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Originally posted by Very Rusty
wut?
Exactly.

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Originally posted by divegeester
Exactly.
exactly wut?

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Originally posted by Very Rusty
exactly wut?
lol, I've missed you

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Originally posted by divegeester
lol, I've missed you
πŸ˜€

Big hugs, with lots of manly back slapping!

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Originally posted by divegeester
Another wasted opportunity to actually comment on the OP - let me guess, you are a STG exponent eh?
The first two posts of this thread showed promise of a decent read, and then by your own hand you turned it into a cacophony of monkey throwing poo, which you started, you dumb-ass.

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Originally posted by Woodgie
The first two posts of this thread showed promise of a decent read, and then by your own hand you turned it into a cacophony of monkey throwing poo, which you started, you dumb-ass.
Dive likes to rock the boat & see how much water he can get into it before it sinks. πŸ˜‰

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Originally posted by Very Rusty
Dive likes to rock the boat & see how much water he can get into it before it sinks. πŸ˜‰
I have written some code that instantly alerts me to when "Dive" posts a dumb-ass comment, so I can stop everything and find an internet enabled PC so I can respond.

He cannot be allowed to get away with it.

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My Dive-o-meter is going crazy here.

I think it may need new batteries.

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Originally posted by divegeester

Go make yourself a milky drink, get your jimmies on and then come back, read the op again and try to post something remotely relevant. Many thanks.

PS get one of your kids to help you with the fridge door.
During the past year, Dive, you seem to have changed.

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
During the past year, Dive, you seem to have changed.
You haven't though GB

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Originally posted by divegeester
Are there any psychologists here?

I don't mean spotty virginal psych students in year 4 of their 7 year work avoidance plan, I mean proper qualified psychologists who can comment on why individuals feel the communal desire to sustain a thread for an excruciating length of time in a sort of mummified state of perpetual retardedness. The thread obvio ...[text shortened]... hreads, is this loss of individuation representative of the Diana syndrome but for rhp threads?
Either:

A. When one of the users makes a post it strengthens the sense of community between them and the other hardy users that have weathered the storm and still make contributions to the thread. These users then gain a sense of pride from their combined social interactions creating and continuing the heritage of such a long-lasting thread. Then, as none of them want to be the one to break the cycle, they site like old friends reminiscing late into the night as they stoke a dying campfire.

B. They're too stupid/ignorant to accept that this particular turd can't be polished.

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Originally posted by Daemon Sin
Either:

A. When one of the users makes a post it strengthens the sense of community between them and the other hardy users that have weathered the storm and still make contributions to the thread. These users then gain a sense of pride from their combined social interactions creating and continuing the heritage of such a long-lasting thread. Then, as n ...[text shortened]... fire.

B. They're too stupid/ignorant to accept that this particular turd can't be polished.
What happens when the fire does die out?

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Originally posted by Palynka
What happens when the fire does die out?
Somebody comes along with a can of gasoline and a match.

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Originally posted by Daemon Sin
Either:

A. When one of the users makes a post it strengthens the sense of community between them and the other hardy users that have weathered the storm and still make contributions to the thread. These users then gain a sense of pride from their combined social interactions creating and continuing the heritage of such a long-lasting thread. Then, as n ...[text shortened]... fire.

B. They're too stupid/ignorant to accept that this particular turd can't be polished.
I bet you think you're in the "A" group. πŸ˜›

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