Well, hello there! I've been silently lurking amongst you for a while, unable to make myself heard because (for reasons unclear to me) Hatrack is unable to email me my password on my Verizon email account. So, I finally tried using a different email account, and voila! here I am! How's THAT for some quick problem solving.
I first got sucked into the Hatrack forum when I was google-searching something completely un-Cardish, and got a hit to the page. Already a fair fan and ravenous reader with real respect for the OSC Opus, I peeked about. And I promptly got a minor crush (well, an admixture of respect, awe, and affection) for one of you, and began following that member's posts. Then I became familiar with the rest of the group, and got the urge to join in the fun. What a lovely community you have here.
I look forward to joining in the fun. Everybody say "Hey" to the new kid on the block.
Your New Tante and Shvester, Esther
[ July 20, 2005, 04:27 PM: Message edited by: Tante Shvester ]
Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
Howdy, howdy, howdy
Welcome to Hatrack. (Hats off)
Posted by peterh (Member # 5208) on :
Hiya and Welcome.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
You're my aunt and my sister? How does that work, exactly?
!ברוכים הבאים להטרק
Welcome, Esther. Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Plural "you" I'm Tante to some, Shvester to others, and Esther to the rest.
Posted by Sid Meier (Member # 6965) on :
So who do you have a crush on exactly?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote: Plural "you" I'm Tante to some, Shvester to others, and Esther to the rest.
I figured.
Hi, I'm Rivka. If I tease, it just means I like you. Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Hmmm...the crush. Well, I'd rather not say, for fear of embarrassing that someone. Or me. I STILL hold that member in high regard and esteem.
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
This would be a better game than Phanto/Morbo's. Create a new screenname, then you have to guess who the person has a crush on. (This is not in any way an accusation that Tante Esther Shvester is anyone other than who she says she is -- just a fun game idea.)
I guess Frisco, 'cause that's who I would have a crush on if I weren't married. Especially if I were a woman.
Welcome to Hatrack, Tante!
--Pop
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
Welcome! Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
Welcome! Are you willing to email the identity of the admired? My email's in my profile.
Oh, and I'm completely trustworthy. Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Welcome to Hatrack.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Hey! Welcome Tante Shvester!
Well, if I were a heterosexual guy, or a homosexual woman, or bisexual of either, I'd probably have a crush on Eljay. So that's who I'm guessing.
But nah, Eljay, since I'm none of the above, you're still safe around me. Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
Who doesn't have a crush on ElJay?
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
*laughs* Yeah, ain't that the truth? Eljay
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
I might've said ElJay, but she already seems nervous enough around me since I told her about that dream where we got married after I was widowed. I haven't told Frisco about any of my dreams about him.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Hm. It would also be fun to start a thread with the question "If you had a crush on a hatracker, who would it most likely be?"
But I imagine that spouses would get a little annoyed if their husband/wife kept getting mentioned.
Ahem! Not that I would have a crush on a married man. *cough*
Welcome to the board Tante!! I'm glad you finally got your password. Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
I highly recommend telling your Hatrack "crush" you're interested.
Trust me on this one. Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Well, Val, since you are highly recommending. I AM revealing my *secret* Hatrack crush. I've emailed that 'racker to post notice.
I see from your profile that you are from Omaha. Growing up, every Sunday night, we would tune into "Mutual of Omaha Wildlife Kingdom" on ABC. I remember begging my folks for a vacation trip to Omaha, Nebraska, so that we could see the elephants, giraffes, lions, rhinos, and all that for ourselves. It came as a read dissapointment for me to find out that none of these are actually native to Omaha.
But glad to meet you!
Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
Better go check my email.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Yeah, I'm still clueless. Who's in Omaha? Anyone? Anyone?
Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
quote:Originally posted by beverly: Who doesn't have a crush on ElJay?
Oh and: NOT ME! SHE SUCKS!
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
I am biologically incapable of having a crush on anyone who lives in Minnesota.
Sorry, ElJay.
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Welcome, Esther! Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Hey there, Eshter! Welcome to the 'rack! Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
This was a great noob post. Welcome.
I used to love Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, too. I always felt sorry for Jim. He got sent out on to do all that dangerous stuff, and there was this guy back in the office sort of ordering him around...
"Now Jim will wrangle the rhino while I sit back in my comfy chair and tell you about insurance."
"See if Jim had insurance, he wouldn't be looking so glum just now."
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Hello, Esther! Welcome to Hatrack!
As for the rest of you...
Scott R, I am deeply wounded.
jebus, I'm glad you feel that way.
quids, bev, and papa, you're silly. Thanks.
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
>>Scott R, I am deeply wounded.
I know. It's a terrible thing not to have my love.
Alas.
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
Oh-- Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
"הטרק"?! IMO - יצא זוועה.
I prefer it in Yiddish: האעעטרעק פיר די אינטעלעקט. How's מיר spelling?
*Thinks of starting a Hebrew thread.*
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
quote: I AM revealing my *secret* Hatrack crush. I've emailed that 'racker to post notice.
Curse my overzealous spam filter!
(This is not the first time I've had occasion to write this, oddly enough.)
Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
Christi better watch out, eh?
Welcome to the forum Tante .
I'm rather curious about who the crush is, especially now that you've emailed them. The Hatrack-couple Boom happened about a year ago, and I think now we've hit a Baby Boom, but there may be aftershocks of the first still coursing through bandwidth .
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
Welcome to The 'Rack, Esther. Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I'm dying to know who the crush is.
But in the interest of keeping my policy of not revealing crushes on married men and/or people I have met or may meet, I couldn't possibly post in a "Who's your crush?" thread?
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
quote: *Thinks of starting a Hebrew thread.*
You've only done this like twelve times.
Welcome, Esther!! I have to just say that I LOVE your screen name. And your first post was awesome. And you seem really cool. And I should stop, my Jew is showing.
!ברוכים הבאים
Oh, btw, I'm also DYING to know who the crush is!!
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
quote:Plural "you"
English already has a perfectly useful pluralization of "you" -- it's "y'all". Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
quote: I look forward to joining in the fun. Everybody say "Hey" to the new kid on the block.
Hey
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Welcome, Tante.
Edit: Whew! It's not me. I would've had some splainin' to do.
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
quote: English already has a perfectly useful pluralization of "you" -- it's "y'all".
Sheesh, and you call yourself a teacher.
Y'all is singular. All y'all is the plural.
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
Actually... I believe that y'all is just y'all over there. All y'all is y'all over there AND y'all over there.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
I don't call myself a teacher. Except with Aikido.
But I stand firm saying that y'all is plural. All y'all is plural plural.
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
s'what I said.
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
Esther, Xavier and I met here. We have been living in Omaha together for just about a year. We talked online and on the phone and then he flew to Omaha from San Diego to meet me. It didn't take long for us to figure out that a long distance relationship just wasn't going to work. So, he started packing. (I have family here and I wasn't ready to leave them.)
We will get married some day. Hopefully sooner, not later. We decided that it would be nice to start having children after I get my degree.
And that is why I am very happy that you emailed your crush. But please remember to get a few 'rackers' approval before meeting him in real life. The SoCal Clump had already given me their thumbs up before I met Phil. You know, for safety reasons.
rivka is a good one to ask, she's been to all the Cons and vouch for people and their realness.
And, by the way, my email is in my profile, please feel free to send me the name of your crush. Posted by Xavier (Member # 405) on :
Hey babe, what are you doing awake at this hour? Jeez, you don't get up till 1PM on weekends .
Oh and everyone wish her a happy birthday!
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Sorry I'm late, I usually like to welcome newbies by offering them some Welcome Cookies
Enjoy Hatrack!
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Happy birthday, Val! Posted by Astaril (Member # 7440) on :
Hi Esther!
Folks, the crush is obviously on me. After all, my name's Polly. We're obviously meant to be together.
Anyway, welcome! (And Happy Birthday, Val!)
Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
quote:jebus, I'm glad you feel that way
Well I'm glad that you feel that way. I wouldn't want someone like you being unhappy that I don't have a crush on you.
::smooshes dirt into EIJay's hair::
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I fear that I may have done something I shouldn't have. El Jay, I think it would be best we just be friends.
Tante- My e-mail is case sensitive so you'll need to make sure you capitalized the C.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
I still have never been given Welcome Cookies. *sulks*
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quid, me either. *pat pat*
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
It sucks, don't it?
Posted by Astaril (Member # 7440) on :
Just for you two. What's more, they're organic, fair trade, non-GMO, vegan, and handmade to boot. That oughta make up for the lateness.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Oooh, those look nummy. Thanks, Astaril! Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
quote:Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head: I don't call myself a teacher. Except with Aikido.
But I stand firm saying that y'all is plural. All y'all is plural plural.
Actually, y'all is a singular form. The plural is y'uns (You ones). Yes, it's backwards, I know. In some situations, y'all is used as the plural form, so there is some confusion on this particular grammatical rule.
Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
Welcome, Tante!
Its funny how we can come to understand people and make friendships just by reading their posts.
So...
...how many people checked their email?
--j_k
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Ginger Snapdragons! Thanks, Astaril, those look terrific! Yum!
Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
quote:Originally posted by James Tiberius Kirk: Welcome, Tante!
Its funny how we can come to understand people and make friendships just by reading their posts.
So...
...how many people checked their email?
--j_k
I did...but I'm usually the one who gets crushes rather than he who is crushed.
Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
quote: English already has a perfectly useful pluralization of "you" -- it's "y'all".
"You" IS PLURAL! The singular form is "thou".
Eeesh!
quote: I don't call myself a teacher. Except with Aikido.
Now I feel bad about leaving my training when I was Kiu 6 (colloquial: Q6).
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I think we scared the new person away......
Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
Good one.
I'm still beating your PC, Steve!
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Beating my PC, what?
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
quote:But in the interest of keeping my policy of not revealing crushes on married men and/or people I have met or may meet, I couldn't possibly post in a "Who's your crush?" thread?
Katie, that's my problem too! I wonder if we have a crush on the same person? I think we do!!
Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
Post Count, Steve.
*Wonders if self is a crushee.*
*Beateth self for living in the Realm of Fooldom.*
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I have 1552 posts and you have 157. How could you be "beating" my post count?
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
HS is also Jon Howard.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
OHHHHHH......I understand now.....HS/JH why did you change names? And what is your total post count now?
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head: English already has a perfectly useful pluralization of "you" -- it's "y'all".
Ah, you see, I'm from New Jersey, and around here, the plural of "you" is never "y'all" or "all y'all" or "y'uns". Clearly, the plural of "you" is "youse", usually employed in the compound "youse guys". Being plural, "youse guys" can mean either an all-male, all-female, or mixed-gender group.
And I'll never tell who amongst you is the object of my affections. But I will dangle a tiny clue. It is someone who has already posted on this very thread.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
A lot of people have posted on this thread.
I have a question: Are you a girl or a guy?
A proposition: You should make it like a trivia thing. You post clues/hints/answers, whatever, instead of saying it directly.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Translation of the screen name for the Yiddish-impaired:
Tante = Aunt Shvester = Sister
And I am definitely female. I can be Tante to the younger set (oh, High School and College-aged) and Shvester to the older set (paying mortgage, raising kids)
Posted by Astaril (Member # 7440) on :
That's Yiddish? I assumed you were German, and just spelling it with a "v"! Silly me, I ought to know by this time that family names are so similar all over!
Out of curiousity, what would you like to be to me? I'm done university, but nowhere near the mortgage-and-children stage...
Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
quote: That's Yiddish? I assumed you were German
Religious Americans from the States (usually the ones who are today 40+), at least those whom I've met, are genrally more associated - IMHO - with Yiddish rather than German.
After all, those were mostly the generation of the War survivors' kids. And mose of the Jews at the time were living in Poland, not Germany.
Again, as I see it; I know less than I should about that topic.
Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
quote: OHHHHHH......I understand now.....HS/JH why did you change names? And what is your total post count now?
So I don't reach 1776 posts...
I have roughly {1670 + HS(PC)} of posts. So it's about 1830.
Oh my God! 1830 and 1832 are tough times in France. *Shudders at memories.*
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by Astaril: Out of curiousity, what would you like to be to me? I'm done university, but nowhere near the mortgage-and-children stage...
How about an elder shvester?
And JH/HS, among the Orthodox Jewish set, at least in my neck of the woods, a sprinkling of Yiddish here and there signals that you are part of the group. I'm not at all fluent in any language, however, besides English. I wish I were, though.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*notes use of subjunctive mood*
Ah, but you speak English so well! Posted by Astaril (Member # 7440) on :
Well, HS, you know more than I. Then, I'm not American. I also live in a city with a very high German-Canadian population (go Oktoberfest!) so German naturally springs to mind. Anyway, Tante, another elder shvester (I've got 3) sounds lovely - I'll add you to my collection Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
HS- That is an interesting reason.......should I be avoiding 1812 then?
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
Welcome Tante. Hope you enjoy yourself here.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
quote:Katie, that's my problem too! I wonder if we have a crush on the same person? I think we do!!
*grin* I'll bet we do. I wonder if his ears are burning. Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
quote: And I'll never tell who amongst you is the object of my affections. But I will dangle a tiny clue. It is someone who has already posted on this very thread.
I bet it's Tom Davidson.
Papa Moose and Bob Scopatz tied for 2nd.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Poor Bob. I don't know how he copes with all the female attention.
Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
quote: should I be avoiding 1812 then?
No! You should remember what the people whom "Captain America" (adored him aye, you have) belongs to did to the Cherokee.
quote:
quote: And I'll never tell who amongst you is the object of my affections. But I will dangle a tiny clue. It is someone who has already posted on this very thread.
I bet it's Tom Davidson.
Papa Moose and Bob Scopatz tied for 2nd.
*Laughs hideously.*
Posted by Shepherd (Member # 7380) on :
Salutations.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
quote:No! You should remember what the people whom "Captain America" (adored him aye, you have) belongs to did to the Cherokee
I was actually thinking about the embarrasment America caused itself in the war I call the Forgotten War, lesser known as the War of 1812. But that is pretty bad too. What year (s) was that?
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Everytime this gets bumped I think we get to find out who the crush is on. *disappointed*
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
OK, I'll give you another hint...
It's not who you think.
And it is someone who lives in the United States. Posted by Beanny (Member # 7109) on :
Oooh, that makes things clear! Now I know... geesh, it's so obvious!
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Astaril, where do you live? You say city with a large German-Canadian population, which makes me think immediately of Winterpeg. Is that it? If so, I then have to wonder if you're related to me... Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: OK, I'll give you another hint...
It's not who you think.
And it is someone who lives in the United States.
I know!!! Is it me? Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I'll never tell you! Ha! But there is one way to find out.
Perhaps you can convince the crushee (whom I emailed) to tell.
And one last (Really the last) hint, for all of you who are wondering, "Is it me?)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
It's not. Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
How can we convince the crushee if we don't know who it is? Hmmmm? E-mail them again. Or just tell me. I'm very good at keeping secrets, I swear. I won't tell anyone!
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Good question. I'm supposing that the 'racker in question actually follows this forum. So, ask the 'rack!
<notes Steve's use of non-gender-specific pronouns. Hmmm...>
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
quote:<notes Steve's use of non-gender-specific pronouns. Hmmm...>
Is there something wrong with that? I do it all the time, I know you're a girl. I am the one who originally asked that question if you'll look. You should still e-mail me the answer.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I'll think about it... . . . . . . . . . . . . I thought about it. . . . . Nuh-uh. Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Oh, come on. You can trust me.
Posted by Peter (Member # 4373) on :
I hate it when people do stuff like this. AH! the suspense is killing me. Everybody, quick! go check your email again!
Posted by Peter (Member # 4373) on :
I just had to get the 100th post. . . . . . . . . . . Tell us!! PLEASE?!?!?
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
100 posts and 3 pages on a Newbie intro?
Wow! I may just be pop-YOUHOO-lar!
Or mysterious and intriguing.
Or am I just getting annoying, already?
But, gosh, I am having alot of fun with you. I'm so glad I came. And thanks for making me feel so welcome. I feel like one of the family. Posted by Astaril (Member # 7440) on :
Quid, nope. I'm in Kitchener-Waterloo (Ontario), home of a huge Oktoberfest and formerly named New Berlin (among 4 other names I can't remember right now). But heck, ummm... we still might be related? Winnipeg's a big place. Are you related to *everyone* there?? Posted by Haloed Silhouette (Member # 8062) on :
I just got an e-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Of course, it was not from Tante Shvester. Oh, wait, I don't live in the states. Silly me!
Oh my God! You have a crush on Willie Akkerman?! MY GREAT UNCLE? AAA!
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
quote:I feel like one of the family.
That was the idea. We try to be as welcoming as possible around here.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Aww... you are so sweet!
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
quote:Aww... you are so sweet!
You've complimented me more than most people ever have. I'm about to have a meltdown. I've never been complimented this much. NEVER. Thanks.....I think.
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
Steve
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Well, not to make you uncomfortable, but I like to provide positive reinforcement to acceptable behavior and to ignore (or ) unacceptable behavior.
Your behavior has been...acceptable
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
kaioshin00- Why are you bowing?
TS- Thank you. Though, I usually do something stupid that isn't acceptable. But it is kind of hard to do that on the internet.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
OK. I'm revealing the secret crush, due to insistant badgering by SteveRogers and permission from the crushed.
Before I ever knew about Hatrack, I was google-searching for some information Judaic, and I got a google-hit to rivka's "Ask the Rebbitzen" thread here at the Hatrack forums. I was very impressed with rivka's depth of knowledge, intelligence, warmth and friendliness, and read through her entire thread and through some of her other postings on Hatrack. Although we never met, I developed an affection for her; she seemed like someone that I would like to count among my friends.
So the secret crush is for rivka, who introduced me to all you you. Posted by CT (Member # 8342) on :
It's a good crush. You have excellent taste in friends.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
See, I told you that it wouldn't shake the foundations too much.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
The best part is that I get to take credit for one of the best newbies Hatrack has had recently. Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Aw, shucks! Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
And I get to take credit for making the best newbie to come along recently tell us all the secret she didn't want to tell anyone. Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Aw, shucks! <coyly> Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
It's good to know. Although I haven't asked I have wanted to know. I also think that rivka is a pretty cool person.
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