MP ettiquette: Or things that tic you off. Part Deux - Page 9

finbar · July 23, 2003, 03:19

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Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
Mrs Horse is a light sleeper, poor thing. She tells me I rattle the roof tiles.

Mrs finbar says similar things. Not about you, I might add. I think it's a women's conspiracy.

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I suspect I've never needed heroin because I get my dose of blissful repose every night.

Much healthier than heroin in bed because you won't roll over and accidentally pr*ck yourself.

Damn automatic censoring system. Lucky Henry Miller didn't try to write any of his Tropic novels in these forums.

DrSpike · July 23, 2003, 05:51

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Originally posted by Ming
Gee... only 2 pages ago for a meaningful post.. it seems like a lot more

Actually 2 was a number taken out of the air - I didn't have time to actually go back and find the last good post.

And Deity, no it wasn't!

Carolus Rex · July 23, 2003, 05:57

Dr,

Seems you missed a +1 with your latest post. Addressing two posters in one reply!?

Carolus

DrSpike · July 23, 2003, 06:09

I am but a spamming novice when in the present company.

Actually I regard strings of posts as quite crass, and rarely indulge in such behaviour. It's the easy way out.

Hydey · July 23, 2003, 07:38

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Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
I'm just going to presume that was the drink talking Hydey.

I'm not a drunkard like someone else

rah · July 23, 2003, 08:14

MP ettiquette: Or things that tic you off.

I hate it when I have to go back to the thread topic to find out what it is.

RAH
Pesky Aussies. No wonder I have to do drugs.

Hydey · July 23, 2003, 08:17

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Originally posted by rah
Pesky Aussies. No wonder I have to do drugs.

You say that as if it is a bad thing

Carolus Rex · July 23, 2003, 08:25

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Originally posted by DrSpike
I am but a spamming novice when in the present company.

Hm, at the time of writing I can give you 4595 reasons that counter the above statement.

Carolus

Carolus Rex · July 23, 2003, 08:28

And rising by the second!

So let me correct myself: 4597!

Edited: 4596 just turned into 4597!

Carolus

Hydey · July 23, 2003, 08:28

Carolus speaks the truth

DrSpike · July 23, 2003, 08:30

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Originally posted by Carolus Rex
And rising by the second!

So let me correct myself: 4597!

Edited: 4596 turned into 4597!

Carolus

You'll get there in no time with all those +2's and 3's.

finbar · July 23, 2003, 08:30

I think this is possibly the appropriate moment to ask for a minute's silence - or, indeed, perhaps, a minute without posts - in memory of the 4,200 posts I lost in one of the site's more spectacular crashes last year.

rah · July 23, 2003, 08:31

Not a chance.

finbar · July 23, 2003, 08:35

Well, after Hydey nods off, perhaps. Although I notice we now have a Scandinavian working on his PhD in Spamming.

Hydey · July 23, 2003, 08:35

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Originally posted by finbar
I think this is possibly the appropriate moment to ask for a minute's silence - or, indeed, perhaps, a minute without posts - in memory of the 4,200 posts I lost in one of the site's more spectacular crashes last year.

4,200

That would take Doc weeks to make up

DrSpike · July 23, 2003, 08:37

...........and Hydey several days.

finbar · July 23, 2003, 08:38

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Originally posted by Hydey

4,200

That would take Doc weeks to make up

Actually, 4193, not that I was counting. I did contact MarkG about it. He said he'd fix it. Beware of Greeks fixing lifts. Which would make sense if he were working as an elevator maintenance mechanic instead of being a soldier, but anyway.

Hydey · July 23, 2003, 08:38

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Originally posted by DrSpike
...........and Hydey several years.

I could never match your great skills doc.

finbar · July 23, 2003, 08:39

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Originally posted by DrSpike
...........and Hydey several days.

You seem to have caught War4ever's problem of St Vitus' dance of the full stop key.

-Jrabbit · July 23, 2003, 09:07

For the record, finbar, here's the history...

About 30 years back

when in college, I started signing documents (memos and such) that I posted (meaning, tacked onto a bulletin board) with a dash in front of my name. Why? Dunno, just did. Thought it looked cool or something, I guess.

It became a habit.

When I started joining various online communities, this practice just sort of carried over into my screen names. I was going to abandon it, but found a hidden advantage. On most BBS software (including vBulletin), the symbol set are considered to come before "a" in the alphabet. This means my name comes up near the top of the members list, which is always quicker to generate than a "search" on a given username.

So, it's a "dash" not a "minus sign" and is basically an artifact of my misspent youth.

Finally, let me apologize

for impugning your reputation through my naive disbelief that my username could actually cause loss of sleep.

DrSpike · July 23, 2003, 09:23

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Originally posted by finbar

You seem to have caught War4ever's problem of St Vitus' dance of the full stop key.

Please don't liken my skilful use of the resource with War's.

finbar · July 23, 2003, 09:38

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Originally posted by -Jrabbit
For the record, finbar, here's the history...

About 30 years back

when in college,

Phew! Thank goodness I've found another mature soul in this place!

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So, it's a "dash" not a "minus sign" and is basically an artifact of my misspent youth.

Interesting story. I wish my username were as interesting. It's only my homage to my deceased dog.

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Finally, let me apologize

for impugning your reputation through my naive disbelief that my username could actually cause loss of sleep.

Not to worry. I probably spend as much time lying awake worrying whether Hydey will attempt 11 posts in a row.

finbar · July 23, 2003, 09:43

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Originally posted by DrSpike

Please don't liken my skilful use of the resource with War's.

Ah. Sorry. That's the problem with cold, hard print, y'see. It can't convey the emotion with which the effect was physically created. He just sits there and hammers. You sit there, ponder, caress, ponder again, caress again, ad infinitum. Before you then decide to hit the full stop key.

Alexander's Horse · July 23, 2003, 19:15

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Originally posted by -Jrabbit
For the record, finbar, here's the history...

About 30 years back

when in college, I started signing documents (memos and such) that I posted (meaning, tacked onto a bulletin board) with a dash in front of my name. Why? Dunno, just did. Thought it looked cool or something, I guess.

It became a habit.

When I started joining various online communities, this practice just sort of carried over into my screen names. I was going to abandon it, but found a hidden advantage. On most BBS software (including vBulletin), the symbol set are considered to come before "a" in the alphabet. This means my name comes up near the top of the members list, which is always quicker to generate than a "search" on a given username.

So, it's a "dash" not a "minus sign" and is basically an artifact of my misspent youth.

Finally, let me apologize

for impugning your reputation through my naive disbelief that my username could actually cause loss of sleep.

Probably more than we needed know but thanks for coming anyway.

Hydey · July 24, 2003, 17:57

so -Jrabbit had a drug problem in his youth

rah · July 25, 2003, 08:43

Back on topic.

What really tics me off is checking out the forum and seeing the last responder to every thread is Hydey and I know no worthwhile content has been added.

Hydey · July 25, 2003, 08:48

What tics me off is when people continue fights from one game into another even if it means spoiling the next game.

rah · July 25, 2003, 08:52

I try not to carry a grudge into the next game. If someone kicks my butt, and I have a choice of convenient opponents the next game, that may slant my decision. But I don't take it personally. If a person backstabs me 10 seconds after we make a deal, then I'm likely to remember it for a few games. But I've never spoiled a game because of something that happened in another one. I just might be a tad more aggressive.

Hydey · July 25, 2003, 08:56

I am the same but others seem to want to carry it on.

A bit like not talking to each other

-Jrabbit · July 25, 2003, 10:18

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Originally posted by Hydey
so -Jrabbit had a drug problem in his youth

Not a problem, I could always find some...

Edit: Looking at my post, I'm not at all sure what Hydey saw that suggests a drug problem...