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Toadfish Anniversary week- Now We Are Four!

Started by Opsa, January 04, 2010, 05:57:27 PM

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Opsa

January 04, 2010, 05:57:27 PM
The Honorable Order of Toadfish (HOT!) was founded on or around January 6th, 2006. Join us in celebrating our anniversary this week!

Brief History:

The Honorable Order of Toadfish began as a reaction against flaming and general intolerance on other sites. Sibling Opsanus dreamed it up and asked Sibling Chatty (whom sadly we lost last year due to terminal illness) for permission to set it up as a private area (entered only through vows of humbleness) on another site. Sibling MentalBlock set this site up as it's own presence shortly afterward and it slowly grows in population as people who need it find their way here.

We hope you find it a pleasant place and visit often- or better yet, find out more about becoming a full Toadfish Sibling! All who are willing to try harder to find peaceful ways to communicate are welcome.

stellinacadente

#1
January 06, 2010, 05:34:25 AM
Thanks to our "founding siblings"!

I am deeply greatful to have a place to go and share my thoughts and more :)

Happy Anniversary!
"Pressure... changes everything pressure. Some people you squeeze them, they focus... others fall..."

Al Pacino, The Devil's Advocate

Aggie

#2
January 06, 2010, 06:17:36 AM
 :fireworks_fire: :bday: :fireworks_fire:
WWDDD?

Griffin NoName

#3
January 06, 2010, 09:26:14 AM
Oooo, are we allowed to reply to announcements?
Psychic Hotline Host

One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe. George Sand

Opsa

#4
January 06, 2010, 03:50:57 PM
Of course. And we can reply to replies, too!  ;D

Lindorm

#5
January 06, 2010, 09:40:39 PM
Happy birthday, monastery!

Will there be lit fish-heads instead of candles on the birthday cake?  ;D
Der Eisenbahner lebt von seinem kärglichen Gehalt sowie von der durch nichts zu erschütternden Überzeugung, daß es ohne ihn im Betriebe nicht gehe.
K.Tucholsky (1930)

Griffin NoName

#6
January 07, 2010, 12:41:44 AM

No because that would be dangerous for the squidlings.
Psychic Hotline Host

One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe. George Sand

Scriblerus the Philosophe

#7
January 07, 2010, 04:34:49 AM
It's the fish heads, you know. They would have been Bart's.


Happy birthday to the Monastery!

"Whoever had created humanity had left in a major design flaw. It was its tendency to bend at the knees." --Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay

pieces o nine

#8
January 07, 2010, 09:07:42 AM
A bit of the googling reveals that 4th anniversaries
are recognized with (traditional) Fruit or Flowers:

Sunflower-- gratitude and appreciation

Olive branch -- peace


or with (modern) Appliances:

Moat Cleaning Equipment!

and celebrate: Ideas and Symbols






Thanks to the founders...
"If you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you. But you have no chocolate! I think of that again and again! My dear, how will you ever manage?"
--Marquise de Sevigne, February 11, 1677

Opsa

#9
January 07, 2010, 09:34:51 PM
Wow, good researching, Po'9! Thank you.

Thanks to all who continue, here.

Aggie

#10
January 08, 2010, 04:12:36 AM
Sunflowers and olives?  Oily!  Let's use the former for massages and the latter for pasta.
WWDDD?

Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith

#11
January 08, 2010, 04:04:19 PM
*happysigh*
Sometimes, the real journey can only be taken by making a mistake.

my webpage-- alas, Cox deleted it--dead link... oh well ::)

Darlica

#12
January 08, 2010, 05:12:50 PM
 :trtaco: Monastery cakes?

Happy Birthday To Us All! :D
"Kafka was a social realist" -Lindorm out of context

"You think education is expensive, try ignorance" -Anonymous

Opsa

#13
January 08, 2010, 05:34:53 PM
I just googled "Monastery Cakes" and all it came up with was FRUITCAKES!!!
:ROFL:

Griffin NoName

#14
January 08, 2010, 06:24:52 PM

I don't like fruitcake.
Psychic Hotline Host

One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe. George Sand

Opsa

#15
January 08, 2010, 06:30:08 PM
Quote from: Griffin NoName on January 08, 2010, 06:24:52 PM

I don't like fruitcake.

But I thought you were studying psychotherapy.  ::)

Griffin NoName

#16
January 08, 2010, 06:31:51 PM

:ROFL:
Psychic Hotline Host

One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe. George Sand

Aggie

#17
January 09, 2010, 04:13:28 AM
Quote from: Opsanus tau on January 08, 2010, 05:34:53 PM
I just googled "Monastery Cakes" and all it came up with was FRUITCAKES!!!
:ROFL:

Mom made a great fruitcake this year - she uses all natural dried fruits, not those dyed glace cherries and such, and it's much better (and lighter) that the much-hated classic version.  It's always good, but this year it was absolutely delicious. Apparently she slipped with the rum and dumped quite a bit more than usual in it....  coincidence?
WWDDD?

Darlica

#18
January 09, 2010, 10:04:47 AM
Sounds jummy Aggi. ;D

What about Lemmon, raspberry or strawberry tartlette? Are they considered fruitcakes or just fruity cakes? :mrgreen:

Hmmm I wonder if  a Raspberry/Boysenberry tartlette with a splash of rum would be any good...


"Kafka was a social realist" -Lindorm out of context

"You think education is expensive, try ignorance" -Anonymous

Opsa

#19
January 09, 2010, 03:00:54 PM
Y'arrrggh... I'd gladly offer my services as taster fer that merry experiment!

anthrochild87

#20
January 11, 2010, 05:49:43 PM
Happy Birthday!!!

And just wanted to say that I miss all of you guys- hopefully will have working lappy/internet connection/ brain soon.

*hugs and much love to my darlings*

anthrobabe

#21
January 11, 2010, 05:57:09 PM
the anthrochild and i are using the laptops at the library and are sharing liberal amounts of hand sanitizer to stop in and
HOLLA--- we be 4!!!!
(fruitcake)-- can we just soak it in rum?
Saucy Gert Pettigrew at your service, head ale wench, ships captain, mayorial candidate, anthropologist, flirtation specialist.

Griffin NoName

#22
January 11, 2010, 06:14:00 PM

hooray for libraries
and sanitizers
Psychic Hotline Host

One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe. George Sand

Opsa

#23
January 11, 2010, 06:44:02 PM
...and rum!

Hiya Anthropeeps!  ;)

Darlica

#24
January 11, 2010, 08:54:49 PM
I have a feeling we could actually skip the cake an all be toadfishes soaked in rum... :toasted:

On the other hand it's quite risky to light the birthday candles if they are just floating around in the rum... :mrgreen:
"Kafka was a social realist" -Lindorm out of context

"You think education is expensive, try ignorance" -Anonymous

Aggie

#25
January 12, 2010, 05:49:10 AM
Quote from: Darlica on January 11, 2010, 08:54:49 PM
I have a feeling we could actually skip the cake an all be toadfishes soaked in rum... :toasted:

Most of us are fruitcakes anyhow (or at least a little nutty)...  why not? :mrgreen:
WWDDD?

Darlica

#26
January 12, 2010, 01:43:18 PM
Yay! We are all delicious!
:drunk:


Ehmm. Sooooorry. :blush:
;D
"Kafka was a social realist" -Lindorm out of context

"You think education is expensive, try ignorance" -Anonymous

Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)

#27
January 12, 2010, 05:21:20 PM
Eating too much fruitcake gives tummy ache?  :o ;) :P :-X
Sibling Zono(trichia Capensis) aka anon1mat0 aka Nicolás.

PPPP: Politicians are Parasitic, Predatory and Perverse.

Sibling DavidH

#28
January 21, 2010, 10:30:08 PM
I've only been here a couple of days, but I love the place.  I'm so glad to have found it, and sad to have missed those years.
As for being a fruitcake: yup, though a rather old one now.  But there are some very bright and very cultured fruitcakes here to set the standard.
Happy Birthday!

anthrochild87

#29
January 22, 2010, 09:35:32 PM
*hands around various and random bottle of rum*

People who are fruitcakes I like

However for actual fruitcakes I say we launch them out of a catapult!

Pachyderm

#30
January 23, 2010, 01:40:46 AM
Awesome plan! Giant Cake-Launching Catapults should be installed at strategic points around the Monastery, with suitable ammunition freshly baked weekly.

Dave L might want to use them to shoot at Santa, though.
Imus ad magum Ozi videndum, magum Ozi mirum mirissimum....

Sibling DavidH

#31
January 23, 2010, 09:43:54 AM
Oh, no!  Not .... the cake cannon.

Darlica

#32
January 23, 2010, 10:45:25 PM
Nah, not a cannon, the exploding gunpowder will mess the it all up...

A Tartain Trebuchet perhaps?
And for close combat a Savarin Slingshot? ;D
"Kafka was a social realist" -Lindorm out of context

"You think education is expensive, try ignorance" -Anonymous

Sibling DavidH

#33
January 24, 2010, 09:20:22 AM
A bell-mouthed bun blaster would keep the phantoms at bay.

Swatopluk

#34
January 25, 2010, 08:47:13 AM
I am more for frisbee action with these objects
Knurrhähne sind eßbar aber empfehlen würde ich das nicht unbedingt.
The aspitriglos is edible though I do not actually recommend it.

Lindorm

#35
January 25, 2010, 06:38:48 PM
Ganache Guardians, intrepidly dodging the Briseé Brisades and Baba Ballistas?

Der Eisenbahner lebt von seinem kärglichen Gehalt sowie von der durch nichts zu erschütternden Überzeugung, daß es ohne ihn im Betriebe nicht gehe.
K.Tucholsky (1930)

Aggie

#36
January 25, 2010, 06:44:35 PM
Oh, there will certainly be wailing and ganaching of teeth. ;)
WWDDD?
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