Kentucky Derby 148 - the Run for the Roses Mystery GAW

[Primble]

Thanks to all who participated !
It was a fun and exciting (the actual derby this year) time !

Will - very kind of you to pass along your 3rd place to 4th !
Well, you said you were in it to win it !

 

[JonMcD]

Well done sir!!! Very entertaining indeed! Congrats to the winners!

 

[abbydaddy]

Thank you Primble for a very fun GAW

 

[CVamberbonehead]

Thanks for the GAW, this was a cool one.

 

[Will Power]

Thanks to all who participated !
It was a fun and exciting (the actual derby this year) time !

Will - very kind of you to pass along your 3rd place to 4th !
Well, you said you were in it to win it !

We need a race like this every month Maybe a GAW involving a Roulette Wheel next time...

Well, I was amongst WINNERS but I think my entry was over influenced and in the end it was a Kentucky Mule thus I had to withdraw!

Thanks for the high octane contest Mr. Primble and thanks too to Elijah for adjudication 'help'

 

[JTB_5]

That was loads of fun. Thanks Primble and congratulations to the outstanding jockeys and their horses and owners. Clearly some of us need to train harder.

 

[5K Qs]

Where are the Stewards? GT fouled me on the rail, and . . . oh, wait a second . . . I fouled him! Sorry G, I was just too high strung!

Great fun, Primble, and congrats to all the winners!

Jeff, I'm sure all that bumping we did along the rail was my fault, probably because all the Chinese-made knives I own have turned me into a Rough Rider!

Only occasionally when writing a check or filling out a form. My mind glitches as to whether I'm using the numeral or spelling out the word, and it comes out as 5ive or 5ifty.

To me, that's interesting that the interchanging of "5" and "F" goes both ways; I'd have guessed that it might happen in only one direction.
(Of course, the computer geeks who work with hexadecimal (base 16) numerals are prone to interchanging "F" and "15", since in hexadecimal, F is the "digit" representing 15, the largest hexadecimal digit. )

- GT

 

[Primble]

Jeff, I'm sure all that bumping we did along the rail was my fault, probably because of all the Chinese-made knives I own have turned me into a Rough Rider!

To me, that's interesting that the interchanging of "5" and "F" goes both ways; I'd have guessed that it might happen in only one direction.
(Of course, the computer geeks who work with hexadecimal (base 16) numerals are prone to interchanging "F" and "15", since in hexadecimal, F is the "digit" representing 15, the largest hexadecimal digit. )

- GT

It is not my mind GT - it's that darn cat !

Well I reckon it might be a little bit my mind, but, mostly, once again, it's that Maine Coon Elijah J. that thinks he always has to have his nose in all my business !

If you had been here, you would know what I mean. Why, just the other morning, he was trying to wake me up, without a lot of success, so he got behind my back and started head butting me, trying to push me out of the bed at 6:00 a.m.

and he wasn't a free kitten 3 years ago, I had to pay for him !

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[Prester John]

To me, that's interesting that the interchanging of "5" and "F" goes both ways; I'd have guessed that it might happen in only one direction.
(Of course, the computer geeks who work with hexadecimal (base 16) numerals are prone to interchanging "F" and "15", since in hexadecimal, F is the "digit" representing 15, the largest hexadecimal digit. )

I am used to Gary talking over my head!

 

[Jack Black]

Great giveaway Congratulations to the winning jockeys

 

[waynorth]

Wonderful adventure in the GA tradition!! A bracing read, and a riveting ending!!
Congrats and thanks for a job well done, Rob!!

 

[btb01]

Primble that was a hilarious and entertaining GAW! I intended to follow along as it unfolded, but our weekend turned into a bit of mess, and I had to catch up after the fact.

My grandparents used to take us to the horse races at Oaklawn in Hot Springs, AR when we were kids. That was always a lot of fun.

I’ve never been to the Kentucky Derby, but we did go to the Preakness one year when my brother was going to school in DC. Those big races are quite a spectacle, but I have to say I really prefer going to the track on a normal, slower day.

Thanks again for a fun giveaway!

 

[Primble]

Primble that was a hilarious and entertaining GAW! I intended to follow along as it unfolded, but our weekend turned into a bit of mess, and I had to catch up after the fact.

My grandparents used to take us to the horse races at Oaklawn in Hot Springs, AR when we were kids. That was always a lot of fun.

I’ve never been to the Kentucky Derby, but we did go to the Preakness one year when my brother was going to school in DC. Those big races are quite a spectacle, but I have to say I really prefer going to the track on a normal, slower day.

Thanks again for a fun giveaway!

I have been to the Kentucky Derby in person 4 times in my life. It was memorable each time, but I prefer to watch it televised because you can see more about the race progress. Keeneland race track in Lexington during the week days is where most people around here go for the horse races. Glad you had some fun 2 !

 

[scattershot]

congrats to the winners, and thanks for a fun ride.

 

[Jack Black]

I can remember going to see greyhound racing as a boy, my family have been going to the dogs for years!

 

[btb01]

I can remember going to see greyhound racing as a boy, my family have been going to the dogs for years!

My dad, brother and I went to a dog track in West Memphis once. It was an interesting experience.

 

[Prester John]

Well, my prize arrived today:

I love it! This is John Deere country--lots of farms and ranches around here. What's not to like? Case knife, awesome looking clip blade, lockback, brass bolsters, jigged bone scales, stainless steel, and sharp as a tack. I love the color, too.
And I had an excuse to make another mint julep:

Thanks again for the entertaining giveaway, Primble , and thanks to Will Power .
A toast to Rich Strike!

 

[Boattale]

It is not my mind GT - it's that darn cat !

Well I reckon it might be a little bit my mind, but, mostly, once again, it's that Maine Coon Elijah J. that thinks he always has to have his nose in all my business !

If you had been here, you would know what I mean. Why, just the other morning, he was trying to wake me up, without a lot of success, so he got behind my back and started head butting me, trying to push me out of the bed at 6:00 a.m.

and he wasn't a free kitten 3 years ago, I had to pay for him !

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Fine looking cat. They tend to be so regal. Elijah surely is.

 

[Boattale]

My dad, brother and I went to a dog track in West Memphis once. It was an interesting experience.

I've been to that track. Like you, once. We got hammered drunk yet somehow made it across the river to our hotel.

 

[r8shell]

Thank you, Primble !

While taking pictures, I stopped to cut down a new bamboo culm, and it went through like buttah! I think it's going to get some use in the garden this spring.