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General Category => Totally Off-Topic Discussions, Rants, Tire & Oil Threads, Etc. => Topic started by: Bob_Roller on March 06, 2007, 11:43:22 AM

Title: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Bob_Roller on March 06, 2007, 11:43:22 AM: Where did those comments under you user name come from!
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Joan on March 06, 2007, 02:02:09 PM: +1

I'm with Bob. I don't recall those being there last week.

I'm not the list owner and he can tell me to pound sand, however I prefer composing my own loser comments under my name, thank you.
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Bob_Roller on March 06, 2007, 03:18:53 PM: If you go to the members section, look at the comment for Rob Valdez : Resides on Mount Olympus. I think we have found our culprit!
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on March 06, 2007, 04:24:45 PM: Nein!

(Try Justin)
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Justin B. on March 06, 2007, 06:46:28 PM: Somebody asked my why, unlike other YaBB boards, we were using the boring stock level descriptions - so I changed them... [smiley=evil.gif] If y'all don't like them discuss amongst yourself and present me with some options. This is what you're stuck with if you make me think too hard, all by myself. [smiley=chairshot.gif] [smiley=Oscar.gif]

Ya know, I was wondering when somebody was gonna notice... [smiley=ROTFLMAO.gif]
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: SCJJR65 on March 06, 2007, 07:39:28 PM: Yeah, me, too..... ::)
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Justin B. on March 06, 2007, 08:42:56 PM: [smiley=lurker.gif] <--- rat-bastard john

Gonna let ME take all the heat, eh? me---> [smiley=drowning.gif] [smiley=rifle.gif] <--- everybody
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: airhead on March 06, 2007, 09:53:59 PM: Sounds a bit like 'Et tu, Brute' to me!!

Bill.....................;-)
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Melena on March 06, 2007, 10:49:06 PM: I noticed this over the weekend. Maybe Justin had just changed it when I noticed it. I think it's funny. But I was just waiting to see what kinds of comments would come up. [smiley=lurker.gif] I like to sit on the sidelines and just watch sometimes.

Well, now you guys get a chance to vote on it. ;D

Weren't we able to change it to what we wanted before Justing changed it? I remember I had something else on there, I think. Now what was it? :-? Oh. No, that was something else.
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Justin B. on March 06, 2007, 11:14:47 PM: These are set in the configuration files and are not user modifiable...
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on March 06, 2007, 11:51:05 PM: Hey! God got no complaints! ::)

Yes, Melena, yours says "I Love my R65!", John's says "Proud to own a R65!", Justin's says "I love my Beemers", and mine says "R65...the best BMW since the /2", etc...

The one's Justin created (modified) are based on the number of posts a person has made to the board.
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Joan on March 07, 2007, 12:02:53 AM: Quote
These are set in the configuration files and are not user modifiable...

[flat forehead] doh! Okay, lemme see if I can fix that thing...
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Joan on March 07, 2007, 12:06:43 AM: Argh! I can change the options but once one is deleted, there go the votes AND if I voted on one that is now deleted, I don't get to vote again on a remaining option... hmmm...
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Joan on March 07, 2007, 12:15:55 AM: Ah well, I tried. Time to give the cats their shots! Ta!
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: nhmaf on March 07, 2007, 08:48:51 AM: How 'bout something like:

"Sunday afternoon rider"
"Frequent airhead flyer"
"Road warrior"
"Iron butt Contender"
or similar, motorcycle-oriented idioms ?

At least these might be a little more understandable also to those on our board for whom English is
not the primary, or best language ?
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: SCJJR65 on March 07, 2007, 11:06:54 AM: OK, folks, I'll fess up..... It was I who PM'd Justin and asked him if the levels at which one advances from a "newbie" to a "Junior Member" to a "Full Member", etc. were locked in place and could not be changed, or if as administrator, he could give the levels new names and/or add more levels. Why, you ask?

I regularly visit several motorcycle enthusiast forums where you can register and post your opinions, advice, rants, pics, jokes, etc., such as Chromeheads.org, BMWMOA.org. Moto Guzzi's Wildgoosechase.com, England's Moto-Bins.uk (and others). In each of these forums, once you officially register, you start out as a "newbie" level member (or something similar) and once you hit a certain number of posts (like 100), your status level changes to something like "Junior" or "Regular" or something like that, and when you reach a higher milestone (like maybe 500) hit become a "Senior" member and then maybe after 1000 posts, you become something like a "Hero" member (as in the Wild Goose Chase forum, or "Yabb God" at the Moto-Bins forum.

I just thought it would be fun to have levels that recognize those members who participate regularly and often. I didn't come up with the "labels" you 've all wondered about, however. That was Justin, your wacky administrator.

Maybe I opened up a can of worms here. I kind of liked the idea of status levels for members that change the more they post. But that's just me. We can always ask Justin to put things back the way they were! ::)
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Bob_Roller on March 07, 2007, 11:22:23 AM: I personally don't have a problem with the phrases, with my work week of Friday through Monday, I rarely get to check the forum during that time, so yesterday morning I noticed the phrases as soon as I logged on, and didn't see any postings about it, I was just curious where they came from.
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Justin B. on March 07, 2007, 10:32:58 PM: Steve just put metal to the flint and I took that opportunity to do something I had thought about doing for a while. I saw something about the "training wheels" on a different forum, somewhere, and it tickled my funnybone. [smiley=ROTFLMAO.gif] I will admit that the drooling part was 100% my idea!! ;D If It would have known that it would have stirred up this much commotion [smiley=beehive.gif] I would certainly have done it a long time ago! [smiley=evil.gif]

If y'all can come up with something that meets the following criteria I'll change each one.

1. Must be humorous.
2. Must be clean.
3. Must stir up newbies enough to give them some incentive to post.
4. Nothing nambie-pambie, wussy, touchy-feely, etc. Something like "New spring flower" ain't gonna hack it...

Y'all have fun, now, y'hear?!!
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on March 07, 2007, 10:51:58 PM: Yeah! New Spring Flower! I like it! :-*
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: nhmaf on March 07, 2007, 11:11:46 PM: I guess that my suggestions weren't cool enough ? :P
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Justin B. on March 07, 2007, 11:11:52 PM: If you can count on the sun coming up in the morning you can count on that one NEVER happening! ;)
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Melena on March 08, 2007, 12:15:18 AM: Rob is just trying to stir up trouble again! ;D
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on March 08, 2007, 03:51:24 AM: Yes, please, nhmaf, don't take me too seriously on this top half of the fourm! [smiley=3stooges.gif]
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: SCJJR65 on March 08, 2007, 05:45:16 AM: Seeing the little emoticon in Rob's post above has inspired me to offer the first level title of "Stooge" for those who first register! (That should motivate them to post a bunch to get rid of that name!) Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk... [smiley=happy.gif]

BTW, Rob, where did you find that little gem of an emoticon? I'd like to have that one available to use!
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: msbuck on March 08, 2007, 08:30:59 AM: I'll admit I've kept an eye on those 'ratings' from the start. It did motivate me to get out of the 'newbie' status. I discovered Rob's God status last Friday.
I'm glad I'm not on those training wheels anymore... (https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smileyhut.com%2Ffighting%2Fbicycle.gif&hash=bda3ae78bdc5a23a26fe1e54a0e49286de82fe69)

I do like nhmaf's suggestions. I agree it should motivate folks to post. It worked for me until I discoverd it would take 500 posts to reach the next level! :P

(John, that little gem is on the list here, just click on the View All Smilies and you should see it near the top.)
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: SCJJR65 on March 08, 2007, 11:17:34 AM: Thanks, Aïda! [smiley=3stooges.gif] (nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!)
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Joan on March 08, 2007, 12:47:43 PM: Quote
How 'bout something like:

"Sunday afternoon rider"
"Frequent airhead flyer"
"Road warrior"
"Iron butt Contender"
or similar, motorcycle-oriented idioms ?

At least these might be a little more understandable also to those on our board for whom English is
not the primary, or best language ?

Oh! I like those! Good hit!

Oh man... this satellite + wifi kicks a**!
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Joan on March 08, 2007, 12:54:07 PM: Quote
1. Must be humorous.
2. Must be clean.
3. Must stir up newbies enough to give them some incentive to post.
4. Nothing nambie-pambie, wussy, touchy-feely, etc. Something like "New spring flower" ain't gonna hack it...

Y'all have fun, now, y'hear?!!

Hm. Incentive? Personally, having that little drool thing attached to my name is incentive NOT to post. I was invited to attend this little party, but if I'd stumbled upon it I'd pass on joining after seeing that part of it. Serious.

"Dogs drool, cats rule!" :-*
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: msbuck on March 08, 2007, 06:10:00 PM: Joan, just 22 more posts and you can remove your training wheels and get rid of that drooling thingy... (https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smileyhut.com%2Fmisc%2Fdrool.gif&hash=fc67151f8bde41e924f8b0883636f023662cc97f)

(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smileyhut.com%2Fanimals%2Fdog.gif&hash=21e6714c36ae5cf5bc2d75bcc053fda834b29edd) "grrr...meow" (https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smileyhut.com%2Fanimals%2Fcat-evil.gif&hash=0a4f5acaa53af69dc9f5913c2a58707afc0ea0f4)

-edit-
- oh man, the dog was actually running when I first posted, now he's gone lame... guess that evil ruling cat scared it.
(I agree that cat's rule! He does my house anyway... :P )
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on March 08, 2007, 07:23:04 PM: Quote
"Dogs drool, cats rule!"

(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecatsite.com%2Fforums%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Frub.gif&hash=504a0759fe562ee2072626e6c7a3027c4e611982)
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Ed Miller on March 08, 2007, 10:56:15 PM: Sure Rob, I'm sitting here trying to read my favorite motorcycle forum, and you make me have to go round up a cat to kiss. I hope you're happy.

Buggers are never around when you want them.
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: msbuck on March 09, 2007, 07:36:53 PM: I notice we now have a new level to strive for where we can lay our eyes on Rob with binoculars! [smiley=beehive.gif]
NC Steve is all alone there...
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: NC Steve on March 09, 2007, 07:49:40 PM: Yes, it appears I've arrived into a new clearing, all alone... [smiley=cry.gif]
Hmmmmm, wonder if I've reached a new high, or a new low ;)
Come join me, asap. John? You're close, buddy!
Aida?? C'mon, tell us lots of Capital BMW stories, 'cause we wanta hear 'em and it'll boost that rating!! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Surely someone's crashed or at least scratched up a shiny new F800 or R1200R by now!!
Please, give us all the details, in excruciatingly minute bits! [smiley=happy.gif]
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: SCJJR65 on March 09, 2007, 08:09:40 PM: Quote
Yes, it appears I've arrived into a new clearing, all alone... [smiley=cry.gif]
Hmmmmm, wonder if I've reached a new high, or a new low ;)
Come join me, asap. John? You're close, buddy!
Aida?? C'mon, tell us lots of Capital BMW stories, 'cause we wanta hear 'em and it'll boost that rating!! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Surely someone's crashed or at least scratched up a shiny new F800 or R1200R by now!!
Please, give us all the details, in excruciatingly minute bits! [smiley=happy.gif]

Close?? More like barely within hollerin' distance! ;D
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: SCJJR65 on March 09, 2007, 08:13:21 PM: Quote
I notice we now have a new level to strive for where we can lay our eyes on Rob with binoculars! [smiley=beehive.gif]
NC Steve is all alone there...

Hell, Rob's on the next mountaintop! Can't see him, too much cloud cover! [smiley=rolleyes.gif]
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on March 09, 2007, 08:16:37 PM: Rob ain't even close to being omnipotent... Just lost a great posting on another board (NOT B'works...) due to the proverbial computer glitch, and now I am depressed. Does god get depressed? I'll bet not.
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: NC Steve on March 09, 2007, 10:43:49 PM: C'mon John, just 3 (or 4) more to go: not sure if the "upgrade" kicks in at 250 or 251!
You go, boyeeeee!! 8-)

I'm gonna stop posting for a while, and start editing older posts if there's anything else to say.
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: SCJJR65 on March 10, 2007, 06:43:20 AM: Yeah, I should probably get Justin to "demote" me back to normal member status, since I haven't done any actual "moderating" since this forum got cranked up! ;)

I do look regularly at the names of the "latest new members" to register, however. There's usually some obvious spam-posters who try to get on our little forum, but they never post because either Justin or Rob always zap 'em! [smiley=rifle.gif] Good shootin', boys!! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on March 10, 2007, 06:59:43 AM: I haven't had to zap a one, yet.

So far I have only stuck my fingers in where they don't belong...but only twice, I think.
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Justin B. on March 11, 2007, 11:21:17 PM: To placate those in the crowd with thin skins I have removed the "drooling" references from a couple of the level descriptions. I really figured y'all had nice warped senses of humor and would appreciate the newbie "jab", but I guess not... :-/
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on March 12, 2007, 12:38:28 AM: Funny how people aren't how we imagine them to be, isn't it.

Or as a famous man once tag-lined:
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Justin B. on March 12, 2007, 06:48:08 AM: Yeah, the famous dude pretty much nailed it...
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: SCJJR65 on March 12, 2007, 08:58:46 AM: Hey, who you callin' normal?? >:(

Me? You talkin' to me?? Me, right? Well, OK then.... :-/

Excuse me, it's time for my medication. ::)
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Ed Miller on March 12, 2007, 09:12:07 PM: Quote
To placate those in the crowd with thin skins I have removed the "drooling" references from a couple of the level descriptions. I really figured y'all had nice warped senses of humor and would appreciate the newbie "jab", but I guess not... :-/

Now we're offended by the "thin skins" reference. I'll have you know that my shop tools have to smash through at least a half mm of skin before I see any blood.

This happens with depressing regularity.
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: MrRiden on March 15, 2007, 05:36:14 PM: Well,
When I first saw the new posting ratings I thought we'd "done been hacked". The very idea of a BMW owner drooling seemed ridiculous. (said with clenched teeth). So Ill throw my lame suggestions out there for consideration / ridicule.
Überserra = over seer or moderator
Knöchelkerl = knuckle buster
Zuschauer = bystander
Kopf der garage = head of the garage
or some other such titles. At least our moderator should be top of the Alps! Wheres this Olympus thing any way?
Rich
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: SCJJR65 on March 15, 2007, 09:57:04 PM: Ya, Rich, das ist gut! Das Ich moechte gern! ;)
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Joan on March 16, 2007, 05:23:36 PM: Quote
To placate those in the crowd with thin skins I have removed the "drooling" references from a couple of the level descriptions. I really figured y'all had nice warped senses of humor and would appreciate the newbie "jab", but I guess not... :-/

Thanks Justin! I really appreciate your willingness to listen!

BTW, my objection is all about ME. I object to name calling and bullying in general. That's what my family did for group recreation as a child. As an adult I learned that is about no self respect and making fun of others is a feeble attempt to remedy that... so, I don't play that game anymore. Life is too short for me to waste time where that is the normal practice. I'm NOT out to eradicate bullying, just explaining why I found the change to drooling training wheel thing distasteful. Hit my button, it did. That's all.
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Joan on March 16, 2007, 05:27:52 PM: Quote
How 'bout something like:

"Sunday afternoon rider"
"Frequent airhead flyer"
"Road warrior"
"Iron butt Contender"
or similar, motorcycle-oriented idioms ?

At least these might be a little more understandable also to those on our board for whom English is
not the primary, or best language ?

Quote
Well,
When I first saw the new posting ratings I thought we'd "done been hacked". The very idea of a BMW owner drooling seemed ridiculous. (said with clenched teeth). So Ill throw my lame suggestions out there for consideration / ridicule.
Überserra = over seer or moderator
Knöchelkerl = knuckle buster
Zuschauer = bystander
Kopf der garage = head of the garage
or some other such titles. At least our moderator should be top of the Alps! Wheres this Olympus thing any way?
Rich

Excellent titles, NHMAF and MrRiden! I'm kind of partial to the German list but they're both pretty good! ;D
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: SCJJR65 on March 19, 2007, 09:10:23 AM: Quote
Quote
How 'bout something like:

"Sunday afternoon rider"
"Frequent airhead flyer"
"Road warrior"
"Iron butt Contender"
or similar, motorcycle-oriented idioms ?

At least these might be a little more understandable also to those on our board for whom English is
not the primary, or best language ?

Quote
Well,
When I first saw the new posting ratings I thought we'd "done been hacked". The very idea of a BMW owner drooling seemed ridiculous. (said with clenched teeth). So Ill throw my lame suggestions out there for consideration / ridicule.
Überserra = over seer or moderator
Knöchelkerl = knuckle buster
Zuschauer = bystander
Kopf der garage = head of the garage
or some other such titles. At least our moderator should be top of the Alps! Wheres this Olympus thing any way?
Rich

Excellent titles, NHMAF and MrRiden! I'm kind of partial to the German list but they're both pretty good! ;D

So, are we gonna vote on new names, or what? :-?
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Joan on March 19, 2007, 02:28:38 PM: Quote
So, are we gonna vote on new names, or what? :-?

"Waiter! Another poll, please!" ::)
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: SCJJR65 on March 21, 2007, 08:00:30 AM: Well, I guess we had better ask the wizard of this kingdom, Justin, about how to go about this. Justin, what say you?
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Joan on March 21, 2007, 12:42:24 PM: Sorry... when I mentioned another poll I planned on submitting one right then, but something came up! Dagnabit!

I really like the German garage labels, but not everyone reads Deutch, so here is a suggestion to start, combining both lists:

Sunday Afternoon Rider
Knöchelkerl = knuckle buster
Road Warrior
Kopf der garage = head of the garage
Ironbutt Contender
Überserra = over seer or moderator

(No idea how many posts it takes to 'earn' the next title... I mean, anyone can sit down at their computer with a stiff ladies drink and churn out a bunch of empty posts to boost their blather stats. ) ;D [smiley=beer.gif]
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: msbuck on March 21, 2007, 04:45:51 PM: (https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skylinechat.com%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Fsmiley226.gif&hash=a3935d93d86e6d73ef405d7c301d877d755a1e6e) I see all the training wheels have gone on to never-never land. :-/
Now we're back to the same ol' Newbie, Junior, Full, Senior and God status.
Did you get fed up with us, Justin? [smiley=Kick.gif]
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: SCJJR65 on March 21, 2007, 05:19:23 PM: Either that, or he's wiping the slate clean to set up a new bunch of levels for us to "B.M.W." about (Bitch, Moan & Whine) ;D
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on March 21, 2007, 05:33:30 PM: And nobody even voted for returning to stock setting!

Now I'm startin' to get mad!

(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scifimoviepage.com%2Fimages%2Fmadmax.jpg&hash=665c1592d59e48da814a522facac45a3842bc131)
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: SCJJR65 on March 21, 2007, 06:49:00 PM: YIKES!!!! :o
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Justin B. on March 21, 2007, 10:29:04 PM: I realized that there was no way to make everybody happy so instead of only having half of you happy I thought it would be much more fair to make nobody happy! [smiley=evil.gif] That should at least make Blue State people happy! ;) I also have decided to refrain from doing anything creative in the future that might irritate the inmates of this asylum... ::)

Sooo, I returned them to their out-of-the-box values which, although boring and unimaginative, at least nobody complained about!
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on March 22, 2007, 03:03:10 AM: I always liked that part of the movie, where "Max" turns into "MAD Max"!

Well, I didn't like it that his wife and baby got killed, but I don't take these kind of movies seriously anyway.

I did however, go to see Mad Max, first run in the movie theatre, on my R65 in 1980, just to see the fast motorcycles! (zoom zoom zoom!)
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: SCJJR65 on March 22, 2007, 11:48:32 AM: [size=16]So, I guess I'll never get to see Mount Olympus without my binoculars now...... [/size] :(
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Joan on March 22, 2007, 12:18:05 PM: I can see Mt Olympus just fine without binoculars, from my office window right now across the bay. And Mts Elinor, Defiance, The Brothers, Constance... Looks pretty much socked in like this 360 days/year...

(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.flickr.com%2F69%2F217458760_07036048c9.jpg&hash=99dc1085cfef51a189de336f6dbc33e41ae6b710)

Wow... thanks for making yet more changes, Justin. I really appreciate it. :-*
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Lowen on March 22, 2007, 06:33:53 PM: Darn! On the 59 website I went from" Needs training wheels" to "Rides in the mall parking lot" to "Weekend warrior" to "Iron butt" and was looking forward to a new set of goals to reach for.
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Justin B. on March 22, 2007, 07:49:40 PM: Well, Lowen, I found the levels quite amusing but apparently nobody else did... Speaking of the 59 website, I thought this was funny:

http://www.59texas.org/cgi-bin/mods/usergallery/index.cgi?action=showpicture&album=26&id=17&albumname=Holiday%20Images
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: msbuck on March 22, 2007, 09:28:50 PM: Justin, there were some of us that thought they were amusing and liked what you did... ;D
There were a couple that did not. But you know how it is..the minority usually wins out because they have squeaky wheels. (https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smileyhut.com%2Fsilly%2Fkicking.gif&hash=ccfaf70ebf12e615730d7f53413aa26340217948)
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Justin B. on March 22, 2007, 09:36:14 PM: I'm glad Lowen mentioned something because I was trying to remember what forum I got the training wheels idea from. But that's OK, Aïda, I've had my fun [smiley=beehive.gif] stirring up the masses so I will now be content to crawl back to my cave, lick my wounds, and plan my revenge... [smiley=evil.gif]

For all of you who are in the IT field, I am a disciple of the BOFH and have his original works in book form from which I derive much pleasure in reading from time-to-time. Geeze, I'm starting to tear up, gotta go!

Heh, heh, heh...
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: SCJJR65 on March 22, 2007, 09:54:26 PM: Oh, boy.... I don't like the tone of that "heh, heh, heh...." [smiley=evil.gif]
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Ed Miller on March 22, 2007, 10:25:57 PM: I never knew that Mad Max killed Adam of Adam and the Ants. I learn so much on these motorcycle forums, tho I long for the day I could spell it phorums.

I guess I still can on Boxerworks, but I rarely get the opportunity.

I never believed in karma anyway.
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on March 22, 2007, 10:40:45 PM: I have been in IT longer than I have owned my R65.
I have no clue what you are talking about, Justin.

That wasn't really Adam of A & the A's, was it?
And I don't think he shot him. I think he just lit him on fire... [smiley=flamethrowingsmiley.gif]
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Ed Miller on March 22, 2007, 11:02:25 PM: Quote
Well, Lowen, I found the levels quite amusing but apparently nobody else did... Speaking of the 59 website, I thought this was funny:

http://www.59texas.org/cgi-bin/mods/usergallery/index.cgi?action=showpicture&album=26&id=17&albumname=Holiday%20Images

Yeah Justin, "Sorry! This feature is available to Members Only. To Join, please fill in the form below. Thank You!" always busted me up too.

Uh, what did I miss? Maybe the long list of stuff that you can't do but they won't really check on too hard? I couldn't tell if that was a joke or not. I suspect others have that problem with my little quips as well, so I shouldn't really comment.

I do the ton almost every month whether I need to or not, I'm sure I need another (tonup) club.... Or a weaker wrist.

;D

Rob, I don't know. The soon to look much different guy just looks temporarily familiar to me, but I don't know from where. Maybe he said "I want those who get to know me to become admirers or my enemies" one time too often.

Yeah, that was from memory. Sad.
Title: Re: Comments Under Your Name!
Post by: Justin B. on March 23, 2007, 07:35:41 AM: Crap, sorry about that, Ed - no revenge intended, really! I guess being registered with the site I didn't realize that you would need to register to see this. I'll see if I can move a copy elsewhere and re-link...

Rob - My, you've led a sheltered life! ;-) BOFH = "Bastard Operator From Hell". The exploits (semi-fictional, maybe?) of an evil systems administrator/operator and how he deals with users and other day-to-day inconveniences. [smiley=evil.gif] You should be able to find a link to the archives on theregister.co.uk or go here - http://bofh.ntk.net/

They are hillarious (in a twisted sort of way) and my wife hates them - what better endorsement! ;D