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Moo
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The really bad thing about Curious Buddhist and her sockpuppets was that she kept telling very tragic stories about herself, seeking help and sympathy. Many shipmates responded, and when they learned it was all a fake, it was a massive letdown.
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If one performs the Google search "Curious Buddhist Ship of Fools" this link is the first.
If accurate, this gives a broader picture of the events than only searching on SOF.
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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
Didn't Curious Buddhist return later as Unicycle? We had a whole prayer thread deleted to remove Unicycle's posts. And Shipmates became a lot more cynical
"Unicycle" was posting at the same time as Curious Buddhist and all her wider sock puppets. S/he was also posting as "tryingtobefriendly" IIRC, also around the same time - but that character mainly migrated to St Pixels and ended up causing havoc there too. If memory serves me, wasn't one of the things that led the PTB to put two and two together that Curious Buddhist and co here and tryingtobefriendly on St Pixels were both posting about their cat, and posting pictures of the same cat? The other feature in common was lots of dramatic back stories - CB and all that Bosnia stuff, unicycle claiming to be married to someone who died in a real-life motorway crash, and tryingtobefriendly as severely autistic. It must have been exhausting and a full-time job trying to maintain all those personae at the same time.
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Tubbs
Miss Congeniality
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Originally posted by Jack the Lass:
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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
Didn't Curious Buddhist return later as Unicycle? We had a whole prayer thread deleted to remove Unicycle's posts. And Shipmates became a lot more cynical
"Unicycle" was posting at the same time as Curious Buddhist and all her wider sock puppets. S/he was also posting as "tryingtobefriendly" IIRC, also around the same time - but that character mainly migrated to St Pixels and ended up causing havoc there too. If memory serves me, wasn't one of the things that led the PTB to put two and two together that Curious Buddhist and co here and tryingtobefriendly on St Pixels were both posting about their cat, and posting pictures of the same cat? The other feature in common was lots of dramatic back stories - CB and all that Bosnia stuff, unicycle claiming to be married to someone who died in a real-life motorway crash, and tryingtobefriendly as severely autistic. It must have been exhausting and a full-time job trying to maintain all those personae at the same time.
People had suspicions for a while as it should have been possible to confirm some of the details from third party sources. The cat pictures were the confirmation that they were all one and the same, although there were other things as well. It may have been just one person or a group of housemates seeing how far their prank would run before they got busted.
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Kelly Alves
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Nev Schulman ain't got nothing on us...
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lilBuddha
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Given that it is at least possible that Catfish might not be a textbook documentary, what are you saying about the Ship, Kelly?
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He's got a tv show now, and walks the viewer through helpful tips on how to research a person's FB profile, stuff like that, while stalking "catfish". And whether the show is staged or not, he's fuckin' cute as hell.
But it was more or less a flip remark, so, you can take it that way, too. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Originally posted by luvanddaisies:
...but it's also wondering if there ever will be a book about SoF's history,
Graphic Novel!!!!!
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Robert Armin
All licens'd fool
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Written and drawn by Frank Millar?
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Even considering Hooker's Trick, I don't think there are near enough whores for the average Miller comic.
Violence, in Hell maybe. Gray area anti heroes, a dime a dozen—ITTWACW, after all. But that last trope? We got work to...not do.
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Indigo
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Originally posted by Jack the Lass:
S/he was also posting as "tryingtobefriendly" IIRC, also around the same time...
That all pre-dated me . Perhaps s/he just wanted to belong?
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This thread's been an interesting read. Pity the TnT board has vanished from the face of the internet. That one sounds hilarious for all the wrong reasons...
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Alan Cresswell
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The TnT board wasn't created to be funny, though there was certainly some humour there. Basically, there was (and probably still is) in some parts of the church this idea that Christians shouldn't talk about sex. Of course, it's a very stupid idea and the best way to challenge it was to have a section of the Ship specifically devoted to the discussion of sex. We ran it a couple of times, by which time the message had sunk in that there's nothing dirty or sinful about discussing sex and such discussions can have their rightful place on the main boards like any other subject.
It's not all gone. There are still some threads in Oblivion. This one was the first I found
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Originally posted by Alan Cresswell:
It's not all gone. There are still some threads in Oblivion. This one was the first I found
Yes, but from what I've read, the worst bits didn't even make it to Oblivion, which gives a rather less than rounded overview of that experiment as a result. (And I totally appreciate that it was meant to serve a sensible purpose. Maybe on that basis its temporariness was a mistake. But I imagine it was a moderation nightmare.)
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Ship's tough old bird
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Originally posted by pererin:
Yes, but from what I've read, the worst bits didn't even make it to Oblivion, which gives a rather less than rounded overview of that experiment as a result.
IIRC Oblivion was not set up until years after the T'n'T boards were discontinued. Before Oblivion was set up, outstanding old threads were sent to Limbo, and all others were deleted.
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Alan Cresswell
Mad Scientist 先生
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Yes, the threads in Oblivion are mostly those that had originally been put in Limbo. When we set up Oblivion, we took the opportunity to thin Limbo down to just the very best of the best. By definition, therefore, those threads that still remain from TnT are the ones that we thought were the best exemplars of that board.
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Originally posted by pererin:
And I totally appreciate that it was meant to serve a sensible purpose. Maybe on that basis its temporariness was a mistake. But I imagine it was a moderation nightmare.
Initially, TnT was home to some fantastic discussions on topics that would have been over-the-top anywhere else on the Ship. Over time, however, the sexual topics because less shocking and more accepted on the main boards. TnT spiraled downwards into silliness and rampant oversharing. In my view, TnT accomplished its purpose of bringing a wide range of sex-related topics into general discussion, leaving itself no reason to exist.
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Tubbs
Miss Congeniality
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quote:
Originally posted by passer:
quote:
Originally posted by Jack the Lass:
S/he was also posting as "tryingtobefriendly" IIRC, also around the same time...
That all pre-dated me . Perhaps s/he just wanted to belong?
Saw what you did there. Don't do that. Personal atacks belong in Hell.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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quote:
Originally posted by Pyx_e:
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Originally posted by luvanddaisies:
...but it's also wondering if there ever will be a book about SoF's history,
Graphic Novel!!!!!
I'm still waiting for Pyx_e to prick it out in leather.
(Everyone knows that in Christianity, as wall-paintings and stained glass windows prove, the great unwashed can only read in pictures.)
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Robert Armin
All licens'd fool
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I'm still waiting for Pyx_e to prick it out in leather.
That Might tempt Chast back.....
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frin
Drinking coffee for Jesus
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quote:
Originally posted by Pyx_e:
quote:
Originally posted by luvanddaisies:
...but it's also wondering if there ever will be a book about SoF's history,
Graphic Novel!!!!!
There is a ship of fools generated book. There was a thread, which made lots of use of the pseudonym feature on the old boards, in which a very long and convoluted story was told with various ship personalities drafted in as characters. Like a circus thread, people took turns to add an entry into the story, and they did it from character perspectives - diary entries, letters, emails, a 'found story' kind of writing. When the thread had been going long enough that people were running out of steam, we were encouraged (by Miss Monica) to keep going and keep moving the plot forward. Some time later, Miss Monica had copies printed up as a book. I have mine still. It wouldn't mean much to people who joined the board later, as it is full of in-jokes. But it is great for reading back and remembering (or guessing) who was contributing as who.
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Og, King of Bashan
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This seems to be the best place to ask this. Every time a new troll comes along, someone laments that Erin isn't here to take care of it. I don't think I really got my sea legs before Erin left us, which makes me sad. Can anyone suggest a classic thread down in Limbo where I can really see the Gator doing what she did best?
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Tubbs
Miss Congeniality
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quote:
Originally posted by Og, King of Bashan:
This seems to be the best place to ask this. Every time a new troll comes along, someone laments that Erin isn't here to take care of it. I don't think I really got my sea legs before Erin left us, which makes me sad. Can anyone suggest a classic thread down in Limbo where I can really see the Gator doing what she did best?
Try these two for starters - Calling Erin to Hell and Incompetence 1, Democracy 0 . Marvel at the razor wit, the creative turn of phrase and the ability to cut through bullshit in two words or less. But, behind the scenes Erin had a heart as big as a whale and was extremely kind.
I'm sure that others will have other favourites to recommend.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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quote:
Originally posted by frin:
When the thread had been going long enough that people were running out of steam, we were encouraged (by Miss Monica) to keep going and keep moving the plot forward. Some time later, Miss Monica had copies printed up as a book. I have mine still. It wouldn't mean much to people who joined the board later, as it is full of in-jokes. But it is great for reading back and remembering (or guessing) who was contributing as who.
'frin
I didn't realise Miss Monica wrote a book. Bound in Leather to be whipped out under duress, no doubt?
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quote:
Originally posted by Tubbs:
quote:
Originally posted by Og, King of Bashan:
This seems to be the best place to ask this. Every time a new troll comes along, someone laments that Erin isn't here to take care of it. I don't think I really got my sea legs before Erin left us, which makes me sad. Can anyone suggest a classic thread down in Limbo where I can really see the Gator doing what she did best?
Try these two for starters - Calling Erin to Hell and Incompetence 1, Democracy 0 . Marvel at the razor wit, the creative turn of phrase and the ability to cut through bullshit in two words or less. But, behind the scenes Erin had a heart as big as a whale and was extremely kind.
I'm sure that others will have other favourites to recommend.
Tubbs
dammit you lousy motherfuckers made me cry! well, laugh myself to tears, but still. shit. good stuff. *singing* mehmmmories........
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WHOOPS!
sorry, Hosts!
apparently some dumbass left my cage unlocked and I wandered out of my safe-zone without even knowing it and oozed my badstuff all over the wrong board....
sowwy....
I know, I know. Go to hell, comet!
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Kelly Alves
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Mental note, if comet calls you "motherfucker," she is being affectionate...
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Snowball in Hell
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it's like a love bite, really...
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Golden Key
Shipmate
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Surely, a Ship graphic novel would have to be done by Jack Chick? Or in his style?
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Golden Key
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Or done by Crumb? Besides his classic stuff, he also put out a Genesis comic a few years back.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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quote:
Originally posted by Golden Key:
Surely, a Ship graphic novel would have to be done by Jack Chick? Or in his style?
Rather different message, though, I should think!
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Originally posted by leo:
Well, he'd have the liberals in Hell
That would be about everybody, then. Even our "conservatives" would be too liberal for Chick.
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Golden Key
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Originally posted by Chorister:
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Originally posted by Golden Key:
Surely, a Ship graphic novel would have to be done by Jack Chick? Or in his style?
Rather different message, though, I should think!
Yeah, but that's why he'd be so perfect! ![[Smile]](smile.gif) And his style is considered to be really good, regardless of the content.
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Kelly Alves
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quote:
Originally posted by leo:
Well, he'd have the liberals in Hell
Haw! Haw! Haw!
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Golden Key
Shipmate
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Wasn't sure where to put this, but...
I was having a hard time finding a very old thread, even with Google. So I went to the Internet Archive, looked up the Ship, and tracked down the thread.
This is the portal for the archive's copies of our boards.
Basically, there's a graph showing all the archived years. You pick one, and then you get a calendar for that year. You'll see that some dates are links. Click on one, and you'll get what they archived from the boards on that date. Then you can go looking for a particular thread.
Takes a little work, but an alternative when you can't find something in *our* archives.
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Offeiriad
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That reminds me, very early on I seem to remember a series about a spoof diocese, whose Bishop's diary seemed to mark every Sunday as a day off. At this distance I've even forgotten the name of the diocese, sorry! Anybody know where this material might still be around please? - I'd love to re-visit it.
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Mostly Harmless
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Sounds like the Diocese of Foulness. I'm sure it's in the archive somewhere. I'll have a dig around.
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Is that with the stress on the first or the second syllable?
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Qoheleth.
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Or are you thinking of the Diocese of Bolsover, with Bishop Rodrigo Borgia and his Chaplain Fr Bildad? Products of the fevered imagination of Fr David Rowett, IIRC.
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Semi-Sagacious One
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quote:
Originally posted by Qoheleth.:
Or are you thinking of the Diocese of Bolsover, with Bishop Rodrigo Borgia and his Chaplain Fr Bildad? Products of the fevered imagination of Fr David Rowett, IIRC.
Exempli gratia:
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The diocese would like to apologise for the interruption to its news service during the month of May. This was due principally to the following:
As widely reported in the national press, the May Day Procession of Our Lady at St. Mary's, Cleavage ended in disaster. The supplier of the rose petals is has been served with notice of a civil action for damages. Nevertheless, the diocesan server was down for several days, and even now walks with a pronounced limp.
Even more disastrously, a chance, in-all-probability innocent but ultimately unwise comment by the Bishop's Chaplain, Fr. Bildad, during the May-Morning liturgy of the diocesan Feminist Theology Encounter Group led to him being chased up the impromptu anti-masculinist May fertility symbol, all seventeen feet of it, there to languish for a full week, meanwhile being in possession of the bishop's engagement diary. After negotiations, basic food was sent up to him, but the diet of vegetarian macrobiotic high fibre muesli meant that at the end of his enforced exile, not only had he lost three stone in weight, but there were only two pages of the diary still in a fit state to be read. Bishop Rodrigo pronounced himself 'delighted' so to have gained a month without engagements, but as we write Fr.Bildad is still going in to the Bishop's office every morning at 8.00 to catch up on 'missing' correspondence.
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Originally posted by Qoheleth.:
Or are you thinking of the Diocese of Bolsover, with Bishop Rodrigo Borgia and his Chaplain Fr Bildad? Products of the fevered imagination of Fr David Rowett, IIRC.
AFAIK that was never part of The Ship.
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Golden Key
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The one Qoholeth quoted sounds like a cross between Lake Woebegon and Nightvale!
![[Two face]](graemlins/scot_twoface.gif)
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Originally posted by Qoheleth.:
Or are you thinking of the Diocese of Bolsover, with Bishop Rodrigo Borgia and his Chaplain Fr Bildad? Products of the fevered imagination of Fr David Rowett, IIRC.
Never part of the Ship, but hugely entertaining while it lasted.
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One memorable feature I remember was called:
'Is your church (or parish?) really necessary?'
This featured the Diocesan Stewardship Officer, Fr Chainsaw......
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TurquoiseTastic
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Ah yes - "Is Your Congregation Really Necessary?" it was called.
I also remember the Lenten discipline in which clergy had to eat less during Lent compared to the previous month so that those High Churchmen who had spent Jan/Feb swilling down litres of Bombay Sapphire could "be waved through in righteousness of life" merely by switching over to Gordon's. On the other hand the "luckless Tubby Claypole" who "with an evangelical's disregard for the liturgical calendar" had "embarked mid-January on a crash diet" found himself permitted only Evian and crackers throughout Lent. "Even so, he would have survived had his parish been of the tradition to hold a midnight Easter Vigil" - alas, the additional time until the All Age Family Service proved too much "even for his iron constitution..."
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Oscar the Grouch
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Is Bishop Rod still around?
Is there any chance that he could be persuaded to archive the Diocese of Bolsover onto the Ship?
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Google suggests that his alter ego is still in active ministry in one of the more distant corners of Lincolnshire.
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Originally posted by Offeiriad:
That reminds me, very early on I seem to remember a series about a spoof diocese, whose Bishop's diary seemed to mark every Sunday as a day off. At this distance I've even forgotten the name of the diocese, sorry! Anybody know where this material might still be around please? - I'd love to re-visit it.
Would it have been the Diocese of Wenchoster? The only other one I can think of is St. Bastard's and the Niblets, which was definitely a ship one, created by Dyfrig.
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