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Fifty-first Floor Happy Hideydays

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Friday, December 14, 2007 8:59 AM

DAVESHAYNE


To all and to all a good dark cycle.

I think I see a flying saucer, though it could just be a weather balloon. (Shyah, right.) Anyway there is this little wrinkly thing handing out little bits of candy coated peanut butter and chocolate and asking to use a cell phone.

But first a bit of house keeping. The carpet (supermegacomfy as per usual) goes on the floor, the trees (festively decorated with icons from more religious traditions than you might think are scattered about the room (we even have one of those Festivus pole thingys around here somewhere) and there are punch bowls filled with 'nog, grog, and things resembling 'nog and grog.

Also previous floor here http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=31466



David

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Friday, December 14, 2007 11:30 AM

LIGHTMEDARK


It's been a sad day for me (sorry to start the thread off thusly). Our dwarf hamster got a tumor, so we took her to be euthanized today ;(

-edit- for those looking for a bit of nostalgia, elevator is at http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=22396

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Friday, December 14, 2007 4:04 PM

MAI


So sorry to hear about your hamster. *hugs*

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Friday, December 14, 2007 4:15 PM

LIGHTMEDARK


Thanks, mai mai dear. I've only cried twice in the past 7 years, and both times it's been because of an animal...I loves them.

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Friday, December 14, 2007 4:23 PM

DAVESHAYNE


Quote:

Originally posted by LightMeDark:
It's been a sad day for me (sorry to start the thread off thusly). Our dwarf hamster got a tumor, so we took her to be euthanized today ;(



Sad news. My condolences.

Quote:

-edit- for those looking for a bit of nostalgia, elevator is at http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=22396


Ooh. Blast from the past that was. Remember brunch on the twelfth floor? that's where I showed up. I was all the newbie and everything and look at me now. Starting threads and everything.

Oooh, we should do brunch again.



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Friday, December 14, 2007 4:44 PM

MAI


I can't belive this thread has been going for over two years ! And I can't believe we didn't celebrate our second birthday! We have 2 birthdays worth of celebrating to catch up on.

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Friday, December 14, 2007 4:49 PM

LIGHTMEDARK



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Friday, December 14, 2007 5:35 PM

JADEHAND


So sorry to hear about your hamster. *hug*
I hope the celebrating of the anniversaries will help. Missed you folk whilst I was away.
Happy Holidaze


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Friday, December 14, 2007 9:03 PM

KAREL

Flying on duct tape and a damaged registry.


Hello, all!

Good to see LMD again.

Welcome back, Jadehand!


"This is the 21st century, can't you get it through your head? This ain't the way it was meant to be, magic isn't dead." -- Marillion.

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Saturday, December 15, 2007 5:46 AM

DAVESHAYNE


Morning.

Need coffee.

Also pronouns.

Two years last october? How time flies for hidey boys and girls.



David

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Saturday, December 15, 2007 8:28 AM

MAI


*wraps up prounouns with a pretty bow and gives them to Dave.

oh and a years supply of coffee too!

So, uh whadya get for me?

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Saturday, December 15, 2007 8:45 AM

DAVESHAYNE


Quote:

Originally posted by mai:
*wraps up prounouns with a pretty bow and gives them to Dave.



Oh, thank you! I shall cherish them.

Quote:

oh and a years supply of coffee too!


This also is not unappreciated.

Quote:

So, uh whadya get for me?


Well there's this big box of Peace On Earth as well as a jar of Goodwill Toward Men. You might not want to open them until there is a change in leadership for a number of political entities. Don't want them going to waste dontchaknow. Plus a clever little electronic ferrostatic atmospheric mixomatic machine that flawlessly mixes and serves all of the more common (and a few of the more obscure) umbrella drinks. Also this Thingamabob. It's kinda like a doohikey only it works more like a whatchamacallit. It does something but from reading the manual it's hard to tell what.



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Saturday, December 15, 2007 8:47 AM

GORRAMGROUPIE



Anything else?

I want you now
tomorrow won't do
there's a burning inside
and it's showing through.

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Saturday, December 15, 2007 12:11 PM

LIGHTMEDARK


/me grabs a bottle of pinot noir and drinks himself under the table

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Saturday, December 15, 2007 1:13 PM

GORRAMGROUPIE


Shouldn't that be several bottles?
*gets a blanket and pillow for LMD, as the floor is comfy, but doesn't want him to wake up with a sore neck or cold*

I want you now
tomorrow won't do
there's a burning inside
and it's showing through.

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Sunday, December 16, 2007 7:15 AM

DAVESHAYNE


Quote:

Originally posted by LightMeDark:
/me grabs a bottle of pinot noir



A fine Sam Marlow kind of drink.

Morning to you all. I've done my good deed for the day (somewhat piss poorly but there really wasn't a way to do it right) So now I am ready to sleepasnooze the afternoon away.

*snore*



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Sunday, December 16, 2007 10:55 AM

JADEHAND


Quote:

Originally posted by LightMeDark:
/me grabs a bottle of pinot noir and drinks himself under the table



*Grabs a few bottles of The Captain and joins LMD.

What up Brother?



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Sunday, December 16, 2007 3:09 PM

COZEN



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Monday, December 17, 2007 11:40 AM

DAVESHAYNE


Looks like I slept two days through. That was relaxing.



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Monday, December 17, 2007 2:01 PM

MAI


There's a frog in my throat. OW!

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Monday, December 17, 2007 7:12 PM

JADEHAND


That's not a good place to keep frogs. Hope you get it out soon.


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Monday, December 17, 2007 8:14 PM

ORPHEUS


It's not too great for your health, but I hear the frogs love it. Go figure.

Did I hear someone say 'thread birthday'?!

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Monday, December 17, 2007 8:46 PM

JADEHAND


I'm sure the frog is very pleased.
What is it with phrases that involve animals and the
human head?
Pig-headed, Frog in my throat, cat got your tongue.
then there's charlie horse. We need more animal/body part phrases. "I was very zebra elbow this morning." "What's wrong? Iguana navel?"


.....this is what happens when I'm bored at work. Best to go entertain myself, before I get all penguin ankled.


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Tuesday, December 18, 2007 12:37 AM

CITIZEN


What about 'hung like a Donkey?'



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Tuesday, December 18, 2007 3:08 AM

JADEHAND


Well, see that's a comparison, not really the same thing I was talking about. Now bird-brained comes to mind....

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Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:00 AM

ORPHEUS


Wow. Well, before I kowtow (COW-tow? eh? eh?) to you Jade, O Master of Animal-Related Sayings, let me just dog-ear this page in the dictionary...

Sorry, I'm no good at this.

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Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:13 AM

DAVESHAYNE


Quote:

Originally posted by Jadehand:
We need more animal/body part phrases.



I seem to be suffering from a bout of sloth-knuckle at the moment.



David

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Tuesday, December 18, 2007 4:21 PM

RIVERFLAN


I don't know if this counts, but I'm being a lazy lizard today. The funny thing is I'm wearing a t-shirt with some type of lizard on it (I think it's an iguana)

Here's another- eel-footed. Get it? Eel-footed, ill-fated, lol.

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007 7:35 AM

DAVESHAYNE


Quote:

Originally posted by RiverFlan:
(I think it's an iguana)



You know when your startled by something but your trying really hard to play it cool like you expected it or something? They call that being Iguana Eyed.



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Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:22 AM

GORRAMGROUPIE


If I wasn't so dog-tired, I'd show you my cow-lick and duck-walk over to the window.

I have 6 locks on my door and bolt every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they're always locking 3 locks.

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007 10:17 AM

MSB


Did anyone mention bat blind?? That comes up a lot for me because I am...

As for the frog.. hey it's likely happier in your throat than under my sister's mentally retarded cat... cat had brain damage and believed my sister's frogs were chilled kittens so it would take them and tuck them under it's belly to warm them up... you'd shoo her off and there would be poor Booper or Othie covered in hair and looking very traumatized...

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007 2:14 PM

RIVERFLAN


Quote:

Originally posted by gorramgroupie:
If I wasn't so dog-tired, I'd show you my cow-lick and duck-walk over to the window.



Isn't a cow-lick just a block of salt?

Here's another that's just been pointed out to me (that I am)- pidgion-toed (Spelling Natzis, shoot me now)

And is anyone a comp genius? Can you explain to me why my sig isn't working (it's an animation)?

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007 2:34 PM

GORRAMGROUPIE


A cow-lick is also a hair-style(or anti-style if you prefer) where the hair looks like a cow licked it(Pretty self descriptive I know) in an odd direction. As for the sig, how are you doing it? Flash, linking to PB?
EDIT: It worked for a sec when I posted, then stopped. The chair goes by once, and the smiley I let you have bows a couple of times, then stops. Somtheing about the images is my guess. Are they gifs, or jpegs?

I have 6 locks on my door and bolt every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they're always locking 3 locks.

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Thursday, December 20, 2007 7:18 PM

JADEHAND


Quote:

Originally posted by RiverFlan:

Here's another that's just been pointed out to me (that I am)- pidgion-toed (Spelling Natzis, shoot me now)

And is anyone a comp genius? Can you explain to me why my sig isn't working (it's an animation)?



Pigeon. Nazis.
The sig doesn't appear to be an animation. When I pull it up separately. When you log on to your photobucket account and look at it, is it animated?


Bat-shit crazy.


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Saturday, December 22, 2007 7:07 AM

CITIZEN


Quote:

Originally posted by RiverFlan:
Here's another that's just been pointed out to me (that I am)- pidgion-toed (Spelling Natzis, shoot me now)

How weird the world would be if Libraries were in trailer parks:
"lookee here pa, we gots our selves an eeliterate, I'll gets the gun!"
Quote:

And is anyone a comp genius? Can you explain to me why my sig isn't working (it's an animation)?
It stops after the first iteration, did you set it up to looped animation when you saved the gif file?



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Sunday, December 23, 2007 8:56 AM

RIVERFLAN


Thank you guys, I'll look into that, as soon as I get my stuff installed into my new comp!

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Monday, December 24, 2007 4:47 PM

DAVESHAYNE


T'was the night before Christmas
In the hidey thread
Not a creature was stirring
Or riding a sled





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Monday, December 24, 2007 6:02 PM

JADEHAND


Except me. I'm riding a sled.


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Tuesday, December 25, 2007 7:57 AM

DAVESHAYNE


Quote:

Originally posted by Jadehand:
Except me. I'm riding a sled.



sledders of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your luge standings!



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Wednesday, December 26, 2007 4:54 PM

RIVERFLAN


Just thought of this:

What kind of creature is born in water, yet normal specimens hate getting so much as their toes wet?


The answer: A Purrpuss! (a porpoise, a purring puss)

*dodges the food and other things thrown*

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Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:23 PM

GORRAMGROUPIE


GROAN!!!

I have 6 locks on my door and bolt every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they're always locking 3 locks.

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Thursday, December 27, 2007 3:51 PM

RIVERFLAN


*bows, as she is completely unsuccessful at doing curtsies* Thank you, thank you

Should I do an encore?

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Thursday, December 27, 2007 7:31 PM

MAI


Oh I LOVE sledding! Why can't there be sledding without the cold though?

*jumps on sled
Race you down the hill?

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Friday, December 28, 2007 12:36 AM

CITIZEN


I can't sled, I still feels ill :(



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Friday, December 28, 2007 8:14 AM

GORRAMGROUPIE


That's too bad, Citizen. Hope you get better. And sledding without cold is called ice blocking, you do it in the summer!

I have 6 locks on my door and bolt every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they're always locking 3 locks.

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Saturday, December 29, 2007 9:05 AM

COZEN


Quote:

Originally posted by citizen:
I can't sled, I still feels ill :(



So, you have time to release the dvd of The She-wolves of Doktor Schlock, then?

A feel-good story from the past year in sports: When the beer tap failed on a special train carrying German soccer fans to a match, railway officials halted the train for 15 minutes in order to have a replacement part delivered by taxi. Germany is awesome.

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Saturday, December 29, 2007 9:27 AM

KAREL

Flying on duct tape and a damaged registry.


Quote:

Originally posted by RiverFlan:
*bows, as she is completely unsuccessful at doing curtsies* Thank you, thank you

Should I do an encore?

Will you be here all week? *snort*


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Saturday, December 29, 2007 12:35 PM

CITIZEN


Quote:

Originally posted by cozen:
So, you have time to release the dvd of The She-wolves of Doktor Schlock, then?

From the lands of montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, the American army marches on coke and LSD!



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Saturday, December 29, 2007 6:22 PM

COZEN


¿ɥǝ 'pǝsnɯɐ ɟlǝsǝuo dǝǝʞ oʇ spɐoluʍop ǝuo sʇǝƃpıʍ ǝɥʇ

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Sunday, December 30, 2007 5:41 AM

DAVESHAYNE


Quote:

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¿ɥǝ 'pǝsnɯɐ ɟlǝsǝuo dǝǝʞ oʇ spɐoluʍop ǝuo sʇǝƃpıʍ ǝɥʇ



.wonk ot tnaw neve t'nod I



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