Seeing as the doomers will all be in their shelters during the rollover period, this gives all us sane people a chance to poke fun at all their doomer type statements over the many years.

We all know that life will be normal in January 2000 give or take a few disruptions in China or Russia that we won't need to care about.

I would like to know how many pollys on this list will be around to party and discuss and congratulate the true soldiers that have worked hard to solve this problem. Let's take over TimeBomb 2000. We'll enjoy the turkey and the doomers will enjoy the crow:))))

I'm somewhat concerned that if things run smooth over the rollover period, Mr. Yourdon may pull the plug on the site. I sure hope he doesn't.

What do ya say...

Bernard Llama - Former World Cup champion goaltender for the French National Football Team (No more secrets)

-- Llama man (llama@cool.net), December 15, 1999

Answers

Llama man,

Methinks your head has been around balls too long.

-- Watch (out@forflying.balls), December 15, 1999.

Hang around pollies....The potential cascading effect on systems could cause a lot of trouble. You might as well woop it up while you have the chance. It might be your last hurrah. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst

-- thomas saul (thomas.saul@yale.edu), December 15, 1999.

Go have your party over at DeBunky with the other 4 posters - if it's still there come January...

Oh! My mistake - 5 posters now that LadyLogic has found her new home...

-- Forum Regular (Here@y2k.comx), December 15, 1999.

Forum - Did HAVE to mention that name ... my guess is she may use it as an excuse to show up again!

-- shaking (head @silly blun.der), December 15, 1999.

"give or take a few disruptions in China or Russia that we won't need to care about."

Yikes LM! You didn't really mean to say that, did you? Keep a good digging shovel on hand just in case, ok?

-- Choirboy (choirboy@hellzchoir.edu), December 15, 1999.

The tip-off to your mocking spirit is that most of us here do care about what happens in China and Russia, give or take. The only secret left about you is how someone can be so clueless about Y2K ... or life.

Many of us "doomers" on THIS board have been working our rears off fixing Y2K bugs so that, God willing, January 3rd will be "just another day" for everyone in the world, including sorry folk like yourself.

If it is, we'll be celebrating, but not with you. Take over TB2K? What a laugh. You can post for a while until your trollish behavior becomes too obnoxious, but that's a far cry from participating.

How could you? You have nothing to contribute.

-- BigDog (BigDog@duffer.com), December 15, 1999.

Dear Bernard,I was going to flame you but I'll desist.But regarding the pollie post party I really suggest you get busy and buy the party favors now. The just in time inventory system will give you optimists a very rude awakening, By the way ,congrtaulations on your championship,just one more question? Have you ever experienced a serious concussion or simular brain injury? I've heard it's a given with goaltending.

-- Merek (Merek@aloha.net), December 15, 1999.

Llama man it's called "goalKEEPING" not goaltending you pultroon.

And yes, Llama man has suffered from bouts of concussion when in goal whenever a volley hits him in hard in the nuts.

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), December 15, 1999.

Rather hort-sighted actually - by the third, relatively few porblems would have surfaced far enough for the mis-led national media to find them and print them.

Granted, some errors will have immediate symptoms - but most are going to occur - then only be found days, weeks, or months later. For example, the bills received Jan 3, 4, 5, ? - (if they are delivered) - would have been those processed in the mail centers Dec 28, 29, 30, and run from the credit card companies on Dec 22, 23, ... 27, 28,29.

So if you get a bill the first week in January - that's no indication of whether the credit card's company's computer is accurate or not.

Oil drilled, pumped, shipped, processed, stored, and delivered Dec 28/29/30 will still be in the tanks on the 1st and 2nd - you know nothing until you find out whether the tanker leaving Saudi Arabi on Jan 7 or Jan 8 actually was able to top off tanks or had nothing to pick up, or could not pick up a new shipment, or whatever. Or could not leave port because of engine problems....

-- Robert A. Cook, PE (Marietta, GA) (cook.r@csaatl.com), December 15, 1999.

Allow me to simply point out... trolling will NOT be tolerated... now... or after the turning point. (Assuming MIT is still "up.")

Have a "nice" day.

;-D

Diane

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), December 15, 1999.

I expect the forum regulars will spend the first few months of 2000 gleefully posting every story they can find of computer problems, of which I expect there will be no shortage at all.

Meanwhile, those damn zombie sheeple out there will carry on with their lives as though nothing were happening, oblivious as ever.

-- Flint (flintc@mindspring.com), December 15, 1999.

Flint -- you are not a troll but this statement is as trollish as anything posted by such. What a jerk. AS IF. Don't worry, remember, you'll be "right" no matter what happens about Y2K, I personally guarantee it. We now return control to your regularly scheduled program ...

-- BigDog (BigDog@duffer.com), December 15, 1999.

Big Dog:

Do you actually read my posts, or do you just cut and paste the same chants, however inappropriate? If you disagree, make a case. Think, even. Otherwise, sooner or later, people will begin to suspect that not a whole lot lies behind an opinion that can be supported only by personal attacks.

You're considered one of the intellectual leaders around here. Show it, why don't you?

-- Flint (flintc@mindspring.com), December 15, 1999.

BD

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), December 15, 1999.

After my first post here, Russ Lipton (aka Big Dog) called me a "moron." That was pretty much it. During my first three months here, BD usually gave me a choice between "dense" and "dishonest." I went through a phase where I called ol' Russ the "Big Dodger" because he'd never answer a straight question. Eventually, we decided on something resembling detente. Perhaps BD and Flint will reach the same level of coexistence.

In all honesty, the original post on this thread is lame. I'd much rather party with the pessimists... besides, they'll have tons of extra food and drinks.

On a side note, BD and the other clever pessimists have left themselves plenty of wiggle room after rollover. In fact, BD will quickly point out he hoped I was right all along. Unfortunately, the points I made in my original essay (the one BD found so moronic) are still holding up rather well. I'd say the free market has acquitted itself reasonably well during the past year and change. Of course, we do have to wait for the big show.

-- Ken Decker (kcdecker@worldnet.att.net), December 15, 1999.

Andy:

While BD does occasionally behave childishly, he also occasionally makes thoughtful posts. He doesn't deserve your scorn.

-- Flint (flintc@mindspring.com), December 15, 1999.

Flint -- Now, I'm ROFLMAO! Very funny, you DO have a sense of humor!

-- BigDog (BigDog@duffer.com), December 15, 1999.