Or,

There was a thread here... a minute ago...

I believe Donna gave the 10min warning before the nuke.

You didn't miss much.

-D

we took a coffee break

Tho, thee jutht dithappeerdit? Juth like sat?

I think if you adopt a more centerish lane position you won't experience so many close passes.

Mutht be an ekth-Detroit, now Portland-sing.

at least speedo had enough time to discover the wonderful world of emo.

This place has reached a new low...mods editing thread titles, inserting post content in order to ridicule certain members and participating in flame wars. Absolutely ridiculous behavior and lame beyond lame. Actually, lameness so lame that words cannot describe its indescribable lameness.

Itth tho thpooky!

Itth ath if se sread never even exithted!



Who'th 'Elmo'?

This place has reached a new low...mods editing thread titles, inserting post content in order to ridicule certain members and participating in flame wars. Absolutely ridiculous behavior and lame beyond lame. Actually, lameness so lame that words cannot describe its indescribable lameness.


Where have you been? A&S has been pretty much at Rock bottom for awhile. Nowhere to go but up.

-D

I loveth me thome thymul pothtth!

we took a coffee break
No worries. When we go on break, The Mistress of Evil fills in.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u94/donnambr/Photo6.jpg

Truly evil

that cat looks seriously pissed, are you pinching her butt?

at least speedo had enough time to discover the wonderful world of emo.

And I am grateful for that!

Oh, yeah?

Be glad you're not a toothbrush!

No worries. When we go on break, The Mistress of Evil fills in.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u94/donnambr/Photo6.jpg



yep,.....tried to warn you fellers. :p


that cat is the real 'donnamb' (to put a face to the name)


kinda spooky isn't it??:D

Oh Boy! The Mods and fellow travelers will make this list "witty" just like Foo.:rolleyes:

I personally don't find my situational awareness to be affected by listening to music, even with both earbuds.

Oh Boy! The Mods and fellow travelers will make this list "witty" just like Foo.:rolleyes:

Claire Standish: So the foo forum isn't the same as other kinds of forums.
John Bender: Ah... but to dorks like him, they are. What do you guys do in foo?
Brian Johnson: Well, in foo we... we talk about farts, used beds.
John Bender: So it's sorta social, demented and sad, but social. Right?

With apologies to the Breakfast Club.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j12/DieselDan_1973/bunnycake.jpg

that cat looks seriously pissed, are you pinching her butt?

I think that cat's giving us The Look. Apparently feline roadies shave their legs, too...

Claire Standish: So the foo forum isn't the same as other kinds of forums.
John Bender: Ah... but to dorks like him, they are. What do you guys do in foo?
Brian Johnson: Well, in foo we... we talk about farts, used beds.
John Bender: So it's sorta social, demented and sad, but social. Right?

With apologies to the Breakfast Club.

:D

Personally, I like riding on the left of the road, so I can see traffic coming, that way I don't need a helmet. And I can listen to my mp3 player, and run lights on my Walmart bike, getting me there faster. I just feel safer.

:D

Personally, I like riding on the left of the road, so I can see traffic coming, that way I don't need a helmet. And I can listen to my mp3 player, and run lights on my Walmart bike, getting me there faster. I just feel safer.

:D

How do you lube your chain?

How do you lube your chain?

WD-40, of course! :D

How do you lube your chain?

"Chain"? Is that what you call it?

WD-40, of course! :D

That's not a lubricant! I use bacon fat. Sadly, I get chased by a lot of dogs. :(

Goose grease here. Comes from the annual Christmas goose.

Goose grease here. Comes from the annual Christmas goose.

That's golden.

all jokes aside, as a kid i once oiled my dad's rifle with veg oil, oh boy was i ever wrong..

Personally, I like riding on the left of the road, so I can see traffic coming, that way I don't need a helmet. And I can listen to my mp3 player, and run lights on my Walmart bike, getting me there faster. I just feel safer.

:D

OH Damnation, you can DOOOO BETTER!!! Hell ... make sure on the back of that bike is a makeshift backpack that is bunjeeed on - and have a couple of helium balloons hanging off it ... and also be sure to have your evening dinner (not freaking wrapped in the smallest container the restaurant could do .... but NOOooOoooO - the BIGGEST DAM STYRAFOAM CONTAINER THAT EVER LIVED tied to your top tube so that it hits you every dam time you raise either your ... left ... or your .... right leg up to pedal.

That is all.

Oh yeah, and please do that left .... right .... left ... right crap for 4 miles and be in a REALLY, REALLY good mood for a party that is going on in your house.


:D



Mods are fine peeps :)

OH Damnation, you can DOOOO BETTER!!!

Bah! I've been reading Effective Cycling while I drive to work.

all jokes aside, as a kid i once oiled my dad's rifle with veg oil, oh boy was i ever wrong..

Ouch

How does anyone become a mod anyway? Is Lecterman really a mod? Are you kidding? No, please tell me you're kidding.

How does anyone become a mod anyway? Is Lecterman really a mod? Are you kidding? No, please tell me you're kidding.

We've been desperate enough to accept Texans as mods.

We've been desperate enough to accept Texans as mods.

Then you really are desperate. I guess your answer does confirm that Lecterman is a mod. Well in that case I volunteer I-Like-to-Bike as your next mod. With the 2 of them you can close A&S down in a week and save some bandwidth.

Then you really are desperate. I guess your answer does confirm that Lecterman is a mod. Well in that case I volunteer I-Like-to-Bike as your next mod. With the 2 of them you can close A&S down in a week and save some bandwidth.

Ok, not that desperate. But the mods generally vote on new mods, based on posting habits and quality. I don't choose them myself, to avoid conflicts, but I have nominated a few, and let the mods decide. Once they agree, I flip the switch on the blue stars.

It requires a rare combination to be a moderator. You have to have enough wisdom to know when to ban and when not, when to kill and thread and when not, when to allow a certain amount of give and take and when not.

And you have to be fool enough to accept the job. :lol:

It requires a rare combination to be a moderator. You have to have enough wisdom to know when to ban and when not, when to kill and thread and when not, when to allow a certain amount of give and take and when not.

And you have to be fool enough to accept the job. :lol:

The last part is key.

Then you really are desperate. I guess your answer does confirm that Lecterman is a mod. Well in that case I volunteer I-Like-to-Bike as your next mod. With the 2 of them you can close A&S down in a week and save some bandwidth.

Yeah, my first move would be to close down the posts from a certain smart donkey Texan who makes gratuitious and smarmy personal remarks.

Yeah, my first move would be to close down the posts from a certain smart donkey Texan who makes gratuitious and smarmy personal remarks.

Then you are well suited for the job my friend, and I second my motion to nominate you to modness. You're welcome.

Then you really are desperate. I guess your answer does confirm that Lecterman is a mod. Well in that case I volunteer I-Like-to-Bike as your next mod. With the 2 of them you can close A&S down in a week and save some bandwidth.

Thanks for your vote of confidence Houston. It's so nice to get feedback from people who do not know me from the proverbial Adam.:beer:

Thanks for your vote of confidence Houston. It's so nice to get feedback from people who do not know me from the proverbial Adam.:beer:

He's only jealous because someone told him about the wild parties I throw for the moderators.

He's only jealous because someone told him about the wild parties I throw for the moderators.

Ah yes, wild indeed.

Thanks for your vote of confidence Houston. It's so nice to get feedback from people who do not know me from the proverbial Adam.:beer:

Just to show how ignorant Texans are, I didn't even know that Adam was a proverb. Shoot, I thought he was an allegory. How dumb can one person be? Oh well, live and learn.

As far as not knowing someone, we are known by our words and actions. I recall your treatment of the "Where are all of the kids on bikes?" thread and your subsequent creation of the "Waaaaah" thread in which you used to belittle Pete Fagerlin. Those new to A&S need not bother searching for the "Waah" thread because it has been eliminated.

Within the "Waaah" thread I agreed with your decision to close down the "kids on bikes" thread and I explained my reason for supporting you citing one post by Maddyfish and several by I-Like-To-Bike. I would have preferred you deleting the offending threads and let the thread live. I, like many, thought it to be a good thread. Perhaps mods can't do that, I don't know.

I didn't however support your senseless bantering with other forum members which only got worse on the "Waaah" thread. Now I'm not suggesting that Pete doesn't deserve to be slammed once in a while, but not be a mod. In my estimation when you accepted your position you should be a facilitator, not an aggravator, and I mean in all of your postings. If you want to argue banalities with other forum members then create another username, not one graced with a blue star. Check out the nature of Brian's posts in this thread and compare them to the brash nature of your own.

Now please do not take this personally. I have referred to your actions, not your intrinsic value as a human being. And I would have PMed you, but considering your alleged treatment of PMs it might possibly have resulted in my expulsion. Best of everything to you and thanks for clarifying the proverb thing.

Houston, we have a problem.

For the record, Pete started that thread to complain about Lecterman. It was a weak attempt at insulting him, and certainly not appropriate. Closing it too soon (it was a thread complaining about closed threads) would not have helped matters. I'd say most of us held back in our posts a bit, all things considered.

For the record, the forum admin has had bad days, and done much worse. We're all only human.

For the record, Pete started that thread to complain about Lecterman.

The "Waaaaah" thread was difficult for me to follow and it seemed like Lecterman started it. Yes I realize that it was attributed to Pete, but I thought with Mod powers you guys could lift a posting from another thread (in this case a posting by Pete), and assign authorship to a new thread to the author of the lifted posting (in this case Pete). I was wrong in that assumption. It just didn't make any sense. Not having that thread around is no loss as it just exacerbated a ridiculous argument. Thanks for the clarification.

Houston, we can do a lot of things, but that doesn't mean we do. As it gets cold, and people get stuck indoors, the forums will be a bit less friendly. We look forward to spring.

The last part is key.

Having been a moderator, I concur. It also helps if you are gullible and believe in the fringe benefits. :rolleyes: