08-10-2006, 10:21 AM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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| JXM- Favorite Stories
What's your favorite story about Justin Meehan?
If you don't have a story that is in any way true-- for example, if you've never met him, and never met anyone who has met him, feel free to make one up entirely. Of course, we want these stories to be in the realm of possibility, so please don't describe him as a midget.
Please, everyone, treat Any and All stories related here as tall tales, and probably entirely untrue. Ok, so maybe there's a shred of truth in some of them.
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08-10-2006, 10:58 AM
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#2 | | Scavenger
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| Hee hee hee . . . I'm not going to tell ANY stories about Justin. I value my Huge Sweaty Hugs when I see him too much to risk losing them.
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08-10-2006, 11:05 AM
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| yes, well, there was thread drift, and I thought that since I had contributed to said thread drift (suprise suprise?) that perhaps I would give thread drift a place to go.
Although I really do think that the totally made up stories about Justin might actually be funnier than the real ones........
And the real ones are pretty funny.
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08-10-2006, 11:20 AM
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| Ok then....I'll go first.
At Nationals in 2000, Justin was fencing one of the sabre events. The guy on the other end of the strip was probably about 5'4", and a real jerk. On one action, they came together and the tip of Justin's sabre caught the other guy's springy headcord. The headcord was stuck on Justin's sabre, and he kept trying to tell jerkboy about it: "Dude, your headcord.... Man, you lost your headcord....", and jerkboy was ignoring him. Finally, he realizes he has no headcord, and turns around to get it from Justin, who then holds his sabre straight up in the air and strats twirling it around while the other kid prceeds to jump up in the air for it. Very funny to watch, indeed. (and also entirely true!)
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08-10-2006, 03:39 PM
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| RIT, I apologize you heard this already.
I have been working with Justin for almost 10 years. Although I was away at college for four.
When I was about fifteen Justin was giving me a lesson and there had been a fly buzzing around. Suddenly Justin says "FREEZE. DON'T MOVE" and takes a lunge and small extension in a fast motion to my jacket and the fly falls to the floor.
I look at my jacket, no fly blood. I look at the floor dead fly.
"Holy sh*t, you just killed that fly!" --
Justin: "I know."
Me: "But seriously you--"
Justin: "I know."
Me: "With your epee and there was no blood and--"
Justin "I know."
I was officially scared out of my mind.
I have been told more recently that "on the inside" Justin was going "Holy sh*t, I just killed that fly, ONE SHOT! How freakin' crazy was that! And I just scared the hell out of Brian"
Me: "But you killed it and you didn't even--"
Justin: "I know. En garde please."
And I decided I'd never pull attitude with Justin again.
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Also, at Senior Sectionals w/ Ron Wangner directing and Justin fencing Taro (a former hockey player) Taro decided he was going to fleche. He also decided against passing. Well, Taro hits Justin and then the floor. Taro looks at Mr. Wangner, Mr. Wangner gives him a yellow card.
Now, I believe this was a different bout, but with the same guy. Taro fleches Justin, Justin realizes, if he falls Taro will get the red-card for jostling. So, Taro fleches, Justin falls backwards, now this was at Candlewood and if you've been there you'd know that it is on top of an auto-body shop. Apparently the next day, the auto-body shop guys asked Tom Ciccarone how come so much dust fell last night. Well, of course Taro gets the red card.
After the bout is over Taro approaches Justin and says "You fell didn't you," and (I can't be quoted here) Justin responds "Yeah, but you pushed me."
__________________ Characteristically, I had been trying too hard, and remembered again that wonderful piece of advice given by a French thinker: Trouve avante de chercher--Valery, it was. Or maybe it was Picasso. There are times when the most practical thing to do is to lie down.
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08-10-2006, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by purpzeyFCLI
And I decided I'd never pull attitude with Justin again.
| Previous to that, you had thought it was a good idea?
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08-10-2006, 04:07 PM
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| Part of the reason I love Justin is that he taught me how to behave. How not to be a bratty little fifteen year old.
So, when I first got to him, yes, I would have. But he taught me and I owe a lot to him.
__________________ Characteristically, I had been trying too hard, and remembered again that wonderful piece of advice given by a French thinker: Trouve avante de chercher--Valery, it was. Or maybe it was Picasso. There are times when the most practical thing to do is to lie down. | |
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08-10-2006, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by purpzeyFCLI Part of the reason I love Justin is that he taught me how to behave. How not to be a bratty little fifteen year old.
So, when I first got to him, yes, I would have. But he taught me and I owe a lot to him. | But being a bratty little fifteen year old is SO MUCH FUN.
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08-10-2006, 04:42 PM
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#9 | | Senior Member
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| Yes, it's great when everyone dislikes you.
While we await more Meehan stories I would like to share an image I created
using a picture of Justin. It is an artistic interpretation...=)
For Anyone who doesn't know "Semper Pugnare means" Ready to Fight Justin's evilness revealed -- COMMENTS ENCOURAGED
__________________ Characteristically, I had been trying too hard, and remembered again that wonderful piece of advice given by a French thinker: Trouve avante de chercher--Valery, it was. Or maybe it was Picasso. There are times when the most practical thing to do is to lie down.
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08-10-2006, 05:10 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
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| Taro's my college coach. He got lots of yellow cards when fencing justin. I particularly like the one where he got thrown into a tool box and still got the card. In Justin's defense, Taro does sometimes forget he's not on ice.
As for other stories, there's the "ripping off the foot" story, the "ripping out the tongue" story, and the "who can stay on the bed the longest" story. You'd have to ask Justin for those; he tells them best.
Also, no one tells the Russian joke like Justin. No one. | |
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08-10-2006, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by telkanuru As for other stories, there's the "ripping off the foot" story, the "ripping out the tongue" story, and the "who can stay on the bed the longest" story. You'd have to ask Justin for those; he tells them best. | It looks like I may need to coerce Justin back towards the forum to contribute to his own honorary Thread. Of course, at least there isn't a deathpool on this one, so I might be able to convince him.
__________________ Characteristically, I had been trying too hard, and remembered again that wonderful piece of advice given by a French thinker: Trouve avante de chercher--Valery, it was. Or maybe it was Picasso. There are times when the most practical thing to do is to lie down. | |
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08-10-2006, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by telkanuru Taro's my college coach. He got lots of yellow cards when fencing justin. I particularly like the one where he got thrown into a tool box and still got the card. | Actually, Taro told me this story too, but he told me it was someone else who got thrown into the tool box (Paul R-something or other?) and he was just watching. He did tell me the two fleche stories. They are especially funny when you realize that Taro is almost a foot shorter than Justin.
My favorite story (well not really a story) is his Hell's Belles sweatshirt. Anyone seen it? | |
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08-10-2006, 06:40 PM
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| If that is in reference to Justin, I believe the sweatshirt you refer to is The Punisher sweatshirt.
If I am wrong, maybe he has one I haven't seen.
--Purp
__________________ Characteristically, I had been trying too hard, and remembered again that wonderful piece of advice given by a French thinker: Trouve avante de chercher--Valery, it was. Or maybe it was Picasso. There are times when the most practical thing to do is to lie down. | |
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08-10-2006, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by dreamer90024 Actually, Taro told me this story too, but he told me it was someone else who got thrown into the tool box (Paul R-something or other?) and he was just watching. | Paul Rubin.
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08-10-2006, 09:37 PM
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| Speaking of the Belles....
If you've seen last year's Big One tshirt (life is conspiring, I haven't been able to upload it...)......... it's mostly modeled after Justin.....
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08-11-2006, 02:47 AM
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| All of you Meehan lover's should come to the FCLI Summer BBQ.
It's posted on FRED. Free food plus all the Meehan you can eat.
__________________ Characteristically, I had been trying too hard, and remembered again that wonderful piece of advice given by a French thinker: Trouve avante de chercher--Valery, it was. Or maybe it was Picasso. There are times when the most practical thing to do is to lie down. | |
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08-11-2006, 03:16 AM
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| NAS Sectionals maybe 3 years ago, Justin is fencing Dan Berliner, who at that time was like 4'5", maybe 5 feet. However, he was already a very strong youth competitor. Justin puts out PiL, and has to aim at almost a 45 degree angle just to hit him in the head, and Danny proceeds to hit him and gets the touch. Justin asked why he didn't get it, and he was told that it wasn't PiL because it wasn't straight (aka even with the floor). He then said he couldn't hit him with his arm out straight because it would be about a foot and a half over his head. The ref then has Danny extend his arm in PiL to show Justin that if Danny were to establish a correct PiL it would hit him in the crotch. Therefore, it was fair and there was nothing Justin could do about it. Was just an amusing sight, Justin in PiL well over Danny's head and Danny's armin Pil into JUstin's crotch.
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08-11-2006, 01:47 PM
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| I think I might have appealed that call... | |
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08-12-2006, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by telkanuru Taro's my college coach. He got lots of yellow cards when fencing justin. I particularly like the one where he got thrown into a tool box and still got the card. | uh, that wasn't Taro... it was Paul Rubin.
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08-12-2006, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by epeemike81 uh, that wasn't Taro... it was Paul Rubin.
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