The Official 'Why I'm Thankful for Chiff and Fipple' thread

djm · Post by **djm** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:47 pm

jsluder wrote:Soylent Green is people.

Not originally. In the story "Make Room! Make Room!" by Harry Harrison, it simply meant a food made from soy beans and lentils. The "people" bit was added to the movie as a bit of pure Hollywood.

djm

scottielvr · Post by **scottielvr** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:51 am

I’m thankful for Hip, Hip! and post count obsessions, for poetry and puns, for moderators and peacemakers, for glimpses into daily life and a wide world’s worth of different viewpoints to explore, for funny pictures and lovely photos, for welcoming hellos and heartfelt goodbyes, thoughtful counsel and flippant digression, for postructuralism and deconstruction, oracles and oration, for memorials and memories, avatars and arguments, for point and counterpoint, news of firsts and festivals and feasts, for venting of frustration and soothing of pain, for seasons and songs, weather and websites, for wit and woe and wisdom and weirdness and whimsy, for apologies and accolades, history lessons and hilarious spoofs, harangues and homilies, for bombast and brilliance, charity and caring, cheers and charm ... and for much more. I’m thankful for the roots and rhythms of this place: the love of music that sings and flows through every page, harmonizing, blending into the unique polyphony that is the Chiffboard. It’s all here: It’s all of you.

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:31 am

For all the new information I've gained (some of it even about music)
For proving that Americans are people and not a stereotype
For teaching me to laugh quietly (most of the time) while I'm at work
and most of all....
For caring

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:28 am

jbarter wrote: For proving that Americans are people and not a stereotype

... since when? Better have another look mate.

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:01 am

scottielvr wrote:I’m thankful for Hip, Hip! and post count obsessions, for poetry and puns, for moderators and peacemakers, for glimpses into daily life and a wide world’s worth of different viewpoints to explore, for funny pictures and lovely photos, for welcoming hellos and heartfelt goodbyes, thoughtful counsel and flippant digression, for postructuralism and deconstruction, oracles and oration, for memorials and memories, avatars and arguments, for point and counterpoint, news of firsts and festivals and feasts, for venting of frustration and soothing of pain, for seasons and songs, weather and websites, for wit and woe and wisdom and weirdness and whimsy, for apologies and accolades, history lessons and hilarious spoofs, harangues and homilies, for bombast and brilliance, charity and caring, cheers and charm ... and for much more. I’m thankful for the roots and rhythms of this place: the love of music that sings and flows through every page, harmonizing, blending into the unique polyphony that is the Chiffboard. It’s all here: It’s all of you.

I really couldn't express it any better than that.

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:18 am

… because it proves that Internet addiction can happen to anyone!

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:38 am

djm wrote:
jsluder wrote:Soylent Green is people.
Not originally. In the story "Make Room! Make Room!" by Harry Harrison, it simply meant a food made from soy beans and lentils. The "people" bit was added to the movie as a bit of pure Hollywood.

But Charleton Heston said it was people! Are you saying Chuck lied? Besides, what would that alliteratively named hack Harry Harrison know about it? I suspect he just mispelled "Soyentl" (a food made from soy beans and everyone involved in the filming of Barbra Streisand's Yentl).

djm · Post by **djm** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:23 am

jsluder wrote:Are you saying Chuck lied?

I would respond, but I am concerned about Chuck's proclivity for shooting anyone who counters him.

djm

chas · Post by **chas** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:02 am

I'm thankful for the C&F because gives us all a chance to buy and sell instruments.

Cynth · Post by **Cynth** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:13 am

I really have learned a lot about Irish music here---things that I wouldn't have found out about in books. I've got the books, so I know.

I like threads getting hijacked without people going bonkers. I like the weirdo fusion forum. I like being around people who know so much about so many different things. I like our strange moderators. Well, I just like everything and I am being told that we have to go, so I can't get all philosophical about it.

Have a nice holiday everyone!

Random notes · Post by **Random notes** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:49 pm

Yeah. Me too. What they said.

Roger

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 7:05 am

I'm really grateful for you folks and the bright spot you bring to an otherwise crazy 4AM-1PM shift!
You guys are great friends, and it's rare that I go somplace so (occasionally

) sophisticated that I can break out and talk about something completely off the wall.........like real zombies singing crap-ass x-mas songs driving Minis.

Happy solstice everyone!

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 7:07 am

jsluder wrote:
dubhlinn wrote:But again, above all else, it is the people.

djm wrote:I'm afraid I have to disagree.
Sorry djm. Soylent Green is people.

djm is people....

time for a soylent BBQ

djm · Post by **djm** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:39 am

TylerM wrote:djm is people....

Um ... not sure if I've just been insulted or not ...

djm

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:16 am

djm wrote:
TylerM wrote:djm is people....
Um ... not sure if I've just been insulted or not ...

djm

Are you a people or are you not? Are you Soylentable?

Is it tasty? Is it scrumptiously-crunchable my precious?