"I shall not be a ho" (repeated ad infinitum) though I knew I could avoid the pics for long so I steeled myself found them strangely easy on the eye!
Katharyn
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by Katharyn » Wed Oct 03, 2001 10:46 am
"I shall not be a ho" (repeated ad infinitum) though I knew I could avoid the pics for long so I steeled myself found them strangely easy on the eye!
Katharyn
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She's my always
by Forrister » Wed Oct 03, 2001 12:17 pm
quote:
Originally posted by Katharyn:
You won't catch me this way again... long may the spoiler free thread last... even if I should end up being the only one, sad and lonely and posting to myself. Hold out brothers and sisters. Accept no temptations, even W/T goodness moments. That way leads to ho'dom. Especially you Kerry... you started all this do not abandon us now.
Hang on. I started all of this? It's nice to get credit where credit is due but I can claim neither responsibility, nor purity of effort. I believe drlloyd started this thread. I didn't even start posting until page 2!
I have a confession to make. Yesterday I toddled into the chat room and was exposed to much spoilerish converstion. Several points need to be made. Firstly I had totally forgotten until I got there that the premiere was yesterday. (Yes I know, it's hard to believe but I had lots of other things on my mind.) Secondly I was tired and miserable and I just wanted to hang around a friendly converstion for a bit and I usually find the chat room a good place for that. Thirdly, I was warned as soon as I got there that there were major spoilers about and I chose to stay. (I utterly refuse to try and allow my mere presence to stifle spoiler-like converstions. If I don't want to hear then I should be the one to change my behaviour. Not anyone else.) Having said that I also want to say this. The reason I spend on this board isn't because of the Buffy information or all the Willow/Tara goodness. (Although them in themselves would be ample reasons.) I hang out here because I enjoy the company. I like having all you kittens to exchange views and jokes and friendly banter with. For some inexplicable reason I've gotten kinda fond of you guys. I am not going to let the spoiler issue spoil that.
Having waxed overly serious I will now wax overly silly. Katharyn, if it really means so much to you then I will stay away from all transcripts until you yourself give me clear permission to read them. I pledge my sworn word on it and you know how I feel about that. (Call it an early birthday present or a late easter gift, whichever fits better.)
I took a good look at the new pics below and once I had recovered from my mental breakdown, picked my jaw up from the floor and got my synaptic connections back into some form of order, I decided that I had absolutely no problem with seeing them. I could look at them all day. (And may well do so!)
Visne scire quod credam? Credo vulneror, non vincor.
(You know what I think? I think I am wounded, but not vanquished.)
by DISASTERAREA » Wed Oct 03, 2001 3:07 pm
Vic- reformed spoiler junkie, now hanging on by a thread
by Katharyn » Wed Oct 03, 2001 11:04 pm
And I meant by you "starting all this" that you seem to have picked up the spoiler free banner with the greatest fervour as I recall without re-reading the thread...
Katharyn
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by Wolfie » Thu Oct 04, 2001 1:32 am
I get your point, too, Forrister - my view of the kitten board, too!
by fell » Thu Oct 04, 2001 4:00 am
i can't imagine that this amazing ep, S6E1 (Bargaining) would have been nearly as good if i'd been spoiled. which reminds me, i am so totally pissed at that stupid bint Wanda who not only totally snubbed Amber in the recent Buffy Returns special on E!, it was also one huge spoiler for "Bargaining" yet there were absolutely no warnings.
by Forrister » Thu Oct 04, 2001 11:42 am
quote:
Originally posted by Katharyn:
Oh no Kerry, you want to read transcripts then you read them by all means!
Katharyn, are you trying to drive me screaming into the arms of temptation?
Knowing that my word is significantly stronger than my willpower I was planning on using it to hold out for a bit. Party-pooper! Your failure to co-operate has put a massive dint in my operating plans. Sigh.
Ah well, once more into the breach dear friends, once more! Or fill up the walls with our unspoiled dead!
I will raise the barricades, hoist a pair of bloomers with an Aussie flag motif up the pole and play my tape of 'Les Miserables'. Mind, if I don't get support (and the occasional treat) I'm going to go awol and eat every block of cheese in the building.
Imus ad magum Ozi videndum, magum Ozi mirum mirissimum!
(We’re off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz!)
by Twisted Rabbit » Thu Oct 04, 2001 3:03 pm
by ourgirlbashir » Thu Oct 04, 2001 4:46 pm
Must not look. Must not look. This is still a recording. Must stay un-spoiled...
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"Lazy Jane, all the time, painting lines..."
by Alliette » Fri Oct 05, 2001 9:20 am
But everyone seems to forget spolier space on *some* mailing lists. So I know things that don't make any sense, and they're hurting my brain. But I will be strong.
Alliette
by Forrister » Fri Oct 05, 2001 12:06 pm
Please send supplies!!!! Send letters of support!!! Send Amber in tight leather pants and that wolfie shirt! (Ok, I know this last one is a bit of an ask but the first two should be simple enough.)
Thanks to the occasional drop in visitor. It makes the time go faster. I'm reduced to playing one handed whist with half a dog-eared tarot deck I found in the rubble. I was just forced to put a pentacle down on a cup. I think it means that I'm all out of wands.
Non formosus erat sed erat facundus Ulixus, et tamen aquoreas torsit amore deas.
(He was not good looking, but Ulysses oozed charm; enough to torment two sea goddesses with desire.)
by Scout » Fri Oct 05, 2001 3:49 pm
quote:
Originally posted by ourgirlbashir:
Multimedia thread. Discussion. Screen caps... are you guys trying to kill me?
I never really thought of how that would look to someone trying to stay spoiler- free. "Multimedia Thread" - it sounds like were hiding Flash presentations or PowerPoint slide shows or some other type of audio/visual delights there doesn't it?
Sorry we make it so hard on you guys. Be brave and stay strong. I find inspiration in seeing this thread alive and well, and full of spoiler-free people.
quote:by Forrister » Sat Oct 06, 2001 12:03 pm
No sign of a relief column. Supplies exhausted. Suffering from caffine deprivation. Need coke.
A small white rat ate my last bit of cheese. I caught the rat and I'm going to make it a little rat harness and keep it as a pet. I think I'll call it 'Bitofluff'.
I thought I saw a Scout in the distance yesterday. It's getting hard to tell. I occasionally see Amber floating across the battlements but I know that she isn't real because her ears just don't look right and the leather pants are a particularly nauseating shade of pink.
Exercitus ingens urum salutavit. obdormivit urus.
(The huge army greeted the buffalo. The buffalo fell asleep.)
by Forrister » Sun Oct 07, 2001 11:37 am
No end in sight. Absolutely nothing in sight. I get the feeling that I've been abandoned by those who sent me here. Well, almost. I still have Bitofluff. He's pretty cool for a rat. I wonder where he got those teeny tiny sunglasses? I've given up calling to see if there is anybody out there. I'll ask Amber and Aly next time they float over, (if they aren't otherwise engaged in naughty smoochie bits that is.)
Water ran out last night. I collected the early morning dew from my upturned trench helmet and was going to drink that but Bitofluff got there first.
[Thinks to self, 'Rat on a stick'. Hmmmm, chewy. But realises that if I spit roast Bitofluff I'll have no one to tell me stories.]
Cum nihil incipio, plurimus etiam nunc habere.
(I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.)
by BBOvenGuy » Sun Oct 07, 2001 12:53 pm
As for the rumors and advance spoiler-info... I'm still undecided on them. The spoiler sources are getting too good at their job...
I wouldn't want to be trying to hold out until a UK or Australian broadcast, though. Yikes...
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To hope is to risk frustration. Therefore, make up your mind to risk frustration. Do not be one of those who, rather than risk failure, never attempts anything. - Thomas Merton
by Roxton » Mon Oct 08, 2001 9:22 am
by Princess Willow » Mon Oct 08, 2001 10:36 am
I am so sorry that you've been left alone for so long.
*hands over duffle bag full of cheese, bread, wine, fruit and chocolate*
Hey, if we're going to be here for a while, might as well make it pleasant.
I was off galavanting around college campuses last week hanging posters for an upcoming production so...I have a reason for being away so long. I am happy to say that I am COMPLETELY UNSPOILED for Ep 3. As I stated in an earlier post, the best cure for spoiler hos is to be too busy to check the spoilers.
Hope these supplies are satisfactory.
Oops...forgot to tell you, there's some water, soap and deodorant in there too. Along with a change of clothes and a blanket. I thought you might be tired of wearing the same thing. Of course, all I could find were horrid articles of clothing akin to Xander's wardrobe. Sorry.
*hunkering down for a while beside Forrister*
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"Lord what fools these mortals be."
by WiccanBex » Mon Oct 08, 2001 10:50 am
let's hope i survive until wednesday because that will be when i get to see the ep!
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"if you throw a stone, something's gonna shatter somewhere. We're all so fragile, we're all so scared."
nocturnal review site
by kpmuse » Mon Oct 08, 2001 10:58 am
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kris
What advice would you give to someone who gets their brains sucked out?
Um ... eat a lot of apple sauce, preferably fed to you by attractive young lesbians. - Amber
by Katharyn » Mon Oct 08, 2001 11:18 am
Well that is a week. I have ducked out of every thread that even had a hint of a spoiler in there (thanks for the good labelling everyone and the spoiler spaces where it hasn't been labelled) and can honestly say that other than the wonderful pics that are not at the bottom of each thread I am 100% non-spoiled.
Best Case 12 more weeks before 6.1 - if I buy an entire satellite system to watch one show that I am going to buy on VHS then DVD anyway...
Most Likely Case 33 weeks (assuming the VHS release date is the same as for S5)
And I know I am not the worst off by a long way... but you can all do it. We can all do it if we stick together.
First one out of this trench for anything other than a televised episode in your own country gets shot in the back.
Now there is a cheery thought to motivate you. Have a snack...
Katharyn
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by Roxton » Mon Oct 08, 2001 11:24 am
by tommo » Mon Oct 08, 2001 11:57 am
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"She looked across at Willow, whose face was filled with light. She had never felt so calm and happy, and strong..." ~ Unseen: Door To Alternity
by WiccanBex » Mon Oct 08, 2001 12:03 pm
see... my innocence is still wavering. lol. i'm a spoiler ho one week... and spoiler free the next.
although, if it's gonna be as hard as this... i'm not gonna be spoiler free ever again! it's horrible! how do you guys cope???
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"if you throw a stone, something's gonna shatter somewhere. We're all so fragile, we're all so scared."
nocturnal review site
by Halcyon » Mon Oct 08, 2001 12:20 pm
at least there are nicotine patches...
by Forrister » Mon Oct 08, 2001 12:45 pm
Party, Party, Party!!!! The relief column is here!! Huzzah!
[Forrister trots out a set of bagpipes and plays a rousing chorus of Cam' Ye Oer Frae France?']
I love you guys. (goes to give hugs all round but catches a whiff of one's own body odor and has a wash first - then gives hugs all round.)
Here Katharyn. (Puts rat on her shoulder) - Bitofluff can sit on your shoulder and whisper naughty stories in your ear. Here Princess. (Gives Princess Willow a spare trench helmet painted in a little daisy motif.)
Katharyn I have to insist that you put that gun away - this trench is a gun free zone. (I really hate anything that goes 'bang') Here have this 150lb hand cranked crossbow armed with armour piercing, bodkin pointed bolts instead! I'll even tighten the ropes on the catapult if you want something big to play with.
[make note to self - never stand in front of a pom armed with a crossbow!]
I can see that I am going to have to enlarge this trench. (Perhaps I'll put in a second bathroom and a sun lounge.) I can see we may be here for a while.
Thanks to everyone else who dropped by to say hello. Ruth did you have to donate your cold to the cause? It's a good thing I can type because my voice has left me entirely.
Cave ne ante ullas catapultas ambules.
(If I were you, I wouldn't walk in front of any catapults.)
by BBOvenGuy » Mon Oct 08, 2001 12:48 pm
With Babylon 5 it seemed like we were on constant character-death-watch. Plus Joe Straczynski would say things on the USEnet or at conventions and everyone would be scrambling to figure out what he meant. Since Joe wrote almost the entire series himself and had story arcs spanning multiple years in his head, you never knew when he was planting a seed for something and when it would pay off.
I wasn't all that interested in Buffy spoilers until Tara came along, and then I had to know whether or not Joss was really going to put Tara and Willow together. Once he did that, there was still Tara's secret to worry about, and after that was done the next thing you knew Tara was getting brain-sucked.
Now...? Well, there are rumors in the air about Willow and about Tara and there's uncertainty because Amber's still not in the credits and... you know what? I'm beginning to think it's not worth it. Whatever happens is still going to happen whether I know about it in advance or not. So this year I'm trying to whet my appetite with mini-spoilers and location shoots, and I'll see if that's enough.
Besides, now I've got my own stories to write, and I can try to do things that will make future readers want their spoiler fixes from me. Mwahahahahaha....
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Remember the Kitten Board Mantra: "Joss is nuts about Tara, Willow/Tara and Amber!"
To hope is to risk frustration. Therefore, make up your mind to risk frustration. Do not be one of those who, rather than risk failure, never attempts anything. - Thomas Merton
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by Princess Willow » Mon Oct 08, 2001 12:53 pm
Thanks Forrister! I love daisies!
Every time I refresh my screen that darn Complete Spoilers Thread pops up...taunting me...calling my name.
Hey, do we have any restraints in the trench? You know...to restrain the weak from caving in and running into the spoiler threads all willy-nilly.
*pours glass of wine and feeds bitofluff some brie*
edited to add:
Bob...keep on writing. We innocents need something to keep ourselves occupied with!
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"Lord what fools these mortals be."
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by Forrister » Mon Oct 08, 2001 1:52 pm
[Forrister rummages around in the ol' war chest.]
- pair of knickers
- 'nother pair of knickers
[must send out reminder about throwing more knickers]
- worn picture of Amber in wolfie shirt complete with drool marks
- old 45 record of the nun song. (Dominique, nique, nique!)
- leather work kit
- stock whip
- half a water buffalo hide
- six foot of welded steel chain
[Forrister takes chain, hide, and leatherworking kit and cobbles together a set of really neat wrist and ankle restraints. She lines them with rolled up knickers because there is no sheepskin.)
Here you go Princess! Enjoy! Oh and don't walk in front of Katharyn, I have no idea how good she is with that crossbow and I wouldn't like to find out.
Waits until Princess puts on her restraints and then tops up her glass and feeds her canapes and cheesy toast. (Gives self a few wacks to supress naughty thoughts.) Prys crossbow from Katharyn's fingers and feeds her wine and cheesy toast.
I do so love a good party!
Scipio et lapis spina diffringo, sed flagellum et cantena constringo mihi stimulo!
(Sticks and stones will break my bones, but whips and chains excite me!)
by Princess Willow » Mon Oct 08, 2001 1:55 pm
I hope those were clean knickers you used to line the restraints.
edited to add:
Thanks for the Cheesy Toast. YUMMY!
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"Lord what fools these mortals be."
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by Forrister » Mon Oct 08, 2001 2:15 pm
Passes around a plate of chips and dip. Thinks about having a slap up barbeque for dinner.
Salve, socie. Pone mihi, sodes, alteram locustam marinam in caminello?
(G’day mate. Will you please put another prawn on the barbie for me?)
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