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Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 11-26-2003, 11:36 PM:
 
Excuse me!

Don't you guys, Brad, Adam, Joe & Daryl, think it's rude to use your moderator's powers to keep posting to a thread that's supposed to be closed?

If you want to have a "Moderators Only" forum, OK by me! But, shutting down a thread and then using the computer privileges that you gave yourselves (collectively) to keep making replies when everybody else is not allowed is just like flaunting it in everybody else's faces.

Spawn a new thread... PM or e-mail each other. It doesn't matter to me. Private conversations ought to be kept out of public view.

Thanks.
 

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Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 11-27-2003, 12:09 AM:
 
Sounds like someone doesn't get the combo joke/point.

Think about it. You'll figure it out.

 

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Posted by Mike Olpin (Member # 1115) on 11-27-2003, 12:27 AM:
 
I thought it was hilarious.





 

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Posted by Erick Akers (Member # 875) on 11-27-2003, 01:05 AM:
 
Oh Randy,

You may have stepped in it now!!!

The Wrath Of The Film Gods Will Demand A Sacrifice To Apese Them!

Kinda reminds me of a joke someone told me years ago,

While traveling the Dark jungles of Africa two wild game hunters happened upon a tribe performing a sacred ritual and were caught.

Fearing the wrath of the Gods, the keeper of their beliefs demanded a sacrifice for the hunters transgressions.

After studying the ancient text, it was clear as to what the sacrifice would be.

Two choices were given, Death, or Bunga Bunga.

One of the hunters chose Bunga Bunga, thinking anything would be better than death.

They promptly cut away all of his clothes and proceeded to violently sodomise him.

After they were finished with the first hunter, they asked the second hunter what his choice would be. After seeing what had happened to his friend, spoke up and said.

"I am a man, and I would rather die then to suffer what my friend has been put through. So if the choice is Death or
Bunga Bunga, I choose death."

Without batting an eye, The sentence was passed by the Shaman,

Death by Bunga Bunga!!!

[ 11-27-2003, 04:15 AM: Message edited by: Erick Akers ]
 

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Posted by Chris Hipp (Member # 1788) on 11-27-2003, 01:22 AM:
 
Geez Erick, you better watch out where you post, that should be in the Joke forum. Now Brad's gonna close the thread so he can talk to Adam about Randy.

Thus perpetuating the elitist Film-Tech society
 

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Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 11-27-2003, 04:31 AM:
 

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I thought it was hilarious

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Sounds like someone doesn't get the combo joke/point.

Think about it. You'll figure it out.

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I agree with Randy.

I've been thinking about it all night....no sleep can't figure it out. I will ask "Coot".
 

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Posted by Paul Goulet (Member # 297) on 11-27-2003, 10:56 AM:
 
I'm Glad someone other then myself didnt find it very funny. Thank you to Randy for bringing it up. Screw you Mod's, you should have caught it before I did, all I did was point out that it belonged in the correct post.

Paul Goulet
 

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Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 11-27-2003, 11:32 AM:
 
It amuses me to no end how upset everyone is getting about us shanghaiing a thread and veering it completely off-topic with no one being able to do anything about it. We're such jerks!

Ironic, no?

You have to unroll the condom all the way, Randy.
 

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Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 11-27-2003, 11:57 AM:
 

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"Screw you Mod's"

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Amazing.

First off, how about you "offended" people put yourself in our shoes for a minute. Look around the site and see how often it is that people post random crap under inappropriate threads. Often there are replies upon replies where people even mention how off-topic their reply is, yet they post it anyway, or post in a wrong forum leaving the mess for us to clean up and organize. Some of the most common examples of this is in the movie review and feature info forum. Wake up! Those are for reviews and print data only. Lose the chit chat. Kind of ironic how the moderators took a thread on member histories and did a 180 with it, yet simply because the members cannot participate, suddenly we are being "rude".

This site takes a damned lot of effort to keep going. Without the people who are moderators, I could not possibly keep up with it on my own. Daryl, Adam and Joe do a LOT behind the scenes that help keep things online, keep those daily updates coming and keep the signal to noise ratio of the forums down. Think about that for a minute. What other site has kept a new addition to the website every single day for the last 11 months? What other website has such a low signal to noise ratio? Oh yeah, so when it comes time for us to try and make a point with some humor in the process, suddenly we are rude. You guys need to find something deserving of getting your panties in a wad over because it's not this.

Oh and before I forget, are the moderators supposed to sit and monitor every thread as soon as each reply goes up, even if the subject matter is of no interest to us? Well I've got news for you, we all try our best to keep an eye on things, but maybe we're kinda busy from time to time. Excuse us for having a life.

As for Paul's picture, anyone who doesn't send one in deserves a little nudging. Here we have Paul who has made more than a hundred posts and probably benefited from this site on many occasions, and what have we asked from him? Only one thing...a member picture submission. Has he complied with our one request? Nope! Now I am wondering why I should put up with his abuse of "screw you" to the moderators. At this point can anyone think of a solid reason for me to not kick him off of the forums until he produces a picture? I'm having a hard time finding a good reason.

Quite frankly, anyone who has not yet taken the small effort to send in their member picture does not get the level of respect that those who do. That's just the way it is.
 

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Posted by Erick Akers (Member # 875) on 11-27-2003, 04:28 PM:
 
Hey Guys,
I tried to warn ya!

Shanghaiing of a closed thread doesn't bother me, we all need a way to vent frustrations. What's wrong with a little insider joke now and then.

Death By Bunga Bunga anyone?
 

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Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 11-27-2003, 05:35 PM:
 
Best not to mess with Erick. After all as Evans pointed out, rearranging the letters in his name reveals Arse Kicker!
 

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Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 11-27-2003, 07:01 PM:
 
I've gotten pretty used to UBB and I think it serves the needs here well but I suppose one advantage to a threaded type forum (or should it be called nested threads?) would be that discussions that veer off topic can be more easily followed (and retitled) without disrupting the flow of the primary topic. But that's a minor concern.

As for pictures...I can see this both ways. It's nice to see who is who but then I can understand that some people simply don't want their pictures posted with their real name for the whole world to see. Some people refuse to use those frequent shopper discount cards at the supermarket as well because of the loss of privacy. I think that's a good analogy because those who insist on privacy do so at a loss. At the supermarket they don't get the discounts; here they have some very modest restrictions. Whether this is a good way for our society (in general, not just here) to be moving--whether you call it rewarding those who surrender some privacy or penalizing those who do not--is a question for greater minds to ponder. But it is a trend all over.

But anyway, we should all be appreciative of the site and the hard work and money that goes into running it and for free no less. I note that trainorders.com (a train buff site) is now a pay site for more than trivial access. I hope that's not the start of a trend!
 

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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 11-27-2003, 07:40 PM:
 
Wow, I feel left out! Does that mean I'm the polite mod?
 

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Posted by Justin West (Member # 920) on 11-27-2003, 07:47 PM:
 
Sometimes, in these cases, you wonder who's been punk'd (as Demi Moore's boyfriend would say).
 

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Posted by Carl Martin (Member # 1146) on 11-27-2003, 10:41 PM:
 
mods dress funny and they have weird hair.
 

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Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 11-27-2003, 11:57 PM:
 
That is very unfair! Because now you're picking on the moms who dress them!
 

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Posted by Dennis Benjamin (Member # 1137) on 11-28-2003, 12:44 AM:
 
A bunch of people with nothing else better to do.....

By the way, you should check, if your projectionist is actually doing their job - or our they posting and/or chatting on Film-Tech.com

hmmmmmm.
 

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Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 11-28-2003, 12:53 AM:
 
I just read the thread that says do not read......that is the most informative thread in the yak section that I have read in a long time. I just wish I could put my blank 2 censt worth of information in that thread.
 

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Posted by Mike Olpin (Member # 1115) on 11-28-2003, 01:53 AM:
 
Inappropriate post deleted by moderator.
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 11-28-2003, 02:17 AM:
 
Which moderator, Mike?
 

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Posted by Mike Olpin (Member # 1115) on 11-28-2003, 02:28 AM:
 
Well now if you guys are going to go and change history...

Funny, that post now says more than it did before it was deleated.

[ 11-28-2003, 03:48 PM: Message edited by: Mike Olpin ]
 

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Posted by Erick Akers (Member # 875) on 11-28-2003, 02:38 AM:
 
Hey Mike,
Looks like someones gonna sink your Battleship!
Your taking on water!!!
Glub Glub Glub!
 

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Posted by Mike Olpin (Member # 1115) on 11-28-2003, 02:41 AM:
 

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Which moderator, Mike?

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I think most readers will be able to point out the culprit.

Secondly, Why would this moderator pick on me? I'm on your guys' side! Remember??
(See top of page one of this topic)


 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 11-28-2003, 02:45 AM:
 
Sycophant!
 

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Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 11-28-2003, 03:04 AM:
 
I moderated your post. It was inappropriate and useless. And, yes, I also see how you re-edited it to show off how you could do so. You're pushing your luck. Stop trying to beat the system.

As far as the "empty" posts in the moderators' thread, if you're not a moderator all you'll see are formatting codes. If you're a moderator, you can actually follow the conversation about Mike [Olpin] and how he's gonna be banned for being a twit.
 

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Posted by Thomas Procyk (Member # 1170) on 11-28-2003, 12:12 PM:
 

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It amuses me to no end how upset everyone is getting about us shanghaiing a thread and veering it completely off-topic with no one being able to do anything about it. We're such jerks!

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No, no no. They're not jerks. They're just lonely people who amuse themselves at their computers.

As for the blank "Moderators Only" thread, I'm sure it was created just to show everyone how powerful the mod's are and how they can hide things from us while throwing it in our faces at the same time. Just like the government. I'm sure someone could hack in and read that thread if they wanted to, but why give the Mod's the satisfaction, right?

=TMP=

P.S. UH OH!!! Post number 911!!! DUCK AND COVER!!!

 

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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 11-28-2003, 07:44 PM:
 

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No, no no. They're not jerks. They're just lonely people who amuse themselves at their computers and who need to get laid very, very soon for the sake of the rest of us.

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As for the blank "Moderators Only" thread, I'm sure it was created just to show everyone how powerful the mod's are and how they can hide things from us while throwing it in our faces at the same time. Just like the government. I'm sure someone could hack in and read that thread if they wanted to, but why give the Mod's the satisfaction, right?

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I am the all mighty and powerful RACHEL! Yes, I want everyone to know that, thankyou for pointing it out!
 

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Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 11-28-2003, 07:48 PM:
 

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Yep, thats it.

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Hey, speak for yourself.
 

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Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 11-28-2003, 10:41 PM:
 
Yeah, the moderators really do suck.
 

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Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 11-28-2003, 10:48 PM:
 
Lotsa sites have a "moderators only" forum. This one should have one, too, obviously. There is no reason the moderators shouldn't be able to carry on a conversation without everyone reading it. You know, to discuss Phil and so on.

As for those locked threads that keep getting new posts, I will say that it is sort of annoying if you're trying to keep up on most of the threads, to have to keep going back to a "locked" one to see if it has any new posts.

That "Moderator only" thread is a pain because it appears to be a teaser title that literally almost forces you to click on it, as if it's going to be something humorous or the like. Then when you do, it just appears mean to not be able to read what's posted. So it just winds up pissing some people off, which is "probably" not the point.

Some might say that the title itself should be enough to steer people away from the thread. Well, that won't work...another forum I frequent (where I am a moderator, actually -- and we do have a moderator-only forum) has an ongoing topic called "The Ignore Thread," which on page one says, "Just ignore this thread...it has no meaning" or something to that effect. Last time I looked, it was up to 39 pages long! So much for heeding the title's advice.
 

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 11-28-2003, 11:05 PM:
 
Mike! Mike! Mike, my ex-friend! I'm surprised you singled me out for your post.

But, I agree in general. The moderators do need a "safe" place to discuss things.

I'm just glad that all that they have to say is visible to me since I have the super-secret password and all is re-routed directly to all of my porno websites for publication.

I take great pleasure in having the magic decoder ring that allows me to see all their posts in real time.

>>> Phil
 

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Posted by Jack Ondracek (Member # 1466) on 11-28-2003, 11:51 PM:
 
Geez... some of you guys really do need to get a life.!

You remind me of my Grandma and the days she wasted, waiting for "General Hospital" to start, just so she could get together at the end of the day with her old-biddie friends and complain about how Doctor So-And-So was doing Nurse Such-And-Such.

Sheeeeeeeesh!


 

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Posted by Chris Hipp (Member # 1788) on 11-29-2003, 12:05 AM:
 
I think the bottom line is that if Brad wants to do something on HIS site then you should do it. He provides this for us FREE. Maybe if you are offended by something send him a check and he may stop doing it!
 

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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 11-29-2003, 01:55 AM:
 
Exactly Chris!
 

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 11-29-2003, 04:18 AM:
 
Ooops! Hey Rach... please forward my 2004 dues check to Brad... Thanks!

>>> Phil
 

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Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 11-29-2003, 05:19 AM:
 
Does that mean Brad's going to have some cash handy to license my software?
 

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Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 11-29-2003, 07:26 AM:
 
Information wants to be free!
 

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Posted by Don Bruechert (Member # 1538) on 11-29-2003, 11:51 AM:
 
I can speak from experience... I live with one of the Mods, and they can be truly eeeevviilll people!! The stuff they do to the posts you guys make is unbelievable... I know... Rachel has some kind of "Mod Toolkit" that you get when you are a mod on this forum. It allows the mods to take posts and annotate then in the Adobe Acrobat kind of process... I have seen Frito-bandito mustaches drawn on people's pictures, posts with comments like "this guy is a doofus, don't ya think?" and other stuff written on them. The extra stuff is only visible if your access level is high enough, but I have seen over Rachel's shoulder... the level of graffitti drawn on the posts here is truly amazing.... I do have to say that Phil looks really interesting with all his teeth blacked out, and Michael's "firestarter" picture looks really cool with the added devil horns and pitchfork.... To let you guys in on a secret... If you go to the mods only posts, right click and choose you can see all the secrets that are hiding behind what is on the screen!!!

When Rachel gets home from work she is probably going to beat me for spilling the beans on all this stuff....

[ 11-29-2003, 05:57 PM: Message edited by: Adam Martin ]
 

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Posted by Thomas Procyk (Member # 1170) on 11-29-2003, 12:33 PM:
 
Don, now you KNOW you can't just and see the text! I've tried that already. Although, glancing at the it appears that the program looks for a to determine whether it should display the text for you or not. (Could be wrong. I didn't actually read through it) So what you would have to do is find out which it's looking for and edit it to correspond with the Mod's access level. Or something like that.

=TMP=

[ 11-29-2003, 05:58 PM: Message edited by: Adam Martin ]
 

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Posted by Don Bruechert (Member # 1538) on 11-29-2003, 04:46 PM:
 
Thomas,

I said you could see all the secrets that are hiding behind ... I never said anything about the text!! But how many suckers do you think tried it?? I know, I know... I'm an evil ... BUAHAHAHAHAAAAaaaahhh....

[ 11-29-2003, 05:58 PM: Message edited by: Adam Martin ]
 

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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 11-29-2003, 06:46 PM:
 
You Jerk! Man, I need my own computer... You weren't supposed to tell them about the pics... That's why I never EVER go to a thread that you posted in, there is no way in hell I'm ever going to let you see what I did to your face! MWAHAHAHAHA!!!
 

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 11-29-2003, 07:44 PM:
 
I have always suspected . I have seen evidence of .

But, what the they fail to realize is that over at .

It has not only the truth about of all of them.

Ummmm... .

>>> Phil

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Damn Mods! I wish I could remember what I said....
 

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Posted by Steven Privett (Member # 718) on 12-04-2003, 10:33 PM:
 
I'm just waiting for the "praise the mods" thread. I have never meet any of them so if I were to say that they are power hungry geeks, it would be pure speculation. Not that I would ever speculate like that of course.
 

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Posted by Adam Martin (Member # 641) on 12-05-2003, 12:11 AM:
 
That's assuming that we're not already praising each other over in the Moderator Only thread.
 

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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 12-05-2003, 01:50 AM:
 

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I have never meet any of them so if I were to say that they are power hungry geeks, it would be pure speculation.

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NOUN: Slang 1a. A person regarded as foolish, inept, or clumsy. b. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept. 2. A carnival performer whose show consists of bizarre acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.

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A geek is a person who makes money with a carnival act by exhibiting himself to folks who will pay money to see who would stand there & bite the head off a live chicken in front of a crowd. They're at the bottom of the carnival social & professional hierarchy. "Geeking" is their professional job description.

It's distasteful, but worth a dollar to see!
 

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Posted by Erick Akers (Member # 875) on 12-05-2003, 07:39 AM:
 
Well,
If being a geek is what it takes to be a moderator,

Please allow me to join the elite as the newest moderator.

I fit two of the requirements; but you have to guess witch ones, also everyone could use an Arse Kicker!

Like Meatloaf sez,

"Two out of Three Aint Bad"

"All Praise Be To The Film Gods For Witch My Knowledge Grows Stronger Day by Day!!!"

BTW, Where's Randy Stankey? Hmmmmm,
He started this in the first place, and has yet to respond again.
 

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Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 12-05-2003, 10:49 AM:
 

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Erick Akers: BTW, Where's Randy Stankey? Hmmmmm,
He started this in the first place, and has yet to respond again.

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Because I talked about this with Brad via e-mail. I made my point. He made his point. We understood each other. We didn't have anything more to say... So, we didn't say anything more.

OK?
 

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Posted by Erick Akers (Member # 875) on 12-06-2003, 08:39 AM:
 
ok Randy, understood

Nudge, Nudge, Wink! Wink! Say No More !

Just got board, and wanted to know if you would return to this thread.

Anyway,
No harm intended my friend.
 

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