I love this forum and think it is the most informative guide to Amsterdam on the internet certainly.
I know there are over 450 members now but I've only ever known about 5 or 6 to be the most online at any one time and I visit the site a lot when I'm not at work.
I've only been a member since the 22nd of January so I couldn't possibly tell the tale of December 10th 2005 at 1:47 when there were 115 of y'all on the forum at one time.
Does this day have any sort of significance that would provide a reason for the forum being so busy?
What was so special about Dec 10, 2005?
Yeah, maybe it was like the people who like to go to a shop and get what they want and leave.
People wanted to book their holidays (usually happens during winter) came here for advice then left, never to return in such great numbers again.
At first I thought it might have been Thanksgiving or something in the USA and all the stateside members flooded the site to spread the goodwill but I think Thanskgiving is round about November time.
People wanted to book their holidays (usually happens during winter) came here for advice then left, never to return in such great numbers again.
At first I thought it might have been Thanksgiving or something in the USA and all the stateside members flooded the site to spread the goodwill but I think Thanskgiving is round about November time.
i remember noticing that shortly after but i never figured out what happened...maybe someone linked to this site on another site.
Thanksgiving (i call it Indian-Genocide Day) is the third thursday of november...i usally make a nice THC laced pie and try not to think about how fuct up this country is.
Speaking of holidays...is the US the only country to celebrate "Valetines Day" (which is today here in the states)?? I hate that one too.....just commercial bullshit.....buy flowers that cost threes as much as normal....buy chocolate...buy overpriced cards....buy shiny rocks harvested from countries ravaged by civil war, corruption and genocide..buy buy buy...makes me sick, but yes i had to buy some flowers for the missus..can't have her be the laughing stock of her office
peer pressure sucks!!!
Thanksgiving (i call it Indian-Genocide Day) is the third thursday of november...i usally make a nice THC laced pie and try not to think about how fuct up this country is.
Speaking of holidays...is the US the only country to celebrate "Valetines Day" (which is today here in the states)?? I hate that one too.....just commercial bullshit.....buy flowers that cost threes as much as normal....buy chocolate...buy overpriced cards....buy shiny rocks harvested from countries ravaged by civil war, corruption and genocide..buy buy buy...makes me sick, but yes i had to buy some flowers for the missus..can't have her be the laughing stock of her office
peer pressure sucks!!!
Dan Savage of Savage Love has been advocating a "Steak & Blowjob Day" for guys in reward for suffering through overblown valentine's days w/ their girls
It has my vote. Even if I don't get the steak.
MardiGras is another day that, outside a few cities like N'Orleans & Mobile is a purely commercial holiday for the bars, in the US. Like St. Patrick's Day -- rank amateurs all over the place.
http://www.avclub.com/content/node/45150
AVC: Do you and Terry celebrate Valentine's Day?
DS: No. [Laughs.] But we're not sentimental weirdoes. We barely acknowledge our anniversary. It took us 11 years to get married. Our anniversary will come and go, and we'll both realize it about a month later and say, "Oh, shit. Yeah, happy anniversary." But we're both guys, and that helps with avoiding Valentine's Day as a holy day of obligation. Valentine's Day is much more of a holy day of obligation for a guy in a relationship with a woman, because a woman has certain emotional expectations. Even if she doesn't value Valentine's Day, or views it as a corporate exercise, she still often wants her boyfriend or husband to go through the motions, just in case she values it. I get letters every year from women who think Valentine's Day is an empty exercise, but are ironically pretty exercised when their boyfriends neglect or forget it. There's this movement to form a day called Steak And A Blowjob Day, which would be the male version of Valentine's Day, where women would come through with a steak and a blowjob in return for the chocolate and flowers that guys come through with, and I support that holiday.
It has my vote. Even if I don't get the steak.
MardiGras is another day that, outside a few cities like N'Orleans & Mobile is a purely commercial holiday for the bars, in the US. Like St. Patrick's Day -- rank amateurs all over the place.
http://www.avclub.com/content/node/45150
AVC: Do you and Terry celebrate Valentine's Day?
DS: No. [Laughs.] But we're not sentimental weirdoes. We barely acknowledge our anniversary. It took us 11 years to get married. Our anniversary will come and go, and we'll both realize it about a month later and say, "Oh, shit. Yeah, happy anniversary." But we're both guys, and that helps with avoiding Valentine's Day as a holy day of obligation. Valentine's Day is much more of a holy day of obligation for a guy in a relationship with a woman, because a woman has certain emotional expectations. Even if she doesn't value Valentine's Day, or views it as a corporate exercise, she still often wants her boyfriend or husband to go through the motions, just in case she values it. I get letters every year from women who think Valentine's Day is an empty exercise, but are ironically pretty exercised when their boyfriends neglect or forget it. There's this movement to form a day called Steak And A Blowjob Day, which would be the male version of Valentine's Day, where women would come through with a steak and a blowjob in return for the chocolate and flowers that guys come through with, and I support that holiday.
Are we having beer yet?
-- Zoopy, Zippy's drunk brother
-- Zoopy, Zippy's drunk brother
We have Valentines here in the UK and you've pretty much summed up how it is here as well, luckily my wife hates the commercalism more than I do so I dont have to buy flowers, chocs and a card!!mazdog wrote:Speaking of holidays...is the US the only country to celebrate "Valetines Day" (which is today here in the states)?? I hate that one too.....just commercial bullshit.....buy flowers that cost threes as much as normal....buy chocolate...buy overpriced cards....buy shiny rocks harvested from countries ravaged by civil war, corruption and genocide..buy buy buy...makes me sick, but yes i had to buy some flowers for the missus..can't have her be the laughing stock of her office
Being pedantic and knobbish since 1972
Was kinda hoping that the main man Lemming would have come in at some point with some kind of explanation.
Probably just one of those crazy days and most likely came from a link as suggested by the 'Dog.
Quite how we got on to Valentines Day is beyond me but I'm firmly with the hate mob on that subject.
In answer to the Elton John song (from the Lion King I think
NO, I CANNOT FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT.
Probably just one of those crazy days and most likely came from a link as suggested by the 'Dog.
Quite how we got on to Valentines Day is beyond me but I'm firmly with the hate mob on that subject.
In answer to the Elton John song (from the Lion King I think
NO, I CANNOT FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT.
I've enjoyed reading all the speculation but, like everyone else, I can only guess why the record was set that day.
Another pattern you might like to consider is that the main site consistently has less traffic on a Saturday than any other day of the week. The forum, on the other hand, always reaches a peak at the weekend. I can’t really explain that either
Another pattern you might like to consider is that the main site consistently has less traffic on a Saturday than any other day of the week. The forum, on the other hand, always reaches a peak at the weekend. I can’t really explain that either
I also recently noticed the high number of visitors that day!! Wish I could say I contrubuted to that number but I had gone home for Xmas without having any internet connection by then 
As for Valentine's Day, if anyone comes across a postman's sack of mail which appears to have anomynous Valentine's inside....just send it my way, I phoned up Royal Mail and they said my sackful of cards got lost in the post
As for Valentine's Day, if anyone comes across a postman's sack of mail which appears to have anomynous Valentine's inside....just send it my way, I phoned up Royal Mail and they said my sackful of cards got lost in the post
~ Is that a grinder in your pocket? ~
Now that Lemming has made a contribution to the topic, I must say that I'm kinda disappointed that there isn't any specific explanation.
The number of registered members has risen steadily since I joined the forum, but my original post stating that I only notice a maximum of 5 or 6 online at one time remains pretty much the same.
Much like my Coffeeshops Websites topic, I really thought I was on to something with this one.
My brain has gone into overdrive due to the complete lack of any hash/weed I have experienced over the past couple of months and as a result it generates more thoughts and ideas, most of which have been transferred to this forum and most of which have been worthwhile (I hope).
However, I do realise that not every sperm will reach the egg and I must devote my brain to discovering new ways of cutting down on its output.
Thank you.
The number of registered members has risen steadily since I joined the forum, but my original post stating that I only notice a maximum of 5 or 6 online at one time remains pretty much the same.
Much like my Coffeeshops Websites topic, I really thought I was on to something with this one.
My brain has gone into overdrive due to the complete lack of any hash/weed I have experienced over the past couple of months and as a result it generates more thoughts and ideas, most of which have been transferred to this forum and most of which have been worthwhile (I hope).
However, I do realise that not every sperm will reach the egg and I must devote my brain to discovering new ways of cutting down on its output.
Thank you.
It was December 11 eve, of course
Better than Eggplant Day
http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/newsletter ... _food.html
Better than Eggplant Day
http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/newsletter ... _food.html
Are we having beer yet?
-- Zoopy, Zippy's drunk brother
-- Zoopy, Zippy's drunk brother
It must have been an organised mob surf similar to flash mobbing. Flash mobs consist of a large group of people who gather in a usually predetermined location, perform some brief action, and then quickly disperse whilst leaving bystanders confused and shocked. 
Here is a pic of a flash mob in action performing a mass pillow fight before dispersing after a matter of seconds!
Here is a pic of a flash mob in action performing a mass pillow fight before dispersing after a matter of seconds!
