Who remembers the beginning?

[Deleted]

Maybe. I don't remember.  There was an MSN spin off group that I stuck with through the entire time, so I get confused.

[MarleyKeezy78]

We had a Horatio didn't we?

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

Has anyone heard from The Captain?  Her last post had her very, very ill.  

[Jaguar]

I miss Lonewolf a lot.

[Wisconsin Beth]

I was on The Knot, then The Nest and then I found MSN money. So maybe 2005 and I lurked for a while. I know the Picnic thread was ongoing.

[daisy]

I lurked on MSN around 2007 when I worked 12 hour overnights.  You all kept me entertained at 0230 when it was hard to keep my eyes open.    I never registered since my life got really crazy around 2009 and even though I followed the forum over here it took until 2013 before I decided to start posting.  I don't do a lot of 'interneting' except for the business. 

[Rukh O'Rorke]

Dec 18, 2016 11:17:23 GMT -5 MarleyKeezy78 said:

We had a Horatio didn't we?

but no pants....

[Rukh O'Rorke]

Dec 18, 2016 12:29:28 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

Has anyone heard from The Captain ?  Her last post had her very, very ill.  

oh no, I did not know. Sending her good wishes!

[haapai]

I wasn't here in the beginning.  I found you guys in 2002 on an old, ugly MSN chatroom moderated by Liz.  A year, or maybe a few years later, when MSN rebuilt their chatroom, there was a bit of weeping and wailing about the 9/11 threads being lost forever.  Obviously, this group dates back to at least 2001. 

If any of the oldtimers can remember threads about the 2000 election and aftermath, you might be able to set an earlier date.  OTOH, older versions of this group were pretty focused on finances and there was pretty strict memory-holing of political threads. 

[Plain Old Petunia]

Dec 17, 2016 21:22:40 GMT -5 GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl said:

I found the MSN boards when some similar AOL boards were shut down.  I lurked for a while on the MSN boards and finally joined shortly before they shut those boards down.  If these boards get shut down, well, then, clearly I am the reason, LOL. 

I go back to ToughTimes and Dr. Pig.  

Me too.  I was Momthing1 on the AOL boards.   I remember Nazgul Girl and Cronewitch from the AOL boards, although they had different names there.

[travelnut11]

I've been mostly a lurker forever and definitely my YM benchmark is when things blew up with MPLs first marriage. I remember that time vividly but had been around a few years before that even.

ETA: Also my YM claim-to-fame is that I've met WindyCityPaul in person. I lived in Chicago for a year so checked out the WCRT group he was always posting about. He's an interesting character.

[msventoux]

Dec 18, 2016 10:59:18 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Maybe. I don't remember.  There was an MSN spin off group that I stuck with through the entire time, so I get confused.

Is that board still around?  I remember v1nny, Becca, Monica, Jeff, Shotcaller, and of course Chess.  I think that was the only one Zuli was on as well, I've wondered how she made out.  I was a member but didn't post much.  The board went through a couple of transitions and I gave up on it after having trouble re-registering. 

[8 Bit WWBG]

I can remember some of cawiau's early wedding plans, and shotcallers payday loan stores.  That old interface was terrible though.  With both a perpetual top and sidebar, the posts themselves were only visible through 1/3 of your screen.

[Sharon]

Dec 18, 2016 16:59:01 GMT -5 @sroo4 said:

Does anyone remember the epic MSN Money horrible Christmas present threads. I kind of miss those. 

That is when I found the money boards.  MSN would put their thread of the week on the main page.  I got sucked into the horrible Christmas present thread then discovered that there was an entire message board behind it.

[Miss Tequila]

Dec 17, 2016 23:06:37 GMT -5 Apple said:

I was a latecomer to the MSN board.  I think I joined around 2009, starting on Smart Spending after seeing something from Donna Freedman.  Morro Bay Mom started posting there just before or after me, and Dutt, Pepperdoo, and missrigby were frequent posters.  And a guy who always called missrigby "Eleanor", but for some reason I can't think of his name right now.

My first post on EE was in a thread about guns, and Doc Pig was arguing with me about full auto (it's legal in Oregon to own full auto weapons, but he thought there was no way that was possible, and I must be confused with semi-auto).

Spydah eventually taught me the ins-and-outs of facebook, and clued me in on some things to let me know that I might want to be pretty careful about allowing my identity to be figured out.  So, I must have come on just right after the stalking incident(s).

I was one of the stalking victims. Someone actually called my employer along with gathering the real names of a few others on here. That's what drove several of us to come up with fake facebook accounts.

[Miss Tequila]

Dec 17, 2016 23:09:54 GMT -5 Rukh O'Rorke said:

Dec 17, 2016 23:06:37 GMT -5 Apple said:

I was a latecomer to the MSN board.  I think I joined around 2009, starting on Smart Spending after seeing something from Donna Freedman.  Morro Bay Mom started posting there just before or after me, and Dutt, Pepperdoo, and missrigby were frequent posters.  And a guy who always called missrigby "Eleanor", but for some reason I can't think of his name right now.

My first post on EE was in a thread about guns, and Doc Pig was arguing with me about full auto (it's legal in Oregon to own full auto weapons, but he thought there was no way that was possible, and I must be confused with semi-auto).

Spydah eventually taught me the ins-and-outs of facebook, and clued me in on some things to let me know that I might want to be pretty careful about allowing my identity to be figured out.  So, I must have come on just right after the stalking incident(s).

what incidents?

I only remember what happened to Dark here, and I became a lot more careful about being "real" around here. He suspected a regular. But didn't know who.

They got me at the same time as dark. I suspected but could never prove who it was. Freaked me the hell out

[Rukh O'Rorke]

Dec 18, 2016 20:19:03 GMT -5 Miss Tequila said:

Dec 17, 2016 23:09:54 GMT -5 Rukh O'Rorke said:

what incidents?

I only remember what happened to Dark here, and I became a lot more careful about being "real" around here. He suspected a regular. But didn't know who.

They got me at the same time as dark. I suspected but could never prove who it was. Freaked me the hell out

I think I remember you mentioning this before - did you and dark feel it was the same person?

I had thought the original stalking thing mentioned something happening on the ole YM boards. That I was unaware of.

[naughtybear]

WOW, I did not know about the stalking apart from the Dark thing I didn't know several of you were victims.

Ahhh Vinny our NY editor or publisher or something in that field.

[Miss Tequila]

Dec 18, 2016 20:25:08 GMT -5 Rukh O'Rorke said:

Dec 18, 2016 20:19:03 GMT -5 Miss Tequila said:

They got me at the same time as dark. I suspected but could never prove who it was. Freaked me the hell out

I think I remember you mentioning this before - did you and dark feel it was the same person?

I had thought the original stalking thing mentioned something happening on the ole YM boards. That I was unaware of.

We were on the old boards. And yes, dark and i thought it was the same person.

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

ZaireinHD is missing, too.  

[GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl]

And Mad Dog Wiccan has been gone for 5 years.  

[Deleted]

Dec 18, 2016 14:58:20 GMT -5 msventoux said:

Dec 18, 2016 10:59:18 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Maybe. I don't remember.  There was an MSN spin off group that I stuck with through the entire time, so I get confused.

Is that board still around?  I remember v1nny, Becca, Monica, Jeff, Shotcaller, and of course Chess.  I think that was the only one Zuli was on as well, I've wondered how she made out.  I was a member but didn't post much.  The board went through a couple of transitions and I gave up on it after having trouble re-registering. 

It is, but I don't think anyone is posting there anymore, they started up a Facebook group instead and all those people are there.  A lot of them are good friends IRL now too.  I went to New York and did the 5 boroughs bike tour with Vinny one year.  A Manhattan apartment was definitely out of my element.

[raeoflyte]

I read back in 1999/2000 which makes my finance messes even more embarrassing.  Bigbeanburger (does anyone have his babysteps saved?), and chessplayer, I think it was Greg who had all the credit score info.  Nervous and Thyme from back then.  

[MJ2.0]

I've been on YM/EE since 2008-early 2009. I remember the epic thread on YM about the duct taped wedding dress that Iowa Swirl had to translate.

I also remember this female poster who was insanely smart and seemed to be a really depressed SAHM. Her name started with an "m" I think.

Anyone else remember Sam Jones? He was such an ass but he was hilarious. And doow!!!

[MJ2.0]

oh, I see Taz already talked about the wedding dress thread! LMAO!


The Captain - check in!!!!! Does anyone know how to contact her IRL?

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

I also remember this female poster who was insanely smart and seemed to be a really depressed SAHM. Her name started with an "m" I think.

KineticKid.

I felt sorry for her for awhile and then she started lamenting how much smarter she was than everyone else in the world.   She reminded me a lot of Sheldon Cooper.

She left after she announced that any parent who loves their child is a "drug addeled idiot" and she's far far too intelligent to succumb to basic hormonal urges like the rest of us.   She seemed shocked that it pissed a lot of posters off.

She struck me as one of those people who likes being miserable.  It was something she could feel superior about because after all if she was just dumb like the rest of us she would be a lot happier.

Leaned towards "troll" after awhile.

[MJ2.0]

I hope for her kid's sake she either changed her attitude or hid her true feelings extremely well.  Just goes to show that smart people don't automatically make good parents.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

Now she makes me think of Leonard's mom!

[wvugurl26]

Dec 18, 2016 20:18:06 GMT -5 Miss Tequila said:

Dec 17, 2016 23:06:37 GMT -5 Apple said:

I was a latecomer to the MSN board.  I think I joined around 2009, starting on Smart Spending after seeing something from Donna Freedman.  Morro Bay Mom started posting there just before or after me, and Dutt, Pepperdoo, and missrigby were frequent posters.  And a guy who always called missrigby "Eleanor", but for some reason I can't think of his name right now.

My first post on EE was in a thread about guns, and Doc Pig was arguing with me about full auto (it's legal in Oregon to own full auto weapons, but he thought there was no way that was possible, and I must be confused with semi-auto).

Spydah eventually taught me the ins-and-outs of facebook, and clued me in on some things to let me know that I might want to be pretty careful about allowing my identity to be figured out.  So, I must have come on just right after the stalking incident(s).

I was one of the stalking victims. Someone actually called my employer along with gathering the real names of a few others on here. That's what drove several of us to come up with fake facebook accounts.

Very glad no one ever called my employer. But I was caught up in that for awhile.

[moon/Laura]

Tough times asked me to pass a message on.

"Please give the survivors my warmest wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  


Regards,  

Toughtimes"