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Offline Milwaukee Midget

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Fordboy's Birthday
« on: June 28, 2016, 10:40:19 PM »
I'm jumpin' this one a day early, as work has kept me away from important things like the Midget - and my friend.  I don't want this to go unheralded . . .

Mark, your Birthday is noted this day, and Mrs. Midget and I wish you the best as the odometer clicks another digit.

Your foresight, experience and discipline drew tight the rigging of a loose ship, and while I received much help from many quarters, it was your patience and mentorship in particular that took the Midget effort from the dream and sweat of a quasi-competent shade tree mechanic to a Bonneville record holder.

I regard our friendship and the company of you and your family as one of the finest gifts a person can have.

Mark, Happy Birthday to you.  :cheers:  :cheers:  :cheers:

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Re: Fordboy's Birthday
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2016, 12:00:47 AM »
Well said, Chris!  Bravo.  And Happy Birthday, Mark!

(Didn't you two initially get together after an eBay purchase [or is my mind going  :mrgreen: ]?)

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Re: Fordboy's Birthday
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2016, 01:23:43 AM »
!2:21 two time zones East of me out here in the Land of Moderation it's only 10:21 PM PDT.

So I am close to tomorrow but still a day early.

Happy B'Day big fellow.

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Re: Fordboy's Birthday
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2016, 02:24:20 AM »
Happy Birthday Mark!!!!.

Have a great day, God Bless you. Mike. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

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Re: Fordboy's Birthday
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2016, 06:49:12 AM »
Thanks to one and all for the birthday wishes!!   Although I'm not sure about how I feel about being eligible for Medicare . . . . . .  I guess it beats sucking dirt  :wink:

And thanks in particular to Chris C, the "everyman" of MG greatness . . . . .  MG would be nothing without their "enthusiasts" . . . . .

There has been much of my working life that has provided "self-satisfaction", as opposed to say, other rewards.     But I can't think of any experience I have enjoyed more than participating in the "team effort" of "transforming" the Milwaukee Midget from a "valve train flinging frustration", into the current I/GT record holder.    Details matter, but so does vision . . . . . . .

Hey Buddy, as far as more important matters are concerned, only 6 weeks until Oktoberfest is released for 2016!!   Just in time too, my 2015 supply is nearly exhausted.  :cry:

 :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: Fordboy's Birthday
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2016, 06:53:18 AM »

Mark,  A BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY from down South and may you have many more!

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Re: Fordboy's Birthday
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2016, 08:25:06 AM »
Happy Birthday Mark!! :cheers:
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Re: Fordboy's Birthday
« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2016, 08:34:23 AM »
Many Happy Returns of the Day, Mark.  May your hovercraft be full of eels! :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: Fordboy's Birthday
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2016, 09:43:49 AM »
Happy Birthday Mark.

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Re: Fordboy's Birthday
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2016, 09:52:21 AM »
Happy Birthday Mark
keep flushing your kidneys and killing off the slow cells in your brain  :roll:
 :cheers:

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Re: Fordboy's Birthday
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2016, 02:14:43 PM »
Happy Birthday Marcus Aurelias Raceasaurus! :cheers:

Hoping you see many, many seasons come and go my friend. :-D

Best to you and yours, too. 8-)

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Re: Fordboy's Birthday
« Reply #11 on: June 30, 2016, 12:25:54 PM »

keep flushing your kidneys and killing off the slow cells in your brain  :roll:
 :cheers:


Robert -fyi -

A - You don't want to get into a pizzing match with him, and

2 - Good luck finding the slow cells . . . Mrs. Fordboy insists  they exist, but I've yet to find any actionable evidence.
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Re: Fordboy's Birthday
« Reply #12 on: June 30, 2016, 03:58:12 PM »

Seems I'm always late to the party lately......

Hope you had a terrific Birthday Mark!

Thanks for helping to keep the forum interesting.   8-)
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Re: Fordboy's Birthday
« Reply #13 on: June 30, 2016, 04:18:00 PM »
Been out and about - just noticed you racked up another one - just like the other one!  :-o Happy BD FB!  :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: Fordboy's Birthday
« Reply #14 on: June 30, 2016, 10:39:36 PM »

keep flushing your kidneys and killing off the slow cells in your brain  :roll:
 :cheers:


Robert -fyi -

A - You don't want to get into a pizzing match with him, and

2 - Good luck finding the slow cells . . . Mrs. Fordboy insists  they exist, but I've yet to find any actionable evidence.

Of course you can't find any slow cells, they get killed off with regularity
Wake up and smell the beers....  :-D
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