Who are you anyway?

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 21 May 2006, 12:44

Since I'm a newbie and gave you all a potty (sorry ... potted) biog of myself ... could you all kind of do the same on this thread? It's just so I can get to know who's who, who Sir Bob Jefferson is, why Porty online and why Dada does not have a Mama online? I confess it worries me ...

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 21 May 2006, 13:04

Just read the "newbies welcome here" thread.

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 21 May 2006, 15:25

I tried ... god it's long ... and it reads like the Da Vinci Code (work that one out!) ... and some of you earlier ones don't have a biog on that.

Can't we just cut to the chase here??? Please? For the sake of the children!!!!! Oh god, won't someone think of the children????

Novastar · Post by **Novastar** » 21 May 2006, 15:44

Has been confusing me for months. Lot of in jokes as groups of people know each other off forum. I wouldn't worry about it.

Potted history was interesting. Funny how after ??months on here I still don't know whos behind half the screen names. Met a load at a football game and I know Zarg (that's my link with Porty - I live in Leith) - rest are a mystery.

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 21 May 2006, 16:28

I did notice the in-jokes, but it's all friendly banter so it doesn't get in the way. It's like the old gag ... "If you know "The Water Is Deep" ... just jump in!' So I jumped ... before I got pushed. My doggy-paddling is almost over ... and the swimming starts soon.

Zarg? Do you mean ...

Habitat: Vazzarc Jungles
EcoNiche: Predatory Carnivore
Intelligence: Associative thought
One of the deadliest predators in the galaxy is the zarg. Found in the vicinity of the Euphrates Sector, the zarg's homeworld is quarantined. Several species on Vazzarc are deemed too deadly for transport. Travel on the planet's surface is highly hazardous to all sentient species. Despite the quarantine, big game hunters sometimes land on Vazzarc in hopes of bagging the ultimate predator. Smugglers sometimes brave a landing in hopes of collecting a few Zarg eggs for sale on the black market (for a hefty fee sometimes commanding upwards of 3 million credits apiece). The crime lord Thir'nakk is thought to own several zargs and is said to feed them only with those who can't pay his generous loans.
These bipedal nightmares are the epitome of the hunter. Chitinous armor covers the zarg's blue-purple to black hide. Despite their size, zargs are silent hunters are are masters of stealth in their natural environment. Bladelike claws extend from their upper digits, able to shred open prey (and also making climbing difficult if not impossible). Rows of razor sharp teeth fill the zarg's powerful mouth. New teeth grow in to replace those that are lost. A nocturnal hunter, the zarg's nightvision is excellent, even when the planet's three moons are below the horizon.
Zargs are solitary hunters and shun other members of their species. They are vicious defenders of territory even to their own species. Only in Vazzarc's early spring do zargs seek each other out to mate. Mating is a painful process, especially for the female as the male holds her down with his fangs and claws. The male leaves soon after a successful mating. While the zarg may be the top predator on Vazzarc, several scavenger species present major danger to young zargs. The female will defend the eggs until they hatch. Once hatched, the baby zargs are able to hunt for themselves. Many hatchlings have been known to turn on their brethren for nourishment. Studies suggest that since the parents play no part in raising the young, that hunting is a learned experience.
Zargs raised solely in captivity are nothing like those raised in the wild. A zarg was once found living in Babylon 5's Gray Sector. Raised in isolation and fed only what it could hunt in the artificial environment, the zarg was underdeveloped to the point of retardation.

One of THOSE Zargs????

Leith is a mystery!

Does Dadaist or yourself or anyone else have an Internet entry like Zarg??

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 21 May 2006, 19:25

I guess I'm part of some of the in-jokes but they are not intended as exclusive they just evolve as the banter develops.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 21 May 2006, 20:09

Porty wrote:I guess I'm part of some of the in-jokes but they are not intended as exclusive they just evolve as the banter develops.

But they are intended to scathe and upset

We have had queries like this in the past from other newbies. Unfortunately/fortunately some of us grew up together and others just tagged along (the incomers

) and now it would be cheaper if we just met on the benches outside the Police Station once a week like most of the elderly locals do and have a gab. This would also serve the purpose of letting our families spend some quality time with us. In jokes, I'm afraid, are a necessary part of our cyber life as is being a clique on the CC

. Hang around long enough Cleo and you'll soon be absorbed.

Oops, forgot to mention also that lots of us are related - to each other.....

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 21 May 2006, 20:12

Please don't call me Cleo .... I'm gay ... not a girl! And as for being absorbed .... how absorbent do I have to be? I ask because my vacuum is broken and no longer sucks!

I have no problem with people who play banjoes in Deliverance country! Incest, after all ... is a game for ALL the family!

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 21 May 2006, 20:26

Cleopas wrote:Please don't call me Cleo .... I'm gay ... not a girl!

Don't whine like one then

. I apologise for calling you Cleo, but really there's nothing wrong with being a girl. I was one once.

Cleopas wrote:I have no problem with people who play banjoes in Deliverance country! Incest, after all ... is a game for ALL the family!

Funny you should say that because I'm sure we had a thread about it once and it got us into a bit of bother with a poster

. It's all gossip and tittle tattle anyway - none of my children have missing bits.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 21 May 2006, 20:28

It is very tempting.

gilo · Post by **gilo** » 21 May 2006, 20:30

Porty wrote:It is very tempting.

eh?

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 21 May 2006, 20:31

Porty wrote:It is very tempting.

Zip it

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 21 May 2006, 21:27

Whine??? I asked you (and everyone else) never to call me Cleo ... that's not a whine, it's a request. My family don't do it ... no-one else has my permission to either ... capisce?

"Don't whine like one then" I hope the girls and women on this board take you up on that offensive and misogynistic remark. It's not just tasteless and offensive, it says more about you than you might want people to know. Especially if, as I have assumed you meant you were once a girl and you're a woman now ... Or did you mean gender reassignment?

I am not and never have been female, nor have I ever wanted to be. I am in fact very masculine. My name is Cleopas ... not Cleo.

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 21 May 2006, 21:51

Cleopas wrote:Whine??? I asked you (and everyone else) never to call me Cleo ... that's not a whine, it's a request. My family don't do it ... no-one else has my permission to either ... capisce?

"Don't whine like one then" I hope the girls and women on this board take you up on that offensive and misogynistic remark. It's not just tasteless and offensive, it says more about you than you might want people to know. Especially if, as I have assumed you meant you were once a girl and you're a woman now ... Or did you mean gender reassignment?

I am not and never have been female, nor have I ever wanted to be. I am in fact very masculine. My name is Cleopas ... not Cleo.

I don't know why you are making such an issue of this. Most of us get abbreviated on here. I'm commonly referred to as TG, Epykat is Epy,Dadaist,Dada,Jackson Priest,JP, etc etc etc etc, it's all part of POL.

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 21 May 2006, 22:20

What about me!!!

could I be abbreviated to

Post by **wangi** » 21 May 2006, 22:22

Spider, much easier to spell.

(Wang)

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 21 May 2006, 22:30

And what about me getting called Poopy - just because of keystroke error in a private message!!!

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 21 May 2006, 22:32

Cleopas wrote:"Don't whine like one then" I hope the girls and women on this board take you up on that offensive and misogynistic remark. It's not just tasteless and offensive, it says more about you than you might want people to know. Especially if, as I have assumed you meant you were once a girl and you're a woman now ... Or did you mean gender reassignment?

I for one am not offended by your remark Epy...girls whine it's a well know fact (and I have two daughters who prove the rule)....just as surely as men get man flu or is that a personal insult to our male members

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 21 May 2006, 22:33

foxy wrote:
Cleopas wrote:"Don't whine like one then" I hope the girls and women on this board take you up on that offensive and misogynistic remark. It's not just tasteless and offensive, it says more about you than you might want people to know. Especially if, as I have assumed you meant you were once a girl and you're a woman now ... Or did you mean gender reassignment?
I for one am not offended by your remark Epy...girls whine it's a well know fact (and I have two daughters who prove the rule)....just as surely as men get man flu or is that a personal insult to our male members

Didn't bother me either!!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 21 May 2006, 22:35

male members

Hussy!!

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 21 May 2006, 22:36

Poppy wrote:
male members
Hussy!!

Whatever do you mean Ms Poopy

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 21 May 2006, 22:41

foxy wrote:
Poppy wrote:
male members
Hussy!!
Whatever do you mean Ms Poopy

You know very well what I mean, Ms Naughty!

Jackson Priest · Post by **Jackson Priest** » 21 May 2006, 23:50

Cleopas wrote:I am not and never have been female, nor have I ever wanted to be. I am in fact very masculine. My name is Cleopas ... not Cleo.

I've never been female either, and I'm incredibly masculine as well, but the fact is that Cleo is a lovely name.

P-L-E-A-S-E can we call you Cleo, Cleo?

Oh, go on. Since it's us.

Thanks Cleo!

Jackie Priest

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 22 May 2006, 09:22

Cleo is indeed a lovely name ... for a fem ... Not for a guy. I promise. I'm not the prettiest guy on Earth ... not the ugliest either thank all the gods ... I'm just not a Cleo.

Kleon maybe. I wish I had been called that. No, scratch that. I would've preferred Jason or if it HAD to be biblical ... Jesus F N Christ! Which is what I was called a lot as a child. It's true ... My mother would often shout at me "Jesus F N Christ, are you not in your bed yet?!"

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 22 May 2006, 09:33

Jackson Priest wrote:
Cleopas wrote:I am not and never have been female, nor have I ever wanted to be. I am in fact very masculine. My name is Cleopas ... not Cleo.
I've never been female either, and I'm incredibly masculine as well, but the fact is that Cleo is a lovely name.

P-L-E-A-S-E can we call you Cleo, Cleo?

Oh, go on. Since it's us.

Thanks Cleo!

Jackie Priest

Summat wrong with your avatar dude. Give me a shout if you want a web hosting solution.

Jackson Priest · Post by **Jackson Priest** » 22 May 2006, 09:37

Dadaist wrote:
Summat wrong with your avatar dude. Give me a shout if you want a web hosting solution.

Thanks, Dadaist Project. I tried to change it last night, but got that page of gobbledygook again.

JP

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 22 May 2006, 10:18

Jackson Priest wrote:
Dadaist wrote:
Summat wrong with your avatar dude. Give me a shout if you want a web hosting solution.
Thanks, Dadaist Project. I tried to change it last night, but got that page of gobbledygook again.

JP

Yes, but am I bothered?

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 22 May 2006, 10:37

Cleopas wrote:It's not just tasteless and offensive.......

That would be unlike the one you made about Community Councillors being corrupt and taking illicit money then?

rathbone · Post by **rathbone** » 22 May 2006, 10:45

Cleopas wrote:Since I'm a newbie and gave you all a potty (sorry ... potted) biog of myself ... could you all kind of do the same ...

Some of us do, Cleopas....I go rambling all the way to Emmaus on a regular basis..... you've been there yourself

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 22 May 2006, 10:47

Epykat wrote:
Cleopas wrote:It's not just tasteless and offensive.......
That would be unlike the one you made about Community Councillors being corrupt and taking illicit money then?

Maybe it was "joking" like when it "joked" about Niddrie.

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 22 May 2006, 12:13

Context people ... remember things in context.

I can't make jokes about Niddrie?? Maybe you'd prefer said Waste Plant in Corstorphine or Marchmont?? Like THAT would ever happen!

Niddrie is usually where things get "dumped" ... that's why I mentioned it. With the local population and buildings decimated in the last 10 years, the council can pretty much do what it likes there. And will ...

And "it" ... Dadaist???? Have I offended thee??

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 22 May 2006, 12:16

Come over and register on the Radio Free Porty forum, Cleopas.

http://s14.invisionfree.com/Radio_Free_ ... howforum=1

ali · Post by **ali** » 22 May 2006, 13:44

Dadaist wrote:Come over and register on the Radio Free Porty forum, Cleopas.

http://s14.invisionfree.com/Radio_Free_ ... howforum=1

in pubtalk this translates as "You!!! - Outside...........NOW!!!!"

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 22 May 2006, 13:55

Heh. We'll see.

Izzie · Post by **Izzie** » 22 May 2006, 13:57

Sounded like that to me also.

What is it with these two?I am new here also and have not had to explain myself thank goodness.

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