OT-Well, sorta but not really. Has no new info so skip it if you want, but......Who on the forum would you really like to meet.

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I am FULLY aware of the flame potential of the question. OH WELL! We'll either be adults or not....

Who would you like to meet, sit down with and talk to for a while (ranging from 2 minutes to several years) about anything, Y2K or not?? Would you want to talk or thwap about the nose??

This came up as I read the latest DeiTEr missive. Asside from the people I have already broken bread with, or talked to on the phone, I think DEitER would have to rank right up there at the top of the "I JUST want to shake his hand, once!" list. Hardliner, Robert Cook, MVI, Cherri, Flint and a couple other folks are in the runing, too. Oh, and the inclusion of Flint and Cherri should surprise no one. I have enjoyed a couple light duty jousts with both, and would enjoy the chance to do so in person. Oh yeah, both of the Unk's but Unk D would be the person I would travel further to meet. Stan Faryna, Anita E, Robert Waldrop, Father, and Bill Shenker are on the list too. Maybe, if it does turn out to be a BITR, we'll be able to press UNK D into the party he offered, and I'll get to meet y'all! (I'll bring the mead, and the Guiness)

I will refrain from naming the folks I would enjoy thwaping about the nose, as I am TRYING for civility here.

BTW, Andy, you get mentioned but I can't decide which list, kinda depends on the day. Drop me an E- would ya?

Chuck, unusually awake at the moment.

OH SHUCKS!!! Almost left out the FRLians: Ashton and Leska, Donna B, and Chris.catsy

Now I KNOW I have left out a few but....... see the intro sentences.

C

-- Chuck, a night driver (rienzoo@en.com), September 07, 1999

Answers

You will notice he DIDN'T mention me! There will definitely be a recalculation of husbandly points for this. (I do know WHY he was awake- he-he) I calculate he spends an minimum of 4 hours/day at this infernal machine....... Tari

-- Chuck's WIFE "lurker in chief" (rienzoo@en.com), September 07, 1999.

BigDog, Grey Bear, Will Continue.

-- Jon Williamson (pssomerville@sprintmail.com), September 07, 1999.

I can't think of anyone I wouldn't want to meet. I either love you all, love to hate you or would just love to know which camp you fall into!! We'd start out having the party of a lifetime and probably end up in the greatest food fight of the century!

Count me in, but if my husband comes, keep Andy away from me......I'm still thinking about that camping trip. ;)

-- Will continue (farming@home.com), September 07, 1999.


Uh, "Chuck's WIFE" has he had coffee yet? Or too much bubbly last night?

I'd like to have a long chat, over a steaming caffe latte, with Ed Yourdon... and discuss... next year... and beyond.

;-D

Also like to "chat" with John Koskinen... but only when he can "talk the truth." (Hiking boots for shin-kicking would be a back-up device.)

Diane

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), September 07, 1999.


I would sincerely like to meet EVERYBODY, y2k pro, chicken little, and all their feathered friends too, in one gigantic BITR celebration party in mid-January 2000. By then we will know if power is up (number one priority) and if banking and our fiat money system is working. With these two majors taken care of I believe we can as a society take care of the rest.

Chicken Little, Flint, BEANO! and Co. can serve the majority of us heapings of CROW at the party, and I believe Robert was also going to eat something (!) too, I would naturally provide all the Guiness y'all can drink.

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), September 07, 1999.



Will Continue, Zoobie, Big Dog, Paul Milne, Y2KPro

-- (y2kfallback@yahoo.com), September 07, 1999.

Bonnie Camp

-- Rachel Gibson (rgibson@hotmail.com), September 07, 1999.

I've got a weird crush on Cory. I wanna feed him donuts. Probably won't get the chance, though. Life is hard.

-- I'll drink (to@him.instead), September 07, 1999.

1. DiETeR 2. Big Dog 3. Ed Y. never:Will Continue

-- jeanne (jeanne@hurry.now), September 07, 1999.

From the gone but not forgotten list---E.Coli, RunwayCat and Blue Himalayan. Their intellectual horsepower kept me reading their threads, but too intimidated to post. I'd like to sit at their table and just listen to them talk about any and all things.

From the current group---Ed Yourdon, Linda and Anita Evangelista to talk about Y2K. Lon Frank to talk about life and love. Craig for a religious discussion, Liberty for a political conversation, and Hardliner for a military one.

At the end of the day, I'd buy Andy a beer, thank Diane for her committment, sprinkle Andy Ray with itching powder and go home to marvel at the diversity of the human spirit.

-- RUOK (RUOK@yesiam.com), September 07, 1999.



TTF / Not Again! / seenitb4@ww2.com

-- Arnie Rimmer (Arnie_Rimmer@usa.net), September 07, 1999.

That coprolith in the rocketship.

-- lisa (lisa@work.now), September 07, 1999.

I've talked with DiETeR on the phone. (VERY German accent!) I hope to someday meet him in person. :-)

-- Gayla (privacy@please.com), September 07, 1999.

Donna B. (to keep everyone from getting too hostile), Hardliner & BigDog (for very realistic analysis), Ed Yourdon and Cory H (for topnotch realworld experiences), Flint (for decent devil's advocate conversation), Will Continue (to put me in my place).

Also... E. coli should also be there to scare the pants off me, and Liberty should come to shake some sense into me from time to time. Dieter would be an excellent jokester with a subtle, extremely insightful serious side. Stan F., I could just listen to for hours because he's probably the most germane and most-skilled writer here and one of the most insightful persons i'd witnessed in cyberspace.

Ashton and Leska, you guys are true humanitarians and selfless givers of your time to the needy...i suspect you two will be busier than ever in 00 and I wish there was some way I could give you a hand. Unfortunately I live on a different coast. Paul Milne, I'd be truly afraid to make your acquaintance--I don't know you but you strike me as the type as an older, foul-mouthed curmudgeon with a red face and a bone-crushing handshake...If you were around I'd just politely smile and nod and try not to p*** you off.

KOS, I don't know if I'd want to see you mudwrestling, but you make some good points. I'd buy you an ale or two.

-- coprolith (coprolith@rocketship.com), September 07, 1999.


Oh my god, so many people so little time.

I would love to have an extended discourse with:

BigDog, will continue, Andy, coprolith, Chuck a night driver, Diane, Old Git, Gayla, Ashton & Leska, Lon Frank, Mr. Decker, UK Chris (Griffen, Lisa, Ray, Zoobie, Lee, Charles Roast (Chuck), Brian, Gilda, Dog Gone, Shakey at 40 feet, and of course KOS, lest we forget.

The following I would like to meet briefly:

DieTeR, Y2kpro, Andy Ray, Chicken Little

Ed. I would love to have a dialogue with Mr. Yourdon.

I would also like to meet Mrs. BigDog, and Mrs. Driver...

barkin' at the PC...

The Dog

-- Dog (Desert Dog@-sand.com), September 07, 1999.



I agree with the majority of the posters, but y'all forgot Rob M - comedian, philosopher and poet extrordinaire. I'd hate to have to choose, want to meet you all.

-- T the C (tricia_canuck@hotmail.com), September 07, 1999.

I'd love to meet all of you. Well, most. But I'll pick 4:

Ed Yourden, Old Git, Grandpappy, and Will continue.

-- Scat (sgcatique@webtv.net), September 07, 1999.


What party?

Also, too, too, too many to list, and I would hate to miss any names. Truthfully though, I like everybody here, even if I joust with some of you from time to time. Even INVAR...well...no...well..OK, even INVAR.

And yeah, I'd like to meet that DieTeR fella too. What a goof, bet he's a ton 'o fun with a couple of drinks in him. ;)

-- Uncle Deedah (unkeed@yahoo.com), September 07, 1999.


Everyone, although with a couple of the pollies it would just be evil curiosity.

-- Mara Wayne (MaraWayne@aol.com), September 07, 1999.

MADMONK -- How soon they forget. Ah well, those of us out here in the middle of the ocean will have our own to die for luau, complete with aloha shirts, planter's punch, ono grinds, killer sunset, beloved ohana and of course plenty of hula dancing (all at a balmy 80 degrees). Aloha- grngrl

-- grngrl (jhandt@gte.net), September 07, 1999.

Funny you should start this thread; I was just thinking today, standing in line to buy preps, if my "pictures" (in my mind) of Mabel Dodge and Bokonon, Jon Williamson, Chuck the Night Driver, and KOS would be anything close to what I'd find in person... of course I'd like to meet many others, and think we should plan a party, especially if it's only a BITR ... we would have lots to celebrate, since we can stop "preparing for the worst" and get back to just living for the moment ... wouldn't that be sweet..

Kristi

-- Kristi (KsaintA@aol.com), September 07, 1999.


After a lot of thought, I think I'd most like to meet 'a'. I'm willing to travel some if required.

-- Flint (flintc@mindspring.com), September 07, 1999.

Kristi- Speaking for myself (and before my Lurker in Chief Wife gets a chance) you would be disappointed.

Chuck typing impaired Night Driver (probably has to do with the rented fingers)

-- Chuck, a night driver (rienzoo@en.com), September 07, 1999.


I need to meet Diane, to try to determine where she gets all the energy to do what she does for us.

I need to mudwrestle with King of Spain, because I have been practicing and my husband will never know.

And if only I could have a leisurely chat with C4I--was that his/her name? That was some creepy stuff.

It would also be kewl to gather all the lurkers in a room (a stadium?) and see what they think.

-- semper paratus (always@ready.now), September 07, 1999.


There are so many great posters here that it's hard to say who I wouldn't want to visit with. Heck, I'd even be thrilled to just watch Flint and 'a' have a long conversation!

-- Dog Gone (layinglow@rollover.now), September 07, 1999.

If I had to make a choice, it wouldn't be from among the ones who frequently post. I would go with the assumption that I have already ingested whatever wisdom they have to impart.

People frequently communicate completely different, when they switch from written to oral, and vice versa. Some people are very eloquent when they write and not so hot to talk to, and others can't make good paragraphs, but you could shoot away a whole week talking to them, and not even be aware of the passage of time.

I'd like to meet several of the shyer ones, who only occasionally let us see the inside of their heads. There are a few who I suspect of being undiscovered gems. I won't name them, because I'm afraid it would be taken as , "Gee, your writing skills suck".

-- Bokonon (bok0non@my-Deja.com), September 07, 1999.


Aren't pshannon, and someone else, ExCop maybe, doing another get together north of NYC, CT I think, on maybe the 25th of this month? <:)=

-- Sysman (y2kboard@yahoo.com), September 07, 1999.

I've already spoken to several of you via phone and been lucky enough to meet Critt, Puddintame and BigDog. First on my list still to meet would be Taz, no question! After thaT\There are so many "old friends" on this forum, the list after Taz would be interminably long. All of the FRL, if course.

-- Old Git (anon@spamproblems.com), September 07, 1999.

Sorry for the untidiness--one of our cats, Polly (no kidding), walked over the keyboard of my shiny new notebook with the built-in mouse pad and did a submit for me. I think you got the gist, though--Be glad to share some of our gourmet stash with y'all! And you know we have plenty of good coffee too!

-- Old Git (anon@spamproblems.com), September 07, 1999.

Git -

Shades of Gallico's The Silent Miaow. Maybe Polly's been posting over in c.s.y2k and getting cory and co. all riled up! 8-}]

-- Mac (sneak@lurk.hid), September 07, 1999.


Top of the list is easy: Old Git. Your posts helped convince my sorta GI mate to get up and help. Me 'at's off to ye!

Beyond that, I'm afraid I might insult through omission many that I've come to respect, on both sides of this debate. Well, OK, mostly on the GI side [G].

But I have to admit a certain depraved fantasy to witness "a", Cory, Milne, Flint, and Hoff have a chance meeting in a dark D.C. bar.

Just for giggles, I'd have Dieter cheering them on...

-- Spindoc' (spindoc_99_2000@yahoo.com), September 08, 1999.


BTW, O.G.,

We are now proud (surrogate) parents of Bugs Bunny's and Wascally Wabbit's *numerous* offspring. Thank you too much [G]

Got bunnies? Want some?

-- Spindoc' (spindoc_99_2000@yahoo.com), September 08, 1999.


Old Git, Nikoli, Andy, E.Coli, BigDog, Grey Bear, Diane, Will Continue, DocPaulie, Paul Milne, CPR, Coprolith, Uncle Deedah , Flint, Sysman, Cory, InfoMagic, Liberty, No Spam, Mumsie, Ashton & Leska , a, A, Minnasota Smith, King of Spain , Bill, &.,Hillary for starters.

-- R. Wright (blaklodg@hotmail.com), September 08, 1999.

It would seem almost a given that I would want to start by meeting Andy, Ray and Will continue, since we have many times been wrongfully accused by the pollies of being a sort of "Gang of 4" -- a contingent of juvenille acting "forum bullies". Of course, we would probably have to spend half the time convincing Ray that we really are who we are, not Government spies. But then the rest of the time we could play fun games. Like, "Keep the Ball Away from Double-Decker", "Shooting Spitballs at Maria", and "Lets Take Flint Someplace and Lose Him".

I'd like to meet everyone (and get to see how close my mental "pictures" correspond). If Y2K somehow turns out to be a bump in the road, we should do just that. Otherwise, maybe it will be like at the end of the Titanic movie, where we all will meet that Final Time. (We would still have to convince Ray that we are not Government spies, though....)

-- King of Spain (madrid@aol.com), September 08, 1999.

BWAAAAAAAHAHAHAHOOOHO. Hey Flint, wanna go Snipe hunting? You'll need a burlap bag, but no flashlights allowd. Snipe are afraid of light.

-- Will continue (farming@home.com), September 08, 1999.

Anyone care to guess what KOS's mental pictures look like.......everyone covered in mud. g

I would like to meet everybody but especially Gayla, Big Dog, Nabi, Hardliner & Dinosaur.

-- BB (peace2u@bellatlantic.net), September 08, 1999.


Steven M. Poole and I have been having regular cybersex over on BigDog's chat room, so Steven would have to be the guy that I would most like to meat in the flesh.

x o x

-- Paul Davis (sparky_turns_me_on@sixfiend.com), September 09, 1999.


I couldn't say "not interested" to any of the names listed above. What a party!

Do you think Internet bandwidth (if surviving) will be big enough for videoconferencing realtime next year? Big party -- lots of little windows on my screen!

Either that -- or up to Ed's house for a real pow-wow.

Gayla -- did you really get Dieter on the phone? How?

-- jor-el (jor-el@krypton.uni), September 09, 1999.


Jor-el, yes, I really did talk to him. But, if I told you the secret, I would have to kill you. :-)

-- Gayla (privacy@please.com), September 09, 1999.

Oh, Spindoc'--you KNOW I'm a weed-eater--don't blame me for for any bunnies except dust bunnies (aka "ghost turds," courtesy of Sweetie when he gets on his I'm-from-West-Texas kick). Surely you won't be able to eat those cute little furry Thumpers; get 'em fixed and lay in plenty of rabbit chow!

I have to single out Gayla to meet: one, because besides her previously well-known attributes of common sense and good information, I want to meet someone ingenious enough to track down Dieter, and two, BECAUSE I HAVE TO KNOW WHO DIETER IS!!!!!!

-- Old Git (anon@spamproblems.com), September 09, 1999.


I would like to meet all of you. So many have been mentioned, I won't repeat, but has anyone mentioned Tricia the Canuck, Drew Parkhill, Mumsie, ummmm I can't think of any more right now... :-)

-- Deborah (infowars@yahoo.com), September 09, 1999.

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-- Dieter (questions@toask.com), September 09, 1999.

PS, dIEtER WoULD LiKE TO meET jiMMy BaGGa dOuNuTS

-- Dieter (questions@toask.com), September 09, 1999.

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