Well, kill the fatted calf, here I am!

I t certainly pays to read the old postings as well as the stickies. Thats where I learned you could pay to register with Paypal. So, as of 6:23 this am, I am a fully paid member and it really feels good.
I have suddenly lost that intruder os eavesdropping feeling I had during my few free days(I think its a great idea BTW). To reiterate what a bargain I think it is, I mentioned to my SO the other day that I was thinking of joiningand she asked me how much it cost. I told her and she replied " thats not too bad…a month?’ When I told her it was for a year, she couldn’t believe it. I guess a bargain is in the eye of the beholder!

Anyway, I am now one of you. Now I have to prove myself worthy to be one of you.
Ignorance can be cured…Stupidity is terminal!!!

We shall see if you are deemed worthy. That’s quite an undertaking.

Good to see you have arrived…My verdict is still out…it has nothing to do with price…it has to do with quality and I learn more and more about this site every day :smiley: btw gommsn nice sig line

Yes, opinions do vary. That is one of the things that attracted me to this board. While I am not by nature, a confrontational person, nothing pleases me more than a good healthy difference of opinion. And as to quality, I lurked for about a month before committing myself and I am extremely impressed with the quality on this board. This is my first time on any board of any kind so I really have no frame of reference but as I said, if you read back in the previous posts, you cannot help but be impressed.

IMHO

Welcome, gommsn!

I’m sure the Usual Initiation, er, I mean, ‘Welcoming’ Committee will be along in a moment.

[sub]We get to use fatted calves now?[/sub]

Sorry, gommsn…the fattened calf is reserved for the post-initiation feast. If you’ll be so good as to follow me, I’ll lead you to the emaciated goat.

And welcome aboard!

Sorry about the emaciation, Hal. Mariah ate all the non-emaciated goats. And our livestock rental consultants have been asking increasingly-pointed questions when we go to pick up ‘supplies’.

I guess even a squid can discriminate in taste…

:: sploosh ::

That lurker feeling goes away quickly, but the welcoming ceremony you will remember for a long time, it’s quite the occasion.
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Sunspace**- should we do a study into the feasibility of raising our own goats and such? Those rental fees get to be a pain, and I don’t like the way those consultants look at us when we come in.

Funny, I don’t remember anything about a welcoming ceremony for me.

On the other hand, I do have some small scars in odd locations. Probably just a coincidence.

Looking into raising our own livestock might be a good idea. It would give nore room for …‘modifications’, as well. Perhaps Kythereia’s plans for an SD principality might be relevant.

Yes. And first, you must bring me…
…a SHRUBBERY!

And lupines. Don’t forget the lupines.

To . . . err . . . feed the goat. That’s it! To feed the poor emaciated goat!

LOOK! The goat’s just choked itself on a lupine!
:: Starts building a bonfire ::

:: a quick flash of tentacular motion ::
:: the goat vanishes ::
:: splashing, then munching sounds are heard from within the calamari’s vat ::

:eek:

Well.

I guess Mariah isn’t as picky as I thought. Sorry about that, Inigo.

[sub] We’re almost out of goats again! And where are the salad tongs?[/sub]