You Are Invited To A Bonfire - OzChess

**Firegoat7** · 01-04-2010, 01:55 AM

Hi,

Ozchess members are invited to a bonfire on Thursday night at 11pm in the shoutbox. Please bring along some humor,marshmellows, democratic patience, and a willing can do attitude.

cheers,

**antichrist** · 01-05-2010, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by Firegoat7

Hi,

Ozchess members are invited to a bonfire on Thursday night at 11pm in the shoutbox. Please bring along some humor,marshmellows, democratic patience, and a willing can do attitude.

cheers,

HoW can we have a bonfire with out the matches? Or are you going to invite that Yemen guy over to do the honours?

**Just2Good** · 01-05-2010, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by Firegoat7

Hi,

Ozchess members are invited to a bonfire on Thursday night at 11pm in the shoutbox. Please bring along some humor,marshmellows, democratic patience, and a willing can do attitude.

cheers,

Will there be hymn's for us to sing? Also, how bad do the mozzies get and should I bring pecticide? Also, will the pesticide keep away the real pests also known as bots? Also, if the pesticide does not work on the bots, are we allowed to bring a shot gun to the bonfire?

**Axiom** · 01-05-2010, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

Will there be hymn's for us to sing? Also, how bad do the mozzies get and should I bring pecticide? Also, will the pesticide keep away the real pests also known as bots? Also, if the pesticide does not work on the bots, are we allowed to bring a shot gun to the bonfire?

Although Bonfire Night and Tyrant Night are similar new themes for the new ratings season here at ozchess . They are in fact unique productions .(Although i'm open to a merger co-production )
So i can only answer you by telling you what we expect at Tyrant Night .

1) No hymns , but the SCT RAP will be compulsory for all attendees.
2) we make moz most welcome
3)we don't use pesticide , but like Bonfire Night we use fire .
4) and finally yes , we encourage all attendees to pack heat.

**Firegoat7** · 01-05-2010, 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

Will there be hymn's for us to sing?

Only if its Johnny Cash, X or the SCT!

Originally Posted by J2G

Also, how bad do the mozzies get and should I bring pecticide?

Just don't forget the aerogaurd

Originally Posted by Just2Good

Also, will the pesticide keep away the real pests also known as bots?

They won't show, too scared of the flames.

Originally Posted by Just2Good

Also, if the pesticide does not work on the bots, are we allowed to bring a shot gun to the bonfire?

Yes, and bring some ammunition.
cheers,

**antichrist** · 01-06-2010, 10:48 PM

During the Black Death they thought the virus was in the air or in insects so they let fires around the Pope to save him is there any comparison here? Is KB the Pope or the virus?

**Axiom** · 01-06-2010, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by antichrist

During the Black Death they thought the virus was in the air or in insects so they let fires around the Pope to save him is there any comparison here? Is KB the Pope or the virus?

There's no need to get smart ac .

**antichrist** · 01-06-2010, 11:48 PM

Originally Posted by Axiom

There's no need to get smart ac .

In spite of what Matt insinuates I never mentioned who is playing the rats

**Just2Good** · 01-07-2010, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by antichrist

In spite of what Matt insinuates I never mentioned who is playing the rats

Now that you raised the topic, just spill the beans and let the cat out of the bag!

**Jaydon** · 01-07-2010, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by Firegoat7

Hi,

Ozchess members are invited to a bonfire on Thursday night at 11pm in the shoutbox. Please bring along some humor,marshmellows, democratic patience, and a willing can do attitude.

cheers,

That would be tonight!

**MOZ** · 01-07-2010, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by Axiom

Although Bonfire Night and Tyrant Night are similar new themes for the new ratings season here at ozchess . They are in fact unique productions .(Although i'm open to a merger co-production )
So i can only answer you by telling you what we expect at Tyrant Night .

1) No hymns , but the SCT RAP will be compulsory for all attendees.
2) we make moz most welcome
3)we don't use pesticide , but like Bonfire Night we use fire .
4) and finally yes , we encourage all attendees to pack heat.

Point 2) is a problem.
Just a presage; you would of course know my long held position that banning is the weakest of all moderating strategies, and I have made this clear even though it tends to give the burnee full range of access here, which in essence is help to him.
However, he does not have the wherewithal to understand my position, or mischievously misrepresents it <see #578. "recommendations for intimidatory bear-baiting style rules (even MOZ joined in with the latter)">.
So tonight I will not be bringing any fire extinguishers. At a distance, I will watch the tenebrous martinet who seems unable to stay away from this sad corner of cyberspace.

**MOZ** · 01-07-2010, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by Axiom

Although Bonfire Night and Tyrant Night are similar new themes for the new ratings season here at ozchess . They are in fact unique productions .(Although i'm open to a merger co-production )
So i can only answer you by telling you what we expect at Tyrant Night .

1) No hymns , but the SCT RAP will be compulsory for all attendees.
2) we make moz most welcome
3)we don't use pesticide , but like Bonfire Night we use fire .
4) and finally yes , we encourage all attendees to pack heat.

The manifesto on the table is

1) No hymns , but the SCT RAP will be compulsory for all attendees.
2) we make moz most welcome
3)we don't use pesticide , but like Bonfire Night we use fire .
4) yes , we encourage all attendees to pack heat.
5) no banning
6) all kindling is to be in the confines of a thread.

**Axiom** · 01-07-2010, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by MOZ

Point 2) is a problem.
Just a presage; you would of course know my long held position that banning is the weakest of all moderating strategies,

even for your very own abusers ?

Originally Posted by MOZ

At a distance, I will watch the tenebrous martinet who seems unable to stay away from this sad corner of cyberspace.

watching from a distance is hardly what fg expects from a democracy now in action forum .

**Little Black Cat** · 01-07-2010, 11:17 PM

Thank you Firegoat, this brings back my childhood memories of Guy Fawlkes night (November 5) in the country in the late 1970s, where we would have a huge bonfire (the bigger the better!) and set off firecrackers.

There was always a great sense of "community" on the occasion, with all the families from the district coming together for a sausage sizzle and to have fun.

These days, people are much more circumspect - the State Government banned fireworks (which basically killed the celebration), and the state of the bush these days means that lighting a bonfire at that particular time of the season would be a huge bushifre risk. (I guess this sort of thing happens when you take a winter festival from the northern hemisphere and apply it to the same date in the southern hemisphere).

Anyway, we used to wrap potatoes in aluminium foil and put them under the base of the bonfire. This meant we all had baked potatoes for supper after the bonfire burnt down. Another favourite was the banana, slitted and stuffed with dark cooking chocolate and then wrapped with foil, and placed at the edge of the fire so the chocolate would melt.

It was always a sort of magical night, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart, for trying to recreate such atmosphere of community in an online situation (where there is no chance of the fire getting out of control!)

**antichrist** · 01-07-2010, 11:22 PM

I would not call that a fire. We used to make a bonfire out of one acre of corn stalks. Set them up like an Indian tepee and used them as a cubby house till cracker night - we even had a few girlfriends in there hint hint wink wink.

We would set it alight and flames would be about 30 feet at least, the fire brigade would always come around and put out claiming we were melting the power lines. I cant tell you ghastly things that also happened.

We had the biggest fire in town

As well we would pick on someone and tie them in the paddock to the fence post, where there was a cranky goat running free and leave them there. Now we know where Firegoat 7 is coming from - and we were about 7 years old.

01-04-2010, 01:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
Firegoat7 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Getting owned by White in the Dragon and trying to recover lost positions from shock paralysis OTB Posts: 2,044 ICC Handle: guest	You Are Invited To A Bonfire Hi, Ozchess members are invited to a bonfire on Thursday night at 11pm in the shoutbox. Please bring along some humor,marshmellows, democratic patience, and a willing can do attitude. cheers, __________________ "...What I meant? Dear Mr Ian Rout (ACF news publisher) could you please put Ozchessforum in the next news letter! There is no reason to hide this forum from the Australian chess public. What they meant? Sorry, No english!- Amir Karibasic

01-05-2010, 04:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
antichrist Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Byron Bay, NSW Posts: 2,821	Originally Posted by Firegoat7 Hi, Ozchess members are invited to a bonfire on Thursday night at 11pm in the shoutbox. Please bring along some humor,marshmellows, democratic patience, and a willing can do attitude. cheers, HoW can we have a bonfire with out the matches? Or are you going to invite that Yemen guy over to do the honours?

01-05-2010, 08:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,233 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Questions About the Bonfire? Originally Posted by Firegoat7 Hi, Ozchess members are invited to a bonfire on Thursday night at 11pm in the shoutbox. Please bring along some humor,marshmellows, democratic patience, and a willing can do attitude. cheers, Will there be hymn's for us to sing? Also, how bad do the mozzies get and should I bring pecticide? Also, will the pesticide keep away the real pests also known as bots? Also, if the pesticide does not work on the bots, are we allowed to bring a shot gun to the bonfire? __________________ . "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." ~ Isaiah Berlin ~

01-05-2010, 08:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Axiom Reality Analyst Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 3,498	Originally Posted by Just2Good Will there be hymn's for us to sing? Also, how bad do the mozzies get and should I bring pecticide? Also, will the pesticide keep away the real pests also known as bots? Also, if the pesticide does not work on the bots, are we allowed to bring a shot gun to the bonfire? Although Bonfire Night and Tyrant Night are similar new themes for the new ratings season here at ozchess . They are in fact unique productions .(Although i'm open to a merger co-production ) So i can only answer you by telling you what we expect at Tyrant Night . 1) No hymns , but the SCT RAP will be compulsory for all attendees. 2) we make moz most welcome 3)we don't use pesticide , but like Bonfire Night we use fire . 4) and finally yes , we encourage all attendees to pack heat. __________________ "Sometimes the obligation of the intelligent is to restate the obvious. None more important than emphatically stating that there is a : ' Naked Emperor Elephant in the Room' " Axiom Last edited by Axiom : 01-06-2010 at 12:45 AM

01-05-2010, 11:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Firegoat7 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Getting owned by White in the Dragon and trying to recover lost positions from shock paralysis OTB Posts: 2,044 ICC Handle: guest	Originally Posted by Just2Good Will there be hymn's for us to sing? Only if its Johnny Cash, X or the SCT! Originally Posted by J2G Also, how bad do the mozzies get and should I bring pecticide? Just don't forget the aerogaurd Originally Posted by Just2Good Also, will the pesticide keep away the real pests also known as bots? They won't show, too scared of the flames. Originally Posted by Just2Good Also, if the pesticide does not work on the bots, are we allowed to bring a shot gun to the bonfire? Yes, and bring some ammunition. cheers, __________________ "...What I meant? Dear Mr Ian Rout (ACF news publisher) could you please put Ozchessforum in the next news letter! There is no reason to hide this forum from the Australian chess public. What they meant? Sorry, No english!- Amir Karibasic

01-06-2010, 10:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
antichrist Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Byron Bay, NSW Posts: 2,821	During the Black Death they thought the virus was in the air or in insects so they let fires around the Pope to save him is there any comparison here? Is KB the Pope or the virus?

01-06-2010, 11:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
Axiom Reality Analyst Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 3,498	Originally Posted by antichrist During the Black Death they thought the virus was in the air or in insects so they let fires around the Pope to save him is there any comparison here? Is KB the Pope or the virus? There's no need to get smart ac . __________________ "Sometimes the obligation of the intelligent is to restate the obvious. None more important than emphatically stating that there is a : ' Naked Emperor Elephant in the Room' " Axiom

01-06-2010, 11:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
antichrist Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Byron Bay, NSW Posts: 2,821	Originally Posted by Axiom There's no need to get smart ac . In spite of what Matt insinuates I never mentioned who is playing the rats

01-07-2010, 04:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,233 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by antichrist In spite of what Matt insinuates I never mentioned who is playing the rats Now that you raised the topic, just spill the beans and let the cat out of the bag! __________________ . "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." ~ Isaiah Berlin ~

01-07-2010, 04:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jaydon SCTC Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Queensland, Gold Coast Posts: 1,101 ICC Handle: Aussieboy007 FICS Handle: Bermusia	Originally Posted by Firegoat7 Hi, Ozchess members are invited to a bonfire on Thursday night at 11pm in the shoutbox. Please bring along some humor,marshmellows, democratic patience, and a willing can do attitude. cheers, That would be tonight!

01-07-2010, 05:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
MOZ Volunteer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ozchess is the marginalised cyber-spot where cc-Mods choose to engage with cc-banned posters. Posts: 3,541	Originally Posted by Axiom Although Bonfire Night and Tyrant Night are similar new themes for the new ratings season here at ozchess . They are in fact unique productions .(Although i'm open to a merger co-production ) So i can only answer you by telling you what we expect at Tyrant Night . 1) No hymns , but the SCT RAP will be compulsory for all attendees. 2) we make moz most welcome 3)we don't use pesticide , but like Bonfire Night we use fire . 4) and finally yes , we encourage all attendees to pack heat. Point 2) is a problem. Just a presage; you would of course know my long held position that banning is the weakest of all moderating strategies, and I have made this clear even though it tends to give the burnee full range of access here, which in essence is help to him. However, he does not have the wherewithal to understand my position, or mischievously misrepresents it <see #578. "recommendations for intimidatory bear-baiting style rules (even MOZ joined in with the latter)">. So tonight I will not be bringing any fire extinguishers. At a distance, I will watch the tenebrous martinet who seems unable to stay away from this sad corner of cyberspace. __________________ FReedom though Fischer-Random chess to enjoy the whole game.

01-07-2010, 10:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
MOZ Volunteer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ozchess is the marginalised cyber-spot where cc-Mods choose to engage with cc-banned posters. Posts: 3,541	Originally Posted by Axiom Although Bonfire Night and Tyrant Night are similar new themes for the new ratings season here at ozchess . They are in fact unique productions .(Although i'm open to a merger co-production ) So i can only answer you by telling you what we expect at Tyrant Night . 1) No hymns , but the SCT RAP will be compulsory for all attendees. 2) we make moz most welcome 3)we don't use pesticide , but like Bonfire Night we use fire . 4) and finally yes , we encourage all attendees to pack heat. The manifesto on the table is 1) No hymns , but the SCT RAP will be compulsory for all attendees. 2) we make moz most welcome 3)we don't use pesticide , but like Bonfire Night we use fire . 4) yes , we encourage all attendees to pack heat. 5) no banning 6) all kindling is to be in the confines of a thread. __________________ FReedom though Fischer-Random chess to enjoy the whole game.

01-07-2010, 10:23 PM	#13 (permalink)
Axiom Reality Analyst Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 3,498	Originally Posted by MOZ Point 2) is a problem. Just a presage; you would of course know my long held position that banning is the weakest of all moderating strategies, even for your very own abusers ? Originally Posted by MOZ At a distance, I will watch the tenebrous martinet who seems unable to stay away from this sad corner of cyberspace. watching from a distance is hardly what fg expects from a democracy now in action forum . __________________ "Sometimes the obligation of the intelligent is to restate the obvious. None more important than emphatically stating that there is a : ' Naked Emperor Elephant in the Room' " Axiom

01-07-2010, 11:17 PM	#14 (permalink)
Little Black Cat Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 54	Thank you Firegoat, this brings back my childhood memories of Guy Fawlkes night (November 5) in the country in the late 1970s, where we would have a huge bonfire (the bigger the better!) and set off firecrackers. There was always a great sense of "community" on the occasion, with all the families from the district coming together for a sausage sizzle and to have fun. These days, people are much more circumspect - the State Government banned fireworks (which basically killed the celebration), and the state of the bush these days means that lighting a bonfire at that particular time of the season would be a huge bushifre risk. (I guess this sort of thing happens when you take a winter festival from the northern hemisphere and apply it to the same date in the southern hemisphere). Anyway, we used to wrap potatoes in aluminium foil and put them under the base of the bonfire. This meant we all had baked potatoes for supper after the bonfire burnt down. Another favourite was the banana, slitted and stuffed with dark cooking chocolate and then wrapped with foil, and placed at the edge of the fire so the chocolate would melt. It was always a sort of magical night, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart, for trying to recreate such atmosphere of community in an online situation (where there is no chance of the fire getting out of control!) __________________ Even a blind chook, pecking at the ground at random, will eventually find food!

01-07-2010, 11:22 PM	#15 (permalink)
antichrist Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Byron Bay, NSW Posts: 2,821	I would not call that a fire. We used to make a bonfire out of one acre of corn stalks. Set them up like an Indian tepee and used them as a cubby house till cracker night - we even had a few girlfriends in there hint hint wink wink. We would set it alight and flames would be about 30 feet at least, the fire brigade would always come around and put out claiming we were melting the power lines. I cant tell you ghastly things that also happened. We had the biggest fire in town As well we would pick on someone and tie them in the paddock to the fence post, where there was a cranky goat running free and leave them there. Now we know where Firegoat 7 is coming from - and we were about 7 years old.

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