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Title: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Amicale on April 03, 2012, 07:30:54 AM
I wanted to make post 1,000 something worthwhile, so here goes. :)

First, a huge thank you to the admins/mods here at HAF. I can honestly say I've never been on a board before that had members who got along so well with one another, or where things went so smoothly. I find this place downright refreshing. You folks do an AMAZING job of keeping everything in order, but also making people feel welcomed. When I joined this board, I was so happy to settle in here! Thanks for all you do. You people are great, and I really appreciate you.

To everyone I've met here, so far: I love talking with you folks. The conversations are interesting, I've learned a lot so far, and the cameraderie here is so darned awesome. I haven't gone a SINGLE day here without laughing and having a good time.  ;D I love your personalities, your ideas, and the way everyone here interacts. It's so great. I'm really, really happy to consider HAF my 'home board' on the net. It's become a place to crash, unwind, get to know people, and have fun. I just feel like I can be myself with everyone here, and that's truly an awesome thing!

I love HAF, and I'll be so happy to keep on being here for as long as everyone can put up with my goofy insanity!  ;D
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Asmodean on April 03, 2012, 07:57:17 AM
The Asmo approves of your use of your one thousandth post.  8)
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Tank on April 03, 2012, 07:59:27 AM
Congratulations on getting to 1,000 posts. It was a great day when you signed up. A forum is the sum of it's members, you have added considerably to the forum, and long may you continue to do so  ;D
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Recusant on April 03, 2012, 08:10:11 AM
I haven't interacted a lot with you, so only qualify in the broadest sense, still, you are very welcome, Amicale, in all possible meanings. (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg830.imageshack.us%2Fimg830%2F860%2Fsmilew.gif&hash=8238eab24d16418eb1c8cd60d971239ab1363c74)
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: OldGit on April 03, 2012, 08:39:15 AM
That was a very nice thought, Amicale.
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Stevil on April 03, 2012, 09:46:32 AM
Such a beautiful post, thank you Amicale
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Tank on April 03, 2012, 09:48:59 AM
Quote from: OldGit on April 03, 2012, 08:39:15 AM
That was a very nice thought, Amicale.
You're only 4 short of your 1,000 OG!
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Guardian85 on April 03, 2012, 10:02:27 AM
I'm not that far behind, Amicale.
Mind your tail feathers!

And congrats on the millenium post.
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: history_geek on April 03, 2012, 11:10:28 AM
Quote from: Guardian85 on April 03, 2012, 10:02:27 AM
I'm not that far behind, Amicale.
Mind your tail feathers!

And congrats on the millenium post.

Or should that be "Mind your tail!", instead, as Amicale is a follower of the Ceiling cat now... ;)

Congrats for the 1000th post, here's hoping you will have at least as much fun during the next ton as with this first!  ;D
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Siz on April 03, 2012, 11:19:10 AM
Quote from: Tank on April 03, 2012, 09:48:59 AM
Quote from: OldGit on April 03, 2012, 08:39:15 AM
That was a very nice thought, Amicale.
You're only 4 short of your 1,000 OG!

Yeah, c'mon OG. Git-of-Siz was my most successful assimilation and I want to use it again in celebration.

Meanwhile I shall revert to my 'Amicalcutter' thus... (Sorry Asmo!)

Well done Amicale. Even though your anti-penisism offends me to the... er... nub, your humour always shines through. May you have many more to brighten all our days. X
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: The Magic Pudding on April 03, 2012, 11:44:53 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 03, 2012, 07:30:54 AM
I love HAF, and I'll be so happy to keep on being here for as long as everyone can put up with my goofy insanity!  ;D

Goofy insanity?
You seem quite normal to me.
Nicer than normal but I won't hold that against you.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fw4fvn.png&hash=501237ff116a42654dc6518f951d58ce656dc4b5)
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Too Few Lions on April 03, 2012, 12:02:05 PM
congrats on the 1000th post, and enjoy the spoon!
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on April 03, 2012, 02:31:47 PM
Awwww,  :)
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Jimmy on April 03, 2012, 03:18:59 PM
Congrats!!:)  Seems you REALLY love it here!! :)
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Ali on April 03, 2012, 04:37:19 PM
You're so sweet to go out of your way to use your 1000th post to make everyone on here feel loved and appreciated.   :)

We're so glad to have you here too.  You're like my pun fun soul mate.   ;D
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Amicale on April 03, 2012, 05:29:04 PM
AWW, thanks people! Group hug! Everyone, quick, stick Asmo in the middle so he can't escape!

Also, thanks for the spoon!  ;D
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Sweetdeath on April 03, 2012, 08:01:03 PM
Aww, Ami. You are really cool girl. Smart,,and you make everyone feel so welcome! I am very glad you are part of the HAF team.
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: McQ on April 03, 2012, 10:35:04 PM
Right back atcha! Thanks for helping make this a great community. You've been a pleasure and a joy to the whole forum. Can't wait to see the next several thousand posts!
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Buddy on April 04, 2012, 12:59:03 AM
Congratulations! *confetti explotion* It's been fun, hasn't it?  ;D
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: xSilverPhinx on April 04, 2012, 01:04:44 AM
Congrats on reaching the 1000th post milestone! ;D Your contributions to this forum are always worth reading, so I hope you stick around!
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Sandra Craft on April 04, 2012, 03:42:56 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 03, 2012, 05:29:04 PM
Also, thanks for the spoon!  ;D

Amicale, you are a joy to have around.  And is there a picture in the middle of your spoon?  I think I see something but I'm not sure.
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 03:54:37 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on April 04, 2012, 03:42:56 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 03, 2012, 05:29:04 PM
Also, thanks for the spoon!  ;D

Amicale, you are a joy to have around.  And is there a picture in the middle of your spoon?  I think I see something but I'm not sure.

*whispers* I believe there is a picture, but I don't know what it is...  ;D but I still LOVE it!

And it's a JOY to be here!
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Sweetdeath on April 04, 2012, 03:57:00 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on April 04, 2012, 03:42:56 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 03, 2012, 05:29:04 PM
Also, thanks for the spoon!  ;D

Amicale, you are a joy to have around.  And is there a picture in the middle of your spoon?  I think I see something but I'm not sure.

I see it too. I  thought it was god :o
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Sandra Craft on April 04, 2012, 04:22:54 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on April 04, 2012, 03:57:00 AM
I see it too. I  thought it was god :o

I think that's only in toast.  And someone mentioned a confetti explosion -- I went looking for one but this was as close as I got:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Frationalia.com%2Fz%2Ffireworks-074.gif&hash=12ca17c2461e3ec40a37712e18e4a2b16a063b3e)
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 04:24:26 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on April 04, 2012, 04:22:54 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on April 04, 2012, 03:57:00 AM
I see it too. I  thought it was god :o

I think that's only in toast.  And someone mentioned a confetti explosion -- I went looking for one but this was as close as I got:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Frationalia.com%2Fz%2Ffireworks-074.gif&hash=12ca17c2461e3ec40a37712e18e4a2b16a063b3e)

Ooooooh, shiny, bright and colourful... *stares at it, hypnotized*
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Buddy on April 04, 2012, 04:47:49 AM
It's the titanic! I see the ship.  ;D
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 04:53:56 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 04, 2012, 04:47:49 AM
It's the titanic! I see the ship.  ;D

EEEEEE!!  ;D I see it now, too! Good eye, Budhorse4!

*loves her spoon all the more now!* WOW that's amazing spoonwork!!
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Sweetdeath on April 04, 2012, 05:23:37 AM
Ok, the HAF  spoons are now freaking me out. XD
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Buddy on April 04, 2012, 05:36:27 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 04:53:56 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 04, 2012, 04:47:49 AM
It's the titanic! I see the ship.  ;D

EEEEEE!!  ;D I see it now, too! Good eye, Budhorse4!

*loves her spoon all the more now!* WOW that's amazing spoonwork!!

I saw the smoke stacks first, then I was like, 'Wait a minute, didn't the Titanic have four smoke stacks?'
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 05:55:58 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 04, 2012, 05:36:27 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 04:53:56 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 04, 2012, 04:47:49 AM
It's the titanic! I see the ship.  ;D

EEEEEE!!  ;D I see it now, too! Good eye, Budhorse4!

*loves her spoon all the more now!* WOW that's amazing spoonwork!!

I saw the smoke stacks first, then I was like, 'Wait a minute, didn't the Titanic have four smoke stacks?'

Your eyesight's better than mine! Then again, I'm nearsighted in one eye and farsighted in the other, so...  :P

And the Titanic sure did have four stacks, 3 were smokestacks, and the fourth was a dummy stack, added both for the 'grandeur' factor, and to give the shipbuilders a handy place to store air vents and a fireman's ladder, as well as it being a chimney flue for the smoke to come out of the First class smoking room. Oh, and some deck chair storage close to the base of the 4th one.
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Sweetdeath on April 04, 2012, 06:00:07 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 05:55:58 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 04, 2012, 05:36:27 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 04:53:56 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 04, 2012, 04:47:49 AM
It's the titanic! I see the ship.  ;D

EEEEEE!!  ;D I see it now, too! Good eye, Budhorse4!

*loves her spoon all the more now!* WOW that's amazing spoonwork!!

I saw the smoke stacks first, then I was like, 'Wait a minute, didn't the Titanic have four smoke stacks?'

Your eyesight's better than mine! Then again, I'm nearsighted in one eye and farsighted in the other, so...  :P

And the Titanic sure did have four stacks, 3 were smokestacks, and the fourth was a dummy stack, added both for the 'grandeur' factor, and to give the shipbuilders a handy place to store air vents and a fireman's ladder, as well as it being a chimney flue for the smoke to come out of the First class smoking room. Oh, and some deck chair storage close to the base of the 4th one.

Woo, history being learned at HAF :D

I think this year is the 100th anniversary of the Titanic. Can you believe it??
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 06:06:28 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on April 04, 2012, 06:00:07 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 05:55:58 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 04, 2012, 05:36:27 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 04:53:56 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 04, 2012, 04:47:49 AM
It's the titanic! I see the ship.  ;D

EEEEEE!!  ;D I see it now, too! Good eye, Budhorse4!

*loves her spoon all the more now!* WOW that's amazing spoonwork!!

I saw the smoke stacks first, then I was like, 'Wait a minute, didn't the Titanic have four smoke stacks?'

Your eyesight's better than mine! Then again, I'm nearsighted in one eye and farsighted in the other, so...  :P

And the Titanic sure did have four stacks, 3 were smokestacks, and the fourth was a dummy stack, added both for the 'grandeur' factor, and to give the shipbuilders a handy place to store air vents and a fireman's ladder, as well as it being a chimney flue for the smoke to come out of the First class smoking room. Oh, and some deck chair storage close to the base of the 4th one.

Woo, history being learned at HAF :D

I think this year is the 100th anniversary of the Titanic. Can you believe it??

Oh, I can believe a hundred years have passed. I see all the documentaries, e-books, print books, magazine coverage etc. The sinking of the Titanic is thoroughly commercialized to the hilt this year. A few years back, I briefly considered writing a book and having it published this month -- and then I realized that it'd be me, and several hundred others taking a crack at the same thing.  :D
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Buddy on April 04, 2012, 06:08:11 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on April 04, 2012, 06:00:07 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 05:55:58 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 04, 2012, 05:36:27 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 04:53:56 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 04, 2012, 04:47:49 AM
It's the titanic! I see the ship.  ;D

EEEEEE!!  ;D I see it now, too! Good eye, Budhorse4!

*loves her spoon all the more now!* WOW that's amazing spoonwork!!

I saw the smoke stacks first, then I was like, 'Wait a minute, didn't the Titanic have four smoke stacks?'

Your eyesight's better than mine! Then again, I'm nearsighted in one eye and farsighted in the other, so...  :P

And the Titanic sure did have four stacks, 3 were smokestacks, and the fourth was a dummy stack, added both for the 'grandeur' factor, and to give the shipbuilders a handy place to store air vents and a fireman's ladder, as well as it being a chimney flue for the smoke to come out of the First class smoking room. Oh, and some deck chair storage close to the base of the 4th one.

Woo, history being learned at HAF :D

I think this year is the 100th anniversary of the Titanic. Can you believe it??

Yea it is. I've loved the Titanic since I was very little. I would watch every documentary and read everything that I could on it. Never been interested in boats, but this one caught my eye for some reason. I would love to go down in a submarine and see it.
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 06:14:40 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 04, 2012, 06:08:11 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on April 04, 2012, 06:00:07 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 05:55:58 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 04, 2012, 05:36:27 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 04:53:56 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 04, 2012, 04:47:49 AM
It's the titanic! I see the ship.  ;D

EEEEEE!!  ;D I see it now, too! Good eye, Budhorse4!

*loves her spoon all the more now!* WOW that's amazing spoonwork!!

I saw the smoke stacks first, then I was like, 'Wait a minute, didn't the Titanic have four smoke stacks?'

Your eyesight's better than mine! Then again, I'm nearsighted in one eye and farsighted in the other, so...  :P

And the Titanic sure did have four stacks, 3 were smokestacks, and the fourth was a dummy stack, added both for the 'grandeur' factor, and to give the shipbuilders a handy place to store air vents and a fireman's ladder, as well as it being a chimney flue for the smoke to come out of the First class smoking room. Oh, and some deck chair storage close to the base of the 4th one.

Woo, history being learned at HAF :D

I think this year is the 100th anniversary of the Titanic. Can you believe it??

Yea it is. I've loved the Titanic since I was very little. I would watch every documentary and read everything that I could on it. Never been interested in boats, but this one caught my eye for some reason. I would love to go down in a submarine and see it.

I've always loved boats and ships, but otherwise... Same. I've read every non-fiction book in print that I've been able to find, everything from eyewitness accounts to the legal trials after the sinking to passenger diaries. It's been a lifelong fascination of mine, and I'd give my right arm to go down on a dive expedition and see it.
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Buddy on April 04, 2012, 06:20:43 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 06:14:40 AM

I've always loved boats and ships, but otherwise... Same. I've read every non-fiction book in print that I've been able to find, everything from eyewitness accounts to the legal trials after the sinking to passenger diaries. It's been a lifelong fascination of mine, and I'd give my right arm to go down on a dive expedition and see it.

I can still remember the first time I watched Robert Ballard go down there in that tiny sub. I was blown away.
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Sandra Craft on April 04, 2012, 06:22:35 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 04:53:56 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 04, 2012, 04:47:49 AM
It's the titanic! I see the ship.  ;D

EEEEEE!!  ;D I see it now, too! Good eye, Budhorse4!

*loves her spoon all the more now!* WOW that's amazing spoonwork!!

I see it now too.  What's the significance?

Edited to add: I should have read ahead.  Never mind the question.
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 06:27:52 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on April 04, 2012, 06:22:35 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 04:53:56 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 04, 2012, 04:47:49 AM
It's the titanic! I see the ship.  ;D

EEEEEE!!  ;D I see it now, too! Good eye, Budhorse4!

*loves her spoon all the more now!* WOW that's amazing spoonwork!!

I see it now too.  What's the significance?

Edited to add: I should have read ahead.  Never mind the question.

BCE, what image if any is on your spoon? I can't make anything out. :)
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Hector Valdez on April 04, 2012, 06:33:45 AM
Wow, a thousand posts. I want a thousand too! WAAAH!
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Sweetdeath on April 04, 2012, 06:37:10 AM
Quote from: The Semaestro on April 04, 2012, 06:33:45 AM
Wow, a thousand posts. I want a thousand too! WAAAH!

You'll get there soon enough. :)
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Tank on April 04, 2012, 08:26:41 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 03:54:37 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on April 04, 2012, 03:42:56 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 03, 2012, 05:29:04 PM
Also, thanks for the spoon!  ;D

Amicale, you are a joy to have around.  And is there a picture in the middle of your spoon?  I think I see something but I'm not sure.

*whispers* I believe there is a picture, but I don't know what it is...  ;D but I still LOVE it!

And it's a JOY to be here!
It's a ship, the Titanic by the look of it.
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: The Magic Pudding on April 04, 2012, 01:58:12 PM
Control + will zoom most browsers, you just hold control and keep hitting +
Control - zooms it out again.

A HAF spoon sitting in the silt with the Titanic wreck in the background will probably remain a mere mental image of mine.
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Sandra Craft on April 05, 2012, 02:39:34 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 06:27:52 AM

BCE, what image if any is on your spoon? I can't make anything out. :)

Nothing, as far as I can tell -- it's just a nice, shiny spoon.  I think the spoons with the bowls pointing right are the only ones that have pictures.
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Amicale on April 05, 2012, 03:32:04 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on April 05, 2012, 02:39:34 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 06:27:52 AM

BCE, what image if any is on your spoon? I can't make anything out. :)

Nothing, as far as I can tell -- it's just a nice, shiny spoon.  I think the spoons with the bowls pointing right are the only ones that have pictures.

It IS a nice, shiny spoon.  :)

On the other hand, there's something to be said for you having a cat face on your spoon.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi40.tinypic.com%2F316snjq.jpg&hash=dfd59bb8b233294a1fcae9363946a9d3800a7f77)
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on April 05, 2012, 03:33:03 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on April 05, 2012, 02:39:34 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 06:27:52 AM

BCE, what image if any is on your spoon? I can't make anything out. :)

Nothing, as far as I can tell -- it's just a nice, shiny spoon.  I think the spoons with the bowls pointing right are the only ones that have pictures.

I checked, my spoon is the same. That's okay, we're "HAF spoon classic".  ;D
Title: Re: A thank you to my awesome HAF friends
Post by: Sandra Craft on April 05, 2012, 03:38:29 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 05, 2012, 03:32:04 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on April 05, 2012, 02:39:34 AM
Quote from: Amicale on April 04, 2012, 06:27:52 AM

BCE, what image if any is on your spoon? I can't make anything out. :)

Nothing, as far as I can tell -- it's just a nice, shiny spoon.  I think the spoons with the bowls pointing right are the only ones that have pictures.

It IS a nice, shiny spoon.  :)

On the other hand, there's something to be said for you having a cat face on your spoon.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi40.tinypic.com%2F316snjq.jpg&hash=dfd59bb8b233294a1fcae9363946a9d3800a7f77)

Adorable!