How can I be DE Envious?

[v-g]

I've some trouble understanding the Custom User Title changes I've gotten the last month.

The two first I understand, but how can I be DE Envious?

Am I supposed to understand the logic or should I just drop it?

Might this be a language issue, again? Me being an alien I mean.

[Ookla The Mok]

it's not a custom title, it is a new title you get when you fall into a certain bracketed number of posts.:thumbup1:

[v-g]

it's not a custom title, it is a new title you get when you fall into a certain bracketed number of posts.:thumbup1:

Ok, I might have sounded stupider than I am.

I know that, and usually that is a Custom User Title. I know that they're not custom per se on here, so I wondered what the mods are putting into us being DE Envious. Does anybody know how they think?

Was that clearer?

[ouch]

Does anybody know how they think?

I, for one, don't have a clue. :lol:

Keep posting and watch the magic unfold.

[thirdeye]

Keep posting and watch the magic unfold.

Just have a look at my new one?????? SCAD?????...I like soaps.....:lol:

[Confuzius]

Actually I'm curious about that, is there a full list somewhere of all the different titles and post numbers needed to acquire said rank?

[ouch]

is there a full list somewhere of all the different titles and post numbers needed to acquire said rank?

Yep. :wink:

[Slant-Fan]

The title originated because those of us who came to B&B knowing little or nothing about the wonderful vintage razors out there read the forums and soon became "DE Envious" :smile: You needn't worry I was once like you but now I am a "Top Toggle"! Just watch out for the RAD.

[Confuzius]

Yep. :wink:
Perhaps I should have been more specific, and asked if there was a simple to view list available... My wanderings and battles with the search flood protector have led me to some better ideas, and the comfort of knowing that somethings are better left unknown...

[DEmac]

I gave up trying to understand the titles after about 50 posts.

[letterk]

Perhaps I should have been more specific, and asked if there was a simple to view list available... My wanderings and battles with the search flood protector have led me to some better ideas, and the comfort of knowing that somethings are better left unknown...

Nope! :biggrin:

[ouch]

Nope! :biggrin:

Once again, you beat me to it. :tongue_sm

[Ookla The Mok]

If you wanted to move past DE envious

[Ookla The Mok]

You could do some hardcore

[Ookla The Mok]

Post Doping!!

[v-g]

Post Doping!!
Isn't that frown upon?
We being all civilized and gentlemen, I mean.

[Confuzius]

Post Doping!!
Isn't that what the test forum is for? ;-)

[v-g]

Isn't that what the test forum is for? ;-)

So "they" don't clean up in there? Ever?

[letterk]

So "they" don't clean up in there? Ever?

It's much easier to just knock your post count down. :wink:

[prewt]

It is wrong. post up the natural way. i will never submit to post-doping.

[prewt]

Never, never, never. :wink:

[Ookla The Mok]

It is wrong. post up the natural way. i will never submit to post-doping.

Of course it is. It was a tongue-in-cheek suggestion to solve a problem that will solve itself over time.

[MotoMike]

I've some trouble understanding the Custom User Title changes I've gotten the last month.

The two first I understand, but how can I be DE Envious?

Am I supposed to understand the logic or should I just drop it?

Might this be a language issue, again? Me being an alien I mean.

:frown:Denial...hmmm the first sign of DE envy tsk tsk...

[v-g]

It's much easier to just knock your post count down. :wink:
You do THAT?

[v-g]

Never, never, never. :wink:
What ARE you doing? :wink:

[papasmurf]

You do THAT?

Do you actually think that ouch has made 8000+ posts . every now and then he just bumps up his post count a couple hundred posts :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:




Nick

[johnniegold]

I too will never submit to post-doping. :wink:

[v-g]

Like I said, what are you all doing now then? :wink:

[yardpup01]

Just watch out for the * by your post count. :lol:

[v-g]

Just watch out for the * by your post count. :lol:
And what's the * supposed to mean?

[crankymoose]

And what's the * supposed to mean?

Basically in addition to the regular assortment of titles next your name here the moderators seem to have a sense of humor, which is a good thing as this is to be a fun place it is only shaving after all, so be careful what you type as they are always watching (reading) and you may say something either memorable or humorous to one or more of them who really knows and then you'll get a custom title next to your name.

[thirdeye]

Like I said, what are you all doing now then? :wink:

Basically the same thing your doing.....:biggrin:

[moses]

And what's the * supposed to mean?

This may be a bit of local humor. Reference to a whole lot of talk that's happened about Barry Bonds setting a home run record in baseball, but having used steroids, and whether that means that there should be an * next to his record in the record books, to signify that he might have cheated a little.

So, an * here means you are suspected of post doping to get you post count up. :biggrin:

[v-g]

This may be a bit of local humor. Reference to a whole lot of talk that's happened about Barry Bonds setting a home run record in baseball, but having used steroids, and whether that means that there should be an * next to his record in the record books, to signify that he might have cheated a little.

So, an * here means you are suspected of post doping to get you post count up. :biggrin:Thank you. Baseball is something we're not used to over and up here, so I wouldn't know about it. What I do know, is that "The World Series" just sounds stupid. Sorry.

[Ookla The Mok]

There ARE sports besided skiing and spearfishing! However, the Kristiansundcup looks pretty good to me.

[v-g]

There ARE sports besided skiing and spearfishing! However, the Kristiansundcup looks pretty good to me.
Kristiansundcup. Wow, what you know!
Btw, I don't ski nor do I fish. I used to do the first tho'.

[v-g]

Man, we're off "topic" here now. :tongue:

[sol92258]

I've wondered about the titles, too.
Mine had me in 'M3 Remission' for a while, thought I've never used and M3. I was always a Schick guy.
And by the time I was on this forum, I had already acquired my '57 Gillette Tech, so I had no reason to be 'DE envious', but oh well.
Now, Whisker Whacker I can handle :thumbup1:

[kestrel]

Moses

This is a fun thread.
In recognition of his having started it, could v g have a custom title?

I'd like to suggest "Unaccustomed to Baseball".

Graham

[Smell The Glove]

Man, we're off "topic" here now. :tongue:

Yeah. But check out your post count. :thumbup1:

[jlander]

What ARE you doing? :wink:

Ahhh. Now we get to the metaphysical questions. :yesnod:

What are the Mods REALLY doing? This is one of the meaning of life type questions that I'm afraid will never be satisfactorily answered. :lol:

[A.de.Lioncourt]

:frown:Denial...hmmm the first sign of DE envy tsk tsk...

Cheers to the only useful post in this thread!

[sol92258]

Yeah! A new milestone - "First Lieutenant of Free Samples"
although Whisker Whacker was pretty cool
now, I need free samples...
...
...
anyone?

[moses]

Yeah! A new milestone - "First Lieutenant of Free Samples"
although Whisker Whacker was pretty cool
now, I need free samples...
...
...
anyone?

Hint: Ask Floris.

[letterk]

Ahhh. Now we get to the metaphysical questions. :yesnod:

What are the Mods REALLY doing? This is one of the meaning of life type questions that I'm afraid will never be satisfactorily answered. :lol:

Heck, we don't even know.

[moses]

Heck, we don't even know.

What is a Mods?

[v-g]

-snip-
And by the time I was on this forum, I had already acquired my '57 Gillette Tech, so I had no reason to be 'DE envious', but oh well.
Now, Whisker Whacker I can handle :thumbup1:That's the thing I'm talking about. Why are we envious of the DE after so many posts?

Anyway, I'm now promoted to Whisker Whacker. I think it changed at 45 posts. A weird count to change on. It's not a "whole" number, heck, it's not even an even number!

And Whisker Whacker? It's sounds like I like to hurt cats! (I know it necessarily don't have to mean that.)

[v-g]

What is a Mods?Now you're just being cantankerous. :tongue:

[Ookla The Mok]

And Whisker Whacker? It's sounds like I like to hurt cats!


Perhaps you just whack their whiskers......

[ouch]

Anyway, I'm now promoted to Whisker Whacker. I think it changed at 45 posts. A weird count to change on. It's not a "whole" number

Sure it is.

[v-g]

Perhaps you just whack their whiskers......
That's revolting!

[v-g]

Sure it is.
40 and 50, yes. 45 no.

[shaveme]

Perhaps you just whack their whiskers......

:lol:

too many more post like that and i will not be able to read this at work anymore :lol::lol::lol:

[moses]

Perhaps you just whack their whiskers......

So what, it's suddenly ok to post nuddie pictures here now?

Somebody should tell a mod.

[ouch]

40 and 50, yes. 45 no.

45.5 is not a whole number.
45 is.

As for being a "round" number, that's just a convention for the base ten system. You don't want to be called a "baseist" in these politically correct times.

[v-g]

As for being a "round" number, that's just a convention for the base ten system. You don't want to be called a "baseist" in these politically correct times.

I said "whole" number, as in a whole 10.

Baseist, what's that? I see what you're saying, but I don't understand.
Remember I'm an alien and things Merriam-Webster, Google and Wikipedia don't clear up for me, I don't understand.

[daveesq]

A "baseist" would be one who is prejudiced for or against certain (number) bases. Or maybe someone who plays the base. :wink:

[v-g]

A "baseist" would be one who is prejudiced for or against certain (number) bases. Or maybe someone who plays the base. :wink:
To play the base? Are we talking ball and a stick/bat and tights again? :laugh:

[daveesq]

To play the base? Are we talking ball and a stick/bat and tights again? :laugh:

Sorry, being "punny" (funny / playing with puns). I was actually referring to the musical instrument properly spelled "bass," but rhyming with "base."

[v-g]

Sorry, being "punny" (funny / playing with puns). I was actually referring to the musical instrument properly spelled "bass," but rhyming with "base."
Then we've gotten no where on the baseist matter. :biggrin:

Mr ouch, come back!

[Must Dash]

What is a Mods?



Does this help?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19xJIedrrfA&feature=related


Cheers

Jeremy

[v-g]

While you're at it. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod_(lifestyle))

[daveesq]

Then we've gotten no where on the baseist matter. :biggrin:

Mr ouch, come back!

It was supposed to be a double entendre. Sorry for the confusion. The original meaning - as used by ouch - was the prejudice one.

[v-g]

It was supposed to be a double entendre. Sorry for the confusion. The original meaning - as used by ouch - was the prejudice one.

Oh, the language barriers!
I luckily know what a double entendre is, and I like play on words.

But now I'm probably just slow, because I still don't get the original meaning, as used by ouch. Do you mean the thing you wrote about prejudiced for or against certain (number) bases? Is that it?

[A.de.Lioncourt]

Oh, the language barriers!
I luckily know what a double entendre is, and I like play on words.

But now I'm probably just slow, because I still don't get the original meaning, as used by ouch. Do you mean the thing you wrote about prejudiced for or against certain (number) bases? Is that it?

base = radix : (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system".

baseist sounds like racist - your preference for changing at tens instead of different numbers.

lastly base player,
base sounds like bass - As in bass guitar or bass fiddle.

[v-g]

base = radix : (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system".

baseist sounds like racist - your preference for changing at tens instead of different numbers.

lastly base player,
base sounds like bass - As in bass guitar or bass fiddle.

At last I got it all! Thanks!

(By the way, you really read through all this nonsense? That's impressive.)

[ouch]

base = radix : (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system".

baseist sounds like racist - your preference for changing at tens instead of different numbers.



Perzactly! :thumbup1:


Thanks for saving me an exlaination.

[ouch]

I said "whole" number, as in a whole 10.


There ya go again. Why is "10" more whole than "9"?

The year 2048 would be 100000000000 in binary. That's more "round" than the millenium.

(I was a precocious kid- I was eight before I was seven.)

[A.de.Lioncourt]

There ya go again. Why is "10" more whole than "9"?

The year 2048 would be 100000000000 in binary. That's more "round" than the millenium.

(I was a precocious kid- I was eight before I was seven.)

While we are on mathematical details...
As a computer scientist, I can say without a doubt that 10000000000 is not part of the binary system. You may wish to try 100000000000. :001_tt2:

[v-g]

There ya go again. Why is "10" more whole than "9"?


I think he said it very well, so quoting him:

"10 is the radix of the decimal system"That's what I meant, and I've a feeling you know it by know.

Will we see titles changing at 39/49 any time soon? :wink:



The year 2048 would be 100000000000 in binary. That's more "round" than the millenium.
Can we skip the binary discussion? :laugh:

Btw, I said "whole" number, not round.


:c17: And all I ever wanted to know was why we're envious of the DE after so many posts and not after fewer posts... :c17:

[v-g]

While we are on mathematical details...
As a computer scientist, I can say without a doubt that 100000000000 is not part of the binary system. You may wish to try 100000000000. :001_tt2:
I'm not a computer scientist, but I did get the same result regarding 2048.

Mr ouch, you suck! :biggrin:

[jellywerker]

:c17: And all I ever wanted to know was why we're envious of the DE after so many posts and not after fewer posts... :c17:

Hmm, that does make sense, once you reach the amount of posts to become de envious, you probably already have one or two and are looking towards greater things.

[jazzman]

(I was a precocious kid- I was eight before I was seven.)

I was eight before I was seven because I sucked at math.

[Ookla The Mok]

Hmm, that does make sense, once you reach the amount of posts to become de envious, you probably already have one or two and are looking towards greater things.

That may be true, but what would this thread really be about then? We can't just talk about Jens Stoltenberg all day, can we?

[v-g]

That may be true, but what would this thread really be about then? We can't just talk about Jens Stoltenberg all day, can we?
I hope you had to look up that name! :biggrin:

[micah1_8]

base sounds like bass - As in bass guitar or bass fiddle.

Don't forget this guy:

[Ookla The Mok]

I hope you had to look up that name! :biggrin:

http://www.JensStoltenberg.com

I am his #1 fan!!

[v-g]

http://www.JensStoltenberg.com

I am his #1 fan!!

I doubt it! He's the Norwegian Prime Minister and what interest do an American have in that. Maybe unless you descend from the Norwegian immigrants who ended up in Wisconsin. I know there's a few of them there.

[v-g]

Back on "topic".
I'm upgraded to First Lieutenant of Free Samples.
I'm sorry, but that's one of the more strange user titles. It sounds like I've a lot of free samples to offer.
I'm loosing faith in the user title regime.

[sol92258]

wow, you caught up to me pretty quickly, and I think

[sol92258]

though I may not be sure

[sol92258]

there's some P.D. going on there....
maybe there's a new AD, PAD! :biggrin:
umm, nevermind

[v-g]

You're doing it again.

[sol92258]

:lol1::lol1::lol1:

I think I may have 'DE Envious' figured out....
instead of being envious of not having a DE, after being on the board so long, you've seen the collections of some of the members, and, well, your 1 or 2 seem inadequate....

Also, First Lt of Free Samples...
by now, instead of rushing out to buy everything you see, you're proficient in getting free samples to see what you like

Whisker Whacker still gets me though....

[v-g]

I think I may have 'DE Envious' figured out....
instead of being envious of not having a DE, after being on the board so long, you've seen the collections of some of the members, and, well, your 1 or 2 seem inadequate....

Also, First Lt of Free Samples...
by now, instead of rushing out to buy everything you see, you're proficient in getting free samples to see what you like

Two very good and highly likely answers!

[Smell The Glove]

You have transformed yourself from DE Envious to First Lieutenant in one amazing thread! Well done. You are a 'Lord of the Lather' in my eyes.

[jellywerker]

I doubt it! He's the Norwegian Prime Minister and what interest do an American have in that. Maybe unless you descend from the Norwegian immigrants who ended up in Wisconsin. I know there's a few of them there.

I want to move to Norway, does that count as a valid reason for interest? The fact that your government seems to be able to manage their money is nice too.

I <3 Scandinavian design.

[sol92258]

You have transformed yourself from DE Envious to First Lieutenant in one amazing thread! Well done. You are a 'Lord of the Lather' in my eyes.

Ahhh, you've done well yourself, there Stevie :thumbup1:

[v-g]

I want to move to Norway, does that count as a valid reason for interest? The fact that your government seems to be able to manage their money is nice too.

The word here is seems.

Norway is run very different from USA. Take our welfare for instance. It's kinda free. The wages are higher here, but we pay a lot in income tax. Up to 50&#37;, if you're unlucky.

Norway is a very rich country because of the oil and all the taxes, but the government don't want to use the money.

We need better roads and better hospitals. The majority of the health care system is run by the government and the minister of health care (or whatever it's called) recently said that she wouldn't accept the fact that the health care system used more than their budgets. I mean, wake up and smell the reality, stupid woman! The generation soon to be retired (and soon to be older) are a lot bigger than it's been before. Hence, the health care system needs more money. That was only one of the reasons why the system needs more money.

The roads in this country are exposed to very harsh weather conditions and they need constant maintenance. But are they willing to fork out money for that, no. Not enough.

Other things to consider if one would move here, is this is a very small country, population wise. We're approx 4,5 mill inhabitants and in the capital we're less than 500K people. Since we're so few, the selections of products and services are very limited, compared to US, even compared to UK.

We've tax on everything and even things you wouldn't believe.

Take gasoline. I need 98/99 RON in my car, and that costs about NOK 13,- for 1 liter. (Those of you who know how to convert, are welcome to do so.) Anyhow, that's expensive!

An other example is the price of a new car. Over half of what you pay for a car, goes straight to the government, therefor the car prices are more than double of what you would expect. If you would like to have a powerful car with a big engine, that's gonna cost you even more. The tax is based, among others, on the displacement and the power output. So if you legally want to tune you car, you've to pay the extra tax.

Other stupid taxes are: if you own your own home, you pay extra tax. There's even extra tax on grooming products/toiletries/perfume etc.


In the end, I can't really complain, but it's hard not to.

[v-g]

I <3 Scandinavian design.

Yeah. We've a nice design tradition here in Scandinavia, that's right. Many big names from Denmark, not so many from Norway, tho'.

[Lynchmeister]

I'm not a computer scientist, but I did get the same result regarding 2048.

Mr ouch, you suck! :biggrin:

A bit late in reading this thread, but seeing as how if we were to graph the "on-topic-ness" of this thread, it would look like the NYSE, I have to share a story that came to mind as a spin off of your comment above. <---(Talk about awkward sentence structure. Whoa.)

A great friend of mine is Mexican and while his English (and German) is nearly flawless, there is definitely an accent, so as you read, keep the accent in mind...*

It was the night of my wedding this past summer and during the reception my friend was dancing with my wife. Now, keep in mind neither my wife nor I are dancers in any sense of the word. So there they are dancing. On the one hand you've got this Latin born-to-dance (and dance well) guy moving and shaking and on the other you've got my wife barely moving her feet. Then I hear, "No! No! No! Like theeese. You gotta move your eeps, man! You gotta feeel theee music, man!"

A short while later I see a confused wife and a dissapointed Mexican friend saying to confused wife, "Man,...you suuuuuck!"

:lol::lol::lol:


*probably one of those "you had to be there for it to be funny" type of stories, but what the hell...

[jazzman]

It took me 6 months to get that number of posts. You are a true role model, sir.

[R-James]

I seem to have turned from DE envious to a Whisker whacker at approx 46 posts... I wonder whats next



Cheers,

Richie

[vcardona]

Can we skip the binary discussion? :laugh:


You're right! Lets move on to octal. :tongue_sm

[rabidpotatochip]

You're right! Lets move on to octal. :tongue_sm

That's the perfect segue for a programmer joke!

Q: Why do programmers confuse Christmas for Halloween?

A. Because DEC 25 = OCT 31. :biggrin:

[v-g]

That's the perfect segue for a programmer joke!

Q: Why do programmers confuse Christmas for Halloween?

A. Because DEC 25 = OCT 31. :biggrin:

You're a fun wrapper of cats!

[rabidpotatochip]

You're a fun wrapper of cats!

What can I say? I'm a jack of several things. :biggrin:

[ouch]

That's the perfect segue for a programmer joke!

Q: Why do programmers confuse Christmas for Halloween?

A. Because DEC 25 = OCT 31. :biggrin:

That's really good.

[rabidpotatochip]

That's really good.

You don't have to sound so surprised. :wink:

[v-g]

Since I became a First Lieutenant of Free Samples, I've not gotten any free samples.

Time to do something about it, so to day, my first sample arrived together with some other stuff.
The sample is a Truefitt & Hill 1805 Cologne. That's some strange smelling stuff! Can't decide if it's good or not, girlie or not.

:confused::confused::confused:

[ouch]

You don't have to sound so surprised. :wink:

Shhh. This way you won't notice that I stole it and incorporated it into my act. :tongue_sm

[v-g]

Just remembered something a bit funny.

T&H have a range called Trafalgar, and The Battle of Trafalgar took place in 1805.

[v-g]

I suddenly went into Knighthood! Call me Sir!

All these user titles are amusing.

[Dirk Tanner]

A rose by any other name is still a rose.

[Lynchmeister]

Just remembered something a bit funny.

T&H have a range called Trafalgar, and The Battle of Trafalgar took place in 1805.

1805 was also the year T&H was founded.

Chicken or the egg? :wink: