Blairsville Games

**Crawdaddyjc** · 8th June 18, 01:51 PM

Apologies on the acronyms.
(Smart aleck remark deleted about googling acronyms removed

)
Tripleblessed is correct.
Georgia World Congress Center: American Society of microbiology. Huge microbiology trade show going on this weekend downtown Atlanta.

Yall are quick to respond though!

**tripleblessed** · 8th June 18, 11:54 PM

Originally Posted by Crawdaddyjc

Huge microbiology trade show

Huge microbiology? Do we know if oxymorons are allowed on the forum?

**Tarheel** · 9th June 18, 06:19 AM

Originally Posted by tripleblessed

Huge microbiology? Do we know if oxymorons are allowed on the forum?

I would have thought "huge microbiology trade show" was an idiom. But, what do I know.

**Crawdaddyjc** · 9th June 18, 07:01 AM

Sorry i derailed the op. huge micro... i should have caught that before posting.

Tripleblessed- thanks for the link. I will bookmark it and maybe next year i will be available to go. Blairsville is a great area. (A great spot for amature atronomers- but dont let that subject derail!)

So now i need to go to 2 in georgia!

**tripleblessed** · 9th June 18, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by Crawdaddyjc

Sorry i derailed the op. huge micro... i should have caught that before posting.

Tripleblessed- thanks for the link. I will bookmark it and maybe next year i will be available to go. Blairsville is a great area. (A great
spot for amature atronomers- but dont let that subject derail!)

Have no fear. When I am the OP, the conversation is free to go where it goes, just like if we had the gall to speak face to face. So,
wherever it leads, it can't be derailed.

Have you been over to Sharon to stargaze? Speak to Craig at one of our gatherings about doing that. As to the Congress Center, after
15 years of not working, it feels weird not to be there. I don't miss the 30 hour days of standing on the floors of the "Concrete Center"
(@Tarheel , might that be an idiom?). I ought to know, having for years been called an idomatic speaker. When asked to explain that
comment, a coworker opined, "Mahk (Mahk is southern for Michael), 'at means you automatically say idiotic stuff.".

**Crawdaddyjc** · 9th June 18, 02:05 PM

Deerlick Astronomy Village is out there! I have not been but would love to spend a weekend there! Some of the darkest skies in the southeast! Maybe one day!

I am the same way with conversations. Flow wherever they want- we are all friends here!

I am ready for this weekend to be over. On call and a trade show makes for grumpy moods lol

**kingandrew** · 10th June 18, 03:03 AM

The only time I've been to Blairsville was for an antique car show 20+ years ago. It was a beautiful area (and a great car show). I'm sure it makes a great venue for a Highland Games. I'll be visiting Georgia for a couple of weeks, but won't arrive until the 22nd. So unfortunately, I'll miss the Blairsville event.

Andrew