LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

[danwho]

Congratulations Ed on reaching 9 MM this season !!!
We wish you many many more.

[danwho]

On this day in 1397, Chaucer read from "The Canterbury Tales" at the court of King Richard II. Seems like only yesterday...
This was an event of some significance, as it was read in English, the language of the common man, rather than Norman French, the language of the court. As much as this was a turning point for the English language, I vividly remember my first reading of the Canterbury Tales (early high school), and wondering, "Is this supposed to be English?" I think it was at this time I first learned of Cliff Notes. I know. I know... "Fie on thee."


MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:
Ed .................. 9.00 MM
Kenneth G ........... 3.30 MM
Steve W ............. 3.10 MM
Louis ............... 2.70 MM
Minnie .............. 2.15 MM
Kevin Mc ............ 1.35 MM
Gerald G ............ 850 K
Donna N ............. 850 K
Mark E .............. 800 K
Noel ................ 800 K

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and ski-erging with us!

Tony ................ 1,111
Ron ................. 2,020
Patrick S ........... 6,231
Dan O ............... 6,415
Jane ................ 7,007
Donna N ............. 8,379
Norma ............... 10,101
Kevin Mc ............ 10,283
danwho .............. 11,011
Howard .............. 11,305
Will S .............. 11,648
Noel ................ 12,055
Tombeur ............. 12,118
Tim M ............... 12,417
Minnie .............. 14,041
David A ............. 14,955
Louis ............... 19,070
Gerald G ............ 20,708
Doug G .............. 21,097
Ed .................. 25,000
Mark E .............. 31,510
Steve W ............. 40,205
Kenneth G ........... 127,216

[Tombeur]

[quote="danwho"]Congratulations Ed on reaching 9 MM this season !!!
We wish you many many more.
[/quot

Congratulations to Ed. When I look at your Numbers I believe I have an idea how the players on the 1927 Yankees felt having Babe Ruth! Grateful to be your teammate.

[dag1]

Congratulations Ed on reaching 9 MM this season !!!
We wish you many many more.
[/quot

Congratulations to Ed. When I look at your Numbers I believe I have an idea how the players on the 1927 Yankees felt having Babe Ruth! Grateful to be your teammate.

Amazing season for sure! Great job Ed.

[Tombeur]

On this day in 1397, Chaucer read from "The Canterbury Tales" at the court of King Richard II. Seems like only yesterday...
This was an event of some significance, as it was read in English, the language of the common man, rather than Norman French, the language of the court. As much as this was a turning point for the English language, I vividly remember my first reading of the Canterbury Tales (early high school), and wondering, "Is this supposed to be English?" I think it was at this time I first learned of Cliff Notes. I know. I know... "Fie on thee."


MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:
Ed .................. 9.00 MM
Kenneth G ........... 3.30 MM
Steve W ............. 3.10 MM
Louis ............... 2.70 MM
Minnie .............. 2.15 MM
Kevin Mc ............ 1.35 MM
Gerald G ............ 850 K
Donna N ............. 850 K
Mark E .............. 800 K
Noel ................ 800 K

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and ski-erging with us!

Tony ................ 1,111
Ron ................. 2,020
Patrick S ........... 6,231
Dan O ............... 6,415
Jane ................ 7,007
Donna N ............. 8,379
Norma ............... 10,101
Kevin Mc ............ 10,283
danwho .............. 11,011
Howard .............. 11,305
Will S .............. 11,648
Noel ................ 12,055
Tombeur ............. 12,118
Tim M ............... 12,417
Minnie .............. 14,041
David A ............. 14,955
Louis ............... 19,070
Gerald G ............ 20,708
Doug G .............. 21,097
Ed .................. 25,000
Mark E .............. 31,510
Steve W ............. 40,205
Kenneth G ........... 127,216

I too struggled with Chaucer's Middle English when assigned the Canterbury Tales in high school. The teacher loved to show off her erudition when she would read aloud from these Tales. Only the good Lord knows whether she was saying the words correctly. I certainly had no idea. That said, I was delighted to discover an oral version in modern English several years ago that resides on my IPod. I have been known to listen to the stories to relieve the boredom of repetitive aerobic exercise. I have no doubt Chaucer would approve! Tom R

[Kona2]

Congratulations Ed on reaching 9 MM this season !!!
We wish you many many more.

Most excellent! A new meaning of "To The Nines!" Congratulations, Ed!

[Kona2]

On this day in 1397, Chaucer read from "The Canterbury Tales" at the court of King Richard II. Seems like only yesterday...
This was an event of some significance, as it was read in English, the language of the common man, rather than Norman French, the language of the court. As much as this was a turning point for the English language, I vividly remember my first reading of the Canterbury Tales (early high school), and wondering, "Is this supposed to be English?" I think it was at this time I first learned of Cliff Notes. I know. I know... "Fie on thee."

Good work danwho! I must have been in the remedieval section. I didn't have Chaucer until sophomore year college. The most memorable segment happened when another student brought a new puppy to class. The puppy proceeded to poop mightily about mid class. At the next class, the puppy owner brought a Chaucerian imitation verse about the dog shatting mightily. The gal received an A in the class. This is when I learned an important lesson about class...you can write about sh**, and get A's. Snort. Still, the student did a fine job on mastering something that I had no talent for at that time. I did enjoy a future class about Milton, where we had to determine the geographic location of the Garden of Eden based on Paradise Lost. And the professor was a John D MacDonald fan, so I learned about Travis McGee.

[Kona2]

Congratulations Doug G on reaching 2 MM this season !!!
We wish you many many more.

Well done, Doug! Way to get it done!

[Kona2]

Congratulations Rick C on reaching 1 MM this season !!!
We wish you many many more.

And more whoop, whoop and hooyah! ANOTHER Lunie meter millionaire! Great!

[Kona2]

good morning :] if you have some free time and are online tomorrow you can follow me by going to http://www.baa.org....my bib is lucky number 25059....oh...i'm in the last wave, so i don't start until 11:15....thanks for all of the support :} goooooooooooooooo liver and gooooooooooooooo luna-tics

Goooooooo bg!!! Hope you have a great run tomorrow, your lucky 15th year running the Boston Marathon!

Goooooooo bg!!!

bg's at 35 K - send positrons her way!!

[danwho]

I too struggled with Chaucer's Middle English when assigned the Canterbury Tales in high school. The teacher loved to show off her erudition when she would read aloud from these Tales. Only the good Lord knows whether she was saying the words correctly. I certainly had no idea. That said, I was delighted to discover an oral version in modern English several years ago that resides on my IPod. I have been known to listen to the stories to relieve the boredom of repetitive aerobic exercise. I have no doubt Chaucer would approve! Tom R

Okay, I have to ask... although I tried (mightily) to avoid it. When listening to Chaucer during some longer erg sessions, were you ever tempted to add "The Rower's Tail?"

[Tombeur]

I too struggled with Chaucer's Middle English when assigned the Canterbury Tales in high school. The teacher loved to show off her erudition when she would read aloud from these Tales. Only the good Lord knows whether she was saying the words correctly. I certainly had no idea. That said, I was delighted to discover an oral version in modern English several years ago that resides on my IPod. I have been known to listen to the stories to relieve the boredom of repetitive aerobic exercise. I have no doubt Chaucer would approve! Tom R

Okay, I have to ask... although I tried (mightily) to avoid it. When listening to Chaucer during some longer erg sessions, were you ever tempted to add "The Rower's Tail?"

Well said! Zander yes!

[bg]

Congratulations Doug G on reaching 2 MM this season !!!
We wish you many many more.

Well done, Doug! Way to get it done!

ditto from me too :]

and thanks for all the marathon support-the heat got to me….three weeks ago it was snow and sleet and my body just couldn’t adjust as the marathon went on and i walked a lot…and that’s my story and i’m sticking to it :]

[Tombeur]

Money's Worth:I am confident that persons reading this post are happy with their rowers and skiers. But they are not cheap. So, is the value for the money worth it? It is an individual matter, but for me the answer is clearly yes. I started rowing on April 16, 2012 when the rower arrived at my home-- 16 days after I completed my 70th trip around the sun. As of today my total for the past five years is 17,115,391 meters. Add to that 2,166,614 meters skied on the Concept2 skier that I purchased later brings the total to 19,282,005. Expensive, to be sure, but more than equivalent value for the money spent. I trust my fellow loonies feel the same. Tom R

[Tombeur]

I too struggled with Chaucer's Middle English when assigned the Canterbury Tales in high school. The teacher loved to show off her erudition when she would read aloud from these Tales. Only the good Lord knows whether she was saying the words correctly. I certainly had no idea. That said, I was delighted to discover an oral version in modern English several years ago that resides on my IPod. I have been known to listen to the stories to relieve the boredom of repetitive aerobic exercise. I have no doubt Chaucer would approve! Tom R

Okay, I have to ask... although I tried (mightily) to avoid it. When listening to Chaucer during some longer erg sessions, were you ever tempted to add "The Rower's Tail?"

Well said! And yes!

I love homonyms that are also great puns, as is this one.