IWF - Alexandria Virginia, USA - May 22-24, 2009

babyshark · Post by **babyshark** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:09 pm

dave_r wrote:WHAT? Nik is on secret double penetration? Can you please clarify.

I am striving to avoid a visual.

Marc

hazelbark · Post by **hazelbark** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:31 am

big update

including list checkers, later due dates and registration process

www.alexandria2009.com

hazelbark · Post by **hazelbark** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:07 pm

Email for registration to: AlexandriaWIC2009@yahoo.com

Include:
1. Your Name
2. Email
3. Tournament entry
4. Your local club
5. Your nation of residence or nationality.
6. Will you pay via paypal, check or your applicable national organization. (you will get a reply email giving you details as needed)

The following will be helpful in managing the event but is optional:
7. Mobile phone during tournament
8. Flight Info
9. Hotel or location where staying
10. If you are interested in touring events Thursday May 21 or Monday May 25.

Entrance fee is $52 USD for FoG

Andy1972 · Post by **Andy1972** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:27 am

We pay ahead of time? Or do we pay at the door? Also can we register and pay later via paypal?

hazelbark · Post by **hazelbark** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:22 am

Andy1972 wrote:We pay ahead of time? Or do we pay at the door? Also can we register and pay later via paypal?

Register. Send your list in. You can pay via paypal when you send your list in.

We need to pay the venue so getting money in advance solves lots of problems.
Note this is pretty SOP for the international events.

There will be a pretty broad spectrum of players, so there will be a big pool at your level not matter what that is.

Andy1972 · Post by **Andy1972** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:26 am

Cool, i am looking forward to this!

The English can row their canoes while they drink our beer!

davem · Post by **davem** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:54 am

Andy1972 wrote:Cool, i am looking forward to this! The English can row their canoes while they drink our beer!

Hmmm, last time the Poms visited the US, one of your colleagues tried to drown them plus some South Africans in an Alligator infested Bayou!
They probably thought they _were_ drinking your beer when they sucked up Bayou water!

babyshark · Post by **babyshark** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:47 pm

davem wrote:
Andy1972 wrote:Cool, i am looking forward to this! The English can row their canoes while they drink our beer!
Hmmm, last time the Poms visited the US, one of your colleagues tried to drown them plus some South Africans in an Alligator infested Bayou!
They probably thought they _were_ drinking your beer when they sucked up Bayou water!

I do hope Walt can make the IWF. The Potomac River is right nearby, and popular for canoeing. While there are no alligators handy to deal with the foreigners, he can lead them straight out to the Atlantic.

Marc

grahambriggs · Post by **grahambriggs** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:51 pm

babyshark wrote:
davem wrote:
Andy1972 wrote:Cool, i am looking forward to this! The English can row their canoes while they drink our beer!
Hmmm, last time the Poms visited the US, one of your colleagues tried to drown them plus some South Africans in an Alligator infested Bayou!
They probably thought they _were_ drinking your beer when they sucked up Bayou water!
I do hope Walt can make the IWF. The Potomac River is right nearby, and popular for canoeing. While there are no alligators handy to deal with the foreigners, he can lead them straight out to the Atlantic.

Marc

You could get him to take them up to Great Falls perhaps?

dave_r · Post by **dave_r** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:11 pm

As somebody who actually went on the ill-fated boat trip in New Orleans I would just like to say that I don't want to be paddling around in an alligator infested swamp with no lights and no idea of where we are again, thank you very much.

It was also relatively funny paddling about in the pitch black listening to Walt up front

Bloke Canoening: Walt, there is a bank up ahead
Walt: Listen to that lesser spotted Swamp warbler
Block Canoening: Walt, we need to change direction
Walt: Shhhh.

<Fx> Sound of Canoe hitting bank. Canoe Stops

fifteen further wallops as all the canoes following thud into the lead canoe...

It was funny when the Saffers went submarining though. Well, once we had rescued them from the alligator infested swamp anyway...

Andy1972 · Post by **Andy1972** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:54 pm

The canoe reference came from a Monty Python sketch, where they said American beer is like having sex in a canoe.. ******* near water.

hazelbark · Post by **hazelbark** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:51 am

I can arrange a kayak trip on the potomac for those who want?

No alligators, but jet skis are far more dangerous.

davem · Post by **davem** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:13 am

Andy1972 wrote:The canoe reference came from a Monty Python sketch, where they said American beer is like having sex in a canoe.. ******* near water.

Yes, I was aware of that, but couldn't resist connecting with the real life incident as retold by Dave R. It is very funny now, but I can agree with Dave that it wasn't very funny at the time.
For many of us the mental picture of Colin swimming for his life pursued by Alligators is something to treasure

Funnily enough, given Colin's extreme military background, it might have been the Alligator that would have been sorriest.....

grahambriggs · Post by **grahambriggs** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:58 am

davem wrote:
Andy1972 wrote:The canoe reference came from a Monty Python sketch, where they said American beer is like having sex in a canoe.. ******* near water.
Yes, I was aware of that, but couldn't resist connecting with the real life incident as retold by Dave R. It is very funny now, but I can agree with Dave that it wasn't very funny at the time.
For many of us the mental picture of Colin swimming for his life pursued by Alligators is something to treasure Funnily enough, given Colin's extreme military background, it might have been the Alligator that would have been sorriest.....

Plus Colin used to represent South Africa in swimming so I suspect he would have put on a good show.

We took the bizarre step of going out on the water in the daytime when you can actually see things and not get eaten alive by insects,

babyshark · Post by **babyshark** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:49 pm

Andy1972 wrote:The canoe reference came from a Monty Python sketch, where they said American beer is like having sex in a canoe.. ******* near water.

In this instance, life has imitated art.

Marc

hazelbark · Post by **hazelbark** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:12 pm

The registrations are coming in has yours?

I just got the first 33 entries into the IWF for all events into the spreadsheet.

Time for people to send in their registrations.

http://www.alexandria2009.com/alexandri ... 09_015.htm

Send your email for registration to: AlexandriaWIC2009@yahoo.com

Include:
1. Your Name
2. Email
3. Tournament entry
4. Your local club
5. Your nation of residence or nationality.
6. Will you pay via paypal, check or your applicable national organization. (you will get a reply email giving you details as needed)

The following will be helpful in managing the event but is optional:
7. Mobile phone during tournament
8. Flight Info
9. Hotel or location where staying
10. If you are interested in touring events Thursday May 21 or Monday May 25.

Entrance fee is $52 USD for FoG

nikgaukroger · Post by **nikgaukroger** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:52 pm

BTW do I have to use the Obama fan-gift you gave me - have you sold out

Will sort ot registration soon, unless you pay me not to

dave_r · Post by **dave_r** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:19 am

For many of us the mental picture of Colin swimming for his life pursued by Alligators is something to treasure Very Happy Funnily enough, given Colin's extreme military background, it might have been the Alligator that would have been sorriest

I didn't think Colin was one of those who wen swimming? In my recollection it was three youngish chaps who went in the drink? I certainly spoke to one of the (the one whose fault it was) and I don't think Colin was one of the other two? Six years ago, so my memory might be wrong though!

petedalby · Post by **petedalby** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:12 am

The registrations are coming in has yours?

Is the list published somewhere?

Pete

hazelbark · Post by **hazelbark** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:56 am

petedalby wrote:
The registrations are coming in has yours?
Is the list published somewhere?

Pete

Not yet, but it will eventually.