Posted by Smalls at syr-24-24-14-133.twcny.rr.com on November 15, 2001 at 13:53:01:
In Reply to: See, Mike.... posted by Hawk2K on November 15, 2001 at 13:16:45:
: You can't just spout these old-school refs off at random. Even though you did have a sort of "We didn't start the fire" rhythm going for you with that list.
I fuckin' knew it.
: It just doesn't work, though. Nostalgia works in small doses, but come on; anything these newbies do today, fondi did 5 years ago, and far more annoyingly.
Ah... I realize that spouting such things off isn't going to change anything... it's just fun, maybe you or frosty or sean or Phloog or someone else still lurking from the olden times might stumble over it and smile. I don't think there's anything wrong with nostalgia... it's just maybe, with how the rules have changed, NEGATIVE nostalgia to try to change the new kids' actions doesn't anymore.
At this point, I just wax on the days of futures past just for fun.
But, I mean, the point of fondi? The thing was there was only one fondi. One fondi to get annoyed with, one fondi to slowly warm up to and start talking to and so on. Now there's ten thousand people walking in not knowing the way this board can work well and maybe a hundred who do.
It's not a struggle to stop it from going out of control, anymore, it's just time to look back on the past in a fun way... maybe tell the new people some stories about how it was... that's all. Enjoy the ride while it's still on.
All topics are game again, there's way too many people here to get individual lines of communication anymore... and it's unfashionable to set a good example. That's cool... if that's the case, it's time to just have fun.
: And, just for the record, where the hell is DICK LOVER on that list? Jesus. Where's your sense of completion?
Partial list.
Maybe someday I'll get bored with some Joel lyrics, Sean...
: Or, for that matter, where's Brit Miss Chris?
I reckoned her memory was too valuable to just bandy about in a tossed-off list. *shrug*
Mike