Brian Coltrane

I don't think I'd call Mufn's response violent. Has she threatened anybody? She simply posted her views, which are comprised of her personal knowledge and experience of real-life crime and crime victims. That should be respected. And to illustrate the difference between prime usage and street slang, let's take a look "posse" and "Mafia" in more detail. pos·se   –noun 1. posse comitatus. 2. a body or force armed with legal authority. World English Dictionary posse (ˈpɒsɪ) 1. ( US ) Also called: posse comitatus the able-bodied men of a district assembled together and forming a group upon whom the sheriff may call for assistance in maintaining law and order 2. law possibility (esp in the phrase in posse ) 3. slang a Jamaican street gang in the US 4. informal a group of friends or associates [C16: from Medieval Latin (n): power, strength, from Latin (vb): to be able, have power] Ma·fi·a –noun 1. a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere. 2. (in Sicily) a. ( lowercase) a popular spirit of hostility to legal restraint and to the law, often manifesting itself in criminal acts. b. a 19th-century secret society, similar to the Camorra in Naples, that acted in this spirit. 3. ( often lowercase ) any small powerful or influential group in an organization or field; clique. World English Dictionary Mafia or Maffia (ˈmæfɪə) — n 1. the Mafia an international secret organization founded in Sicily, probably in opposition to tyranny. It developed into a criminal organization and in the late 19th century was carried to the US by Italian immigrants 2. Black Hand Camorra See also Cosa Nostra any group considered to resemble the Mafia [C19: from Sicilian dialect of Italian, literally hostility to the law, boldness, perhaps from Arabic mahyah bragging] I guess it explains a lot about crime in our country today when "Mafia" is something good and "posse" is something bad, by your own explanation, BoJames. Any word can be bastardized to mean something else in slang, but any group, naming themselves something that will be held in the public eye, after taking a big stand for family entertainment and values and blah blah blah, should really, and I mean seriously, think about what they're calling themselves. You can be the Hazzard County Happy Hookers for all I care, just don't expect everybody to think you're a fishing club. I love Ben and Alma dearly but I don't agree with them on this one.

Did you buy the car direct from WB or from another party? I'm not an expert, but WB usually provides paperwork authenticating usage of the vehicle in their movie(s.) There was the 2005 Dukes of Hazzard movie for big-screen release, and there was also the made-for-tv movie, "Dukes of Hazzard - The Beginning" which came out in 2007. I believe there's a way for you to look up the cars used in a movie via IMDB.

And I'll admit, the whole angry bird thang is one more internet fad I don't understand. Speaking of defunct round robins, weren't you cued on the hoosegow thread like...three months ago?

Seems like the round robin story concepts have pretty much died off. We try one here and there, but either there's not enough robins, or they're not round enough, or...I dunno. They were once a tradition.

I have to agree that "Hazzard County Mafia" is an unfortunate choice. Especially for anything Ben and Alma are running, which is always centered around family fun. It kinda flies in the face of Ben's own arguments against the 2005 movie. Bo and Luke wouldn't join a Hazzard County mafia. They might join a Hazzard County Hospitality Club, or a Hazzard County Cousins Crew, or heck, they even joined (temporarily) the Hazzard County Sheriff's Department! They would volunteer for a good cause, sure. But a good cause deserves a good name. Jeeze, I hope they didn't print all the shirts for this yet. I've performed volunteer service for Ben and Alma at prior Dukesfests and car shows. Sorry to say that health issues prevent me from doing so this year. So, I have no disrespect for anybody involved, just throwing in my two cents on the handle.

Good ol' boy John Schneider, otherwise known as "Bo Duke" from The Dukes of Hazzard, will be appearing at the Philadelphia Comic Con June 18th and 19th, 2011. A General Lee will also be on display. This show is crazy big, so if you plan on going, study up on the schedules, event times, parking, venue map, and all that stuff. Here's a link that you can follow to John's page for the event. Click around from there for the show details. http://www.wizardworld.com/johnschneider.html

Season 5 is worth watching for the Boss/Rosco moments, even if you're not fond of Coy and Vance. Denver Pyle also had some good scenes during this vintage. I think in the absence of Tom and John, the rest of the cast did their best to carry the show. Season 5 of The Dukes of Hazzard reminds us that the show was about more than Bo, Luke, and the General Lee. Sure, they're a big part of it, but Hazzard County was a true community and everyone made an impact.

Great! I'd like to mention it in our Monthly Newsletter, and a pic would be awesome. Congrats again.

Hoss, all I can say is "WOW" followed by "Thank You!" Great information and the most detailed visual analysis I've seen of episodes anywhere. You have a keen eye.

Thank you. Don't worry about a post making sense. The whole website doesn't make sense. We like it that way.

Just wanna chime in here... Roger, good luck on the book project, and go for it. Same for you, Garrett. Never give up. If you want to do something...usually it's because you know you can. You may not know how, exactly, but admitting that you want to do it and then taking steps in that direction will help make it happen. Speaking from experience - dreams don't go away easily, and thank goodness for that. They'll keep you going. Embrace your muse.

The plush cars are cute. What kid wouldn't want one of those? Heck, I want one of those! Dragon is cool too. Plush, the Magic Dragon, lived by the...General Lee

Holy cow, you won? You are now officially famous in HazzardNet circles. Congrats! Please share a picture when you get it!

Hoss, that's awesome! You continue to blow our doors off with your talent. ldhenson, great idea there too! I'm wondering if I could print these out and do something similar with a wall display, with a shelf and one of my General Lee die-cast cars. If I did it to scale it would look pretty cool, like the General being parked in town. Or instead of parked, show the General Lee on two wheels. Anyway it'd be fun!

Since you're wearing it. G'wan now! Put on a brave face, carry a big stick, n' all that. *giving cousin a friendly, encouraging push towards the doors*

*blinks* Oh, no ya don't. I did my part already, I'm pretty sure I caused the riot. *goes and peeks through the blinds* B'sides, you're the one with the shiny silver badge. People in Hazzard County respect that sorta thang. Right?

No problem! I'm sure the crowd wasn't sent to riot school either. They're amatuers, so your own inexperience won't show. Now git out there and hose 'em down or somethin', eh?

Evidently she's in no hurry to get out. That means...mah little scheme has been successful. MUAHAHAAAA!! If she's not payin' attention heah, now's my chance to "update" a few thangs.

This explains why the show never took the chance on changing anybody's clothes.

"Gimmie that..." *grabs the ticket and takes a look* "A parkin' ticket?" *glancing up from the ticket, to the serious, drawn face of the weary Atlanta officer* "You mean, we stole yer car, I sideswiped you on the road, and I took potshots in yer vicinity, over a parking ticket?!" *as the magnitude of the colossal misunderstanding sinks in, one black-clad Coltrane begins to consider a one-way trip out of the country* "I thought...I mean, you came into this town like hell on wheels. I figured the worst. I thought I was safe so long as I stayed outta Atlanta, so when you showed up, I thought..." *pausing* "I think ah'm in big trouble now, if I wasn't before. Tell me the truth, man, was this all some kinda...test?"

*watches the cot-covering, dejected captive and nods to self* Ain't surprised you ain't feelin' good. I gotcha caught in my scheme, and it's one of my better devious plots. You outta be flattered. *hears the noise outside growing louder. Steps over to the window and peers through the blinds, seeing a large crowd with some pitchforks being waved around* Huh. Either the Farm Bureau is on a rampage, or those folks are riled up about somethin'. Whatevah s' all about, MaryAnne needs to do some crowd control.

*looks around for the camera* Oh, come on. Is this why our paychecks are so small, 'cause you went high-tech on us and installed all this junk? You're paying a security company to watch a jail? What, don't you trust us? *finds a camera, and thumbs nose at it* And it can't be called kidnappin', 'cause I'm gonna drum up charges....uh, I'm gonna levy charges to make your stay heah nice and o-fficial. How about embezzlin' county funds? I don't recall us approvin' no security system. Who knows where else you been squanderin' money? Just think of the headlines on the front page! *with this said, eyes Meadowmufn through the bars, seeing if this last threat proves effective*

*looking at the shaken officer, trying to make sense of the incomplete explanation* "Wait...if you didn't come heah for revenge, and you weren't lookin' for a personal kind of justice...what, exactly, were you lookin' for?"

HA! I can forge a notary public's signature just as easy as I can forge your signature! I'll "borrow" the notary stamper, and nobody will evah know the difference! *adding an evil laugh, just for the practice* MUAHAHAHA!!

*showing a thin, wicked smile* Anybody who lets you out, will find themselves takin' yer place. Meantime, I gotta thank you for the excellent idea you just gave me. *looks at the deed* S' true, you sign our paychecks. I've seen your signature enuff to know exactly what it looks like. Which means, I ain't gonna need you to sign this deed after all...since I can do it for you, and imitate yer signature well enuff that nobody at the recordin' office will know the difference. *clicks a pen* Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go practice mah penmanship. KHEEHAHAHAHA!!