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'Getting To Know Noob'

POSTED BY: NVGHOSTRIDER
UPDATED: Saturday, March 24, 2007 13:29
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 1:21 PM

NVGHOSTRIDER


We see it all the time. Folks start in on the board and we know nothing of them. So after they post "How old are you?" and "Male or female?" threads they move to posting in the photo threads. I would think it'd be easy to supply enough info on out profile pages but alas, aome of y'all are just as lazy as me. That's cool. Any noobs that catch this thread pop in and give us your stats. As Citizen noted on the Tag with me, there might be some confusion and something as enjoyable as apple pie might be ruined forever.

Just let us know how far we can go. I'd hate to corrupt a poor unsuspecting noob and turn them off to the board forever.




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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 1:56 PM

NVGHOSTRIDER


Come on folks. We need to hear from the folks new to the board.

BUMP!



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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 5:56 PM

FAITHLOVESPURPLE


*stands up*

Well, I'm a new...new person... >.> I joined maybe last April/May and only posted once or twice or so--big 'ol lurker! (Heh, I'm such a hypocrite--I hate lurkers too)

But I decided recently, with a new determination to actually be apart of the community & make a mark, that a new name would be nifty too ^_^ Yay for change! I've been a fan of Firefly since last April--I remember this because that was when I had finals and I remember totally blowing off studying to finish the fourth disk .

I actually post at another board completely unfirefly related called fantasyessentials.net which is why my avatars will have "Faith_Rahl" in them... Rahl is from a Terry Goodkind series and that is the sister site that came out of the official one. Plus, people were getting a bit crazy over there, so the cool people were kicked out, and voila. Lots of Firefly fans there but they aren't as passionate about it as me. But I've been acting as an fff.net ambassador for awhile there :)

Anywho, what do ya wanna know 'bout us newbs? ;)

--Faith

"I can't get it right...get it right...since I met you."

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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 5:59 PM

FLORALBUNNY


I think you may have scared them.
Or there aren't any at the moment.

bun

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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8:08 PM

THEREALME


Welcome, Faith!

Well, welcome to anybody, really.


TheRealMe, Captain of the Sereni-Tree

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Tuesday, March 13, 2007 9:53 PM

CAPTAINCOUPI


I've been here about three weeks now and done the formal introduction. Go a nice virtual Brown Coat from the Queen of Coats herself and some Strawb's off Bun'. Here's some stat's so you can all get to know and love me better.

Age - 31
Lives in - Southampton UK
Married and kids - Yes and no.
Found Firefly/Serenity? - Late 2006 (better late than never).
CaptainCoupi? What’s that name about? - Nickname from work. No, I'm not a real Captain.
Works for? - A big evil Bank. Really, once I find an excuse to quit that job all my money will be kept in a shoe box under my bed.
Looks like - A slimmer version of Monty from Trash. So 'chubby and hairy' would be appropriate.
Aims in life - Be happy, get out of debt, emigrate to Canada, (lots of family over there), win the lottery and totally finance Firefly season two off my own back.

Any other questions stay after class and see me.


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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:11 AM

GRIZWALD


Quote:

Originally posted by CaptainCoupi:
...emigrate to Canada, ... and totally finance Firefly season two off my own back.



Ooh! Ooh! If you move to the Vancouver area you can get started early by helping out with Into the Black! You don't even have to win a lottery.

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High Priestess of Pork and Ag-Related Activities of the MYTHICAL LAND OF IOWA



Click on my profile for my Annoyingly Long List of Firefly Links.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 5:30 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER


CaptaimnCoupi seems to have itemized in a very good way. Most of the pretinent info was included with his post. It ususally takes months to find all that ut from folks.

FLP, thanks for acting as emissary for us. I too lurked for several months before posting. It was actually the Imponderables thread that got me started.

Sweet! We got new people. Just push more noobs this way whenever you find 'em.



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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 6:44 AM

SISTER


Okay...while not TOTALLY new here's me:
age: not tellin'
lives in: southern, middle Tennessee USA
married/kids: Yes - No
Found FF - from Serenity when it was on cable. Husband went and bought me the series on DVD... we're both hooked; me moreso.
Screen name: sister...from the relationship between Simon and River.
Works for: Puppet theater...formerly video now print.
Looks like: hmmmmmm people USED to say Olivia Neutron bomb...then Jessica Lange...I don't see it...
Aims in life: remembering to vote every hour for firefly as best tv show ever...(OCD..obsessive compulsive disorder..**sigh** may as well put it to good use); winning the lottery to fund at LEAST another season of Firefly!!

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 6:53 AM

FAITHLOVESPURPLE


Call me Faith, please ;) That's my name after all! (I swear Joss stole my name for Buffy!)

I'll steal your format if ya don't mind, CapCoup:

Age - 21 (who wants to buy me a drink?)
Lives in - Bay area of California
Married and kids - Someday--just looking for a victi--I mean, someone special
Found Firefly/Serenity? - April of '06
What’s that name about? - I...love...purple. ^_^
Works for? - Occupation? I work at a library but mostly...evil college student!
Looks like - Short asian chick? *will post in pic thread when unlazy)
Aims in life - I want my Serenity triloooogy. And have my own publishing company
College major: From English to Psych. Almost done, thank God
Loves (besides Firefly-relatedness): writing, Muse, aussie men (rawr)

--Faith

"I can't get it right...get it right...since I met you."

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 7:11 AM

TINADOLL


Hiya'll

I posted this before

Hey All! My names Tina :) And i am a newish Fireflyfanaka Browncoat. I saw Serenity in the theatres three times. But never got it- Until now.I am not a new Joss Whedon fan. I have loved Buffy and Angel for the longest and picked up Firefly because I wanted more Serenity.(Wierd huh-for most people it was the other way around) So i watched it-The whole season. And i keep watching the episodes.Over and over! They are so good and i am pissed that I missed this when it came on TV.But tis the nature of Fox(boo hiss)- I have a hate/hate relationship with that channel. I mean how many times can a show like House or Bones get prempted- GAH. Or shows that were great like brisco county or the Lone Gunman get cancelled

Well I am can't get enough of everything Firefly now- Fanfic included. Jaylee is my fave. Don't ask me why. I guess to think that rough exterior Jayne has a soft spot for the perky Kaylee it just tickles me pink. I am a sap lover.

My favorite episode is " Our Mrs Renoylds" followed closely by "Jaynestown". Its that Whedonesque humor that I love! I guess my favorite characters are Mal, Jayne and Kaylee. I guess its because each have a different view on things and on surviving..

Its so much different then Trek.(considering i am a recovering Trekker)

I probally hang out around the Fanfics and the boards. Perhaps add some crap of my own ;) (WHICH I AM WRITING AS WE SPEAK)

I'm going to also steal from Capcoup the format
Age - A girl never tells her age. I am in my Twenties if you must know
Lives in - NYC baybeh
Married and kids - One of these says
Found Firefly/Serenity? - Last year actually after the movie came out. I just started watching the Firefly episodes last month
What’s that name about? - Its based on the Twilight Zone episode with the talking doll named Talking Tina(and tina is my name). It sounds sweet but the doll kills. hehehe
Works for? - Occupation? Paralegal.
Looks like? Well um. Like Eddie Izzard cept..Female.. Nah.. I look like me and will post a pic soon.
Aims in life?- law school/Grad school
College major: Forensic Psychology
Loves (besides Firefly-relatedness): writing,reading, I'm a 80's nolstalgia whore-which sucks cuz its in fashion now..NO NO NO. I love BTVS and Angel. And lots of those Cop/Forensic/ Serial killer shows. I'm sucha fangirl

Just check out my MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/Tinadollny




So whats wrong with a little Jaylee?

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 7:20 AM

RIVERISMYGODDESS


Quote:

Originally posted by Tinadoll:
Loves (besides Firefly-relatedness):
-snip-
And lots of those Cop/Forensic/ Serial killer shows.



Are you aware of Dexter, a show that was on Showtime last fall? He was a serial killer. And a cop. I highly recommend it.

~jimi
SFC Alexander, Chief Medic for the 76th Indepentent Army Battalion
All we need is a voluntary, free spirited, open-ended program of procreative racial deconstruction...Everybody's just gotta keep f*ckin' everybody 'til they're all the same color.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 7:27 AM

TINADOLL


YES! I totally love that show!

So whats wrong with a little Jaylee?

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 7:27 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER


Sweet. I feel real good about ribb'n at y'all a little here and there. Just hate to chase anyone from the board without having known something about them first.

Forensic Psycology TD? MSG has some Criminal Psycology background which comes in handy when dealing with the kids she teaches.





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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 7:28 AM

TINADOLL


YES! I totally love that show!

So whats wrong with a little Jaylee?

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 11:45 AM

CAPTAINCOUPI


Quote:

Originally posted by Grizwald:
Quote:

Originally posted by CaptainCoupi:
...emigrate to Canada, ... and totally finance Firefly season two off my own back.



Ooh! Ooh! If you move to the Vancouver area you can get started early by helping out with Into the Black! You don't even have to win a lottery.



Now that is a shiny idea. I'm gonna have to quote that on my application. They're bound to let me in if they know I will be helping with such a noble and worthwhile project.

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Quote:

Originally posted by TINADOLL:
I'm going to also steal from Capcoup the format.



I have my own format now! You guys.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 3:27 PM

FLORALBUNNY


Ahoy, noobs! Belay the self-revelation a
moment and hear this:

(*the bun is on the starboard catwalk, bullhorn
in hand. her prairie dress covers her from
neck to wrists and ankles. her pretty floral
bonnet hides her face except for a gleam of
eyeball which can be seen from just the right
angle. those who are fool enough to peer up
through the expanded metal of the walk will
see nothing but white, ruffly bloomers.*)

Strawberries for all are located in an ice-tub
up here in the galley. Watch your step coming
up -- it's a long way to fall. We'll mug you with
Mudder's when you get here because the effect is
such that you might take a good-sized glug and
not make it all the way up here.


bun
~bun siggy stuff~

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 4:19 PM

TELCOD


Noob, whatever. Organize or fade. Old, and without. No matter. Firefly is a joy.

sign the petition.

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/bringbackfirefly

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 5:01 PM

RIVERRUNSTHROUGHIT


Heyla all!

I've been here for a couple weeks and posted a couple times, but I'm more of a listener than a talker. Cept when it comes to Firefly/Serenity. Then I tend to jabber off ears. Some of my friends will cut me off before I speak to ask if my comment will have anything to do with Firefly and if it does they roll their eyes at me (no worries! I WILL convert them! Mwahahahaha!).

Anyhoo, here ya go...

Age - 23
Lives in - Washington state
Married and kids - Possibly in the FAR future and not if I can avoid it
Found Firefly/Serenity - I was bored and started borrowing my bro's copies of Buffy and Angel and he lent me Firefly/Serenity and I fell in love
RiverRunsThroughIt? What's with the name? - Totally off the top of my head when I logged in, though it does remind me of the patter of tiny feet in combat boots!
Works for - Gas station babe... Chevron off highway 14 in Washougal
Looks like - HAHAHAHA! Let's not go there. Too many self esteem issues.
Aims in life - Short term: DRAGONCON! I WILL GO! NO POWER IN THE 'VERSE CAN STOP ME! Long term: winning the lottery so I can live however I want, never have to work again, and of course own a tv channel so there will be Firefly 24/7!


Bun? Even though you were already kind enough to share a Strawberry with me when I first got here... could I have another?

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 6:17 PM

FAITHLOVESPURPLE


Hmm... I've always wanted to try Mudder's Milk...

And who doesn't love strawberries? Yum! Gee, thanks for making me hungry >.> *grabs a strawberry and hums the Shindig-dance tune like Kaylee* I feel like I should be wearing a layer cake just for humming that... except mine'll be purple of course

--Faith

"I can't get it right...get it right...since I met you."

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 8:25 PM

FLORALBUNNY


RiverRunsThroughIt wrote in part:
Bun? Even though you were already kind enough to share a Strawberry with me when I first got here... could I have another?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well, my goodness, RRTI, just git yerself on
up to the galley, and there on that lovely table
you'll find a big bowl of shaved ice, and on
top of that ice you'll find the best berries
in this sector. I drove that shuttle right
through a whole mess of slobbering Reavers to
bring them back, so enjoy, enjoy!

bun
~bun sig~

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 11:36 PM

LIVEBROWN


Been posting on here for about a month...

Age - 31
Lives in - Melbourne Australia
Married and kids - No/NO
Found Firefly/Serenity - Mid last year the missus bought me the Serenity DVD and Loved it ever since.
LiveBrown? Not a statement on my personal hygeign...ick
Works for - Motoring Club(IT Admin)
Looks like - Some say I look like Chandler from friends...I think i took it as an insult orig but im quite ok with it now...!
Aims in life : See more of Serenity/FF on TV/Cinema, before I die. Also to make it over to the US for a Serenity/heavy metal road trip in a 68 Camaro.

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Thursday, March 15, 2007 8:54 PM

OUT2THEBLACK


Quote:

Originally posted by nvghostrider:


... I'd hate to corrupt a poor unsuspecting noob and turn them off to the board forever.






You're corruptin' some of the ' older folk ' ,

too .

Dang it , I swear , I keep callin' that latest

Nic Cage movie , " Nevada Ghostrider " .

Folk look at me kinda funny when it happens...

It's 3F syndrome...Caused by too much time spent

at FireFlyFans.net...

Or , are you sending ' subliminal ' codes to

' trigger ' me ?






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Thursday, March 15, 2007 9:27 PM

SOLAN


Missed the thread up to now. But I'm catching up. So bear with me.

Age - 27
Lives in - Eichstätt, Germany
Married and kids - neither
Found Firefly/Serenity? - Late 2006 (found the board only some two or three weeks ago)
Screenname - Solan (mostly anywhere)
Works for? - SpeedMovie (not much longer)
Looks like - There's people who say I'm a good lookalike to Spike. Used to anyway. 1,75m tall, short (usually spikey) blonde hair and blue eyes, them most likely scaring you 'cause I always seem to glance above people's heads. Don't ask. *G*
Aims in life - To leave an impression. No clue of what kind.

Every fear has a history.

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Friday, March 16, 2007 6:41 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER


Glad I could be of some use. Seems that whole "Aimin' to misbehave" thing works sometimes.

And ain't a Brown such a wonderful color. I was dually graced with being a brown Browncoat.

Don't the FFF syndrome get ya good sometime. I know several of the folks/ real names and it gets wierd when I refer to them as their online handles when discussing them IRL.

Now if we could only replace Nic Cage with me. The acting side of the movie woulda been infinately better.
Too bad he's prettier huh.



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Friday, March 16, 2007 7:21 AM

DIANASPR


Well heres me

Age - 30
Lives in – North Georgia
Married and kids – neither thankfully
Found Firefly/Serenity? – When I saw the trailer of Serenity I was hooked
Works for? – Department of family and children services better known as DFCS
Screen name: cus Im from PR(no imagination on that one)
Looks like - I’ve got Zoe’s hair I look well…. like a Puerto Rican
Aims in life - to get trough the day

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Friday, March 16, 2007 7:34 AM

OUT2THEBLACK


Quote:

Originally posted by nvghostrider:
Glad I could be of some use. Seems that whole "Aimin' to misbehave" thing works sometimes.

And ain't a Brown such a wonderful color. I was dually graced with being a brown Browncoat.

Don't the FFF syndrome get ya good sometime. I know several of the folks/ real names and it gets wierd when I refer to them as their online handles when discussing them IRL.

Now if we could only replace Nic Cage with me. The acting side of the movie woulda been infinately better.
Too bad he's prettier huh.



Nope , Browncoats are always prettier...

Red , Brown , Black , Yellow , White.

No matter...We're all so very pretty...


NVG as the Ghostrider...I'd pay cashy money and

go to see it over and over again...But , you have

your trusty , terrifyin' space monkey along for

the ride...Now , that would be cool !

Do terrifyin' space monkeys wear leather jackets

and have skulls that burst into flame ?

I got through your town one time , NVG . Gotta

tell you about it some day...


Thanks for creatin' a dedicated

" Ruttin'-New-Guy/Gal " thread...

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Friday, March 16, 2007 7:35 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER


Welcome. Seems we have another human services worker aboard. You'd be surprized how many of us there are about. I work at a Tribal youth shelter, there are several teachers, doctors, nurses, law enforcement officers, etc throughout the site.

I can't tell ya how much FFF and its people helped me get through the day.

ADD: Through my town once Out? Do tell. I'm continually surprized how many folks know our small town in the Nevada desert.



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Friday, March 16, 2007 7:42 AM

OUT2THEBLACK


Quote:

Originally posted by nvghostrider:
Welcome. Seems we have another human services worker aboard. You'd be surprized how many of us there are about. I work at a Tribal youth shelter, there are several teachers, doctors, nurses, law enforcement officers, etc throughout the site.

I can't tell ya how much FFF and its people helped me get through the day.

ADD: Through my town once Out? Do tell. I'm continually surprized how many folks know out small town in the Nevada desert.




Yep , there are a lot of them...I used to do outreach to the adult homeless population on a state-contract job...

Helped a few folk get off the streets and into stable home situations...Met some interesting people . Got to hear their stories...

NVG: I learned to soar ( fly sailplanes ) while I was a teenager in California . One of my best friends in soaring was an elderly , retired Air Force Colonel...A great flying buddy...I used to meet him every year wherever the Soaring Society convention was held . One year it was in Reno . I wanted to soar in Minden after that trip...I flew out to Reno and helped him drive back to the East Coast in 3 days !

I was hooked on Nevada , so I flew back out , got a rental car , and camped out on the desert floor in a tent...Went soaring at Minden for a week...Drove to California and back , to see an old friend...Toured most of Nevada before turning the car in , down in Las Vegas...

Had to hustle to get back to Vegas...A Dodge Stratus can do 107 MPH before the chips kill the engine...Drove through Fallon , doing about 30 in a 25 , through 'downtown'...Saw the cop about the same time he zapped me...Got stopped ; he saw my aerospace company baseball cap and let me get away with a 'warning'...Not much more to it than that...

Oh , one of my current flying buddies is an MD who used to work in Tribal services in Wyoming...Cool fellow and a great friend...

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Friday, March 16, 2007 8:27 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER


'Its a small, small world'. I see the sail-ers come through town every so often with their sharkfin trailers. One of our old tribal officers used to fly out in Minden, (can't place her name right now).

Sometimes I meet folks on the board who've been attached to NAS Fallon in one of a million ways. We get pilots and all the support crew, Spec ops, SAR, DEMO, and yer plain ol' do what the Navy tells me sailors. There are representatives from every branch of the military in our town ninety percent of the year. Lotsa training to be had in my part of the 'verse.

Prided with NV roads. The ability to drive fast is so rarely hindered.



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Friday, March 16, 2007 8:28 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER


Double post. Sorry.

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Friday, March 16, 2007 9:05 AM

OUT2THEBLACK


Quote:

Originally posted by nvghostrider:
'Its a small, small world'. I see the sail-ers come through town every so often with their sharkfin trailers. One of our old tribal officers used to fly out in Minden, (can't place her name right now).

Lotsa training to be had in my part of the 'verse.

Prided with NV roads. The ability to drive fast is so rarely hindered.



No worries...

One beautiful night , I was watching the wind coming over the Sierras and kicking the dust off the dry lakebeds .

I was cruising along at 85 , and since my attention had been diverted by the spectacle , didn't notice another car approaching from behind . It was a NV state trooper . He barely gave me a glance as he passed doing 90...

Drive Fast...Fly Fast...It's all good in Nevada .
While at Minden , I met a local glider instructor that I liked . I wanted to get some of his local knowledge about soaring the Sierra ridge , so I asked him to accompany me on a couple of my flights . We took a 2-seater and went out to the mountains , into some ridge lift . Once we got back over Carson Valley , staying aloft on piddly thermals , or
" gopher farts " , as he put it , he asked me if I had ever flown the glider at
" redline " , or Vne , which means Velocity-'never exceed' .

" Nope " .

" Wanna ? " , he asked .

" Yeah , sure... " , was my response .

So we zoomed downward and ran 'er up to 150 mph .
The stick forces get pretty heavy , the wind noise sounds like you're inside a vacuum cleaner , and then he says , " Don't ever sneeze , or even hiccup , while you're doing this ."

I'm thinkin' , " Ummm , Duh ! " ,
and we continued our diving attack and strafing run over a herd of cattle .

The cows weren't even scared ! Didn't stampede...I guess they looked up and saw sky and remembered what they were...

...or else they were just used to being dive-bombed by crazy glider pilots out to do the jet-jock ju-ju...

A YouTube vid of soaring in the Minden area...This is from a 'wave' flight someone filmed...Notice the frost on the canopy...Outside air temps are generally down around 60 below zero F degrees...AND there's nothing to breathe...Hence the oxygen mask...

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Then , there's this one of the zoom and climb variety...

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and finally , when the raptor-men go out on patrol...

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Friday, March 16, 2007 11:22 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER


First off, wow. Very pretty. Secondly, HOLY F-ING S*%T DUDE!!!

I can grasp hangin' off a chopper at those elevations but damn. Now power, all balls.

Sorry 'bout the thread jackin' folks. But thats we're here for. To meet new people and experience new things.

I'd definately learn to poo my pants flyin' with the raptormen.



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Friday, March 16, 2007 11:36 AM

OUT2THEBLACK


Quote:

Originally posted by nvghostrider:
Sorry 'bout the thread jackin' folks. But thats we're here for. To meet new people and experience new things.

I'd definately learn to poo my pants flyin' with the raptormen.




Naw , we've got the Power , dude...All natural solar-powered flight , the way it's been done for eons...

Those engines and fans are only there to fly you to " the scene of the crash " . Or , to keep the pilot cool .

Don't believe it ? Turn it off , watch the pilot start to sweat...

About the poo-your-pants thing...I gave that up when I was just a little bitty guy...Didn't like that condition known as
' baby-browncoat-bottom '...LOL...

Here's one more...I don't know what language this guy is speaking , but I'll bet his comment is translated exactly like your H-F-S(expletive-deleted) above...Don't blink during this one , or you'll miss it...

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Friday, March 16, 2007 8:13 PM

BIGGRSTAFFBUNCH


Hello! Well, I'm a newbie to this site, and it's been a really long time since I could claim to be a newbie to a posting board site, so it's a big deal for me. I love getting involved in new fandoms!

Age: 20. Young, I know, but I started Jossin' pretty young, too. As a ten year old, I snuck BtVS episodes all the way back from Welcome to the Hellmouth. I resisted Firefly when it was on-air, and I regret that decision greatly. I recently discovered it by buying the boxset and telling myself Joss would never let me down. He didn't, and I fell in love.

Married/Kids: Nope, but mostly because I'm a college student in NJ, trying to get a degree in English/South Asian studies. Oh, and I'm female. :)

My name? Biggrstaffbunch has been my fic-writing name since my teenybopper days of being in love with the actor who plays Oliver Wood in the HP movies. I just kept it. :)

Anything else people would like to know? I love the fandom, it's been really wild and dedicated for so long that it really impresses me. Buffy fandom doesnt even treat newbies as well...thanks so much for being so great!


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Saturday, March 17, 2007 6:07 AM

OUT2THEBLACK


Quote:

Originally posted by biggrstaffbunch:
Hello! Well, I'm a newbie to this site, and it's been a really long time since I could claim to be a newbie to a posting board site, so it's a big deal for me. I love getting involved in new fandoms!...

I resisted Firefly when it was on-air, and I regret that decision greatly. I recently discovered it by buying the boxset and telling myself Joss would never let me down. He didn't, and I fell in love.

...I love the fandom, it's been really wild and dedicated for so long that it really impresses me...



Welcome Biggr ,

It's a rockety ride from time-to-time , but you've come to the Shiny-est place in
cyber-space !

We're always happy to meet new folk .

Glad you stopped resistin' , and started persistin' , like the rest of us...

There may be some folk come along and offer you things...

'Til then , make yourself to home...See what's layin' about in the galley...





When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.

Leonardo da Vinci

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Saturday, March 17, 2007 6:56 AM

AWINTORY


Hey all,

I'm a long fan of Firefly/Serenity now, but I'd missed out on the boards until the last couple of weeks. So I'm an official noob as well!

Impressively international crowd here. I live in LA personally and work as a composer. Anyone else in LA?

-A

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Saturday, March 17, 2007 7:00 AM

OUT2THEBLACK


Quote:

Originally posted by Awintory:
Hey all,

I'm a long fan of Firefly/Serenity now, but I'd missed out on the boards until the last couple of weeks. So I'm an official noob as well!

Impressively international crowd here. I live in LA personally and work as a composer. Anyone else in LA?

-A



Last time I looked , 'twasn't a 'ghost town'...

Did you join SoCal Browncoats ?



When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.

Leonardo da Vinci

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Saturday, March 17, 2007 7:25 AM

JHANCE2


Ok time for the unveiling.
Age:44
Home base:Oklahoma city
Occupation:Custome Service for Directtv
New to the verse. Saw Serenity over Christmas have seen the first 2 firely DVD's waiting right now for the last 2 to arrive from Netflix this week.
Divorced, no children, Also have A hankering to see Canada. Not A big fan of our current Addmistraion. Democrat liberal to modderate

Jerry Hance

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Saturday, March 17, 2007 7:32 AM

AWINTORY


Yep, now a member of the SoCal Browncoats, California Browncoats and even a thing called the "Firefly Music Project" based out of Germany - been brushing up on my Deutche for those guys (and by that mean Alta Vista translator ...)

Thanks though! And yes, LA's not quite yet a ghost town. Sometimes it reminds of the way they found Miranda though .... ;-)

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Saturday, March 17, 2007 8:33 AM

OUT2THEBLACK


Quote:

Originally posted by Awintory:
Yep, now a member of the SoCal Browncoats, California Browncoats and even a thing called the "Firefly Music Project" based out of Germany - been brushing up on my Deutche for those guys (and by that mean Alta Vista translator ...)

Thanks though! And yes, LA's not quite yet a ghost town. Sometimes it reminds of the way they found Miranda though .... ;-)



" Deutsche " , I think...Or , maybe it's just
" Deutsch " ...Gotta look that up...

Anyway , it's going to be great , you composing new 'Serenifly' tunes for us...Looking forward very much to that...Keep us informed about that concert notion you've got...Maybe I'd be able to get there for it...

Also , I love FMP ! Some of their songs are hauntingly beautiful !

Happy that you're doin' " good works " , Awintory ! Share what you've got !

Welcome to the boat...Chow's in ten...





" When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

--Leonardo da Vinci

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Saturday, March 17, 2007 8:55 AM

OUT2THEBLACK


Quote:

Originally posted by jhance2:
Ok time for the unveiling.
Age:44
Home base:Oklahoma city
Occupation:Custome Service for Directtv
New to the verse. Saw Serenity over Christmas have seen the first 2 firely DVD's waiting right now for the last 2 to arrive from Netflix this week.
Divorced, no children, Also have A hankering to see Canada. Not A big fan of our current Addmistraion. Democrat liberal to modderate

Jerry Hance



Ni Hao , Jerry !

Since you're slightly younger than myself , I get to call you 'di-di' , I suppose ?

It's all manner of thrillin' , meetin' new folk , and hearin' their interesting stories...

You're way Shiny , on account of bein' so new...
Kinda envy that about you , seein' the 'Verse for the first time...

Please post your impressions , when you like...
The veteran Browncoats find that edifyin' ; it's like seein' Firefly again ,
' for the first time '.

I used to do lunch every day with a babe named Hance , when I was in High School...I still wonder where in the 'Verse she is...

That was down in Texas , or , as it's known to some , 'Baja Oklahoma' ... ( Whoops , I'd better take cover ).

Last time I was through OKC , I spent the night at Tinker...My paternal grandparents are buried at Broken Arrow , so I've got Okie connections...

Have you checked out the Red River Rebels Browncoat group ? Might be a way to get involved in some shindiggery , next time they decide to do
' a job '...

Seems these boards sometimes get quiet , on the weekends...Where is everybody ?

Hullo ? Anybody ?

Who's Flyin' this thing ?

Oh, right ! That would be me...

Some folk may be along soon , make you more to home...They're probably all down in the cargo bay , playin' a game of ringball..

" When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

--Leonardo da Vinci

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Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:47 AM

CAPTAINCOUPI


Quote:

been brushing up on my Deutche for those guys (and by that mean Alta Vista translator ...)



I'd be careful with that. My wife speaks German fluently and she's often shocked at some of the ways Alta Vista translates phrases.

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Sunday, March 18, 2007 8:30 AM

JHANCE2


Sure you can call me DI-DI if I get to call you Tammy Fae. I have friends in broken arrow. Nice place slow but nice. Of coarse slow could be used as A on target discription of all of Oklahoma. No worry's on my posts. I'll let you know what I think of the last 7 episodes soon.
I'm talking to everyone with this one. If A second Serenity movie is going to be done we need to contact Universal on A daily basis. Best way to do it is to HANDWRITE Mary Parent at universal studio's. Handwriten letter's take more time and are more personel, don't think that doesn't get noticed. So far my favorite episode is "our Mrs Reynolds" Words cannot do justice to the look on Mal face after finding out he's A husband..

Jerry

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Sunday, March 18, 2007 8:33 AM

JHANCE2


It's Deutche you got it right

Jerry

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Sunday, March 18, 2007 3:11 PM

OUT2THEBLACK


Just checkin', buddy...


Di-di is supposed to be an endearing Mandarin

term for 'little brother'...But , you can still

call me Tammy Faye if that's what works for you ,

although folk might think that's strange...


Just never call me 'late for dinner' , I hate to

miss if there's any action in the galley...

Good of you to check in , Jerry...

Keep us informed of your impressions about Firefly . A lot of good stuff there...as you know...

Good idea about writing 'Versal every day...

...but I've heard Mary Parent might've moved on from there...




" When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

--Leonardo da Vinci

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Sunday, March 18, 2007 5:38 PM

FLORALBUNNY


*the bun docks the shuttle and brings into the
galley a large container of fresh, giant, red
strawberries*
Hi all. Been berryin' a bit so the noobs could
have a proper welcome home.

SOLAN #25511
BIGGR #25656
AWINTORY #25710
JHANCE2 #25722
What a nice bunch. We're right glad to have you
aboard. Let's just rinse these berries and get
them onto the shaved ice. Then y'all can have a
Kaylee contest and celebrate with a little Milk.

Please don't step on ShipsCat or into her dish.

bun
~Bastards soared my turtle~
~We aim to exponentiate~
~Who is Bill Pardy?~

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Sunday, March 18, 2007 6:47 PM

OUT2THEBLACK


Hey , Bunny...

Faith wants another Strawberry...

I think Dianaspr has slipped about quite a while , too . Happy to see ALL these new Folk , and beginning to make themselves to home...

Another round of Strawberries for All...Mudder's , too !!!

Note to Faith : G'day, luv...

" When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

--Leonardo da Vinci

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Monday, March 19, 2007 7:17 AM

NVGHOSTRIDER


Welcome folks. Seems I've missed a bit the last few days. Glad to see more Browncoats joinin' the ranks.

Out, I've been dreaming of flight since I was a bitty BC. But the dreams have been on the surreal side and I think it was never figurative flight I was dreaming about. Thanks for the flight vids.



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Monday, March 19, 2007 8:19 AM

OUT2THEBLACK


Quote:

Originally posted by nvghostrider:
Welcome folks. Seems I've missed a bit the last few days. Glad to see more Browncoats joinin' the ranks.

Out, I've been dreaming of flight since I was a bitty BC. But the dreams have been on the surreal side and I think it was never figurative flight I was dreaming about. Thanks for the flight vids.




NVG:

When I get back to Nevada , we'll get around to doing a flight , if you like...

Won't do anything scary .

Once I was turning in a thermal , with my left wing down to maintain the circle...Off the left wing only a few feet , a red-tailed hawk...Turning in the same thermal !

I was experiencing quite the rush from that , then I looked at my upraised right wing...Another redtail , flying in close formation on that wingtip...Talk about surreal !

Still sends thrills into the core of my being !

Meanwhile , I have a project that you can assist with...Contact me via P-M for more details...

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" When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

--Leonardo da Vinci

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