Thanks for putting up with me.

[dropzone]

25,000 posts in roughly fifteen years. Close to the word count of War and Peace, without managing to contribute anything significant to nearly every thread I posted in. This board has been a source of comfort when I’m down, joy with each new sex scandal, and sorrow when a member dies. (My wife still doesn’t understand what I get out of it.)

Thanks to my lousy memory of who I agree or disagree with or even who I know, and my own flexible approach to my beliefs, I consider each and every one of you some poorly-defined sort of acquaintance, whom I default to liking as a friend because I’m happier that way. Thank you for being my friends and, like the label says, thank you for putting up with my pointless yammering and my directionless rambling.

[Try2B_Comprehensive]

You’re welcome. Thank you.

[GuanoLad]

@dropzone

Thanks to my lousy memory of who I agree or disagree with or even who I know, and my own flexible approach to my beliefs, I consider each and every one of you some poorly-defined sort of acquaintance, whom I default to liking as a friend because I’m happier that way.

That sums it up very well. I am amazed at how many people continue vendettas and feuds with specific members, when to me you are all amorphous blobs of “SDMB folk”.

25000 posts, though. Craaaazy! looks at own post count Yep. Definitely crazy.

[Leaffan]

19,000 odd posts from me in ten years.

I like hanging out here.

[Honey]

You probably don’t know who I am, but you’re welcome. I feel the same way about this place.

[AncientHumanoid]

And you are…?

[not_what_you_d_expect]

I’m still a relative newbie, but I too am grateful for this community. I wish I’d known you all sooner.

You’re going to have to ban me to get rid of me.

[Snowboarder_Bo]

dropzone, that is one of the best damn OPs that the SDMB has ever seen. Or will ever see.

You totally fucking rock!

[Northern_Piper]

@Leaffan

19,000 odd posts from me in ten years.

Hey, not all your posts have been odd!

[Northern_Piper]

@GuanoLad

… when to me you are all amorphous blobs of “SDMB folk”.

Personally, I think of the SDMB as one great big Turing test.

[dropzone]

@Honey

You probably don’t know who I am…

Oh, I know you! You’re Honey, and, as I recall, you’re nice. You may not actually BE nice, but that’s how I like to remember you. :o (No, I really do know who you are and I like you. You are sensible.)

It’s kinda sad how, the farther a poster gets from being a total psycho, the harder it is to pin them down in my memory. And even with the psychos, in most cases they pass the Dubya Test in that I’d probably enjoy having a beer with them. We’ll just stay away from certain topics. It’s how social animals behave.

[dba_Fred]

I bet you say that to all the Dopers - hey, you did!

[Cinnamon_Imp]

@dropzone

I consider each and every one of you some poorly-defined sort of acquaintance

Reminds me of Arnold J Rimmer’s leaving speech
"Look, I’m not much good at big speeches, and I know I haven’t always been an easy guy to get on with. And I know that, given the choice, I probably wouldn’t have chosen you as friends. But, I just want to say… that over the years I have come to regard you as… people… I met. "

[Cabin_Fever_1]

<—Hands dropzone an ice-cold beer. Burgers, steaks, brats on the the grill are almost ready.
Now I have to ask…
Where in the heck is Cloud Cuckoo Land?

[kopek]

Congrats! Unless old age has me totally screwed up we have both agreed and disagreed and there isn’t much better I can say about any poster.

[dropzone]

@Cabin_Fever

Where in the heck is Cloud Cuckoo Land?

I first heard it describing where Kaiser Bill resided during WWI (Wolkenkuckucksheim), but the earliest reference seems to be from Aristophanes. Wikipedia describes it thusly:

Cloud Cuckoo Land refers to a state of absurdly over-optimistic fantasy or an unrealistically idealistic state where everything is perfect. The term “to live in cloud cuckoo land” is used for a person who thinks that things that are completely impossible might happen, rather than understanding how things really are. It also hints that the person referred to, is naïve, unaware of realities or deranged in holding such an optimistic belief.

Yep, sounds like me!

[billfish678]

Hey,

I recognize you.

I’ve probably thought you brilliant at times. Other times a complete moron. But all in all you’ve been a positive here.

Stay around.

I’d like that.

[Helena330]

@dropzone

Oh, I know you! You’re Honey, and, as I recall, you’re nice. You may not actually BE nice, but that’s how I like to remember you. :o (No, I really do know who you are and I like you. You are sensible.)

It’s kinda sad how, the farther a poster gets from being a total psycho, the harder it is to pin them down in my memory. And even with the psychos, in most cases they pass the Dubya Test in that I’d probably enjoy having a beer with them. We’ll just stay away from certain topics. It’s how social animals behave.

Congratulations from a faceless* blob. I wish I’d been around as long as you, but I’m grateful to have found this place at all!

*I typo’d that as “feceless”. Maybe that would’ve made me a tiny bit more memorable. “Oh, Helena, the chick with no poop…:rolleyes:”

[camille]

Congratulations on reaching your 25k, and I wish you many many more!

[TriPolar]

Your user name is recognizable, and if you pissed me off or I pissed you off I forgot about it. So that puts you pretty high on my list and you should keep on doing that thing you do.