the sump at reefs.org - Page 2

MitchM · #11 03-14-2002, 08:55 PM

.... :D :D :D

Just found this thread.... funny!

Lighten up guys! As a sump frequent dweller, I understand how it must look sometimes, but I laugh at most of it, myself included! :D

Mitch

BCReefer · #12 03-15-2002, 12:43 AM

I go to the sump to laugh. I never take it for anything more than some bored reefers who want to be sociable but can’t meet everyone (since we are from everywhere in the world)

I also enjoy the industry forum as I am learning a lot more about the industry as a whole, and what our hobby is doing to the natural reefs in the world. I am a big leerker and hardly post, but I do read a lot.

This is my main forum and I am here everyday checking out what people are doing, especially DIY for lighting.

Patrick

PS - Darren you are now {SQUAT} (humour har har)

[ 14 March 2002, 20:46: Message edited by: BCReefer ]

DJ88 · #13 03-15-2002, 01:05 AM

PFFT!!!!!!! :D LOL!

true enough.. here only tho.. ;)

Do I dare put {squat} in my sig? Will Troy dis-own me? ;)

LOL!

christyf5 · #14 03-15-2002, 01:59 AM

Whats with this {squat} stuff? I think I'm missing out on something here

Christy [img]smile.gif[/img]

BCReefer · #15 03-15-2002, 01:19 PM

I quote here from another forum but it goes some thing like this.

1. The 1st rule about the {squat} club is don’t ask what the {squat} club is.
2. The 2nd rule – see rule #1

On another forum, they tried to reward reefers who offered their assistance and help to other reefers, as you gained 1,000 post you became a {squat} member and 2,000 you get double {squat} {squat}. As I said it was meant to reward people who tried to help others, and you would receive a $100.00 gift certificate from a vendor or something. Not really sure what you get, Mitch can you help here?

The problem was that many people starting just entering in “ ^ “ or silly stuff like that and it would count as a post, while others spent their days lurking in the sump and just posting there. How do I know this you say, well I am a lurker in the sump, it is really funny sometimes, but I do majority, but not all of my posting in the main forum.

I use Canreef as my 1st place to visit everyday but sometimes to get other opinions, not that I don’t value everyone’s here, I post on other boards.

Titus – what about some sort of an award for posters here? We have some members who have been very helpful to many reefers and I for one would like to see them get some sort of reward. Is there anything that I can help you on this matter?

MitchM · #16 03-15-2002, 11:09 PM

Basically, it's a standing joke. [img]tongue.gif[/img] Way back when, someone asked what they get when they've got about 1000 posts to their name. The reply was...you get {squat}...aka nothing. Now it's something to joke about, and we thought up some stuff about squat club, squat gift certificates, (I posted that I got a new Lexus... :D ) The funny thing about it is that some newbies actually believe that you get a gift certificate. So, if some poor soul posts a serious question about {squat}, the rest of us have some fun at their expense. It may sound cruel, but it pays to lurk only in the sump to learn that everybody is joking pretty much all the time, and if new people can put up with the jokes, and laugh at themselves once in a while, we always welcome new, sarcastic humour.
This thread was my squat post, for example.

Mitch [img]smile.gif[/img]

#17 03-24-2002, 02:37 AM

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Originally posted by Troy F:
I see everyone is "reef keeper". Dr. Ron is reef keeper, steve is reef keeper, EmilyB is reef keeper, even "Kirtis" is reef keeper??????? Can we have more levels of the "reef keeper"s. eg. 1/2 squat reef keeper, full squat reef keeper, senior reef keeper, squat+ reef keepers.........etc. I think you get the ideas.

Or, how about awards to those of us that dedicated our time most to this board versus the RC? I spent almost 100% of my reef chatting time here and just want to be recognized as the most brand loyaled, nerdy reefer of the reef keeping communities.

Just wanted to point out that this is the kind of poster that you have to sift through when looking for valuable advice at reefs.org.

lol - You can't see that that is a complete joke?

#18 03-24-2002, 02:44 AM

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Originally posted by Fudge:
now i think the last time i seen it there was a thread regarding what a certain lady asking advise as to what to wear to a dance or something,i think it slipped of the page at about 8 pages of absolute Sh!t.....

Aw shucks...you remembered. [img]smile.gif[/img]

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Now youll be hard pressed to enter the Chat,Sump or discussion due to just way too many members with swollen heads.

I don't go to the chat, so I can't speak on it. I don't believe any of the regular sump dwellers flame each other and I don't believe any of us feel that we are being flamed. We all get along quite well. [img]smile.gif[/img] The only people that ever get flamed on the discussion board are Kirtis and J@C. Not going to go into the J@C thing, but Kirtis asked advice, repeatedly ignored it and came back saying "Everything is dead now." Well deserved flames if you ask me. And we were all put in our places by the moderators for it, btw.

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As this is,i enjoy off topic conversations....just lets me know theres another side to yall!

As do we. [img]smile.gif[/img]

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(dont worry,i wont tell anyone [img]tongue.gif[/img] )

Sounds like something a sump dweller would say. ;)

#19 03-24-2002, 02:48 AM

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Originally posted by BCReefer:
I quote here from another forum but it goes some thing like this.

1. The 1st rule about the {squat} club is don’t ask what the {squat} club is.
2. The 2nd rule – see rule #1



Again, joke. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Quote:

On another forum, they tried to reward reefers who offered their assistance and help to other reefers, as you gained 1,000 post you became a {squat} member and 2,000 you get double {squat} {squat}. As I said it was meant to reward people who tried to help others, and you would receive a $100.00 gift certificate from a vendor or something. Not really sure what you get, Mitch can you help here?



That is hysterical!!!! It started just as Mitch said. One of us was goofing around and asked what special thing happens at 1000 posts. Someone else replied that you get squat.

So cool that {squat} is turning into an urban legend.

I'm disappointed that none of you touched on She-Goat. lol

[ 23 March 2002, 22:50: Message edited by: tangirl ]

#20 03-24-2002, 03:12 AM

We Sump Dwellers aren't really just useless carbon blobs, bent on a speedy entropy death of the Universe, honest!

In the words of a famous motorist, Can't we all just get along???
:D