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

[mikethompson]

"ruminate" hadn't seen sunlight in the world at large for a century or so

Sounds like @cosmicfolklore to me

When you're positive that @VDL-Piper is Red Green, but you don't want to out him.

If the women don't find you handsome, they'll at least find you handy.

 

[troutface]

Sounds like @cosmicfolklore to me



If the women don't find you handsome, they'll at least find you handy.

And remember, keep your stick on the ice.

 

[dcrguns]

You resurrect old threads that should have just died and give them life again. You also reference them in the Secret Santa thread!

 

[gamzultovah]

You primarily post in the WAYS thread.

 

[kcghost]

When you have been here so long that the number of posts you have is less the number of years you have been multiplied by a thousand.

 

[Flatfish]

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

Flatfish starts giving YOU advice.

 

[mikethompson]

You see old threads of yours be resurrected

 

[gamzultovah]

When you actually feel the need to hit the “Ignore” button.

 

[Sam Gamgee]

I purposefully don't spend a lot of time on this forum because I want to keep it interesting. It's more fun for me to mostly check in on weekends. Even without spending days on end here it's easy to tell what certain members are going to say on certain topics. The contrarians were easy to pick out from day one because they just take the opposite view of whatever is presented in a thread. Two come to mind in particular. I'm sure seeing my avatar causes a sigh of weariness for at least a few. It can't be helped in life.

Someone mentioned screaming at the screen and telling folk to use the search feature. I get it, and I see that attitude a lot on forums. But new threads help people get acquainted with one another, etc. If all anyone ever does is search, there would be no new discussions. What would the contrarians do then?!

 

[SBC]

I purposefully don't spend a lot of time on this forum because I want to keep it interesting. It's more fun for me to mostly check in on weekends. Even without spending days on end here it's easy to tell what certain members are going to say on certain topics. The contrarians were easy to pick out from day one because they just take the opposite view of whatever is presented in a thread. Two come to mind in particular. I'm sure seeing my avatar causes a sigh of weariness for at least a few. It can't be helped in life.

Someone mentioned screaming at the screen and telling folk to use the search feature. I get it, and I see that attitude a lot on forums. But new threads help people get acquainted with one another, etc. If all anyone ever does is search, there would be no new discussions. What would the contrarians do then?!

Nuh-uh.

 

[timt]

If the question, “what’s become of me?” enters your mind.

 

[didimauw]

When you feel you phone vibrate, and depending on the time of night, you know it's a "pipes magazine member report" email alert.

This is a real skill I have acquired.

 

[sablebrush52]

You know you’ve been on the forum too long when a thread about being on the forum too long, that you posted to, gets resurrected and you’re posting about it.

 

[timt]

When your bazillionth sub $20 corn cob pipe arrives in the mail and it takes extreme self control to not post pics of it.

 

[HRPufnstuf]

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.

Carol, it sounds as if someone attempted a forum intervention on you.
Fight the power.

 

[HRPufnstuf]

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

I lol cuz I'm guilty.

 

[gamzultovah]

When you miss BROBS…

 

[HRPufnstuf]

I purposefully don't spend a lot of time on this forum because I want to keep it interesting. It's more fun for me to mostly check in on weekends. Even without spending days on end here it's easy to tell what certain members are going to say on certain topics. The contrarians were easy to pick out from day one because they just take the opposite view of whatever is presented in a thread. Two come to mind in particular. I'm sure seeing my avatar causes a sigh of weariness for at least a few. It can't be helped in life.

Someone mentioned screaming at the screen and telling folk to use the search feature. I get it, and I see that attitude a lot on forums. But new threads help people get acquainted with one another, etc. If all anyone ever does is search, there would be no new discussions. What would the contrarians do then?!

Leave? One can only hope.

 

[gamzultovah]

Leave? One can only hope.

The the Hotel California itself, once you’ve checked in, you can never leave.

 

[ThermionicScott]

When you feel you phone vibrate, and depending on the time of night, you know it's a "pipes magazine member report" email alert.

This is a real skill I have acquired.

Middle of the night = "What did @Ahi Ka do this time?"