Become a stale regular...LEAVING TT!!!

“This place is become far to cliquish. It's not worth my time.

Have fun, I’ll be back in a few years to see what this place has become.

For now, I have other forums to torment.”

“Why don't we just make croutons out of ya instead?”

“Yeah, right... and Rosie O'Donnell is a hottie.”

“what? mad because somebody out-trolled you??

Or did you accomplish what you always wanted to accomplish..creating the troll of all trolls?”

“Sorry to see you leave Violin, I will miss your colorful insight and renlentless pursuit of all things liberal.”

“Liar, liar, pants on fire!!!!”

“you're not stale...just a little crusty around the edges!”

“Did my diatribe catch your eye, violin? LOL.”

“you have been a pimple on everyones @sses for so long...it'll be refreshing without your shananagans here.

I say good riddance...its only as mundane as you make it, and if you want more out of TT and it isn't, then that just means that you don't backpack enough.

afterall, that IS what this forum is all about. The rest is just in between entertainment till the next trip.”

“Why do people feel the need to announce that they're leaving?”

“only thing I would announce is that I am leaving work soon

dhutch, go home :)”

“I personally prefer the 'You all suck..leaving TT' threads. ;)”

“Because of their low self-esteem?

I just don't know.


I have to leave.....








.....to go to the bathroom.”

“YOU ALL SUCK!!! LEAVE TT!!!”

“Hey, Violin, what about us clueless newbies? I was just starting to get an appreciation for your wit and intelligence. I don't know anything about the 'troll' talk, so I can't say if you were a pain in anyone's butt or not, but the posts of yours I read were well thought out and entertaining. Goodby, and good luck to you. Come visit my "home" site, nwhikers.net. You'll find "Slugman" all over that place like a bad rash!LOL”

“You're not leaving, wuss. I have successfully had you BANNED! You knew it would come to this, and so you're trying to save face. No longer will I have to be defined by my nemesis. Uh, uhhhh.....(psst, you aren't really leaving are you?)
So, like I was saying, good riddance.”

“Now, if gunk starts growing on your cheese, you can whack it off and eat the rest... but if it grows on bread you have to pitch the whole thing, right?”

“So, why do so many TT'ers feel compelled to comment on the amount of hiking others may or may not do? Having hiked with other TT'ers does not preclude enjoying or experiencing hiking at all. While I am not a regular here, I have been a member for about a year, and find that no matter when I return to see what's going on, there's always someone feeling higher and mightier than the next person.
Even if someone is only able or inclined to hike once a year, the fact that they posses even an ounce of interest in the activity entitles them every bit as much to post here as any member of the tight little TT Click.
Let's not forget that there are many regular TT'ers who find posts like "Newt Gingrich's illegitimate child and Michael Jackson join forces with the NRA to take over Austrailian vanilla bean trade; What's up with that?" pertinent to a Hiking Message Board.
People just need to lighten up and enjoy the ride.”

“I've been posting here on and off since 1998 under a variety of names. It never ceases to amaze me how many "Screw you guys, I'm going home" threads have been posted here during that time. People been complaining 'bout TT for a decade longer than TTs been around. Look, guys, TT is not a Columbia House DVD club subscription - there is no obligation, nothing will be sent to your homes if you don't respond in time. You can come and go as you please. I've gone a year without visiting the site. I've gone two months without missing a day. Whats the problem?”

“Slugman, you said: "Come visit my "home" site, nwhikers.net."

You really want links to ,a href="http://violinbackpacker.tripod.com/homepage.htm">his site posted all over there?

You'll be sorry (we all will!) Altho, Violin and BPJ could be an interesting matchup.”

“Wow, retugo. Get on board and become a winner (whiner) like the rest of us.
Violin won't hike with us, therefore he must leave this site. I guess if you are a hiking purist and can't stoop to our level, then you must disappear, also. (THAT'S A JOKE, OK????)”

“Hopefully, he will be back when the dust settles.”

“That is correct Tilt.”

“Hey marmot, glad to see you here. Please tell these good folks that I am not a troll! LOL. By the way, what happens at violin's site if you do enter your name at the beginning? I am afraid to go and find out.”

“Ahh, come on man, don't leave because your daily Bush-bashing hasn't affected Bush's strong approval ratings across this great land! :Þ

For realz, I'd hate to see you go. It took me long enough to get over trail nymph®, and I hardly even knew her, much less an irregular regular on this forum like youz. As for me, I pop on and off at will, sneakin' around here and there, to and fro, standing up for all that is good, right, and honorable, sorta like the Lone Ranger, or Zorro, or Keith Partridge.

Whatever you do, best to you. And if you happen to run into Marcia Brady out there (sigh), tell her I love her, and it's not just some sort of TV love thing, but that I truly love her with all my heart and soul and with every fiber of my being. Thank you.”

“LMAO @ buck.”

“Hey marmot, you ever see the movie "The Big Lebowski" with Jeff Bridges? These Germans bring a ferret into his bathroom intending to throw it into the bath with him to scare him, and he at first says "Hey, nice marmot!" I always LMAO at that. Then the scene with John Goodman where they are scattering their friend's ashes at the beach, and the wind blows all the ashes into Jeff's face. Hilarious. Now just think, violin will miss such entertaining posts as this one! His loss!”

“"Hey marmot, glad to see you here. Please tell these good folks that I am not a troll!"

Sure, Sluggo. I'd be pleased to vouch for ya. OK, everyone, I can promise you that Sluggo's not a troll, but the real deal. I even have a picture of him somewhere...

Ahh...here it is (sorry Slugman, you HAD to know this would be coming on this board...all in fun tho...)



Nope, Sluggo, never seen the movie...maybe I will sometime, don't know tho...

And with any link that you ever find from Violin...approach with extreme caution. Word to the wise...”

“violin leaving? yea right, he'll be back under a different name. TROLL!! :P”

“Shesh! Again we're left alone to ponder that age-old question...Why do folks feel the need to announce they're leaving TT?”

“Cool pic marmot. Those unfamiliar with Seattle may not know that that is a real VW bug in that picture. Hey, violin, you ever get out Seattle-ish way, give me a jingle at slugman19@hotmail.com, we'll go get lost in the trackless interior of Olympic national Park for a couple of weeks. Same invite to anyone else here, regardless of political affiliation.”

“Get out. And take Dunadan with you, so I can concentrate on getting Bacpac banned.”

“Are you SARboy that went on a Llama-Rama with us several years ago? If so I'd like to say hello.
are you still living in Washington? Do you ever hear from or hike with Old Timer and his grandson Turk? Regards!”

“Same invite to anyone else here, regardless of political affiliation.
Slugman
05:49:51 PM
01/13/04


I think you meant to say political affliction? :D

I love that sculpture. Fremont just rocks for off-beat stuff like that.”

“WTF?????


So Violin musta got a new job where he can't play on TT anymore. There is no way that he would give this place up just because he got a little annoyed.”

“marmot
"Are you SARboy that went on a Llama-Rama with us several years ago? If so I'd like to say hello.
are you still living in Washington? Do you ever hear from or hike with Old Timer and his grandson Turk? Regards!"
solitary hiker
05:52:40 PM
01/13/04

*clicks own profile to see* YEP! That's me Sol! Posted a note on the Kearsarge - Shepard Pass trip thread here.

Have gotten some e-mails from Old Timer. Otter (the handle that TrailArtist goes by now) and I haven't managed to hook up with him. She's met him and done some mushroom hunting with him in the past. I have yet to meet the mystery man.

We're still in Washington. Moved to Seattle proper a little over a year ago. Job runs out end of March, and no prospects lined up for me yet. Who knows where we'll end up!”

“Violin leaving tt? Yeah right! Maybe in order to go into troll development but leave for good? No way could we get that lucky and be free of this POS.

Besides, it's an election year.”

“He's just thumbing his nose at me.”

“I haven't seen anything this ineffectual sense the ignore button was invented!”

“Will miss your posts, violin. What other forums can you be found?”

“Phaedrus is the other half of the team, along with Fiddle Boy, that has been dragging this site down for months. No wit, the both of them. And....they can't take a joke.”

“Violin, if you really do leave, you better tell me which boards you're terrorizing, so i can stalk you! and who will take care of yours and Dunadan's love child if you desert us? (between you and me, i don't really think he's of sound mind.)

:-D HEE HEE HEE!”

“Violin leaving?
Yeah, right, I don't believe it
One lousy minute”

“yeah, i don't think he could keep away! but i would miss him if he did leave. THERE, i said it!
;-)”

“I bet lyra would miss hemorrhoids too. ;)”

“mmmmm, feel the burn!”

“Everyone gets brunt on this board once in a while.

Have a great sabbatical, Vi. See you in a few...”

“Yeah. Get out. Go on! GO! Stupid bastard trolls anyhow.”

“Bye, Violin. You know you'll be back.”

“I think he's retiring to devote more time to his trolls.”