Merve, we don't blame you for being a newb- we blame you for being a newb with an attitude. 🙂

-Elizabeth

    Addition to list: I hate Merve...he has attitude!

    Eat the cheese of the floor!

    Really, someone should change this to the Merve-Bashing Thread.

      Originally posted by Weedpacket
      Certainly missed a few posts (e.g., etymology of "dork", reason that jstarkey's mentioned in the poll...)

      Hmm. I meant "we" as in "we/the rest of us"; however, you may have taken it as the Queen Victoria "We", with a little added bite pointed towards the latest moppet. Taken in that manner, the above comment makes perfect sense, and also rings with your trademark poignancy, intelligence and wit. I'm grinning ... and no longer needing to ask for clarification.

        Merve, in case you didn't catch on, the majority of the thread was meant to be taken tongue-in-cheek; a humorous diversion from humdrum reality. Of course it was a waste of a thread- that was the whole point. If you want "real" threads, go to another section of the forum. Why on earth would you come in here and say a thread stinks if you didn't want to be bashed? Are you the type of kid who likes "bad" attention?

        -Elizabeth

          I must concur... Merve, nobody hates you. It does seem like you are trolling for negative responses, and when you do, you will sometimes get them.

          This is the Echo Lounge, or EL. If you post something here, it will go off topic. You will find stupid posts here. But when you dig up a 3 month old post JUST to say that it's stupid, then it's hard not to think that you are just trying to piss someone off.

          On many forums, you'll get your share of hotheads. For a group of M$ hating, Linux-loving, Open Source advocators, these people are very laid-back and easy-going. Stop trying to agitate everyone (more than half of your posts are silly complaints), and just join the fray. We're not haters.

          Now come here so I can give you a hug.

            Hey cool, did you hear that, everybody? Buzzly's giving out hugs! Woo hoo! 🙂

            <- second in line (behind Merve of course)

            -Elizabeth

              Maybe this thread will one day reach the point where we have phrases like "get your Merve on" 🙂

                More like "stop it, you're getting on my Merves"...

                😃

                Any resemblance to real negative attitudes toward anyone whose screenname may happen to appear in this post is entirely accidental. We don't hate people at PHPBuilder, just the way they do things sometimes...

                  Originally posted by Elizabeth
                  Hey cool, did you hear that, everybody? Buzzly's giving out hugs! Woo hoo! 🙂

                  <- second in line (behind Merve of course)

                  -Elizabeth

                  But when are YOU planning on this, dearest??

                  😉

                    Originally posted by dalecosp
                    But when are YOU planning on this, dearest??

                    😉

                    What, with this bunch of miscreants? I may be blonde but I'm not stupid! 😉

                    -Elizabeth

                      Yeah, right; darned awful that some people have to ruin it for the rest of us ...

                      I'd probably get kicked, anyway .... 😃

                      dalecosp

                      ---with tongue permanently wedged in cheek, who doesn't hate people, and whose code is always a kludge...

                        Are you the type of kid who likes "bad" attention?

                        No, I'm not. I'm the kind of guy who's sarcastic and left-wing. Down with market economies!

                          Hey, I never said I'm giving out hugs! They cost money for most...

                          I'll give you a free one though Elizabeth, cuz pretty soon you'll be too, uh, robust to hug properly.

                            buzz i might not have been here long enough to say this but i think you're treading some very dangerous territory there......

                              Make a BuzzLY hugs thread!

                                Originally posted by Moonglobe
                                buzz i might not have been here long enough to say this but i think you're treading some very dangerous territory there......

                                naa, it's all good, BuzzLY and Elizabeth are good friends and the robust comment was to refer to, well.. how do i say this, without directly saying it... oh, got it, does "Bun in the Oven" make any sense to you?

                                  ya, i understand....just a bit worried........ for buzz's sake.........

                                  o well if all's good ill shut up now 😉
                                  moon

                                    Life would not be worth living if I couldn't push Elizabeth's buttons every now and again. Besides, I haven't seen her LART in a little while, and I'm thinking it's time for her to bring it out.

                                    Hmm... she hasn't responded yet. Either she's ignoring us, or she's out buying pickles for her ice cream...

                                      excuse me for being confused by your reference........but 'pickles for her ice cream'?