From Bill

**Rebadow** · 5th-March-2006

Hello, Bill!

Well, right now we're at 57 registred members (...and counting!). I don't know how many of these actually posted anything, but most of them introduced themselves at least, some of them post now and then, around 10 are posting regularly.

This is a relatively young forum - less than 6 months old, I think. So I think we're doing pretty good!

Maybe Karl (the webmaster) has any other/more accurate numbers...

lg.

**Marx** · 5th-March-2006

Hi Bill, sorry I forgot to say hello after splitting your post from another thread. We're always glad to see new folks dropping in, even if only for a short period of time, preferably a while though

You are welcome to sign up as a member. Some of the features/benefits included with a sign up (membership) is you get automated emails when any thread you've posted to, is replied to by another user. Also, you get to a large choice of avatars (or you can include your own if you don't like the ones on offer) to represent next to every post you issue. There are more benefits, but that's just a couple of them that aren't available to guest posters.

Anyways, it's good to know you're about, and look forward to any input you have to offer.

Karl

**Rebadow** · 5th-March-2006

Great avatar, Karl.

**Marx** · 6th-March-2006

LG, what does that avatar represent to you?

It represents a few things in my mind...

**Rebadow** · 6th-March-2006

Quote from karlmathews

LG, what does that avatar represent to you?

It represents a few things in my mind...

Well, first I saw no deeper meaning in your avatar, I just liked it. Then I noticed that man in there, so I guess one could say it represents a man struggling in the mechanism of government (or society?).

But like I said - even without this meaning, it's still a great avatar, I just like it.

**Marx** · 8th-March-2006

Quote from little glutton

Quote from karlmathews

LG, what does that avatar represent to you?

It represents a few things in my mind...

Well, first I saw no deeper meaning in your avatar, I just liked it. Then I noticed that man in there, so I guess one could say it represents a man struggling in the mechanism of government (or society?).

But like I said - even without this meaning, it's still a great avatar, I just like it.

Similary, I too simply took a liking to it. But as i looked and gave it more thought, i saw a few things in it.

Not in any order and although i use the word 'man', i am not suggesting it pertains purely to men alone.

1) The man is running in a wheel like a pet guineapig trapped in it's cage of the child.
2) The man is caught in - as you worded it so well - the mechanism of government, society, feminist indoctrination, etc.
3) He's running, like the guineapig who runs around all day in it's little cage-wheel, going nowhere...
4) The machinery represents his mind, being bigger than the sum of his body; his body is a just a motor that keeps the mind ticking over and saving it from a death of boredom.
5) I see it as a clockwork, and his body is running, running to keep the time, to keep ahead of time, perhaps. Either way, he's trapped in the boundaries and limitations of time - perhaps a life span, or a schedule of work, parenting and trying to please every Tom, Dick & Harry.
6) it's gone midnight and my brain is shutting down, so i'll finish this list another time...