On Tue, 19 May 2009 20:46:47 -0400, NP-f31 wrote:
>Attention All Fortsters!
>
>We're on a roll here. Please join me in welcoming the latest member of
>our community to request and receive his Fort Badge.
>
>**Welcome Wallace Loves Grommet NP-d03, better known to most as WLG.**
>
>As a prezzie for WLG I thought I'd give a little Fort trivia:
>
>Fort Badges were created originally to signify membership in Fort
>society. Until a few years ago they were given out by the Fort's
>founder Tommy (Sebupon) who now hangs out in his treehouse not far
>from here. Many people don't realize that the NP stands for No Pubes,
>which captured the imagination of early Fort inhabitants.
>
>The other thing they don't realize is that to get one all you have to
>do is ask. Me, in this case. One can ping me, or e-mail me at my
>DudeWiththeHair address. We have several Badge holders who have never
>posted in any group. We have several who were boys when they got their
>Badges and some of those are still boys, or teens anyway. We even have
>one girl, Princess NP-g03 who posted from time to time in The Fort and
>related groups.
>
>There are eight Badge Holders who are deceased that I know of.
>
>We used to ask for the birthdates of the members along with their
>favorite flavor of Ice Cream and favorite type of cake. This
>information was used to celebrate birthdays in The Fort. At some point
>it was decided that posting a birthday might be a security issue. So I
>now just write down the date each member got his (or her) Badge. If
>anyone wants to volunteer the cake and ice cream information, I will
>add it to the Chronicles, such as they are.
>
>The Fort was founded on February 24, 1998 by an eleven year old boy
>named Tommy as a place for he and his friends to meet and play
>together on their new WebTVs. A year later when I discovered The Fort,
>it was already the headquarters for Boylovers in usenet. We normally
>celebrate The Fort's birthday along with that of Tommy Sebupon in
>November.
>
>I hope you all enjoyed that reminisence. Please join me in welcoming
>NP-d03!
>
>Doc
>NP-f31
Oh, Dear.
Now there goes the neighbourhood!
Do they admit ANYONE with a tie into this establishment!?
Sincerely,
V
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