 I hit 62 today..., anybody out there more geezer than I? |
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 Jun 3 2015, 07:19 PM
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Old Man of the North  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,113 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463  |
Just thought I'd get a sense of how many silverbacks are out there.
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Jun 3 2015, 08:33 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
you are now twice as old as me you poor old man O.o
happy birthday/my condolences, depending on what you want it to be ^^ |
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Jun 4 2015, 09:45 PM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,039 Joined: 23-March 05 From: The heart of Rywfol Emwolb Industries Member No.: 7,216 |
Heh, 45 here so you are still Alpha Gramps. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
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Jun 5 2015, 03:09 AM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,113 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jun 3 2015, 04:33 PM)  you are now twice as old as me you poor old man O.o happy birthday/my condolences, depending on what you want it to be ^^ Heh. Every year has contributed richly. |
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Jun 9 2015, 10:52 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,113 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
Wow. Seriously? I can't be the oldest.
I'm going to have to lay claim to some kind of special status if I am. |
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Jun 10 2015, 04:54 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Jun 9 2015, 06:52 PM) Wow. Seriously? I can't be the oldest. I'm going to have to lay claim to some kind of special status if I am. Can you mentor us with some folksy wisdom of the frozen nord? |
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Jun 10 2015, 09:40 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 264 Joined: 28-October 14 From: HH Member No.: 190,938 |
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Jun 10 2015, 12:52 AM) Wow. Seriously? I can't be the oldest. I'm going to have to lay claim to some kind of special status if I am. Tell some stories! How old were you when you started P&P, what did you play? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Jun 10 2015, 10:51 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,113 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
QUOTE (Wounded Ronin @ Jun 9 2015, 11:54 PM) Can you mentor us with some folksy wisdom of the frozen nord? Long winter nights aren't as bad as you might think. Mobility is at least as important as firepower. A single combatant, no matter how powerful, will lose to a mob. Freedom is much easier to lose than to win. Democracy rarely is. Genghis Khan had no trouble dealing with insurgents. QUOTE (Bertramn @ Jun 10 2015, 04:40 AM) Tell some stories! How old were you when you started P&P, what did you play? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) 25. Original boxed set of D&D. I was the designated guy to learn it and teach it to the gang. D&D. AD&D 1,2,3. Shadowrun 1,2,3,4. Call of Cthulhu. Traveller. (Yes, I had one PC die during chargen.) Manhunter. (Betcha few of you even heard of it.) Paranoia. Mechwarrior (and Battletech). Star Wars. Changeling. Big Eyes, Small Mouth. Used to belong to the RPGA. Got to Grandmaster level three times, because they kept losing my points. First wife: D&D, AD&D. Created a world together. Second wife: AD&D, Shadowrun. Carried that AD&D world over, and she created a Campaign (to end all campaigns ... seriously .. she is that good a writer. I quit AD&D after the campaign ended because all else would be anticlimactic.) Third wife: Shadowrun, but just a bit. She loses interest after a few hours of play. We find other things to do. Amazing how exciting real life can be. (He: "I've always wanted to go down that road and see where it leads." She: "So let's go!") Best group of players I ever GMed was a bunch of teenagers including one of my daughters. Intelligence, creativity and cooperation. |
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Jun 12 2015, 10:52 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Jun 10 2015, 06:51 PM) Long winter nights aren't as bad as you might think. Mobility is at least as important as firepower. A single combatant, no matter how powerful, will lose to a mob. Freedom is much easier to lose than to win. Democracy rarely is. Genghis Khan had no trouble dealing with insurgents. The next time I play a barbarian warrior from the frozen nord, I'll be sure to incorporate these one liners. |
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Jun 13 2015, 06:21 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,579 Joined: 30-May 06 From: SoCal Member No.: 8,626 |
Right before he rushes headlong into a throng of foes?
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Jun 13 2015, 11:13 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
QUOTE (X-Kalibur @ Jun 13 2015, 02:21 AM) Right before he rushes headlong into a throng of foes? It would be kind of hilarious if that were his excuse or one-liner when tired after raging. |
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Jun 16 2015, 04:48 AM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,113 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
Wow. At 00:47 this morning, I was the only named member on the board. 49 anonymous guests and me. How rare is that?
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Jun 17 2015, 10:03 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Jun 16 2015, 12:48 AM) Wow. At 00:47 this morning, I was the only named member on the board. 49 anonymous guests and me. How rare is that? Oh! I was also going to ask you the meaning of life. What is it? |
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Jun 17 2015, 11:21 PM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Jun 3 2015, 09:19 PM) Just thought I'd get a sense of how many silverbacks are out there. You started roleplaying at about the time I was born. I play about as long as our age difference. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) A bit late, but happy birthday and a good year. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Jun 18 2015, 04:02 AM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,113 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
I don't think I have lived long enough to know the meaning of life. There are a number of answers provided by various philosophies, and some make more sense to me than others. My guess is I won't know the meaning of life till after mine is over.
That's my sense of how a lot of people on this board fit in my time frame, Ryu. Thanks for the good wishes. So, I just changed my Avatar name. |
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Jun 19 2015, 04:18 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,328 Joined: 2-April 07 From: The Center of the Universe Member No.: 11,360 |
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Jun 17 2015, 11:02 PM) I don't think I have lived long enough to know the meaning of life. There are a number of answers provided by various philosophies, and some make more sense to me than others. My guess is I won't know the meaning of life till after mine is over. That's my sense of how a lot of people on this board fit in my time frame, Ryu. Thanks for the good wishes. You got me beat by 20 years...... RPG Games I've played: D&D 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3.5, 4th--Longest campaign was about 10 years real time. Star Wars (West End and Fantasy Flight versions) SR1,2,3&4 (Have 5th BBB, read it, will stick to 4th with modifications). Gurps--(Wierdist game, started out as a cop framed for drug dealing, ended up going after the pope on mars) Twilight 2000 Traveler WOD: Vampire, Mage, Werewolf (Last time I played, I lost my humanity real quick, sucked the soul of another vamp within the first 15 minutes of the game) Paranoia (Clones dying in character gen--4, stupid test) Call of cathulu TNMT Rifts Probably some others that I forgot the name of. Happy belated B-day PB. |
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Jun 20 2015, 08:34 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
As of today, i am officially 0,5 pbangarth
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Jun 21 2015, 07:58 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,113 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jun 20 2015, 03:34 PM) As of today, i am officially 0,5 pbangarth Ah. A demi-geezer. |
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Jun 22 2015, 12:15 AM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,039 Joined: 23-March 05 From: The heart of Rywfol Emwolb Industries Member No.: 7,216 |
Guess we should break out the SeniorRun™ e-books.
Senior Grimoire - Ancient Magicks, no really, its what old people cast. Canes & Catheters - Advanced Biotech Rules and Medical equipment Rigger Greybook - Pimping your Golf Cart, Runner style Mashugana Metal - showcasing all your cyber and bio options, like Tired Reflexes, Cyber Hips, and Denture Lacing. Doting Trails- Why you still can't program what passes for your VCR in the 2070s. |
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Jun 22 2015, 04:38 AM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,113 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
QUOTE (Sendaz @ Jun 21 2015, 07:15 PM) Guess we should break out the SeniorRun™ e-books. Senior Grimoire - Ancient Magicks, no really, its what old people cast. Canes & Catheters - Advanced Biotech Rules and Medical equipment Rigger Greybook - Pimping your Golf Cart, Runner style Mashugana Metal - showcasing all your cyber and bio options, like Tired Reflexes, Cyber Hips, and Denture Lacing. Doting Trails- Why you still can't program what passes for your VCR in the 2070s. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/notworthy.gif) |
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Jun 22 2015, 02:05 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
I want Dumpshock to implement 'liking posts', but only for this one, singular post (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
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Jul 7 2015, 08:52 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 170 Joined: 23-March 06 From: Drowning in the pollution of Mass Bay Member No.: 8,401 |
You're older than me.
But you're not twice my age. So stuff THAT in your pipe or not! (Hint: DON'T DO IT!) |
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Jul 16 2015, 02:55 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
Was born the same year as Shadowrun... that gotta count for something right?
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Jul 28 2015, 02:45 AM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
Sorry grandad. 34 here. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
Seriously though. I have deep seated issues with aging and mortality, so 34 might as well be 134. |
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Jul 28 2015, 11:06 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Jun 21 2015, 09:58 PM) Ah. A demi-geezer. ok, i have managed to not write this for weeks now. Built like a semi, aged like a demi. i'll get my coat now. |
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