OK, so my town is nuts!

**GMichael** · 08-11-2007, 03:49 AM

It seems like every weekend the town I live in has some kind of a festival. Bear festivals, dear festivals, and beaver festivals and yes, even music festivals abound each weekend. I just walked to the local Grand Union and guess what I saw today. A huge banner proudly proclaims this weekend’s festival. It’s the festival of wood. Wood? Really? Doesn’t that sh.t grow on trees? Do they really need their own festival? And even if they do, wouldn’t it be like a save the rain forest type of thing? No, not here. All week they were chopping down trees along one street leading to a place called Grey Towers (walking distance for me). They left 6 foot high stumps for 2 blocks. Then one guy came in and carved into each stump. Now the road is lined with wooden bears, Indians, dear, town founders etc. They stained each one to look very realistic.
Yes, I now live in a strange town. Haven’t seen Opie yet though.

**Feanor** · 08-11-2007, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by GMichael

It seems like every weekend the town I live in has some kind of a festival. Bear festivals, dear festivals, and beaver festivals and yes, even music festivals abound each weekend. I just walked to the local Grand Union and guess what I saw today. A huge banner proudly proclaims this weekend’s festival. It’s the festival of wood. Wood? Really? Doesn’t that sh.t grow on trees? Do they really need their own festival? And even if they do, wouldn’t it be like a save the rain forest type of thing? No, not here. All week they were chopping down trees along one street leading to a place called Grey Towers (walking distance for me). They left 6 foot high stumps for 2 blocks. Then one guy came in and carved into each stump. Now the road is lined with wooden bears, Indians, dear, town founders etc. They stained each one to look very realistic.
Yes, I now live in a strange town. Haven’t seen Opie yet though.

I wonder why. No matter how great the sculptures, the trees were more magnificent no doubt.

**ForeverAutumn** · 08-11-2007, 10:52 AM

I guess the destruction of those trees rules out them having a Tree Festival next, eh?

**PeruvianSkies** · 08-11-2007, 01:41 PM

First...what town do you live in?

Second, I must say that I applaud whomever efforts for getting activities like that going. I know that it might sound like a pain to live in a town where there are ALWAYS things happening, but it could be a dying town without any fun. It takes a lot of effort and coordination to get things like off the ground and if they are having them with some serious frequency it only means that they are doing well with them. As far as the tree thing is concerned...it's a bit weird, but I wish I lived in a town with fun stuff...all we get in the summer are a few parades with drunk firemen.

**ForeverAutumn** · 08-11-2007, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by PeruvianSkies

...all we get in the summer are a few parades with drunk firemen.

You make it sound like drunk firemen are a bad thing.

**PeruvianSkies** · 08-11-2007, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn

You make it sound like drunk firemen are a bad thing.

Well, to some it's probably a real husker-do time. Not me. I like artsy fartsy stuff, like antiques shows, renaissance festivals, etc.

**GMichael** · 08-11-2007, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by PeruvianSkies

First...what town do you live in?

Second, I must say that I applaud whomever efforts for getting activities like that going. I know that it might sound like a pain to live in a town where there are ALWAYS things happening, but it could be a dying town without any fun. It takes a lot of effort and coordination to get things like off the ground and if they are having them with some serious frequency it only means that they are doing well with them. As far as the tree thing is concerned...it's a bit weird, but I wish I lived in a town with fun stuff...all we get in the summer are a few parades with drunk firemen.

It's the town of Milford. Home to the HQ of Altec Lancing.
It's a very nice town. Tomorrow I'll try to post picks of the trees they murdered.

**PeruvianSkies** · 08-11-2007, 11:52 PM

I would have shown up like this and been like "i'm Michael Caaaine.....now put those bloody trees back on the stumps where they belong you blooody lumberjacks."

**GMichael** · 08-12-2007, 06:39 AM

Here are a few pics of what's left of these poor trees. Don't these people know that these trees may have had saplings to care for? Who will bring them up now? They could end up in homes, or worse, selling their trunks for Miracle-Gro.

**GMichael** · 08-12-2007, 06:44 AM

Four score and seven years ago

**GMichael** · 08-12-2007, 06:45 AM

Boo Boo! Where's Yogi?

**GMichael** · 08-12-2007, 06:47 AM

Look, my wife is giving me the bird!

America
America.....

**Feanor** · 08-12-2007, 07:46 AM

Originally Posted by GMichael

Look, my wife is giving me the bird!

America
America.....

The one on the left here isn't so bad ... oh, oh, wait: that's the one that's you wife.

Trees die for this hokey crap??

WTF? Surely they were diseased or somethng?

**Rich-n-Texas** · 08-12-2007, 10:16 AM

Look at all that lush greenery in the background. I miss trees.

**Rich-n-Texas** · 08-12-2007, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by GMichael

Boo Boo! Where's Yogi?

So that's what's been raiding your kitchen GM? It's only a statue GM... only a statue.

**GMichael** · 08-12-2007, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by Feanor

WTF? Surely they were diseased or somethng?

Not that I noticed.

**GMichael** · 08-12-2007, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by Rich-n-Texas

Look at all that lush greenery in the background. I miss trees.

Our house is in a straight line behind those trees about 200 feet.

**Rich-n-Texas** · 08-12-2007, 12:07 PM

Next time I'm at your house I'm going to bring my deer rifle okay?

**jrhymeammo** · 08-12-2007, 01:50 PM

That's nothing. Japan has this stupid thing called "Penis Festival" to celebrate fertility....
http://gaijintonic.com/2007/04/02/penis-festival/

**Feanor** · 08-12-2007, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by jrhymeammo

That's nothing. Japan has this stupid thing called "Penis Festival" to celebrate fertility....
http://gaijintonic.com/2007/04/02/penis-festival/

... would be more aliterative.

**GMichael** · 08-12-2007, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by jrhymeammo

That's nothing. Japan has this stupid thing called "Penis Festival" to celebrate fertility....
http://gaijintonic.com/2007/04/02/penis-festival/

At least they don't chop down penises to celibrate.

**jrhymeammo** · 08-12-2007, 04:12 PM

JRA

**PeruvianSkies** · 08-12-2007, 04:34 PM

what a d1ckhead.

**Rich-n-Texas** · 08-12-2007, 05:38 PM

So we've got nuts-n-d!cks all in one thread again. I told y'all before I'm NOT comfortable with this!

There's got to be a vagina festival going on somwhere in this world.

**GMichael** · 08-12-2007, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by Rich-n-Texas

So we've got nuts-n-d!cks all in one thread again. I told y'all before I'm NOT comfortable with this!

There's got to be a vagina festival going on somwhere in this world.

That's at my house, every weekend. And Wednesday nights.

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Why chop down trees?

The one on the left

Calling it the Phallus Festival ...

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