Why are they called bobhouses?

John A. Birdsall · 02-06-2013, 12:35 PM

If they called it a Johnhouse, there would be other things in the pristine waters of NH.

Happy Gourmand · 02-06-2013, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by John A. Birdsall

If they called it a Johnhouse, there would be other things in the pristine waters of NH.

...or a Cathouse!!

bclaker · 02-06-2013, 07:52 PM

This is why they are called BOB HOUSES

trfour · 02-06-2013, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bclaker

This is why they are called BOB HOUSES

NO bclaker, it's because they didn't want to call them FLL houses!!

Terry
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Rusty · 02-07-2013, 04:20 PM

They called this one an "Ice House".

I wonder how thick the ice is that the two guys are standing on?

This picture is in this weeks The Granite State News:

songkrai · 02-07-2013, 09:07 PM

One of the early ice fisherman always took his bobtail cat with him. On his bobsled.

upthesaukee · 02-08-2013, 01:38 AM

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One of the early ice fisherman always took his bobtail cat with him. On his bobsled.

Bob Roberts was his name...his wife Bobbie wore her hair in a.......wait for it........bob style hairdo.

NHBUOY · 02-08-2013, 09:00 AM

I was told that the first one was built by Robert Houseman.
He wanted to identify it as his by putting his name on it.
Due to the size limitations, dimensionally, of the structure,
Robert Houseman = BOB HOUSE.

rander7823 · 02-08-2013, 09:17 AM

From the great down under

SteveA · 02-08-2013, 03:59 PM

just after he built the first Bob House... Man is a genius!

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02-06-2013, 12:35 PM	#1
John A. Birdsall Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 599 Thanks: 27 Thanked 51 Times in 35 Posts	bobhouse If they called it a Johnhouse, there would be other things in the pristine waters of NH.

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bclaker Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Laconia Posts: 479 Thanks: 545 Thanked 147 Times in 66 Posts	Real Bobbing House This is why they are called BOB HOUSES Attached Images

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Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,028 Thanks: 603 Thanked 687 Times in 425 Posts	They called this one an "Ice House". I wonder how thick the ice is that the two guys are standing on? This picture is in this weeks The Granite State News: Attached Images __________________ It's never crowded along the extra mile.

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rander7823 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 303 Thanks: 550 Thanked 40 Times in 24 Posts	And Bob's your Uncle From the great down under

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SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Some guy named Bob invented this just after he built the first Bob House... Man is a genius! __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

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songkrai Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 734 Thanks: 35 Thanked 147 Times in 99 Posts	One of the early ice fisherman always took his bobtail cat with him. On his bobsled.

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NHBUOY Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Loon Mtn. winters...Meredith Neck summers Posts: 398 Thanks: 288 Thanked 94 Times in 60 Posts	I was told that the first one was built by Robert Houseman. He wanted to identify it as his by putting his name on it. Due to the size limitations, dimensionally, of the structure, Robert Houseman = BOB HOUSE.