A Hero's Welcome

[fayefaye]

*holding streamers, banners, and congratulatory drinks*

Congrats to kik on turning 1000! :) :D :p :-)


There's a fine line between 'hey, look at my post count!' and 'oh man, I gotta get a life' and the '1000' mark is it. Great to have you on board. ;) :)

[Jay]

... Kik, hope you have packed your parachute... just in case... ;):D:p

[crisaor]

I don't think he cares much about his post count.

[amuse]

kik, it's your bday all over again! if only you didn't have to study so hard right now. ;) :p

[dhm]

Congratulations from a newbie.

[IWilKikU]

*smiles to himself and posts 1001* :)

Thanx guys.

Someone should give a shout to Jay as well. Congrats Jay.

Hurry up Koa, AP, anyone else who's close.

[amuse]

CONGRATS, JAY. :D :D :D (L)

yeah, Koa, AP, hurry you two!
az and i passed it, a while back...

[dhm]

Congrats Jay. I'm only 982 behind you and gaining fast!

[Koa]

LOL... I'm in a costant doubt between hurrying to get the glory :D, or slow down cos it would be the final seal on my scary need of a life... (btw, this is not the only forum where I'm clos to 1000 :eek: )

I forgot!!! Congrats to Kik and Jay!!!

[emily655321]

Hahaha. That's a good question, I gotta remember that for the thread. But for now, what other forums are you on, Koa?

[Jay]

Hehe, cool dhm :D. There are worse things that being 900 something ;) posts behind, no one cares what's your post number anyway.

Thanks guys :D:p

[Shea]

Congrats to Kik and Jay from me too. I'd be up there with you, but I don't have very much to procrastinate from now that that big paper is done. :p

[Jay]

Hey Shea, there are always things you can procrastinate if you look harder ;):D:D:p

[Shea]

lol! I thought the point of procrastinating is not looking harder! :D:p

[simon]

Congradulations kik and jay, on this exemplary demonstration of procrastination. Now that summer is here there is plenty more time, nothing but work and sleeping.

[fayefaye]

*suddenly very, very depressed that it is no longer summer*

[emily655321]

*suddenly very, very depressed that it is almost summer* :p

Hey Faye, wanna switch hemispheres for the season?

[simon]

I will gladly switch with you, or anyone for that matter just so I am not stuck here for four months in the states, with uncolourful money.

[emily655321]

If only uncolorful money was our most displeasing characteristic. What color is your money? I don't know, I can't get used to foreign bills. I know it's money, I also know it's the most common look for money, but it still looks kind of like Monopoly money to me. I miss the old bills. The new ones are so boring. I liked all the leaves and curly-magigs.

[IWilKikU]

I like the English pound notes. Each one is a different colour. I also like to say colour instead of color. :D. I like England. :p

[Koa]

Yaaay one point to the OU spelling!!! My crusade in favOUr of British English goes on... :D:D:D

Hey hands off! I'm in first line for the hemispheres exchange, as my hate for summer is ancestral!!!

*wonders if she's making sense, and wonders why she's posting crap when she doesnt want to get to 1000 soon...but there's some force that makes me post...and post...and post....*

[emily655321]

LoL Koa! *resists the urge to post a response* *fails miserably*

I'm in favOr of RE instead of ER spellings, but I think U should keep it's butt out of it. :D Sometimes when I write in cursive or lower case (I'm an all-caps printer), I add an E to the end of words that shouldn't have one, just to make them soft and comfy looking.

[amuse]

that's so funny, i've noticed lately i've been unconsciously adding "e's" to words as well, like downe comforter, and towne hall. then my boyfriend e-mailed me and he spelled downe the same way! :D lol.
how's about yoghurt vs. yogurt? ;)

[emily655321]

Yoghurt, all the way. Even though I think it's incorrect. It has that soft round look to it. :D Isn't there a Monty Python sketch like that? Like... something about the upper class playing crochet and debating which words were nice and which were "tinny." The sad thing is, I totally know what they mean. I'll have to hit google and find a transcript of the episode -- there are ppl who spend all their time transcribing Python for the net. I wonder if there's any money in that?

[EDIT] I remembered it, it took hours but I remembered how to spell "croquet." LMAO Crochet doesn't sound like such a fun sport, although I'm sure there are some grannies who disagree with me. :D

[verybaddmom]

i love that you guys feel that way about the language...i personally love modifying it in my own way to suit my needs. as i have mentioned on another thread, i love the "ish" and "y" endings...like pretty-ish and thing-y.
i also seem to have an irresistable urge to constantly use elipses incorrectly...i just cant help myself.

[fayefaye]

I invent words because language lacks what could be more easily expressed by sound or facial expression. Plus, nobody ever gets me anyway.

[Shea]

I'm learning that this love of words and making them up is what inspired Tolkein. He was really good with them!

[Jay]

Hey people, back to original topic, HEY KOA, congrats :p:D

[random_hero]

Yes. Congrats. If you looked at board right you would see I am on my way there right now, the 1000 mark. My post count is at 36 or so, but Ive been on the site for 36 hours. Wait, I just said that.

[subterranean]

Where did AP go?

I miss that man with 2000 (or more) books..?!

And where did Crisaor go?

O gee, I feel like repeating Stan's post about the good old members...

[simon]

Don't get sentimental and go reverie on us.

[IWilKikU]

The fact of the matter is that members come (yay), and members go (boo). Sometimes you have to write of a classic member as 'lost'. :( . AP has been showing up, but its been few and far between. My guess is that his huge brain just got tired of going to the same site every day. He's still around from time to time, but don't expect him every day.

[crisaor]

Originally posted by subterranean
And where did Crisaor go?
I'm here, Sub. Thank you. :)

[subterranean]

No sweat Cris...yes I noticed that AP is still around..well at leats my PMs are still being replied by him.

We should make a "poester of the month" thread..so that people would feel encouraged to post and stay around..

[Koa]

well I don't feel this place lacks liveliness...the opposite! Everytime I'm here I'd never leave cos there's so much to answer to!!! :):):)
Though the poster of the month thing is not a bad idea... :)

[emily655321]

I felt this was an appropriate place to put

...my 1000th post!

Congratulations NOT in order. It was wayyy too easy to achieve. ;) I'll get back to you when I hit 1,000,000. :D On that note, and mainly for the purpose of avoiding making a mark of this post -- perhaps an award thread for the person with the *smallest* ratio of posts per day? I don't know how you micro-posters manage, but I have only the utmost respect for your self-control. :D

[Koa]

LOL, I join that respect...*1 minute of silence*
tick tock tick tock 60 seconds passed...

PARTYYYYYYYY! Congrats Em! You great talkative one!!!! :)

[amuse]

gots to run - coffee with a friend, mustn't be late, but
whooohoooHOOO! em, you're closer to a 1,000,000 every second! :D :D :D

[IWilKikU]

you may even beat Fayefaye there! :D

[fayefaye]

lol, perhaps. I don't mind. Though I have started double posting a LOT more since your little comments, kik. :)

[ravana]

I see the leader is Fayefaye. My congratulations, Fayefaye!

[emily655321]

Mwahahaha! With this post, I beat Kik. :D I'm horribly ashamed.

Don't worry, Faye, you'll always be Post Queen. :D

[verybaddmom]

was thinking that if i moved this thread to the top, then someone might notice..........

[amuse]

OH CRAP!! (nice start, aye?)


CONGRATULATIONS!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Koa]

I noticed that yesterday you had 999, vbm... 999 is sooo cooool too! :D

Congrats! May you have hundreds of these days! :D (therefore thousands of posts :D)

(sudden question: do you think there is a forum somewhere in the world where there's someone who has an insane number of posts, gathered in years of addiction...like 10000 posts or so???)

[emily655321]

Probably.

WHY DIDN'T I NOTICE, VB?? I feel so bad. :p
HOORAY! MANY CONGRATS!! :D :D

[verybaddmom]

thank you. that's much better
*ceases pouting*

[Jay]

Would SOOOO pay to see Mom pouting ;):p:p

Congrats VBM!!!
lol, took me over a year to get 1,000 posts, you needed what, 4 months? Way to go :D.

[verybaddmom]

thank you Jay. i dont know why i was looking for people to congratulate me on the outward manifestation of a terrible addiction. i have more work to do in the next two days than could reasonably be done in a whole week, (:brickwall ) and yet, here i am...replying to posts...almost sick with the feeling of time closing in on me. i am such a butthead.
and right now im not pouting...im making a face more like these...
:eek2: :sick: :bawling:

[Jay]

So shoooo, get your butt out of here and do anything else that this not this entertaining, pleasant, comfy, nice, calming (at times hehe) etc ;). Who would prefer all above mentioned to doing so much work instead?
EVERYONE I guess lol.
btw, you don't have to capitalize 'jay', it's not as if I minded, looks weird seeing the only capital letter in a post being my nick. :)

[Jay]

Hey, another hero only four posts away ;).
Come on, Az, gogogo!!! :D:p

[Jay]

It's official now :p :D :banana: (Faye will act as if she can't see the crazed out banana ;))

*edit* someone say something lol, I might be crazy but talking to self is a little over the edge ;):D

[emily655321]

:D CONGRATS on [in excess of] 1000, Az!! :banana:
Do you have to change your name again, now? ;)

[Jay]

It wasn't about post number why Az changed her name.

Spotted another hero in making ;). Last time I noticed AP was three posts from becoming one :p.

[amuse]

Whoo-hoo!
made it up the rungs! thanks Jay and Em!
:) :)
em, if you want to hear the BORing story one day, i'll tell you. it's prob. more interesting that i changed my name in real life 14 years ago. :D

C'MON, AP!!!

cannot resist:
:banana: :banana: :banana:

[Koa]

congrats amuseazmuse! :banana:

Changed name in real life? I mean like one day you go and decide you want to change name? It has always been one of my dreams but I wouldnt know what to choose and it takes a lot of bureaucracy and money I think...

[amuse]

thank you, Koa!!! wanted to right "thankee" like in some old novel, but wasn't sure anyone'd get it. :D
guess what, i officially love this banana!


...i knew from the time i was twelve i wanted a different name - my old one didn't fit, kind of like poorly tailored clothes. in december '89 i decided on the first name and in April '90 the last (don't have a middle anymore). went to the campus legal center, and learned how to do it for free.
i had to change my california state identifcation first (forget what it entailed), then go to social security administration with that card and [two - ? pieces of] mail addressed to me in my new name. Voila! same number, new (and proper) set of clothes. :)
interesting side note: to get pennsylvania identification , i had to get a driver's license because they wouldn't give state id with the name change. terrfied, never-will-drive-in-her-life-me. :rolleyes:

[simon]

There are emoticon's everywhere, this is too much, will no one help me battle this excessive happiness? Is there no hope for the bitter?

[emily655321]

Just be bitter on the inside and cheerful on the out ;) :rolleyes:

hey, I never said anyone should take my advice...

[Isagel]

No hope for the bitter, Simon. Just watch that banana go. :banana:

[simon]

I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. TOO MUCH EMOTING. DIE LITTLE BANANA DIE. DENIAL OF FEELINGS IS THE ONLY WAY. I must stay away.

[Isagel]

You can´t. You will continue to post until you reach hero status. And we will celebrate it with bananas.

And you will like it.

So it is written, and so it shall be done.

[Jay]

Denial of feelings you say, Simon? What about denying your aversion to the cute banana thingy? Aversion is a feeling, too. Or you mean denying feelings in animated versions? Why should one deny feelings? Don't you think it would be a little well, dull reading all the posts with not an emoticon to lighten the mood? Or you think lightening the mood is a big nono on forums? I don't get you, sure, you can dislike smilies or emoticons or what are they called today ;) but you might think about taking the others into consideration. For the sake of the argument let's say 20 members enjoy using the colorful things you obviously despise. Well, wouldn't it be a little odd banning those because of one member who's against them? If you don't like them, don't use them. It's really getting a little annoying everytime I read again you don't like smilies. Get over with it. We know that. Fine, don't use them, no one's making you to do anything you wouldn't like, just bare in mind there are people who consider the smilies nice and really like them.
(done ranting for now ;))

[simon]

Okay I will never mention my aversion of smilies again. :banana:

[ajoe]

:banana: --> is wondering why everyone is hating him

[emily655321]

Whooo come over to the Smiiiiley Side, Ssssimon ..... sssssssiiiimoooonnnnn .... smiiiiiiilliiieees....

[ravana]

Poor little lovely banana!
It would be better if it could move itself in direction to front and back else!

[Jay]

Congtrats AP!!! 1,000 down, lotsa more to go yet! :D

[emily655321]

LOL Ravana. :D Yes, poor bananaman -- he must be getting dizzy just going from side to side. :p

[Koa]

...i knew from the time i was twelve i wanted a different name - my old one didn't fit, kind of like poorly tailored clothes. in december '89 i decided on the first name and in April '90 the last (don't have a middle anymore). went to the campus legal center, and learned how to do it for free.
i had to change my california state identifcation first (forget what it entailed), then go to social security administration with that card and [two - ? pieces of] mail addressed to me in my new name. Voila! same number, new (and proper) set of clothes. :)
interesting side note: to get pennsylvania identification , i had to get a driver's license because they wouldn't give state id with the name change. terrfied, never-will-drive-in-her-life-me. :rolleyes:

Wow, but doesnt it feel strange anyway...Like, did you remember not to turn your head when someone called you by your old name, or to introduce yourself with the new one??? Bah, I'd never have the guts to actually do it, as much as I hate mine (I wish I had at least a middle name but no, not even that...mum was mean ;)).

Wow, I see the banana is being controversial here... :banana:

[subterranean]

my dear fellow forum bretherens....my 1001st post

:)

thanks to all of ya...the forum has been like a damn cool virtual hang out place for me..

hugs

[Stanislaw]

Wow, but doesnt it feel strange anyway...Like, did you remember not to turn your head when someone called you by your old name, or to introduce yourself with the new one??? Bah, I'd never have the guts to actually do it, as much as I hate mine (I wish I had at least a middle name but no, not even that...mum was mean ;)).

Wow, I see the banana is being controversial here... :banana:

It would indeed be hard to follow through and actually use the new name, because our original one is like permantly burned into our brain from birth.
I would find it hard to do. But good luck! :banana: (as I see it is the custome to end with him).

[Isagel]

my dear fellow forum bretherens....my 1001st post

:)

thanks to all of ya...the forum has been like a damn cool virtual hang out place for me..

hugs

Has been ?

We will try and be cool until your 2001 post. The we will start to get even better. The banana promises. :banana:

Hugs right back at ya´.

[Jay]

Yey, post boom :p
Bored a lot recently, ain't you? :p
*coughs* ahem, lol, as if I were the one to speak, lol :angel:

[subterranean]

Jay, you're making me red :blush:

[amuse]

and look at you up to 1032 already!

[Jay]

1046 actually ;)
Sub: So? I'm supposed to be doing all these uni stuff and can't be bothered because I'm a bit pissed off with it now. They want us to study stuff online but don't have internet connection at dorms, and to top it all they don't even bloody have FLOPPY DRIVES on the computers in computer labs! soooo ... grrrrrrrrrrrrr, so NOT going to type dozens of pages only to write three sentences they want for the assignement!

[amuse]

this is my 2065th post :) now, WHERE is em????

[caspian]

CONGRATUlATIONS, am!!!!!!! :) :thumbs_up

[subterranean]

1046 actually ;)
Sub: So? I'm supposed to be doing all these uni stuff and can't be bothered because I'm a bit pissed off with it now. They want us to study stuff online but don't have internet connection at dorms, and to top it all they don't even bloody have FLOPPY DRIVES on the computers in computer labs! soooo ... grrrrrrrrrrrrr, so NOT going to type dozens of pages only to write three sentences they want for the assignement!


Jay, i dont know u stay in dorm ...

[Jay]

Well, as I'd be commoting over 300kms everyday (and that would be only one way, make it 600... 624kms exactly I think... it's just impossible :)) I had no other option left. IF I get to the second year I'd most probably won't even have a place at dorms sure as there's more students asking for dorms than the university has.

[subterranean]

So they're going to kick you out next year :D? I dont know how it feels to live in dorms..I spend most of my life living in my own house. My office is bit far and i had to wake up very early in the morning..some friends told me to rent a place near my office, but i dont feel like it...bit hard to adapt with new environment for me

[Jay]

Yeah, most probably...

[Stanislaw]

Well that sucks... before you leave take the surefired method of revenge. TORCH the place... and the land lords hair... :flare: that'd get the point across.!!

[Jay]

lol, nah, not like that could do anything else... other than get more buildings to house students that live too far away to be able to commote everyday. Good point though, Arrr the pirate :p

[Jay]

Hey, Shea's 5 posts from the 1,000 number :p *cheers*

[subterranean]

Hooray....:)

Always nice to have new heroes around

[Jay]

Another 4.000 line broken! w00t! :D Next step... Mt. Everest ;)

[papayahed]

Holy Crap that's a lot of posts!!

[Scheherazade]

Jay> See you on the peak! ;)

Papaya> I appreciate the sentiment! :D

I have just posted this in the Random Thought but I guess I will have to post it here as well!
And this is my 1000th post on the forum...


Here I am writing post after post,
Adding up to a thousand.
The amount of time wasted on the net
Surely totally irrelevant!

.
Had thousand posts eight months ago,
You'd think I'd take it a little slow.
Today reached four thousand
Burning with the proud geek glow;
If you called me an addict,
It wouldn't be such a great blow!

[amuse]

wow, Scher! *bows* :D

[Basil]

Emily655321's nickname is appropriate because Em has officially joined the MMM club: the 3000 post club which now has--by my count--SEVEN members. Way to go, Em! :banana: