psycopanhead

tony ...check out the monkey mail ,he has news for you,just click on gverbs monkey,,lol

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Possum

That is some funny a$$ $hit.

So, being the dumba$$ admin that I am, someone, pleez, clue me in. WTH is the "Pikers Pit".

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74Formula233

You're not alone LOL....

And that Monkey shit is funny....sent a few to some people before....great stuff!

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Possum

...and here be my Monk-e-mail....posing my query

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Lattitudechange

That's our Piker Spokesmonkey. He's got wisdom beyond his years.

http://www.careerbuilder.com/monk-e-mail/?mid=18846862

Possum

Patient, I shall be, to learn from the wisdom and greatness of the almighty spokesmonkey.

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Flukinicehole

There are many things that make you a piker. Our president had a list that would make you LYAO maybe he will post it.Long story short you do what you have to to keep things going for as cheap as possible. Kind of like McGyver meets the A-Team.You never throw anything out because you might need it in 10 yrs. or so.It`s late I`m sure you get the idea of what I`m trying to say. It`s been a long day and the beer kicked my a$$ about 2hrs ago. So good night.

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I`m a pie eyed piker!
Proud owner 24 ft.89 Mark Twain walkaround W/auto power.The $405 Wonder!

gverb1219

First of all the basic explanation of a Piker includes, but is not limited to the following:

and these are quotes from Pikers themselves.

gverb1219 wrote:

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If you've ever put mis matched tire on you car cause you got them for nothing..........You might be a Piker

If you've ever crawled under you car with a piece of wire to hang your muffler back up..........You might be a Piker

If you've ever fixed the tear in your seat with duct tape..........You might be a Piker

If you EVER visited a auto salvage yard for parts..........You might be a Piker

If you've ever busted a knuckle using a wrench, while lying under a car in the dark with a flashlight in your teeth..........You might be a Piker

If you've ever had hot motor oil run down your arm and drip off your elbow..........You might be a Piker

If you've ever gotten a mouthful of gasoline sucking on a hose..........You might be a Piker

If while working on a vehicle you've ever eaten a sandwich only to realize that the "dark jam" on the bread was really axel grease..........You might be a Piker

If you've ever used a coffee can to repair a hole in your muffler pipe..........You might be a Piker

If you've ever had to use the battery out of your car to run your boat, then put it back in your car to get home..........You might be a Piker

If you've ever used a coat hanger for an antenna..........You might be a Piker

If you've ever used vise grips to hold a bolt in place because you didn't have the right size nut..........You might be a Piker

If you've ever had your engine crap out and used your anchor to get back, by repeatedly throwing it out and pulling it in to get the boat moving..........You might be a Piker

If you've ever used a tree limb as an engine hoist..........You might be a Piker

If you've ever tied a rag to wipers cause the wiper blade flew off..........You might be a Piker

If you've ever pushed a car or motorcycle back and forth more than twice to try jump starting it..........You might be a Piker

If you've had the same old boat for over 20 years and keep it going by using junkie old auto engine..........You might be a Piker President

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sortie wrote:

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a Piker is a guy who gets the job done at the lowest possible cost (normally involving skill on his behalf, except in my case)

it's against Piker policy to buy a new car or boat. better to keep an old one going by dropping a new powerplant in it (yourself) or doing all of your maintenance (no matter how long it takes).

a Piker never throws anything out for fear it could come in handy later.

a Piker makes use of items he finds washed up on the beach or adrift (hey, you never know)

a Piker NEVER pays retail prices

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Makoman16 wrote:

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A piker? Someone that can fix just about anything with items found on the side of the road because he or she a) enjoys the challenge and b) is too friggin cheap to buy the part! It is sort of like a modern day MacGuyver without the positive, cutesy connotation..................................Since you posted this at 10 pm, you will have until 10 pm tomorrow night to finish your mission. Ready? You have 24 hours to gather a half dozen items from the highway, field, marina, someone's garbage pile, Gverb's garage, whatever. With those items, you must fix at least 3 different things at your house and take before and after pictures. By the way, it is imperative that you drink heavily while doing so. Finally, you must calculate the money that you saved by doing the task yourself with "scavenger hunt materials" just to realize that you consumed twice that value in beer while you confidently said, "I can fix this myself!"

Got it?

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psychopanhead wrote:

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i believe i would be an asset to the pikers club,after all i fish mostly with my fathers old rods and reels,i keep ,drive and maintain by any means a 55 year old harley,a 34 year old car and a 70 something year old house by saving everything i think will come in handy and buying used parts from the internet and swap meets.the only thing that i need to keep all of this up and running is my one most important tool.....budweiser

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I've done so much with so little for so long, that now I can do practically anything with nothing.
That's why I'm the Piker Prez.

gverb1219

Another common trait of the Piker is what he will go through to save a few bucks. For example, I needed an outdrive, then later an engine. I found 2 boats that were just sitting, so I asked for what I needed. I was given the parts, but the deal was I had to dispose or the boats. So, out came the sawzall.

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I've done so much with so little for so long, that now I can do practically anything with nothing.
That's why I'm the Piker Prez.

gverb1219

Here is the 25ft Chris Craft I chopped up to get the complete outdrive assembly.

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I've done so much with so little for so long, that now I can do practically anything with nothing.
That's why I'm the Piker Prez.