MJ2.0
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Post by MJ2.0 on Dec 19, 2016 10:52:09 GMT -5
"the survivors"
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Bonny
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Post by Bonny on Dec 19, 2016 11:00:39 GMT -5
I still have my first thread, October 2007 when I asked Millerthelarge for advice on how to invest a lump sum. My best guess is that I joined a month or two before that through a Liz Pulliam Weston article. I have too big a mouth to simply lurk for very long.
You guys have been amazingly supportive throughout a couple of relocations when I didn't know anybody. This place is a lot more than simply a financial forum.
Time to give moon/Laura and the Mods a for setting us up and keepings us going after MSN changed their format.
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swamp
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Post by swamp on Dec 19, 2016 11:04:17 GMT -5
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" Merry Christmas to you, Toughtimes.
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Post by bean29 on Dec 19, 2016 11:46:27 GMT -5
I joined the old MSN in mid-2007 lead there by a Liz article published somewhere about the WIR.
I remember Dr. Pig and SF, Bonnie and TD, Thyme, AmishGal, Miss Rigby, Stillworkingretail, LisaMomof3, ExPat, nautybear - your original name is escaping me but I remember you too.
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MJ2.0
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Post by MJ2.0 on Dec 19, 2016 11:50:54 GMT -5
naggie
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gs11rmb
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Post by gs11rmb on Dec 19, 2016 12:09:30 GMT -5
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. I never felt that she was a troll. KineticKid was one of the few posters who I genuinely worried about. I thought she was a deeply depressed individual who was in desperate need of help and either her husband was the biggest jackass or utterly clueless about her mental state.
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Dec 19, 2016 14:20:31 GMT -5
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. I never felt that she was a troll. KineticKid was one of the few posters who I genuinely worried about. I thought she was a deeply depressed individual who was in desperate need of help and either her husband was the biggest jackass or utterly clueless about her mental state. yeah - i was unfamiliar with this back story - but reading this snippet, my firs thought was prolonged post partum depression.
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jeep108
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Post by jeep108 on Dec 19, 2016 14:54:55 GMT -5
I started with the Grocery Challenge board back in 2007 or 2008 I can't remember. They hooked me up with Hot Coupon World and The Centsable Shoppin boards.
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swasat
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Post by swasat on Dec 19, 2016 14:59:29 GMT -5
I started lurking on the old MSN boards around 2007. I vividly remember dancinmama and her couponing threads Boy was that a heated discussion. I also remember Suziq and her vehement stand for stay at home moms. How its so much better to be a SAHM and take the kids to the zoo on a Tuesday and only the stupid people decided to go to the zoo over the weekend. Lovely times!! I lurked here for a while before I decided to take the plunge and joined in early 2011. By then I almost "knew" everyone.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Dec 19, 2016 15:10:29 GMT -5
I also remember Suziq and her vehement stand for stay at home moms. How its so much better to be a SAHM and take the kids to the zoo on a Tuesday and only the stupid people decided to go to the zoo over the weekend.
I member that! I recall she told a kid she felt sorry for him that his mother had to work and he couldn't go to the zoo on a Tuesday like her kid did. She would have gotten a punch in the face if she said that to my kid.
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 19, 2016 15:23:58 GMT -5
I don't have fond memories of my first time here, it was just awkward with another peep. But I deleted my account for one day and came back not caring what the shit said, posted or thought.
Hell I personally have come a long, long way and that's mainly in large part from what I learned from all of you wonderful peeps. Now I'm in the rat's ass category about caring what anybody thinks.
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Post by WholeLottaNothin on Dec 19, 2016 15:24:03 GMT -5
I joined in 2008 or so on the old MSN boards. I used to lurk for quite awhile. Still don't post much. The one that stands out to me was a woman who I *think* was a SAHM of 4 or so kids who always complained about not having enough money and then she bought paper plates for one of her kids birthday parties and everyone lost their minds on her. Good times.
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swamp
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Post by swamp on Dec 19, 2016 15:54:39 GMT -5
anyone remember Fitqueen?
If you're overweight, no one will love you, and coffee causes lupus.
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swasat
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Post by swasat on Dec 19, 2016 15:56:02 GMT -5
I also remember an epic thread where this dude asked buying a reliable car for his girlfriend. He chose a BMW 5 series! Because anything not German is not reliable enough. Boy, did the boards tear him a new one... I remember it being a long thread and he kept arguing that he wants her to be safe and loves her enough to spend $45K on him, and that she will throw a fit if she doesn't like the car. All the suggestions to think seriously about a future with such a girl weren't answered at all.
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swasat
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Post by swasat on Dec 19, 2016 15:56:54 GMT -5
anyone remember Fitqueen?
If you're overweight, no one will love you, and coffee causes lupus. I do!! I remember QuoteQueen too. Now she used to be fun! I think she migrated to these boards then stopped posting after a while.
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MJ2.0
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Post by MJ2.0 on Dec 19, 2016 16:03:19 GMT -5
remember DEB?!?!?!
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swasat
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Post by swasat on Dec 19, 2016 16:07:54 GMT -5
You can still find her posts on this board.
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MJ2.0
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Post by MJ2.0 on Dec 19, 2016 16:09:43 GMT -5
You can still find her posts on this board. they must be really old...
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Post by wyouser on Dec 19, 2016 16:22:31 GMT -5
Wow! Some of you posting from 1999? Do you realize that makes you a poster from the last century? Hell, that makes you a poster from the last millennium! No one will be able to claim that title for another 1000 years. Were this board to make it till the next millennium, could you visualize future students searching through these ole threads and trying to figure out the meanings of all these poster pseudonyms? And, trying to answer that earthshattering question......."what was the purpose of a "yellow Bus" over on EE?" I've been wandering these halls since 2007.
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Happy prose
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Post by Happy prose on Dec 19, 2016 16:31:00 GMT -5
I don't remember when I joined the old board. I guess I didn't post too much, because I for sure don't remember the other people!
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GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Dec 19, 2016 16:49:25 GMT -5
There was some guy whose avatar was him posing with a machine gun and a dead caribou or something...Ruger?
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Chocolate Lover
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Dec 19, 2016 16:53:28 GMT -5
Considering the stalkers, I'll just say I was around before MSN shut down the place.
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Miss Tequila
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Post by Miss Tequila on Dec 19, 2016 17:58:23 GMT -5
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. I think she was the one who said that anyone who makes typos is clearly not smart and can't be taken seriously. So it became my mission to point out each and every typo she made
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Post by andi9899 on Dec 19, 2016 18:41:58 GMT -5
Does anyone remember "Buying a car in New York"? Someone should write write a book from that thread, if they snagged it before MSN pulled the plug on YM. No. But I remember the infamous tater top thread vividly.
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NastyWoman
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Post by NastyWoman on Dec 19, 2016 19:24:14 GMT -5
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!!! If that was in 2008 -09 then that's when I started lurking on the old boards. I rarely posted there, maybe a handful of post but somehow I decided it was too much fun to lose when this board started. I must say I learned the most from the epic threads started by she-who-must-not-be-named. People really tried to help and there were some very good tips given. Besides they were quite entertaining
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2016 9:51:24 GMT -5
Was Maxine from the MSN boards?
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chiver78
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Post by chiver78 on Dec 20, 2016 9:52:41 GMT -5
Maxine? she's a Hallmark creation.
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NomoreDramaQ1015
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Dec 20, 2016 10:10:48 GMT -5
Was it here or back on MSN where Paul had his thread about how skim milk in Happy Meals was a giant conspiracy on the part of Mrs Obama to force her nutritional agenda on unsuspecting children?
I was thinking about that yesterday while lurking on P&M.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2016 10:16:14 GMT -5
I remember reading the boards back when they were still MSN.
Some of the people were mean!
Does anyone remember the meanies? They were internet bullies.
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swasat
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Post by swasat on Dec 20, 2016 10:17:35 GMT -5
I remember reading the boards back when they were still MSN.
Some of the people were mean!
Does anyone remember the meanies? They were internet bullies.
Entirely subject to interpretation!
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