The historic and original "Welcome new posters! Introduce yourselves here!" thread

[Skeptic Warrior]

Hi,

Guess I should introduce myself. Dale is my name and I have been a lurker on these forums for about two years, but never posted or registered till recently. I find comfort in the fact that many of those that post on the forums hold some of the same views that I do. I should state that I wasn't always a skeptic. I was once a "true-believer" in everything under the sun. I was a karate instructor that helped in a KI clinic in Hawaii, a born again christian, and a new age clone. Long story short, I started questioning the things I believed in and found that there was nothing to support my believing in them. This forums are an inspiration and a great source of knowlegde.


Thanks for letting me tell the tale. Hope to be a member till proof is given for the paranormal. Guess I'll be here for a loooooooong time. :D

[MLynn]

Hi, Skeptic Warrior/Dale - welcome, glad you're aboard!

[Skeptic Warrior]

Thanks. :)

[Vim Razz]

There is a n00b thread here! Took me a while to browse my way this far through the forum.

I will introduce myself properly at a slightly later time, as I have just ground through this entire thread (as well as a few others) and for now am rather tired. Unable to lay down an effective sentance. Need sleep.

In the meantime, I come bearing gifts of pr0n and pie -- wait, no... that's another forum...

I come bearing gifts of doughnuts, fishnets, and Italian shoes as a gesture of peace and friendliness.

Hello, all, and I'll be seeing you around shortly. )

[tim]

Hello psyduck, and welcome!
Anyone bringing donuts is welcome indeed. Fishnets and Italian shoes? We demand proof!

[MLynn]

Welcome, psyduck! This Forum is feisty and lively - fasten your seatbelt - no gifts are necessary, just join in.

[Fluffy]

Originally posted by tim


Groan! Not ANOTHER psycho! Keep away from the showers everyone.
Welcome, Whistler, and yer mother! :D :D :D
Mother, we think this marsupial is on to us. He keeps looking at us with the black piggy eyes. Make him stop Mother. We are very scared of furry looking things. They might nest in the precious Mother's lap. Mother would not be happy would we.

A humour attempt.

Whistler.

[No Answers]

"...so get ready, I am a Whistler. I have a fife, and a drum to play..." (Jethro Tull, The Whistler, Songs From the Wood )

[Fluffy]

Originally posted by Darat


Welcome.

It sounds like it could be an interesting story, why not share it?

And as others have said there is no need to be embarrassed, we can all be fooled, especially those of us who think we can't be fooled :D
Thank you for the welcome.

Am I allowed to tell my embarrassment tale? I thought I read on a general help topic that personal items are disallowed ? I expected to have received a warning on what I had already said.

As skeptics want proof. I don't have any solid evidence to back up the embarrassing episode any more.

Whistler.

[Fluffy]

Originally posted by No Answers
"...so get ready, I am a Whistler. I have a fife, and a drum to play..." (Jethro Tull, The Whistler, Songs From the Wood )
What is a fife?

No drums, but I do have a saucepan to hand.

[espritch]

A fife is a kind of flute. See? You can learn all kinds of stuff on this forum. :D

[Fluffy]

A fife is a kind of flute. Yes I have learnt something new today. Two items. The second Item, I just noticed. I asked no answer for an answer. So not only do I know what a fife is, but, never to ask no answer for an answer.

:D

Whistler.

[Lisa Simpson]

I just joined recently, although I have lurked for a long time.

So, about me--

I have yellow skin, only four fingers on each hand (makes playing the saxophone more challenging), and I'm a tree-hugging vegetarian Buddhist in search of the truth.

I love the discussions here, hopefully I will be brave enough to jump into some.

[No Answers]

Originally posted by Whistler
A fife is a kind of flute. Yes I have learnt something new today. Two items. The second Item, I just noticed. I asked no answer for an answer. So not only do I know what a fife is, but, never to ask no answer for an answer.

:D

Whistler.

Hey hey HEY! You can ask me for an answer... hang on a minute here, I have to organize my desk... okay, I'm almost ready to start addressing the que~~ oop, hold on... where did that darned... alright. Now, I'm definitely ready.

I don't know what a fife is.

Oh, wait, yah I do!

...actually, need to do some googling. Give me a day or so, and I'll fife you up a storm. :p

[MLynn]

Originally posted by Lisa Simpson
I just joined recently, although I have lurked for a long time.

So, about me--

I have yellow skin, only four fingers on each hand (makes playing the saxophone more challenging), and I'm a tree-hugging vegetarian Buddhist in search of the truth.

I love the discussions here, hopefully I will be brave enough to jump into some.
Hi, Lisa -welcome. I'm fairly new myself and I love being part of this community. We have some feisty, spirited dialogues. Feel free to express your opinions. A lot of people here are a-theists; I'm a misfit Jesus freak, omnivore, Libertarian seeking knowledge and wisdom and I'm glad you're here!

[De_Bunk]

"...I'm a misfit Jesus freak, omnivore, Libertarian seeking knowledge and wisdom..."

Yeah...That sounds exactly like me...

Wow...

:D

Dont mind me

DB

[Vim Razz]

Originally posted by tim
We demand proof!

Proof!! How rigorous! :zzw: I will return with proof when time permits!

And thank you for the welcomes! :)

At any rate, I'm 27, aimlessly running around trying to maintain a reasonable level of intelectual stimulation, and doing my best to have some fun along the way.

I'm not sure exactly how I ran across JREF anymore--I've been reading the commentaries here and there for the last few years--though I started looking into the whole woo-woo-ism world some time ago wondering if it might shed some light on those little "perceptual oddities" that crop up from time to time. Alas, so far it has shed none; the more time I've spent exploring, the less I've been suprised in that regard.

Philiosophicaly, I consider myself more or less of an empiricist. Deism and atheism both strike me as opinions on a rather irrelevent issue. Of course, I'm more than open to the posibility to being wrong--as long as some evidence can be found to enhance my understanding.

And of course, behind every handle is a story: I was re-reading the commentary archives before I wandered into the forum here, and the Uri Geller vs Pokemon lawsuit had caught my attention on the basis of sheer absurdity (even worse than when a few bible-belt schools baned Pokemon on the grounds that the game promoted "evolution"... as if pokemon evolution and biological evolution have anything to do with each other at all? Perhaps they simply dont like the "e" word...)

"Psyduck", if I remember properly, is the "psychic" pokemon who has no actual psychic powers--just a chronic headache. That suits the feeling I often get when traveling these roads rather well...

Besides, the combination of "psychic" / headache / duck (quack!) elements was just too fun for me to pass up. ;)

"That's my story and I'm ~stickin' to it~!" - Collin Raye


And while I'm on a roll, I think I might toss in a few vague references to other stuff in this thread that caught my eye...

- I look nothing like Pamela Anderson. Before /or/ after her implants were removed.

- My bra size would 43 (umm...) triple-A, I suppose. Not that I have much occasion to wear one aside from perhaps the occasional halloween and--err.... you know--on "those" nights... :rr:

- Cats.

- Speaking of cats, that cthulu-kitty avatar freeks me out...

- And that grinning-kitty avatar makes me smile like an fool. :D

- And G6's avatar (!!) leaves me in need of a cold shower...

:)

[MLynn]

Originally posted by De_Bunk
"...I'm a misfit Jesus freak, omnivore, Libertarian seeking knowledge and wisdom..."

Yeah...That sounds exactly like me...

Wow...

:D
DB
You're funny, I like you.

[Chaos]

Originally posted by MLynn

You're funny, I like you.

You´ll regret posting that.

De_Bunk is bad enough as he is; there´s no need encouraging him.

Well...just don´t say we didn´t warn you...

[MLynn]

Originally posted by Chaos


You´ll regret posting that.

De_Bunk is bad enough as he is; there´s no need encouraging him.

Well...just don´t say we didn´t warn you...
Thanks for the warning - do I need to be warned about you too? That would be a shame...I think...

[tim]

Originally posted by MLynn

Thanks for the warning - do I need to be warned about you too? That would be a shame...I think...

Nah, don't mind Chaos - he's "mostly harmless". De_Bunk, now, he's a different kettle of fish. It may be because he lives near the sea.................
Just don't get downwind of him! :p ;)

[MLynn]

Thanks, Tim - you're a great wombat:D

[Chaos]

Originally posted by MLynn

Thanks for the warning - do I need to be warned about you too? That would be a shame...I think...

Warned about me?

No.

It´s already too late... *cue evil laughter*

[asthmatic camel]

Originally posted by psyduck
There is a n00b thread here! Took me a while to browse my way this far through the forum.

I will introduce myself properly at a slightly later time, as I have just ground through this entire thread (as well as a few others) and for now am rather tired. Unable to lay down an effective sentance. Need sleep.

In the meantime, I come bearing gifts of pr0n and pie -- wait, no... that's another forum...

I come bearing gifts of doughnuts, fishnets, and Italian shoes as a gesture of peace and friendliness.

Hello, all, and I'll be seeing you around shortly. )

Fishnets ? You're just trying to get in with Girl6 you crawler :p
;)

[Vim Razz]

Originally posted by asthmatic camel
Fishnets ? You're just trying to get in with Girl6 you crawler :p
;)
{grin} ahem... well.... :p

Actually, I was trying to pull together everything that had mentioned as needing to be gotten... and G6's requests.. well.. she's quite memorable. :rr:

Anyway, it wasn't until later that I'd realised I'd forgotten the dollar! My bad. Time to rectify that situation:

*one dollar*

:)

going back a bit... Originally posted by MLynn
no gifts are necessary, just join in. Necessity isn't necessary. It's all about fun. ;) Thank you, though. :)

And before I wander off.... as promised! Definitive proof!

Doughnuts! Fishnets! Shoes! Fife! Duck! (quack!) Dollar! Looks nothing like Pamela Anderson! {bows}

:D Happy trails, all.

[Roadtoad]

Originally posted by psyduck

{grin} ahem... well.... :p

Actually, I was trying to pull together everything that had mentioned as needing to be gotten... and G6's requests.. well.. she's quite memorable. :rr:

Anyway, it wasn't until later that I'd realised I'd forgotten the dollar! My bad. Time to rectify that situation:

*one dollar*

:)

going back a bit... Necessity isn't necessary. It's all about fun. ;) Thank you, though. :)

And before I wander off.... as promised! Definitive proof!

Doughnuts! Fishnets! Shoes! Fife! Duck! (quack!) Dollar! Looks nothing like Pamela Anderson! {bows}

:D Happy trails, all.

Nice gams, there, Psyduck.

[Girl 6]

WOW!! We have newbies galore! Welcome to all of the newbies!

Whistler: You are totally funny! I'm going to resist saying anything about your mom... :D

often misunderstood (Sean): Thanks for saying that we are cool! I think we are too, so we have that much in common already! :D

Skeptic Warrior (Dale): I can't believe that you've been lurking here for 2 years! And, the line about being here until there is proff of the paranormal definitely means that you are here to stay! ;)

psyduck: FISHNETS! ITALIAN SHOES! How did you manage to zero in on two of my obsessions? :D If you added a whip, I would have have had you apply for the million! ;)

Lisa Simpson: I am a BIG fan of your saxophone playing. ;)

Welcome, once again to our new members!

Oh, if anyone else wants to come bearing gifts, just consult with psyduck...

G6

[asthmatic camel]

Non-fattening cyber chocs for Girl6...

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by asthmatic camel
Non-fattening cyber chocs for Girl6...

Oooooo... CHOCOLATE... :D

G6

[Smike]

Hey if i post here i get another post towards the 50 for the cool picture thing!

I've been hanging around for a few months and joined so i could comment in the humour threads.

I do glance at the more intelligent bits of the forum, but if i join a discussion i can be easily defeated by a link to some evidence (or just an official looking site), as i can't be bothered to read it and just assume the other person is right.

Still, i can cope with the one-liners.

:biggrin: (so that's how you get the other smilies)

[tim]

Welcome, Smike!
It's always nice to get new posters from the UK. We are rather outnumbered, but it IS an american forum so we can't complain too much.
Yes, there is high humour here. It's great fun, but the more serious threads have a habit of drawing you in. I found myself questioning my attitude on a lot of subjects, and not just the paranormal. Talking to the folk here has been an experience that has changed me quite a lot. We tend to be insular, don't we? Talking to those american people is great, but we have posters from Brazil, from Chile, Australia, Germany, Denmark, Finland, (look out for Pillory - surreal!), Holland, etc as well.(sorry if I've missed anyone out).
The whole debating thing is worth getting into - sometimes people lose their tempers but mostly they're OK. It makes sure you say what you mean though, and check your facts.
:crc:
Try it - you may be surprised!

[MLynn]

Welcome, Smike! There are quite a few vocal ones from the UK, and I appreciate their thoughts - Please join in when you can! ;)
Mik the Anglo-phile

[Oleron]

Originally posted by Smike
Hey if i post here i get another post towards the 50 for the cool picture thing!



Welcome Smike,

That's what I thought! But I'm definitely hitting a psychological barrier now that I am getting close.
Maybe it's a fear that whatever piccy I choose I will never be truly satisfied with it...
I guess I'm just that shallow.;)

[tim]

Originally posted by Oleron


Welcome Smike,

That's what I thought! But I'm definitely hitting a psychological barrier now that I am getting close.
Maybe it's a fear that whatever piccy I choose I will never be truly satisfied with it...
I guess I'm just that shallow.;)

You can change your avatar when you want to!
To find out how to get your avatar, go to "forum help" and look for the "Avatars For Dummies" thread, kindly provided by LukeT. Follow the steps carefully et voila! you too could be a wombat!

[Oleron]

Surely one wombat is enough for any forum?

Except maybe wombats-r-us.org?

Thanks for the avatar info, I'll have a look.

[Queue]

Queue here, recently of any number of web boards where I was a long-time part of the vocal minority in terms of scientific knowledge, as part of some "damn fool idealistic crusade" to argue with people who believe in the supernatural.

It's a strange shift, having recently become part of the roster on places like Internet Infidels and JREF's forums, where critical thinking is actually *encouraged*. In making the transition from places like Rapture Ready and ghosts.org to places like this I almost feel like Jane Goodall leaving the chimps and plunging into a wild weekend at Vegas.

[tim]

Originally posted by Queue
Queue here, recently of any number of web boards where I was a long-time part of the vocal minority in terms of scientific knowledge, as part of some "damn fool idealistic crusade" to argue with people who believe in the supernatural.

It's a strange shift, having recently become part of the roster on places like Internet Infidels and JREF's forums, where critical thinking is actually *encouraged*. In making the transition from places like Rapture Ready and ghosts.org to places like this I almost feel like Jane Goodall leaving the chimps and plunging into a wild weekend at Vegas.

Welcome. The wild weekend in Las Vegas is 13-16 January next year. TAM3!

[MLynn]

Welcome, Queue - glad you're here. This Forum is large, you won't be bored at all! ;)

[MLynn]

Originally posted by Oleron


Welcome Smike,

That's what I thought! But I'm definitely hitting a psychological barrier now that I am getting close.
Maybe it's a fear that whatever piccy I choose I will never be truly satisfied with it...
I guess I'm just that shallow.;)
Welcome, Oleron - cute monkey!

[tim]

MLynn? Your sig? "Mik - am I a skepchick yet? What am I?"
Erm, you seem to be a Jack Russell terrier actually. I know this may come as a shock to you, so perhaps you may need to see the forum dog psychologist. Go here -
http://www.dogpsychologycenter.com/seminars.html

[MLynn]

Originally posted by tim
MLynn? Your sig? "Mik - am I a skepchick yet? What am I?"
Erm, you seem to be a Jack Russell terrier actually. I know this may come as a shock to you, so perhaps you may need to see the forum dog psychologist. Go here -
http://www.dogpsychologycenter.com/seminars.html
Tim, I guess I should think of a better sig - I'm not so much of a skeptic as I am a cynic. Cynicism has made me skeptical of many things and I'm still trying to figure out what's what. It's nice to know a wombat who cares - thx!:)

[tim]

MLynn, I don't know what a skeptic is either, really. Let's see - someone who doesn't accept a thing is so without some scientific evidence. Close. If someone tells me they can levitate I want to see them do it. More than that, though. I want to be able to appoint the judges, so perhaps a physicist, an aeronautical engineer - and a magician.
A cynic looks at stuff with a jaundiced and misbelieving eye. He's going at it trying to disprove it. I think a true skeptic looks at a suggestion without judging it before the evidence is in. He keeps an open mind. His prejudices shouldn't show.
I like to think I'm like that.


























but I'm not of course! :D :D :D I do try not to prejudge, but hey, I'm only human. Or wombat. Whatever..............

[MLynn]

Tim, I just realized you thought my avatar was a Jack Russel; it's actually a whippet - :)

[tim]

OK, I see the longer neck now. Is this an indication you can run very fast?:D

[MLynn]

Originally posted by tim
MLynn, I don't know what a skeptic is either, really. Let's see - someone who doesn't accept a thing is so without some scientific evidence. Close. If someone tells me they can levitate I want to see them do it. More than that, though. I want to be able to appoint the judges, so perhaps a physicist, an aeronautical engineer - and a magician.
A cynic looks at stuff with a jaundiced and misbelieving eye. He's going at it trying to disprove it. I think a true skeptic looks at a suggestion without judging it before the evidence is in. He keeps an open mind. His prejudices shouldn't show.
I like to think I'm like that.

but I'm not of course! :D :D :D I do try not to prejudge, but hey, I'm only human. Or wombat. Whatever..............
Well, then I'm not sure what I am. Just when I think I can have a positive attitude about the human race, some bastar* from Florida kidnaps and kills an 11-yr old girl and I'm back where I started... cynical?

[tim]

We all become cynics as we grow older, I fear. I've been around a while and whereas when i was younger I trusted people pretty much that's no longer true.
There are a lot of evil people around it saddens me to say. But - and you knew there was going to be a "but", right? But for every evil bas*ard there are any number of good, ordinary, honest people. Look at this board. Most of us here rush to the aid, both virtual and IRL when one of ours has had a crisis.
So I keep hope. What else can you do? Pack up and go home?:D :D :D
If you want to continue this discussion by P.M. please do. Or not - entirely up to you. I'm going to work in Liverpool today, but I'm back tonight!

[asthmatic camel]

Originally posted by MLynn

Well, then I'm not sure what I am. Just when I think I can have a positive attitude about the human race, some bastar* from Florida kidnaps and kills an 11-yr old girl and I'm back where I started... cynical?

MLynn, I understand how you feel but, as Tim points out, the overwhelming majority of people are decent and generally caring.
Even run of the mill criminals, who would burgle your house and steal all your possessions without a second thought, detest rapists, killers, paedophiles and the like.

Fortunately, child killers are extremely rare. Try and keep a sense of perspective. It helps to attempt to focus on the positive side of life, even when dreadful atrocities happen to oneself or others.

Keep smiling :)

AC

[Roadtoad]

If you want a quick route to cynicism, either become a broadcaster, or a truck driver.

[jj]

Originally posted by Roadtoad
If you want a quick route to cynicism, either become a broadcaster, or a truck driver.

Being a reviewer/editor for a technical society is surprisingly up there, too, Roadtoad.

But I dare say truck driver probably wins. What I see people doing with cars in 1 day you see every day. Ugh!

[Nova Land]

Originally posted by Roadtoad

If you want a quick route to cynicism, either become a broadcaster, or a truck driver. If you would prefer a route to sun-icism, consider becoming an apple-picker or blueberry raker.

sun-icism: a generally sunny outlook, sprinkled with a realization that sometimes it rains and a willingness to get soaked when it does.

[Chaos]

Originally posted by Nova Land
If you would prefer a route to sun-icism, consider becoming an apple-picker or blueberry raker.

sun-icism: a generally sunny outlook, sprinkled with a realization that sometimes it rains and a willingness to get soaked when it does.

Sun-icism? I had no idea Kitty actually lets you see the sun now and then.

[MLynn]

Originally posted by Roadtoad
If you want a quick route to cynicism, either become a broadcaster, or a truck driver.

or an exec secretary for a dept half filled with prima donas.... ;)

[TheMashiah]

Hi.

[geni]

Originally posted by TheMashiah
Hi.

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[espritch]

Alright! We now have Yehweh and TheMeshiah posting here. Now if we can just get the Holy Ghost we'll have the entire trinity.
Rapture Ready will be so jealous. :D

[Queue]

Originally posted by espritch
Alright! We now have Yehweh and TheMeshiah posting here. Now if we can just get the Holy Ghost we'll have the entire trinity.
Rapture Ready will be so jealous. :D

Do a large portion of RR people wind up here, or vice versa? I wasn't aware that my peers in the argument business had accounts here too.

[tim]

RR has been mentioned. I think to a lot of forum members it's not really an issue, but I'm prepared to be corrected on that.
Welcome, Queue.

[Fluffy]

Originally posted by Smike
I do glance at the more intelligent bits of the forum, but if i join a discussion i can be easily defeated by a link to some evidence (or just an official looking site), as i can't be bothered to read it and just assume the other person is right.

Still, i can cope with the one-liners.

:biggrin: (so that's how you get the other smilies)

No. The other person might not be right. You have to question them throughly. I think that's right that is skepticism or Mr. Randi's aim isn't it? I'm lost.


I like oneliners, you can't go wrong.

Whistler.

[Girl 6]

Welcome to Queue! So, you've come here from other forums, eh? I hope we live up to your expectations! :)

And, welcome to TheMashiah... That was a rather curt introductory statement! ;) HI!!! :D

I have long been fascinated by the tendency of many skeptics to be rather cynical. Why do you think that is?

G6

[Denise]

Now that Community is only available to members, I hope the new posters find this thread!

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Denise
Now that Community is only available to members, I hope the new posters find this thread!

Do you mean to say that only paying JREF members can see this now? Or, is it only guests that haven't formally registered? Please clarify.

thanks!
G6

[geni]

Temporely it is registered forum members only.

[TriangleMan]

Originally posted by Denise
Now that Community is only available to members, I hope the new posters find this thread!
Ta-Dah! :D

Good morning everyone. I've lurked here for a while but as soon as I realized that the Community Forum was available only to members I just had to sign up so I wouldn't miss out on anything.

I'm a regular over at the Bad Astronomy board but always liked stopping by to read the various threads here.

[Rolfe]

Originally posted by TriangleMan
Good morning everyone. I've lurked here for a while but as soon as I realized that the Community Forum was available only to members I just had to sign up so I wouldn't miss out on anything.See this page here (http://www.randi.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=37214&pagenumber=2).

It seems that locking guests out of Community was basically a mistake which has probably been rectified by now.Sorry, folks. I was experimenting with that function and neglected to restore Guest access to the Community Forum. There has been discussion of the merits of disabling Guest access to certain forums, Community being one of them, primarily because of some of the content

.....

Guest access to Community will be restored shortly.But welcome, TriangleMan, anyway.

Rolfe. :c1:

[Girl 6]

Welcome TriangleMan! :) I'm glad you registered despite everything.

{hijack}
Thanks to Rolfe for clarifying the situation. I think I would have strenuously objected to making Community a members-only section. It's one of the least intimidating foras on this forum.

I also think we need to decide exactly what the mission of this forum is. It's been changing on the down-low for a while now.
{/hijack}

G6

[TriangleMan]

Thanks for the welcome Rolfe & Girl6.

The other day I had noticed that the Community forum was gone so I clicked a link in a post that led to a Community thread (coincidentally I think it was a post by Rolfe). I immediately got the "you must register to access this" screen so I assumed that the Community forum had changed to members only. So I figured after two years of periodic lurking I may as well join the fun.

[Mr. Skinny]

Welcome TriangleMan.

I'm really here to stalk Girl6 (just trying to keep a watch on what you're doing G6.........I'm not stalking in a Central Scrutiziner sort of way......just so you know) ;)

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Mr. Skinny
Welcome TriangleMan.

I'm really here to stalk Girl6 (just trying to keep a watch on what you're doing G6.........I'm not stalking in a Central Scrutiziner sort of way......just so you know) ;)

;)

Expect something in the mail, Mr. Skinny... That's all I can say for now! :D

G6

[Mr. Skinny]

Originally posted by Girl 6


;)

Expect something in the mail, Mr. Skinny... That's all I can say for now! :D

G6
Finally, that pre WWII Martin D-28 guitar you've been promising !!! Woo-hoo !!!!:D

[BillyTK]

Hi I'm BillyTK and I'm not new here but I am an infrequent insomniac which is why I'm posting at this unearthly hour when most people are either tucked up in bed or puking up in gutters (it's 1-45am gmt - kicking out time in late pubs and clubs). Why can I never get insomnia when I need to be awake lot?

Oops - how rude of me! Hello to new posters!

[Nova Land]

Originally posted by Chaos

I had no idea Kitty actually lets you see the sun now and then. Of course she does!

Well, not the outdoor sun. Kitty said that was too dangerous, I guess because it can cause cancer and severe sunburn. She got really worried the one time I accidentally crawled out a window that wasn't adequately boarded over. I have fair hair and burn easily, and WOW! did I have burns for the next few weeks!

But I have something better than the outdoor sun: an indoor sun! Kitty installed an overhead 2-watt night light for me to read by. It works great. Not only is it completely safe, but one can also take the chill off of the rare cold-day-in-New-Hampshire by holding one's hands toward it and imagining it as a source of heat.

[tim]

Nova - I am starting to believe this :eek: :eek: :eek:

[tim]

Kitty - you need to let go. I understand that after your meeting with Nova you were smitten, but you cannot keep him locked in the cellar forever. Sooner or later the kittens will find him. How are you going to explain that!

[Elio]

Hello all !

My name is Elio.

I'm from Switzerland and I found out about this forum a few weeks ago...

I'm a computer engineer, an amateur magician (I know and admire James Randi but had no idea he had a forum...), I play classical guitar, I love science-fiction, classical and progressive music and always dress in black (I could have been casted for the Matrix... :-) )

I'm a humanist, die hard skeptic and an atheist who loves critical thinking but with a friendly open mind.

I also love to meet people and chat with them.

I hope to contribute in here despite my terrible english !

A+

Elio

[geni]

Welcome to the forum

[tim]

Originally posted by Elio
Hello all !

My name is Elio.

I'm from Switzerland and I found out about this forum a few weeks ago...

I'm a computer engineer, an amateur magician (I know and admire James Randi but had no idea he had a forum...), I play classical guitar, I love science-fiction, classical and progressive music and always dress in black (I could have been casted for the Matrix... :-) )

I'm a humanist, die hard skeptic and an atheist who loves critical thinking but with a friendly open mind.

I also love to meet people and chat with them.

I hope to contribute in here despite my terrible english !

A+

Elio

A warm welcome, Elio.
I think you should find plenty on this forum to interest you. Most people here are friendly but occasionally tempers flare!
If you enjoy it here you may want to go to TAM3 (The Amazing Meeting) in Las Vegas in January next year, when skeptics from all over get together.
And your English is better than that of most of the Americans on this forum!
:p ;)

[sackett]

Originally posted by tim
. . . your English is better than that of most of the Americans on this forum!
:p ;)

Well of course it is! Elio's actually studied the language!

[MLynn]

Hi, Elio - welcome to the Forum! It would be great to meet you at TAMIII. Enjoy your visits here :)

[Chaos]

Hi Elio!

Another European! Soon we will have every European country covered :)

By the way, are you a German native speaker? Well, then, you are not alone here. There´s me, there´s ZeeGerman, and I guess a few others who have gone undercover... :D

Anyway, nice to have you with us.


Yours,
Chaos

[Elio]

Whoah ! What a warm welcome !

Thank you everyone !

I will try to be a regular contributor.

But it's not easy for my to write in english (what was I doing at school during english lessons !)

But it's now late in Lausanne... So before I go to bed, I think I'll go to the pub to have a beer and try to impress a few strangers with my cards/coins/bent spoon-key tricks, and also talk with them about crucial questions like "do you believe in afterlife ?", "what do you think about homeophaty ?" or "which conductor gave the best interpretation of Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring' ?"

I live in french-speaking Switzerland and my mother tongue is french. But of course, Ich spreche auch deutsch...

So good night everyone... See you soon...

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Elio

[nineinchnails_999]

Hi there. I'm new here. I suppose I should say a little about myself? I've been reading this forum for a little while, and i decided I should stop lurking around and join in. I'm only 19 and I'm attending Indiana University (go hoosiers!). I'm pretty new to all of this skeptic stuff, but I find it interesting. I've been an athiest for years and some of my other views match closely to skepticism as well, I just didn't know that it exisited really. I'm glad that it does though. Recently I've been trying to gobble up all of the information about skepticism that I can find, and I'll jump at the chance to learn more. That's a big part of my personality, really. I tend to always dive in head first when i find something that interests me. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. But I digress. I enjoy reading much more than writing, so I doubt you'll see me making too many posts on here, unless I feel obligated to reply for some reason. I'll try to be active though. It'll probably do me some good. I'll wrap this up though.

In closing:

Hello.

[Mr. Skinny]

Welcome nineinchnails. Glad to see you've delurked to say hello.

We've got a few younger members that post here *cough* occasionally *cough*.

Hope you enjoy your stay.

[MLynn]

Welcome, nineinchnails! I hope you enjoy the Forum :D

[tim]

Nineinchnails? NIN?
Welcome.
If you like reading there are a great many books out there you may enjoy. Apart from those by our founder - and they're pretty good - Michael Shermer, Bob Park and Martin Gardner are excellent.
The Skeptic's Dictionary is very useful, either on paper or here - www.skepdic.com
Have a good time!
tim

[nineinchnails_999]

Call me NIN, nineinchnails, Doug (my real name), whatever you want. Its a reference to my favorite rock band, but i'm sure a lot of you already knew that....

[Girl 6]

Hello Elio! I think your English is quite good! Please don't worry about that. We have people from all over the world here that post.

Also, I love classical guitar as well! I'm currently learning how to play, but I've always loved the instrument. I could use some good information on what I should practice to become more proficient. So, if you have any tips, please pass them along!

Welcome to nineinchnails_999! I have heard of the hard rock band, Nine Inch Nails, but sadly, I must say that I haven't REALLY heard any of their songs. I am open to hearing new music, though. So, you've prompted me to check them out. Thanks for de-cloaking and introducing us to you.

:D

Hey tim... I think that Nova_Land and kittynh have a *thang* goin' on. WE might have to leave them alone to "work it on out". ;)

G6

[tim]

Originally posted by Girl 6

Hey tim... I think that Nova_Land and kittynh have a *thang* goin' on. WE might have to leave them alone to "work it on out". ;)

G6 [/B]

Yeah, but if Poolboy and the Kittens find him in the cellar you just KNOW it's going to end in tears before bedtime!

[exarch]

Originally posted by Queue
Do a large portion of RR people wind up here, or vice versa? I wasn't aware that my peers in the argument business had accounts here too.Hmm, my account never even got activated :rolleyes:

Ah well. If they want to seclude themselves from the real world and people with opposing views that badly, so be it. Let them live in their fantasy.

[sul157]

:dio: mm.. hello..

[tim]

Originally posted by sul157
:dio: mm.. hello..

Why hello, sul157!
You are very welcome here. Would you like to tell us a little bit about yourself? Or not?

[MLynn]

Hi, Sul157 - I hope you enjoy your stay here!

[geni]

Originally posted by sul157
:dio: mm.. hello..

Welcome to the forum

[Girl 6]

Hello, sul157! That's a cute smilie! But, just what are you saying? ;)

Welcome to the forum!

G6

[Chaos]

Originally posted by Girl 6
Hello, sul157! That's a cute smilie! But, just what are you saying? ;)


Guess he/she can´t find the light switch :D

[tim]

Originally posted by Chaos


Guess he/she can´t find the light switch :D

Here you go sul157. Up is on, ok? :D :D :D

[sul157]

lol Tim. thanks I found the switch:D Thank you for the welcome everyone. First off I must admit, I never heard of James Randi. I found this site early in the morning searching google for a possible dawn of the dead marathon on Tv, figuring they would show the originals for promotion of the new movie. no luck, but I did find this great site as a consolation prize. About me,I'm a 27/ m from Ct, USA. Worked in politics for several years,currently I am now going on neverending interviews. I've always had an interest in paranormal. In college at UConn I was fortunate to see the Warrens talk about their investigations. Seems like a good group of people, glad to be aboard.

Thanks Kevin

[Phil Christian]

HELLO new users, you are all SUPERCOOL! LIKE MY STUPED, er, STUDENTS!!! Why, once I saw a stupid fly to JUPITER! Ha ha ha! It's true because I'm posting on a SKEPTIC'S board!

edited to remove tag

[Roadtoad]

Originally posted by Phil Christian
HELLO new users, you are all SUPERCOOL! LIKE MY STUPED, er, STUDENTS!!! Why, once I saw a stupid fly to JUPITER! Ha ha ha! It's true because I'm posting on a SKEPTIC'S board!

edited to remove tag

Now that was quick...

[Girl 6]

Yes, Lux is great! :D

G6

[stingy get]

Hello everyone

I've finally signed up to the forum after a long time lurking.

I probably won't post much since I mainly browse while I'm at work - waiting for simulations to run. Also, whenever I have thought of something to say, someone usually beats me to it and says it better than I could.

I really enjoy the discussions and have learnt a lot in the months of reading all your posts.

About me - I'm 37 and live in Kent, England. I'm married and have two great kids.

Cheers everyone

Mark

[tim]

Originally posted by stingy get
Hello everyone

I've finally signed up to the forum after a long time lurking.

I probably won't post much since I mainly browse while I'm at work - waiting for simulations to run. Also, whenever I have thought of something to say, someone usually beats me to it and says it better than I could.

I really enjoy the discussions and have learnt a lot in the months of reading all your posts.

About me - I'm 37 and live in Kent, England. I'm married and have two great kids.

Cheers everyone

Mark

Hi Mark
Welcome from another English forum member.
I know most of the people here are American, but we mustn't hold that against them - they are, after all, more to be pitied than blamed!

It wasn't me - Mark made me say that! honest............

And for our American cousins, a "stingy get" is a tight-fisted, illegitimate person.

[MLynn]

Hi, Mark - glad you're here!

[stingy get]

Thanks for the wellcome.

And Tim, thanks for explaining to our less fortunate cousins across the pond about my name.

[Colloden]

Welcome to the forum.
Are you a Kentish man or a man of Kent ?
:D

[tim]

Originally posted by stingy get
Thanks for the wellcome.

And Tim, thanks for explaining to our less fortunate cousins across the pond about my name.

Your choice of name, Mark! :D :D :D
Is it true?

[stingy get]

Quick post before I start work.

Tight-fisted - oh yes
Illegitimate - not that I know of

[stingy get]

and I'm a kentish man, although I now live with the men of kent, (they annoy the hell out the wife - always leave the toilet seat up)

[andilina]

Stopping in to give a big "hiya!" to everyone after many months of peeking around the place. You all seem like a pretty fun and interesting bunch. I'm glad to have found a group of people who don't have their heads up their behinds about religion and the paranormal.

I'm 32 and currently a stay at home mommy of a 1 1/2 year old girl. I find it very difficult to relate to other moms I come across when out and about. They seem to enjoy not thinking for themselves and the children who depend on them. I think the tattoos scare them a bit too. :D

[tim]

Well a very warm welcome to you, andilina.
I think you will find we're pretty broadminded about tattoos here. But I have to warn you that some of our less scrupulous posters may try to demand photographs. Not me though. Oh no. Certainly not. No way.






























Where did you say those tattoos were again? :D :D :D

[MLynn]

Originally posted by andilina
Stopping in to give a big "hiya!" to everyone after many months of peeking around the place. You all seem like a pretty fun and interesting bunch. I'm glad to have found a group of people who don't have their heads up their behinds about religion and the paranormal.

I'm 32 and currently a stay at home mommy of a 1 1/2 year old girl. I find it very difficult to relate to other moms I come across when out and about. They seem to enjoy not thinking for themselves and the children who depend on them. I think the tattoos scare them a bit too. :D
Hey, welcome to the Forum! I like tattoos (I don't have one myself yet). I hope you enjoy it here - :)

[tim]

Originally posted by MLynn

Hey, welcome to the Forum! I like tattoos (I don't have one myself yet). I hope you enjoy it here - :)

Course not - whippets don't have tattoos, except in their ears! :p ;)

[Mercutio]

Originally posted by stingy get
and I'm a kentish man, although I now live with the men of kent, (they annoy the hell out the wife - always leave the toilet seat up) There once was a scholar from Kent...

...but I can't post that one and remain a moderator.

[IllegalArgument]

Hello all, I guess this is my official intro. I already posted in the picture thread.

[MLynn]

Originally posted by tim


Course not - whippets don't have tattoos, except in their ears! :p ;)
Isis has not tatoos, but Bentley has a racing number tatooed on his inner thigh/flank (whatever it's called). He was a coursing racer.

[andilina]

Thanks for the welcome! There are some tattoo pics around on the computer somewhere. I'll have to do some looking. It seems my husband has removed them from the folder where they used to be. I have one tattoo on my back and I am working on sleeves. The top half of both arms are almost full now.

[De_Bunk]

How lovely.....

The future....I can see it now...

50yr old female...sitting on a beach...arms covered in a blue mass of "nothing recognisible..."

Way to go...Im sure it will impress all future employers...

DB

[gentlehorse]

Originally posted by De_Bunk
How lovely.....

The future....I can see it now...

50yr old female...sitting on a beach...arms covered in a blue mass of "nothing recognisible..."

Way to go...Im sure it will impress all future employers...

DB

Always the gentleman... ;)

[MLynn]

Originally posted by De_Bunk
How lovely.....

The future....I can see it now...

50yr old female...sitting on a beach...arms covered in a blue mass of "nothing recognisible..."

Way to go...Im sure it will impress all future employers...

DB
Andilina, do not listen to De_Bunk. He is irritable because Uri Gellar is his constant companion here.

My dear "D" - tattoos can be quite attractive - it's 3-dimensional art.

[andilina]

You predict the future as well as Slyvia.

I don't really sit out on the beach for two reasons. The first of which is that the sun would ruin my tattoos. The second one being that I'm very fair skinned. Too long in the sun and I would probably burst into flames.

The only one I need to impress in life is myself. I wouldn't work for anyone who did not accept me for who I am. My tattoos have in no way hindered my performance at any job or kept me from reaching a managment position in every company I've worked with. I'm a hard worker and a nice person and if that doesn't get an employer's attention then I'm not the one with the problem.

That's cool if you don't like tattoos. I won't hold it against you.

[tim]

Originally posted by andilina
You predict the future as well as Slyvia.

I don't really sit out on the beach for two reasons. The first of which is that the sun would ruin my tattoos. The second one being that I'm very fair skinned. Too long in the sun and I would probably burst into flames.

The only one I need to impress in life is myself. I wouldn't work for anyone who did not accept me for who I am. My tattoos have in no way hindered my performance at any job or kept me from reaching a managment position in every company I've worked with. I'm a hard worker and a nice person and if that doesn't get an employer's attention then I'm not the one with the problem.

That's cool if you don't like tattoos. I won't hold it against you.

Take no notice of D_B. He's lived in the UK too long and has become what we call a "miserable git". :p ;)
Be who you are. Trying to be all things to all people and loved by all doesn't really work. And I don't mean that to say it's ok to be cruel to others because it suits you either.
My father taught me "Do what you like - as long as you don't hurt anyone else and you take responsibility for your actions".
Works for me!

[De_Bunk]

Yeh...

I hear the local biker gang is looking for a manager...

I aint got nothing against tattoo's...I got several of them...

But what i posted before is still true...no matter what way you look at it...

You know it...and so does everyone else...

No matter how you dress up the fact...

Tattoos...

Rebel "Chic" at twenty...

Not at fifty...

Think ahead...

Think carefully...

Tasteful...or trashy

DB

[Roadtoad]

I wanted to have my wife's name tattooed on my right arm.

Of course, not long after I started looking into it, she divorced me. (Dodged a bullet, there.)

[asthmatic camel]

The fashion around here amongst "young ladies" seems to be to wear jeans that show half their fat flabby a*rses, leaving sufficient space for a tattoo to be displayed on the portion of buttocks between jeans & blouse.

De_Bunk, I have a sneaky feeling that these "young ladies" will still think it's cool and sexy to display an a*rse tattoo, wrinkled and indecypherable as a result of cellulite, when they've added 30 years and yet more weight.

Snobbish Regards,

AC.

[tim]

Well AM, going by the number of tattoos I see on women these days I reckon about 50% of the population under 25 have them.
And blokes too. They come in and out of fashion like pretty much everything else, I guess.
The smaller ones can be tasteful, but the larger ones - I'm sorry for this andilina - no. But it's your body and you have the absolute right to do with it what you wish.
Hey, if we all thought the same on taste it would be a very boring world.
And D_B? You're no gentleman, sir! (takes up horsewhip in andilina's defence) Take that, you bounder!
:D :D :D

[MLynn]

Not trying to turn this into a tattoo thread, but I'm considering getting a small tat. My only reservation has been that I would have to wait a year to donate blood, so I haven't made a commitment yet - we'll see...
Asthmatic Camel is right about the placement of some tats on women - no need to draw attention to certain areas...(LOL)

[Rolfe]

Originally posted by asthmatic camel
The fashion around here amongst "young ladies" seems to be to wear jeans that show half their fat flabby a*rses, leaving sufficient space for a tattoo to be displayed on the portion of buttocks between jeans & blouse.Have you seen the actress who plays Cordelia in Angel? She has a tattoo there, and every time she bends over in the TV show, the tattoo sort of leers at you. They were supposed to be trying to conceal it as they didn't think Cordy was the tattoo type, but I guess they forgot.

Rolfe.

[richardm]

I had a splendid foot-in-mouth experience a couple of weeks ago, over a tattoo.

It was my brother-in-law's birthday, and I knew that he was a jewellery-fancier, and that my sister was thinking of getting him a necklace.

So, when he said "Do you want to see my birthday present", and unbuttoned the first couple of buttons on his shirt, I assumed that's what I was going to get to see.

"So long as it's not a tattoo", I chortled, merrily, for no particular reason other than the fact that I knew it wasn't going to be.

"It is, actually", rasps my sister, as B-in-L reveals huge, luridly coloured panel on his arm.

Cue much rapturous admiration over the colours and skill of the artist.

Hem hem. I think I got away with it. At least, I still have all my teeth.

It was particularly hideous, though. I thought it best not to mention that at the time.

[Nigel]

Hello, hello

I've already done a bit of posting in other forums and threads around here, and suddenly found this place to my liking. :D

I've been a fan of Randi's for close to 20 years since I first read Flim-Flam (and a fan of P&T's, too - they're just so damned cool).

Anyway, I live near Cincinnati Ohio USA (though not born here), and I'm married with two kids. Interested in all manner of the paranormal, from UFOs to cryptozoology, I don't have a tattoo.

[Roadtoad]

Sorry, I should have said this earlier, but welcome, Andilina.

[andilina]

Should I feel welcome? I swear I saw a peep come flying from your direction :eek:

[tim]

Originally posted by andilina
Should I feel welcome? I swear I saw a peep come flying from your direction :eek:

Yes, you surely should! This is a strange place, andilina - but you will find as you get to know people it's sort of like - well, it's a group of friends, mostly. Apart from the educational side, and the fun, and the interesting topics, people often come here with their problems and the support they get is real. It sort of worms it's way into your life.

[tim]

Originally posted by Nigel
Hello, hello

I've already done a bit of posting in other forums and threads around here, and suddenly found this place to my liking. :D

I've been a fan of Randi's for close to 20 years since I first read Flim-Flam (and a fan of P&T's, too - they're just so damned cool).

Anyway, I live near Cincinnati Ohio USA (though not born here), and I'm married with two kids. Interested in all manner of the paranormal, from UFOs to cryptozoology, I don't have a tattoo.

A warm welcome Nigel. Mr Randi is cool, you're right! I hope you enjoy yourself. There's a lot to read and learn here. We look forward to your contributions!

[MLynn]

Originally posted by Nigel
I've been a fan of Randi's for close to 20 years since I first read Flim-Flam (and a fan of P&T's, too - they're just so damned cool).

Anyway, I live near Cincinnati Ohio USA (though not born here), and I'm married with two kids. Interested in all manner of the paranormal, from UFOs to cryptozoology, I don't have a tattoo.
Hey, Nigel - Tattoos aren't required :D P&T are two of my heroes, and I'm originally from Ohio, too. Welcome!

[Roadtoad]

Originally posted by andilina
Should I feel welcome? I swear I saw a peep come flying from your direction :eek:

Yeah, but it wound up hitting Upchurch.

Besides, what's a peep war between friends?:D

[Mr. Skinny]

Originally posted by Nigel
Anyway, I live near Cincinnati Ohio USA (though not born here), and I'm married with two kids
Welcome Nigel. I'm just up the road from you in Dayton.

I knew you couldn't be a native, since no one in Cincy would name their kid Nigel (just kidding - my son is named Ian :) )

Originally posted by MLynn
Hey, Nigel - Tattoos aren't required P&T are two of my heroes, and I'm originally from Ohio, too. Welcome!
What city?

[MLynn]

Hey, Mr. Skinny - Cleveland; sorry, it wasn't Dayton. :)

[Roadtoad]

(Throwing open doors of his 58' dry van, and opening boxes)

PEEPS FOR EVERYONE!!! PEEPS FOR EVERYONE!!!

(Nails Mercutio with a fistful, then turns and slings box loads of them towards Cleo and Zep....)

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

(I swear this job is getting to me...)

[Mr. Skinny]

Originally posted by MLynn
Hey, Mr. Skinny - Cleveland; sorry, it wasn't Dayton. :)
Cool..

I lived in Cleveland (well, North Olmstead and Lakewood actually) for about 4 years. Met the mother of my children there. My ex and one daughter currently live in Brooklyn, OH.

[John Bentley]

Hello everyone,

I'm new to the boards. I've posted a few times already, and just now found this introductory post.

I'm 44/m and live in Mobile, AL. That's pronounced mo-BEEL. Actually, around here, it's pronounced mo-BEE-yull.

[MLynn]

Welcome, John - hope you enjoy the community here! :)

[Nigel]

as posted by Mr. Skinny
Welcome Nigel. I'm just up the road from you in Dayton.
Thanks Mr. Skinny. I've been to Dayton many times - mostly to the Air Force museum. Once I spent an hour and a half just going from the SR-71 to the F117 and back. Back and forth, forth and back. Those two aircraft amaze me.
I knew you couldn't be a native, since no one in Cincy would name their kid Nigel (just kidding - my son is named Ian )
Nope, not a native of either Ohio (where I work), or Kentucky (where I live). Originally from Virginia, I'm trying to convince my wife to move our family to the Southwest (preferable San Diego, but we can't afford to live there, so I'd take someplace like New Mexico or Arizona).

By the by, I'd like to extend a thanks to everyone who's made me feel welcome on these boards. There, that's out of the way.:)

Nigel

[HTmonkey]

Hi, I've been browsing these forums from early 2002 and finally decided to register. Partly because I can't see those attachments :)

It feels like I know you all...

anyway, I'm 28 years old (male) and from Finland (don't worry, I'm not here to take pillory's place, I don't think that's even possible) :D

My english might be wrong sometimes, but I won't be using pillory-english, even if I'm drunk. :)

ok, what else...oh yeah, my main hobby is Home Theater (thus HT in my name)

and if my sig doesn't make any sense...(in finnish), don't worry,
it wasn't meant to make sense (translation: people die while they're alive...this was said by older
actress on tv interview, but I don't remember what they're were asking her...) :D

that's enough already. One skeptic more, I think...
well, if there's god may he stop this post now...

ps. see? nothing happ....

[Nigel]

Welcome HT. Your English is certainly better than my Finnish :) . We look forward to hearing your thoughts.

as posted by HTmonkey
it wasn't meant to make sense (translation: people die while they're alive...this was said by older actress on tv interview, but I don't remember what they're were asking her...)
This reminds me of the Charles Grodin book, "It would be so nice if you weren't here", about his adventures in showbusiness.
(The title came from when Grodin was filming the movie 11 Harrowhouse in England. He was waiting in a room with Candace Bergen, and someone [employee? owner?] of the house asked what they were doing. "We're with the movie production," they replied. "Well, it would be so nice if you weren't here.")
Good read.

Nigel

[tim]

Yay, a Finn with a sense of humour! Welcome, HTmonkey.
You're right, of course. Nobody could replace Pillory! :D :D :D

[HTmonkey]

Originally posted by Nigel
Welcome HT. Your English is certainly better than my Finnish :) . We look forward to hearing your thoughts.


This reminds me of the Charles Grodin book, "It would be so nice if you weren't here", about his adventures in showbusiness.
(The title came from when Grodin was filming the movie 11 Harrowhouse in England. He was waiting in a room with Candace Bergen, and someone [employee? owner?] of the house asked what they were doing. "We're with the movie production," they replied. "Well, it would be so nice if you weren't here.")
Good read.

Nigel

Charles Grodin? That cranky guy from Beethoven?
I can imagine him saying that. In every interview I've saw him on,
he sounds like he's p****d off all the time. :D

and thanks for the welcome Nigel and tim...and everyone else who couldn't find the right words to "welcome" ANOTHER Finn to this board (thanks pillory :D)

ps. if skeptic tells you to go to hell, does it mean he/she really wants you to stay...

[Nigel]

as posted by HTmonkey
Charles Grodin? That cranky guy from Beethoven? In every interview I've saw him on,
he sounds like he's p****d off all the time.
That's him! He does do cranky very well. And whiny. He does cranky and whiny well. (Ever seen Midnight Run with DeNiro?) Cranky in King Kong (1976), cranky in the Beethoven movies, cranky in Seems Like Old Times with Goldie Hawn, jeez, I guess he does cranky better than whiny! :D

I like him because he has such a dry sense of humour (in his books, at least).

Nigel

[Chaos]

Originally posted by HTmonkey

My english might be wrong sometimes, but I won't be using pillory-english, even if I'm drunk. :)


I´m now going to pass on a piece of advice someone (Cleopatra, I think) gave me when I came here:

If someone ridicules your English, tell them to either repeat that in Finnish or shut up. :)

[MLynn]

Welcome, HTmonkey! Chaos is right - there are posters here from all over the world. Just be yourself and enjoy yourself here. :)

[tim]

Originally posted by Chaos


I´m now going to pass on a piece of advice someone (Cleopatra, I think) gave me when I came here:

If someone ridicules your English, tell them to either repeat that in Finnish or shut up. :)

I am always filled with admiration at those posters whose first language isn't English. People like Chaos, Cleo, Luciana, in fact all you, put us to shame. I lift my hat to you all!
:th:

[HTmonkey]

Originally posted by MLynn
Welcome, HTmonkey! Chaos is right - there are posters here from all over the world. Just be yourself and enjoy yourself here. :)

Be yourself? You wouldn't want that. :D

(I once knew a guy who always told exactly this be yourself-thing.
He was schizophrenic. No kidding. He was two persons, he saw aliens coming out of thrashcans... etc :(

Last I heard he plays 10 dollar Casio organs inside mental institution. This is not a joke. I don't know what my point is, but joke it is not.)

But thanks again for welcomes. Great people here. I wish I was one of them.

[tim]

Originally posted by HTmonkey


Be yourself? You wouldn't want that. :D

(I once knew a guy who always told exactly this be yourself-thing.
He was schizophrenic. No kidding. He was two persons, he saw aliens coming out of thrashcans... etc :(

Last I heard he plays 10 dollar Casio organs inside mental institution. This is not a joke. I don't know what my point is, but joke it is not.)

But thanks again for welcomes. Great people here. I wish I was one of them.

Now you are. :D :D :D I look forward to reading your posts.

[Chaos]

Originally posted by tim


I am always filled with admiration at those posters whose first language isn't English. People like Chaos, Cleo, Luciana, in fact all you, put us to shame. I lift my hat to you all!
:th:

Awwww...praise...

*blushes*

Thanks!


HTmonkey,
the first two or three weeks are the hardest; after that you get used to writing and - at least that is what I experienced - thinking in English. Post a lot, that makes it easier and faster.

[exarch]

Originally posted by Chaos
HTmonkey,
the first two or three weeks are the hardest; after that you get used to writing and - at least that is what I experienced - thinking in English. Post a lot, that makes it easier and faster.And I might add, if you're not quite sure, spellcheck in MS Office or something. It can sometimes fish out some grammatical errors as well.

Hey, maybe *I* should try that myself some time. Might land a language award after all? Well, ... some day ...

(Edited for spelling) :o

[athon]

Originally posted by tim


I am always filled with admiration at those posters whose first language isn't English. People like Chaos, Cleo, Luciana, in fact all you, put us to shame. I lift my hat to you all!
:th:

Hey, I'm Australian and only now am I learning how to speak proper English. How about a little respect thrown my way, eh? :p

Athon

[athon]

Originally posted by tim


I am always filled with admiration at those posters whose first language isn't English. People like Chaos, Cleo, Luciana, in fact all you, put us to shame. I lift my hat to you all!
:th:

Hey, I'm Australian and only now am I learning how to speak proper English. How about a little respect thrown my way, eh? :p

Athon

[athon]

Originally posted by tim


I am always filled with admiration at those posters whose first language isn't English. People like Chaos, Cleo, Luciana, in fact all you, put us to shame. I lift my hat to you all!
:th:

Hey, I'm Australian and only now am I learning how to speak proper English. How about a little respect thrown my way, eh? :p

Athon

[MLynn]

Don't worry, Athon - I think Aussies are great!

[tim]

Originally posted by athon


Hey, I'm Australian and only now am I learning how to speak proper English. How about a little respect thrown my way, eh? :p

Athon

Blimey, athon - you must be desperate to ask three times! And everyone knows Australians don't speak English anyway. :p ;)

[athon]

Originally posted by tim


Blimey, athon - you must be desperate to ask three times! And everyone knows Australians don't speak English anyway. :p ;)

Hey, how the hell did that happen? Bloody forum gremlins! :D

Oh well...

AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT!!!!

Athon
(when I ask for respect, I mean it)

[tim]

Originally posted by athon


Hey, how the hell did that happen? Bloody forum gremlins! :D

Oh well...

AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT!!!!

Athon
(when I ask for respect, I mean it)

Well, there's the schoolteacher in you coming out! I don't care! :p :p :p

[Chaos]

Originally posted by athon


Hey, how the hell did that happen? Bloody forum gremlins! :D

Oh well...

AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT!!!!

Athon
(when I ask for respect, I mean it)

What are you going to do? Give me extra homework? :D

I just started studying Economics. Once I´m through the first two or three weeks, not even you can scare me any more. :)

[MLynn]

Originally posted by athon


Hey, how the hell did that happen? Bloody forum gremlins! :D

Oh well...

AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT!!!!

Athon
(when I ask for respect, I mean it)
It was probably a vortex of evil caused by Uri Gellar!

[athon]

Originally posted by tim


Well, there's the schoolteacher in you coming out! I don't care! :p :p :p

No, if it were the 'school teacher' in me, I'd have insisted that it was meant to be that way for an important lesson. I would then send you out of the forum to have a 'time out' and think about how rude you were being.

I would then think how amazing I am, how omnipotent and all knowing, and I would make a child dance a jig solely for my own entertainment.

Athon
(oh, and Uri Geller can also remove himself from class for playing with the Laws of Physics. They are not toys, young man!)

[Z]

My apologies for not realising this was here until my third post...

Um... I'm zaayrdragon, probably the ONLY zaayrdragon anywhere on the internet. That being said, you will now undoubtably find zaayrdragons posting anywhere and everywhere, yes?

I'm up WAAAY to late at night tonight... so forgive me if I ramble.

I'm 31, married, five kids (soon to be six), and a semi-Skeptic, semi-Woowoo... er, it's hard to explain. Rather than the normal 'I'll believe it when it's proven' I tend to believe things until they're disproven, but it doesn't take much to disprove something to me.

So, that being said, I tend to be spiritual but not religious, and hang out with a predominantly Pagan crowd who I enjoy regularly - it's a blast taking turns debunking Christian myth and then doing the same to Pagans all in one hour...

Anyway, I got interested in JREF thanks to the homeopathy issue. I'd never paid any attention one way or another until my wife's doctor told her to take some 30C remedy... Well, I was willing to take some faith that 'like MIGHT cure like', but the second I got to the dilution factor... Let's just say I strongly disapprove of paying $6.00 for a cannister of unflavored Nerds, ok?

Yes, I believe in Aliens. No, I don't believe they'd bother making the trip to Earth just to buzz a bunch of drunk hicks out in Kansas. Yes, I believe in psychic powers. No, I don't believe in people who charge money to tell you 'you'll have some good times, you'll have some bad times. You'll travel and meet someone - I see a John or a Michael." No, I don't believe psychic power can be proven as of yet - I personally feel it's too subjective, random, inconsistant, and uncontrollable to be tested or repeated at will.

I believe that most 'phenomena' that people experience has a perfectly reasonable, logical, or shady explanation, but that there may be a legitimate few that are waiting for science to catch up.

Religion? Please. It's awfully conceited of us to say we know what lies ahead. Treat every day like it's your last; one day, you just might be right.

Anyway, I hope to get to meet most of you and get into lovely debates over all manner of subjects - most of which I fully expect to lose! But, please, no more flogging - I got enough of that after visiting Fade to Black...

[tim]

Originally posted by athon


No, if it were the 'school teacher' in me, I'd have insisted that it was meant to be that way for an important lesson. I would then send you out of the forum to have a 'time out' and think about how rude you were being.

I would then think how amazing I am, how omnipotent and all knowing, and I would make a child dance a jig solely for my own entertainment.

Athon
(oh, and Uri Geller can also remove himself from class for playing with the Laws of Physics. They are not toys, young man!)

:D :D :D
Please, sir, can I come back in now, please, can I? Huh? Can I?
:D :D :D

[tim]

Hello zaayrdragon, and welcome.
I guess you approach things from the other end to most of those here. For myself, I don't believe a thing just because someone says it is so, but I don't dismiss it out of hand either. I take the "Interesting! Please show me why that is so" approach.
I think you will find the natives mostly friendly around here. I hope you enjoy yourself!
And you're right. You are the only zaaydragon on the forum.

[MLynn]

Hey, Zaayrdragon - welcome! I enjoyed reading your post. I'm not a debater, but a thinker, so I'm looking forward to your thoughts on various subjects - :)

[Z]

Thanks for the warm welcome, guys - last forum I tried to join started off with, "Oh look another dupe account." They were convinced I was yet another 'sock puppet', no matter what I said.

Blah - Do yourselves a favor: never bother with the lunatics over at Fade to Black.

Anyway, thanks again - I hope I don't come across as a complete idiot, bigot, or moron all the time. I'm shooting for 50/50, really.

EDIT: changed 'linatics' to 'lunatics'. What the heck is a linatic?

[Chaos]

Originally posted by zaayrdragon
*snip*
EDIT: changed 'linatics' to 'lunatics'. What the heck is a linatic?

Cool. You just invented a new word... :)

[Z]

Yes, but now we have to define said word...

Hmm... 'Linatic' - a person who only spouts crazy one-liners?

[MLynn]

Don't worry about type-o's - can't be helped. We are all linitics, I mean lunatics ;)

[Roadtoad]

Originally posted by zaayrdragon
Yes, but now we have to define said word...

Hmm... 'Linatic' - a person who only spouts crazy one-liners?

Works for me.

Any tats?

[Eos of the Eons]

Originally posted by zaayrdragon
Yes, but now we have to define said word...

Hmm... 'Linatic' - a person who only spouts crazy one-liners?


ROFLMAO!! Hey, I've read a few of your posts and love your sense of humour! Welcome to the boards, and I look forward to seeing what avatar you'll put in!

-Eos

[tim]

Originally posted by Eos of the Eons



ROFLMAO!! Hey, I've read a few of your posts and love your sense of humour! Welcome to the boards, and I look forward to seeing what avatar you'll put in!

-Eos

Me too. What does a zaayrdragon look like? We expect a full report on their way of life, diet and so on, and for the more prurient of the forum members, their reproductive habits.
Oh, and a picture would be nice! Similar to this, perhaps?

[Z]

For information on the Zaayr Astral Dragon, pick up a copy of Palladium Books' Rifts World Book 12: Psyscape. It's a dragon apparently comprised primarily of organic crystals! Sadly, I have no scanner, and can find no links to a Zaayr Dragon, so I must pass on that for now.

(Yes, I play Rifts on occasion - suspension of disbelief on a regular basis is a necessity for good mental health! Otherwise, television, movies, and politics just wouldn't exist.)

[MLynn]

Originally posted by zaayrdragon
For information on the Zaayr Astral Dragon, pick up a copy of Palladium Books' Rifts World Book 12: Psyscape. It's a dragon apparently comprised primarily of organic crystals! Sadly, I have no scanner, and can find no links to a Zaayr Dragon, so I must pass on that for now.
Maybe Skeptoid can help you with your quest for an avatar. He helped me with the whippet - send him a private message, it can't hurt :)

[Eos of the Eons]

Some playing

[Eos of the Eons]

I dunno...

Well, it was fun playing.

[Z]

VERY nice - Now I just need to spam up some new posts... ;)

[Girl 6]

Hey, hey! Welcome to all of the new posters! I've been away for a bit from this thread!

I would like to thank Tim, Eos of the Eons, MLynn, roadtoad, athon, Chaos, and exarch for stepping up to welcome you! :D

My warm welcome does out to stingy get, Andilina, Nigel, John Bentley, HTMonkey, and zaayrdragon! Give me a shout out when you have the chance and tell us even more about yourselves! :)

It's always neat to see new people on the board!

G6

[Z]

Wonderful avatar, G6 - Legs are soooo underestimated these days. Thanks for the warm welcome!

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by zaayrdragon
Wonderful avatar, G6 - Legs are soooo underestimated these days. Thanks for the warm welcome!

You are MOST welcome, zaayrdragon! And, yes, they approximate my legs in real life. :D

G6

[Quester_X]

Hi!

I've been lurking for a while now, and I really like this forum! There's always so many interesting things going on. Figured that it would be best to sign up, so I could finally talk with you all.

Just a little bit of personal info: I'm 20 and in college, majoring in biology. I think the reason that I'm so impressed by this site is that the conversations here are very intelligent and friendly, unlike a great deal of the other internet forums I've seen.

At any rate, great to meet you all. I look forward to talking to you in the future!

[Nigel]

Originally posted by Girl 6


And, yes, they approximate my legs in real life. :D

G6
:jaw: If only my wife had legs like that! :D

[Nigel]

Welcome to the boards Questor_X! There are good spirited discussions here, and I look forward to reading your contributions! :)


Nigel

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Nigel

If only my wife had legs like that! :D

But, I'm quite certain that she has other attributes that you are fond of. :D

G6

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Quester_X
Hi!

I've been lurking for a while now, and I really like this forum! There's always so many interesting things going on. Figured that it would be best to sign up, so I could finally talk with you all.

Just a little bit of personal info: I'm 20 and in college, majoring in biology. I think the reason that I'm so impressed by this site is that the conversations here are very intelligent and friendly, unlike a great deal of the other internet forums I've seen.

At any rate, great to meet you all. I look forward to talking to you in the future!

Welcome to the forum, Quester_X!

Thank you for complimenting us on our discussions. Yes, I agree with you about the quality of our conversations.

So, what is the origin of your alias?

G6

[Quester_X]

I'm not sure where I came up with "Quester_X". The only thing I can think of, is that in middle school, I was on the Quester team. (Teams were seperate groups of students, made us easier to manage in the long run). I honestly think that I picked this name just because it sounds cool. Not very meaningful, perhaps, but I've come to like it. What about your name?

[Z]

Howdy, Quester_X! Welcome aboard!!

Ya know, G6, my wife does have legs like that. Well, somewhere in there, I think they're like that... er...

Gee, that back yard looks like a NICE place to sleep tonight...

[Deetee]

Originally posted by zaayrdragon
Howdy, Quester_X! Welcome aboard!!

Ya know, G6, my wife does have legs like that. Well, somewhere in there, I think they're like that... er...

Gee, that back yard looks like a NICE place to sleep tonight...


My wife has legs like G6's too (well at least they look the same shade of purple)

[Nigel]

Originally posted by Girl 6


But, I'm quite certain that she has other attributes that you are fond of. :D

G6

Oh yeah? Name one. :D

[MLynn]

Welcome, Quester_X - as you can tell there are many feisty posters in this Forum. I hope to see many posts from you! :cool:

[tim]

And if you're too feisty, we'll set the whippet on you!

[Quester_X]

I'll do my best to oblige! I really like your avatars, MLynn and tim. I love animals, and those are both really good photos. And thank you both for the warm welcome.

[athon]

Originally posted by Quester_X
I'll do my best to oblige! I really like your avatars, MLynn and tim. I love animals, and those are both really good photos. And thank you both for the warm welcome.

Best not upset the wombat. Every Australian knows that wombats are grumpy creatures that are just upset that they can't climb trees like their cousins, the koala. Also, their pouches face backwards, so they can't store things like M&M's in them, like kangaroos can.

So be warned about the wombat...

Athon

[Hutch]

Originally posted by Quester_X
...I think the reason that I'm so impressed by this site is that the conversations here are very intelligent and friendly...

Ah, Quester, I see you haven't joined one of the Middle-East threads in Current Events yet, have you? ;) :rolleyes:

Actually, this is a pretty nice place, I took up residence about 6 months ago and am planning to stick around awhile. Pull up a chair and start discussin'

[tim]

Originally posted by athon


Best not upset the wombat. Every Australian knows that wombats are grumpy creatures that are just upset that they can't climb trees like their cousins, the koala. Also, their pouches face backwards, so they can't store things like M&M's in them, like kangaroos can.

So be warned about the wombat...

Athon

Be afraid. Be very afraid...............

[Kiless]

Hello! :)

Shows how much looking around I get to do... didn't even find this until now. Hello! :)

[Kiless]

Originally posted by athon


Best not upset the wombat. Every Australian knows that wombats are grumpy creatures that are just upset that they can't climb trees like their cousins, the koala. Also, their pouches face backwards, so they can't store things like M&M's in them, like kangaroos can.

So be warned about the wombat...

Athon


Ha ha! ... right, when I get to AMIII, I'm bringing a wombat!!! :D

[tim]

Originally posted by Kiless



Ha ha! ... right, when I get to AMIII, I'm bringing a wombat!!! :D

You don't have to, because I'll be there anyway. Unless you were going to bring her to keep me company..................
:D :D :D

Welcome, Kiless!

[Kiless]

Oooh, you never know. A entourage of wombats... I can just see the JREF staff standing on chairs in bewilderment and horror... ;) Actually, once I sort out my darn credit card I'll get an avatar but it's not likely to be a wombat. Maybe a nice drop-bear... :)

Thanks for the welcome! :)

[tim]

Originally posted by Kiless
Oooh, you never know. A entourage of wombats... I can just see the JREF staff standing on chairs in bewilderment and horror... ;) Actually, once I sort out my darn credit card I'll get an avatar but it's not likely to be a wombat. Maybe a nice drop-bear... :)

Thanks for the welcome! :)

You only need to achieve 50 posts to qualify for an avatar. But please join JREF as well - it is a charity and exists because members and doners feel it is worth a small outlay to ensure that strange and unusual science does not go unchallenged.
Wossa drop-bear?

[tim]

OK, got it!
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~enigman/dropbear.html

[Kiless]

Yes, my husband is a member of JREF and I've been reading the commentaries like he has, for ages... but I found the forum before he did, funny enough. So, he's joined and when I get paid at the end of the month, I'll join too. :)


Good ol' dropbears. I'll have to find a nice picy of one. Or maybe a hoopsnake.

[Zep]

A drop bear looks like this...on a GOOD day.

http://www.cgnetworks.com/galleryimages/5225/Drop_Bear_medium.jpg

[Kiless]

Yep, don't you just want to give him a great big hug? What muscles!! :D

[Girl 6]

Welcome to the forum, Kiless! :)

Don't be afraid to ask your husband to join in, as well!

G6

[Kiless]

Yes, I don't know if he's much of a board user though. I've been on davidbowie.com for several years now and enjoy posting there. Used to have a blog until my students found it. :rolleyes:

So, will have to catch up on a lot of reading in this place, but at the moment I'm mostly interested in planning what we're going to DO when we get to the U.S! I'm reading any post which has something to do with activities in LV during the AM. Signed up for one thing that looked very entertaining!

I've been to the US before, as a student, but he hasn't... so we're planning to get to LV and then up to Toronto, which I just loved. :) And then... any suggestions? Note, I will have to get home before Feb 1st!! :D

[Jordania]

Hello,
Not exactly a new poster, I was one of the first to sign up when the JREF came into existence. I left the board for a while because I didn't like where things were headed, but it seems to be better now, so I'm back.
I'm not a sock puppet, I'm just a person who wants to be part of a forum that is not clique-ish and I also hated my former user name.


J

[Eos of the Eons]

:) What was your other user name??? C'mon, you can tell me, I won't know who you are anyway, cause I just signed up last year. :D

Anyhoo, WELCOME BACK!

[Girl 6]

Welcome back, Jordania! :D I won't ask too many questions...

G6

[rebecca]

Hello everyone,

Here is my formal introduction - I'm Rebecca, a skeptic agnostic who likes cussing, spitting, juggling, and knitting. Yes, knitting, it's punk now.

Anyway, nice to be here, etc.

[Chaos]

Originally posted by rebecca
Hello everyone,

Here is my formal introduction - I'm Rebecca, a skeptic agnostic who likes cussing, spitting, juggling, and knitting. Yes, knitting, it's punk now.

Anyway, nice to be here, etc.

Hi, rebecca.

Certainly you mean discussing, right? :)

Oh well, we do both of it.

No juggling, though. People tended to drop the balls into the aquarium, so Linda forbid it. :)

[tim]

Hello rebecca
Welcome to the forum. There's plenty here to browse through, on all sorts of subjects. Some of our posters even know what they're talking about sometimes!
:p ;)

[rebecca]

Thanks for the welcome, guys. And no, I meant "cussing." "Dis"cussing is fun, too, but when cornered, the best defense is a well-placed invective. And also, I mostly juggle FLAMING balls, so dropping them in the aquarium is all part of the act.

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by rebecca
Hello everyone,

Here is my formal introduction - I'm Rebecca, a skeptic agnostic who likes cussing, spitting, juggling, and knitting. Yes, knitting, it's punk now.

Anyway, nice to be here, etc.

WOO HOO!! Another skepchick! And, yet ANOTHER person that loves to knit! :D

Welcome to the forum, rebecca!

G6

[MLynn]

Welcome, Rebecca - there are quite a few ladies here with all sorts of opinions. I hope you enjoy posting here. :)

[rebecca]

Originally posted by Girl 6


WOO HOO!! Another skepchick! And, yet ANOTHER person that loves to knit! :D

Welcome to the forum, rebecca!

G6

Ooh, good, I thought there would be some sort of test or initiation ceremony before I was an official skepchick!

[Chaos]

Originally posted by rebecca


Ooh, good, I thought there would be some sort of test or initiation ceremony before I was an official skepchick!

Don´t say that too loud. The topic gives tim a nervous breakdown every time. Poor wombat.

[Gaga]

Hello everybody!
I'm Gaga, writing from Venice, Italy. That means that I'll post when lot of the people of the board are asleep and that my english will eventually lead to some serious misunderstanding (thanks in advance for your patience)

I'm a 29 guy, quite on the skeptic side

ciao

[tim]

Welcome, Gaga.
You will find there are quite a few Europeans here. We have people from the UK, from Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, The Netherlands, and so on. (Sorry if I forgot anyone).
Whilst it's mostly American, this is a 24 hour forum. We also have people from every continent apart, I think, from Antarctica!
We have folk from all walks of life - lawyers, scientists, teachers, writers, actors, policemen, postmen, doctors, composers, vets, the lot, so you will get an interesting slant on things.
It's also a great place to ask advice, and surprisingly a good place to share problems.
Welcome.
BTW, did you know in English slang someone who is gaga is senile?:D :D :D

[Gaga]

tim, thanks for the warm welcome!
re my nickname, actually I'm lucky that in english it means only senile... In other european languese ranges from immature to outright stupid :(
but i'm kinda fond of it since I've been draggin it around for the last 20 years
good to know there's always someone around at any time of day.

[ceptimus]

Hi Gaga. Welcome aboard. I'm not sure if we have any other Italians posting here. It's always nice to have extra posters from countries besides the USA and the UK.

[MLynn]

Welcome, Gaga! I hope you enjoy posting here. :)

[Girl 6]

Welcome to Gaga! Okay, I just have one thing to say...

Italian guys... {swoon} :D

G6

[Gaga]

Yep, I used to have people swooning all around.. It hasn't happened anymore (now I brush my teeth before I leave home in the morning)

[Luciana]

"gaga" means senile in Portuguese too. I think the word derives from French, but I'd have to check.

There's user "Luciano", he's Italian too.

My grandmother is Italian, and I have visited your country once. I was delighted, enthralled, knocked down by the beauty everywhere. Wow.

Anyway, welcome, gaga!

[athon]

Originally posted by Luciana Nery
"gaga" means senile in Portuguese too. I think the word derives from French, but I'd have to check.

There's user "Luciano", he's Italian too.

My grandmother is Italian, and I have visited your country once. I was delighted, enthralled, knocked down by the beauty everywhere. Wow.

Anyway, welcome, gaga!

I think the word derives from the same routes as 'gargle', 'gargoyle', 'gorget' and even (believe it or not) 'gorgeous'. The derivative (which I forget right now...I think it is 'gorge'...or something like that) means 'throat'.

Or it could just be the noise babies make, hence the 'babbling madly' senility.

Anyway, welcome Gaga.

Athon

[Gaga]

Thanks everybody,
I might say that the "gargoyle" explanation is new to me and interesting (forget about the "gorgeus" part :) ). Actually I never made a serious research about it, but I think that's probably an onomathopy (sp?).

Ye Olde Gargoyle

[athon]

Originally posted by Gaga
Thanks everybody,
I might say that the "gargoyle" explanation is new to me and interesting (forget about the "gorgeus" part :) ).

Well, the gargoyle is the structure on the part of the building through which rain water drains (before they had downpipes). Often they were decorated, which is where we get the modern connotation of gargoyle from.

And 'gorgeous'...well, I guess anyone with a nice, exposed throat could be considered gorgeous. To a vampire...

Athon

[Gaga]

Yep, I know...I was trying to imply that Gargoylesque (?) could be a better description of my person that gorgeous :)
Besides, Notre Dame de Paris seems a good place for living...

[BigShoeStu]

I would like to REintroduce myself. I took a vacation from the Forum for a few months, but am back. It looks like I missed a lot! It's good to be back.

I'm from Phoenix, I am a small business owner, I have two dogs, I like long rides on my motorcycle, fine food, astronomy, Girl 6's avatar, and women that can think. Mmmmmmm . . . Skepchicks.

My next LIVE appearance will be at TAM3 as a very large and hairy wallflower. . . . . Make that wallweed.

[Girl 6]

Hey BigShoeStu! :D I'm sure that we met at TAM2! You were the really tall guy, right? :) I think you might have been too shy to talk to me. If I didn't hug you, then that is truly an oversight on my part!

Welcome to the forums, again! And, I do look forward to you servicing the needs of the skepchicks! :D

And, thank you for your compliment regarding my avatar! :D

G6

[BigShoeStu]

Originally posted by Girl 6
Hey BigShoeStu! :D I'm sure that we met at TAM2! You were the really tall guy, right? :) I think you might have been too shy to talk to me. If I didn't hug you, then that is truly an oversight on my part!
G6

Yes, Girl 6, that was me. It wasn't that I was too shy, it was just that at TAMII I didn't have a clue as to who any of you were because I wasn't a member of the Forum at that time. Hence, I missed out on the "hug for all the Forum members". I do remember seeing you too. Especially on the dance floor - Ha'cha'cha!
:jaw: . . . . . . . Okay, maybe I was too shy.

So at TAMIII I get TWO hugs, right? Hugs are great! Would I offend you if I picked you up for the hug? It's much easier on my back. ;) No dancing for me though. People get hurt and things get broken when a guy my size starts flailing around. Even if I CAN keep a beat, me and the Electric Slide go together like a room full of monkeys and mouse traps. It's a cruel joke, but if you survive the onslought, it's funny as hell.

[MLynn]

Originally posted by BigShoeStu
I would like to REintroduce myself. I took a vacation from the Forum for a few months, but am back. It looks like I missed a lot! It's good to be back.

I'm from Phoenix, I am a small business owner, I have two dogs, I like long rides on my motorcycle, fine food, astronomy, Girl 6's avatar, and women that can think. Mmmmmmm . . . Skepchicks.

My next LIVE appearance will be at TAM3 as a very large and hairy wallflower. . . . . Make that wallweed.
Hey, Stu, why did you go away for a few months? I missed you. I rembember you were so excited to get your avatar...and then you were gone. I was baffled...very glad you're back!

[Fungrim]

A big hello to everyone. My real name is Lars (Fungrim is an old RPG person of mine) and I usually present myself as "an opera singer, computer programmer and lunchtime poet, but ask me again tomorrow". I am a devout believer in good SF/Fantasy and - as you no doubt have guessed - belong to the group of people who'll post only when the americans are asleep.

Cheers
- Fungrim

[exarch]

Originally posted by Fungrim
... belong to the group of people who'll post only when the americans are asleep.Which Americans? Posting when all, including Yahweh, are asleep is not easy :D

Welcome Fungrim.

[Fungrim]

Originally posted by exarch
Which Americans? Posting when all, including Yahweh, are asleep is not easy.

What! You mean they come in different flavours? Oh, that's going to be confusing.

Originally posted by exarch
Welcome Fungrim.

Thank ye kind sir.

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by Fungrim
A big hello to everyone. My real name is Lars (Fungrim is an old RPG person of mine) and I usually present myself as "an opera singer, computer programmer and lunchtime poet, but ask me again tomorrow". I am a devout believer in good SF/Fantasy and - as you no doubt have guessed - belong to the group of people who'll post only when the americans are asleep.

Cheers
- Fungrim

Whoa! We now have an opera singer in our midst, people!! {running around with excitement} :D

That is so cool! I like opera too! Some people find that odd since I also happen to like hip-hop and rap.

Welcome to the forum, Fungrim!

G6

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by BigShoeStu
So at TAMIII I get TWO hugs, right? Hugs are great! Would I offend you if I picked you up for the hug? It's much easier on my back. ;) No dancing for me though. People get hurt and things get broken when a guy my size starts flailing around. Even if I CAN keep a beat, me and the Electric Slide go together like a room full of monkeys and mouse traps. It's a cruel joke, but if you survive the onslought, it's funny as hell.

Yes, of course, you can have two hugs! :D And, I will not be offended if you pick me up for the hug. That would be cool! Just make sure that the stilettos don't fly off my feet, okay? :D

Dancing is optional! But, if you want to dance, I'm sure I can handle it!

G6

[Z]

I'd like to dance - do you Mamushka?

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by zaayrdragon
I'd like to dance - do you Mamushka?

Mamushka? :D I'm not familiar with that type of dance! Tell me all about it!

G6

[BigShoeStu]

Originally posted by Girl 6


Mamushka? :D I'm not familiar with that type of dance! Tell me all about it!

Did you ever see the Addams Family (the movie)? Gomez and Fester danced the Mamushka. I think it's the one where you each hold the same rose in your mouth and you dance cheek to cheek with your arms out in front of you. I might even ahndle that one if you don't mind your legs dangling over the floor.

[Girl 6]

Originally posted by BigShoeStu

Did you ever see the Addams Family (the movie)? Gomez and Fester danced the Mamushka. I think it's the one where you each hold the same rose in your mouth and you dance cheek to cheek with your arms out in front of you. I might even ahndle that one if you don't mind your legs dangling over the floor.

Oh yeah! I LOVE that scene! Sure, I can do that... I even have an appropriate black velvet body-hugging long dress for that! :D

G6

[Z]

LMAO!!!

No, no, no - you're confusing Tish and Gomez' dance in the second movie with the Mamushka - as performed with Gomez and Fester in the first movie. The second dance is the Tango - a very saucy dance, I must say - while the first involves a lot of knives and blades tossed about quite wildly.

Either way, what bliss...

[Roadtoad]

This thread has become creepy and spooky,
Mysterious and kooky,
It's altogether ooky,
The JREF Family...

[andilina]

Thanks Girl 6 for the welcome. Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I only get to the computer in short spurts of time when the baby is sleeping. With all of the hubub going on here lately that time has been spent reading and not posting so...

Hi to everyone again. Welcome to those I have missed!

Stu, I like your shoes. You're tall? Do you play basketball? Sorry, one of my best friends is 6ft9in and that's the second thing people always say to him. It drives him crazy. Not as crazy as the first thing most people say which is "Dude, you're tall" as if he didn't realize it. He's tall, I'm small. 5ft1in. We look pretty funny together.

rebecca, I'm not a very good spitter, I can't juggle, but I do cuss like a sailor (just not around the baby or my grandma ;)) and I just taught myself to knit a few weeks ago.

the Addams Family, Converse sneakers, peeps, whippets, high heels, poets, chocolate, wombat shaving...I think I'm going to get along here pretty well.

[BigShoeStu]

Originally posted by andilina
Stu, I like your shoes. You're tall? Do you play basketball? Sorry, one of my best friends is 6ft9in and that's the second thing people always say to him. It drives him crazy. Not as crazy as the first thing most people say which is "Dude, you're tall" as if he didn't realize it. He's tall, I'm small. 5ft1in. We look pretty funny together.
Welcome Andilina,
I feel your tall friends pain about the rediculous questions about height. I love the attention though so I never mind. It's always been a great ice-breaker. In my skinnier days I got the basketball question all the time. Quite a few pounds later it has evolved into the Football and Pro Wrestling question. When I start getting the Sumo question I will go on a diet.

Thanks for the compliment on my shoes. You can learn a little more about me and the "services" I am offering the Skepchicks at TAM3 from this link:
Free TAM3 Skepchicks Services! (http://www.randi.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=39750)
All in good fun of course. Are you going to TAM3?

[andilina]

Iam going to try to go but I have to see as the meeting gets closer. Right now the biggest issue is what to do about my daughter. She turns 2 in Oct so we would have to purchase a plane ticket for her and probably one for someone to babysit. I'm not sure who that would even be. My mom maybe if she could get the time off. We also have a trip to Hawaii we are trying to plan while the baby can still fly for free. There is a lot going on this summer/fall so I'll just have to see as time passes. I was married in vegas and would love to back.

[Tom Morris]

Hi all. I'm Tom (that sounds, mentally at least, like I'm going to say "and I'm an alcoholic"). Nice to meet you all. I've been an atheist since I knew what one was (Catholic school and reading the Bible helped with that one) and also been quite heavily interested in medical ********: 'alternative', 'holistic' (unworking, crap).

Outside of that field, I am interested in politics in general, music, literature and lots of other things.