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Author Topic: Comments Under Your Name!  (Read 12020 times)

SCJJR65

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Re: Comments Under Your Name!
« Reply #45 on: March 15, 2007, 09:57:04 PM »
Ya, Rich, das ist gut!  Das Ich moechte gern!  ;)

Joan

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Re: Comments Under Your Name!
« Reply #46 on: March 16, 2007, 05:23:36 PM »
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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.


Joan

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Re: Comments Under Your Name!
« Reply #47 on: March 16, 2007, 05:27:52 PM »
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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 ?


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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

SCJJR65

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Re: Comments Under Your Name!
« Reply #48 on: March 19, 2007, 09:10:23 AM »
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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?   :-?

Joan

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Re: Comments Under Your Name!
« Reply #49 on: March 19, 2007, 02:28:38 PM »
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So, are we gonna vote on new names, or what?   :-?

"Waiter! Another poll, please!"  ::)


SCJJR65

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Re: Comments Under Your Name!
« Reply #50 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?

Joan

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Re: Comments Under Your Name!
« Reply #51 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]

Offline msbuck

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Re: Comments Under Your Name!
« Reply #52 on: March 21, 2007, 04:45:51 PM »
 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]
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SCJJR65

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Re: Comments Under Your Name!
« Reply #53 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

Offline Rob Valdez 79 R65

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Re: Comments Under Your Name!
« Reply #54 on: March 21, 2007, 05:33:30 PM »
And nobody even voted for returning to stock setting!

Now I'm startin' to get mad!


SCJJR65

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Re: Comments Under Your Name!
« Reply #55 on: March 21, 2007, 06:49:00 PM »
YIKES!!!!   :o

Offline Justin B.

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Re: Comments Under Your Name!
« Reply #56 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!
« Last Edit: March 21, 2007, 10:29:32 PM by admin »
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Offline Rob Valdez 79 R65

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Re: Comments Under Your Name!
« Reply #57 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!)

SCJJR65

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Re: Comments Under Your Name!
« Reply #58 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] :(

Joan

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Re: Comments Under Your Name!
« Reply #59 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...



Wow... thanks for making yet more changes, Justin. I really appreciate it.  :-*