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Re: Why do lumberjacks yell "Timber"
« Reply #20 on: March 23, 2010, 03:41:54 pm »
"ROCK" is yelled when rock climbing or caving when something is dropped or dislodged from any height.  I have seen quite a few fall.
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Re: Why do lumberjacks yell "Timber"
« Reply #21 on: March 23, 2010, 08:06:40 pm »
My brother went to school with a kid named Tim Burr. Don't know what ever became of him. Maybe he is a logger out West now.
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Re: Why do lumberjacks yell "Timber"
« Reply #22 on: March 23, 2010, 08:38:49 pm »
Quote from: JDeere on March 23, 2010, 08:06:40 pm
My brother went to school with a kid named Tim Burr. Don't know what ever became of him. Maybe he is a logger out West now.

Did the Burr's go to School up North? ;D
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Re: Why do lumberjacks yell "Timber"
« Reply #23 on: March 24, 2010, 07:21:04 pm »
He went to high school in Central NH.
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Re: Why do lumberjacks yell "Timber"
« Reply #24 on: March 24, 2010, 08:25:08 pm »
we usually holler when were lookin for eah other thats more of a yoooooo were ya at. or when when sumthin goes wrong thats more of a @$!%%^%$^%^&#75  ;D or if things are crankin and rele goin good we hoot and holler jsut to keep in the swing of things kinda keep the mood up
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Re: Why do lumberjacks yell "Timber"
« Reply #25 on: March 25, 2010, 01:30:07 pm »
Friend of mine use to yell <Last time around run for your life> What some guys want you to do is shut off saw before makeing back cut and yell a warning
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