As the day approaches when the "Offtopic" forum surpasses the "Wallpaper" forum in number of active threads there are a number of things that will need to change around here
How, and where, we introduce the site to others ... (for example) .. "Hey, Englebert, have you heard about Caedes dot net .. the offtopic site with a difference .. (wink wink nudge nudge .. say no more)"
How we vote, comment, and rate a fellow Caedesian's word game ... "You daft twit .. that acronym \ favorite movie \ political satire .. makes no sense whatsoever"
How, and where, we proudly wear our T-Shirts ... "Oh, that's a Caedes 2005 shirt .. I can't wear that to the coffeehouse .. I gotta have a 2006 somewhere .. No? .. guess I'll have to get coffee at the museum ... MOM!!!"
How, and when, we break out the Caedes Card deck ... "Not yet dear, wait till the kids go to bed before we play Crazy Eights .. This isn't last years deck"
How, and where, we choose a house ... "Forests? Lakes? Mountains? .. I have no use for these .. I need academia, libraries, concrete ... If YOU can't handle this I'll get a real estate agent that can."
How, and where, we apply for new employment ... "I see that you're applying for a management position .. but, yet, on the 'Internet sites frequented' form you failed to list Caedes dot net .. perhaps you'd be happier, down the street, at Flippys Hamburger Shack .. it may not be a manager position .. but they're hiring and you meet the qualifications"
ask yourselves .. do you want people to tremble when you are near due to your ability to choose the top five money making movies ... or ... for your ability create an image that repulses some and inspires others
I have seen the Caedes dot net T-Shirt for 2006 ... and it's just a big jumble of letters .. Like God's acronym game that he's having trouble solving without using elephant or xylophone for the umpteenth time
"Pity? It was pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play yet, for good or ill before this is over. The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many."- "I wish the Ring had never come to me.
I wish none of this had happened..." "So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."-Gandalf
This WAS intended to be a deeply philosophical conversation for the cognoscenti, the illuminati, perhaps even the glitterati (if they could leave their entourage at home for the night) ... instead, all that showed up are the Orchestrati
Ok, I have given the subject matter some serious thought and here is my top 5 Offtopic discussion threads:
5) Well, of course ... this one.
4) TPBM.
Ahh, to be young and foolish and waste time again in a nonsensical and fun way ... perchance to dream.
3) What R U eating Right Now?
Sad ... so sad. So many off-colour jokes and no where to put them. That and it amazes me that we have an abundance of this food source called 'air,' and millions go hungry. What kind of world do we live in?
2) What's hitting your ears right now?
Audiophiles don't go away, they just wait for their vinyl collection to appreciate.
And the number one thread goes to ... *drumroll and rimshot* ...
1) "Things I never told my parents."
Oh! .. sorry .. I was cleaning out the basement and accidently "BUMPED" into this threadbare ... er .. thread .. ya think I should put it out at the garage sale? .. probably won't get much for it
(*goes back to moving boxes around*) ..
(*holds up a skimpy chiffon lingerie thingie .. wads it up and sticks it in his pocket*)
Due to FALL being my busiest season at my store...I rarely am able to view & comment. Someday I will catch up. PLEASE...if there is a particular work that you really want me to view, pm and I will make it a priority! Thanks so much!
Due to FALL being my busiest season at my store...I rarely am able to view & comment. Someday I will catch up. PLEASE...if there is a particular work that you really want me to view, pm and I will make it a priority! Thanks so much!
you know...elephants are even mentioned as going on an Ark in an Irish Folk song by the Irish Rovers...
"we'vve got cats and rats and elephants, but Lord i'm so forlorn...I just don't see no unicorn..."
Due to FALL being my busiest season at my store...I rarely am able to view & comment. Someday I will catch up. PLEASE...if there is a particular work that you really want me to view, pm and I will make it a priority! Thanks so much!
"ask yourselves .. do you want people to tremble when you are near due to your ability to choose the top five money making movies ... or ... for your ability create an image that repulses some and inspires others"
Welll ... pretty much sure I have a lock on the repulsive aspect ... think I want people to tremble in the knowledge that since joining the Offtopic DBs, my typing skills have dramatically improved to some scary android-like wpm number. :oP
Oh, but I keed of course.
I say ... everyone ... post a subject/topic in the Artistic Discussion forums!
Well, everyone that is, except ... you.
And 'you' know who you are. *furrows brow*
Don't even think about it ... you. *points finger ... pointedly*
*takes Les* finger, uses it to remove a crusty prize that's been extremely uncomfortable in my nasal cavity* ahhhh much better... *returns Les' finger* thanks dude.
ding ding ding ... we have a tie .... 1285 vs 1285
I'd call it a draw, but that is art related and to tie something requires science and the Intelligensia are all about bein' smart ...
You could say we are inta lectual .... wotevah lectual is .. we are inta it
resistance is futile .. you will be assimilated
this years calendar will be changed to drink coasters and mouse pads ... all art submissions from this day forth will have a dartboard superimposed on them
'coz that's a game of skill and numbers ... and we'll need those drink coasters because workin' with numbers is thirsty work
We probably should only count all the "What software do you guys use" and "What camera should I buy" as one thread each though, which would reduce the desktop wallpaper discussion to about 300...
Namely, but not limited to:
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How, and where, we introduce the site to others ... (for example) .. "Hey, Englebert, have you heard about Caedes dot net .. the offtopic site with a difference .. (wink wink nudge nudge .. say no more)"
How we vote, comment, and rate a fellow Caedesian's word game ... "You daft twit .. that acronym \ favorite movie \ political satire .. makes no sense whatsoever"
How, and where, we proudly wear our T-Shirts ... "Oh, that's a Caedes 2005 shirt .. I can't wear that to the coffeehouse .. I gotta have a 2006 somewhere .. No? .. guess I'll have to get coffee at the museum ... MOM!!!"
How, and when, we break out the Caedes Card deck ... "Not yet dear, wait till the kids go to bed before we play Crazy Eights .. This isn't last years deck"
How, and where, we choose a house ... "Forests? Lakes? Mountains? .. I have no use for these .. I need academia, libraries, concrete ... If YOU can't handle this I'll get a real estate agent that can."
How, and where, we apply for new employment ... "I see that you're applying for a management position .. but, yet, on the 'Internet sites frequented' form you failed to list Caedes dot net .. perhaps you'd be happier, down the street, at Flippys Hamburger Shack .. it may not be a manager position .. but they're hiring and you meet the qualifications"
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ask yourselves .. do you want people to tremble when you are near due to your ability to choose the top five money making movies ... or ... for your ability create an image that repulses some and inspires others
I have seen the Caedes dot net T-Shirt for 2006 ... and it's just a big jumble of letters .. Like God's acronym game that he's having trouble solving without using elephant or xylophone for the umpteenth time