Have seen this a lot recently, referring to big box stores? I tried to
look up BORG, but no luck.

Anybody?

TIA

HB

Higgs Boson wrote in news:1ea3940d-d04e-49b1-bd37-
:

Have seen this a lot recently, referring to big box stores? I tried to
look up BORG, but no luck.

Anybody?

TIA

HB

Come on, Home depot and the like have assimilated many a Mom & Pop hardware
store. Hence the comparison to the Borg of Star Trek fame.

--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid

"Higgs Boson" wrote in message
...
Have seen this a lot recently, referring to big box stores? I tried to
look up BORG, but no luck.

Anybody?

TIA

HB

No such luck?
http://tinyurl.com/5td5fmm

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:31:52 -0700 (PDT), Higgs Boson
wrote:

Have seen this a lot recently, referring to big box stores? I tried to
look up BORG, but no luck.

Anybody?

TIA

HB

BORG = Big Orange ( store )

In Tijuana = Casa Depot

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:59:53 -0700, Oren wrote:

BORG = Big Orange ( store )

More precisely: "Big Orange Retail Giant "

On 10/22/2011 1:31 PM, Higgs Boson wrote:
Have seen this a lot recently, referring to big box stores? I tried to
look up BORG, but no luck.

Anybody?

TIA

HB


http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...rm=borg&page=2.

or could be it's just

Big
Orange
Retail
Giant

--
Steve Barker
remove the "not" from my address to email

On Oct 22, 5:08*pm, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:59:53 -0700, Oren wrote:
BORG = Big Orange ( store )

More precisely: "Big Orange Retail Giant "

I always though it was "the Borg", as in resistance is futile, suck
the life out of you, orange-aproned cyborgs that look like people.
Like the aliens on Star Trek, but with less of a sense of humor.

R

RicodJour wrote in news:7ac0455f-0fe6-45eb-b1d1-
:

On Oct 22, 5:08*pm, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:59:53 -0700, Oren wrote:
BORG = Big Orange ( store )

More precisely: "Big Orange Retail Giant "

I always though it was "the Borg", as in resistance is futile, suck
the life out of you, orange-aproned cyborgs that look like people.
Like the aliens on Star Trek, but with less of a sense of humor.

R



z) All of the above

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:31:52 -0700 (PDT), Higgs Boson
wrote:

Have seen this a lot recently, referring to big box stores? I tried to
look up BORG, but no luck.

Anybody?

Big Orange Retail Giant (A.K.A. Home Depot).

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:15:06 -0500, "
wrote:

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:31:52 -0700 (PDT), Higgs Boson
wrote:

Have seen this a lot recently, referring to big box stores? I tried to
look up BORG, but no luck.

Anybody?

Big Orange Retail Giant (A.K.A. Home Depot).

This is the same person complaining about his news reader. One day is
asterisks, then some other thing for quoting the message.

Just today he perfectly quoted our Texas friend.

I still stand by my measurement. There is a malfunction between the
chair and the keyboard. Slip in a little Kalifornication for good
measure.

Nothing worse than a man ****ing and moaning.

Sorry.

On 10/22/2011 7:15 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:31:52 -0700 (PDT), Higgs
wrote:

Have seen this a lot recently, referring to big box stores? I tried to
look up BORG, but no luck.

Anybody?

Big Orange Retail Giant (A.K.A. Home Depot).

That is one definition. IMHO, it derives from Star Trek TNG, and the
huge cube ships of one of their main enemies, the Borg collective.
Modern big-box home centers, floating in a sea of asphalt, sorta
resemble the Borg spacecraft. It is a generic term for all of them at
this point, not just the orange guys.

Like most internet jargon and slang, there is probably no way to know
for sure where it came from.

--
aem sends...

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:41:30 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:15:06 -0500, "
wrote:

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:31:52 -0700 (PDT), Higgs Boson
wrote:

Have seen this a lot recently, referring to big box stores? I tried to
look up BORG, but no luck.

Anybody?

Big Orange Retail Giant (A.K.A. Home Depot).

This is the same person complaining about his news reader. One day is
asterisks, then some other thing for quoting the message.

Her. Higgs Moron is an old hag.

Just today he perfectly quoted our Texas friend.

I still stand by my measurement. There is a malfunction between the
chair and the keyboard. Slip in a little Kalifornication for good
measure.

No question.

Nothing worse than a man ****ing and moaning.

There sure is! An old hag ****ing her pants and whining.

Sorry.

She certainly is.

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:54:08 -0400, aemeijers wrote:

On 10/22/2011 7:15 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:31:52 -0700 (PDT), Higgs
wrote:

Have seen this a lot recently, referring to big box stores? I tried to
look up BORG, but no luck.

Anybody?

Big Orange Retail Giant (A.K.A. Home Depot).

That is one definition. IMHO, it derives from Star Trek TNG, and the
huge cube ships of one of their main enemies, the Borg collective.

Certainly, but in the AHR context it's a tag for HomeDespot.

Modern big-box home centers, floating in a sea of asphalt, sorta
resemble the Borg spacecraft. It is a generic term for all of them at
this point, not just the orange guys.

True. The original was HomeDespot. Lowes isn't exactly orange. ;-)

Like most internet jargon and slang, there is probably no way to know
for sure where it came from.

Certainly "BORG" was from ST but it was re-acronymed to HD; force-fit, really.
"Big" and "Giant" are obviously redundant but needed to fit the mental picture
from ST.

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:29:44 GMT, Red Green
wrote:

RicodJour wrote in news:7ac0455f-0fe6-45eb-b1d1-
:

On Oct 22, 5:08*pm, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:59:53 -0700, Oren wrote:
BORG = Big Orange ( store )

More precisely: "Big Orange Retail Giant "

I always though it was "the Borg", as in resistance is futile, suck
the life out of you, orange-aproned cyborgs that look like people.
Like the aliens on Star Trek, but with less of a sense of humor.

R



z) All of the above

_Red Green Crosses Lake Superior_

Pic:

"Although much less prevalent, illegal border-crossings from Canada
are much more entertaining" Duct tape is absent.

http://thereifixedit.failblog.org/2011/10/17/white-trash-repairs-red-green-crosses-lake-superior/

Oren wrote in
:

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:29:44 GMT, Red Green
wrote:

RicodJour wrote in news:7ac0455f-0fe6-45eb-b1d1-
:

On Oct 22, 5:08*pm, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:59:53 -0700, Oren wrote:
BORG = Big Orange ( store )

More precisely: "Big Orange Retail Giant "

I always though it was "the Borg", as in resistance is futile, suck
the life out of you, orange-aproned cyborgs that look like people.
Like the aliens on Star Trek, but with less of a sense of humor.

R



z) All of the above

_Red Green Crosses Lake Superior_

Pic:

"Although much less prevalent, illegal border-crossings from Canada
are much more entertaining" Duct tape is absent.

http://thereifixedit.failblog.org/20...-repairs-red-g
reen-crosses-lake-superior/



Chuckle



Suspicious pic.
Can't see ship name with a rear shot. "Possum" ???

Possible imposter ID:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../3a/ZZ_Top.jpg


Couple of notable comments posted

- Red Green would have put a much bigger outboard motor
on that, or at least 7 of those small ones.

- So… the first 903 of them sunk?

On Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:33:57 GMT, Red Green
wrote:

Oren wrote in
:

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:29:44 GMT, Red Green
wrote:

RicodJour wrote in news:7ac0455f-0fe6-45eb-b1d1-
:

On Oct 22, 5:08*pm, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:59:53 -0700, Oren wrote:
BORG = Big Orange ( store )

More precisely: "Big Orange Retail Giant "

I always though it was "the Borg", as in resistance is futile, suck
the life out of you, orange-aproned cyborgs that look like people.
Like the aliens on Star Trek, but with less of a sense of humor.

R



z) All of the above

_Red Green Crosses Lake Superior_

Pic:

"Although much less prevalent, illegal border-crossings from Canada
are much more entertaining" Duct tape is absent.

http://thereifixedit.failblog.org/20...-repairs-red-g
reen-crosses-lake-superior/



Chuckle



Suspicious pic.
Can't see ship name with a rear shot. "Possum" ???

Possible imposter ID:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../3a/ZZ_Top.jpg


Yep. That guy is from Texas.


Couple of notable comments posted

- Red Green would have put a much bigger outboard motor
on that, or at least 7 of those small ones.

- So… the first 903 of them sunk?

The way it used to be in the South.

http://www.boatdesign.net/gallery/data/500/redneck-boat.jpg

A somewhat modern bass boat:

http://www.cyburbia.org/gallery/data/500/redneck_bass_boat.jpg

http://www.weeville.com/redneck%20bass%20boat.jpg

Oren wrote in
:

On Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:33:57 GMT, Red Green
wrote:

Oren wrote in
m:

On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:29:44 GMT, Red Green
wrote:

RicodJour wrote in news:7ac0455f-0fe6-45eb-b1d1-
:

On Oct 22, 5:08*pm, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:59:53 -0700, Oren wrote:
BORG = Big Orange ( store )

More precisely: "Big Orange Retail Giant "

I always though it was "the Borg", as in resistance is futile,
suck the life out of you, orange-aproned cyborgs that look like
people. Like the aliens on Star Trek, but with less of a sense of
humor.

R



z) All of the above

_Red Green Crosses Lake Superior_

Pic:

"Although much less prevalent, illegal border-crossings from Canada
are much more entertaining" Duct tape is absent.

http://thereifixedit.failblog.org/20...sh-repairs-red
-g reen-crosses-lake-superior/



Chuckle



Suspicious pic.
Can't see ship name with a rear shot. "Possum" ???

Possible imposter ID:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../3a/ZZ_Top.jpg


Yep. That guy is from Texas.


Couple of notable comments posted

- Red Green would have put a much bigger outboard motor
on that, or at least 7 of those small ones.

- So… the first 903 of them sunk?

The way it used to be in the South.

http://www.boatdesign.net/gallery/data/500/redneck-boat.jpg

A somewhat modern bass boat:

http://www.cyburbia.org/gallery/data/500/redneck_bass_boat.jpg

Which object has a higher IQ than Earl?

Foam
Lumber
Chair
Rope
Motor
Battery
Rocks
Water

All of the above [Hint: it's this one]


http://www.weeville.com/redneck%20bass%20boat.jpg

On Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:33:13 GMT, Red Green
wrote:

z) All of the above

_Red Green Crosses Lake Superior_

Pic:

"Although much less prevalent, illegal border-crossings from Canada
are much more entertaining" Duct tape is absent.

http://thereifixedit.failblog.org/20...sh-repairs-red
-g reen-crosses-lake-superior/



Chuckle



Suspicious pic.
Can't see ship name with a rear shot. "Possum" ???

Possible imposter ID:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../3a/ZZ_Top.jpg


Yep. That guy is from Texas.


Couple of notable comments posted

- Red Green would have put a much bigger outboard motor
on that, or at least 7 of those small ones.

- So… the first 903 of them sunk?

The way it used to be in the South.

http://www.boatdesign.net/gallery/data/500/redneck-boat.jpg

A somewhat modern bass boat:

http://www.cyburbia.org/gallery/data/500/redneck_bass_boat.jpg

Which object has a higher IQ than Earl?

Foam
Lumber
Chair
Rope
Motor
Battery
Rocks
Water

All of the above [Hint: it's this one]


http://www.weeville.com/redneck%20bass%20boat.jpg


Earl's child on TimeOut

http://www.the-miles.org/files/old/RedneckTimeOut.jpg

Oren wrote in
:

On Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:33:13 GMT, Red Green
wrote:

z) All of the above

_Red Green Crosses Lake Superior_

Pic:

"Although much less prevalent, illegal border-crossings from
Canada are much more entertaining" Duct tape is absent.

http://thereifixedit.failblog.org/20...rash-repairs-r
ed -g reen-crosses-lake-superior/



Chuckle



Suspicious pic.
Can't see ship name with a rear shot. "Possum" ???

Possible imposter ID:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../3a/ZZ_Top.jpg


Yep. That guy is from Texas.


Couple of notable comments posted

- Red Green would have put a much bigger outboard motor
on that, or at least 7 of those small ones.

- So… the first 903 of them sunk?

The way it used to be in the South.

http://www.boatdesign.net/gallery/data/500/redneck-boat.jpg

A somewhat modern bass boat:

http://www.cyburbia.org/gallery/data/500/redneck_bass_boat.jpg

Which object has a higher IQ than Earl?

Foam
Lumber
Chair
Rope
Motor
Battery
Rocks
Water

All of the above [Hint: it's this one]


http://www.weeville.com/redneck%20bass%20boat.jpg


Earl's child on TimeOut

http://www.the-miles.org/files/old/RedneckTimeOut.jpg


Earl shows some hint of intelligence - the right fastener for the right
job.

On Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:39:32 GMT, Red Green
wrote:

Earl's child on TimeOut

http://www.the-miles.org/files/old/RedneckTimeOut.jpg


Earl shows some hint of intelligence - the right fastener for the right
job.

....and the fastener is non-metric