Say Hi, Gracie (ie, Newbies Say Hello Thread)

[livius drusus]

I think it's past time we started a general welcome thread, so here it is. Welcome to FF, all. Whether you've already dug into the threads or been reading quietly since day one, feel free to say hello if you are so inclined.

:welcome2:

[viscousmemories]

Hi Gracie! :welcome:

[D. Scarlatti]

high

[livius drusus]

Quit scaring the nice new people, ya stoner. Sheesh...

[D. Scarlatti]

teehee!

[solidsquid]

I guess I'm a newb here...so yeah....ummm....hi.

[viscousmemories]

I guess I'm a newb here...so yeah....ummm....hi.
Eh, not much more of a newb than any of us. We've only been open since July. ;)

[solidsquid]

Eh, not much more of a newb than any of us. We've only been open since July. ;)

Wow, that's not very long for some of the postcounts people have...lots of talkin' goin' on... :yup:

[livius drusus]

Wow, that's not very long for some of the postcounts people have...lots of talkin' goin' on... :yup:
I don't know what you're talking about. :shifty:

[snokat]

Hi. I'm here! I'm new. Hello Gracie!! :D

[livius drusus]

Hi solidsquid! :wave: Hi snokat! :tiphat2:

[BigBlue2]

:australia: G'Day :australia:

[livius drusus]

:australia: G'Day :australia:

That's so cute!

[maddog]

Me too! Me too!
Hello, Gracie!

by-the-by, I must say I REALLY like coming here. It feels nice.

#4

[livius drusus]

Knowing that you really like coming here feels more than nice to me. Thank you, maddog. :hug:

[viscousmemories]

Knowing that you really like coming here feels more than nice to me. Thank you, maddog. :hug:
Ditto here. We really put a lot of effort into making this place as welcoming as possible. I'm very glad to hear that you think it is. :)

[Ex-zombie]

Hi Gracie!

Lovely forum.

[livius drusus]

Must. Look. Away. From. Avatar. Long. Enough. To Respond.

Hi Ex-zombie! Thank you kindly and have a great time. :welcome:

[Ymir's blood]

Hello. Just found this place today. Looks interesting, very nice dècor.
:popcorn:

[livius drusus]

Hi Ymir's blood; I'm glad you like our digs. I always enjoy a properly used accent grave.

Welcome to FF! :welcome2:

[viscousmemories]

Hi Ymir's Blood, :welcome: Glad you like the decor. :)

[Cool Hand]

Um, Hi. I've been here, but I never properly introduced myself or said "hi." I think I'll delurk now and start posting. Thanks for the place, liv and VM.

[livius drusus]

Every time a lurker posts, an angel gets its wings. Or something. It's great to see you reintroduce yourself, Cool Hand. :hug:

[viscousmemories]

Glad to see you posting, Cool Hand, and thanks for the thanks. :)

[clinttaylor]

Hello y'all. Some of you know me either from the JREF or Munu. *ducks and hides* (I am registered at IIDB, but only two or three posts in a years time.)

Seriously though, this looks like an extremely well thought out and designed forum. (We won't go into how slowly I learn about certain issues.... *coughtoomanymodscough* :doh: ) I would love to stick around if you will have me.

Clint

[viscousmemories]

What is this Munu you speak of? :D

Of course you're welcome, Clint. Glad to have ya here and thanks for the kudos. :)

[livius drusus]

You're more than welcome, clint. There aren't even any bizarre anti-mod initiation rituals or anything. I'm just thrilled to see you here and posting. Thank you for the excellent compliments and have a great time. :welcome:

[Cool Hand]

Glad to see you made your formal introduction, Clint. Now, if only we can get our other buddy to join, the Unholy Trinity would be complete. Look out, Freethought Forum.

Cool Hand

[livius drusus]

Oh, cool! I love Unholy Trinities.

[Kamen]

Briefly delurking. Great looking board :)

Does anyone ever use chat?

[livius drusus]

Oh my GOD! Kamen posted! :woohoo: Kamen's been here ages, y'all. It's wonderful to hear from you. :glomp2:

Thank you kindly and yes, we have used chat but afaik, there was only one time when a bunch of people got rounded up. I think it's clearly time to arrange a real inauguration.

:welcome2:

[Farren]

Kamen I recall one frenzied session where half the board chatted at once. I think Gawen initiated it by sending everyone PMs demanding they join him in the chatroom (he was mildly drunk) immediately. And everyone did. Just so you know, this technique works (and I don't mind getting PMs from peeps I've never chatted to before :) ).

[Kamen]

Oh my GOD! Kamen posted! :woohoo: Kamen's been here ages, y'all. It's wonderful to hear from you. :glomp2:

Thank you kindly and yes, we have used chat but afaik, there was only one time when a bunch of people got rounded up. I think it's clearly time to arrange a real inauguration.

:welcome2:


Wow, what a reception! I had no idea anyone noticed. :)

What do you think of setting up a date and time for a communal chat, to kick off that feature of the forum? Even the shy ones might join in. :couch:

Hell, I am going there now anyway. If anyone wants to join, great.

[livius drusus]

Well I'm there. :)

[Ex-zombie]

Kamen,

Welcome, welcome. It was great talking to you in chat. I will look forward to your posts! :cool:

[viscousmemories]

Hi Kamen, :welcome:

[clinttaylor]

Hey, thanks for the welcome.

CH....I'm working on it damnit, but you know how hard-headed some of our ....um.....amphibious friends are.....


:cool:

[livius drusus]

Just pimping the welcome thread in case any of our heretofore announced members want to drop us a wee greeting.

:bhello:

[Ymir's blood]

Just pimping the welcome thread in case any of our heretofore announced members want to drop us a wee greeting.


Hello

[Godless Wonder]

Hello..., thought I might start posting over here now and then. Many of you probably recognize the name already.

[JoeP]

Hi, GW!

[livius drusus]

Hi GW. It's great to see you posting, particularly about two of my favorite things: log cabins and brown bread. :)

[viscousmemories]

Welcome to posting, GW. :)

[ApostateAbe]

Hi. I am a regular on IIDB and ChristianForums. This forum seems very promising. Needs more Christians.

[livius drusus]

You know, somehow I never think of the Pacific Northwest as having good old boys. Welcome to FF, ApostateAbe.

:welcome:

[Rene]

Hello, I'm Rene, and I'm new here. I'm Terracotta at II, but I don't post much.

I'm enjoying reading past threads - this seems like a great place.

[livius drusus]

Hi Rene! I'm thrilled to have you here and really happy that you like what you see. Welcome to FF. :welcome2:

[Ms.Babylon]

Hello again.

*attempting to de-lurk self*

[livius drusus]

Hiya Ms.Bablyon. :hisign: It's lovely to see your gorgeous harlot self again.

[viscousmemories]

Wow, an surge of new (and newly delurking) folks. :welcome:

[maddog]

Hello, Kamen (I was on the chat a little bit that one time), Ex-Z, GW, Rene, Clinttaylor, Abe & Ms.B. :hiya: :tiphat2: :wave: :happywave:
#33

[wei yau]

I discovered this place quite by accident, though I'm sure I've heard mention of it on IIDB.

I post at IIDB under the same handle. There's an awful lot of familiar faces here. I browsed some of the threads here and feel that the atmosphere is a bit more relaxed.

I hope to contribute more here than I do at IIDB. It gets a little intimidating over there sometimes.

Glad to meet you all (again, in some cases).

[livius drusus]

Hi eldar, and welcome to FF. I'd tell you not to let the IIDB blowhards intimidate you, but since I think it's great that you feel more relaxed here I'll just keep my encouragement to myself. Oh wait... :doh:

:welcome2:

P.S. - Cool avatar.

[viscousmemories]

:welcome: to the FF, eldar1011.

[Ymir's blood]

Hi, eldar1011. Wargamer by any chance?

:nap:

[wei yau]

Hi, eldar1011. Wargamer by any chance?

:nap:

Ayuh.

Warhammer 40K. Eldar player, to be precise. I am the proud commander of a HUGE Warhost of Ulthwe (hence, the avatar).

Actually, to be accurate, I have to admit that I have not played a game in a very long time. I got into the hobby for the models.

Although, to be fair, I've not painted in a really long time, either.

PS: Really like your handle, big fan of Norse mythology.

[wei yau]

Hi eldar, and welcome to FF. I'd tell you not to let the IIDB blowhards intimidate you, but since I think it's great that you feel more relaxed here I'll just keep my encouragement to myself. Oh wait... :doh:

:welcome2:

P.S. - Cool avatar.

Heh. Thanks for the welcome. And I'm a lot more relaxed now that I've received such a warm welcome from one of the posters whom I most fear....uh, not that I think you're a blowhard...really I don't....please...don't hurt me....

[Ex-zombie]

eldar,

If Liv comes for you, just throw some cilantro at her!

[livius drusus]

Moi? Why, eldar, I'm a veritable :cat: How can anyone be intimidated by the person who uploaded such an adorable smilie?

So are you still intimidated? Well? Are you? Speak up, boy!

P.S. - Don't be fooled by the hypnotic eyes, eldar. Ex-zombie will lead you astray.

[pescifish]

Moi? Why, eldar, I'm a veritable :cat: Exactly; we can all see that kitten is batting around someone's left nut.

[livius drusus]

Okay, fair enough, but at least it's declawed.

[beyelzu]

Moi? Why, eldar, I'm a veritable :cat: How can anyone be intimidated by the person who uploaded such an adorable smilie?

So are you still intimidated? Well? Are you? Speak up, boy!

P.S. - Don't be fooled by the hypnotic eyes, eldar. Ex-zombie will lead you astray.
actually, eldar, in spite of what liv says,

never underestimate the ability to distract her by asking about a recipe.


or if you dont mind throwing someone else to the wolves, you can just point out some shitty formatting and liv will be distracted and frothing at the mouth at someone else.

[beyelzu]

I discovered this place quite by accident, though I'm sure I've heard mention of it on IIDB.

I post at IIDB under the same handle. There's an awful lot of familiar faces here. I browsed some of the threads here and feel that the atmosphere is a bit more relaxed.

I hope to contribute more here than I do at IIDB. It gets a little intimidating over there sometimes.

Glad to meet you all (again, in some cases).

I like the debate at ii but in truth I never felt as at home there as I do here.

[Ymir's blood]

Ayuh.

Warhammer 40K. Eldar player, to be precise. I am the proud commander of a HUGE Warhost of Ulthwe (hence, the avatar).

Actually, to be accurate, I have to admit that I have not played a game in a very long time. I got into the hobby for the models.

Although, to be fair, I've not painted in a really long time, either.
I played 40k back in second edition. Now I mostly stick to generic rulesets but rarely play anymore. I still like to paint though and buying figures is an addiction.
PS: Really like your handle, big fan of Norse mythology.
I've always loved it as well. Had been reading it all day when I signed up here.

[wei yau]

eldar,

If Liv comes for you, just throw some cilantro at her!

Funny you should mention cilantro. I was making coconut chicken last night and had to use cilantro. Turns out the wife also bought parsley and watercress. I couldn't tell one leafy herb from the next.

Fortunately, the recipe actually called for dried cilantro. That is clearly labeled in the spice rack.

[wei yau]

I like the debate at ii but in truth I never felt as at home there as I do here.

I hope to find a home here as well. I am often very guarded in my posts at IIDB because I'm unable to relax.

I suppose I need to venture out from the "Welcome" thread however...

[wei yau]

I played 40k back in second edition. Now I mostly stick to generic rulesets but rarely play anymore. I still like to paint though and buying figures is an addiction.

I got involved during 2nd edition, just a few months before 3rd edition debuted. I've played several 2nd edition games, but not a single 3rd edition. And now 4th edition is on the horizon.

Which armies do you collect? While I am a devoted Eldar player, I've painted some IG and some Orks.

[livius drusus]

I suppose I need to venture out from the "Welcome" thread however...

May I suggest posting that coconut chicken recipe in ApostateAbe's carnivore thread? Oh sure, the cilantro ensures I wouldn't eat it with beyelzu's mouth (and God knows where that's been), but I'm sure others would dig it.

I might even be inspired to modify it for my precious palate if it looks as good as I think it will.

[Ymir's blood]

I played 40k back in second edition. Now I mostly stick to generic rulesets but rarely play anymore. I still like to paint though and buying figures is an addiction.

I got involved during 2nd edition, just a few months before 3rd edition debuted. I've played several 2nd edition games, but not a single 3rd edition. And now 4th edition is on the horizon.

Which armies do you collect? While I am a devoted Eldar player, I've painted some IG and some Orks.
Chaos space marines were the force that got me into the game. Otherwise, I've got some old Imperial Guard, and a smattering of stuff bought used at the local gaming store.

[livius drusus]

Psst... eldar... You might find a new thread idea somewhere in this dialogue. :didi:

[Baalthazaq]

:bhello:

Ok, not been looking around for long, but for a starter: Best Smilies ever! :D

[livius drusus]

I see you already the know the key to flattering me. Good work for someone who registered an hour ago. :D

It's really wonderful to have you here, Baal. :welcome2:

[Ymir's blood]

:bhello:

Ok, not been looking around for long, but for a starter: Best Smilies ever! :D
Hi, Baal.

It's me, Pitshade. :bag: Don't tell anyone!

[pescifish]

:happywave: Baalthazaq! Whoohoo!

[viscousmemories]

:welcome: to the FF, Baalthazaq.

[John the Non-Baptist]

Hello, all. First day here, first post.

Nice tall romantic soon-to-be-divorced middle-aged liberal ex-xtian freethinker Cardinal fan writer songwriter standup comic with just enough gray hair to make me look distinguished. I enjoy browsing and posting at II and I think from the looks of things I'll like it here too.

Oh, and a native Hoosier too.

[livius drusus]

Dear God, somebody tie AspenMama up before she gets a load of this one! :D Hi John. Thank you for the yummy intro and welcome to FF.

:welcome2:

[viscousmemories]

:welcome: to the FF, John.

[John the Non-Baptist]

Thank you, Livius and Viscous. Thank you verra much.

And what? Someone's being tied up on account of me?!

[Lauri D]

:bhello: John-T-N-B!!! :) Good to see ya here!

Lauri

[John the Non-Baptist]

:bhello: John-T-N-B!!! :) Good to see ya here!

Lauri

Thanks, Lauri--and a double thank-you for extending the invitation.

Butterflies, welcome signs, parade banners--I feel all special and stuff. Now to start contributing in a hilarious manner.

[Roland98]

Hi John! :hiya: :hisign:

Good to see you over here.

[John the Non-Baptist]

Thanks and hello to a future Iowan!

OK, still looking around for that right time to contribute hilariously. It'll happen any minute now, I'm sure.

*whistling*

Drat.

[livius drusus]

Get an avatar and a custom title first and the hilarious is sure to follow. Really. I swear.

[viscousmemories]

It worked! :biglaugh:

[livius drusus]

Like a damn charm. :beaugest:

[Ex-zombie]

Liv and vm are right. That broke me up. :happy:

Welcome!

[John the Non-Baptist]

Thanks, all. And thank YOU, Windows Paint Program!

[pescifish]

:hiya: Wow, very nice avatar, JohnTNB!

[John the Non-Baptist]

Thanks, Pescifish. I feel hilariouser already!

[livius drusus]

Wait. Since when are there wombats in Iowa?

[John the Non-Baptist]

Wait. Since when are there wombats in Iowa?

I didn't say it was a difficult job.

[livius drusus]

/me giggles
Fair enough.

[AspenMama]

Hello, all. First day here, first post.

Nice tall romantic soon-to-be-divorced middle-aged liberal ex-xtian freethinker Cardinal fan writer songwriter standup comic with just enough gray hair to make me look distinguished. I enjoy browsing and posting at II and I think from the looks of things I'll like it here too.

Oh, and a native Hoosier too.

Well hello! Do you like wine too?

Wiggles out of ropes....

[wade-w]

Get an avatar and a custom title first and the hilarious is sure to follow. Really. I swear.

Damn. Is that why I'm not funny?

[Ex-zombie]

Get an avatar and a custom title first and the hilarious is sure to follow. Really. I swear.

Damn. Is that why I'm not funny?

Yes. Yes, it is. :D

[livius drusus]

/me sees Ex-zombie's av and title and bursts into uncontrollable giggles

[John the Non-Baptist]

Well hello! Do you like wine too?

Wiggles out of ropes....

Alas, I'm not a wine drinker. Nor a drink drinker. But you can buy me a caffe mocha, sailor. :heybabeh:

[Roland98]

/me basks in the hilarity

[John the Non-Baptist]

* Roland98 basks in the hilarity

Roland, you magnificent basker!

[Roland98]

* Roland98 basks in the hilarity

Roland, you magnificent basker!

Just trying out my bask-omatic.

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/75/pics/75qbass1.jpg

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/75/pics/75qbass3.jpg

Wow, that's terrific bask!

[John the Non-Baptist]

Much applause for Dan, Laraine, and Roland. I'm sure there is a smilie for this, but it's late and I'm going to bed. Good night, everyone!

[AspenMama]

Well hello! Do you like wine too?

Wiggles out of ropes....

Alas, I'm not a wine drinker. Nor a drink drinker. But you can buy me a caffe mocha, sailor. :heybabeh:

Ahhhh well. Here's a grande mocha, then. :coffeemug:

Cheers! Here's to guzzling caffeine on this fine Wednesday morning!

[dannyk]

Gday All,

Gee forums keep popping up everywhere... All good though :-)

Graeme

[Megatron]

So this is where everyone's hiding...

Haha, found you! :wave:

(Shit, I guess the domain will change again soon and I'll have to start looking all over again.. :P :D )

[livius drusus]

Hi dannyk, and welcome to FF. Yeah, forums grow like shrooms 'round heah, but we're the only ones with the psychedelic smilie collection. :nova:

:welcome2:

[livius drusus]

Zero! You snuck in on me. (Get your mind out of the gutter, you; I meant that in the most innocent possible way.) Welcome to FF!

:welcome:

[Megatron]

Zero! You snuck in on me. (Get your mind out of the gutter, you; I meant that in the most innocent possible way.) Welcome to FF!

:welcome:
Uh huh, suuuure ya did :cool:

[dannyk]

Thanks Livius,

where can I get some :-)

Graeme

[livius drusus]

Thanks Livius,

where can I get some :-)

Just click on the smilie face or "More" link and start tripping the light fantastic. I guarantee you'll be in an altered state long before you reach smilie #1297.

Oh, and Zero: :copafeel:

[Megatron]

Oh, and Zero: :copafeel:
:rofl:

[Roland98]

Welcome ZA and dannyk! Good to see you both over here.

[viscousmemories]

:welcome: to the FF, dannyk and Zero Angel.

[Vicar Philip]

In a dramatic flourish of intense creativity, I signed on to Liv's wonderful new board and called myself:

Vicar Philip

I LOVE all the great smileys, why, they're enough to give pz a MASSIVE HEADACHE!! So far I'm really impressed by the relaxed atmosphere here, kudos!


Now where in the HELL is the bass player smiley, HMMMMMM?? :whup:

[livius drusus]

vm actually created a disable smilies in all posts user option just for the pz's of the world and so far I know of at least two people who've made good use of it. You should turn it on sometime and check out this thread (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=536). It's pretty hilarious.

Now, when you say bass, do you mean guitar or violin? Because it seems to me that some of our guitar-playing types could be just as well be bassists and we'd never know.

[Vicar Philip]

Now, when you say bass, do you mean guitar or violin?Bass guitar, a Fender Precision to be exact (see my avatar!). I had to play a little violin in school but I was a really piss poor violinist. The fretboard I could handle, but I never could make the bow sound like anything but an overweight cat in labor. I actually am playing bass in a classic rock band, lots o' fun!

:band:

[livius drusus]

Okay, Vicar. Put the word "fender" between two colons and see what you get. ;)

[Ymir's blood]

Okay, Vicar. Put the word "fender" between two colons and see what you get. ;)
I'm not putting anything between two colons! eewwww....

:innocent:

[Roland98]

Hi Vicar! :wave:

[Vicar Philip]

Okay, Vicar. Put the word "fender" between two colons and see what you get. ;)

All right, let's see now.

:fender:

Way Cool!! Thanks Liv, you are the BEST!!! That just made my day, I was having a lousy one until that!

Hi to you too, Roland!! :giggle:

[livius drusus]

And your reaction just made mine. Thank you, Vicar. :thankee:

[Johnny Pneumatic]

Hello. :wave:

[livius drusus]

Hi SkepticJ! It's nice to see you up and about. :hisign:

[viscousmemories]

Hiya SkepticJ. :)

[Johnny Pneumatic]

I've been lurking here for about a month. Time to post. :popcorn:

[livius drusus]

:woohoo: Every time a lurker decloaks an angel gets his wings. No really. I saw it in a movie and everyting.

[Ex-zombie]

Hey SkepticJ,

Welcome, welcome.

I know your name from skeptical community where I post as stardog. I loved your thread about geckos. I look forward to your posts! :cool:

[livius drusus]

:gecko: are cool. :)

[beyelzu]

hello skepticj,

many happy postings and what not.

[maddog]

Okay, Vicar. Put the word "fender" between two colons and see what you get. ;)
I'm not putting anything between two colons! eewwww....

:innocent:YB, that was NOT NICE!!! Ya made me spit up my Coke!! :sodaspit:
#38

[Shake]

Nice sigs, skepticj and maddog!

[THX1138]

I stumbled on this forum via Internet Infidels & I noticed there's a lot of other folks from there here too!

Cool to see y'all!

J

[viscousmemories]

:welcome: to the FF, THX1138.

[livius drusus]

Hi THX1138. Or should I call you J? :welcome2:

[Godless Dave]

Welcome, THX1138!

FYI, I use that handle on a couple other discussion boards. Good movie. Too bad Lucas is bastardizing the DVD "release".

[THX1138]

"J" is for Josh-- I'm just L! ("lazy")

Hey LD! :wave:

J

[livius drusus]

Oh cool! You chose one of freemonkey's Japanese waves for an avatar. I love those guys. Now that we've made with the small talk, feel free to call me liv. ;)

Oops. You edited. I liked the wave. :sadcheer:

[THX1138]

Yeah me too-- I'll probably change the damn thing every week just for the hell of it (I have this painting on my desktop at home tho).

J

[Zoot]

Right. I just got my account suspended at Christian Forums, presumably for suggesting that the same standard applied to other countries be applied to the US. Apostate Abe invited me here. He's a champ.

Uh, yes. I was raised a Christian, studied to be a minister, stopped both, and have just finished a degree in philosophy. I live in Auckland, New Zealand. I like drinking good alcohol and smoking good cigars and reading good comics and eating good food and so on.

I have never liked the terms "free thought" and "free thinker", mainly because most people I've come across who have referred to themselves in these terms have been pretentious wankers.

That's all I can think of to introduce myself.

Oh, I nearly forgot. I am a pretentious wanker.


That's about it.

[seebs]

Zoot!

Am I right in guessing that you're the Zoot I ran into a couple of times over at Cross+Flame, too?

[livius drusus]

Hey cool. I have a guinea pig named Zoot (although I spell it Zeut).

I live in Auckland, New Zealand.

Assuming you haven't already on CF, meet lunachick (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/member.php?u=16) .

I like drinking good alcohol

You wouldn't happen to know how to make it (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=934), would you?

smoking good cigars

Hmm... So far all I can offer you on that topic is a Groucho Marx smilie. :groucho:

reading good comics

We've had at least one derailment (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=16052&postcount=31) on the subject. Maybe now that you're here someone will be inspired to start an actual thread.

eating good food

It doesn't have 1,423 posts for nuthin' (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=38).

I have never liked the terms "free thought" and "free thinker", mainly because most people I've come across who have referred to themselves in these terms have been pretentious wankers.

When you're right, you're right.

Oh, I nearly forgot. I am a pretentious wanker.

Holy shit! Me too! What are the odds? :D

Welcome to FF, Zoot. :welcome2:

[beyelzu]

hmm

We've had at least one derailment on the subject. Maybe now that you're here someone will be inspired to start an actual thread.


looks like someone was inspired to make an actual ff comic thread (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=951)

[Roland98]

Zoot!!! Good to see you. Where's your Ramen noodle guy avatar? :)

[viscousmemories]

Hi Zoot, :welcome: to the FF.

/me offers the characteristic pretentious wanker handshake.

[Zoot]

There you are, Seebs. Happy Noodle Boy avatar is go. And yes, I was on C+F.

[Socratoad]

:gecko: are cool. :)

But but, thats not really a gecko :eek: Thats Smiley with extra big feet :giggle:

[Adora]

Oh, I nearly forgot. I am a pretentious wanker.

Heee, I love this guy. *pets the Noodle avatar*

[seebs]

There you are, Seebs. Happy Noodle Boy avatar is go. And yes, I was on C+F.

Cool! Good to see you again.

[Roland98]

There you are, Seebs. Happy Noodle Boy avatar is go. And yes, I was on C+F.

Much better. :) And since I'm not sure if I've posted on a board with you under this name, if not, you may remember me as bulldog98 over at C+F, or waaay back as ts98 at christianity.com.

[HarryLime]

Hey all. Beyelzu invited me, and I've posted in his comics thread already, but just wanted to say hi to everyone. My name's Will, and I'm into drinking, reading, films, music... all the shit I have listed in my profile, pretty much. You seem to have a cool forum here, and I'm looking forward to getting to know you all.

Will

[Ex-zombie]

:hiya: Welcome Will!

[viscousmemories]

I already said so in another thread, but :welcome: to the FF, Will.

[Sycophant]

I am Zoot's groupie - a while ago he mentioned he'd started debating and dicussing stuff on a forum called Christianforums, so I followed him, registered and immediately became extemely frustrated.

Apparently he got banned from there, and now he's here, so I followed him here.

Go figure.

[viscousmemories]

Welcome to the FF, Sycophant. :)

Huh. That's the first time I've ever called someone that with a smile.

[livius drusus]

Hi Will, thanks for posting in this thread to alert the non-comic book nerds and non-hopeless drunks to your august presence. Welcome (again) to FF. :)

[livius drusus]

Zoot's groupie... Now if that isn't a band name, I don't know what is. Thank you for registering and posting so promptly and I hope you have a great time here, Sycophant.

Welcome to FF. :welcome2:

[Petra]

Hello all the new people I've missed 'cos I'm so rude an' that. :blush:

Welcome!


More personally - pleased you could make it over here, Sycophant! Zoot, too. :) And he got banned from CF? He was always so cool, calm and collected. WTF? Those bloody christofascists!

Anyway, great to see you two around here. Hope your Guy Fawkes weekend went off with a bang. Mine was pretty fab. :)

We'll have to get together for a bar-b some day and plot our overthrow of Destiny. I'll die before I let NZ go the way of "moral" America, dammit! :demon2:

Take it easy you two, and haere mai. :wave:

[HarryLime]

Hi Will, thanks for posting in this thread to alert the non-comic book nerds and non-hopeless drunks to your august presence. Welcome (again) to FF. :)

I laughed pretty damned hard at that, I must say. Thank you all for the warm welcome, and hopefully in time I can show you that there's more to me than sequential art and distillates.

Will

[livius drusus]

Like an excellent vocabulary, for instance. Mmm... sequential art and distillates... :homdrool:

[HarryLime]

Many thanks to you. Would you be a Simpsons fan? Your smiley there has just given me an idea for a topic, so I think I'll go poke around and see if it's yet been covered.

Will

[livius drusus]

Why, yes, yes I would. I am in fact a rabid Simpsons fan and afaik, they have received no coverage whatsoever. I hang my head in shame even as I type. Please save my dignity and rectify the situation, Will.

[HarryLime]

Why, oh why, must it be my lot in life to play the role of the defender? First, I go post in that True West forum, and I have to drive off that gang of trolls threatening the homesteaders before typing away into the sunset, and now this. Ah well... :D

Will

[Blake]

HarryLime? The Third Man (http://auschwitz.dk/Orson.htm) Harry Lime?

By the way, I'd like to apologize to everyone who ever joined for never welcoming any of you--I'll try to do better; and youall have really cool names. (We have a guinea pig named Zoot!)

[HarryLime]

That's the one. The Harry Lime with the catchy fucking theme music. :)

Will

[Sycophant]

More personally - pleased you could make it over here, Sycophant! Zoot, too. :) And he got banned from CF? He was always so cool, calm and collected. WTF? Those bloody christofascists!

I think it was the delving into the politics and current events forums that sunk him, one to many references to "illegal invasion of Iraq"


We'll have to get together for a bar-b some day and plot our overthrow of Destiny. I'll die before I let NZ go the way of "moral" America, dammit! :demon2:

I was actually at a mall (St Lukes, if you must know) yesterday when I saw someone wearing an "Enough is Enough" t-shirt - I really wanted to go and start some shit, but I thought better of it.

I figured not many of them would ever wear them again, because alone in public, it's not a statement many people feel comfortable making on a t-shirt.

[Julie]

Hi Everyone :) Looking forward to getting to know everyone (I reconize lots of names from IIDB)

[viscousmemories]

:welcome: to the FF, Julie.

[Julie]

Glad to be here! LMAO I happen to stumble upon this place from a post on another BB and when I reconized names I decided to pop in. I think here is much more my flavor than IIDB is :)

[Ex-zombie]

Welcome Julie! :wave:

[livius drusus]

Hiya Julie. :) I love to see a new poster dive right in. It makes me grin from ear to ear. Thank you kindly and welcome to FF. :welcome2:

[beyelzu]

welcome, julie and sycophant.

I never made it home yesterday so sorry that I missed welcoming you guys in a more timely manner.

[viscousmemories]

welcome, julie and sycophant.

I never made it home yesterday so sorry that I missed welcoming you guys in a more timely manner.
Who paid your bail? :P

[beyelzu]

welcome, julie and sycophant.

I never made it home yesterday so sorry that I missed welcoming you guys in a more timely manner.
Who paid your bail? :P
I dont know how you do it in the great state of texas but here in southeast georgia it is possible to be drunk and stoned and not end up in jail.

:D

[Dingfod]

In Texas and Oklahoma waking up in jail is how you know you had a good time the night before.

[Julie]

*sigh* I miss being young and single. I never did get the chance to wake up in jail.

[viscousmemories]

LoL. It's never too late, Julie. Get out there and break some laws! :P

Beyelzu: I don't know how we do it in Texas either. I've only woken up in jail in Michigan.

[Julie]

LOL I can't. I'm a good responcible Mom type person now....I have to wait untill my kids are all grown before I can do that hehehe

[beyelzu]

LOL I can't. I'm a good responcible Mom type person now....I have to wait untill my kids are all grown before I can do that hehehe
yeah, those baby sitting fees could run kind of high duing a stretch in the big house.

[Aurora Elegance]

Hello, all. You all know me from the Internet Infidels Forums. I came here because of an invitation from livius drusius. I really like the intimate environment here. I think it might be easier to connect here than at IIDB.

[livius drusus]

Nice to see you again, Aurora. Please feel free to indulge in the intimage environment and call me liv. :)

[viscousmemories]

:welcome: to the FF, Aurora Elegance.

[Ymir's blood]

Beyelzu: I don't know how we do it in Texas either. I've only woken up in jail in Michigan.
Must have been a hell of a bender.

[viscousmemories]

Beyelzu: I don't know how we do it in Texas either. I've only woken up in jail in Michigan.
Must have been a hell of a bender.
From what I've heard, it was.

[SquareC]

Hello! I'm here because of a thread that Roland98 linked to at another forum....and I cannot resist the urge to register at a new forum.....don't give me links. Please. I need help. :yup:

I'm 34, mother of 2, live in Texas....man, I'm boring. :yawn:

[viscousmemories]

:welcome: to the FF, SquareC.

I'm 36, mother of nobody*, and live in Texas too. See? It could be worse! :)


* I don't even have the equipment to be one!

[SquareC]

:welcome: to the FF, SquareC.

I'm 36, mother of nobody*, and live in Texas too. See? It could be worse! :)


* I don't even have the equipment to be one!

Thank you for the welcome! Yes, I know it can be worse. It can always be worse. But I meant it. Please don't leave any links to stray forums laying around....I can't help myself. Roland did this to me. Twice today. :eek:

[SharonDee]

Welcome, SquareC! Make yourself t'home and pick a thread to post in.
:wave:

[Ex-zombie]

Welcome SquareC! :cool:

I know what you mean about people leaving links around. Liv is the one who got me with her link.

[livius drusus]

Links? Moi? Jamais! :innocent2:

Don't listen to Ex-zombie, SquareC. He's been stalking me for years and really can't be trusted. The good news is I bet your excellent pentatar can totally deflect his hypnotic zombie eye powers. :ninja2:

Welcome to FF! :welcome2:

[beyelzu]

welcome to ff,

sqarec


hope you like it here, I sure as hell do.

[Talulah]

Hello,

Just wanted to say I will be able to spend some more time here now that I have DSL. This site took forever to load on dial up and it was so frustrating I largely didn't bother.

See ya around.

[SharonDee]

Good to see you here, Tal. Congratulations on getting DSL, too. :super:

[livius drusus]

That's great, Tal. Welcome to highspeedness. :tread:

[viscousmemories]

:welcome: to posting, Tal. :)

[Roland98]

Hee hee, hadn't even seen SquareC's post earlier. :wave: Hiya!

[Anonymous#1]

Hello all. New around here at all that. I'm sure I'll have fun here.

[Petra]

Welcome! :D

[Anonymous#1]

Thanks. Boy, this sites pretty active it seems.

*I'm from Ohio, U.S

[Petra]

Thanks. Boy, this sites pretty active it seems.

Depends what time zone you're in. Can get pretty quiet 'round midnight (NZ time). Can make a gal feel all alone in these fora. Especially given how high the ceilings are - they can really weird up the acoustics late at night, y'know.

[Anonymous#1]

Thats funny. I just finished talking to someone from Newzealand.

[Petra]

Thats funny. I just finished talking to someone from Newzealand.

Yeah. Speaking to people from NZ can be funny.


Funny peculiar, that is... :D

[Anonymous#1]

I just meet her so I'm not very informed about New Zealand at all...

Anywho, I came here when "SolidSquid" mentioned it, so I decided to give this place a try. So far you're making me like it here.

Whats this place like if you dont mind me asking?

[Petra]

Anywho, I came here when "SolidSquid" mentioned it, so I decided to give this place a try.
I recognise that name! I can't quite put a face to it, though....

So far you're making me like it here.

:)


Well, we be friendly rogues 'round here. Even got ourselves an almost-Sheriff. This is a fine town; a good town. And the almost-Sheriffs mighty handsome. He'll even join ya for a Guinness down at the local Saloon. Hardest thing is trying to keep yer hands offa his gun. Well, speaking for myself, that is. :wink:



Whats this place like if you dont mind me asking?

It's all things, m'dear. It can be both Country and Western, and if you're lucky you won't even need to bring any chicken wire. :D

Heh. Look around awhile. Get a feel of the place - there's plenty of frivolity and plenty of seriousness for all tastes. Although hardline, rightwing, Christofascist nutjobs may have a harder time fitting - but then they're not really likely to sign up, neither, so you're safe as far as they are concerned. Unless you're one of 'em - in which case we'll have to work on ya. :D

[livius drusus]

luna, you hopeless flirt, am I going to have to get a "Down, girl!" smilie?

Welcome to FF, Anonymous#1. I like your handle; it sounds like the name of a painting. Something mysterious and modern. SolidSquid hasn't been around in a while (and I started a birthday thread for him and everything :hmph: ), but I've uploaded :octopus: to welcome him back in style should he stop by again.

Have a great time here, Anonymous. :welcome2:

[Petra]

luna, you hopeless flirt, am I going to have to get a "Down, girl!" smilie?

Welcome to FF, Anonymous#1. I like your handle; it sounds like the name of a painting. Something mysterious and modern. SolidSquid hasn't been around in a while (and I started a birthday thread for him and everything :hmph: ), but I've uploaded :octopus: to welcome him back in style should he stop by again.

Have a great time here, Anonymous. :welcome2:


Oh yeah, forgot to mention...the Admin's a bigger smilie slut than any you'll find at those cheap roadside places. Funny thing is, she used to be such a snob about smilie use/abuse. They were all just tacky tourist attractions to her once - kitsch novelty items of little worth. But she's been saved, and now proudly sports the best smilie collection in all the known universe. Hell, it might even be better than some smilie regions of the unknown universe, too. But we'll never know...

As for adding a "Down, girl!" smilie... well, ahhh, how far 'down' are you talkin'?

:naughty:

[RedShift]

I posted this earlier but it hasn't shown up, am I being moderated at the beginning?


Anyway. Hello! Some of you know me from over at Skeptical Community. "Freethought Forum" sounds a bit intellectual for me, but I will try and keep up.

:wave:

[livius drusus]

Moderate Mrs. Slocombe? I'd shut down the forum first, I tell ya! Our server has been known to be a tad tetchy on occasion, so it probably swallowed your post.

It's lovely to have you here, RedShift. Don't be fooled by the name: we're as big a bunch of dumbasses as you'll find anywhere. We're just suckers for alliteration, is all. ;)

:welcome2:

[Ex-zombie]

Welcome Redshift!! I recognize you from SC where I post as stardog. Love your avatar. Liv is right, we are a bunch of dumbasses. There is no bigger dumbass than Liv. :D

[Petra]

..."Freethought Forum" sounds a bit intellectual for me, but I will try and keep up.

:wave:


Hiya! :wave:


There are some scary intellecktuall types here, but don't worry 'cos there's also people like me. And I'm perfectly comfortable here, so it can't be too intellektchewally eleetist.

:comfy:

[beyelzu]

I posted this earlier but it hasn't shown up, am I being moderated at the beginning?


Anyway. Hello! Some of you know me from over at Skeptical Community. "Freethought Forum" sounds a bit intellectual for me, but I will try and keep up.

:wave:
welcome, redshift, I do not know you, but look forward to doing so.


and, what is this moderation you speak of? :tmgrin:

[beyelzu]

luna, you hopeless flirt, am I going to have to get a "Down, girl!" smilie?

Welcome to FF, Anonymous#1. I like your handle; it sounds like the name of a painting. Something mysterious and modern. SolidSquid hasn't been around in a while (and I started a birthday thread for him and everything :hmph: ), but I've uploaded :octopus: to welcome him back in style should he stop by again.

Have a great time here, Anonymous. :welcome2:


Oh yeah, forgot to mention...the Admin's a bigger smilie slut than any you'll find at those cheap roadside places. Funny thing is, she used to be such a snob about smilie use/abuse. They were all just tacky tourist attractions to her once - kitsch novelty items of little worth. But she's been saved, and now proudly sports the best smilie collection in all the known universe. Hell, it might even be better than some smilie regions of the unknown universe, too. But we'll never know...

As for adding a "Down, girl!" smilie... well, ahhh, how far 'down' are you talkin'?

:naughty:


hey, liv, you ever think that maybe you shouldnt have given luna that naughty smilie?

encouraging a monster :tmgrin:

[RedShift]

Moderate Mrs. Slocombe? I'd shut down the forum first, I tell ya!
:welcome2:


You know, it was probably some dumb thing I did. I write emails all the time and press "delete" instead of "send" Occam's Razor comes in to play, the simplest explanation is I'm an eejit.

Thanks for the welcome!

I had not thought of Are You Being Served? for years and then we had a big conversation about it at the pub the other night. (you can see where my concerns about being out-intellectualled come from) So Mrs S (and her pussy) is forefront of my mind at the moment. Plus I thought it would confuse the Americans :P

[Dingfod]

Not me, I just watched the big fat Greek wedding episode of Are You Being Served last evening.

[livius drusus]

Liv is right, we are a bunch of dumbasses. There is no bigger dumbass than Liv.

Hey! I'm the very soul of dignified intellect. The smilies are just a phase. A phase, I tell ya!


hey, liv, you ever think that maybe you shouldnt have given luna that naughty smilie?

encouraging a monster :tmgrin:

That monster needs no encouragement. If she didn't have the naughty girl she'd put the cheerleaders and the lechers in compromising positions instead.

I had not thought of Are You Being Served? for years and then we had a big conversation about it at the pub the other night. (you can see where my concerns about being out-intellectualled come from) So Mrs S (and her pussy) is forefront of my mind at the moment. Plus I thought it would confuse the Americans :P

Not the Americans with PBS and BBC America. We British television nerds have many sources across the pond. Hell, as long as it has a British accent it is intellectual; that's just a known fact. :D

[Petra]

She knows me so well. :giggle:

[RedShift]

Not the Americans with PBS and BBC America. We British television nerds have many sources across the pond. Hell, as long as it has a British accent it is intellectual; that's just a known fact. :D

This gives me great hope for the future of the world.

[livius drusus]

You know, I just realized that the blue hair next to your username is kind of disconcerting. Have you considered picking a more pinkish tint from the Slocombe rainbow? Or is that your plan all along: keeping me on my toes with perpetual blue-red shifts? :noid:

[RedShift]

You know, I just realized that the blue hair next to your username is kind of disconcerting. Have you considered picking a more pinkish tint from the Slocombe rainbow? Or is that your plan all along: keeping me on my toes with perpetual blue-red shifts? :noid:

Well, I do all this at work so I don't have elaborate photoshopping available to resize my pics. The online resizer I use can only make the pics 25/50/75 % bigger or smaller. So ... I did a Google image search for Mrs Slocombe and had to go through a couple until I got one small enough but not too small. It was a headache believe me! :glare: Fee free to change her hair to a more acceptable tint ....

[ceptimus]

Hi RedShift. :)

[Petra]

I kinda like that it's disconcerting. Like ceptimus's mirrored name and title is disconcerting. It appeals to me for some strange reason.

How'd you do the mirrored thing, anyway, ceptimus? It's uber cool.



I would be happy to change your hair colour, RedShift. Or even resize a pic you like better, if you wish it. Just email the link to the pic, or the pic itself, to mana_moana@hotmail.com . Though I like the current one very much, even though I never really watched Are You Being Served.

Your avatar also reminds me of Dame Edna Everidge, and I can't help but think of Dame Everidge's singing of Kanga-roo-la-rue-la-rue in the epic adventure, coming-of-age film based on Napoleon, the cute labrador puppy from Sydney who wanted to be a wild dog. :D

[viscousmemories]

:welcome: to the FF, RedShift.

[viscousmemories]

Oops, I missed Anonymous#1. I blame the dial-up. :D

:welcome: Anonymous#1!

[RedShift]

I kinda like that it's disconcerting. Like ceptimus's mirrored name and title is disconcerting. It appeals to me for some strange reason.

Yeah, I like it too. I might keep it (her) for the time being.

For all those disconcerted .... get used to it! :yup:

[livius drusus]

I'll have you know I'm already getting used to it, thank you very much. And now, I shall have to hmph.

:hmph:

[ceptimus]

How'd you do the mirrored thing, anyway, ceptimus?
I used a cool program called Meazure (get it for free from here: http://www.cthing.com/ ) that allows you to grab bits of the screen display as images. Then I used a paint program (Paint Shop Pro I think) to flip it over and make the background transparent.

Unfortunately, I can't get it to line up properly for all browsers, skins etc., so I went for getting it right on Internet Explorer, default settings, as I figured more people would be using that than anything else.

I like all the avatars here by the way. :) Are we intending to do the 'special Christmas edition avatar' thing here?

[Petra]

How'd you do the mirrored thing, anyway, ceptimus?
I used a cool program called Meazure (get it for free from here: http://www.cthing.com/ ) that allows you to grab bits of the screen display as images. Then I used a paint program (Paint Shop Pro I think) to flip it over and make the background transparent.

Unfortunately, I can't get it to line up properly for all browsers, skins etc., so I went for getting it right on Internet Explorer, default settings, as I figured more people would be using that than anything else.

Thanks for the software!

It looks all lined up in Mozilla's Firefox, too. So, well done. :D

I like all the avatars here by the way. :) Are we intending to do the 'special Christmas edition avatar' thing here?

Great idea! :cool:

[canadianmisty]

Hi, sorry I'm late. Did I miss anything? The line at the bar was long.

[wei yau]

Are we intending to do the 'special Christmas edition avatar' thing here?

Great idea! :cool:

Seconded.

So, when do we start?

[Ex-zombie]

Welcome canadianmisty!! :cool:

Watch out for Liv. She'll knock you down and take your drink!

[Petra]

Welcome!


And liv may be the one that knocks you down, but 'tis me that'll steal your drink!

:naughty:

[wade-w]

Are we intending to do the 'special Christmas edition avatar' thing here?

Great idea! :cool:

Seconded.

So, when do we start?

Does this mean that you have to have an avatar to be considered "cool" around here?

[livius drusus]

Hi canadianmisty. The line at the bar is always long when lunachick's in the house. I swear she hires stand-ins. :martini:

Welcome to FF! :welcome2:

[viscousmemories]

:welcome: to the FF, canadianmisty.

[canadianmisty]

Wow. thanks for the invite. Also thanks for the avatar. Its gorgeous. If you could slip me a little something that looks and sounds like Jimmy Page I'd be in heaven.
"its been a long time since I rock and roll".

[livius drusus]

As long as it doesn't smell like him. :rimshot:

[Ab_Normal]

...figured I'd lurk here, too...

[beyelzu]

...figured I'd lurk here, too...
cool,

I have never lurked anywhere, I think I made my first post at II after reading them for just a few days.

[Petra]

"its been a long time since I rock and roll".

Ha! Instant memory moment...

When I first arrived in Jerusalem, my boss (the owner of the hostel I worked in) took me on a tour of the old city with a couple of other people. Anyway, we got to the Church of St. Anne, which is reputed to have the most beautiful acoustics. To prove it, my opera singing boss began to sing Ave Maria or some damned thing (I dunno - he was Jewish :shrug: ), and the others gave it a go by reverentially singing a few bars of some popular gospel or other, and when it was my turn, I couldn't think of anything appropriate so I broke into Led Zeppelin's Black Dog. Hehe. :D



Hiya, Ab-Normal! Good to see you. :)

[viscousmemories]

...figured I'd lurk here, too...
cool,

I have never lurked anywhere, I think I made my first post at II after reading them for just a few days.
Yeah, I can never keep my mouth shut either. :D

:welcome: to the FF, Ab.

[livius drusus]

I, otoh, have lurked (and do lurk) plenty. Welcome, Ab. :welcome2:

[ceptimus]

Are we intending to do the 'special Christmas edition avatar' thing here?

Great idea! :cool:

Seconded.

So, when do we start?
Not till 12 days before xmas :D

Hi Newbs!

[vincit omnia veritas]

Hi, everyone. :wave: I recognize a few names from II, freethinkersforum (the old,old one), and godlessheathens. I'm looking forward to getting t' know y'all much better.

-vince

[viscousmemories]

:welcome: to the FF, vov.

[livius drusus]

Hi vince. I'm embarassed to admit that I'm not sure who you are, but it's great to see you on this board. If you don't mind me asking, what's your avatar? I've been staring at it for ages and I just can't make out what exactly is burning. :flamed:

Welcome to FF! :welcome2:

[Petra]

Hiya, Vince. :)

I think I recognise you from II's humour forum. (That's if I've got the right guy).


Anyway, welcome to here. Hope you enjoy your stay. :wave:

[vincit omnia veritas]

Thanks much for the warm welcome, guys>(in the sexually ambiguous sense, of course) :wink: .

livius drusus,
There're really no grounds for embarrassment on your part. I don't think I've ever interacted with you directly. That is, of course, 'til now. Plus, I doubt I've ever posted a thing worthy of recollection.
As for the avatar, aptly named running-fire, I like to think of it as a burning desire. Yes. In the masterful words of Robert Frost, "...from what I've tasted of desire, I hold with those who favor fire...".

lunachick,
Hmm. :chin: Didn't spend much time (if any at all) in the humor forum at II. Philosophy's my thing. Sadly, I take it very seriously.

Thanks again, one'n'all. Hope to seeya' in thread.

[livius drusus]

It seem unlikely that someone who quotes Frost so swooningly aptly has never posted anything else worthy of recollection. Thank you for doing so here already, vince. :)

luna, I think you're thinking of Vinnie.

[Nex]

Wow, a lot of familiar names here... :yup:

I'm Nex from the JREF forum, and I go by Deblateration on IIDB but haven't been there as much recently.

Hello FF! :wave:

[ceptimus]

Hiya vincit. Hiya Nex. :wave:

[Skep]

Hiya, Joe. Hello, Mr. Donnehy. http://skeptech.net/emotipad/cache/Wave5.gif