**Important Announcement* well, to me, anyhow...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

I just realized that I've achieved 49,000 posts!

I do love being here...

And I love mixing it up with all you very cool DU'ers...

But still...49,000?

In less than three years!

Good grief...

I'm not sure whether to celebrate or be embarrassed...

Happy New Year, everybody!


:bounce: :bounce:

[SPKrazy]

1. CONGRATS!

you post er... hog!!!!

:rofl:

:hug:

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear Southpawkicker!

Oh, go on!

Say it! I double dog dare ya!

Thanks sweetie...

I appreciate it bunches...

:hug:

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

11. okay...

post whore :P

:rofl:

:hug: :hug:

[Gormy Cuss]

7. That would have been the king of all IBTL posts...

:rofl:

[SPKrazy]

21. I've replied to her dare above :P

:rofl:

[Gormy Cuss]

55. You're such a badass..

not.
:rofl:

[laylah]

2. Congratulations

Miss Peggy and a Happy and magical 2008 to you and yours :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear laylah!

Aw, thank you, sweetie...

That's a lovely phrase...Happy and magical 2008...

I wish exactly the same for you and yours too!

:hug:

[lost-in-nj]

3. WOW CP!!!!!!!!1111

I bet they were all wonderful posts.....
:hug:

hhmmmmm but how many had the F bomb in them????

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

lost

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear lost!

Oh, not all of them were wonderful...

But I hope most were!

Hmmm...how many F-Bombs?

At least 50fucking%!

:rofl:


Thanks, sweetie...:hug:

[LaurenG]

5. Ah Peggy you know that many of those came from being a mod

and even if they are mostly from just being here and talking I think it's wonderful.

I know I ended up with a lot of my post count from the hot tub though. I think I lurk a lot more than post.

And of course congratulations!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear OhioBlues!

Ah, how right you are!

We were advised to write down our post count at the start of our term...

At the end...I'd written 6000 in just those four months...

A record, even for me!

There's a lot of behind-the-scene posting being a mod...

Thanks for being part of my post count, sweetie!

:hug:

[cordelia]

8. Wow!

That's very impressive. At least to me, more of a lurker than a poster.

All the very best to you and yours in 2008 and beyond.

Happy New Year, everyone.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. My dear cordelia!

I never thought I'd have this much to say...

I thought I'd mostly lurk too, when I started...

But then I made some friends, and the words just wanted to come out...

And the rest is history!

Thank you, sweetie...:hug:

[cordelia]

13. You're all a welcoming group,

and I'm happy to have found this site, and all of you.

I hope to become a more invested member in this new year.

Happy 2008, all.

[GenDem]

14. Happy 49,000th!!!!!

....and Happy New Year, Peggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. My dear GenDem!

Thank you, sweetie!

And a very Happy New Year to you as well!

:hug:

[JohnnyLib2]

15. Wonderful total, and from a rhubarb kinda gal to boot!

Mmmmhmmm. And my wife wonders about all this time on the computer.

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. My dear JohnnyLib2!

Ah, I thank you so much!

Well....it'll just have to be our little secret, OK?

:rofl:

:hi:

[SallyMander]

17. Holy cow!

Congrats, Peggy!!!

:toast:

And Happy New Year! :D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. My dear SallyMander!

Holy cow is right!

Thank you so much, sweetie...

Happy New Year back atcha!

:hug:

[College Liberal]

18. Congrats

You are a valuable member of DU and liven the place up :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. My dear College Liberal!

Thank you so much, sweetie!

That's what they tell me...so I guess it's true...

:hug:

[College Liberal]

25. No, thank you

I will never forget your acts of kindness, and I will never forget your sweet words when i tried to "engage" others in the lounge. The lounge is alot tougher then i thought it was. Evidence can be found in my college thread.....

[struggle4progress]

23. I'm embarrassed to admit I've only

read about 10,000 of them :blush:

Maybe you could post a synopsis of the rest?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear struggle4progress!

No worries, sweetie!

I have to admit I've said a lot of things I no longer remember, either!

I do bookmark all of my own threads...

And that way I can refresh my memory whenever I feel like it...

Thanks for coming by today...:hug:

[Radio_Lady]

26. Makes me afraid to look at my count. I'm taking on some new responsibilities in 2008,

so I will have to shed a few hours from this site.

All well and good -- I guess.

Sorry to be so cryptic -- more later. Changes may make a change in screen name necessary, too.

Radio Lady

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. My dear Radio_Lady...

You have almost 14,000...

And did you know that if you change your username, you lose your post count?

Good luck with your new responsibilities!

:hi:

[Dr. Strange]

27. My Dear CaliforniaPeggy...WOW!

That's a lot of posting. Congrats on the milestone.

Which brings me to a question: we used to have Milestone posts in the Lounge, anyone remember that? I don't remember who did it, but it was kinda cool. My question is, how did they go about putting it together? How did they find out who had just passed 500 posts, etc, other than checking every single poster's profile? Was there an easy way to check this?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. My dear DuStrange!

It is a lot, and I thank you!

Yes, I sure do remember the Milestone posts...

Those were done by newyawker99...

She's a senior mod, and she's been missing for some months now...

The last I heard, she was ill...

I have no idea how she put it together!

There had to have been special software to do it...And as a mod, she might have had access to it...

But I'm guessing, really...

:hi:

[Dr. Strange]

53. Yeah, I kinda thought that might be the case.

Here's looking forward to the 50,000 post party!

[Gonzo Gardener]

28. My dear, CaliforniaPost-itPeggy...

You are terrific and prolific!!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. My dear Green Meanie!

Wow, look at all the post-its!

Thank you for your very kind words...

:hug:

[RevolutionaryActs]

29. I remember when you were a n00b

Congrats Peggy! :toast:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. My dear Rev!

Oh yeah...I remember that too!

Thanks for being along for the ride, sweetie! :hug:

[ncrainbowgrrl]

31. Very cool milestone!

I say that you should celebrate it! :bounce:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. My dear ncrainbowgrrl!

I agree!

Thanks, sweetie!

:bounce: :bounce:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

32. Congrats!

...although I was rather hoping you were gonna announce a move to Texas....
:cry:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. My dear Prisoner_Number_Six!

Texas? Ummm....'fraid not!

Sorry, sweetie...

But I thank you! :hug:

[Ptah]

33. Congratulations, Peggy.

I zoomed right past 10,000 this weekend.

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. My dear Ptah!

Sweetie, you should be celebrating yours too!

Biggo congrats on your milestone!

And I thank you for helping me with mine... :hug:

[Catshrink]

34. Wow! Just Wow!

Glad you're here, Cal Peg.

Congratulations!

:woohoo:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

43. My dear Catshrink!

Wow indeed, huh?

I'm glad that you're glad, sweetie!

Thank you so much...:hug:

[hisownpetard]

36. 49,000?????? My dear CalPeg, you must type at 190 wpm. Holy cow, that's

a whole lot of alphabet, girl.

We're all so lucky to have you. You're the one everyone looks for
when they're hurting or even slightly injured. And you never disappoint.
You always show up, dispensing your special brand of kindness.

Thanks for all that you do, Peggy. I hope some day we can meet, in person.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

44. My dear hisownpetard!

Actually, I type rather slowly, and I make all kinds of typos...

Which normally I pause to fix...

I just post a lot!

I appreciate your kind words so much...

Thank you...

I've had a fair amount of pain in my own life, and I know how it is to be there...

I am happiest making my friends feel better...

Just trying (most of the time, anyhow) to live up to my sigline...

I hope we can meet in person someday too...

:hug:

[hippywife]

38. You shouldn't be embarressed at all, Peg.

The reason you have so many posts is because you go out of you way to make everyone feel warm and welcome. You're a very sweet lady to everyone. No shame in that at all. :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

45. My dear hippywife...

Aw, sweetie...

I suspect you're right, but sometimes I still feel post-whorish...

Thank you...

:hug:

[hippywife]

46. There are

post-whores and attention hogs around here, that's for sure. But one thing is for certain, you are definitely not one of them.

And you are very welcome. Any time.

:hug:

[Skittles]

47. I am close behind

yes INDEED :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

48. My dear Skittles!

Indeed you are!

I still remember the very first time you offered to kick my ass...

I just did not know what to make of it!

I even had a thread asking if this was INDEED a Lounge honor!

Thanks for being here too...


:hug:

[Skittles]

49. I just assume most newbies have lurked, Peggy!!!

yes INDEED!!!! :D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

51. Normally, that is a safe assumption...

But I hadn't...

And you caught me by surprise!

Well, I'm a n00b no longer...

And having you here is a good thing!

yes INDEED!!!!

:yourock:

[texanwitch]

50. Congrats CaliforniaPeggy.

:toast: :kick: :yourock: :woohoo: :hug: :headbang: :hi: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

52. My dear texanwitch!

Thank you for getting me to flame status!

And for all those wonderful smilies too...

:hug:

[UrbScotty]

54. You are STREAKING, my dear CaliforniaPeggy!

In a good way, of course.

I've been here for 5 1/2 years now, but I have less than 40% of your total!

Now you could say, "I've upped my post count; up yours, my dear ih8thegop!" :-)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

57. My dear ih8thegop!

I would never say "up yours", sweetie!

That would be distinctly unkind, and I try to never be that way...

Yeah, you would NOT want to see me streak....except here, as a poster!

Thank you, sweetie...:hug:

[Capn Sunshine]

56. Yay

I for one am glad you're on board:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

58. My dear Capn Sunshine!

Thank you!

I'm glad I'm here too...

This place has literally changed my life!

:hug:

[Mz Pip]

59. Amazing

I've been here for nearly 7 years and have less than 12,000 posts. Sigh.

Well, congratulations on being so prolific! :applause:

Mz Pip
:dem:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

60. My dear Mz Pip!

Well, I really enjoy talking to people, and I do it a lot!

Thanks, sweetie...:hug:


BTW, I saved your card! It's really beautiful, and I loved it...Thank you again for sending it!

[SeattleGirl]

61. Congratulations, Peggy!!!

:toast: :bounce: :bounce: :toast:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

64. My dear SeattleGirl!

Aw...sweetie!

Thanks for helping me get there!


:hug:

[chknltl]

62. Well ain't you the Chatty-Cathy!

Congratulations CP, couldn't happen to a nicer DUer!* :party:

49,000 posts and not one complaint from anyone is....well...somebody needs to contact Guinness!
Better yet: Guinness's for everyone! :toast:


*(the fact that there simply isn't a nicer DUer in no way diminishes what I said!)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

65. My dear chknltl!

I am certainly the Chatty-Cathy!

I'm all for a Guiness!

Thanks for the very kind words, sweetie...:hug:

[Indi Guy]

63. You've been here long enough! (I'm taking away your "hoppy" privileges Peggy)...

:P

[CaliforniaPeggy]

66. My dear Indi Guy!

Oh, I've been here long enough???

You will not stop me!

You can have my keyboard when they pry it from my cold, dead hands!:P

No fair demoralizing me just before my big night, OK?


Heh...

Very clever smileys!

Thanks...:hug:

[Indi Guy]

67. I like your Heston reference very much!...

;)

But, you might consider spending more time watching reruns of your favorite TV show...



:P :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

68. I'd actually forgotten Heston said that!

And I watch so little TV that it's hardly worth mentioning...

Especially that show...

:P

[Indi Guy]

69. Not to worry,

You could tell Heston anything & he won't remember it either!

(You can spank me now.)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

70. LOL!

With pleasure, my dear!

:spank: :spank: :spank:

I'm enjoying this waaay too much, I'm afraid!

:evilgrin:

[Indi Guy]

71. Thanks, I needed that!

Did I ever tell you about the masochist who said to the sadist, "Beat me. Beat me please!" (The sadist said, "No.")

[CaliforniaPeggy]

72. Anytime, baby!

No, you haven't told me that story, but I have heard it!

It makes me laugh!

The version I heard...

Sadist: Hurt me!

Masochist: No!

Same idea, though...:rofl:

[Indi Guy]

73. Here's one you haven't heard, because I wrote it (play along)...

Q. How many racists does it take to change a light bulb?...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

74. Uhhh,...

NO idea!

Lay it on me!

And, BTW... you have a PM awaiting your perusal...

I will stay up for your answer...

And for the answer to your joke!

[Indi Guy]

75. As usual, I'm not getting my mail notices; I'll respond after posting this answer...

Q. How many racists does it take to change a light bulb?

A. None. They just sit there in the dark!

A. Besides, since slavery was abolished, they couldn't get anyone to do it for them anyway...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

76. I love it!

Perfect answer!

Also true...

Unfortunately ...

I'll wait for your answer...

[Indi Guy]

77. You have mail... n/t