<![CDATA[ForumGarden - Members' News]]> http://www.forumgarden.com/forums A forum for ForumGardeners to post news about themselves. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:19:31 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[ForumGarden - Members' News]]> http://www.forumgarden.com/forums for once something has gone good http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/49023-once-something-has-gone-good.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:19 GMT i never posted it as i felt there is enough doom and gloom about right now but my grandson has been very poorly he came down with strep b which also killed my daughter Natasha ,the last few days have been hell ,it has brought back some dreadfull memories for me as you can imagine ,again it was... i never posted it as i felt there is enough doom and gloom about right now

but my grandson has been very poorly he came down with strep b which also killed my daughter Natasha ,the last few days have been hell ,it has brought back some dreadfull memories for me as you can imagine ,again it was a hospital blunder not giving him anti biotics exactly the cause of death of both my brother Martin and Natasha

i was thinking what are the chances of it happening for a third generation :(

but for once something has gone right he is pulling through and may be able to go home tonight just need to wait for a few test to come back :-6:-6


Bradley your grandad has aged 10 years in two days :-4:-4:D ]]> farmer giles http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/49023-once-something-has-gone-good.html <![CDATA[i'm a grandad]]> http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48977-im-grandad.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:42:12 GMT my son chris made me a proud grandad today:-6:-6 a baby boy yet to be named was born early today :-6:-6 and yes oscar he is just like me ,bald beautiful and dont say much that makes any sense :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl my son chris made me a proud grandad today:-6:-6

a baby boy yet to be named was born early today :-6:-6


and yes oscar he is just like me ,bald beautiful and dont say much that makes any sense :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl ]]> farmer giles http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48977-im-grandad.html Le beaujolais nouveau http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48967-le-beaujolais-nouveau.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:03:36 GMT Hourra!!!!!!!

Just got the last table for a fine French feast tomorrow - Thurs 19 November - to welcome the new wine... I'm off to a meeting, but will share the menu with you later.. and we can all drool. ]]> AussiePam http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48967-le-beaujolais-nouveau.html <![CDATA[I'm Back :)]]> http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48936-im-back.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:46:57 GMT Thanks for all the welcomes. Took a little break to make sure real life was still out there. ;) Thanks for all the welcomes.

Took a little break to make sure real life was still out there. ;) ]]> koan http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48936-im-back.html Differences http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48876-differences.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:42:53 GMT I'm the father of five (four females and one male). When my oldest daughter was married 3 years ago, I wrote a song for us to dance to which was performed by my son who wrote the music. So naturally I set a precedent.

My second oldest daughter is to be married this coming Saturday (November 14th 2009) and I wanted to share my poem(?) which my son is diligently putting a melody to. I didn't give him much time.

Anyway, I've recently come to the realization that both me and my daughter share Asperger"s Syndrome. Neither one of us have been professionally diagnosed, but we both fit the profile 100% and I don't believe I need to spend upward of $2500.00 for each of us to receive confirmation of what is already certain.

That realization is the context for this song/poem.

Differences

We're different, you and I
Not like we're different,
you and I
We're so much alike, you and I
But we're different, you and I

I've always thought I was somehow off
and I saw the off on you
but I didn't understand, then
So you taught me, showed me and you led me
I get it now, and again

Thank you, Sarah
You're so bold and strong
Much more so than I
You're a gift I was given
From somewhere way up on high

I Love you and I need you
and I want you to be happy
I want to watch you fly
Because we're different
You and I ]]> Robert J http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48876-differences.html Prayers for Rkdian http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48818-prayers-rkdian.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:13:28 GMT :( I just got this email from Rkdian: ---Quote (Originally by Rkdian)--- I am not sure how far word has traveled (gossip out-does the speed of light sometimes), so I am trying to make sure no one is left out of the loop. I have been seeing the dr since early Sept for one thing after... :( I just got this email from Rkdian:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rkdian
I am not sure how far word has traveled (gossip out-does the speed of light sometimes), so I am trying to make sure no one is left out of the loop.

I have been seeing the dr since early Sept for one thing after another. On Wed, we discovered we have basically been treating symptoms. A CT scan revealed a tumor in my right lung and many enlarged lymph nodes on the left. A biopsy of the nodes was done on Thurs with a malignant result. I see the surgeon again on Wed. He will let me know what type of cancer and the stage at that meeting. He will also refer me to an oncologist at that time. We are not sure what the next step is until then. I will try to get everyone up to speed asap after that meeting.

What I need from all of you is a positive outlook for my recovery through you faith in God. (Yep, that means you have to pray! :) ) I also need to know someone is watching over the family so I can concentrate all my energy in fighting this battle.

You have been a blessing in my life and I thank God for you every day. I love you and I thank you.
]]> Accountable http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48818-prayers-rkdian.html Miss Clarke rocks! http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48750-miss-clarke-rocks.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:52:27 GMT Yesterday was the first day of my placement as part of my college course. I am known as a "trainee classroom assistant" at a HUGE primary school about 3 miles from home.I'm based in the special needs department and the kids are fantastic! It was a brilliant day! Rumour has it that I'm a big hit and the kids can't wait for me to come back tomorrow!

YAY!! :D ]]> pinkchick http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48750-miss-clarke-rocks.html Thankyou http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48683-thankyou.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:46:25 GMT I had a grouchy day yesterday. Stuff is pearshaped back at the ranch here - yet again - and this time so totally unnecessarily. And my longsuffering partner and I end up, as always, picking up the pieces, drying the tears, sorting the consequences and trying to get everything back on track. We are... I had a grouchy day yesterday. Stuff is pearshaped back at the ranch here - yet again - and this time so totally unnecessarily. And my longsuffering partner and I end up, as always, picking up the pieces, drying the tears, sorting the consequences and trying to get everything back on track. We are weary.

BUT today is a new day, and the first day of the Celtic New Year. The first day of November - white rabbits... Samhain... All Saints Day. Whichever tradition you follow, or whichever hemisphere you happen to be in.. it's a joyful time.

Thank you - those fine FGers who wrote to me for your kindness and understanding.

And for those who offered me other chatrooms, FaceBook etc... thankyou too.

I had a hard think last night. From reading some of the emails I've found that I should be even more confused than I thought I already was.

I do have a page on FaceBook, but gee if there's this much confusion of white and black hats just in FG - I might, if I make the wrong decisions, merely transpose all of that to my little FB oasis - so far shared only by my family and a few people I grew up with and actually do really know.

Also, just out of the blue, I got messages somehow which were blasts from the past. In other words, people in different forums monitor what goes on in here nad just coincidentally make contact when there is an implosion. So my new paranoia may be reality based.

Anyway, really I suppose it doesn't matter that threads I start just die and I end up wittering away in a merry monologue. Those threads probably deserve it and monologues aren't so bad really. I mean it could be lots worse.

And if all the action is in fact going on behind the scenes, maybe that's okay too. If I monologue inanely on and just stab the arras like Hamlet did with an occasional sword thrust to show I know but don't care, no harm done. I haven't seeen Dr Parnassus's Imaginarium yet, but I believe that's trippy too.

It's cool to live in a parallel universe.
Surreality is the way to go.
Alienation can be fun.

Guys - you're all the best!!! And I love the lot of you!! Thank you again .... and let's party on...

:sneaky:

:-6 ]]> AussiePam http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48683-thankyou.html Happy Birthday Tombstone! http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48560-happy-birthday-tombstone.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:31:16 GMT I know its tomorrow, but some of our members are on the 27th today!:guitarist Happy Birthday Tombstone! enjoy your day, wishing you the best! Attachment 29483 (http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/attachments/members-news/29483-happy-birthday-tombstone-happybirthdaygarfieldandodie.gif) I know its tomorrow, but some of our members are on the 27th today!:guitarist

Happy Birthday Tombstone!


enjoy your day, wishing you the best!

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]]> Odie http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48560-happy-birthday-tombstone.html <![CDATA[Panther's Coat Interview, or, if you prefer, my own interview]]> http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48466-panthers-coat-interview-if-you-prefer-my-own-interview.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:15:44 GMT I am U Tso'otsoob Bola'ay (Panther's Coat). And here's my special interview filmed while I was in the Secchiata Mountain, near Florence. I was with a lot of interesting humans. I'm having a lot of fun watching the videos again, so I think I'm going to translate the whole thing in english.

YouTube - Intervista con Peli di Pantera - prima parte (Part 1)
YouTube - Intervista con Peli di Pantera - seconda parte (Part 2)
YouTube - Intervista con Peli di Pantera - terza parte (Part 3)
YouTube - Intervista con Peli di Pantera - quarta parte (Part 4)

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is a "Scrotum Remover", and the voice you just heard was the voice of Panther's Coat, the last Forest's safeguard.
[Laughs]
As you can see, Gentlemen, we're mocking white men. We're mocking them because of the absurd way they spend a life committed to jobs, committed to...

Committed to what, Panther's Coat?
Committed to life, I'd say. Committed to life, instead of death. They live... to live.

That's the point.
You got it perfectly, Panther's Coat!
Oh, and [they live] even for their scrotum. To preserve their scrotum. It's an important side of their lifes.
Right, but we'll talk later about their scrotum. Now tell us something about the vision you had while you were a kid. The vision that lead you to your mission. Some of your biographers, approaching this point, talk about a strong "caghetto" [diarrhea].
[Laughs] Well, I actually had my first "caghetto" when I was 10. It was a new experience realizing how my s**t wasn't hard anymore but, at the contrary, could get out more fluently. Well, my thoughts began to get out of my head more fluently as well, and so I had the vision of the Forest.
So you were able to connect the "caghetto" river with the Forest river and, than, you saw your destiny.
Exactly, yes.
We could say you transformed your "caghetto" in an everyday fight against... scrotums.
Ahh, I wouldn't call it a "fight". I would call it a whim.
A whim, yes.
Removing scrotums is just a whim.
Ok, this may be an introduction to the next question, with which we enter more deeply in your philosophy.

You built a lot of Holy Objects: the Phallic Prolongation, which is the first one, the Genitals Perforator, the Magic Blowpipe... Well, those objects, that are not only consecrated to the Owl but also to all the other Forest's Spirits, had already been created by other humans, by other warriors (we're not talking about white men anyway).

But if we talk about the Scrotum Remover, the object that I keep in my hands, we must specify that it was created and made completely by you; so, let's go further. Did you dream it? Did the Holy Owl appear and tell you to realize it?
Well, one day I simply started to feel the uselesness of my scrotum. It just did not deserve to be there.
Did you feel this before you depilated it, or after?
[Laughs] Well, the depilation came before my Forest's vision. Anyway, I just realized how senseless and useless my scrotum is. I think it's not only the scrotum: there are many parts of my body without which I could live a normal life anyway. Those [parts] could be extirpated, because it would not be a problem.

Nevertheless, I decided that my scrotum will remain where it is now, while, at the contrary, white men's scrotums will fall without any mercy. Yes, because I don't venerate it like they do.
As a matter of fact I read, in one of the books dedicated to you, about the way you warn everyone who wants to have a Phallic Prolongation to not use it for sexual aims, because of the possible Holy Owl's bad reaction.
Umh yeah... He makes rotten your genitals.
Rotten?
Yes... actually it was the Phallic Prolongation that gave me the idea for the Scrotum Remover. You know, white men see the Prolongation as an expedient to be more "virile"... well it is nothing like that. It's just an aesthetic ornament without any sexual aim.
An object that, besides, should even cover up the penis... There is a lot of simbology involved...
Yes... it covers the penis and it hides its nature with something aesthetically more gracious.
So we're approaching the penis as "the great shame".
[Nods, but shows some perplexity]
Well, it's not a "great shame" because it is a penis, but because of...
Because of the way it is used! With the Prolongation, you can't use it for his real [and bad] aim... The Prolongation is a sort of... shelter against the copulation's witchcrafts.
A sort of "anti-vagina".
Exactly! [Laughs]
Dear Panther's Coat, now it's time to tell our spectators, intrigued by your philosophy and mission, what will be your future and how do you think you will make your dream, your vision, come true.
Well, I don't care about being famous and things like that... I just want to be left alone and I don't want anyone to try to prevent me from going in the Forest. And if some... priest will try to convert me... I will simply remove his scrotum. If [the priest] will walk in front of me and go straight on without looking... we will be enemies anyway but I won't do anything to him.
I would say what you just said is very important... it seems like you're giving white men a salvation's possibility...
... I just want to leave them in their crap...
Well, if a white man comes into the Forest and meets you... he must act like he would act in front of a wild boar... he mustn't look at you... he mustn't...
Actually white men meeting me must act keeping in mind that I am like an animal... so they mustn't mind my bollocks.
Have you ever imagined the pain that any man can feel when his scrotum is removed?
Of course.
We must also say... I actually had to say this before but you know, I'm really excited... I've never talked with a man with a monkey on his head... We must also mention that this object is not casually named "Scrotum Remover"... there's a reason behind it...
Yes, it's a clarification that has to be done...
It doesn't cut off flatly the scrotum... It slowly removes it.
It doesn't cut if off, yes, it removes it, and in fact it hasn't got a steady blade.
Yes, it's not a steady blade... we could say that it's a "scrotal" blade...
Exactly, [the blade] reproduce perfectly the scrotum's folds.
We can say removing a scrotum is a long and painful holy ritual... and there are different kinds of scrotums: hard scrotums, flaccid scrotums... for the harder ones the operation can last hours...

So, again, have you ever imagined this great sufference?
Yes. The sufference is a consequence. If I think about reproduction, I think about pain, I think about sufference, indeed. And I want white men to feel the same sufference when their scrotum is removed.
Now let's talk about the Genitals Perforator. It was probably one of the most discussed Holy Owl's objects.
[Laughs] Well, it wasn't actually. Everyone has been very reluctant to write any comment about it. They didn't understand it... they couldn't say anything about it. Maybe it was a sort of despise for this object, which is one of the most controversial for white men's philosophy.
Yes, and let's tell all the truth. If there's a stranger who removes your scrotum, maybe, after the big sufference and some moths in therapy...
Physical [therapy]...
Yes, but also psychological... well, after all of this you will probably be able to overcome the trauma. But when it comes to mutilating your own scrotum, your own penis, by yourself, it's different...
It's consciousness raising.
Yes, it's consciousness raising... I mean, any white man in front of something like this becomes even whiter and suddenly faints. Which is terrifying.
Terrifying.
Have you every tried the Genitals Perforator on yourself?
No. I didn't. I will, sooner or later. But I don't feel ready.
So you believe that, being Holy Objects, you can't use them as if they would be a toy. To use them, you must hear something like a "Call" in yourself. Like it happens with Our Mother! There are ones who decide to become priests or nuns, and there are other ones who decide to become a scrotums remover and a genitals perforator.
Yes. There is a huge meditation for every scrotum that falls.
One last question to end this extraordinary interview, which, I think, will make people...
...Laugh...
Yes, laugh, but we're not talking about that kind of laugh that comes in your face when you have a lot of fun... we're talking about that kind of hysterical laugh that usually comes in scared people's faces...
... Who laugh because they do it instead of crying or, worst, suiciding themselves.
So now everyone won't go to bed without a chastity belt... because if you think about it that's the only thing that can save you when you meet a scrotum remover. And it's very symbolic: the only thing that can save you from a Scrotum Remover is not doing sex.
[Laughs] Yes...
There is a lot of particular long haired white men who insult you in all the blogs and forums... who tell you that after just a week in the Forest you will come back in Udine... have you got a message for them?
Well, first of all they are losers, even more than me. They are done...
They haven't even got enough forces to cut their hair...
Exactly, not cutting them is senseless, I don't see why they have to be so long... ok, in the Forest you can have long hair, there aren't blades there. But here there are barbers, you pay ten euros and than you're fine! But no, those white always have those long hair, and they even put make-ups on themselves and do other strange things... but it's just horrible... it's just bulls**t.
The Owl probably laughs very hard when He thinks about them.
Yes... And to add a few things: it's not true, I won't come back from the forest after two days or two weeks only... there are two possibilities; I die; I keep staying there until I...
Die. So yeah, you can say it to all of your fans, Panther's Coat...
I will die in the forest! And, most of all, I will be food for all the other animals. Not for priests or long-haired white men.
My friends, after this extraordinary interview with Panther's Coat, I invite you to reflect: there was a bench behind us, white men installed it... but we stayed on the ground. And the fact that there's an house 30 metres from here doesn't mean anything. Do you agree? If you don't, I remove your scortum. Friends, see you next time. ]]> Verb of Nothing http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/members-news/48466-panthers-coat-interview-if-you-prefer-my-own-interview.html