My One Year Anniversary on NamePros!

[WebForging]

December 29th, 2004 was my first day on NamePros and I registered on the 30th. To celebrate a year here I want to wish everyone at this extra-fine online community the best, and to tell you what I think of this place.

NamePros is really something special.

The staff is extraordinary and extremely involved. The staff here at NamePros ~ they talk the talk and walk the walk, and they do it extremely well.

The forum itself is the absolute best example of a forum. Intuitive, well-organized, with features galore that enhance the experience and never bog it down. And NP$ ~ wow! The currency of this board is a big part of the lifeblood of the commerce that goes on here...it's all just too cool for school!

Finally, the members are what make it all happen here, fostered by the staff's guidance and the foundation of the forum itself. I get such a kick out of meeting youngsters and oldsters from Wisconsin and around the world here. People with all kinds of skills and all kinds of goodwill in their communications and dealings with other members.

Two things I'd like to ask of you for my one year anniversary here (which falls on my birthday by the way):

- Go out and recruit another member so the NamePros community is well over 25,000 strong starting the New Year!

and

- Share a joke (and I get to use the jokes somewhere) and/or share a wish for the New Year ~ for this community or for all communities ~ in this thread.

Peace & a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year everyone!

Regards,
Keith

 

[sker]

congrats ...thx for the NP Gift

Happy New!!

Hope for a better Another YEar AGAIN

 

[Iravan]

EDIT: I already am 6months!
Grats!!! Im 6 Months on the 30th

For a Joke...

Well I dont have one... But here are some Ironic Facts

1. The average cost of rehabilitating a seal after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska was $80,000. At a special ceremony, two of the most expensively saved animals were released back into the wild amid cheers and applause from onlookers. A minute later they were both eaten by a killer whale.

2. A psychology student rented out her spare room to a carpenter in order to nag him constantly and study his reactions. After weeks of needling, he snapped and beat her repeatedly with an ax leaving her mentally retarded.

3. In 1992, Frank Perkins of Los Angeles made an attempt on the world flagpole-sitting record. By the time he had come down, eight hours short of the 400 day record, his sponsor had gone bust, his girlfriend had left him and his phone and electricity had been cut off.

4. A woman came home to find her husband in the kitchen, shaking frantically with what looked like a wire running from his waist towards the electric kettle. Intending to jolt him away from the deadly current she whacked him with a handy plank of wood by the back door, breaking his arm in two places. A shame as he had merely been listening to his Walkman.

5. Two animal rights protesters were protesting at the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse in Bonn. Suddenly the pigs, all two thousand of them, escaped through a broken fence and stampeded, trampling the two hapless protesters to death. And the last and best . . . . .

6. Iraqi terrorist, Khay Rahnajet, didn't pay enough postage on a letter bomb. It came back with "return to sender" stamped on it. You've guessed it, he opened it and said a fond farewell to his face.

 

[slider]

Thanks for the $10 NP, Keith. I'm hoping to stick around for a year myself. Congrats!

 

[Hostnetric]

Congrats on your one year. Here is one for you.

Pull the plug...


A man and his wife were sitting in the living
room and he said to her, "Just so you know,
I never want to live in a vegetative state,
dependent on some machine and fluids from
a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the
plug."

His wife got up, unplugged the TV and
threw out all of his beer.




Kevin

 

[gettinpaid]

Happy B-Day & Anniversery Keith

And a Happy New Year to all my NP Family

 

[EdwinJ]

Thanks for the gift. Congrats on your special day.
Make it a meaningful day with someone special.

For goodness sake, don't spend all your time here!

 

[inviz]

Congrats Thanks for the NP$ :D

 

[Ben42]

Ah yes, "A bribe availith much." I think thats in proverbs somewhere.

Congrats and I'd like to see 25k myself!

Namepros was the first Domain/Webmaster community that I joined when I was getting back into the internet. I've seen them all, but this is still the only site I visit every day.

 

[Gene]

A skeleton walks into a bar and says give me a beer and a mop.

Happy anniversary and birthday!

 

[Cheapquality]

Congratulation ,Keith Klein
I am also oldest member here since 2004 :D

now think how i m too old here.
Congratulations to all on 1yr here celebrations

 

[xabela]

Congrats!!

 

[OK]

Happy NP Birthday and a happy new year!
Joke:

So a duck goes into a restaurant and has a full meal. The waiter comes around and asks "cash or check?". So the duck say "Put it on my bill" !!

oh man. gets better everytime.

 

[mcaricofe]

Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary, Keith! (And thanks!)

Here's to a great 2006, and may all our dreams come true, each and every one of us!


--Michael

 

[scrsteven]

Happy Birthday! I started domaining right about a year ago and it's been a lot of fun. Happy new year also!

 

[Flubber]

Happy Birthday Keith!

Ive returned your 10NP$ with a little addition There was no need for it

I wish you all a safe and happy new year. :blink:

Ta-ra.

Flubber

 

[slaughterbeck]

Happy Birthday/Anniversary on NamePros! Keith!

Here are some useful tips.


How To Deal with Telemarketers
1. If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for bankruptcy and you could sure use some money.

2. If they start out with, "How are you today?" say, "I'm so glad you asked, because no one these days seems to care, and I have all these problems; my arthritis is acting up, my eyelashes are sore, my dog just died..."

3. If they say they're John Doe from XYZ Company, ask them to spell their name. Then ask them to spell the company name. Then ask them where it is located, how long it has been in business, how many people work there, how they got into this line of work, are they married?, kids?, etc. Continue asking them personal questions or questions about their company for as long as necessary.

4. Cry out in surprise,"Judy! Is that you? Oh my God! Judy, how have you been?" Hopefully, this will give Judy a few brief moments of terror as she tries to figure out where she could know you from.

5. Say "No", over and over. Be sure to vary the sound of each one, and keep a rhythmic tempo, even as they are trying to speak. This is most fun if you can do it until they hang up.

6. If MCI calls trying to get you to sign up for the Family and Friends Plan, reply, in as SINISTER a voice as you can, "I don't have any friends... would you be my friend?"

7. After the Telemarketer gives their spiel, ask him/her to marry you. When they get all flustered, tell them that you could not just give your credit card number to a complete stranger.

8. Tell the Telemarketer that you work for the same company, they often can't sell to employees.

9. Answer the phone. As soon as you realize it is a Telemarketer, set the receiver down, shout or scream, "Oh No!!!" and then hang up.

10. Tell the Telemarketer you are busy at the moment and ask him/her if he/she will give you his/her HOME phone number so you can call him/her back. When the Telemarketer explains that telemarketers cannot give out their HOME numbers you say "I guess you don't want anyone bothering you at home, right?" The Telemarketer will agree and you say, "Me, either!" Hang up.

11. Ask them to repeat everything they say, several times.

12. Tell them it is dinner time, BUT ask if they would please hold. Put them on your speaker phone while you continue to eat at your leisure. Smack your food loudly and continue with your dinner conversation.

13. Tell the Telemarketer you are on "home incarceration" and ask if they could bring you a pizza.

14. Ask them to fax the information to you, and make up a number.

15. Insist that the caller is really your buddy Leon, playing a joke. "Come on Leon, cut it out! Seriously, Leon, how's your mom?"

16. Tell them you are hard of hearing and that they need to speak up... louder... louder...louder...

17. Tell them to talk VERY SLOWLY, because you want to write EVERY WORD down.

 

[lilgee]

Happy brithday Have fun

 

[dgridley]

Keith, I've refunded your 10NP$, plus added 390NP$.. please donate it to charity here if you would.. thanks! And Happy B-Day once again!

Again, I challenge all of you to return your NP$ to Keith so he can donate them to Charity.. thanks!

 

[DropLister]

1 year WoOoOo, heres the last joke i was told.



4 men are at a reunion discussing their sons careers and success.

The first man brags how his son owns his own company and made so much money he bought his best friend a hummer.

The second man's son hit the lottery and won $50 million, and he gave his best friend $2 million dollars.

The third man's son is a successful real estate broker, so successful he bought his best friend a mansion.

The fourth man tells the others, my son isnt successful, he's gay, but it worked out for him. He has $2 million, a hummer, and a mansion all gifts from his exboyfriends.

Keith, I've refunded your 10NP$, plus added 390NP$.. please donate it to charity here if you would.. thanks! And Happy B-Day once again!

Again, I challenge all of you to return your NP$ to Keith so he can donate them to Charity.. thanks!

Challenge accepted

 

[dan_Vt]

My wish for the new year is that everyone take a moment to thank the Germans.

Thank the German's for closing the loophole in their tax law which has allowed people to write-off losses on films on their taxes, which prompted rich Germans to create intentionally horrible films...all directed by Uwe Boll.

Thanks for closing the loophole in 2006 Germany!! And good luck, Uwe, now that you'll have to make good movies!