I shall have the last word, I swear! » Forum Post by terpfan1980

*sniff* *sniff*

I smell a points marathon here.

Here's a nickle!

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I am in a generous mood as well. Have another.

But I will have the last word. And that word is.................

Wahoos!

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This is no points marathon.... this is my effort to prove I can get the last word.

I guess some history is in order... some years back, on another web "boards" site that I set up for a group of friends, we had an individual that called himself the ultimate Thread killer. He created a thread where he stated he was in deed, the one, the only, ultimate thread killer. Just having him add a comment in a thread would generally kill that thread completely. For whatever reason, once that individual posted his $.02, others just ignored that thread, and moved on. Very rarely was the individual able to add a comment to a thread without this effect, or so he really believed.

And so, with great fan fare, the individual started the "I am the ultimate thread killer" thread, and it turned into the thread that ate the message board (just kidding, but it did account for something like 45% of the message board traffic/space usage just for that one thread). No one else could let the individual win. To this day, every so many hours someone comes along and posts some random thought or comment and adds it to that thread, all in the name of not letting the original thread killer have the last and final word.

You know, I'm not even certain now that the original thread killer still frequents the old message boards, but the war of the words that he started certainly has lived on much longer than I would have expected.

Since I was the admin of the original board site where the thread was posted, I tried several times to have the thread die down, and come up with some official winner who could claim the title of ultimate thread killer. Each time, the participants at the message board raised such a ruckus of the artificial cap coming into play to end their fun, that the thread kept getting unlocked. I think I even tried pruning some of the earlier rabble in the thread, and even that was screamed about. Everyone wanted to see the attempts to get the last word, and everyone always tried to get the last word so someone else couldn't claim the prize.

Well, I am game for trying similar fun here. Just who can be the one that can lay claim to any extended time as the ultimate thread killer? If everyone is playing the game right, then no one should be able to claim more than a few hours time as the last poster in the thread. It all depends on how badly everyone wants to keep me from proving that I am the ultimate thread killer.

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Well, I am game for trying similar fun here. Just who can be the one that can lay claim to any extended time as the ultimate thread killer? If everyone is playing the game right, then no one should be able to claim more than a few hours time as the last poster in the thread. It all depends on how badly everyone wants to keep me from proving that I am the ultimate thread killer.

Throwing down gauntlets has a habit of backfiring. But it will get you some points too!

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pshaw! My momma taught me better than to take on one legged men in ass kicking contests! Sorry, not taking the bait!

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pshaw! My momma taught me better than to take on one legged men in ass kicking contests! Sorry, not taking the bait!

Who are you calling one legged?

I could go really crude here and discuss a resemblance to a tripod, but I won't do that

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Not this time.

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I could go really crude here and discuss a resemblance to a tripod, but I won't do that

And your fantasies based on an overload of porn would be relevant HOW, exactly?

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Now everybody shut up and let me be the one to kill it or I shall hold my breath until my face turns blue and I pee my pants.

No

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Are not, and that's all there is to it.

Now everybody shut up and let me be the one to kill it or I shall hold my breath until my face turns blue and I pee my pants.

"I don't care" if you do!

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And your fantasies based on an overload of porn would be relevant HOW, exactly?

Hey, I'm not a porn star. It's not my fault I was never discovered

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Oh, and btw, Gid, since this is pretty much a free-form thread with no real topic, I feel ok in asking here, how goes things for you on the job fronts? I had read your threads some time back on the effort to earn enough extra $$ to replace an ailing car and it sounded pretty tough at the time. Have things improved somewhat for you in that area?

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Going pretty much as they have been for awhile. I'm working 40 hours a week at Major Fast Food Chain as well as another 20-25 hours a week at the paper route. I'm tired all the time, but I haven't "sold out" (bwaaaahhaaaaahaaaa....what a word!). We picked up another car; time will tell if it's a lemon or not, but still nothing big enough for regular family forays into town. Here, you can't touch anything REMOTELY reliable for under $2,000, and can't find a used station wagon to save your life. As for minivans, figure on a minimum for $1000 for one with a blown head gasket or similar mechanical liability and a transmission that's lucky to get through the first two gears.

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Hey, I'm not a porn star. It's not my fault I was never discovered

If you were any good, you'd have been discovered. Trust me.

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I'm not sure, I could be wrong, however......I almost wonder if I'm not that person you're writing about...?
Only in re-incarnation!

It seems that everytime I add my 2 cents worth, then no one else comments anymore.....and I feel bad like I've chased
everyone away........

So am i a re-incarnated version of your nemisis???

Just a thought....

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could go really crude here and discuss a resemblance to a tripod, but I won't do that

you just did.....

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So am i a re-incarnated version of your nemisis???

Just a thought....

Not a chance! So you want to talk about the early years?

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Now Trudy, I'm sure I've seen your comments followed with the words of others on at least a few occasions. Nice try though

And /nod to Gid on the used car issues. Things have supposedly gotten better on the used vehicles front lately, with many trade-ins done while people were taking advantage of the "Employee pricing" sales, but it doesn't mean that the car dealers are dropping their prices like rocks, even as they do load up their inventories.

And used cars tend to have higher payments due to higher interest rates, (I know, I'm going through such myself now), and can have higher maintenance costs (as you point out).

Hard to find a bargain out there, though I've seen some "reasonable" prices at a local dealership in my area (or so I felt) on some relatively nice mini-vans that unfortunately had fairly high mileage on them. Again though, my definition of reasonable isn't likely the same as yours, and as always, I recommend people stay with what they can comfortably afford, rather than over-buying on the thought that they can make more money down the road making the payments easier to stomach.

In anycase, continued best wishes and hopefully things will keep getting better as you continue the struggle.

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If you were any good, you'd have been discovered. Trust me.

and btw, you say that almost as if you had personal experience

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Gideon: Email me...I might have a good tip on cars for you.

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Can't let Texas Wahine get the last word here... (even though I'm a firm believer in 'Don't Mess With Texas')

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Awww, kittens are so cute. I'm an animal lover myself, with a preference (mostly) to cats, but dogs also (most breeds, some I just look at and wanna puke). Unfortunately my wife has allergies, passed along to my son, and dogs and cats are verbooten in our home.

Back when my wife first moved in (we lived together for a little while before marrying), I had to give up my beloved big foot (he had club feet on the front paws, extra "paws" there) cat to my parents. He was a very lovable beast. My mom loved his company for many years after taking him in for me.

My daughter would love to have cats and dogs in the house, but knows she can't. We tried last year, and had to sell the beautiful little puppy dog to our neighbors. Luckily we got back what we paid for her. My daughter still occasionally walks the dog for them, and gets to visit at times.

Our compromise pets are birds. A collection of cockatiels, some small keets, a green cheek conure, and a big green ring neck (actually not that big, more like medium size) parrot. The big green ring neck was a hoot tonite, I got a paper back outta my pack that had a new watch for my son in it (still in a gift box). The bird saw the bag and must have thought it had food in it, as she came way out of her cage checking out the bag. I guess her prior owner had gotten her treats like that in the past (we've only had her for a year or so). She was quite taken with checking out what was in the bag for her.

Take good care of that little kitten though LW. Enjoy him while he's still playful.

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Beware Darth Meeps, Lord of the Couch and Raper of Paper Towels!

I see your Darth Meeps and raise you a Scotty and Sampson! Scotty is the cat from hell, and he knows it! The only ones he does not terrorize are the other cats. Cause they know he is just a pussy anyway!

But Sampson! He thinks he is a dog! He fetches!

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Aw cats that fetch are a bit unusual. Normally cats are just independent creatures. High strung, knowing they rule the world.

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Aw cats that fetch are a bit unusual. Normally cats are just independent creatures. High strung, knowing they rule the world.

No, then there is Serena! She is just as her name sounds. She will sleep on a little pillow between my wife's and my head.

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