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Offline shmithers

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will be drinking tonight also for getting my A+


Offline Brian8bit

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« Reply #1 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 14:40:41 »
3 years sober in October for me. I'll have a nice cup of tea instead.

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« Reply #2 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 14:43:47 »
A cup of tea sounds pretty nice right now, actually.

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« Reply #3 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 15:00:05 »
WoW! 5,000!
How cool is that?!?!
Last I rember we had less than 900 active members, not it's like 1,500!
Reminds me of the "growning like gangbusters" thread.
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« Reply #4 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 15:08:07 »
I remember when we had 90 active members and you needed to go overseas to buy a Filco.  Some things never change.


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« Reply #5 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 15:19:46 »
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I remember when we had 90 active members and you needed to go overseas to buy a Filco.  Some things never change.

I was moments away from ordering a Filco from Armygroup back in March '09. I even had a quote and everything. EliteKeyboards set up shop the next day and I ended up waiting another couple months for them to stock blue cherry boards.

Another thing I find interesting is that I actually joined before Ripster. Somehow he has me beat in post count, though ;).
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« Reply #6 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 15:25:36 »
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Another thing I find interesting is that I actually joined before Ripster. Somehow he has me beat in post count, though ;).


Yeah, so did I.


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« Reply #7 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 15:37:00 »
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« Reply #8 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 16:08:34 »
I've been reading this forum since 2008 when I found an IBM M5-2 keyboard and was looking for more information on them, but I never registered till June 15, 2009.
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« Reply #9 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 16:29:59 »
I thought it was starting to feel a bit crowded...
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« Reply #10 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 16:32:54 »
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I thought it was starting to feel a bit crowded...


That's just your sig. :)
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« Reply #11 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 16:48:00 »
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3 years sober in October for me. I'll have a nice cup of tea instead.
On 10 December it will be 14 years sober for me!

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« Reply #12 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 17:03:42 »
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On 10 December it will be 14 years sober for me!


Congrats man. I'm stoked at just 3 years. Think I'll probably have a party for ten years.

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Wow, being sober AND married is quite the accomplishment.


LOL.


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« Reply #14 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 19:47:15 »
Hmm, thank me for bumbing that number ;D

Nah, have to try to find more cheap or resonable priced Ms, need atleast two more, but bit hard to find.
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« Reply #15 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 19:49:06 »
wow, 5000 - and only a few of them are total a-holes! This is definitely something to celebrate... I shall have an allagash this weekend and toast GH's health.



mmmm, cilantro goes really well with beer!

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« Reply #16 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 19:50:29 »
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Wow, being sober AND married is quite the accomplishment.


i always thought they were mutually exclusive.

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« Reply #17 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 20:02:32 »
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I thought it was starting to feel a bit crowded...


ur sig's crowded
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« Reply #18 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 20:08:27 »
Yeah, I really need to figure out a better way to format it...
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« Reply #19 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 20:40:18 »
Single Malt for me. It's what's for dinner.

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« Reply #20 on: Fri, 03 December 2010, 20:40:55 »
Quote from: iMav;256620
On 10 December it will be 14 years sober for me!


I'll drink to that. Congratulations, iMav. Well done.
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« Reply #21 on: Sat, 04 December 2010, 00:54:53 »
5000 cheers geekhack!


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« Reply #22 on: Sat, 04 December 2010, 01:24:37 »
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I remember when we had 90 active members and you needed to go overseas to buy a Filco.  Some things never change.


Maybe so,  but we have gained access to the finest Corinthian leather wrist rests available...come on people get your priorities straight.  :thumb:
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« Reply #23 on: Sat, 04 December 2010, 03:26:28 »
I took a few drinks last night. Cheers geekhackers!

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« Reply #24 on: Sat, 04 December 2010, 08:59:45 »
Floor pizza. Ew.

I took in some drinks with some friends last night too. Long live GH!

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« Reply #25 on: Sat, 04 December 2010, 11:39:46 »
Funny, was sipping a blue moon when I read this post. Keep it up GH, my keyboard piggy bank is nearly empty. :biggrin:
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« Reply #26 on: Sat, 04 December 2010, 12:11:21 »
I had one of these last night.  It was pretty delicious.

Lovely day for a GUINNESS

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« Reply #27 on: Sat, 04 December 2010, 12:57:46 »
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Floor pizza. Ew.

I took in some drinks with some friends last night too. Long live GH!


That pizza is still eatable. No reason to waste good food.
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« Reply #28 on: Sat, 04 December 2010, 13:49:43 »


Cheers :-)

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« Reply #29 on: Sat, 04 December 2010, 14:13:05 »
I hope that is cheese on a grilled sandwich and not mayonaisse that has gone bad (which was my first thought when I saw it ... ;-P).

It is already Saturday night over here, but I'll drink a glass of wine for Geekhack!
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« Reply #30 on: Sat, 04 December 2010, 14:37:21 »
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I hope that is cheese on a grilled sandwich and not mayonaisse that has gone bad (which was my first thought when I saw it ... ;-P).


LOL! It's Wensleydale - a bit crumbly for cutting shapes, but it's all I had. :)

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« Reply #31 on: Sat, 04 December 2010, 14:45:37 »
I do like a nice bit of cheeeese

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« Reply #32 on: Sat, 04 December 2010, 14:47:26 »
No offense but that cheese looks rather disgusting. That might be because I'm not a big fan of cheese in the first place.
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« Reply #33 on: Sat, 04 December 2010, 14:56:09 »
I've been such a bad boy myself that Santa won't even see me. I've tried being nice but always failed.
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« Reply #34 on: Sat, 04 December 2010, 15:10:48 »
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No offense but that cheese looks rather disgusting.

So would you if I attacked you with a blowtorch!

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« Reply #35 on: Sat, 04 December 2010, 17:59:17 »
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That's because in Finland all the cheese is frozen solid.

Say hi to  Santa and all dem Reindeer.  Tell him I have been a good boy this year despite the rumors.



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« Reply #36 on: Sun, 05 December 2010, 14:20:10 »
Finland sounds tempting, bar Nokia.




Cheers.

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« Reply #37 on: Sun, 05 December 2010, 14:48:23 »
A bottle of Salmiakki Koskenkorva to make this sunday night go well.



I sure am happy tomorrow is Finlands independence day.
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« Reply #38 on: Sun, 05 December 2010, 14:50:40 »
oh-- happy Findependence Day! :)

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« Reply #39 on: Sun, 05 December 2010, 16:15:29 »
I'll eat a salmiakki chocolate bar tomorrow in Finland's honour. :-P
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