[b:fd83541625]Posted by Garner[/b:fd83541625]

I'm fed up with America. The uneducated electorate, the polar fanaticism on any issue, the religious oppression, the ethnic tension, the sexual repression, the wretched civic planning, the corrupt governments at all levels, the abusive gun nut cops, Cheney...

I don't think Buzzfloyd was eager to move there, I was happy to get out. Also, it was easier, in terms of visas and whatnot, for me to relocate than her.

Lastly, from her point of view, her family is all local and tightly knit. None of mine were local, and we get along better separately.

Work sucks. All jobs do, really. Still, it pays, and it's a lot easier than most jobs I could be doing.

[b:8f25edf6ee]Posted by Rincewind[/b:8f25edf6ee]

[quote:8f25edf6ee]Originally posted by Garner:

At some point, when we can afford it, Buzzfloyd and I want to start a family. Now aint that a scary thought? [/quote:8f25edf6ee]

Not as scary as her choice in baby names!

Anyway, Seening as Doors' continues to steal my question i'll have to think of another

Urm...How much of a pervert was the first man to drink milk?

um, maybe thats not highbrow enough- What things make you happy in life?

What are you views on religion- What with you being less religous than Grace, Will your kids (who for covience sake I shall name Damien one,Damien two and Damiwina-just planting the seed) have a religious upbringing?

[b:6cd7e81e48]Posted by Garner[/b:6cd7e81e48]

I don't see anything perverted in drinking milk... provided it's not some sick twisted plan to starve a baby of vital nutrition and feed some hairy, sweaty dirty mac wearing greebo's lactation fetish.

Good food, good company, and video games make me happy. I also welcome the donations of money, pornography, and video games, as receiving gifts of these things also makes me happy.

I often do enjoy more anti-social pleasures in life. It's not uncommon for me to be on an outing and wish I was back home at the computer. Due to my ADHD, I've even gotten bored at movies and concerts that I'd been looking forward to for ages, and start to consider leaving early.

That said, I do enjoy time with my friends, and just about any activity with them.

As for religion... I was raised High Church Episcopal, which is pretty much the same thing as High Church Anglican. I don't attend anymore, and my own religious beliefs are fairly shakey and open to reinterpretation at a moment's notice. Luckily, this is not incompatible with Grace's religious outlooks. While she is very much a Christian and a part of the Methodist church, she is not a fanatic, or a fundamentalist, or close minded. I often used to say that I'm still a Christian if only because I agreed with a lot of the things Jesus said. It's sort of the same way I could say I'm a Democrat or a Jungian. For the record, I've reevaluated all three of those organizations/philosophies and am now basicly just me, with a whole lot of questions and no great pressing need for answers.

I believe our kids will be raised with a church background, but I'll also fully support - and encourage - their right to make up their own minds and if they don't want to go then they don't have to. I get to stay home and sleep in on Sundays, after all... it wouldn't be fair if Daddy gets to be a heathan and they dont.

I think it's also worth mentioning an annecdote from work. One of the women has a young daughter who recently announced she was a Jehova's Witness. Seems a class mate comes from a Witness family and was being sent to school with leaflets and a mission to convert the other children. So, this co-worker's daughter comes home one day to tell her mum that she's on a mission from god and is going to help save the world. Her mom quickly pointed out that, as a Jehova's Witness, she wouldn't get any more christmas presents ever again because they don't believe in santa clause. Score one for misguided theological resentment and bigotry, because the girl quickly abandoned her divine cause.

I'd like to think Buzzfloyd and I will avoid any such nasty surprises by actually talking to our kids about these things and not finding out that someone else has already been there with unpopular propoganda. More importantly, I'd like to think that we'll accept our kids choices (assuming of course the kid's old enough to make up its mind... I doubt many 6 year olds are going to be very objective about things when it's down to a choice of christmas presents or fanatic crusades...)

[b:28af9ec86f]Posted by Rincewind[/b:28af9ec86f]

Maybe you could tell your kids they're Jehovas, it will save you a bundle on presents.

[b:a8bbf6061f]Posted by Electric_Man[/b:a8bbf6061f]

Why do you want to go into teaching?

And who's your least favourite doorman? (No chickening out!)

[b:3847fdd03c]Posted by Garner[/b:3847fdd03c]

I'm not actually sure why I wanted to be a teacher... it's been a recurring thing, on and off ever since I was about 5 or 6.

I suppose to some degree it's because I had so few good teachers in my own academic career, but the good ones were absolutely amazing. I've always wanted to be able to make that kind of difference in someone's life. Plus, let's face it, school sucks. If you've got one class with a cool teacher, that can make the whole day come alive. for at least part of my senior year, my last class of the day was with my favorite teacher. The classroom was split into two groups... half the desks faced one blackboard, the other half faced the other blackboard, and the first group of desks. The class itself split perfectly along cultural and mental devides. The people who sat in the first group were left brained, right wing, and generally unable to grasp abstract philosophical concepts. "But *why* did Kurtz turn evil?" I remember one of them asking. People in my group, the Right brained, left winged "Peanut Gallery", as Mr. Bailey called us, shouted "Because absolute power corrupts absolutely!!"

Mr. Bailey would lecture to the left brainers while simultaneously interacting and joking with us in the peanut gallery.

I don't think I ever walked out before the last class of the day that year, simply because it was almost always an absolute treat to have him as a teacher.

I'd like to be able to do that for kids myself.

As for the doormen, well...

Kenny's an evil giant who never spends time on MSN or AIM. Rinso's a midget who pretends to be Irish in the hope that it can get him laid on St. Patrick's day. Nester's just a yankee redneck farmboy.

but the doorman I actually despise is the traitor Eu, Sou Eu? who fled boardania under cover of Christmas and never returned! Damn you Eu, you broke my heart and i'll never forgive you.

[b:d1bf19d27a]Posted by Rincewind[/b:d1bf19d27a]

[quote:d1bf19d27a]Originally posted by Garner:
I Rinso's a midget who pretends to be Irish in the hope that it can get him laid on St. Patrick's day. [/quote:d1bf19d27a]

Wrong agian, on St Patricks lay I ply the girls with coupious amounts of alcohol in the hope it will get me laid.

And that's the end of that one

Again, feel free to ask more questions

Garner, if you want to give an update on whats new, then go ahead

Hi Clay, my names Kenny.

I was just wondering what your thought were on a said game of water background that happened said months ago in your abode. I was wondering which said doorman you felt won the said water background game?

Also Clay. What is your favourite variety of Snail? Ella is not an acceptable answer.

Following a link from doors's old thread, I just realized I never answered kenny's post.

My favorite type of snail would be the english garden snail, because it's bigger than any snails i ever saw in Georgia.

as for the pirate game, I think we can all agree that doors lost and leave it at that.

Doors definatly did lose.


Here is a new question, what do you think of the new board? How does it compare to the old. how, if at all, do you think the community has changed?

Well, that's a question that could easily step on some people's toes... so here goes:

I'm glad that the Tonyland element has gone on to greener pastures. The community has, to me, returned to its former character thanks to their jumping ship. I no longer show up on the boards and wonder if there's some unspoken consensus that I should be patted on the head and then ignored as soon as my back is turned. Instead, I'm so confident in my absolute mastery over all your pitiful lives that I barely show up on the boards at all.

But seriously, I think that there were some major changes to board culture before there was ever a cultural split within the community. The fact that MSN chats are still so prolific indicates that 'boardania' definately exists regardless of message boards, but I'm quite happy to have several new friends on MSN that I didn't have this time a year ago. The message boards themselves provide a meeting ground for new friends, so they'll always be important. The community itself can exist independantly of them.

The community seems strong and healthy. When someone, be it an old troll or just a bored kid, decided to bait us with a transparent sleeper recently, I know a few of us were extremely excited by the prospect - and almost disappointed with the speed and efficiency with which they were dealt with (thanks again, Mal!). Looking beyond sheer trigger happiness, this tells me that we've got a working system that will go on working for ages to come. We've always been self policing, and now we can do that WITHOUT sinking to potty talk.

The ability to moderate ourselves is just one of the advantages of the new boards. In addition to a sleek look and a lot of fun new options ranging from the games to the shout box (yes, it can be fun even when it's being abused), the new boards are also a showcase for Mal's talents, and something we can all feel like we have a true stake in maintaining. even though we'll never all see eye to eye on some things, we still work through our ideas and the site only grows more entertaining as a result. I can look on a little map now and see if Ba's been online in the past 24 hours, or notice that Hsing must have been reading even if she wasn't posting. I think that's super nifty.

All in all, I'm happy about the community in a way I may never have been before. *sniff* I love you guys!

GAAAAY!