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DanS posted 06-23-99 11:56 AM ET
Just as Bilbo Baggins disappeared on his eleventeenth birthday, I fear I must depart from these forums. Or at least just lurk and not post. Or failing all that, only post in the Securities & Economics and related threads during the evening and weekends.
The sad fact is that these forums take up too much of my time during the week while I am at work. At a minimum, I am shirking my duties to my employer. At a maximum, I am wasting everybody's time through inane and pointless posts. I must face the facts. I am an addict and it's best to make a clean break. My > 7 post/day average makes these facts unavoidable.
I can be reached by e-mail, of course, and will still haunt the Firaxis company forums and Apolyton Civ 3 threads. Also, I have some research to summarize on the "Who Owns Firaxis" thread in The Game SMAC forum.
It has been a pleasure posting with all of you and locking horns with many of you. We may meet again in other forums in the future. Please remember my good attributes and suppress all memories of the less-than-pleasant. I have enjoyed my time here immensely.
With that introduction, I must go.
OhWell posted 06-23-99 12:08 PM ET
�these forums take up too much of my time during the week while I am at work�
I�ve been feeling the same way and I got no where near 1000 posts.
Good bye... (wipes tear from eye)
And another one bites the dust...
Picker posted 06-23-99 12:28 PM ET
Bub bye Dan
Hugo Rune posted 06-23-99 12:46 PM ET
Let's see if we can get Dan to do an Octopus...
jig posted 06-23-99 05:34 PM ET
Dan: You do know that others have tried (and failed) before, don't you?
Good luck.
Jay posted 06-23-99 06:00 PM ET
So long pal!
And damnit! He registered 02-09-99, at least three months after me, and he already transcended!
jsorense posted 06-23-99 06:07 PM ET
Hi DanS,
How does it feel to be one of the great ones? I'll get there, some day.
Anyway, I'm still at the party at your house waiting for Dan Magaha to show up.
Check out his picture, he looks like trouble to me.
While you are out, could you pick up some more beer and chips? We'll take up a collection when you get back. (snicker)
Frodo83 posted 06-23-99 07:20 PM ET
Can I have the ring now, Dan? I'll just leave it here on the mantelpiece and I won't touch it...oh, what do you know, it's in my pocket...
SnowFire posted 06-23-99 08:44 PM ET
Bye Dan. After making nice-nice to your employer with some work, be sure to resume coming back, even on off-hours. See you around.
Saras posted 06-24-99 07:39 AM ET
Yeah, right...
Saras posted 06-24-99 07:41 AM ET
DanS, me and tOFfGI will "Octopus" you. That's an atrocity, but you damn deserve it
Saras posted 06-24-99 07:44 AM ET
That's allright
That's OK,
You're gonna work for us someday!!!
Roland posted 06-24-99 09:57 AM ET
Sad, very, very sad...
Hey, I'll try to find a work related topic for you... just that I don't know too much about pesticide analysis... darn!
PS: Who is Bilbo Baggins ?
Picker posted 06-24-99 10:08 AM ET
Roland: God, what country are you from, obviously one where the majority of the people are illiterate. Ever heard of J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit?
Roland posted 06-24-99 10:12 AM ET
Know Tolkien, but the hobbit and Bilbo ? No...
Also, I strongly object to being identified with the majority... and don't call me "God"!
GaryD posted 06-24-99 10:15 AM ET
Take a breather, but don't forget to change your mind !
Picker posted 06-24-99 10:18 AM ET
The Hobbit was the prequel to the Lord of the Rings, and it actually came out bfore the Lord of the Rings.
MikeH II posted 06-24-99 11:36 AM ET
Bilbo is Frodo's uncle, the party at the begining of the book (Lord of the Rings) is for him. He uses the ring to vanish.
JohnIII posted 06-24-99 01:45 PM ET
Actually, the party has four purposes:
1) To celebrate Bilbo's eleventy-first birthday.
2) To celebrate Frodo's coming of age, at 44.
3) To say goodbye to the Shire.
4) To give Frodo the Ring.
John III
Professor Gonzlles posted 06-24-99 07:54 PM ET
Well miss you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Author	Topic: My 1000th and Final Post -- Bilbo Would Be Proud
DanS	posted 06-23-99 11:56 AM ET Just as Bilbo Baggins disappeared on his eleventeenth birthday, I fear I must depart from these forums. Or at least just lurk and not post. Or failing all that, only post in the Securities & Economics and related threads during the evening and weekends. The sad fact is that these forums take up too much of my time during the week while I am at work. At a minimum, I am shirking my duties to my employer. At a maximum, I am wasting everybody's time through inane and pointless posts. I must face the facts. I am an addict and it's best to make a clean break. My > 7 post/day average makes these facts unavoidable. I can be reached by e-mail, of course, and will still haunt the Firaxis company forums and Apolyton Civ 3 threads. Also, I have some research to summarize on the "Who Owns Firaxis" thread in The Game SMAC forum. It has been a pleasure posting with all of you and locking horns with many of you. We may meet again in other forums in the future. Please remember my good attributes and suppress all memories of the less-than-pleasant. I have enjoyed my time here immensely. With that introduction, I must go.
OhWell	posted 06-23-99 12:08 PM ET �these forums take up too much of my time during the week while I am at work� I�ve been feeling the same way and I got no where near 1000 posts. Good bye... (wipes tear from eye) And another one bites the dust...
Picker	posted 06-23-99 12:28 PM ET Bub bye Dan
Hugo Rune	posted 06-23-99 12:46 PM ET Let's see if we can get Dan to do an Octopus...
jig	posted 06-23-99 05:34 PM ET Dan: You do know that others have tried (and failed) before, don't you? Good luck.
Jay	posted 06-23-99 06:00 PM ET So long pal! And damnit! He registered 02-09-99, at least three months after me, and he already transcended!
jsorense	posted 06-23-99 06:07 PM ET Hi DanS, How does it feel to be one of the great ones? I'll get there, some day. Anyway, I'm still at the party at your house waiting for Dan Magaha to show up. Check out his picture, he looks like trouble to me. While you are out, could you pick up some more beer and chips? We'll take up a collection when you get back. (snicker)
Frodo83	posted 06-23-99 07:20 PM ET Can I have the ring now, Dan? I'll just leave it here on the mantelpiece and I won't touch it...oh, what do you know, it's in my pocket...
SnowFire	posted 06-23-99 08:44 PM ET Bye Dan. After making nice-nice to your employer with some work, be sure to resume coming back, even on off-hours. See you around.
Saras	posted 06-24-99 07:39 AM ET Yeah, right...
Saras	posted 06-24-99 07:41 AM ET DanS, me and tOFfGI will "Octopus" you. That's an atrocity, but you damn deserve it
Saras	posted 06-24-99 07:44 AM ET That's allright That's OK, You're gonna work for us someday!!!
Roland	posted 06-24-99 09:57 AM ET Sad, very, very sad... Hey, I'll try to find a work related topic for you... just that I don't know too much about pesticide analysis... darn! PS: Who is Bilbo Baggins ?
Picker	posted 06-24-99 10:08 AM ET Roland: God, what country are you from, obviously one where the majority of the people are illiterate. Ever heard of J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit?
Roland	posted 06-24-99 10:12 AM ET Know Tolkien, but the hobbit and Bilbo ? No... Also, I strongly object to being identified with the majority... and don't call me "God"!
GaryD	posted 06-24-99 10:15 AM ET Take a breather, but don't forget to change your mind !
Picker	posted 06-24-99 10:18 AM ET The Hobbit was the prequel to the Lord of the Rings, and it actually came out bfore the Lord of the Rings.
MikeH II	posted 06-24-99 11:36 AM ET Bilbo is Frodo's uncle, the party at the begining of the book (Lord of the Rings) is for him. He uses the ring to vanish.
JohnIII	posted 06-24-99 01:45 PM ET Actually, the party has four purposes: 1) To celebrate Bilbo's eleventy-first birthday. 2) To celebrate Frodo's coming of age, at 44. 3) To say goodbye to the Shire. 4) To give Frodo the Ring. John III
Professor Gonzlles	posted 06-24-99 07:54 PM ET Well miss you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!