At 1/19/08 08:21 PM, AnalPenguinFarming wrote: Actually my ranking has been jammed up in the 1400-1500 range for a really long time now. I'm only slowly gaining ranks. When I hit level 26 I ranked up +6 spots, which was sweet, but before then I was at 0 moves a day for almost 2 weeks.

Well, first off.... have you missed ANY deposits at all during that range? If so, that would explain part of it.

Secondly, anything's possible. Maybe everyone in the 1400-1500 range while you were jammed up in it was another active user like you, and the gap between old idle users was great for awhile, so you were hardly making any progress.

And finally, hitting a level and ranking up a bunch at the same time's kinda a coincidence, unless a bunch of people decided to stop depositing right at that level mark under the new redesigned levels/icons because they like it a lot and want to keep it or something.

Even so, if I was going to do that I wouldn't stop depositing right at the START of the level, unless the exp number was really cool (like 12340 exactly or something).

But anyway, interesting...

At 1/19/08 08:21 PM, AnalPenguinFarming wrote: Actually my ranking has been jammed up in the 1400-1500 range for a really long time now. I'm only slowly gaining ranks. When I hit level 26 I ranked up +6 spots, which was sweet, but before then I was at 0 moves a day for almost 2 weeks.

Simple question for you - are you depositing every single day? If you are, then there's nothing to worry about, as you're gaining experience as fast as possible. If not, then there's a good reason why you're not gaining ranks - you're passing some inactive users, but other, more active users are passing you.

At 1/20/08 03:29 AM, gfoxcook wrote: Well, first off.... have you missed ANY deposits at all during that range? If so, that would explain part of it.

Great minds think alike, I suppose

At 1/20/08 04:08 AM, Coop83 wrote:

At 1/19/08 08:21 PM, AnalPenguinFarming wrote: Actually my ranking has been jammed up in the 1400-1500 range for a really long time now. I'm only slowly gaining ranks. When I hit level 26 I ranked up +6 spots, which was sweet, but before then I was at 0 moves a day for almost 2 weeks.

Simple question for you - are you depositing every single day? If you are, then there's nothing to worry about, as you're gaining experience as fast as possible. If not, then there's a good reason why you're not gaining ranks - you're passing some inactive users, but other, more active users are passing you.

....

At 1/20/08 03:29 AM, gfoxcook wrote: Well, first off.... have you missed ANY deposits at all during that range? If so, that would explain part of it.

Great minds think alike, I suppose

MTE when I was reading the first part of your post. Also, I had to check the timestamps to find out how far apart we'd posted. 30 minutes seems like a lot, but it's the lazy long portion of the middle of a weekend night for me. WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE, guy from the future (i.e. eastward across a large ocean from me, and already well into mid-day Sunday)?!? #;-}>

I haven't missed a single deposit since November I think, and that's 1 deposit missed in over 4 or 5 months I think. But I'm slowly but steadily gaining ranks now. I jumped 2 from last night. The thing that really is starting to jump now is my bp points rank. I'm gaining like 6 or 7 spots a day with that. But either way I'm happy, I just want to be in the top 1000 for both of them eventually.

I finally made it in to the top 300 users!

I was stuck on #301 for at least 2 weeks.
Or at least that is what it felt like.

At 1/30/08 04:21 PM, Shaun wrote: I was stuck on #301 for at least 2 weeks.
Or at least that is what it felt like.

Yeah, for some reason, there appears to be a glut just above 300 that you'll pass quite quickly. It took me about a month to gain 30 places, so you should be able to do that as well

At 1/31/08 03:57 AM, Coop83 wrote: Yeah, for some reason, there appears to be a glut just above 300 that you'll pass quite quickly. It took me about a month to gain 30 places, so you should be able to do that as well

And for myself, I'm at #404 right now (lol user not found error :P) and I am taking a lot of time to go from #410 to #400, so hopefully in about a week time (or less), I will be in the top 400 EXP.

At 1/19/08 07:59 PM, gfoxcook wrote: I've seen in 100s of times as I pass by old names on my way up. You don't get to #66 without seeing the bones of defunct legendary users pass below your feet many a dozen of times.

Ditto. It's very strange when you see a NG legend, such as FIGMENTUM, Dobio and (above all!) bigbadron below your exp rank. But such is the life of a exp grinder, dull, torgid and slow filled with a few moments of what can be called, well, not exactly awe (for that would be a gross exageration), but suprise. I mean, c'mon, it's bigbadron! He's below me! I also remember how it was (moderatly) exciting to pass Wade in exp terms (he used to be very high in the list).

Oh, and gfoxcook, old buddy of mine (well, old acquaintance of mine), never forget that just as you "wait for the oldies but goodies to lose their grip", I'm always waiting below for you to do the same.

Always.

ALWAYS!

Even as you quietly slip into a lull and belive yourself to be safe to stop, maybe for a day or two, I'll be waiting and watching.

I don' sleep (much).

I don't eat (well).

I don't drink (most alchoolic beverages).

And I'm always here. Waiting.

<smiles with teeth showing>

At 1/31/08 03:20 PM, Vert wrote:

At 1/19/08 07:59 PM, gfoxcook wrote: I've seen in 100s of times as I pass by old names on my way up. You don't get to #66 without seeing the bones of defunct legendary users pass below your feet many a dozen of times.

Ditto. It's very strange when you see a NG legend, such as FIGMENTUM, Dobio and (above all!) bigbadron below your exp rank. But such is the life of a exp grinder, dull, torgid and slow filled with a few moments of what can be called, well, not exactly awe (for that would be a gross exageration), but suprise. I mean, c'mon, it's bigbadron! He's below me! I also remember how it was (moderatly) exciting to pass Wade in exp terms (he used to be very high in the list).

Ah yes, I remember the passing of teh bigbadron.

I was never below the other two you mentioned, though, so I wouldn't know about that.

And yeah, I remember passing Wade as well. Hell, I remember passing Tom, but you're right, Wade was the one who used to be in the top 10 exp users. #;-}>

Oh, and gfoxcook, old buddy of mine (well, old acquaintance of mine), never forget that just as you "wait for the oldies but goodies to lose their grip", I'm always waiting below for you to do the same.

Always.

ALWAYS!

Even as you quietly slip into a lull and belive yourself to be safe to stop, maybe for a day or two, I'll be waiting and watching.

I don't ever purposefully stop, even for just "a day or two," man. So... you'd best turn your attentions elsewhere.

I don' sleep (much).

Same.

I don't eat (well).

Same.

I don't drink (most alchoolic beverages).

I do. THERE'S WHERE WE DIFFER.

And I'm always here. Waiting.

<smiles with teeth showing>

Again, man. I've missed 4 deposits... that's just 40 exp... since 2002.

All 2003 long, all 2004 long, all 2005 long, all 2006 long, and all 2007 long... that's 5+ years, only 4 deposits missed.

It's going to take awhile to pass me when I miss LESS than one deposit a year on average.

And two of them were from June 2003 when I was out of town and the person who was going to deposit for me couldn't get into my account.

So really, I've only missed 2 deposits due to my own direct fault. That's 2 in 5 years. 4 in 10 years. 10 every 25 years. Do you still like your chances? #;-}>

At 1/31/08 11:35 AM, Bahamut wrote: And for myself, I'm at #404 right now (lol user not found error :P) and I am taking a lot of time to go from #410 to #400, so hopefully in about a week time (or less), I will be in the top 400 EXP.

It's a good job that we can't change the usernames any more, or someone would steal Bahamut away from you, as they can't find you :P

At 2/1/08 03:44 AM, gfoxcook wrote:

At 1/31/08 03:20 PM, Vert wrote: Ditto. It's very strange when you see a NG legend, such as FIGMENTUM, Dobio and (above all!) bigbadron below your exp rank.

Ah yes, I remember the passing of teh bigbadron.

What rank is bigbadron? I've got some time before passing him, I feel.

Nostalgic bastards!

At 2/1/08 03:44 AM, gfoxcook wrote:

I don't drink (most alchoolic beverages).

I do. THERE'S WHERE WE DIFFER.

AND TAHT'S WHERE YOU SHALL FALL!

And I'm always here. Waiting.

<smiles with teeth showing>

Again, man. I've missed 4 deposits... that's just 40 exp... since 2002.

All 2003 long, all 2004 long, all 2005 long, all 2006 long, and all 2007 long... that's 5+ years, only 4 deposits missed.

It's going to take awhile to pass me when I miss LESS than one deposit a year on average.

And two of them were from June 2003 when I was out of town and the person who was going to deposit for me couldn't get into my account.

So really, I've only missed 2 deposits due to my own direct fault. That's 2 in 5 years. 4 in 10 years. 10 every 25 years. Do you still like your chances? #;-}>

I'm not a gambling man, but I expect your familiar with that well known old chinese saying: "when the rabbit strikes swift, the able turtle waits with patience unbecoming of a man, so that he may grill the ham and chesse sandwich and thus procure victory from the bottle of vodka".

So obvisouly, I'm destined to defeat you in this particular duel.

As is, indeed, prophesied in the book of NG prophecies, which was written by the greatest NG oracle of all, olskoo. As you must surely know, his last, doomed prophecy, just before disapearing from NG forever, was:

"The time of great evil shall come again, after the two great guardians Shrapnel and humantarget52 have fallen, VashTheStampede and rancidpsycojosh shall rise again, and when anime girls threatens to destroy NG, a user shall overtake all in exp. This user shall save NG from itself and he shall be known for his name, which begins with a "V", ends with a "t" and has and "e" and a "r" in between".

And, if that isn't enough, I'm 24 and you're 30. So, seventy years from now, when you're 100 years old and incapable of logging into NG, I'll still be only 94 and capable of using the internet!

So there you have it, three perfectly good explnations of why I'm destined to overtake you one day.

At 2/1/08 04:09 AM, Coop83 wrote: What rank is bigbadron? I've got some time before passing him, I feel.

Nostalgic bastards!

Why, if you check his user page, you quickly discover that he is 141 in exp rank (and a complete bastard, but that's another story altogether). So yes, it'll probably take a while for you to pass him. But you must have surely known this already, right?

At 2/1/08 02:05 PM, Vert wrote: Why, if you check his user page, you quickly discover that he is 141 in exp rank

He's down to 142 now. There's 2.5k between me and him, so he's more than a long term goal to pass, as he's not stopped depositing. 250 days of missed deposits from Ron would let me past, but that isn't going to happen for a long while.

So yes, it'll probably take a while for you to pass him. But you must have surely known this already, right?

Yeah, I knew that, but I was just being too lazy to bother :P It sounded like you had him bookmarked anyway.

I cant view the link.

At 2/2/08 11:36 AM, tacoman764 wrote: I cant view the link.

It has been down basically since the redesign.

At 2/1/08 02:02 PM, Vert wrote:

At 2/1/08 03:44 AM, gfoxcook wrote:

I don't drink (most alchoolic beverages).

I do. THERE'S WHERE WE DIFFER.

AND TAHT'S WHERE YOU SHALL FALL!

NEIN!

Again, man. I've missed 4 deposits... that's just 40 exp... since 2002.

All 2003 long, all 2004 long, all 2005 long, all 2006 long, and all 2007 long... that's 5+ years, only 4 deposits missed.

It's going to take awhile to pass me when I miss LESS than one deposit a year on average.

And two of them were from June 2003 when I was out of town and the person who was going to deposit for me couldn't get into my account.

So really, I've only missed 2 deposits due to my own direct fault. That's 2 in 5 years. 4 in 10 years. 10 every 25 years. Do you still like your chances? #;-}>

I'm not a gambling man, but I expect your familiar with that well known old chinese saying: "when the rabbit strikes swift, the able turtle waits with patience unbecoming of a man, so that he may grill the ham and chesse sandwich and thus procure victory from the bottle of vodka".

Yeah, but that turtle, as you just said, has more patience than you, so..... what? #;-}>

So obvisouly, I'm destined to defeat you in this particular duel.

Yes, quite "obvious." #;-}>

As is, indeed, prophesied in the book of NG prophecies, which was written by the greatest NG oracle of all, olskoo. As you must surely know, his last, doomed prophecy, just before disapearing from NG forever, was:

"The time of great evil shall come again, after the two great guardians Shrapnel and humantarget52 have fallen, VashTheStampede and rancidpsycojosh shall rise again, and when anime girls threatens to destroy NG, a user shall overtake all in exp. This user shall save NG from itself and he shall be known for his name, which begins with a "V", ends with a "t" and has and "e" and a "r" in between".

Wow, Vash and RPJ... that's a blast from the past, right there.

I think that prophecy clearly refers to the NG user "Vret," though, not to you. Sorry, man. ;_;

And, if that isn't enough, I'm 24 and you're 30. So, seventy years from now, when you're 100 years old and incapable of logging into NG, I'll still be only 94 and capable of using the internet!

So there you have it, three perfectly good explnations of why I'm destined to overtake you one day.

Before I even got to this last part, I was going to bring up age, as I assumed you were younger than me, and I was going to mention that was your one and truly only chance.... but you also realised that, clearly. Your third explanation is the ONLY good one, sir. #;-}>

And, in short... You'll have to outlive me by about a year to pass me, so... I guess we'll see, yes. I guess that's what you're banking on. Good thing for me? We don't all die when our age hits our life expectancy. Some die early, some die late. WHICH WILL YOU BE?!?! #;-}>

At 2/2/08 09:34 AM, Coop83 wrote:

At 2/1/08 02:05 PM, Vert wrote: Why, if you check his user page, you quickly discover that he is 141 in exp rank

He's down to 142 now. There's 2.5k between me and him, so he's more than a long term goal to pass, as he's not stopped depositing. 250 days of missed deposits from Ron would let me past, but that isn't going to happen for a long while.

So yes, it'll probably take a while for you to pass him. But you must have surely known this already, right?

Yeah, I knew that, but I was just being too lazy to bother :P It sounded like you had him bookmarked anyway.

2500 exp, eh? Well, I remember being 100s, if not 1000s, of exp behind BBR, so... it's certainly possible to pass him. IOW, he may not be an entirely idle user dropping in exprank like a stone like some old users... but he's certainly not a never-misses-a-depositer, either.

This being around #300 is fucked, I haven't missed a deposit and I'm going backwards rankings.
I am going to be back out of the top 300 soon if this trend continues.
What happened to the whole, passing a sizeable group soon after 300 i was promised.

At 2/3/08 04:02 AM, gfoxcook wrote: 2500 exp, eh? Well, I remember being 100s, if not 1000s, of exp behind BBR, so... it's certainly possible to pass him. IOW, he may not be an entirely idle user dropping in exprank like a stone like some old users... but he's certainly not a never-misses-a-depositer, either.

It's still a decent goal to view as long-term. Plenty of users between me and him and I'm actually making up positions at a decent rate for now.

Patience is a virtue and I've got my sights set on... something interesting

*DoD cannot wait to exchange his blade to a good looking morningstar.*

lol at vert and gfox.
I think I have missed 1 deposit since 2002. :) silly ng was down.
Heck I recently made 48, and I'm looking right past 49 to 50 :)
I like that level 52 icon...to bad it will be July of 09 :/

At 2/7/08 10:13 AM, Shaun wrote: This being around #300 is fucked, I haven't missed a deposit and I'm going backwards rankings.
I am going to be back out of the top 300 soon if this trend continues.
What happened to the whole, passing a sizeable group soon after 300 i was promised.

If you're going backwards but not missing deposits, then you're not really going backwards. Just remember, as long as you keep depositing your 10 exp EACH AND EVERY SINGLE day, then NO one can pass you.

All they can do is keep up with you or not if they're around or below you... and all they can do is stay ahead of you or let you pass if they're above you.

If your ranking fell, it's just that the people you're tied with or 10 exp behind did their depositing earlier than you that day for a change, when normally they deposit late in the day, which tricks NG into thinking they have 10 less exp than they actually do that day. Capisce?

At 2/7/08 12:46 PM, Coop83 wrote:

At 2/3/08 04:02 AM, gfoxcook wrote: 2500 exp, eh? Well, I remember being 100s, if not 1000s, of exp behind BBR, so... it's certainly possible to pass him. IOW, he may not be an entirely idle user dropping in exprank like a stone like some old users... but he's certainly not a never-misses-a-depositer, either.

It's still a decent goal to view as long-term. Plenty of users between me and him and I'm actually making up positions at a decent rate for now.

Patience is a virtue and I've got my sights set on... something interesting

I just think it might not be as long term as you seemed to. Definitely a good goal.

What's that? A good landmark number coming up in your exp or your ranking, or what?

At 2/7/08 08:44 PM, ramagi wrote: lol at vert and gfox.
I think I have missed 1 deposit since 2002. :) silly ng was down.
Heck I recently made 48, and I'm looking right past 49 to 50 :)
I like that level 52 icon...to bad it will be July of 09 :/

Yes, we're quite the clowns, ain't we. #;-}>

You're level 47. Did you mean you're looking forward to level 50 and you don't care too much about 48 and 49?

July 2009 isn't that far away. And by then... NEW PRESIDENT. OMG.

At 2/9/08 10:22 PM, gfoxcook wrote: Yes, we're quite the clowns, ain't we. #;-}>

You're level 47. Did you mean you're looking forward to level 50 and you don't care too much about 48 and 49?

48 isn't bad, 49 does nothing for me, only reason 50 means anything it starts the next group. :)

July 2009 isn't that far away. And by then... NEW PRESIDENT. OMG.

I didn't say it was an extream way off date. Just looking down the line.

At 2/9/08 10:22 PM, gfoxcook wrote:

At 2/7/08 12:46 PM, Coop83 wrote:

At 2/3/08 04:02 AM, gfoxcook wrote: 2500 exp, eh? Well, I remember being 100s, if not 1000s, of exp behind BBR, so... it's certainly possible to pass him. IOW, he may not be an entirely idle user dropping in exprank like a stone like some old users... but he's certainly not a never-misses-a-depositer, either.

It's still a decent goal to view as long-term. Plenty of users between me and him and I'm actually making up positions at a decent rate for now.

Patience is a virtue and I've got my sights set on... something interesting

I just think it might not be as long term as you seemed to. Definitely a good goal.

What's that? A good landmark number coming up in your exp or your ranking, or what?

Been and gone, my friend - 36,000 B/P :P

I've got a few long term goals, but as far as Experience is concerned, I've got things to keep me satisfied, including Level 37 in a few months. 2 Days after my 25th Birthday.

July 2009 isn't that far away. And by then... NEW PRESIDENT. OMG.

All the abusive flash about Barrack Obama / Hilary Clinton should be fun to watch. lol @ opinionated teenagers :P

At 2/9/08 10:22 PM, gfoxcook wrote:

July 2009 isn't that far away. And by then... NEW PRESIDENT. OMG.

Obama ALL THE WAY!!! He is the only hope if the war in Iraq is ever to end.
P.S: What do I have to do besides depositing every day to make the top 500? I am moving up like a snail.

I forgot to mention that I reached the top 400 in EXP on 13th February! I wonder how long it'll take me to get to the top 300. I reckon I'll get it after I get the chainsaw.

At 2/1/08 04:09 AM, Coop83 wrote: It's a good job that we can't change the usernames any more, or someone would steal Bahamut away from you, as they can't find you :P

And the person who would steal my name would be mocked to death, just like X-Naut.

At 2/9/08 10:22 PM, gfoxcook wrote: July 2009 isn't that far away.

Don't say that. :'( I have to wait a years time before I get the chainsaw and that does feel like a long time.

Maybe not to you.

At 2/16/08 09:42 AM, ramagi wrote:

At 2/9/08 10:22 PM, gfoxcook wrote: You're level 47. Did you mean you're looking forward to level 50 and you don't care too much about 48 and 49?

48 isn't bad, 49 does nothing for me, only reason 50 means anything it starts the next group. :)

Ah yes. Well, that would be a reason to look forward to level 50 whether or not you like the icon itself or not, yep. I was just confused because it sounded like you were saying you'd just hit level 48 when of course you're level 47 (not that there's anything wrong with that </Seinfeld>).

July 2009 isn't that far away. And by then... NEW PRESIDENT. OMG.

I didn't say it was an extream way off date. Just looking down the line.

Roger that. Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'... into the future.

At 2/16/08 04:57 PM, Coop83 wrote:

At 2/9/08 10:22 PM, gfoxcook wrote:

At 2/7/08 12:46 PM, Coop83 wrote: Patience is a virtue and I've got my sights set on... something interesting

I just think it might not be as long term as you seemed to. Definitely a good goal.

What's that? A good landmark number coming up in your exp or your ranking, or what?

Been and gone, my friend - 36,000 B/P :P

As I noted in another thread you mentioned it in, yep. Since you weren't very specific with the "something interesting," and I thought you'd been talking about patience in regards to the slow exp depositing grind, I thought you meant something exp-related, so I wouldn't have guessed you meant 36k b/p.

I've got a few long term goals, but as far as Experience is concerned, I've got things to keep me satisfied, including Level 37 in a few months. 2 Days after my 25th Birthday.

NOOO. NOT THAT LEVEL. ANYTHING BUT THAT LEVEL.

July 2009 isn't that far away. And by then... NEW PRESIDENT. OMG.

All the abusive flash about Barrack Obama / Hilary Clinton should be fun to watch. lol @ opinionated teenagers :P

:::watches Beebo part 7 to see McCain kicking some Vietcong ASS:::

At 2/16/08 10:24 PM, Dream-of-Duke wrote:

At 2/9/08 10:22 PM, gfoxcook wrote:

July 2009 isn't that far away. And by then... NEW PRESIDENT. OMG.

Obama ALL THE WAY!!! He is the only hope if the war in Iraq is ever to end.

I'm an Obama man myself, but not because of Iraq.

So you don't believe Hillary that she'd end the Iraq war, too, eh?

P.S: What do I have to do besides depositing every day to make the top 500? I am moving up like a snail.

You can't do anything else, man. Moving like a snail means it's worth it.

At 2/17/08 07:53 AM, Bahamut wrote: I forgot to mention that I reached the top 400 in EXP on 13th February! I wonder how long it'll take me to get to the top 300. I reckon I'll get it after I get the chainsaw.

I think I've already addressed how your #500 to #400 gap wasn't NOTHING compared to your #400 to #300 and #300 to #200 and so on and so forth gaps.... they will OWN YOU AND EAT YOUR SOUL.

And the person who would steal my name would be mocked to death, just like X-Naut.

That bastard.

The person who would steal your name, I mean, not fake-X-Naut.

At 2/9/08 10:22 PM, gfoxcook wrote: July 2009 isn't that far away.

Don't say that. :'( I have to wait a years time before I get the chainsaw and that does feel like a long time.

Maybe not to you.

But it isn't that long. You youngins and your "oh noe, time takes so long" bullcrap.

At 2/17/08 08:24 AM, FlashMaker12 wrote: as i deposit every day. whatch me make this list woo

You're a level 3 after only 6 days on Newgrounds, so... that's actually better than 90% of new signups. Congratulations, and yep, you certainly can make it to the top 2000 exp. Don't ever miss a deposit and it'll be easy as hell.

At 2/9/08 10:22 PM, gfoxcook wrote:

At 2/7/08 08:44 PM, ramagi wrote: lol at vert and gfox.
I think I have missed 1 deposit since 2002. :) silly ng was down.
Heck I recently made 48, and I'm looking right past 49 to 50 :)
I like that level 52 icon...to bad it will be July of 09 :/

Yes, we're quite the clowns, ain't we. #;-}>

Ahem. I beg to differ. I didn't study 4 years at clown university, having to go to the streets as a mime (the lowest of all street artists) to be able to pay my ultra-mage-expensive tuitions and have slave away in books for my doctoral thesis so that you, gfoxcook, could call me a mere "clown". I demand respect!

If you wish to adress my formal title, then I insist that you call me Dr Vert, PhD in Clownology.

Futhermore, I'll have you know that my treatise on the use of illegal mustard pie during the great clown battle of 1748 was commended by Dr Pierrot Arlecchino (PhD in Clownology) himself!

In face of this insult, the rules state that I should challenge you to a clown duel, but I shall spare you because I know that the knowledge you possess of your inevitable fate (that I shall overtake you in exp one day) is torture enough.

But you're right about one thing: level 37 and 38 are mere preludes to the sheer awesomeness that is level 39 and 40! The same way that levels 48, 49 and 50 are filler materials for the rest.

At 2/18/08 12:20 PM, Vert wrote:

At 2/9/08 10:22 PM, gfoxcook wrote:

At 2/7/08 08:44 PM, ramagi wrote: lol at vert and gfox.
I think I have missed 1 deposit since 2002. :) silly ng was down.
Heck I recently made 48, and I'm looking right past 49 to 50 :)
I like that level 52 icon...to bad it will be July of 09 :/

Yes, we're quite the clowns, ain't we. #;-}>

Ahem. I beg to differ. I didn't study 4 years at clown university, having to go to the streets as a mime (the lowest of all street artists) to be able to pay my ultra-mage-expensive tuitions and have slave away in books for my doctoral thesis so that you, gfoxcook, could call me a mere "clown". I demand respect!

You claim to have attended Clown "Camp" in Wisconsin for 4 years and yet you don't feel like being called a "mere" CLOWN?

That's like a student attending an academic university for 4 years and then being upset when someone calls them an "academic." You fool!

Besides, I went to Clown College in OXFORD, so yes, I feel I'm somewhat of an expert on the subject.

If you wish to adress my formal title, then I insist that you call me Dr Vert, PhD in Clownology.

Futhermore, I'll have you know that my treatise on the use of illegal mustard pie during the great clown battle of 1748 was commended by Dr Pierrot Arlecchino (PhD in Clownology) himself!

(yawn)

In face of this insult, the rules state that I should challenge you to a clown duel, but I shall spare you because I know that the knowledge you possess of your inevitable fate (that I shall overtake you in exp one day) is torture enough.

:::slaps you with my clown glove for insubordinance:::

But you're right about one thing: level 37 and 38 are mere preludes to the sheer awesomeness that is level 39 and 40! The same way that levels 48, 49 and 50 are filler materials for the rest.

Okay. On that we can agree, I guess.

In unrealted news while I was digging through memories I foound an old file from 03.
good times good times..

At 2/21/08 11:49 PM, ramagi wrote: In unrealted news while I was digging through memories I foound an old file from 03.
good times good times..

I've got no files on this laptop from before 2006, but I have tons of old 2003 and 2004 files on my old desktop, which my girlfriend's using right now. If I wanted to... boy could I take a trip down memory lane.

We should post some old screenshots to show the newbies what NG life was like back in those days.