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03-30-2006, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Rock Steady

The messages from the newbies are improving. But, in some ways they were worse than SPAM in that they were so attention whoring and content-free. I work at an intense software engineering job at a high-profile yet stealth early stage company. I like to take a quick break and cherry pick salient topics here. BS topics and Bumping are really annoying.

We support each other thru ups and downs of sigificant-other insanity, kids stuff, job situations, court appearances, jail time, 12 stepping, car buying, personal anxieties, and more.

I'm kind of allergic to CBOL, AFK, BRB, and so forth. I don't feel like I am talking to real people when they use chatspeak.

So, let's get into some real stuff. Dev_of_AG, when did you stop beating your wife? SteveBsjb, can I borrow your red dress? And flint, when are you going to tell them to "take this job and shove it"?

Not from this newbie : p

JayMcGee · 03-30-2006, 06:21 PM

mm mm....... wonders if rocks teddy has ever thought of getting a llife....

Rock Steady · 03-30-2006, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JayMcGee

mm mm....... wonders if rocks teddy has ever thought of getting a llife....

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Originally Posted by Rock Steady

... We support each other thru ups and downs of sigificant-other insanity, kids stuff, job situations, court appearances, jail time, 12 stepping, car buying, personal anxieties, and more. ...

This is the stuff life is made out of.

JayMcGee · 03-30-2006, 07:06 PM

court appearances? jail time? ........

and the mind positively boggles at the images conjured up by 12 stepping......

JayMcGee · 03-30-2006, 07:12 PM

.... jeez, just *what* sort of board is this......

(tries to protect wallet and nether regions simultaneously..... Gawd, don't you just wish you has three hands..)

Happy Monkey · 03-30-2006, 07:22 PM

It's a board about life.

JayMcGee · 03-30-2006, 07:25 PM

.... the Universe and everthing?

xoxoxoBruce · 03-30-2006, 07:27 PM

Someone made the comment "it's only a message board". It might appear to be true on the surface but it's not. It's really a community.

Like any American community, we welcome immigrants and respect their diversity....... until they fuck with what we've already got.
You've seen just a little bit of that already, but believe me it can get much worse when they(we) get rabid.
That's not a threat or even a warning but an explanation of how it works.

Undertoad holds the deed but he's quite tolerant, leaving it to the members to police themselves...... unless an individual becomes impossibly annoying.
In that case, he makes a phone call and a limo with blacked-out windows comes to your house a 3AM and your family disappears.

We even have a sub-culture in the "Internet" section. The "This is Not Porn" thread is inhabited by a group that seldom venture out on the board and when they do they seem to be nice people, they're just into their own thing.

So we'd like you to stay and contribute, but it's your call, whether you're comfortable in the community.

Happy Monkey · 03-30-2006, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JayMcGee

.... the Universe and everthing?

Yup.

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

...

Yup.

Flint · 03-30-2006, 07:28 PM

I think we've covered that. Thoroughly.

MaggieL · 03-30-2006, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JayMcGee

.... jeez, just *what* sort of board is this......

This kind

Rock Steady · 03-30-2006, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by JayMcGee

.... jeez, just *what* sort of board is this......

(tries to protect wallet and nether regions simultaneously..... Gawd, don't you just wish you has three hands..)

Calm down, I'm the only one here with jail time. I've posted in the past about how my second DUI led to a 30 day jail sentence, served 20 with good behavior credit. Jail was horrible, but at least I didn't hurt anyone with my car. When one corrections officer found out I had a CS PhD, he asked "what are you doing in here?" I said "Even smart people can make bad judgements."

Other inmates said I needed a street name, so I said Rock Steady, and they loved it. But, rooting for the Pistons against the Lakers in a California jail takes some toughness.

wolf · 03-31-2006, 12:58 AM

Actually, Rock Steady's not the only one. But I'm not droppin' dimes on nobody. If they wanna fess up, that's up to them.

Cheyenne · 04-03-2006, 09:27 PM

"I work at an intense software engineering job at a high-profile yet stealth early stage company."

Perhaps you should not log in from work. Not only is it unprofessional, it steals time = money from a company who is counting on you to work, not post on a message board.

To expect people to post for your "stolen moments from work" convenience is a bit self-indulgent.

Cheyenne · 04-03-2006, 09:46 PM

"I've posted in the past about how my second DUI led to a 30 day jail sentence, served 20 with good behavior credit. Jail was horrible, but at least I didn't hurt anyone with my car."

Second DUI!!!!!???

please let us know when your on the road so i can make sure my loved ones are off of it!

why not just take a gun and start shooting it in the air and hope you don't "hurt anyone with your gun"!!??

*has ZERO tolerance for drunks!!*

03-30-2006, 06:21 PM	#32
JayMcGee Cardigan-wearing man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Much Binding In The Marsh Posts: 1,082	mm mm....... wonders if rocks teddy has ever thought of getting a llife.... __________________ I like wearing cardigans...... my current favourite is an orange cable-knit with real leatherette buttons.

03-30-2006, 07:06 PM	#34
JayMcGee Cardigan-wearing man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Much Binding In The Marsh Posts: 1,082	court appearances? jail time? ........ and the mind positively boggles at the images conjured up by 12 stepping...... __________________ I like wearing cardigans...... my current favourite is an orange cable-knit with real leatherette buttons.

03-30-2006, 07:12 PM	#35
JayMcGee Cardigan-wearing man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Much Binding In The Marsh Posts: 1,082	.... jeez, just what sort of board is this...... (tries to protect wallet and nether regions simultaneously..... Gawd, don't you just wish you has three hands..) __________________ I like wearing cardigans...... my current favourite is an orange cable-knit with real leatherette buttons.

03-30-2006, 07:22 PM	#36
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	It's a board about life. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-30-2006, 07:25 PM	#37
JayMcGee Cardigan-wearing man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Much Binding In The Marsh Posts: 1,082	.... the Universe and everthing? __________________ I like wearing cardigans...... my current favourite is an orange cable-knit with real leatherette buttons.

03-30-2006, 07:27 PM	#38
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Someone made the comment "it's only a message board". It might appear to be true on the surface but it's not. It's really a community. Like any American community, we welcome immigrants and respect their diversity....... until they fuck with what we've already got. You've seen just a little bit of that already, but believe me it can get much worse when they(we) get rabid. That's not a threat or even a warning but an explanation of how it works. Undertoad holds the deed but he's quite tolerant, leaving it to the members to police themselves...... unless an individual becomes impossibly annoying. In that case, he makes a phone call and a limo with blacked-out windows comes to your house a 3AM and your family disappears. We even have a sub-culture in the "Internet" section. The "This is Not Porn" thread is inhabited by a group that seldom venture out on the board and when they do they seem to be nice people, they're just into their own thing. So we'd like you to stay and contribute, but it's your call, whether you're comfortable in the community. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-30-2006, 07:28 PM	#40
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I think we've covered that. Thoroughly. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-31-2006, 12:58 AM	#43
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Actually, Rock Steady's not the only one. But I'm not droppin' dimes on nobody. If they wanna fess up, that's up to them. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-03-2006, 09:27 PM	#44
Cheyenne Operations Operative Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: http://www.kevinlahey.com/mt.html Posts: 616	"I work at an intense software engineering job at a high-profile yet stealth early stage company." Perhaps you should not log in from work. Not only is it unprofessional, it steals time = money from a company who is counting on you to work, not post on a message board. To expect people to post for your "stolen moments from work" convenience is a bit self-indulgent. __________________ ~What Flows From Your Fingertips Is A Reflection Of Your Heart~~ Chey~~

04-03-2006, 09:46 PM	#45
Cheyenne Operations Operative Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: http://www.kevinlahey.com/mt.html Posts: 616	"I've posted in the past about how my second DUI led to a 30 day jail sentence, served 20 with good behavior credit. Jail was horrible, but at least I didn't hurt anyone with my car." Second DUI!!!!!??? please let us know when your on the road so i can make sure my loved ones are off of it! why not just take a gun and start shooting it in the air and hope you don't "hurt anyone with your gun"!!?? has ZERO tolerance for drunks!! __________________ ~What Flows From Your Fingertips Is A Reflection Of Your Heart~~ Chey~~

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