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]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ironhorseman
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

I can't read that section without hearing Groucho's voice singing it.[:)]
I guess I'm here (for another four hours until quitting time).

[Anonymous]

Jeff [:)]

Have you stopped running and taken up drinking. [:0] [8] [B)]

Your post sound much more tongue in cheek than you normally did.

But it is good to see you back. [:)]

[ironhorseman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

Jeff [:)]

Have you stopped running and taken up drinking. [:0] [8] [B)]

Your post sound much more tongue in cheek than you normally did.

But it is good to see you back. [:)]

still running, no drinking, tongue in cheek --- [:D][;)] "You take the blond and I'll take the one in the toiben!" Like I said elsewhere, I was under the influence of the Marx Bros. I must admit, I'm a recovering Marxoholic. "With a hey-nonnie-nonnie-and-a-hah-cha-cha!" sorry [:p]

[JoeKoh]

psssst-Jim
i dont dont think hes in Kansas anymore :)
stay safe
Joe

[chad thomas]

Well I'm here but by the time most of you read this I'll be gone but some of the slackers might be here after I come back again.......head spinning.....Flashback.........I'm outta here.

[kenneo]

It is true that we are living the good old days right now, so it's good to see the good old days back.

Uh??? How's that?