The way I see it...

I consider everybody* here to be good friends. Friends can disagree, flame the holy bejevus out of each other, then shake hands and have a good BBQ together (CF annual BeepBash on the 4th of July weekend on the east coast - when I get a house, I'd like to do something similar for us Left coasters), down some brewskis, etc.

Hell, some of us here have raised flaming to an art form. I don't think he tries as hard as he used to, but CRC pretty much is the champ as far as it goes, with Peter+Admin in a tie for second - Peter for outright nastyness, admin for creativity. Maybe I'm warped + twisted, but I appreciate a well-written flame over a simple "Fuck you."

Now, I will admit that things have gotten a little heated from time to time, and the events of 9/11/01 have strained things, along with the current administrations actions. Yes, there have been some bloodied noses. Yes, we've lost a few people. Yes, if any of those "lost" to the group called me up and asked to get together, I'd say yup in a heartbeat.

This group is something special, something I haven't found anywhere else on the internet, and I'd be a damn fool to let something like a disagreement get in the way of the friendships I've made here.

*Except Marlowe for the reason that he has made an effort to set himself apart from the rest of us here by completely disregarding any efforts at civility made towards him.

Post #155,202 by inthane-chan 5/14/04 5:44:46 PM Reply	The way I see it... I consider everybody* here to be good friends. Friends can disagree, flame the holy bejevus out of each other, then shake hands and have a good BBQ together (CF annual BeepBash on the 4th of July weekend on the east coast - when I get a house, I'd like to do something similar for us Left coasters), down some brewskis, etc. Hell, some of us here have raised flaming to an art form. I don't think he tries as hard as he used to, but CRC pretty much is the champ as far as it goes, with Peter+Admin in a tie for second - Peter for outright nastyness, admin for creativity. Maybe I'm warped + twisted, but I appreciate a well-written flame over a simple "Fuck you." Now, I will admit that things have gotten a little heated from time to time, and the events of 9/11/01 have strained things, along with the current administrations actions. Yes, there have been some bloodied noses. Yes, we've lost a few people. Yes, if any of those "lost" to the group called me up and asked to get together, I'd say yup in a heartbeat. This group is something special, something I haven't found anywhere else on the internet, and I'd be a damn fool to let something like a disagreement get in the way of the friendships I've made here. *Except Marlowe for the reason that he has made an effort to set himself apart from the rest of us here by completely disregarding any efforts at civility made towards him. Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain. You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today. And then one day you find ten years have got behind you. No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.
Post #155,204 by admin 5/14/04 5:47:57 PM Reply	Woo... I'm the "creative flamer". Sounds like someone you'd see at a Rocky Horror Picture Show viewing... ;-) Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #155,206 by inthane-chan 5/14/04 5:52:30 PM Reply	Yup. The only thing lacking that keeps you from becoming a true world-class flamer is a lack of focus - you tend to lose sight of the WHY you're flaming somebody in favor of just coming up with the most creative flame you can. At least, that's what I see. Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain. You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today. And then one day you find ten years have got behind you. No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.
Post #155,209 by Another Scott 5/14/04 6:07:33 PM Reply	He loses focus because "He's Got LPRD Davis Eyes." HTH!
Post #155,211 by admin 5/14/04 6:34:24 PM Reply	Hmmm... Probably just lack of sleep... ;-) I wasn't aware that I flamed people often enough to have a track record and modus operandi... :-P Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #155,213 by inthane-chan 5/14/04 6:39:28 PM Reply	You don't do it very often. It's just that when you do, I see the same pattern over 'n over again. :) Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain. You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today. And then one day you find ten years have got behind you. No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.
Post #155,217 by Ashton 5/14/04 6:48:23 PM Reply	He doesn't 'flame' He embeds the tiny lightly toasted crunchy-frog within the creamy filling; then lovingly enrobes with rich dark chocolate, atop the gold-lame paper cup.
Post #155,218 by admin 5/14/04 6:49:21 PM Reply	Examples? Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #155,220 by inthane-chan 5/14/04 7:08:27 PM Reply	Great, now I have to find one. :) Placeholder for when I get around to it. Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain. You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today. And then one day you find ten years have got behind you. No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.
Post #155,562 by inthane-chan 5/17/04 5:23:54 PM Reply	Re: Great, now I have to find one. :) [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=145600\|http://z.iwethey.org...?contentid=145600] [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=133710\|http://z.iwethey.org...?contentid=133710] [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=126097\|http://z.iwethey.org...?contentid=126097] I finally got bored, and did a search of the Flame Forum for anything posted by Scott. Grabbed a few choice ones... Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain. You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today. And then one day you find ten years have got behind you. No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.
Post #155,576 by admin 5/17/04 5:45:18 PM Reply	Ah, I see now... ... why you think I lose focus. Those were all "ObFlame" types of things because they were in the Flame Quarantine. Not to be confused with a lack of focus, but rather a dotting of 'i's and crossing of 't's. ;-) Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #155,583 by folkert 5/17/04 5:57:57 PM Reply	Holy Bovine-Scat. Dern it Boiha! Iffn that's what you are calling losing focus... Count me in on that too. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Give a man a match, he'll be warm for a minute. Set him on fire, he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Post #155,244 by Silverlock 5/14/04 10:03:41 PM Reply	Oh thank you so very much. Now I'll have to spend the next few days somehow driving this image out of my head of you in bustier, garters and hose singing 'Let's Do the time Warp Again'. ----------------------------------------- It is much harder to be a liberal than a conservative. Why? Because it is easier to give someone the finger than it is to give them a helping hand. Mike Royko
Post #155,479 by lincoln 5/17/04 2:30:01 PM Reply	Wrong picture The people in tuxedos, party hats and sunglasses sang "Time Warp". Dr. Frank N. Furter (played by Tim Curry) wore the bustier, garters and black fishnet stockings and sang "Sweet Transvestite". lincoln "Windows XP has so many holes in its security that any reasonable user will conclude it was designed by the same German officer who created the prison compound in "Hogan's Heroes." - Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]
Post #155,489 by Silverlock 5/17/04 2:53:58 PM Reply	IFS Without any worry at all, my day proceeds in blissfull ignorance of who wore the stockings in the RHPS. And till you made this reply, I had succesfully driven the image away. You bastard. ----------------------------------------- It is much harder to be a liberal than a conservative. Why? Because it is easier to give someone the finger than it is to give them a helping hand. Mike Royko

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