At my present yearly posting rate, by the time I reach your level of admirable verbosity, mankind may have finally evolved out of superstitious silliness.
Look, there's no use addressing him directly. He's already reached his 2008 post quota.
My wife and I are both TAM virgins so we'll be the ones wandering around looking dazed, confused and vaguely sacrificial.
Here we are goofing around in the front yard. She's the one on the right (I look different without my glasses).
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If you see us, please approach cautiously, we startle easily. And remember, NO hazing just because we're newbies...

Well, my wife does give me these delicious thick cookies that she says will help my teeth and breath but I don't think they do anything for my tongue (which by the way is more of a pleasant purple than black).you appear to have a black tongue...
too much bismuth?
have you tried scraping?
I suspect that we're about to find there are endless reasons for TAM hazing other than being a newbie.But hazing for other reasons other than being newbies is ok right?
Well, my wife does give me these delicious thick cookies that she says will help my teeth and breath but I don't think they do anything for my tongue (which by the way is more of a pleasant purple than black).
I didn't realize that I posted in the TAM5 thread. Should I repost in the correct thread?