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<H2><font color="plum">Cloudy's Cafe</font></H2>

Come in, be welcome, be comfortable, be yourself

Welcome to Cloudy's Cafe, a place to have a cup of coffee or a good
darjeeling and the finest in conversation and camaraderie.

The proprietor asks that you follow a few simple guidelines:

<H3>this is a real conversation zone, not a role-play zone</H3>

* no flaming; if you disagree with a viewpoint expressed by any patron, please do so in a civil manner

* any topic is fair game, but keep posts to the standards that Ziroc has set for the entire forum, please (ie: foul language is not appropriate and things should be suitable for all audiences)
-a side note from Cloudy: I see this as a place for those short
conversations about a new baby or the latest soccer fiasco, not for things that are big enough to warrant their own threads, by all means give those things the space they need and post separately!

* Please, no one word or smiley posts (Ziroc has declared them 'real spam' and the proprietor doesn't want the reputuation of "good spam" to suffer!)

* do feel free to be serious or silly and enjoy the company of others while you are here. By all means POST if you have something to say, even to start another topic , we can handle multiple chats, we're a CAFE!!! But be courteous and don't disrupt a conversation just to disrupt it.

Come on in! The bar is stocked with coffees, teas, juices and waters from around the world. And purple napkins, of course!

<font color="pink">The lighting is low, the golden oak counters and tables glow with inviting warmth. Near the window, the lighting is brighter, as comfy, plush leather armchairs wait for those who'd like to read a book while relaxing to music or just lazily watch the world go by.</font>

<H1><font color="plum"> PLEASE NOTE </font></H1>

This is a modified reminder that I've posted before in reply to someone asking "can we spam the cafe". It still holds true, so I'm going to repeat it periodically for anyone who hasn't seen it.

Read the first post of the thread, it's NOT a spam zone. If you want to discuss you grades, a problem with a teacher,the weather, your neighbor's new car etc.....etc.. (real life conversations) this is the place. I don't mind a SMALL amount of spam but when the Cafe gets to be 8 pages in one day and it's all one liner pure spam, I have to ask people not to do it because most of the members who would come to talk about their day or things that they want advice or sympathy or cheers on, will not post in that atmosphere. I want you to be comfy here, but not at the expense of other members.

So the answer is NO, I don't want to see page after page of roleplay spam or one liner spamfests that could be done on msn or aim etc. because our goal is to TALK WITH one another , not fill up a cafe in five hours. ;) :D HOWEVER, I'm not gonna jump on anyone for a few of these kinds of things, only if it gets out of hand. :D

1st Post! [img]graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] - Hi Cloudy and goodnight. I'm off to bed [img]graemlins/sleep3.gif[/img]

EDIT: 0 minutes for the first post - that must be a record ;)

[ 02-10-2003, 07:07 PM: Message edited by: Ar-Cunin ]

*sweeps* Hi everyone.I'm not going for first post today.COULD have gotten it.Cloudy posted she was just joking awhile ago about me being all around sweeper...I WANT THE JOB. [img]tongue.gif[/img] *sweeps somemore* I got my haircut today for school photos tomarrow. [img]tongue.gif[/img] I think it looks nice. Today in Social Studies, we got to make and design our own shields.Ended up taking mine home to finish it.Wait till they find out that was'nt my design anyway. [img]tongue.gif[/img] ;) I'm going to put the icewind dale tree thing as my design. [img]smile.gif[/img] Hope it turns out good.

Evening, all, just wanted to say, "Hi, before I go get Will at Day School. (He has instructed me not to call it "Day Care." LOL, he wants to be a "big boy," so bad.

Whoa the old cafe was 9 pages long!

What happened in there? ;)

Just a spammathon. I had to employ the dreat "Cerise Bellow" to get things qquieted down.

NP-

We skipped the light fandango
And turned cartwheels cross the floor.
I was feeling kind of seasick
But the crowd called out for more.
The room was humming harder
And the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought a tray
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.

She said There is no reason,
And the truth is plain to see,
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might just just have well been closed.
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.

Great great song. Long live good music.

I know what you mean; it was only 3 pages long when I last looked ;) .. this afternoon

Morning Hmmph

BANG just got woken up BANG from a very deep BANG sleep after 12 hours SMASH nightshift by the BANG tiler.

grabs tea and toast. orders the sweeper to sweep quitely [img]graemlins/1pissed.gif[/img]

LOL, Someguy has some work to do! ;) **sweep** **sweep**

Now now.Settle down. I'm sweeping I'm sweeping. *starts to sweep up mess wellard made* BTW you asked me what the Penguin Army was sometimes ago.Well when I was first looking for a sig.I wanted /)K to make me a bard with a harp.Then I wanted a sig with the Penguin Baditz(sp?) Maru on it.With a qoute saying "If I was a Penguin...then I'd be the baddest Penguin on the block." That's how it all started. ;)

Hi someguy
glad you have forgotten who gave you your first broom [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img] D'OH what did I remind him for

[img]graemlins/goodmorning.gif[/img]

*remembers....Sweeps* Now that you've reminded me! You know what I'm gonna do? You know what I'm gonna do?! I'm gonna do...ABOSLOUTLY NOTHING BUT SWEEP! :D You're the one who got me the job dude! *shakes hand* Thanks dude! *sweeps somemore*

I dunno, Wellard...sounds like an ..um...interesting alarm clock you have there!

SG ;) Sweep, sweep, sweep... :D Why don't you post a pic of the new you on Stealthy's for us? :D

I never did post a pic of me on Stealthy's!
I dunno how anyway! :D Will anyone help me? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Firsst you need a scanner, I'm told. <font color=pink>Galadria</font> got Melusine to put ours on there.

hi everyone [img]smile.gif[/img] HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII CLOUDY:d

And now.. I'm really off to bed! No kidding! Goodnight all!

I'm off as well.Will be on later...maybe. Must do daily mile run.Later yall.*sweeps on way out*

Yeeeeaaaa!!!!

Customer FINALLY accepted some software today! Damn requirements creep and spineless kowtowing boss [img]graemlins/whip.gif[/img] ..... we were supposed to deliver in Dec. Well we're done now (hopes- ohpleasepleaseplease) Wooohooo! Zort!

Ok, next project! "Uh ... say Brain, so what are we gonna do next? NARFF!"

"What AM I going to do with you?" http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...ons/icon32.gif

Oooo sorry ...

*wanders over to corner to play with 'toys'*

[Pssst ... SomeGuy ..... you missed a spot [img]tongue.gif[/img] ]

dang u someguy, i just slip on something....

Howdy y'all [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img]
I haven't been around for a while. Did you miss me? :D I can already tell you that you won't see me posting on the joy thread, at least for a few days. My wife has just gone into the hospital and they are still trying to figure out why she is having trouble breathing. Sometimes it is really easy to understand the Syrian Druze Christian philosophical outlook. "Life is pain and suffering. Then you die and it gets a lot worse."

boy the cafe is dead again :(

Howdy Arion! :D

SomeGuy, if you get it scanned, I can post it for you, or Melusine or Memnoch or Moiraine. [img]smile.gif[/img] Or you can join for yourself and upload it.

Night Stalker, sounds like you need a break, or a Calgon moment! HAHAHAHA!

Antryg, I hope and pray your wife is OK!!! You're having a rough time these days. :( Hang in there!!! [img]smile.gif[/img] *big hug*

Goodnight everyone!

nite cloudy [img]smile.gif[/img] going to miss ya :D

Walks into cafe *drops a pin* noise echoes through cafe

thinks about picking pin up but decides to give SG something to do [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img]

throws up on wellard..... oops "dude im going to jail".... heh heh ;)

sits at the table and waits for whoever shows up:)

*Borvik shows up*

Hi Arion Windrider, how are you doing? [img]smile.gif[/img]

Hmm a new cafe. Let´s see if we can keep a spam-minima in here. ;)

Morning Borvik. How are you today? [img]smile.gif[/img]

Hello Arion.

Attalus, how´s your voice today from all that shouting in the old cafe? LOL! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Hello Willow and everyone!

ERRR youre not going to throw up on me too are you ? [img]graemlins/dancing.gif[/img]

[ 02-11-2003, 05:33 AM: Message edited by: wellard ]

Good morning WillowIX. Thanks I'm fine [img]smile.gif[/img] How about you? I'm just having my lunch break.
Attalus was shouting? [img]graemlins/confused3.gif[/img] I'll have look... :D

EDIT: I got confused with the confused-smileys. Doesn't there exist a : confused4 : smiley?? [img]graemlins/confused5.gif[/img]

[ 02-11-2003, 05:48 AM: Message edited by: Borvik ]

EDIT: I got confused with the confused-smileys. Doesn't there exist a : confused4 : smiley?? [img]graemlins/confused5.gif[/img]

posted 02-10-2003 12:11 PM
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Originally posted by WillowIX:

Since this is a suggestions thread I´ll add one. Some of the smileys are double coded so to say. For instance there are two : nono : smileys in the graphics library but only one is available. And the one not available is sooo much cuter.
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Yep and the one :embarrassed: Hang on! am I the victim of a practical joke. you type in the embarrassed smile and it just leaves you.... well embarrassed
fiendishly clever Ziroc :embarrassment: :D

Wellard, me throw up on you? What are you talking about? [img]graemlins/confused3.gif[/img]

Borvik, I´m fine thank you. The hubby has left the building LOL, and Jackie is watching her cartoons. [img]smile.gif[/img] Soon I will be all alone here again. Well I have Josh to keep me company. [img]smile.gif[/img]

When I'm well informed, then Josh is young enough to keep you busy all day long, right? ;) And cute enough so you won't care :D

[ 02-11-2003, 07:39 AM: Message edited by: Borvik ]

Well actually he seems content in playing by himslef sometimes. Of course he doesn´t get to do that since I am around most of the time craving his attention. LOL! I wonder if is he taking up my time or the other way around. ;) :D

From further up this cafe page

Judging from Arion windrider thread on todays board, I think he was bored.

[ 02-11-2003, 07:50 AM: Message edited by: wellard ]

Off to bed

Good night everyone [img]graemlins/yawn.gif[/img]

<font color="#ffccff">Good Morning all! Happy Tuesday, the best thing about tuesday is that it isn't monday [img]smile.gif[/img] So how is everyone?</font>