Who is still around from the old boards?

Rabbit

Rabbit

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jorel said:
i dont know if he was so mad... michael chaho a well respected poster and racquet junkie actually backed him up and his idea was basically to add weight to the top of the handle (although much more complicated)

which many pros do right now...
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The "madness" came in when he Cauthern explained that a pro's decline was directly related to the racket comany "taking away" his weighting system. I, for one, could never understand why a) a racket company would take the "system" away from a player like Sampras or the Williams, and b) how they would do it. Was there a group of racket commandos who snuck into the pro's hotel room and switched the rackets? Did they do it at the airport when the pro wasn't looking? Why would Head, for instance, take the weighting system away from their premier player, Agassi?

Deuce said:
Which goes to show that Larry actually contributed something of value to the boards... even if it was through the back door.
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What's this? An homage to Larry from Deuce? Say it ain't so! ;) Or is this a clever pun?

This is reminiscent of a scene from the '76 version of King Kong. The expedition leader justifies the removal of Kong from the island as helping the islanders. Jeff Bridge's character estimates that without Kong, the islanders will become a bunch of drunks with nothing to live for. He goes on to say that Kong kept them alert and gave them a reason to live.

Given the state of the boards now compared to when Larry was here, I'd gladly take the devil I knew then to the one on the boards now.
 
jorel

jorel

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Ash Doyle said:
Huh? Would you mind explaining that response? I don't get it.
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He adds a ton to the top of the handle

supporting (at least some of ) his claims that lead at the top of the handle is effective and I also know pro stringers/racquet builders who also recommend this type of weighting
 
fantom

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jorel said:
i dont know if he was so mad... michael chaho a well respected poster and racquet junkie actually backed him up and his idea was basically to add weight to the top of the handle (although much more complicated)

which many pros do right now...
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He still posts frequently under a different name.
 
M

Mikael

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I started posting on these boards at the end of 2000... I think I still remember the old format. It's sad they don't have archives from back then, would be really fun to go back and see all the comments about Safin dominating the men's game or a thread on "who can beat Sampras at Wimbledon?" or "watch out for Roger Federer, solid junior" eheh..
 
jorel

jorel

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Mikael said:
I started posting on these boards at the end of 2000... I think I still remember the old format. It's sad they don't have archives from back then, would be really fun to go back and see all the comments about Safin dominating the men's game or a thread on "who can beat Sampras at Wimbledon?" or "watch out for Roger Federer, solid junior" eheh..
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seriously... i remember this question and answer session they had with Nate Ferguson back on the old boards (can you say tear jerker) it was AMAzing!!!!

GREAT REAL INSIDE INFO in that chat (fed, sampras, flipper etc...) dont think that type of inside info can ever be shared again (and it seems to be lost forever)

i asked TW to bring it into the new format to have as an archive but for some reason they could not
(maybe to protect that info )

i weep at night
 
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jorel

jorel

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Rabbit said:
The "madness" came in when he Cauthern explained that a pro's decline was directly related to the racket comany "taking away" his weighting system. I, for one, could never understand why a) a racket company would take the "system" away from a player like Sampras or the Williams, and b) how they would do it. Was there a group of racket commandos who snuck into the pro's hotel room and switched the rackets? Did they do it at the airport when the pro wasn't looking? Why would Head, for instance, take the weighting system away from their premier player, Agassi?


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i remember that now... i guess my mind chose to forget
 
Dedans Penthouse

Dedans Penthouse

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Ah, the "old board" ..... sigh ..... :neutral:

From the "Where Are They Now?" file
(courtesy of the Ash Doyle Detective Agency's findings):

Larry Hall married Rose Barnfield. They had three children. Two are in rehab and the third, a son named Rose Jr., is a backup singer for George "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Michael. As for Larry and Rose, they are now the proprietors of the San Francisco-on-the-Thames Tennis Club.

Elvis Peawood apparently left the building (figuratively-speaking):
What supposedly were "hot tub adventures" down in South America actually involved a bit of 'author embelishment'. In fact, it wasn't a hot tub; it was a caldron and those "female pros" supposedly sitting in the hot tub with him? Turns out they were female cannibals cooking up some "Peawood Larry Stew" for their hungry offspring.

FYI: This tribe (unlike Larry), hung alongside the banks of an uncharted tributary of the Oranoco River.

Doc Rikkets is now a moderator working under a different username.

More details to follow as we receive them....
 
Fee

Fee

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Katlion said:
But what's different about the boards now?
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Do you mean the software or the 'feel' of the board? If it's the first, someone else will have to explain it to you because I don't think I can do it clearly. If it's the second, the boards now are kind of like a high school locker room full of boys in a near constant state of hormonal charge and the adults are kind of standing outside trying to have a decent conversation. The old boards (and the first incarnation of the new format) were more like 'Cheers' in a way. I'm sure that doesn't help, perhaps Rabbit, Deuce, or Dedans can expound on my poor examples.
 
Rabbit

Rabbit

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Fee hit the nail on the head. It did seem more like a community and there weren't arguments over which dampener was more aerodynamic and (to borrow a Dedan-ism) picayune subjects like that.

I do remember Laver-bashing going on when Sampras was in his prime. And predicting that those doing the bashing would be defending Sampras before they knew it. Well, that one came to pass and quicker than I thought. It always seems that the guy on top right now is GOAT and everyone who preceded him is a goat.

The main thing I miss is the contribution of guys who were really in the know about what went on in the pro game. They knew the equipment, they knew the pros, and they knew what works for us mortals. But, then as now, they didn't want to endure the BS from those who "thought" they knew.

I also miss the occasional post by TW's own Don Hightower. He's another guy who has the inside scoop and has regrettfully faded into the archives. He's a good egg and very knowledgeable.
 
Frodo Baggins

Frodo Baggins

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Yess There was Lots of Good ole Blokes From The veryy first board :( Who I miss Like Russ Bucklin & Good Ole Wizardlips.. An Marnix.. lol I can still remember the crazy pics Marnix Posted!!! Ahh The Good ole days!!! Now This Board is All Bout Popularty An Clicks An Crazy High School Stuff..
 
Dedans Penthouse

Dedans Penthouse

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running the wishbone 'offense'

I can only add to Frodo and Rabbit's assessment of how things didn't seem to get bogged down on the 'old board' over picayune jive. But still, even if things did get rough, the "old board" flamming was so much more entertaining and the antagonists always seemed to be able to string at least 10 words together and in doing so, they presented a more "evolved" mosaic of antagonism in their flames than the "binky-bottle" Pee-Wee Herman-esque tweaking of today's board.

Take the "Rants & Raves" Section: they ought to re-name it "Sores & Bores" instead. More and more (in Rants & Raves), it seems that if it isn't some brat whining about a perceived "hardship," then it's some even more B-O-R-I-N-G exercise in UTTER FUTILITY involving one political viewpoint versus another political viewpoint, or one claiming the "high moral ground" vis-a-vis the rest of society, or one taking a "generalization-type" swipe at another religion altogether and in doing so, revealing their own "sensibilities" in turn. Yawnus! A total drab drag


On a more positive note, I remember this babe from the old boards named Ivy.....hmmmm......Ivy Something-or -other....... I think it was Ivy CanisLupusCaboose or maybe Ivy Wolftail......or Ivy whatever.....

Anyway, Ivy used to throw a party at the end of the year for any "old board" members that could make it to her place; and what a spread she had! Her spread was huge; her spread was beautiful! It made the Ponderosa look like an herb garden. As for the party itself, listen, when it came to throwing a spread--Ivy was the Queen-of-them-ALL! No one and I mean no one could throw a spread like Ivy; she threw a beautiful spread like you wouldn't believe. And talk about a high-priced spread; man did she ever live high-on-the-hog! Oh and did I mention what a spread she had, or what a spread she threw? She threw the most delicious spread imaginable and she threw it on a spread that was not only beautiful but was an unbeliveably huge spread to boot!! I know I'm repeating myself, but I swear, she must've had---easily---the nicest spread I've ever seen. I really miss Ivy Wolftail's spread and I really hope she'd consider throwing another spread this year. :)
 
drakulie

drakulie

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I have to disagree somewhat about the new vs old boards.

There was plenty of arguing and disagreement going on in the old boards. Only difference is, that on the old boards there was **A LOT** of *** kissing going on, which resulted in less turmoil.
 
Rabbit

Rabbit

G.O.A.T.
Surely you jest. There was a ton of tumoil. The whole reason Moderators exist today was the turmoil on the old boards. And, truth be told, the train wrecks back then were much more entertaining. You just can't get a good argument going over whether a red stencil ink weighs more than black stencil ink. I mean who really cares?

The old boards had much more substance than fluff.
 
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Dedans Penthouse

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drak: Meg-assed-U

drakulie said:
I have to disagree somewhat about the new vs old boards.

There was plenty of arguing and disagreement going on in the old boards. Only difference is, that on the old boards there was **A LOT** of *** kissing going on, which resulted in less turmoil.
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Mi amigo!....surely you jest! Talk about ass-kissing; you and MegAssedU--lol--wrote the book!

You kiss MegAssedU's ass so much, that if you two were flying on a plane--in the case of emergency--you'd use her ass as an air-sickness bag.

You kiss her ass so much, that if you two were in Scotland, you'd use her ass to play bagpipes.

You kiss her ass so much, that if (God forbid) you were in a hospital, they'd use her ass as your ether bag.

You kiss her ass so much, that if Meg were a cop and she pulled you over at 2:00 a.m., she'd make you use her ass to take the breathalyzer test.

You kiss her ass so much, that if you two were scuba diving, you'd use her ass as a Callypso regulator.

You kiss her ass so much that if she were to weigh in on this thead, you'd immediately start to....well, you'd start kissing her ass.... :)

More "ass kissing" on the old boards??.....vis-a-vis you and the Megster?...... the King 'n Queen of "dancing-cheek-to-cheek?" Nah~! :)


Meg: "Mirror, mirror on the wall, whose long schnoot belongs in a stall?"

draukie: "Not yours, my dearest! Toucan or not toucan; that is the question."

(sorry, and seriously, hardly a flame--I just had to set the record straight; too much selective retention in play here...) :)
 
ilovecarlos

ilovecarlos

Professional
*****races in to thread where she doesn't belong****
Kisses the ass of her Beloved and runs back out...........
Spreads eh????
Hands on hips tapping foot...we'll see about who uses the high priced spread:shock:
 
norcal

norcal

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Dedans Penthouse said:
Mi amigo!....surely you jest! Talk about ass-kissing; you and MegAssedU--lol--wrote the book!

You kiss MegAssedU's ass so much, that if you two were flying on a plane--in the case of emergency--you'd use her ass as an air-sickness bag.

You kiss her ass so much, that if you two were in Scotland, you'd use her ass to play bagpipes.

You kiss her ass so much, that if (God forbid) you were in a hospital, they'd use her ass as your ether bag.

You kiss her ass so much, that if Meg were a cop and she pulled you over at 2:00 a.m., she'd make you use her ass to take the breathalyzer test.

You kiss her ass so much, that if you two were scuba diving, you'd use her ass as a Callypso regulator.

You kiss her ass so much that if she were to weigh in on this thead, you'd immediately start to....well, you'd start kissing her ass.... :)

More "ass kissing" on the old boards??.....vis-a-vis you and the Megster?...... the King 'n Queen of "dancing-cheek-to-cheek?" Nah~! :)


Meg: "Mirror, mirror on the wall, whose long schnoot belongs in a stall?"

draukie: "Not yours, my dearest! Toucan or not toucan; that is the question."

(sorry, and seriously, hardly a flame--I just had to set the record straight; too much selective retention in play here...) :)
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bwahahahahahahaha
 
Frodo Baggins

Frodo Baggins

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Bette No Need for Jealousy :) Dedan Was Telling Stories of the Good ole days.. An yess!!! I Was Queen Of TW Back then.. I Kept everybody In Line... with humour An a Stern Voice!!! Dedan Wish I Could Reuse my Name again.. but Alas :( Guess The one time limted use got Ran Out!!! ;) But I'm Still The Same As Always.. At Lease I Still Have My Pet Moose.. Who Always Stays With me;) An Is still With me today!!! Even if He's In The Back country Now Adays!!!
 
Rabbit

Rabbit

G.O.A.T.
Dedans Penthouse said:
Mi amigo!....surely you jest! Talk about ass-kissing; you and MegAssedU--lol--wrote the book!

You kiss MegAssedU's ass so much, that if you two were flying on a plane--in the case of emergency--you'd use her ass as an air-sickness bag.

You kiss her ass so much, that if you two were in Scotland, you'd use her ass to play bagpipes.

You kiss her ass so much, that if (God forbid) you were in a hospital, they'd use her ass as your ether bag.

You kiss her ass so much, that if Meg were a cop and she pulled you over at 2:00 a.m., she'd make you use her ass to take the breathalyzer test.

You kiss her ass so much, that if you two were scuba diving, you'd use her ass as a Callypso regulator.

You kiss her ass so much that if she were to weigh in on this thead, you'd immediately start to....well, you'd start kissing her ass.... :)

More "ass kissing" on the old boards??.....vis-a-vis you and the Megster?...... the King 'n Queen of "dancing-cheek-to-cheek?" Nah~! :)


Meg: "Mirror, mirror on the wall, whose long schnoot belongs in a stall?"

draukie: "Not yours, my dearest! Toucan or not toucan; that is the question."

(sorry, and seriously, hardly a flame--I just had to set the record straight; too much selective retention in play here...) :)
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I'm dying here. A Callypso (sic)(pun) regulator? ROTFLMFAO

Bagpipe?

Toucan or not toucan?

Dude, you gotta start sharing some of what you're smoking. Those of us with heavy doses of reality are begging!
 
Rabbit

Rabbit

G.O.A.T.
drakulie said:
Dedan, too funny. LMAO! :)
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Drak, I once again tip my hat in your direction. I applaud your self-effacing attitude. More folks on the boards should show enough confidence in themselves to be able to appreciate something like this. It is genius and your appreciation of it speaks volumes for you.
 
Rabbit

Rabbit

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Frodo Baggins said:
Rabbit: Don is Still here :D He Just Recovering From An Elbow injury> See in Questions An Answers.. ;)
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Let me illuminate my post somewhat. While Don may answer questions about the retain operation now, he doesn't contribute to tennis discussions as he once did. The guy knows some scoop about the pro game and was very good at giving providing some insider stuff.
 
CanadianChic

CanadianChic

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OMG Dedan. Damn you be da man! I don't know what these boards were like in years gone by, but I appreciate the posters who have been around for a while. If Dedan was around making posts like the last one I may have some reading to do. ;) Rabbit, I agree that Drak is one heck of a guy. He dishes it out and is man enough to eat it every once in a while and most don't have that ability. Besides, I pity those who have not been fortunate enough to have fallen under the poet's radar. I do believe I have found myself in a sonnet or two. lol.
 
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simi

Hall of Fame
I enjoyed the sense of community in the old boards more. Anyone know what happened to Steve Baldwin?
 
Mike Bulgakov

Mike Bulgakov

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Dedans Penthouse said:
Mi amigo!....surely you jest! Talk about ass-kissing; you and MegAssedU--lol--wrote the book!

You kiss MegAssedU's ass so much, that if you two were flying on a plane--in the case of emergency--you'd use her ass as an air-sickness bag.

You kiss her ass so much, that if you two were in Scotland, you'd use her ass to play bagpipes.

You kiss her ass so much, that if (God forbid) you were in a hospital, they'd use her ass as your ether bag.

You kiss her ass so much, that if Meg were a cop and she pulled you over at 2:00 a.m., she'd make you use her ass to take the breathalyzer test.

You kiss her ass so much, that if you two were scuba diving, you'd use her ass as a Callypso regulator.

You kiss her ass so much that if she were to weigh in on this thead, you'd immediately start to....well, you'd start kissing her ass.... :)

More "ass kissing" on the old boards??.....vis-a-vis you and the Megster?...... the King 'n Queen of "dancing-cheek-to-cheek?" Nah~! :)


Meg: "Mirror, mirror on the wall, whose long schnoot belongs in a stall?"

draukie: "Not yours, my dearest! Toucan or not toucan; that is the question."

(sorry, and seriously, hardly a flame--I just had to set the record straight; too much selective retention in play here...) :)
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I am not sure what muse Dedan cavorts with in Orphic realms (Thalia, maybe?), but if he has any of her sisters' numbers, I'd like to have one. I won't tell ILC.
 
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MegacedU

MegacedU

Professional
Toucan huh? I broke my nose when I was 13. I think we can give me a break on any nose jokes. That's a bit distasteful, and frankly, quite rude.
 
Kevin T

Kevin T

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I miss the old boards as well but you know how nostalgia goes. Like when you really don't like a place, then you move away to a new place and all of a sudden you're thinking "I sure did appreciate that place!". Maybe it was better, may it wasn't but I do miss it and many former posters. I first hit TW in 1999, after buying a Yonex SRD Tour 90 (what a great racquet!) and I've never looked back. I remember getting into my first argument ever on the boards-it was with Rabbit (can you believe it?) and it was over Lendl and his racquet history. And to top it off, Larry Hall was on my side!! It only lasted a day or two, I quickly apologized for my temper, Rabbit said there was nothing to be sorry for. Good times. We haven't argued since. Later that year, I saw someone at the French Open ( I think it was Hrbaty) swinging a silver and red Fischer Vac Pro 90 and I had just ordered the older blue one from TW. I was so bummed there was a new frame. I'm watching the match, the UPS guy shows up with a package from TW and what do I pull out but a silver and red Fischer Vac 90!! Twas like a kid at Christmas.

I'm not a big fan of Internet chat or computer "buddies" or Internet dating or MySpace, etc., but I've always loved this board. I think I've taken a few months off maybe 2 or 3 times but I always come back. I agree with Dedans, et al., that the odds and ends/rants and raves is just the same old daily junk..."look what Bush did this time!"...."Obama will save the universe!"..."why can't we all just save the Earth!"..."religious people are morons!" zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I think I love the board because it reminds of radio. I can "hear" Rabbit's voice in my head. I have this picture of what Phil and Dedan's and K Wilson Moose look like. I guess it's a way to use my imagination like I did as a kid. Hopefully, you guys are a lot better looking than "radio folk", though! :) Like the old saying, "he has a face made for radio!".
 
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Craig Sheppard

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You mean the oooooold old boards right? Who remembers when they switched from that old wacky HTML format to phpBB...then got hacked a ton...and switched to vBulletin. I think I've been on here since '03.
 
jorel

jorel

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Craig Sheppard said:
You mean the oooooold old boards right? Who remembers when they switched from that old wacky HTML format to phpBB...then got hacked a ton...and switched to vBulletin. I think I've been on here since '03.
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the first one i think ... i started back in the late 90's or so
 
Rabbit

Rabbit

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Kevin T said:
I miss the old boards as well but you know how nostalgia goes. Like when you really don't like a place, then you move away to a new place and all of a sudden you're thinking "I sure did appreciate that place!". Maybe it was better, may it wasn't but I do miss it and many former posters. I first hit TW in 1999, after buying a Yonex SRD Tour 90 (what a great racquet!) and I've never looked back. I remember getting into my first argument ever on the boards-it was with Rabbit (can you believe it?) and it was over Lendl and his racquet history. And to top it off, Larry Hall was on my side!! It only lasted a day or two, I quickly apologized for my temper, Rabbit said there was nothing to be sorry for. Good times. We haven't argued since. Later that year, I saw someone at the French Open ( I think it was Hrbaty) swinging a silver and red Fischer Vac Pro 90 and I had just ordered the older blue one from TW. I was so bummed there was a new frame. I'm watching the match, the UPS guy shows up with a package from TW and what do I pull out but a silver and red Fischer Vac 90!! Twas like a kid at Christmas.

I'm not a big fan of Internet chat or computer "buddies" or Internet dating or MySpace, etc., but I've always loved this board. I think I've taken a few months off maybe 2 or 3 times but I always come back. I agree with Dedans, et al., that the odds and ends/rants and raves is just the same old daily junk..."look what Bush did this time!"...."Obama will save the universe!"..."why can't we all just save the Earth!"..."religious people are morons!" zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I think I love the board because it reminds of radio. I can "hear" Rabbit's voice in my head. I have this picture of what Phil and Dedan's and K Wilson Moose look like. I guess it's a way to use my imagination like I did as a kid. Hopefully, you guys are a lot better looking than "radio folk", though! :) Like the old saying, "he has a face made for radio!".
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That completely escapes me....I must have been wrong... :)
 
norcal

norcal

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MegacedU said:
Toucan huh? I broke my nose when I was 13. I think we can give me a break on any nose jokes. That's a bit distasteful, and frankly, quite rude.
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Are you serious? One thing I like about you Meg, is your ability to take a ribbing and be a good sport about it.

Remember you wrote some rant about your club and it's new gym equipment? I created my one and only alter-ego acount, 'new gym equipment', and wrote a rant against you from the perspective of the gym equipment...It was quickly deleted (of course) and when I fessed up you thought it was funny.

The endless threads with you and Phil and Dedans and Deuce (I think) arguing were classics. You were like TT's kid sister (albeit a spoiled and full of yourself kid sis). So stop whining about the Toucan comments.
 
MegacedU

MegacedU

Professional
I have a thing about my nose because I don't like it either, I was never toucanish before I took a softball to the face.
 
Frodo Baggins

Frodo Baggins

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Somthin Just dawned on me:confused:Theres Posters who's in this thread That I Don't reconized? Like jorel?? Who are You?? An How you know About the Old Board?? + Why Do some members stay while others leave???
 
drakulie

drakulie

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Rabbit said:
Drak, I once again tip my hat in your direction. I applaud your self-effacing attitude. More folks on the boards should show enough confidence in themselves to be able to appreciate something like this. It is genius and your appreciation of it speaks volumes for you.
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Rabbit, all I could say is DP is a genius, and if he ever shares his "secret" with you, make sure to forward an email my way! :)

One of my favorite posts was by skraggle. This had me laughing for days. LOL

skraggle said:
Hey guys-

Drakulie emailed me and even though he requested I not share his real reason for hating Volkls, I just can't resist. Here's the scoop:

It was a warm day last July. Drakulie was at the courts, stretching in his spandex body suit and day-glo orange sleeveless Nadal crew. His knee-high glitter socks were pulled up and his Hello Kitty headband was still dry and kept his thinning hair out of his eyes perfectly.

Then behind him, he heard a voice. "Want to play a bit?", the person asked in a nonchalant voice. Drakulie jumped at the offer, having not played since he lost in the first round of the local 1.5 tournament to Maybelle Blankis, a feisty grandmother who seemed to position her walker perfectly with each shot.

Drakulie and his opponent stepped onto the court and took their racquets out of their bags. He was surprised to find that he had never seen or heard of his opponent's racquet before. It was a "Volkl", and Drakulie was surprised because up until this moment, he only thought they made cars.

The match began. And ended in 17 minutes. When it was over, Drakulie sat on the bench hugging his Tennis Teddy Bear, his longest and only friend who lived in the bottom of his tennis bag. He'd heard of a "Double Bagel" before, and always wanted to try one, but the real thing left him feeling quite empty.

He heard a car horn beep twice. His opponent said, "Thanks, Mister. Your underhand serve will get better with time--hang in there. I have to go to rehearsal now...I'm a tree in the 2nd grade Summer Fiesta Play!" As she skipped off, pigtails bobbing, the shameful memory of this day burned into his subconcious and he repeated the four-letter word over and over as he tried to rock away the hurt..."Volkl"..."Volkl"..."Volkl".....
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MegacedU said:
I have a thing about my nose because I don't like it either, I was never toucanish before I took a softball to the face.
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In keeping with the "*** kissing themes" >>>>>> Meg, your nose is beautiful! :)
 
Phil

Phil

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Kevin T said:
I miss the old boards as well but you know how nostalgia goes. Like when you really don't like a place, then you move away to a new place and all of a sudden you're thinking "I sure did appreciate that place!".
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Man, isn't that the truth!
Maybe it was better, may it wasn't but I do miss it and many former posters. I first hit TW in 1999, after buying a Yonex SRD Tour 90 (what a great racquet!) and I've never looked back.
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I joined around the same time or maybe it was '98. I believe I purchased a couple pair of K-Swiss shoes.
I remember getting into my first argument ever on the boards-it was with Rabbit (can you believe it?) and it was over Lendl and his racquet history. And to top it off, Larry Hall was on my side!! It only lasted a day or two, I quickly apologized for my temper, Rabbit said there was nothing to be sorry for. Good times.
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Rabbit reminded me a while back of a...ahem..."discussion" that he and I were engaged in YEARS ago. I commented that he wasn't "...as dumb as I thought he was..." Yikes...I said that to the Rabster? Gosh. One of the few posters with whom I agree around 99% of the time (at least now).

So, you've purchased racquets from Larry and also tag teamed with him in an argument (at least one that we know of...)...I think Larry's got you at the top of his FaceBook Buddy List (or whatever it's called there...);-)

I think I love the board because it reminds of radio. I can "hear" Rabbit's voice in my head. I have this picture of what Phil and Dedan's and K Wilson Moose look like. I guess it's a way to use my imagination like I did as a kid. Hopefully, you guys are a lot better looking than "radio folk", though! :) Like the old saying, "he has a face made for radio!".
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Oh geez...I only pray that I look better than you think I do:)
 
Rickson

Rickson

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Well someone's not treating this old member properly, but hopefully that someone's madness has ended. I can forgive and forget, but I have my limitations too.
 
Phil

Phil

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Rickson said:
Well someone's not treating this old member properly, but hopefully that someone's madness has ended. I can forgive and forget, but I have my limitations too.
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We luv ya baby, whether it's the "old" or the "new and improved" Rickson!;-)
 
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