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Walleye001

12/19/2010 07:42PM

Okay, I'm going to ask. How to you get more tree beside your name on your posts? I have been using this site for several years? Just curious. Thanks

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs build the ark, professional build the Titanic.

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bojibob

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12/19/2010 07:53PM

It is based on the number of posts you make. You can see your number of posts by mousing over your first tree. Participation makes tree grow.

"One inch on the map ~ is not one inch on the ground"

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bapabear

12/19/2010 08:54PM

Normally people do not take advantage of threads just to build their forest. :)

May waters rise to meet you. May wind and current be always at your back. May the Good Lord paddle with you, And may yours be the lightest pack.

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kanoes

12/19/2010 08:57PM

quote bapabear: "Normally people do not take advantage of threads just to build their forest. :)"
true

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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Jackfish

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12/19/2010 09:00PM

I would agree.

It's only a spot on the map... until you go there.

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mr.barley

12/19/2010 09:08PM

What those guys said.

Because I'm wearing one and I just did....

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bruceye

12/19/2010 09:09PM

Uh-huh

Bruceye

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KevinL

12/19/2010 09:22PM

Yep

KevinL

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kanoes

12/19/2010 09:24PM

fishguts would agree also. :)

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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dring

12/19/2010 09:24PM

True that

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

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PineKnot

12/19/2010 09:32PM

A true opportunity, not an advantage...

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are -- Teddy Roosevelt

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campnscrap

12/19/2010 09:33PM

sure :)

THE EDGE, there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. - Hunter S. Thompson

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Savage Voyageur

12/19/2010 09:33PM

Did someone say tree building???

"So many lakes, so little time."

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gbusk

12/19/2010 09:33PM

Huh?

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n8ville

12/19/2010 09:35PM

I don't take advantage of these opportunities enough..

"Anything worth doing, is worth doing right" -Hunter S. Thompson

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airmorse

12/19/2010 09:42PM

Did someone say trees?

"It's easy to grin when your ship comes in and you think you've got the stock market beat...but a man worth while is a man who can smile when his shorts are to tight in the seat", Judge Smails.

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tobiedog

12/19/2010 11:16PM

me neither

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butthead

12/19/2010 11:20PM

I have trouble seeing the trees, for the forest!

butthead

PS; No such thing as a "Silly Question".
bh

“There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.” ? Frank Zappa

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Amok

12/19/2010 11:49PM

quote bapabear: "Normally people do not take advantage of threads just to build their forest. :)"

yeah. forest building is encouraged in the RL, but planting here seems to be a no-no.

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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Amok

12/19/2010 11:50PM

quote kanoes: "quote bapabear: "Normally people do not take advantage of threads just to build their forest. :)"
true"

of course, we all know Jan does it!

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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Amok

12/19/2010 11:50PM

quote kanoes: "fishguts would agree also. :)"

hahaha

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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Amok

12/19/2010 11:50PM

quote Savage Voyageur: "Did someone say tree building???"

You've got your five! that's great!

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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Amok

12/19/2010 11:51PM

quote PineKnot: "A true opportunity, not an advantage..."

No, its a response instead of a reaction!

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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Amok

12/19/2010 11:51PM

quote campnscrap: "sure :)"

Hey Campnscrap, where ya been lately?

And how's the little one?

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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Amok

12/19/2010 11:51PM

quote butthead: "I have trouble seeing the trees, for the forest!

butthead

PS; No such thing as a "Silly Question".
bh"

Me too!

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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BWPaddler

12/20/2010 01:01AM

and then I found five dollars...

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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Rich11

12/20/2010 02:02AM

agreeing with every body else!

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gsfisher13

12/20/2010 02:49AM

how many more times would i have to reply to this thread to get 4 trees?

Not all those who wander are lost - J.R.R.Tolkien

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canoe212

12/20/2010 03:33AM

quote gsfisher13: "how many more times would i have to reply to this thread to get 4 trees?"

452. I think.

If you can earn it, why did He die?

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Mort

12/20/2010 06:42AM

Yup.

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Winemaker

12/20/2010 06:55AM

I do not agree. Pithy statements and worthwhile convertsation are clearly evident in all cases.

hummm?

"Opening a bottle of wine in a canoe is a desirable, but irrational act."

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boonie

12/20/2010 07:19AM

They look like Christmas trees, so ...Merry Christmas! to all the tree lovers and all the others, too. :). Remember, trees are magical.

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canoller

12/20/2010 08:18AM

we should be able to decorate our trees for christmas

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Amok

12/20/2010 08:34AM

quote Winemaker: "
I do not agree. Pithy statements and worthwhile convertsation are clearly evident in all cases.

hummm?"

Yes. NO BLOVIATING!!!!!

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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solotrek

12/20/2010 08:37AM

10-4! I agree!

"It is in solitude, in quiet communication with nature that we reach most deeply into truth." Sam Campbell

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Rich Mahogony

12/20/2010 09:45AM

You guys are shameless.

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Rich Mahogony

12/20/2010 09:46AM

Completely shameless. :)

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rogerson

12/20/2010 11:02AM

sorry, I was running a little behind. What's going on now?

"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me." Hunter S Thompson

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jcavenagh

12/20/2010 11:08AM

I did not actually notice those trees before. So the more I

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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jcavenagh

12/20/2010 11:09AM

post, the more trees I get??

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jcavenagh

12/20/2010 11:09AM

Cool beans!

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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jcavenagh

12/20/2010 11:11AM

And now I am called a "senior" member...is that an AARP thing or what?
I may be aged, but I'm not old, am I?

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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Amok

12/20/2010 11:54AM

quote jcavenagh: "And now I am called a "senior" member...is that an AARP thing or what?
I may be aged, but I'm not old, am I?"

idk. aarp is gettin' desperate if you ask me.

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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talusman

12/20/2010 01:05PM

I refuse to take part in this.

He's a rolling stone, and it's bred in the bone; He's a man who won't fit in.

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Walleye001

12/20/2010 01:21PM

Wow, thanks for the reply's. I never imagined there would be so much traffic. Enjoy your day everyone. Remember that there is wild in all of us, but only a few seek the wilderness.

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs build the ark, professional build the Titanic.

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AndySG

12/20/2010 02:06PM

Momma always said I should say thank you when someone is nice to me.

So my trees come from saying thank you 1,000+ times.

Sincerely yours, Andy

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izzy

12/20/2010 02:06PM

Save a tree - don't post !

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jcavenagh

12/20/2010 02:10PM

I, like talusman, refuse to take part in any such shenanigans!
AMOK - Off this thread topic, but I talked with my friend and she has had not a speck of the bad stuff for a whole 7 years.
Go Bears!

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jcavenagh

12/20/2010 02:12PM

I do have an actual question: Where do we find the definitions of the various member types and those icons?

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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Amok

12/20/2010 02:20PM

GREAT!

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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Amok

12/20/2010 03:38PM

quote jcavenagh: "I, like talusman, refuse to take part in any such shenanigans!
AMOK - Off this thread topic, but I talked with my friend and she has had not a speck of the bad stuff for a whole 7 years.
Go Bears!"

haha. right. GO VIKES! Shiancoe's got a bee up his bonnet, the rookie gets the start, it's SNOWING awesomely up here. let's GO GO GO can't wait... wonderin' if i can score my buddies tix he's not gonna be usin' ..... hahahhahaaa

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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Merganser

12/20/2010 04:17PM

quote jcavenagh: "I do have an actual question: Where do we find the definitions of the various member types and those icons?"

Just hover over an icon and a little tool-tip should pop up with the definition.

"That sort of thing is my bag baby."

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jcavenagh

12/20/2010 04:59PM

OK...I get what a current donor is, but what is a senior member or a distinguished member? Is there somewhere on the site that gives the definitions? It's not a big deal, I'm just curious.

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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Amok

12/20/2010 05:37PM

you're a seniooooor member, mebbe it means you're old? hahahaa us 'distinguished' members are more vocal. ( more posts, haha) not sure what the post requirement is for either one.

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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jcavenagh

12/24/2010 09:27PM

Well, I guess they looked at my photo and saw my beautiful gray hair so now I am a distinguished member!! That gray is so distinguished, don't you think?

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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Koda

12/24/2010 11:09PM

quote jcavenagh: "Well, I guess they looked at my photo and saw my beautiful gray hair so now I am a distinguished member!! That gray is so distinguished, don't you think?"

What hair? :-)

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Jeriatric

12/25/2010 12:54AM

The subject line indicated a silly question but I could not find where kanoes asked any questions.

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Amok

12/25/2010 01:49AM

quote Koda: "quote jcavenagh: "Well, I guess they looked at my photo and saw my beautiful gray hair so now I am a distinguished member!! That gray is so distinguished, don't you think?"

What hair? :-)"

hair? I'm with Koda. what hair? All mine fell out a while back ...

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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jcavenagh

12/25/2010 12:51PM

well, up close and personal you can see that actual hairs reside on top of my head, i think...:)

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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Amok

12/25/2010 12:59PM

yes! You've got hair! And don't worry about me, it'll grow back!

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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Exo

12/25/2010 01:02PM

Trees!!

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jcavenagh

12/26/2010 04:19PM

Amok -We expect to see your thick and flowing mane this time next year... Go fer it!

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billsta

12/26/2010 04:23PM

By the time I reached the bottom, I forgot what the topic was...

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Canoearoo

12/26/2010 05:16PM

I think we should get trees for how long we have been here

Life jackets float, you don't!

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jcavenagh

12/26/2010 07:02PM

"But those trees! Those trees!
Those Truffula Trees!
All my life I'd been searching
for trees such as these."
THE ONCLER

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Amok

12/26/2010 07:46PM

quote jcavenagh: "Amok -We expect to see your thick and flowing mane this time next year... Go fer it!"

oh, it just may be 'thick and flowing' haha. i don't plan on cutting it for at least a year. My wife thinks i'm nuts, but the way I look at it, i may as well see what I look like without hair, and than WITH LOTS Of hair. hahahah

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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bmac78

12/28/2010 09:14AM

just checking

Are those Whitecaps ?

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inthewoods

12/28/2010 09:44AM

well sure they wouldnt

"ya like thats going to work"my wife

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KevinL

12/28/2010 09:57AM

quote BWPaddler: "and then I found five dollars..."

Spend it yet?

KevinL

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Jeriatric

12/28/2010 10:07AM

quote bapabear: "Normally people do not take advantage of threads just to build their forest. :)"
.....but there are few normal people here.

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