Snugs McMasters

Chronometria wrote: Umpire.....cricket bats? At the rate we're going here, it'll just be crickets soon.

Marigold Devin wrote: Ooooo while you're at the pharmacy, please will you pick me up one of those blackcurrant glucose lollies? Thanks. Maddy asks that you get some Gummy Swirls vitamins too... oh and Cinnamon Altoids.

Bree Giffen wrote: Do you know what I hate about the Umpire community? All the Baselines players. I mean you teleport into a welcome area and some Baselines player comes up to you and shouts, "You're out!" Come on. I was safe! Care for a Skoal necklace, Bree?

Snugs McMasters, Lighthouse Keeper's Lead Conscience, Forgotten City What's your favorite part of your sim? What inspires you? Before I answer that question, I'd like to highlight a spelling error in the title of one of the copycat vampire OP's being shoveled into the forum by "Linden Lab". In the thread "Suzanna Soyinka discusses building a succcesful vampire community" Linden Lab seems to treat spelling in much the same way it treats the forum. Back to your question, although Forgotten City is a marvelous sim, I'd rather discuss the complete lack of baseball sims in SL. I can't count the number of Vampire sims here, both because I have no interest in trying and because those things would bite me if I did. But golly, if there was an Umpire sim, I'd be mighty inspired! Do you have any tips for organizing and managing people around a successful Second Life location? Oh, I get it, you're trying to pump me for advice without paying my Umpire fee. Well, I won't play that game, instead I'll give you some how-not-to tips: Make promises, then break them... slowly. Resist the urge to kill hope quickly. Savor your lack of effort.Be arbitrary and capricious. Don't show your hand by being consistent.Eliminate the positives. They're the ones with no axe to grind. They're also the most dangerous, at least you can see the axe coming.Tell people their voices are being heard, but don't tell them that only happens in your nightmares. Again, there's no reason to rush failure.Respect everybody's opinions equally by ignoring them all. If you must value one opinion over another, make sure it's for reasons unrelated to the topic.Play favorites. This seems inconsistent to ignoring everybody equally. Bonus!Why are you dressed as a referee, and in a football sim? You aren't listening, are you? I told you there are no baseball sims. So, it shouldn't be surprising there are no umpire uniforms. You don't have a problem with vampires showing up in photographs or walking around in broad daylight, so what's your problem here? What do Umpires do? We police SL looking for people who scratch themselves inappropriately. Years ago we could count on SL glitches to cause that almost routinely, but now we mostly depend on mo-cap style AOs designed by the caffiene addicted. If it's a female doing the scratching we shout "Steeeeee-rike!" in public chat. If it's a male, we shout "Balllllllll One" or "Ballllllll Two" depending on the scratch. Can people avoid being called? Yes, if they wear a can of Skoal on a chain around their necks, we will not get within spitting distance of them. What is your advice to new or current Residents who want to get involved in the Umpire communities? First and foremost, you must realize that "Umpire" means different things to different people. You must be willing to accept that one Umpire clan may have a different understanding of what constitues a "scratch" or is "innapropriate". Some Umpires don't call. Some Umpires call other Umpires. Personally, I ascribe to a different kind of lore. My need to call has grown so overwhelming that I force Maddy to pinch people inappropriately so I can call her on it.

Maddy's still snoozing, so I've got a chance to post. I've found likenesses of both Val and Maddy. Can there can be any doubt as to who's who?... I know Maddy would want to wrap up her week of blues, so here's my contribution... I hope Everybody has a wonderful Sunday.

Wildcat is naughty in the nicest way.

valerie Inshan wrote: Thank God, I had a blond visitor the other day. I think the parrot loves her, he can't stop to talk about her. :smileyhappy: Val, I thank God you had that visitor too. I can't get a word in edgewise when she's about. The silence I enjoyed during her absence was a rare and welcome treat. I'm sorry your parrot is now similarly afflicted. If he annoys you too much, I'm sure Maddy will offer to cook him. I hope everybody is having a pleasant Sunday.

Cinnamon Mistwood wrote: You will have to label the guilty yourself, Val. All pandas look the same to me.... Not to me.

Deltango Vale wrote: This is skirting awfully close to Dolcett Maddy will wear slacks and I'll advise Void to do the same.

Lillie Woodells wrote: DQ Darwin wrote: @ Val big hugs hun xoxox @ Lillie maybe this will help???? Oh my.... Oh my, indeed. You don't want to know what Maddy does with the cute chicks.

Dillon Levenque wrote: Snugs McMasters wrote: Even that's not good enough for me. I share a cranium with Maddy (though she hogs the amygdala) and I don't believe half the stuff she says. On a CRUTCH, Snugs! You were always the down-to-earth one; we expected big words from Maddy. Now you drop one in that when googled just scoops up more. I mean what the hell? Did you take correspondence courses while you away? I got that from Maddy's 1988 "Word of the Day" calendar, which is still sealed for freshness. She promises to open it when all the days line up once again in 2016.

Carole Franizzi wrote: So, lemme get this straight, your “counter-point” consists in you insisting that you, tu, thou, in person, in the flesh, must be present as an eye-witness at any event a poster writes about in the forums for it to be considered a valid discussion point? Even that's not good enough for me. I share a cranium with Maddy (though she hogs the amygdala) and I don't believe half the stuff she says.

Madelaine McMasters wrote: Lillie Woodells wrote: Great video Dee! Yeah, you came away with a little something alright... I'm still holding my breath waiting to find out what devious plans you have! Hahahah hugs and love you! We may take this to page 200 today! Wooohoo! @Hippie I'm glad you're chompers are fully functioning. I'll make you a nice steak for lunch. @ Everyone else! Big hugs!!! Keep Dee busy, Lillie. That'll give me time to sneak in a hug from Jenn. While Hippie might make a nice steak for lunch, that sounds a li'l gruesome, and more my style than yours. Maybe you could feed him a nice steak for lunch? @Val, my boss has been in an awful mood for 41 years. Have you tried ignoring? Good morning, Kids! Who's the little princess that runs around the house yelling "You're not the boss of me!"? Some awful moods are the result of endless suffering. Ignore me at your own peril. /me works the kinks out after sleeping on the patio all night. Good morning, Everyone.

Monday?

Maddy asked me to ask all of you for your undying gratitude to her for allowing me to prevent her from posting pictures of her ideal breakfast. It's too early in the day for me to comprehend her, so I'll just pass out hugs to any of you who wander through.

Hernia Movers - The Potentate of Totin' Freight

Venus Petrov wrote: Now, what does a girl have to do to get help fixing an old truck? You're already doing enough. Maddy is dragging her toolbox out to the car.

Nacy Nightfire wrote: I have 500 emails I must answer that come that all come from Nigeria...something about a bank, a deposed queen, frozen assets, a lifetime opportunity.... If it's a deposed drama queen, the message is likely from Maddy. If so, you have my sincerest apology, Nacy. This happens when I fall asleep before she does. Meanwhile, here's Oliver Sacks weighing in on the subject of stuck songs...

Madelaine McMasters wrote: IIf there is a reason to dislike alts, I'm sure it will be along shortly. I saw that! BJayy, while Maddy would have you believe she agreed with Ms. Sideways first, she was simply the first to get to the keyboard. I was busy cleaning up after the horrific breakfast she served. Like it or not, Maddy and I are joined at the hippocampus. That said, I can take solace in knowing that, during our childhood, while she had all the fun, I got all the praise.

Madelaine McMasters wrote: Hi, Kids! Has it occured to you that not all of your friends behave like children?

Charolotte Caxton wrote: ...or are we just calling it toast? Hello All. Enjoy breakfast while you can. Maddy is learning how to post images. I've tried calling her cooking "toast". It doesn't help.

Hello Wil, I told Maddy you were leaving on hiatus and she should wave you off. She's in the shower, I'm in the queue. This means she will linger until the hot water is gone and perhaps you are too. Best wishes from me might not have the came cache, but they'll have to do. Good luck, have fun, take good care of yourself and don't tell anyone we're here. Snugs

Charolotte Caxton wrote: Hot chicken juice? Well, I suppose you should go squeeze a chicken now, hm? Get to it, I'll go make soup As you wish, Ms. Cheeky Pants. I don't think Maddy is ready for something as heady as soup, but if you insist... Knoor chicken boullion cubes (she'll know if you substitute) No dark meat Carrots in cubes, not pennies Celery, green in the soup, hearts on the side with spanish olives Gnocchi or spaetzle, no egg noodles Red onion, quartered, then sliced. Garlic to taste, then double it Cayenne to taste, then triple it Leave the bay leaves in, she must have something to complain about or she's not happy. Carmelize the onions in olive with the chicken before adding the other ingredients Here chick, chick, chick...

Charolotte Caxton wrote: Here you are dear, take your medicine and go back to sleep, that's right close your eyes... No, thank you. You may medicate Maddy, but that will close only one eye (the left, which is blinkered by her hair anyway). I'm keeping mine wide open... ... and watching you.

Well hello xsarah85x. May I call you 85? ;-) You are not the only shy introvert in SL. This is where folks like us come to practice our extroversion so we might eventually unleash ourselves on the unsuspecting RL public. Though I am not a member, there is a nefarious group in-world called "Ladies Who Lunch". I'll warn you that they have a hidden agenda and welcome anyone who can help them find it. I'm sure more forumites will drop in to say hello and I encourage you to pull up a chair here and make yourself at home.