You know you've been on boards.ie a long time...

amp · 21-06-2002 11:12AM #1

...when you start trying to describe it to someone not familar with it.
...when you wish all websites were black and gold.
...when you suceed at something and you tell boards.ie before your parents.
...when you see a can of spam on the shelf in the supermarket and you get a severe case of existential surrealism.
...when you decide that it's time to reveal the real you on Personal Issues.
...when you remember when all this was fields.
...when it's the first website you open at the start of the day and the last one you close at night
...when you bookmark dictionary.com.
...when you go over 3000 posts and don't notice.

Kraken · 21-06-2002 11:16AM

erm yes yes yes yes omg all yes except that black and yellow thing and the pi board nearly there.

WhiteWashMan · 21-06-2002 11:22AM

well, look at that, when did i go over 3000 posts?

DeVore · 21-06-2002 11:53AM

"...when you remember when all this was fields. "

Good thread! I like it..

I find I always refer to people by their boards name, or at best interchangeably with their actual name.... Like Slann will always be Slann and Amp will always be Amp to me

In fact, I'm not sure I know Amps actual name at all...

DeV.

FreaK_BrutheR · 21-06-2002 12:31PM

...when you remember when all this was fields.

Haha The best man!

Shiminay · 21-06-2002 02:09PM

pffff

Newbie!

My computer illiterate friends now know of the existence of something called boards.ie, but they have no idea what it is and are probably sick of me going on about it.

My computer literate friends are more than likely all members!

And I'll not mention the girlfriend...

amp · 21-06-2002 02:17PM

Originally posted by DeVore

In fact, I'm not sure I know Amps actual name at all...
DeV.

I don't Adam and Eve it! After all we've been through? Where is the love? Also, when did the real-life(tm) names disappear from the Forum Leaders page?

beardedchicken · 21-06-2002 02:19PM

yeesh! i feel like such a noob!

maybe one day.......................

seamus · 21-06-2002 02:21PM

Yeah my gf got a tad worried last time when I told her I was going drinking with a 'load of people from the internet'. She was texting me every 5 mins, and wasn't too impressed when I rolled home absolutely incoherent and completely broke. Of course to my mates I was going drinking with a 'load of people from work'(TBH, a half-truth), otherwise I'd never live down the slags.

Quorthon · 21-06-2002 02:24PM

Well Im not the most frequent poster here but I use the same alias on various boards eg BW, OCUK, Jolt etc. And I really knew I was spending too much time on BBS's in general, when one day I signed off on an actual work email as "Q"

Needless to say the person on the other end was mightily confused.

Q

BuffyBot · 21-06-2002 04:19PM

Thats a good un alright

azezil · 21-06-2002 04:45PM

my family thinks i've an addiction so they sent me to a shrink, after 10min's chatting he signed up.

ykt0di9url7bc3 · 21-06-2002 06:39PM

....when you work out what forums you are going to view and in what order, before you log in......

The Sweeper · 21-06-2002 07:25PM

When you use boards.ie and internet terminology in common conversation...

"yeah I know it's like that but I don't care tbh"

"...a longer lunchbreak? I heartily endorse this product and/or service!"

"what do I think? fúck it - atari jaguar."

It's nearly as sad as when I dial 9 on my housephone looking for an outside line...

OLDYELLAR · 21-06-2002 07:32PM

It creeps people out when they say a really funny joke and instead of laughing you scream LOL LOL ......yeah try explaining that .

Clintons Cat · 21-06-2002 08:48PM

You know When You have been on Boards To Long When...

You start putting Atari Jaguar on Census Forms

Baz_ · 21-06-2002 08:56PM

Originally posted by amp
...when you suceed at something and you tell boards.ie before your parents.

Thats the best one

Clintons Cat · 21-06-2002 08:57PM

You know When You have been on Boards To Long When...

You Start Using Spoilers For Lame Jokes

daveirl · 21-06-2002 08:59PM

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po0k · 21-06-2002 09:31PM

Originally posted by amp
...when you start trying to describe it to someone not familar with it.
...when you wish all websites were black and gold. Oh so true.
...when you suceed at something and you tell boards.ie before your parents. Not really, I don't succeed much at anything. I bítch alot though.
...when you see a can of spam on the shelf in the supermarket and you get a severe case of existential surrealism.
...when you decide that it's time to reveal the real you on Personal Issues. It's there for chuckles at least
...when you remember when all this was fields.That make me a n00b so? Spose it does...
...when it's the first website you open at the start of the day and the last one you close at night/me strokes his browser lovingly
...when you bookmark dictionary.com. only typedef and other pedantic, overly-literate muppets
...when you go over 3000 posts and don't notice.wouldn't know yet - didn't notice 2500 though

"....while flipping through aertel to see whats on, you scream "FFS...Lag!" at the TV"

From Par (ltm) a while back on IRC:
"I just told my ma to STFU"
Was answered with a chorus of "lols", "rofl" and "eejit"

DeVore · 21-06-2002 11:38PM

Originally posted by Clain
- when you expect to see drop down menus everywhere
- you feel vaguely inarticulate when you can't use a gathering card
- only you find the term 'Newbie' utterly insulting
- you've gone from thinking Devore is power-mad, to completely justified, to just being completely grateful that at least you don't have to do it.

Haha, its amazing the number of people who think I'm power mad and then actually meet me and think "ahh, he's really cuddly"

Thats when I HAVE THEM MUHAHAHAHHAHAHAH!!!

Yeah, I dunno how I ended up with this job, all I said was "cloud, we could do a website with that program".

DeV.

ykt0di9url7bc3 · 22-06-2002 01:46PM

...when you see a moive review and you look at the rating and go "whoa five stars, what swear word is that????"

mayhem# · 22-06-2002 02:26PM

Originally posted by amp
...when you start trying to describe it to someone not familar with it.

Just too true!!!
And they don't understand.....

mayhem# · 22-06-2002 02:30PM

Originally posted by Minesajackdaniels
It's nearly as sad as when I dial 9 on my housephone looking for an outside line...

LOL!!

Monty - the one and only · 22-06-2002 02:32PM

-When you knew this place by another name...

mayhem# · 22-06-2002 02:33PM

When you start telling people:
"you've gotta try it man, it's great!!"
Makes you look like a drugs-pusher....

TacT · 22-06-2002 02:36PM

when you look forward to checking each thread you replied to and ones you started and you know exactly where each one is before you've even booted up.

when You set up a hotmail a/c specifically to inform you of every thread you have subscribed to or any pm that may arrive and you can't find any more threads to reply to.

Seamus
When you're going out for a boards get together and you tell your friends you're going to meet some other friends/colleagues/some cute guy/girl you met in the pub the week before

because you're afraid what they might say

if you told them the truth and are afraid to confess how much time you actually spend here and how well you know everyone.

Gordon · 22-06-2002 03:37PM

... when you achieve a hard leathery bottom and a hunchback from stooping over your monitor so much!

Thanx 4 The Fish · 22-06-2002 06:07PM

..... at work when the network admin sends you a mail informing you that you have just won the "spending way too much time on that site" award.

Then signs up.

Cabaal · 22-06-2002 06:35PM

Originally posted by Minesajackdaniels
When you use boards.ie and internet terminology in common conversation...

"...a longer lunchbreak? I heartily endorse this product and/or service!"

I've done that one a few times, Oh dear god I'm turning into one of you lot

RUNNN!!!

DeVore · 22-06-2002 07:26PM

"Your poker mates tell you about this great new site they've found called Boards.ie"

This is true

they even complained about being warned by a guy called DeVore. *boggle*.

DeV.

You know you've been on boards.ie a long time...

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