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Atavachron 
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 Posted: July 22 2015 at 18:12 |
 t d wombat wrote:
Atavachron wrote:
'came a cropper' ?-- you're gonna have to translate that, mate |
ah .... 'come a cropper' .... I'm not at all sure of the etymology but it essentially equates to an accident. In my post "train wreck" probably would have sufficed. To be honest the whole thing was poorly worded. |
Thanks. In the US "trainwreck" is usually a metaphor for a person or event gone terribly wrong; a figurative disaster, not an actual accident.
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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Jim Garten
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Retired Admin & Razor Guru
Joined: February 02 2004
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Posted: July 23 2015 at 11:24 |
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
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Kati
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Joined: September 10 2010
Location: Earth
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Posted: July 23 2015 at 20:52 |
Barbu wrote:
number 9
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Arghhhhh I hate Beatles song called that, it stays in my head forever, EVER and it's stupid  bah aaaahhhhhh bah 
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Atavachron
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Posted: July 23 2015 at 20:53 |
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It was art, man.
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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Kati
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Posted: July 23 2015 at 20:56 |
Atavachron wrote:
It was art, man.
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Atavachron
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Posted: July 23 2015 at 20:57 |
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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zappaholic
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Posted: July 24 2015 at 14:28 |
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I miss the days when I had something worth saying.
Oh wait, that was never.
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"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken
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King of Loss
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Joined: April 21 2005
Location: Boston, MA
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Points: 16442
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Posted: July 25 2015 at 15:45 |
Sean Trane wrote:
PROGMAN wrote:
velvet room bunch those days when the forums were more edgier and colourful lol |
Remember that the first VC room was called Mariah Carey?
never participated in those thread, lack of time and I'm not silly enough to indulge in), but a lot of fortunes (in turns of posts published) were built in those kinds of threads.
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ULK ULK?
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Prog Sothoth
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Posted: August 13 2015 at 11:12 |
Who was the guy with the very pregnant yoga instructors as avatars and signatures? There was something definitely "off" about that character, but I always cracked up when I read his posts...although I'm thinking it might have been due to the pregger images more than the post content.
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Padraic
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Posted: August 13 2015 at 13:43 |
Prog Sothoth wrote:
Who was the guy with the very pregnant yoga instructors as avatars and signatures? There was something definitely "off" about that character, but I always cracked up when I read his posts...although I'm thinking it might have been due to the pregger images more than the post content. |
Mandrakeroot. Later to become something like 1967/1976 or some such. Definitely a "personality" 'round these parts. 
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memowakeman
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Posted: August 16 2015 at 23:32 |
MANDRAKEROOT
An unforgettable character.
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Follow me on twitter @memowakeman
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addictedtoprog
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Joined: July 16 2014
Location: india
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Points: 1422
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Posted: October 05 2017 at 07:18 |
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Bump!!
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JJLehto
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Joined: April 05 2006
Location: Tallahassee, FL
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Points: 34550
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Posted: October 06 2017 at 12:14 |
TGM: Orb wrote:
micky wrote:
t d wombat wrote:
micky wrote:
yeah.. that reminds me. Of all the things to miss the most in PA's. Ivan.. oh yeah. he is still here in spirit but in a kind of symphonic semi-Yoda state. One can not think of him without thinking of seas of blue font.. verbally going to toe with anyone foolish or stubborn enough to think they can out debate him. I miss those days.
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A relative newcomer to these hallowed halls I ventured in with angels shrieking "decelerate you fool". Flayed alive I was. You cannot ( at least I did not) master Ivan when it comes to debate. Mighty of coloured font and bold of type is he and damnit he really does know his stuff. 
(Newcomer in that while I did first sign up in 2007, I didn't become a regular contributer until quite recently.)
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that is he does and is stubborn as a mule
I've only seen one person that can out-Ivan Ivan. Get this...many years ago some damn fool decided to get into with him over the release date of an album. 14 pages and countless multi-colored quotes and various research finds later he emerged victorious. The key to debating him is.. a) be right and b) out stubborn him as he doesn't give up easily. Bless him 
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Yeah, if Ivan was wrong, like any good philosopher, he would make damn sure he didn't understand anything that might support the other guy's point of view. |
Greatest thing ever said right there. I dont wanna be one of those old types still sorta hangin around saying ahhh when things were so much better in the day, though that's true and there were many great people that I miss. But ya know, tis a website and all except for those who I interact with regularly, (and the rarer few I could say were real life friends) are just people across the internet. Kinda sad and nostalgic to think about but oh well. I imagine like myself most have just moved on to spending time on real life sh*t, bummer as that has been for me
Mandrakeroot was truly someone else.
Not sure if he's been brought up, remember The Lost Chord? Always a character and I believe semi regularly posts when drunk or on some type of drug. Also, Ansen, Cuncuna (Cucuna?), Any Colour You Like (though he very recently got me on FB), all the old "room" folk, great times. Oh snap, Henry Plainview. Now HE was the textbook of confounding and frustratingly fascinating person.
Edited by JJLehto - October 06 2017 at 12:14
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BaldJean
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Joined: May 28 2005
Location: Germany
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Points: 10387
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Posted: October 06 2017 at 15:11 |
Raff wrote:
I miss the atmosphere rather than any specific people. Though things in the "good old days" were often fraught with controversy and strife, there was also a genuine sense of caring for each other that has gone almost completely missing. Case in point? The birthday threads. Nowadays hardly anyone wishes other members happy birthday, even if we've been around here for years. A forum is a community of people, after all, and this sense of community is something that - when things go the way they should - goes well beyond the fake friendship of Facebook and other social media. Now all I can perceive is indifference, and this makes me a bit sad.
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I definitely agree with you, Raff. I remember the reactions when Friede and I and our two 5 year old girls Alice and Dorothy had the car accident that landed us in hospital (well, with only Friede and me injured; the kids were unharmed but were allowed to stay with us) when we were on our way to the PA-meeting in the Hague. we got so many well-wishes, and from a lot of people we had not talked to here before. I am not certain the same would happen today. I miss Snow Dog (though Friede and I had lots of fights with him), Trouserpress, MikeEnRegalia, Tony R, Syzygy and many others whose names just don't come to my mind right now
Edited by BaldJean - October 07 2017 at 01:07
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 A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta
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Frankh
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Joined: September 14 2017
Location: Schenectady NY
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Posted: October 06 2017 at 22:00 |
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Looks like I missed a lot. Late to the party as usual.
Back in the day I used to be able to spark some life back into the festivities. These days? I'll try, man of limited resources though I be.
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Sean Trane
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Prog Folk
Joined: April 29 2004
Location: Heart of Europe
Status: Offline
Points: 20241
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Posted: October 07 2017 at 01:44 |
BaldJean wrote:
Raff wrote:
I miss the atmosphere rather than any specific people. Though things in the "good old days" were often fraught with controversy and strife, there was also a genuine sense of caring for each other that has gone almost completely missing. Case in point? The birthday threads. Nowadays hardly anyone wishes other members happy birthday, even if we've been around here for years. A forum is a community of people, after all, and this sense of community is something that - when things go the way they should - goes well beyond the fake friendship of Facebook and other social media. Now all I can perceive is indifference, and this makes me a bit sad.
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I definitely agree with you, Raff. I remember the reactions when Friede and I and our two 5 year old girls Alice and Dorothy had the car accident that landed us in hospital (well, with only Friede and me injured; the kids were unharmed but were allowed to stay with us) when we were on our way to the PA-meeting in the Hague. we got so many well-wishes, and from a lot of people we had not talked to here before. I am not certain the same would happen today.
I miss Snow Dog (though Friede and I had lots of fights with him), Trouserpress, MikeEnRegalia, Tony R, Syzygy and many others whose names just don't come to my mind right now
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(Jean, you quoted a two-year-old post... not that it matters, since I'm quoting it as well ) I was just thinking of that a couple of days ago (well, I go by The Hague twice a week)..... Personally, I miss Bob (EL), Chris (Syzygy), Martin (Trotsky), Martin (Alucard, but I readand exchange with him elsewhere) and (he may not believe it) Tony R(eed Lover) I also miss ProgLucky... and the old M@X (the new one is simply absent)... and my homeric fights with Ivān (though that's probably pure nostalgy)
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Sean Trane
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Location: Heart of Europe
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Posted: October 07 2017 at 01:50 |
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I also miss many of the Craptcha casulaties... even, maybe (sudders at the thought) Dean
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SteveG
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Joined: April 11 2014
Location: Kyiv In Spirit
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Posted: October 07 2017 at 07:56 |
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You should miss Dean. The old boy added class to PA and knew of what he spoke about. And hated Sventonio. That's three important points.
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someone_else
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Joined: May 02 2008
Location: Going Bananas
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Points: 24295
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Posted: October 07 2017 at 16:14 |
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None and/or many... I don't know yet.
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Tom Ozric
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Joined: September 03 2005
Location: Olympus Mons
Status: Offline
Points: 15916
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Posted: October 07 2017 at 16:40 |
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Fellow vinyl buff Catcher10 - Jose. I miss his in-depth tech discussions and uploads regarding every aspect of vinyl. A man with great taste too.
Oh, and Katie too. Miss having her around these parts heaps.
Edited by Tom Ozric - October 07 2017 at 16:43
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