No!

I don't want HIS points any more than he can have my "precious".

I want a meritocracy where non-sneaky members can ALL profit from their useful activity on ALL threads other than this one.

And IQ tests and tests screening for incurable psychoses, for all registering members.

At least one part of the above is achievable.

Now, one of you or Jerry, speak for me from this point forth, as I must take leave for a spell!

Poor old MA....living in the shadow of DR......
One day MA....one day

So is it true that the owner of ATS is also the Way Above winner, now thats a conspiracy!

No, Outlaw, you * lone gunman *

Get to ATS more often and use the brain you were gifted with.

[Edited on 26-9-2003 by MaskedAvatar]

Why won't anyone let MA slip into the ranks of the TWATS gracefully?

because it's fun teasing him, obviously

For the record...

I was calling MA Simon long before others here were (in public, who are not mods with insider knowledge)... Thus, if, by chance, people are thinking about giving the 'discoverer' of the real, real identity of SimonGray on the board points... to be a jerk... those points hould go to me, not folks who found my theory on an old thread and ran with it.

See what point greed is doing to us?

Well...after a little shopping spree in the ATS store, I had gone from 21K down to about 16K+ (I missed out on some of the half-price deals, and bought some things twice, till I got what I wanted). Now, I am almost back up to that point, and I haven't changed my posting habits... Considering that DR was close to 30K at about that time, and likely got in on some of the deals...add in a bonus or two from votes or the various contests, etc. for points... It's pretty conceivable that he could be where he is right now, at 35K+ Just a thought....

Gazrok

DR hasn't got points from votes or contests, according to William. (Refer William's explanation earlier in this thread).

Neither have I.

I will report back on this thread in a couple of days when the dragon has simmered down and the smoke has stopped pouring out of his nostrils, and he understands my line of enquiry, and that neither me nor Seekerof are pulling his tail...

Even the silliest psychedelic songs can make you happy some days.

Did you know that when you look up at the sky, it forces some of your facial muscles to get into smile position?


Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon
Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon
We could float among the stars together, you and I
For we can fly we can fly
Up, up and away
My beautiful, my beautiful balloon
The world's a nicer place in my beautiful balloon
It wears a nicer face in my beautiful balloon
We can sing a song and sail along the silver sky
For we can fly we can fly
Up, up and away
My beautiful, my beautiful balloon
Suspended under a twilight canopy
We'll search the clouds for a star to guide us
If by some chance you find yourself loving me
We'll find a cloud to hide us
We'll keep the moon beside us
Love is waiting there in my beautiful balloon
Way up in the air in my beautiful balloon
If you'll hold my hand we'll chase your dream across the sky
For we can fly we can fly
Up, up and away
My beautiful, my beautiful balloon
Balloon...
Up, up, and away.....

MA,

You need a vacation and a good stiff drink. Maybe after a few dozen drinks, you will at least temporarily think your points are increasing, which should make you happy.

Sing four times with me now....

One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
No I ain't seen my baby since the night before last,
gotta get a drink man I'm gonna get gassed
Gonna get high man I ain't had enough,
need me a triple shot of that stuff
Gonna get drunk won't you listen right here,
I want one bourbon, one shot and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer

Now by this time I'm plenty high,
you know when your mouth a-getting dry you're plenty high
Looked down the bar I say to my bartender
I said "Look man, come down here", he got down there
So what you want this time?
I said "Look man, a-what time is it?"
He said "The clock on the wall say three o'clock
Last call for alcohol, so what you need?"

One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
No I ain't seen my baby since a nigh' and a week,
gotta get drunk man till I can't even speak
Gonna get high man listen to me,
one drink ain't enough Jack you better make it three
I wanna get drunk I'm gonna make it real clear,
I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer



Bugger. A few dozen drinks later, I can't see ANY points and I feel "disabled".

I hope Dr William can help out soon.

Wonders will never cease.

While I was constructing that last post, Dr William applied invisible therapy - I can see!

And I am still tranquil, yep.

Hail Dr William, the dispenser of all things good!.

My hangover is gone, and I am once more "aware".

For anyone who missed proceedings, refer to the thread "Tranquility Base".

Sincere congratulations dr on all-round contribution to valuable discussions at ATS.

40,000 points and climbing! Way to go!

Holy #....

Well, have to wonder just what kind of info I can crowbar out of Simon and William with 100,000 points????

Keep saving, dr.

There are now three in that level of the stratosphere previously known as "Level Impossible", namely dragonrider, Gazrok and myself.

William is likely to be joining the balloon flotilla ranks before Ultra Phoenix.

But I still see dragonrider being the first to break through to the ionosphere, hopefully as a result in part of super Super Caldera research, and not as a result of sudden direct Caldera activity on the whole of the mainland U.S., and his butt.

I like your new avatar. I like how your gun looks. Star shaped.

Ahe what's the big deal about Masked and Dragon? I think he actually admires him and that's his way of showing him that. No big deal. There's no conspiracy. Unless you think the rules are not fair because you want to make your own rules. And their rules are what they want to see around here which is mow noledge mow info...so....dragon brings it in. That's all....


You know what Masked...if you only started copying some of your brilliant works in...what? Anything ! You could have so many points, you wouldn't know what to do with them. 'If you just laid down your tracks...you could fly an airoplane...now would you just bring your blue skies back?'






[Edited on 9/19/2003 by SamaraMorgueAnn]

Damn, I thought this thread had died already...

MA, I notice you busted 50,000 yourself!

Yeah, we could combine now to get the desired info from William and Simon for 100,000... but I believe the post-RATS cabal like place that I have talked about a few times, with a 200,000 point entry price is the place to be.

BTW, you just have to get there with 200,000 and flash your 200,000. Then you can go and spend them.

Keep the investment strategies going, it will happen between Dec 03 - Mar 04 with a couple more schemes... and the Mood Meter Stock Market isn't even up yet!