Poll: beating the dress code's dead horse

[etrainer1]

based upon the thread of "dress code clarification", how many of you would:

like to continue beating that dead horse?
would like to see that poor dead horse rest in peace?
:confused:

[elmorejj]

I for one am ready for the Dead horse to go to the knackers yard :p .jean

[CDRMark]

etrainer1, allow me to introduce his excellency the Marquis de Sade....

[FlorenceItaly]

NO QUESTION....let the dead horse rest in peace...........

Marie

[localady]

Are dead horses related to Zombies?????????????????:cool:

[bobpatj]

No more, PLEASE!

[trubey]

I don't know. I just read it for the articles, not the pictures.

Lane

[tomc]

It all depends. Will the horse be laid out in its owners racing silks? Main viewing room, or casual room? Will this be a "Before 6" or an "After 6" affair? If there is a reception, do we follow the same dress code as the deceased horse?

If we do beat the horse, will it be 4/4 jazz tempo, 3/4 waltz or 6/8? 5/8 modern jazz? How about 8-to-the-bar boogie woogie? Do we do the beating ourselves, or will the house drummer do it and, if so, is the gratuity added to our bill or should we handle that ourselves?

At the reception, will they serve road apples?

[sail7seas]

I think we should just keep maintaining each poster's side of the discussion ad nauseum.......no one is going to change anyone's mind about their position. But for those who wish to keep trying......let 'em have at it!!! :p


As always.....easy to cruise on by something you don't want to read.

We have some new CC'ers who have not had the (dubious) pleasure of partaking in one of these infamous conversations.

[cactuslady]

based upon the thread of "dress code clarification", how many of you would:

like to continue beating that dead horse?
Nay.

would like to see that poor dead horse rest in peace?
:confused:
Neigh.

[RevNeal]

Do we have the option of sending the dead horse to the knackers and getting a new one to beat??? ;) We usually do that, you know ... these topics take their turn.

Next subject for "dead horse" classification, step right up!!!!!! :D

I thought this was supposed to be a poll?

[etrainer1]

revneal,
it is a poll. just not in poll format! pkease, does this mean you and i will turn this discussion into another dead horse?

[Navy_Chief]

Remember the Bats!:D

[RevNeal]

it is a poll. just not in poll format! pkease, does this mean you and i will turn this discussion into another dead horse?

Ah so!
Well ... I'll tell you what. Try using your shift-key some (like at the beginning of sentences) and we'll see what we can do about the dead horses. :D ;)

[RevNeal]

Remember the Bats!

Vampire or Umpire? ;)

[Little Feet]

Animal abuse is never an acceptable activity, dead horse or alive.

[lipoppop]

During World War 2 horse meat was sold in New York State legally for human consumption. Does the current conflict qualify? (no political responses please.)

[etrainer1]

good point little feet. so we should obviously, put this poor innocent dead horse to rest!

[RevNeal]

Animal abuse is never an acceptable activity, dead horse or alive.

"Oh, not a REAL horse! Just a costume with two waiters inside!" :D

[Navy_Chief]

Two that were unworthy of tips???:D

[etrainer1]

by the way, revneal,
by not pressing the shift button to type in capitals at the beginning of each sentence, shows my creativity, independence, and stubborness, as in the dress code clarification thread! :cool:

[RevNeal]

During World War 2 horse meat was sold in New York State legally for human consumption. Does the current conflict qualify?

Given all the beating it's gotten, the meat sure would be tender. :D ;)

[RevNeal]

Two [waiters] that were unworthy of tips?

Not with the auto-gratuity left on your account. :D

[Navy_Chief]

Hehe.........can I get an Amen!:D

[RevNeal]

by not pressing the shift button to type in capitals at the beginning of each sentence, shows my creativity, independence, and stubborness, as in the dress code clarification thread!

it
must
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annoying
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whilewerebeingstubbornwecouldalsotypewithoutanyspa cesorpunctuationaswellasleavingoutanycapitalsimust admitittakessomeconsentrationtokeepmyselffromhitti ngthespacebarandtheshiftkeyandthepunctionbutheythi sisrealfun!
:D

[RevNeal]

Hehe.........can I get an Amen!

AMEN and AMEN!

[cactuslady]

Host Walt,
Help!
Why don't these new board have a feature so one can set up a poll, but not allow any longwinded responses?

All in favor?

[Leslieswiger]

My thoughts about the dress code is as follows: :rolleyes: At our age we should be mature enough to OBEY the rules for that evenings dress code set out by HAL.
If the evening is formal and you DO NOT WISH that formal evening, HAL has the Lido for YOUR use.:o Alternative dining is another option for we who enjoy dress up.:p I like to think of my cruise time, as a magical moment that has been given to me.:) ENJOY!:D

[RevNeal]

Lord have mercy.

DUCK AND COVER!

[KSCnCA]

LOL! (now I must explain the joke to my husband)

Here we go again! :D

[jhannah]

by the way, revneal,
by not pressing the shift button to type in capitals at the beginning of each sentence, shows my creativity, independence, and stubborness, as in the dress code clarification thread! :cool:Hardly on the first!
Some on the second!
Beaucoup on the third!

[etrainer1]

revneal,
i find you challenging! not creative, just argumentative about my free thinking and creativity! however, we are off the topic of dead horses. perhaps we should end this thread too! otherwise, we may consider going into a competition opinions thread! anyone want to join?:D

[etrainer1]

My thoughts about the dress code is as follows: :rolleyes: At our age we should be mature enough to OBEY the rules for that evenings dress code set out by HAL.
If the evening is formal and you DO NOT WISH that formal evening, HAL has the Lido for YOUR use.:o Alternative dining is another option for we who enjoy dress up.:p I like to think of my cruise time, as a magical moment that has been given to me.:) ENJOY!:D leslieswiger:
this is a dead horse issue. go to the clarification of dress, thread!

[JimVrhovac]

We will pay for the head stone and the Piper......

Jim & Ruth

[tomc]

Let's see ... I can copy Morse Code at 20 words per minute. Have not read the Da Vinci Code (and not about to). Code of Ethics is something that I haven't decoded yet. I don't get Head Codes or Flu, luckily. The Dress Code does not apply to me, as I do not wear a dress, or any other article of women's clothing (not even in the privacy of my house).

[RevNeal]

revneal,
i find you challenging! not creative, just argumentative about my free thinking and creativity!

Gee ... I'm sorry. I like to share my opinion, and my opinion differs from yours. Am I, subsequently, argumentative? Sure. News-flash ... so are you. As for creativity ... that's in the eye of the beholder. My friends find me creative.

[elmorejj]

Greg, you just gave me an instant headache!!!......jean :eek:

[iluvcruzin]

based upon the thread of "dress code clarification", how many of you would:

like to continue beating that dead horse?
would like to see that poor dead horse rest in peace?
:confused:I find this thread topic funny considering etrainer1 mentioned days ago they weren't going to particpate in the board anymore. Seems like she like poll answer #1.

(I do find the responses on dead horses VERY funny.:D )

[RISKMGR]

This is annoying....i Want My Bat !

[Navy_Chief]

Hey TomC, maybe we should just type in Morse, that'll confuse em:

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:D

[trubey]

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:D
Well Rev, I think that since etrainer paid for his computer he should be able to use it however he likes, regardless of what offends you. (raspberry-shaped smiley not available at this time)

;) Lane

[jazzsea]

The horse has really been beaten enough.

Isn't there another topic to attack?

[Joedog]

It seems you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a dead horse around here.

[etrainer1]

I find this thread topic funny considering etrainer1 mentioned days ago they weren't going to particpate in the board anymore. Seems like she like poll answer #1.

(I do find the responses on dead horses VERY funny.:D )
yes, i was not, and will not participate in the dress code clarificaion thread anymore. thats why i started this poll to see how many critics are with me or not? its just a joke!!! :D

[Vicar]

I think RevNeal is very creative .........


............ and a heck of a Skeet shooter..........



CAN I GET AN AMEN ??????????


:) :) :)

[etrainer1]

............ and a heck of a Skeet shooter..........


yes, sure is a skeet shooter!

[RevNeal]

Well Rev, I think that since etrainer paid for his computer he should be able to use it however he likes, regardless of what offends you. (raspberry-shaped smiley not available at this time)

hehehehe ... got me! :p

[RevNeal]

I think RevNeal is very creative .........


............ and a heck of a Skeet shooter..........

Children?
I love children!

PULL!

[Vicar]

Another Mel Brooks fan YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! *LOL*

Also Rev I did see the remark about the horse costume with two waiters in it from "Victor Victoria"

*LOL*

[etrainer1]

lane,
why do you assume i'm a, "he"?

[RevNeal]

Also Rev I did see the remark about the horse costume with two waiters in it from "Victor Victoria"

:D
If we're ever on a cruise together, I'll get you a drink!!!!! :)
In my opinion, the best scene from "Victor Victoria" is in that restaurant and the exchange between Robert Preston's character ("Toddy") and the waiter. :)

Toddy: "It's a wise man who knows when to throw in the towel."
Waiter: "And it is a moron who gives advice to a horses ass."

That cracks me up EVERY time!

FOFLMHO

[digby]

I think we need to beat this dead horse until everyone agrees to wear what THEY want and be quiet about what others are wearing. Someone else's clothes should not affect your having a good time!

[digby]

My thoughts about the dress code is as follows: :rolleyes: At our age we should be mature enough to OBEY the rules for that evenings dress code set out by HAL.
If the evening is formal and you DO NOT WISH that formal evening, HAL has the Lido for YOUR use.:o Alternative dining is another option for we who enjoy dress up.:p I like to think of my cruise time, as a magical moment that has been given to me.:) ENJOY!:D

The first step some must make is to realize that the dress codes are now SUGGESTIONS not rules!

You want magic, go to Disneyland! LOL!

[etrainer1]

I find this thread topic funny considering etrainer1 mentioned days ago they weren't going to particpate in the board anymore. Seems like she like poll answer #1.

(I do find the responses on dead horses VERY funny.:D )
maureen... that's why i started this poll! i will not comment any further on dress codes. that's why that is a dead horse, for me.

[etrainer1]

The first step some must make is to realize that the dress codes are now SUGGESTIONS not rules!

You want magic, go to Disneyland! LOL!



HAHAHAHAHAHAHA:D :D

[Roboat]

What is the suggestion regarding personal hygiene in the main dining room? I'm not real big on personal hygiene. I'm more of a free spirit. I believe I should be able to smell as I please - which is kinda like a dead horse. :)

[Roboat]

I had entered a fabulously witty post here but after posting (of course) I thought it might be taken the wrong way so I am editing it out. Peace and love.
I've never actually beaten a dead horse, so what do I know from?

[doone]

If this is a poll, where do I vote?????????????? Normally a poll has some choices, I don't see any choices.

Roboat, its your cruise, you paid for it, you can smell anyway you want. HAL doesn't list showers as mandatory, so you can smell anyway you want.

[Roboat]

Oh, I'm just being ornery. Put down that bazooka. (You're holding it backwards, btw);)

I know, I know... I am going STRAIGHT to Helena handbasket. :D

[Roboat]

Roboat, its your cruise, you paid for it, you can smell anyway you want. HAL doesn't list showers as mandatory, so you can smell anyway you want.
I'm glad we are of one mind on this. Um, which table is yours in the dining room? Mind if I join you? BTW, I'm not real big on pants, either. :eek:

[doone]

I'll be the table with the smokers, come on over.

[Roboat]

I'll be the table with the smokers, come on over.
Hah! Excellent!! :D

No wonder the smell doesn't bother you! ;)

[Vicar]

REV,

That was good movie *LOL*

I used to think of Robert Preston as the Music Man

But after seeing him in Victor Victoria and Blake Edwards S.O.B I never realized what an excellent comedian he was.

[etrainer1]

If this is a poll, where do I vote?????????????? Normally a poll has some choices, I don't see any choices.

Roboat, its your cruise, you paid for it, you can smell anyway you want. HAL doesn't list showers as mandatory, so you can smell anyway you want.
the questions (2) were on the original post. please refer to #1.

[doone]

Etrainer, I did read your original post, but when you do a poll, normally the originator will give choices, you click on the choice and your vote gets registered. Your post doesn't offer choices, was just confused on this.

[etrainer1]

Etrainer, when you do a poll, normally the originator will give choices, you click on the choice and your vote gets registered. Your post doesn't offer choices, was just confused on this type of poll.
no clicking at this poll. there are two choices. i like to hear elaborate
responses! :)

[gizmo]

I thought the same thing as Doone. This is not a poll in the sense that you cannot see the results, like the other polls on the board. There was no place to vote. Who feels like counting each opinion? Most of the posts don't answer the questions anyway, just the usual comments.

[Roadwork]

I think the horse has nine lives. :D On second thought, it got to be more than nine.

[doone]

I'd like to see the results as well, without reading every post. Etrainer, with the poll where you see the results, people can still give you elaborate responses as well.

[etrainer1]

I'd like to see the results as well, without reading every post. Etrainer, with the poll where you see the results, people can still give you elaborate responses as well.
what can i tell you, doone? if you didn't figure it out by now, i am different. i march to the beat of my own drum. i dare to be different, yet i never hurt anyone. most folks can't handle, "different". but those who know me love me! ;)

[mountainmare]

LOOK AT MY NAME!!! Could we change to something that does not combine the words "DEAD" and "HORSE" ? I dropped the insurance on her last year and don't like to tempt fate. How about dead cow instead.

[trubey]

C'mon, you guys! etrainer is just expressing her creative rights! We're doing an 'ether' poll here, with no voting and no results. If you hold your forehead against your screen, you'll pick up the energy we've generated and you'll know the results.

BTW, what was the topic?

Lane

n.b., when we get a dead horse or donkey or cow around here, we just call a friend with a backhoe and he scoops it ups and digs a big hole somewhere where nobody can see him, and he buries the sucker. Ashes to ashes, etc.

[RevNeal]

It was dead ... until you resurrected it. :)

[Lovebirds]

We're doing an 'ether' poll here, with no voting and no results. .
Sort of like the way they vote in Florida???:rolleyes:

[joeinwpb]

Thought I'd drop by and give him a polk. Just to make sure. :)

[RetiredMustang]

Remember the Bats!:D

Hey Chief,

Would those be sea bats? What time do we pass the mail buoy?

To at least try to answer the original question (remember that? ;) ), the basic answer is, I'm a guy. I don't really care, just tell me what I'm supposed to wear, when (what's the uniform of the day?).

Whatever the dress code is, guys don't really care what it is, they just want to be right. When a woman sees another one wearing the same dress, they seem upset. When guys see another guy wearing the same thing, our thought process is "Hey, O.K! Got it right, I'm wearing what the other guys are!"

Bottom line -- I really don't mind wearing a tux or sport coat or whatever. Just please tell me upfront what you expect, so I know what to pack.

For non-USN types, senior enlisted people (chief petty officers) are known as "goats" and where they berth on Navy ships is called the "goat locker." A mustang is someone who was an enlisted person and then became an officer. Not all of them were chiefs before they became officers. I was. Chief 1982, permanent Senior Chief/temporary Ensign 1986, permanent Master Chief/temporary LT junior grade 1988; permanent officer(LT) 1990.

"You can take the goat out of the locker, but you can't the goat out of the goat."

Dave, the Retired Mustang