In the beginning there was the 1, and the 1 said let there be Ziroc and it was so.

And Ziroc said ‘I am Number 2 who is number 1’, and the 1 said you are not a Prisoner ;) . And the 1 said to Z (for that is what he is now known as) ‘Build it and they will come’. And the Z said ‘will I live my life with reference to obscure TV progs and films? but the 1 was silent.

And Z said ‘Let there be blue’ and it was blue. On the 3rd day came Wyvern. And Z was displeased and banished Wyvern to the far off land of Wizards and Warriors, only rarely to be seen outside of that land. On the 5th day came adam. And Z said to adam ‘you are the first man’ to which adam replied ‘my name is adam warlock and I’m not a man!’ On the 7th day Yorick appeared unto Z and said ‘G’day mate, can you tell me how to kill Kangaxx?’ and the Z said ‘have you searched the archives before you ask such a question? And Yorick replied unto Z ‘what &*£$%” archive there are only 6 of us here!’ Z pondered on Yorick’s reply for some time before reaching a decision and Z said ‘Let there be fora (or forums depending on your point of view) and it was so.

And so they came, slowly at first:

Ladyzekke, Draconia, Sazerac (who was banished to be with Wyvern but was allowed to return), Scronan, Sylent, Melusine, Lord of Alcohol, Jerome, Memnoch, Cloudbringer, Sir Tainly, Donut, Tobbin, Gray Mage & Hellfire. These are the only ones now left of the ones known as ‘The First Hundred’

And they were followed by others, a trickle at first, then a torrent, then a deluge:

Epona, Mouse, Stealthy, Charlie, The_Relic, bilqis, Conan, Larry_OHF, LadyAvalon, Wolfgir, Slackerboy, Davros (banished but saved), Ertai (recently returned from RL), Rikard (young but sensible) Father Bronze, Asphyxiate, the three brothers Ramon and others too numerous to mention.

And one day Yorick said ‘G’day mates, Moiraine has been in a car crash – let’s all hug her’ And they did and Moiraine got better.

And one day Moiraine said ‘Bonjour, I’ve got a CD of Yorick’s music and I will send copies to all that want them, and it was so.

And Moiraine met Yorick, and Yorick met Donut, and Donut met Davros, and Davros met Mouse. And Donut infected Yorick and Davros with the Cider Drinking Bug to be spread around the world as they travelled.

And so they played in their own blue world laughing and joking, debating serious and frivolous subjects, answering questions about BGII, never losing their tempers or flaming another member, oblivious to the outside world – until!!!

One day Z came amongst them carrying a box, and he said unto them ‘I’m leaving this box here, please don’t open it because it is very dangerous – do you all understand me? On no account should anyone open it’ and they all nodded because they were in awe of the Z man. But Z did not see the glint in one member’s eye, he did not see the impish grin on the face of the one called CLOUDBRINGER.

That night when everyone on the board slept (but not in the US because they sleep at funny times of the day often sleeping 5 or more hours later that us in Europe) CB made her way quietly to the box and opened it. Before she knew what was happening all the woes of Ironworks flew out of the box, they were in the shape of shiney stars and avatars ‘ooh look, it’s a drow warrior and a waterdeep guard’. When CB looked into the box all that was left was a brightly coloured tin. ‘Look what I’ve found, what is it?’

With a mighty crash Z reappeared amongst them ‘It’s SPAM you fools, you have unleashed SPAM into IW’ CB puffed out her chest ‘It wasn’t me and I am affronted that you would suggest I would ever do such a thing, (snicker).

Z thundered on, 'things will never be the same here, and the server keeps crashing, so I am moving the board.' And Z said ‘Let there be brown’ and it was brown. ‘Let there be General Conversation’ and it was so, ‘let there be ranks and Avatars and post numbers’ and there was SPAM.

And so chaos reigned in the world of IW. Memnoch said ‘Let there be a Spammers thread’ and people spammed, and spammed and spammed like spam in a spam factory on National Spam Day in Spamland. And the SPAM thread reached over 1000 posts on 42 pages until Z put his foot down in case it brought the server down.

And Z said ‘I can’t deal with this alone. Let there be Mods, and so were created the terrible trio of Sazerac, Memnoch and Ertai.

But still there was confusion until Rikard asked the question that lots of people wanted to ask ‘Do you remember the old days when you could actually follow what the hell was going on here’ An old man sitting in the corner mumbled agreement ‘sitting and watching, sitting and watching’. ‘Yes we remember, it was fantastic but let’s get back to the spamming.’

And so the legendary posts were created

‘Nine for Mortal Members’:

If you are a self-confessed spammer put your name here (Memnoch)
Charlie’s Shop of Shite (Charlie)
Sojourner (Yorick)
The Moon’s Hope Inn (Part 1-15) (LadyRae)
Icebreaker (Cloudbringer)
Vicotnik’s Chamber of Laughter (Vicotnik)
Give Moiraine a hug (Yorick)
Ask Black Knight anything (Cloudbringer)
The China Crisis (Rikard)
Rugby - the game they play in heaven (Memnoch)


‘Three that rocked the board’:

To the Menfolk – no need to be so insulting (LadyRae)/Testosterone Home (Mouse) (What were you thinking Mouse? [img]smile.gif[/img] )
Yank bashing thread
A Plane has just crashed into the World Trade Center (skywalker)

‘Five for the short ones in their caves’

Bunnies
Fluffies
Join my clan
Saz – can I have a sig
Aerie – you have to love/hate her

And then on April 11th Z said Let there be darkness and IW disappeared for two weeks and there was much gnashing of teeth. Then there was light until a fight broke out in The Moon’s Hope Inn and Z had to come down from on high to calm us all down.

And things calmed down again until Sept 11th. And Z said let there be a War Forum and there was a riot.

So here we are now, a very different place from when we started. Whether it is a better or worse place is for you to decide, either way it is a busier place and getting bigger.

Vive Les Ironworks!

[ 02-12-2002: Message edited by: Donut ]</p>

I guess we all have our 15 seconds of fame. It's just a shame mine came here, when I reported that the World Trade Center Towers had been hit on 9/11/01 (Just 2 days before my birthday...lousy birthday present!).

I wish I'd had something better to contribute to these fine forums. :( Oh well...such is life.

Mark

Great post Donut! :D [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] :D

Amen donut, amen.

You forgot the Dwarfven Throwers Thread! How could you forget the Dwarfven throwers!! ;)

And you frogot Bahamuts Poetry/Songs thread. I fail to rember the names though.

But other then that, pretty funny post [img]smile.gif[/img]

hey that was great. good job.

<font color="cyan">Cool post Donut!!

It's nice to know what went on on the IW before I arrived....good post!</font>

<font color=skyblue>Entertaining, except for the fact that you got member names in the wrong places. Rikard, Etrai and I are in the "first 100" list. In fact, Etrai is probably in the first 50 list, closely followed by Rikard. </font>

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Grand-Ranger:
You forgot the Dwarfven Throwers Thread! How could you forget the Dwarfven throwers!! ;)

And you frogot Bahamuts Poetry/Songs thread. I fail to rember the names though.

But other then that, pretty funny post [img]smile.gif[/img] <hr></blockquote>

I started the Poetry threads not Bahamut!! but do I get remebered for it no of course not, it always Bahamunt. Don't why I even bother some times I really don't I mean you try and add a little culture and they ingore you out right they do, sigh youth to day and all that.

Priceless - you are a testament to the inspirational powers of alcohol - sheer genius!!! :D

Donut, this is indeed a wonderful history outline of this great place!

A Short History Of IW?? Hmmm. I'm Dreading: "The Full And Comprehensive Encyclopedia And History Of The Ironworks"

Good Post Donut!

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Mouse:
Priceless - you are a testament to the inspirational powers of alcohol - sheer genius!!! :D <hr></blockquote>

If that was fuelled by Fosters then I am going to have to raise my opinion of the stuff - methinks however that it shows the early clarity yet phasing out of detail acuracy that is the hallmark of a good Cider.

Three cheers for Donut son of Donut :D .

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Beaumanoir:
A Short History Of IW?? Hmmm. I'm Dreading: "The Full And Comprehensive Encyclopedia And History Of The Ironworks"

Good Post Donut!<hr></blockquote>

If you want the whole hog there are 181 pages of posts, starting from about this time last year( its probably not them all though). Here is the first page, I'd get started now if I were you. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Nice post Donut. Oh the memories of that rugby thread. I might just have to hang around 11 years for the next Lions tour to Oz, next time hopefully Davros and Memnoch will have to eat their words.

[ 02-12-2002: Message edited by: Staralfur ]</p>

Well if that was inspired by alcohol I do hereby knight you Sir Donut! Great post!

Donut, you are inspired, that's for sure! ;) I loved it! I can't believe all the things you fit in, too! [img]smile.gif[/img] But hmmm..Cloudbringer as Pandora.. hehe.. Armie would be proud! [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

And how could you leave out your debut as a girl?! [img]graemlins/laugh3.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]


CloudTapper

LMAO!!! [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img]
Thanks Donut! [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img]

hehe..CLoudy, Releaser of Spam!!! :D

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Lioness:
LMAO!!! [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img]
Thanks Donut! [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img]

hehe..CLoudy, Releaser of Spam!!! :D <hr></blockquote>

[img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img] Um.. no comment! :D

PandoraCloud

Great Job!!! it brought back memories!

:eek: All that happened and I missed it? :( Thanks for sharing anyway, Donut :D

That was awesome Donut!

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Gabriel:


I started the Poetry threads not Bahamut!! but do I get remebered for it no of course not, it always Bahamunt. Don't why I even bother some times I really don't I mean you try and add a little culture and they ingore you out right they do, sigh youth to day and all that.<hr></blockquote>

LOL, sorry, all I rember is Bahamut starting one and it went to about 7 pages then he started another one that didnt go as far.

I apologize.

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Mouse:
Priceless - you are a testament to the inspirational powers of alcohol - sheer genius!!! :D <hr></blockquote>

That English cider has the effect of inducing moments of sheer brilliance. :D

Well done, double-donut-seven. I notice you left out some *cough cough* much-appreciated undercover activities of yours from your history...let's just say that they'll stay between you and me... ;)

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Donut:

And so the legendary posts were created

‘Nine for Mortal Members’:

If you are a self-confessed spammer put your name here (Memnoch)
<hr></blockquote>

Did I start this? Really?? I must've been on some cider. :D [img]tongue.gif[/img]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Memnoch:


Did I start this? Really?? I must've been on some cider. :D [img]tongue.gif[/img] <hr></blockquote>

yep
http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/cg...&f=10&t=000003

And thus came to pass, when the Lightning conjuring queen asked for the the most priceless thing in the universe. Bring me the prophets Cider to me, on a silvertray! ;)

Greta post Donut! :D Hehe!

do you remember when cloudy's rank changed to "spam master"
that was classic

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Larry_OHF:
<font color=skyblue>Entertaining, except for the fact that you got member names in the wrong places. Rikard, Etrai and I are in the "first 100" list. In fact, Etrai is probably in the first 50 list, closely followed by Rikard. </font><hr></blockquote>

That's what happens when you reregister under a new name! You three added the 'OHF' to your names. Anyway this is the Gospel of St Donut which was written years after the event having been retold over and over again. There are meant to be some mistakes. [img]smile.gif[/img]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Cloudbringer:


And how could you leave out your debut as a girl?! [img]graemlins/laugh3.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]


CloudTapper<hr></blockquote>

Amazing, I just found that post, it's on the second page of Memnoch's Spam thread. If I remember rightly I eventually told you that I was a 13 year old boy and that's when you threatened to tap dance naked in a fountain in trieste! :D

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Staralfur:


If you want the whole hog there are 181 pages of posts, starting from about this time last year( its probably not them all though). Here is the first page, I'd get started now if I were you. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Nice post Donut. Oh the memories of that rugby thread. I might just have to hang around 11 years for the next Lions tour to Oz, next time hopefully Davros and Memnoch will have to eat their words.

[ 02-12-2002: Message edited by: Staralfur ]<hr></blockquote>

This thread is on the first page.

Take a look at Melusine's first two replies. Does her style remind you of anyone? ~huge grynz~. :D

(Thanks to slackerboy for digging this out.)

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Donut:


This thread is on the first page.

Take a look at Melusine's first two replies. Does her style remind you of anyone? ~huge grynz~. :D

(Thanks to slackerboy for digging this out.)<hr></blockquote>

Yes, thanks SB - Oh Mel our Archbabedness - care to explain *grynzz n winkzz @ u*

Oh, and tracked down my first post - took ages going through the Archives what with the search function not throwing anything up. Davros joined on November 6 2000, and I came across Saz's first post as well - 25th November - I'm da maturest ;) .

Brilliant... absolutely fabulously hilariously brilliant! :D

[img]graemlins/spam3.gif[/img]

Very very funny Donut! Absolutely amazing.

"What do you mean archives! There are only 6 of us here!"

Excellent Donut!!!! Brings back many many memories!! And I remember back then I truly did think you were 13! I also remember Yorick and Armisael posting in the evenings (had to be 3:00am - 4:00am in Australia where they lived!). I remember Memnoch was the one that greeted me the first day I posted so nicely and warmly, I decided to stick around when if not for that, I may not have, as I was a bit paranoid about being a female RPGer and flaming, etc. I had never been on any forum before, the whole concept was so new and exciting to me, I actually hated to go to bed, just the thought of so many people in different time zones posting, I'd wake up in the middle of the night and think "dammit I bet I'm missing out!" :D [img]tongue.gif[/img]

You forgot about the fateful day in may 2000 when the demon Gwhanos ravaged the land and unleashed his minions of spam and insanity about the world of IW. Ziroc and his followers had many a time quarreled with the demon. Memnoch even managed to weaken the behemoth from achieving complete Anubisism. They eventually sent the demon to the Abyss forever, but a spawn of that fiend appeared known as MYSELF..... TIAMAT!!! This new spawn visited the land of IW for sum time until he vanished. He reappeared again and then vanished........ only to return for afew more shakes of questionable content of various funnyness to seek more.....

Donut, you just made my day!
My colleagues were wondering why I was sat at my desk laughing my head off...

Hehe, I found my first registration e-mail from tgweb! ;) 1 dec 2000 :D Hehe I thought I had November wrong, but it was in November I found the place searching through the great escapes forums! :D

Hehe! :D

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Donut:


Take a look at Melusine's first two replies. Does her style remind you of anyone? ~huge grynz~. :D

<hr></blockquote>

ROFL, that's rich... :D

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Donut:
In the beginning there was the 1, and the 1 said let there be Ziroc and it was so.

And Ziroc said ‘I am Number 2 who is number 1’, and the 1 said you are not a Prisoner ;) . And the 1 said to Z (for that is what he is now known as) ‘Build it and they will come’. And the Z said ‘will I live my life with reference to obscure TV progs and films? but the 1 was silent.

And Z said ‘Let there be blue’ and it was blue. On the 3rd day came Wyvern. And Z was displeased and banished Wyvern to the far off land of Wizards and Warriors, only rarely to be seen outside of that land. On the 5th day came adam. And Z said to adam ‘you are the first man’ to which adam replied ‘my name is adam warlock and I’m not a man!’ On the 7th day Yorick appeared unto Z and said ‘G’day mate, can you tell me how to kill Kangaxx?’ and the Z said ‘have you searched the archives before you ask such a question? And Yorick replied unto Z ‘what &*£$%” archive there are only 6 of us here!’ Z pondered on Yorick’s reply for some time before reaching a decision and Z said ‘Let there be fora (or forums depending on your point of view) and it was so.

And so they came, slowly at first:

Ladyzekke, Draconia, Sazerac (who was banished to be with Wyvern but was allowed to return), Scronan, Sylent, Melusine, Lord of Alcohol, Jerome, Memnoch, Cloudbringer, Sir Tainly, Donut, Tobbin, Gray Mage & Hellfire. These are the only ones now left of the ones known as ‘The First Hundred’

And they were followed by others, a trickle at first, then a torrent, then a deluge:

Epona, Mouse, Stealthy, Charlie, The_Relic, bilqis, Conan, Larry_OHF, LadyAvalon, Wolfgir, Slackerboy, Davros (banished but saved), Ertai (recently returned from RL), Rikard (young but sensible) Father Bronze, Asphyxiate, the three brothers Ramon and others too numerous to mention.

And one day Yorick said ‘G’day mates, Moiraine has been in a car crash – let’s all hug her’ And they did and Moiraine got better.

And one day Moiraine said ‘Bonjour, I’ve got a CD of Yorick’s music and I will send copies to all that want them, and it was so.

And Moiraine met Yorick, and Yorick met Donut, and Donut met Davros, and Davros met Mouse. And Donut infected Yorick and Davros with the Cider Drinking Bug to be spread around the world as they travelled.

And so they played in their own blue world laughing and joking, debating serious and frivolous subjects, answering questions about BGII, never losing their tempers or flaming another member, oblivious to the outside world – until!!!

One day Z came amongst them carrying a box, and he said unto them ‘I’m leaving this box here, please don’t open it because it is very dangerous – do you all understand me? On no account should anyone open it’ and they all nodded because they were in awe of the Z man. But Z did not see the glint in one member’s eye, he did not see the impish grin on the face of the one called CLOUDBRINGER.

That night when everyone on the board slept (but not in the US because they sleep at funny times of the day often sleeping 5 or more hours later that us in Europe) CB made her way quietly to the box and opened it. Before she knew what was happening all the woes of Ironworks flew out of the box, they were in the shape of shiney stars and avatars ‘ooh look, it’s a drow warrior and a waterdeep guard’. When CB looked into the box all that was left was a brightly coloured tin. ‘Look what I’ve found, what is it?’

With a mighty crash Z reappeared amongst them ‘It’s SPAM you fools, you have unleashed SPAM into IW’ CB puffed out her chest ‘It wasn’t me and I am affronted that you would suggest I would ever do such a thing, (snicker).

Z thundered on, 'things will never be the same here, and the server keeps crashing, so I am moving the board.' And Z said ‘Let there be brown’ and it was brown. ‘Let there be General Conversation’ and it was so, ‘let there be ranks and Avatars and post numbers’ and there was SPAM.

And so chaos reigned in the world of IW. Memnoch said ‘Let there be a Spammers thread’ and people spammed, and spammed and spammed like spam in a spam factory on National Spam Day in Spamland. And the SPAM thread reached over 1000 posts on 42 pages until Z put his foot down in case it brought the server down.

And Z said ‘I can’t deal with this alone. Let there be Mods, and so were created the terrible trio of Sazerac, Memnoch and Ertai.

But still there was confusion until Rikard asked the question that lots of people wanted to ask ‘Do you remember the old days when you could actually follow what the hell was going on here’ An old man sitting in the corner mumbled agreement ‘sitting and watching, sitting and watching’. ‘Yes we remember, it was fantastic but let’s get back to the spamming.’

And so the legendary posts were created

‘Nine for Mortal Members’:

If you are a self-confessed spammer put your name here (Memnoch)
Charlie’s Shop of Shite (Charlie)
Sojourner (Yorick)
The Moon’s Hope Inn (Part 1-15) (LadyRae)
Icebreaker (Cloudbringer)
Vicotnik’s Chamber of Laughter (Vicotnik)
Give Moiraine a hug (Yorick)
Ask Black Knight anything (Cloudbringer)
The China Crisis (Rikard)
Rugby - the game they play in heaven (Memnoch)


‘Three that rocked the board’:

To the Menfolk – no need to be so insulting (LadyRae)/Testosterone Home (Mouse) (What were you thinking Mouse? [img]smile.gif[/img] )
Yank bashing thread
A Plane has just crashed into the World Trade Center (skywalker)

‘Five for the short ones in their caves’

Bunnies
Fluffies
Join my clan
Saz – can I have a sig
Aerie – you have to love/hate her

And then on April 11th Z said Let there be darkness and IW disappeared for two weeks and there was much gnashing of teeth. Then there was light until a fight broke out in The Moon’s Hope Inn and Z had to come down from on high to calm us all down.

And things calmed down again until Sept 11th. And Z said let there be a War Forum and there was a riot.

So here we are now, a very different place from when we started. Whether it is a better or worse place is for you to decide, either way it is a busier place and getting bigger.

Vive Les Ironworks!

<hr></blockquote>

Donut.

This is the funniest post I have read in a very long time. It is hysterical and had me laughing aloud as I read and re-read it. You are a gifted man my friend, with a razor sharp wit, and talent for wry humorous writing that has always made my Ironworks perusals so much more enjoyable.

Thanks so much for the time and energy put into this post, and that you cared enough to share it and make others days a bit happier, and more enjoyable.

Fully, fully appreciated Fred.

Have a great day bro

Hugh

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Donut:


That's what happens when you reregister under a new name! You three added the 'OHF' to your names. Anyway this is the Gospel of St Donut which was written years after the event having been retold over and over again. There are meant to be some mistakes. [img]smile.gif[/img] <hr></blockquote>

I got that. The member numbers and the distance of the writer playing it's part in historical speculation/assumption. All part of the pieces brilliance.

Multi-layered, four dimensional humor. :D