Tacenda Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 5 hours ago, Scott Lloyd said: The next person to award me a rep point will have the distinction of putting me at the 10,000 mark. I will thus be the second person (that I'm aware of) to attain that landmark. I had made up my mind not to mention it before someone else brought it up. But then I thought, "What if no one ever does?" This is just dethpicable! 3
Robert F. Smith Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 5 hours ago, Scott Lloyd said: The next person to award me a rep point will have the distinction of putting me at the 10,000 mark. I will thus be the second person (that I'm aware of) to attain that landmark. I had made up my mind not to mention it before someone else brought it up. But then I thought, "What if no one ever does?" What about predictions you and others have made? Are you still tracking them?
Scott Lloyd Posted May 16, 2016 Author Posted May 16, 2016 6 minutes ago, Robert F. Smith said: What about predictions you and others have made? Are you still tracking them? Yes, the timer app is still in my iPod touch, and the clocks are still running. Some of them, I won't be alive to see them run out. I replaced a couple of the light fixtures in my house. They have the LED lights with a lifespan of 45 years, and I set a countdown clock for them. I mentioned that in a letter to my missionary son last night and told him when it comes time to replace them, I will be either too old or to dead to do it. I realized then that the "too old" portion of that either/or was too optimistic.
Ahab Posted May 16, 2016 Posted May 16, 2016 2 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said: Yes, the timer app is still in my iPod touch, and the clocks are still running. Some of them, I won't be alive to see them run out. I replaced a couple of the light fixtures in my house. They have the LED lights with a lifespan of 45 years, and I set a countdown clock for them. I mentioned that in a letter to my missionary son last night and told him when it comes time to replace them, I will be either too old or to dead to do it. I realized then that the "too old" portion of that either/or was too optimistic. So how are we ever going to know if those prophecies or predictions are ever going to come to pass... if we don't have you to tell us? We need a backup system of some kind. This kind of uncertainty is dethpickleable.
Guest Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 6 hours ago, consiglieri said: Congratulations, Scott! I would have had twice that number of rep points except the moderators made it so none can be awarded me. But kudos to you, just the same. +1
Guest Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 6 hours ago, Scott Lloyd said: The next person to award me a rep point will have the distinction of putting me at the 10,000 mark. I will thus be the second person (that I'm aware of) to attain that landmark. I had made up my mind not to mention it before someone else brought it up. But then I thought, "What if no one ever does?" Oh, and Nehor will catch you in a week...if not less.
Thinking Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 I have to admit that your topic title drew me in because I thought you were about to explode. Reading the OP made me wonder if any of us have ever liked a post but refused to give a rep point because of who wrote it.
UtahTexan Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 5 hours ago, Ahab said: Consig is an attorney, as his day job, and on this board he plays the role of the devil's advocate. I am an accountant, as my day job, and on this board I am often trying to explain things, which I see as common sense issues, to attorneys and whoever else doesn't seem to see what I see. Consig is not an attorney
UtahTexan Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 7 hours ago, Scott Lloyd said: The next person to award me a rep point will have the distinction of putting me at the 10,000 mark. I will thus be the second person (that I'm aware of) to attain that landmark. I had made up my mind not to mention it before someone else brought it up. But then I thought, "What if no one ever does?" all I can hear is Sally Field saying, "You like me, you really like me!" 3
Teancum Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 8 hours ago, Scott Lloyd said: The next person to award me a rep point will have the distinction of putting me at the 10,000 mark. I will thus be the second person (that I'm aware of) to attain that landmark. I had made up my mind not to mention it before someone else brought it up. But then I thought, "What if no one ever does?" Matthew 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Scott Lloyd Posted May 17, 2016 Author Posted May 17, 2016 3 hours ago, Ahab said: So how are we ever going to know if those prophecies or predictions are ever going to come to pass... if we don't have you to tell us? We need a backup system of some kind. This kind of uncertainty is dethpickleable. Only a few of them are of interest to people on this board. Of those, the longest one is rockpond's, and that one has 38 years to go. I could conceivably be alive then. 1
Scott Lloyd Posted May 17, 2016 Author Posted May 17, 2016 2 hours ago, Pa Pa said: Oh, and Nehor will catch you in a week...if not less. Nehor had been chasing me for a while and briefly overtook me a few weeks ago. Then, for reasons unclear to me, I pulled ahead, eventually by a couple hundred points
Scott Lloyd Posted May 17, 2016 Author Posted May 17, 2016 2 hours ago, CountryBoy said: all I can hear is Sally Field saying, "You like me, you really like me!" Thank you, my people!
JAHS Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 (edited) 8 hours ago, Scott Lloyd said: Here, I must acknowledge that rep point totals may be as much a function of being prolific as being popular. For example, smac97's posts are consistently better than mine (and, I would argue, the best on the board) but his total will likely never approach mine, because he doesn't post nearly as often. Well then maybe we should be looking at the ratio of rep points to posts. I am at about .55 Edited May 17, 2016 by JAHS
Scott Lloyd Posted May 17, 2016 Author Posted May 17, 2016 1 minute ago, JAHS said: Well then may we should be looking at the ratio of rep points to posts. I am at about .55 Trouble with that is some of us long-termers (notably calmoriah) were posting long before rep points came into being and had already logged thousands of posts by then. The only way to get an accurate ratio for them is to go back and count the posts they've made since the introduction of rep points -- too ambitious a project for my tastes. 1
flameburns623 Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 3 hours ago, CountryBoy said: Consig is not an attorney Unless Consiglieri cares to discuss his livelihood, I suppose it's really none of our concern. But I did have the impression that he practices law. "Counselor to a Mafia Don" would spice the LDS message board up however.
consiglieri Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 17 hours ago, Ahab said: For an accountant it's not always about trying to be funny, though. Just trying to account for various cents of humor. Don't get me started on lawyer jokes now. I told this joke in sacrament meeting a few years ago. The audience just laughed and laughed. They kept on laughing. I knew the joke was funny, but this was ridiculous. I then noticed the audience looking not at me, but to my right. I turned around to see the bishop laughing so hard he had tears in his eyes. That's when it hit me. The bishop was an accountant.
ERayR Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 20 hours ago, flameburns623 said: The only time I have seen the term was in The Godfather, I do believe. Presumably, Consig is not legal counsel to a Mafia Don. If he is not a practicing attorney, he might be in the minority on this board. Apart from myself and one particular well-reputed journalist, this board seems almost entirely populated by attorneys. I am not. I passed that other very difficult occupational credentials test. The CPA exam.
Ahab Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 3 hours ago, consiglieri said: I told this joke in sacrament meeting a few years ago. The audience just laughed and laughed. They kept on laughing. I knew the joke was funny, but this was ridiculous. I then noticed the audience looking not at me, but to my right. I turned around to see the bishop laughing so hard he had tears in his eyes. That's when it hit me. The bishop was an accountant. I was about to give you a rep point for this before I realized I couldn't and since I can't give one to myself for you I now see that we need a backup to give rep points to in cases like this. So who would you like to designate as the recipient of rep points for you when I can't give them to myself either? We need to solve this problem soon, I think, otherwise there will continue to be rep points for you that will not be properly recognized and accounted for. 1
Ahab Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 16 hours ago, CountryBoy said: Consig is not an attorney He said he was and you're saying he's not. Hmm. The age old problem of who to believe???
consiglieri Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 3 hours ago, Ahab said: So who would you like to designate as the recipient of rep points for you when I can't give them to myself either? Russ McGregor.
UtahTexan Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 18 hours ago, flameburns623 said: Unless Consiglieri cares to discuss his livelihood, I suppose it's really none of our concern. But I did have the impression that he practices law. "Counselor to a Mafia Don" would spice the LDS message board up however. It has been either intentional or accidental misleading. No concern...just wanted to correct false impressions
Jeanne Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 4 hours ago, Ahab said: He said he was and you're saying he's not. Hmm. The age old problem of who to believe??? I believe he is... That being said, does over 900 rep points mean anything for a baker?
UtahTexan Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 5 hours ago, Ahab said: He said he was and you're saying he's not. Hmm. The age old problem of who to believe??? He said he wasn't. But...let me say this.....in the first year of law school, you learn how to admit evidence.....he was lost......
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