Author Topic: Mixed feelings about this new forum (Read 16371 times)

zahc · « **Reply #100 on:** January 25, 2009, 04:13:38 PM »

THR? What's that? I seem to remember it dimly....

I've just about forgot about THR; I think this place stands on its own, and I like it better than THR.

Ben · « **Reply #101 on:** January 25, 2009, 04:45:57 PM »

Nick is bringing back the database history that's been in the ether -- more of these are bound to show up over the next day or so. Just sit back and enjoy the nostalgia... :)

Bigjake · « **Reply #102 on:** January 25, 2009, 04:55:48 PM »

Quote from: Ben on January 25, 2009, 04:45:57 PM

Nick is bringing back the database history that's been in the ether -- more of these are bound to show up over the next day or so. Just sit back and enjoy the nostalgia... :)

Retro Steampunk threads from oblivion??? Sweet!

gunsmith · « **Reply #103 on:** January 25, 2009, 04:58:57 PM »

I think I commented in this thread.

RocketMan · « **Reply #104 on:** January 25, 2009, 05:08:19 PM »

Nostalgia...does aspirin help with that?

Jamisjockey · « **Reply #105 on:** January 25, 2009, 06:26:20 PM »

Quote from: JamisJockey on January 25, 2009, 04:03:56 PM

This appears to have risen from the dead!

Never mind, I'm a retard. I didn't read past the first page and thought that the thread from 2005 just popped up to the top of the topic list. Its fistfuls fault.

280plus · « **Reply #106 on:** January 25, 2009, 09:49:57 PM »

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Its fistfuls fault.

Nothing unusual about that...

Ron · « **Reply #107 on:** January 25, 2009, 10:00:32 PM »

It is kind of weird realizing how long ago I signed up for THR and then here when the RT was eliminated.

I'm member #104 here, 785 at THR.

tempus fugit

Oleg Volk · « **Reply #108 on:** January 25, 2009, 10:11:50 PM »

The positive example of APS moved me to try expanding the bounds of THR as well: just added Ethics of Liberty subforum.

roo_ster · « **Reply #109 on:** January 25, 2009, 10:22:10 PM »

Quote from: Oleg Volk on January 25, 2009, 10:11:50 PM

The positive example of APS moved me to try expanding the bounds of THR as well: just added Ethics of Liberty subforum.

Positive example? I must not be trying hard enough...

OK, on a more serious note, recall that the banschwerk had to be taken down from over the doorway and used in a vigorous manner on a few folk to keep 'em from fouling the nest.

K Frame · « **Reply #110 on:** January 25, 2009, 10:48:59 PM »

Let the dead be not spoken of, Jfruser, lest their chindis pollute the living with their evil ways.

RevDisk · « **Reply #111 on:** January 25, 2009, 11:07:23 PM »

Wow, a prediction from March 03, 2005 that APS would die out? Uhm, Guess we can call that one a miss.

Personally, I avoid THR like the plague. I used to post over there, I donated cash and computer equipment. My sole hope is that the THR mods and their way of doing things stays over at THR. Call me strange, but I like the vibe over here at APS better. Seems like the people are generally more polite, less internal warfare, and I like the variety of posts even if not all of them are directly RKBA related. Fostering a community of pro RKBA folks, in my opinion, seems to have worked out better than the more ... regimented THR.

To each their own.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #112 on:** January 26, 2009, 01:42:21 AM »

Anybody got any recipes for a mixed feeling? Here's one of mine:

1 pint of boiled regret
2 pints fear
1/2 tablespoon of mild ennui
2 medium-sized joys, steamed and plucked
3 1/2 ounces of flaming desire

Mix regret, fear, and ennui in a medium-sized sauce pan. Bring to a simmering rage, and add diced joy. Stir occasionally, over medium heat, until the joy is softened, and the mixture is a dull sepia in color. Pour into a small casserole dish. Add desire, and light before serving.

And if anyone can make sense of that, you may be madder than I. Seek professional help.

MicroBalrog · « **Reply #113 on:** January 26, 2009, 02:34:15 AM »

What's a chindis?

Regolith · « **Reply #114 on:** January 26, 2009, 02:42:55 AM »

Quote from: MicroBalrog on January 26, 2009, 02:34:15 AM

What's a chindis?

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A chindi (Navajo "ch'Ãįdii") is the ghost of the Navajo tribe believed to be released at dying breath. The chindi is almost always considered to be an evil force, avenging some form of offense to the person. The Navajo believe that contacting such a spirit can cause illness (Ghost Sickness), or death. It is also believed that a chindi can be used to cause harm upon someone else. Dust devils are referred to as chiindii and are said to be these spirits. Clockwise dust devils are good spirits and counterclockwise are bad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chindi

Bogie · « **Reply #115 on:** January 26, 2009, 02:53:40 AM »

Oh, heck... I was sysop of the St. Louis Computer, Booze, Gun & Duct Tape Society back around 1989 or so...

14.4bps, baby!

roo_ster · « **Reply #116 on:** January 26, 2009, 10:32:28 AM »

Quote from: Mike Irwin on January 25, 2009, 10:48:59 PM

Let the dead be not spoken of, Jfruser, lest their chindis pollute the living with their evil ways.

Roger, Roger.

MicroBalrog · « **Reply #117 on:** January 26, 2009, 10:35:25 AM »

Quote from: jfruser on January 26, 2009, 10:32:28 AM

Roger, Roger.

I think I know why jfruser has a problem with Wookie suits now....

K Frame · « **Reply #118 on:** January 26, 2009, 11:13:09 AM »

Quote from: MicroBalrog on January 26, 2009, 10:35:25 AM

I think I know why jfruser has a problem with Wookie suits now....

OK, that took me a second, but once I made the connection, damned funny.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #119 on:** January 26, 2009, 01:30:42 PM »

Uh, a line from Airplane, a Star Wars reference, and somehow it ties in to Ron Paul?

Marnoot · « **Reply #120 on:** January 26, 2009, 01:34:14 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Tactical pants on January 26, 2009, 01:30:42 PM

Uh, a line from Airplane, a Star Wars reference, and somehow it ties in to Ron Paul?

The battle droids in the prequels say "Roger, roger," when acknowledging a command. In the one film don't the battle droids attack the wookies?

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #121 on:** January 26, 2009, 01:38:34 PM »

Ooooooh, ok. Now I've got your vector, Victor.

roo_ster · « **Reply #122 on:** January 26, 2009, 01:51:32 PM »

Quote from: MicroBalrog on January 26, 2009, 10:35:25 AM

I think I know why jfruser has a problem with Wookie suits now....

Wrong movie. I was referencing Leslie Nielsen/Kareem Abdul Jabar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15XlSbGzGTk

Airplane! was a comedy from the get-go. Lucas's last three, though laughable, were not comedies.

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