What the heck's a Vulcan?... - The Firearms Forum

Smokin Guns · 03-13-2004, 07:40 PM

Went down 'bama way...and run across this thong wearin' fella perched up on a tower...Was the fella some kind'a "Greek God"...?...or just liked showin' off his cheeks?...

Remington597 · 03-13-2004, 07:45 PM

God of Sulphur, Strength, Metalworks,anvil,weapons shaping etc,etc.
This is part and parcel of the Greco Roman Pantheon of Polytheistic deities. Fascinating stuff historically, but ultimatly herecy.

Smokin Guns · 03-13-2004, 07:55 PM

Thanks Rem! Looked like the feller had some "Cottage Cheese" go'in on too!...

glocknut · 03-13-2004, 08:02 PM

Cottage cheese?

That one went over the top of my head......

I don't get it?

mike

Smokin Guns · 03-13-2004, 08:06 PM

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Hey, comedy is a hit and miss thing.......what can i say?!

It bee's lookin' like his cheeks, is startin' ta curdle like "Cottage Cheese"...Dang!...reckon i'm gunna have to 'splain everthin'...

Hydra Shok · 03-13-2004, 08:15 PM

Birmingham used to be a big iron, steel town. I lived there a looong time ago for a little while. Saw Vulcan all the time. They just refurbished him finishing maybe a year ago. Spent like 10 or 15 million doing it too.

merc · 03-13-2004, 08:19 PM

How come they let this dude hang around when the kids can't pray in school or pledge alliegience to the flag or stuff like that?
Was there not so0me big howy do somewhere down nsouth when a judge purchased and put a statue in the courthouse lobby?
Where the heck are we going??
I think the values are getting a tad mixed up.'

Brob73 · 03-13-2004, 09:43 PM

I thought a Vulcan was a big a$$ multi-barrel'd gun mounted on miltary copters.

JohnnyRobotic · 03-13-2004, 10:55 PM

hmm usually metal workers wear like heavy leather over the normal clothes they wear . . .maybe not cottage cheese on his arse but lots and lots of scars from molten metal damage

And isn't Spock a Vulcan?

Marlin · 03-13-2004, 11:08 PM

When I moved to Alabama in the early sixties, the old steel furnaces, open hearth type, were still running full tilt and the pollution was horrendous. During the summer months, especially, downtown Birmingham was a breathing death trap with an average of 40-50 people dying of asphyxiation during the months of June through August. There were days on end with 100% humidity and visibility no better than a thick New England fog. I went to the hospital several times, myself, with breathing problems, more than likely a precursor of my present condition.

You could never see the sun and if you did, it was bright red, not yellow or orange. Once the furnaces closed down by government order the air quality became some of the best in the country but the area was severely depressed for years until other industry replaced the steel industry, which had made Birmingham what it is today. The whole mountain surrounding Birmingham is one big lode of Iron Ore, hence the reason for the statute of Vulcan, the God of Iron in the Roman vernacular. That's also why it's called, "Red Mountain!" It is as much an icon to Alabama as the Statute in New York is to those folks, aside from the immigrant (legitimate) influence having spotted it as one of the first things seen in the New World.

Sorry for the history lesson but there was a reason that Vulcan was worth millions to the public to refurbish and save.

Hydra Shok · 03-13-2004, 11:26 PM

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How come they let this dude hang around when the kids can't pray in school or pledge alliegience to the flag or stuff like that?

The Vulcan has nothing to do with religon. It just stands for the fact that Birmingham used to be a big steel producing region.

gpostal · 03-14-2004, 06:55 AM

a vulcan ,is a person from vulcan ,like spock ,or tuvoc

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Cottage cheese?

That one went over the top of my head......

I don't get it?

mike

ever see a three hundred pound woman in tight spandex ???
her butt looks like 80pounds of chewed bubble gum ?

thats what it means

JohnnyRobotic · 03-14-2004, 07:35 AM

DEAR GOD gp, now i need to find a place that sells brain soap to wash tha image out

my morning could have happened without that image in my brain

Sackett · 03-14-2004, 09:19 AM

Aww cmon guys. Vulcans are sposed to be real good at helpin out Star Fleet Command.
You always need one of those guys around to help with info and advice. You know what I mean, there will be some kind of strange or squirrely situation and nobody knows what to do until the Vulcan comes up with some trivial input that normal folks don't keep in their heads.
I'm convinced that Vulcans would be good on Jeopardy. Its a well known fact that Alex Trebek is one. I mean look at how he knows all that stuff and puts people down for their ignorance.
Of course he had to get his ears docked just so he could do the show.
I think Canada has a lot of Vulcans.

Then again, I could be wrong.

Marlin · 03-14-2004, 09:23 AM

I'd better not touch that one with a fifty foot pole, Sackett!!

I'd be afraid to on a SUNDAY!

gpostal · 03-14-2004, 09:52 AM

that is illogical thinking

Remington597 · 03-14-2004, 10:00 AM

Live long and prosper. \\//

BlueTic · 03-14-2004, 11:00 AM

Don't get me started - Mrs.Blue is a "treky" - and I am not allowed to denigrate the shows

I have known about the welders God for a few years - Vulcan- but have never seen the statue. I know of NO welders going around with no drawers/pants - some froo-froo had to have made a statue with no drawers for a welder. I'm still waiting for the asprine and coffee to kick in before I get any visuals "cottage cheese"

glocknut · 03-14-2004, 02:53 PM

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Originally posted by gpostal

ever see a three hundred pound woman in tight spandex ???
her butt looks like 80pounds of chewed bubble gum ?

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comented on by johnnyrobotic
DEAR GOD gp, now i need to find a place that sells brain soap to wash tha image out

my morning could have happened without that image in my brain

I don't know............

I find the thought strangely arrousing.........

mike

gpostal · 03-14-2004, 03:05 PM

just for you glocknut

merc · 03-14-2004, 03:10 PM

na-new
na-new

(oops that from ORK)

IShootBack · 03-14-2004, 03:19 PM

GP:
Ya darned near burned out my eyes with that pic.

My wife is fixin home made pork BBQ for dinner and I might have lost my hunger.

Naw...Her BBQ is worth fightin' a war over...

ISB

Brob73 · 03-14-2004, 03:22 PM

Where's the seat!!??

glocknut · 03-14-2004, 03:52 PM

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Originally posted by gpostal
just for you glocknut

Got any more ?.........

mike

BlackGun · 03-14-2004, 04:29 PM

ooooooooooh, ya'll coulda gone all day with out that image.

03-13-2004, 07:40 PM	#1
Smokin Guns Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: "Gun Culture Members Clubhouse"... Posts: 4,463	What the heck's a Vulcan?... Went down 'bama way...and run across this thong wearin' fella perched up on a tower...Was the fella some kind'a "Greek God"...?...or just liked showin' off his cheeks?... Attached Images __________________ -->

03-13-2004, 07:45 PM	#2
Remington597 Former Guest Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,201	God of Sulphur, Strength, Metalworks,anvil,weapons shaping etc,etc. This is part and parcel of the Greco Roman Pantheon of Polytheistic deities. Fascinating stuff historically, but ultimatly herecy. Last edited by Remington597; 03-13-2004 at 07:47 PM..

03-13-2004, 07:55 PM	#3
Smokin Guns Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: "Gun Culture Members Clubhouse"... Posts: 4,463	Thanks Rem! Looked like the feller had some "Cottage Cheese" go'in on too!... Attached Images __________________

03-13-2004, 08:02 PM	#4
glocknut Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: THE FORUM MASCOTT... Posts: 12,482	Cottage cheese? That one went over the top of my head...... I don't get it? mike __________________ Where O where are you tonight? Why have you gone and left me alone? I searched to world over and a thought i found true love... You met another and PTThhh you were gone....

03-13-2004, 08:15 PM	#6
Hydra Shok Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chasing my Seven Year Old Posts: 724	Birmingham used to be a big iron, steel town. I lived there a looong time ago for a little while. Saw Vulcan all the time. They just refurbished him finishing maybe a year ago. Spent like 10 or 15 million doing it too. __________________ If you can't impress them with intelligence, baffle them with BS American by birth, Southern by the grace of God Do unto others before they do unto you "Most importantly, when the time comes to pull the trigger, shoot to kill." ~ Robert H. Boatman Glock 17, 19, 26 Kel Tec 3AT

03-13-2004, 08:19 PM	#7
merc V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Pelham, NH Posts: 309	How come they let this dude hang around when the kids can't pray in school or pledge alliegience to the flag or stuff like that? Was there not so0me big howy do somewhere down nsouth when a judge purchased and put a statue in the courthouse lobby? Where the heck are we going?? I think the values are getting a tad mixed up.' __________________ Merc Living without Liberty is not Living

03-13-2004, 09:43 PM	#8
Brob73 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 162	I thought a Vulcan was a big a$$ multi-barrel'd gun mounted on miltary copters.

03-13-2004, 10:55 PM	#9
JohnnyRobotic V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wareham, Massachusetts Posts: 265	hmm usually metal workers wear like heavy leather over the normal clothes they wear . . .maybe not cottage cheese on his arse but lots and lots of scars from molten metal damage And isn't Spock a Vulcan?

03-13-2004, 11:08 PM	#10
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	When I moved to Alabama in the early sixties, the old steel furnaces, open hearth type, were still running full tilt and the pollution was horrendous. During the summer months, especially, downtown Birmingham was a breathing death trap with an average of 40-50 people dying of asphyxiation during the months of June through August. There were days on end with 100% humidity and visibility no better than a thick New England fog. I went to the hospital several times, myself, with breathing problems, more than likely a precursor of my present condition. You could never see the sun and if you did, it was bright red, not yellow or orange. Once the furnaces closed down by government order the air quality became some of the best in the country but the area was severely depressed for years until other industry replaced the steel industry, which had made Birmingham what it is today. The whole mountain surrounding Birmingham is one big lode of Iron Ore, hence the reason for the statute of Vulcan, the God of Iron in the Roman vernacular. That's also why it's called, "Red Mountain!" It is as much an icon to Alabama as the Statute in New York is to those folks, aside from the immigrant (legitimate) influence having spotted it as one of the first things seen in the New World. Sorry for the history lesson but there was a reason that Vulcan was worth millions to the public to refurbish and save. __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.* Last edited by Marlin; 03-13-2004 at 11:09 PM..

03-14-2004, 07:35 AM	#13
JohnnyRobotic V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wareham, Massachusetts Posts: 265	DEAR GOD gp, now i need to find a place that sells brain soap to wash tha image out my morning could have happened without that image in my brain

03-14-2004, 09:19 AM	#14
Sackett V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: SW Mississippi Posts: 266	Aww cmon guys. Vulcans are sposed to be real good at helpin out Star Fleet Command. You always need one of those guys around to help with info and advice. You know what I mean, there will be some kind of strange or squirrely situation and nobody knows what to do until the Vulcan comes up with some trivial input that normal folks don't keep in their heads. I'm convinced that Vulcans would be good on Jeopardy. Its a well known fact that Alex Trebek is one. I mean look at how he knows all that stuff and puts people down for their ignorance. Of course he had to get his ears docked just so he could do the show. I think Canada has a lot of Vulcans. Then again, I could be wrong.

03-14-2004, 09:23 AM	#15
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	I'd better not touch that one with a fifty foot pole, Sackett!! I'd be afraid to on a SUNDAY! __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

03-14-2004, 09:52 AM	#16
gpostal Former Guest Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,552	that is illogical thinking

03-14-2004, 10:00 AM	#17
Remington597 Former Guest Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,201	Live long and prosper. \\//

03-14-2004, 11:00 AM	#18
BlueTic Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: WA Posts: 652	Don't get me started - Mrs.Blue is a "treky" - and I am not allowed to denigrate the shows I have known about the welders God for a few years - Vulcan- but have never seen the statue. I know of NO welders going around with no drawers/pants - some froo-froo had to have made a statue with no drawers for a welder. I'm still waiting for the asprine and coffee to kick in before I get any visuals "cottage cheese" __________________ If you don't like my rights - please leave my country!

03-14-2004, 03:05 PM	#20
gpostal Former Guest Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,552	just for you glocknut

03-14-2004, 03:10 PM	#21
merc V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Pelham, NH Posts: 309	na-new na-new (oops that from ORK) __________________ Merc Living without Liberty is not Living

03-14-2004, 03:19 PM	#22
IShootBack Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,306	GP: Ya darned near burned out my eyes with that pic. My wife is fixin home made pork BBQ for dinner and I might have lost my hunger. Naw...Her BBQ is worth fightin' a war over... ISB __________________ "The Lord is a warrior, the Lord is his name." Exodus15:3

03-14-2004, 03:22 PM	#23
Brob73 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 162	Where's the seat!!??

03-14-2004, 04:29 PM	#25
BlackGun Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 4,512	ooooooooooh, ya'll coulda gone all day with out that image. __________________ He who angers you, controls you! an armed man is a citizen an unarmed man is a subject a disarmed man is a slave