The Compliment Thread
 

I'm setting this up to have a place where you can formally register a compliment about another member of the cellar.

if we could avoid thread drift and sarcasm here, it will work a lot better

you don't have to think of something nice to say about everyone and list it all at once, i was thinking something more like: when you are impressed by someone, you come over here, make the persons name the topic of the post, and put down what it is that impressed you. Also, it isn't neccessary to reply to a post unless you have something to ad, or a seperate instance of how you were impressed by that person. (I don't think rebuttals or arguments would be useful) we will assume that the posts herein are the opinion of the post-er, and don't represent fact, and therefore should not be argued against.

I hereby compliment lumberjim for starting this very welcome and long overdue thread.

Beestie
 

For introducing me to the phrase "stupidicide campaign".

Wolf
 

I second that, and to WOLF for having such a great way with words. :) I wanna be you when I grow up..lol! :D

Grow up? Who wants to grow up?

I'd like to compliment UnderToad for encouraging me to check out the wild, wacky, and mega-timewasting world of blogs.

UnderToad
 

Poop.:(

The compliment thread
 

I would just like to thank all who took part in the second part of the "Strawberry Thread".
The banter about what colour to post replies in was the funniest thing I've read for weeks.
It was a Hoot.

Shame about the wee Hampster though.

Re: UnderToad
 

yeah. damn. I was remiss in not immediatley taking the time to give toad a :thumb: for a few things:

1. hosting the site in the first place
2. maintaning the IOTD thread
3. walking the line between mod and member
4. being generally wise and positive


good job, Tony. It means a lot to a lot of people.

Re: Wolf
 

Shhhhh. Don't tell anyone. I only pretend to be grown up ...

posted in the luvbugz thread by HP
 

two seperate sagacious quotes in one thread. impressive.


you should write greeting cards, al.

What a crew.
Tony for his perspective.
Griff for his heart.
Syc for his pimp coat, poetry and pie.
Rho for her sweetness.
Wolf for her amazing tales.
Slang for...being slang.
Hubris for his timing.
TW for his earnestness.
Esplode for his craftsmanship.
Dagney for her zest.
Radar for his idealism.
Bruce for his curiosity and warmth.
Tobiasly for his toothy debate.
99 for her experience.
zippy for his common sense.
Onyx for her romance.
Rich for being so well read and so articulate.
Perth for his creativity.
Juju for his wide openness.
Pastrami for his wise humor.
Maggie for her logic.
Jag for his youthful wanderlust.
Billy for his enthusiasm.
Whit for his wit.
Net for....well being such a guy.
Quzah for his ...je ne sais quois..
SteveD for his range.
Russotto for his quick clarity.
Kat for her artistry.
And some of the new folks I'm just starting to enjoy. Let's see what comes of all of this, eh?

When I visit here, I generally hear intellegent people thinking outloud. That's pretty cool.

Warch for her massive capacity for kindness!

For my timing?!? I thought it was for my winning smile and boyish good looks!

Damn.

Hey, better than me...I got more recognized for material items.

I'd like to compliment myself on working so hard the past 2 weeks...104 hours--and not for naught, especially since I'm an hourly employee.

Also, I'd like to give myself props for being so damned sexy.

You'll need props to hold up that claim.:)
I don't think your poetry is a material item. It's a lot more than the paper and ink (or electrons and bytes), if your know what I mean.

Rho?

I know...that's why I said "mostly". I'm just giving Warch some shit anyway.

Props to Sycamore for being the first one to respond to one of my posts here. Thanks for the warm welcome.

And special compliments for being so modest. If your SO weren't here, I'd flirt with you. :angel:

There is no.. I repeat.. NO.. fucking way that such an attractive person is a Cellarite.

Oh wait, maybe there is...

http://cellar.org/2003/gwenstefani.jpg

We should stick to the thread topic for once!

Gwen Stefani is cute!

Not unless Gwen Stefani has decided to start hanging out here.


Which [dead kitten] would be fine [/dead kitten] :)

But, getting back on topic, first I'd like to thank UT for hosting such an awesome place and for being a kind and benevolent mod who allows Cellarites to be themselves.

Many of the good Cellarites have already been acknowledged so I'll give a shout out to insoluble and FileNotFound. Smart folk. I disagree with them sometimes and let them know on occasion but they aren't thin-skinned and aren't afraid to step up to the plate and disagree in a civilized manner. I respect that and appreciate it.

And I think lj has added quite a bit to the forum since he has joined.

And to dave. I thought you were far to mean-spirited on occasion but there was a method to your madness - one that I admired.

Maybe you're right - I'm just a Gwennabe. But, her hair is fake, so what's reality anyway?

On the NoDoubt.com fan forum, Gwen Stefani started posting, everyone thought she was a troll and gave her a hard time. At one point she said "I'm exhausted from being doubted." Finally, she put up a notice on the NoDoubt.com home page that it was really her in the forum. But, by then, she was tired of the whole thing and stopped posting. She was kind of naiive about forums. It was pretty funny to see it unfold.

Gwennie,
welcome aboard.

and my compliments on being a non-asshat so far. i like it.
good to know that not all newbies are trolls and crapflooders.......being a semi newbie, myself, it lends to my credibility.... hope you stick around for a while.
Ljim

oh, and how bout a REAL pic of you here ?

I compliment Dagnabit, for his incredible cleverness and honesty. :)

remember, juju....no sarcasm

Everyone except the people I don't like, but I can't think of anyone who's stayed in that catagory for more than a few minutes.
So everyone, for contributing, which is what makes the Cellar possible in the first place. And secondly for being civil which makes it fun.
Of course UT, for making it physically(electrically?) possible.

to the tune of your choice
 

You are all invited to use the following lyrics to the tune of your choice: ( will work with any tune you choose)

I'll be dipped in donkey dung and rolled in rainbow jimmies repeat as necessary recently sung at the Appalachian Tavern to the tune of the Star Spangled Banner

Lumberjim
 

Please forgive the play on words, but I couldn't resist.

I'm impressed with Lumberjim's cunnilingual abilities, that is, he's such a cunning linguist, as opposed to a cunt licker.:p

There is nothing wrong with being a cunt licker. All my girlfriends seemed/seem to enjoy the hell out of it.

[joking]Gee Syc, I didn't know they made talking blow-up dolls;) .[/joking]

No offense to Rho implied, of course. :)

Ab-so-fucking-lutely nothing wrong with being a cunt licker in my book. Especially when I'm on the receiving end of a good snatch attack.:p

Since this is the compliment thread I will say that, bugz, although you often overuse smileys, you used exactly the right one at the end of that post.



Oh that was a mixed compliment sorry.

Nothing says it better than a well placed smiley.:D

Re: Lumberjim
 

I owe it all to sam kinnison. the alphabet method.

And this, my friends, is just one example of why the Cellar is the best MB on the web.

"Intellegent people thinking outloud". Ah HA, sounds like a slogan to me! :D

Thanks for the kind words. :)

Well now wait...if you truly look anything like Gwen Stefani...then I *may* allow some flirting...lol! Hell, *I'd* flirt with Gwen..she's such a hottie. :D

So, by now you see that I am not any of those bad things, but I am a terrible Attention Slut with just enough substance posts to earn my keep. :blush:

UNDERTOAD
 

you ask a question, you get an answer. you also get a link to even more info. must have worked in tech support. thanks, dude.

People that I love and respect:

Tony - its obvious why. He's just the shiz nitz.
Onyx - because she's just about the nicest person and is so cute!!!
Elpsode - for his strength and humor in trying stressful times.
Lumberjim - for adding hilarity in very uncomfortable situations
Bruce - cause he's just that damn funny. And all the doodadage of course.

Undertoad for creating the Cellar. This is the best place I've found in a LONG time.

Onyx for her no-nonsense, straightforward plain talk.

LadySycamore for her humor and thought-provoking insights

lumberjim for being open to ideas and giving them a fair hearing.

And for everyone else who has made me feel welcome here. Thanks. I love this place!

Sidhe

xoxoxobruce
 

has the rare ability to say more with a smiley and a single word or sentence than most of us can say in a page.

I have to say, Hot Pastrami's posts have been consistently brilliant for a long time. I may be the only one who feels this way, but I think his posts definitely stand out.

staceyV
 

for being honest.

Ummm...if you say so...

Openmindedness
 

Here's why I appreciate Juju (even if I don't frequently agree with him). He's one of the few people, even in this wonderful crowd, who will post an opinion and allow himself to gasp! change his mind or admit that he's learned something new.

This is a rare trait, and a welcome relief from long, whiny threads where the originator asks for advice and then proceeds to rebuff all attempts at supplying it.

Thanks Juju, for reaffirming my hope that we really can learn and grow. :)

I want to say that I admire OnyxCougar. She has a way of just being herself, where most people aren't themselves much of the time. She doesn't pretend to be anything other than what she is. And she has a good sense about people.

Oh, I'm pretty confident you're the only one who felt that way.

Heheh... I never saw Juju's compliment until this very moment. I was working some crazy-long days for awhile, and not getting online much after work, so I was only managing an occasional hit of Cellar... it must have slipped by me along with a number of other interesting postings I'm still sifting through. Of course now our dear Juju isnt around for me to thank him for his considerably-overgenerous-but-kind words. Damn.

Thanks, Juju... wherever you are! You're one of the swellest guys I know.

I'm glad to see more of Jag. He writes some very interesting posts.

No problem, HP. :)

undertoad and lumberjim, they r real nice guys.
i posed hoarfrosting questions, and they posted sparkling replies.

the very first time i ever surfed an american BBS, impressed by your kindliness and hospitality.

xoxoxo Bruce is a gentleman of class, elegance, and generosity.*

:) Thank you, Bruce.




(*all that and he's straight too, I understand)

I'm gonna post this for LJ, even tho I am pissed I just found a thread where he was ripping on me 2 months ago and didn't even tell me.

Hats off to LumberJim, he has brought this place to life. I think he is a big dumbass but he's way better than listening to Sycamore argue with JuJu argue with all their other fat gay friends.

LJ, buddy...this beer's for you.

wow. I'm printing and framing that one. thanks

Actually, the only gay person I know these days is you.

You know that may have been the stupidest thing I've posted here, or any bulletin board for that matter. Sorry about that Syc, was uncalled for. Too many beers after a hard day and just being in a dumbass state of mind....not even sure if I was trying to make any kind of point. Good god you'd think at my age I'd stop doing stupid shit like that.

oh, but it was fucking funny. syc can take a joke. I know juju can. they've both taken enough of mine. i suspected that you were drunk when you posted that, and so in response to this, and with the tag line beingI am coming up there tonght to install a breathalizer unit on your keyboard.

be there around 7.

Yeah he can take a joke, we already made nice.

Cool beans, I love gadgets..don't forget to bring beer.

You're welcome. (curtsy)