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Barry
Yoner day
Yamahog:
It's funny, that the
origins of "Barry Yoner Day" seem to have taken a life of their own. I
have read several scenarios over the years as to how "Barry Yoner Day"
came to be. Captain Krik had one of the best lines about Barry Yoner
Day when he said, "Ahhh! Barry Yoner Day. Where the beer is warm and
the women are cold...or something like that." That's good stuff.
Steven Coffey asked the question only last year:
"I am just a newbie here so just what the heck is Barry Yoner Day?
But the actual happenstance of what it is and how it came to be was as
simple as this: I had far too much time on my hands (working at UNC)
to dabble and post here. During a particularly slow day, I thought it
would be a good idea (i.e., "fun") to dedicate a "day" to one of our
members. I thought it would be interesting if the member was not a
regular poster, but more of an occasional poster. Barry, who is an
excellent modeler, was a solid citizen of the clubhouse. But Barry was
not a frequent poster, which I thought would be the perfect candidate
for a day in his honor. After all, half of the posts would be from
members who were joining in on the festivities (regardless of whether
they knew what it was all about) and others would be confused as to
who he was and why all the hoopla. For me, I thought it would be a
ratings bonanza! I must say that over the years, Barry has been a very
good sport about it all.
david-5877:
Weirdest post I remember was "Will the real Barry Yoner" please step
forward. That other Barry Yoner caused a lotta hell for awhile before
he faded into oblivion.
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