(OT) I'm just SOOOOOO happy

in article , Christine Burel at
wrote on 5/2/04 12:01 AM:


"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message
...
I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh man
Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows the game
but this was indeed memorable by any standard. Can Smarty be an honorary
cat?

Karen


I used to be able to follow all the prep races (before kiddos) and have
always loved the Triple Crown races. I only got to see the race and not see
all the pre-race info but it does sound like Smarty Jones is an amazing
horse.
Here's hoping we might have the Triple Crown winner!
Christine


I think he can do it. I really do!

"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message
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in article , Cheryl at
wrote on 5/1/04 9:14 PM:

Karen Chuplis dumped this in
on 01 May 2004:

I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and
oh
man Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else
follows
the game but this was indeed memorable by any standard. Can
Smarty be
an honorary cat?

Karen



I missed it but I understand my cousin's troop never made it to
the race. I
vote for Smarty to be an honorary cat and I hope to read why.

Because he is as cool as a cool cat.

Karen


LOL. Racing in the UK is a three year old called One Cool Cat :^) He
was well-backed for yesterday's 2000 Guineas but sadly, didn't finish
in the first three .

Sheenah

"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message
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in article , Cheryl at
wrote on 5/1/04 9:14 PM:

Karen Chuplis dumped this in
on 01 May 2004:

I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and
oh
man Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else
follows
the game but this was indeed memorable by any standard. Can
Smarty be
an honorary cat?

Karen



I missed it but I understand my cousin's troop never made it to
the race. I
vote for Smarty to be an honorary cat and I hope to read why.

Because he is as cool as a cool cat.

Karen


LOL. Racing in the UK is a three year old called One Cool Cat :^) He
was well-backed for yesterday's 2000 Guineas but sadly, didn't finish
in the first three .

Sheenah

in article , Sheenah at
wrote on 5/2/04 3:09 AM:


"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message
...
in article , Cheryl at
wrote on 5/1/04 9:14 PM:

Karen Chuplis dumped this in
on 01 May 2004:

I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and
oh
man Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else
follows
the game but this was indeed memorable by any standard. Can
Smarty be
an honorary cat?

Karen



I missed it but I understand my cousin's troop never made it to
the race. I
vote for Smarty to be an honorary cat and I hope to read why.

Because he is as cool as a cool cat.

Karen


LOL. Racing in the UK is a three year old called One Cool Cat :^) He
was well-backed for yesterday's 2000 Guineas but sadly, didn't finish
in the first three .

Sheenah


Great name!! There is one here I also like named Kitten's Joy. I just think
that is the best name!

Karen

in article , Sheenah at
wrote on 5/2/04 3:09 AM:


"Karen Chuplis" wrote in message
...
in article , Cheryl at
wrote on 5/1/04 9:14 PM:

Karen Chuplis dumped this in
on 01 May 2004:

I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and
oh
man Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else
follows
the game but this was indeed memorable by any standard. Can
Smarty be
an honorary cat?

Karen



I missed it but I understand my cousin's troop never made it to
the race. I
vote for Smarty to be an honorary cat and I hope to read why.

Because he is as cool as a cool cat.

Karen


LOL. Racing in the UK is a three year old called One Cool Cat :^) He
was well-backed for yesterday's 2000 Guineas but sadly, didn't finish
in the first three .

Sheenah


Great name!! There is one here I also like named Kitten's Joy. I just think
that is the best name!

Karen

On Sat, 01 May 2004 17:51:09 -0500, Karen Chuplis
wrote:

I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh man
Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows the game
but this was indeed memorable by any standard. Can Smarty be an honorary
cat?

Rats!!! This was the *only* Derby race I've missed watching in
decades, and I go back a long way. Had another appointment and by the
time I got home they were taking the official photos. Smarty was the
only horse I had in mind as a winner and it sounds like he did it in
great style. Wish I'd seen it!!! As an aside, though there have been
great horses and great races, Secretariat is still my all-time
favorite, despite the likes of Seattle Slew, etc. Top horse in *my*
book - I can still get chills and tears when I think of Big Red
romping down the Belmont Stakes track 31 lengths ahead!!!!

Jeanne

On Sat, 01 May 2004 17:51:09 -0500, Karen Chuplis
wrote:

I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh man
Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows the game
but this was indeed memorable by any standard. Can Smarty be an honorary
cat?

Rats!!! This was the *only* Derby race I've missed watching in
decades, and I go back a long way. Had another appointment and by the
time I got home they were taking the official photos. Smarty was the
only horse I had in mind as a winner and it sounds like he did it in
great style. Wish I'd seen it!!! As an aside, though there have been
great horses and great races, Secretariat is still my all-time
favorite, despite the likes of Seattle Slew, etc. Top horse in *my*
book - I can still get chills and tears when I think of Big Red
romping down the Belmont Stakes track 31 lengths ahead!!!!

Jeanne

in article , JBHajos at
wrote on 5/2/04 8:38 AM:

On Sat, 01 May 2004 17:51:09 -0500, Karen Chuplis
wrote:

I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh man
Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows the game
but this was indeed memorable by any standard. Can Smarty be an honorary
cat?

Rats!!! This was the *only* Derby race I've missed watching in
decades, and I go back a long way. Had another appointment and by the
time I got home they were taking the official photos. Smarty was the
only horse I had in mind as a winner and it sounds like he did it in
great style. Wish I'd seen it!!! As an aside, though there have been
great horses and great races, Secretariat is still my all-time
favorite, despite the likes of Seattle Slew, etc. Top horse in *my*
book - I can still get chills and tears when I think of Big Red
romping down the Belmont Stakes track 31 lengths ahead!!!!

Jeanne

That must have been something! Wish I had seen it.

There is probably a replay of the race on the net somewhere. Do you have
highspeed internet or dial up?

Karen

in article , JBHajos at
wrote on 5/2/04 8:38 AM:

On Sat, 01 May 2004 17:51:09 -0500, Karen Chuplis
wrote:

I know this is SO off topic but I watched the Kentucky Derby and oh man
Smarty Jones is a legend now. I don't know if anyone else follows the game
but this was indeed memorable by any standard. Can Smarty be an honorary
cat?

Rats!!! This was the *only* Derby race I've missed watching in
decades, and I go back a long way. Had another appointment and by the
time I got home they were taking the official photos. Smarty was the
only horse I had in mind as a winner and it sounds like he did it in
great style. Wish I'd seen it!!! As an aside, though there have been
great horses and great races, Secretariat is still my all-time
favorite, despite the likes of Seattle Slew, etc. Top horse in *my*
book - I can still get chills and tears when I think of Big Red
romping down the Belmont Stakes track 31 lengths ahead!!!!

Jeanne

That must have been something! Wish I had seen it.

There is probably a replay of the race on the net somewhere. Do you have
highspeed internet or dial up?

Karen

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On Sat, 1 May 2004 20:04:22 -0500, "GraceCat"
wrote:

The famous Budweiser clydesdales.

I like those and the belgiums, which are a bit smaller but not by
much

Grace

"Hopitus2" wrote in message
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LOL; I assume Smarty Jones is a horse and not his jockey. I am
always
glad
they finish big bucks races like that without breaking any of
their
skinny
little legs (that goes for both men and beasts). Not much into
equines anyway, I prefer the fat hairy ones with big legs and feet
that pull
beer
wagons; for some reason they look healthier and calmer, if not
faster
and
prettier. But kowabunga, congrats to Smarty Jones; may he live
long
and
prosper.


Have you heard the song "The Last Trip Home", written by Davy Steele
and performed by the Scottish musical group called the Battlefield
Band (http://www.battlefieldband.co.uk)? It is a bittersweet song
about a plowman, or rather ploughman, taking his team of Clydesdales
home from their last job; from this point on, a tractor will be used
instead.

And a' the years I've plied my trade, an a' the fields we've
ploughed and laid, I never thought I'd see the time when a
Clydesdale's work wid ever end, But progress runs its driven
course, and tractors hae replaced the horse.

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