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adeelpowers
02-12-2005, 09:40 PM
we know that he is not a teacher or weather man.


Geologist?



Hot or Cold?

03X530
02-12-2005, 09:46 PM
He seems pretty knowledgeable about sound waves/audio type stuff. One can deduce, driving around town is part of his job also.

Could he be one of those people you would hire to spy on your wife/gf? Lay down hidden microphones etc...


OT- Adeel, were you driving around west-campus over an hour ago?

adeelpowers
02-12-2005, 09:47 PM
He seems pretty knowledgeable about sound waves/audio type stuff. One can deduce, driving around town is part of his job also.

Could he be one of those people you would hire to spy on your wife/gf? Lay down hidden microphones etc...


OT- Adeel, were you driving around west-campus over an hour ago?
yes I was, you shoulda called me!

03X530
02-12-2005, 09:55 PM
yes I was, you shoulda called me!

You need to be on the look out more often. Would have offered you a cigar if you noticed a tall person waving at you! Me and a buddy were outside having a smoke. Oh well just entered your number in the cell phone. Next time...

adeelpowers
02-12-2005, 09:59 PM
You need to be on the look out more often. Would have offered you a cigar if you noticed a tall person waving at you! Me and a buddy were outside having a smoke. Oh well just entered your number in the cell phone. Next time...
where were you at exactly? 8th? 9th? Im down for a cigar...just look at my sig :devillook

Doctor Wha
02-12-2005, 10:05 PM
we know that he is not a teacher or weather man.
Geologist?
Hot or Cold?

Geologist?? :rofl Cold! But 03X530 has some interesting ideas.

Besdes... are you sure you really want to know my profession? What if you learn too much, and you suddenly "disappear" someday? :confused

All your friends would be able to tell the news is "Adeel? I dunno, we haven't seen him lately. Not since those guys in the black suits came asking where they could find him." :suave :paranoid: :suave



I thought I was "Minister of Atomic Whoop-Ass?" :ponder

adeelpowers
02-12-2005, 10:15 PM
Geologist?? :rofl Cold! But 03X530 has some interesting ideas.

Besdes... are you sure you really want to know my profession? What if you learn too much, and you suddenly "disappear" someday? :confused

All your friends would be able to tell the news is "Adeel? I dunno, we haven't seen him lately. Not since those guys in the black suits came asking where they could find him." :suave :paranoid: :suave



I thought I was "Minister of Atomic Whoop-Ass?" :ponder
you are but remember, I supply the weapons. Meet me at the Bohemian Grove if you dont want your profession known. 322.

aMiR M3
02-12-2005, 10:16 PM
He is a male stripper...hence him driving around sooo much..he dresses as a doctor and strips for the ladies at private parties ;)

Doctor Wha
02-12-2005, 10:19 PM
He is a male stripper...hence him driving around sooo much..he dresses as a doctor and strips for the ladies at private parties ;)
Shhhhhhhhhh!!!!! :nono ;)

:rofl

Matt
02-12-2005, 10:20 PM
He is a male stripper...hence him driving around sooo much..he dresses as a doctor and strips for the ladies at private parties ;)
:lol :lol :lol

My dream job!

Matt

Doctor Wha
02-12-2005, 10:22 PM
:lol :lol :lol
My dream job!
Yeah, until you learn that most of the time, you gotta act like you're totally into it, no matter how damn ugly some of your "clients" are. :eyecrazy

aMiR M3
02-12-2005, 10:24 PM
My name is Amir..i bring woman pleasure ;)

adeelpowers
02-12-2005, 10:25 PM
My name is Amir..i bring woman pleasure ;)
My name is Adeel...i bring God laughter ;)

Doctor Wha
02-12-2005, 10:27 PM
My name is Adeel...i bring God laughter ;)
Not just God... :rofl :rofl :rofl

;)

aMiR M3
02-12-2005, 10:28 PM
My name is Adeel...i bring God laughter ;)

hahahahahah

adeelpowers
02-12-2005, 10:32 PM
DW - curse you for instilling curiousity into me

Doctor Wha
02-12-2005, 10:37 PM
DW - curse you for instilling curiousity into me
Mwuhahahahahahaaa!!! :menani

You think you're confused now... You're forgetting about the time I spent over in unspecified regions of SE Asia, and my ability to razz ///MZG in Japanese. :ninja

NOW what do you think I do??

:D

adeelpowers
02-12-2005, 10:43 PM
where you ever in the military?

Matt
02-12-2005, 10:45 PM
where you ever in the military?

If he was, I'm sure it was here in America.

Matt

Doctor Wha
02-12-2005, 10:45 PM
I am not now, nor have I ever been, affiliated with any official governmental organization...

At least, not that I can recall. :ponder

bcart1991
02-13-2005, 01:24 AM
You guys got it all wrong.

DW owns a sweatshop that sells knockoffs to all the Atlanta street dealers down 'round Underground.

Hence the driving around town (making deliveries on the Down Low to his Street Team) and foreign tongues (management hasta communicate wif da labor yo!).

You see, DW makes good money, but not too good (or else him & G.P. hide it well) because he has to keep The Man and all the tree-hugging goody-goodies off his back.

That's my take, anyway...:buttrock

Carter

Matt
02-13-2005, 05:22 AM
Adeel interrogated me tonight, but I didn't crack.

Matt

adeelpowers
02-13-2005, 05:32 AM
Adeel interrogated me tonight, but I didn't crack.

Matt
bad vice president, bad!!!

I told you I didnt want to know, Im going to find out on my own :shifty

2K5 325i
02-13-2005, 05:42 AM
what are you doing at 4:32 in the morning?

adeelpowers
02-13-2005, 05:48 AM
what are you doing at 4:32 in the morning?
doing a bf.c related matter by hanging out with jesse (DinanM7)
time to hit the IHOP :buttrock
you?

Doctor Wha
02-13-2005, 11:14 AM
Adeel interrogated me tonight, but I didn't crack.
I knew I could count on you, Matt. :thumbup: Besides, it's not as if I mentioned specific details anyway. ;) :suave

You guys got it all wrong.
DW owns a sweatshop that sells knockoffs to all the Atlanta street dealers down 'round Underground.
Hence the driving around town (making deliveries on the Down Low to his Street Team) and foreign tongues (management hasta communicate wif da labor yo!).
You see, DW makes good money, but not too good (or else him & G.P. hide it well) because he has to keep The Man and all the tree-hugging goody-goodies off his back.
That's my take, anyway...
Carter
:lol Carter, you crack me up!!


I roll thru da hood in my tricked-out MINI,
Bustin' out lyrics from Snoop an' Fitty,
Merchandiiiise in the back,
Lotsa hoochies on my jack,
An' Adeel an' Geordie ain't never even seen me!

HOLLA!! :pimpflash :rofl






Now buy my GPS unit. :devillook :D

Section8
02-13-2005, 01:40 PM
Doc Wha is the leader of a secret underground hacker's organization, and drives around marking open wireless access points in neighborhoods for his groups late-night hack fests. If you see a mini in your neighborhood, better switch your shiz to MAC addresses only or WEP 128 and pray..


That or he's a postal driver.
:devillook




j/k :cool

MCoupe434
02-13-2005, 02:40 PM
I think assassin. It could be nothing else and that would explain why he's getting close to Adeel - be careful everyone. :confused

Either that or a professional car thief.

Matt
02-13-2005, 02:46 PM
I think assassin. It could be nothing else and that would explain why he's getting close to Adeel - be careful everyone. :confused

Either that or a professional car thief.
You know too much. Watch your back.

Matt

Doctor Wha
02-13-2005, 03:54 PM
If you see a mini in your neighborhood, better switch your shiz to MAC addresses only or WEP 128 and pray..
By the time you see me, my friend, it's already too late. :menani

I think assassin. It could be nothing else and that would explain why he's getting close to Adeel - be careful everyone. :confused
Either that or a professional car thief.
:cool

You know too much. Watch your back.
:suave :paranoid: :suave





:biglaughb

2K5 325i
02-13-2005, 03:59 PM
Pillow Fluffer?

adeelpowers
02-13-2005, 04:02 PM
Pillow Fluffer?
you sure it isnt just "Fluffer?"
:rofl

Matt
02-13-2005, 04:07 PM
you sure it isnt just "Fluffer?"
:rofl
:rofl

Matt

Doctor Wha
02-13-2005, 04:15 PM
you sure it isnt just "Fluffer?"
:rofl
Ask your girlfriend. :confused
























;) :stickoutt

adeelpowers
02-13-2005, 04:24 PM
Ask your girlfriend. :confused
























;) :stickoutt
I did and she said something about playing doctor and minis. GP you hear that girlfriend remark? Bad Wha! :lol



Does it have something to do with sales?

Doctor Wha
02-13-2005, 04:34 PM
I did and she said something about playing doctor and minis. GP you hear that girlfriend remark? Bad Wha! :lol
:biglaughb

GP can't hear you, she's immersed in some work with huge sets of blueprints. Something to do with an expansion of my top-secret lair, I expect. :suave

Does it have something to do with sales?
Gawd no. I can't stand sales, and only barely tolerate most sales people. Personally, I've known some I think should have been substituted for the animals used in medical experiments. :confused



I'll be back in a while, guys. I have a less than cooperative subject in my "workshop" who needs some clarification on just who's in charge around here. :pityfool

DW

Def
02-13-2005, 05:16 PM
Gawd no. I can't stand sales, and only barely tolerate most sales people. Personally, I've known some I think should have been substituted for the animals used in medical experiments.

So you ARE up to something, based on this quote, you have definitely met Geordie but are claiming ignorance! :D

Doctor Wha
02-13-2005, 06:10 PM
So you ARE up to something, based on this quote, you have definitely met Geordie but are claiming ignorance! :D
No, I haven't met Geordie, actually. I only sneaked a cross-brace into his office. :menani

And I only said "some" sales people, etc. From my brief conversation with Geordie, he seemed okay...



So long as he doesn't try to sell me something. :nono

G. P. Burdell
02-13-2005, 06:22 PM
GP can't hear you, she's immersed in some work with huge sets of blueprints. Something to do with an expansion of my top-secret lair, I expect. :suave
Yes, Doctor Wha - our plan is nearly complete. Everything is proceeding according to schedule, and soon we will have the power to conquer the wor--







--uh, I've said too much. Never mind. Nothing to see here. Move along.


Gotta go now! :paranoid:

Doctor Wha
02-13-2005, 06:28 PM
You will PAY for your carelessness, woman!! :angryfire



< tears up page of "secret lair" blueprints showing G.P.'s expanded garage space >
















:shifty

BabyM
02-13-2005, 06:40 PM
I always thought he was GP's overly-educated pool boy :dunno

:stickoutt

adeelpowers
02-13-2005, 06:45 PM
I always thought he was GP's overly-educated pool boy :dunno

:stickoutt
:rofl

I've heard the same about GeorDIE and Anna

Doctor Wha
02-13-2005, 06:49 PM
I always thought he was GP's overly-educated pool boy :dunno
:stickoutt
I can't decide if I should take that as a shot, or a compliment... :confused


Of course, knowing how Josie feels about pool boys, maybe it's the latter... :ponder

In which case, it's ain't just my brain that's unusually large, Baby! :naughty ;)

adeelpowers
02-13-2005, 06:58 PM
In which case, it's ain't just my brain that's unusually large, Baby! :naughty ;)
Oohh, I know this!
Is it your car?

Doctor Wha
02-13-2005, 07:01 PM
Oohh, I know this!
Is it your car?
My nose, actually... :rolleyes






...among other things... ;)









...like my ego, for instance! :alright

BabyM
02-13-2005, 07:02 PM
I can't decide if I should take that as a shot, or a compliment... :confused


Of course, knowing how Josie feels about pool boys, maybe it's the latter... :ponder

In which case, it's ain't just my brain that's unusually large, Baby! :naughty ;)

Rowr! Compliment baby...always a compliment :D

Doctor Wha
02-13-2005, 07:03 PM
Rowr! Compliment baby...always a compliment
I figured as much! ;) :cool :D

lovem5wantm6
02-13-2005, 08:25 PM
I roll thru da hood in my tricked-out MINI,
Bustin' out lyrics from Snoop an' Fitty,
Merchandiiiise in the back,
Lotsa hoochies on my jack,
An' Adeel an' Geordie ain't never even seen me!

HOLLA!! :pimpflash :rofl


:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

MCoupe434
02-13-2005, 09:07 PM
How did they find out I was going to Georgia in the fall. Geordie I will need backup on this one. :help

Doctor Wha
02-13-2005, 11:39 PM
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
:rofl :thanks: :rofl

Glad you like it! :thumbup:

Look for me on tour with Eminem this summer! :biglaughb

adeelpowers
02-14-2005, 01:08 AM
:rofl :thanks: :rofl

Glad you like it! :thumbup:

Look for me on tour with Eminem this summer! :biglaughb
I thought it was Doctor Dre?


Dr. Wha/Dr. Dre 2005 Summer Hospital Tour :laugh

Doctor Wha
02-14-2005, 07:03 AM
I thought it was Doctor Dre?
Dr. Wha/Dr. Dre 2005 Summer Hospital Tour :laugh
That'll work too! :thinkerg



Can't believe this thread has gone to 3 pages... :rofl

zeit00
02-14-2005, 09:36 AM
:rofl :thanks: :rofl

Glad you like it! :thumbup:

Look for me on tour with Eminem this summer! :biglaughb
Yea I guess even he needs a poolboy. :D

bcart1991
02-14-2005, 09:40 AM
Uh-oh, this might be a spoiler for everyone.

I heard that Dr. Wha doesn't eat meat, because he's a Veterinarian?*

Uncooperative "subjects" = people's pets, "workshop" = clinic. :dunno

*Bonus points to those who actually remember the above reference to an old beer commercial.

Carter

Doctor Wha
02-14-2005, 12:45 PM
Uh-oh, this might be a spoiler for everyone.
I heard that Dr. Wha doesn't eat meat, because he's a Veterinarian?*
*Bonus points to those who actually remember the above reference to an old beer commercial.
Bzzzt! Thank you for playing! :nono :stickoutt :D

I am not Dr. Galazkiewicz (?), but I do remember the blonde in one of those commercials. :ponder ;)

I do not hang around furry creatures, as I am quite allergic to them. And in fact, I am a die-hard carnivore. :cheeburga

As for my "workshop," it houses lots of wires, a few blinky lights, many sharp blades, pointy sticks, corrosive chemicals, shards of glass, open flames, and Many Heavy Things Which Hurt If They Fall On You. :corkysm59


So be afraid... be very afraid... :evil1

Mwuhahahahahahaaa!!!


:D

bcart1991
02-14-2005, 01:00 PM
Bzzzt! Thank you for playing! :nono :stickoutt :D

:(

Ah-ha! My investigation has taken on another course. I'm beginning to think BabyM and the Good Doctor may have more in comon than Bimmerphilia... :eek:

I say bio- or chemical engineer. MEs, CEs, and other *.Es don't play with microscopes too often.

:redspot :alright :redspot

Carter

BabyM
02-14-2005, 01:04 PM
I'm beginning to think BabyM and the Good Doctor may have more in comon than Bimmerphilia... :eek:


teehee...le squeak :D

bcart1991
02-14-2005, 01:14 PM
teehee...le squeak :D

If I read that correctly, it just gave away the house.

Doctor Wha
02-14-2005, 03:05 PM
Ah-ha! My investigation has taken on another course. I'm beginning to think BabyM and the Good Doctor may have more in comon than Bimmerphilia... :eek:
Well, we are fairly close in age. I believe I'm a shade older, but I know she and I have reminisced about our coming-of-age in the 80's. :buttrock

Not a mutual coming-of-age, mind you, but certainly of the same era. :redspot

I say bio- or chemical engineer. MEs, CEs, and other *.Es don't play with microscopes too often.
Microscopes? Hm. My grandparents gave me a very nice one for Xmas once. I'm afraid the most I ever did with it was make my classmates in elementary school queasy by sticking my own finger with a needle to procure a blood sample for us to look at. :rolleyes

Sorry... Any "E's" attached to my name are of a decidedly informal variety. Although, in my own defense, after working in my field for nigh on 26 years, I daresay I've got enough time in to know a thing or two.

teehee...le squeak
Ah, Josie... Just where in the heck were you during the 80's anyway? :stickoutt Tsk tsk. Shame on you for not tracking me down in my days of rampant debauchery. Or perhaps, shame on me. ;)

If I read that correctly, it just gave away the house.
Did it now? :ponder Do tell... if you think you know! :devillook

:)

bcart1991
02-14-2005, 03:29 PM
Microscopes? Hm. My grandparents gave me a very nice one for Xmas once. I'm afraid the most I ever did with it was make my classmates in elementary school queasy by sticking my own finger with a needle to procure a blood sample for us to look at. :rolleyes

Hmm, yet you haven't said that it was the only one you ever had? That could go either way...

Sorry... Any "E's" attached to my name are of a decidedly informal variety. Although, in my own defense, after working in my field for nigh on 26 years, I daresay I've got enough time in to know a thing or two.

But that doesn't mean you're not in the same field...

Would you happen to work anywhere near Emory? The CDC perhaps?

Doctor Wha
02-14-2005, 03:43 PM
Hmm, yet you haven't said that it was the only one you ever had? That could go either way...
I apologize. I'll be more definitive: It is/was the only one I've ever had. I did have dealings with a couple of them in college, but only in a somewhat-dedicated and barely-studious fashion. I looked at something through a scanning electron one at a friend's lab in Japan, but I was only visiting. :cool

May still have my old one somewhere, though... I think. :ponder


But that doesn't mean you're not in the same field...
Would you happen to work anywhere near Emory? The CDC perhaps?
Bzzzt. Nope. Had a junky apartment near there once, but "the job" wasn't there.

I'm afraid the only classification Josie and I share is one of demographics, not profession.


:)

bcart1991
02-14-2005, 04:02 PM
As for my "workshop," it houses lots of wires, a few blinky lights, many sharp blades, pointy sticks, corrosive chemicals, shards of glass, open flames, and Many Heavy Things Which Hurt If They Fall On You. :corkysm59

Gotta go back to this one then.

Hmm, these clues can go SO many different directions.

Just the "lots of wires, a few blinky lights, many sharp blades, pointy sticks, corrosive chemicals" part could take us anywhere from Neo-Industrial Artist to Semi-sadistic Dentist (<---I know one of these out in Austin :evil2).

And the "shards of glass, open flames, and Many Heavy Things Which Hurt If They Fall On You" can run the gamut from Welder to Aircraft Construction Foreman.

Where do I begin?

Doctor Wha
02-14-2005, 04:13 PM
Gotta go back to this one then.
Hmm, these clues can go SO many different directions.
Just the "lots of wires, a few blinky lights, many sharp blades, pointy sticks, corrosive chemicals" part could take us anywhere from Neo-Industrial Artist to Semi-sadistic Dentist (<---I know one of these out in Austin :evil2).
And the "shards of glass, open flames, and Many Heavy Things Which Hurt If They Fall On You" can run the gamut from Welder to Aircraft Construction Foreman.
Where do I begin?
Mwuhahahahahahaaa!! :biglaughb

Where indeed? :D



I can say this, though... I'm afraid I'll have to continue the fun later, as I do have some "work" awaiting my attention.



Is it Friday yet? :rolleyes


No? :confused





Well. :shifty






:)
DW

bcart1991
02-14-2005, 04:52 PM
Wow. I even "cheated" by looking at DW's posts. Nothing. Even the kids from CSI might have a tough time of this one.

I just need a little more to go on...

Carter

Matt
02-14-2005, 04:59 PM
Wow. I even "cheated" by looking at DW's posts. Nothing. Even the kids from CSI might have a tough time of this one.

I just need a little more to go on...

Carter
:bs

I guessed right when I met him in person.

Teh truth is out there...
[/xfiles]


Matt

bcart1991
02-14-2005, 05:04 PM
I guessed right when I met him in person.

Teh truth is out there...
[/xfiles]


Matt

That you met him inherently gives you more to go on than I have.

Plus, I'm waist-deep in filtering vacant, useable land form the wilds of FUlton and Cobb counties...

Matt
02-14-2005, 05:16 PM
That you met him inherently gives you more to go on than I have.

Plus, I'm waist-deep in filtering vacant, useable land form the wilds of FUlton and Cobb counties...
No, I guessed based only on posts on here. Granted, it was kind of a shot in the dark, but somehow I got it right.

Matt

bcart1991
02-14-2005, 05:21 PM
Then I'm wondering if one of my other hunches is right.

I'll wait fo rthe Doctor to chime in again.

adeelpowers
02-14-2005, 05:22 PM
it has to do with Wha running some sort of business. The vague references to employees and the parts listed narrow the field down somewhat. Plus, I dont believe the Doc graduated from a university so it has to do with service since Doc hates salesman.

We're getting close, I can feel it. However, if someone does get it right I believe that the Doc will dance around the answer or PM the individual. :shifty

Matt
02-14-2005, 05:25 PM
We're getting close, I can feel it. However, if someone does get it right I believe that the Doc will dance around the answer or PM the individual. :shifty
I don't see how one person guessing right entitles everyone on here to know the whole story. :dunno

If that was the case, I would have just told you all. :nono

Matt

adeelpowers
02-14-2005, 05:28 PM
I don't see how one person guessing right entitles everyone on here to know the whole story. :dunno

If that was the case, I would have just told you all. :nono

Matt
I have nothing better to do, leave me alone.

BabyM
02-14-2005, 06:21 PM
I have nothing better to do, leave me alone, biotch!

:eek:



:devillook

Section8
02-14-2005, 07:08 PM
Hey there BabyM. How were the singles bars in New Orleans?

How were the hand grenades?

BabyM
02-14-2005, 07:10 PM
Hey there BabyM. How were the singles bars in New Orleans?

Oooooooh! It looks like FRANKPOLLARD is back :rolleyes

punknamedjimmy
02-14-2005, 07:32 PM
wow this is quite difficult.

punknamedjimmy
02-14-2005, 07:35 PM
Sorry... Any "E's" attached to my name are of a decidedly informal variety. Although, in my own defense, after working in my field for nigh on 26 years, I daresay I've got enough time in to know a thing or two.




:)

i'm confused about this part... so you don't have an engineering degree, but you work in an engineering field?

Doctor Wha
02-14-2005, 07:36 PM
Mercy, mercy me, have my ears been burning. What a curious bunch this is!

Okay, time to wade into it...


Wow. I even "cheated" by looking at DW's posts. Nothing. Even the kids from CSI might have a tough time of this one.
I just need a little more to go on...
Yeah, I'm sneaky-careful like that... mystery---> riddle ---> enigma, etc. :suave


I guessed right when I met him in person.
Teh truth is out there...
[/xfiles]
True, in a general sense. But to your credit, you also understood well why I don't discuss it...

That you met him inherently gives you more to go on than I have.
Plus, I'm waist-deep in filtering vacant, useable land form the wilds of FUlton and Cobb counties...
Sounds like someone needs a new GPS unit... :devillook :D

No, I guessed based only on posts on here. Granted, it was kind of a shot in the dark, but somehow I got it right.
Yeah, it was a shot in the dark, and a wild one at that. With that kind of luck, you should go to Vegas, like, now! ;)

Then I'm wondering if one of my other hunches is right.
I'll wait fo rthe Doctor to chime in again.
If you have any other hunches, I think I'd prefer they not be aired publicly, if you don't mind terribly. It is my job we're talking about here.

it has to do with Wha running some sort of business. The vague references to employees and the parts listed narrow the field down somewhat. Plus, I dont believe the Doc graduated from a university so it has to do with service since Doc hates salesman.
My disdain for, and distrust of, salesmen has to do with some that regualrly tormented me in an earlier segment of my profession. Of course, I no longer have that problem. :thumbup:

We're getting close, I can feel it. However, if someone does get it right I believe that the Doc will dance around the answer or PM the individual. :shifty
Why Adeel, I believe you're right!


I don't see how one person guessing right entitles everyone on here to know the whole story. :dunno
If that was the case, I would have just told you all. :nono
Thank you, Matt. Yes, much more "curiosity," and you lot will have to be promoted to "e-stalker" status! :eyecrazy



Okay... I do believe that this apparently contagious curiosity comes from a good place, with no real harmful motives. So let me try, in general terms, to explain why I don't go into "shop talk" on the board.

First, my job is, compared to most others, admittedly unusual, but also terribly vague. There's not really anything much out there to compare it to, so I'm often left having to explain it. And that gets old... quick. Second, for many people, finding out about it only leads to more curiosity, which in turn, spurs on yet more questions. Unfortunately, I've heard all the questions before, and again, they're old. I'd much rather spend the time enjoying a conversation with someone that I haven't had countless times before. At lunch with Matt, for instance, I can't tell you what a relief it was not to have the subject of work come up until the last few minutes we were there.

Lastly, and probably more improtantly, however, is that sometimes, the curiosity some people have can cross the line into a very un-healthy realm, even to the extent that I (or worse, my family) can become the focal point of some seriously misplaced "attention." And no one, for any reason, should have to compromise the safety of themselves, or the people they love. So the minimal personal discussion isnt just a preference. It's an unfortunate necessity.


As well as some of you may know each other, remember that we're still more than a bit removed from things. Like many of you might in ordinary circumstances, we simply minimize the discussion of personal details unless and until we meet folks in person, and suss them out. It's a level of comfort we just don't rise to until we have a better impression of who we're dealing with than we can get through a keyboard and monitor.

Of course, the natural reply is "So come to a meet then!" and that's valid enough. But again, our situation makes that tricky to do:

a) My day begins at 5:00 AM, so evening GTGs are tremendously difficult to swing;
b) Due to the nature of my job, I often don't know what I'll be doing from one day to the next, so efforts toward planning ahead are dicey at best. I was going to come to dinner tomorrw, for instance, but with one phone call, my options were eliminated. Just the nature of the beast.
c) The distance from our place to many of the meet sites is often on the order of 50 miles or more. I hardly expect any concession to be made in that area, it's just a fact that it's hard for us to get there, that's all.


So in the end, I would ask you to please understand that for some, a certain level of privacy is a very genuine concern, for a multitude of reasons. It's not that we dislike anybody on here; Far from it! By and large, we've found the Georgia crowd to be a good natured, exceptionally good humored bunch. We throroughly enjoy hanging out and chatting with you all, and look forward to much more of it. :)

And yes, we hope to get to a meet... someday.



But until then, can we please find something else to discuss?

Thanks much,
DW

punknamedjimmy
02-14-2005, 07:39 PM
Not trying to be rude, but you didn't exactly help the situation by leading people on in the game.


if you had just flat out said 'i'm not going to say, so don't worry about it' this would have ended a lot faster.

BabyM
02-14-2005, 07:40 PM
So in the end, I would ask you to please understand that for some, a certain level of privacy is a very genuine concern, for a multitude of reasons. It's not that we dislike anybody on here; Far from it! By and large, we've found the Georgia crowd to be a good natured, exceptionally good humored bunch. We throroughly enjoy hanging out and chatting with you all, and look forward to much more of it. :)

And thus it ends :)

thanks for playing with us this long DW :clap

Doctor Wha
02-14-2005, 07:45 PM
Not trying to be rude, but you didn't exactly help the situation by leading people on in the game.
if you had just flat out said 'i'm not going to say, so don't worry about it' this would have ended a lot faster.
That's fair to an extent, but then, I didn't think the "game" would evolve into a four page thread, and a group of folks comparing notes. I was only trying to be a good sport, but then it seemed the scale was escalating a bit.

Sorry to pull the rug out, and apologies for any hurt feelings.

And for those who understand, many thanks.

DW

bcart1991
02-14-2005, 07:48 PM
Done.

I was enjoying my quest, though...:(

Carter

punknamedjimmy
02-14-2005, 08:03 PM
That's fair to an extent, but then, I didn't think the "game" would evolve into a four page thread, and a group of folks comparing notes. I was only trying to be a good sport, but then it seemed the scale was escalating a bit.

Sorry to pull the rug out, and apologies for any hurt feelings.

And for those who understand, many thanks.

DW


haha its the ga forum, everything escalates. i'm not upset, just saying...


i have one last question though, do you enjoy doing what you do?

Doctor Wha
02-14-2005, 08:13 PM
haha its the ga forum, everything escalates. i'm not upset, just saying...
Heh heh! Yeah, that's true, isnt' it? Shoulda known! :D

i have one last question though, do you enjoy doing what you do?
That's a great question. And yes, I suppose I do. It's second nature, in a way, so I don't consciously think about it, but recently, I took the first vacation I'd had in 14 years. And I hadn't really noticed it had been that long. :eyecrazy

So if time flies when you're having fun... I guess I must have been! ;)

:)
DW

adeelpowers
02-14-2005, 11:49 PM
I apoligize for bringing a topic that you didnt want to discuss into the spotlight. It seemed all in good fun and I hope I didnt strike a nerve by discussing a subject that annoys you on a daily basis. This forum is one that should be enjoyable and a sort of getaway from the rigors of daily life and if I intruded on that, once again, I am deeply sorry. I will not pester you on your profession anymore and try not to bring it up when we finally meet in person. :)


Adeel

Section8
02-14-2005, 11:52 PM
I apoligize for bringing a topic that you didnt want to discuss into the spotlight. It seemed all in good fun and I hope I didnt strike a nerve by discussing a subject that annoys you on a daily basis. This forum is one that should be enjoyable and a sort of getaway from the rigors of daily life and if I intruded on that, once again, I am deeply sorry. I will not pester you on your profession anymore and try not to bring it up when we finally meet in person. :)


Adeel

He's W in disguise. Even George likes mini's and bimmers.


;)


Hope we didn't bug ya - but hey we're the georgia forum, take us with a grain of salt. and a shot of tequila.

adeelpowers
02-14-2005, 11:53 PM
He's W in disguise. Even George likes mini's and bimmers.
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Is that why they're called "B, M, Dubyas?" :dunno

Section8
02-15-2005, 12:29 AM
Is that why they're called "B, M, Dubyas?" :dunno

don't try to skip the subject.

did I miss your platform anywhere in this vast, strangely interesting thread?

:devillook

adeelpowers
02-15-2005, 12:33 AM
don't try to skip the subject.

did I miss your platform anywhere in this vast, strangely interesting thread?

:devillook
that was another thread!

My platform is to make sure everyone has a good time and make everyone feel better by telling them about my life. But I am also running against georDIE. I stated that in the "Adeel is for the people" thread.

Section8
02-15-2005, 01:00 AM
cross-thread reply - must reboot.

adeelpowers
02-15-2005, 01:08 AM
cross-thread reply - must reboot.
:wave

Doctor Wha
02-15-2005, 08:11 AM
I apoligize for bringing a topic that you didnt want to discuss into the spotlight. It seemed all in good fun and I hope I didnt strike a nerve by discussing a subject that annoys you on a daily basis. This forum is one that should be enjoyable and a sort of getaway from the rigors of daily life and if I intruded on that, once again, I am deeply sorry. I will not pester you on your profession anymore and try not to bring it up when we finally meet in person. :)
Don't worry Adeel, it's all good. I know you only meant it in fun, and that's cool. :thumbup:

And Section8, no harm done. Georgia Forum rox0rz my face off!! :buttrock

:rofl


;)