Universal Monster Army
Chitter Chatter => General Discussion => Topic started by: Hepcat on December 02, 2019, 03:26:58 PM
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I've sent PMs to the following previously active posters who've not logged onto UMA for nearly a year or more but have not yet received a reply:
horrorhunter
Sean
CreepysFan
RedKing
Pauspy
Paladin
InkFink
Weldonmc
Street Worm
missdead13
Truthfully I'm now worried about some of these posters. Does anyone have regular contact with any of these posters elsewhere? Are they still in good health?
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Horror Hunter was caring for an ailing mother. I hope he's ok. The others, I have not heard a word. I wish them all the best. Come back.
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People need to leave instructions in their wills, or with a family member, to contact their favorite internet haunts about their deaths (or a serious illness), if they wish people to know why they dropped off the Earth. I've left something in my papers that won't be hard to find. Include your passwords!
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Planning on going somewhere Mike?
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Planning on going somewhere Mike?
If you don't "plan", you leave everything up to the fates.
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I've sent PMs to the following previously active posters who've not logged onto UMA for nearly a year or more but have not yet received a reply:
horrorhunter
Sean
CreepysFan
RedKing
Pauspy
Paladin
InkFink
Weldonmc
Street Worm
missdead13
Truthfully I'm now worried about some of these posters. Does anyone have regular contact with any of these posters elsewhere? Are they still in good health?
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I actually received an email from horrorhunter today concerning some dinosaur playset questions....so he's okay!
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I've been exchanging PMs with Scatter, Opera Ghost and horror1o1 who are fine but either too busy or otherwise not inclined to post.
Mcdee though has had health issues keeping him from either posting or engaging in the model building he so enjoys.
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Mcdee though has had health issues keeping him from either posting or engaging in the model building he so enjoys.
I hope it's one of the less serious issues, like arthritis. Not fun, but not life threatening. Get well, UMA brother! :)
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Mcdee has had a very adverse reaction to heart medication he needs to take.
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Mcdee has had a very adverse reaction to heart medication he needs to take.
Hopefully, they can find an alternative med.
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I've also PMed these other missing members with whom I've had friendly relations:
skully
Bogey
Richard
MDG
Zombywoof
I'm actually particularly concerned about skully given his age. If anyone can confirm that he's well, I'd appreciate it. I believe he lives in the vicinity of King of Prussia or Reading, Pennsylvania.
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I still remember the first time a good friend of mine dissapeared from the internet completely, he was gone in multiple sites and a couple of years later, he logged in on one of the sites for a couple of hours and disappeared to never been seen again (i wonder if it was him?), i felt really worryed about him and now, after 11 years i still think on him and wonder where is him.
Is really nice to see you guys worryed about other member of this comunity, it really shows how close and focus is this place. I hope this missing people appeare soon tough.
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Hey does the list have their street names. I know several collectors I talk to but wouldn't know if it was then or not.
I've sent PMs to the following previously active posters who've not logged onto UMA for nearly a year or more but have not yet received a reply:
horrorhunter
Sean
CreepysFan
RedKing
Pauspy
Paladin
InkFink
Weldonmc
Street Worm
missdead13
Truthfully I'm now worried about some of these posters. Does anyone have regular contact with any of these posters elsewhere? Are they still in good health?
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Hey does the list have their street names. I know several collectors I talk to but wouldn't know if it was then or not.
John Dietrich
InkFink is John Dietrich
CreepysFan email says karensharp
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Has anybody heard from BlackLagoon? He hasn't been on since 2014. He was super active, then just dropped off the face of the earth. I know he was from New Jersey.
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The last time I actually chatted or corresponded with Missdead13, was about a year ago via Facebook. She was doing fine and still collecting.
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Hey does the list have their street names. I know several collectors I talk to but wouldn't know if it was then or not.
Well, hello, horror1o1
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Well, hello, horror1o1
Yeah, where you been for the last 5 years? ;D
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I've been hearing tales of an odd fellow haunting yard sales and roadside stands in Kansas and area muttering "Strange frank bucket, strange frank bucket, strange frank bucket" over and over. People now hide when they see this eerie apparition approaching.
tynhrt
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I've been hearing tales of an odd fellow haunting yard sales and roadside stands in Kansas and area muttering "Strange frank bucket, strange frank bucket strange frank bucket" over and over. People now hide when they see this eerie apparition approaching.
tynhrt
Interesting. Where in Kasas?
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Sightings seem to concentrate around the middle of the state in the whereabouts of Salina. The local authorities may perhaps be able to provide you with more precise info. Scary all around though.
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Sightings seem to concentrate around the middle of the state in the whereabouts of Salina. The local authorities may perhaps be able to provide you with more precise info. Scary all around though.
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Yikes!
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I'm also wondering whether Richard might not be well.
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I'm also wondering whether Richard might not be well.
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Richard?
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Yes, Richard:
http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=9545.0 (http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=9545.0)
Evidently Olson. Many of his posters were exhibited at Monster Bash 2005.
Has anyone been in contact with Richard? Or have an email address? We've lost some of the great SPP monster wallet pictures he posted a decade ago.
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The last time I actually chatted or corresponded with Missdead13, was about a year ago via Facebook. She was doing fine and still collecting.
Facebook!!! What the hell is she doing on Facebook?
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Tell her she should be posting here.
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I'm also wondering whether Richard might not be well.
Did you try emailing him?
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I've sent PMs to the following previously active posters who've not logged onto UMA for nearly a year or more...
I switched computers a while ago and all my old log-ins were in the old computer, but I should be here more regularly now. It's easy to accidentally get out of the habit of frequenting a BBS.
By the way, this August my Therin of Andor persona (in my avatar) turns 40 years old!
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Did you try emailing him?
I'd do precisely that had I an email address for Richard. But I don't.
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I'd do precisely that had I an email address for Richard. But I don't.
It's in his profile. Assuming it's still an active email.
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I switched computers a while ago and all my old log-ins were in the old computer, but I should be here more regularly now. It's easy to accidentally get out of the habit of frequenting a BBS.
By the way, this August my Therin of Andor persona (in my avatar) turns 40 years old!
I feel the same way. I didn't post for a while, next thing I know it was a few years, lol
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It's in his profile. Assuming it's still an active email.
Thanks for the tip. I've now sent out a few emails.
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I'm actually particularly concerned about skully given his age. If anyone can confirm that he's well, I'd appreciate it. I believe he lives in the vicinity of King of Prussia or Reading, Pennsylvania.
Good news! Skully is alive and well and reading this board everyday! He's just been having severe problems logging in. I've suggested he try doing so through a different browser.
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Wondering where Memphremagog is. He last post was a month ago. That seems unusual, because he posts nearly every day. Hope all is well.
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Wondering where Memphremagog is. He last post was a month ago. That seems unusual, because he posts nearly every day. Hope all is well.
Me, too.
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Wondering where Memphremagog is.
I sent him an email a few days ago, but no reply, yet.
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Thanks Mike. Hopefully, maybe it's just an internet or computer problem.
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People need to leave instructions in their wills, or with a family member, to contact their favorite internet haunts about their deaths (or a serious illness), if they wish people to know why they dropped off the Earth. I've left something in my papers that won't be hard to find. Include your passwords!
Im doing this, although I only "frequent" less than a handfull of places. Ive also putting EXP,ICIT instructions that my collection not be sold off after my death. Its to be dontaed to someone or someplace or destroyed. Im not allowing my death to create a feeding frenzy. Ive seen far too many collectors pass who's stuff is just sold off while the person is totally forgotten.
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"Destroyed" is an outrageously bad idea! Why would you countenance even the thought of such outright vandalism, whether dead or alive? You seem so determined that nobody profit from your collection that you're fine with the concept that your items no longer even exist for others to enjoy.
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If you go before I do, send me all your stuff and I'll divide it up with all our UMA brothers! :)
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That would perhaps be the most decent option that would conform to Dr.Terror's stated desires.
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Thanks Mike. Hopefully, maybe it's just an internet or computer problem.
Exactly what it was! ;)
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Exactly what it was! ;)
So glad to see you back my friend! Monster on!
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So I just received an email from Horrorhunter. He too is having log-in problems because the UMA site is in some way not secure:
I still check UMA but since I switched browsers to Chrome it doesn't let me post there (it identifies UMA as not being secure).
Horrorhunter uses McAfee for virus protection. Just like Skully he's able to read the posts but he's prevented from logging in as a member.
I get "insecure" messages myself warning me that my log-in info could be compromised to which my response is "So what?" I use BitDefender for virus protection.
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Good news! Skully is alive and well and reading this board everyday!
Skully has asked me to pass along his email address to any member who would like to correspond with him. Just send me a PM if you do.
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Hey Mars, you alright out there? It's been a few weeks since you've posted, I believe.
Hope everything is cool and you're safe man.
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Hey Mars, you alright out there? It's been a few weeks since you've posted, I believe.
Hope everything is cool and you're safe man.
He texted me a couple of days ago. He said he was fine. I guess there's not much to post about (except COVID-19 and boredom).
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Fiendish Greetings My Fellow Ghouls and Gals,
for the interim, my Managers have closed the establishment from whence my biweekly Tribute is bestowed.
Here I find myself now making improvements to my Opera House, and tackling things which I've long endeavored to.
My apologies to the good Villagers and folk of the UMA for my absence. As Hepcat mentions, changes to my job and life have left me less time to visit the forum, and it is not for the lack of a desire to visit.
I hope the current plague passes each of your houses and that we call come out of this with a monstrously new amount of personal reserve, inspiration and strength.
Also...if anyone has any idea on how to make Amazon photos work for hosting my Avatar pic, please let me know as do not see the need to pay for online Photo storage beyond what I get with Prime :)
I remain your humble servant,
OG
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Great to see you back on the boards OG.
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Also...if anyone has any idea on how to make Amazon photos work for hosting my Avatar pic
Can you get me a link to see your photo?
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He texted me a couple of days ago. He said he was fine. I guess there's not much to post about (except COVID-19 and boredom).
Right on Mord. Good to hear, thanks brother.
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Wow! O.G. has returned.🤘🏻😄
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I hope the current plague passes each of your houses and that we call come out of this with a monstrously new amount of personal reserve, inspiration and strength.
Waves from Sydney, Australia. We have done a great job of flattening the curve, here, and restrictions are easing (as of today - and some more next week, to start with). Some of us wish we could all do just a few more weeks of lockdown and vanquish the virus completely, but people are getting tired of only their own company. To do this on the heels of a prolonged drought, threats of climate change, then bushfires (just as predicted and then much worse) and putrid air quality, it has been very taxing. But we are also grateful our government (and New Zealand's) have been so responsive. I think they were caught on the hop with the bushfires, so they lifted their game at just the right time.
A zombie movie with Brad Pitt was screening last night and it was just too spooky to watch in this environment.
Stay safe everyone.
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Has anyone been in touch with ChattyLMS? She was a very active poster and monster memorabilia collector in the early years of this forum but she hasn't logged in since April 2013. I sent her a PM several days ago but to this point I've not received a response.
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Speak of the Devil, and he shall appear. CreepysFan alive and well.
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Speak of the Devil, and he shall appear. CreepysFan alive and well.
It's good to have you back, even if being the bearer of bad news was what brought you.
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I've been seriously concerned about Mcdee, a.k.a. Denis McDougall from Calgary. Here's his intro post from 19 April 2009:
Hi everyone...My name is Denis McDougall, I live in Calgary Alberta and have been a Universal Monster Fan ever since my Dad let me watch Frankenstein on the old B/W tv a million years ago and then along came Aurora and the Monster Models...the rest is history...I'm an avid collector of Monster Models and have all the Auroras,PL's, Monarch & Moebius kits...but still not satisfied I'm on a mission to aquire the Aurora Prototypes that were never released and so far have been able to get the Hanging Tree, MOTM Fay Wray, and MOTM Metaluna Mutant...bjut there are more and so the Quest continues!...I'm a Dad of 7 (6Boys-1Girl) and a Granddad...55 years old and still an Aurorakid...I'm also a Construction Supervisor...as long as I'm building something ...I'm happy... be it Models or actual buildings...I used to play in a band on weekends ,good times ...Hey it's Great to meet you all!
Here on 25 January 2018 he described some of the health problems he'd developed:
Thanks for the well wishes guys.... I was diagnosed last year with COPD, emphysema stage 1 and to top it off Asbestos crystalline throughout my lungs (It all stems from my 44 year construction career) I had a few convulsive moments gasping for air in December and that bought me a 3 week stay in the hospital... I'm an outpatient at the moment and on Oxygen and Hydromorpnone I'm on short term disability from my Company which will probably turn into long term.... Right now I'm loving life and using up my free time immersing myself in building and painting Monster models ....
I exchanged emails/PMs with him last fall when he was having severe mobility and other problems because of his lung issues but I'd not heard any more from him since early December.
I just received an email from him this morning though! His health problems have prevented him from getting down to his computer to access UMA but he's going to try to reconfigure his bedroom to make room for a computer he can access.
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I just received an email from him this morning though! His health problems have prevented him from getting down to his computer to access UMA but he's going to try to reconfigure his bedroom to make room for a computer he can access.
Tell Denis the UMA is pulling for him! Even 44 years ago, I thought there was more concern about Asbestos!
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He texted me a couple of days ago. He said he was fine. I guess there's not much to post about (except COVID-19 and boredom).
Mord: now the question is: where the heck are you? You've gone radio silent. I hope everything is cool.
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Mord: now the question is: where the heck are you? You've gone radio silent. I hope everything is cool.
Hi Geezer. I think I'm still breathing. Havent checked recently. I had been told that most people here didn't like me (true story). I was shocked (since I'm so lovable). I know that you, Mars, Adam, and Mike are gold. I just thought I'd take some time off. Don't want to wear out my welcome.
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I had been told that most people here didn't like me (true story).
Me I just ignore the death threats and carry on.
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Me I just ignore the death threats and carry on.
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Sorry, Hep, I take back the death threats. You truly are a hep cat.
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Hi Geezer. I think I'm still breathing. Havent checked recently. I had been told that most people here didn't like me (true story). I was shocked (since I'm so lovable). I know that you, Mars, Adam, and Mike are gold. I just thought I'd take some time off. Don't want to wear out my welcome.
Oh man, really? That's not cool. Well, I like you brother and enjoy reading your posts. And I'm sorry if someone out there feels differently, but I ask that person to lighten up. The UMA is way more fun when Mord is in the house. I hope your sabbatical ends soon.
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Hi Geezer. I think I'm still breathing. Havent checked recently. I had been told that most people here didn't like me (true story). I was shocked (since I'm so lovable). I know that you, Mars, Adam, and Mike are gold. I just thought I'd take some time off. Don't want to wear out my welcome.
You are awesome. The UMA would not be the same without you, Mord. If certain people do not like you. Well, there are others that do. To the one's that don't. They can all F*** Off!😈🤬
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You are awesome. The UMA would not be the same without you, Mord. If certain people do not like you. Well, there are others that do. To the one's that don't. They can all F*** Off!😈🤬
Lol! That's basically what I was trying to say too. :laugh:
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... I had been told that most people here didn't like me ...
Was this told to you individually by most of the people here, or was it done by someone purporting to speak for the majority of UMA members? I suspect the latter.
I don't recall receiving my ballot for participating in the election that appointed anyone to the post of Official UMA Spokesperson. I know they did not get my vote and don't speak for me.
I'm perfectly capable of telling you I don't like you, myself. (It just doesn't happen to be so.)
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Hey Mord, you're A-Okay in Lundyland!
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I don't recall receiving my ballot for participating in the election that appointed anyone to the post of Official UMA Spokesperson. I know they did not get my vote and don't speak for me.
Me I've never spoken for anybody but myself on any board. That right there though is often more than enough for some people.
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Thank you guys for support. I know all you guys are gold (Adam, Mars, Geez, Mike, Hep, etc). I'm not hurt. A friend who buys from someone at UMA had a complaint about a certain product. He stupidly brought my name into the mix (since I had bought from the same person). That's when that person said "Nobody there likes Mord. I get e-mails all the time from UMA people that hate him." I cried for two days and got over it. Kidding... I don't ever cry. It's ok, I get that I can be crude and offensive at times. All's well. I just thought a little time off would help. Again, thanks for the support. Color me back.
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Thank you guys
Welcome back Mord!!!
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Welcome back Mord!!!
Thanks, buddy.
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How come you don't have an avatar? Do you want a Mord avatar?
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How come you don't have an avatar? Do you want a Mord avatar?
Yes. I'm just not sure how to do that.
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See if you like that. If not, I can change it to whatever you want.
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Yay! After more than eleven years Mord has an avatar.
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Mord, never leave the UMA. Actually, Mike, Geezer, Hepcat, Monsters for Sale and roster of other members, I hope never leave the awesome UMA.
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Not on Facebook so here I'll stay.
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Not on Facebook so here I'll stay.
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See if you like that. If not, I can change it to whatever you want.
Love it, thanks.
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Yay! After more than eleven years Mord has an avatar.
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Now I feel like a sellout. Haha.
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Now I feel like a sellout. Haha.
No longer a rebel! Now, just one of the great unwashed.
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Thank you guys for support. I know all you guys are gold (Adam, Mars, Geez, Mike, Hep, etc). I'm not hurt. A friend who buys from someone at UMA had a complaint about a certain product. He stupidly brought my name into the mix (since I had bought from the same person). That's when that person said "Nobody there likes Mord. I get e-mails all the time from UMA people that hate him." I cried for two days and got over it. Kidding... I don't ever cry. It's ok, I get that I can be crude and offensive at times. All's well. I just thought a little time off would help. Again, thanks for the support. Color me back.
I had a similar experience here seven years ago:
Not only that but a lot of those movies are straight slasher flicks and slasher flicks just don't fit the sci-fi category. Nor do a lot of horror films.
I think posts should be read....not analyzed.
I'd say you're having trouble with the concept of discussion forums then.
I was making a point about HIS(Hepcat's) post. Actually, a few of them.
Oh. I'm sorry to have offended you with so much talk about the Aurora kits:
[url]http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?action=search2[/url] ([url]http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?action=search2[/url])
But I do come here to discuss things I love with like minded people.
...I'm sorry...in more than one way.
From what I'm reading in this thread, I'd hasten to agree.
I concur, you were wrong about this category, Sheldon.
Sorry. I don't do modern pop culture references. I'm too busy reading and engaging in polite discourse on message boards.
Of course you do, or you wouldn't know it was a pop culture reference. You are right about one thing...you are WAY too busy "engaging in discourse" in forums. Listen, tool...you're clearly not the idiot your posts seem to make you out to be. You're a small man with issues and problems with self-esteem. I get that, but trying your best to feign superiority and passive-aggressively condescending to people is annoying. You DO excel at it, however, and from the incredible group of PMs I've gotten thanking me for saying what they all want to say but refuse to waste the time on, you have gathered quite a group of detractors. Jackasses like you are commonplace in forums. A good dose of seeing you in your natural habitat would quiet you down, I'm sure. As for my rhetoric, I like to toss in crass, albeit appropriate descriptors for effect. You can continue to play the passive-aggressive game in fear of being removed from your beloved forum. I'll type what I think...and someone will remove it, I'm sure. I have an awful habit of being honest. You are an ass...a pompous ass. It took me two of your posts to see it clearly, and most of the others here seem to already know. I won't be wasting this much time again. Enjoy the negative attention while it lasts, d bag. Moderators, if you remove this, you should remove all inflammatory remarks.
Unbelievable! An all out personal attack after I'd made a seemingly innocuous statement! Evidently I'd offended Frankenmarx's sensibilities in another thread with the statement that I wasn't much into studying/analyzing films (or novels) because for me they're strictly forms of entertainment. But his statement about receiving PMs from other members supporting his unprovoked attack was very disturbing.
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Quite a bitter drag-out fight. I'm glad that was seven years ago. The insults have been less personal, recently. I've been divisive in the past. Sorry. Life is too short to dwell on petty differences. Hep, we've had a few disagreements in the past. I hope you realize that I truly have the utmost respect for you and enjoy an occasional spar ( you usually win). Anyway, we're in the same mindset. Let's enjoy each other's company.
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Quite a bitter drag-out fight. I'm glad that was seven years ago. The insults have been less personal, recently.
I was bewildered by it all though. He was a relatively new poster with whom I'd had almost no interaction, and then he started slagging me hard right out of the blue. Like I say, I think my previous comment that "Books(i.e. Novels) should be read and not analyzed" really irked him in another thread. Perhaps he was an "English lit" teacher.
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We all should eat cake and enjoy the Wonderful UMA. 😉👍🏻
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We all should eat cake and enjoy the Wonderful UMA. 😉👍🏻
Yes! Let them eat cake! (I hope there's no negative connotation associated with that phrase?)
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Yes! Let them eat cake! (I hope there's no negative connotation associated with that phrase?)
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Wonder where member Gory Glenn has gone to. Last here back in August. Can't remember him being away for so long, hope things are okay with him.
Sent him a PM.
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Wonder where member Gory Glenn has gone to. Last here back in August. Can't remember him being away for so long, hope things are okay with him.
Sent him a PM.
I hope He is well.
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Heard from Gory Glenn, he had some medical issues in September but is on the mend now. Glad to hear from our UMA family member.
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Get well soon, Glenn! :)