You Might Not Be A model Railroader...

logicman

Greybeard
You might not be a model railroader if:

you think a 'fishplate' goes well with a fish-knife.
you hear a loud hissing noise and expect to see a big snake.
you think a 'Chapelon' is some sort of French drink.
you expect to find 'mountain class' locos on mountain tops.
 

ezdays

Out AZ way
...when someone mentions a tank car, you think of your neighbor's Hummer

...you think an "auto carrier" is someone that finances your car purchase
 

Mountain Man

Active Member
...You think a hot box is found at a sauna,

...a boilermaker is a drink.

...a gandydancer is part of a gay caberet act,

...a Mallet is a type of hammer, and

...poling is a sport at track and field events.
 

CSXect

Member
If when you see a tender and you call it a coal car(even if the train is an oil burner)sign1

If you think suezie-Q is a snack cake:rolleyes:
 

ezdays

Out AZ way
...if you think a coupler is a person that marries people

...or if you think a brakie is one that gets you a divorce
 

jbaakko

Active Member
...if you think "wye" is A river/how you pronounce the letter "y"/misspelling of "why".

...if when someone says train you say "choo choo, like Thomas?"
...if Steam refers to the hot, wet air that comes out when you make spaghetti.
...if "stripping" is a 'dirty word' to you.
...if your only use for Pine-sol is cleaning the kitchen floor!
...if you get angry when stuck at the grade crossing.
...if you keep a note book next to your bed and it does not contain 100+ "senseless" uses of of the wife's craft supplies.
 

jbaakko

Active Member
oh wait...

...if you think "The little engine that could" was NOT the coolest book you ever read as a child!
 

logicman

Greybeard
You might not be a model railroader if:

you think that this thread is entirely unintelligible.



(Great gag, MCL_RDG)
 

eightyeightfan1

Now I'm AMP'd
............J.P.Morgan used to be on the Gong Show.

.............McGuiness is an Irish beer. Alpert used to play a trumpet.(New Haven fans will understand these)

......the UP is in Michigan.
 

DeckRoid

Member
... a "friend" of your wife, when told your hobby, asks you, "What are you? 12?!?" and you laugh along.

(Actually happened to me. I was struck speechless for a moment and was about to verbally abuse said "friend" when the wife stepped in and diverted her away from me for the rest of the evening. She has not been asked back.)

George
 

ezdays

Out AZ way
... if you think a ditch light is something the truant officer uses to find kids that skip school...

or a conductor only leads a philharmonic orchestra
 

logicman

Greybeard
... a "friend" of your wife, when told your hobby, asks you, "What are you? 12?!?" and you laugh along.

(Actually happened to me. I was struck speechless for a moment and was about to verbally abuse said "friend" when the wife stepped in and diverted her away from me for the rest of the evening. She has not been asked back.)

George
I could have sworn you were older than me, George. :rolleyes:


... if you think a 'bug' is something to do with software.
 
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