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Way to go Pax - Pax's Honey! THat's great news
Yay! I just got an email from the man who graciously gave our outside cats a new home. It sounds like they're doing well. They've spent the week on the barn's tack room and are going to get released tomorrow to the barn itself. He said they were going to spend some extra time out there tomorrow to help them further adjust. DH and I sure miss them, but it warms our hearts that they're in their new home. They have 10 acres to roam and some animal friends, including a horse named Pokey!
Help me! I almost bought a bike today (now, I'll have to wait til like tuesday:rolleyes:)
Getting back into df's
I just has Afghani food for the first time at a restaurant in Bloomington, Indiana called Samira. It was absolutely fabulous. Yum. Yum.
Indysteel, great to hear about the kitties' good new home with a caring guardian. :)
IndySteel, that is awesome! I know you and B. will miss them but it is great they now have a forever home :)
So, whats with all the bizarre posts in Nutrition/Hydration/Recipes lately? At first I thought they were spammers, but they don't appear to be selling anything... then a few hours later they're gone. :confused:
Sounds like the hard working administrators have been cleaning house, so to speak. I haven't seen any of the odd posts you mentioned, but that is what it sounds like.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pax
I'm on a few hours before most of you because of time differences, and report the ones I see. I think they're bogus posts to build a fake "see I'm a real forum member and therefore not a spammer"-id for later use.
And we have another one ... :p
Busted, I'm a fake. My real mission here is to sell you crappy handbags, spraytans and obscure protein powders. Not to mention dancing lessons! :p
Sounds reasonable. I'm up at 4am a lot so I tend to see them as well, now that I understand their nefarious nature I'll report them as well. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by lph
I brought one set of posts to the administrator's attention the other day where the new member's initial posts didn't have a spam link in them but subsequent ones a few days later did. That's a new MO that I hadn't otherwise seen.
What I don't get is why the syntax is so bizarre, way beyond non-native-speakers or dyslexia. It must be due to an automatic translator or something, but often the posts are actually somehow relevant to the topic, so whoever must have gone to the trouble of reading a few posts, writing an answer, then shoving it through an auto-translate. Why not just write something easy and generic like "this is a good discussion, thanks for the input"? And if you're going to go to all that trouble, why not add a line saying "Hi, my name is X, I love biking" too?
And why go search up really old posts? I don't get it.
Yeah, its weird. I've seen a lot of those lately - I get on usually at 6 a.m. in morning in Arizona. There was another one this morning and I agree with you on the syntax. Very strange indeed
I knew it! Me too. :rolleyes: ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by lph
It seems to me that I once read on here that new members to the forum are somewhat moderated in that any links included in the first few messages are stripped out automatically. Then once the new member is determined to be, well, not a spammer, the links are restored to their signatures. I agree, the syntax is very bizarre. I've reported a number of these as well.
I went looking and found one. Somewhat a circular statement.
And LPH, about those dancing lessons, what type and when? :rolleyes: :p
I'm so glad you asked! Personally I subscribe to the theory that dancing is a pleasurable commotion for all ages and all juncture.
By the way, our classes are familiarized in the direction of duos and we do not necessitate duos to spin.
(Yup, this is actually lifted from one of our more entertaining spam posts.)
Dang, I missed that one!
Something like this..and newbie posts with links or pictures in the message are moderated too. They don't show up until an admin has approved it.Quote:
Originally Posted by withm
Today's was pretty entertaining too, actually.Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
In case you miss it - minus the buy-my-crap links, it reads like this:
One day, his wife went to her husband danced before, so excited that he didn't know what to say for a moment, her husband thought she was going to dance with him, and together with his wife.
Why are you so happy? The husband asked.
Dear, I have a good news for you! His wife said.
Good very! Just tell me what is the news! Husband road.
She was no longer beating, breath, I'm pregnant! Her breathing tract.
Husband burst with joy, arms around his wife kissing road: really!
She speak with his mouth said: really, my dear! There are two.
Husband asked in surprise: just pregnant and how do you know my arms are twins!
It's easy, borrow money from gilian explains: I went to pharmacies to buy two bags of pregnancy detection tools, both packet inspection are positive!
:rolleyes:
Do we have a linguist in the house, willing to try and pick out which language this is translated from? I mean... "tract"??
I noticed two new ones this morning, Joseph and Paul... did I miss any?
the pregnancy joke one is still there, under adventure stories. And then there's your two, who I'm sure are fascinated by the topic of women riding bikes.
Ruh-roh. My first reaction was "I'm going to have to start reading the spam."
Are you sure you aren't one of them? ;)
No, I'm just bored at work. :p
Haha! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by lph
What happened to your idea of possibly wrenching for a living? Back burner, or do you need a kick in the :)?Quote:
Originally Posted by lph
Edit, that smiley face is instead of a butt. It looks like I mean to kick you in the face. Oops!
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by redrhodie
Yeah, I do need a kick in the butt. I have actually applied for another job, so I am slowly shifting a little bit. And considering holding local wrenching classes come spring, to test it out a bit. I don't know if it's anything to live off, but maybe just teaching will keep me happy :)
I like it- it's kind of like free style verse, or eecummings haiku...Quote:
Originally Posted by lph
She was no longer beating, breath,
I'm pregnant! Her breathing tract.
Husband burst with joy, arms around his wife kissing road:
really!
I think that approaches spam greatness. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by lph
Maybe we need to gather them all together and get it published......:)Quote:
Originally Posted by salsabike
I miss all the entertaining ones. Sad. :(
$$$$$$$$$$$$
I found the tandem I want. The shop has one. It fits us both. In a beeeeooootiful green color we both like. It is no longer made to the same specs (and costs $200 more now, while not being *exactly* what I've always wanted)
Gonna test ride tomorrow.
Pray for my soul.... :eek:
You know you need it. :D
What does it say about my priorities that I am seriously considering a tandem for THOUSANDS of dollars, while still doing laundry in a bucket because I am too damm cheap to buy a washer and dryer?
Sheesh! :rolleyes:
I can't believe you're still doing your laundry in a bucket, Knot! That's impressive!
Knot, I read your post out loud to DH and he laughed. And said our priorities are almost as screwed up as yours!
I think it says your priorities are in the right place - that you're willing to choose joy, energy efficiency, time together with your wife, and a little bit of effort, over labor-displacing [not labor-saving] energy hogging devices.
Need some more justification?
Gave my two steel wash tubs to my brother when we moved, I didn't do laundry in them but my Mom did, we also bathed in them my first 3 years of life.Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
Note I type this as I sit in my house with my light weight down coat on because I refuse to turn up the thermostat
Enjoy the test ride, My DH and I are not tandem material so always glad to hear when someone succeeds in the togetherness :)