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Hi I’m jocey and it’s good to be here. I found out about this website via a good family friend and of course I passed it on to some of my friends as well. I am currently a stundent at Sams Caribbean Limited(School of Accounting and Management) and I am pursuing a degree in Computing and Internet Systems which is awarded by the University of Huddersfield in the UK. This experience has been quite fufilling for me because I’m nuts about Computers. I hope that I can fit in well here. I am still so green as I am finding out every day but the passion to excel in this field is so great.

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Let me have the privilege

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of being the first person to welcome you into our “family.”

I think “family” describes the members of TechRepublic quite accurately. Like a traditional family we sometimes squabble over inconsequential things, but when a member has some personal crisis, everyone comes forward to help and offer advice.

I have belonged to this website for three years and have found it a rich experience. I have made many good friends (although they are only cyber friends) and learnt a lot about all kinds of things in the Miscellaneous section of the discussions.

The website caters equally for top IT pros and computer hobbyists like myself.

Welcome aboard.

Extend you hand …

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and lets shake 🙂 Welcome aboard !!!

I am sure you will have no trouble fitting in .. if I fit in, anyone can 😀

Have an award……

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for the most double entendres in a single post!!!

]:)

GG

eh??

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Pardon my ignorance…but is that a good thing or a bad thing :p ?? whats entendres??

Either way

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it is meant in the most light hearted way.

People will poke and prod you, but MOST will do it only in good fun.

GG is good fun! 😡

thank you darling!

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but honestly….

“people will poke and prod you”….

you just had to, didn’t you?? Ok, then, poke and prod away….]:) ]:) ]:)

😡

GG

I Bet !!!!

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I was just wondering…couldnt even find that word on dictionary.com :p

Have you not…

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Heard of double entrdres ? what it means is a comment that has two meanings (usually one quite innocent and the other not so!)

Hope this helps and welcome jocey!

It Did

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Got the meaning eons ago…Neil explained the whole story 😀

Thanx a million 🙂

It’s French

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It means “to understand.” Actually “double” is also a French word but they pronounce it with the doo- in doobie. So it literally means a double understanding.

Greetings and welcome

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Welcome.

My only “words of wisdom”. If you see a post that really sets you off, go back and read the whole thread to get it in context before you sound off against it. Too many will dive in before checking the temp of the water and make a fight where there isn’t one.

There are also many catagories for discussions (as you have found) so you can steer your experience acording to your interests.

Some come here and are all business, others of us tend to be a little more social and get rather silly at times. Our virtual “Water cooler”, as it has been dubbed.

There really is something here for everybody. Hope you find what your looking for.

dammit jd, you started an earwig!

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I’m now totally cross threading my discussions!

(“Still haven’t found what I’m looking for” by ?)(AAARGH – HELP!)

jd, I will, I will, I swear I’m gonna – gonna – pokeandprod you!!

GG
ggrrrrrrr

Lol

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Cool Down guys !! Its all in good fun 😀

Tell me what that word means GG 🙂 .. I am supremely curious

OH NO!

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Not one of the many pathetic U2 songs?!?! AAAAAA!

I await by the fire place on the bear skin rug to take my punishment! ]:)

(it WILL hurt, right? ;\ )

A What???

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Perhaps I’m, not Geeky enough but I have to ask the question. I’ve been involved with Computers since 1985 so I have to ask.
What in the world is and “Earwig?” Besides the Bug and how could one start it here? How does one get one. Is it a trojan Earwig, or a Malware Earwig, a back door earwig or foes it come in the fromt door? Does it come in diferent colors?
and most of all “What the heck is it?”
I would like to know. 🙂
Thank you
Warmest regards to all. 🙂
Aaron

an earwig defined

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http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=184003&start=0

This discussion will explain very clearly what is being refered too.

Much worse than a trojan or malware!

Follow it word to word

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‘It’ here means the discussion jd tells you about….We are “up to here” in our various earwigs….

Getting rid of them is easy…but jd keeps handing out new ones 😀

us_gee

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I am hear to serve….. ;\

Now I need to go and decide what will be the wig of the day? hmmmmm.

jd! us_g! follow me to the earwig thread

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…….

ear-wig-o……

(soz!)

need help…..desperately!

:O

GG

Neil’s translation services

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Double entendre (Fr)

A double meaning. Usually (and in the case of the likes of GG and JDClyde, [b]always[/b]) sexual in nature.

It’s nice out.
A double entendre might get the reply “Yes, I think I’ll get mine out as well”.

Neil 😀

watch yours

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We already know that you are due for a “trim”, so bringing yours “out” would not be the wisest move right now……. :O

and that’s not his only misdemeanour, is it?

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after all, he’s the one who [b]STOOD ME UP![/b]

– and why do I keep getting reminded of a certain UK advertisement, Neil….you know…with Noddy Holder…..NIBBLE NOBBY’S NUTS!!!(ROFL :D)

Ok, jd, thanks for sorting out the U2 bit for me, but still, I think you should get ready for your punishment…and yes, it will hurt….Ben Dover, then…….]:)

GG

AHA !!

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Get it now …

I really do have to start french lessons … 🙂 … I feel like an illetrate … i mean illiterate … Damn I better go in for English lessons first 😀

French lessons?

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Sounds a bit rude!

Neil!

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Stop submitting posts with green tinges around the edges……. :p

GG

Really????

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I was being absolutely cordial…I swear 🙂

No double entendres here … One sweet, simple, straight meaning

Well all those letters and all !

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Ha Ha !

Confusion Confusion !!!

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We are going mad here……remind me..what was this thread about??

AHA….WELCOME JOCEY !!!

Incidentally, has anyone seen jocey??

One Note

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Just don’t get lost searching for a technology brief or learning a new trick. The library here is huge and it just gets more interesting as you keep on reading. Always remind yourself that there is another time. Welcome aboard and wishing you the very best in your degree.

Congrats !!!

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your first discussion thread has turned into a dictionary !!!

No double entendres on this … I mean in a good way …:D

Welcome

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Welcome aboard, jocey. Be very careful of what you write and how you write it. Every undotted ‘i’ and every uncrossed ‘t’ can and will be used against you to start a flame war. And even if you do dot all your i’s and cross all your t’s, there are some who are going to hate you because they’d rather cross their i’s and dot their t’s. You’ll see a lot of that silliness in the “Miscellaneous” section. The discussions that are more related to IT are a lot more respectful. I just wanted to give you that warning up front. Just ignore all that flaming nonsense and all the flamers if you want (or if you’re able). Or if you like pushing people’s buttons, you’ve come to the right place. A few people here have a huge red button on their forehead that says “PUSH ME!” in big letters. You can have a lot of fun with those type of people! :^O

hahaha!

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Mark, you are, without doubt, what we in my area of the world call a right sarcy little bugger intent on working his ticket.

But I do like your sense of humour!

😀

GG

Oh surely you misinterpreted

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😉

oh, but of course

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of course, I misinterpreted, Mark darling, I thought that was what you meant me to do……

😀

GG

Of course

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It’s an effective use of plausible deniabiliy. Maybe you’ve heard of it. A great American hero named Bill Clinton perfected that technique in the late ’90s. I studied up on plausible deniability when I was trying to get a job in the Clinton administration in 1997. I thought maybe my knowledge of said technique would impress some of his staffers. I was applying for a job as head of his intern department. Unfortunately, those scandalous days were tough times for a handsome debonaire young stud like me to be applying for job as head of interns. They gave the job to a little old grandma. I wonder why.

Love it!

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What a wonderful explanation, Mark!

Hometime for me now, but thanks for all the giggles this afternoon – best afternoon I’ve had at work since I started here! (Feb!)

Have a good rest of day – try and keep jd under control, or should that read keep jd’s earwigs under control….!

😀

GG

Control?

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are you serious?

The chains are broken and “I’m running free ya, I’m running free”

Old Iron Maiden tune that I have been blasting out a LOT lately. Sure, they are bloody brits, but I can forgive them that…… 😀

Good night my sweet!

Wait a second!

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You’re not giggling because I referred to myself as a “handsome debonaire young stud”, are you? That is the only part of anything I wrote that IS true! hahaha 😀

Ok Mark

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That was the only bit that was true, right?

[b] PROVE IT! [/b]

Nyahaha!

]:)

GG

What a cop out!

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We KNOW you were after Monicas “position”? :O

I don’t care WHAT peer mails tell you, THAT is funny! 😀

I would only be after Monica’s “position”

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if it was to be Hillary’s intern. :O Oh my…did I actually say that? D@mnit where’s a good backspace key when you need one? ATTENTION everyone: That’s a joke! A bad joke but a joke nonetheless. It’s all I could think of on short notice. That was worse than admitting I have relatives living in France! :8} But hell, we male interns should demand equal rights. It’s high time America elects a 30-year old bubbly buxom blonde beach babe to the highest office in the world! 😉

Welcome

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Welcome Jocey:
I hope you find this site as interesting as I do. There are quite a few characters here and they all have an opinion and while I don’t always agree I usually learn something.

KW

characters ???

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You make us sound..like we have jumped out of the zoo or something 😀

ESCAPE!

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Zoo – tech lab. Not a lot of difference except that in a Zoo the inmates are fed regularly and housed as comfortably as possible. Coffee and cubicles are a poor substitute.

lol

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You are lucky mate, I sit on a table surrounded by 10 sales people … Coffee yes…Cubicles No…

Its the wilderness around here 😀

Sympathy

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Been there. You have my sympathy. I hope everyone at least has a sense of humor!
Oh – you did say sales. A bunch of stress-puppies. Eeew. Tough gig.
But then again, it could be worse. They could be engineers!

Fortunately

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they do have a sense of humor …. i dont really like the swearing though…

complaining aside…I love this job and the company…:)

Jocey? JOOOCCEEYYY????

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Oh crap. Is that another one we scared away?

No wonder we can’t get them to send us a TR coffee mug. The members all run for their lives as soon as they see what geeks are really like! :p

Wasn’t my fault

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I tried to show Jocey that at least a few of us have a sense of humor. 😀

What you DID show was

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you are willing to take one “new positions”! 😀

Do you do cigar tricks too? :O

New positions and cigar tricks

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[i]”you are willing to take one “new positions”[/i]

Being “flexible” is a good thing where your career is concerned.

[i]”Do you do cigar tricks too?”[/i]

Cigars are for smoking, not for tricks. I don’t smoke. Though Bill didn’t smoke his cigarsm, either. And when I do smoke, I don’t inhale. Hmm, neither did Bill. Speaking of cigar tricks, Monica was one of Bill’s “tricks”.

All I can say

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with you as intern, “this cigar taste like $h!t”!

BAWWAAAAHHAAHAHAHAAHAAAAAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAAAAHAHAHAHaaaaaaaaa

That was BAD!

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I can’t even comment on that one. haha

So we scared Jocey away ;)

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US Geeky Geeky Geeks scared Jocey away…… tut tut tut ….:D

Yep, gone!

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Ol’ Jocey posted two messages then poof! Gone in the blink of an eye. Who is going to stand up and take the blame?

Ouch, phooey!

In reply to Jocey? JOOOCCEEYYY????

Hey, dude! Do you have to go scare THIS newcomer away?

-swg

The post-script: Jocey, if you are out there, please come back.

hey hey hey

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I am without guilt on this one!

“I’m nuts” is pretty much

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a requirement in this business and in this forum. Welcome to the fold!

Lydosng, what about your nuts?

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:^O

Hello and Be Most Welcome

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Dear Jocey;
Hello and please be Welcome.
Like every group, we have our Zanies, they are good Zanies, but for the most part, you will find the People at Tech Republic Kind & Considerate and ever ready to help. WE all are Techs of various forms or other and for the most part, this is where you’ll find “The Best of the Best”
Some will tease, Some will joke, but you won’t find any insults or offenses here. We all know our limitations and that’ the reason for the very existence of Tech Republic. The fact that we can all share our knowledge. So however trite or silly the question that you might need answered might seem to you, don’t be shy, post it anyway and you will be amazed at the amount of people just standing by ready to in any way we can.
I hope you find your experience here as pleasant as I have found mine and I’ve been a member since 2003.
If you have any questions on anything, this is the place. If I may, I would also suggest that you read all you can, you’ll be amazed at the vast amount of information that comes out here.
And so I close in wishing you the very best and saying, “Welcome to the Club” You’ve chosen the very best. These people are the greatest.
Which will be made clear as time goes on.
My Warmest Regards
Aaron a Baker

Welcome……….

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Hello! Jocey,

First of all, welcome to the world IT.

It’s good to hear that you have the deepest passion towards the IT.

There are so many “lines” of IT (programming, technical, networking, web development and etc). Make sure you are staying on the line of your desire and plan your career path carefully.

Lastly: –
(1) Keep up your effort
(2) stay on your “compass” (direction)
(3) Have a life-long learning to attain more knowledge
(4) Keep an eye on the IT industry outlook (because it’s a fast paced industry); and
(5) Plan your career path wisely.

Welcome

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I got to tell you, welcome to techrepublic. This is a place that you will not regret to be part of. It has been wonderful for me to have come across this place, were i can fin out everything about everything in the computer field. From discussion to support from some of the best techs, available in the world. I hope that if there is anything in the future that i can help you with, i’ll be glad to. Once again welcome and Good Luck

Enjoy…

A hearty welcome. . .

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Welcome to the TechRepublic crew, Jocey.

If you got an issue, I will be most delighted to respond to your threads and discussions.

If I have issues you could post a response to my threads.

Once again, welcome 🙂

-swg

Well Jocey, I was away when you posted

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this, so my welcome is a bit late… But it appears that you have vanished from your own thread?…

Should you return, I wish you well on your career in IT, mine now approaches 30 years and has been a very interesting ride… I hope yours is as well.

BTW: The “misc” section aka “the water cooler”, is frequently non-tech, but a lot of fun, and there are some really cool people who frequent here.
Surf

Okay

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I must admit some of you were very rude. But just for the record I fear no one but God. To those of you who were plesant thank you. You have made me feel welcome to the rest of YOU that thinks of my post as a joke because I’m a student who has now started off one word WHATEVER. I DON’T CARE!!!!!!!!!!

Well Said Jocey

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Dear Jocey;
In a matter of discussion, one must always remember that the thing that makes them interesting is their diversity.
We all have different opinion and are all entitled to voice them. That’s what these forums are all about.
If I may suggest, NEVER 🙂 ever allow yourself you be chased away, you are as worthy as any of us, and are always welcome. If your conduct is anything like the shinning start that you’ve already demonstrated, then we are bound not only to have good conversation but also interesting and very stimulating conversation on a much higher intellectual plain that has been demonstrated here by some.
If people are rude, “Obliterate” them, render them nonexistent.
As for the rest of us, it will be a joy to speak to you on any given subject at any time at all. I’m sure this is felt by all.
Please remember Jocey, do not be deterred, and above all, “Stay with us”, NEVER move over for a Jerk, ever.
When the nonsense fades away,you’ll find yourself conversing with some truly fine people not to mention some of the very best in the field.
People like HAL9000, Gadgetgirl, SGT Shultz, The Geek, DMiles, The Chas, MBower5, Rick K,JRod86, Scott Lowe, Grreg Shultz and a host of others that don’t come to mind at the moment {Please forgive me for not remembering everybody”:) }. Don’t let the creeps hurt you, they are vermin that infest every organization and when they’ve had enough of being ignored, they either change their ways of vanish altogether.
So Please take this into consideration the next time you get an insulting dolt, disregard them as they are not worth your valuable time, but don’t forget that for every one of them, there are twenty of us.
Trust me, I’ve had to ask for help and these folks have been nothing short marvelous. They are knowledgeable, well versed and extremely kind in their replies so don’t be afraid to ask.
We’re there for you kiddo, anytime.
Warmest Regards
Aaron

Was anyone rude to you?

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I’ve just read through the thread and I cannot find anyone who was rude to or about you. To each other – yes. Just generally rude – yes. That’s normal for this topic area.

Relax. Have some fun. No one will bite you.

Yet.

]:)

Jocey…

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You got to get some thicker skin…

I agree 104%

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I saw no rudeness in anything that anyone said.

Good for you !!

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Dont run away from here…Whatever people at TR might say, to you or to each other, they are a gem of a bunch … I have been bitten loads of times 😀 but whenever I needed help, there they were !!! ….Hope you have loads of fun 🙂

The secret is to remember

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the old saying.

Don’t sweat the BS, and it is ALL BS.

I agree though, going back I didn’t see anyone was rude (to the poster that is)?

Oh, and for when people start making a list, it is easier to say who to watch out for than it is to list the people with the hearts of gold. Makes me wonder how many people put ME on that first list? ;\ Oh well, my dog likes me and is always happy to see me.

“Oh well, my dog likes me”

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Only because you can use a tin-opener…

]:)

Sorry but

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I don’t OWN a “tin-opener” as I don’t have any “tin” that needs opening! B-) (crazy foreigners) 😀

Sorry, slipped into “proper” English

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Forgot that who I was dealing with!

Just for your information, sunshine, the [b]tin[/b] can was invented in 1810 by Peter Durand, an [b]English[/b] merchant so [b]we[/b] can call the bloody opening tool what [b]we[/b] want!

So there.

Now you have a nice day!

:p :p :p

But are they

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really “tin” anymore?

Of course I knew exactly what you were talking about.

I also didn’t bother to mention my dog gets DRY food from a bag, as it would have taken away the jab at you! 😀

Now you have a NICER day!

:p ;\ 😉

Let me think !!

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When it comes to Earwigs .. you are definately on my “watch out for” List ]:)

I have no idea

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what you are talking about.

Sweet and innocent! 😡

like a virgin, touched for the very first timeeeeeeeeee

tell if i’m wrong

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The first set of responses that came my way were very strange one in particular that i remembered was hmm something about a my intro being like a bad cigar and what would a boss think.. I can’t really remember now but it was so not cute. If I’m wrong about this I’m so sorry but that’s what I got in my first set of responses that I clicked on.If anyone would care to clarify this they can do so..

That was just JDClyde

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Please excuse him. He’s just got divorced and is not getting any at the moment and it’s making him a bit strange. It tends to show itself in raunchy posts (Them as can, do. Them as can’t, post about it.)

The “cigar” post wasn’t aimed at you, by the way, but a reply about and to M_a_r_k (who’s from Texas and has a bloody annoying name to type).

I fear that you may find that things get worse before they get better. Oh, and always remember “Just because you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean they’re NOT out to get you.”

weak excuse

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jdclyde has been whining like a little b!tch about his wife non-stop for months. I started posting outrageously offensive opinions on TR in March or April of this year, and got the same bogus pleas from JD’s pals about his hard luck, and his mean wife, and please be nice to him, he’s going through a hard time.

If you care to read his thread about his divorce, or any of his posts for that matter, you’ll see quickly that he can BS with the worst of them. I don’t give him any slack over his divorce any more, he’s been moping and stewing long enough.

I’m pleased to make your acquaintance, Jocey.

Any more?

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I don’t seem to recall much slack or you holding your punchs back? Would think even less of you if you did! ;\

(little b!tch?)

Re-read: I didn’t say I had ever given you *much* slack.

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“I don’t give him [b]any[/b] slack over his divorce any more…”

I did let a couple comments pass on the “Evolution Lie” after somebody asked me, possibly in a private email, to be more considerate because you were having a hard time. After a week or two of that, I decided that if you didn’t want to be insulted, you wouldn’t say such stupid things.

wow

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that is really going back a ways!

If I didn’t want to be insulted, I would move back home with mommy leaving the cruel world of TR behind!

I guess I will continue to say stupid things, although I LIKE to think that MOST of what I say isn’t.

No quarter asked for, no quarter given.

Wow..

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His ‘initial’ divorce post was simply asking for advice. It’s hardly his fault that the thread took off. As far as his ‘whining’ most of what he’s said is what one would expect during such a difficult time. And quite frankly, I think he’s handled himself quite well for the most part.

My original “excuse” for Jd

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Was, surely, recognisable by [b]anyone[/b] as a joke.

Just like JD’s sex life at the moment… :p

That’s only because Good Ol’ jd is a closet liberal who goes out………..

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in the bush to chase pigs around. For his sake he should be wearing the appropriate protection. He has also been known to hunt dear with much the same effect. He also probably went and got way too much mud for his duck but what the heck nobody is perfect.:^O

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

hey hey hey!

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as long as I have an internet connection at home, I will always have an active sex life…..

“having sex with someone you love” as the famous quote goes! :p

JD here, SWG in another thread

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Are you ever nice to anyone??

Besides, I have read through JDs thread. He was only asking for advice, just like SWG was in the thread “The Fallout” ….

I wonder if anyone will help you,when (I am not saying IF !!) YOU need help…I will certainly think twice …

Geez, who pissed in your porridge???

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Jeff or jd and I have been more or less friends for sometime. I tease him from time to time by calling him a liberal but I know that like me he is really a conservative, as are many others in TR. Friends do that to each other sometimes.
As for SWG, early on, I classified her as someone with problems and issues and stayed mostly clear despite her taking runs at me. I don’t know where you get the idea I am not nice to anyone.
Look at yourself. Despite boring everyone with trite and banal, blond jokes, I decided to help you from the kindness of my heart and posted all the blond jokes I have accumulated over time. Thus you would have the opportunity of being amusing sometimes.
I know what has instigated your vitriolic attitude towards me. Despite being Asian you are having a blond moment; it’s either that or:

http://tinyurl.com/6wbv

In reply to your claiming I wasn’t nice to SWG I refer you to:

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=185118&messageID=1891771

Now I would suggest you go back and reread things very carefully before coming back to take me on. I’m a big boy quite capable of taking care of myself, thank you very much and you can think thrice or quadruply before I ask for help from [b]anyone[/b] least of all you. Note: the name [b]sleepin’ dawg[/b] and understand that I do not suffer fools gladly. X-( Right now aside from being irritated with me you are wondering how I am doing that, aren’t you??? The answer is

http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-22-5269527.html

Maybe this will broaden and enhance your TR experience for the next time that you are PMSing and decide you want to rattle the bars of my cage.

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

Dawg…

In reply to Geez, who pissed in your porridge???

I know you’re just waiting to wake up and chew someone to bits..but if I were you, I’d have a little more respect for PMSing women. We have powers during that time that you wouldn’t believe. We just suppress them, mostly. It would be cruel to do otherwise..

Hullo Dawg

In reply to Geez, who pissed in your porridge???

First of all …. I wasnt talking about you at all … unless of course, you use two accounts on techrepublic … 🙂

Second of all, Blonde jokes may be boring to you … but if I switched the word blonde with something else…the same would become interesting !! .. Before you take a swipe at me, yes, I have tried it .. and it has worked.

And please, no swipes at me being asian …. I am proud of my country and my culture ..

]:)

Yup, sorry about that.

In reply to Hullo Dawg

I misread your post as applicable to me. Sorry about that but I’m just getting over a malaria recurrence and I wasn’t seeing too clearly. Shlt happens; not much anyone can do about it.
No swipes at your being asian. I’ve got two very good reasons why I wouldn’t do that. One is named Ghazala and the other Saira. Ghazie lives in Daremsala and Saira lives in Spain. Okay???

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

No Problem ..

In reply to Hullo Dawg

All is forgiven .. I say this in a humble way 🙂

And I will try not to be boring … 😀 .. To prove it, here is a non blonde joke …

Stuck in rush-hour traffic, I couldn’t help but stare when a burly biker wearing a black leather jacket and chaps pulled up next to me on a shocking pink Harley-Davidson. My first thoughts were, “Is that really a pink Harley? I wonder if he’s .” Just then the traffic cleared and he pulled in front of me. On the back of his helmet were stenciled the words “Yes, it is. No, I’m not.”

]:)

I ride a HOG but the back of my shirt reads………

In reply to Hullo Dawg

“If you can read this, then the b1tch fell off.”
This is real; you can buy these shirts in just about any Harley shop. Wonder if this makes me a chauvinist??? BTW over here Harleys are often called HOGS. It’s an acronym for Harley Owners Group. I should probably sell the damn thing because I notice down at the emergency dept. they refer to all motor cyclists, not just Harley riders, as, “Organ Donors”. I’ve been riding for over 50 years; maybe I’m getting too old for it but I do know one guy, still riding, over 75. He hasn’t had a spill yet and neither have I. There are two speeds on a HOG. On or Off!!!

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

Brilliant …

In reply to Hullo Dawg

I love Harley Shirts …

50 years on a harley?? I still have to start my 50 years .. 😀

]:)

Us_geeks, okay rub it in but the question is……………

In reply to Hullo Dawg

You’re 23-24 never mind starting your 50 years; can you kick start a Hog or easier for you, bump start it. The wuss way doesn’t count.

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

Harleys

In reply to Hullo Dawg

I was a biker from my late teens until about ten years ago, latterly in the company of a loose club of a dozen old (oldish) farts. Some of these guys had been bikers back in their teens and twenties on 125/250s and had returned to biking on 900cc cafe racers with 0-60 figures of 2.4 seconds. Far too much to handle on UK roads. Me? Shaft drive Kawasaki tourers, BMW K series. During one year, five of the ten had serious biking accidents with three fatalities and one crippled.

I sold my bike that year and now, if I’m on holiday or it’s summer, I rent one.

I did rent a Harley, once, for a day’s riding on Highway 1 in California. What is the attraction? If I sat on my Beamer with it ticking over, it purred quietly and would take off with a zip and a little friendly whine as it revved up to 8 or 9K. The HD was chug-achug-achug-a – like sitting on a bloody tractor – and open the throttle and it had a little think before taking off.

Handling? Don’t make me laugh! Luckily, this was on US roads though HW1 isn’t straight! I would [b]never[/b] ride a Harley in the UK as you wouldn’t get five miles along a country A-Road without dumping the bugger! The first time I used the brakes in anger, I nearly crapped myself. I suspect it’s the sheer weight of the damn thing because I wasn’t going that fast because I couldn’t. I don’t know how big the engine was – I reckon well over a litre – but the power seemed less than my old GT550.

Still. Looked good though.

And that’s just the past week!

In reply to JD here, SWG in another thread

“Are you ever nice to anyone??”

Every time somebody deserves it!

Sorry I was misunderstood

In reply to tell if i’m wrong

M_A_R_K had made a comment about applying for an Intern job for the Clinton administration, so I put him in the place of Monica and things got ugly from there! 😀

Side discussions are common here, as we are often easily distracted.

If you re-read that thread from the top, you will understand what was said and to whom. (on the other hand, maybe you just want to take my word that it wasn’t meant towards you and was all in good fun.)

peace! I am harmless! B-)

Don’t believe that…..

In reply to Sorry I was misunderstood

jd is only harmless if he isn’t planting earwigs…..

(see the What’s Your Earwig? thread I started…if you like Madonna, that is….)

Cross threading so much here, I’m thinking of changing user names to The Weaver…. 😀 :p

GG

beaten down again….

In reply to Don’t believe that…..

like a virgin, touched for the very first timeeeeeeee.

[b]Me? Plant an earwig? Your (almost) humble servant is only here to serve!
[/b]

like a virgin, touched for the very first timeeeeeeee.

Aahhh …

In reply to beaten down again….

I posted before I read GGs comments …

Jocey, there is a lot of cross threading going on here … To truly understand how harmless jd is, follow GGs advice and follow this thread…

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=184003&messageID=1877394

]:)

Don’t smart Gadget Girl, dude!

In reply to beaten down again….

For real though. PLEASE don’t do this to Gadget Girl. She is the TechRepublic crew leader–you as a subordinate would NOT do that to your royal majesty of TR 😀

-swg

You must not have seen this

In reply to Don’t smart Gadget Girl, dude!

http://tinyurl.com/cq65k

If you DO follow this, don’t comment until you read it all.

And you REALLY must not have seen the recent xrated discussion with Dawg? :O oh my!

Do I care to see the bad?

In reply to You must not have seen this

I really don’t care to read all of that profane stuff.

-swg

The post-script: Sorry I have bitten your head off. I was just a sensitive butt-in in thing no longer my concern there

This is why….

In reply to Don’t smart Gadget Girl, dude!

…it is a good idea to read a lot and lurk before you dive into the deep end of the pool and risk embarassing yourself.

Is your face red? It should be….

James

I would agree

In reply to This is why….

swgoldwire2546 has jumped all over me in this and the yuk yuk discussion I started. 🙂

Did I do something to touch off a nerve or is swgoldwire2546 just taking things out of context and way too seriously? ;\

The ONLY thing I could see a noob jumping on was the taste of M_A_R_K’s cigar! 😀 And that is the one that they didn’t touch/taste! :^O

He’s been trying to become a swinging dick but keeps tripping over his own.

In reply to This is why….

I’ve noticed him for a while now and he even made a half assed atempt at teeing off on me but it wasn’t serious enough to warrant a response. I don’t know why but he reminds me a bit about LOBO.

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

My face has been red. . .

In reply to This is why….

. . .From the temper tantrum fallout I have had the past week!!!!! I am just as sensitive as Jocey is, so don’t put it on me!!!

-swg

Except..

In reply to Sorry I was misunderstood

When you are handing out Earwigs … Not very Harmless then, are you??

like a virgin, touched for the very first timmeeeeeeee!

]:)

Oh THAT’S what ticked Jocey off!! hah!

In reply to tell if i’m wrong

No Jocey, that cigar stuff wasn’t directed at you. Sheesh! Loosen up! Er…do you smoke cigars? Follow the threads. Not all posts are a direct reply to the post that starts off a whole discussion.

Yeah

In reply to Oh THAT’S what ticked Jocey off!! hah!

it is bad enough the things I DO say to people!

If everyone else is going to get offendend by me giving one person a hard time, I might as well change my user name to “ahole” right now! 😀

Got to admit though, the cigar comment was funny as hell!

Especially the last cigar comment

In reply to Yeah

about it smelling like $hit. Stopped me dead in my tracks. I couldn’t even come up with a worthwhile comment. That doesn’t happen to me every day.

But here’s a classic:
http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=184468&messageID=1889167
Wrong!

I didn’t say SMELL

In reply to Especially the last cigar comment

TASTES!

What is the difference between and oral and a rectal thermometer? The TASTE! ;\

Are you trying to say that YOU doing freaky things with a cigar transfers guilt onto me? :O

that would help the noob’s know what to expect from you

In reply to Yeah

“If everyone else is going to get offendend by me giving one person a hard time, I might as well change my user name to “ahole” right now!”

Great idea. Do that.

Tenacity, dude. Tenacity. . .

In reply to tell if i’m wrong

My dear sir, Jocey. You are just as sensitive as I am sensitive. Don’t take these threads the wrong way and out of context.

When the threads get ugly to the point of cross threading and some of the threads are aimed directly at you (or not), you will need to have that spirit of tenacity there. That way you will understand the threads and feel these issues. . .

Be strong, Jocey, be strong. Some threads may get ugly, some are not. I am here for you whenever you have an issue with computers and technology. . .

Feel free to check out some of my posts.

-swg 🙂

The post script: Hey, jdclyde! Do you have to SMART Jocey the way you SMARTED Gadget Girl, your royal majesty of the TechRepublic crew?!? It looks like you are ready to SMART me too the moment you read this post of mine!! Sheesh. Have some respect dude!

You do me a dis-service

In reply to Tenacity, dude. Tenacity. . .

I LOVE GG and she knows it. She is VERY smart, VERY helpful, and have been there for me anytime I needed her. ( did I mention she is a BABE? 😀 )

What you see is just bring playful and she gives as well as she gets! (sometime better! :O )

So just chill out for a bit “dude”. Just because I am not always the most serious member on TR, does not mean I am not respectful to most as deserved. Your just taking things out of context of what they are INTENDED for.

So YES, I have to SMART everyone, all the time.

Like I always say, better to be a smarta$$ than a dumba$$.

If you can’t get into the spirt of they way I post, I would recommend only reading posts of members that fit what you are looking for. Sorry to have caused you so much distress, but that is just me. Very rarely do I post anything that is MEANT to be disrespectful, and that is only in the no-holds-barred flame wars that will occasionally break out, and ususally it is when someone is jumping all over someone else without reason (usually a new member attacking another new member).

As for Jocey, I have already apologized for saying anything that he/SHE might have taken offense to, as well as pointing out that it was a comment to M_A_R_K, not Jocey.

Note, Jocey, unless that is short for something, isn’t that a girls name? Nice to know the gender of who you are refering to, so you don’t offend them by calling them “dude”, huh?

jd, you’ve just reminded me of why some men are like mice.

In reply to You do me a dis-service

They both come out of holes and spend the rest of their lives trying to get back in. :^O And some just end up chasing their tail(s). Sorry dude but I couldn’t resist. Be cool B-) and enjoy your Thanksgiving. Try not to get too much mud for your duck. (ask GG what [b]that[/b] means) :^O

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:) :^O B-)

Theres no turkey day up there, is there?

In reply to jd, you’ve just reminded me of why some men are like mice.

hope your day goes quickly and safely.

we just got our first snow storm of the year, and it is a whole inch and a half! What will we ever do? 😉

mud, huh? I WILL be getting a hold of GG ASAP, as it can’t possibly be as bad as I am thinking it is! :O

oh, yes it is!

In reply to Theres no turkey day up there, is there?

]:)

GG

WELL?

In reply to oh, yes it is!

the question has been asked my dear.

please peer me with the answer so we won’t have to worry about the censors removing the whole posts.

(got THE pic for me yet?) ]:)

You don’t need to know

In reply to oh, yes it is!

about the mud just yet, jd……

THE photo? WHAT photo???? 😉

😡

GG

jd, I’m not sure Americans are sufficiently refined enough to acquire……

In reply to oh, yes it is!

the necessary sophistication and nuances to fully understand and appreciate the experience. It’s somewhat along the lines of difference between Champagne and beer and American beer at that. Ask jck since he seems to know just how poorly American beer is considered. Up here in Canada, we have water that is better than your beer and the Canadian beer we export to the US is a very pale imitation of the real stuff we consume here domesticly. Since living in Lansing you are reasonably close to the border so, the next time you visit Canada pick up a six pack of genuine Canadian beer and take it home to compare with the same brand that we export stateside. I would suggest Molson or Labatts as their export versions are the easiest to find in the US. Make sure you pick the same varieties like Labatt Blue or Molson Canadian. You don’t want to be comparing apples to oranges. :^O

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

I do understand the beer thing

In reply to oh, yes it is!

last week, the only beer a friend had was “bud light” and I couldn’t believe how bad it was.

About the time when King Swill started his beer still there had been a big discussion so I tried that gen*** extra stout. Did not care for it. (they censored gen***? Didn’t know that was a swear word? 😀 )

I have gone from Mic Lite to Killians over the last few years, and now even a blue if I can’t get a killians. (still cracks me up that canadians have to name it a colo(u)r so the locals can remember it’s name! :^O )

But that is what happens when food comes into the US. It amazes me the people that don’t know the difference between Mexican food and Tex/Mex that we get here. (right MARK?) Just like authentic Crorian food, when you change the ingredients it changes the food. But because we only eat ugly animals, there isn’t MUCH dog in the food around here.

jd they can do wonders with boiled puppy perogies and roast of rotweiler!!!

In reply to oh, yes it is!

Just think four drumsticks on the rotweiler and the puppies are served like Cornish game hens. For the true afficiandos, there is always The Roadkill Cafe if you choose to eat out. They specialize in Puree of Poodle, German Sauteed Shepard, Rack of Lhasa and for desert those all time favourite of Squashed Squirrel and Chunk of Skunk. With that in mind, take your truck to get Bounced Boar and you shouldn’t have to go much further than your favorite topless joint for the dear hunt. Someone once defined hunting as the pursuit of the uneatable by the unspeakable. I think it was Oscar Wilde, a man renowned for his tiptoing through the tulips. Ol’ Oscar was a tad light in his loafers and you wouldn’t want to drop the soap if you were in a shower with him. Women seemed to like him though; so go figure.

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

Really, Dawg….

In reply to oh, yes it is!

you forgot baked hedgehog…..

Tut tut!!

]:)

GG

What??? You bake them???

In reply to oh, yes it is!

And here I thought they were for braising to make them tastier when reheated. Reheated hedgehog; another rare treat. If you like that you should try poached porcupine, a guaranteed prickly sensation for the palate. Be sure to save the quills for coating in magnesium oxide to make 4th of July sparklers.:^O

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

yes, baked!

In reply to oh, yes it is!

it is the “meal of choice” amongst many a gypsy over here….quite a delicacy. Usually cooked in a fire pit, I’m told.

Quills? Hmm. If there are any spare, can you send them to me please? Quite good for my calligraphy!

😀

GG

You’re thinking feather quills butporcupine quills are nasty little buggers

In reply to oh, yes it is!

You wouldn’t want to prick yourself with one of them(DE)as they sink into the flesh and are hard to get out. LOL

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

Would you class that

In reply to oh, yes it is!

as a pointed remark, then?!

:p

GG

Actually my thinking was more in the line of a barbed comment.

In reply to oh, yes it is!

That’s why they’re so hard to remove once they’ve sunk into the flesh and have taken up residence. :^O

[b]Daeg[/b] ]:)

Our Thanksgiving Day is the 2nd Monday in October and yes we have turkey.

In reply to Theres no turkey day up there, is there?

The main difference between the Canadian Thanksgiving and American Thanksgiving is that for Americans it seems to have a much greater significance as regards family than ours does. For us, the emphasis is more on Christmas in that regard. Lately, though, that has been changing, slowly but surely and Canadians are making Thanksgiving more of a family matter than it has been in the past. It’s probably because of our proximity to the US and all the overlap in attitudes what with so many Canadians, like myself, working in the US and picking up the advertising influences from American television. Regardless of what anyone says we are more alike then different. Have a happy Thanksgiving and I hope you’re going to get some time in with your boys. Cheers!!!

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

It is a HAPPY THANKSGIVING after all!

In reply to Our Thanksgiving Day is the 2nd Monday in October and yes we have turkey.

The Ex had picked the boys up just before 10 this morning, and man was this house quiet. Did some work and then went in and took a nap.

Then I hear a pounding on the door,
“I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.”

They had finished their “dinner” by 2 pm, and then the one Aunt that showed had to leave and the one Uncle that wasn’t in Jail had to get going too. With nothing to do, Thing One and Thing Two ASKED if they could come home! SWEEEEEET!

(happy dance, happy dance!)

They have also decided that because I am locally going wild boar hunting instead of up north for the weekend dear hunting, that they WANT to stay home instead of go with the EX for the weekend. I made it clear that they could do what they want, where they want as I would be coming and going for the next few daze. Going to stay with the EX was NOT an option they chose! (sucks to be her!)

Cheers it is my friend! Cheers it is! Life is good.

FYI

In reply to Tenacity, dude. Tenacity. . .

Hey swgoldwire2546 I’m female. So dude doesn’t fit me but babe would.

Ah, poor baby(babe) Having a hard time???

In reply to tell if i’m wrong

Hell count yourself lucky. I was in a good mood today. When I’m my normal, charming, irascible self, you will find out what a hard time can be. First rule of thumb here: never take anything personally or seriously. Old jd isn’t too bad a guy for a recently divorced liberal socialist. :^O

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

now you have gone too far!

In reply to Ah, poor baby(babe) Having a hard time???

BAD DAWG!

Such a gutter mouth. Saying the “L” word in mixed company and everything! Do you eat with that mouth?

I sure hope you don’t use such abusive language outside of TR! What would people think?

:p

Did you know??

In reply to now you have gone too far!

Did you people know that you’re a blast to read? I think it’s great fun to read how you “Thrust Parry /Thrust Parry and finally Touch?”.
I love the back and forth rapport that you all seem to have, I find it very stimulating and entertaining.
Thank you for the quips, quirks, the one liners an the rest of the great fun you poke at one another.
It’s fun to read.
Well Done.
Warmest Regards 🙂
Aaron

What??? You think we’re kidding around here??? How disappointing!!!

In reply to Did you know??

:^O

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

Are you?

In reply to Ah, poor baby(babe) Having a hard time???

Have you had a hard time lately? I wonder!!!!

Some friendly advice

In reply to Are you?

If you want to get under Dawg’s skin, you have to push a little deeper… He has pretty thick skin and you may have to repeat the exercise a number of times to get him to notice. Gee Oz must have replied a dozen times before they got to cursing and threatening.

You are welcome Dawg, just doing my part….

James

Leave it to a Canuck

In reply to Some friendly advice

to stir the pot!

The way I see it, the rest of us were WAY off our game for not seeing that opening before Jocey did! How embarrassing! :8}

Watch it James; Dog will get you for that!!!

In reply to Some friendly advice

:^O

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

SCORE!

In reply to Are you?

Point for Jocey!

I wasn’t sure the remark was addressed to me or jd.

In reply to Are you?

If it was to me my reply might be,”Why just last night…….” 😉 but if it was to poor jd, since he has just gone through a divorce, I doubt he has been getting his fair share lately. This will explain why he has gone boar hunting; you know, chasing a pig around, in the bush. 🙁 :_|

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

In the woods or in the Bars

In reply to I wasn’t sure the remark was addressed to me or jd.

if you’ve seen one love piggie, you’ve seen them all! :O Just get out and go home before you sober up!

Away games are a MUST!

Here piggy piggy piggy! ]:)

The cry of the only wild North American jd in captivity!!!

In reply to In the woods or in the Bars

Oink Oink. The question is, “did you get lucky?” Pig roast at jd’s place on Friday nights!!!:^O

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

In lieu of the pig roast, how about a donkey roast.

In reply to The cry of the only wild North American jd in captivity!!!

“Everyone gets a piece of a$$”, even you. LOL :^O

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

Hey isn’t this supposed to be a technical site?!

In reply to Are you?

All I see is constant BS and flame wars that mere children would enjoy.

What happened to a site for professionals that want to discuss IT.

TR obviously doesn’t monitor this site very well, otherwise you would all lose your memberships here for creating so many off topic threads.

GROW UP PEOPLE!

OM

And so says the worst offender amongst us!!!

In reply to Hey isn’t this supposed to be a technical site?!

Where have you been. It’s not like you to miss out on this type of stuff. Are you okay??? Haven’t been sick or anything like the back acting up???

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

Now you’re doing better, Jocey

In reply to Hello everyone!

Nice to see that you’re loosening up and finally getting into the ol’ TR spirit of razzing and getting razzed. I was kind of worried about your emotional state for a while there. I thought you might tuck your tail ‘tween your legs and skulk off like a scared kitty just because you smoke cigars and took offense to one little joke about said cancer-causing toys. But you found your teflon skirt and are bouncing back in high fashion. You might fit in nicely here after all. 😀

Not a bad run for the first time out.

In reply to Hello everyone!

See it wasn’t any worse than finding yourself naked in public – was it???

[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)

Have fun with this!

In reply to Hello everyone!

Just remember everything is a learning experience enjoy every minute of it. Welcome aboard.

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