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**135711** · 01-15-2003 04:19 PM

has anyone received the new catalog from tripplette? did anyone notice the little message from a 'captain sphincter'. is anyone able to explain the rationale behind this?

**Catal** · 01-15-2003 04:32 PM

I received the catalog, but I didn't see a message from Cpt. Sphincter. What was said in the message?

**Inquartata** · 01-15-2003 09:52 PM

Triplette's catalogs have always been rife with humor that's a bit....odd.

**Iwant2bafencer** · 01-15-2003 10:21 PM

umm care to enlighten us non Triplette readers as to what the fuss is all about?

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**MikeHarm** · 01-16-2003 01:04 AM

Is this about the FIE homogulated thing?

**DHCJr** · 01-16-2003 01:52 PM

Basically, it was the basic care of the lame. Do not fold, clean with mild soap, diluted ammonia, rinse repeatedly and hang to dry. What is most interesting is not to use soap on the ultralight lame. The reason for this is the conductivity is not in the fabric, but is applied to the surface of the fabric. This is one reason that you can have whole panels go bad.

**135711** · 01-21-2003 05:49 PM

it was a little sketch of a "captain" and it said: sergent sphinter says: etc etc etc, of the dirt patrol etc etc etc" it struck me as being more out there than their usual stuff, and wondered:

Is someone over there cracking up on us? It didn't read right, didn't like it, which is a shame, because i've enjoyed their jokes in the past, but what's the joke? i don't get it? where the sphincter fit in? was he doing the sphinx?

**Catlady** · 01-25-2003 12:25 AM

I don't think I got that on my catalogue, but maybe they mean he's anal-retentive?

There for a while I thought you meant the "We've upped our quality, up yours". For those who don't know, it's been going around for a while on list of easily misinterpreted church announcements, or ads. Being in English and Communications I've seen a lot of those things. It was apparently originally printed in a church bulletin as a message from the pastors that read, "We've upped our church contributions, up yours". You know what they mean, but boy could you have fun pretending you didn't. It also included gems such as "Sister Jones will come forward and lay an egg on the altar in honor of the Easter season." Meaning she will come forward and put the egg on the altar, not come forward and lay an egg, though that would certainly be more interesting. I digress, but like I said I get a kick out of that sort of thing.

**135711** · 01-27-2003 05:34 PM

i would have changed churches.

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	Register Help Remember Me? Forum General Fencing Water Cooler concerned Closed Thread Results 1 to 9 of 9 Thread: concerned Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page… Subscribe to this Thread… Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode 01-15-2003 04:19 PM #1 135711 Quit (no longer with us) Array Join Date Apr 2002 Location usa Posts 1,307 concerned has anyone received the new catalog from tripplette? did anyone notice the little message from a 'captain sphincter'. is anyone able to explain the rationale behind this? 01-15-2003 04:32 PM #2 Catal Senior Member Array Join Date Dec 2000 Location U.S.A. Posts 382 I received the catalog, but I didn't see a message from Cpt. Sphincter. What was said in the message? 01-15-2003 09:52 PM #3 Inquartata Curmudgeon Emeritus Array Join Date Jul 2001 Location Somewhere in your nightmares! Posts 33,800 Triplette's catalogs have always been rife with humor that's a bit....odd. 01-15-2003 10:21 PM #4 Iwant2bafencer Senior Member Array Join Date Jul 2001 Location The great U.S.ofA. Posts 1,367 umm care to enlighten us non Triplette readers as to what the fuss is all about? ------------------- Carpe Diem Ad Asha 01-16-2003 01:04 AM #5 MikeHarm Senior Member Array Join Date Jan 2000 Location Ypsilanti, Mi USA Posts 1,639 Blog Entries 77 Is this about the FIE homogulated thing? 01-16-2003 01:52 PM #6 DHCJr Armorer Array Join Date Jul 2002 Location Long Beach, CA / Las Vegas Posts 4,335 Basically, it was the basic care of the lame. Do not fold, clean with mild soap, diluted ammonia, rinse repeatedly and hang to dry. What is most interesting is not to use soap on the ultralight lame. The reason for this is the conductivity is not in the fabric, but is applied to the surface of the fabric. This is one reason that you can have whole panels go bad. Donald Hollis Clinton, Jr. DHCJr@juno.com To Teach is to Learn (Japanese Proverb) Knowing the rule book by heart means nothing, if you don't understand the rules. 01-21-2003 05:49 PM #7 135711 Quit (no longer with us) Array Join Date Apr 2002 Location usa Posts 1,307 it was a little sketch of a "captain" and it said: sergent sphinter says: etc etc etc, of the dirt patrol etc etc etc" it struck me as being more out there than their usual stuff, and wondered: Is someone over there cracking up on us? It didn't read right, didn't like it, which is a shame, because i've enjoyed their jokes in the past, but what's the joke? i don't get it? where the sphincter fit in? was he doing the sphinx? 01-25-2003 12:25 AM #8 Catlady Senior Member Array Join Date Aug 2001 Location Utah Posts 423 I don't think I got that on my catalogue, but maybe they mean he's anal-retentive? There for a while I thought you meant the "We've upped our quality, up yours". For those who don't know, it's been going around for a while on list of easily misinterpreted church announcements, or ads. Being in English and Communications I've seen a lot of those things. It was apparently originally printed in a church bulletin as a message from the pastors that read, "We've upped our church contributions, up yours". You know what they mean, but boy could you have fun pretending you didn't. It also included gems such as "Sister Jones will come forward and lay an egg on the altar in honor of the Easter season." Meaning she will come forward and put the egg on the altar, not come forward and lay an egg, though that would certainly be more interesting. I digress, but like I said I get a kick out of that sort of thing. One cat leads to another--Ernest Hemingway. Writing is very easy. All you do is sit in front of a typewriter (or computer)keyboard and wait until little drops of blood appear on your forehead." -- Walter W. "Ked" Smith 01-27-2003 05:34 PM #9 135711 Quit (no longer with us) Array Join Date Apr 2002 Location usa Posts 1,307 i would have changed churches. Closed Thread « Previous Thread \| Next Thread » Posting Permissions You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is Off HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Contact Us Fencing.Net Archive Top All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:31 PM. Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.1.9 Copyright © 2012 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 (c) 1995 - 2010 Fencing Net; Fencing.Net, fdn, Fencing101, Epee101, Foil101, Sabre101 are all trademarks of Fencing.Net, LLC. Thank you to Replica Sword Shop for their support.