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durn for'ner
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: South of Sweden
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Pelican Veteran or just an old fart?
How many years/posts are required to reach the level of Pelican Veteran?
My son has been training karate for a couple of years and they are regularly upgraded with new belt colors or lines on their belts. There are so many steps from white to black that it makes my head spin. He will be 150 years old before he reaches the top end of the ladder. Should we, for amusement, introduce a ladder with, say, 3-5 steps depending on a combination of years and post count? Starting with Newbie/Rookie/Fluffer moving on a couple of named steps ending with Veteran/Old fart. .. or perhaps not. 
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06-07-2011, 11:37 PM
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I think it is a combination of years of membership, postcount and postcount per day that determine how much of a "veteran" you are.
Veteran is not an appropriate term. Regular, resident sound much better IMO. Veterans are people that used to contribute but are now gone for one or the other reason. At least that's the way I interpret that term. You'll be the resident fluffer....
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durn for'ner
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Thats brilliant. Although "durn for'ner" is very dear to me, "resident Fluffer" is rather appropriate too! Thanks!
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06-08-2011, 12:02 AM
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OT posts should count at a 50% reduction, PARF posts should not count at all.
Then the post count would be more accurate as an indicator of forum contributions.
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06-08-2011, 02:10 AM
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I think we're both Markus, but alas, I am not a fluffer...oh well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad! Hope you are well
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06-08-2011, 02:34 AM
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Hey you kids!
Get off my lawn! Les
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06-08-2011, 02:46 AM
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durn for'ner
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06-08-2011, 03:24 AM
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Maybe we can call the beginners Grasshopper and the old timers Yoda.
That mixes up two a TV show with a movies series and keeps it confused like PARF.
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06-08-2011, 06:46 AM
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I saw a reference to old irrelevant white guys here or some combination of there of.
I can live with that. Old farts come & go....but mostly go. I can't live with that. 
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06-08-2011, 06:55 AM
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A scale measuring time wasted, apparently on something worth wasting time.
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06-08-2011, 08:12 AM
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Lifer, inmate, institutionalized..are all terms that come to mind
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06-08-2011, 08:29 AM
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Quit slammin' JP! Here's a pic of the pennies he gave me...now decorating a set of joint protectors I had made for my custom Josey cue...neat fun stuff! Got compliments at the pool hall.
We old farts gotta stick together. 
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06-08-2011, 08:33 AM
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Pfff. Noob.
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He tot me how to speel. We used to have anuther JP from up there in the rain forest, but I'm thinkin he was JP3. both of em have or had wild race cars IIRC. |
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