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Old 09-19-2012, 11:17 AM
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Old 09-19-2012, 11:19 AM
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Old 09-19-2012, 11:21 AM
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Old 09-19-2012, 11:25 AM
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Damn, I thought it would be pretty funny to change my Custom User Title to "BANNED" -- but it won't allow that. So I've changed to "Deceased" but I'm gonna try "SUSPENDED" see if that works.
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Old 09-19-2012, 11:27 AM
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Try BANNNED, with three Ns. People won't notice the difference.
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Old 09-19-2012, 11:27 AM
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Old 09-19-2012, 11:27 AM
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Damn again! SUSPENDED doesn't work either... $@##$($%& reserved words!
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Old 09-19-2012, 11:29 AM
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Damn again! SUSPENDED doesn't work either... $@##$($%& reserved words!
Try "SUSPENDERED"
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Old 09-19-2012, 11:30 AM
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Try BANNNED, with three Ns. People won't notice the difference.
Great idea! It works!
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Old 09-19-2012, 11:36 AM
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Stop that! You're gonna give me a heart attack!

I know you don't know me, but I see your posts all the time and generally enjoy what you say. So first I see DECEASED under your name, and then I see BANNED. And no, I didn't notice that there were 3 N's. So I started frantically looking to see what happened.

So anyhow, I'm happy to see that you're just having fun and you're still here. But stop it!
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Old 09-19-2012, 11:41 AM
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Stop that! You're gonna give me a heart attack!

I know you don't know me, but I see your posts all the time and generally enjoy what you say. So first I see DECEASED under your name, and then I see BANNED. And no, I didn't notice that there were 3 N's. So I started frantically looking to see what happened.

So anyhow, I'm happy to see that you're just having fun and you're still here. But stop it!
That's very sweet of you to say -- thank you! But boys must be boys and have our fun. Be comforted that you are in on the joke.
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Old 09-19-2012, 11:51 AM
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Damn, I thought it would be pretty funny to change my Custom User Title to "BANNED" -- but it won't allow that. So I've changed to "Deceased" but I'm gonna try "SUSPENDED" see if that works.
Knock it off.

It's not funny, it's confusing to other people.
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Old 09-19-2012, 11:55 AM
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Tempting fate...
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Old 09-19-2012, 12:05 PM
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Old 09-19-2012, 12:14 PM
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So, is there a goat behind Door #3, or something?
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Old 09-19-2012, 12:25 PM
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So, is there a goat behind Door #3, or something?
You should switch doors now to improve your odds.
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Old 09-19-2012, 12:28 PM
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I'm a bad influence.
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Old 09-20-2012, 05:56 PM
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I'm just bad.


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Old 09-20-2012, 10:24 PM
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I'm a bad influence.
No you're not.
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Old 09-20-2012, 10:29 PM
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Well, I try to be, dammit!
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Old 09-20-2012, 10:29 PM
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I'm a bad influence.
You could change your custom title to this.
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Old 09-20-2012, 10:31 PM
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Or I could try BANNNNED.

EDIT: Nah, upon seeing it, it lacks the cachet of only three Ns.
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Old 09-20-2012, 10:32 PM
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Well, I try to be, dammit!
No, you don't.
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Old 09-20-2012, 10:33 PM
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How about BAND

Or, for a more political reference, BAINED.
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Old 09-20-2012, 10:37 PM
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BANED might be good. A bit more obvious than BANNNED, but not too much.
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Old 09-20-2012, 10:48 PM
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How about BAND

Or, for a more political reference, BAINED.
Bamed!
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Old 09-20-2012, 10:57 PM
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No, you don't.
Now that I've had time to think about this, I've realised I was wrong. I apologise to Siam Sam, you are a bad influence.

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Old 09-20-2012, 11:01 PM
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Maybe BAMMED?
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Old 09-22-2012, 09:54 PM
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Canned? Caned? Canard?
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Old 09-22-2012, 10:07 PM
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...first I see DECEASED under your name, and then I see BANNED.
There are certain behaviors the mods will simply NOT put up with and deceasing is one!
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Old 09-23-2012, 12:07 PM
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