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.
Thanks to our "founding siblings"!
I am deeply greatful to have a place to go and share my thoughts and more :)
Happy Anniversary!
:fireworks_fire: :bday: :fireworks_fire:
Oooo, are we allowed to reply to announcements?
Of course. And we can reply to replies, too! ;D
Happy birthday, monastery!
Will there be lit fish-heads instead of candles on the birthday cake? ;D
No because that would be dangerous for the squidlings.
It's the fish heads, you know. They would have been Bart's.
Happy birthday to the Monastery!
A bit of the googling reveals that 4th anniversaries
are recognized with (traditional) Fruit or Flowers:
(http://www.languageofflowers.com/graphics/LOFflwLgOK/Sunflower.jpg)
Sunflower-- gratitude and appreciation
(http://www.terramedi.com/images/istockphoto_3622020_olive.jpg)
Olive branch -- peace
or with (modern) Appliances:
(http://img.hisupplier.com/var/userImages/old/minder/minder$7515419.jpg)
Moat Cleaning Equipment!
and celebrate: Ideas and Symbols
(http://www.evolvefish.com/fish/media/S-Tolerance.gif)
(http://images.unigo.com/uploadedImages/Guide/Rankings/EDITED_humility.jpg)
(http://www.slumdogging.com/image/the%20cycle%20of%20Respect.gif)
Thanks to the founders...
Wow, good researching, Po'9! Thank you.
Thanks to all who continue, here.
Sunflowers and olives? Oily! Let's use the former for massages and the latter for pasta.
*happysigh*
:trtaco: Monastery cakes?
Happy Birthday To Us All! :D
I just googled "Monastery Cakes" and all it came up with was FRUITCAKES (http://www.monasteryfruitcake.org/productsfruitcakes.asp)!!!
:ROFL:
I don't like fruitcake.
Quote from: Griffin NoName on January 08, 2010, 06:24:52 PM
I don't like fruitcake.
But I thought you were studying psychotherapy. ::)
:ROFL:
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 (http://www.monasteryfruitcake.org/productsfruitcakes.asp)!!!
: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?
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...
Y'arrrggh... I'd gladly offer my services as taster fer that merry experiment!
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*
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?
hooray for libraries
and sanitizers
...and rum!
Hiya Anthropeeps! ;)
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:
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:
Yay! We are all delicious!
:drunk:
Ehmm. Sooooorry. :blush:
;D
Eating too much fruitcake gives tummy ache? :o ;) :P :-X
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!
*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!
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.
Oh, no! Not .... the cake cannon.
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
A bell-mouthed bun blaster would keep the phantoms at bay.
I am more for frisbee action with these objects
Ganache Guardians, intrepidly dodging the Briseé Brisades and Baba Ballistas?
Oh, there will certainly be wailing and ganaching of teeth. ;)