Back Before

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[Guest]

Before I had an E. Before I met Pear and Svenska and J-L. Before my 2nd story. Before my first 19th birthday. Boy isn't nostalgia a weird thing.

After mentioning something to cantdog about Lit saving every post, I went into my profile and selected the 'Search all posts by this user' to go on a nostalgic trip back into the early days of my posting. Names such as WhisperSecret, RayDario, KarmaDog and Quint litter the threads, as well as a couple who are still around (No prizes for guessing Weird Harold as one of them). Such silly newbie posts, talking pompously about things that I didn't understand properly. You can see the kid shining through and it's incredible just how much I've changed in 2 years, thanks partly to you guys.

My first ever post (aside from my brief dip under my other n-d-p):

If you want any help, then I'm available, but usually if you bring another cook in, they tend to dilute the broth and move away from your original vision.

The Earl

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Sorry, pointless and self-indulgent post, but I felt like sharing.

The Earl

What a very cool and apparently insanely random first post (out of context it looks that way, anyway).

I just did a search back and found my first post, which was the start of my first thread, introducing myself. I remember bursting in through the door and announcing my arrival. I never was one to do anything quietly, but I did come across as much more squeaky clean back then than I really am.

New bitch here, care to try out your new welcome letter?

Lou

 

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[Guest]

I remember that!

Yep!

You were one of the first people to welcome me here.

Lou

 

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[TheEarl]

I remember your first thread as well. I also remember you complaining about everyone being too nice and no bitchiness happening in your thread, so I decided to help you out:

Hey Tatelou. Good theory on how to refer to Sven. The last time I called Sven Sven she besieged me with Harry Potter quotes. However I did warn Sven that I would call her Sven if Sven patronised me about my age again.

There you go. Some nice fireworks for your first thread. Welcome to Lit. Please wipe your feet and wipe the feet of the person to your left. Remember to tip your moderators.

The Earl



The Earl

 

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[TheEarl]

Where did Bridget Keeney go?

The Earl

 

[china-doll]

Re: Re: Back Before

What a very cool and apparently insanely random first post (out of context it looks that way, anyway).

I just did a search back and found my first post, which was the start of my first thread, introducing myself. I remember bursting in through the door and announcing my arrival. I never was one to do anything quietly, but I did come across as much more squeaky clean back then than I really am.

New bitch here, care to try out your new welcome letter?

Lou

Being relatively new here, (about 6 months) one of the things I found most interesting about Lou's first post is that most of the people who posted there are still here.

I think that says something about the people here... it really is a big disfunctional family.

 

[TheEarl]

Re: Re: Re: Back Before

Being relatively new here, (about 6 months) one of the things I found most interesting about Lou's first post is that most of the people who posted there are still here.

I think that says something about the people here... it really is a big disfunctional family.

Sad to say that from my first few threads, the only people who are still here are WSO and Weird Harold.

Far too many friends gone AWOL.

Where are Chicklet, Bridget, KillerMuffin and WhisperSecret? Rewards for them.

The Earl

 

[Guest]

luckily THAT welcome was on MY behalf....NOT on behalf of EVERYONE.
some took offense in blanket welcomes.

I was just lucky to be there to welcome you...and at that time was somewhat more naive in my fantasies.

Yep, I remember some complaints.

Awwww!

 

[Guest]

ruh roh!
this has some potential to rouse the beast.

ghost of threads past

Baptism of fire, eh?

I remember Lew doing the same thing, but would he let it drop??? He hasn't changed much.

 

[Guest]

I remember your first thread as well. I also remember you complaining about everyone being too nice and no bitchiness happening in your thread, so I decided to help you out:

Hey Tatelou. Good theory on how to refer to Sven. The last time I called Sven Sven she besieged me with Harry Potter quotes. However I did warn Sven that I would call her Sven if Sven patronised me about my age again.

There you go. Some nice fireworks for your first thread. Welcome to Lit. Please wipe your feet and wipe the feet of the person to your left. Remember to tip your moderators.

The Earl



The Earl

LOL! Yep, you were cool.

Notice in my first post, I promised not to call her that thing she doesn't like to be called. I found research helped me a lot. That and I'm a suck arse.

 

[Guest]

Where did Bridget Keeney go?

The Earl

I've often wondered that. She was so lovely to me.

 

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[Guest]

I found that it was "the offended one" who would not let it drop (in my instance)......so taking my cue...thinking it was a game...jumped in again...then got torched AGAIN from her "thugs" as well.

oh well.

rhino_NOT a suck-arse (an ASS, perhaps)

Yeah, true.

Oh, happy days.

I wasn't really a suck arse, just shrewd.

Lou

 

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[Guest]

nah..you were a suck-arse.

nyah!

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

I'm a little surprised TateLou had "only" been around here since August of last year. Her having more than 12000 posts doesn't surprise me. By comparision, I've been around nearly three years and have less than 2400 posts. Unlike me, she's managed both quantity and quality.

Doormouse, I'm glad you took me up on my proposition, er, invitation. Ladies so seldom have.

TheEarl has always been, well, unique. To his list of MIA AH folks, (Chicklet, Bridget, KillerMuffin and WhisperSecret) I'd add MathGirl, and Thesandman.

Perdita, when it comes to your AV, I'll shout a big "Amen" to the choir. Nice. (and thanks for the sympathy)

Rumple Foreskin

 

[LadyJeanne]

Suck-arse. My new favorite word.

 

[TheEarl]

TheEarl has always been, well, unique.

Ooh, I think that might be biography-worthy.

The Earl

 

[Just-Legal]

Originally posted by Just-Legal
I really enjoyed for the love of snow white (its four am, capitalisations are the last thing on my mind ).

I'd like to put what I think is my best story so far up... More chapters to come

Eheheh, I slipped in under the radar and just started to post.

 

[Just-Legal]

PS: Earl? What's SIMA?

 

[cantdog]

SIMA= She Is My Addiction

 

[Guest]

Hey...

LOL....The Sandman's still around. Just been taking a sabatical. However...my newest poem did pretty good for the month of October. "Always and Forever". And...just submitted my Christmas contest story. So...stay tuned. The Sandman's still alive and kicking!