Scribbler1

[Scribbler1]

Name: Scribbler1

Occupation: Freelance writer

Location: 39° 34′ 48″ N, 75° 38′ 24″ W

Political party: Libertarian (reason unknown)

Height: 5' 10 1/2"

Age: Between 31 and 106

Measurements: 39" 42" 39"

Turn offs: pleasant people, long walks in the park, chafing

Turn ons: large noisy things, white lies, cheap booze, cigarettes

Motto: "I couldn't care less!" (Really. That's it.)

Hobby: Spending WAY too much time telling people what I think.

[lily]

Good to see you here Scribbler. I've debated with you on a couple forums years ago. Looking forward to doing the same here.

[AnnEsthesia]

Welcome, even if you are one of those annoying libertarians. (I kid... I joke...)[hr]You live near Kashi, China?

[cronic]

Welcome Scribbler.. nice to meet you

[ECW]

Welcome.

[BoogyMan]

Hey Scribbler1, welcome to Democracy Forums!

[Scribbler1]

Thanks much to all for the welcome. I sincerely hope to be annoying everyone with my opinions very soon.
And it's amazing how many familiar names I have seen in this forum.


By the way, since I am a Noooooooob here, I should say up front I almost NEVER use smileys. Not that I have anything against them, but I just don't use 'em. Therefore, I take great care in what I post to avoid giving anyone the wrong impression. But it happens sometimes. If such an occasion does arise, I apologize in advance. Seriously. I am a sarcastic SOB, but cuddly as all hell, so that should count for something.

[PatrickHenry]

Scrib! My long lost bud!

I reserved a chair for ya'...

[Scribbler1]

Welcome, even if you are one of those annoying libertarians. (I kid... I joke...). Not as annoying as I am TO the Libertarians. I've been a member for about 20 years and I am one of their biggest critics (but I'm fair).You live near Kashi, China?Is THAT where those coordinates go? I Googled the references for Northern Delaware.[hr]
Scrib! My long lost bud!

I reserved a chair for ya'...
Thanks, my friend. But why did you put it facing the corner? What's THAT supposed to mean?

And if YOU'RE here, this must be a decent forum.

[hr]Apparently this software has some kind of time limit for successive posts. I'll need to keep that in mind.

[bishop]

dude! mighty nice to see you here. been a long time since we've seen the likes of you. ;)

[Scribbler1]

Hey Bishop. Good to see you.
Nice place you have here. Looks like a pretty good bunch. Grown-ups, too!

[bishop]

indeed. and of course, lots of us "old timers" from the other site... twas a mass exodus a few months ago. i like to think that we've helped spice things up a bit.

[preservanation]

Welcome, Scribbler1.
:D:P:dork::thumbsup::jammin::embarrased::shame::na na::bye:

[Saigio]

Welcome, Scribbler.

[Osborn F. Enready]

Wow, good to see you Scribbler, WELCOME!

Hope things are well with you.


My time, therefore, my posting has been sporadic lately, but glad to see you again and look forward to reading your input as usual.

Again, welcome and glad to see ya! ;) <----- (annoying smiley)

[Athena]

Looks like many of the old crowd has found their way to this forum. I suppose the forums we came from still exist, but with everyone here, so there is no reason to go back. Too bad the owners of the other forum didn't value those who posted, but assumed they held all the power, and evidently didn't care who left their kingdom.

[bishop]

i like it here better anyway for a number of reasons.. it is far from perfect, but the pain points of the old place don't exist here - for me at least.

[preservanation]

i like it here better anyway for a number of reasons.. it is far from perfect, but the pain points of the old place don't exist here - for me at least.

I''d work on bringing your pain points up bishop...if I weren't so terrified of you.

[bishop]

heh.. there's definitely nothing to be terrified of. besides, i think you wear some pants here, or at least get to borrow the pants from time to time. ;)

a horrible admin and trolls were my/our pain points.. couldn't complain about mods since i was one - oh thankless p.i.t.a. that it was...

[Osborn F. Enready]

LOL Bishop.....

Since the bulk of good debaters left that site, its turned into an "emotion festival" in no way resembling debate.

I don't miss it.

[preservanation]

heh.. there's definitely nothing to be terrified of. besides, i think you wear some pants here, or at least get to borrow the pants from time to time. ;)

lily lets me borrow hers...the plaid ones.

[Scribbler1]

indeed. and of course, lots of us "old timers" from the other site... twas a mass exodus a few months ago. i like to think that we've helped spice things up a bit.
"Mass exodus"? Was it a specific instance then, or just a tipping point? (this might be better via PM)
I went on a few times in the last couple of weeks, but saw NOTHING that spurred me to post anything. Now that I'm here I see why. All the good ones have evidently ended up here.

Thanks again for the welcome all. Both my old friends and new.

[Pookie]

Welcome, Scribbler! Hope you don't mind cats.
Purrs,
Pookie

[Mia]

All the good ones have evidently ended up here.





Yes, I did, thank you for noticing, lolololol!



Welcome - good to see you!

[Osborn F. Enready]

Mia, you can't be considered a good poster, unless you actually post regularly.....
;)

Get to work! (like I have a right to talk about post frequency lately.....)

[DANG]

Hey Scrib!
You cantankerous old grouch.....good to see you.:thumbsup:

Dont step in any hairballs... they smell up the whole dang place.

I dont post much here for 2 reasons.
A) Busy with college and,
B) I am mad at staff for banning a good friend . Fortunately that particular asshat is no longer here... but my friend is still gone.

Welcome aboard!

PS: I am aka gr8fuldan'l elsewhere.... (like at 'vol')

Edit to remove irrelevant inflamatory statement against somebody not here.
This is a welcome thread... I goofed.

[Matt W]

Welcome aboard, Scribbler.....I lurk here and there, and throw in the odd comment when I need to. Not a bad place, overall.

[Scribbler1]

All the good ones have evidently ended up here.





Yes, I did, thank you for noticing, lolololol!



Welcome - good to see you!
Thanks. You're always a breath of fresh air in the midst of all us cranky men.[hr]
Welcome, Scribbler! Hope you don't mind cats.
Purrs,
Pookie
I love cats. And kittens too. Thanks for the howdy.

[hr]
Hey Scrib!
You cantankerous old grouch.....good to see you.:thumbsup:

Dont step in any hairballs... they smell up the whole dang place.Gr8 to see you Dan. Nice to see you here too.

Man, this is like old home week here. Who's left over there? People who can remember where their High School diploma is, I suppose.[hr]
Welcome aboard, Scribbler.....I lurk here and there, and throw in the odd comment when I need to. Not a bad place, overall.
Thanks, Matt. I'm thinking the same thing, only it's getting to the point I have to look at the URL in my browser to make sure I'm on the right forum, membership-wise, that is.


( I really don't care for this merging posts thing, but I'm taking good advantage of it at the moment.)

[PatrickHenry]

I swear the only people I invited were DANG, Kamehameha, namguy and Osborn.

Everybody else got their invitiation somewhere else.

And I only invited people from V that clearly indicated that they were dissatisfied.

Oops! Maybe invited you Scribbler...a long time ago?

[AnnEsthesia]

Please let these not be people who hung out in the "Why can't we make pedophilia legal' threads...

[Scribbler1]

I swear the only people I invited were DANG, Kamehameha, namguy and Osborn.So how does that explain the recruiting booth in front of your house?Oops! Maybe invited you Scribbler...a long time ago?
I think you did, Patrick. I figure I was in the middle of one of my brief "forum burnout" periods and didn't check it out. But I think I'll like it here.[hr]
Please let these not be people who hung out in the "Why can't we make pedophilia legal' threads...
I'm with you. The subject makes my skin crawl, and anyone who has the stones to publicly ADVOCATE it, doubly so.

Hopefully this forum would be a less hospitable environment for those sick sleazebags.

[bishop]

Please let these not be people who hung out in the "Why can't we make pedophilia legal' threads...


pffft.. we're the pro-beastiality crowd, or did you not get the memo?

[AnnEsthesia]

Erm... please tell me you are kidding.

[PatrickHenry]

He's making sick jokes...cut it out bishop...

[ECW]

Please let these not be people who hung out in the "Why can't we make pedophilia legal' threads...
I'm with you. The subject makes my skin crawl, and anyone who has the stones to publicly ADVOCATE it, doubly so.

Hopefully this forum would be a less hospitable environment for those sick sleazebags.

We had one of those here. He lasted all of a day and a half before he got canned.

In spite of these guys being Libertarians, these guys are OK, Ann. I was a lurker on their old forum before coming here.

[Osborn F. Enready]

I invited the majority of people I thought contributed valuable debate, at least, the ones I could reach, but I would rather not name names.

After all, the reason I left the other forum is because debate was suffering, and many of the posters I valued were leaving (both counts, due to what I would call management issues). Instead of letting time and dwindling membership split up the valuable posters, I thought I would invite as many as I could and see what happened. I saw no reason why the people who value good debate should suffer when we all have our own minds, our own values, and the freedom to go somewhere else..... I just suggested a location.

I value the input and perspective of a lot of these folks, so I can say without embarassment a lot of my motive was selfish. To those that know me, they understand selfish is not a bad thing, from my perspective.

I didn't invite everyone I wanted to, but I invited the majority of those who I thought were not only good debaters, but detailed posters who saw value in the debate for learning, not just arguing.

I would be lying if I said I hadn't formed a type of personal friendship with the bulk of these people, because I have, and that is the selfishness behind my invitations.

I was accused of being the "leader" of a mass exodus by the forum owner, but I have my own perspective on that and voiced it to him before leaving.

Regardless, I am glad to see so many friendly faces here, and hope you all find this site worthy of your time, as I have.

[bishop]

heh.. you were the leader you scheming swash buckler!

[Osborn F. Enready]

I didn't even know about it for quite a while.....

There were at least 4 or 5 people going before I was contacted, but I valued the input of those 4 or 5 enough to ask others, since I was leaving. ;)

[ECW]

However it was that you came here, I am glad to see all of you. Your perspectives, even though they are quite unlike my own, are welcome here.

[Scribbler1]

Personally, I'm damn glad our perspectives aren't all the same. Makes for a hell of a boring forum if they are.

[The Bacon Guy]

A belated welcome, Scribbler. I've been neglecting to post here for a while due to a lot of uni work, but it's great to see good debators are still finding their way here.

[Mia]

Please let these not be people who hung out in the "Why can't we make pedophilia legal' threads...


Only one of the prolific pedo subject making threads came, but I wouldn't say he's of the 'let's make it legal' variety.

That kind of thing being permitted, but theories other than the official 9/11 story not, is one of the things that broke this kitten's back!:fight:

[Nono]

Quite a party y'all got going here. Sorry to show up so late but I hardly ever look in on this Introduction forum.

Since the bulk of good debaters left that site, its turned into an "emotion festival" in no way resembling debate.

Speak for yourself, Os. = P
I still post there considerably more than here and fail to see the superior nature of this board. There is easily as much brainless, irrational rant here as there.

Nor, on the Other Board, is one distracted by all the jumpy cybernetics, irritating smilies, and weird colour schemes jaysusjaysusjaysus!

Scribs, you are unerringly courteous and mild-mannered. I can't imagine where you got such a poor opinion of yourself.

[sam]

Osborne,
I left a prior forum and was invited along with several others who were banned simply because of their views.

I differ politically with most of them, but I respect their intelligence and because I know they are good people. I wont name names, but they know who they ar

The ones who followed us here and registered simply because they wished to troll have long since left.

Homes, Gork, glad you stayed. You are, as Ata liked to say, good people.

[Scribbler1]

Scribs, you are unerringly courteous and mild-mannered. I can't imagine where you got such a poor opinion of yourself.I'm courteous here because I beat my wife and kick my cat until it's all outta me. Then I log on.
I have a low opinion of myself because I keep ending up on these crummy forums that have people like me as members. I MUST be doing something wrong.

And if you ever call me mild mannered again I'm gonna swim over there and kick your ass.
But if you buy me a plane ticket I won't have to swim. Howzaboutit?

[Mia]

heh.. you were the leader you scheming swash buckler!


LOL - OK let's get something straight. Os may have arranged a little chat session to discuss jumping ship, but he's an honest sort and will admit he needed a little reinforcement.

Like me, he didn't want to leave his home, I pointed out joining one place doesn't have to mean leaving another! :evil:

I was ALL FOR IT! I was the cheerleader! Woo-hoo! :clapper:

<blatant attempt for attention, rep points, and accolades over, please return to your regularly scheduled welcoming> :madlaugh:

[Osborn F. Enready]

Nono said:
Speak for yourself, Os. = P

I thought I was?!?

Leave it to a socialist to assume I wasn't...... ;)

It's no wonder you find the change at the other place so positive Nono...... again, based on your "prefrence" for emotion over logic..... :evil:

Mia said:
LOL - OK let's get something straight. Os may have arranged a little chat session to discuss jumping ship, but he's an honest sort and will admit he needed a little reinforcement.

Thank you for speaking candidly and honestly about this.

I really don't care what people think, especially the last forum owner, but, I would prefer that the facts see the light of day.

[Nono]

I'm courteous here because I beat my wife and kick my cat until it's all outta me. Then I log on.

Hmmm... That's an idea. Maybe it would help me polish my forum etiquette.

I have a low opinion of myself because I keep ending up on these crummy forums that have people like me as members. I MUST be doing something wrong.

Good old Groucho. I feel sort of the same way.

[DANG]

And if you ever call me mild mannered again I'm gonna swim over there and kick your ass.
But if you buy me a plane ticket I won't have to swim. Howzaboutit?
Then after all that swimming, you still have one helluva lot of climbing to do.... and then the fighting.... you sure your up to all that, grampa? :madlaugh:

(just kidding, you know I love ya)

edit:
Oh yeah, if youre dishing out tickets, Nono ....Me Too, Me Too!!!

[Scribbler1]

And if you ever call me mild mannered again I'm gonna swim over there and kick your ass.
But if you buy me a plane ticket I won't have to swim. Howzaboutit?
Then after all that swimming, you still have one helluva lot of climbing to do.... and then the fighting.... you sure your up to all that, grampa? :madlaugh:

(just kidding, you know I love ya)

edit:
Oh yeah, if youre dishing out tickets, Nono ....Me Too, Me Too!!!

You KNOW I'm not up to that, my old friend. All talk, no action, that's me!

After looking at my last post I thought for a second I'd better edit it, as my aversion to smileys may cause the thread to move to FP. I knew Nono would get it, but for a moment I forgot I was a newbie here and not everyone gets my half-assed sense of humor.
Good to see it wasn't moved.

[Scribbler1]

I'm courteous here because I beat my wife and kick my cat until it's all outta me. Then I log on.

Hmmm... That's an idea. Maybe it would help me polish my forum etiquette.Your etiquette is just fine. But you shouldn't need to be told this is predominantly an American forum. Don't worry about Polish etiquette. Nobody would notice anyway.

[DANG]

I have a little fight right now...just because I didnt use a smiley (maybe)
Look here:
http://www.democracyforums.com/showthread.php?tid=12390&pid=159495#pid159495

[DANG]

Well, the posts I was talking about got moved to FP. Heres the link you need:
http://www.democracyforums.com/showthread.php?tid=12396&pid=159544&

[Scribbler1]

You started out fine. He just didn't see you were making a joke. I'm surprised I don't get that reaction all the time myself, actually.
But maybe the Pacino bit afterward didn't help much, TBH. He was already offended before that.

(add) I noticed you weren't even IN that thread you linked, so I did a little looking around and saw it was spun off.

[DANG]

He has an offensive icon,
yet he cant take a little ribbing about it?

I have a better avatar for him:
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/1327/fingereyepi7.jpg

[Nono]

If you buy me a plane ticket I won't have to swim.

If youre dishing out tickets, Nono ....Me Too, Me Too!!!

Tomorrow I'm headed across The Pond myself for a visit to God's Country. Guys, my own ticket cost me dear, I assure you.
If I should win the lottery I'll review the situation.
=P

[DANG]

Thats OK.... I still owe you. Big Time!

(edit to remove part that should be done in PM)

[Nono]

Do you accept Ameros?

Sorry, all payments in Bhutanese ngultrums only, please.

Dan, you don't owe me a thing. Glad to see you thriving!

[DANG]

Let me know if I can ever help you out.

[DANG]

Bhutanese ngultrums !?! What the....!?!

I am not thriving.... I dont think my health will be restored....but it could be a LOT worse. Its manageable now. Enough that I can get through 12 units at community college. Money is very tight...especially with gas at OVER $3.50 per gal.
My V8 Pick-up eats more resources than me. I just hang around the house when not in school. Costs too much to do ANYTHING.

I am only a few miles from Sutters creek.... with gold over $1000 its tempting to get the old pan out.

[Scribbler1]

Do you accept Ameros?

Sorry, all payments in Bhutanese ngultrums only, please.How about I pay you in Ningis? But I'm a little low on change. Can you break a Pu?

[NDNdancer]

Hrmmmm..... *eyeballs Ann, ECW, Lily, Viola, Boogey, Zo, PH* All right, I take a short break and you all just let anyone in the door! *G*

Welcome Scribbler1 and the rest of the gang. I really am glad you're here.

[Scribbler1]

Thanks for the welcome.

They didn't LET me in, BTW. I snuck in when nobody was looking. Cheap locks.

[David]

Meant to start my own thread.