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Ash, perhaps inadvertently, challenged all of us to make the site more interesting.  I had decided to try and hold up my end of the circus tent... 

MENARD is back.  Though he deigns not to register with us, and in case you hadn't noticed, MENARD has been posting in threads and starting threads of his own (with the expected and ubiquitously coy titles i.e. "banana," "hairy," "we has a peewee...") 
:bouncegiggle: :twirl: :smile:

How do you feel about the return of Menard ??

Hmmmmmm...................   How do you know that's really Menard ?

Quote from: trekgeezer on April 12, 2008, 09:11:20 PM
Hmmmmmm...................   How do you know that's really Menard ?

Well, since first being introduced to Menard at the old SciFilm board, I have noticed a consistent tone and intelligence in the writing.  And I also always believed Menard's vanity would not allow him, the nameless one (the beast) to not eventually come back to one of the few fertile discussion boards available.  (And they said television was a great wasteland...!!) 

Menard.
The one person on this board who truly understands how I wasn't meant to be understood.

I wonder if he knows anything about OBD2 readers.

Quote from: LilCerberus on April 12, 2008, 10:18:55 PM
Menard.
The one person on this board who truly understands how I wasn't meant to be understood.

Sometimes I intend to not be understood.   :twirl:  :thumbup:

I like Menard. And his return is the best thing since sliced bread.  :bouncegiggle:

Yeah...that was a joke...but truth...Menard-as crazy as he is-is smart-outspoken-and always has something interesting to say...beyond the weiner jokes and sexual innuendos-(I think I actually spelled that right)
I myself-am happy to see him Back in Black!

I have a feeling some feel uneasy about his return...and feel threatened by his quasi-cult status-but I never really thought of Menard in those terms...I just see him as a nice guy with a warped sense of humor...which is a handy thing to have in hard times nowadays. I have found myself that laffing in the face of adversity is always the best way to go. And dam the torpedos.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tXaZmY52gHM

(And you do know that by posting in this thread will just feed his ever-expanding ego,right? I mean...what will happen if he just starts growing and getting more powerful...like the Blob or gain control like Jan inna Pan...? Or...uhhhh....my cartoonist mind is running amuck...I'll stop now)...

I don't mind Menard when he's civil and writes well thought out threads.
But when he's trying to be an ass, it backfires.
He may write humorous posts from time to time but a legend...he is not.

I like Menard when he isn't trying to be another Andrew Dice Clay.

Quote from: Ash on April 13, 2008, 07:35:44 AM
But when he's trying to be an ass, it backfires.

Pun intended?

That was funny. :bouncegiggle:


Please, everybody, continue to talk about me. My head is growing as we speak; I won't specify beyond that. :tongueout:

I am too new to posting here to remember "classic" Menard.  I started lurking around the time he first disappeared.  Some dispute over the karma system and an odd fella by the name of WyreWizard.

Since his return he's been a good poster, no doubt, if a bit provocative.  But I never quite understood his legendary status.  It seemed to me almost as if the old-timers brought up Menard and his departure as a way of bonding with each other, as an excuse to reminisce about the "good old days", more than anything.

Hope this deflates your head at least a little, Menard.

I like the way in which Menard can delicately deflate anyone who is too full of themselves, me included!

Quote from: Rev. Powell on April 13, 2008, 03:02:13 PM
I am too new to posting here to remember "classic" Menard... It seemed to me almost as if the old-timers brought up Menard and his departure as a way of bonding with each other, as an excuse to reminisce about the "good old days", more than anything.

Just for the record, I am on this board just one year (my anniversary was April 10 I think).  However, I did encounter Menard in the waning months of the SciFilm board, and he brought his brand of bombast, bon mots, non sequiturs and thoughtful commentary to that site, but we had the full gambit of experience over there long before any "men - ard" showed up.  If I'm promoting a "legend" (a word I'd never choose to use in this context) it is inadvertent to my fun.   
:tongueout: :teddyr: :smile:

Quote from: Rev. Powell on April 13, 2008, 03:02:13 PM
Hope this deflates your head at least a little, Menard.

He may have a deflated head, but when it was a raisin, he shrunk out the door.  Unregistered, he remains a ghost.  :wink: 

Quote from: Rev. Powell on April 13, 2008, 03:02:13 PMSince his return he's been a good poster, no doubt, if a bit provocative.  But I never quite understood his legendary status.

Legendary - adj. - Full of s**t, and good at it. :teddyr:

Quote from: Rev. Powell on April 13, 2008, 03:02:13 PM
Hope this deflates your head at least a little, Menard.

Did I just get a headjob? :twirl:

Wait hes back? Damn! gonna have to hide the kids! :smile:

 :smile: :teddyr: :thumbup: I'm glad he's back.  :cheers:

I sent him an email in January this year after the good Doctor popped up again and forgot that I sent it, until I got an email from someone named ______ _____. My first reaction was "Oh hell, not another bloody enquiry!" until I realized it was from Dr. Menard. He seems like a nice guy, even wished me well and told me to take care.

I see him as my friend: I see all of you as my friends.  :smile: :thumbup:

Trevor
Sitting Freezing in Pretoria.

QuoteLegendary - adj. - Full of s**t, and good at it.

:teddyr:

:bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle: :teddyr: Another thing we share: I am an eminent crapologist.  :twirl: :drink:

Quote from: Menard on April 13, 2008, 06:15:07 PM

Quote from: Rev. Powell on April 13, 2008, 03:02:13 PM
Hope this deflates your head at least a little, Menard.

Did I just get a headjob? :twirl:

(get your mind out of the gutter  :tongueout:)

Quote from: Rev. Powell on April 14, 2008, 01:12:01 PM

Quote from: Menard on April 13, 2008, 06:15:07 PM

Quote from: Rev. Powell on April 13, 2008, 03:02:13 PM
Hope this deflates your head at least a little, Menard.

Did I just get a headjob? :twirl:

(get your mind out of the gutter  :tongueout:)

Yes, it is quite crowded in here for the rest of us. 

I wanna know why Menard hasn't registered.  Afraid of the karma bug?  I actually predict it would go quite high.

His topics have overly-sex related titles.  That's my only problem, otherwise, he is quite funny (in a lowbrow kind of way) and insightful (in a lowbrow kind of way). :bouncegiggle:

Quote from: Patient7 on April 14, 2008, 04:24:24 PM
His topics have overly-sex related titles.

Don't blame me if your mind thinks like that. :tongueout:

I guess low-brow is better than mono-brow!

Quote from: DENNIS on April 19, 2008, 09:26:49 AM

Actually, I'm glad to see him back, inspite of his foibles this place isn't the same without him, and Poogie really does think he's the greatest thing since sliced bread. I sort of like the guy myself, but then I like everybody.

Quote from: Menard on April 20, 2008, 11:18:42 AM
...The thread on 'lyrics that sum up your life right now' (paraphrased) made me think of one.
Perhaps premature, and maybe a little too cliched for me; well...I don't care anyway. :tongueout:

KENNY LOGGINS???   :teddyr:  So typically un-"Menard" like.   :bouncegiggle:  I too have followed yer foibles as DENNIS put it, and glad to hear things are on the upswing.   :smile:  I'd gib you mer karma.   :thumbup: 
Sequeing to other threads and following your lead, not sure about that "merchandising" as Cheeseflix had kind-of slapped while providing an interesting and useful reference site (I, too, checked it out).  My in-law who has been out of work, had tried that briefly but though a virtual work-horse had to turn it down due to "issues". 

Quote from: Allhallowsday on April 20, 2008, 09:36:16 PMSequeing to other threads and following your lead, not sure about that "merchandising" as Cheeseflix had kind-of slapped while providing an interesting and useful reference site (I, too, checked it out).  My in-law who has been out of work, had tried that briefly but though a virtual work-horse had to turn it down due to "issues". 

Cheezy :teddyr: did provide a good resource, though merchandising does have a bad habit of the best way to get in is from the inside. If someone does not have current merchandising experience, it is difficult to even get some companies to look at you.

Presently I work for four different merchandising companies, varying in degrees of flexibility, but none of them require me to be there at a specific time. Unfortunately, this week is going to be heavy and the following week is going to be psychotic with over 90 hours on schedule. I don't mind the hours but I don't care for the travel with a car that has messed up rotors and a vibration in the front end.

My problem is that I won't turn my back on someone when they need help; unfortunately, I don't get the same treatment back, and many of us are in that same boat.

My resignation is going in to the bread company shortly. As gas is going through the roof and the number of trips required to merchandise the bread versus the pay, I am working for less and less each week. I can make up my normal schedule with the bread company with half the hours from another company due to less travel. Of course, the bread company is not going to like that being that I am the only merchandiser who can run every store and who has the flexibility to do it.

What I mainly like about merchandising, though, is the flexibility of schedule and the ability to work as many hours as I can. One job providing 40 hours a week is not going to give me either of those.

QuoteMy resignation is going in to the bread company shortly. As gas is going through the roof and the number of trips required to merchandise the bread versus the pay, I am working for less and less each week. I can make up my normal schedule with the bread company with half the hours from another company due to less travel. Of course, the bread company is not going to like that being that I am the only merchandiser who can run every store and who has the flexibility to do it.

That is were you negotiate, many companies do not like to negotiate but often well and with the current fuel prices they are going to have to pay more (even if only mileage) if they want to retain people. Before you quite give them a chance to up the offer, and if it's no good then do the "see you later bye" You might also want to check out.

http://www.nis-online.com/   (http://www.nis-online.com/)

Quote from: CheezeFlixz on April 21, 2008, 01:48:53 AMThat is were you negotiate, many companies do not like to negotiate but often well and with the current fuel prices they are going to have to pay more (even if only mileage) if they want to retain people. Before you quite give them a chance to up the offer, and if it's no good then do the "see you later bye" You might also want to check out.

http://www.nis-online.com/   (http://www.nis-online.com/)

It's not a matter of wanting to negotiate, it's a matter of not wanting to work 7 days a week anymore or to have excessive work dumped on me when someone else can jump districts who has a company vehicle and fleet card, neither of which I have.

This district is growing with the bread company; two more stores and they'll have to split the district. I would be in-line for a management position should that happen, and I don't want it.

I work for three other companies and can replace the hours I get from the bread company, have less travel (and gas costs), and still make the same money, if not more; and, not have to work 7 days a week.


BTW, thank you for the link...mwhaa