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Happy 10th Birthday E-R.Org!
06-23-2012, 09:42 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Happy 10th Birthday E-R.Org!
E-R.Org was born at 1:15 PM Central time on June 23, 2002 with this first post by dory36. Ten years and trillions of wasted electrons later, here we are. 
For anyone who may be interested a history of E-R.Org can be found here.
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06-23-2012, 09:50 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Thanks for the reminder of all the hard work that has gone, and continues to go into keeping this forum alive, and just civilized enough that it's entertaining and enlightening, without being exclusive and mean.
Amethyst
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'There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way.’ Christopher Morley.
Even a blind clock finds an acorn twice a day.
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06-23-2012, 10:06 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,596
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06-23-2012, 11:02 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Collin County, TX
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I would give it ten birthday whacks with one to grow on, but I wouldn't know where to start..
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06-23-2012, 11:06 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Chattanooga
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Happy birthday forum !
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06-23-2012, 11:14 AM
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Administrator
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Location: Pacific NW
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Originally Posted by bbbamI
I would give it ten birthday whacks with one to grow on, but I wouldn't know where to start..
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Since it appears that REWahoo was one of the ring leaders, I nominate him for the honor.
Here, you start: 
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06-23-2012, 11:19 AM
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Location: Chicagoland
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This will be fun to watch ...
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06-23-2012, 11:21 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: May 2007
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Happy 10th birthday ER.org!
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06-23-2012, 11:21 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: NC Triangle
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According to famousbirthdays.com, e-r.org shares the same birthday as Johannes Gutenberg (fitting!), June Carter Cash, Frances McDormand, Bob Fosse, Alan Turing, Alfred Kinsey, King Edward VIII, Wilma Rudolph and LaDainian Tomlinson.
Happy birthday, e-r.org! Thanks to you who look over the site for all your work!
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06-23-2012, 11:21 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MichaelB
This will be fun to watch ...
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Setting up the lawn chairs now....
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06-23-2012, 12:18 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Denver
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Thanks to all the admins & moderators that keep this forum going. Here's to hoping we're around for another 10
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06-23-2012, 12:25 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: South Texas~29N/98W Just West of Woman Hollering Creek
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Doesn't seem like that long, but I'm glad to have been on the ride for as long as I have. Happy BD ER!!!
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In dire need of: faster horses, younger woman, older whiskey, more money.
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06-23-2012, 12:32 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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And also, that we are all retired by then!
Amethyst
Quote:
Originally Posted by walkinwood
Here's to hoping we're around for another 10
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If you understood everything I say, you'd be me ~ Miles Davis
'There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way.’ Christopher Morley.
Even a blind clock finds an acorn twice a day.
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06-23-2012, 01:09 PM
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Happy B-Day! All the members of E-R.org should be very proud to make this community such a special place. The atmosphere is what keeps a community like this stimulating and enjoyable and our broad spectrum of members and personalities sure help keep the atmosphere interesting. Here's to 10 more years together!
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06-23-2012, 01:11 PM
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gone traveling
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06-23-2012, 01:25 PM
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Yes, congrats to Ken and our whole team. He's stuck through thick and thin and I think his fun personality is a big factor in the type of ambiance that has made E-R.org so successful over the years.
Here is a history about the site that Ken wrote a couple years ago:
http://www.early-retirement.org/foru...org-53657.html
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06-23-2012, 01:37 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: NC
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Congrats to everyone for making this place what it is - great! With special thanks to the founding members, admins, mods past and present who have kept us in line made it all possible over the first 10 years. It's a nice blend of helpful knowledge, lively discussion and humor...
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06-23-2012, 02:58 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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I've taken part in lots of forums and this is really one of the best, I've enjoyed my time here immensely and I look forward to the 20th birthday!
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06-23-2012, 07:41 PM
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Location: N. Yorkshire
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Since the forum shares its 10th birthday with Alan Turin's 100th birthday, did you know that there are only 10 types of people in the world?
Those that understand binary, and those who do not.
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06-23-2012, 07:53 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Naples
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Quote:
Originally Posted by walkinwood
Thanks to all the admins & moderators that keep this forum going. Here's to hoping we're around for another 10
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+1 along with a big happy birthday to the forum.
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