Druidess

Hello again... I joined in 2004. Sort of forgot about this site... got an E-mail saying it had been awhile. So, here I am again.
Nice to be back.

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Around the pyre, cirlce of 13...
Throughout these woods, ecstatic screams...
I look deeply into your eyes...
I smell your hair, caress your thighs...

little_tippler

good to see you back! Welcome, and jump in

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Whether we write or speak or do but look
We are ever unapparent. What we are
Cannot be transfused into word or book.
Our soul from us is infinitely far.
However much we give our thoughts the will
To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.

Fernando Pessoa, 1918

mannin52

yo. just getting the hang of posting on this site, so i figured lets post in the intro. section. anyway, highly enjoy fantasy sports. mostly visit fantasybaseballcafe.com, you can view my posts on there, same SC. anyway, look forward to seeing what this is all about.

KYBOrulz

Hi my names Billah. 23.

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Hahaha Bow down before my 300ZX twin turbo!

korbneth

Hey,

This board seems like a great place to hang out.

Cheers,

k

little_tippler

Hello all you noobs!

It's good to see some fresh talent here! Join in the fun

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Whether we write or speak or do but look
We are ever unapparent. What we are
Cannot be transfused into word or book.
Our soul from us is infinitely far.
However much we give our thoughts the will
To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.

Fernando Pessoa, 1918

dlish

i agree tippler! good to see some new faces!

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An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere

I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay?
- Filthy

MadMabel

Hi! I'm MadMabel and I am just a crazy old cat lady.

MadMabel

mixedmedia

Hi, Mabel. Welcome to TFP.

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

nettuno

Hi, I was here from time to time earlier, but only few days ago decided to register.

And still as I always think I'm the only here from Russia... Or maybe not )

Whatever, I'm 26, my name is Ilya and i'm web-designer and photographer (a little).

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I fear those big words which make me so unhappy.

snowy

nettuno, I'm glad you decided to register and introduce yourself Welcome to the boards!

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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jetée

We have a creative outlet fo you to share those interests, as well those willing to partake in responding. Bonjour, welcome, and be merry.

Uvidimsia!

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

mixedmedia

Welcome!

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

LoganSnake

Я тоже так думал.

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Maturity is knowing you were an idiot in the past. Wisdom is knowing that you'll be an idiot in the future. Common sense is knowing that you should try not to be an idiot now. - J. Jacques

Jetée

Man, I wish I had pressured more my once-girlfriend from the Ukraine to teach me some Russian. Now I don't know where she is, nor where I am. I would llike to see red once again.

Nazdrave, (in some variation) is all I know.

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

nettuno

Давайте уже все будем писать на русском! )

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I fear those big words which make me so unhappy.

LoganSnake

Лучше на английском. Не думаю что людям тут это понравится.

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Maturity is knowing you were an idiot in the past. Wisdom is knowing that you'll be an idiot in the future. Common sense is knowing that you should try not to be an idiot now. - J. Jacques

nettuno

Well, I joked.

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I fear those big words which make me so unhappy.

anaolve

Hello every body ,I'm french 40 year old !Me and my wife are strapon adept !!!!!!!!

mixedmedia

Woohoo!

Well alrighty then...come on in and tell us all about it, anaolve!

...and welcome.

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

michaelm

Hi I'm Michael, 23y/o from 50°06'44"N 08°40'55"E.

Felt in love with HouseMD after it's release 2004 and didn't miss a single episode

mixedmedia

Hello, Michael. Welcome.

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

Devils Rancher

I have no idea what's going on, here. That may be a plus. Actually, that's pretty much my normal day.

Me:
1. Father
2. Musician
3. Printer of fabulous T-shirts
4. Caver
5. There is no five.

I'm just poking around here because someone hotlinked one of my images, so I followed the URL from my stats, and it looked interesting. Don't be put off by username -- it's just an anagram of my real name.


I browsed around a while for a "why does this site exist" manifesto-type thread, but couldn't find one. Another sign of my general state of cluelessness -- can someone point me to any such thing that might be in writing? I'm genuinely curious about how/why this community exists.

Cheers,
Chris

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When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. -- Jonathan Swift.

Cynthetiq

Welcome.... hmmmm... that's a great question... we've been around for 6+ years and everyone knows why, but I guess we all tell each other the story.

We exist because we wanted to have a place that has a better type of forum, that is, to better oneself and challenge each other with different opinions and viewpoints. It isn't just social tolerance, but really social acceptance.

Anagrams are fun!

why caver and not spelunker?

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I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not.

Devils Rancher

Firstly because caver is easier to say and more immediately descriptive, and besides spelunker sounds stupid, anyway, doesn't it? The caving community as a whole stopped using spelunker to self-describe a good 20 years ago, I'd say. These days it tends to carry negative connotations -- words change.

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When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. -- Jonathan Swift.

fableboy77

Used to frequent the forums starting back in '03 but for some reason or another real life seemed to take over and I found that I didn't have as much time as I used to for browsing/chatting/posting etc.

Recently, I've found ways to make some more time for myself and I was very happy to find the community still alive and active!

me:
late 20s

married to a cool artsy gal (who does watercolor / acrylic and mixed media work)

I do a little bit of everything when it comes to paying the bills, though my office title is somewhat silly : "senior presentation layer developer" ... which pretty much just means that I build other people's websites for them.

World of Warcraft junkie still (sigh) - though last year I decided that playing a single account wasn't quite enough so I grabbed a few extra PCs and now run 5 accounts at a time for kicks.

so in summary - I guess I am pretty much just a lucky nerd who found a hot artist that had a thing for nerds

it's fun to be back!

mixedmedia

Hi, fableboy. Welcome back!

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

GeminII

I stumbled across this place by accident really...seems like my kinda place
I'm from Barbados and these topics are sensitive here lol

mixedmedia

oh, we shall whisper then

Welcome to TFP, Geminll!

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

Cynthetiq

welcome!

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I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not.

Mellu

Hi all, I'm Mellu and I used to lurk here YEARS ago. Decided it was time to check it out again and see what's been going on. Maybe this time around I'll lurk less.
I'm more or less an ex-punk who (sorta) grew up to become a married RN and owner of 2 amazing dogs.

Jetée

Nice to know you haven't forgot about us, Mellu. Welcome back.

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

Anormalguy

Hi to all. My name is Chris, I'm in my late 40s, have been married over 21 years, & consider myself to be pretty much a normal guy. Hopefully as I get more comfortable posting you will get to know me a little better, & vice versa.

I found this site when I used Google to search for a site where adults could openly discuss real world concerns & experiences, including ones of a sexual nature . From what I've seen so far there's a lot of candor here, & very little judging. I don't want to sound like an asskisser, but it can't be easy moderating a forum where just about any subject allowed.

I'm looking forward to spending some time with you folks.

snowy

Welcome! I hope you don't mind that most of us are not so normal

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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

mixedmedia

Hello, Mellu and anormalguy!

Welcome to TFP!

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

Cynthetiq

welcome!

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I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not.

Anormalguy

I appreciate all the welcomes!

Dang, I should've chosen Abnormalguy or Notsonormalguy as my user name. I'm already having a blast here .

Fury

I just found this place.

I was born in Virginia, raised in Louisville, & live in
Indiana.

Hunting , Fishing, raising Wolves are just a few of my
hobbies.

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I am from streets.
Know it's law, felt it's claws, and carry it's scar's.

Chance favors the prepared.

wtfz

Another member returning after getting the TFP 'come back to us' email.

Age: Mid-20s
Sex: Male
Location: Wisconsin

Things I'm into at this point in time:
Learning more about linux and network security,
Working out,
A little web design,
A lifestyle somewhere between vegetarian and vegan.

The rest... Well I'm not going to just lay myself out here completely. :P

Cynthetiq

welcome back!

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I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not.