WWTBAM Bored

I think we need a special thread to "Out" short term bulletin board posters who use our expert advice and then just disappear completely out of sight!
Like that NRA woman who infiltrated the anti-gun groups, I feel betrayed and so should you. I know we have no set rules on these things but at least we can shame them into submission!

First Outing:
1. Julie Andrews (take that)!

dodgersteve182 wrote:I think we need a special thread to "Out" short term bulletin board posters who use our expert advice and then just disappear completely out of sight!
Like that NRA woman who infiltrated the anti-gun groups, I feel betrayed and so should you. I know we have no set rules on these things but at least we can shame them into submission!

First Outing:
1. Julie Andrews (take that)!

She posted last night in the sunflower to Florida thread.

dodgersteve182 wrote:I think we need a special thread to "Out" short term bulletin board posters who use our expert advice and then just disappear completely out of sight!
Like that NRA woman who infiltrated the anti-gun groups, I feel betrayed and so should you. I know we have no set rules on these things but at least we can shame them into submission!

First Outing:
1. Julie Andrews (take that)!

So you are saying it is not "Better to have loved and lost then never to have loved at all"?

BTW, I still do sort of feel like a gate crasher and without knowing the full history of the bored, I don't really get all the inside jokes and running gags (is there a back story to the whole squirrel business, whats the deal with the references to Kevin Nealon, I understood Llama because I remember that episode from PTBOM), but there is still a lot of references that go over my head - and probably things I don't even realize are references. I know that there are a lot of long term relationships that have formed on the bored, but at times it feels like I've come across a novel where the first three-quarters of it have been removed and destroyed.

As a newbee myself, I'm likely to cut Ms. von Trapp a little slack - it is a little daunting for someone joining to get a comfortable feeling on the bored sometimes. This is not a fault of the bored, everyone has been more then wonderful and welcoming. In fact I consider the people I've meet on the bored and the support I've recieved to be among the top benefits of getting on Millionaire. Like I said, even if I bombed on my first question (and I'm not saying I didn't) it would have been worth it based on all the great people and experiences I had that I wouldn't have had if not for the bored. I treasure the threads that were started when I was NY waiting for my taping. All I'm trying to say is that sometimes integrating into a family with a long history is not that easy. In addition, if you build something up and you fail at it, its not always easy to be part of a group that would constently remind you of your failure. Not that anyone on the bored would make fun of that person, shun them or ridicule them, just the opposite - everyone was nothing but supportive to Julie after finding out that she didn't pass the test, but if personally one doesn't want to be reminded of what they may view as a bad experience, not everyone would feel comfortable immersing themselves in reminders of that experience.

So if you don't mind the opinion from someone who is still trying to get acclumated and who still feels I haven't come close to paying the dues but is gathering the wealth of the situation, I expect there will be a long series of one-night-stands, so don't feel scorned, you have to break some eggs to make an omlett, a rolling stone gathers no moss, don't count your chickens before they hatch, and remember living well is the best revenge.

---Jay AKA the interloper (If you know how many years ago Sandy Koufax struck out three batters on nine pitches in the third inning of a 3-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, becoming the first (and currently only) pitcher to accomplish the nine-strike/three-strikeout half-inning twice in the National League - then you know how many days to my scheduled appearence)

So if you don't mind the opinion from someone who is still trying to get acclumated and who still feels I haven't come close to paying the dues but is gathering the wealth of the situation, I expect there will be a long series of one-night-stands, so don't feel scorned, you have to break some eggs to make an omlett, a rolling stone gathers no moss, don't count your chickens before they hatch, and remember living well is the best revenge.

So, you're the one hoarding all the living cliches.

frogman042 wrote:
BTW, I still do sort of feel like a gate crasher and without knowing the full history of the bored, I don't really get all the inside jokes and running gags (is there a back story to the whole squirrel business

Mr. Jay, I can tell you why the squirrel thing started. One day I was explaining why I didn't like squirrels and I thought most of them were evil. Some people agreed with me, and some people stuck up for squirrels. A few people (and I won't name names) were jokey guys and liked to tease me about them. It's okay. I like them anyway. I like everybody. That's the kind of girl I am.

/:P\

I don't really understand the subject line or really the message itself. Whatever outing and submission has to do with each other, anything in general or Julie specifically.

If it's a joke, it's undecipherable and if it's serious then it's jagoff territory. I like Julie (and I don't like anybody). Take that!

Plus, if someone disappears then they are totally unaware of this and therefore beyond your powers of submission. If they have not disappeared, then there's nothing to out and you've only insulted them unnecessarily.

AnnieCamaro wrote:

frogman042 wrote:
BTW, I still do sort of feel like a gate crasher and without knowing the full history of the bored, I don't really get all the inside jokes and running gags (is there a back story to the whole squirrel business

Mr. Jay, I can tell you why the squirrel thing started. One day I was explaining why I didn't like squirrels and I thought most of them were evil. Some people agreed with me, and some people stuck up for squirrels. A few people (and I won't name names) were jokey guys and liked to tease me about them. It's okay. I like them anyway. I like everybody. That's the kind of girl I am.

/:P\

This is like peeling layers of an onion. If it requires talking dogs to explain the evil squirrels, who's going to explain the talking dogs?

TheConfessor wrote:
This is like peeling layers of an onion. If it requires talking dogs to explain the evil squirrels, who's going to explain the talking dogs?

Why do I need explaining? I'm just Annie.

/:P\

AnnieCamaro wrote:

TheConfessor wrote:
This is like peeling layers of an onion. If it requires talking dogs to explain the evil squirrels, who's going to explain the talking dogs?

Why do I need explaining? I'm just Annie.

/:P\

That's what we love about you!

Whenever auditions are taking place and calls are being made, we're going to have that "flurry" of new people showing up.

Most of the people here do a great job of making them feel welcome and offering help of any kind. There are all kinds of personalities out there.
There are a large number here who have been together for 9 years - or close to it. We do have a lot of "inside stuff" that would be hard to understand.

It's easier for some personalities to stick around than others. I don't think any less of those that don't feel like hanging around. They came here because they were interested in getting on WWTBAM, not be part of a social group that includes talking dogs, cats, and squirrels...NTTAWWT.

kayrharris wrote:Whenever auditions are taking place and calls are being made, we're going to have that "flurry" of new people showing up.

Most of the people here do a great job of making them feel welcome and offering help of any kind. There are all kinds of personalities out there.
There are a large number here who have been together for 9 years - or close to it. We do have a lot of "inside stuff" that would be hard to understand.

It's easier for some personalities to stick around than others. I don't think any less of those that don't feel like hanging around. They came here because they were interested in getting on WWTBAM, not be part of a social group that includes talking dogs, cats, and squirrels...NTTAWWT.

Yeah, but once they find out that Larry Craig and Fernando Tatis are members they run for the hills, screaming.

ulysses5019 wrote:

kayrharris wrote:Whenever auditions are taking place and calls are being made, we're going to have that "flurry" of new people showing up.

Most of the people here do a great job of making them feel welcome and offering help of any kind. There are all kinds of personalities out there.
There are a large number here who have been together for 9 years - or close to it. We do have a lot of "inside stuff" that would be hard to understand.

It's easier for some personalities to stick around than others. I don't think any less of those that don't feel like hanging around. They came here because they were interested in getting on WWTBAM, not be part of a social group that includes talking dogs, cats, and squirrels...NTTAWWT.

Yeah, but once they find out that Larry Craig and Fernando Tatis are members they run for the hills, screaming.

Speaking of which, the urinal in the Men's room that we had access to when doing our time in the green room has to be the one of the highest off the ground on record. I'm of average hight (a little taller then 5' 10") and I felt I almost needed to be on tippy-toes to use it.

---Jay (If you know how old Marcel Duchamp was when he was looking at Alexander Calder's sculptors and suggested the he should call them mobiles, then you will know how many more days my show is scheduled to air - and if you don't know why I thought of Marcel Duchamp when responding to this message, then take some time to think it over at the nearest water fountain)

frogman042 wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:

kayrharris wrote:Whenever auditions are taking place and calls are being made, we're going to have that "flurry" of new people showing up.

Most of the people here do a great job of making them feel welcome and offering help of any kind. There are all kinds of personalities out there.
There are a large number here who have been together for 9 years - or close to it. We do have a lot of "inside stuff" that would be hard to understand.

It's easier for some personalities to stick around than others. I don't think any less of those that don't feel like hanging around. They came here because they were interested in getting on WWTBAM, not be part of a social group that includes talking dogs, cats, and squirrels...NTTAWWT.

Yeah, but once they find out that Larry Craig and Fernando Tatis are members they run for the hills, screaming.

Speaking of which, the urinal in the Men's room that we had access to when doing our time in the green room has to be the one of the highest off the ground on record. I'm of average hight (a little taller then 5' 10") and I felt I almost needed to be on tippy-toes to use it.

---Jay (If you know how old Marcel Duchamp was when he was looking at Alexander Calder's sculptors and suggested the he should call them mobiles, then you will know how many more days my show is scheduled to air - and if you don't know why I thought of Marcel Duchamp when responding to this message, then take some time to think it over at the nearest water fountain)

So that's how Larry Craig gets people into the stalls.

frogman042 wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote: Yeah, but once they find out that Larry Craig and Fernando Tatis are members they run for the hills, screaming.

Speaking of which, the urinal in the Men's room that we had access to when doing our time in the green room has to be the one of the highest off the ground on record. I'm of average hight (a little taller then 5' 10") and I felt I almost needed to be on tippy-toes to use it.

They're deep, too!

I thought you said there would be no spoilers regarding what happened at the studio that day. Okay, maybe the urinal story is from the Friday before your actual tape date. I guess that's not a spoiler.

frogman042 wrote:whats the deal with the references to Kevin Nealon

I've been around for years and can't recall a single Kevin Nealon reference. What have I missed?

Estonut wrote:

frogman042 wrote:whats the deal with the references to Kevin Nealon

I've been around for years and can't recall a single Kevin Nealon reference. What have I missed?

It must have happened just the week before you logged on.

ulysses5019 wrote:It must have happened just the week before you logged on.

Except that Frogman's seen them in the few months he's been here.

ulysses5019 wrote:

dodgersteve182 wrote:I think we need a special thread to "Out" short term bulletin board posters who use our expert advice and then just disappear completely out of sight!
Like that NRA woman who infiltrated the anti-gun groups, I feel betrayed and so should you. I know we have no set rules on these things but at least we can shame them into submission!

First Outing:
1. Julie Andrews (take that)!

She posted last night in the sunflower to Florida thread.

okay so I had a "brain dead" moment this morning and found the same posts afterwards. Score 0-1 against me!

The BB Directory is full of people who have showed up for a brief period of time, usually for an audition or show appearance, and are never seen again. I'd bet about 90% of the people who have darkened our door in this Bored's history never stuck around for even a month.....

It's the 10% of those who HAVE stayed and become regulars or semi-regulars that are special anyway.... and thankfully, Puzzled Julie is in this group and not the other group.....

lb13

AnnieCamaro wrote:

frogman042 wrote:
BTW, I still do sort of feel like a gate crasher and without knowing the full history of the bored, I don't really get all the inside jokes and running gags (is there a back story to the whole squirrel business

Mr. Jay, I can tell you why the squirrel thing started. One day I was explaining why I didn't like squirrels and I thought most of them were evil. Some people agreed with me, and some people stuck up for squirrels. A few people (and I won't name names) were jokey guys and liked to tease me about them. It's okay. I like them anyway. I like everybody. That's the kind of girl I am.

/:P\

Actually, I just came to this Bored to offer to babysit Annie while her mom went to a Jeopardy audition. Annie was so typically mean to me after making my kind request, that I decided to stick around and torment her. That's just the kind of boy I am....

Evil Squirrel wrote:
Actually, I just came to this Bored to offer to babysit Annie while her mom went to a Jeopardy audition. Annie was so typically mean to me after making my kind request, that I decided to stick around and torment her. That's just the kind of boy I am....

What.

Ever.

/:P\

littlebeast13 wrote:The BB Directory is full of people who have showed up for a brief period of time, usually for an audition or show appearance, and are never seen again. I'd bet about 90% of the people who have darkened our door in this Bored's history never stuck around for even a month.....

It's the 10% of those who HAVE stayed and become regulars or semi-regulars that are special anyway.... and thankfully, Puzzled Julie is in this group and not the other group.....

lb13

Actually 90% are your MMs.

Bob Juch wrote:

littlebeast13 wrote:The BB Directory is full of people who have showed up for a brief period of time, usually for an audition or show appearance, and are never seen again. I'd bet about 90% of the people who have darkened our door in this Bored's history never stuck around for even a month.....

It's the 10% of those who HAVE stayed and become regulars or semi-regulars that are special anyway.... and thankfully, Puzzled Julie is in this group and not the other group.....

lb13

Actually 90% are your MMs.

I don't put them in the BB Directory, though I have a lot of MM's who never post here anymore either..... lousy deadbeats!

lb13

Bob Juch wrote:Actually 90% are your MMs.

Does it bother anyone else when people pluralize acronyms by adding an "s" when the plural of the actual word doesn't take one?

Estonut wrote:

Bob Juch wrote:Actually 90% are your MMs.

Does it bother anyone else when people pluralize acronyms by adding an "s" when the plural of the actual word doesn't take one?

Or when they don't use the APOSTROPHE!

lb13