I'm new here! So hello! (I need a map and a guide)

Cicero • Oct 19, 2006 2:41 pm
:3eye: Cicero here,
I'm new around these parts. I'm in my 30's and am glad to find a group that seems to be of a more mature nature. So feel free to introduce yourself and I promise to be good (for now)!
~Cicero
yesman065 • Oct 19, 2006 2:44 pm
Welcome aboard the SS Cellar - Fell free to mosey around. Not that I'm anyone with any say or significance here though. :)
barefoot serpent • Oct 19, 2006 2:56 pm
dive in! the water's fine... that dorsal fin over there is probably a dolphin -- but it could be a sha...
Cicero • Oct 19, 2006 2:56 pm
yesman065 wrote:
Welcome aboard the SS Cellar - Fell free to mosey around. Not that I'm anyone with any say or significance here though. :)


Hi and thank you Yesman! Sure, I can mosey. But I'm better at sticking my nose in where it doesn't belong! And listen- I'll invite you to say and be significant. Yesmen have been scant in my life lately!
lhatcher • Oct 19, 2006 2:59 pm
I'm new here too, but I'll say 'hey' and welcome. I'm being nosey and gradually posting here and there, getting to know who the important people are around here
Cicero • Oct 19, 2006 3:01 pm
barefoot serpent wrote:
dive in! the water's fine... that dorsal fin over there is probably a dolphin -- but it could be a sha...

hello! I'm partial to sharks and dolphins in the same measure.:D
Don't worry- I'm not scared of Dolphins anymore. Well- only in the dark.
Flint • Oct 19, 2006 3:03 pm
lhatcher wrote:
...the important people are around here...
memorize this: "You're the Duke of New York, you're A number one!"
Cicero • Oct 19, 2006 3:06 pm
lhatcher wrote:
I'm new here too, but I'll say 'hey' and welcome. I'm being nosey and gradually posting here and there, getting to know who the important people are around here

Hello! Sounds like Darwinism so far............hopefully my tower isn't about to eat me.:)
Cicero • Oct 19, 2006 3:14 pm
Flint wrote:
memorize this: "You're the Duke of New York, you're A number one!"

Hello Flint!
Now where are these important people? Who forgot to send out my invitations to the White House?!?:eek:
Clodfobble • Oct 19, 2006 4:16 pm
Welcome, Cicero. Good to see a new state represented. Lots of Pennsylvanians and Ohioans around here... Southwest posse solidarity! ;)
lumberjim • Oct 19, 2006 4:21 pm
edit: too many non quiz posts in that thread. I'll just cut and paste one for ya:

1. Are you bigger than a breadbox?

2. Have you ever been in prison?

3. Are you older than any of your aunts or uncles?

4. Righty or lefty?

5. Do you put ketchup or mustard on a hot dog?

6. Who is the best rock band of all time?

7. Are you older or younger than 30?

8. If a train traveling 45 mph headed west, and 15 minutes later, a train traveling 49 mph follows it, how long until the second train catches the first?

9. Do you consider fish to be meat?

10. Do you believe we actually landed on the moon?


answer in your own words. and for christsakes, don't cheat.

you must get 70% or better to pass. good luck

from here
Cicero • Oct 19, 2006 4:25 pm
Clodfobble wrote:
Welcome, Cicero. Good to see a new state represented. Lots of Pennsylvanians and Ohioans around here... Southwest posse solidarity! ;)

Oh yea! Cheers Clodfobble. :D
xoxoxoBruce • Oct 19, 2006 4:31 pm
lhatcher wrote:
I'm new here too, but I'll say 'hey' and welcome. I'm being nosey and gradually posting here and there, getting to know who the important people are around here
None are important. Everyone is important. Some are louder than others but no one is more important than anyone else.

Hello Cicero, Welcome to the Cellar. :D
Elspode • Oct 19, 2006 4:35 pm
Important People on The Cellar

Undertoad (Owner and Proprietor)
Wolf (Mod and Venerable Armed Dwellar Exaltus)
xoxoxoBruce (Moderator and Probably the Nicest Guy Here)

The rest of us are scum. Don't even bother trying to schmooze us. We're schmoozeproof. :3eye:
Clodfobble • Oct 19, 2006 4:36 pm
Oh hey lhatcher, I just noticed your location. (Am I the only one who pays attention to those? I like to have a spatial reference for where posts are coming from...) Why are you moving to Houston?
Cicero • Oct 19, 2006 4:39 pm
lumberjim wrote:
edit: too many non quiz posts in that thread. I'll just cut and paste one for ya:

1. Are you bigger than a breadbox?
Slightly.

2. Have you ever been in prison?
Not yet. But I am looking for a place to get a free education and a vacation at the same time. Hopefully I'll go for something more interesting than a grotesque amount of parking infractions.

3. Are you older than any of your aunts or uncles?
Not that I know of.

4. Righty or lefty?
Yes.

5. Do you put ketchup or mustard on a hot dog?
I don't eat hot dogs anymore.

6. Who is the best rock band of all time?
There isn't one. There are many!!! Unfair- too unfair.

7. Are you older or younger than 30?
Another Yes. How did you guess?

8. If a train traveling 45 mph headed west, and 15 minutes later, a train traveling 49 mph follows it, how long until the second train catches the first?
:rolleyes:


9. Do you consider fish to be meat?
Yes, the only one I like raw. If a man really loves you he takes you out for sushi and hibachi.

10. Do you believe we actually landed on the moon?
Yes


answer in your own words. and for christsakes, don't cheat.

you must get 70% or better to pass. good luck

from here
lumberjim • Oct 19, 2006 5:13 pm
oh dear. you got 4 wrong. that's only 60%. tell you what, get 4.5 of these next 5 right, and we'll let you stay.

11. What color is a brown bear?

12. What is your quest?

13. how do you spell 'persnickety?'

14. knock knock

15. Who would win in a fight? Aquaman or The Green Lantern?
Cicero • Oct 19, 2006 5:29 pm
[QUOTE=lumberjim]oh dear. you got 4 wrong. that's only 60%. tell you what, get 4.5 of these next 5 right, and we'll let you stay.

Now wait a minute.......You didn't say what I missed. :right:
Uh-oh someone help- Lumberjim's giving me the axe.......:greenface
Hippikos • Oct 19, 2006 6:02 pm
The rest of us are scum. Don't even bother trying to schmooze us. We're schmoozeproof.
Oi! Speak fer yerself...
lumberjim • Oct 19, 2006 6:10 pm
4, 6, 7, 8. do you see the pattern? non answers are the only really wrong ones. it is possible to score more than one point on a question if you really nail it, too. don;t worry, i have no hand. just scads of respect (read fear of ridicule) from the collective. at any rate, i've been trying to axe one particular member for about 2 years, and the best i could manage was about a 3 month break. oh well. one day i will be king.
Cicero • Oct 19, 2006 6:11 pm
Hippikos wrote:
Oi! Speak fer yerself...

:worried:
It seems that my thread has been taken over by pirates already.*sigh* Oh well.
Cicero • Oct 19, 2006 6:21 pm
lumberjim wrote:
4, 6, 7, 8. do you see the pattern? non answers are the only really wrong ones. it is possible to score more than one point on a question if you really nail it, too. don;t worry, i have no hand. just scads of respect (read fear of ridicule) from the collective. at any rate, i've been trying to axe one particular member for about 2 years, and the best i could manage was about a 3 month break. oh well. one day i will be king.


Hmmm..... I think they've been scoring my employment applications like that-too lazy to read a resume or call various references.;)
Thanks for helping with the job hunt!

Why would you actually try to axe another member anyway?:eyebrow:
lumberjim • Oct 19, 2006 6:30 pm
i'll not color your perceptions by telling you why....or who. I probably shouldn't have brought it up at all. nevermind.
limey • Oct 19, 2006 7:07 pm
Don't listen to lumberjim - we let him out to play now and again, but ... :rolleyes:
JayMcGee • Oct 19, 2006 7:44 pm
A hearty 'hello' to all the newcomers...


Fresh blood is always welcome around here......





(especially so at this time of year, as we approach Hallow'en and the Feast on all souls... (oops, sorry, feast *of* all souls))
Elspode • Oct 20, 2006 2:04 pm
Hippikos wrote:
Oi! Speak fer yerself...

Okay...Hip is *not* scum, and I do not know the level of schmooze success association with Hip's presence here. Could be worth a try. :D
orthodoc • Oct 20, 2006 2:28 pm
Hey, Cicero. I'm new here too, but too shy to start my own thread. :blush: A good thing, too - I'd definitely fail LJ's quiz. Non-answers are my specialty! :p
rkzenrage • Oct 20, 2006 3:14 pm
Hey man... I'm Rob. Always listen to what I say, I'm always right.

First, never pass-out around Flint, he'll do ya'.
yesman065 • Oct 20, 2006 4:24 pm
LOL - My boss just came into my office to see why I was laughing so loudly. You all now have detention for getting me into trouble!!
The important people here are the ones who tell/type you what you need to know not what you want to hear. They are a great group of peeps many of whom I would love to party with - if I still partied that is. Then again they may be worth fallin off the wagon to get wasted with. Maybe I'll see how this drunken post night thing goes and decide later. Oh my, I'm rambling. You passed the test in my book - in fact I gave you extra credit for the "Yes" answers. You being new and not knowing and all. anyway have a great weekend all. :D
Flint • Oct 20, 2006 4:29 pm
yesman065 wrote:
...if I still partied that is.
Then again they may be worth fallin off the wagon to get wasted with.
What?! You're frickin' wasted in the pic you posted! (and you got a real purty mouth)
rkzenrage • Oct 20, 2006 4:32 pm
See... I tol' ya'.
yesman065 • Oct 20, 2006 4:33 pm
Thats not the type of "partying" I was referring to, but thats me after only 3 glasses of wine. I'm an ultra-lightweight since I got clean some years back.
Flint • Oct 20, 2006 4:34 pm
This conversation could get NSFW real soon! ha ha ha
Shawnee123 • Oct 20, 2006 4:41 pm
Oh, yeah, bring it on!
Flint • Oct 20, 2006 4:41 pm
I'm at work!
rkzenrage • Oct 20, 2006 4:42 pm
yesman065 wrote:
Thats not the type of "partying" I was referring to, but thats me after only 3 glasses of wine. I'm an ultra-lightweight since I got clean some years back.

Yeah, right:rolleyes: , that is just your excuse. You're just a freak.

Flint wrote:
I'm at work!

But your WANT it!
Flint • Oct 20, 2006 4:44 pm
I will never, ever, discuss certain parts of my past across this intranet.
I was a working musician for years. I didn't do much of anything SFW...
rkzenrage • Oct 20, 2006 4:48 pm
What is SFW?
rkzenrage • Oct 20, 2006 4:49 pm
Oh... I was a professional actor, and one in college, na!
Cicero • Oct 21, 2006 11:01 am
Thanks rk and yesman- I feel that I should confess......nevermind, I'm just going to update my profile.
Sun_Sparkz • Oct 21, 2006 11:20 am
lumberjim i dont like your sig.

it scares me.


- sorry for writing in thsi thread but i noticed it while reading this thread so thought i'd post it here.
wolf • Oct 21, 2006 9:44 pm
lhatcher wrote:
I'm new here too, but I'll say 'hey' and welcome. I'm being nosey and gradually posting here and there, getting to know who the important people are around here


That would be you.
JayMcGee • Oct 21, 2006 9:46 pm
yeah, right.....

like there's so many important people round here....
Cicero • Oct 22, 2006 11:13 am
I like to make cardigans look sexy. Yes it is possible. Nice work and nice to meet you McGee.
skysidhe • Oct 22, 2006 11:26 am
:)


nice thread.

Welcome newbies. I am probably at stage two of newby-ness. Sprouting roots...or is that moss.
Cicero • Oct 22, 2006 11:54 am
skysidhe wrote:
:)


nice thread.

Welcome newbies. I am probably at stage two of newby-ness. Sprouting roots...or is that moss.


Well hello! And Thank You.
And for my next thread I think I'm going to do a "do you think you are an important member on the cellar?" poll. :D Maybe a 1-10 scale, I don't know....I'll mull it over for awhile.
Buddug • Oct 22, 2006 2:15 pm
AVE ,

Well , as you once said yourself , Cicero , and which is , I think the philosophy behind Undertoad's forum :

Id quod est praestantissimum maximeque optabile omnibus sanis et bonis et beatis , cum dignitae otium .

Some of us have more leisure th
Buddug • Oct 22, 2006 2:17 pm
...than honour ( sorry for the slip) , but that can surely be excused .
Cicero • Oct 22, 2006 6:56 pm
Buddug wrote:
...than honour ( sorry for the slip) , but that can surely be excused .

To each his own....:D
Quintus Tullius at your service.
Buddug • Oct 22, 2006 9:13 pm
Millions of smiles to you , Cicero .
lumberjim • Oct 23, 2006 1:10 am
Sun_Sparkz wrote:
lumberjim i dont like your sig.

it scares me.


- sorry for writing in thsi thread but i noticed it while reading this thread so thought i'd post it here.


my sig: [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=5][SIZE=2]Hey, My Love, do you believe that we might last a thousand years if not for these flesh and bones?

how is that scary to you? it is from a dmb song. to me, it says, 'if our bodies were not mortal, and we were not limited by them to 70-80 years, do you think we'd stay together for a thousand?'


[/SIZE][/SIZE][/FONT]
Saddam Hussein • Oct 23, 2006 11:51 am
Welcome aboard Cicero.

Sorry for the delay, I was tied up.
KinkyVixen • Oct 23, 2006 3:03 pm
ha ha ha
xoxoxoBruce • Oct 23, 2006 3:55 pm
skysidhe wrote:
:)


nice thread.

Welcome newbies. I am probably at stage two of newby-ness. Sprouting roots...or is that moss.
Are you posting with your hair in rollers, wearing a housecoat, yet? :lol:
lhatcher • Oct 26, 2006 9:02 am
I've joined groups like this before, years ago, and there always seems to be a group that talks to each other. I guess what I meant by 'know who is important around here' I mean who is in that group. I tend to want to post comments to those people more than others as a way to join the group. It doesn't much matter if you're on a playground, at a party, or posting online.. we all want to be acknowledged and welcomed, not ignored.
DucksNuts • Oct 26, 2006 9:14 am
Ohh, if you want instant acknowledgement....head >>HERE<< and show some skin.

;)
Shawnee123 • Oct 26, 2006 9:18 am
lhatcher wrote:
I've joined groups like this before, years ago, and there always seems to be a group that talks to each other. I guess what I meant by 'know who is important around here' I mean who is in that group. I tend to want to post comments to those people more than others as a way to join the group. It doesn't much matter if you're on a playground, at a party, or posting online.. we all want to be acknowledged and welcomed, not ignored.


I know what you are saying, lhatcher. Sometimes I think I am on everyone's ignore list, but it just seems that way (I think!)

Of course, posting boob pics gets you lots of attention but that's not my style. It would take a lot more than a few prods from cellar mates to see these babies! You pay for quality, you know. :rolleyes:

Welcome to the cellar!
Flint • Oct 26, 2006 10:28 am
@lhatcher: I have found that one thing creates "popularity" on a message board, and that is familiarity. Boardies are like cats, in this sense.
xoxoxoBruce • Oct 26, 2006 11:22 pm
Shawnee123 wrote:
It would take a lot more than a few prods from cellar mates to see these babies! You pay for quality, you know. :rolleyes:
How much? :question:
lumberjim • Oct 27, 2006 12:36 am
got paypal?.....dammit bruce. ya beat me to the punch
NoBoxes • Oct 27, 2006 6:18 am
Cicero
"To claim a name is to claim an exact mode of collapse."
lhatcher
The Gardener
orthodoc
The older I get, the less I know


OMG, can't y'all see what's really going on in this thread. These new people here are in obvious need of help; but, just don't know who in particular they can turn to. Please help them as soon as you possibly can lumberjim ... :sniff:

Welcome Cicero, lhatcher, and orthodoc. Don't worry, you'll get the attention you need ... :unsure: ... :D
Shawnee123 • Oct 27, 2006 9:20 am
xoxoxoBruce wrote:
How much? :question:


lumberjim wrote:
got paypal?.....dammit bruce. ya beat me to the punch


Maybe when Sundae Girl wins that lottery you can see about borrowing some from her.:blush:
lhatcher • Oct 27, 2006 4:17 pm
""Oh hey lhatcher, I just noticed your location. (Am I the only one who pays attention to those? I like to have a spatial reference for where posts are coming from...) Why are you moving to Houston?""

my husband's job is moving there and 'wither thou goest' and all that, I'm with him. I can be happy anywhere.

Is there any place you would absolutely NOT live under any circumstances?
xoxoxoBruce • Oct 27, 2006 5:57 pm
Yes, in the city....any city. ;)
BigV • Oct 27, 2006 8:41 pm
but most especially New York city...
footfootfoot • Oct 27, 2006 11:07 pm
Deeeeeeeeeeeeee Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiite!

Eskimo?
Cicero • Oct 28, 2006 1:23 pm
NoBoxes wrote:
OMG, can't y'all see what's really going on in this thread. These new people here are in obvious need of help; but, just don't know who in particular they can turn to. Please help them as soon as you possibly can lumberjim ... :sniff:

Welcome Cicero, lhatcher, and orthodoc. Don't worry, you'll get the attention you need ... :unsure: ... :D


Not so much! Thanks though- Been to doctors and guess what? I don't need meds. They turn me away..........Really, you're too kind though. :D
And my quote? E.M. Cioran- Metaphysical Philosopher/Poet. This quote is for anyone who is deeply interested in their chosen field. There are different views on Classical Metaphysics I realize, but that's not the issue is it?
Am I crazy? Yes. Do I "need" "help"? No. Doing great!:)
And genuinely more happy than most of the people I can think of.....If that makes me crazy- so be it!!!:eyebrow:
SimpleSimon • Oct 28, 2006 2:40 pm
lumberjim wrote:
edit: too many non quiz posts in that thread. I'll just cut and paste one for ya:

1. Are you bigger than a breadbox?Y

2. Have you ever been in prison?Y (drunk in public)

3. Are you older than any of your aunts or uncles?N

4. Righty or lefty?R unless you mean politically

5. Do you put ketchup or mustard on a hot dog?ketchup

6. Who is the best rock band of all time?The Charlatans UK

7. Are you older or younger than 30?34

8. If a train traveling 45 mph headed west, and 15 minutes later, a train traveling 49 mph follows it, how long until the second train catches the first?2:48:40:redface:

9. Do you consider fish to be meat?No

10. Do you believe we actually landed on the moon?Yes


answer in your own words. and for christsakes, don't cheat.

you must get 70% or better to pass. good luck

from here
Undertoad • Oct 28, 2006 2:42 pm
The Charlatans UK

You'll get guff for that answer, but not from me.
Cicero • Oct 28, 2006 3:04 pm
Nothing wrong with the Charlatans. Yeah they're good. As for all time? I don't know about that.
Wait a minute......Why would you go to prison for public intoxication, seems like a stiff sentence for a minor problem.......care to elaborate?
Huh,you must have tried to rob a bank too.

Where are my manners?.....welcome!
SimpleSimon • Oct 28, 2006 3:20 pm
I was underage, stumbling home. I guess that's the policy. I had to take off my shoelaces and belt, then fell asleep in my own cell on a metal cot with drainage holes drilled in it. I slept well though. They asked if my friends were going to pick me up and would I like a photo taken, which I wish I had done. Then they gave me a plastic cup of not cold enough milk and let me go at 7am that same morning. There was a $40 fine.

What's wrong with the Charlies? I also like the Stones and U2 but those seem like lazy choices that deserve your guff.
Cicero • Oct 28, 2006 3:30 pm
SimpleSimon wrote:
I was underage, stumbling home. I guess that's the policy. I had to take off my shoelaces and belt, then fell asleep in my own cell on a metal cot with drainage holes drilled in it. I slept well though. They asked if my friends were going to pick me up and would I like a photo taken, which I wish I had done. Then they gave me a plastic cup of not cold enough milk and let me go at 7am that same morning. There was a $40 fine.

What's wrong with the Charlies? I also like the Stones and U2 but those seem like lazy choices that deserve your guff.


Yea sounds a little more like jail. Not actually "prison" but hey, great story.
I think you passed though. I didn't but I think they are letting me get by on the sliding scale. I don't know some mention of a quota of this or that or the other.:D
xoxoxoBruce • Oct 28, 2006 9:41 pm
Jeez Simon, I was going to give you a perfect score until you said the Stones. :lol2: