5 Years of Forum Fun, Frostiness, and Foison

[ironhorseman]

I believe Trains.com forums is due for a 5 year anniversary. I did some digging for the earliest post and all I found was an arrowhead, a mammoth tusk, and an old Time Magazine. Then I found I was digging in the wrong place. So I got out of a Kansas highway construction zone and onto the internet dug a little more and best I can come up with is January 11, 2001 on the Classic Toy Trains. That’s were I think the very first post is. All the other forums had their 1st posts later that January or early that next February. I had my 1st posts later that spring after the ground thawed and the farmer sent me to work building his fence.

How many here were here in the beginning? How many will be here in the end? How many of you are here right now? If you’re here answer ‘present.’ If you’re present answer ‘here.’ And if you’re hard of hearing blink 3 times. But if you’re blind don’t worry because we can’t see you anyway.

I don’t know that some of us would want to be seen and others have done their best to be obscene. My philosophy: trolls should be obscene and not heard. And cows should be seen in a herd. I could talk with you ‘til the cows come home. On second thought I’d rather talk to the cows and you go home.

Is any of this making any sense? Flowers make scents. The Post Office makes sents. And working at the local grocery store makes no cents at all.

Well, in any since, happy 5-year anniversary forums (for January 2006). I only do this now because I’ll be away on business then, or will I? And speaking of anniversaries, 2006 is the 230th anniversary of the founding of the USA. What year was it? I think it was 1776… yes, 1776: that’s the spirit!

Any comments? Any thoughts? Any questions? Any answers? “…any rags any bottles any bones today? any rags?”

And now “…I must be going. I cannot stay, I came to say I must be going. I'm glad I came, but just the same, I must be going…” (guess who I ripped that off of? I’ll give you hint, “Quote me as being misquoted”)

signed,
ironhorseman the ferrumequestrian

P.S. – (that stands for “Post Script” and I suggest you do that now because you’ve reached the end of this message and I’m all out of ideas! [:p] )
P.P.S – (I could have emailed a site administrator to confirm the actual date but then I probably would’ve got a straight answer and that wouldn’t have been any fun! [:D] )

[Anonymous]

Wow.
There are so many questions in that post it may take weeks to answer[:)]
I bet the first question was "can I run HO outside? "
Only joking[B)]

[vsmith]

"Hooray for Captain Spaulding..."

I know I've been here for a while. I was reading before the forum format changed but I didnt join til the end of 2001.

[ttrigg]

ironhorseman

Ferroequineology spoken here.

Rene

Are we having a cake? With candles? If so want lots of pix of party. Thanks but I'm dibetic and cannot have cake, but thanks for offering.

[John Busby]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ttrigg

ironhorseman

Ferroequineology spoken here.

Rene

Are we having a cake? With candles? If so want lots of pix of party. Thanks but I'm dibetic and cannot have cake, but thanks for offering.

Hi ttrigg
Me thinks you look in wrong recipie book.
Can I have your slice of the real thing[:D]
Poison hmm?? would that be malt, hops or sugar based??
regards John

[ttrigg]

Sure John you can have my piece.

Watch out I think she just put something else in the mix!

[ironhorseman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by John Busby

QUOTE: Originally posted by ttrigg

ironhorseman

Ferroequineology spoken here.

Rene

Are we having a cake? With candles? If so want lots of pix of party. Thanks but I'm dibetic and cannot have cake, but thanks for offering.

Hi ttrigg
Me thinks you look in wrong recipie book.
Can I have your slice of the real thing[:D]
Poison hmm?? would that be malt, hops or sugar based??
regards John

When you say poison were you reffering to the cake being poison or my look-a-like word foison? +5 bonus points to whoever can define that word Hint: it's the obsolete plural meaning. (heck, I don't even know if I used it the way it should have been!)

[Tom The Brat]

1 archaic : rich harvest
2 chiefly Scottish : physical energy or strength

[ironhorseman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Torby

1 archaic : rich harvest
2 chiefly Scottish : physical energy or strength

hmmm... close but the definition I was looking at was "resources". In the New World Dictionary of the American Language it also says 1. Plentiful crop; good harvest; plenty 2.a. vitality; strength; ability b. resources

So if you put it all together the forums could possibly be seen as a plentiful crop of resources harvestable by anyone willing to seek it. Yes/no?

My join date says 2002 but I vaguely remember looking in time to time in late 2001. Thanks Trains.com for the new format and features (since July 2003).

[tup] +2 1/2 points to Torby for effort.

[RhB_HJ]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ironhorseman

QUOTE: Originally posted by Torby

1 archaic : rich harvest
2 chiefly Scottish : physical energy or strength

hmmm... close but the definition I was looking at was "resources". In the New World Dictionary of the American Language it also says 1. Plentiful crop; good harvest; plenty 2.a. vitality; strength; ability b. resources

So if you put it all together the forums could possibly be seen as a plentiful crop of resources harvestable by anyone willing to seek it. Yes/no?

My join date says 2002 but I vaguely remember looking in time to time in late 2001. Thanks Trains.com for the new format and features (since July 2003).

[tup] +2 1/2 points to Torby for effort.

Hey Ironhorseman,

The foison/poison mix-up is easily explained: we all get used to so many spelling mistakes (or should that be "mesteaks"[;)][}:)][:)]) on the fora, that it is the first that comes to mind.
Besides "foison" or "foisons" is above the Grade 7 readin/writing level. OTOH the fora are not to be confused with essay contest sites - no kidding, eh!! [:0][:0][:)][:D]

[Tom The Brat]

I didn't join till I saw it mentioned in the magazine. I don't know how I discovered the magazine.

[Tom The Brat]

Oh! And I heard about the magazine on mylargescale.com

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ttrigg

ironhorseman

Ferroequineology spoken here.

Rene

Are we having a cake? With candles? If so want lots of pix of party. Thanks but I'm dibetic and cannot have cake, but thanks for offering.

If they are shipping us cake just make sure Benny's label on REAL good[;)][:D]

[John Busby]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ironhorseman

QUOTE: Originally posted by John Busby

QUOTE: Originally posted by ttrigg

ironhorseman

Ferroequineology spoken here.

Rene

Are we having a cake? With candles? If so want lots of pix of party. Thanks but I'm dibetic and cannot have cake, but thanks for offering.

Hi ttrigg
Me thinks you look in wrong recipie book.
Can I have your slice of the real thing[:D]
Poison hmm?? would that be malt, hops or sugar based??
regards John

When you say poison were you reffering to the cake being poison or my look-a-like word foison? +5 bonus points to whoever can define that word Hint: it's the obsolete plural meaning. (heck, I don't even know if I used it the way it should have been!)

Hi Ironhorseman
I am playing off of your word the poisons I refer to in order wiskey beer or rum
purely in moderation for this social occasion and if the first or last one has anything to do with the cake I got mine what are you going to eat[:D]
regards John