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*ahem*

someone take Bishop's shovel away before he buries himself!!!! :)

Congrats baby!
Good luck with it!

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When he said Puppies, he was talking about her Pugs, not her breastesses.

Just in case you missed that...

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Bugger this I'm going to bed... one of the witches is dead, good for oprano!

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Holy fuck that was a bunch of post in a short period of time! I only walked away for a few minutes. Fuck! haha..

I'm glad to see friendly old faces.. I missed hanging out with you guys.

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hehehe.. thanks CJ! Good to see you again. Hows life?

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I was referring to his comment about Aly being the most attractive women in the industry because she has an accent ...

Just in case you missed that!

:p

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Damn! Busted! Hmmm.. scold me with the accent! LOL

Yeah, yeah.. let me put the shovel away before I make it worse.. haha

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going ok sweetie!

are you still with AEBN? they seem to be going ok huh? LOL

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The retirement home lets me have net access for 30 mins a day.

I'm usually lucid for 2 mins of them and thought "If Cuddly's involved I might as well post"

I'm actually on Spring break at the Hotel that we all went to a few times.

Remember the time Redlion drove you all through the snow to get there?

That one :)

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Nope, I caught that about Aly and her accent, I agree with him.

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Cozy board y'all have here.

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I do too!

Did your sense of humour disappear up your ass too?

grow up anthony. its just a board.

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Is that why you left?

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I'm still with AEBN as the Director Of Advertising.

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yep, I'm learning to grow up.

nice try, but you aren't dragging me into your argument!

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Oh my god yeah I remember.. That was a scary drive! Five thousand pounds of steel screaming through ICE and SNOW with Redlion behind the wheel! aaahhh.. Good hotel though.. I remember I won a fair bit of money in the casino. I'll have to go back and visit someday.. I enjoyed Canada. Crystal and I both did..

Your more than welcome to hang out.. this place feels like home for so many of us.. lots of history in this site and the sites that came before it. Someone mentioned the idea earlier of a timeline.. I may look into that.. I might be fun to walk down memory lane.

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awesome. you guys have done a top job over there.
i've been watching with great interest - you're one of the few companies who are prepared for the future. congrats!

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I tried. :)

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Please don't leave again CJ. This place was always more interesting with your input. Your part of the charm of the place.. we could always use another womans touch.

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Yes it is...just a board......just.... ;-))

When I got it , it was on life support and I couldn't resucitate it and had nothing to sell on it if I did. - ( A board owner defenitely needs to have an affilate program or some other angle to make the side money on , AEBN and Cuddly may well be the mix it needs...time will tell)

Joe and gonzo pretty much pulled the plug on it by inferring that the old guard were no longer welcome , drive by spam was more relevant etc.

I hope with Bishop's and AEBN's input it does well. :)

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i feel like a group hug is in order.

:hugs:

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One of the terms when I left was the ability to post unfettered ;-)))

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We have alot of really neat things in the works.. I love AEBN. The core group is made up of a bunch of very bright people. Lots of good ideas float around the table everyday. There are more good ideas than anyone could possibly do. We pick and choose and move ahead. It is a rewarding company to be involved in. Life is never boring.

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ya gotta do better than that to get me into a piss these days babe!

living in the present takes enough energy, without rehashing shit that can't be changed.

we all had some fun, learnt some lessons, made some friendships and lost some.

Rather than slamming each other for some page views, I'd rather know that when you guys head down under I can return your hospitality with a great dinner and a trip down memory lane ... without an APM vs VPM shoot out in the street.

I hope life is treating you well Ant. xx

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I have not been keeping track of the board so I don't know how things have been lately to be honest. I see this board as it was say two years ago. That is my perspective. The sites greatest asset is the old guard in my opinion. It is to fucking hard to start new these days.. not that it can't be done but I just don't think any site should cater to the inexperienced anymore. Affiliate programs make money from the old guard not from the new up and comers. I want the old guard to call Oprano home.. or at the very least drop by on a regular basis to see what everyone else is up to. I think the companies that advertise on sites like Oprano see the value in the old timers.

I'll be honest.. I don't know what everyone else wants out of this site I just know what I want out of this site. I want a place I can personally go and talk shop with old friends who probably know what they are talking about. I want to hear opinions from people who I think have really earned the right to have an opinion. I don't have a ton of time on my hands to hang out on the boards. I can't even read some of the boards because they move so fast.. I don't want to work my way through a mountain of bullshit to get to something worth reading. I would rather read ten intelligent post a day than a hundred crap post.

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I'll always drop by and say Hi whenever I can because I have some great friends here and people I am very fond of, but honestly ... I'm so burnt out on this industry these days that the idea of having to sit at my computer and wait for responses makes me want to chop my hands off. LOL

These days I live at the beach. I live healthy. I spend my days doing basic design work where I can to get by. I work on my magazine. I shoot some content. All stuff I enjoy. I just needed a rest. My priorities have changed a lot!!

But Oprano will always be my board, no matter who owns it :-)

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haha.. the group hug graphic is new.. haven't seen that one before.

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It does, doesn't it... ;)

Good to see you around, CJ. You too Bishop. :okthumb:

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Damn!

:rokk:

For what it is worth , I'm behind you 100% on that. :)

AND In all seriousness... I hope and am sure you WILL achieve your goals , and the Oprano you describe is one where I for one would be delighted to read and post daily ( during the 30mins the home lets me have net access that is)

Congrats me old mate :)

I gotta go .... gotta catch the evening mail.....


;-))

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Sounds like you are living life well CJ. I know exactly where you are coming from. I recently bought a place up in the mountains that I run away to every chance I get. I'm dealing with the adult world on my terms these days.. getting up in the morning five days a week and driving to a proper office gives me another way of turning the adult world on and off. As opposed to walking from my bedroom to my office and working for days on end. The drive is my on off switch right now. I had burn out a few years ago.. The time I spent back then was well spent but it also took its toll. I pace myself these days. I can't be in all places at all times.. I can only do so much quality work in any given day.

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:blink:



:yowsa:



Congrats Bishop :okthumb:

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You are trying to further the homaseckshual agenda, ain't you.

Fuck you all.

Fuck the new people.

Fuck the old people.

Fuck all of youse.





















Thanks.

I feel better now.

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http://www.fuckedwebmaster.com/?p=31

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aaaah see, there's one of those special friends I was talking about.

*big hug*

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isn't it funny - 5 years ago we were so happy we got to work from home! Now, I look for contracts where I can work out of the clients office and its amazing how much more I enjoy being at home when I am. I hardly spend any time at my computer at home these days - although I do take the laptop to the deck and work with the sound of the ocean breaking. Sounds like you have your inland mountain version and I've got my coast version! Lets swap some time for a month!

Life is for living, not watching ;-)

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Yeah I use to love working from home.. I thought of it as freedom. Then I realized that I had not left the house in a year and that I felt like I couldn't even if I wanted to. That wasn't so much fun. I'm pretty good about disconnecting these days. The world doesn't come to an end if I disappear for 24 hours.. or 48 hours. That is a nice change.. I'll take the office over the house these days. I don't see that changing.

I'm sure my wife would be very happy to swap places with you sometime!

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haha why they are good people, you wont have to pay to bail them out ...like you did your alleged spam operation .

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Congrats, Bishop! :okthumb: Congrats, Joe! :okthumb:

Now somebody please send me a new scorecard! ... It's easier to keep track of who's alive or running the CTU on "24" then who's in charge here on any given day. :wacko:

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I think we should have a moment of silence for Edgar. :(

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Seriously????!! Dammit, for a brief moment I thought someone appreciated my breastesses :( :( :(

But I agree with Aly. She's #1 on my "When I do women" list ;)

I'm still a bit confused, but Ant and Nick are back so that makes me very happy!! :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: