A picture of me and the wife...

[Flatulo]

Since I tend to only post here in the dungeon, I thought I would satisfy your collective curiosity - just how ugly can a guy who chose Flatulo for a screen name be? Well now you can judge for yourself.

That's me on the right, and my lovely wife of 23 years, Jayne, giving me the closest thing to a lapdance that I am ever likely to get again in this lifetime.

Mods: If there is a more appropriate forum for such blatant self-promotion, feel free to move this.

[Grateful for Hope]

1. Lovely picture

The picture clearly shows how much you love your wife. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[Flatulo]

25. Thanks Hope. She's a great gal, and we have a wonderful son.

For as long as I can remember, we've always been giving each other little gifts every time either of us comes home. I'll bring her some nice locally-grown corn or some almond biscotti, she'll bring me a chocolate muffin or some Animal Crackers in the little box.

It's the little things that keep a marriage working. I spend one hour every night with her watching 'Days of Our Lives' even though I can't stand the show. I just love that she enjoys it.

But our son is our true pride and joy. We've tried to raise him to be a peaceful, thoughtful, unselfish and compassionate person. He wants to go to law school, so we've obviously failed. :)

[Grateful for Hope]

26. Sounds like you have a wonderful marriage

and, a wonderful family. Good on ya!!!

[salvorhardin]

2. What a cute couple you make

And color coordinated too!

[Anarcho-Socialist]

3. Cute couple!

We could have a Dungeon picture thread.


Me a week ago, taken on a crappy cameraphone.

[jberryhill]

5. Dude, you and your brother were GREAT in the second Matrix movie

Heh.

[BeachBaby]

14. Great hair, babe.

You lucky bastard, you probably don't have to do anything to it, do you? Just wash it and you're done, without applying a brazillion different gels and sprays? :P

Thanks for sharing with us. :)

[Anarcho-Socialist]

18. Thanks a lot

:)

I just use volumising shampoo and conditioner, and it works for me.

[Flatulo]

20. I was also going to comment on the nice hair... I'm letting mine

grow longer so that I can spend as much time with it as possible before it all falls out.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

47. Let it grow, I think it'd look cool

[jberryhill]

4. Ooooohhhh... a DUngeon pic thread!

You know, if you didn't waste so much time on DU, your wife could afford shoes.

This is normally done in the DU Lounge, but what the heck... Back at you:



That was two weeks ago, after going to India to check out whether our NWO operatives had succeeded in cutting all the right internet cables.

[Flatulo]

9. Now THAT is a classy shot. Jeez, the Taj Mahal sure trumps my

LazyBoy setting.

Showoff.

[BeachBaby]

15. I love it!

Great pic - thanks for sharing! :)

[Anarcho-Socialist]

35. Hey, another nice couple!

:)

[AZCat]

6. Very nice pics, guys.

Tell the boys at the NWO photo lab they do good work. These ones look like actual people (unlike some of their previous work - CGI plane people I'm talking to you).


You guys'll have to survive without a shot of me - I just looked through my files and I have thousands of photos of jobsites but not a single one of myself, because I'm always the one taking the photos.

[Ghost in the Machine]

7. This is me, taken Valentines Day:

A picture thread for the dungeon was a pretty cool idea. Gives us a chance to see who we're debating with... and shows that we're all human, too!

PEACE!

Ghost

[jberryhill]

8. Wow. Is that vest bulletproof?

Although the vest is probably the only thing in the picture that looks like it might not be!

[Ghost in the Machine]

10. LOL! Not quite, it's just regular leather...

I'm not a small guy... I'm 6'3", 280 lbs & wear a size 13EEE or 14 shoe.

Back in my drinking days I used to think I was 10 foot tall & bulletproof though...

:hi:

Ghost

[BeachBaby]

13. Nah, I couldn't be scared of you....

you're just a giant teddy bear, aren't ya! :P

Great shot, Ghost - thanks for sharing! :)

[Ghost in the Machine]

16. A Teddy Bear?... well, I guess I am now, but not it my former life...

I used to be a very bad person who did very bad things to some other very bad people in the culture of guns, cocaine & motorcycle gangs... and let's just keep it at that and say that fatherhood & age have mellowed me a LOT.. dramatically, even...


Thanks JerseyGirlDem, cute picture you posted also!

:hi:

PEACE!

Ghost

[Flatulo]

24. I'm an agnostic, but I do believe in personal redemption. If you've seen

a better way to live your life, I applaud you.

Peace bro.

[Ghost in the Machine]

27. I had always said that once I had a reason to, I'd change my life around..

My way of thinking was that I had no responsibilities, no family waiting at home, no one but me depending on me. I did what I wanted to, when I wanted to and for no other reason than *because* I wanted to. I lived for the moment and didn't care whether I lived of died the next moment.

I was almost 30 when my first child was born, but I started my change the very DAY I found out I was gonna be a daddy... I sold my bike and moved to a new area and made new friends...

It was pure personal redemption, nothing religious about it. I'm atheist in that I don't believe in a "god", "higher power" or "divine interloper/creator", but agnostic because I believe there *is* something more intelligent out there and that we're not alone in this world...

Peace to you, too, bro....

Ghost

[jberryhill]

67. Conquer yourself, and conquer the universe

Much more inspirational than the stories in which "(Fill in evil spirit) had control of me as a youth, and then (fill in deity) redeemed me". I can't figure out folks who prefer to be pawns on some cosmic chessboard, or expect that kind of story is going to inspire someone else to wait around for Cthulu to smile upon them.

IMHO nailing that "something" down in words is a fruitless exercise that eventually cheapens whatever it is. But I think it would prefer that we take responsibility for ourselves.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

36. I like the hair

:hi:

[Ghost in the Machine]

55. Thanks, Anarcho...

Yours is cool, too... I've always liked my hair long, for some reason.. guess I'm just an old hippie at heart. This was taken a few days before my 45th birthday....


PEACE!

Ghost

[BeachBaby]

11. Flatulo!!!!

LOVE the picture, you two look good together - and great idea to start a pic thread in here!

It's obvious that we're all a passionate bunch of people, and sometimes our well-meaning posts carry too much emotion with them. Before we know it, insults are hurled, people defend themselves, and the entire crux of the thread is lost.

Seeing faces with the names forces all of us to realize that we are REAL people - not internet personalities.

Here I am, last fall with my boyfriend. He's from Chicago, I'm from Jersey - and we met on the net in 2006.....

[Anarcho-Socialist]

19. Love the colour of your hair

You look a really sweet couple. :D

[Flatulo]

23. Very nice pic - you two look fabulous.

You're right about the temptation to let fly on an anonymous message board. It's nice to see a human being behind the text.

Peace.

[wildbilln864]

12. Great picture Flatulo!

You two make a lovely couple. Tell the misses I said hello please and may happiness follow you both always. :hi:

[Flatulo]

22. Thanks WildBill - where's yer mugshot?

[wildbilln864]

28. oh you won't see any pics of my ugly mug.

you don't want your puter to crash permanently do you? :hi:

[Flatulo]

29. Oh, I bet the real reason is that your so hot and you don't need

everyone hitting on you!

[shain from kane]

17. How did you keep your jade plant from rotting? n/t

[Flatulo]

21. That pic wasn't taken at my home. But I'll ask my sis-in-law.

[SDuderstadt]

30. Okay, okay...

I know that you're all dying to see a picture of me and my lovely wife, so I'll overcome my need for anonymity and post it. A lot of people think I bear an uncanny resemblance to Clive Owen, but I just don't see it. And, although we look like the perfect couple, there is one small problem. She's a "no-planer" and I'm not.

[Twist_U_Up]

31. She said she didnt marry you for your brains........

:rofl:

[HamdenRice]

32. Not biting

Some of the OCTabots here are extremely bad, even mentally unstable, people. I would warn any advocates of 9/11 skepticism not to disclose their identities here, including how you look, if you want to avoid stalking or worse.

This kind of thread happened on DU once before (not in this forum), right after the 2004 election and the results were not good.

[LARED]

33. You're mixed up

Some of the OCTabots here are extremely bad, even mentally unstable,

Should read

Some of the OCTabots CT'ers here are extremely bad, even mentally unstable,

Seriously, Nico, Ewing spooked, and a host of others clearly have serious issues that cause one to pause.

On the other hand I know of no co called "OCTabots" that fit your description.

Of course you inability to be objective is one of you major faults.

[HamdenRice]

34. Uh, reading comprehension is your friend

"Some of the OCTabots here ..."

Now if you like, we can look into the definition of "here" as used on internet bulletin boards, but I think it should be obvious that it means "here on this forum."

With the exception of spooked, none of the names you mention post here, now, do they?

If anyone who is not an OCTer, OCTabot or OCTabarnacle would like to know what I am referring to, feel free to pm me.

Unforunately, that excludes you lard.

[LARED]

39. Regardless of whether they are here or elsewhere, your

characterization of so called OCTabot's that are here is absolute unequivocal bullshit.

It's just more HamdenRice transparent rhetorical crappola based on your overactive imagination.

[HamdenRice]

50. Anyone who is not an OCTabarnacle...

can pm me for evidence. It's a factual statement, not rhetoric or bullshit.

[LARED]

53. If it's true why not post it for all to see? n/t

[Anarcho-Socialist]

37. Remember Generarth? (sp)

That was one unhinged dude. He stalked me and few others for a time before he was TS'ed.

[IronSnot]

57. oh poor widdle lil old AnarchoSocialist

did generarth give you a hard time dear boy?

[wildbilln864]

58. welcome to the dungeon Ironsnot

:hi:

[Name removed]

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[wildbilln864]

62. why is it your business bolo?

I'll welcome everyone. :eyes:

[Anarcho-Socialist]

61. That's just not cricket

:)

I wonder if you ever did find that suitcase.

[HamdenRice]

63. "Not cricket"? Interesting cultural thing between Brits and Yanks

When Brits observe something to be unfair or ungentlemanly, they say, "that's just not cricket" -- implying that cricket is a supremely fair and gentlemanly game.

When Yanks observe something as unfair or ungentlemanly, they say, "he's playing hardball" (that means baseball, as opposed to softball), implying hardball (baseball) is a tough somewhat unfair game. I assume it's a reference to the two most violent parts of this otherwise pastoral game -- the brush back, and the slide with cleats raised.

Interesting take on our respective, related games.

[jberryhill]

84. I always took "hardball" to mean just using a normal baseball

...since not everyone had gloves, and playing barehanded with a regular baseball hurts like a mofo.

"not cricket" strikes me as "unfair", while "hardball" strikes me as playing to the maximum degree of competition, rather than as a recreational game.

I used to play softball for fun, but gave it up because of the testosterone cases who believed there was some point in arguing with the umpire. Once on a base hit, I thought I was safe, and was called out. Heading back to the bench a teammate said, "You were safe, you should have argued with him."

When, in the recorded history of baseball or softball, anywhere or anytime, has anyone ever gotten an umpire to change his or her mind by arguing with the call?

[HamdenRice]

88. If you want to have any non-hostile response

I suggest you delete your sig line.

[jberryhill]

89. Really?

I put it there as a tribute to having lost an argument with you. I thought you were honored by it.

[HamdenRice]

90. Bullshit

The idea is to take that sentence out of context and associate my screen name with Larouchites and anti-Semites, which is against DU rules.

[jberryhill]

91. Associate?

The sentence makes it quite clear that you do not associate with them. I don't see any other way to read it.

[HamdenRice]

92. You know better or should

Out of context it sounds like a form of denialism.

At any rate, you are taking a very idiotic position. I am telling you that as long as you leave that in your signature line, I will treat you with hostility.

Are you telling me that I won't? Isn't that a very, very stupid thing to try to argue?

[jberryhill]

93. Actually, that might be a better quote...

"as you leave that in your signature line, I will treat you with hostility."

It was your unremitting hostility which was the signal event in my putting IN my signature.

You mean, this is why I didn't get a fruit basket from you at Christmas?

I'll take it out for Easter, but I better at least get some peeps.

[Flatulo]

40. Not surprising - conspiracy theorists see conspiracies everywhere.

[HamdenRice]

44. Reading comprehension and a mastery of diction can improve your quality of life!

So I hope you'll take the opportunity to improve your skills in these areas.

There is a difference between a bad person or mentally unstable person doing something bad and a conspiracy. A conspiracy requires two or more people working together toward a bad end.

Can you see the difference? Can you see how your error reflects both a reading comprehension and a diction problem?

If you like, I can recommend some "word building" books that are used in the public schools of my city.

[Flatulo]

46. I know someone who needs a nap!

[angstlessk]

42. here's kittyboo

>

[angstlessk]

43. here's kittyboo

[jberryhill]

68. That looks like the...

"don't take my picture" kind of picture.

Or you were just about to say something.

[khaos]

60. agree; there are some odd characters here..

anyone that opposes transparency and accountability to the extent seen on this board should be ashamed of themselves. these people are insignificant and should be dismissed and ignored.

[LARED]

72. Who is opposing

transparency and accountability on this board?

People that make up BS are the ones to be dismissed.

[seemslikeadream]

38. Some old friends of mine want to know why you really started this thread

[Flatulo]

41. Self-delete

[HamdenRice]

45. Oh, well, I'll break down and post a pic of myself

with my old friend Lared, taken many years ago.

I'm the one seated in the center-right and that's Lared behind me and to the left.



:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Anarcho-Socialist]

48. Rather mean-spirited of you

[HamdenRice]

49. You have proven that ...

you have absolutely no sense of humor whatsoever.

That is a sad existential condition, indeed.

[jberryhill]

69. You were a printer?

With pin-feed paper no less?

Were you one of those impact line printers or the whiny dot matrix things.

I used to love the Decwriter:



I started out on one of those with dialup on a 300 baud acoustic modem to a PDP-11/70 running RSTS/E. We only dreamed of having something as impressive as LARED.

[AZCat]

70. I worked for a company in L.A.

who had a wall of dot matrix printers, maybe five wide by four tall, running constantly. The racket was almost unbearable.

[Flatulo]

86. My first engineering job was designing print heads for Data General.

Very interesting gadgets. I designed the solenoids. You had to smack this little print wire (seven of them actually) and accelerate it to have 70,000 ergs of energy to print a single dot, then return it in a few milliseconds without overheating the solenoid.

I think we were the first ones to buffer every other line of text so that we could print in both directions as the printhead returned down the carriage.

[HamdenRice]

80. uh, you do know what the rofl smilie means, right?

I suppose I should have used the sarcasm smilie. The person in that picture is not me, and uh, the computer in the back is not lared, in case you hadn't figured that out. (At any rate, I assume the Lared entity has been migrated onto more modern hardware.)

That's a stock photo of Columbia University's IBM 360. If you right click the photo and click properties, you will discover that the person pictured is someone named "Ortega."

I will confess to having programmed that very same computer as a high school student, using a punch card writer programming in Fortran IV with Watfor and Watfive, however.

[jberryhill]

82. Um... I didn't really think you were a printer, or that you were the person in the photo

I just missed the tail end of punch cards, and came in at the point where a 1 Meg hard drive was the size of a top-loading washing machine.

[Ezlivin]

51. I've got a wife named Jayne, too

It'll be 30 years for us this November.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

52. Lovely couple!

:hi:

Congratulations on the upcoming 30th! :party:

[Flatulo]

54. You guys look great. You must have married young - you don't even

look forty!

Congrats on the 30 th.

[WoodrowFan]

56. great pic

great pic! And the NSA-installed listening devices barely show! :evilgrin:

[Sweet Pea]

64. My Turn

The Pea and the missus, a few weeks ago.



The next pic was of me more than a few years ago in a different life, but still kind of interesting.

[SDuderstadt]

65. I hate to say this, but...

I think I used to date your wife years ago. Her name isn't by any chance Erica, is it?

On a more serious note (actually, the above is not serious at all), what a lovely couple you two are. I would add that I always enjoy your posts. Just out of curiousity, how did you choose the name "SweetPea"?

[Sweet Pea]

66. No, her name is not Erica

and you did not date her. Trust me.

Pea was a nickname I had when flying and Sweet Pea came about much later afterwards when I needed some on-line moniker. I've used that ever since.

And thanks for the comments.

[jberryhill]

71. The first image link doesn't work from here....

...and I really need to see whether I might have dated your wife also.

The video after your second pic was taken is pretty impressive:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6602000191346967728

An oldie, but a goody.

[SDuderstadt]

74. Ummm, Sweet Pea....

the first part was a joke.

[Sweet Pea]

75. I knew that ;)

:party:

Took us 25 years to get married (old college g/f) so we've got quite the history. Sorry if I gave the impression that I was serious!

[jberryhill]

85. Hey, the picture is working now

Waitaminnit.... that IS Erica!

Are you sure that's your wife?

[Sweet Pea]

94. You guys got me wondering......

So at an unguarded moment, I wanted to test out this "Erica" theory. I mean I suppose there always *could* be that possibility!

So at a random time this morning I said "Hey Erica!"

She hit me... "And who might Erica be????"

I explained the whole deal to her. She's not Erica......lol

[SDuderstadt]

95. Hmmm, what would you EXPECT "Erica" ...

to do, admit it? The very fact that she denies it proves that it's true (using the "logic" of the "truth" movement"). I'm sure she's practiced this for years, Sweet Pea. I hate to be the one to break it to you. While you're at it, would you please tell that I apologize profusely for the incident with the herd of sheep and the Brazilian police. She'll know what I'm referring to.

[Flatulo]

87. Good things are worth waiting for. It took me four years to pry

Jayne away from her previous partner. Muhahahahahah...

[AZCat]

73. Damn, so close.

I was going to make a pun on "Mrs. S. Pea", but it doesn't quite make it. Too bad.

[PerpetualYnquisitive]

76. A little dated....

Yes, it is true, I do operate a 'wig' farm on my head, but it's for a very good cause.

[jberryhill]

77. Wig farm?

The tower growing out of your skull is most impressive, sir.

[PerpetualYnquisitive]

79. My hair is 'harvested',

to make wigs for children with cancer every 3 years.

[Grateful for Hope]

81. Good on ya!

A very worthy cause, and, a very generous and kind donor.

[jberryhill]

83. That's very cool

One of my neighbors is a beneficiary of the Locks of Love program.

[KatyMan]

78. Mr and Mrs Kentish Man

At Stonehenge...appropriate for this forum ;), but a disappointing place

http://pics.livejournal.com/janusshadowsong/pic/0008bc4c

from a friend's journal, pic didn't end in .jpg, and is a bit large...

[Name removed]

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