Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[infernalis]

I had a 64, cassette drive, 8 color monitor, the works.. State of the art machine.

http://www.rockyroost.net/trailside/invaders.gif

[ConcinusMan]

oh wow, color! My monitor said "etch-a-sketch" on the side. LoL. I mean, it was orange monochrome. yuk.

[EasternGirl]

I remember computer class in high school when we had to program in all that code crap just so you could print out some sort of sad looking dot matrix picture of a smiley face three hours later...

[ConcinusMan]

You must be talking about BASIC. That's not programming, that's cheating.:p

[EasternGirl]

I don't know the computer teacher just gave us some stuff to type in a bunch of code and then a stupid picture would come out on that pitiful printer back in the 80's...back when Atari was cool...

[ConcinusMan]

What do you mean, was cool?:mad: :p I still got mine. Been offered 5 times what I paid for it. Recently.

[EasternGirl]

Lol...I'm going to go watch CSI...I think we're the only ones left on here...goodnight Richard!

[ConcinusMan]

G'nite

[katach]

I don't know the computer teacher just gave us some stuff to type in a bunch of code and then a stupid picture would come out on that pitiful printer back in the 80's...back when Atari was cool...

Atari was, is, and always will be cool!!

[katach]

I probably won't be on much the next few days. I've ben getting headaches and I need a break from the computer screen. If anyone has anything they need from me Chantel, Joe, and Steve know how to get a hold of me. See you all when my headache gets better.

[PINJOHN]

Oh John... I needed that just now. I got the fold of skin behind my thumb caught in a pipe wrench, I log on and see this!

Made my day mate. thanks so much! really.

that sounds very very very painful hope it turns out OK as i hear that under the medical insurance schemes on your side of the pond amputation is very expensive :eek:

[Stefan-A]

I had a 64, cassette drive, 8 color monitor, the works.. State of the art machine.

http://www.rockyroost.net/trailside/invaders.gif
http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/garbage/commodore64.jpg
http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/garbage/commodore64-games.jpg

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/garbage/gamatic7704.jpg
http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/garbage/gamatic7704-games.jpg

Oh and these pictures were taken about 5 minutes ago.

[infernalis]

I no longer have mine, It was destroyed in the 1995 house fire.

When they were current machines, I had to modify a standard RCA cassette recorder for the tape drive, Popular Electronics ran an article on how to do it with just a couple IC chips and a breadboard.

Damn Stefan, That stuff is in great shape for it's age.

[EasternGirl]

I loved Pitfall!! Of course Astroids was the best game ever...there was a bar here that had one of the original video game machines with Astroids on it until recently...

[Stefan-A]

Damn Stefan, That stuff is in great shape for it's age.
Well, the box has about a dozen bullet holes in it and the plastic on the C64 is cracked. And the TV cable is in very poor condition on both machines and should have been repaired in the late 80's. And the tape recorder sustained some damage at some point between 1986 and 1989, but it should still work.

[infernalis]

Ok, quick subject change. Our well pump failed. Most people replace them, But I don't work that way.. I saved $500 doing this myself.

http://www.rockyroost.us/pump/1.jpg

http://www.rockyroost.us/pump/2.jpg

http://www.rockyroost.us/pump/3.jpg

http://www.rockyroost.us/pump/4.jpg

http://www.rockyroost.us/pump/5.jpg

http://www.rockyroost.us/pump/6.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Nothing wrong with DIY.
Saving money is a good thing.

[infernalis]

Saving money is a necessity in today's economy. Off to scrub out a boiler fire box.

Home ownership is so much fun....:eek:

[Char361979]

It's official. I'm on my way to being a domestic goddess. This morning I have make garlic and chilli butter to bake some corn on the cob in. I am partway through making a lemon meringue pie, I've nearly finished knitting a scarf. Next project is crochetting a cushion and starting work on a knitted patch blanket. I feel so domesticated.

[infernalis]

will you marry me?

[kibakiba]

*Smacks Wayne's hand* No, Bad! Not for you! :D

[Char361979]

I think Chris would object.

[Char361979]

Update: Chris doesn't seem that phased. Maybe we could work out a domestic goddess time share. You would of course have to pay my airfair. How do you feel about homemade baked goods? It's some what of an obsession. How would you like your steak?

[infernalis]

Update: Chris doesn't seem that phased. Maybe we could work out a domestic goddess time share. You would of course have to pay my airfair. How do you feel about homemade baked goods? It's some what of an obsession. How would you like your steak?

Well done, hold the fruity sauce.

Yorkshire puddings on the side.

Good thing Dorothy does not look at what I am typing.

[chris-uk]

I'll just make sure she bakes and stocks up the cupboards before your timeshare slot Wayne. The knitting I can take or leave, but it keeps her quiet while I Wii in the evening at the moment.

[Char361979]

Roast potatoes? Would you like icecream with the lemon meringue or just as it comes. Bear in mind, my meringue is soft and almost like a mousse in the middle so dosn't need alot to help it along..... cold beer? I have some in the fridge?

[infernalis]

Roast potatoes would be brill on the side.

Lager or pils in the fridge?

The pie sounds scrummy.:D

[chris-uk]

Stop posting on forums and get back in the kitchen and finish the lemon meringue. I won't eat it before you have the girls over tomorrow evening, you know I wouldn't touch it.

[Char361979]

It's lager I believe. We have other beer however. Failing that I have spirits and mixers and plenty of ice. I've been bagging up ice ready for festivities.
I give good foot rubs too. See why Chris picked me? It definately wasn't looks!! LOL!!

[infernalis]

I could sit and listen to a British Lass talk for hours.

Unless you are as shrill as Miranda Richardson when she gets wound up or Kathryn Drysdale. then I'd flee to the hills.

[Char361979]

Noooo Definately not shrill. Last thing you'd call me is shrill. Not as posh either. I've got this weird hybrid acent thing going on. Bit london, bit posh, bit south coast... unfortunately gaining some midlands. Chris on the other hand could be a BBC announcer.

[infernalis]

Did you ever see the episode of Two pints when the bartender at the pub told Louis she sounded like flipper?

I won't repeat the rest of the line.. Stefan would get mad at me.

[Char361979]

Don't remember that one. You guys get Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps over there??. I've got a deeper tone to my voice sort of Rachel Weiss of the mummy tone. I've lived in too many places to have a fixed regional accent.

[infernalis]

Don't remember that one. You guys get Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps over there??. I've got a deeper tone to my voice sort of Rachel Weiss of the mummy tone. I've lived in too many places to have a fixed regional accent.


No we don't... But I do :)

I watch UK television all the time, Thanks to the internet I can download any show I'd like.

[Char361979]

Fabulous!! Hence you know Miranda Richardson. One of my favourite programmes is Blackadder. I have th DVD boxset with the xmas special and the "back and forth" special.

[infernalis]

Fabulous!! Hence you know Miranda Richardson. One of my favourite programmes is Blackadder. I have th DVD boxset with the xmas special and the "back and forth" special.


I already posted this....



You have no idea Chris, My faves are Mitchell & Webb look, Peep Show, Inbetweeners, Two pints and a packet of crisps, Father Ted, French and Saunders, Ab Fab, The New Statesman, How Not to live your life, Law and Order UK, Blackadder, Fry and Laurie, Enfield and Chums, etc, etc.......

[Char361979]

I see a few of our favourites there as well! Ah someone I can talk telly with!! Yay!

[snakehill]

Damn! I miss Benny Hill!! :p

[infernalis]

I see a few of our favourites there as well! Ah someone I can talk telly with!! Yay!

I have a nice big PM box, so we don't bore the others.

Any idea when the inbetweeners movie is out on DVD?

[snakehill]

I loved Benny Hill! I thought he was the funniest man on the planet!!! :D

[Char361979]

I loved Benny Hill! I thought he was the funniest man on the planet!!! :D

I can not stand Benny Hill, never could. My parents live in his home town. The next street over from their's is called Benny Hill Way.

[EasternGirl]

Wayne is going to send me some of those shows like Blackadder and then I can talk telly with you guys too!

[infernalis]

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[EasternGirl]

It always tells me that the Adobe Flash plugin has crashed and I can't watch those videos that you guys post...

[infernalis]

Well then fix it.:p

Download the latest version and see if that helps.

[kibakiba]

Update it, or reinstall it.

[EasternGirl]

Nevermind...got it working!

[snakehill]

I'm having the same problem! How did you fix it? :confused: I tried reinstalling it about 10 times! Nothing!

[EasternGirl]

It had a little thing on there that said "send error report"...so I clicked on it and sent the error report and then refreshed the page and it worked...but I have to do that over again a lot. Are you using Firefox? I am and Firefox gives me trouble all the time...you may try viewing it in Internet Explorer if you're running Firefox...

[snakehill]

I am using Internet Explorer! Thanks though! I'll give it a try! :)

[EasternGirl]

Hmmm...good luck! Hope you get it working....those were funny Wayne..

[snakehill]

Still can't view them! Wayne are they on your Youtubepage? :(

[infernalis]

No, I searched them up, Favourite clips.

I will PM direct links in a few, Just got my pump back in the well and am craving a long hot shower. :)

[kibakiba]

I find it somewhat funny that everyone seems to have problems with firefox. I've never once had a problem like that... I'm usually the one that gets the weird problems ;)

[EasternGirl]

Yeah...it's always glitchy for me...always has been...like certain websites it will not show pictures and I always have to open internet explorer if I want to view pics on those websites...and it gives me grief on facebook too. Now from what I understand there are ways to fix these glitches if you are tech savvy but I know nothing about stuff like that so therein lies the problem...I'm probably a person that should just stick to internet explorer but I do prefer firefox for a lot of things.

[kibakiba]

I'm not very tech savvy, I do have a boyfriend who does that sort of stuff... But he hates firefox (and has never even used it ;)) so he wont and cant help me with it if for some reason it's not working. It's usually my computer causing the problem though.

[EasternGirl]

Now see I have usually found tech savvy people to prefer firefox...my ex-boyfriend who is a computer tech is the one who got me using it...he always hated internet explorer...and the guy that works on my computer now didn't even install internet explorer on my new computer...he just put firefox on it.

[kibakiba]

IE is pretty easy to get ;)

I used to used IE only, and then it stopped working properly, got a firefox and it worked like a dream... IE also lags my pc a lot, no matter which pc it is... My old one, my old laptop and this one.

[EasternGirl]

Yeah...I think it did that to my old computer and my laptop too. Now it's doing something crazy on my son's computer and I'm going to have to call the computer guy to come look at it...more money to spend on fixing computers...yay.

[EasternGirl]

I am coming up on getting a custom title soon and I need some ideas from you guys...I want it to have something to do with my love for easterns but I'm not good with catchy titles...any ideas?

[EasternGirl]

I changed my username...sorry to confuse everyone but I when I originally joined the forum I just used my name because I didn't know what to use for a username...finally got around to changing it and finally picked something I liked....and btw I still need ideas for my custom title...

[snakehill]

Are you going to change it on sssnakes.com too?

[EasternGirl]

Oh...hmmm...didn't think about it...I'm not on there that much...maybe.

[infernalis]

Let me know, Takes less than a minute to change.

[EasternGirl]

Are you in charge of that on there? If so...you can go ahead and change it for me if you don't mind...thanks.

[infernalis]

Don't forget when you log on, Marnie won't work anymore. ;)

[EasternGirl]

Okay thanks.

[kibakiba]

My drug addict aunt is living with us this week. She has just 5 rules to abide by while living here... 1, do not bug me. 2, stay out of my office. 3, stay out of my bedroom. 4, don't touch anything that belongs to me (she has a record of stealing ALL of my jewelry for drug money) and 5, don't do drugs.
She's broken the first 4 and screamed at me when I told her she wasn't going to be here long if she broke another rule. I said there's a homeless shelter 30 miles from here, start walking. This woman is incredibly thick if she thinks she can use her age over mine when it comes to my, and my mom's, generosity. I'm sick of her ****, she's manipulated my mom and took advantage of her when she was comatose from her medications... Seriously, how can someone sit there and break almost every rule in this house when she has NO WHERE else to go? People like her make me sick. I really can not understand why someone can be THAT stupid, she's about as dumb as a mentally challenged manatee. Sorry, had to rant a bit about it... I'm tired of people taking advantage of the fact I'm quite generous to those in need... But...

[guidofatherof5]

Hang in there Chantel. A little venting is good.

[EasternGirl]

Count to ten and breathe...you're in the right...she shouldn't take advantage and she should follow your rules if you are kind enough to let her stay especially if you are letting her back in after she stole from you. Perhaps she needs a night at the shelter to learn to appreciate your generosity. She probably wouldn't have trouble following your rules after that. It is a good thing to be kind to others but we have to set boundaries to protect ourselves too.

[kibakiba]

She's trying to get on my good side by talking about things she knows I like, belly dance for example. She's also offering, continuously, to make me dinner since I haven't eaten all day. Her brain is kind of stuck at 16, what's when she started doing drugs. She's pretty much walking on eggshells with me, and my mood is very testy.... Though I think anyone has the right to be testy after being screamed at by someone who broke a rule, becaue it's a "stupid" rule. ;)

[EasternGirl]

Well usually people who are addicts do have their brains stop at that age. Let her make you dinner...lol. I can't come up with an idea for my custom title...I need help people!!!

[infernalis]

PITA :p

[EasternGirl]

I don't get it...Am I being blonde again?

[infernalis]

I'm picking on you....

[kibakiba]

She botched the spaghetti and I don't even know how she did it.... Haha.
Thats okay, though... Anything can be delicious if your hungry enough.

[EasternGirl]

Right. Wayne..do you know what the British slang term Anorak means?

[EasternGirl]

And I figured out what PITA meant btw...*evil glare*

[infernalis]

Right. Wayne..do you know what the British slang term Anorak means?

I'm honoured. do you suffer from Anoraknophobia?

http://www.thamnophis.co/things/Anoraknophobia.gif

[EasternGirl]

Lol...I do not. But in Japanese the term they use is otaku and you can use it interchangeably with an enthusiast for something that no one else understands or something that is considered boring to others...so I thought it would be a good term for people like us...garter lovers...we are anoraks or otakus...and I was trying to work it into my custom title but I decided to go with one of yours...I PM'd you...

[Stefan-A]

Geek, nerd, fanboy/-girl, otaku, anoraks... What's the difference?

[infernalis]

Number of vowels.

[EasternGirl]

There is no difference really...just different words for the same thing.

[ConcinusMan]

I was watching Adult Swim last night and they showed the Family Guy where Peter went to Ireland to see his father. The name of the pub cracks me up. It's called "Wifey McBeaties":D

Sometimes the funniest things in the show are in the background so you gotta pay close attention. So... watching family guy again and Chris went to a new school called "Morningwood Acadamy" :p and then there's the one with the women's clothing store called "Britches & Hose"... lol.:D Cracks me up. Even funnier how people in their 60's don't get the last two jokes at all. I had to explain it.:rolleyes:

[EasternGirl]

The guys that fixes my computers just left...as he was walking out he said "Geesh...you've got snakes all over the place now!"...ha ha...

[guidofatherof5]

I just watched another Animal Planet joke.

Mud Lovin' Rednecks

What is going on with this network. What a joke.
The two main characters are "Bubba" and "Fat legs" Enough said.

[EasternGirl]

Good grief.

[guidofatherof5]

The show isn't even over and I'm already embarrassed to be a human.

[infernalis]

And folks wonder why I watch cartoons...

[EasternGirl]

This is why I watch boxsets.

[chris-uk]

And folks wonder why I watch cartoons...
And classic British comedies. :)

[infernalis]

And classic British comedies. :)

That too.

Tony Robinson does a great job hosting documentaries now, am I the only one who can't shake the "baldrick" out of my mind while watching an excellent documentary?? The recent multi part history of Australia was brilliant.

[chris-uk]

As much as I hate receiving damaged goods in the post, the damaged viv we received yesterday may yet have a silver lining. They are sending a replacement and don't want the damaged one back. So a small crack on the top rear-right corner of a 2' ExoTerra may be rendered usable with a combination of hot glue on the inside, and duck tape outside. If I can fix it we have an ExoTerra viv for free (or whatever it costs me to repair it). Happy days, more room for snakes when we have somewhere to shelve it.

[infernalis]

That sounds like a good deal Chris.

[guidofatherof5]

Sounds like a good reason for a few more wee ones.

[EasternGirl]

Very sweet deal indeed!

[guidofatherof5]

Hey Mr. Clooney (John), dump some of those messages from the ladies. Your PM box is full again.:D

[EasternGirl]

Unbelievable! I downloaded the BBC iplayer and you can't download Eastenders if you are in the United States! You can only get it if you are in the U.K.! What the??? So basically...unless I move back to England...I'm not allowed to watch Eastenders anymore...Bollocks!

[infernalis]

Don't feel bad, The Virgin player does the same thing.

[EasternGirl]

Arggghhh.

[PINJOHN]

Marnie if you haven't already arranged something with Chris then i will send you some i dont have the ability to send cd's but if you have got a v.c player ,then i'm your man, recorded at half speed you will get twice as many episodes ...............bloody strange women

[chris-uk]

Marnie if you haven't already arranged something with Chris then i will send you some i dont have the ability to send cd's but if you have got a v.c player ,then i'm your man, recorded at half speed you will get twice as many episodes ...............bloody strange women
I'll have a go at an internet-age solution over the weekend, if I can't get something working we may have to resort to your steam-powered VCR John.

[EasternGirl]

Thanks you guys! You're the best!! Thank you for putting up with my strange preoccupation with Eastenders! I do have a VCR! My son has one so that he can watch his old Power Ranger videos...lol...we are all strange in this house...Of course, right now his obsession is WWE wrestling...don't even get me started with that.

[infernalis]

You are aware that UK VHS tapes will not play in an American VCR aren't you??

Europe uses 24 frames per second, and The USA uses 30 frames a second.

America uses NTSC (A National Television Standard) and Europe uses PAL (Phase Alteration by Line) meaning each line is reverse phase from the previous line.

These standards are irrelevant with DVD, Since DVD uses region coding to lock out players from other countries.

France uses it's very own standard too, as does Brasil. for a total of 4 completely incompatible video standards.

Not sure about right now, but Germany used to have one standard for each side of the Berlin wall.

World television standards and conversions (http://www.video-pro.co.uk/worldtv/)

[EasternGirl]

Oh for the love of all that is holy! The powers that be do not want me to watch Eastenders do they?

[infernalis]

I just looked, and no luck with DVD & Not enough interest for any torrent files.

[EasternGirl]

Thanks for trying...I know they don't have it on DVD...they never released it on DVD. Maybe Chris can get it onto a digital file for me.

[infernalis]

If you were not so far away, I have a Euro VCR, and a Euro TV.

My obsession with European TV goes all the way back to 1988. Heck, I have wore out 3 PAL video machines over the years.

I still have a 3 tape set of "Live Aid" as broadcast on RAI (Italian TV) that was sent to me in the mail.

[EasternGirl]

Well darn...where can I get a Euro VCR? Do you think you can get one anywhere or do you think they're just impossible to find? I mean...you can still get American VCRs...for really cheap too.

[chris-uk]

My old VCR could switch between PAL and NTSC playback/recording. I'm going to see if I can capture video from iPlayer and encode as an MPEG or WMV.

[EasternGirl]

Thanks Chris!

[EasternGirl]

It's really funny because there is this silver star hanging in our living room and Cee Cee stares at it all the time. She has been sitting in the same position staring at it for about 3 hours now...lol.

[RedSidedSPR]

Apparently when the site was updated my link in my signature got all screwed up. Never realized it. Just letting you know it's fixed for anyone who cares. Sorry about that

[gregmonsta]

Peek-a-boo :-P

[PINJOHN]

Peek-a-boo :-P
well hello there you kilted Hibernian where have you been, ? attacking Hadrian's wall perhaps [hint it was built to keep you in] :D:D

[infernalis]

Peek-a-boo :-P

Greg!!! great to see you posting mate> Hope all is well with you.

[kibakiba]

Hi Greg! We've missed you! :D

[Stefan-A]

Peek-a-boo :-P
About goddamn time.

[guidofatherof5]

Peek-a-boo :-P

Call off the hounds.
He's been found.
Very nice to hear from you. ;)
This is like an early Christmas gift.

[infernalis]

About goddamn time.


Classic.

[EasternGirl]

Hello there Greg!

[tress29]

right now his obsession is WWE wrestling...don't even get me started with that.
I've got one watching Family Guy and American Dad, the other is on a Buffy kick!

[EasternGirl]

Oh I love Buffy and Angel...have both on Boxset! I wish my kid was watching Buffy...anything but WWE....

[tress29]

We got Bones: Season 6 for Christmas:D

[EasternGirl]

It rocks! Already watched the whole season! Have fun! Did you name the snakes after the squinterns??

[tress29]

Did you name the snakes after the squinterns??Neither of the boys seemed very interested in playing the name game with me! We'll have to talk about it when they get back from their dad's house.

[EasternGirl]

Well...be sure and let us know when you name them!

[ConcinusMan]

We got Bones: Season 6 for Christmas:D

Awesome.

Well you know how I'm always bragging about the nice weather here in the high desert and just two weeks ago it was around 80 F. Well today we got a big storm. Steady rain at first but now it's 32 F and snowing pretty hard with thunder and lightning. It's awesome. I love thunder snow. It's really cool when the lightning reflects off of the falling snowflakes.:D

[gregmonsta]

Hello there Greg!

Hello there all :D


well hello there you kilted Hibernian where have you been, ? attacking Hadrian's wall perhaps [hint it was built to keep you in]

Been trying to rebuild it :p


Greg!!! great to see you posting mate> Hope all is well with you.

Better now I'm back ;)


Hi Greg! We've missed you!

I've missed this special posse too.


About goddamn time.

:rolleyes:



Call off the hounds.
He's been found.
Very nice to hear from you.
This is like an early Christmas gift.

I escaped Santa just to provide ;)

Apologies for the relatively long holiday. I'm back to banter with my favourite snakey people once again ;)

[infernalis]

Hello there all :D











I escaped Santa just to provide ;)

Apologies for the relatively long holiday. I'm back to banter with my favourite snakey people once again ;)

Have an Irn Bru on us,,

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[chris-uk]

Marnie I had a go at setting up Eastenders streaming for you, the video could download from my server to my laptop but streaming wouldn't work. I'm considering it a challenge now, a bit of a fools errand, but I'm determined to work out if it's my system or the BBC have nailed the drm tightly.

[RedSidedSPR]

What's up Greg!!


Awesome.

Well you know how I'm always bragging about the nice weather here in the high desert and just two weeks ago it was around 80 F. Well today we got a big storm. Steady rain at first but now it's 32 F and snowing pretty hard with thunder and lightning. It's awesome. I love thunder snow. It's really cool when the lightning reflects off of the falling snowflakes.:D

Niiiiiice.:D 60 here right now.:p

[infernalis]

What's up Greg!!



Niiiiiice.:D 60 here right now.:p


That's not nice Jesse, rubbing it in like that. The ground is frozen here, puddles are solid, and it's just plain cold.

[infernalis]

Hey check this out, I am building a web site and had to do some research... this page explains it all.

Lamoka People of tyrone NY (http://www.townoftyrone.org/Lamoka/index.html)

My area was settled thousands of years ago.

[RedSidedSPR]

Hey check this out, I am building YET ANOTHER web site and had to do some research... this page explains it all.

Lamoka People of tyrone NY (http://www.townoftyrone.org/Lamoka/index.html)

My area was settled thousands of years ago.

I fixed your sentence.:p ^^^^

I'll watch the video later. Looks cool. Can't now

[infernalis]

I fixed your sentence.:p ^^^^

I'll watch the video later. Looks cool. Can't now

It's not a video Jesse, it's a web page on the history of the Lamoka lakes tribe.

This one's not for me, it's a customer I'm working for.

[gregmonsta]

Have an Irn Bru on us,,



Funnily enough I just happen to be stereotypical enough to have some at hand :rolleyes:

[infernalis]

Funnily enough I just happen to be stereotypical enough to have some at hand :rolleyes:

Shauny told me about it, I have to try some.

http://www.bucketbros.com/text/disney-dreamworks-scottish-crap.jpg

[EasternGirl]

Marnie I had a go at setting up Eastenders streaming for you, the video could download from my server to my laptop but streaming wouldn't work. I'm considering it a challenge now, a bit of a fools errand, but I'm determined to work out if it's my system or the BBC have nailed the drm tightly. Chris...I appreciate all the effort!

[EasternGirl]

So my son is in the dentist office today getting a tooth filled and they gave him laughing gas...he always says the funniest things when he is "under the nitrous"....I hear him telling the dentist..."my mom said that snakes can fart"...and the dentist matter-of-factly says " I saw that on t.v. the other day...your mom is correct". What kind of crazy t.v. show was talking about snake farts? I want to see that show. Pretty cool dentist...he didn't think I was odd or anything...he just started talking to me about lizards and snakes when I went back to get my son.

[ConcinusMan]

That's not nice Jesse, rubbing it in like that. The ground is frozen here, puddles are solid, and it's just plain cold.

Well the snow / clouds didn't last long. Blue skies and high's near 60 now.:D

[ConcinusMan]

So my son is in the dentist office today getting a tooth filled and they gave him laughing gas...he always says the funniest things when he is "under the nitrous"....I hear him telling the dentist..."my mom said that snakes can fart"..

Snakes definitely fart. Big Bertha was quite noisy sometimes while she was with me.:rolleyes:

[guidofatherof5]

This all reminds me of a thread from awhile ago.
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/general-talk/6547-rude-snakes.html

[chris-uk]

Char had Lacrimosa farting on her last week. They definitely do it, the sound was coming from the wrong end of her to have been breathing, hissing or anything lung related.

[EasternGirl]

You know it's funny because when I was telling my son about it I was repeating what I had heard from other members...I have never actually heard any of my snakes fart or make any sounds while pooping (just read the "rude snakes" thread)...but I have heard other members talk about it...I think I would fall on the floor laughing hysterically if I heard a snake fart! I just don't know if I would get over that!

[ConcinusMan]

I don't know about laughing, but the first time I heard that loud squishy sound my jaw hit the hit the floor in disbelief.

[EasternGirl]

Yeah...I just cannot imagine a snake farting. Lol...just thinking about it.

[ConcinusMan]

Almost sounds like a frog creaking. Sometimes sounds wet and bubbly.:p

[chris-uk]

As far as I'm concerned its a good thing, Char doesn't fall for it when I blame the cat so maybe I can start blaming the snakes.

[RedSidedSPR]

It's not a video Jesse, it's a web page on the history of the Lamoka lakes tribe.

Oh. Nevermind.:p

[infernalis]

Chomper taking a dump... Now that's a sound, followed by an odour that makes snake musk smell really pleasant in comparison.

[RedSidedSPR]

Snake farts. There's a new one.

[EasternGirl]

Okay...so now I'm going to be sitting around staring at the tanks hoping to catch a snake fart! ha ha ha...

[RedSidedSPR]

Now that Richard described it I've heard it. Once. Had no idea though...

[infernalis]

http://www.reptard.info/aa/starwars.jpg

[ConcinusMan]

Chomper looks more like he should be saying "Boonowa tweepi, ha, ha.":D

Ooops. Not sure what happened there. Lost the picture I was referring to.

EDIT: I found it. Different thread. My bad.

http://www.reptard.info/aa/starwars.jpg

[infernalis]

Chomper looks more like he should be saying "Boonowa tweepi, ha, ha.":D

Ooops. Not sure what happened there. Lost the picture I was referring to.

EDIT: I found it. Different thread. My bad.

http://www.reptard.info/aa/starwars.jpg

No it was "my bad" we were joking around over at ssnakess about Chomper looking like Jaba, So I slapped that together, Then I thought about it, and "it's so quiet seemed to make more sense than "other pets".

[EasternGirl]

Well the dog kind of looks like Chewie so I guess you have Star Wars pets...

[PINJOHN]

i have had to open the window just reading this thread :eek:

[kibakiba]

Not sleeping in over 24 hurs + hot soap = burns all over your hands.... Never pour boiling hot soap into a mold unless you want to warp it and have it burst and get in your hair, on your hands on on your face... I'm never going to attempt to get in my last soap orders while I have not slept. Ouch.

[EasternGirl]

This thread has jumped back and forth from so many topics...I am so confused! Lol....farts....jaba...soap...whaaa???

[kibakiba]

Haha... I noticed my "hurs" typo.... I'm tired enough to say "hurrrrrrrrrs" instead of hours.... In fact... I'm going to go say that to my mom before I go to bed!

[EasternGirl]

Farts, Jaba, Soap, Hurs....whaaaa???? lol.....:p...and may I just add a boogada boogada boogada!

[infernalis]

That's the fun of it's so quiet....

I often like to look just to see how "discombobulated" the mumbo jumbo of topics can be.

[infernalis]

I haven't got an adrenaline rush like that since the last time I was shot at.

This morning? :p

[EasternGirl]

And here we go again...Richard, you were shot at???

[PINJOHN]

And here we go again...Richard, you were shot at???
Yes but the kids dad took his peashooter away so it turned out ok :rolleyes:

[EasternGirl]

Lol...

[snakehill]

Where is everybody!!! ( at the mall?:p )

[ConcinusMan]

That's the fun of it's so quiet....



Yeah, there is no going "off topic" in a thread which the topic is "off topic":D


And here we go again...Richard, you were shot at???

Yeah. Not too proud of the kind of lifestyle I led in my 20's. (1990's) I was a very bad boy:o and paid dearly for it. Still I couldn't help but laugh when I was selling all my snakes and Stefan asked "are you going to prison Richard?" Already did that. That's all behind me now.:) I would never do anything ever again that would cause me to be jailed. Or shot at, for that matter. I've very grateful that I even survived. Good thing the dude was a lousy shot. I can't honestly say the 90's wasn't fun, but it was also quite tragic. I don't care to repeat that decade but I don't think I would change a thing if I had a chance to do it over again. I'm a better person today because of it.

Way to dig up an old post, Wayne. Funny thing is, nobody said a dang thing about it until now.:rolleyes:

I was totally serious though. When that speaker fell, I got so startled and got the biggest adrenaline rush I've had since the bullets were flying at me in 1994.


Yes but the kids dad took his peashooter away so it turned out ok :rolleyes:

Hahaha! Good one.:p

[snakehill]

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN ME IN THE SEVENTIES!!!!! :p

[EasternGirl]

Yeah...Richard...I hear you...I was a pretty wild one in my teens and twenties. Never went to prison, but that isn't saying I didn't do things that should have put me there. Like you said, I wouldn't trade my life back then because it made me who I am today...and my son has another thing coming if he thinks he can pull stuff on me in his teens...you can't con a con man..you know what I'm sayin'? Lol....

[infernalis]

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN ME IN THE SEVENTIES!!!!! :p

For me it was late seventies, early eighties.

Never saw a prison, but a local jail once was enough.

[EasternGirl]

I was a punk rock chick in the 80's...I had a mohawk and everything...lol.

[kibakiba]

I was a serious goth 5 years ago. Lip piercings, gauged earrings, black hair with red streaks and bondage pants. I kind of miss them... they were comfy.

[EasternGirl]

Oh yeah...I was goth for years after the punk rock thing. I miss motorcycle boots and my motorcycle jacket....weird colored manic panic hair and my nose ring...I miss a lot of it but can't really pull that stuff off going to PTA meetings and what not...

[infernalis]

I never followed any fads, jeans, flanel, tees, sneakers... always.

[kibakiba]

I'm... Kind of getting back into the gothy stuff, only lesser so... I'm keeping my blonde hair! :D I'd like to get my nose pierced and re-pierce one side of my lip.... I don't think my boyfriend would appreciate that, he complains that he wouldn't want to kiss the metal in my lip instead of me... :rolleyes:
I wear nothing but band tees and baggy jeans, it's the only thing that really fits me... In public :D. I wear pajamas all day, every day if I'm home!

[infernalis]

I won't be returning to any 80's trends.

[kibakiba]

I'm not really going back to the "old" days myself... I'm just enjoying my life and being me, even if it means I look a little more dark and unfriendly ;) People are always surprised when they realize how friendly I really am, despite the fact I look like I could tear someones head off... I only really look like that, though because I'm only out in public when I've been badgered out of bed at 6 am, when I'm used to getting up at 1 pm :D (I'm normally up until 7 am)

[infernalis]

My youngest daughter Sammy is "Goth" with a dominatrix twist in appearance, but she is a sweetheart most of the time, until she gets mad.

She goes for the black hair, black nail polish / lipstick, leather jacket, Abby Boots, wrist bands, dog collar look.

sort of sexy and scary all rolled into one.

She is 16 now, so those typical "I hate the world" type fits are common.

[EasternGirl]

Teenage angst....I never really got rid of that...j/k....okay, I got rid of it for the most part...lol. Just my bipolar nature...like I always say...I'm a very sweet person...until someone ticks me off! Then my head spins around and green stuff shoots out of my mouth....lol. And ahhh...the dominatrix look...now you're describing my 20's....again....can't really pull that off at kiddie soccer games and PTA meetings...of course some of the dads probably wouldn't object.

[EasternGirl]

Okay...this has to be said...where is everyone on this forum??? A year ago when I joined this forum, there were people on here all the time...at all hours of the day and night to talk to. It has gotten pretty depressing...there is never anyone on here anymore. Sometimes I see people listed as online, but then no one is posting anything. Maybe some people are like me and they forget to log off...or maybe people are reading...I don't know. But it just isn't like it used to be on here and I miss the way things were.

[Stefan-A]

Okay...this has to be said...where is everyone on this forum??? A year ago when I joined this forum, there were people on here all the time...at all hours of the day and night to talk to. It has gotten pretty depressing...there is never anyone on here anymore. Sometimes I see people listed as online, but then no one is posting anything. Maybe some people are like me and they forget to log off...or maybe people are reading...I don't know. But it just isn't like it used to be on here and I miss the way things were.
I thought I noticed a sharp drop in users after the latest forum upgrade, but that may just have been my imagination. I do want to point out that there's a huge difference between summers and winters here. As long as people find garters in the wild, there are more users here and when winter comes, they tend to disappear. I've noticed the same trend with my videos on YouTube.

Keepers also tend to stay here until they feel that they have found out all they need to know about garters for the time being and then they stop posting and fade away. Even those who are long-term users of the forum tend to fade away as their lives or priorities change.

I'm constantly here, because I always have a browser open and this forum happens to be among the half a dozen tabs I have open.

I wish you could see how depressing it really is. Since I became a user, this forum has shifted from a majority of very serious breeders to a majority of pet owners that essentially come here to blog about their snakes. Not that I find anything wrong with that, but it does show that this forum has become less appealing to those who would have the most to teach the rest of us.

Then again, maybe I'm making too many assumptions and there's a simpler and better explanation.

[EasternGirl]

I like the fact that there are serious breeders on here that can educate...but I also like the threads in which pet owners blog about their snakes...that part is interesting to me and it builds a sense of community and family on the forum that I have come to treasure. I have made friends and connected to people and look forward to sharing in the day to day joys and sorrows of their lives with their garters. The information about garters initially attracted me to the site...but it was the sense of community that kept me coming back.

[kibakiba]

I'd be a serious breeder if I had the space time and mentality to. Perhaps when I get that job and get some miracle cure to my depression, and can afford a 3 bedroom house.... 2 rooms to my snakes and one room for me and my guitars and violins :D

[EasternGirl]

I don't know if I would want to be a serious breeder...maybe. Would I like to have a bigger snake collection with a wider variety of snakes? Yes. Would I like to have a huge house and a beautiful, fully equipped reptile room? Of course. But I don't know if I would want to go into breeding and selling.

[infernalis]

I don't know if I would want to be a serious breeder...maybe. Would I like to have a bigger snake collection with a wider variety of snakes? Yes. Would I like to have a huge house and a beautiful, fully equipped reptile room? Of course. But I don't know if I would want to go into breeding and selling.


Trust me, breeding and selling garter snakes is NOT lucrative by any means. Even the largest scale Thamnophis breeder we know of here still has to hold down a full time job to live.

[EasternGirl]

Oh I hear you...I'm just saying that if I had a big house and more money I would probably have a bigger snake collection and a huge reptile room..but I don't know if I would ever go into breeding and selling...just don't know if that is my thing. I like snakes for the personal enjoyment of them.

[infernalis]

My biggest problem is I wind up keeping too many of the babies.

[tress29]

I've got some Christmas money to invest in a non-thamnpohis way! All of my siblings are overloaded on electronic devices, and I feel I'm a little behind the times! My phone is "dumb" and can't even text. My desktop PC doesn't even have a sound card! I was thinking of getting myself a netbook (because my kids won't share.) I've also looked at tablets and wondered how the forum looks on them? How easy it is to use, etc? Any opinions? I can get a heck of a lot of netbook/laptop for what a iPad costs! Anyone using other tablets?

[tress29]

I try to get on every day, at least to read through the new posts. This weekend, I was in MI visiting family. I'm lucky if I get to check my email, let alone visit all my faves!

[infernalis]

Why not just get a full on laptop, They are so cheap anymore, I got my kids one each for Christmas.

[EasternGirl]

I know a lot of people are using tablets now but I can't afford a decent one yet. I bought my son a cheap one for Christmas...but it doesn't really count and I can't exactly compare it because it doesn't really do all of the things that the good ones do. If I had the money...I would get a decent one, but that is only because I already have a laptop. I would say that if you don't have a laptop...go for a laptop first....get a tablet after you have a laptop.

[EasternGirl]

Yeah...well, it's the holidays now so obviously people are busy.

[infernalis]

Once upon a time this place was so busy it was hard to keep up with it all.

[chris-uk]

Depends what else you want to use it for. Tablets are great for surfing the net in front of the TV. Having said that I don't have a tablet, but most of the time when I stop by the forum it's on my Android phone - consider it to have all the functionality of a larger tablet but it works well as a phone as well because it fits in my pocket. So phone with 4.3" screen is fine for surfing the web, which means something like the Galaxy Tab (I've used friends' tabs, and they are excellent) with a larger screen would be good as well.
On the other hand netbooks are dead cheap now because nobody wants them, tablets and touchscreen devices are the future. :)

[tress29]

most of the time when I stop by the forum it's on my Android phone - consider it to have all the functionality of a larger tablet but it works well as a phone as well because it fits in my pocket.
Yeah, I haven't made the jump to a smart phone yet either!

[ssssnakeluvr]

Trust me, breeding and selling garter snakes is NOT lucrative by any means. Even the largest scale Thamnophis breeder we know of here still has to hold down a full time job to live.
Ain't that the truth!!

[ssssnakeluvr]

I thought I noticed a sharp drop in users after the latest forum upgrade, but that may just have been my imagination. I do want to point out that there's a huge difference between summers and winters here. As long as people find garters in the wild, there are more users here and when winter comes, they tend to disappear. I've noticed the same trend with my videos on YouTube.

Keepers also tend to stay here until they feel that they have found out all they need to know about garters for the time being and then they stop posting and fade away. Even those who are long-term users of the forum tend to fade away as their lives or priorities change.

I'm constantly here, because I always have a browser open and this forum happens to be among the half a dozen tabs I have open.

I wish you could see how depressing it really is. Since I became a user, this forum has shifted from a majority of very serious breeders to a majority of pet owners that essentially come here to blog about their snakes. Not that I find anything wrong with that, but it does show that this forum has become less appealing to those who would have the most to teach the rest of us.

Then again, maybe I'm making too many assumptions and there's a simpler and better explanation.

some of us kinda go into brumation with our snakes :D I am still on here all the time, just don't post as much (well, this year I haven't, been a not so great year) and I am one of the first ones to join this forum!

[chris-uk]

The thing that is attractive about the forum is the huge base of knowledge and experience. I'm guessing there's a lot of people who read posts asking for advice, see that good advice has been given and don't see the need to post the same thing, but if there was an unanswered question or bad advice they would post in response.

When it comes to keepers of pet snakes and serious breeders... Tomorrow's serious breeders have to come from somewhere. It's not like anyon wakes up one morning and decides to convert a room in their house, fill it with a hundred garters (including some of breeding age), and just starts breeding.
I'd like to think at some point our Cuitzeo pair will breed, and further down the line our Western Blacknecks. Given how few of either of these there are in the UK that would give me something in the order of 25-50% of breeding pairs of those species in the UK. That would make me a serious breeder, even if the babies are produced by our pets (which all have names). :)

[tress29]

Has anyone ever ordered items from CafePress? The English Setter rescue I used to volunteer for had some images they uploaded, and you could get bumper stickers, hats, t-shirts etc, with the logo.

I was looking at my brand new, unadorned car and thinking I sure could use a Thamnophis.com bumper sticker...

[Stefan-A]

Once upon a time this place was so busy it was hard to keep up with it all.
I read every single post up until about June this year.

[ConcinusMan]

My condolences.:p

[snakehill]

Hey Stefan! Why does everyone on the other forum spell your name wrong? I'ts getting very annoying!!!! :p

[ConcinusMan]

I noticed. Even did it myself a few times. It just seems second nature to spell it with "ph" instead of "F"

[snakehill]

Well they are all waiting for Stefan to share some of his "pearls of wisdom" about Taiwan Beauty snakes over there! :p

[Stefan-A]

Hey Stefan! Why does everyone on the other forum spell your name wrong? I'ts getting very annoying!!!! :p
Which other forum?

[snakehill]

You know! It starts with a 'S'!;)

[RedSidedSPR]

Just say it.

[snakehill]

ssSNAKESs.com

[RedSidedSPR]

Gotcha. Is Stefan on that one? I didn't know that. I'm a member but i just can't keep up with two forums lol. Plus i just like this one better.

And the fact that it's garter snakes, of course.

[snakehill]

I like this one too but no one has been on here lately including you!!!! :p

[Stefan-A]

ssSNAKESs.com
Didn't know I had been mentioned there.

[RedSidedSPR]

I like this one too but no one has been on here lately including you!!!! :p

I've been BUSY!! Christmas vacation now, though, a nice long one, so I'll have more time.

[EasternGirl]

I think I have been guilty of spelling Stefan wrong....and yes there are more people on ssnakess these days...and yes Tress I have ordered stuff from Cafepress...decent stuff. Of course I prefer this forum because it is dedicated to garters but no one is ever around anymore...so I am probably over on that forum these days more too.

[RedSidedSPR]

sSnakeSs is ridiculously active. I just can't keep up most days. Sometimes I'll get back on, but it's hard to go through 4,000 unread posts.:eek:

[Stefan-A]

Well they are all waiting for Stefan to share some of his "pearls of wisdom" about Taiwan Beauty snakes over there! :p
Right, you're talking about someone else.

[snakehill]

Wow! Sorry about that!!! :o

[Stefan-A]

I don't think I even have an account over there. And I certainly don't know any of the people over there, so that must be someone else.

edit: Well apparently I do.

[kibakiba]

I actually spell the "ph" ones wrong, using F instead... It's cause I'm used to "Stefan".
It's all your fault Stefan! :D

[infernalis]

Stefan is not the same as Stephen, nor is Steven, Stefano, Stenya, Stepan, Estepan, Stepona......

[infernalis]

Hey Stefan! Why does everyone on the other forum spell your name wrong? I'ts getting very annoying!!!! :p

Stephen is a Canadian member there.


ssSNAKESs.com


Didn't know I had been mentioned there.

You have not been, the only people there that even know who you are came from here.


sSnakeSs is ridiculously active. I just can't keep up most days. Sometimes I'll get back on, but it's hard to go through 4,000 unread posts.:eek:

Sometimes 50+ posts an hour.

One time I lost my internet for half a day, catching up was insane.

[Stefan-A]

Just so you all know, my user name there is the same as here and I haven't made a single post yet.

[infernalis]

The silent lurker.

[Stefan-A]

The silent lurker.
Lurking implies presence. I've been there about 3 times since I registered. :D

I also think there's something wrong with my profile. ;)

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/garbage/ssnakess-profile.jpg

[infernalis]

I saw that, there is two profiles.. weird

one is Stefan-A and the other is Stefan A

[EasternGirl]

I never do the unread posts thing...I just go straight to threads that I find interesting or that I have been following or that I recently posted on and go to the last page....on ssnakess. On this forum I do unread posts.

[kibakiba]

I read all the unread posts... It's more interesting that way :p


Also Stefan and Stephan may not be the same, but it's still a name.... Just like poodles of noodles can be a name... And that is what I shall call Stefan for now. :D

[EasternGirl]

Lol....yes...well, I read the unread posts on here....it's just too many on ssnakess.

[ConcinusMan]

Lurking implies presence. I've been there about 3 times since I registered. :D

I also think there's something wrong with my profile. ;)

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/garbage/ssnakess-profile.jpg

Wait a sec... why does it say "Hello %1$s " ??? Are they calling you names? heehehe

[RedSidedSPR]

I read it all on this site, but I just don't have the time to catch up on everything there. It's not possible for me.

[Stefan-A]

I saw that, there is two profiles.. weird

one is Stefan-A and the other is Stefan A
And apparently that tiny difference is too much for the forum software to handle. When I logged in with my own username, I seemed to get access to the other guy's account. :D

[RedSidedSPR]

Mwahaha

[ConcinusMan]

I should go there and make another account... "Stefan. A" or "Stefan_A" and see if the fabric of space and time unravels, all while bringing down the entire world wide web.:p

[tress29]

Hey, this thread is on page 999! Think we'll top 1000 today?

[kibakiba]

Maybe... Quick! start an interesting conversation!

[Stefan-A]

Hey, this thread is on page 999! Think we'll top 1000 today?
It's on page 250. :p

[RedSidedSPR]

I like turtles.

[Stefan-A]

I like turtles.
No, you hate them.

[kibakiba]

Yummm, turtles....!

[PINJOHN]

Maybe... Quick! start an interesting conversation!
ok JUST TO GET THINGS STARTED
IF A DEAF PERSON GOES TO COURT IS IT STILL CALLED A HEARING?
WHY DOES YOUR DOG GET ANGRY WHEN YOU BLOW IN HIS FACE,AND THEN STICK HIS HEAD OUT OF THE WINDOW WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE CAR ? ....... THAT SHOULD START SOME DEEP PHILOSOPHICAL DEBATE :D

[guidofatherof5]

Why is there braille at a drive-up ATM?

[Stefan-A]

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/garbage/1321044279760.jpg

[ConcinusMan]

Hahaha ^^^

[guidofatherof5]

John, it's time to lose some PM's.

[RedSidedSPR]

Page 1000!

[Stefan-A]

Still 250.

[ConcinusMan]

Why is there braille at a drive-up ATM?

One of my favorites is...

Why do we park on a driveway, and drive on a parkway?


Still 250.

Which brings up a point. Wouldn't the number of pages depend on your settings? I mean, it would depend on how many posts per page you are displaying, wouldn't it? I believe you can change that in your preferences, in most forums. Changeable because more posts per page will cause each page to take longer to load, and you can adjust it for best performance according to your internet speed.

[RedSidedSPR]

Still 250.

Your serious?

Richard I don't see that settings anywhere