02-08-2009 10:37 PM

Thermal

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

last time I tried that I obliterated my face with my fist.

Glad I was wearing safety glasses :-p

02-08-2009 10:39 PM

Travis Hoffman

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

<Insert Bruce Lee dubbing here>

02-08-2009 10:44 PM

Chief Pride

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

We tested ours in a similar way, although our cord was only 10 inches long (before welding the ends) ... we couldent break it like that, so we decided to step on it and pull it upward... Still no luck, then we attached it to a large arbor press and stretched it to over 20 inches long...

It still has yet to be broken.

02-08-2009 11:14 PM

wilsonmw04

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

Man it looks like your on a mission from God.

PS: we didn't use PolyCord for various reasons, but man! Now I wish I had. I always want to make my students laugh

02-09-2009 10:32 PM

RoboWizard

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

Hey, how did Billfred get his name?

02-09-2009 10:43 PM

Stephen Kowski

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

Great Question!! inquiring minds want to know!!

02-09-2009 10:50 PM

nuggetsyl

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

wow this top secret pic must have been leaked. I just got word that billfred is working with Hershey and this is there new everlasting clear twizzler.

02-09-2009 10:56 PM

DonRotolo

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

William Frederick Leverette (unsure of exact spelling). He is just too informal a guy to go by William, so it became Bill. But Bill is kinda short, as is Fred, so they got combined somehow.

There is probably a great story in there, I wonder if we'll ever hear it?

02-09-2009 11:42 PM

Billfred

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

Actually, my full and legal name is William Jullian Leverette, Jr. (Find me at an event and I'll show you my driver's license and everything.)

As for the story behind Billfred, well...it's a long story.

02-10-2009 12:49 AM

Dan Richardson

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

If Billfred was a superhero what kind of superhero would he be?

02-10-2009 01:25 AM

Akash Rastogi

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

*Insert sappy quote* Billfred is a mentor, he is a genuine superhero already *End sappy quote*

02-10-2009 06:52 AM

Stephen Kowski

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

It's a forum, we have all the time in the world.....please start from the top mr. fred....

02-10-2009 09:44 AM

Roger

Re: pic: Billfred (Teams 1618 & 2815)

The short story might also be under his name:

AKA: Bullfrog/Illfred/Billyfred/Bollyfred/William...

But seriously, can you change the title? It looks like your birth and death dates. (1618 was an interesting year...) You do look pretty good for a man of 390.

02-10-2009 09:54 AM

RoboWizard

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

Maybe Billfred got his name from when he was a baby and he couldnt pronounce 'Leverette' so he said 'Bellefredde' and then his parents started calling him 'Billfred"......
I couldnt pronounce my Ls when i was a baby.. i would replace it with a Y.
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02-16-2009 10:54 AM

RoboWizard

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

(MiM at greer... i wonder why it's trailer is so full..

02-16-2009 11:05 AM

cziggy343

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

[(MiM at greer... i wonder why it's trailer is so full.. [/quote]

hmm... could it be that we were running for 15 minutes at a time

02-16-2009 09:44 PM

DonRotolo

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

Jullian? Wow. Sorry about the Frederick thing, I can now see how little I do know...

As for the story, I'll hunt you down at Palmetto (see, tolja we'd be back), checl out your photo ID and, maybe, get the story...

Don

02-16-2009 10:14 PM

lukevanoort

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

I believe he posted the story a while ago... has something to do with pokemon tournaments back in the day, as I recall. Have fun searching through Billfred's >5,00 posts for more details

02-16-2009 10:19 PM

EricH

Re: pic: Billfred (1618/2815)

Only the last 500 are shown... I tried already.