Not sure about the poem but I did the certificate. Mike
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Don Ordes <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > It's a name that evolved as an idea, rather than a title of an > organization. A comment was made about the VBFer tyers being so obsessed or > fanatical about their hobby (and at time, we were pretty busy about > posting). That progressed to a dubious identity as a group. But then we had > to have some sort of organization. And none of it was to be taken too > serious. > > So we held pseudo-elections, more like appointments, of certain fanatics to > certain ficticious positions in a non-existent order. JimmyD wrote a poem > about us, and we came up with a list of 'Ye Rooles', and I think it was > Keith Passant that put them all to paper with Ye Olde English type-face and > jargon. We had the first 50 sign-ups as 'Charter Members', and everyone got > certificates, a print of 'Ye Rooles', and participated in a big swap. > > It was fun, the thread lasted longer than any other, even longer than > spines vs splines. Not being anything but fun, it passed into fond memory > with the glory-days of the VFB under Byard. > > DonO > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* The Smiths <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, August 19, 2011 4:15 PM > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] IOFF ROLL-CALL The List Aug. 18th, B > > I don't know who. But it is the orginal title for the first 50 that signed > on. > Gary S > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Rodger Oleson <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, August 19, 2011 5:47 PM > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] IOFF ROLL-CALL The List Aug. 18th, B > > > > > > Who came up with the name: * International Order of Fly-Tying Fanatics* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > -- Mike Bliss Aloha from Hawaii -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
