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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. ;)

<font color=pink>Now that all the tech stuff is out of the way, good morning everyone [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img]

Had a fun night last night. Called my friend Jimmy and we went to the movies and saw Elf, then snuck into Texas Chainsaw Masacre. Didn't get home till like 1:15 and now i have to go to school *sniffle*

Well anyway i better get going since i gotta fill my gas up. See ya'll later [img]smile.gif[/img] </font>

wow, a new cafe already!! Well I just got back from school, and its dark already (only 5pm!) how is everyone today?

hiya ya all just saw ya made a Cloudys on my b day [img]smile.gif[/img]

[img]graemlins/happybirthday.gif[/img] Cristian, have a good one [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

What he said :D .

Happy Birthday, Cristian!

It's raining and my boss is now out on maternity leave so the office will be getting a little busier for a while!

We got our turkey yesterday (for our Thanksgiving dinnernext week)and we actually found room for it in the freezer! Now if we can just remember to take it out to thaw in time!

Or you can fry the turkey instead; in which case thawing is not necessary! The turkey also comes out much juicier and tastes better.

Or you can fry the turkey instead; in which case thawing is not necessary! The turkey also comes out much juicier and tastes better. </font>[/QUOTE]Thats right, but you don't want to over do it because then you get a similar taste to chargrilled chicken, and that ain't what Thanksgiving turkey's about, its about GRAVY and a juicy turkey! :D

You can't beat an old fashioned roasting IMO.

Hello all, and a happy birthday to you Cristian!