How to tell if you've been FReeping too long

Me ^ | June 10, 2009 | AAABEST

[AAABEST]

How to tell if you've been FReeping too long

If some, many or all of the following apply to you, you probably have been FReeping too long.

• You remember when you had to know basic HTML in order to form a decent post.
   
• You remember when the entire thread had to be 86’d in order to remove a single post.
   
• You remember when if someone forgot to close their italics, bold tags, the entire thread after that point was in bold or italics.
   
• You remember when if a disruptor made a mess of things during the wee hours of the night, we’d all have to wait until morning (Pacific Standard Time) for Jimrob to arise to take care of the problem.
   
• You remember when at times it got so bad during the wee hours of the night, some would implore those who had JimRob’s number to wake him up take care of the problem.
   
• You remember JimRob waking up in the wee hours of the night to take care of the problem.
   
• You remember (and in a strange way kind of miss) Michael Rivero.
   
• You remember (but don’t miss) Toilet Man.
   
• You can’t count how many FReepers you knew and/or interacted with that have passed away.
   
• You’re affectionately considered an “old timer” by others, though you’re not sure how much you enjoy that designation.
   
• You consider anyone who joined after the last millennium a N00b.
   
• You remember when Lazamataz was a N00b.
   
• You still consider Laz a N00b.
   
• You’ve long ago realized that others don’t read your posts and if they do, they probably don’t care what you think.
   
• You find it quaint when newer posters think others read their posts or care what they think.
   
• You wonder how you’ve gotten on all of these “ping lists.”
   
• You no longer bother asking others to take you off their ping lists and just let them go ahead and have their way with your inbox.
   
• You're wondering how you got on the ping list to this thread.
   
• Lots of FReepers have become personal friends and acquaintances.
   
• Lots of personal friends and acquaintances have become FReepers.
   
• Lots of personal friends and acquaintances have become ex-FReepers.
   
• Having so many personal friends and acquaintances on FR “cramps your style.”
   
• Despite having an anonymous screenname, because of you're friends and acquaintances, you’ve long ago given up any fanciful notion of anonymity.
   
• You can’t count how many times you’ve been furious with, then have subsequently forgiven JimRob.
   
• JimRob can’t count how many times he’s been furious with, then has subsequently has forgiven you.
   
• The aggregate time of the various “vacations” you’ve taken from FR (self-imposed or otherwise), total a longer period of time most posters’ time as members.
   
• You imagine all the kool stuff you could buy if you had all the money you've donated to FR in one lump sum.
   
• You imagine all the kool stuff you could buy if you had all the money you've spent on lodging and travel attending FR events (cruises, FReeps, gatherings etc.).
   
• You’ve actually bought a lot of kool stuff with the money you made (directly or indirectly) due in some way to your interactions on FR.
   
• If Obama were to use FR to compile an enemies list, your longevity alone would cause your screenname to feature prominently.
   

[Stentor]

* You miss the ASH ALERTS from Don Morgan

You can't remember why you thought Don Morgan would be missed.

[freedomlover]

You still have a copy of Laz’s “shotgun tag closer”.

Somewhere.

[Stentor]

For some reason, when I think of quidam, I see Bill Murray.

[Stentor]

Anyone who dares to take the name Wittgenstein in vain, might appreciate this: Strindberg and Helium

[Squantos]

You have me looking at every weed an blade of grass on or near my property after reading your efforts.

Yellin at bugs an everything that book was so good after I looked up what ya may consider putting in a glossary in the back of the book .....

My county ag agent is surely going to have me declared persona non grata in his office !!

The book is addictive and educational. .

I think when I purchase a print copy it needs to be added to the self reliance ping list appleseed oversees.

Carry Oakie, Travis Mcgee and Jeff Heads books are must haves folks. Best of fiction an non fiction one can get an they are all written by long time Freepers. ......and please don’t forget LS’s history books.

My poorboy review !!!

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

How about A+ Bert?

I also remember that FR finest hour was the poster and ad with a tear running down George Washington's face during the Clinton impeachment.

I can't seem to find it anywhere- but it's worth a repost.

[tet68]

Oh yeah, you’d read a thread and it would start out normal
then big font, then little font, then green, red etc.
Oh the fun.
< blink >

[Squantos]

I can remember when Eaker was blowin up new garands to impress the chicks !!

[Dead Corpse]

*snicker*

*chuckle*

*chortle*

[DCBryan1]

ROFLMAO! I remember that!

[Squantos]

Can’t remember - I believe it was the freeper .Marine that died in his Houston home in a fire that was suspected arson.

COB1 ??

DITHF and Ash were special......

[Billthedrill]

Was that Chief Negotiator? I posted to him on the night it happened.

Peace. Pipe.

[Squantos]

Yeah that was scary stuff .........;o)

[Eaker]

Sneakypete busted DITHF.

CHIEFNEGOTIATOR died in a mysterious fire.

COB1 left and came back as TexasCowboy.

[Squantos]

Yep .....I’ve been freepin toooooo long. I shouldn’t have forgot that.

Doom on me !!

[Aloysius88]

Aloysius88
Since Jul 2, 1998

I remember and miss the smaller community and all the inside jokes and outre personalities.

[Eaker]

ROFLMAO! I remember that!

Me too!

[Jewbacca]

I am almost as new.

[Snurple]

Anyone who doesn’t remember fat boy tlbshow is a noob!

[GOPJ]

Sweet post - thanks for sharing.