Iraqi National cycling squad

Carl Sundquist

"Tim Mullin" <tvphotog@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> "Carl Sundquist" <carlsun@cox-internet.com> wrote in
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> > Normally I'm the first to jump on the 'rag on Arkansas' bandwagon, but
> > in this case, I can't.
>
> Just joking. While Fort Smith isn't my favorite part of the state, the
> whole area from Fayeteville (sans Rogers/Bentonville) out to around Eureka
> Springs and down to the Buffalo National River is simply wonderful. I'd
> love to get back that way sometime. Still, Arkansas makes for an easy
> joke....can you blame me?

There are too many rankings regarding education and income where Arkansas is
fighting Mississippi for the lowest spot as well as things like 'double
cousins' (related from both sides of the family) to ignore. But I saw an
opportunity to speak highly of one of Arkansas' redeeming values, so I took
it.

bg

Carl Sundquist wrote:

> There are too many rankings regarding education and income where Arkansas is
> fighting Mississippi for the lowest spot as well as things like 'double
> cousins' (related from both sides of the family) to ignore. But I saw an
> opportunity to speak highly of one of Arkansas' redeeming values, so I took
> it.

I think the phrase is "They are their own first cousin"
bg

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Robert Chung

bg wrote:
> Carl Sundquist wrote:
>
>> There are too many rankings regarding education and income where
>> Arkansas is fighting Mississippi for the lowest spot as well as things
>> like 'double cousins' (related from both sides of the family) to
>> ignore. But I saw an opportunity to speak highly of one of Arkansas'
>> redeeming values, so I took it.
>
> I think the phrase is "They are their own first cousin"


http://www.ziplo.com/grandpa.htm

SMMB

"Carl Sundquist" <carlsun@cox-internet.com> a écrit dans le message de :
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> "Tim Mullin" <tvphotog@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> > "Carl Sundquist" <carlsun@cox-internet.com> wrote in
> > news:107r222dfi15e4b@corp.supernews.com:
> >
> >
> > > Normally I'm the first to jump on the 'rag on Arkansas' bandwagon, but
> > > in this case, I can't.
> >
> > Just joking. While Fort Smith isn't my favorite part of the state, the
> > whole area from Fayeteville (sans Rogers/Bentonville) out to around
Eureka
> > Springs and down to the Buffalo National River is simply wonderful. I'd
> > love to get back that way sometime. Still, Arkansas makes for an easy
> > joke....can you blame me?
>
> There are too many rankings regarding education and income where Arkansas
is
> fighting Mississippi for the lowest spot as well as things like 'double
> cousins' (related from both sides of the family) to ignore. But I saw an
> opportunity to speak highly of one of Arkansas' redeeming values, so I
took
> it.
>
I was, for good and non-cycling reasons, in Arkansas last June, rode from
Bentonville to Eureka Springs and back, and truly enjoyed it, but it was so
tiring, twisty, up-n-down, I just had to fill up on local barbecue. That
was supposed to be legendary at some place in Eureka Springs, but really
failed to impress.

This ride is definitely worth doing into a race - or has that been done ?
--
Bonne route,

Sandy
Paris FR

Tim Mullin

"SMMB" <leurre@free.fr> wrote in news:c5m9ds$pln$1@news.tiscali.fr:


> I just had to fill up on local
> barbecue. That was supposed to be legendary at some place in Eureka
> Springs, but really failed to impress.

If you really wanted to be impressed you should have kept headed west, to
Slick's in Muskogee, OK. Of the many people I took there, none was
disappointed. Also worth checking out is Wilson's, in Tulsa, which get
bonus points for the slogan, "You need no teef, to eat our beef!"

SMMB

"Tim Mullin" <tvphotog@earthlink.net> a écrit dans le message de :
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> "SMMB" <leurre@free.fr> wrote in news:c5m9ds$pln$1@news.tiscali.fr:
>
>
> > I just had to fill up on local
> > barbecue. That was supposed to be legendary at some place in Eureka
> > Springs, but really failed to impress.
>
> If you really wanted to be impressed you should have kept headed west, to
> Slick's in Muskogee, OK. Of the many people I took there, none was
> disappointed. Also worth checking out is Wilson's, in Tulsa, which get
> bonus points for the slogan, "You need no teef, to eat our beef!"

!!! It's not as though I have plans to *frequent* this place !! Lots of
places are good for a once-only, post-card ride.
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Bonne route,

Sandy
Paris FR

Carl Sundquist

"Tim Mullin" <tvphotog@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> "SMMB" <leurre@free.fr> wrote in news:c5m9ds$pln$1@news.tiscali.fr:
>
>
> > I just had to fill up on local
> > barbecue. That was supposed to be legendary at some place in Eureka
> > Springs, but really failed to impress.
>
> If you really wanted to be impressed you should have kept headed west, to
> Slick's in Muskogee, OK. Of the many people I took there, none was
> disappointed. Also worth checking out is Wilson's, in Tulsa, which get
> bonus points for the slogan, "You need no teef, to eat our beef!"

Was it endorsed by Leon Spinks?