Didn't we join, like, one right after the other?

It was four years ago today! Sgt. Pepper taught--wait, what? by Zingenmir on 2017-01-16 04:24:00 UTC Reply

So four years (and two days) ago has pretty much nothing to do with the Beatles song, but it was the day when I first said hello on the Board! It's been quite a ride. The occasional ups and downs notwithstanding, it's been a fun four years with y'all. Here's to many more!

*raises glass and resists the urge to see how many Beatles references can be fit into one post*

Over that time, I've started university, almost finished university, been published, done some research, and (most recently today and yesterday) gone on Wiki-editing sprees. Thanks for unexpectedly being around, everyone. Four years ago I really, honestly thought that I was going to find maybe three people still active on the Board when I went looking; instead, I found a hundred and made some good friends. It's a nice sort of anniversary to mark.

*passes out Swiss chocolate--no call for Bleepolate right now--and glasses of whatever you want. Mine is peach juice.*

And hey, maybe eventually I'll get around to finishing that Mary-Sue parody fic that got me looking for permission to have PPC agent cameos to begin with...*

~Zing

*Amusingly enough, the fourth (fourth? I think fourth) chapter of it then became my Permission piece. And then PPC writing grabbed my attention away from it.

Lamprima aurata! by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2017-01-17 10:02:00 UTC Reply

Chondropyga dorsalis!

Allomyrina dichotoma, amirite?

Phew, that's as many beetles references I, for one, can stomach.

Happy Boardiversary! Congratulations on being here for four years! Congratulations on being published, doing research, and almost finishing university! Congratulations on getting permission that one time!

Congratulatulatulations in general!
Happy Boardday! by Hardric on 2017-01-16 19:48:00 UTC Reply

Get all of this black-hole chocolate cake and cofee, please.
Happy anniversary! (nm) by eatpraylove on 2017-01-16 14:43:00 UTC Reply
*raises glass* L'chaim! by Matt Cipher on 2017-01-16 11:15:00 UTC Reply

*downs a stein of tea in one gulp*

gist on, gist on l'chaim.
l'chaim tsu lebn, tsu glik.
a glezl vayn nemt un gist arayn,
vos ken nokh besser zayn?!
trink l'chaim!

gist on, gist on l'chaim.
l'chaim in a guter sho.
in reydl kumt ale groys un kleyn,
af tentsl lomir geyn!
trink l'chaim tsu glik

zol zayn mit glik l'chaim!
der nekhtn kumt mer nit tsurik.
nor eyn mol lebt men do oyf der velt
vos toyg shoyn raych un gelt?!
trink l'chaim tsu glik!

zol zayn mit mazl, brokhe,
nakhes un khatslokhe!
makht a koyse fayn!

s'iz min ha'shomaim, trinken l'chaim!
s'iz a groyse simkhe haynt!

mazl tov!

l'chaim tsu lebn, tsu glik!
a glezl vayn nemt un gist arayn!
vos ken nokh besser zayn?!
trink l'chaim tsu glik!

tate un mame shtrebn
simkhe s'iz derlebn.
ver iz tsu zey glaykh?!

meydlakh un bukhirem,
orem tsi givirem,
mit glik, mirtseshem bay aykh!

zol zayn mit glik l'chaim!
gezunt un lang lebn zolt ir!
in reydl kumt ale groys un kleyn,
af tentsl lomir geyn,

mir zoln lebn lang!
vintshen mir mit gezang
trink, trink, trink l'chaim mit glik!
Didn't we join, like, one right after the other? by World-Jumper on 2017-01-16 07:50:00 UTC Reply

Or was that permission? Could be both. Not sure.

Either way, congratulations! Four years. Man. How time flies.

Could be either! by Zingenmir on 2017-01-16 15:26:00 UTC Reply

Or both. We'd have to go to the archives to be sure.

Anyway, thanks :) And happy potential anniversary to you to!

~Zing

*cakefetti* by Iximaz on 2017-01-16 04:26:00 UTC Reply

Happy Boardaversary! I'm very glad you joined—gave me one of my best online friends I could have asked for. *hugs tight*