new to the forum. american gooner here

ArsenalSooner · Post by **ArsenalSooner** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 8:50 pm

I Hate Hleb wrote:Just a quick question - what were you thinking of man? Don't you value your sanity?

not as much as the gunners

Post by **I Hate Hleb** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:01 pm

Yeah, once you get bitten by the bug - that's it!!! At times it seems nothing else is as important.

ArsenalSooner · Post by **ArsenalSooner** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:14 pm

i feel that way about the game itself (Arsenal in particuliar of course). whether it's at the club or international level it's such a great game to watch and be a part of. even the occasional mls match is enticing

Post by **I Hate Hleb** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:18 pm

ArsenalSooner wrote:i feel that way about the game itself (Arsenal in particuliar of course). whether it's at the club or international level it's such a great game to watch and be a part of. even the occasional mls match is enticing

Feck me - you really have been bitten!!!

ArsenalSooner · Post by **ArsenalSooner** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:32 pm

I Hate Hleb wrote:
ArsenalSooner wrote:i feel that way about the game itself (Arsenal in particuliar of course). whether it's at the club or international level it's such a great game to watch and be a part of. even the occasional mls match is enticing

Feck me - you really have been bitten!!!

haha

Chunky The Gooner · Post by **Chunky The Gooner** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:46 pm

Welcome !

Im sure you will enjoy it on here. There is something for everybody

Chunky

LDB · Post by **LDB** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:53 pm

ArsenalSooner wrote:i feel that way about the game itself (Arsenal in particuliar of course). whether it's at the club or international level it's such a great game to watch and be a part of. even the occasional mls match is enticing

...And then you watch a Liverpool match

gusher311 · Post by **gusher311** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:22 am

Welcome! I'm from U.S. also and a huge Texas fan

. What part of Oklahomo you from?

franksav63 · Post by **franksav63** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:53 am

digger wrote:
franksav63 wrote:Welcome to the forum A.S.

You made a very wise choice my friend. I suggest though that you purchase some DVD's of Arsenal's history, then you can understand why we all feel the same.

The best one that I can recommend to you is this one:-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Arsenal-Official- ... 518c9d6f47

Happy viewing, and welcome once more to you.

Very nice Fwankslop, but it won't work in america

Obviously, he'll have to get the American equivalent format

Digslop

ArsenalSooner · Post by **ArsenalSooner** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:47 pm

gusher311 wrote:Welcome! I'm from U.S. also and a huge Texas fan . What part of Oklahomo you from?

Norman

texas sucks. boomer sooner

olgitgooner · Post by **olgitgooner** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:04 pm

Boomer will love this....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sooners

The term Boomer relating to Oklahoma refers to participants in the "Boomer Movement," white settlers who believed the Unassigned Lands were public property and open to anyone for settlement, not just Indian tribes. Their reasoning came from a clause in the Homestead Act of 1862, which said that any settler could claim 160 acres (0.65 km2) of public land.[3] Some boomers entered and were removed more than once by the United States Army.

Pikeys!!!!

Kiwi Gooner · Post by **Kiwi Gooner** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:00 pm

Welcome aboard, bro.
Enjoyed your story and commend your intelligence and taste (not something we New Zealanders usually associate with Americans...

).
Cheers.

Post by **flash gunner** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:41 pm

Welcome mate

treatygooner · Post by **treatygooner** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:43 pm

welcome and enjoy

ArsenalSooner · Post by **ArsenalSooner** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:53 am

olgitgooner wrote:Boomer will love this....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sooners

The term Boomer relating to Oklahoma refers to participants in the "Boomer Movement," white settlers who believed the Unassigned Lands were public property and open to anyone for settlement, not just Indian tribes. Their reasoning came from a clause in the Homestead Act of 1862, which said that any settler could claim 160 acres (0.65 km2) of public land.[3] Some boomers entered and were removed more than once by the United States Army.

Pikeys!!!!

eh wikipedia...

The terms "boomer" and "sooner" refer to those participating in the Oklahoma land runs. They would open up acres of space and let people stake their claim on a first come first serve basis. There was a starting line and once the starting shot was fired people would literally race to find the best land available. The people who waited for the shot were called "boomers" and the people that cheated and left before the start were labeled "sooners".

Being that the land runs were a big part of Oklahoma history the University of Oklahoma wanted to choose either "boomers" or "sooners" as their nickname. They left it up to the student body at the time and the students voted for "sooners" (I've been told just because it sounded better more than any actual historical meaning).