Originally posted by Mousethief:
Crash and burn refers to getting banned, yes.
You certainly have attention-seeking down to a science.
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quote:Don't you think it might be helpful for a newbie to know that means being banned? I'm sure I'm not alone in not having experience with a lot of message boards who may commonly use that term. It's the first time I've heard it anyway.
Originally posted by Mousethief:
Crash and burn refers to getting banned, yes.
You certainly have attention-seeking down to a science.
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quote:It's a fairly common expression in American culture; its application to this particular website might be slightly unusual but it's hardly opaque.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Don't you think it might be helpful for a newbie to know that means being banned? I'm sure I'm not alone in not having experience with a lot of message boards who may commonly use that term. It's the first time I've heard it anyway.
quote:Was he every awake?
Originally posted by Mousethief:
Now look what you've done! You've put Kiwi to sleep!
quote:No just one of them.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Was he every awake?
quote:I happen to be American and I've never heard it in this context. Where in America culture is "crash and burn" referred to being banned?
Originally posted by Mousethief:
quote:It's a fairly common expression in American culture; its application to this particular website might be slightly unusual but it's hardly opaque.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Don't you think it might be helpful for a newbie to know that means being banned? I'm sure I'm not alone in not having experience with a lot of message boards who may commonly use that term. It's the first time I've heard it anyway.
quote:
American Heritage Dictionary says:
crash and burn
slang
1. To fail utterly.
2. To fall asleep from exhaustion.
3. To wipe out, as in skateboarding.
quote:
Sheepy's Lexicon says:
Total Asshat
slang
See ThomasDF.
quote:Here's a thought, maybe they're not interested in participating in the discussion. I don't believe anyone is obliged to.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I've really been enjoying the discussions in Purgatory, but I've noticed all those sweet and kind people who were so concerned about my etiquette (aka, demanding a lot of ass kissing) aren't over there having a nice civil and tactful discussion.
quote:Hard to ambush someone if they keep walking in to hell and opening threads. I think this one is number three....?
I wouldn't want to get the wrong impression that these people (with a couple exceptions) only hang out in Hell to ambush newbies.
quote:Well bully for you.
And BTW, I have my over 51 posts, so I ain't no newbie no more.
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quote:You're still here... How disappointing.
Am I trying to pick a fight? No. Could it be interpreted that way? Yes. So why am I here? Because I was expecting all those lecturers to actually participate in discussions and not just talk about it. How disappointing.
quote:Short term memory loss, you have my sympathy.
Originally posted by Mousethief:
I don't recall saying it did.
quote:It's a wonderful thing being able to use the dictionary and I appalud you. Where did it mention banning now?
Originally posted by Spiffy da WonderSheep:
quote:
American Heritage Dictionary says:
crash and burn
slang
1. To fail utterly.
2. To fall asleep from exhaustion.
3. To wipe out, as in skateboarding.quote:
Sheepy's Lexicon says:
Total Asshat
slang
See ThomasDF.
quote:No problem for whom?
Originally posted by kiwigoldfish:
And TDF - some people prefer to hang out in hell. Others won't necessarily be involved in the same purg. discussions as you, personally I tend to post where I'm interested. Shit, if everyone here was like you there'd be no problem, would there.
quote:Damnit! Why didn't I think of that? Silly me, I figured they talked about it so that they actually did it. How stupid can I be?
Originally posted by Puppycat:
Here's a thought, maybe they're not interested in participating in the discussion. I don't believe anyone is obliged to.
quote:Hey, you cheated me out of one! This is my fourth, now keep track.
Hard to ambush someone if they keep walking in to hell and opening threads. I think this one is number three....?
And funnily enough I don't think they particularly care what impression you have of them.
quote:Thank you. It's pretty cool isn't it?
Well bully for you.
quote:I know love when I see it, but I won't tell anyone.
You're still here... How disappointing.
quote:Thank goodness that didn't happen to me, huh? I rather like this place and particularly enjoy the other forums. And I am catching on to Hell. Instead of finding another victim, the folks here have bitten off more than they can chew. I'm at my best when I stand alone and I LOVE words.
Originally posted by kiwigoldfish:
Interesting Mousethief - I wouldn't have restricted "Crash and burn" to getting banned. A few cases lately have involved people who just got plain pissed off whan they arrived in hell and didn't get the rapturous round of applause they hoped to get. After a few flames and realising that noone seemed to be on their side they went.
Either way, the effect is the same.
1. Poster turns up and has a go without getting to know the culture.
2. Poster goes round in circles getting incensed.
3. Poster leaves, either voluntarily or enforced.
4. Hell waits for the next victim.
quote:Yes, I've noticed and hanging out is quite contrary to what so many people were telling me that this is a place people bring their arguments from other forums, they don't start fights here.
And TDF - some people prefer to hang out in hell. Others won't necessarily be involved in the same purg. discussions as you, personally I tend to post where I'm interested. Shit, if everyone here was like you there'd be no problem, would there.
quote:This is you "at your best?" Well fuck me with a garden rake. I was making allowances for you thinking there has to be something more.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I'm at my best when I stand alone and I LOVE words.
quote:Do you never give the self-congratulatory thing a rest? You're going to hurt your arm patting your own back like that. And it makes you look ever the twat. But hey, it's your reputation.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Instead of finding another victim, the folks here have bitten off more than they can chew.
quote:Gingerly takes rake away and burns it.
Originally posted by kiwigoldfish:
Well fuck me with a garden rake.
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quote:Hold on to your broom stick or garden rake or whatever your preference, and.... wait a minute! Do you realize you are one sick kiwi and your preference for lovers is on a level of desperation I've never seen before? They don't trust you in hardware stores do they?
Originally posted by kiwigoldfish:
quote:This is you "at your best?" Well fuck me with a garden rake. I was making allowances for you thinking there has to be something more.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I'm at my best when I stand alone and I LOVE words.
quote:What did you say your native language was?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I get all tears when I'm being the match-maker.
quote:It's back-patting MT..it's flagellation
Do you never give the self-congratulatory thing a rest?
quote:You want me to tell you how stupid you could be or was there another question you wanted me to "anwser"? If it is the former, I think the evidence has already been laid out before us all to see.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
quote:Damnit! Why didn't I think of that? Silly me, I figured they talked about it so that they actually did it. How stupid can I be?
Originally posted by Puppycat:
Here's a thought, maybe they're not interested in participating in the discussion. I don't believe anyone is obliged to.
Go ahead, anwser that. You need all the help you can get.
quote:I don't know how I lost you with "funnily" it's in the dictionary. As you've told us all repeatedly you're a screenwriter with Hollywood connections, used to the rough and tumble of of mixing it with the big boys.... Look it up.
You lost me with "funnily". You're not very bright are you? Now don't let anyone make fun of you though because it's O-kay.
quote:If you congratulated me once in awhile I wouldn't have to do that, now would I? See, it's all your fault. I forgive you though, just pass the Ben Gay.
Originally posted by Mousetheif:
Do you never give the self-congratulatory thing a rest? You're going to hurt your arm patting your own back like that. And it makes you look ever the twat. But hey, it's your reputation.
quote:You're right. I don't mind admitting when I wrong. But I'm not sure what being a screenwriter has to do with it. I never claimed to have memorized the dictionary.
Originally posted by Puppycat:
I don't know how I lost you with "funnily" it's in the dictionary. As you've told us all repeatedly you're a screenwriter with Hollywood connections, used to the rough and tumble of of mixing it with the big boys.... Look it up
quote:If you continue in the vein which you have started you won't need to remain a noob, as you seem to be doing very well.
Originally posted by Zeck:
Is there anyway I can disable the post count? I suddenly feel the urge to remain a noob.
quote:Besides which, likening this to a war movie ThomasDF has done the equivalent of shouting "You newbies sneak around the wall and consolidate your positions, and I'll draw their fire." He then raised his gun above his head, yelled "Motherfuckers!" and is currently running around the battlefield screaming at anyone who will listen and mooning anyone who will watch.
Originally posted by IntellectByProxy:
quote:If you continue in the vein which you have started you won't need to remain a noob, as you seem to be doing very well.
Originally posted by Zeck:
Is there anyway I can disable the post count? I suddenly feel the urge to remain a noob.
quote:Extremely.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
How stupid can I be?
quote:Can't get a girlfriend, huh?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I'm at my best when I stand alone
quote:You are just breathtakingly arrogant.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I am catching on to Hell. Instead of finding another victim, the folks here have bitten off more than they can chew. I'm at my best when I stand alone and I LOVE words.
quote:Did you mean, "...and I LOVE the sound of my own words?" That's how you read to me, and that'd also probably go a long way toward explaining your proud solitude.
I'm at my best when I stand alone and I LOVE words.
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quote:I bet his highest compliment is "She's a good listener."
Originally posted by Peronel:
quote:Can't get a girlfriend, huh?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I'm at my best when I stand alone
quote:Could that possibly be because Hell and Purgatory are two different boards, and we know that the rules for each board are beneficial to the ship (hence to us) and therefore, in the main, stick to them?
Originally Posted by An Arrogant Fuckwit
I've really been enjoying the discussions in Purgatory, but I've noticed all those sweet and kind people who were so concerned about my etiquette (aka, demanding a lot of ass kissing) aren't over there having a nice civil and tactful discussion.
quote:How many do you eat a day?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Either way, the effect is the same.
I'm at my best when I stand alone and I LOVE words.
quote:Not half as many as he spits out.
Originally posted by bessie rosebride:
quote:How many do you eat a day?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Either way, the effect is the same.
I'm at my best when I stand alone and I LOVE words.
quote:[asides to Kelly: this reminds me of certain people in my online life that we have talked about.]
Originally posted by Kelly Alves:
[aside to Mousethief: remember my old friend Honeybunch? This is exactly how he argued]
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quote:Impressive. Where did you learn to write like that, Tom?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Yes, I've noticed and hanging out is quite contrary to what so many people were telling me that this is a place people bring their arguments from other forums, they don't start fights here.
quote:Remember when the green toothy person suggested that you try not to start threads taking on the whole board? She meant something like this. You'll notice that's one high horse you didn't manage to ride for long.
From the soundtrack available at WailingCat Records, written by ThomasDF:
Am I trying to pick a fight? No. Could it be interpreted that way? Yes. So why am I here? Because I was expecting all those lecturers to actually participate in discussions and not just talk about it. How disappointing.
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quote:So much for the ever-so-bragged about "superior writing skills".
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
quote:Was he every awake?
Originally posted by Mousethief:
Now look what you've done! You've put Kiwi to sleep!
Thomas
quote:My dear Papio! I'd been looking for that very link.
Originally posted by Papio.:
Is there ever such a faint possibility that you are one of these?
If only I could get Mousethief to like me, my life would be complete.
quote:Oh, darling, see, I'm a Future Educator of America™ (and spent last night writing lesson plans so that's why I'm late to the party), and therefore it is my solemn, sacred, and sworn duty to inform the ignorant wherever they may be found. I am glad you have been so instructed by my post and I will now sleep soundly (okay, not now, because I'm at work, but soon!) knowing that I have touched another life.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
It's a wonderful thing being able to use the dictionary and I appalud you. Where did it mention banning now?
Asshat? Is that what you put on your asshead? No, Sir I will not be your hat.
Thomas
quote:That's very confusing because I didn't feel I was doing that, but rather addressing only certain people.
Originally posted by Rook:
Remember when the green toothy person suggested that you try not to start threads taking on the whole board? She meant something like this. You'll notice that's one high horse you didn't manage to ride for long.
quote:I take that as meaning I'm banned from the Hell Forum. Okay, there's nothing I can do about that. I would like to say that administrators might consider more tolerance for newbies, especially those who aren't meek. There are personalities that like to really get involved and they are not trolls.
You've officially used up your weekly quota of my nerves dedicated to tolerating puerile Hell threads that broadly attack the whole board. Any new threads will be closed without explanation, other than perhaps my usual childish insult.
quote:You take it wrongly. I'm saying that you seem to have a habit of broadly criticizing entire demographics. I want this type of activity contained to just one thread at a time thankyouverymuch. I don't tend to treat newbies much differently from the abuse I heap on the regular losers here, so you can can drop that particular snivel. Or complain about me in the Styx - I think it's been weeks since I strutted up there.
guess who wrote this:
I take that as meaning I'm banned from the Hell Forum. Okay, there's nothing I can do about that. I would like to say that administrators might consider more tolerance for newbies, especially those who aren't meek. There are personalities that like to really get involved and they are not trolls.
quote:That's right, they're my victims. All mine. Go find your own band of vicious jerks to pick on.
Anyway, I'll stay out of the Hell Forum as it appears the small group of regulars here need the protection of the moderators, even in their numbers against one. I'll enjoy the other forums.
quote:Note: Excess pot-smoking effects short-term memory.
Originally posted by DhumassDF:
My first post here was anything, but antagonistic and I even mentioned how fun this place looked. Superior writing skills once again. I am impressed.![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
I would like to say that administrators might consider more tolerance for newbies, especially those who aren't meek. There are personalities that like to really get involved and they are not trolls.
Anyway, I'll stay out of the Hell Forum as it appears the small group of regulars here need the protection of the moderators, even in their numbers against one. I'll enjoy the other forums.
Thomas
quote:I don't believe I've opened a new thread while another was active, did I? I'm pretty sure I didn't.
Originally posted by Rook:
You take it wrongly. I'm saying that you seem to have a habit of broadly criticizing entire demographics. I want this type of activity contained to just one thread at a time thankyouverymuch. I don't tend to treat newbies much differently from the abuse I heap on the regular losers here, so you can can drop that particular snivel. Or complain about me in the Styx - I think it's been weeks since I strutted up there.
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quote:Don't you believe in sharing? Besides, I qualify as a jerk. Don't go alienating me like that.
That's right, they're my victims. All mine. Go find your own band of vicious jerks to pick on.
quote:No, you just failed miserably to take the hint of having the other threads closed.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I don't believe I've opened a new thread while another was active, did I? I'm pretty sure I didn't.
quote:That was self advice about smoking pot, right?
Originally posted by Nonpropheteer:
Note: Excess pot-smoking effects short-term memory.
Wasn't it you that said above: "I ain't no newbie no more"?
quote:Suffice to say, you need protection. I have an idea, put a rubber on your keyboard and monitor. That way you won't catch a venerable disease.
You misunderstand Hell entirely. there isn't a small group of regulars here who need the protection of the Hosts.
There are a large body of hellish posters who need protection from the Hosts.
quote:Hint? There we go with the mind-reading again. Do you belong to psychic friends or something?
Originally posted by Norman the Organ:
quote:No, you just failed miserably to take the hint of having the other threads closed.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I don't believe I've opened a new thread while another was active, did I? I'm pretty sure I didn't.
quote:I feel so much relief now. Educators are the cream of the crop of American society. Where would we be without them? It doesn't matter that 60% of our children can't read after High School and very few even know where Canada is. Hey, but teachers must be revered because it's never the teacher's fault.
Originally posted by Spiffy da WonderSheep :
Oh, darling, see, I'm a Future Educator of America™ (and spent last night writing lesson plans so that's why I'm late to the party), and therefore it is my solemn, sacred, and sworn duty to inform the ignorant wherever they may be found.
quote:OK, so having passed the 51 post mark you freely note you aren't a newbie anymore - so why should administrators show you more tolerance? [bold added by me]
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I take that as meaning I'm banned from the Hell Forum. Okay, there's nothing I can do about that. I would like to say that administrators might consider more tolerance for newbies, especially those who aren't meek. There are personalities that like to really get involved and they are not trolls.
quote:Given you feel this way, you're still here because.......?
What's with the "DhumassDF", these little jabs make you and the other dimwits look like a kindergarten class during recess.
quote:I had so planned to stay out of this one cos I'm not a regular so really shouldn't be posting in the "private party" that you seem to think Hell is, but dammit I couldn't resist pointing out that since you said you weren't going to be here anymore you have posted a further 5 times... for someone who loves words you really seem to struggle to keep yours - more's the pity for the rest of us.
Anyway, I'll stay out of the Hell Forum as it appears the small group of regulars here need the protection of the moderators, even in their numbers against one. I'll enjoy the other forums.
quote:On the other hand...
Originally posted by RooK:
Norman, I recommend you just stand well back. Nonpropheteer is quite adeptly trolling ThomasDF into getting this thread closed, and then there will be no more - as per my earlier threat.
I also suggest that you try not to watch. It's a case of being horrifically outclassed, and is likely to be unsettling for sensitive organs.
quote:Now RooK, let's say this thread gets closed, and someone puts a good word in upstairs for someone to hit the big red button and boot our friend into those shark-infested waters...
Posted by RooK on the CHOCOLATE thread in All Saints [what were you doing over there, Rook?]
Let me just state now that I am quite corrupt, and will bestow a variety of possible boons for those that send me chocolate and want things to happen in Hell.
quote:Oh, the heck with it. I can take these morons on in my sleep, but there's nothing I can do to stop my threads being closed and banning me from posting new threads. At least it was nice to hear Norman being called a troll, dull troll as he may be.
Originally posted by RooK:
Norman, I recommend you just stand well back. Nonpropheteer is quite adeptly trolling ThomasDF into getting this thread closed, and then there will be no more - as per my earlier threat.
I also suggest that you try not to watch. It's a case of being horrifically outclassed, and is likely to be unsettling for sensitive organs.
quote:He may love words, but the reading comprehension's lacking.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
At least it was nice to hear Norman being called a troll, dull troll as he may be.
quote:Get it straight fuckwit. I was the one being called a troll.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Oh, the heck with it. I can take these morons on in my sleep, but there's nothing I can do to stop my threads being closed and banning me from posting new threads. At least it was nice to hear Norman being called a troll, dull troll as he may be.
I have some catching up in to do in Purgatory anyway.
You can close the thread now.
Thomas
quote:This is a bullshit game of threatening with closing a thread and banning. I'm no worse than any of the antagonists in here, the only way you'll get the best of me is with threats and closing threads. It's a small group of loudmouth pussies who can't hold their own, even outnumbering a person over a dozen to one.
Originally posted by RooK:
Did someone say chocolate?
You know, I think I feel a need to review ThomasDF's points (all 1.5 of them) in painful detail and demand, insist even, that he respond to them all. In detail. With "insults".
Unless, of course, I'm too busy munching on chocolate.
quote:You were in Cannes? How very cool. How was it? Do you know Michael Moore?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
You're not even close.
quote:And Thomas, you can eat my shorts. You're a poopiehead and your breath smells like butt. I bet you have a face like butt, too. You have cooties that no cootie catcher can catch and quite obviously went to Jupiter to get stupider.
Originally posted by saysay:
My dearest Thomas Dumb F-ck:
The boards are cool! Thomas, sit down and shut up.
-say
quote:There was some other stuff, but I don't want y'all to get big heads
Newbie says:
I've lurked, and learnt the culture here, unlike Thomas.
I think he's making a right prat of himself.
quote:Well worth it. That's far less than I pay for my Reader's Digest subscription.
Originally posted by Sarkycow:
That'll be £5 Sine.
quote:That was kinda cute.
However, it is obvious to everyone here that, in order to get you to listen to him, G-d would have to tie you up, gag you, and probably blindfold you. And you still probably wouldn’t listen.
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quote:Oh, well then. That makes it OK.
Originally posted by Papio.:
Hmm, I admit that I am slightly pissed
quote:Apparently I missed that poll. When was it? How clever of you to know what "most people" think. Perhaps you should go into politics or become a pollster.
Most people appear to think that Twilight is a stupid slut who couldn't tell one what day it is. Twilight is exceptionally stupid.
quote:Dumbfuck, you need to get a sensahuma more than anything. This kind of line wouldn't sell a bar of soap.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
... this little gang of mamma's boys and butch girls who don't come close to representing the majority of people who use Hell ...
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quote:Well, Ultra, I, more than most, can sympathize with Thomas' disappointment in only finding small dick where he had expected a party-pleaser.
Originally posted by Ultraspike:
And Sine, I think you pinned the tail on the donkey.
quote:I don't mind the little dicks, I just wish you guys and gals wouldn't flash them so much. I do want you to know that regardless of how I feel about you personally, I don't hold your being gay against you, but I have no need of your collection of sites. Thank you though.
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
quote:You were in Cannes? How very cool. How was it? Do you know Michael Moore?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
You're not even close.
Sorry about the little dicks. Hope you aren't too disappointed. I've got some hot sites I can PM you that you might like better. You've got to give them your credit card number though.
quote:Thank-you, Thomas. I really appreciate that. Especially since I don't know you from Adam.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I do want you to know that regardless of how I feel about you personally, I don't hold your being gay against you
quote:Thanks, Thomas! Personally, I don't hold your being a complete moron against you, either. No hard feelings!
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I don't mind the little dicks, I just wish you guys and gals wouldn't flash them so much. I do want you to know that regardless of how I feel about you personally, I don't hold your being gay against you, but I have no need of your collection of sites. Thank you though.
Thomas
quote:I never back down, no matter the number. I can be blocked and even banned, but in any fight I stand my ground. But that's something this little gang wouldn't understand.
Originally posted by Suze:
Given you feel this way, you're still here because.......?
quote:He's got nothing better to do. Mommy won't let him go out and play after dark.
Originally posted by Suze:
Given you feel this way, you're still here because.......?
quote:Survey says... MORON!
Originally posted by RooK:
(stage whisper)
Did someone really threaten to ban him somewhere, or is he just being a moron still?
quote:OK. Wild guess here. You're working on a screenplay for Clint Eastwood. Right?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I never back down, no matter the number. I can be blocked and even banned, but in any fight I stand my ground.
quote:Sure you do or you wouldn't be bitching so much. The fact is that we are all morons in this ridiculous battle. You folks want to force your conformity on a newbie who refuses to surrender his pride. Oh, the problem could be resolved easy enough, but that would require being reasonable and trying to compromise. No, there is only way to be and think and act. Individuality is unacceptable. As you well know, you'll have your way and I’ll be banished one form or another. But there is one thing you'll never get, my pride and dignity. Have a ball with mocking that, but you won’t get them anyway.
Originally posted by Spiffy da WonderSheep:
Thanks, Thomas! Personally, I don't hold your being a complete moron against you, either. No hard feelings!
quote:Or, it could be because I AM a bitch who's bored and would rather poke a troll with a stick than write a paper.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
quote:Sure you do or you wouldn't be bitching so much. You can't take away my dignityyyyyy! Because the greatest love of all, is happening to meeeeeeeeee!
Originally posted by Spiffy da WonderSheep:
Thanks, Thomas! Personally, I don't hold your being a complete moron against you, either. No hard feelings!
quote:Oh! Oh! I love that movie! Ronald Colman, wasn't it?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
No, there is only way to be and think and act. Individuality is unacceptable. As you well know, you'll have your way and I’ll be banished one form or another. But there is one thing you'll never get, my pride and dignity. Have a ball with mocking that, but you won’t get them anyway.
quote:No. Whitney Houston, Greatest Love of All.
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
Oh! Oh! I love that movie! Ronald Colman, wasn't it?
quote:Him or Holly Dunn
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
Do you think Bobby Brown is to blame?
quote:Here's quote from you:
Originally posted by RooK:
(stage whisper)
Did someone really threaten to ban him somewhere, or is he just being a moron still?
quote:Wrong producer. Keep trying, you might get warm, but you'll never know. I'm just an Internet fellow with a fantasy of being a screenwriter. I mean, you know that, right?
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
quote:OK. Wild guess here. You're working on a screenplay for Clint Eastwood. Right?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I never back down, no matter the number. I can be blocked and even banned, but in any fight I stand my ground.
quote:I'm so very sorry. It must be devastating. I've noticed little things devastate a lot of people around here.
Originally posted by Spiffy da WonderSheep:
GODDAMIT! Now I'm really pissed!
In rushing to click the edit button so's I could fix my UBB, I dinged my manicure!
Thomas, this is all your fucking fault. Grr. *gets polish remover*
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just keeps coming.
quote:Hmm...well...life is full of disappointments, isn't it? One just has to learn to deal with them as best one can.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
you'll never know.
quote:Your signature says it all about you pal. Who needs liberty and freedom when we can have a wonderful despot like you telling us who and what we should be? No wonder you're such a devout conformist and general asshole.
Originally posted by Nonpropheteer:
Rook: Is this the part where I get to make up songs about him?
quote:Oi! Tomas! El burro no debes llamar el cerdo 'orejas grande'.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
No wonder you're such a devout conformist and general asshole.
quote:"Rebel without a Clue". Great movie. So nice to have another film buff on board.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Who needs liberty and freedom when we can have a wonderful despot like you telling us who and what we should be? No wonder you're such a devout conformist and general asshole.
quote:Sorry for the mistake. Okay..... he's a pig.
Originally posted by Spiffy da WonderSheep:
quote:Oi! Tomas! El burro no debes llamar el cerdo 'orejas grande'.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
No wonder you're such a devout conformist and general asshole.
Close Captioning For the Spanish-Impaired: The donkey shouldn't call the pig 'long ears'.
quote:This film talk is great.
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
quote:"Rebel without a Clue". Great movie. So nice to have another film buff on board.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Who needs liberty and freedom when we can have a wonderful despot like you telling us who and what we should be? No wonder you're such a devout conformist and general asshole.
quote:Actually, no. It was "Forever Amber". I was sick they got Linda Darnell for the role.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
BTW, wasn't that movie your biography?
quote:To be boringly serious for a moment, the word "banning" has a very specific meaning on the Ship of Fools. It means that an Administrator (someone that outranks me) disables your ability to post on any board of the ship in perpetuity. This is different from a suspension, when the action is for a limited time only. Usually, neither of these is an action that happens without clear and specific warnings beforehand. So far, I don't think you have been given any warnings and are technically in the clear.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
That IS a form of banning, at least from the Hell forum. Not actually being a troll, I would not get into it with these other morons in other threads.
quote:Yes it is, you big ol' donkey. Damn. You made me channel Maria Conchita Messerschmidt-Alonzo. Stop that.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Sorry for the mistake. Okay..... he's a pig.
Is that better?
Thomas
quote:
Your mother was a hampster, and your father stank of elderberries!
quote:No. That was my brother-in-law. I'm actually a successful producer of low budget independent films. Believe it or not, I was the one who discovered Jeff Striker.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
you actually get paid for passing out phone books?
quote:It's "doofus", dumbfuck.
Originally posted by RooK:
Stop that.
And it was "smelt", dufus.
quote:Sorry. Nail varnish fumes getting to me.
Originally posted by RooK:
Stop that.
And it was "smelt", dufus.
quote:Sine, I know you're a real pisser, but don't be claiming a movie was made about it. Now go empty your baldder and come back and talk REAL movies.
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
quote:Actually, no. It was "Forever Amber". I was sick they got Linda Darnell for the role.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
BTW, wasn't that movie your biography?
(She was born Monetta Eloyse Darnell. One of Hollywood's better name changes, I must say.)
quote:Damn it. I knew I should have checked the video cabinet before posting.
Originally posted by JohnBoot:
Jeff Stryker?
quote:RooK is a lot baldder than I am. RooK is a lot baldder than Yul Brynner.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Now go empty your baldder
quote:My nail varnish fumes! MINE! Mommy! Rook isn't sharing the hallucenogens!
Originally posted by RooK:
No, rodentstealer is right. And now I feel stoopid.
quote:
baptismal gift
(Sorry. I'm a bit slow tonight.)
quote:I had to look Jeff Striker up on Google. I finally got that clue everyone was talking about. You're a transvestite or transformer or something like that. Anyway, you have more parts than a female aught to have.
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
quote:No. That was my brother-in-law. I'm actually a successful producer of low budget independent films. Believe it or not, I was the one who discovered Jeff Striker.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
you actually get paid for passing out phone books?
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quote:Would that be "TimeOut 101", "Detention 101", "Parental Scolding 101", "Social Conformity 101", "Teachers Are God 101" or would it be "Get The Fuck Out Of My School You Make Me Look Bad 101"?
Originally posted by Spiffy da WonderSheep:
quote:My nail varnish fumes! MINE! Mommy! Rook isn't sharing the hallucenogens!
Originally posted by RooK:
No, rodentstealer is right. And now I feel stoopid.
And on that completely delirious note, I think I am now prepared and in the proper frame of mind, it's time to begin my class assignments.
quote:I think that's an excellent suggestion, RooK. I've got to log off and whip up a new outfit for this weekend's show anyway.
Originally posted by RooK:
it also stops you from wasting time with Siné and your growing multitude of mistaken assumptions.
quote:If he's teaching Kindergarteners I would think it would be "No this isn't a TV show 101"...
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Would that be "TimeOut 101", "Detention 101", "Parental Scolding 101", "Social Conformity 101", "Teachers Are God 101" or would it be "Get The Fuck Out Of My School You Make Me Look Bad 101"?
quote:Hey! I have a right to mistaken assumption! Are you trying to deny my rights? Is it too much to expect basic rights to be recognized and respected? You bet it is! It's "get respect", don't give any.
Originally posted by RooK:
Er, Thomas? Could you get back to the righteous indignation? Not only is it more fun for me, it also stops you from wasting time with Siné and your growing multitude of mistaken assumptions.
quote:Hola Gringa!
Originally posted by Spiffy da WonderSheep:
quote:Oi! Tomas! El burro no debes llamar el cerdo 'orejas grande'.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
No wonder you're such a devout conformist and general asshole.
Close Captioning For the Spanish-Impaired: The donkey shouldn't call the pig 'long ears'.
quote:*giggles madly*
Originally posted by St. Seraphim of Sarov:
If he's teaching Kindergarteners I would think it would be "No this isn't a TV show 101"...
Slaps self: STOP FEEDING THIS!!!
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quote:Me estudiare espanol para cuatro anos en el colegio. Pero no estudiare mucho, y tuviera professores de Argentina. Y my bisabuela dice esto muchas veces, en el exactamente modo. Pero ella estaba la novia de un... How the heck do you say 'A Basque man'?
Originally posted by Ley Druid:
Hola Gringa!
No debe. El burro no debe llamar al cerdo 'orejas grandes. For the Spanish-Impaired.
Donde escuchaste esto?
quote:Sorry. I'm fairly sure something has gotten to my brain this week, or this whole thread has taken my brain. I'm hoping it's the former, not the latter.
Originally posted by Spiffy da WonderSheep:
P.S. I'm a ewe.
quote:You could always blame it on the nailpolish fumes. *nods*
Originally posted by St. Seraphim of Sarov:
quote:Sorry. I'm fairly sure something has gotten to my brain this week, or this whole thread has taken my brain. I'm hoping it's the former, not the latter.
Originally posted by Spiffy da WonderSheep:
P.S. I'm a ewe.
quote:What did you say your native language is?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Anyway, you have more parts than a female aught to have.
quote:They didn't use that to torment children when I was in school. You mean you use chalk to frighten children today? Damn, you people are sinister.
Originally posted by Spiffy da WonderSheep:
P.P.S. Thomas was obviously scared by chalk at an early age. We pray for the repose of his brain.
quote:No. We're high tech. We have whiteboards.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
They didn't use that to torment children when I was in school. You mean you use chalk to frighten children today? Damn, you people are sinister.
Thomas
quote:It's not mouse that's for sure.
Originally posted by Mousethief:
quote:What did you say your native language is?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Anyway, you have more parts than a female aught to have.
quote:Laaaaaaaaaaaaame.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Have you come back to squeak some more? Now be a good mouse and scurry away. I have no cheese for you to steal.
Thomas
Come on, you can do better than that. quote:As usual, a day late, a dollar short and brain dead.
Originally posted by Mousethief:
Do they even use chalk any more? All my kids' schools have whiteboards and dry-erase markers.
quote:That's OGRE you drippings from a hooker. And go poke the Mouse, I'm sure he's enjoy it.
Originally posted by Spiffy da WonderSheep:
quote:Laaaaaaaaaaaaame.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Have you come back to squeak some more? Now be a good mouse and scurry away. I have no cheese for you to steal.
Thomas
*pokepokepoke*
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quote:What did you say your native language was?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I'm sure he's enjoy it.
quote:Alls I see is a wittle troll. Aww. Wookit da wittle troll. Isn't it cute? I just want to reach over there and pinch its little cheeks! Come on, let's poke the cute little troll with a stick! God knows he hasn't got a poke in his short, sorry life.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
That's OGRE you drippings from a hooker. And go poke the Mouse, I'm sure he's enjoy it.
quote:All that to call me a dumbfuck? Stop sniffing the nail polish remover, I sure as hell don't want your rendition of shithead.
Originally posted by Mousethief:
I've known some dumbs, and I've known some fucks.
Some of the dumbs have been really fucked up.
Some of the fucks have been really dumbed down.
Some of the fucked-up dumbs have been really dumb.
Some of the dumbed-down fucks have been really fucked.
But you, TDF, are the dumbest, fuckest, dumb-fuckest, fuck-dumbest dumbfuck I have ever, ever had the misfortune of running across.
But you knew that, didn't you?
quote:I'll bet your screenplays have just devastating dialogue.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
All that to call me a dumbfuck?
quote:I think I remember him mentioning being Schtupid. Or was he a Domfuk? Grr. These dialects always get me confused.
Originally posted by Mousethief:
What did you say your native language was?
quote:Please don't call me "I sure as hell don't want your rendition of shithead" again.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Stop sniffing the nail polish remover, I sure as hell don't want your rendition of shithead.
quote:Damn! Now I know what you mean. That isn't a wittle troll. It's wittle because you're so friggin ugly. Now go look for someone else to get poked.
Originally posted by Spiffy da WonderSheep:
quote:Alls I see is a wittle troll. Aww. Wookit da wittle troll. Isn't it cute? I just want to reach over there and pinch its little cheeks! Come on, let's poke the cute little troll with a stick! God knows he hasn't got a poke in his short, sorry life.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
That's OGRE you drippings from a hooker. And go poke the Mouse, I'm sure he's enjoy it.
*pokepokepoke*
quote:All right. My work here is done. Thomas will never breed.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Crap, I didn't need Viagra until now.
quote:One of the best in the business slick.
Originally posted by Mousethief:
quote:I'll bet your screenplays have just devastating dialogue.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
All that to call me a dumbfuck?
quote:I apologize, RooK; I missed this when I read your post (Josephine caught it). One Mousethief Cooler coming up. Somebody else will have to provide the comfy chair (the comfy chair?).
Originally posted by RooK:
All I really need is a Mousethief cooler, and a comfy chair. Roll on page 3!
quote:See, this is why I love the field of Education. Everyone shares ideas freely! It's so beautiful. *sniffle* *wipes away tears* *passes out on keyhakajajjjjjjjjjjjjjj*
Originally posted by Troy:
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to traumatize a classroom full of 14-year-olds tomorrow...maybe even chase them with markers.
quote:From the OP...
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Oh yeah, how come you allow all these vicious personal attacks against a poor newbie that hasn't done anything to anybody? What kind of hall monitor are you?
Thomas The Fuckwit
quote:Mind you given that spelling and grammar seem to be beyond this wordsmith, consistency in content is probably way too much to expect.
I wouldn't want to get the wrong impression that these people (with a couple exceptions) only hang out in Hell to ambush newbies. And BTW, I have my over 51 posts, so I ain't no newbie no more.
quote:You have the right to a mistaken assumption?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Hey! I have a right to mistaken assumption! Are you trying to deny my rights? Is it too much to expect basic rights to be recognized and respected? You bet it is! It's "get respect", don't give any.
Let's see, what else?
Oh yeah, how come you allow all these vicious personal attacks against a poor newbie that hasn't done anything to anybody? What kind of hall monitor are you?
Thomas The Furious
Where the hell did that come from? Is this a constitutional right or something you read in the board FAQs? Oh, that's right, you've probably not read either, at least with comprehension. You have no right to be wrong, you dangler puffing ass munch.![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
?? Your mommy isn't here and no one is going to change your pissy diaper and talc your cheeks. quote:Otherwise known as whining shit?
Originally posted by kiwigoldfish:
Thomas DF, you are the kind of person the Reverend Spooner would have referred to as a shining wit. Congratulations.
quote:Je manifeste! Someone of Sine's caliber would know better than to wear non-matching handbag and shoes, even if he's new at ladies' clothing.
Originally posted by Wibble:
Handy hint, Sine, non-matching handbag and shoes and smudged mascara are such a giveaway.
quote:Do we really want to sink to this level of cruelty? We must rise above, even if Thomas sinks to accusing Sine of wearing white pumps after Memorial day.
I can see you as being responsible for say, the last two seasons of Friends
quote:
Sine:
I'm actually a successful producer of low budget independent films. Believe it or not, I was the one who discovered Jeff Striker.
quote:Bootster, I need to know the relation between learning the correct spelling of Jeff Stryker's name and purchasing a baptismal gift.
JohnBoot:
Jeff Stryker?
I learnt this when I bought a baptismal gift.
quote:This could well be true. Sadly, if he uses the same language he's using on this thread English users will never know
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
quote:One of the best in the business slick.
Originally posted by Mousethief:
quote:I'll bet your screenplays have just devastating dialogue.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
All that to call me a dumbfuck?
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quote:
Originally posted by Twilight:
Nonpropheteer:quote:Do we really want to sink to this level of cruelty?
I can see you as being responsible for say, the last two seasons of Friends
quote:Which of course would be typical of Thomas's lack of observation skills since Memorial Day is the traditional start of white shoe season.
We must rise above, even if Thomas sinks to accusing Sine of wearing white pumps after Memorial day.
quote:Mini, knee-length, shin-length or round the ankles?
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
Anything else you'd like to know?
quote:If they're not your size I would suggest donating them to The Costume Institute.
Originally posted by The Riv:
Sine, what should I do with my dad's leisure suits?
quote:Counseling this critical should not be done over the internet. Indeed, the rules of the Ship forbid it. I would, however, consult a real life fashion professional immediately. Please, Wibble, do not delay. If you're even thinking mini you need help right away.
Originally posted by Wibble:
Mini, knee-length, shin-length or round the ankles?
quote:Coot, I suggest you wipe the saliva (I hope it's saliva) off your keyboard.
Originally posted by Coot (Such a nice boy):
Wow!
quote:*Sigh*. That's another wasted shopping trip then.
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
Counseling this critical should not be done over the internet. Indeed, the rules of the Ship forbid it. I would, however, consult a real life fashion professional immediately. Please, Wibble, do not delay. If you're even thinking mini you need help right away.
quote:Maybe it's salvia. It's in bloom right now.
Coot, I suggest you wipe the saliva (I hope it's saliva) off your keyboard.
quote:Yes, particularly, since ThomasDF would not legally be able to respond to recent allegations made against the writing staff, if he were on the staff of Friends at that time (see, in particular, page 7). The allegations do seem to have a remarkable correspondence to ThomasDF's level of intellect, though.
Originally posted by Twilight:
Nonpropheteer:quote:Do we really want to sink to this level of cruelty?
I can see you as being responsible for say, the last two seasons of Friends
quote:I believe it's winter in Australia. Remember, these are the people who cook out & go to the beach on Christmas Day.
Originally posted by Grits:
It's in bloom right now.
quote:And I always thought I'd be a happy drunk. Instead, it would just make me more snippy. And redundant.
This may be our best opportunity to see what Grits would be like posting drunk.
quote:
Originally posted by Coot (Such a nice boy):
Wow! That, the bus story and the girlfriend ditching posts. I think I can overlook his fascista zionist flourishes, for that.
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quote:Awww, Papio. It was my fault for pulling your chain - something I find very hard to resist because you usually come snapping right back with your spelling all out of control. Anyway, since you said you were "pissed" I read it in a drunken Dudley Moore voice that was really very funny.
Originally posted by Papio.:
On the subject of posting while drunk......
I did just that earlier on this thread and went over the line in a couple of my comments.
I fucked up.
So, my sig. and this being hell not withstanding:
I apologise for being an arse and I withdraw the comments I made in that post.
quote:It's Friday, he's probably out at the multi-plex seeing Shrek2 again.
Originally posted by RooK:
Do you think that ThomasDF has it in him to get it up one more time for another righteous take-on-allcomers?
quote:Remember! Spandex is a privilege...not a right!
Sine: Yes, there is one other thing you should always remember. Tuck those extra parts. A lady should never walk around with her dress looking like a tent. Best of luck with Drag Queen Ball.
quote:You've got part of it right. No one here hates you. But we're not flustered, and we don't really care what you feel.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I hardly think anyone here hates me. They're just flustered that a newbie would have the audacity to feel equal.
what a twat!
quote:Equality, what a strange and bizarre concept. I would ask, "By what measure could anyone consider himself superior?".
Originally posted by RooK:
Shut up! josephine, you damn goodie-goodie.
You've got to wonder, though, by what measure he considers himself equal.
quote:BULLSEYE! What a devastating shot. Just a suggestion; you might consider taking off the suction cups from your arrows. The spit is getting my shirt messy.
Originally posted by Norman the Organ:
RooK, the chocolate deal is back on!
quote:I don't know about Suze, but if that promise about screenwriting comes with examples I'd love to see that. Seeing if you can do 'entertaining' or 'intelligent' would be particularly interesting
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Suze: Talk about not having a clue. What do you think a proof reader is for? Those college educated folks get a measly fifty or so bucks an hour for knowing spelling, grammar and punctuation. and that comes out of petty cash. Get on my good side and maybe I'll tell you what screenwriting is really about.
.quote:Don't get me wrong, I think you've misunderstood. Not that I'm sure the English aren't everlastingly grateful that you aren't interested in them but..... I meant 'English users', as in people who use English. You know, people who read, speak, write the English language? Simple really
Anselmina: English users? I'll be concerned about the English when their film industry actually makes some money... without American help. Don't get me wrong, I love the English and they do make some fine films, but it isn't a market big enough to consider.
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quote:That certainly applies to your posts, but I'm wondering if you are even capable of posting anything interesting.
Originally posted by Spiffy da WonderSheep:
This thread was much more interesting under the influence of term papers and nailpolish fumes.
*admires her pretty nails*
quote:No, RooK, I'm not a goodie-goodie. I'm a bully. ThomasDF said so. I've taken over Hell as my own personal playground, and I've bullied everyone here into following my rules!
Originally posted by RooK:
Shut up! josephine, you damn goodie-goodie.
quote:Yes, I'd noticed that, too, Josephine
Originally posted by josephine:
quote:No, RooK, I'm not a goodie-goodie. I'm a bully. ThomasDF said so. I've taken over Hell as my own personal playground, and I've bullied everyone here into following my rules!
Originally posted by RooK:
Shut up! josephine, you damn goodie-goodie.
! I guess TDF has cottoned on to those radio waves you're beaming into everyone's homes across the globe magically hypnotizing us into following your evil cult. And all diabolically disguised under the cover of someone who speaks sense, is usually tirelessly (indeed relentlessly) reasonable, and patiently tolerant of even the biggest dipshit. How devilishly clever of you! !
quote:She is Josephine of Borg. Resistance is futile. All your thoughts, all your technology, all your feelings will belong to us.
Originally posted by josephine:
No, RooK, I'm not a goodie-goodie. I'm a bully. ThomasDF said so. I've taken over Hell as my own personal playground, and I've bullied everyone here into following my rules!
quote:You don't need Sine for this, dearie. Silver is good, all the time. Trust me. It's the new gold.
Originally posted by Rat:
Can I wear silver during the day (or at all)?
quote:Just an observation. It appears that Tommy has issues with authority. He has stated (as above) that he "will not surrender, or submit to anyone".
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
We can go with this little power struggle ....
Thomas
quote:Thanks, Thomas. I really appreciate the tip, being new at this. (Since last night, actually.) As a neophyte, I'd be grateful for any other hints you could pass on for successful drag.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Sine: Yes, there is one other thing you should always remember. Tuck those extra parts. A lady should never walk around with her dress looking like a tent.
quote:Funny. So are mine. Do they ask you to go shopping with them? That's a bad sign.
Originally posted by RooK:
As it turns out, all my friends are girls.
quote:Well, that triggers some PTSD. Who would have thought the word "fun" could be so horribly misused. "Aren't these shoes fun looking?" Actually, no. Mostly because they're the three-billionth pair you've tried on so far.
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
Funny. So are mine. Do they ask you to go shopping with them? That's a bad sign.
quote:Oh, RooK, thank you! I've been thinking that I really need to get a custom avatar and title, but I just couldn't come up with anything that I liked. Prime Bully of Hell and Queen of the Identical Drones -- I like it!
Originally posted by RooK:
So be it. If High Mistress josephine chooses to acknowledge Her true position as Prime Bully of Hell, even though this has previously been carefully kept secret from everyone in Hell, I shall not countermand Her will. Long live the Queen of the Identical Drones!
quote:Moving on to more serious matters...
Originally posted by Rat:
Sine, I am worried about this jewelry thing. I don't like gold, and can't afford platinum. Can I wear silver during the day (or at all)?
quote:Oh I get it, someone else does the tough stuff for you so you can just spew out more of the same, that explains a lot really.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Suze: Talk about not having a clue. What do you think a proof reader is for? Those college educated folks get a measly fifty or so bucks an hour for knowing spelling, grammar and punctuation. and that comes out of petty cash. Get on my good side and maybe I'll tell you what screenwriting is really about.
quote:Bet not. One thing we've already learned is ThomasDF never sends one word out to do battle when he can send six. It's kinda like cicadas.
Originally posted by Suze:
bet you still finish first though!
quote:I'd say "ask your husband" but he didn't even realize you wore make-up in your photograph. I think such a serious topic deserves it's own thread in Heaven.
Originally posted by josephine:
Sine, Grits -- I'm not much on making fashion choices. Which do you think fits better? And can you suggest an avatar to go with it?
quote:I'm telling you, Sine -- silver is in, In, IN. Yes, big and chunky or very artsy is best for evening, but nothing looks more smashing on black than silver.
I wouldn't try it at night unless it was very clunky and artistic looking.
quote:Josephine, it's got to be this lady, er... woman, er... historical figure. Yikes. Has there ever been a bigger bully than this queen?
Sine, Grits -- I'm not much on making fashion choices. Which do you think fits better? And can you suggest an avatar to go with it?
quote:Have you ever studied cults? Their social order and tactics are very interesting. The leader(s) has a carefully honed persona of benevolence, sounding reasonable and caring. Then there are the organizers, the enforcers and followers. It's a very basic structure that I've seen adapted on the Internet. Oh yes, and when someone identifies this structure, the first thing the cult does is mock it. I do expect people to come back and laugh while twisting what I say and claim I'm calling this a cult, but the parallels are still there.
Originally posted by RooK:
So be it. If High Mistress josephine chooses to acknowledge Her true position as Prime Bully of Hell, even though this has previously been carefully kept secret from everyone in Hell, I shall not countermand Her will. Long live the Queen of the Identical Drones!
Thomas, I consider myself superior to you because I'm smarter than you. A lot smarter. Really really a lot smarter. I write gooder too.
quote:Maybe this one?
Originally posted by Grits:
Has there ever been a bigger bully than this queen?
quote:I know! I know! "Schindler's List". Right?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
We have a long history of people believing they are superior and they are the reason for so much oppression, suffering and death.
quote:What authority? Josephine? You can't be referring to the moderators because I have absolutely no way to resist their authority. Do tell, what authority does Josephine have other than influencing the moderators to limit or eliminate whoever does comply with her "culture" and "gods"?
Originally posted by Campbellite:
Just an observation. It appears that Tommy has issues with authority. He has stated (as above) that he "will not surrender, or submit to anyone".
quote:What a silly way to try to get my goat. You know nothing about my career and this sort of thing only makes me laugh.
Originally posted by Suze:
Tell you what though, you tell me all you know about screenwriting and I'll tell you all I know nuclear physics - the similarity being I know fuck all about it so we should be evenly matched - bet you still finish first though!
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quote:
Originally posted by Grits:
Now, be a nice boy, and go ahead and drink the Kool-Aid.
quote:WooKie!
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
The leader(s) has a carefully honed persona of benevolence, sounding reasonable and caring.
quote:Sorry, Sine. But you could dress like the rest of us in Nikes and black pyjamas. The mother ship will be here soon to pick us all up.
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
(Sorry. I'm probably brain-washed. I need to go fix some Kool-Aid.)
[Damn it. I wanted to get there first.]
quote:Only what I've read here.... and it's all been said before so I won't bother.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
What a silly way to try to get my goat. You know nothing about my career and this sort of thing only makes me laugh.
quote:The individual? You're a very intelligent woman and you know exactly what I'm talking about. You know perfectly well that there is no room for an individual in this "culture". If there were, attempts would be made to understand an individual, but it is clear that the demand is "do it our way, period".
Originally posted by Grits:
And to Thomas... cult/community, potato/potahto. Whatever you call it, it's entertaining, it's educational, it PROMOTES THE INDIVIDUAL, it provides a universal arena for the sharing of ideas and personalities. In other words, it works. It's a home for people who are really the salt of the earth, but have issues with an overabundance of wit and sarcasm and a wicked tongue they don't get to use much IRL.
Now, be a nice boy, and go ahead and drink the Kool-Aid.
quote:Darn right there isn't. Now be a good little boy and say that there's five lights, and we'll stop torturing you.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
The individual? You're a very intelligent woman and you know exactly what I'm talking about. You know perfectly well that there is no room for an individual in this "culture".
quote:And make sure there's $5.00 and some change in your pocket.
Originally posted by Spiffy:
Sorry, Sine. But you could dress like the rest of us in Nikes and black pyjamas. The mother ship will be here soon to pick us all up.
quote:Give the guy some credit. He's got this one spot on. (Hear my hysterical laughter? Must be the Red Dye #2 in the Kool-Aid.)
The leader(s) has a carefully honed persona of benevolence, sounding reasonable and caring.
quote:Ah, the "Gotcha!"
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Some I couldn't help and they died in Jonestown.
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quote:I have a minor in Religious Studies focusing on New and Emerging Religious Movements. And I know that the quickest way to spot a cult leader is by the person pointing out others who are cult leaders.
Originally posted by Kelly Alves:
I study cults as well--kind of a hobby of mine. and the reason everyone is laughing at you,TDF, is because you couldn't have picked a less likely person to be a cult leader, to want to be a cult leader, or has anything in her that can be turned into a cult leader.
Sine, on the other hand, has the kind of smarmy charisma that really needs to be watched.
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quote:Up my nose.
Originally posted by Kelly Alves:
Well, where is YOUR finger right now, Oh Spifficated one?
quote:This isn't about the ship. It's about a small group of people dominating a forum. When folks were having fun calling me a rebel without a clue, they were close. I am by nature a rebel and my entire life has been fighting what I saw was wrong. You would be surprised at how much I've accomplished in helping others and improving conditions. I'm not the kind of person who sees something wrong and walks away. This is certainly small in comparison to things I've fought, but I see it as important. I see that a lot of people have been wrongly accused and the abuse has certainly harmed.
Originally posted by Moo:
Thomas, why do you bother? You seem to be devoting a lot of time and energy to telling us what's wrong with the ship. Don't you have better things to do with your time? Do you honestly thing your criticism will have the effect of making us do things differently?
You seem to be saying that things should be done differently because you don't like the way they're done now. Why should we be interested in pleasing you?
Moo
quote:But you would make such a good cult leader IMHO.
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
I'm not smarmy.
quote:At my age calling me a boy is a supreme compliment. You're very sweet.
Originally posted by Spiffy da WonderSheep:
quote:Darn right there isn't. Now be a good little boy and say that there's five lights, and we'll stop torturing you.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
The individual? You're a very intelligent woman and you know exactly what I'm talking about. You know perfectly well that there is no room for an individual in this "culture".
quote:Then fuck off, Robin Hood.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
When I see cruelty and viciousness on the net or in real life, I'll fight because it is my nature and my conscience. This has nothing to do with me.
quote:Actually, Twilight, I thought your remark was both perceptive and funny.
Originally posted by Twilight:
Sine and Charlotte,
Thanks for straightening me out on that Labor Day - Memorial Day, mix-up. We may have gotten to the root of all my problems!
quote:Interesting how you tell me I can't read and you don't do that yourself. Now go back a read what I said.
Originally posted by Kelly Alves:
I study cults as well--kind of a hobby of mine. and the reason everyone is laughing at you,TDF, is because you couldn't have picked a less likely person to be a cult leader, to want to be a cult leader, or has anything in her that can be turned into a cult leader.
Sine, on the other hand, has the kind of smarmy charisma that really needs to be watched.
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quote:As God is my witness, as God is my witness they're not going to lick me. I'm going to live through this and when it's all over, I'll never be bullied by those nasty clones at SoF again. No, nor any of my folk. If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill. As God is my witness, I'll never be bullied again....
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
When I see cruelty and viciousness on the net or in real life, I'll fight because it is my nature and my conscience. This has nothing to do with me.
quote:Cruelty and viciousness? Cruelty and viciousness? If you think I've said something cruel and vicious, please do me the favor of pointing it out to me.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
When I see cruelty and viciousness on the net or in real life, I'll fight because it is my nature and my conscience.
quote:
Originally posted by Moo:
Thomas, why do you bother? You seem to be devoting a lot of time and energy to telling us what's wrong with the ship. Don't you have better things to do with your time? Do you honestly thing your criticism will have the effect of making us do things differently?
You seem to be saying that things should be done differently because you don't like the way they're done now. Why should we be interested in pleasing you?
Moo
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Damn! That's the harshest thing I've ever heard from Moo. )
quote:That would be perfect with the custom title "Orthodox Plotter".
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
Grits, josephine, you're missing the obvious. She even has her retinue of sycophants.
quote:I'm sure you think you've learned all you need to know in a class room, but I'm afraid the real world is quite a bit different. I looked Jim Jones in the eyes and learned more in an instant than you did in your entire education. And where you got that bull about a leader pointing out others is pure fantasy.
Originally posted by Spiffy da WonderSheep:
I have a minor in Religious Studies focusing on New and Emerging Religious Movements. And I know that the quickest way to spot a cult leader is by the person pointing out others who are cult leaders.
quote:You know Thomas, this won't quite jive with Tommy's View of the Universe™, but it's really more about a small group of people in similar time zones who generally happen to be online at the same time and have learned to know each other.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
It's about a small group of people dominating a forum.
quote:Okay, I did that. Here's what you said:
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
quote:Interesting how you tell me I can't read and you don't do that yourself. Now go back a read what I said.
Originally posted by Kelly Alves:
I study cults as well--kind of a hobby of mine. and the reason everyone is laughing at you,TDF, is because you couldn't have picked a less likely person to be a cult leader, to want to be a cult leader, or has anything in her that can be turned into a cult leader.
Sine, on the other hand, has the kind of smarmy charisma that really needs to be watched.
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quote:Okay, now I'll admit it's the end of a particularly long day at the end of a long week, so maybe I'm having trouble with my reading comprehension. But when I read it, it sounds like you're suggesting that I'm the leader of this Hellish cult. If that's not what you're saying, perhaps you could clarify it for Kelly and me, and anyone else who may have misunderstood.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
quote:Have you ever studied cults? Their social order and tactics are very interesting. The leader(s) has a carefully honed persona of benevolence, sounding reasonable and caring. Then there are the organizers, the enforcers and followers. It's a very basic structure that I've seen adapted on the Internet. Oh yes, and when someone identifies this structure, the first thing the cult does is mock it. I do expect people to come back and laugh while twisting what I say and claim I'm calling this a cult, but the parallels are still there.
Originally posted by RooK:
So be it. If High Mistress josephine chooses to acknowledge Her true position as Prime Bully of Hell, even though this has previously been carefully kept secret from everyone in Hell, I shall not countermand Her will. Long live the Queen of the Identical Drones!
quote:You actually believe this little group is the ship? The vast majority of people are damn good people. And if you think you're bullying me, I would suggest you let up on the LSD.
Originally posted by Suze:
quote:As God is my witness, as God is my witness they're not going to lick me. I'm going to live through this and when it's all over, I'll never be bullied by those nasty clones at SoF again. No, nor any of my folk. If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill. As God is my witness, I'll never be bullied again....
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
When I see cruelty and viciousness on the net or in real life, I'll fight because it is my nature and my conscience. This has nothing to do with me.
quote:I really hate to throw reality at you, but not everything I say is about you specifically or singularly. Damn, and I thought I had a big ego.
Originally posted by josephine:
quote:Cruelty and viciousness? Cruelty and viciousness? If you think I've said something cruel and vicious, please do me the favor of pointing it out to me.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
When I see cruelty and viciousness on the net or in real life, I'll fight because it is my nature and my conscience.
)quote:You do.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I really hate to throw reality at you, but not everything I say is about you specifically or singularly. Damn, and I thought I had a big ego.
quote:If that were true, there shouldn't have been such an outrage when someone new comes in here. Nor would they have mentioned about all the other trolls and being very quick to lay that label on someone. If what you say were true, they wouldn't bother with getting upset with newbies and all the garbage about "culture" and "gods", they would simply continue enjoying their relationship.
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
quote:You know Thomas, this won't quite jive with Tommy's View of the Universe™, but it's really more about a small group of people in similar time zones who generally happen to be online at the same time and have learned to know each other.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
It's about a small group of people dominating a forum.
quote:Yes, we're pretty much the dregs. I wouldn't waste time on us, O Caped Crusader.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
The vast majority of people are damn good people.
quote:There was outrage? Is outrage!
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
If that were true, there shouldn't have been such an outrage when someone new comes in here.
quote:Oh, god, he's right. We're just so... so... horrible.
Nor would they have mentioned about all the other trolls and being very quick to lay that label on someone.
quote:Well, I can't vouch for the rest of the Identical Clones, but I didn't see anyone get particularly upset, I thought the "garbage" about culture and gods was really kindly and helpful, and I'm quite enjoying my relationships here.
If what you say were true, they wouldn't bother with getting upset with newbies and all the garbage about "culture" and "gods", they would simply continue enjoying their relationship.
quote:That's the smartest thing I've heard you say yet. Yep, there's always hope.
The vast majority of people are damn good people.
quote:Well, by your own admission you're on your own tonight, so have fun.
Originally posted by RooK:
I shall pet it, and stroke it, and call it George.
quote:Sine, how did you know that I simply adore St. Theodora? Seriously, she's one of my faves. I even took a copy of that icon with me when I was being deposed in a particularly nasty bit of litigation. I needed more strength than I had, and I thought she'd understand.
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
Grits, josephine, you're missing the obvious. She even has her retinue of sycophants.
quote:I said: "I do expect people to come back and laugh while twisting what I say and claim I'm calling this a cult, but the parallels are still there."
Originally posted by Josephine:
Okay, now I'll admit it's the end of a particularly long day at the end of a long week, so maybe I'm having trouble with my reading comprehension. But when I read it, it sounds like you're suggesting that I'm the leader of this Hellish cult. If that's not what you're saying, perhaps you could clarify it for Kelly and me, and anyone else who may have misunderstood.
quote:Grits, you love to entertain and have all that counter space and everything. Why don't you give a tea for our débutante and introduce him to the nice people on the ship? I would if I knew any, but I'm afraid I've always had a taste for low company.
Originally posted by Grits:
The only problem is that you barrelled into an established community, without so much as a "Hi, how are ya?" and expected us to accept you and your credibility at your first post. That doesn't happen on the internet, and that doesn't happen in real life.
quote:I'm thinking Theodora would understand most anything, considering. She's a SAINT?! You're shitting me. Gosh, there's hope for everybody then.
Originally posted by josephine:
I thought she'd understand.
quote:Shit! I didn't do that did I? You point out something that is absolutely correct. I was dead wrong in not doing that. I want to most sincerely apologize to everyone for that.
Originally posted by Grits:
The only problem is that you barrelled into an established community, without so much as a "Hi, how are ya?"
quote:You mean, I could start a whole new thread, in an appropriate location (say "All Saints") and title it, "Everyone come meet my new friend, Thomas" or "A Come and Go for Big Tiger Tom" or "A Meet and Greet for Latest and Greatest Newbie"?
Originally posted by Sine:
Grits, you love to entertain and have all that counter space and everything. Why don't you give a tea for our débutante and introduce him to the nice people on the ship? I would if I knew any, but I'm afraid I've always had a taste for low company.
quote:Yeah! We're working hard here and we're tired of being amateurs. We want to go pro. Send money.
Originally posted by Moo:
If you are enjoying this entertainment get out your checkbook and send a donationg to the Organ Fund.
Sine
quote:It's Friday night, hoppy. Shouldn't you be having a date or something? If not, you've got plenty of time to READ THE FUCKING THREAD.
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
I haven't bothered to read this thread...
quote:Either this one of the best baiting I've ever seen or you are actually sincere. I never post professional scripts on the Internet, but I do have some short scripts that I wrote for some local Indy film makers that I could share. They aren't highly refined, but pretty good rough drafts.
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
I haven't bothered to read this thread (sorry Sine and everyone else who gets annoyed when I say that), but is anyone else wondering what ThomasDF's scripts are like? After all, his profile says he is a screenwriter.
I'd be very interested to know.
quote:After his recent posts I can see him writing the following wonderful scene. Sadly I think he'd have written it seriously.
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
I haven't bothered to read this thread (sorry Sine and everyone else who gets annoyed when I say that), but is anyone else wondering what ThomasDF's scripts are like? After all, his profile says he is a screenwriter.
I'd be very interested to know.
quote:
ARTHUR: Shut up, will you? Shut up!
DENNIS: Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system.
ARTHUR: Shut up!
DENNIS: Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I'm being repressed!
ARTHUR: Bloody peasant!
DENNIS: Oh, what a give-away. Did you hear that? Did you hear that, eh? That's what I'm on about. Did you see him repressing me? You saw it, didn't you?
quote:No, but good idea!
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
I mean, really. Do you have that set up to copy & paste?
quote:I already addressed that.
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
I haven't bothered to read this thread (sorry Sine and everyone else who gets annoyed when I say that), but is anyone else wondering what ThomasDF's scripts are like? After all, his profile says he is a screenwriter.
I'd be very interested to know.
quote:Have you considered writing a fantasy trilogy set in an alternate universe? That might be your best bet.
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
Apparently SarkyCow has turned me down.
quote:You need a laugh? That doesn't sound serious to me. My work is not a play thing for this forum.
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
quote:No, but good idea!
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
I mean, really. Do you have that set up to copy & paste?
PM me some scripts, ThomasDF. I was serious.
Plus, I need a laugh.
P.S. No dates. Apparently SarkyCow has turned me down.
quote:He didn't ask you to post it to the forum, dipfuck, he asked you to PM it.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
My work is not a play thing for this forum.
quote:Oppie
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
I haven't bothered to read this thread (sorry Sine and everyone else who gets annoyed when I say that), but is anyone else wondering what ThomasDF's scripts are like? After all, his profile says he is a screenwriter.
I'd be very interested to know.
quote:I'm thinking you're probably sitting pretty financially. I wouldn't rock the boat if I were you.
Originally posted by Mousethief:
So now I'm faced with the question of what to do with a wife who is the leader of a Borglike collective of unthinking drones?
quote:Quit making me laugh! It hurts!
Originally posted by Sine:
Have you considered writing a fantasy trilogy set in an alternate universe? That might be your best bet.
quote:If only! But because her drones are culled entirely from the SoF, they give all their spare change to the Organ Fund and not to her. But I'm thinking that maybe she's ready to make a power play for the whole shooting match, and THEN we'll see some changes made, yes sir!
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
I'm thinking you're probably sitting pretty financially.
quote:Please be aware that anything you post on the bulletin boards become copywrite of the Ship of Fools. I'd suggest that you either restrict yourself to off-board communications, or post them on your own web space and provide a link.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I never post professional scripts on the Internet, but I do have some short scripts that I wrote for some local Indy film makers that I could share. They aren't highly refined, but pretty good rough drafts.
quote:Go ahead and go to the ladies' room, Grits; we promise we won't say anything funny while you're gone.
Originally posted by Grits:
Quit making me laugh! It hurts!
quote:We'll be on the look-out for an Iconostasis in Church of Fools.
Originally posted by Mousethief:
maybe she's ready to make a power play for the whole shooting match
quote:A fellow can dream, can't he?
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
We'll be on the look-out for an Iconostasis in Church of Fools.
quote:I would never post a script in the Hell Forum and I would be very reluctant to post one at Ship of Fools. As far as copy right, I think you're mistaken. On what basis do you believe Ship of Fools could claim copy rights? I don't recall my surrendering my copy rights in any agreement, but if I missed something I'd sure like to know.
Originally posted by RooK:
[BORING HELLHOST MODE]
quote:Please be aware that anything you post on the bulletin boards become copywrite of the Ship of Fools. I'd suggest that you either restrict yourself to off-board communications, or post them on your own web space and provide a link.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I never post professional scripts on the Internet, but I do have some short scripts that I wrote for some local Indy film makers that I could share. They aren't highly refined, but pretty good rough drafts.
Such a discussion would be most suited for PMs, or the All Saints board. Here, things would just go horribly, horribly wrong.
[/HELLHOST]
As a regular Denizen, let me be the first to encourage you to provide a link to some of your scripts here in Hell. It might be fun...
quote:Not really, considering how exciting you apparently find humiliation.
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
Now there's a dilemma.
quote:So if you plan to write a scathing script based on this thread, you need to get permission from every one of us and Simon.
Can I quote material from the boards?
As noted above, you are entirely free to quote your own material, which belongs to you. If you want to quote in public (such as on your own website) discussion that has taken place on one of these boards, you need to do the following...
Gain permission from the authors of the posts you're quoting.
Gain permission to quote from Ship of Fools and make sure that you publish the appropriate credit and link to this site.
quote:The Lazy Eye sees all!
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
Why do I get the feeling we're going to get an extended adult version of that very soon?
quote:Does this mean that you could produce some of his work? Can I get advance tickets?
quote:Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I never post professional scripts on the Internet, but I do have some short scripts that I wrote for some local Indy film makers that I could share. They aren't highly refined, but pretty good rough drafts.
Please be aware that anything you post on the bulletin boards become copywrite of the Ship of Fools.
quote:You would not be surrendering your copyright, you would be sharing it. The following is a quote from the FAQs, which I'm pretty certain you were too stupid to comprehend in the very unlikely event that you actually read them:
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
As far as copy right, I think you're mistaken. On what basis do you believe Ship of Fools could claim copy rights? I don't recall my surrendering my copy rights in any agreement, but if I missed something I'd sure like to know.
quote:[/HELLHOST]
By posting on these boards you grant ship-of-fools.com and its successors and assigns a non-exclusive irrevocable right to re-use your posting in any manner it or they see fit without notice or compensation to you. No material contained in this site may be republished or reposted without express written consent of ship-of-fools.com, except that board members retain the right to republish or re-post their own work.
quote:Humiliation comes, humiliation goes. It's better to force it than for it to arrive unexpectedly, I think.
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
quote:Not really, considering how exciting you apparently find humiliation.
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
Now there's a dilemma.
quote:No. But it's an interesting insight into your own childhood. Did you kick puppies too?
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
Do you remember when you were a kid in the playground and you went round doing things and saying "copyright Tom 1963!" and kicking anyone when they did something you'd done five minutes before?
quote:You mean "beg for it"?
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
It's better to force it
quote:
Originally posted by RooK:
OK, Kelly was faster, but my response was more pertinent.
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Take that back , you big cult-leader dictator bully, you!
quote:Hey, watch that! He's not the cult-leader dictator bully, Josephine is! Send money!
Originally posted by Kelly Alves:
Take that back , you big cult-leader dictator bully, you!
quote:Thus giving rise to the cliché, "As humiliated as a hoover."
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
(Yeah, sucking up can come under humiliation, I think.)
quote:Oh well then. That's OK. We're just glad you have one.
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
[edited to say: it's 3am, but I'm talking to my friend on MSN]
quote:I would. I just doubt it would be good enough.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Realistically, no one at Ship of Fools would be foolish enough to take a posted script and try to sell it.
quote:Oh Hoppy, Hoppy, Hoppy...
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
I'd be humiliated, etc.
quote:like this?
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
(3am. Two losers apparently. How do they sniff each other out?)
quote:I can't. A witch has stolen it.
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
Go to bed.
quote:I said nothing about writing or posting a scathing script on this thread or anywhere else. However, you should know that I can write a script about everyone here, using their name and even quoting them and there wouldn't be anything anyone could do about it. Not that I would do that, I haven't seen anything interesting enough. Besides, I have more than enough work to last me a very long time.
Originally posted by Kelly Alves:
Form the FAQ's, which they tell you to read before registering:
quote:So if you plan to write a scathing script based on this thread, you need to get permission from every one of us and Simon.
Can I quote material from the boards?
As noted above, you are entirely free to quote your own material, which belongs to you. If you want to quote in public (such as on your own website) discussion that has taken place on one of these boards, you need to do the following...
Gain permission from the authors of the posts you're quoting.
Gain permission to quote from Ship of Fools and make sure that you publish the appropriate credit and link to this site.
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quote:So what are you working on?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Besides, I have more than enough work to last me a very long time.
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quote:Folks always need a ride to the airport, after all.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I have more than enough work to last me a very long time.
quote:And I was actually foolish enough to think you were serious.
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
quote:I would. I just doubt it would be good enough.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Realistically, no one at Ship of Fools would be foolish enough to take a posted script and try to sell it.
quote:It is true that imaginary crap is rarely effected.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
It's not something that concerns me or effects my work.
quote:Congratulations on your newfound powers of prescience.
Realistically, no one at Ship of Fools would be foolish enough to take a posted script and try to sell it. There is another interesting catch and a clash of this "agreement". If I posted a script and then it sold, the copy right would belong to the buyer and Ship of Fools could not exercise it's claimed rights. Anyway, I let my attorney who represents my work handle all that stuff.
quote:Firstly, yes you would.
I wouldn't be so quick to accuse people of being too stupid to comprehend legal matters. Your little claim of copy right is a lot more complicated that it appears.
quote:This is all button-pushing, self-stroking offal..I'm going back to AOL chat
I said nothing about writing or posting a scathing script on this thread or anywhere else. However, you should know that I can write a script about everyone here, using their name and even quoting them and there wouldn't be anything anyone could do about it...
quote:I think he was...
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
And I was actually foolish enough to think you were serious.
quote:Yo Mamma and your aunt is next.
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
quote:So what are you working on?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Besides, I have more than enough work to last me a very long time.
quote:Well, there is a reason why I'm treating you like you're a kid: your level is comprehension is frankly half that of my weakest student, though I wouldn't congratulate yourself for this achievement quite yet. At least he has the good sense to realize when he is over his head and ask for help, while you haven't even bothered to gather together 30 cents and rent a clue.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Troy: Another teacher trying to lecture and scold an adult as if they were your students. That's okay. It's probably all you know.
quote:Grits told you he was serious. You really don't take in anyone else's posts, do you?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I was actually foolish enough to think you were serious.
quote:Is that the name of the film? Sort of in the vein of "Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead", but more to do with in-house "shenanigans"?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
quote:Yo Mamma and your aunt is next.
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
quote:So what are you working on?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Besides, I have more than enough work to last me a very long time.
quote:
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
We've been making fun of Hoppy for being a sincere airhead for several pages now
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quote:So true. As long as you don't writer scripts, you have nothing to worry about.
Originally posted by Rook:
It is true that imaginary crap is rarely effected.
quote:In that case it's alright then.
I accused you of being too stupid to understand anything written in English.
quote:And I neglected to show my appreciation and would have if not distracted by your insults. I really must work on my concentration.
Thirdly, I fully realize the complications of of copyright claims, and that's why I felt compelled to offer the courtesy of mentioning this further complication.
quote:Yes, Kelly, it was supposed to be a surprise, but word somehow leaked out. Here's the text of the proclamation:
Originally posted by Kelly Alves:
Wait, are you sucking up to me? Did Josephine promote me?
quote:OK. So he got some and you didn't. What else is new? He can excite you with the details in the morning. You'll only look like a jealous, pathetic dork if you're still up when he gets home.
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
I'm waiting up for my housemate. I'm pretty worried about him because he's never usually out this late.
quote:Rather presumptuous of you. I will decide who to share my scripts with and don't have to justify my decision to anyone.
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
quote:Grits told you he was serious. You really don't take in anyone else's posts, do you?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I was actually foolish enough to think you were serious.
This is just the point. We've been making fun of Hoppy for being a sincere airhead for several pages now and it just hasn't sunk in, has it? Helen Keller could have picked up on it by now, but apparently it just goes over your head. You really don't engage very well, do you?
quote:Good idea. I'll make sure your Mamma and aunt get the lead rolls.
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
quote:Is that the name of the film? Sort of in the vein of "Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead", but more to do with in-house "shenanigans"?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
quote:Yo Mamma and your aunt is next.
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
quote:So what are you working on?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
Besides, I have more than enough work to last me a very long time.
quote:For the love of Judas,TDF..that was straight out of Basic Trolling 101. Please pull your tackle and rebait. I'm quickly losing what meager respect I had for your creative skills.
Yo Mamma and your aunt is next.
quote:He just texted back anyway, so night all. PM me your work, ThomasDF!
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
quote:OK. So he got some and you didn't. What else is new? He can excite you with the details in the morning. You'll only look like a jealous, pathetic dork if you're still up when he gets home.
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
I'm waiting up for my housemate. I'm pretty worried about him because he's never usually out this late.
quote:You really don't read for comprehension, do you? All I was saying was Hoppy was serious.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I will decide who to share my scripts with and don't have to justify my decision to anyone.
quote:This place hardly deserves my creative skills. And please, don't even try the respect routine.
Originally posted by Zeck:
quote:For the love of Judas,TDF..that was straight out of Basic Trolling 101. Please pull your tackle and rebait. I'm quickly losing what meager respect I had for your creative skills.
Yo Mamma and your aunt is next.
quote:Of course! The Great One has himself!
This place hardly deserves my creative skills. And please, don't even try the respect routine.
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quote:Finally, something we can all agree on. So be a honey and do something about it.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
This place hardly deserves my creative skills.
quote:Oh, come on. Show us something creative. Or perhaps something skilled. Aw, heck, how about just something coherent?
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
This place hardly deserves my creative skills.
quote:That's twice Bootie has alluded to homoerotic delights. And I need to know about it.
JohnBoot:
I think I posted the other day (in some forgotten thread) about the inadvertant later-life pleasures that result from having attended an all-male school. It is still true.
quote:I heard you the first times and you actually expect me to believe you?
Originally posted by Sine Nomine:
quote:You really don't read for comprehension, do you? All I was saying was Hoppy was serious.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I will decide who to share my scripts with and don't have to justify my decision to anyone.
Too funny, ThomasDF. You really are THE GREAT I AM.
quote:I'm ashamed to say I can generally follow Mr. B's rather tortuous thought processes, but that one's got me a bit puzzled.
Originally posted by Coot (Such a nice boy):
I need to know about it.
quote:If you get stuck, just have her throw herself under a train.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
now I can jump back into a very difficult scene I was writing when I came here.
quote:ThomasDF returns to the battered old typewriter and resumes his script...
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I did need that and now I can jump back into a very difficult scene I was writing when I came here.
quote:...ThomasDF smiles at his handiwork, grabs a box of Kleenex and slips his hand into his pants. This is going to be a great scrtiptwriting session...
Wendy: oh Eric, oh Ken. Roger me now. Both of you, with your really hard ramrods. Stand up against injustice everywhere and do me like I've never been done.
Eric: Yeah baby.
Ken: Get a mouthful of this.
Wendy: <Gasp.> I love this. Your guys are amazing, fighting against evil everywhere and doing me like this at the same time...
quote:To continue the cinematic theme, I'm seeing the Wonderful Wizard of Oz drifting back to Omaha (or Colorado, as the case may be) in his hot-air (
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I can't say if I will stop posting, slow down or keep going
) balloon as we all wave goodbye...quote:Reason? Is that what you call it? Okay.
Originally posted by RooK:
Gosh. It only took 9 pages for the reason to partially settle into his leaky little brainpan.
At this rate, he'll be tying his shoes by page 25 at least.
quote:CUE: "Red Sails in the Sunset"
To continue the cinematic theme, I'm seeing the Wonderful Wizard of Oz drifting back to Omaha (or Colorado, as the case may be) in his hot-air ( ) balloon as we all wave goodbye...
quote:Here's one of those tricky little English language things: "why" is often associated with a concept called a "reason". So, really, I was just quoting you.
Originally posted by ThomasDF:
I've spent two days solid in here and now I can see why the dragon stopped the thread.
quote:As long as we weren't followed up the driveway.
Originally posted by irreverentkit:
there's no place like home!!!
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quote:It worked! I did it! I sent Ophthalmos to bed!
Originally posted by Ophthalmos:
He just texted back anyway, so night all.
quote:He needn't know you sent the text message. His roomie's probably lying dead in a ditch somewhere.
Originally posted by josephine:
It worked! I did it! I sent Ophthalmos to bed!
quote:This humble apprentice bows to your infinite power, Oh Wise One!
Wow, this Queen of Hell thing is really cool.
quote:That's 'cause he has to..if he wants to sleep inside tonight.
That's OK. Mousethief has over 11,000 posts and he does too.
quote:Is that a premature ejaculation?
Originally posted by Zeck:
Suddenly a scream is heard off-stage...EEIIIYAA!! PAGE 10 !!!
quote:And right now the stereo is playing 'Last Dance with Mary Jane', you know, I'm starting to think you ARE married to the ruler of the World.
Originally posted by Mousethief:
Oh C'mon, spiffy, you know Thomas won't back down. He'll stand his ground. And he won't back down.
I wonder if his last name is Petty? It fits.
