This fringe lunatic is now a very sad fringe lunatic. I can’t even join yall in the book of faces as I’ve sworn I will never join that place until Suckerberg shows up at my house with multiple xxl duffle bags full of gold bars/silver bars/a large assortment of non traceable bills.

If this is the end. I will be a sad lunatic, 16 years nearly to the day of keeping this lunatic outta the loonie bin. It been a pleasure ladies and gentlemen (yes I use that term loosely).

Edit: happy to donate what I can to financials if we get that going

If you guys are looking for more support, I would link to this or Mikes thread in about every place anyone has posted lately, people interact with stuff weird.

Marks the end of an era for certain. I've been frequenting this site (previously as an account-less lurker) since at least 2007-2008, a few years before I attended Ohio State for undergrad and truly made Columbus my home. I'll greatly miss this community and all of you; sometimes sensible, often humorous, occasionally insightful and deeply heartfelt. Wishing you all the best, hope to catch up with you all at a high-end happy hour someday in the not-so distant future!

This fringe lunatic is now a very sad fringe lunatic. I can’t even join yall in the book of faces as I’ve sworn I will never join that place until Suckerberg shows up at my house with multiple xxl duffle bags full of gold bars/silver bars/a large assortment of non traceable bills.

If this is the end. I will be a sad lunatic, 16 years nearly to the day of keeping this lunatic outta the loonie bin. It been a pleasure ladies and gentlemen (yes I use that term loosely).

Edit: happy to donate what I can to financials if we get that going

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R.I.P.

So maybe one last story.

I worked for a bank for many years as a financial advisor/rm and at one point, I was the only male employee in the branch. I was eating lunch one day, and the branch manager came running into the break room. She was hysterical; nearly beside herself.

She says to me, “Come quick, there is a disheveled looking man with a machete, who just came into the lobby. He looked around and walked out. Please please hurry.”

I’m understandably nervous and I asked if they rang the silent alarm and they had not done so because this man had walked out without a fuss. So I cut my lunch short, walked out, and got back to my desk. Everything is good. I did not face the door, but the manager did. She turned white as a ghost and ran o er to my desk practically crying, “He’s back, he’s back, he has a huge knife.” I thought she was going to stroke out or have a heart attack.

I looked up at the man, and immediately buried my head in my hands. I said, “That’s my dad. He told me he was going to give me a chopping blade to borrow to cut down some thick brush at my in-law’s place on Kelleys Island. I told him to give me a call before he got here.”

I was so embarrassed. I told him that he can’t pull that shit. He had just got done working on his car, so he was wearing ripped up greasy jeans and a stained t-shirt. His hair was all o er the place and he legit looked like a psychopath. He completely blew it off as no big deal. I told him you can’t walk into a bank, or anywhere for that matter, looking like a bum holding a 15” chopper. Didn’t give two shits. He pretty much said that’s what you get when you work with a bunch of women. I just shook my head.

Needless to say I had to apologize profusely to the staff.

Mike80 said:

Yeah - my mom passed in October of 2021. It brought us all much closer together. My dad is 78 and he also rips ass with the best of them - except he doesn't care who realizes it

I think our dads would get along great

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I have no doubt they would!

Romanowski said:

Yes! Not sure if I made a post of that, but he would put on some music in the basement and just listen to tunes in undies. He was so proud that he had e dry billboard top 100 hit from the beginning until 2000 or something like that.

It was quite the collection. He also has thousands of burned dvds. We had a bit of a falling out for a time, but have since reconciled. For a moment, I was thinking of calling the FBI and tipping them off that some old man is burning dvds and attempting to sell the bootleg copies out of his trunk in the Giant Eagle parking lot.

My dad is still alive too. He just turned 84 and gets around nicely. Still drives, sees his grand kids pretty regularly. Rips ass with the best of them, but he just doesn’t realize it anymore. Something about old age I guess. My mom passed away in July of ‘24, and her health kind of brought our family together. I have no siblings so I had no choice.

While my mom was still alive, my dad would buy a frosty from Wendy’s and take one to her every night. At first, my mom would get so angry. She would look at him when he entered the room and have this look of disgust. He would sit next to her, but she would get so pissed off she would grab a fork or a knife and try to jab him to go away. It was hilarious. The staff at the nursing home got a kick out of it.

Good shit.

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Yeah - my mom passed in October of 2021. It brought us all much closer together. My dad is 78 and he also rips ass with the best of them - except he doesn't care who realizes it

I think our dads would get along great

Yes! Not sure if I made a post of that, but he would put on some music in the basement and just listen to tunes in undies. He was so proud that he had e dry billboard top 100 hit from the beginning until 2000 or something like that.

It was quite the collection. He also has thousands of burned dvds. We had a bit of a falling out for a time, but have since reconciled. For a moment, I was thinking of calling the FBI and tipping them off that some old man is burning dvds and attempting to sell the bootleg copies out of his trunk in the Giant Eagle parking lot.

My dad is still alive too. He just turned 84 and gets around nicely. Still drives, sees his grand kids pretty regularly. Rips ass with the best of them, but he just doesn’t realize it anymore. Something about old age I guess. My mom passed away in July of ‘24, and her health kind of brought our family together. I have no siblings so I had no choice.

While my mom was still alive, my dad would buy a frosty from Wendy’s and take one to her every night. At first, my mom would get so angry. She would look at him when he entered the room and have this look of disgust. He would sit next to her, but she would get so pissed off she would grab a fork or a knife and try to jab him to go away. It was hilarious. The staff at the nursing home got a kick out of it.

Good shit.

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Fungo Squiggly said:

Not sure what we be involved in keeping it running, but I’d be happy to offer help in anyway I can, whether financial or otherwise. This place really is special.

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Agreed.

Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux said:

I do want to say thank you to @heisman for keeping the lights on a few more years. I do recall back in 2022 or so we almost lost this place then.

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It was very real then, as it is now.

I’m legitimately bummed…I was out for several years and mainly lurked. I’m glad I came back a couple years ago to chat. I think I started in October of 06 and time has flown by. I have not met most of you as I’ve only met JWinslow, but I feel like I know most of you in an odd way. If there was a way to keep the gang together, I’d be a part of it.

Romanowski said:

Bump for old times sake…

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Didn’t you have a story about him dancing around in his underwear to “Hold on Tight to your Dreams” by ELO? I swear you did, but couldn’t find it here

I think we would need to know what kind of cash flow we would need to continue operations. I for one do not have a clue what it would take….

Mike80 said:

Nah.

If BP is saved, it lives as it currently is now. That's what makes it great.

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Ok. Then I'm in for $50/mo for 3 months if an account gets started.

Not sure what we be involved in keeping it running, but I’d be happy to offer help in anyway I can, whether financial or otherwise. This place really is special.

Oregonbuck said:

Pay site?

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Nah.

If BP is saved, it lives as it currently is now. That's what makes it great.

Pay site?

Honor&Glory said:

I’m in for a cash donation to keep the lights on

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Me too …

muffler dragon said:

Discord might be an option. I use it, but it's very sparing for me.

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I've been on discord a little, if anyone sets one up I'd probably check it out.

whatever you guys do. Please don't make suffer through ozone/reddit sytyle threads. Chronological is the only way