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    Happy Anniversary to Me!

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    by charliespencer ·

    Happy 10th anniversary to myself, for rattling around here since this date in 2000.

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    • #2826568

      Happy Anniversary!!!

      by cmiller5400 ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      I’ll hit 10 this year as well on October 3rd.

    • #2826564

      Happy decade!

      by nexs ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      We should create Tshirts for you guys(and girls) who make it this far 😛

      • #2826551

        Good idea, but

        by charliespencer ·

        In reply to Happy decade!

        most of us who have made it this far already have T-shirts, coffee mugs, and other assorted swag! All it takes is a bit of extra participation – submit some photos, hints or tips, video content, etc. (Sonja, I’m pitching for you here!)

        • #2826512

          Don’t tell him about the scars

          by jamesrl ·

          In reply to Good idea, but

          Or the need for a helmet.

          James

        • #2826508

          Or those boxes of TR Points

          by charliespencer ·

          In reply to Don’t tell him about the scars

          I still have in the attic. Man, they don’t even make good mulch.

        • #3026951

          One they havent’ thought of yet?

          by nexs ·

          In reply to Good idea, but

          They’ve thought of it all haven’t they?
          Or have they?
          “10 years, and still in one piece”

          possibly even the Santeewelding magic-8Ball. Ask a question, shake it and it answers you with another ambiguous question!
          Brilliant.

          Do you feel, through your skills of survival, that you deserve a TR beret, 1st battalion long service award?

        • #3026909

          They have been known to make custom shirts before

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to One they havent’ thought of yet?

          Who knows what Soni will do this year at the gathering?

        • #3026843

          I’ve still got the dinosaurs

          by nicknielsen ·

          In reply to They have been known to make custom shirts before

          she gave me at last year’s gathering. I can give him one… :p

        • #3026703

          Gatherings

          by nexs ·

          In reply to I’ve still got the dinosaurs

          May be a good way to unofficially reward the long-time folks… It’d be nice if, next gathering, I could find the time and dollars to visit the US. I’ll bring Australian shirts to give out. Ha!

          By dinosaurs, I *really* hope you mean Jurassic Park has already begun!

        • #3026682

          You could say that

          by nicknielsen ·

          In reply to Gatherings

        • #3026681

          Now…

          by nexs ·

          In reply to Gatherings

          I’ve got ANOTHER movie to watch when I get home.
          Sam Niell fights dinosaurs, so anything he says is law.
          Now Sir Nielsen frolics with dinosaurs. You may not be in the SAME boat, but definitely in the neighboring boat as him.

        • #3026857

          Nah, I still don’t think so.

          by charliespencer ·

          In reply to One they havent’ thought of yet?

          Since the membership rolls are rarely purged, there are probably hundreds of accounts from 1999 that are inactive. The staff doesn’t have time to review all of them for activity. Regardless of any proposed criteria to be considered ‘active’, some zombie member will scream when he doesn’t get his shirt.

          Berets? I didn’t like them when I was in the Army (or any other headgear either).

        • #3026704

          Way to destroy my brilliant Ideas

          by nexs ·

          In reply to Nah, I still don’t think so.

          But I do see your point.
          Maybe we’ll create a TR black market…
          Maybe…

        • #3024111

          You have SO much to learn.

          by charliespencer ·

          In reply to Way to destroy my brilliant Ideas

          What makes you think it doesn’t already exist?

        • #3024064

          Blind ignorance

          by nexs ·

          In reply to You have SO much to learn.

          Blind ignorance, my friend. Blind ignorance.

    • #2826563

      Happy 10th! (NT)

      by c f usa ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      .

    • #2826562

      congrats!!!

      by fregeus ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      And I wish you many more

      TCB

    • #2826546

      Congrats!!

      by notsochiguy ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      Do you happen to remember what first brought you to TR??

      • #2826542

        Questions.

        by charliespencer ·

        In reply to Congrats!!

        I was looking for a solution to a problem, and a similar one in the Questions forum appeared as a Google result. I couldn’t tell you now any of the details. I think I lurked for a couple of months before actually joining, and for a couple of more before I posted anything. I really should go over to Questions more often.

        • #2826536

          Thanks for answering

          by notsochiguy ·

          In reply to Questions.

          I was just curious. My experience was pretty similar. Except I think I may have searched from Yahoo. 😉

      • #3026956

        What first brought him to TR?

        by mr_m_sween ·

        In reply to Congrats!!

        My guess would be a 28.8k modem….or maybe the pony express. I mean it was a long time ago…..

        hehe. Congrats.

        • #3026856

          Get off my cyber-lawn!

          by charliespencer ·

          In reply to What first brought him to TR?

          Danged kids these days, no respect for their elders.

          Now, it’s four o’clock; who’s turn it is to drive me to Denny’s?

        • #3035660

          Translation:

          by oldbaritone ·

          In reply to Get off my cyber-lawn!

          It was WAY before 28.8, probably an AJ 103 Acoustic modem. (300 baud)

          Yes, I had one in BBS days…

    • #2826539

      10 years well wasted, congrats :D {nt}

      by slayer_ ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      .

    • #2826535

      Awesome!

      by maecuff ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      You know..it’s been nearly 8 years for me. It doesn’t seem that long.

      I just remember, the very first post I ever made that Oz made a sarcastic comment in reply and I thought..”oh, yes..I like this place”.

      • #2826526

        I had a similar reaction to alt.folklore.urban

        by jamesrl ·

        In reply to Awesome!

        I saw a post slagging Canada and I jumped in to defend, not understanding the culture of the place. Snopes basically blasted away at me and trolled me at the same time. I was hooked.

        James

        • #2826520

          “Not understanding the culture”

          by charliespencer ·

          In reply to I had a similar reaction to alt.folklore.urban

          That’s why I lurked for a while, and why I recommend others do the same on any site they’re new to. How many times have we seen someone jump in here and complain about off-topic posts, or not understand a post because it’s in the context of established personal relationships?

        • #3026841

          And those are the long-time members

          by nicknielsen ·

          In reply to “Not understanding the culture”

          The ones who’ve been members for four or five years, but never paid attention before.

          The ones I like are those who join to flame a discussion, then never post again until a similar discussion pops up, then they flame again and disappear until…

        • #3026831

          4-chan twits and Scientologists.

          by charliespencer ·

          In reply to And those are the long-time members

          Just entering their names will probably draw them like flies to a fresh cow flop.

    • #2826528

      I can’t believe no one did this yet

      by gsg ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

    • #2826527

      Whats that? Huh?

      by jamesrl ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      You woke me up over here, just having a little nap….

      Congrats on being old. 🙂

      James

    • #2826523

      Congratulations!

      by tink! ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      10 years, whoo. Now I feel like a newbie. 😀

      • #2826517

        Nah,

        by charliespencer ·

        In reply to Congratulations!

        there’s at least a dozen regularly active folks with memberships from 1999. Jaqui leaps to mind. I squeaked in just towards the tail end of Year One.

    • #2826514

      Happy Anniversary!

      by ganyssa ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      Just a baby, here 😀

    • #2826511

      Happy Anniversary

      by xnavydk ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      When I grow up I want to be just like you.

      does the fact that i have not posted anything in a year count off from my start date??? OMG

      Sonya needs to make some anniversary coffee mugs.

    • #2826506

      How many

      by boxfiddler ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      bitch slaps in ten years? :0
      Happy Anniversary, Palmetto. I won’t catch up… :^0

      • #2826495

        And how many

        by charliespencer ·

        In reply to How many

        of them did you deliver?

        😡

        • #3026992

          None

          by boxfiddler ·

          In reply to And how many

          since you got the hard hat. Took all the fun out of it… 😡

    • #2826502

      Happy 10th .. now back to work for me :)

      by old-fart-iv ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      “fun” time is over and I must get back into making $$ for the boss.

    • #2826501

      woo hoo!!!

      by purpleskys ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      Happy 10 th Palmy 😀 here’s to another 10 😉

    • #3027017

      Congrats….

      by theprofessordan ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      Old man. 🙂

    • #3027009

      Congratulations!

      by jfuller05 ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      Ten years spent well.

    • #3027006

      Happy anniversary

      by ed woychowsky ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      Wow, only 10 years, seems longer. 😀

    • #3026982

      here Palmie

      by jaqui ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      a new helmet for you as a prezzie. 😉

      • #3026855

        Just what I needed!

        by charliespencer ·

        In reply to here Palmie

        Boy, you don’t see many of these made from Pacific Coast redwood…

    • #3026941

      Happy Anniversary to you

      by michael jay ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      10 years, a decade of decadence, good job Palmie.

    • #3026920

      congrats

      by .martin. ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      this have greatly changed here in my two and a half years, so I can only imagine how different it is for you 😀

    • #3026910

      Attaboy

      by jdclyde ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      time sure flies, huh?

      • #3026854

        Don’t it, bro?

        by charliespencer ·

        In reply to Attaboy

        What ever happened to Big Ol’ Jack or Ente Watanabe?

        • #3026683

          I thought

          by boxfiddler ·

          In reply to Don’t it, bro?

          Big Ol’ Jack got banned?

        • #3026187

          Yeah, Jack was sent packing

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to I thought

          Seems he had filter problems on how to express concerns of people coming from certain areas in the world.

    • #3026842

      Congratulations, youngster

      by nicknielsen ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      When my 10-year came up last November, I figured it was best that I just let it slip quietly by…

    • #3026684

      Time sure flies when you’re having fun

      by av . ·

      In reply to Happy Anniversary to Me!

      Happy Anniversary, Palmetto. I can’t believe its 10 years. I think you should get a gold star for putting up with us all this long.

      AV :^0

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      by isduroi ·

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