Marlin-stein is another year less young!

[crager34]

Thanks!! Had a nice, unexpected weekend with some close friends. Now a bit closer.

[Marlin]

Thanks!! Had a nice, unexpected weekend with some close friends. Now a bit closer.

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[crager34]

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What?

[vt_maverick]

Thanks!! Had a nice, unexpected weekend with some close friends. Now a bit closer.

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What?

I think crager thinks this thread was for his birthday - happy belated birthday anyway dude! (July 15th right?)

[Marlin]

I think crager thinks this thread was for his birthday - happy belated birthday anyway dude! (July 15th right?)

Hmmm, I suppose that could make sense in some way.....lol. Happy Bday!

[crager34]

I think crager thinks this thread was for his birthday - happy belated birthday anyway dude! (July 15th right?)

Seriously! Marlin's last name is Stein? Just like mine? Just like in the subject line of this thread?

[crager34]

I think crager thinks this thread was for his birthday - happy belated birthday anyway dude! (July 15th right?)

Seriously? Marlin's last name is Stein? Just like mine? Just like in the subject line of this thread? HAHAHAHAH...what a dolt I am for seeing my last name in a birthday thread, actually right after my birthday and thinking I am gonna steel it away from Marlin. What a dolt I am.


And just in case it wasn't a mistake and my name is actually the one listed: Billy, thank you.

[Marlin]

Seriously? Marlin's last name is Stein? Just like mine? Just like in the subject line of this thread? HAHAHAHAH...what a dolt I am for seeing my last name in a birthday thread, actually right after my birthday and thinking I am gonna steel it away from Marlin. What a dolt I am.


And just in case it wasn't a mistake and my name is actually the one listed: Billy, thank you.

LOL.....you crack me up, well, you and the bottle of merlot I have had while playing Alice....

Wife is in Tx, kids in Oh, "its Friday, I ain't got no job, I ain't got ***** to do, I am gonna get high"

Anyway, Marlenstein is a reference to the first bumper I made, which I sorely miss. (frankenstein since it was supposedly ugly, and my SN is marlin, since my previous hobby was off shore big game fishing. I went from lake fishing to catching a marlin on my own boat in two short years, I dive into all my hobbies head and wallet first, the VX is the only thing that stuck), The bumper is sitting on the side of my house behind the AC unit, to avoid HOA attention. I believe Justin or Tom coined the term Marlenstein, perhaps Larry, not sure, too much work to look it up. Functionality wise, that bumper was a 10, great seat, good to stand on for working under hood, place to sit beer, first to impact on steep grades, definitely sturdy. Just wasn't pretty. New bumper, much more subtle, copied off of Orion, but it isn't near as fuctional. Frame rail impacts first, no more step, no place to sit beer, and certainly boring looking

***sigh*** RIP bumper, my learning to cut steel and weld project, came out alright.

[crager34]

LOL.....you crack me up, well, you and the bottle of merlot I have had while playing Alice....

No biggie. I was mistaken. It's only been two years now that I have seen happy birthdays flying around, except for me. I'm not bitter though.

[tom4bren]

Thanks!! Had a nice, unexpected weekend with some close friends. Now a bit closer.

Happy Birthday ... birthday thief!!! (Just Kidding)

Sorry we missed it & hope you had a great day.