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Location: south east Michigan | So… as of this post I join the ever less exclusive 5k post club.
I’m not sure I want to be part of any club that would have me as a member.
I remember back when 5k really meant something. Now with Cliff up past 10k it’s just not the same. I remember StandingOvation’s dramatic retirement at 5k. But look out… here comes Tupperware. He will lap me again before to long.
Besides all the fun & friendship I have benefited in another way. I’d like to think that my english composition skills have improved. Every post is like a mini-homework assignment where I am conscious of puncuation, spelling and clarity of thought. And I am always aware that Al was an English teacher before he just sold gear for a living.
Over the next few thousand posts I’d like to learn the lesson of brevity. Type fewer words yet have as much meaning. My mentor and model for this goal will of course be… Cliff.
Excelsior!!! |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Nice! |
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Location: south east Michigan | Nice "brevity" there Jimbo. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Congratulations Brad!
Yes I will lap you. Twice. But that just proves what a pathetic life I really live. You are indeed in some very unique company.
Dave |
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Location: East Tennessee | :cool: |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Type fewer words yet have as much meaning. My mentor and model for this goal will of course be… Cliff. You may emulate Cliff in brevity but since when did any of his posts have meaning :confused: :confused: :confused: . |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | and by the way............ |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | exclusivity starts at 6500 :D |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | That must mean I still have a life!
So, where is it? |
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Location: closely held secret | I slipped quietly past Al a few weeks ago into the top 6. But the rare air is up there above 10k.
If I catch up with Bill I might slit my throat.
Virtually, of course.
Oh, and... this is it, Phil. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | i got to start posting more. |
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Location: south east Michigan | This post puts me in a tie with StandingOvation.
I think I'll just stay here a while and soak up the vibe. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Slipkid:
This post puts me in a tie with StandingOvation.
I think I'll just stay here a while and soak up the vibe. Careful what you soak up. He's either dead or in Amsterdam, you know. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | And to think, I was happy just getting on the second page. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Yeah, there was a glitch in the index and everyone lost there post totals until they made a new post, which then recovered the lost totals. So poor S.O. thought he had locked himself at 5000 forever, but he dropped to zero. The idiot had to repost something just to get his crown back. But now he was at 5001. So he deleted it (back when you could do such things) but the totals remain intact. So he tried it again. No luck. He did make two legitimate posts in the past couple of years. Look them up and you'll get a pretty good idea of his persona. Post 5003 was a response for Cliff saying simply "Bite Me" and post 5004 was a response to something about Taylor guitars and S.O. posted the simple, yet elegant, cartoon figure of Calvin pissing on a Taylor logo. Pretty much tells you all you need to know about him. Dave |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Yessss! A secret identity....that's what I need. Then my rude banter and off-colour interjections would be.... Oh, I'm sorry. Were my fingers moving? |
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| Congrats Brad!
Or
Commiserations Brad!
Whichever you think is most appropriate.
BTW I seem to have managed to get past 3000 without ever discussing guitars. Is this a record? |
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Location: big island | congrats, brad!
here's 3K for me. took 14 months to get here. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Originally posted by schroeder:
Is this a record? No, but you're second only to Cliff. |
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Location: Chicago | I resent the theology implicit in your mint-green grin. Is this the cult of Manalishi? Where is the three-pronged crown and what do mean by omitting it? BTW what guitar do you practice on most? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I almost made it to 5000 without ever learning to post a picture or do a link. I think I did it once, but forgot how. I've done a few quotes, but I usually screw that up, too. None of those smiley faces for me. Too complicated. Is this still the old guy thread? |
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Location: SoCal | Jeez, you guys are obsessed with numbers. I never post just to increase my numbers..... |
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Location: SoCal | Well, hardly ever..... |
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Location: South of most, North of few | I don't know if I'll ever get there, but congrats anyway. ;) |
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Location: SoCal | I just looked and Clifford's got 2200 more posts than me. Somebody here, and I won't mention names, has got to get a real life...... |
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Location: SoCal | You know, I just realized that if you deleted all of Clifford's posts that only say "Bite me", he'd have about 32 actual posts..... |
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Location: NJ | I think I've probably said "LickMe" more than "BiteMe" . . .
Mix up a pitcher of that lame-ass MargaritaMix & "research" it for me, will'ya?? |
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Location: NJ | . . . oh, . . . and BiteMe. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | You guys better enjoy it while you can... after 7000, it costs a quarter per post... so, when Clifford sez, "BiteMe" you'd better know he means it....
(goes to show you just how much a "fan" Paul is of GC too) |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Nice "brevity" there Jimbo. ;) |
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Location: south east Michigan | Originally posted by Slipkid:
This post puts me in a tie with StandingOvation.
I think I'll just stay here a while and soak up the vibe. Okay, okay!
That's enough!
Let me outta here!!!
I feel so... so creepy and... and well.. more that a little dirty.
I'll be in the shower for the next two hours.
Weeping. |
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Location: enid, ok | Congrats, all-I think... |
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Location: Vernon CT | Slipkid, you better watch out as I am getting close to 50 which is 1% of the way th 5K and on your heels!! LOL! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Congrats there Slipkid.
Up over 10,000 they serve chanpaigne, at least that's what Cliff said. |
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Location: GA USA | Congrats. Now you've got board cred. I'm with Crimson. Page 2 is an accomplishment, and I love that I'm constantly neck and neck with my buds CL and TR. But page 1 in less than a year is just crazy, Lanaki. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | :D ;) |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | My wife says that I spend too much time posting here. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Tell her to register. Then you can send her a PM and tell her to get the hell off your back. |
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Location: NJ | Jeanette comes on here from time-to-time . . .
. . eventually finds it too gay/boring, and moves on . . . |
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Location: SoCal | You guys can talk all you want about post numbers, but with the exception of Clifford and Dave, you're all newbies to me...... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Being in the same group as Unca Beal isn't such a bad thing! |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by cliff:
Jeanette comes on here from time-to-time . . .
. . eventually finds it too gay/boring, and moves on . . . Lemme get this straight... this woman lives with you? |
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Location: NJ | "living" is such a subjective term . . . . |
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Location: closely held secret | True.
"I wouldn't say I've been *missing* it, Bob." |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Just a bunch of guitar homos. |
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Location: NJ | . . . not that there's anything "wrong" with that. . . |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | My wife thinks it's boring, but then spends hours playing solitaire on the computer. It used to be taking virtual tours of houses for sale. If we had more common interests, it would probably be even more boring. |
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