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I realize that personal milestones are insignificant, and 9,000 is perhaps even less significant than most, but I want to pause to reflect on the past 10+ months of my Bored Life.

Since I first logged back onto the Bored (I actually came around back in the gusgerbils era, but i don't recall if I ever posted way back when), I was scheduled for a Round 2 and also was waiting for the callback week from the first set of auditions.

Had I not made it to the show from that Round 2, I might have fallen by the wayside early on.

In my time here, I've had the honor and privilege of running 2 1/2 QoD contests and one Bored Game (although I didn't really earn that one). I finally managed to win a Bored Game last month, so I may be running another one in November.

I've made a number of really good cyber-friends, and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting a number of y'all in person.

I do enjoy the witty banter here. I enjoy the occasional political discussions, as well. I particularly like the fact that those don't turn into all-out flame wars like they do on most internet forums.

I apologize for the times I know I have come across as a pompous ass (and I don't want anyone telling me I've never done that--I don't want you to lie to me).

I hope to be around for a long, long time. I hope the show is around for a long time, and I hope this Bored lasts as well.

I love you guys.

Posted: 1:00 AM, 10/14/2001

TheCalvinator24 wrote:Okay, so 2700 was more like 3 months worth of posts.

And some things sure have changed. Particularly the tenor of our political discussions. I wonder if greater familiarity has led to less civility.

TheCalvinator24 wrote: I apologize for the times I know I have come across as a pompous ass (and I don't want anyone telling me I've never done that--I don't want you to lie to me).

I hope to be around for a long, long time. I hope the show is around for a long time, and I hope this Bored lasts as well.

I love you guys.

Posted: 1:00 AM, 10/14/2001

gotribego26 wrote:

TheCalvinator24 wrote: I apologize for the times I know I have come across as a pompous ass (and I don't want anyone telling me I've never done that--I don't want you to lie to me).

I hope to be around for a long, long time. I hope the show is around for a long time, and I hope this Bored lasts as well.

I love you guys.

Posted: 1:00 AM, 10/14/2001

FTR, you have been a pompous blowhard, not a pompous ass

Beebs52 wrote:

gotribego26 wrote:

TheCalvinator24 wrote: I apologize for the times I know I have come across as a pompous ass (and I don't want anyone telling me I've never done that--I don't want you to lie to me).

I hope to be around for a long, long time. I hope the show is around for a long time, and I hope this Bored lasts as well.

I love you guys.

Posted: 1:00 AM, 10/14/2001

FTR, you have been a pompous blowhard, not a pompous ass

Um, I think we got it the first time...

I've been a sarcastic blowhard since the beginning, so you had to expect this.

a1mamacat wrote:

Beebs52 wrote:

gotribego26 wrote: FTR, you have been a pompous blowhard, not a pompous ass

Um, I think we got it the first time...

I've been a sarcastic blowhard since the beginning, so you had to expect this.

nonononono

you have been an entertaining Whack!

franktangredi wrote:

TheCalvinator24 wrote:Okay, so 2700 was more like 3 months worth of posts.

And some things sure have changed. Particularly the tenor of our political discussions. I wonder if greater familiarity has led to less civility.

I was wondering that too, being much more guilty myself this time around. And yet, I also remember some pretty heated discussions around the time of the 2000 election recounts as well. The time you made that earlier post was a month after 9/11 -- probably a high point of political unity in the country and online.

I think the level of political rhetoric in general has heated up since then. Also, the recent election brought forth issues on this board that are calculated to arouse fervor on a very deep level: race, religion, abortion, gay rights. These are things that hit people where they live. Mix in economic uncertainty and I suspect that -- more than 'familiarity breeds contempt' -- may account for it.

At any rate, I apologize if I ever stepped over the line. I suspect other people may be feeling the same way.