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Old 12-13-2010, 02:23 PM
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Czarcasm is back to work
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Welcome back, dear heart.
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Old 12-13-2010, 02:27 PM
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Oh god, no. No! NOOOOOO!!!!!!




Just kidding, ya grumpy bastard.
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Old 12-13-2010, 02:38 PM
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Oh god, no. No! NOOOOOO!!!!!!




Just kidding, ya grumpy bastard.
Coal-check.
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Old 12-13-2010, 02:46 PM
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(Seriously, welcome back. Thanks for taking one for the team.)
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Old 12-13-2010, 02:49 PM
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Old 12-13-2010, 02:53 PM
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Thanks. You have always reminded me of my favorite Sweathog.
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Old 12-13-2010, 03:01 PM
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Thanks. You have always reminded me of my favorite Sweathog.
Um...

Thanks, I guess...

I'm almost afraid to ask which one.

<repeated deep inhaling laughs>

Well, okay, since you were probably going to tell me eventually..

"G'head, G'head!"
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Old 12-13-2010, 04:34 PM
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Oh god, no. No! NOOOOOO!!!!!!
As opposed to the reaction: "Oh god, yes. Yes! YESSSSSSS!!!!!!"


That would be a Czargasm.
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Old 12-13-2010, 07:15 PM
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As opposed to the reaction: "Oh god, yes. Yes! YESSSSSSS!!!!!!"


That would be a Czargasm.
Y'know, a person could eventually get damn sick and tired of hearing that several times a day, for years on end.


Theoretically.
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Old 12-13-2010, 02:54 PM
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Would you mind divulging the principled objection you voiced against the way the SD was being run which they have finally caved on?
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Old 12-13-2010, 02:57 PM
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Would you mind divulging the principled objection you voiced against the way the SD was being run which they have finally caved on?
I wanted Spanish coffee in the morning, and they kept serving me Irish coffee.
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Old 12-13-2010, 02:58 PM
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Batteries not included?
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Old 12-13-2010, 03:14 PM
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Would you mind divulging the principled objection you voiced against the way the SD was being run which they have finally caved on?
Apparrently Zotti has agreed to ban me. That's about the only thing I can figure. I can still post, so they haven't flipped the switch yet. If I don't get to say goodbye...
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Old 12-13-2010, 03:18 PM
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Apparrently Zotti has agreed to ban me. That's about the only thing I can figure. I can still post, so they haven't flipped the switch yet. If I don't get to say goodbye...
You'll be fine as long as you tow the line.
Now, repeat after me: "Xanadu was a cinematic masterpiece that deserved to sweep the Oscars, and scotch eggs are the perfect food."
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Old 12-13-2010, 03:20 PM
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You'll be fine as long as you tow the line.
Dammit, I hate it when the line breaks down. Where should he tow it to?


*d&r*
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Old 12-13-2010, 03:27 PM
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Dammit, I hate it when the line breaks down. Where should he tow it to?
Stoe it.
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Old 12-13-2010, 03:22 PM
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You'll be fine as long as you tow the line.
Now, repeat after me: "Xanadu was a cinematic masterpiece that deserved to sweep the Oscars, and scotch eggs are the perfect food."
Screw that. Gimme that last cigarette, keep the blindfold, and shoot straight, dammit.
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Old 12-13-2010, 03:27 PM
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Screw that. Gimme that last cigarette, keep the blindfold, and shoot straight, dammit.
You'se gotta love a dude what sticks to his convictions.


What were you convicted of, again?
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Old 12-13-2010, 02:58 PM
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Did he quit (again) already? Jeez.
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Old 12-13-2010, 03:46 PM
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Note to other mods: Gotta get a steel cage.
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Old 12-13-2010, 03:52 PM
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Welcome back. I will try to behave.
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Old 12-13-2010, 03:53 PM
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Welcome back. I will try to behave.
Gonna watch you like a bat.
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Old 12-13-2010, 04:19 PM
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I, for one, welcome our new Czarcasm overlord....
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Old 12-14-2010, 07:50 AM
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I, for one, welcome our new Czarcasm overlord....
Since he's been here before, wouldn't he be a used Czarcasm overlord?

Welcome back. Now to go start a poll dance.
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Old 12-14-2010, 08:57 AM
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Since he's been here before, wouldn't he be a used Czarcasm overlord?
Used and Abused. Don't kick the tires, the rusty fenders might crumble....
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Old 12-13-2010, 07:18 PM
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Welcome back. Have a czigar.
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Old 12-13-2010, 07:24 PM
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and back as moderator for IMHO.

Welcome back, dear heart.
That explains why his posts felt like he was simply on sabbatical.

I'm uncertain, in that case, as to why it was felt necessary to state that he was no longer a moderator.
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Old 12-13-2010, 07:43 PM
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That explains why his posts felt like he was simply on sabbatical.

I'm uncertain, in that case, as to why it was felt necessary to state that he was no longer a moderator.
I didn't want people to think that they had to treat me with kid gloves in fear that I might retaliate later. I didn't want to be Pit-proof or have people think that the mods would favor anything I did-in fact I don't think I really communicated with them at all except through the post-reporting button. While I didn't get any pittings, I think I got a couple unofficial warnings.
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Old 12-13-2010, 07:53 PM
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I didn't want people to think that they had to treat me with kid gloves in fear that I might retaliate later. I didn't want to be Pit-proof or have people think that the mods would favor anything I did-in fact I don't think I really communicated with them at all except through the post-reporting button. While I didn't get any pittings, I think I got a couple unofficial warnings.
Fair enough, except that if you and Tuba, et al, knew that you were coming back, and all of us ordinary posters didn't know that . . . well, there's a difference there, don't you see?
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Old 12-13-2010, 08:01 PM
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Fair enough, except that if you and Tuba, et al, knew that you were coming back, and all of us ordinary posters didn't know that . . . well, there's a difference there, don't you see?
Neither I nor Tuba knew when and if I was coming back-I might have decided to stay a civvie, the Powers That Be may have decided that they were doing fine and/or dandy without me(which I fully understood when I left), or I might have esploded and blown any chance I had.
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Old 12-13-2010, 08:10 PM
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Neither I nor Tuba knew when and if I was coming back-I might have decided to stay a civvie, the Powers That Be may have decided that they were doing fine and/or dandy without me(which I fully understood when I left), or I might have esploded and blown any chance I had.
In fact, as far as I have noticed, IMHO has been moderated just fine without you. Or me, for that matter.

Your return raises hackles. I'll have to give it some thought; maybe it's just me. But even if it is just me, it still seems planned and orchestrated.
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Old 12-13-2010, 08:12 PM
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My plans for a revolution within the Sarcast empire are coming to fruition...
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Old 12-13-2010, 08:28 PM
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Old 12-13-2010, 08:35 PM
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So there's no more referring to you as a troll?
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Old 12-13-2010, 08:36 PM
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So there's no more referring to you as a troll?
Hell, I'm still a little disappointed I wasn't Pitted.
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Old 12-13-2010, 08:46 PM
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I loves me a good czargasm.
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Old 12-13-2010, 08:46 PM
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This place has gone to hand in one of those hell baskets.
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Old 12-13-2010, 08:50 PM
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If there's some orchestrating going on around these here parts, I get the dibs on the triangle.
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Old 12-13-2010, 09:21 PM
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If there's some orchestrating going on around these here parts, I get the dibs on the triangle.
More cowbell!
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Old 12-13-2010, 08:52 PM
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I'm missing something here; what's the problem with Czarcasm being a moderator again?
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Old 12-13-2010, 09:26 PM
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I'm missing something here; what's the problem with Czarcasm being a moderator again?
It raises Frank's hackles.
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Old 12-13-2010, 09:38 PM
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Fair enough, except that if you and Tuba, et al, knew that you were coming back, and all of us ordinary posters didn't know that . . . well, there's a difference there, don't you see?
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Your return raises hackles. I'll have to give it some thought; maybe it's just me. But even if it is just me, it still seems planned and orchestrated.
As Czarcasm says, when he stepped down there was no definite commitment, on either side, that he would come back. Your speculation that it was "planned" is unwarranted.
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Old 12-13-2010, 09:24 PM
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Old 12-13-2010, 09:59 PM
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He's back .... which is good.

Having worked hard on the project, it was a touch dissapointing when "Chicken of Bristol" wasn't getting all the richly deserved publicity.
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Old 12-13-2010, 11:37 PM
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He's back .... which is good.

Having worked hard on the project, it was a touch dissapointing when "Chicken of Bristol" wasn't getting all the richly deserved publicity.
My first action as a moderator was getting my "title" back.
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Old 12-14-2010, 10:04 AM
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Welcome back. Braised hackles for everyone!
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Old 12-14-2010, 10:53 AM
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Welcome back. Braised hackles for everyone!
Wait, so you're saying braised hackles?

So nobody here ordered two hundred hacked braces?

Anyone? They've got chrome lining, you know. Guys?
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Old 12-14-2010, 11:03 AM
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Hey la, hey la, etc. Welcome back, Czarcasm!
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Old 12-14-2010, 08:41 AM
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Welcome back, Czarcasm. If there is any evil plot afoot, it will doubtless be revealed in full time. And give us some excitement!
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Old 12-14-2010, 08:47 AM
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Welcome back and thanks for the service. As this thread so amply illustrates, there is an element of putting yourself in the line of fire being a mod...
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