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Yeah, I'm pretty harmless. Just wound up recently. [img]wink.gif[/img]
Re: Five. I didn't see any "ha ha" attitude either. And I should know.
I was Five and Five was me.
I had the idea of having a stranger show up knowing the board's history and seeing how everyone would react.
*waits for Jely's brain to implode*
Interesting tactic Crazy. Learn anything interesting?
*blink*
*blinkblinkblink*
[img]redface.gif[/img] wow. i feel like an ass.
sorry crazy
Wow, I just read the last three pages of this thread straight and I feel like I just watched a sitcom, or a Twilight Zone episode or something "I was Five and Five was me" deedeedeedee deedeedeedee...
This is the part where my computer blows up or has a popup message like "Five is watching you" or something.
Yeah, I remember teltaleheart.
And there was also that person, I forget her name, who kept posting all the tragedies in her life on threads devoted entirely to her without joining in on any other threads; this eventaully climaxed into a suicide threat and she only left when people stopped replying.
Yep, we get some nutters here. But Gem seems alright so far. [img]wink.gif[/img]
Well, I like her. I'm not sure she knows how to take me yet, though.
(Hint... with a grain of salt)
Crazy, question... are you also the "Bukowski" person who showed up and PM'd me twice trying to get me into the chat room? And if so, have you figured out how to use the chatroom?
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by erisesoteric:
Huh. That's kind of extreme. Some people are joiners, some people are observers. Since I'm much more of the observer type myself, I can sympathize with him.
I do find it a little odd that you're still worked up about him so much.</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>
Wow! Glad to know you are a observer Eris, otherwise HOW HIGH would your POST count be! [img]wink.gif[/img]
Oh and Jadian, the drama queen had the nick of a favorite SIP heroine. I think she is the only person I have out and out flamed on this board. Even the ever patient AsIs has hot buttons. [img]wink.gif[/img]
So to speak. [img]wink.gif[/img]
Eris---Although it's no secret I am a fan of Bukowski the writer, I am not the person trying to get you into the chatroom (which I really haven't bothered trying to figure out).
Eris is easy to take... it's Crazy that is hard to take sometimes. *grins* He's so going to get me back, I know it.
And truthfully, notice how everyone reacted when I "introduced" myself. Can you tell, that I'm kind of like the secret in the attic or basement that noone likes to talk about. Except I'm sexier. I'm the sexy secret in the attic or basement, yeah, that sounds good. *grins*
LOL @ Jadian!!
Jely---Don't apologize to ME, m'dear. I'M not the one that made you uncomfortable.
Eris---What did I learn? Well, if someone actually did show up with all the knowledge, they wouldn't necessarily be welcomed here.
Incidentally, I did consider having Five show up while y'all were talking about him, but I couldn't remember what his password was. Yeah, I could've asked HB....but why bother?
OK, I was just wondering. I kinda thought it odd that when I sent back a PM asking who he was, I got no answer, but, ah well.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by usmu:
Gem F: I've been a member of the SiPlist as well, though that was several years back, 5 or 6, when I was still an innocent student with too much time on his hands. How are things on the list?</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>
Ok, I was away all weekend and I just read through this whole thread so I'm going to try answering a whole bunch of things with one post.
Oh, by the way, Happy Easter everyone!
usmu, SiPList is good, but basically slow these days. Only some of the "die hard" members are left, but they are the best ones, and the more interesting people so I still love hanging around. (I can give you some names if you want?)
And since everyone has done such a good job of repsonding to my posts, and telling me about them selves, I think I may feel comfortable enough giving you my initital first impressions. [img]smile.gif[/img]
The first two people that stood out for me were Miral and Ski, mostly because they both had the most hilarious signatures. I couldn't stop laughing. Miral also likes Micahel Rosenbaum, so she rocks.
Erisesoteric is wrong about my opinion of her. I love her. She's the coolest with the kind of sense of humor and "mom" type attitude she seems to carry around here. (That's really funny that she thinks she's an observer. OW! My sides hurt from laughing!)
Crazy A is, well crazy, but I like him too. One day I would like to meet Jelymo and Orenda since we supposedly live in the same city, but I'm more than happy to wait, if people like their privacy.
I knew Jax from the other board, so he's basically just what I expected, but a little more fun over here. Same goes for AsIs.
That's about it. I know there are others, but I'll mention them as I go along. I was chatting with my friend Kevin Beyer from SiPList the other day and I told him how much I really liked everyone over here. Basically I find everyone here to have so much more of a sense of humor than any other place, and I want to stay because I think I am going to have more fun over here.
Once I get more comfortable that I know some of you, I might even join in the "* slips into the hottub *" kind of threads. [img]smile.gif[/img]
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ April 21, 2003 10:03 AM: Message edited by: Gem F ]</font>
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ April 21, 2003 10:06 AM: Message edited by: Gem F ]</font>
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Gem F:
Erisesoteric is wrong about my opinion of her. I love her. She's the coolest with the kind of sense of humor and "mom" type attitude she seems to carry around here. (That's really funny that she thinks she's an observer. OW! My sides hurt from laughing!)</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>
OK, so I'm an observer, I also can't resist a straight line. And these folks manage to set me up at least 3 or 4 times a day. I am relieved to know I haven't pissed you off. I'm much too used to people not "getting" my sense of humor, so sometimes I get worried that I've offended without intending to.
You?? Offend someone???? Not... YOU!!!!
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I know! Imagine that!
Just think how bad I'd be without 10 years training in customer service! (Although I wonder if that doesn't make me worse in some ways...)
It probably gives you a better way to present yourself. [img]wink.gif[/img]
Maybe we have a similar sense of humor Eris, but I can't imagine you offending anyone. I think your posts are hilarious! [img]smile.gif[/img]
It's not that I necessarily OFFEND people right and left, it just that people sometimes don't know when I'm joking.
And seriously, the customer service thing... I can present well when I have too, but MAN do I save the backlash up...
When I imagine Eris talking, I think of her having a...I guess the term is "dry wit". That is, she won't necessarily be trying to make someone laugh, but she will deliver it in such a straightforward manner that it can't help but be funny.
It's the Yankee Deadpan sense of humor. You'd be surprised how many people out in the Mid-West just don't get a joke if you're not laughing at it...
*nods* I'm like that. Will be talking with the wife about something and then I'll say SOMETHING, not trying to be funny at all, and she's laughing.
aren't females weird. [img]wink.gif[/img]
Indeed.
Right. Women are weird. That's why *we* laugh at *you*.
Right.
There's that dry wit again.
Very dry.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Gem F: I knew Jax from the other board, so he's basically just what I expected, but a little more fun over here. </font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>
Jax is FUN???? [img]eek.gif[/img]
You know, I have come away from my comp many times bawling my eyes out because of eris.
Jax and fun just don't seem to mesh......
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Miral:
You know, I have come away from my comp many times bawling my eyes out because of eris.</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>
All part of the job, ma'm.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Jelymo:
Jax is FUN???? [img]eek.gif[/img] </font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Gem F: but a little more fun over here. </font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>
Everything is relative, Jels...
desert dry
Jax's "fun" was meant to be relative. That gives you an idea of how, um, dry he is over there. (Think brown leaf.)
Kevin is still at SiPList, so is John Celio.
The other main posters are:
Suzanne (and Randy) Hardie
Mark Townsend
Jane Peters
Laylana
Jeremiah
Matthew Wecksell
Neil Clopton
Snes Girl (Emily)
Miss Dee
Ms. Kimie
Sean Kinlin
Mary Kay
Prodigal
Antony J. Sheppard
CB Goddess
Dan Gregor
Kirk Jones
Any of these ring a bell?
Some of them are...I never really was much of a lister...it was too much of a pain for me to follow...
And HEY! I am too a fun guy!
Jax you really need to use spellcheck; Fungi, you meant fungi. [img]wink.gif[/img]
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Gem F:
usmu, SiPList is good, but basically slow these days. Only some of the "die hard" members are left, but they are the best ones, and the more interesting people so I still love hanging around. (I can give you some names if you want?)
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I sort of expected that. There have been one or two flamewars when I was a member, which lead to a lot of, mostly relatively new, people leaving.
I do remember Kevin Beyer. The other name that stuck is John Celio, mainly because I sent him some stuff. Maida, the maintainer of the SiP-website was (is?) also a member, right?
Apart from those names there's not many people I remember that would be on now a days, basically because most of them left round the same time I did. Jogging my memory would be greatly appreciated.
sometimes, you got air out even the moldiest of souls.....
ahem...
I'll just jump in here and say hi. I didn't start out being a highly lurking lurker, but I seem to have become one. Mostly because I'm a full-time sort of wench, mucking about in academia, work, girls, boys, motorcycles, you name it. It's so bad, frankly, that my grandmother has to e-mail me to see when we can talk on the phone.
Not much fun, really. My only selling point is that I keep tabs on a couple of people who used to post here and don't now and can give updates when asked (then again, I know usmu keeps tabs on all but one of the same people, so it's not a big point).
Anyway, I'm silly, often punchy and full of terrible terrible geeky punchy. And I almost never ever post. So yeah. Hi. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Hi Chilimuffin! Thanks for saying hi.
Sorry Jax. [img]frown.gif[/img] Didn't mean to offend. After I posted that, I thought maybe I shouldn't be making jokes like that before everyone here knows me better. Oh well. Too late.
Chili posted!!!
Hi, Chili!!!
*wonders if Necro, Gollum, Rae, Maggie, Dano, Liri and a host of others are not far behind*
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Gem F:
Any of these ring a bell?</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>
Not much apart from Suzanne and Randy. But it's been a while since I've been a member and like I said a lot of members left around the time that I did.
I'm thinking of joining again, but not until my parents got a working computer and an internet connection. Which probable will take a while
CHILI!!! *glomp* Missed ya.
Lamech is female and doing well last I heard, btw.
I joined the board through the SIP website, lurked for a week or two, then my post count happened. [img]redface.gif[/img] Yesh, did I have too much free time on my hands. It's also my fault eris ended up here, though she would've managed it on her own soon enough.
Everyone has covered most of the STP history to what I remember (though I was thinking of someone other than Katchoo when we talked about the self-involved person who threatened suicide). Name was something like Len. Used to post at ChatterBox, too.
I was mistaken for a male early on, too. Partly why "lesbian" showed up in my signature. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
Now I go from bouts of being around a lot to hardly here. Just depends on the kind of week I'm having.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Branflakes:
Everyone has covered most of the STP history to what I remember (though I was thinking of someone other than Katchoo when we talked about the self-involved person who threatened suicide). Name was something like Len. Used to post at ChatterBox, too.</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>
If I recall correctly, they were sort of playing suicide tag at the time. I just remember Katchoo a bit better. I think the one your are talking about was named Lena.
Oh and run/tackle/hug Chili!