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Posted by: Nikoli Oct 19 2004, 04:49 PM

You hit F5 to refresh the screen when your IM conversations hit a lull.

Posted by: grendel Oct 19 2004, 07:11 PM

You're waiting for Nikoli's wife to say something else because the first four were so damn funny.

Posted by: Nikoli Oct 19 2004, 07:27 PM

Thank, I'll pass that along to her. There actually have been several others, but I've hit the limit on size for my sig .

Posted by: Nikoli Oct 22 2004, 01:57 AM

Changes...
Also, my wife thanks you for your fandom.

Posted by: Backgammon Oct 22 2004, 01:03 PM

I'm a fan too.

Posted by: Nikoli Oct 22 2004, 01:07 PM

The really funny thing is, she's not a gamer. we just have really strange conversations.

Posted by: Backgammon Oct 22 2004, 05:20 PM

QUOTE (Nikoli)

we just have really strange conversations.

*Looks at quotes*

Yes, clearly. Is she the one that once said "It's hard to fell cute when you wake up in a puddle of your own blood?" She SHOULD play shadowrun.

Posted by: Nikoli Oct 22 2004, 05:22 PM

I've been trying to get her to play for over a year now, just can't seem to motivate her.

Posted by: Backgammon Oct 22 2004, 05:26 PM

Tell her we told her to.

Posted by: Ancient History Oct 22 2004, 05:42 PM

Heh.

Posted by: Nikoli Oct 23 2004, 01:30 AM

Backgammon that wasn't her (just checked)

Posted by: Stumps Oct 25 2004, 12:38 PM

Your join date reads 2002.
especially if it reads 26-Feb-02.

Also, if you remember "Taco" or anything relating to that series.

Posted by: Backgammon Oct 25 2004, 01:29 PM

QUOTE (Stumps)

Also, if you remember "Taco" or anything relating to that series.

Some things are better off never mentionned again, Stumps.

Posted by: Stumps Oct 25 2004, 05:52 PM

I couldn't resist.

I miss those early days....*sigh*

Posted by: Doctor Funkenstein Oct 25 2004, 07:34 PM

You realize that was just when the new board went up, right? Dumpshock (by one name or another) has been around for a tad bit longer than that.

Posted by: Stumps Oct 26 2004, 12:15 PM

Yes, Doc, I know that...I was on the 2 version of DSF before this one.
But I missed out on the coffee colored version.

Posted by: Fortune Oct 26 2004, 12:29 PM

And Deep Resonance before that.

Posted by: Stumps Oct 26 2004, 12:40 PM

I'm not sure if I've ever seen that one.
I think the oldest I'm aware of is around 2000 or so.

Posted by: Savior Oct 26 2004, 04:35 PM

Ok I'll bite... Taco?

Posted by: Stumps Oct 26 2004, 11:13 PM

Bow to Taco

Posted by: Ecclesiastes Oct 26 2004, 11:27 PM

Is anyone besides me happy that Crazy Elf desided to quit posting his rants of mass-smileys?

Posted by: locomotiveman Oct 27 2004, 12:27 AM

You remember when bulldrek was part of this system rather then its bizaro world.

Posted by: toturi Oct 27 2004, 01:00 AM

Ahhh.. those were the good old days

Posted by: paul_HArkonen Oct 27 2004, 01:50 AM

You understand any of what anyone else who has posted on the topic is talking about.

Posted by: Kanada Ten Oct 27 2004, 01:57 AM

...and ~~care enough to keep~~ can't stop reading it.

Posted by: Stumps Oct 27 2004, 02:09 AM

You know...with how frequent some styles of Threads are....they almost merit their own Forum Section.

For instance...
Sliver Guns
Smart Links
Dikote
Allied Spirits (*snicker*)
Cyberware
etc..etc...

Posted by: Kagetenshi Oct 27 2004, 05:50 AM

QUOTE (Stumps)

Your join date reads 2002.

Well, thanks for including the newcomers like me

Strangely enough I've been in the right place at the right (wrong?) time for enough links to get a decent chunk of the thread, though.

~J

Posted by: Fortune Oct 27 2004, 06:00 AM

QUOTE (Kagetenshi)

QUOTE (Stumps @ Oct 25 2004, 07:38 AM)

Your join date reads 2002.

Well, thanks for including the newcomers like me

Don't let it go to your head ... it's only because the join dates don't go back any further.

Posted by: Stumps Oct 27 2004, 06:07 AM

*snicker/smirk*

Posted by: Kagetenshi Oct 27 2004, 06:09 AM

But he could have started off by specifying 26-Feb. Not that he would have, having joined some eighteen days before me

~J

Posted by: Stumps Oct 27 2004, 06:15 AM

QUOTE (Kagetenshi)

But he could have started off by specifying 26-Feb. Not that he would have, having joined some eighteen days before me

QUOTE (Stumps)

Your join date reads 2002.
especially if it reads 26-Feb-02.

I thought I did mention the 26-Feb?

Posted by: Fortune Oct 27 2004, 06:17 AM

I'm just ignoring that part, having been in-transit that particular month, and hence missing the change-over.

Posted by: Kagetenshi Oct 27 2004, 06:21 AM

You did mention it, but you include 2002 in general and then specify subgroup FEB-26 for special recognition, as opposed to having FEB-26-02 be the only recognized group.

~J

Posted by: Stumps Oct 27 2004, 06:23 AM

*shrugs*
I figure that you're old-hat if you remember all the "fun" with the lounge.
Ancient membership if you remember Bulldrek's attachment (which I don't)
A resident if you used the coffee colored version
And rather odd if you don't have a "job" at Dumpshock if you were around before that.

Posted by: Fortune Oct 27 2004, 06:27 AM

QUOTE (Stumps)

And rather odd if you don't have a "job" at Dumpshock if you were around before that.

I think you'd be surprised at the number of still-current members who have been around since the Deep Resonance days, albeit some under different Aliases.

Posted by: Stumps Oct 27 2004, 06:30 AM

Are those forums archived anywhere btw?

Posted by: Fortune Oct 27 2004, 06:57 AM

I know they used to be available, but somewhere along the line I think they were lost in the ether.

Posted by: Stumps Oct 27 2004, 07:12 AM

drat...

I guess that's one downside to the internet. No real chance for a 'museum' concept of it's content.

Posted by: Ecclesiastes Oct 27 2004, 04:58 PM

I recently changed names on the forum, but my old name reads:

QUOTE

Grey Members 26-February 02

Posted by: Backgammon Oct 27 2004, 05:09 PM

QUOTE (Fortune)

QUOTE (Stumps @ Oct 27 2004, 04:23 PM)

And rather odd if you don't have a "job" at Dumpshock if you were around before that.

I think you'd be surprised at the number of still-current members who have been around since the Deep Resonance days, albeit some under different Aliases.

Some under the same alias

And odd has nothng to do with it. "Internet proficient" combined with "addicted to shadowrun" is all you need. Wait, maybe that does make me odd. Drats!

Oh, here's one: credit to those who saw the birth of SMITING, or even know what it is

Posted by: Stumps Oct 27 2004, 05:11 PM

I have to admit....I know not of this SMITING

Posted by: Ancient History Oct 27 2004, 09:05 PM

Ancient SMITES Stumps.

A small bolt of lightning causes Stumps' left testicle to violently explode.

AH whispers to Stumps

"Now you know."

Posted by: Ecclesiastes Oct 27 2004, 09:18 PM

*ponders starting a SMITE war, but lets it go*

Posted by: Stumps Oct 27 2004, 10:58 PM

oWowowWow..--..---..----.__
*THUD!* sizzle*-_-*

--^-v--^-v--^-v--^-v---*BEEE----------------------------P*

Posted by: Lindt Oct 28 2004, 05:57 AM

I remember the first real avs,dikoted,ally sprit, sex thread. Back on the old boards I think?

Posted by: Kagetenshi Oct 28 2004, 06:12 AM

Bah. The first dikoted AVS ally spirit sex thread was what gave All-Wing the power to defeat Verjigorm.

~J

Posted by: kevyn668 Oct 30 2004, 01:34 AM

1) You know what NERPS means. Double points if you you've explained it to a "newb."

2) You've read a newb's bellicose post and responded by telling him or her the "ettiquette rules" of the 'Shock. Double points if you crossed your fingers and hoped no one would point out how you were the same way when you started.

3) You no longer get excited when you get a personal invite to an online game.

4) You've changed your screen name more than once to aviod hate posts.

5) You no longer think AH is a GOD (just a brilliant man. Or a room full of monkeys with typewriters.) [aside: I still think you're the man ]

6) Another DSer references you in a post to make point. ()

7) You no longer think its cool when another DSer references you in a post to make a point.

8 ) You've met Adam (or any admin) in RL.

9) You have Adam's (or any admin's) cellular device number. Double points if you have used it.

10) You're office mates can recognise the 'Shock when its up on your screen.

11) You don't care.

12) During meetings you spend your time planning your reponse to a post.

13) You have been suspened from the 'Shock.

14) You wonder what happend to Sub Rosa (or anyone that spent most of his or her time in the Lounge).

15) You've had a battle of witts (or wills) with Polaris. Double points if you came out even. Triple points if you came out on top.

16) You've actually completed a "Welcome to the Shadows" run. Double points if you were the GM.

17) You spent last New Year's Eve engaged in the Human's vs. Horrors flame war. You know who you are.

18) You know how to search the Old Forums. Double points if you are actually good at it.

19) You've posted a link to a older thread in response to often repeated question (skillwires, shotguns, decking, rigging, the AVS, sleeping with your Dikoted Ally Spirit, etc.) Double points if you didn't feel smug while doing so.

20) You took the time to read this post. Double points if you responded.

Posted by: Kanada Ten Oct 30 2004, 02:11 AM

QUOTE

14) You wonder what happend to Sub Rosa (or anyone that spent most of his or her time in the Lounge).

If you really want to know and don't: http://underworld93.com/phpbb/index.php

QUOTE

15) You've had a battle of witts (or wills) with Polaris. Double points if you came out even. Triple points if you came out on top.

How would you know if you came out on top?

Posted by: Kagetenshi Oct 30 2004, 02:13 AM

QUOTE (kevyn668)

17) You spent last New Year's Eve engaged in the Human's vs. Horrors flame war. You know who you are.

And we will damn well do it again

Posted by: Ancient History Oct 30 2004, 02:16 AM

Normally, if Polaris completely ignored your last post, you've won by default.

And kevynn668, #5 is nice of you to say!

#14 is intimately connected with a lot of issues, including a very memorable fuck-up and make up by yours truly.

I still revere Neuron Basher, Adam, Pistons, et al. Next to them, I'm a newb.

Posted by: kevyn668 Oct 30 2004, 02:27 AM

QUOTE

I still revere Neuron Basher, Adam, Pistons, et al. Next to them, I'm a newb.

Echo that! (meaning I'm a newb, too)

QUOTE

And kevynn668, #5 is nice of you to say!

#14 is intimately connected with a lot of issues, including a very memorable fuck-up and make up by yours truly.

You're very welcome. I just wish I had time to list all of the DSers I'm impressed with.

About the 14 (and any mentions of DSers by name), I was a little worried but I hope that everyone involved will see it as good clean fun.

QUOTE

Kagetenshi
Posted on Oct 29 2004, 10:13 PM

QUOTE (kevyn668)

17) You spent last New Year's Eve engaged in the Human's vs. Horrors flame war. You know who you are.

And we will damn well do it again

~J

I had a ball!!

Then I recently met a girl and we somehow got to talking about what we did for New Year's last year...

*shrugs* Hell with it. I still had BALL!!

Posted by: Stumps Oct 30 2004, 05:54 AM

by that list, I'm a youngin of around an 18 year olds worth of age. (Hurray! I'm not near death.)

I hit a couple of those, but not many of them truely apply to me...mostly, I know the history of most of them, but not by first hand. I'd say I'm around the 3rd Generation of DSFers while that list would refer to the 2nd (? "Neuron Basher, Adam, Pistons, et al" being the 1st Gen.)

Posted by: Shev Nov 1 2004, 05:11 PM

I think I know what NERPS stands for....

[ Spoiler ]

What I don't really know is how it came to it's current use...

Posted by: Kagetenshi Nov 1 2004, 05:17 PM

[ Spoiler ]

Posted by: Scarab Nov 1 2004, 05:28 PM

Joined on Feb 26, 2002: CHECK
Remembers Bulldrek: CHECK
Remembers Lounge: CHECK
Remembers brownish boards: CHECK
Remembers Deep Resonance: CHECK
Remembers black and grey boards: CHECK
Remembers shadowrun.html.com: CHECK

Posted by: CountZero Nov 1 2004, 11:42 PM

QUOTE (Scarab)

Has read every single CLUE File: CHECK
Has printed off every single CLUE File: Check
Rembers the last time that an new English link was posted on the The Shadowrun Archive: CHECK

Posted by: Kagetenshi Nov 2 2004, 01:03 AM

I'd say you only get points for CLUE if you read them within a month of first being posted.

~J

Posted by: Shev Nov 3 2004, 06:18 AM

Elitist

Posted by: TimeKeeper Nov 3 2004, 07:35 AM

QUOTE (Scarab)

Good Ghost I'm starting to feel old.

I remember back in high school going onto Deep Resonence. then after joining the Navy having to rejoin/reconfirm membership into Dump Shock, and I remember the reset. Including the original color scheme.

Vomit green background with shades of grass anyone?

Posted by: Adam Nov 3 2004, 04:14 PM

QUOTE

9) You have Adam's (or any admin's) cellular device number. Double points if you have used it.

I have a cel phone? SHIT! I'd managed to avoid getting one for so long. . .

Posted by: Fortune Nov 3 2004, 04:21 PM

No wonder you never answer ...

Posted by: Adam Nov 3 2004, 05:23 PM

I hate telephones.

Posted by: CountZero Nov 4 2004, 03:45 PM

QUOTE (Kagetenshi)

I'd say you only get points for CLUE if you read them within a month of first being posted.

~J

I read the last 6 CLUE files within a month of their being posted.

Posted by: Nikoli Nov 4 2004, 03:48 PM

You start thinking up acronyms for A.D.A.M.

Posted by: Kagetenshi Nov 4 2004, 03:53 PM

QUOTE (CountZero)

QUOTE (Kagetenshi @ Nov 1 2004, 06:03 PM)

I'd say you only get points for CLUE if you read them within a month of first being posted.

~J

I read the last 6 CLUE files within a month of their being posted.

I mean within six months of the first one.

~J

Posted by: Large Mike Nov 4 2004, 11:02 PM

Don't be like that. We all know that Neuron Basher doesn't exist.

He's just a large bank account somewhere from which the bills get deducted.

Posted by: Hocus Pocus Nov 7 2004, 07:04 AM

I remember the lounge....such sweet memories....

Posted by: Teknobabel Nov 10 2004, 02:38 AM

This thread brings such sweet memories.

As for that list, I came on at the brown forums, them were the days.

I remember lambasting everyone for info about Target: Awakened Lands because it took me 6 months from release to find a copy in Sydney.

And a warm reception I got to.

If I could check my % of posts from the lounge, it's still probably about 80% of my total posts here, I tend to lurk a fair bit unless it's topic about australia.

Posted by: Hocus Pocus Nov 10 2004, 06:27 AM

boy the way glen miller played
songs that made the hit parade
guys like us we had it made
those were the days.

Posted by: Lindt Nov 11 2004, 01:54 PM

Yeah... now where did I leave my teeth? Anyone seen my cane?

Posted by: Shadow Nov 16 2004, 04:41 AM

Les see I have been around since 2001. Back when the Forums where Gravy brown and uh lighter gravy brown.

Back when the longest run was 2000 posts and it was the Renraku Ark run. Who was the guy who ran that, Chet, or Charly, something like that. He is long since gone now.

I apply to about half those numbers.

[ Spoiler ]

Posted by: toturi Nov 16 2004, 05:16 AM

[ Spoiler ]

Posted by: TinkerGnome Nov 19 2004, 08:03 PM

Is it worth extra points if you can remember significant events in your non-RPG life by what flame war you were involved in at the time?

Posted by: kevyn668 Nov 20 2004, 11:50 PM

Definately.

toturi: ah, yes, the astral ICBM...how could I have forgotten? Shame on me.

Posted by: Caine Hazen Nov 23 2004, 02:24 AM

and now I too feel even older...

Posted by: Shockwave_IIc Nov 23 2004, 04:59 AM

You've started to read the Admin section of the forum...

I was here on the forum before this one, but i as the mere Inner Sphere version.

Posted by: Kagetenshi Nov 24 2004, 05:29 PM

…Your life grinds to a halt when the forums go down.

~J

Posted by: Nikoli Nov 24 2004, 05:32 PM

lol, ain't that the truth.
I was ready to snarl yesterday.
Couldn't log into WoW (was at work)
Couldn't get into the forums (had to make up inane conversations about minor rules and the philosophical path that lead to them on my own)
and I had to be at work

Posted by: toturi Nov 25 2004, 01:01 PM

I nearly went postal when the forums went down. Lucky I didn't.

Posted by: Demosthenes Nov 26 2004, 11:04 AM

QUOTE (toturi)

I nearly went postal when the forums went down. Lucky I didn't.

Yeah...imagine all the paper...and the postage charges...

Posted by: Backgammon Dec 9 2004, 05:05 PM

You know you've been on too long if you're one of those responsible for a 330 and counting thread about just exactly how powerful IEs are.

Posted by: Kagetenshi Dec 9 2004, 05:09 PM

You've still got nothing on the Horrors/Humans debate, especially since that one spanned two threads. Something like nine hundred posts between the two?

~J

Posted by: kevyn668 Dec 10 2004, 02:59 AM

Echo that. <edit: 38 pages and 932 posts, total>

So, what do you guys want to argue about this New Year's?

Posted by: Kanada Ten Dec 10 2004, 03:21 AM

Dues and his banded shedim nation Asmando vs humanity using machine pistols with AV ammo.

Posted by: kevyn668 Dec 10 2004, 03:23 AM

22 days...see you there.

Posted by: toturi Dec 10 2004, 03:44 AM

I'll be backing the SURGEd with Osteocupus using MPs with Glazer Ammo.

Posted by: Kagetenshi Dec 10 2004, 04:56 AM

QUOTE (kevyn668)

Echo that. <edit: 38 pages and 932 posts, total>

So, what do you guys want to argue about this New Year's?

Only a total of nine pages for me

Posted by: kevyn668 Dec 10 2004, 05:22 AM

Slacker.

Posted by: kevyn668 Dec 15 2004, 03:14 AM

21) You plan on (and look forward to) spending this New Year's Eve engaged in the "Humans vs. Horrors" debate.

[ Spoiler ]

Posted by: Kagetenshi Dec 15 2004, 03:27 AM

I fear that we may have actually used up the vast majority of our actual evidence, though.

I just know one day the Dumpshockers are going to be called upon to spend New Years Eve locked in bitter combat with Cauthrunne or something.

~J

Posted by: eightball1011 Jan 8 2005, 06:30 PM

Hmmm... I didnt see anyone mention this, so I thought I would add it... I am new here so forgive me if I missed something...

I was on dumpshock.com in the 90s. I remember checking this site out in highschool when it was still Shadowrun.org..

anyone been here that long, besides Adam and a few other well known oldies (Mercucio)

Posted by: kevyn668 Jan 12 2005, 02:40 PM

22) Your coworkers seem concerned when you spent 45 minutes browsing through Raygun's website, jotting down notes, and mumbling to yourself.

Posted by: Arethusa Jan 13 2005, 08:39 AM

I always feel uncomfortable looking through his site in public.

Posted by: kevyn668 Jan 14 2005, 04:04 AM

I like doing just that because it keeps the rifraff in line

Posted by: Kagetenshi Jan 14 2005, 04:19 AM

That's the 'Shock. While Raygun's site is now hosted on the 'Shock, I don't think I would go so far as to say that it is the 'Shock.

Quick on the edit, there

~J

Posted by: kevyn668 Jan 14 2005, 04:45 AM

Sorry. I did a "ninja edit" there.

Posted by: Nikoli Jan 14 2005, 01:39 PM

Why am I seeing the heavy set "lieutenant" from the First Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie (he said "Ninja, vanish!") saying "Ninja, edit!"

Posted by: Kagetenshi Jan 14 2005, 02:11 PM

QUOTE (kevyn668)

Sorry. I did a "ninja edit" there.

But it failed against my ninja reply. You fought with honor, though, so I didn't quote you

Posted by: kevyn668 Jan 15 2005, 09:12 PM

<bows head, keeps eyes forward> "The courage of your enemy does you honor."

Posted by: kevyn668 Feb 3 2005, 04:38 AM

23) A fellow DSer quotes you in his signature.

Posted by: Demosthenes Feb 9 2005, 01:03 PM

QUOTE (kevyn668)

22) Your coworkers seem concerned when you spent 45 minutes browsing through Raygun's website, jotting down notes, and mumbling to yourself.

24) Your coworkers are not concerned when you spend 45 minutes browsing through Raygun's website, jotting down notes, and mumbling to yourself.

Posted by: kevyn668 Feb 11 2005, 02:00 AM

Touche!

Posted by: Chance359 Feb 15 2005, 05:24 PM

You spend almost 5 months lurking on this thread before you finally post.

Posted by: Drain Brain Mar 1 2005, 05:09 PM

You cry yourself to sleep at night because, although you've been around for ages since the old tope coloured forums, everybody still ignores you, nobody quotes or references you, and you still don't know what NERPS is... although you do enjoy a good SMITE now and then...

EDIT: I guess that makes CoalHeart elite, huh? \/

Posted by: Fortune Mar 1 2005, 05:45 PM

That's SMITE™! Newbie!

Posted by: nezumi Mar 1 2005, 07:54 PM

QUOTE (Drain Brain)

Because no one should have to cry themself to sleep, ESPECIALLY not brain drain.

Posted by: Drain Brain Mar 1 2005, 11:22 PM

@ nezumi

Fortune, am I gonna get sued for that lack of Trademark recognition? And do you not think that you might replace "carpe Ingram" with carpe SMITE™"?

Or would that confuse the non SMITE™ initiated?

Posted by: Fortune Mar 2 2005, 02:41 AM

SMITE™ just doesn't flow the same way as Ingram does in that phrase though.

Posted by: Sammiel Mar 2 2005, 04:23 AM

You suspect but are not 100% sure that a game you attended was published as a CLUE file.

Posted by: Nikoli Mar 2 2005, 04:35 AM

Heh

Posted by: Voorhees Mar 11 2005, 11:28 PM

If when you heard about the Nintendo DS, you thought "Nintendo Dumpshock...wait, Dual Screen."

And you still do it when you see an ad for one.

Posted by: Neuron Basher Mar 11 2005, 11:49 PM

You've been on Dumpshock too long if ...

... you remember when it wasn't named Dumpshock and it ran on your desktop machine.

I win, I think.

Posted by: Kagetenshi Mar 11 2005, 11:42 PM

Unless Bob escaped onto the internet and became this place, I'd say you do

~J

Posted by: Nikoli Mar 12 2005, 02:59 AM

LOL

Posted by: The_Sarge Mar 16 2005, 11:12 AM

QUOTE (Neuron Basher)

You've been on Dumpshock too long if ...

... you remember when it wasn't named Dumpshock and it ran on your desktop machine.

I win, I think.

You're not alone.

deep resonance
shadowrun.html.com
Blackjack still updating

. . .

Those were the golden times, eh?