Posted on 03/22/2024 8:05:02 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
It was almost 20 years ago that The Official Friday Silliness Thread began. As far as I can tell it was TheBigB who began this great Freeper tradition. Looking back over his posting history, it seems he posted lots of funny threads and vanities since his sign on date in 2000. But I can’t find any evidence of an earlier OFST other than this one. Dated 11/19/2004.
11/19/2004, 2:33:34 PM · by TheBigB · 604 replies · 16,767+ views
11/19/04 | self
Here is the very first joke on the very first Silliness Thread.
To: TheBigB
A senior citizens' group charters a bus from Burlington, IA to Branson, MO.
As they entered Missouri, an elderly woman comes up to the driver and says,
"I've just been molested!" The driver felt that she had fallen asleep and had a dream.
So he tells her to go back to her seat, and sit down. A short time later, another old woman comes forward, and claims that she was just molested.
The driver thought he had a bus load of old wackos, but who would be molesting those old ladies?
About 10 minutes later, a third old lady comes up and says that she'd been molested too.
The bus driver decides that he'd had enough, and pulls into the first rest area. When he turns the lights on and stands up, he sees an old man on his hands and knees crawling in the aisles.
"Hey gramps, what are you doing down there?" says the bus driver.
"I lost my toupee. I thought I found it three times,
but every time I grab it, it runs away.
2 posted on 11/19/2004 12:34:08 PM PST by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
And it wasn’t long before the moderator removed the very first comment on the very first OFST. Comment #13 Removed by Moderator
Of course there were links to this thread…
Posted on 10/05/2004 11:42:29 AM PDT by sam_whiskey
unnngh...
And what OFST would be without Already posted here.
There are Beeber references, hugh and series comments and even a link to the Undead Thread with over 65,000 replies.
I know why there are no photo bucket pictures, but why do all the rest of the pics look like this??? Well, wait. There’s a pic in post 301. Click that link. I dare you.
Did I miss a previous Silliness thread? I’ll be back next Friday with more details on more Silliness threads and the FReepers who hosted them over the years. In the meantime, read the 605 replies.
Where you at B?
https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:thebigb/index?tab=comments;brevity=full;options=no-change
BTT
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Loved the Silliness Thread and never missed it. It was one of the things that got me hooked on FR way back when.
I miss it too. Was so lighthearted and we need more of those types of threads….
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Agree, and even a UFST (Unofficial) would be welcomed. It’s always good to have a laugh every now and then.
Found an old OFST pinglist....
Wasn’t there also a poster called Silly who used to post these?
Thanks for the memory. It’s fun browsing through that thread.
Thanks for the ping, we need this thread back!
"My girlfriend thinks I'm a stalker.
Well, she's not actually my girlfriend, yet."
Thanks for the ping.
Good work finding an old ping list!
Hugh and series !!!
Pwned !!!
Lil Tommy Daschle “deeply saddened”
And I’m ON IT! :-)
Panks for the thing!
Seems like it was Lucky 13 who took it over, if memory serves.
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