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[RecoveringYuppy]

I've been on forums like forever, it feels weird to have a New Blood currently right above where some day I'll be allowed an avatar. But New Blood I am. Is there an initiation rite I should be made aware of, or will it happen when I'm least expecting it?

As Thermal said, that title will change automatically the more posts you have. Also, you can request that title be customized. There is some thread in the Forum Management area for that but I can't recall it's exact name.

 

[Thermal]

As Thermal said, that title will change automatically the more posts you have. Also, you can request that title be customized. There is some thread in the Forum Management area for that but I can't recall it's exact name.

I think it is Custom Title, please? or something like that.

 

[RecoveringYuppy]

Yep, In "Forum Help & Member Support".

 

[905]

Thanks.

I'm fine with New Blood till I ain't. Actually I could use some new blood, mine is not so hot.

 

[dasmiller]

Thanks.

I'm fine with New Blood till I ain't. Actually I could use some new blood, mine is not so hot.

I gotta ask, is "905" a Who reference?

 

[905]

Yep! And I also live a few miles away from Roger Daltrey, though alas we've never met.

 

[dasmiller]

Yep! And I also live a few miles away from Roger Daltrey, though alas we've never met.

Very good. If I'd thought of that, I might have used it instead of dasmiller.

Several years ago, I was on a business trip to Florida and I was having a beer in the hotel bar. I was the only customer, and the bartender (a very young woman) said, "Hey, do you know a band called Who?"
"You mean 'The Who?' Sure, why?"
"They were here last night."
"In Orlando?"
"No, here at the bar." And she fooled around with her phone for a minute and pulled up a picture of herself with Pete Townshend (if I remember correctly). I think she had no idea who he was, and had only a vague idea who The Who were, but one of the other customers that night had recognized them.

Of course, for the next couple of days, I hung out there whenever I had the chance, but they never reappeared.

 

[905]

My niece, who's not that young nor one to feign ignorance for a laugh, had never heard of Bob Dylan until I mentioned him one day. How she managed this feat is beyond me.

 

[Gord_in_Toronto]

Yep! And I also live a few miles away from Roger Daltrey, though alas we've never met.

When I saw "905", I thought ah ha, a Fellow Ontarian! 905 is an area code for the chunk of of Canada I live in.

But welcome anyway.

About 1970 a friend of mine had her apartment robbed and her Bob Dylan record stolen along with her record player. She had to spell Dylan for the PC she reported the incident to. He asked is that spelt "D i l l o n"?

Plus ça change.

 

[RecoveringYuppy]

Is "dasmiller" a Who reference?

 

[dasmiller]

Is "dasmiller" a Who reference?

nah, I think I've posted the (not terribly interesting) story behind the name elsewhere.

 

[arthwollipot]

I think there's a thread somewhere inviting people to explain their user name and/or avatar.

 

[905]

I chose 905 because one of the verses wore a groove into my head way back when:

Everything I do's been done before
Ev'ry sentence in my head
Someone else has said

It comes to mind whenever I'm working on something. Can't say it helps with writer's block.

 

[zooterkin]

Yep! And I also live a few miles away from Roger Daltrey, though alas we've never met.

I was fortunate enough to shake hands with The Who's second drummer a couple of weeks ago.

Is "dasmiller" a Who reference?

Very tenuous connection, I know someone who was, until recently, a very good Keith Moon style drummer in a Who tribute band, who is a freelance millwright.

 

[RecoveringYuppy]

Very tenuous connection, I know someone who was, until recently, a very good Keith Moon style drummer in a Who tribute band, who is a freelance millwright.

I was thinking something like that might be behind "dasmiller" specifically him being a guitarist that imitated Townshend's windmill guitar strums. Perhaps dasmiller can retcon what his handle means.

 

[dasmiller]

I was thinking something like that might be behind "dasmiller" specifically him being a guitarist that imitated Townshend's windmill guitar strums. Perhaps dasmiller can retcon what his handle means.

Let's see, the 'da' could be for Daltrey, I like the 'mill' for windmill, but I kinda need the m for Moon. Hmmm . . .

 

[Mike!]

When I saw "905", I thought ah ha, a Fellow Ontarian! 905 is an area code for the chunk of of Canada I live in.

But welcome anyway.

About 1970 a friend of mine had her apartment robbed and her Bob Dylan record stolen along with her record player. She had to spell Dylan for the PC she reported the incident to. He asked is that spelt "D i l l o n"?

Plus ça change.

First thing that came to my mind was a St. Louis area Liquor stores from the 70's...

https://bygonebrand.com/products/905-beer-tee

 

[qarnos]

I'm not really new... I joined a long time ago but haven't been here in a while, apart from a brief visit during the US election last year.

I've been going through a trip down memory lane today, remembering the good old days of the JREF forum and 9/11 conspiracies (Click the link in my sig! I dare you!). I wish I hadn't visited "In memoriam...". So many names I remember... even the foes like Rob Balsamo!

I ended up falling down the rabbit hole of trying to figure out how this became the ISF forum. I found out years ago, but never tried untangling the web until now. Bloody hell is that a long story. I'm glad Darat stayed in the end; he deserved better than to be treated like that.

Anyway, I didn't contribute much (official "popcorn gallery" member from the 9/11 forum), so likely noone remembers me. It still brings back many memories though of fun times before the great chisms. It's really hard to process when you learn one of your idols had a very backwards attitude on acceptable behaiviour at skeptics conferences, but I digress.

So... I guess this is a post to say hello! I remember you!

Especially (and in no particular order): Darat, Lisa S, Orphia Nay, boloboffin, Gravy, kookbreaker, Oliver, Sabrina, LibraryLady, Arkan_Wolfshade, some of who are long gone from the forum, a few others I haven't mentioned who are long gone from life (RIP), and probably 1,000 others who's usernames I can't recall.

It's good to see some of you are still active.

EDIT: Wow, 1994 posts... what the heck did I say with them?

EDIT AGAIN: And Scrut! How could I forget Scrut?! Good to see you still think you're the smartest person in the room!

 

[arthwollipot]

Welcome back qarnos!

 

[qarnos]

Thank you!