In another thread SteveRogers questioned what jatraqueros were, and how you became one. Despite being told that there were no hard and fast rules, he seemed eager for a rite of passage of sorts, so I offered to create one for him. He foolishly accepted, and rivka graciously offered to help. Hobbes questioned my qualifications, as compared to some I am a newbie myself, but as he did not step up to the challenge himself I am declaring myself qualified.
SteveRogers, this is your Rite of Passage into Jatraquerohood. When you answer the below questions, I will declare you a jatraquero. What this means, basically, is that I will consider you a full-fledged member of the community, and defend you against anyone who calls you a newbie. Because once you get through this, you will not be a newbie. If you're acting really silly I might concede that you're a newish jatraquero, but a jatraquero you will be nonetheless!
In deference for the fact that you have real schoolwork to do, the questions are mostly in short answer format. You may, and will need to, use all of the resources of Hatrack at your disposal. This includes other Hatrackers, if you can convince them to help you. Part of the community, after all, is the community... we help each other out, answer questions in the areas of our expertise, and point people in the right direction. I hope that if you get stuck you will ask for help and not answers, and I hope that the community will help you.
Many of the questions have multiple correct answers. If you take this seriously, it would be difficult to get a "wrong" answer... but I reserve the right to ask you to reconsider any answers before declaring the Rite complete. Feel free to answer the questions in any order, in individual posts... you don't need to save it all up and post your entire answer at once. And take as long as you need, there is no time limit.
To the Peanut Gallery... SteveRogers has asked for this, and is entering into it in good faith. Please restrict your participation to the friendly, helpful variety. And please don't go posting answers or hints if he doesn't ask for help, here or anywhere else. This includes just bumping the relevant threads. Thank you.
Without further delay...
1. Name 15 states where Hatrackers live and specify at least one Hatracker per state. (Example: Missouri, SteveRogers)
2. Find a site where Hatrack pictures are hosted. Link to a picture of a jatraquero/a with OSC. Extra Credit: Get a picture of yourself posted.
3. Find a Landmark Thread by a jatraquero/a you admire. Tell us one thing you learned about them from the Landmark.
4. Name a downloadable spellcheck program you can use with Hatrack.
5. Name 10 countries where Hatrackers live and specify at least one hatracker per country.
6. What is the significance of the quote "It doesn't do anything. That's the beauty of it!"
7. How many newbie FAQ threads can you find?
8. OSC has several logins (all variants of his name). What is the member number of at least one of his logins?
9. Name five frequent punners
10. Define "meme." Name one.
11. Who started the Landmark tradition?
12. What does it mean to "blow the whistle" on a post? When should you do it?
13. Name a jatraquero/a who is a: Doctor Law Student Teacher Pharmacist Stay-at-home Parent Art Student Circus Performer Child Under the Age of 1
14. Name three past hatrack gatherings.
15. Find and link to a picture of the hatracker who resembles OSC, and the thread discussing the resemblance.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
This oughta be fun. Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*brings popcorn and waits* Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Oh crud. I'm gonna be stuck in n00biehood forever.
[ February 04, 2005, 12:39 AM: Message edited by: aspectre ]
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
quote:6. What is the significance of the quote "It doesn't do anything. That's the beauty of it!"
Damn you.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
That one was mine.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
The only one I don't know is the last one, although I might be able to speculate. I await eagerly the answer.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Sheesh. I'm glad I chose my own rite of passage instead of letting you two do it!
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
Wow. Some of these questions are tough. I don't even know if I could do them!
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
aspectre, you've been here longer than I have, so you are not a n00bie. Sorry.
Added: Sure you could, Ryuko! You'd just have to spend a little quality time with the search function.
[ February 04, 2005, 12:26 AM: Message edited by: ElJay ]
Posted by urbanX (Member # 1450) on :
I guess I'll just have to be a newbie forever.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Man, I just thought of another one that would have been good. Ah well.
urbanX, give it at least a little time. Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
I've got 'em all except the countries.
I could only think of nine.
Edit: and of course, as that was posting I realized I missed an obvious one.
[ February 04, 2005, 12:32 AM: Message edited by: dkw ]
Posted by urbanX (Member # 1450) on :
Well I've been a member since 2001...don't I get in by virtue of time?
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Oh! I'm sorry, urbanX, indeed you do. I glanced down and saw your postcount and the "January," and kinda filled in 2005.
Why do you still feel like a newbie? There's lots of people around who don't post often.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
And dkw, I would certainly hope so. Posted by urbanX (Member # 1450) on :
Well there's been rather large gaps in my posting. Plus I never really came to this "side" of the board. I couldn't get the ebb and flow of it. Of Course now that the other side is a virtual barren waste land I had no choice but to go to the other side.
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
We old timers don't have to step in, being initiated into the great Hatrack circle isn't a right, it's a privilege! One we don't extend to just anyone either.
Hobbes Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
So is your profile information still correct, urbanX? Student in PA? Or have you moved on?
Hobbes , I think you need a noogie.
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
Nah, I've been craving a power trip for a while, now I think I'm good.
Hobbes Posted by urbanX (Member # 1450) on :
Actually I updated my profile.
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
16. Name at least 10 jatraqueros who never make any lists.
[ February 04, 2005, 01:54 AM: Message edited by: advice for robots ]
Posted by urbanX (Member # 1450) on :
Question #6 is the most evil question ever. I stayed up half the night trying to find an answer to it. Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Then you were looking too hard.
And afr, anyone could be the answer to #1. I think only 2 of them only have one possible person as the answer.
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
I'm hopeless at this stuff.
I am, after all, just a remore student living in a faraway land who is a puppy (according to... Beverly, no?).
So someone tell me the answers by e-mail?
Hobbes, don't make me hit you. This is a warning, don't say something that will obligate me to.
JH
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
But it wouldn't be patriotic to ask CaptainAmerica* to do what I can't do myself.
Nope, we're jes gonna hafta band*together as a(n elite and super secret) n00bs4ever clique while you ol'timers rock in your chairs and reminisce about the good ol'days when ya hadda fight off sabertooths while walkin' through snow kneedeep to a mammoth to get to school
* Speaking of which, how about CaptAmer&Buckyball for a band name? Just to confuse everyone you can be introduced as "cap tamer ampers and buck a ball".
[ February 04, 2005, 03:06 AM: Message edited by: aspectre ]
Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
The beauty of this is that you could learn about every item on the list by sticking around and paying attention for around six months.
Of course, with less than a thousand posts in four years, I'd be the type of lurker to say something like that.
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
quote: Nope, we're jes gonna hafta band*together as a(n elite and super secret) n00bs4ever clique [Razz] while you ol'timers rock in your chairs and reminisce about the good ol'days when ya hadda fight off sabertooths while walkin' through snow kneedeep to a mammoth to get to school
If I'll have to write like that, forget it. I'll go with TomD, rivka, Dagonee and others.
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Good man. Infiltrate their organization and report back to us.
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
Where's the Hard Stuff?
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
I can think of 15 countries. Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Easy for you, you're a Killing and Accurate Mathematics Android.
Posted by A Rat Named Dog (Member # 699) on :
quote:15. Find and link to a picture of the hatracker who resembles OSC, and the thread discussing the resemblance.
That isn't fair; there is no such person.
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
there are even more that you could think of Posted by vwiggin (Member # 926) on :
5. Name 10 countries where Hatrackers live and specify at least one hatracker per country.
Does "Blue States" count as a country?
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
Ax^2+Bx+C=0 /4A
4A^2x^2+4ABx+4AC=0 /-4AC
4A^2x^2+4ABx=-4AC /+B^2
4A^2x^2+4ABx+B^2=B^2-4AC
(2Ax+B)^2=B^2-4AC /SQRT
2Ax+B=+/-SQRT(B^2-4AC) /-B
2Ax=-B+/-SQRT(B^2-4AC) /:2A
x=[-B+/-SQRT(B^2-4AC)]:2A
Great. But I meant the money.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
6. What is the significance of the quote "It doesn't do anything. That's the beauty of it!"
The significance of this quote is………………I think it might be in the Princess Bride but for me the significance of this quote is because that is exactly the kind of person I am…….I make jokes that shouldn’t be funny but are…..and tinker with useless objects….
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
11. Who started the Landmark tradition?
Papa Moose…..
[ February 04, 2005, 08:47 AM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
quote:I think it was Papa Moose…..
If you are to be a jatraquero, there can be no thinking.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
3. Find a Landmark Thread by a jatraquero/a you admire. Tell us one thing you learned about them from the Landmark.
That he/she(I didn't quite gather that part) became interested in law in 8th grade...
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
8. OSC has several logins (all variants of his name). What is the member number of at least one of his logins?
Orson Scott Card Member # 1083
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
12. What does it mean to "blow the whistle" on a post? When should you do it?
To report it to an administrator or the moderator.....and it should be done if a post is extrememly inappropriate or offensive towards another member
Posted by Kasie H (Member # 2120) on :
Sheesh! I've been here....a long time!...I'd like to think I pay attention...definitely don't know if I could do this particular right of passage.
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
*keeps wondering whether there are more than 15 Hatrack countries*
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
quote: quote: 15. Find and link to a picture of the hatracker who resembles OSC, and the thread discussing the resemblance. That isn't fair; there is no such person.
Hmmm....
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
punwit, he obviously meant it in the ironic way. What is more ironic, is that he wasn't even thinking about the person everyone was thinking about, he's such an egocentric.
(did I complicate this enough?)
[ February 04, 2005, 08:59 AM: Message edited by: Kama ]
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I can get 9 countries easily off the top of my head. I'd have to search for the last one, although I think I remember the username.
And SR, I'm a he. Not knowing my gender is a long jatraquero tradition, so you're on your way. (Oh, and thanks!)
Dagonee
[ February 04, 2005, 08:59 AM: Message edited by: Dagonee ]
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
No.
BTW, Dag is gender-neutral, so it is a trick question.
[ February 04, 2005, 09:05 AM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
oooh, oooh, I have a question.
Name at least 5 Hatrack spin-off forums, and explain why spin-off is an unacceptable name for at least one of them.
[ February 04, 2005, 09:11 AM: Message edited by: Kama ]
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Doing quite well so far, except for this:
quote: 8. OSC has several logins (all variants of his name). What is the member number of at least one of his logins?
Orson Scott Card Member # 1083
Member #1083 Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
I knew them all except #8 -- I mean, I know ONE of his logins, but didn't realize he had more than one.
Geoff, however, I know his....
FG
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
quote: 6. What is the significance of the quote "It doesn't do anything. That's the beauty of it!"
The significance of this quote is………………I think it might be in the Princess Bride but for me the significance of this quote is because that is exactly the kind of person I am…….I make jokes that shouldn’t be funny but are…..and tinker with useless objects….
I would like a more complete answer to this question... remember, this is a jatraquero rite of passage, so you shold be looking here on the forum to find the significance.
Other than that and what rivka mentioned, good start!
The rest of you, behave!
[ February 04, 2005, 10:12 AM: Message edited by: ElJay ]
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
*whines*
do I get any validation for knowing the 15 countries?
Posted by vwiggin (Member # 926) on :
Validation:
"You're good enough, smart enough, and gosh darn it, people like you."
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
thank you.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Yes, Kama, you're fabulous. I can only come up with 13, and two of the the posters aren't exactly what you'd call currently active.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Kama, how apropos it is for you to be dispensing advice on non-corporeality.
[ February 04, 2005, 10:58 AM: Message edited by: punwit ]
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Hey Geoff, I sent your mother the link of the picture of the non-related hatracker who resembles OSC, and she thought the resemblance was striking too. They appear to be of similar ages too
It is enough, that several people, including myself who have met your Dad did massive double takes upon meeting the other person. Admittedly we haven't spent the same amount of time around your dad that you have, so you'd probably never mistake one for the other.
But if your dad ever needed a body double to fool the masses for some reason, I think this person would.
AJ
[ February 04, 2005, 10:40 AM: Message edited by: BannaOj ]
Posted by IrishAphrodite19 (Member # 1880) on :
Dang, I'm glad I resigned my self to being nonexistant a long time ago. There is no way I could answer most of these. I might be able to find half of the answers, but I'd definately be stuck on most of them.
But as a fun fact, I'm watching The Price is Right at this very moment! Which I think is fun considering the title of the thread.
~Irish
[ February 04, 2005, 11:03 AM: Message edited by: IrishAphrodite19 ]
Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
I watched X-Men 2: X-Men United this week, and did the extreme double-take when I saw Stryker. I'd forgotten how Bryan Singer modeled him on OSC.
Oh, I could do all except the OSC's multiple logins thing. I didn't know that!
[ February 04, 2005, 11:12 AM: Message edited by: Lady Jane ]
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
I'm impressed by the questions... and extraordinarily glad I'm counting myself grandfathered (grandmothered?) in to being a Jatraquera.
That said, I only know all but one of them (the countries). I have been here almost forever... Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
I can think of twelve countries one of which may not necessarily have a resident at this present moment.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
I'm trying to figure out the OSC multiple-screen name question by searching one user # at a time.
I realize this is going to be long and tedious this way, but I can't think of any easier way to do it.
FG
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
The OSC logins one was one of rivka's, too. I only know one of his logins, and only because I saw him post.
It had to be at least a little challenging, or it wouldn't seem like he was actually accomplishing anything. <- That should really be a halo smilie, if we had one. But I think some of you aren't giving yourself enough credit. I bet you could find all the answers with a little creative searching.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Hey ElJay -- just curious. Did TomD buy a KamaCon shirt? Because if he did, it kinda goes against a statement I found in one of his landmarks.....
FG
(yeah, I'm doing this to just to have something to do)
[ February 04, 2005, 11:50 AM: Message edited by: Farmgirl ]
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Good old ZBM. I wonder whatever happened to hem?
*sigh*
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
I don't believe he did, no. I'd have to check my spreadsheet at home to be sure, but I don't remember him purchasing one.
Let me say again how cool I thought it was that you and Ivy made your own "nametag" shirts for the first day. That was really neat.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
i didn't think tom d had done landmarks (i remember him saying he hadn't)
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Hmmm.. Well, This is the one I read - for his 8000th post back in 2002.
Farmgirl
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
oops....I was looking in the wrong place....ok well I need help with that one then(the OSC multiple log ins one).....and the countries one and the states one.........and sorry Dag.....ok so Dag is a guy.....other than that I don't have any answers yet...and the one ElJay told me to redo......I am having problems finding answers for some of these.....
[ February 04, 2005, 04:18 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Hints:
There is a thread that lists where people live, as well as a thread about a mapping website where you can stick pins in your location.
The quote has had several threads devoted to it, so searching for a portion of it in "subject only" would probably be helpful.
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
It surprises me that some people think this is hard. I haven't been around that long and I think I could answer two thirds off the top of my head and look up the other third without too much trouble. Maybe I just remeber things like this better then some other people. Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
.....I'm not finding anything.....could someone possibly give me some links......because the search thing isn't helping me at all....
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Steve, type "that's the beauty of it" in the search field and change "Search in" to "Subject only" with the drop-down menu.
Part of my intent is to get you to use the search function, so nope, I'm not giving you links. For the states/countries one, try "hatrack map" in "subject only." That will get you one of the two threads I referenced above.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Ahh, but then, Grasshopper, you wouldn't really be earning your Jatraquero designation. Be steadfast, diligent and pay attention as you read other's posts. Illumination will surely come.
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
quote: because the search thing isn't helping me at all
And thus Steve has learned a bit more about what it means to be a jatraquero.
Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
Is there an actual answer for #7? I think I could do most of them with the search, can I try it too ElJay or is it only for Steve?
[ February 04, 2005, 04:35 PM: Message edited by: JaimeBenlevy ]
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Jamie, if you'd like to try it you can e-mail your answers to me at eljay at hotmail dot com, and I'll happily say if I agree with you or not, and declare you official when you're done if you want me to. I'd rather you didn't post answers in this thread, since I put it up for Steve.
As far as #7, the question is how many can you find, so of course there's an answer to it... however many you can find. After you answer, I'll let you know if I happened to find more or not. (Honestly, I haven't seriously looked yet, so I'm not sure what the answer will be. )
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
quote: Furthermore, I remain CONVINCED that "It doesn't DO anything; that's the beauty of it" is from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. No one will ever persuade me otherwise.
Tom said it so it must be right....is this better....
Posted by urbanX (Member # 1450) on :
No, because it's not from any of the books in the series.
[ February 04, 2005, 04:50 PM: Message edited by: urbanX ]
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
1. Name 15 states where Hatrackers live and specify at least one Hatracker per state. (Example: Missouri, SteveRogers)
1. Missouri(SteveRogers)
2. Texas(Feyd Baron)
3. California(saxon75)
4. Louisiana(Avadaru)
5. Minnesota(Traveler)
6. Idaho(Frisco)
7. Kansas(FarmGirl)
8. Arizona(slacker)
9. Illinios(xnera)
10. Montanna(Annie)
11. Indiana(Hobbes)
12. New York(The Tick Family)
13. Georgia(IrishAprodite19)
14. South Carolina(Katie DeShane)
15. Hawaii(Zotto)
There!!!
And I even added myself to the map!!
[ February 05, 2005, 02:31 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
punwit's not from missouri...
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
5. Name 10 countries where Hatrackers live and specify at least one hatracker per country.
1. United States of America(SteveRogers)
2. Norway(St. Yogi)
3. Australia(Ethics Gradient)
4. Poland(Kama)
5. France(Anna)
6. England(Amira Tharani)
7. Israel(Jonathan Howard)
8. Japan(enjeeo)
9. Canada(Fitz)
10. Sri Lanka(Fahim)
[ February 05, 2005, 02:14 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
There is at least one mistake in you state/member list. Hint: Click on each members pins to see if there are any clues.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Hey, what's with the use of "Hatrackers" in the Jatraquero Rite of Passage? Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
8. OSC has several logins (all variants of his name). What is the member number of at least one of his logins?
Orson Scott Card Member Member # 209
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
....but.....punwit......that doesn't help.....where is the mistake...... Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
oh yeah and Farm Girl where in Kansas do you live??? Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Steve, there's something wrong with your list still. Hint: check out a thread about a recent disaster.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Heh, I just realized I'm giving him advice and I've only been here 2 or 3 months longer than him.
I really need a life.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
In all honesty, while I know that OSC has other log-ins (and with some searching could probably remind myself of them), that is the only one I know off-hand.
Nice work, Steve! *thumbsup* Do note the comments people have made about your jatraquero/state list, though.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Steve,
Why do you ask?
Farmgirl
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Hmmmmm. The only one of your new answers I would accept as 100% correct is #8 for OSC's login.
The quote one I think you just need to keep reading the thread... and I don't think there is anyone on this board who I would accept that something is correct just because they said it, even and/or especially Tom, depending on how snarky he seems to be feeling at the moment. Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
2. Norway(St. Yogi)
That would be 16. I knew there were more!
My list:
1. USA 2. Canada 3. Brasil 4. Sri Lanka 5. Singapore 6. New Zealand 7. Australia 8. Poland 9. Sweden 10. France 11. UK 12. Ireland 13 Czech Rep. 14. Romania 15. Isreal
I wasn't counting Japand cause it's not where enjeeo is from originally.
Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
Did anybody else notice that Orson Scott Card is member number 209 and has 209 posts? That has to be intentional.
Doesn't he use OrsonScottCard on the rare occasions that he posts these days?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Are you giving him the answers? Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
Are you asking me or Kama?
quote:SteveRogers said: 8. OSC has several logins (all variants of his name). What is the member number of at least one of his logins?
Orson Scott Card Member Member # 209
He just answered that one, and rivka confirmed that he was correct.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Kama. I was asking Kama. You hadn't posted when I hit reply.
Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
Ah, my apologies, kq.
Ooh, here's a question: Who were the original four members of the Hatrack Mafia?
I doubt it would be fair to ask Steve that though; he'd have no chance.
Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
I'd have no chance. What a cruel, cruel question. Under penalty, we were ordered to keep that information qui...
Oh. You're talking about a game. Never mind.
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
well, he posted the reply to that one. He got one wrong, but it's sorta like getting a B instead of A Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
But I thought we were just supposed to tell him he's wrong until he gets it right. Posted by Belgarath (Member # 4) on :
I don't know what you got yourself into stevie boy. Ive been here a long time ago just lurking, and i still can't use the search really well.
Another question name one memeber that as "A long time ago" for their sign on date.
[ February 04, 2005, 05:59 PM: Message edited by: Belgarath ]
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
o O... Nice member number!
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
aw, but I wanted to share my list finally! Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
I do expect him to correct his answer, but I'm fine with what Kama posted. It doesn't seem fair to tell him that part of a 10 part answer is wrong without telling him what part. This way he can see what country he listed isn't on Kama's list, and hopefully fix his.
I'm undecided on how to judge the state one, and am asking for help... one of the people listed is listed in their "home" state, but they are in a different state for college right now, and pretty vocal about it. Do I give it to him or not?
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Belgarath! I'm honored to have you posting on my thread. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Not unless he tells you which one.
And I did give him a big hint about a wrong answer on the countries. I guess you all are nicer than me. Posted by Belgarath (Member # 4) on :
if his home state is still listed in his profile it should be considerd correct. but your the judge here eljay.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
I would say that he could earn extra credit by indentifying that particular Jatraquero.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
An excellent solution! It is not listed in his profile, and therefore does not count. Posted by IrishAphrodite19 (Member # 1880) on :
Is it bad that I got really happy that I'm part of an answer?! Whoho!
~Irish
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Superstation had a 1st birthday party way back in November. I can't think of anyone younger who logged on: they may be frightened by the prospect of becoming a newbie pounced upon for less than perfect typing and writing skills.
Go to quidscribis in SriLanka cuz enjeeo moved back home to Australia.
And with her usual casual cruelty of ignoring poor poor aspectre, Kama neglected to mention that certain someone who lives in a euphoric state in an undiscovered country, which makes one more apiece for both lists.
[ February 04, 2005, 07:27 PM: Message edited by: aspectre ]
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
There's still someone under 1 registered. That was one of the ones I think there's only one correct answer for, but there IS a correct answer for it.
Hmmmm, now I better go check and make sure of that. But Superstation was not who I was thinking of.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
While I'm not 100 percent sure, I believe that you are correct, Eljay. And may I say that the young lady in question certainly has impeccable credentials.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Huh. That's not who I was thinking of, either. I didn't think she was registered.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Are you thinking of the wise flower, by another name?
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
No, I don't think she's registered.
But someone else under 1 is.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
I can google the wise part Dag but have no info on the flower part. Eljay, I'm not sure but I thought I'd seen a post from her in the past.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
I know the answer to that one (the under one year old)! Steve, if you search for a calendar of sorts...you'll find it.
That's as much of a hint as these mean guardians of the Jatraquero rite of passage will let me give.
[ February 04, 2005, 08:33 PM: Message edited by: Narnia ]
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Okay, the person I was thinking of is over 1... just has been registered less than a year. So dkw, would you please e-mail me who you are thinking of? Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
E-mail's away.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Dana, are you thinking of the May baby? I just went to look and I couldn't find his nic...just a thread where his mom let him use HER nic...
Did he eventually get a nic or is there another baby I'm forgetting about (heaven forbid!)?
[ February 04, 2005, 08:42 PM: Message edited by: Narnia ]
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Thank you, sister dearest.
Hey, that's another question I could have asked... name 3 pairs of Hatrack relatives.
Narnia, I'm curious about who you're thinking of... the one dkw sent me was an April baby.
Edit: It was a May baby after all, so probably the same one. Nevermind.
[ February 04, 2005, 08:53 PM: Message edited by: ElJay ]
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
May baby, he has his own nick, and I just sent ElJay a link to his first post.
Edit: If you go to page 2 of the thread you were looking at, you'll see him posting under his own name.
[ February 04, 2005, 08:57 PM: Message edited by: dkw ]
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I'm just going to ignore all this for awhile beacuase all it is doing is confusing and distracting me......oh and Farm Girl my grandparents leave in Kansas and didn't know if you lived close to them or not....
Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
Steve, if you can figure out who the original four Hatrack Mafia members were, I'll mail you a special prize.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
I'm feeling a wee bit guilty. I'll give broader hints if you need them, Steve, just say so.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
But not about the countries. You practically handed them to him on a silver platter. And one that he made a mistake on - well, he'd get slapped by the person in question for that. There's a lot of animosity between the two countries, and it becomes really obvious during cricket matches.
But I also wonder that he listed the one person and not the other. I mean, the one he listed has only posted like a dozen times, and only once or twice in the last year.
Some of the questions are hilarious, by the way. Kudos for coming up with them. Steve, they're really not that hard. Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Okay, not about the countries.
I just don't want this to turn into a hazing sort of thing. It's supposed to be fun. Things that get frustrating tend not to be fun.
But whatever else, I'm just delighted that it prompted Belgarath to post. I always love it when lurkers come out. (And at member 4 and 16 posts, two of them today, you're the lurkingest lurker that I've actually seen post. So you made my day. )
[ February 05, 2005, 12:09 AM: Message edited by: ElJay ]
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
.........................I can't figure out which country is wrong..........I don't have a world map memorized in my head.......and I don't have one handy..........I don't know which country is which...................and I can't figure out which state is wrong either...............I'm never going to finish this Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
quote: Is it bad that I got really happy that I'm part of an answer?! Whoho!
Not at all - 'cos I'm kinda miffed I didn't get mentioned for the Autstralian.
I mean sure, EG and Troubs were here before me. Just because of that I get a non-mention... *hmmph*
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Oh and I know another country you can subsitute Steve.
I haven't heard from the girl in question in a while though - anyone else?
(Loves horses, antipodean... )
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Okay, Steve... the wrong country is India. The hints you were given in this thread were to check a recent thread about a major disaster, that would be the tsunami thread. But there's an easier way to do it... the pin in the map said fahim & quidscribis. quidscribis has posted right above us. If you click her name, that brings up her profile, and you can find out where they live.
The wrong state is Hobbes, in Colorado. He's posted in this thread, too.
So fix those and you've got 1, 3, 5, 8, & 12. That's a third of the way there! What other ones are you working on?
[ February 05, 2005, 11:31 AM: Message edited by: ElJay ]
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
I think that hobbes claims colorado though, that's where he is on the hatrack map, just not there right now.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
But his profile doesn't say Colorado, I checked. And he's not listed in Colorado on the Hatrack Factions list, he's with the other possible clump. I guessing that he just hasn't changed the map from when he originally stuck it, the map's been out of general circulation for awhile.
There are pigeons running back and forth on my roof. Their little feet crunching in the snow. It sounds really freaky.
Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :
I just saw this thread. How funny!
Here's a hint to the person under one question: his parent often refers to him using only the second part of his member name.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I corrected them....thank you for the help oh and by FAQ thread do you mean welcome me I'm a noob and I need help or what?
[ February 05, 2005, 02:33 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
You're welcome! Looks much better now, full credit.
For the FAQ threads I was thinking more of "Hey n00bs, here's something you should read before you do too much posting and get smacked down." There's at least one with FAQ actually in the title, and a couple of others that are called other things and might be harder to find. See what you can come up with!
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
7. How many newbie FAQ threads can you find?
I only found two. I thought that might be enough since it was asking how many I could find not how many there are. Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I need defintions....of punners and meme....
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I need defintions....of punners and meme....
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
10. Define "meme." Name one.
Richard Dawkins coined the term meme in his 1976 book, "The Selfish Gene." Memes (the word rhymes with dreams and is short for mimemes, from the word mimetic) are infectious ideas or any other things that spread by imitation from person to person - a jingle, a joke, a fashion, the smiley face or the concept of hell. Memes propagate from brain to brain much as genes spread from body to body. Thus, Mr. Dawkins wrote, they really "should be regarded as living structures, not just metaphorically but technically."
Such as: the poncho, t-shirts with sayings on them, and the idea that Bush is and idiot
[ February 05, 2005, 03:30 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Two works.
Punners I'll define for you... it's the group of people who like to make puns, and frequently have threads devoted entirely to punning.
Since the question is to "define meme," I'm not going to define that one for you. Have you tried searching yet?
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
There we go! None of those are necessarily Hatrack memes, but since I didn't specify that was what I was looking for, full credit.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
9. Name five frequent punners
1. Bob_Scopatz
2. sndrake
3. mr_porteiro_head
4. rivka
5. advice for robots
[ February 05, 2005, 03:46 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Okay now, the question is to name five frequent punners, not five puns. Bob_Scopatz is certainly a frequent punner, but you need four more. (There's another thread in the first 5 on the forum right now that should make this very easy.
Edit: Never mind, you were editing. Usernames will be sufficient for this one.
[ February 05, 2005, 03:40 PM: Message edited by: ElJay ]
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
One of them even has a name that should help you. Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
mph?
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
14. Name three past hatrack gatherings.
1. Endercon
2. Kamacon
3. Dallascon
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Hmmmm. Please either point me to a thread where mr_porteiro_head has made a couple of puns or replace him, please.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I've done 1,3,5,7,8,9,10,11,12, and 14......so I have five questions left....
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
He started a thread at the beginning of the year that was something like the first puns of 2005 or something
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
DallasCon hasn't happened yet, so it doesn't count as a past gathering.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Fair enough, then. Although I think punwit's insulted.
And Dallascon hasn't actually happened yet, but that's a technicality. I expected you to come up with Wenchcon, actually.
So! Five left! If you have any questions ask them quick, or others will have to answer them, as I'm going to be away from the computer for awhile.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Who here looks like OSC....and who has a picture of themselves with OSC I can link to?? and who is younger than a year old? i don't know
[ February 05, 2005, 03:55 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Well, not insulted but I hardly think that mph qualifies for the "frequent" designation. If you had asked for the 5 most prolific and I was ignored then I might feel insulted.
[ February 05, 2005, 03:58 PM: Message edited by: punwit ]
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Have you found the photo album site yet? Both of those questions will be a lot easier if you find the hatrack photo album first. Another hint, for finding the person who resembles OSC, the resemblance was noticed at KamaCon. That should get you started.
Okay, for under a year old, do a search for threads with "baby" in the subject. Then in this thread we gave you the month the baby was born, so that should tell you when to look, and dkw pointed out where in the thread the kidlet posted. That shold help. Now I'm off, have fun!
[ February 05, 2005, 04:03 PM: Message edited by: ElJay ]
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
[ February 05, 2005, 04:13 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
some guy indeed
*snort*
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I looked and looked but couldn't find a picture of a Hatracker with OSC or a Hatracker that looks like OSC or the one-year old Hatracker anywhere on Foobonic.....or anywhere else.....are there other places to look..... o_O(I just wanted to do that....just ignore it )
Kama-I don't know who that is!!!
[ February 05, 2005, 04:24 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by Coccinelle (Member # 5832) on :
Steve, if I were you, I'd search for the words KamaCon and Guest...
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
it's signed.
Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
Some of these are hard. O_o
Hmmm... I think that Steve should have to explain the origin of dobies.
--j_k
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Just so you know, Feyd Baron = Archtraz Warden. And despite what his profile says, he's not in Texas anymore. Unless he moved there recently, which I don't think he did.
I won't outright tell you what state he's in just yet, because I am evil. But I'll give you a hint: there's a pretty good reason why I remember that he's moved.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
5. Find and link to a picture of the hatracker who resembles OSC, and the thread discussing the resemblance.
And the tread they talk about the resemblance at is right here!!!
So now I have four more to go....a pic with OSC, the one-year old Hatracker, and Hatrackers with certain occupations are still needed....darn!!!
[ February 05, 2005, 05:10 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
And the exceptionally good looking doppelganger is?
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
well....seeing as you are saying he is exceptionally good looking I have two guesses....either you are
a)sucking up to OSC
or
b)the copy of OSC
[ February 05, 2005, 05:17 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
dkw is a lovely lady and quite definitely better looking than the suprise guest. I think perhaps you didn't read the thread very well. I'd suggest you peruse the entire thread.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Usually it's an accepted practice when editing that you not delete complete sentences but rather add to what you previously posted along with an explanation of your edit.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
ooooops!!! I didn't do that time did I? I've been trying to be a bit better about that...sorry....but was I right the second time??
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
I believe the answer that you seek is in the thread that discusses the suprise guest. Eljay is a more relaxed tutor than I. I would suggest that reading more of the old threads will give you a better handle on being a Jatraquero.
[ February 05, 2005, 05:24 PM: Message edited by: punwit ]
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Steve, you also still need to name a spellcheck program and answer the "It's doesn't do anything" quote to my satisfaction. I didn't accept your last answer, remember? The quote is not in the Hitchhiker's series.
punwit, yeah, I know, I was planning on being tougher but he gets me with all the crying graemlins and I feel like I'm being too mean. Since it was intended to be fun... obviously I am just a softie at heart. Don't tell anyone, I have a rep to maintain.
Added: Also, punwit's right about not editing your posts in such a way that it completely changes them. You did it a couple of times to me, too... it's cool to go back and fix typos or add something at the end, but anything more drastic then that you need to say that you edited it, otherwise it makes other people's responses to you that came before the edit look silly. That's just kinda rude.
And you had to link to the least-flattering pic of me up there, didn't you? *grumble*
[ February 05, 2005, 05:40 PM: Message edited by: ElJay ]
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Extra credit: What is Billtmas, and how was the name unintentionally invented?
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
I think you're doing a great job. No criticism was intended. I was just trying to get him to delve a bit deeper is all. Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
I STILL don't know what Billtmas is.
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Surely it is the tmas that precedes the Chris one.
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Have you accepted Billt into your life? Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
I know what Billtmas is!
Steve - we live in south-central Kansas -- I work in Wichita, but we live outside of Wichita about 40 miles. Where do your grandparents live?
Farmgirl
Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :
okay, here's another hint to the child under one question: the child's brother and sister have also posted here. The brother likes legos and the sister got a barbie bike for Christmas last year.
There. I'm not sayin' anything else! Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Steve, this latest hint is quite a boon. So many Jatraquero's willing to help the young man.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Hey! Someone posted a link to a pic of themself with OSC on an active thread, and one that you've posted on today, Steve! How lucky is that?
And Shigosei, I wasn't gonna call him on Feyd since his profile does still say Texas. I checked. Posted by IvyGirl (Member # 6252) on :
still thinks ElJay should have made him answer some question about "onanism"
FARMGIRL (oops! posting on Ivygirl's computer!) I'm sure Ivygirl does NOT know what onanism is. Shoot, it took me a year after being here to know it.....
[ February 05, 2005, 08:46 PM: Message edited by: IvyGirl ]
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
punwit, let's say we grab Liz and teach SR the meaning of frequent. Mob rule will show him who the lynchpuns of Hatrack are. Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
You are indeed the lynchpuns of Hatrack (nice one, by the way!). But the high frequency of your puns is no reason to sound whiny. Just take this as a sine that Steve needs to hang out more on the pun threads.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Edit: Oh, and there are definitly other lynchpuns that he did name. I'm not claiming otherwise.
[ February 05, 2005, 09:12 PM: Message edited by: Dagonee ]
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
FG, I am trying to educate Steve, not corrupt him. Fine line.
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
I think onanism threads are an important, stimulating, pleasurable, and time-honored tradition here on Hatrack. At least, you should understand what the word means, even if you don't understand why we're always relieved that it's not an onanism thread. Speaking of which, has the original been lost in the depths of time?
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
I am not arguing that onanism, er, onanism threads are not "important, stimulating, pleasurable, and time-honored." However, as a 31 year old woman, I will not be asking any teenage boys any questions about them. Period.
*prim*
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Shigosei, I believe that Eljay's hands off approach to onanism threads is well considered. Of course, you may be able to erect an argument to support your position but I fear you will encounter some stiff opposition.
[ February 06, 2005, 07:41 AM: Message edited by: punwit ]
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
quote:Speaking of which, has the original been lost in the depths of time?
You mean the original thread itself? I believe so, since it was almost three years ago. It was that thread that caused me to delurk, IIRC.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Ic
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
punwit, you slay me...
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
2. Find a site where Hatrack pictures are hosted. Link to a picture of a jatraquero/a with OSC. Extra Credit: Get a picture of yourself posted.
I thought that OSC was against abuse....and the sight where pictures of Hatrackers go is foobonic.....and I would post a picture of myself but I don't know how.....and don't have any good pictures of myself.....and I'm ugly anyway.......so I think those certain barriers will keep you picture-of-SteveRogers free......
[ February 06, 2005, 03:36 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
do people just walk up to him with a camera and ask,"Will you squish my head?" or what? Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
6. What is the significance of the quote "It doesn't do anything. That's the beauty of it!"
Well.....its a meme......and has driven generations of jatraqueros insane......no one really knows the answer for sure.....Hatrack started an internet craze to find the origin of this quote.....
Is that what you wanted?? Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Yes! Much better. Full credit.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Oh, I like that answer! *thumbsub*
How many does he have left, ElJay?
Posted by gingerjam (Member # 7113) on :
wow Steve this is impressive....i know i'm still a random but looking at what's required i think i'll always be a random here!
good luck with the last few!
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
rivka, he still needs to name a spellcheck program and then list the "Hatracker who is a..."
gingerjam, really, none of this is required. Steve just wanted something to feel part of them community, and I did my best to oblige. Please don't think we put everyone through something like this.
Posted by Desdemona (Member # 7100) on :
I finished
Should I e-mail it to you, Eljay, and get myself an offical Jatraquera member card?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:gingerjam, really, none of this is required. Steve just wanted something to feel part of them community, and I did my best to oblige. Please don't think we put everyone through something like this.
Yeah, some of us feel the need to do something harder-- like planning a Con! Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
planning the campout is what me feel involved, because I was real from the moment I joined (or the next day depending on realness theories).
Posted by Desdemona (Member # 7100) on :
Sent my Jatraquera confirmation e-mail!
*crosses fingers*
Well, it didn't take me that long. Really.
Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
quote: *thumbsub*
The correct term is ThumbGrinder.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Desdemona, I won't see it until I get home tonight, pretty late. I'm going out for dinner after work. So don't worry if you don't get your official confirmation right away.
Eeep! I'm going to have to come up with an official confirmation! Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
*curious*
Does anyone know the list of various Cons and Shindas?
Obviously some have more people than others, so I'd put like a 5 jatraquero minimum on them, unless it was a really really early one.
EnderCon Wenchcon I Wenchcon II Kama Con SoCal Shinda(s)... not sure how many.
NewEngland clump Kama Con prequel
Wenchcon III this year Dallas Con upcoming? and BobNDana Con...
AJ
Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
NJ KamaCon
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Kat was the NJ thing pre or post Chicago Kama Con? CAuse I wasn't sure and that was what I was defining as the "new england Kama Con"
AJ
Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
Post, but there was a New England KamaCon picnic that was rainy after Chicago too, and I think there were about twenty people there.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
we are straying a bit off topic Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
Yeah. That's another Hatrack meme.
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Hey Banna, you've been to a few that aren't on your list.
In fact, one of them was at your house.
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
There was the "Spankin'" New England "Con", where we were deemed PG-13 by Dragon's mom, that was the largest gathering this side of KamaCon and EnderCon (unless one of the Florida clump meetings was larger). There was also the lesser known ScopatzCon out this way, and then there was KamaCon, Wet T-Shirt Edition.
Mmmmm... Wet t-shirts.
-Bok
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
For the record, the KamaCon prequel was the NYC contingent. Us New England folks got the KamaCon leftovers.
-Bok
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
Yay! 5-person minimum (cannot spell that word and I'm not gonna try!!!) means I've been to a con!!!
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Yeah, I was going to say that if we go with a five-person minimum, we practically have a con every time we invite people over. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Western Mass Picnic..
My only regret about that is I was the only one wearing the wet t-shirt.
And the fact that Bok liked it so much.
Good luck with that one, Karen....
[ February 07, 2005, 10:24 PM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
I thought Bok also had a wet tshirt.
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
Another small comment -- the plural of Shinda is Shindae, not Shindas. Just sayin'.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
It's Latin now? I thought it was a misspelling from English, which would make "shindas" correct.
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Well, we had an AZ gathering, which I hereby dub "Tus-con."
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
It's retro-Latin. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
What, retroactively making it Latin? Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Hmmph. Then there was an OregonCon cause there was almost 20 of us at the science museum.
My word, what questions!
I think there ought to be one about people's pets - but just what, I can't quite come up with . . . ah well. It's late and time for
[ February 08, 2005, 12:30 AM: Message edited by: Shan ]
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
OMSIcon, maybe? There was also the Portland OSC signing.
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
quote: NJ KamaCon
The correct name would be GreNMECon
quote: My only regret about that is I was the only one wearing the wet t-shirt.
Um, nope. I was definitely wet from feeding the ducks. Too bad you didn't notice
[ February 08, 2005, 03:17 AM: Message edited by: Kama ]
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
and then there was the SteveRogersCon........that doesn't exist......I really need to go to one of these so I can share memories.....and being in existence would be nice too
[ February 08, 2005, 08:43 AM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I still can't find the one-year old Hatracker anywhere.....I'll never be a Jatraquero.... Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Did you follow my hint? Re-read this thread, the part where dkw, Narnia, and I are talking about the baby hatrackers. Find the month when the baby was born. Also notice that dkw said what page of the thread the baby posted in.
Do a search for "baby" in subject lines, then look for threads in the month you found above. Check the page you found above.
I'm not helping you any more than that, even though there are several other hints in this thread. Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Oh, and don't forget that you haven't posted the spell-check program, too. Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :
Should I post a picture of him? There's one (or more) on Foobonic.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
When this is done, Steve should gather copy all the questions from the original post with his final answers neatly pasted below each one.
Some of us are too lazy to keep up. Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
The answer is always yes! to baby pictures.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Your post count was all 1s for a fraction of a second there. It looked neat.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Damn, I'd have taken a screen shot of that.
Long way to go before that happens again.
Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :
In that case, the correct name would be GreNMEcon II, and I'd like to add the original GreNMEcon, in Atlantic City, to the list.
If five is all the minimum is, then there's Epcotcon, with Ela and family as the guests of honor, and Bomacon, with Tom and Christy Davidson. And we're just one person short of being able to declare orlandopredatorcon . . . stupid Chris and storm. Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Not to mention downtowndisneylandcon.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
If it's GreNMECon, how can it be a Hatrack gathering?
It could be a H*****k gathering, I guess.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I'll bother with all this tomorrow morning, I have Algebra to attend to, and Dag don't worry all the answers will be included in my Landmark among other various things, so you can check all the answers then. Be patient!! Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Not to rush you. Just making a suggestion.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Dag, this was when GreNME was still a member of H*****k. (And at least one of the participants has, I'm pretty sure, ever posted on GreNME.)
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Oh you aren't rushing me. I can't write my Landmark till I hit 500 and I am only at 406 so I still have 94 posts to go. So it may be awhile. Aren't I evil??
Edit: Why are we all of a sudden asteriking Hatrack, I mean H*****k??
[ February 08, 2005, 09:41 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
How did landmarks go from 1000 to 500 - barring life changing events, of course . . .
*ponders*
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Yeah, I'm wondering the same thing.
Of course, when I hit 1000, I didn't post an actual landmark. Mine was more of an anti-landmark. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I haven't posted a landmark yet, and I probably never will.
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
Dag
[ February 09, 2005, 02:51 AM: Message edited by: Kama ]
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Well I'll break protocol if I have to because I have every intention of writing a 500 landmark......and a 1000 landmark.......and a 2000 landmark.....and so on and so on.......
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
quote: And we're just one person short of being able to declare orlandopredatorcon . . . stupid Chris and storm.
We might have to have another orlandopredatorcon this year. Or would that be orlandopredatorconito?
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Don't forget jaialaicon. Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Well I guess we could raise the 5 person minimum... it was a random suggestion. It's amazing how many times various jatrqueros have gotten together in the past two years.
I thought there might be another one year old that is registered besides the one I'm sure of, but I can't find a user name for Lite Brite.
AJ
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
we had LunchCon everyday last year then, or at least from april on. JT Stryker, blacwolve, Raia, kyrie, Meltingsnowman, and I.
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
I think a “Con” has to involve people from more than one geographical area. Otherwise it’s a clump gathering. And if only one person (or family) from another clump is visiting, it’s a cross-clump gathering. A Con involves major planning, an open invitation, and long-distance travel specifically for the event.
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Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
Maybe Chris will come to another jaialaiclumpgathering. I know he's not much into sports, but since the winner is determined not so much by athletic ability as by how many vowels they have in their last name, it's not really a sport.
edit to get my terminology correct
[ February 09, 2005, 11:51 AM: Message edited by: zgator ]
Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :
quote:SoCal Shinda(s)... not sure how many.
I can think of 7 shindae off the top of my head: 1.) Ralphie's first visit (at LadyDove's) 2.) Ralphie's second visit (at LadyDove's) 3.) kat's first visit (at LadyDove's) 3a.) kat's first visit (at rivka's) 4.) Icarus and Cor's visit (at Downtown Disney) 5.) Bob's visit (at Papa Moose's) 6.) kat's second visit (at LadyDove's)
I know docmagik and Damien each also attended one, but I don't remember which one, or even if they were at the same one. So maybe that's 8?
Posted by Lady Jane (Member # 7249) on :
I love that I've been to three SoCal clump gatherings. I need to go back, but other trips are filling this spring and summer. I haven't seen my friend there in over a year now.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I'll finish this up as soon as I can....I swear...
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
No hurry, Steve. Take your time.
[ February 09, 2005, 05:57 PM: Message edited by: ElJay ]
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I know.......but I feel that this topic is beginning to annoy people....
Posted by Desdemona (Member # 7100) on :
Ooh! OOH! Eljay! E-mail sent your way!
Posted by PenguinsOnTV (Member # 7369) on :
Dessy-What e-mail? Are you saying you finished the same questions before I did? I bet you copied off of me! Posted by PenguinsOnTV (Member # 7369) on :
Dessy-What e-mail? Are you saying you finished the same questions before I did? I bet you copied off of me!
Edit: J/K Posted by PenguinsOnTV (Member # 7369) on :
I'm so tired I'm just going to leave that double post there...... Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
I don't think it's annoying people. And if it is, so what? They don't have to read it if they don't want to. That's the beauty of Hatrack. Don't worry about the thread drift, that happens with any thread.
Posted by Desdemona (Member # 7100) on :
Yes, I finished before you. No, I did not copy off you. Yes, I finished my corrections on Monday, but I couldn't send them because of laptop issues.
EDIT: and they were easy!
[ February 09, 2005, 06:10 PM: Message edited by: Desdemona ]
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Oh, then I should ask you some hard questions, maybe, before I declare you official?
Posted by Desdemona (Member # 7100) on :
Only if they don't require use of the search function. Or long-lost threads. Stupid search
EDIT: but go ahead, if you feel it's neccesary.
[ February 09, 2005, 06:18 PM: Message edited by: Desdemona ]
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Eljay, I just wanted to say that this was a great idea and that I learned a few things along the way.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Nah. I'm not gonna change the rules once you reach the finish line. I'll check your answers when I get home.
But I had to tease you a little, since you were teasing Stevguin.
I loved the picture with your bass, btw.
Added: Thanks punwit! Glad you enjoyed it.
[ February 09, 2005, 06:21 PM: Message edited by: ElJay ]
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
I can't believe there wasn't a single question about dingles. Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
I'll add it to my list for if this ever comes up again if that will make you feel better, Icarus.
Posted by Desdemona (Member # 7100) on :
Ooh! Ooh! I know what dingles are
I read that thread!
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
That thread haunted me. I have nightmares of that thread. And when I have nightmares of that thread, guess what I do?
Nope. I don't. Cuz I'm a girl. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
The only question that took me a second was the baby one, I tried the search functions 3 times, twice with the same info in it...
and got two different lists.
I don't like the search function here either, but it is better than nothing....
Usually.
I had to think about a few of the questions, but I knnew most of them off the top of my head as well. Then again, I have been here longer than the person asking the questions, so that isn't suprising.
I remember who at least one of the babies were, BTW...as soon as I stoped trying to remember.
Kwea
[ February 10, 2005, 08:35 AM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by PenguinsOnTV (Member # 7369) on :
quote:Stevguin
I'm not a Captain America and penguin hybrid.......I'm a penguin under one name and a superheroe under another.......and then a character from Sesame Street in another Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
well............I forgot what I was going to say so I'll just say Ni and be done with it.....so
Ni!
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I remembered...........Google isn't working for me right now........so it will be a little while before I can get the downloadable spell check............. Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
4. Name a downloadable spellcheck program you can use with Hatrack.
[ February 11, 2005, 08:39 AM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
How about one you don't have to pay for, Steve? It has been mentioned here a ton of times.... Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Has it, Kwea?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Just for kicks, I searched for "spell" and restricted it to my posts.
Three times in the first 15 threads it pulled up.
Posted by Desdemona (Member # 7100) on :
Hey Eljay... Am I a jatraquera yet??? /whine
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Oh, shoot, you must have missed your thread. I'm sorry, I was gonna bump it for you again. I'll go do so now.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
........I'll finish soon......I swear.......I have a four day weekend coming up and I'll finish then.........procrastinating must be a jatraquero trait.........if it isn't then I'll be the oddball jatraquero...... Posted by Desdemona (Member # 7100) on :
I'm probably the worst procrastinator. I didn't want to do some English homework, so I did everything else in my life that could possibly be done (including cleaning the fish tank twice) and then decided to go to sleep.
And repeated that for the next week and a half.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I'll finish it sometime soon.........jazz band, rugby, school(high school level classes while in 8th grade), novel writing(attempts at least), articles for the local newspaper, and my love life are a higher priority right now.........but eventually I will finish........I swear to you........
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
With all your excuses, did you even look at the blatant hint I posted the other day? Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
No.......I haven't had much time lately to actually sit and look for stuff......let alone to think about it..........
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
My four day weekend starts at 3 tomorrow so then the work shall begin..........
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
And I thank you for those items that you sent me.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Items I sent you? What?
[ February 16, 2005, 08:52 AM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
The monkey and the plywood violin. Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I didn't know I sent you a monkey and a plywood violin..........was it a picture in an e-mail or a package??? Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
you loved me as a loser, but now you're worried that I just might win
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Dag I'll love you no matter what you are Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
You know the way to stop me, but you don't have the discipline.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
You're reciting some poem...........aren't you? if the link explains all I haven't looked at it.........because I don't know what it is........and I'm on my dad's computer and he is standing right behind me..........
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
New test:
What's the significance of getting the 300th post?
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Steve, if you put your mouse on the link but don't click it'll tell you what the url is on the bottom of your browser window, more than likely. You'll see CT's linking you to LyricFreak's Leonard Cohen page.
When she and Dag start talking back and forth to each other like that, it's usually lyrics. Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
That the thread has gotten way too long?
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Hey ElJay is checking in on me........I'll be done soon I swear.........procrastination has to be a jatraquero trait so I should be fitting in just fine............right?
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Steve, it is a totally innocuous lyrics site. I promise. Nothing your two-year-old sister couldn't see.
Yep, Dag and I were lyric-batting.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Oh, I check in every time I see it bumped. I just don't always feel the need to comment.
Hey Sara, not only did I get cream for my popovers, (double, they were out of clotted) but I also got lemon curd and moraccan blood orange chocolate spread. So, um, we're having popovers Saturday morning. Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
quote:When she and Dag start talking back and forth to each other like that, it's usually lyrics.
And it's usually LC.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
oh...........................try The Who sometime..............great band..............really great band............
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Hey, ElJay, you are planning activities, correct? Would I be able to get away with mostly sitting in the corner studying really really hard (upcoming licensing exam) for a few hours at a time? I promise to be social sometimes, but I'm getting my OCD on, and I do not want to miss the trip just because I got the jones for the books.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
I promise to do henna, to smile a lot (I am very excited!), and I give great deep tissue massage. Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Sara, you may do whatever makes you comfortable. And I have a very comfy chair in my sunroom, which is through an arch from the living room, if you want to be a little more removed than just in the corner but still be nearby.
As far as activities, I'm really not planning anything other than dinner Friday night and the henna itself. I don't know how much henna people want to do... we could end up with one design each, or covering all available skin space. So I figure we'll go with the flow, and have games and stuff available if we get tired of henna. Or we can just sit around and drink hot chocolate and giggle.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
You are divine. Truly, you are.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
(I am perfectly happy. *sunny smile Good work, great husband, wonderful friends ... thank you so much, ElJay.)
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
.........I'll finish on Saturday........that is when next I can get to a computer........
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Steve, nobody here has you on a timetable. You don't even have to complete the assignment. It was meant to be fun and you are entirely your own master in this regard. If it has become a burden then don't worry about it. I would suggest that you dispense with the, "I'll finish when..." posts because they are superfluous. I hope you don't find this advice rude because I'm just hoping to help.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
punwit- I never take offense from advice unless it is meant to be offensive............so thanks.........
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I almost have 500 posts I'll need to work on my Landmark here sometime soon................. Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
You're beating me, Steve, but I will get there before you.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
................what? Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Can I be considered a Jatraquero without finishing the last two questions........I'm busy trying to prove that I've given up lying on Hatrack........and doing homework for school............
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Dude, don't try to prove it, just let it happen in it's own time.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Steve, I think I told you right from the start that I have no special power to confirm jatraqueroness on anyone. If you decide you are one, then you are one. That being said, I told you if you could answer my questions I would publicly declare you a jatraquero. If you do not finish the questions, I will have no pronouncement to make. That's okay. If you're stressed or don't have time, let the thread die. Stop bumping it and it will go away. But I don't change the rules once the game's started.
Also, what Kwea said is right. You've publically admited to lying twice, and not little lies. I would venture to say most of us didn't believe either of them in the first place and were too polite to say so, but that's irrelevant. You cannot, at this point, prove that you are not still lying, and the more you keep trying in that other thread the worse off you're going to be. At this point, the best thing you can do is apologize, say you'll be upfront going forward, and accept the fact that people are going to take everything you say with a grain of salt for awhile. That's the consequence for lying. If you remain active and treat people with respect, which includes not making up fantastical tales, people will gradually start to trust you again.
Also, you should really know that Tom & Dag aren't saying what they're saying to attack you. They're not trying to be mean, and it doesn't mean they don't want to be your friend. They are both very honest, straightforward people, who believe in telling you how they feel about things. Don't take it so hard. Like I said, you can't at this point prove anything. If you really want this to work, the best thing to do is to conceed graciously and quit trying to say you're not lying now. You can still get over this, it's okay.
</unsolicited advice>
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
............thanks for the advice.........and I think I am a Jatraquero at this point in the game........I'll keep active and just accept my fate........though no matter how straightforward Dag and Tom are trying to be they have still offended me.........thank you for all the help ElJay.........I wouldn't have gotten anywhere without you..........
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
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questioned my qualifications, as compared to some I am a newbie myself, but as he did not step up to the challenge himself I am declaring myself qualified. ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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That one was mine.
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Member #1083
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