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HealeyRick
Rick Neville

(489 posts)

Registered:
12/19/2007 05:01PM

Main British Car:
1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Ford 5.0L

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Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: HealeyRick
Date: December 14, 2011 07:51AM

Jim Blackwood made his appearance as a "FNG" on the H.A.M.B., a forum for traditional pre-1964 hot rods. It's a site probably the opposite of this one, getting roasted as a noob is to be expected as is posting off topic. Combine the two and someone is going to get torched. Jim's innocent question was:

"Anyone know where to get the vent filter that goes inside the left snorkel of a Buick Star Wars air filter housing? It is for the PCV vent line?"

The responses were memorable: [www.jalopyjournal.com]


kstevusa
kelly stevenson
Southern Middle Tennessee
(985 posts)

Registered:
10/25/2007 09:37AM

Main British Car:
2003 Jaguar XK8 Coupe 4.2L DOHC/ VVT / 6sp. AT

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Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: kstevusa
Date: December 14, 2011 08:18AM

Wow, what a welcome!! How do want your lamb cooked :)


mowog1
Rick Ingram
Central Illinois
(1523 posts)

Registered:
10/17/2007 09:36PM

Main British Car:
1974.5 MGB/GT 3.9l Rover

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Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: mowog1
Date: December 14, 2011 08:45AM

Whoa.

Entertaining to say the least!


Preform Resources
Dave Craddock
Redford,Michigan
(359 posts)

Registered:
12/20/2008 05:46PM

Main British Car:
72 MGB V6 3.4

Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: Preform Resources
Date: December 14, 2011 10:18AM

Man, I've seen threads get away before, but that was rediculous!
Dave Craddock


Moderator
Curtis Jacobson
Portland Oregon
(4576 posts)

Registered:
10/12/2007 02:16AM

Main British Car:
71 MGBGT, Buick 215

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Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: Moderator
Date: December 14, 2011 10:45AM

Hysterical!


Bill Young
Bill Young
Kansas City, MO
(1337 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 09:23AM

Main British Car:
'73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep

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Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: Bill Young
Date: December 14, 2011 02:15PM

That's a hard group over there. Not one of them even tried to address his question, not much help for a newbie. Personally I found it sort of nasty and won't visit that site again and consider the people there just to be a bunch of smart a**ed SOBs. I much prefer the kinder gentler approach most of us here on this forum seem to have towards such questions and also on the other boards I frequent.


RMO 699F
Mike Maloney
SW Ohio
(531 posts)

Registered:
12/09/2007 12:28PM

Main British Car:
1974 MGB Sebring GT, 3.9 Rover V8

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Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: RMO 699F
Date: December 14, 2011 02:34PM

I've seen that behavior before on a few other threads---what you have is a bunch of guys who know a little bit about a particular subject, but are totally ignorant about the world around them--it's a pack mentality developed by guys who have an accumulative maturity level of a junior in high school--



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/14/2011 09:54PM by RMO 699F.


Dan B
Dan Blackwood
South Charleston, WV
(1007 posts)

Registered:
11/06/2007 01:55PM

Main British Car:
1966 TR4A, 1980 TR7 Multiport EFI MegaSquirt on the TR4A. Lexus V8 pl

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Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: Dan B
Date: December 14, 2011 03:35PM

Apparently they know a lot about Star Wars though....

I suggested to Jim that he make a new request about something else and reference Indiana Jones. Then another on Back to the Future, etc.....


rficalora
Rob Ficalora
Willis, TX
(2764 posts)

Registered:
10/24/2007 02:46PM

Main British Car:
'76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302

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Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: rficalora
Date: December 14, 2011 04:15PM

And someone called me on stirring the pot Dan :).


Preform Resources
Dave Craddock
Redford,Michigan
(359 posts)

Registered:
12/20/2008 05:46PM

Main British Car:
72 MGB V6 3.4

Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: Preform Resources
Date: December 14, 2011 05:00PM

Hey, thats why they call it the hokey ass message board!
Seriously I'm with Bill on that one , nobody even tried to address his question.
Dave Craddock


BlownMGB-V8
Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
(6468 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 12:59PM

Main British Car:
1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: December 14, 2011 07:44PM

It's OK though, to be fair about it I've been having just as much fun with it as they were. And I'm not quite the noob they think, as I have been on there off and on over the last couple years with a different log-in, I just couldn't get it to work and re-registered. As for getting the question answered, I didn't expect a lot, and then once the fun started it was pretty clear that wasn't the place for any kind of serious discussion. I got what I needed at V8Buick, with no fanfare.

It was all right much of a riot really. Five pages! Can you imagine? Maybe I should have known... but, what the heck, I think it was all in fun. I know I got quite a few laughs out of it.

JB


Dan B
Dan Blackwood
South Charleston, WV
(1007 posts)

Registered:
11/06/2007 01:55PM

Main British Car:
1966 TR4A, 1980 TR7 Multiport EFI MegaSquirt on the TR4A. Lexus V8 pl

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Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: Dan B
Date: December 15, 2011 09:35AM

I do think you should ask them about the flux capacitor though. ; )



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/15/2011 11:33AM by Dan B.


Dan B
Dan Blackwood
South Charleston, WV
(1007 posts)

Registered:
11/06/2007 01:55PM

Main British Car:
1966 TR4A, 1980 TR7 Multiport EFI MegaSquirt on the TR4A. Lexus V8 pl

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Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: Dan B
Date: December 15, 2011 03:18PM

It went to eight pages before it closed. This was the coolest post: [www.xtranormal.com]


BlownMGB-V8
Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
(6468 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 12:59PM

Main British Car:
1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: December 15, 2011 06:15PM

There were a couple of follow up threads before I got banned for all of eternity. :-)

JB


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Curtis Jacobson
Portland Oregon
(4576 posts)

Registered:
10/12/2007 02:16AM

Main British Car:
71 MGBGT, Buick 215

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Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: Moderator
Date: December 15, 2011 10:05PM

About 350 different threads got discussed H.A.M.B. today. Way too much for ANYONE to read. Evidently, lots of threads get closed by the moderator, and lots of people get banned.

The BritishV8 forum software (a.k.a. "Phorum") doesn't even have a "close thread" feature.


BlownMGB-V8
Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
(6468 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 12:59PM

Main British Car:
1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: December 15, 2011 10:50PM

I don't think it needs it either. This is a much friendlier forum.

JB


MGBV8
Carl Floyd
Kingsport, TN
(4511 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 11:32PM

Main British Car:
1979 MGB Buick 215

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Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: MGBV8
Date: December 17, 2011 08:45AM

How can people possible have that much time.....


BWA


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Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: BWA
Date: December 17, 2011 07:56PM

Jim could you post a photo of that Star war thingy? It would be interersting to see!!

Cheers
Byron


74ls1tr6
Calvin Grannis
Elk Grove,CA
(1151 posts)

Registered:
11/10/2007 10:05AM

Main British Car:
74 TR6 / 71 MGB GT TR6/Ls1 71 MGB GT/Ls1

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Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed
Posted by: 74ls1tr6
Date: December 18, 2011 01:10AM

Here you go Byron. Star wars air cleaner, on the road master.


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roverman
Art Gertz
Winchester, CA.
(3188 posts)

Registered:
04/24/2009 11:02AM

Main British Car:
74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L

Re: Jim Blackwood Gets H.A.M.B.ed, Only "friendly" spoken heer
Posted by: roverman
Date: December 18, 2011 12:35PM

Ohhh Yesssssssssssss, jus' like the last 30+ most recent post, regarding Fat @#$%&- Oops-I mean Road Master, we only play "nice" over here-RIGHT !
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