Are you a Net Bonsai Wanker?

[Shima]

Yepp, I've never met a person who called himself a European. It's an American myth, but it sounds good.

Craig Ferguson says it every night.

 

[Mojosan]

Ha! Of course there are (they just don't like the company they keep), just as most here are North Americans.

 

[snobird]

Here's a song for Marco from a blonde girl from Chicago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iUTRUovNb0

 

[grizzlywon]

Marco took me up on my offer. So please help me make my goal of selling enough shirts to get an Ichiban.

Here is the final proof (assuming we don't change it again) of the "NBW 2010 Tour" shirt.

I'm still working on prices, but will let you know soon.

PM me if interested and include your size. The more I order, the cheaper I can keep them.

 

[Tachigi]

Brett, you need to go back and re-negotiate the front with Marco....for me it lost its punch. If he needs his logo on the T-shirt...I'd put it on the back in front of the NBW... Pure unmolested humor on the front...business on the back. That is palatable for me to cough up my dinero.

 

[Attila Soos]

Ha! Of course there are (they just don't like the company they keep), just as most here are North Americans.

I've never called myself North American, when making new acquaintances.

Me: "Hi, my name is Attila."
Hot Blonde Acquaintance: "By the way, where are you from?"
Me: "I am North American".
Hot Blonde Acquaintance: "Excuse me?"
Me: "North American"
Hot Blonde Acquaintance: "What is that supposed to mean? Are you native indian?"
Me: "No. I am just from the Northern Hemispere, west of the North Atlantic Ocean"
Hot Blonde Acquaintance: "Excuse me? You are weird."

 

[Zenshi]

Brett, you need to go back and re-negotiate the front with Marco....for me it lost its punch. If he needs his logo on the T-shirt...I'd put it on the back in front of the NBW... Pure unmolested humor on the front...business on the back. That is palatable for me to cough up my dinero.

I couldn't agree more.

 

[Ashbarns]

Grizzly ya forgot 'Harry's Place'. Sheesh he goes there every year. Huge gig!

Ash

 

[Tachigi]

I've never called myself North American, when making new acquaintances.

Me: "Hi, my name is Attila."
Hot Blonde Acquaintance: "By the way, where are you from?"
Me: "I am North American".
Hot Blonde Acquaintance: "Excuse me?"
Me: "North American"
Hot Blonde Acquaintance: "What is that supposed to mean? Are you native indian?"
Me: "No. I am just from the Northern Hemispere, west of the North Atlantic Ocean"
Hot Blonde Acquaintance: "Excuse me? You are weird."

Attila, if the hot Blonde was a NBW she would of understood completely what you were saying. You need to hang with a better class of Blondes

 

[Marco Invernizzi]

I'm from Milan btw, way north from Sicily.
Somebody didn't do his homework!

Can I now start to tease rednecks or only yankees are allow to tease Europeans (?!!?)

Vicky, when I was in Japan with Kimura, every year we showed a cherry at Kokufu' and in order to get the blooming at perfection with the big opening of the show or the visit of the emperor's son, we "lock" the tree in a wood box with10-15 big ice bags inside.
It did work out even though the cherry ended up catching a cold.

I'm in Philly today working on the Kenneth Collection, have a good weekend everyone, please but a t-shirt!!!!

 

[greerhw]

Grizzly ya forgot 'Harry's Place'. Sheesh he goes there every year. Huge gig!

Ash

Yeah, people come from miles around just to see what is going to happen, so many in fact, I may have to start to charge admission. I'm not sure if Marco will come back again for two reasons, first, he has to listen to me instead of his music when he works, second, I showed him what Fiddleback spiders can do to you, then I went out in the garage and caught one for him to see what they look like, to say the least, he wasn't pleased. I don't think he likes spiders, I have the ICHIBAN scar to prove it. The worlds best Bonsai tool. Also good for punishing jokesters !

keep it green,
Harry

Hey yamadori, how's that for sneaking in a little advertising shot ?
The spider story is true, you can't make stuff up like that.......

 

[Yamadori]

Hey yamadori, how's that for sneaking in a little advertising shot ?
The spider story is true, you can't make stuff up like that.......

Not a problem Harry. Creative I suppose.

You two need to get over it. I was very specific that Marco's name calling advertising was the idiot thing. Marco, in sum total, is not an idiot nor is he less than a bonsai master nor did I ever criticise his tool (either one of them) or its sales rates. It is funny how he can call us all "wankers" but if we call him an "advertising idiot" for name calling to try to sell something he gets all bent about it. A bit hipocritical I'd say. It reminds me of the old phrase, "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones". How about this one, "Don't dish it out if you can't take it."

I must be close to some sort of a truth or it wouldn't eat at him like this. Both of you need to let it go. I hope the Masakuni family does.

 

[Ross]

Yeah, people come from miles around just to see what is going to happen, so many in fact, I may have to start to charge admission. I'm not sure if Marco will come back again for two reasons, first, he has to listen to me instead of his music when he works, second, I showed him what Fiddleback spiders can do to you, then I went out in the garage and caught one for him to see what they look like, to say the least, he wasn't pleased. I don't think he likes spiders,

If he doesn't like the brown recluse or fiddleback spider, he sure won't like the Brazilian wandering spider. Listen to this side-effect:

This spider's venom has also been found to cause increased levels of nitric oxide which, in male human victims, will result in an involuntary erection that can be very painful and last hours. Scientists are reportedly attempting to create an erectile dysfunction treatment that can be combined with other medicines out of the peptide that causes this reaction.[35]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_bite#Types_of_spiders_with_medically_significant_venom

 

[Walter Pall]

Marco does not need a spider for that.

 

[Victrinia Ensor]

You two need to get over it. I was very specific that Marco's name calling advertising was the idiot thing. Marco, in sum total, is not an idiot nor is he less than a bonsai master nor did I ever criticise his tool (either one of them) or its sales rates.

Agreed.... that whole thing is way past over.

Barb only said what a lot of people likely thought when they read it. She's taken enough guff over it at this point... and has, until this comment, not popped off at the barbs (no pun intended ) being sent her way. She has even made an attempt to be concilatory by complimenting his website (which I don't exactly agree with from a web dev stand point [note: I'm not one... just married to one - so believe me its an unending lesson in lean ] ... but that's just me, and nothing against Marco personally in the least).

So guys... please leave her alone... it would be a shame to draw negativity back into a conversation which has for the main, been passed over in favor of being open minded and civil. It won't help Marco's image in the least... and may even hurt it. I for one, would not like to see that happen.



Marco... Thanks for the tip about the box... but would you do that if flowers were already begining to open? Not many... just a few. It's certainly easier than having a refer-house and even if I don't do it now, is an excellent idea against future need.

Kindest regards to all,

Victrinia

 

[milehigh_7]

Brett, you need to go back and re-negotiate the front with Marco....for me it lost its punch. If he needs his logo on the T-shirt...I'd put it on the back in front of the NBW... Pure unmolested humor on the front...business on the back. That is palatable for me to cough up my dinero.

Kinda like a reverse mullet...

 

[Klytus]

Well we shall see,they tell me the World Cup starts soon and England is looking strong.

 

[jjbacoomba]

I'll take one. Bummer no Texas stops on the tour.

 

[Zenshi]

Zenshi, thank you very much to find the time to share your expertise and business knowledge with all of us...I offer you a job.

Marco, check your PM.

 

[Victrinia Ensor]

hehehe.... Z... I don't think he's offering me a job dear. I'll assume that was an accidental glitch on your part to leave my name there.


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