You Know You've Been on the Forum for Too Long When...

[mikethompson]

... you know how how certain members will reply to a post even before seeing it.

...you hear breaking news in the world, and your first thought is posting it here.


*All due respect to the punchline thread*

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Agreed.

While topics, comments and discussions tend to be redundant (especially in my shorter time here), I still find the forum enjoyable and entertaining on a daily basis. Pictures of pipes and tobacco don't hurt either.

There are patterns in every day life, if you pay enough attention. The forum is more condensed/concentrated with these patterns.

 

[bullet08]

"Dry your tobacco!" And "Pack light!" have burned into your brain. Try to convey those messages to the newbies Jedi way.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

"Dry your tobacco!" And "Pack light!" have burned into your brain. Try to convey those messages to the newbies Jedi way.

But really...

 

[sablebrush52]

When you start posting about the Dunhill branded STG blends as "the good old days".

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

The pattern recognition is strong here. And your not wrong.

 

[sablebrush52]

When every new thread you see feels like a rehash.

 

[scloyd]

...you have more than 5000 posts and most of them you can't remember.

 

[woodsroad]

When people use your name as a punchline!

 

[mikethompson]

When people use your name as a punchline!

No, that's when you know you've made it.

 

[brian64]

...when 95% of the members who were here when you joined are either dead or banned...or left years ago.

 

[nathaniel]

...when 95% of the members who were here when you joined are either dead or banned...or left years ago.

Quite true... I worked at a retirement home for a few yrs in a similar context.

 

[VDL_Piper]

......when good new threads start with robust discussion and the mods shut it down.........because.

 

[mso489]

When you find yourself doing riffs you've done on Forums in personal conversations, and you can't remember if you''ve posted a particular bowl of blend here on What Are You Smoking ... or not.

When you realize you have rewritten your advice to new smokers 482 times.

When your references to fellow members often begin with "the late great...."

When you feel a a little too pleased when you rack up a few "likes."

When you have to restrain yourself from offering advice on subjects you know zero about.

When you feverishly consult your Rand McNally road atlas to find out where a new member from Bear Paw, Oklahoma exactly lives.

When you are still composing posts in your head when the thread disappeared four months ago.

When family members refer to other members here as "your imaginary friends."

And so on.

 

[RookieGuy80]

You find yourself giving the YMMV disclaimer daily in in person conversations.

 

[mikethompson]

......when good new threads start with robust discussion and the mods shut it down.........because.

That's a sign you haven't been here long - that you can't see the nonsense posts incoming.

 

[captpat]

When most questions are a rehash, to which you cut and paste a response from previous responses.

When you are screaming at the screen "Why don't you use the search function?????"

 

[Brendan]

When you notice the last post of any 'controversial' thread was by a moderator, and you check that one first.

 

[Brendan]

Also, when you realise you haven't seen a comment or thread by @Briar Lee in a long time and wonder, nay, ruminate about his well-being.

 

[condorlover1]

When you wake up in the morning and check posts on here first!