Bring a Newbie up to speed

“I keeps seeing references to "the dark side" in the posts. In the TT universe, what is that?”

“There's a fella, XL, that posts on here who is so incredibly fat that he has both a day side and a night side. He's said to encompass two time zones and still doesn't know the time of day.”

“Whatever you do, do not stare at the bright light!”

“How long do I have to pay my dues on this board to earn a direct answer?
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“The dark side.....you must stare deep into the bacon, to understand the dark side....

Embrace the bacon!!
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“I know from reading another thread about a wonderful thing that you all did for Dani in memory of Phil, that the dark side actually coughed up money - what does that have to do w/ bacon?”

“So the dark side is all the forums sponsored by Backpacker Mag (some would say Rag)?? Bacon...hmm.... does the metaphor have anything to do with "bringing home the bacon", i.e. making money?”

“youre getting colder”

“LMAO........”

“To understand the bacon, you must understand the crazy one.”

“Better not be shakin' the bacon around town.....”

“pedx, Do you mind? Geesh!”

“as in "shake your money-maker"?”

“think of bacon but circular. You wouldnt want it with eggs.”

“Canadian bacon is circular...but it goes fine w/ eggs.....”

“Canadians have this type of bacon but its realy doesnt go well with eggs. I think you mean "round" vs "circular"”

“More like 'canadian baconiular'.”

“i just registered and confirmed my registration over at "the dark side". mostly out of spite to you guys. i try to start a new thread "sorry you do not have permission to start a new topic" ok fine whatever i figure maybe i have to pay my dues and have so many posts before i can start a new thread. so i try to make a post "sorry you do not have permission to reply to this topic" WTF? i wrote everyones fave mod, bp2go. hopefully he,ll give me an answer”

“CB, no dorks allowed over there.”

“youre there”

“OMG guys please give it a rest! Welcome the newbie, already. Welcome lowandslow!”

“ummm, lm, YOU are one of the newbs, too, ahm afrayed”

“You must be as One with the Bacon Ring to join the dark siders.”

“hey, i was there for The First Telling of The Bacon Ring. if anyone is one with the BR, its me”

“Thank you.
How's your pain today? I hope you're on the mend.”

“bacon ring

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJldVMfWc30

(work safe)”

“I thought this was the dark side. This is where you can say stuff that gets me in trouble on other forums.”

“Nietzsche once said: "If you stare long enough into an abyss, the abyss stares back at you".

I think it's the same with TT

Beware
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“I thought this was the "Dark Side" and the magazine site was the "Other Side".”

“I heard Nietzsche actually said that "twice".”

“let it grow, let it grow

let it blossem let it flow...”

“Slow and low that is the tempo...”

“this is the darkside, they're the martha stewart side.

bacon... HA! it must be hard to be a newbie. it'll prolly take you a good couple years to learn all the vernacular round here...

be sure to take a soak in the jello (EBANOTTs welcome), but watch out for the skeery wolf-bear and lyra's poop slinging monkeys.”

“theirs is the side that restricts topics to backpacking related topics, this is the side where backpackers talk about everything but backpacking. Welcome lowandslow! Hopefully after this runaround, you will be deemed to have been fully initiated.

Where do you live, and where do you hike?”

“Where is Ice Tea when we need his explanation of TT, in highlighted yellow no doubt.”

“Well, Just so you can properly be initiated, you must be declared a troll, then you must renounce your troll status.

Now you are worthy of the tale of the bacon ring... (not sure I should have put it quite that way)

You are correct about the other side and the rag.

Some of us spend a lot of time busting each others balls around here. If you're into that then have fun, if not just ignore them like most of us do.

Now, sign up for a trip and get your ass in the woods, and get some stories, some miles, some booze, and some bag nights under your belt! Welcome! Stick around we have a great time!”

“This is the dark side, doye! Where all the cool people hang out. Darkness is cool, doncha know...I think we need to get a skull or something as our symbol, instead of that dumb hiking boot.”

“I've never visited the BR thread. Mikenem tried discuss it with me at Ocala V, but I was too busy boiling water in Ewkers platypus blatter over the open fire. Oh - and I was a wee bit tipsy, too.”

“gojo, how'd you kep the seams from melting?

and the corners too”

“Thank you for the warm welcome (at least there's a few TT'rs that remember their manners)! I grew up in WNY and cut my teeth backpacking in Central Penn (mostly Black Forest and Loyalsock Trail) and the Adirondaks. Recently moved down to Ohio, and have made few trips to Dolly Sods and the AT in VA.
As for the runaround, I fully expected it after reading a bunch of posts for the last week or so before gathering up the courage to post a question myself. I'm not sure I can hold my own in all this bashin' brewhaha, but I can sure try!”

“Thanks for the words of welcome and the info on the official Initiation Protocol. How fast can you get someone to declare me a troll, so that I can get on with the renouncement of same? Or do I have do be observed on the trail to be deemed as acting in a troll-like manner?
If and when I have successfully proven myself to be a non-troll, and therefore worthy to walk among you all, I think my first task in the community is to try to gain a Peace between Sarge and ramblinrev (well, perhaps I should try to get just a shaky truce to start with...). It sure is hard to ignore that feud!”

“TROLL!!!”

“Thank you Spirit Coyote!!
Now I needs some tips on working up a seriously slick anti-troll dissertation.”

“It barely touches down and begins remarking on manners?  Go #&%!$ yourself.”

“I think my first task in the community is to try to gain a Peace between Sarge and ramblinrev - lowandslow


Hey look. It's Jimmy Carter everybody!”

“The only sure anti troll accusation defense is to post pictures or link to a website. If you are a good looking woman, you will be toasted and flirted with. If you are a middle aged out of shape balding guy like the rest of us, you will be grudgingly tolerated. If you get in a feud with Sarge, that would help your credibility a good deal.”

“in that case this is the most credible forum on the face of the planet”

“Me likes newbies. Mmmmmmmmmm..fresh meat.

Oh, and welcome. Sorry that nobody on the other side warned you against signing up for this place. Did you do something to tick them off? No matter cuz we accept all rejects here.

Just a few helpful hints:

The "ignore this user" tool is somewhat useful. The "report this message" tool is worthless.”