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Thread: Hosting Changes - Farewell and thank you to PeteC
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Tubbs
Miss Congeniality
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After more years of Hosting than he'd probably care to think about, PeteC is hanging up his Hosting regalia to become a Shipmate once again.
PeteC is the first, the last and probably the only, winner of the Host of the Year Award. From the nomination speech by Sober Preacher's Kid:
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"My reasons for nominating: I'm nominating the grandfatherly PeteC not for his kind and gentle prodding in AS, but for his truly entertaining stint as a stand-in Hell Host while comet took shore leave during Lent.
He ate threads for lunch. He belittled lame posters with glee and abandon. I turned on my computer and open up Hell just to see what threads he had closed lately. He tried, and succeeded in raising the standard of invective, wit, and callous nonchalance in Hell. ...
The rest is here for those who fancy a trip down Memory Lane.
Please use this thread to thank PeteC for his massive and much appreciated contribution to the smooth sailing of the Ship over the years.
Tubbs
Admin
[ 30. August 2013, 16:17: Message edited by: Tubbs ]
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orfeo
Ship's Musical Counterpoint
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...Hell was a stand-in job? ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Thank you, Pete, for showing the way. And for all your efforts across many different boards.
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Lothlorien
Ship's Grandma
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Many thanks indeed, Pete, for all the work you have done here. You will be missed as a Host but now there will be no more links you have to check.
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jbohn
Shipmate
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Thanks, indeed.
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Banner Lady
Ship's Ensign
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What?
Pete: it won't be quite the same without your avatar hanging out of the crow's nest. Glad you'll still be about the decks though.
Sigh.
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QLib
Bad Example
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Oh Pete! It won't be the same. But you undoubtedly deserve s break.
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Japes
Shipmate
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Thanks for all you've done, PeteC.
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Lyda*Rose
Ship's broken porthole
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Thanks, PeteC, you've done a great job. Enjoy just schmoozing around as a shipmate. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Sioni Sais
Shipmate
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PeteC has taught me a heck of a lot about hosting and if I've picked up 10% of it I'm doing OK. The rest of you have been really fortunate to have had him as host of whatever board he has hosted. Yes, he's that good.
God Bless you, and thank you PeteC.
[ 30. August 2013, 22:54: Message edited by: Sioni Sais ]
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(Paul Sinha, BBC)
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Robert Armin
All licens'd fool
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You're leaving? But who will defend us from the Tudors now?
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Robert Armin
All licens'd fool
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You're leaving? But who will defend us from the Tudors now?
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Keeping fit was an obsession with Fr Moity .... He did chin ups in the vestry, calisthenics in the pulpit, and had developed a series of Tai-Chi exercises to correspond with ritual movements of the Mass. The Antipope Robert Rankin
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basso
Ship’s Crypt Keeper
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Not only has Pete taught other hosts how to host, he's taught me to be a better shipmate.
Thanks, Pete.
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Thank you, Uncle Pete! You are amazing!
Now, maybe you'll have time to tune that guessometer more finely. ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Porridge
Shipmate
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![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
Now no one will ever call me burnt oats again.
Thank you PeteC. You rock.
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Moon: Including what?
Spiggott: That everything I've ever told you is a lie.
Moon: That's not true!
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Nicolemr
Shipmate
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Thank you PeteC. Enjoy the well earned rest.
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On pilgrimage in the endless realms of Cyberia, currently traveling by ship. Now with live journal!
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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Amen. Thanks, Pete.
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Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.
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Piglet
Islander
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Wishing Pete a long and happy retirement as a Shipmate.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Cheers Pete, thanks for your help and example over the years. See you at the airport in December.
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Ariel
Shipmate
# 58
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quote:
Originally posted by piglet:
Wishing Pete a long and happy retirement as a Shipmate.
Seconded. Enjoy a well-earned rest.
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Smudgie
Ship's Barnacle
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You may enjoy pretending you're hellish, but I know you're a bit of a saint at heart. Thanks for all your hard work hosting. God bless you, Uncle Pete.
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Miss you, Erin.
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M.
Ship's Spare Part
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Adding my thanks to those here.
M.
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Adam.
Like as the
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Thanks for all your work, Pete! If you thought the host's lounge was well-stocked, wait until you see the one for retired hosts!
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Ave Crux, Spes Unica!
Preaching blog
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Leaf
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Smudgie:
You may enjoy pretending you're hellish, but I know you're a bit of a saint at heart. Thanks for all your hard work hosting. God bless you, Uncle Pete.
I thought it was the reverse: Pete seemed a lovely gentleman until he demonstrated his true capabilities in Hell.
Thanks, Pete. Don't let your vicious streak wither. Please continue to wield your scalpel in Hell, at least as a Shipmate.
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St Everild
Shipmate
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Enjoy your well earned "retirement", PeteC.
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
# 473
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quote:
Originally posted by Hart:
Thanks for all your work, Pete! If you thought the host's lounge was well-stocked, wait until you see the one for retired hosts!
Welcome, Pete! *Plumps up cushions*
What is your favourite drink / music / newspaper? We have the whole variety here, just waiting on your word and we'll bring them to you.
The only question you'll be asking yourself once you settle in is: 'Whyever did I stay a host for so long???'
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Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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but be warned - if you drink all the GIN or play pranks on the other retirees, they'll send you BACK! ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Huia
Shipmate
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No Pete patrolling Hell? I tell ya this is a sign of the end times .
Have s blissful retirement Pete, enjoy not having to read it all - just scroll past the idiots.
Huia
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mousethief
Ship's Thieving Rodent
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Thanks for your work, Pete. Hell hosting isn't for the faint of heart and you did a fine job, except when you screwed up but we won't talk about that. Seriously thank you very much for your time.
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This is the last sig I'll ever write for you...
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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Thank you all for your kind messages.
I am taking notes for when (or if) I resurrect.
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Even more so than I was before
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RooK
1 of 6
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Now that he's almost retired, we can reveal the truth about his Hellhosting gig.
Back when he was still shiny and beaming from his Ultimate Victory Over All as HOTY, we had no idea about his Hellhish proclivities. We're still not sure whether the temp position during H&A Days was the seed of the horror, or merely his first chance to reveal his R'lyehian origin. Regardless, when a call was put out to ask for a new permanent Hellhost, instead of answering verbally, Pete simply grabbed a Host-in-training and ate him.
CRUNCH scream CRUNCH scream CRUNCH gurgle CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH
We were very impressed. Also, we were too scared to say no.
So, anyway, thank you for your impressive career Hosting. And please remember that everybody on the Crew is your friend, and we all taste terrible.
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Taliesin
Shipmate
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Especially me. Yuk.
Thank you and enjoy retirement. Please.
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Gee D
Shipmate
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Thanks indeed - looking at a nearby thread, perhaps you could undertake writing a history of the ship?
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Earwig
Pincered Beastie
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Thank you for all your hard work - it really is appreciated. Enjoy retirement!
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
# 473
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quote:
Originally posted by comet:
but be warned - if you drink all the GIN or play pranks on the other retirees, they'll send you BACK!
Shhhh, you weren't supposed to say that bit!
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Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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Dormouse
Glis glis – Ship's rodent
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Indeed, with everyone else I express my admiration of and thanks to PeteC - always a joy to read!
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Tortuf
Ship's fisherman
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Brother Pete, thank you.
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