Rocky rapidly approaches the most important milestone postcount of them all--
6969!!!
GO, ROCKY!!!!!
[ August 22, 2008, 12:13 PM: Message edited by: Quislet, Esq. ]
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Uhh...because I was born in 1969? Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Because "69" is a euphemism for a sexual position and Lardy just can't help himself. Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
*Rocky has an Edith Bunker "Oooh!" moment.*
I don't know about such things because, despite my sig line, I'm so innocent. Posted by Iron Rat on :
Having met you, I can attest that those assertions of innocence are...
LIES! NOTHING BUT LIES!!
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Well! I sometimes!
And this is post #6969, folks!
Posted by Iron Rat on :
Congrats!
Hey, I'm coming up on a milestone of my own soon... might as well get it tonight...
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
It's all downhill from here, Rocky.
Posted by Pov on :
Just ask Cobie... double-Time Trapper and married.
And so young... ...
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Pov: Just ask Cobie... double-Time Trapper and married.
And so young... ...
He's not double Time Trapper yet.
And it is only a matter of time before he is no longer top poster.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Yeah, after he's married he'll hardly ever post anymore...
Posted by Anti-Lad on :
A disgusting display of testosterone!
Posted by Pov on :
quote:Originally posted by Lard Lad: Yeah, after he's married he'll hardly ever post anymore...
Yeah... from posting to four-posting... Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Bah. I'll be double time trapper in no time. All I need is some interesting topic to appear to tickle my fancy.
Double Time Trapper is like a duel milestone. On the one hand you have the 5-6 posters congratulating you, and on the other, you have the 1,000+ lurkers wondering how you could have no life Posted by Pov on :
Isn't it all just Gary congratulating himself? Posted by Lad Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Bah. I'll be double time trapper in no time. All I need is some interesting topic to appear to tickle my fancy.
Start writing thank you notes for all those wedding presents.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Bah. I'll be double time trapper in no time. All I need is some interesting topic to appear to tickle my fancy.
Well, there's the first hurdle uncleared.
Posted by Pov on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Bah... All I need is some interesting topic to appear to tickle my fancy.
We all know that people who don't have spelling mistakes are big nerds and should be put in lockers while we take their lunch money. "We" being Hrun, Mayavale and myself.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
You know what? I'm considering retiring Cobalt Kid with 20,000. Posted by Iron Rat on :
I smell a surprise twist.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Once I hit 20,000, the next milestone is like 50,000 and I don't have it in me to think that far ahead. I think after 20,000 I'll let Quis overtake me as top poster.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
If I don't before 20,000. Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I guess thats the big question. In the old days, I could do 100 posts a day in no time. Now I only do like 10.
Posted by Vee on :
In the old days I could do 100 posts a day, no problem. These days I'm lucky if I get 10 in a week! Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Vee, you certainly have fallen behind me.
Cobie, I see you trying to get there before you get married.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
That's the plan. After that, its a long break from posting. If I'm still ahead of you by the day of the wedding I wouldn't be surprised if you were past me when I got back from the honeymoon.
I'm cool with it actually. Its time for a new top poster. Like Scott before me, I'll gladly step aside!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Funny how this thread about Rockhopper Lad became one about Cobalt Kid
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I thought it became about you? Let's bring it back to Rocky. He's probably made one of the most dramatic rises in post counts in the history of LW.
Has anyone who registered around him or after him even close, besides Cali?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Well, I don't want to check everybody's post count. I say we assume that it is so.
He really needs to post more in this thread. Maybe if I change the title.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Agreed. One could say this thread is about '69', in which case, its very appropriate we LWers weigh in on such an important topic.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
I was thinking of changing the title to "The All-Rockhopper Lad Appreciation Thread"
Do you think Lard Lad wouold mind?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
No, by all means go for it!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
I'll check with Lardy first.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
BTW, you know what? You may have gotten me to start liking some of these inane threads, even after I just said I 'hate them' in another thread.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
They can be addictive.
But we really need to turn this thread back to Rocky
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Where is our Prince?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Probably out librarianing
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
That sounds so naughty
Posted by Pov on :
But is it Prince-Rocky-in-a-can naughty? Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Its always about people in the can with you... Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Here I am! Work has been kind of busy the last couple days, so, yes, I have been out librarianing.
It is good to know I'm appreciated by my Legion World peeps! Posted by Pov on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Its always about people in the can with you...
I got locked in a bathroom stall as a youth and was too fat to either crawl out under or climb out over. Traumatized me for life.
But thanks for the holding my hand in the Wizard World Boston cans... Posted by Pov on :
quote:Originally posted by Rockhopper Lad: Here I am!
YAY, Rockie! :applause:
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Yay!
Rocky is here!
:spank:
Now that should be a graemlin!
Posted by Iron Rat on :
Yay, Hoppy!
:rub head:
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
This board is so good for my self-esteem. Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Repeat after me: "I'm smart, I'm talented, and people like me."
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Now, thay that phrathe again with a lithp! Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Rocky is currently one of the premier architects of the LMB, which is awesome in and of itself!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Pov:
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Its always about people in the can with you...
I got locked in a bathroom stall as a youth and was too fat to either crawl out under or climb out over. Traumatized me for life.
But thanks for the holding my hand in the Wizard World Boston cans...
And it was just you hand he held?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
This thread has been re-titled.
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
I've already forgotten what it was before, but I appreciate Rockhopper Lad.
Posted by Yellow Kid on :
quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Yay!
Rocky is here!
:spank:
Now that should be a graemlin!
Spank the penguin? Isn't that a Peter Gabriel song?
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
And while all this appreciation has been going on, I've passed my 7000th post!
And thanks for all the appreciation, folks. I sure do appreciate being appreciated. Posted by Lard Lad on :
I'm sure you'll appreciate how the value of our appreciation will appreciate over time.
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Happy 7000th, Rocky!
Posted by Abin Quank on :
7000 of the cutest posts you'll ever see...
Congrats Rocky!
Posted by Lard Lad on :
I'll take aspartame, thank you. Posted by Abin Quank on :
How many posts does Aspartame have?
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Oh, more than Splenda, I'd imagine. Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
I prefer Splenda. I'll use aspartame. I don't like saccharin.
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Splenda is splendid.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Splenda's got an awful aftertaste! Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Says the guy who doesn't like coffee. Posted by Abin Quank on :
What kinda wimp puts sugar in coffee?
Posted by Lard Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by He Who Wanders: Says the guy who doesn't like coffee.
Dude, you keepin' a file on me? Posted by Abin Quank on :
Prolly a rattail file...
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Yep. It's in my umbrella file. Posted by Abin Quank on :
Should be in your tool box.
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
quote:Originally posted by Abin Quank: What kinda wimp puts sugar in coffee?
Sugar SUBSTITUTE, if you please.
Posted by Abin Quank on :
Okay what kinda wimp puts sugar substitute in coffee?
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Apparently, He Who Wanders is that kind of wimp? Posted by Abin Quank on :
What kind of wimp are you saying HWW is, Lardy?
Posted by Lard Lad on :
The "kinda wimp [that] puts sugar substitute in coffee"?
Posted by Abin Quank on :
Yeah, but he at least likes coffee...
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
If wimp I must be To enjoy my daily caffeine Then wimp I will be: Hooray for Splenda AND CREAM!
Posted by Lard Lad on :
So I'm the kinda wimp that doesn't like coffee! What kinda wimp are you, Abin?
Posted by Abin Quank on :
I'm the kinda wimp who drinks coffee, hot, black, strong, & bitter... coffee.
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
. . . and in a dirty glass? Posted by Abin Quank on :
A dirty mug... yeah, ya never wash a good coffee mug...
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Actually I don't sweeten my coffee. I prefer it with milk, but I'll use Coffee Mate. I use Splenda in my iced tea.
But, truth be told, I prefer hot tea, usually with milk.
Posted by Yellow Kid on :
Abin's da man! You don't wash a good coffee mug until AFTER it's first 100,000 miles. Heck, I probably still have some caffeine molecules from 2006 somewhere in my mug.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Abin never washes his 'mug'? Explains a lot!
(probably why Ceej tried to give 'em a tongue bath at Sandy Eggo!)
Posted by Iron Rat on :
I don't like coffee. If I must, I'll have a sweetened, frozen coffee beverage (like a Starbucks frappuccino), but never coffee straight.
Posted by l.e.g.i.o.n.JOHN on :
quote:Originally posted by Abin Quank: I'm the kinda wimp who drinks coffee, hot, black, strong, & bitter...
the same way Abin prefers his women!! sorry Abin couldn't resist,.. suprised nobody caught that one. Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
I've never been a big coffee drinker. I started drinking it regularly about two years ago when I became manager of a different library and the staff there drank a lot of coffee. It wasn't peer pressure. More like subordinate pressure.
I still prefer tea, but getting a good cup of hot tea in the United States, except at home and in some ethnic restaurants, is very difficult.
Posted by l.e.g.i.o.n.JOHN on :
i was the same way Rocky till i started driving Limo's and Cabs, it comes in handy around 3 am when your woring the night shift now that i siwtched over to days i just drink one cup in the am to get me going,..but as far as Tea goes i do love this Pomagranite/Green tea mix my ex got me into i ususally drink it when i get home from work.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
Gawd! If coffee tasted HALF as good as it smells, I'd be a confirmed addict! But as it stands--BLECHHH! I says if ya's gotta have "a little coffee with yer sugar" to make it palatable, just sticks with da soda!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Fat Cramer: I've already forgotten what it was before, but I appreciate Rockhopper Lad.
The original title was added to the first post.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Coffee is the greatest thing in the world...next to Rocky of course.
I probably could give up drinking, smoking cigars and staying out late (and probably will at least slow down) but I'll never stop drinking tons of coffee.
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
I'm with Lardy in wishing coffee tasted as good as it smells.
On the other hand, I've gone to IKEA just to have a cup of coffee. They serve really good coffee.
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
I was feeling kind of lousy earlier today, so I went to a Starbucks, drank a Mocha, and perked right up.
Caffeine: the wonder drug of the west!
Posted by Lard Lad on :
What if coffee was as great a beverage as Rocky is a person?
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
We'll design a coffee drink called The Rockhopper, so we can appreciate both at the same time. I don't like iced coffee or dairy milk, so I'll go with hot black coffee in a glass, like Russians have their tea, with swirls of white rice milk. Don't know how you'd get rice milk to just swirl and not mix in, but this is all cyber anyways.
Posted by Kid Charlemagne on :
Rockhopper Lad's avatar is almost as cute as Chiyo-chan from Azumanga Daioh.
I also wish coffee tasted as good as it smells. I enjoy the smell of brewing coffee, but I never acquired the taste for it. Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
When I was in college I wrote a poem about coffee:
A sea which is murky and dark, Contained in a blue china cup, Doth rise in steam t'ward the stars Before the bottom's turned up.
Its waters are hot, so to burn the mouth, Yet many endure that sharp pain, For they need to be working by the ninth hour, Lest the task-master start to complain.
Its waters are bitter, so to make one cringe, Yet many ignore what they've tasted, For they need to be studying all the night long To make up for time that they've wasted.
Our people ignorantly imbibe Of the waters of the dark sea. Yea, I, even I, confess I enjoy A drink from the murky sea.
That sounded so much better when I was 20. Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Maybe it could be a Starbucks ad jingle, Rocky. Now back to my cup of dark and murky sea.
Posted by Cobaltus Primus Augustus on :
LW demands more of Rocky's post-modern Dylan-esque poetry about things like coffee and libraries!
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
It can be sung to the tune "Carol" ("It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"). We choir nerds do weird things when we're bored. Posted by He Who Wanders on :
quote:Originally posted by Rockhopper Lad:
That sounded so much better when I was 20.
I thought it sounded pretty good now.
Try reading it aloud in a deliberate, measured tone.
Posted by Lard Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by He Who Wanders: Try reading it aloud in a deliberate, measured tone.
A cup at a time? Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
This is as good a place as any to post this.
As I'm sure many of you know, Hurricane Ike is aiming towards the Texas Gulf Coast. I'm far enough inland that they recommend that I don't evacuate and, at the moment, I don't plan to bug out. If I lose power and/or Internet, I'll check in with another Legion Worlder by phone periodically, as possible.
If Internet and electricity hold, you'll just see a lot more of me this weekend, because, well, I won't be going anywhere.
I hope that in a few days, we'll all be saying "We dodged a bullet this time."
Thanks! John/Rocky
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
You'll be in my thoughts, Rocky! Hopefully you'll 'dodge a bullet' like you say.
And if the power goes out: candelight & comics!
Posted by Suddenly Seymour on :
Keep us posted as well as you can, Rocky. I'll be thinkin' about you today.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
If Ike does strand you, I hope some hunky guy gets stranded with you. Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: If Ike does strand you, I hope some hunky guy gets stranded with you.
Does Hyvvie count? Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
nope.
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
He's the closest I'll get.
Posted by Pov on :
Are you guys under mandatory evacuation orders, Rocky? Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
No, that's only in the areas close to the Gulf that are prone to storm surge. Galveston and the areas southeast of Houston are most vulnerable. I'm in Houston proper. The Mayor of Houston essentially told us "If you're not in the mandatory evacuation zone, stay put!" The adage is "run from the water, hide from the wind." Where I live, they're predicting the maximum sustained winds to be in the low Category 1 range.
Posted by LardLad on :
There was a gas panic rush here, yesterday in SC. Rumors were going around that gas was about to spike to $5/gallon because of concerns about the threatened refineries, and suddenly there were long lines at every station in the city I work. Gas was sold-out by the time I got off. I commute about 26 miles, so I was sweating a very low tank until I got home. Luckily, I made it, and the stations in my town still had gas as well.
These things really have a ripple effect, don't they? I really hate to see the panicking herd mentality that surrounds these kinds of things. Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
stay safe, Rocky!
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
BTW, I've learned that the best source for information about hurricanes is, by far, the National Hurricane Center.
Here in Houston, the Houston Chronicle has been most reliable, especially Eric Berger, their science blogger ("The SciGuy").
Posted by Pov on :
Has Bill Nye sued him for copyright infringement yet? Posted by SharkLad on :
good luck, rocky!
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
The wind is starting to pick up. No rain in Southwest Houston yet. I'm way out of the storm surge area, so don't let the pics you've seen on TV of Galveston scare you about me.
Has anyone heard from Klordny (Michael)? I think he lives in an evacuation zone. Quiet Darkness lives not far from me (although we've only met once and that was at SDCC), so she's not in an evacuation zone.
We'll just hope for the best.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Post a message if you lose power.
Seriously, stay safe and dry.
Posted by Pov on :
quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.: Post a message if you lose power.
So bad, Quis.
Headline News and The Weather Channel were showing footage of the wind damage done to the Hilton Hotel. ! Hunker down and stay safe, Rocky! ( for Hyvvie, too. )
Posted by Arm Fall Off Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by Rockhopper Lad: The wind is starting to pick up. No rain in Southwest Houston yet. I'm way out of the storm surge area, so don't let the pics you've seen on TV of Galveston scare you about me.
Has anyone heard from Klordny (Michael)? I think he lives in an evacuation zone. Quiet Darkness lives not far from me (although we've only met once and that was at SDCC), so she's not in an evacuation zone.
We'll just hope for the best.
Michael said on his site: I'll have to balance evacuating with how bad it looks like it's going to be, and when to leave without getting stuck in traffic.
I'll be liveblogging the storm at my other (rarely-used) site and on Twitter (@mgrabois). The Houston Chronicle and Weather Underground have good coverage.
He'll be fine. He IS a rocket scientist (I think).
Don't Rockhoppers like wet areas?
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Here's hoping we hear from Rocky soon so that we know he is OK.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
I just got a call from Rockhopper Lad. He is fine, but lost power. He said to say "hello" to everyone.
Posted by Pov on :
Excellent, thanks for the update Quis. Posted by SharkLad on :
great news! thanks ...
Posted by Stu Rat on :
I hope Hoppy and Hyvvie have enough raw fish and dog food, and will post again soon!
Posted by LardLad on :
Wonder how long Rocky will be without power?
Posted by Stu Rat on :
I predict he'll have power back by Monday night.
Posted by Pov on :
Why Monday night? Posted by Stu Rat on :
Why not? Posted by Pov on :
You're giving FEMA and Texas too much credit. Posted by Stu Rat on :
What if he already has power back... and is lurking, and reading these posts, right now? Posted by LardLad on :
What if the power's still out, and he's hooked up with a hottie? Posted by Pov on :
What if the power's back, but he's hooking it up ANYway? Posted by Stu Rat on :
quote:Originally posted by LardLad: What if the power's still out, and he's hooked up with a hottie?
Do I detect a note of... jealousy? Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Power to the Penguin! Legion World demands it!
Posted by Stu Rat on :
I wonder if Hoppy is dining by candlelight?
I remember this story STU was telling me before he disappeared... something about a situation where he was with Hoppy... and candlelight... and wine...
Anyway, I forget the details, but he sounded kind of flustered... Posted by LardLad on :
He'd better stay away from my Rocky!!! Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Hi everyone!
I'm checking in from work.
Still no power or Internet at home. I have water and Hyvvie and I are holding on just fine.
I miss you all so much. Real life is great, but it just can't compare to the Internet!
John/Rocky
Posted by Pov on :
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Glad to know that you and Hywie are OK if without internet and power. I was going to call you if we hadn't heard from you today.
Posted by Suddenly Seymour on :
Yay -- glad to hear you're OK. Did you just bring a sleeping bag to work? Posted by LardLad on :
Lemme get this straight: the library's open?!?!
Posted by Stu Rat on :
How else are the good people of Houston going to have access to the basic necessities of life -- i.e., online pr0n?
Posted by Stu Rat on :
[rubs Hoppy's head in a friendly fashion to welcome him back to LW]
Posted by Stu Rat on :
The Mayor of Houston says he wants the City back to normal as soon as possible. And that means that when it's safe to do so, the libraries open. That's a good thing, really. A lot of people still don't have power and Internet and have to file insurance and FEMA claims, so we're assisting with that.
I still don't have power at home, but my friend Tom who lives across the street does. He's letting me stay there till my lights come up. Longtime readers will recall that Tom also put me up after the fire in my building 2 1/2 years ago.
Anyhoo, that's another step towards whatever passes for normal. Posted by LardLad on :
Tom, huh?
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Tom is my best friend. It's totally platonic.
Still no power as of this morning. I'm still hoping.
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Best wishes, Rocky. It's good that you have such a wonderful friend.
Posted by Pov on :
Rocky's in tha house!
You get your power back yet?
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
I talked to a neighbour last night who said that the power company estimated Monday for restoration.
I'm scheduled to leave for Florida a week from today to spend a week with my parents. I'm going to need a vacation. Posted by Pov on :
<Anxously checks Hurricane alerts for anywhere in Fla. by next week>
Posted by Stu Rat on :
tornado : trailer park :: hurricane : Hoppy
Posted by Pov on :
Yeah... Beagz calls my trailer a "tornado catcher"... Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Nothing new to report, but thought I'd say hi! Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Hey Rockhopper Lad! Here's hoping your power comes back on tomorrow like they promised.
[ September 21, 2008, 07:22 PM: Message edited by: Quislet, Esq. ]
Posted by Pov on :
"Rockhooper"? Are you saying he's a terrible basketball player? Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
What chu talkin' 'bout Willis?
Posted by Pov on :
"Throwing bricks" is a common term, I think, for when a B-baller can't get his shots to fall.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
How do you get throwing bricks from "Rockhopper"? Posted by Pov on :
Missed your edit, a-duh.
"Pretty sneaky, sis." Posted by Stu Rat on :
quote:Originally posted by Rockhopper Lad: John/Rocky
Damn! I guess poor Rocky STILL doesn't have power! Posted by Stu Rat on :
Maybe he has power, but is just hiding?
Posted by LardLad on :
Doubt it--he'd post to let us know. He's considerate that way.
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Hasn't he gone to visit his parents? Maybe he's busy - or they don't have a computer. But he's got his cute little laptop... Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
He said on the 19th that he wasn't scheduled to go to Florida for another week.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
So Rocky, what's happening with your power?
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Nothing. Maybe Thursday.
I've been crazy busy at work, so I've barely had a chance to do more than check in for a minute.
I go to Fla on Friday. I'll definitely have access then! Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Overall how is it down there for power? Are lots of people still without power?
How long will you be visiting Mom & Dad?
Posted by Stu Rat on :
Hoppy can power the entire city with his radiant smile.
[flees from a jealous, wrathful LardLad]
Posted by LardLad on :
<pursues...with chainsaw>
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
quote:Originally posted by Stu Rat: Hoppy can power the entire city with his radiant smile.
[flees from a jealous, wrathful LardLad]
And he can take a nothing day and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile.
Posted by Stu Rat on :
[takes little penguin hat and throws it joyfully in the air, while at the same time evading insanely jealous, chainsaw-wielding LardLad]
Posted by LardLad on :
Precious LOVES the sound of sawing thru bone!
*heeheehee*
Posted by Pov on :
Lardlad Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
(Rated F for "Fap-tastic!" )
Posted by LardLad on :
What's more Fap-tastic than a good chainsaw massacre? Posted by Pov on :
Chainsaws give me worse shrinkage than cold pool water... Posted by Stu Rat on :
If you had any more shrinkage, you'd be concave! Posted by Pov on :
a Mangina! Posted by LardLad on :
<pinches Stu's butt>
Posted by Stu Rat on :
Don't you think the real Hoppy will be upset when he sees you groping someone else?
Posted by LardLad on :
Perhaps, unless he's flattered that I'm only acting this way because you look like him thru these bi-beer goggles!
<pinches Stu's butt again, enjoying the irony in light of last week's 'Lard Lass' event>
Posted by Stu Rat on :
Thankfully, I wore a butt protector today in anticipation of just such a contingency.
Posted by LardLad on :
[ September 24, 2008, 10:21 PM: Message edited by: LardLad ]
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
*sigh* Boys and their toys.... Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
My ZIP Code was, as of 5 this morning, 31% without power, including my place. Center Point Energy has some good maps and charts on their Web site for power restoration.
I'll be in Fla with the folks for a week, starting Friday. I'll need it. Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
The power came up here at about 5:30 this afternoon. I got home about 7:30, but since I had no food left in the house, had dinner with Tom. Hyvvie and I are now back home. It's kind of stuffy, being without AC and all for 12 days (even with the windows open), but it's nice to be home! Posted by He Who Wanders on :
I'm glad you're doing well, Rocky. Hang in there.
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Thanks, HWW. Now, where are Stu and Lardy? Are they still fighting over me? I may not be that big, but there's still enough of me for everyone! Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Lardy's trying to remember whether or not he pinched something from STU. I don't know where STU is . . .
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Well, now that I'm back there's a week's worth of pointless flirting they and I have to catch up on. Posted by He Who Wanders on :
Terrible how work piles up when you're gone. Posted by dedman on :
YAY!!! Rocky's back!!!
Posted by Suddenly Seymour on :
Glad to hear you're up and running!
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Just in time! Your ice bath was starting to melt.
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Glad to hear that your power is backl on.
Now get posting. Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
I'm posting! I'm posting! Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
I'm at the airport waiting for my flight to see my parents in Florida. The past two weeks have been crazy, with the hurricane, being without power, having to stay with a friend and an extra workload. It will be nice to get away from it all for a week. I'm just glad my LW peeps are no farther away than ever! Posted by Suddenly Seymour on :
Have a great trip! You definitely deserve it.
Posted by Ram Boy on :
Good to know you made it through everything with your positive attitude intact, Rockhopper Lad. Enjoy yourself.
Posted by Stu Rat on :
Will you be going to Disney World? Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Nope. I'm here to spend time with my folks and relax.
Posted by Stu Rat on :
Glad you got there OK (and are posting again!).
Did you bring Hyvvie with you?
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Hyvvie the Wonder Beagle is back in Houston with his Uncle Tom (my friend who put us up when we had no lights). He enjoys staying with Uncle Tom because he gets to play with Mabel the Extraordinary Chocolate Lab. Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
Glad to see you arrived safely. I am assuming you arrived.
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Say hi to the charming Mama Rockhopper from me!
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
So Rockhopper Lad,
How was the visit with the folks? Gee it seems like you just left yesterday.
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
I had a great time. Mostly just relaxing. My mom and I took a day trip on Wednesday to Saint Leo University, my undergrad alma mater, which is in a little town north of Tampa called Saint Leo. It's a cute little place. I can't believe I was a student there twenty years ago!
And now it's back to work in the morning. This should be a little more normal now that the city is slowly returning to the way things were pre-Ike.
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Somehow I got re-reading this thread and I'm really touched at how kind everyone here was around Ike.
Legion World really is a community, not just a Web forum.
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Ha! Boy did we fool you!
but seriously... it is a great place. It amazes me that we are pretty wide open, and yet see very few people violate the spirit/tone of the board.
I think that like-minded people tend to stick around... it is harder for a wanna-be troll to pierce a community with a solid self-identity.
That so many of us have come to know each other off-line helps, too.
Posted by cleome on :
Jeez, I feel all melty and I wasn't even around then. Must be all the talk about Labs. [sigh]
Of course, Kent will change his tune when he sees all those fantastically amazing MLM offers I dumped in his mailbox (and Rocky's and everyone else's, too). Hey, sorry, People. A job's a job, y'know...
[evil laugh]
[ April 11, 2009, 12:18 PM: Message edited by: cleome ]
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Labs are nice, but, of course, beagles are better. Posted by cleome on :
mr_cleome's best friend in PA just adopted a beagle.
Around here, the joke is that Labs are so popular because it rains all the time, so naturally you want a companion with the raincoat built right in.
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Some people around here pronounce beagles "biggles". (I know, this could have gone in the Share Something Completely Random, but it wasn't entirely random.)
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
Biggles was the name of at least one minor Monty Python character.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
So, where the hell was Biggles when we need him last Saturday?
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
at the zoo, feeding the penguins, of course.
Posted by Stealth on :
Rocky, have you read the latest volume of Complete Peanuts yet?
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
I don't have the 1971-72 volume yet. It's out, I think. Sally is on the cover, as I recall. I looked for it today when I made an all-too-infrequent visit to my CBS, but they didn't have it on the shelf.
Posted by Arm Fall Off Boy on :
My mini dachsie said to tell you "Dachshunds rule and Beagles drool."
I'm just relaying a message, don't blame me.
Posted by Stealth on :
quote:Originally posted by Rockhopper Lad: I don't have the 1971-72 volume yet. It's out, I think. Sally is on the cover, as I recall. I looked for it today when I made an all-too-infrequent visit to my CBS, but they didn't have it on the shelf.
I got it as a birthday present from my parents.
I have my fingers crossed that you find a copy soon, because it's a delight. Among other things, it's got Marcie's earliest appearances (unless, of course, you consider Clara to have been Marcie.)
And the next volume is going to have the Mr. Sack storyline, IMO the funniest Peanuts storyline of all time. The baseball-shaped rash on Charlie Brown's head... Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
I just ordered it on Amazon.
I don't consider Marcie and Clara to be the same character myself, though I know some people do. Interestingly, Marcie's name is not mentioned at all in that first storyline, IIRC. She doesn't mention it that I remember till she visits to play "Ha Ha Herman" later in the year.
I love the Mr. Sack story arc! I especially like Alfred E. Neumann appearing as the sunrise. Posted by Stealth on :
It's only a matter of time before the LMB stages a roleplay that involves a rousing game of "Ha, Ha, Herman."
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
When I was in the fifth grade, we did a production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, with me in the title role. Of course, I now have a rather round head with very little hair and I have a beagle. Irony? Coincidence? Fate? I'll let you decide.
Posted by cleome on :
What about... THE SHIRT!! Do you have... THE SHIRT??
Also, was your Dad a barber?
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
I still have the shirt from when I was ten; what's more, because I was a very heavy ten-year old and I'm much svelter now, I can still wear it!
My dad, on the other hand, is not a barber.
Posted by cleome on :
[grin]
Okay, now about that football...
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
AAAAAAAAAUUUUGHHH!
Posted by Caliente on :
*appreciates*
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
*appreciates the appreciation* Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
quote:Originally posted by Rockhopper Lad: When I was in the fifth grade, we did a production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, with me in the title role. Of course, I now have a rather round head with very little hair and I have a beagle. Irony? Coincidence? Fate? I'll let you decide.
Good grief!
Posted by Ram Boy on :
Give me an R! Give me an O! Give me a C! Give me a K! Give me an H! Give me another O! Give me a couple of P's! Give me a E!
(I'll have to finish this later, Rockhoppe..but hooray for you!)
Posted by evil MLLASH tot on :
The main reason Rocky rules is his bitchen avatar!
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Well, the guy who made it is ridiculously talented. Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
quote:Originally posted by Rockhopper Lad: When I was in the fifth grade, we did a production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, with me in the title role. Of course, I now have a rather round head with very little hair and I have a beagle. Irony? Coincidence? Fate? I'll let you decide.
Any redheaded girls in your life?
And did you ever have teachers who hummed their instructions in class?
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
No red-haired girls. Alas, neither are there any red-haired guys
As for teachers who spoke in trombone-speak, all I'm saying is WAH WAH WAH WAH !
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
There! Trombone speak! I was blanking on that term.
Aw Rocky, I'll dye my hair for you Or maybe I'd make a better Linus. When I was in kindergarten I'd drag my yellow silk blanket around the house everywhere I went.
Of course, the poor thing ended up full of holes Unrealistic comic strip gave me false expectations!
Posted by Fanfic Lady on :
Especially for Rocky:
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Hmm... has Rockhopper Lad ever teamed up with Beagle Boy?
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
As a matter of fact, we have. He drove down to visit once. We had a great time.
Posted by Power Boy on :
Rockhopper Lad ROCKS!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Rocky is totes awesome to collaberate with on the most important of all shared universes, LMB continuity!
Posted by Thriftshop Debutante on :
Isn't he cute?
Posted by SharkLad on :
Rocky space-rawks!
Posted by evil MLLASH tot on :
quote:Originally posted by Thriftshop Debutante:
Isn't he cute?
You DARE crop out my goosing him?!?!
Posted by evil MLLASH tot on :
ps/ YES HE IS!
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
Aww! Thanks, everyone! I so appreciate your appreciation! Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Invisible Brainiac:
Aw Rocky, I'll dye my hair for you
I'm having trouble imagining you as a redhead, Ibby. Oddly enough, I think you'd like kind of cute with fuchsia hair. Posted by Lard Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Lard Lad:
Ah, if only LW were not an "all ages" board--I'd LOVE an explicit "69" graemlin!
Posted by evil MLLASH tot on :
GASP! This image of Rocky canoodling with a sexy yet trashy hottie might damage his reputation!!
Posted by Thriftshop Debutante on :
I'm worried! You don't know where that canoodle's been!
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by evil MLLASH tot: GASP! This image of Rocky canoodling with a sexy yet trashy hottie might damage his reputation!!
Posted by evil MLLASH tot on :
quote:Originally posted by Thriftshop Debutante: I'm worried! You don't know where that canoodle's been!
It's everywhere you wanna be, Mimaw Lilly!!
Posted by Legion Tracker on :
Rocky is so much cuter than that gecko on TV.
:-p
Posted by Invisible Brainiac on :
quote:Originally posted by Rockhopper Lad:
quote:Originally posted by Invisible Brainiac:
Aw Rocky, I'll dye my hair for you
I'm having trouble imagining you as a redhead, Ibby. Oddly enough, I think you'd like kind of cute with fuchsia hair.
Think it'll match my skin tone? Posted by He Who LSHes on :
quote:Originally posted by Legion Tracker: Rocky is so much cuter than that gecko on TV.
:-p
And Rocky can save us more than fifteen percent on car insurance.
That is, he could if he'd offer to drive us everywhere.
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He'd better stay away from my Rocky!!! ![[Embarrassed]](redface.gif)
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