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Has today's TC crowd lost it's original warmth?
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Fri, Apr 24, 2009 8:22 PM
Has today's TC crowd lost it's original warmth? yes, yes it has. |
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VampiressRN
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Fri, Apr 24, 2009 9:00 PM
I am usually pretty warm, especially after a couple of drinks...you can tell cause my face gets red and I tend to laugh too loud. I think the TC crowd is a great group of people, but they are sucking me dry of all my money (what with all the events and mugs and art and drinks and that bicycle on my ceiling and other trinkets I am forced to buy). And...I am pacing myself!!! :) |
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Fri, Apr 24, 2009 9:17 PM
Wow, I'm just catching up wit this thread now. Sometimes you have to remember that behind every stoneface or bad attitude there is a story. Maybe that person just got dumped, fired, or is just plain having a rough time lately. So, it could just be that. The "national mood" as you put it is not so good lately....I think that could be a part of it. Also, Being tight on money, something alot of people are dealing with right now, is NOT fun. All the mai tais in the world can't completely erase that. Hau 'oli Tiki, I think what you did...going up to people and saying "hi", was the absolute best thing to do, no matter how the people react... For more Aloha...Bamboo Ben's May 3rd, for sure ! |
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Fri, Apr 24, 2009 10:23 PM
Hmmmm... Sure did erase 1/2 of my memories from last years Hukilau!! Speaking of the Hukilau, any one going? The east coasters are a friendly bunch indeed! ( i gotta werk) |
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tikiyaki
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Fri, Apr 24, 2009 10:28 PM
Then I guess you don't remember this..... ...taken right after you threw me (and you) in the pool.... One of my favorite Hukilau moments. I Do wish I was going this year. |
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Mrs Bamboo
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Sat, Apr 25, 2009 10:24 AM
I must have been in the elevator. |
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TikiShopPua
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Sat, Apr 25, 2009 10:54 AM
LMAO! |
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little lost tiki
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Sat, Apr 25, 2009 11:00 AM
Jeffery said:
oh look... :lol: I guess we should all take the approach suggested by Staple Singers the threats to original warmth of this crowd the best approach I've found is not to interrupt their conversation,that's rude and boorish...add alcohol and it's obnoxious! Also, last event, i drank not a drop of booze... So try your best to say aloha to a stranger at the next event... Plus the TC crowd is getting older |
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Sun, Apr 26, 2009 8:25 AM
The May 3 nooner is my first real TC/Tiki event, so I hope the answer is an emphatic NO. Is there going to be a pool??
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Sun, Apr 26, 2009 9:39 AM
"oh look...the bi-weekly bearer of bummers himself..." Hey hey hey! Leave people's private lives outta this. "If all of us at TC tried to smile just 1% more If I wanted to work while having a good time I'd still be a gigolo. "...and it would be contagious!" Don't we already have enough contagious and transferable things moving through the Tiki community? "...the threats to original warmth of this crowd What about owners of poorly insulated Tiki bars attempting to save money on heating bills? "...the so-called cliques..." I think you meant So-Cal cliques, right? "...close friends possibly really drunk and really focused..." Really focused drunks: The most dangerous kind of drunks. "...the new person who just popped in to say "Hi" is uncomfortable or weird or so drunk that they have nothing to contribute..." That's exactly why I avoid making new friends: New people are uncomfortable, weird, drunk, and have nothing to contribute. "It's not that the clique is rude..." Well, you can' say that about the Utter Snobs & Complete Bastards Clique whose clique motto is "Just shut the hell up and leave us alone." or the the Clique of West Coast Line Cutters and Conversation Interrupters with their mantra of "I don't care if you were here before me!" which they proudly flaunt on their bright green IDCIYWHBM! rubber bracelets. "...it's that you don't know the proper way to approach/enter a crowd..." Just to recap standard etiquette: 1. Approach the crowd in a casual manner, avoiding eye contact and any sudden gestures or movements. "...the best approach I've found is not to interrupt their conversation,that's rude and boorish..." Agreed, but one should always adjust for particular situations. Out of worry that I might have come off as a complete ass I once waited for a small group of accountants to finish their conversation so I could tell them they were on fire. Unfortunately their lively discussion of new Excel features never died down and, well, only one was saved. "...add alcohol and it's obnoxious!" Also obnoxious with alcohol: Diet Coke. Gag. "...You pat them on the back..." Especially good if they happen to be on fire. "...or point or wink..." Most guys don't like that. "...or make like you're smoking a ciggie and pointing to the door..." Being sort of architecturally focused I've always taken that to mean **"This door is smokin' hot!" ** "Also, there's loudness and chaos going on around...very hard to hold a conversation..." Yet everyone laughed at me when I suggested we have Tiki tea parties. "Best TC event conversations-groups of 3-5 outside where it's quiet chain-smoking..." With all we know about addiction and other health risks I can't believe people are still smoking chain. I always new the rum would lead to harder stuff. |
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The Sperm Whale
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Sun, Apr 26, 2009 9:57 AM
Now thats funny!! I agree with LLT Tiki Central needs more "winking" to show the Aloha spirit!! |
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Chip and Andy
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Sun, Apr 26, 2009 10:43 AM
Hmm.... interesting question, and the discussion so far as attempted to derail a couple of times with no luck...... So, to the question first: Yes. It has. To you at least, or you wouldn't be asking. I'm not saying your wrong. I'm not saying anyone else is right. Just the fact that you asked means something. How does 'that' get fixed? it doesn't. You can't fix it, they can't fix it, it isn't fixable because it isn't broken. There is nothing wrong with the 'vibe' or the 'clique' or the Kool Kids or the Short Bus Kids or any other thing you want to call any other smaller group here. They are, and that is enough. Sorry for the Zen reach-around, but you can only do what you can only do. Consider TC to be like Public Radio.... you can take all you want for free. You are asked to contribute what you can. So take what you want and contribute what you can. Don't worry about the rest of it because it will only be a distraction to you and everyone else. And then..... to do my part to attempt to derail this thread...... and I am only attempting to derail this thread to remind everyone that this is supposed to be fun! |
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Sun, Apr 26, 2009 10:46 AM
Like that feeling I get "When Liberace Winks At Me" ? |
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Kiki von Tiki
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Sun, Apr 26, 2009 11:28 AM
You know, I have often wished for avatars on TC so when we go out to an event, we could spot people we know from the board. Hau 'oli Tiki, you live so close to me, why don't we plan to meet up sometime soon? Cocktails at the Royal Hawaiian? Say hi, make a friend? |
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Hau 'oli Tiki
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Sun, Apr 26, 2009 11:28 AM
That one was me. That's only because I was doing a Forensic accounting and was working backwards. I already knew how it would end. Sorry, I can't resist an accounting joke! Which is so sad... |
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Hau 'oli Tiki
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Sun, Apr 26, 2009 11:29 AM
I'm IN! And I love the avatar idea. My memory is so rotten! [ Edited by: Hau 'oli Tiki 2009-04-26 11:30 ] |
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little lost tiki
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Sun, Apr 26, 2009 11:15 PM
ARRRGH! woofy-what the heck is a bright green IDCIYWHBM! rubber bracelet? for BooBen's NOONER.. that way we can Name names on this thread later! |
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Kiki von Tiki
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Sun, Apr 26, 2009 11:23 PM
I think it's "I don't care if you were here before me" I think I'm scared now that I can look into the mind of woofmut! |
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Mon, Apr 27, 2009 8:34 AM
...the Clique of West Coast Line Cutters and Conversation Interrupters with their mantra of "I don't care if you were here before me!" which they proudly flaunt on their bright green IDCIYWHBM! rubber bracelets. Next time I'll post a video reply. It'll give me a justifiable reason to wear some spray on tan. |
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Hau 'oli Tiki
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Mon, Apr 27, 2009 10:05 AM
I like name tags! We could even do a memory/yearbook type of thingy...a "lodge guide" of sorts. My daughter does the yearbook and has the Josten's program... we could put it out in time for TO each year. You could choose wether or not to be in it; use your real name, screen name, or both. Sell advertising. Have pix of the past year's events and such. Have it set up like the old timey memory books the Elks, Freemasons, etc... have. My great grandpa had a Sons of Sweden Memory book they put out each year. Had recipes (cocktail recipes), businesses of members, pix of their gatherings/events, all lodge stuff. It was soft-bound and had gilded edges-real cute. |
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Kiki von Tiki
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Wed, Apr 29, 2009 10:42 AM
Sounds like a lot of work. Could be fun to have as long as our anonymous status could be upheld. I like being under the radar for the most part. |
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Wed, Apr 29, 2009 10:56 AM
Then you shouldn't get drunk and dance around naked at all the events you go to. Everyone always ask, "Who is that drunk lady dancing around naked?" |
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little lost tiki
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Wed, Apr 29, 2009 11:02 AM
and i always answer..."that's Ernie...He's a boy..." |
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Wed, Apr 29, 2009 11:49 AM
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little lost tiki
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Wed, Apr 29, 2009 11:55 AM
Original Warmth at it's Finest! :lol: |
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Wed, Apr 29, 2009 12:24 PM
Speaking of original warmth...
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little lost tiki
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Wed, Apr 29, 2009 3:34 PM
:lol: GROG so Crazy! and it's mild retardation,not "Crazy"! |
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Kiki von Tiki
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Wed, Apr 29, 2009 4:30 PM
There's absolutely no evidence, anecdotal or otherwise, of me being naked at any event. :wink: [ Edited by: Kiki von Tiki 2009-04-29 16:32 ] |
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little lost tiki
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Wed, Apr 29, 2009 4:32 PM
YET! :lol: |
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Kiki von Tiki
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Wed, Apr 29, 2009 4:33 PM
I'll have to watch who makes my drinks more closely, I think I've ben getting Bamboo Ben's rufee infused cocktails by mistake. |
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Wed, Apr 29, 2009 5:47 PM
why do u think we all call u Kinky???? and yes, the rufee-infused ones ARE meant for Ben.
i i agree with Groggy, Kinny IS CWAAAAZY! [ Edited by: BigToe 2009-04-29 17:52 ] |
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Jungle Trader
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Wed, Apr 29, 2009 9:20 PM
pix please! |
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Kiki von Tiki
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Wed, Apr 29, 2009 9:38 PM
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Kiki von Tiki
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Wed, Apr 29, 2009 9:52 PM
Now, you know you can't trust any pix these guys post, right? Nothin but photoshop. Completely manufactured. And poorly, at that! |
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bigtikidude
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Wed, Apr 29, 2009 11:11 PM
good thing I have a Photographic memory. Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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little lost tiki
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Thu, Apr 30, 2009 10:14 AM
please elaborate...... |
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bigtikidude
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Thu, Apr 30, 2009 10:17 AM
no that would be rude. besides I was just watching. Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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Thu, Apr 30, 2009 10:18 AM
I love that this thread went from a TCer's concern about the warm of TC....to nekkid. I think the problem with TC isn't that people are clique-y it's just massive Adult ADD and ADHD. :lol: it would explain everything!!! |
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Kiki von Tiki
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Thu, Apr 30, 2009 11:04 AM
Maybe so . . . but I wasn't naked! Kinny, I'd show you a video of me falling down drunk, um, er. . . DANCING. . . but then I'd have to kill you or I'd never hear the end of it, I'm SURE. Ravers, You know how darn friendly we are! So friendly that we can endlessly razz each other for a good laugh . . . can't wait to see you on Sunday lady! Everbody wear nametags! Be friendly! Here's Kinny's |
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ravenne
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Thu, Apr 30, 2009 11:54 AM
I know that silly! Yaaay! Sunday is almost here! |
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little lost tiki
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Thu, Apr 30, 2009 12:04 PM
i found Kiki's and Raver's nametags! |
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Kiki von Tiki
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Thu, Apr 30, 2009 12:28 PM
Raves, that is an awesome flyer! YAAAAAYYYY!!! Interpretive dance. Now THAT is some friendly shit! :lol: |
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Kiki von Tiki
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Thu, Apr 30, 2009 12:58 PM
Not US! We're ANGELS! [ Edited by: Kiki von Tiki 2009-04-30 13:07 ] |
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Jungle Trader
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Thu, Apr 30, 2009 4:05 PM
Yup, Unga Bunga is good at photoshop. I found out the hard way. |
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little lost tiki
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Mon, May 4, 2009 8:43 AM
Has TC lost it's Original Warmth... Judging from the huge crowd at Bamboo Ben's NOONER... it is actually WARMER and FRIENDLIER than ever! |
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woofmutt
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Mon, May 4, 2009 12:57 PM
Oh, OK, so "nooner" was a euphemism for another Califusa hot tub orgy. |
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little lost tiki
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Mon, May 4, 2009 1:39 PM
and don't forget BUBBLIER! |
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Chip and Andy
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Mon, May 4, 2009 2:07 PM
What, exactly, are you tring to im OMG! There's a new Tiki Bar TV available! |