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.
   

[wafflehouse]

Belly girl:



from: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1202518/posts#32

[hiredhand]

I'll put you on a list of people to notify when Shemitta is out in print. I somehow ended up on the early reviewers list. If I don't let you know, Carry_Okie will probably announce it. I know I'm waiting myself because I'm probably going to be ordering at least half a dozen or so to give away to people who have already promised to read it. There is an EXCELLENT section in the book with respect to basic survivalism and the benefits of sticking together in general!

[ExSoldier]

You remember when dane and mit were labelled NSA operatives and you're still convinced that the NSA dedicates an entire shift to monitoring FR. You also remember that neither dane or mit ever denied the allegations.

[ßuddaßudd]

Ha ! Thanks for the chuckle this morning...▲

[Interesting Times]

Some introductory information regarding deep forest. #321

The guy behind the exposure of DITHF was Tom Marzullo, who played a key role in busting CNN's 1998 "Tailwind" story that falsely claimed that the US used nerve gas in Vietnam.

[ExSoldier]

I’ve been on FR for years and I still can’t post pictures easily. Once a year I try and I MAY get it right. Most of the time I screw up posting pics.

I've been here longer than you and I can't do it either, so take heart. At least you've been successful once in awhile, but I NEVER have been successful in posting a pic let alone a gif that animates!

[choirboy]

YES! That’s it! Thank you Ladysmith. I just read the whole thread and can now go to work with a smile on my face.

[nufsed]

Thanx.

I merely gave the facts leading up to forest posting his list of medals. It was an attempt to intimidate from a sense of false bravado.

It is remarkable how fast errors and fraud have been found out on this site. The range of expertise has been amazing through the years.

[batter]

Thanks for letting me know about this thread. Great list and it had me laughing as I had experienced just about everything on it.

FWIW, I try to update the Lexicon each year around August/September. This year will probably be busy given all the Obama 'nicknames' etc.

Not that anyone will read or care about what I've just written...

[Publius]

I’m #581.

[lilylangtree]

Thank you. I now feel better. (breathing a sigh of relief upon knowing there are others who can’t post pictures either) :)

[knittnmom]

I came to FR from L-dot. I got on her bad side by asking about someone who was banned from the site. Glad JimRob doesn’t do that!

[jellybean]

Anyone remember the cook books?

Absolutely!

[OrioleFan]

Are there still copies available? I contributed a couple of recipees to it for Spotted Owl and Klamath Sucker Fish.

[stanz]

Those were the good old days!

[stanz]

I don’t miss Murraymom.

[TChris]

I don’t miss Murraymom.

Wow. Didn't know she was gone. What did her in?

[Little Bill]

I found FR on the “Conservative Links Page” in 1997, the black screen days. I do miss Michael Rivero, he was a nut but interesting. Don Morgan had a web page after he went missing read it a few times I think a search is necessary.

[stanz]

Survival of the fit!
Progressives just don’t have it!

[Little Bill]

I found FR on the “Conservative Links Page” in 1997, the black screen days. I do miss Michael Rivero, he was a nut but interesting. Don Morgan had a web page after he went missing read it a few times I think a search is necessary.