The Blue Elephant Brigade

ashlad · Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 8:00 am Post subject:

Yeah, More... is fine, as long as it's not needlessly complicated, like CATCH Bird Flu and the feather of the fowl that pecked y'ALL.
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Glistam · I plead the Third Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 5076

I really don't see the issue with archiving this thread and creating a new thread that continues discussion of the hate and misery we either did all experience or that we are currently experiencing. I also see no issue with leaving it for eternity. Whether I archive it in one page or never, the fact remains that whatever was talked about on page 37 will forever remain buried, because no-one's goign to go back through the whole thread. One advantage to archiving it at some point is that if you ever did decide to go back through to try and find a discussion, you only have 71 pages to look through and not 192 or whatever number the page count happens to be at.

If the issue is that it'll get archived at exactly 71 pages, first let me explain that there is no automatic script that does it. I just see it reached 71 and I lock it and move it. There are two ways around this process if the number 71 is going to bother you that much. First would be to stop posting in here and create the new thread now. If this thread never reaches 71 then there's no horrible number to have to deal with.

The second option is to blow through the 71st page so fast that by the time I catch it, it's already up to 72. I'd recommend making those posts at least relatively worthwhile, or they're likely to get deleted, which may result in the thread reverting to 71 pages.

If you guys really want to keep it and just let it grow forever let me know in the poll i'm about to make.
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ashlad · Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 8:21 am Post subject:

Madhatte · Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 8:55 am Post subject:

Yeah, you put that plug in, bitch.
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ashlad · Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:39 am Post subject:

I'm not the one with a cork collection.
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CrushFearSynth · Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 10:35 am Post subject:

Or thousands of stacks of rolled pennies. Gross.
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Madhatte · Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 10:44 am Post subject:

Madhatte · Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 7:13 pm Post subject:

Find it yourself.

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We are going to have to stick a pin in a map, set fire to something and carry on until the earth looks flat! -- RandyMac

I could teach you to how file a washer to make it worth a nickel but if you really want to make big bucks just take a penny and drill a hole in it and it becomes a washer and is worth a dime. -- Art Martin, Old-Time Logger

ashlad · Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 1:36 am Post subject:

*punches 'Hatte in the stomach 42 times*

*punches 'Hatte in the stomach 29 more times*
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Mishlai · Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 6:26 am Post subject:

Mishlai · Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 6:34 am Post subject:

I forgot to give you a key piece of my confusion. By "catch all" I thought the old threat title meant Navy corpsman catchall, i.e. Motrin. I didn't realize it was the official catch-all thread.

I'm done explaining now, I just didn't get it. ; )
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Leedon · Moderator Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 1478

*pats Mishlai on the head*

It's okay, someday you'll get it.
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Ryrra · Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 11:50 am Post subject:

Here is a web site that I thought some of you might want to check out. I like it. It is kinda like myspace or face book for people who are or were in the navy so check it out.

http://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/index.jsp
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Mongolio · Brigadier Elite Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 4976

Something Navy-like just happened to a coworker of mine. She had ordered a 24-inch ruler from Staples. Said ruler just came in. It arrived in a box that was 24" x 35" x 36". There was nothing else in the box but the large-style bubble packing material.

We are left to speculate on how large a box the invoice will arrive in tomorrow...
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Loupy Lobo · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:02 pm Post subject:

Yeah, that is Navy like. While we were in Marseilles during the Iron Man cruise, I ordered an expensive bottle of champagne. When the shipment came in, I got an expensive bottle. No champagne. The cork was in the bottle, it was still wrapped and everything. Just no champagne.
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Trassin · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject:

My company paid me overtime for 6 hours to drive out to a remote plant and spend 30 seconds tightening the packing on a valve. Except for the overtime it felt very navy-ish.
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Madhatte · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:22 pm Post subject:

Mongolio · Brigadier Elite Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 4976

Four more posts...

*jumps clear*
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Leedon · Moderator Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 1478

Three more until Glistam sets us up the bomb!
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Trassin · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:45 am Post subject:

TWO!
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