are olls are moved after a month or so...

The watch is actually dead and gone now. (this was a repost from many many many months ago...I dropped the watch several months ago and it did not survive. I still use the bracelet for another breitling and it is a nice and heavy bracelet. The leather strap is very comfortable and I still use it on another breitling too.

I dont dislike the polls as much as I dislike the fact that the poll threads keep getting bumped everytime a vote is cast, regardless of whether the voter actually posts a comment. Just annoying IMO.

your sig is freaking me out by tor

polls, 99% of the time are usless

This is the second rep I bought after joining RWG. i procrastinated long enough with pics so here they are. It has a few flaws, as all of them do, but it looks really nice in person and will make for a nice occassional rotation piece. The jap myota movement is not bad in my opinion, and for the money, I like it alot. I am not really into the TT watches so I would not have purchased one of the more expensive ETA models.

This is the first rep I bought after joining RWG and procrastinated with the picture thing. So anyway, here it is. It has obvious flaws that I am content with, and it was very inexpensive. It's a jap myota movement, but the sweep seems fairly smooth to my untrained eye. I like the jubilee look, but just bought an oyster replacement so I can alternate the look. I bought a new band thorugh a third party who got it from King. It's a SS sub band, with SEL and divers extension (w/o the little circular button on the band). I took a chance in buying it because I was not sure if it would fit, but I got lucky and it's not a bad fit. It's not a perfect fit (and clearly not the right band for a GMT), but it fits pretty good and I'm not too terribly anal about the perfect rep. I will probably alternate back to the jubilee, depending on my mood, but will use this one for a while. It's a sweet band by the way... King's bands seem much heavier and solid than the band on my TT sub.

Joshua's VC is amazing and elegent. Too bad my pictures are not quite as elegant. Anyway, all the complications are funtional, except the month change over which I think has to be done manually. The back flips open to reveal a display back with nice VC engravings. Very sweet watch and I highly reccomend it.

Picked it up from TTK not to long ago. He advertised it as a superocean I think, but the closest I could find on the breitling site was the Wings Automatic model. I replaced the SS bracelet with a leather strap from Adam. It is large - approx 44 diameter on 8 to 2 axis- (much larger than the real deal) but it is supposed to be limited edition, so maybe that explains the size. then again, I could not find any info on the web as to whether such a limited edition was ever made, but whatever. It's a big ass watch that I have come to love.

Most of my collection (absent two I cannot find and two en route) 1-gen: bulova chrono 2-gen: citizen chrono 3-gen: accutron chrono 4-rep: omega chrono 5-rep: pam power reserve 6-rep: pam chrono 7-rep: vacheron constantine perpetual calendar 8-rep: maurice lacroix masterpiece 9-rep: breguet 5900 10-rep: frank mueller transamerica 11-rep: rolex GMT 12-rep: breitling chronomat evolution 13-rep: breitling bentley 14-rep: breitling montbrilliant 15-rep: breitling chronomat evolution TT 16-rep: breitling super avenger 17-rep: montblanc timewalker 18-rep: rolex paul newman

johnnyboy is not blade and jjajh did not really say that. clearly it was gran editing their posts. the post was by tkk (who I belive is gran) and then jjajh's post was edited to say that jf was blade. When mods at RWG edit a post, the standard "edited by___" reference does not appear as it does when you edit your onw post.

Maurice LaCroix Masterpiece from josh (Im at work so no wrist shot).

clive, you have had twin 18 year old sisters? wow...

Any pics?

Best sub here: www.rolex.com (sheesh, newbs)

My name is watcher71 and I want to learn about watches