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The Top Ten
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Pete (Mr. Marcia)
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Pete this better 
Four old retired guys are walking a street in Ft Myers, Florida.
They turn a corner and see a sign that says, "Old Timers Bar”
"ALL DRINKS 10 CENTS!"
They look at each other, then go in, thinking this is too good to be true.
The old bartender says in a voice that carries across the room,
Come on in and let me pour one for you! What'll it be, Gentlemen?"
There seems to be a fully-stocked bar, so each of the men ask for a martini. In short order, the bartender serves up four iced martinis--shaken, not stirred, and says, "That'll be 10 cents each, please." The four men stare at the bartender for a moment, then look at each other. They can't believe their good luck. They pay the 40 cents, finish their martinis, and order another round.
Again, four excellent martinis are produced with the bartender again saying "That's 40 more cents, please."
They pay the 40 cents, but their curiosity is more than they can stand. They have each had two martinis, and so far they've spent less than a dollar. Finally one of the men says “How can you afford to serve martinis as good as these for a dime apiece?"
"I'm a retired tailor from Boston," the bartender said, "and I always wanted to own a bar. Last year I hit the lottery for $25 million and decided to open this place. Every drink costs a dime - wine, liquor beer, all the same."
Wow!!!! That's quite a story," says one of the men. The four of them sipped at their martinis and couldn't help but notice three other guys at the end of the bar who didn't have drinks in front of them, and hadn't ordered anything the whole time they were there. One man gestures at the three at the end of the bar without drinks and asks the bartender, "What's with them?"
The bartender says, "Oh, they're from Minnesota. They're waiting for happy hour, when drinks are half price."
Four old retired guys are walking a street in Ft Myers, Florida.
They turn a corner and see a sign that says, "Old Timers Bar”
"ALL DRINKS 10 CENTS!"
They look at each other, then go in, thinking this is too good to be true.
The old bartender says in a voice that carries across the room,
Come on in and let me pour one for you! What'll it be, Gentlemen?"
There seems to be a fully-stocked bar, so each of the men ask for a martini. In short order, the bartender serves up four iced martinis--shaken, not stirred, and says, "That'll be 10 cents each, please." The four men stare at the bartender for a moment, then look at each other. They can't believe their good luck. They pay the 40 cents, finish their martinis, and order another round.
Again, four excellent martinis are produced with the bartender again saying "That's 40 more cents, please."
They pay the 40 cents, but their curiosity is more than they can stand. They have each had two martinis, and so far they've spent less than a dollar. Finally one of the men says “How can you afford to serve martinis as good as these for a dime apiece?"
"I'm a retired tailor from Boston," the bartender said, "and I always wanted to own a bar. Last year I hit the lottery for $25 million and decided to open this place. Every drink costs a dime - wine, liquor beer, all the same."
Wow!!!! That's quite a story," says one of the men. The four of them sipped at their martinis and couldn't help but notice three other guys at the end of the bar who didn't have drinks in front of them, and hadn't ordered anything the whole time they were there. One man gestures at the three at the end of the bar without drinks and asks the bartender, "What's with them?"
The bartender says, "Oh, they're from Minnesota. They're waiting for happy hour, when drinks are half price."
So....when I graduated elementary school, the class voted on most appropriate song for each person. My song was "Talking in Your Sleep" by the Romantics. I guess their prediction was accurate. 
Honestly though, what is the value of a statistic like this? It doesn't seem to be valuable for marketing. I'm not sure why something like this is tracked. I'm sincerely curious!
Honestly though, what is the value of a statistic like this? It doesn't seem to be valuable for marketing. I'm not sure why something like this is tracked. I'm sincerely curious!
It's like looking in your soup and finding a whole different alphabet.
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Xislandgirl
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I am an admin for another web board, we have statistics and I don't ever use them, but I think if we had paid ads, it would help with marketing maybe?liamsaunt wrote: Honestly though, what is the value of a statistic like this? It doesn't seem to be valuable for marketing. I'm not sure why something like this is tracked. I'm sincerely curious!
Re: The Top Ten
I think an all expenses paid trip to STJ would be an appropriate thank you, don't you guys???mbw1024 wrote:I think we all need to get together on island. It seems only right! And I guess we'd never run out of things to talk aboutAnthony wrote:Just wanted to say thank you!
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California Girl
As a webmaster (I hate that word!) - I would say it is valuable for marketing. I mean, maybe I would (if I could afford it) want to reward the most active memebers, etc. Or sell them somethingliamsaunt wrote: Honestly though, what is the value of a statistic like this? It doesn't seem to be valuable for marketing. I'm not sure why something like this is tracked. I'm sincerely curious!
But - I think a lot of the stats that are available in a system like this are available because they can be - it is just a simple data base query.
Anthony for Virgin Islands On Line
The Emperor of Ice-Cream
Rick this is the only recollection I have of this word - from one of my favorite poems:
The Emperor of Ice-Cream
Call the roller of big cigars,
The muscular one, and bid him whip
In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.
Let the wenches dawdle in such dress
As they are used to wear, and let the boys
Bring flowers in last month's newspapers.
Let be be finale of seem.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.
Take from the dresser of deal,
Lacking the three glass knobs, that sheet
On which she embroidered fantails once
And spread it so as to cover her face.
If her horny feet protrude, they come
To show how cold she is, and dumb.
Let the lamp affix its beam.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.
Wallace Stevens
The Emperor of Ice-Cream
Call the roller of big cigars,
The muscular one, and bid him whip
In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.
Let the wenches dawdle in such dress
As they are used to wear, and let the boys
Bring flowers in last month's newspapers.
Let be be finale of seem.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.
Take from the dresser of deal,
Lacking the three glass knobs, that sheet
On which she embroidered fantails once
And spread it so as to cover her face.
If her horny feet protrude, they come
To show how cold she is, and dumb.
Let the lamp affix its beam.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.
Wallace Stevens
Anthony for Virgin Islands On Line
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Marcia (Mrs. Pete)
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Bob & Anita
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