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[Dusty_D]

My granddaughter is a Halloween baby. For the first 5 years she thought the town had a birthday party for her. Now she milks it when she goes trick-or-treating. Tells every place it's her birthday. She always gets more candy. Sneaky child.

Chip of the old block, if ya ask me! Not that I'm saying you're old or anything like that...

 

[bacc.vap]

Just be glad this is a UK website, if it was Soviet Russian * would have you.

 

[Robino1]

Chip of the old block, if ya ask me! Not that I'm saying you're old or anything like that...

.

Lord I hope I don't get into trouble for mooning a mod

 

[CaliforniaGirl]

Oh my goodness...I am a total Hallowphile...I even have a web page for it. (...she said, with much embarrassment.) We started decorating a couple of weeks ago...indoors only, so that our neighbors don't have to feel they need to see about having us committed.

Yes, "us"...my youngest is totally into it too. I tell my friends, "It took three tries (I have three sons) to get one who loved Halloween!" I'm half-joking when I say this.

Anyway. (clearing throat) back to our scheduled programming...

 

[feldwin]

Oh my gosh, I think I have it. The final and undeniable answer is:

42.

Maybe the * denotes those who didn't bring pocket lint.

 

[mkbilbo]

Oh my goodness...I am a total Hallowphile...I even have a web page for it. (...she said, with much embarrassment.)

Embarrassment?

I do not know this word. It appears to be in English but it is unfamiliar to me.

You shoulda seen my house in Norwalk on Halloween. Back in those days, getting started on the decorations after 4th of July meant I was behind schedule...

(Man I miss it! Nobody "does" Halloween out here. <pout>)

 

[Racehorse]

Are astericks like demerits? Maybe they mean you've had a warning.

 

[Robino1]

Are astericks like demerits? Maybe they mean you've had a warning.

That's been a negatory from all mods. They are all insistent that it does NOT have a bad meaning.

I think it is a tracking device of some sort.

 

[retired1]

I think it is a tracking device of some sort.

If that were true, you'd have about a half dozen attached.

 

[Qew]

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Lord I hope I don't get into trouble for mooning a mod

Looking for an as-terick?

 

[zoiDman]

Ok... I'll probably get in Big Trouble for this.

But I hate to see Everyone Jumping to Wild Conclusions and Far Fetched Ideas.

So here is the Untold Secrete of the *

---

As Most of you know, Asterisk is Latin for “Little Star” or Asteriscus

and Asteriscus is an Anagram for "Scar Tissue"

Most Music lovers will recall that "Scar Tissue" was the First Hit Single by the Band The Red Hot Chili Peppers (Both SJ and Old Solder are Huge Red Hot Chili Pepper Fans)

And Any Red Hot Chili Peppers fan knows that the Band was formed in 1983 in Los Angeles

Since: 1+9+8+3 = 21

Hence: 21 Factored is 3, 7 ( 3 x 7 or 7 x 3 due to the Commutative Property)

The 3rd Month is March, so 3, 7 stand for March 7th.

And March 7th is a Very Important Date!

Because March 7th is the Day Before SJ’s Anniversary

And One Year SJ forgot and thought His Anniversary was on March 9th. And his Wife was Very Upset. So now, SJ picks 73 Members at Random and Puts an Asterisk on their Names as way to remember his Anniversary.

So you see, it is Really Quite Simple and Has nothing to Do with Drones or Misbehaving Members.

 

[retired1]

 

[Rickajho]

Ok... I'll probably get in Big Trouble for this.

But I hate to see Everyone Jumping to Wild Conclusions and Far Fetched Ideas.

So here is the Untold Secrete of the *

---

As Most of you know, Asterisk is Latin for “Little Star” or Asteriscus

and Asteriscus is an Anagram for "Scar Tissue"

Most Music lovers will recall that "Scar Tissue" was the First Hit Single by the Band The Red Hot Chili Peppers (Both SJ and Old Solder are Huge Red Hot Chili Pepper Fans)

And Any Red Hot Chili Peppers fan knows that the Band was formed in 1983 in Los Angeles

Since: 1+9+8+3 = 21

Hence: 21 Factored is 3, 7 ( 3 x 7 or 7 x 3 due to the Commutative Property)

The 3rd Month is March, so 3, 7 stand for March 7th.

And March 7th is a Very Important Date!

Because March 7th is the Day Before SJ’s Anniversary

And One Year SJ forgot and thought His Anniversary was on March 9th. And his Wife was Very Upset. So now, SJ picks 73 Members at Random and Puts an Asterisk on their Names as way to remember his Anniversary.

So you see, it is Really Quite Simple and Has nothing to Do with Drones or Misbehaving Members.

Dude - waaaaayyyy too much time on your hands!

"Old Solder" - see what happens with over reliance on spell check?

 

[zoiDman]

Dude - waaaaayyyy too much time on your hands!

"Old solder" - see what happens with over reliance on spell check?

Yeah... Anyone who knows me knows I Kant Spell.

Honest as the Day is Long, but Can't Speel.

 

[Robino1]

Ok... I'll probably get in Big Trouble for this.

But I hate to see Everyone Jumping to Wild Conclusions and Far Fetched Ideas.

So here is the Untold Secrete of the *

---

As Most of you know, Asterisk is Latin for “Little Star” or Asteriscus

and Asteriscus is an Anagram for "Scar Tissue"

Most Music lovers will recall that "Scar Tissue" was the First Hit Single by the Band The Red Hot Chili Peppers (Both SJ and Old Solder are Huge Red Hot Chili Pepper Fans)

And Any Red Hot Chili Peppers fan knows that the Band was formed in 1983 in Los Angeles

Since: 1+9+8+3 = 21

Hence: 21 Factored is 3, 7 ( 3 x 7 or 7 x 3 due to the Commutative Property)

The 3rd Month is March, so 3, 7 stand for March 7th.

And March 7th is a Very Important Date!

Because March 7th is the Day Before SJ’s Anniversary

And One Year SJ forgot and thought His Anniversary was on March 9th. And his Wife was Very Upset. So now, SJ picks 73 Members at Random and Puts an Asterisk on their Names as way to remember his Anniversary.

So you see, it is Really Quite Simple and Has nothing to Do with Drones or Misbehaving Members.

That's just.........

 

[AgentAnia]

ZoiDman says:

The 3rd Month is March, so 3, 7 stand for March 7th.

So far so good. But remember, ECF is a UK site, so it would be written 7/3, or 73, and we all know (because Sheldon told us) 73 is the perfect number.

Using a little known British version of numerology, if your username+join date factors out to 73, you get an asterisk.

Agents know this kind of stuff...

 

[AgentAnia]

Agents cannot, however, prevent the burped double post...

 

[mkbilbo]

So you see, it is Really Quite Simple and Has nothing to Do with Drones or Misbehaving Members.

Uh huh.

That's what THEY want you to think...

 

[zoiDman]

ZoiDman says:

So far so good. But remember, ECF is a UK site, so it would be written 7/3, or 73, and we all know (because Sheldon told us) 73 is the perfect number.
...

Hence the 73 Randomly Picked Members.

"Seventy Three Prime Members to Remind me"

 

[zoiDman]

Uh huh.

That's what THEY want you to think...

Oh I know it Seems too Simple to be True.

But remember Arkham Razor. Which States...

The Day you need a Really Good Shave, like on your Anniversary, is the Day your Razor will be Dull.