i agree; sir, you are a gentleman and a scholar ... and that is not the cookie talking.

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"tis better to be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt"

Thirded!!!!

-Rose

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moooooooooo Visit and help me finish the monster list: goo.gl/rpBGe (Ya'll mostly know me as CLOG, fyi)

I'd like to say thank you to Omega for being a responsible person and not abusing the thank-you thread for almost three years. Three cheers for Omega!

-Omega

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There are two secrets to success. The second one is to never reveal all your secrets.

Thank you, Master Hall. Not only for the cookies, but also for all the neat keen cool groovy renovations to the Island during my hiatus.

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Thank you.

To not at allll rip off Tolkien: I love all of you. I've wanted to punch some of you in the mouth before, and I'm sure that some of you have wanted that for me as well. There's been our share of trouble over the years, after all.

But all of you, each and every one, are so passionate, so full of imagination, so creative, that above and beyond the game itself, you keep me coming back every week. Every week. All of you, at some point or another, in one way or another have kept me smiling and hoping so very many times in so very many ways I don't even know how to begin to describe. I love all of you.

Also, thank you again Ashtu, for this bully pulpit of thanks.

Also also, thank you CMJ, for choosing such sturdy coffee mugs to sell. I use mine nearly every week, and there's not a stain or a chip on it.

Grazie!

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"Ain't nothin' left to do but smile, smile, smile." -The Grateful Dead

OMG THANK YOU FOR NOTING THE MERCH AGAIN I (hang on screw you caps lock) was pretty sure that nothing would ever be for sale again and I was SO SAD TO HAVE NOT BOUGHT A MUG.

But now I have bought a mug.

IT WILL VISIT ME WITH MUGGY GOODNESS.

ALSO OMG IT WAS ON SALE EVERYONE BUY A MUG!!!!

*DANCE OF PURE JOY*

-Rose

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moooooooooo Visit and help me finish the monster list: goo.gl/rpBGe (Ya'll mostly know me as CLOG, fyi)

Thank you CMJ and the Mods for putting together not only a very conclusive and well explained MotD but also clearing up the rules and the Frequently Asked Questions.

It's really awesome to see a lot of things we direct newbs to the newb-wiki better explained (I'm pretty sure that's new, and if it's not I'm just lazy and don't check things nearly often enough anymore), and it's also REALLY AWESOME to see the moderator situation much clearer and crisp and detailed.

I have a feeling there was a lot of spell checking and rechecking and thought that went into all of those new things. And it probably wasn't terribly fun.

SO THANKS!!!!

HAVE A COOKIE!

*passes out love cookies. Hopefully without too much love. Cause gross. I mean, overloved cookies. Those are gross. THESE AREN'T!*

-Rose

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moooooooooo Visit and help me finish the monster list: goo.gl/rpBGe (Ya'll mostly know me as CLOG, fyi)

Thanks for the changes to Places. That is a lot nicer.

Nice one.

The Customize Character link is a great improvement to the usability of the Island, CMJ. Thank you!

Gonna second that. I didn't realize how actually really annoying having all those options in like five different menus was until we didn't have that problem anymore.

I do have a few suggestions but this isn't the thread. Gonna start another one!

Thank you, CMJ, for this latest MOTD. About the suicide resources and whatnot... you are so right, and I absolutely love you for mentioning it. You have my most heartfelt thanks and warm squishy internet hugs.

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"Courage is the price that Life exacts itself for granting peace" - AE

Just a quick thank you to whoever sent me a bunch of pressies.

That was a warm welcome back

~Mak

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It's not an optical illusion. It just looks like one.

This one's for Matthew, who introduced me to rainymood.com.

Why? Because it is in the mid eighties and humid (at 9:30 at night), and my AC is broken. So I am currently listening to rainymood.com, and it is helping me psychosomatically beat the heat.

Thanks Matt!

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"Ain't nothin' left to do but smile, smile, smile." -The Grateful Dead

Man, that was in so many internet years ago that I didn't even remember.

This one's pretty nice too. Try combining Night, Rain, and Fire.

I'd like to say thank-you for the new Down Below stuff. I'm really enjoying it, and I especially love how it seems to be interacting with some of the other stories on the Island.

THANK YOU EBENEZER I LOVE THIS!

Found on the notice board:

SO COOL EVERYONE GO LOOK!

-Rose

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moooooooooo Visit and help me finish the monster list: goo.gl/rpBGe (Ya'll mostly know me as CLOG, fyi)

Thank you, Escemfer, for helping me put that thing on the Enquirer. . .with all my crazy formatting everywhere.

Thank you for me. I like you, me. I think you're pretty swell.

Aw. I like you, me too. Except that one time I always thought you were a jerk.

Also, thank you to Docenspiel, who made so many very funny footnotes in that Rookie Greeting Guide thing. That very much improved the document, I think.

Has it really been this long since someone used this thread?

I'm back, for what I expect will only be a short few weeks, to check out all the developments since I've been gone; but I'm also here to thank CMJ for the years of effort into making some magical improbable memories.