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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kamikaze on February 05, 2002, 12:32:00 am

Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Kamikaze on February 05, 2002, 12:32:00 am
The golden age of the VBB:

When vets frolicked in their plentiful gardens filled with headz and bosch beer. And when young newbie wanderers were greeted with wine and praise and lucid music. When we could freely go about the broad planes of Freespace knowledge knowing no one can tarnish our wondrous Eden.

But that was then

BTW: No, the point of this thread isn't testing my writing skills; do any of you remember Payne (the FS forums) thats all I'll say for now  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

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Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Carl on February 05, 2002, 12:42:00 am
i remember  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/frown.gif)
Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Su-tehp on February 05, 2002, 01:01:00 am
Must've been before my time; I got to the FS Community near the end of the "Golden Age" (around October 2000).
Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Kamikaze on February 05, 2002, 01:26:00 am
 Hmmm, that was still somewhat good... but that's prolly around when the forums began to rot.

But noone is getting my joke  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)
Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Fineus on February 05, 2002, 01:53:00 am
 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/drevil.gif) Riiiight...
Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Setekh on February 05, 2002, 05:21:00 am
I remember the name, but that's about all. Nice sig, btw - it'll be valid in about twenty years time.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)
Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Tar-Palantir on February 05, 2002, 07:34:00 am
Sorry I don't. I must have come during the Dark Times.

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Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Darkage on February 05, 2002, 08:55:00 am
I remember the glorius days they where good.
But now it's a place where you  (http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/inferno/puke.gif)  when you see it.

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Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Kamikaze on February 05, 2002, 08:59:00 am
Well you see Payne (now goes to The Bar Forums) used to do this "edited by whom" signature, and it took people time to notice  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)
I just repeated the joke  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/tongue.gif)

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Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Unknown Target on February 05, 2002, 05:54:00 pm
Ahhh....yes, good times, good times. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/frown.gif)
Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: an0n on February 05, 2002, 05:58:00 pm
*looks for gun*

I'm just gonna go shoot myself now.

*finds nail gun*

It'll do.

*walks off behind tool shed*
Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: LtNarol on February 05, 2002, 06:16:00 pm
sigh...those were the days...then the Dark Age came, followed by the First Great Purge, then the Second Great Purge...FS2 was never the same again...

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Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Alikchi on February 05, 2002, 06:19:00 pm
...well, now aren't we a bunch of geeks  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)
Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Kamikaze on February 05, 2002, 06:35:00 pm
geek power!    (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)   (http://community.theunderdogs.org/smiley/people/launcher.gif)
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Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: phreak on February 05, 2002, 06:56:00 pm
the VBB rocked... then the trolls came

still remember when TaS was teh funny

Nice Scud [any other Russian vechile mounted IRBM could be used here]

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Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Stryke 9 on February 05, 2002, 07:08:00 pm
You burglarized my armory!

This is war!

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Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: phreak on February 05, 2002, 07:10:00 pm
   (http://members.shaw.ca/alvandyk/hijack2.jpg)  

boom
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Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Stryke 9 on February 05, 2002, 07:13:00 pm
You force our hand...

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Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Corsair on February 05, 2002, 07:19:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by Stryke 9:
You force our hand...

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 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/lol.gif) (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/lol.gif) (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/lol.gif)
and where might you have gotten these from?

and why doesn't HLP have these? these are necessary to our existance!  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif) (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/evil.gif)

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Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: phreak on February 05, 2002, 07:21:00 pm
forgot about those water mines with 8.9 Megaton yield

  (http://www.fas.org/nuke/hew/Usa/Tests/Ht1oak3.jpg)  

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Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Stryke 9 on February 05, 2002, 07:22:00 pm
The HOTU Smileys gallery. These specifically are part of the People's Army, owned exclusively by a forum warlord known only as The Premier. I'd explain more of the background, but suffice it to say that it was an extended inside joke, and that the Underdogs bulletin board allows more than 8 pics a post...
Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: phreak on February 05, 2002, 07:24:00 pm
High energy weapons archive:
 http://www.fas.org/nuke/hew/index.html ("http://www.fas.org/nuke/hew/index.html")
Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Stryke 9 on February 05, 2002, 07:24:00 pm
Phreak: Our bombers spotted those and... neutralized them.

 (http://community.theunderdogs.org/smiley/people/bomber.gif)   (http://community.theunderdogs.org/smiley/people/bomber.gif)   (http://community.theunderdogs.org/smiley/people/bomber.gif)   (http://community.theunderdogs.org/smiley/people/bomber.gif)
Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: phreak on February 05, 2002, 07:29:00 pm
I see your bombers and raise you ATF

 (http://www.af.mil/images/raptor.jpg)
Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Stryke 9 on February 05, 2002, 07:29:00 pm
[edit: can't resist....]
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'Ere's one for the moderators, and I'm gone...

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Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: phreak on February 05, 2002, 07:31:00 pm
true dat

we should stop.. truce?

Yes the VBB was the bomb back in its day.. we even had worthwhile discussions
Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Stryke 9 on February 05, 2002, 07:33:00 pm
Truce. However, I'm the one who gets to fly my banner off this topic...
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Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Kamikaze on February 05, 2002, 09:14:00 pm
Oh my big smiley ship  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/eek.gif)

This thread is degrading...
Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: CP5670 on February 05, 2002, 09:21:00 pm
I remember those days back in 1999; the VBB was really a great place to be then. Sadly, that's not the case anymore.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/frown.gif) But we have HLP to take its place.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

 
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Originally posted by PhReAk:
forgot about those water mines with 8.9 Megaton yield

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I love that one.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

 
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LOL (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif) (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

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Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Stryke 9 on February 05, 2002, 09:54:00 pm
It's the "Battleship 'Proletar'"!

Don't ask me...
Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Grey Wolf on February 05, 2002, 09:59:00 pm
I've been playing FS since Jan. 2000, but I did not join any community until March, near the end of the fall of the VBB.
Title: Do any of you remember?
Post by: Red5 on February 05, 2002, 11:33:00 pm
ive been involved since late 98, early 99!!! got to meet Mike, Dave, adam, and asked to help with demo missions, and one of the first add on pack back in dec of 99!! malbeof did it tho!!