The Penalty Box

Old Apr 1, 2011, 9:21 am
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Shiny new box.

Is this a change I'm supposed to like.
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Old Apr 1, 2011, 9:22 am
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Like it or not, this is what you get.
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Old Apr 1, 2011, 9:26 am
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Here's the current version of Box buidelines (not to be confused with the actual guidelines laid out by FlyinHawaiian):

1. Ye shall read the box from teh beginning.
2. Ye shall drink only only beverages that are brewed, distilled, or otherwise obtained through a process of viticulture and oenology.
3. Ye shall have a flightmemory and/or openflight.
4. Ye shall post a link to said tome in your signature.
5. Poo.
6. Ye shall always take teh bump.
7. Ye shall always take the upgrade.
8. Ye shall not deploy DYKWIA.
9. Ye shall not flaunt your status.
10. Ye shall expend all good effort to acquire new dots and lines.
11. Ye shall expend all good effort to acquire new airports.
12. Ye shall expend all good effort to acquire new aircraft types.
13. Ye shall expend all good effort to maximize the number of segments on any given trip.
14. Thou shall remember BBQ Thursday, and keep it saucy.
15. Rule 14 shall not impede you from eating BBQ on any other days.
16. Ye shall expend all good effort to expand BBQ Thursday as far and wide as possible.
17. Tuesday shall be the day of the taco.
18. POTD need not be awarded everyday.
19. Ye shall not self-declare POTD.
20. Ye shall not like one's own posts.
21. Ye shall not like the Yankees, Lakers, Cowboys, Buckeyes, or Flyers.
22. Ye shall ignore these rules on an as needed basis.
23. Ye shall be the butt of a joke at any given time.
24. All posts containing facts shall be declared to be rumor.
25. No one is in charge of the box.
25a. No one shall claim to speak for the Box, to represent the Box or to plan events on the Box's behalf. Boxians are welcome to plan events; the Box does not.
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Old Apr 1, 2011, 9:28 am
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Well hey now -- a new Box! :-:
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Old Apr 1, 2011, 9:32 am
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Rule #22 does not apply to #3.
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Old Apr 1, 2011, 9:37 am
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wow, the box in teh "official" UA forum. I feel all discombubulated.....
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Old Apr 1, 2011, 9:37 am
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This place is shiny.
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Old Apr 1, 2011, 9:41 am
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Originally Posted by ande777emt
Rule #22 does not apply to #3.
It can, we just reserve the right to shame heretics into compliance.
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Old Apr 1, 2011, 9:44 am
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Originally Posted by snod08
So many Bxes
So little time.
This will affect my work schedule.
Excellent...We're already seeing the synergies of this Merger affect FT...pretty soon there won't be a Box in the CO Forum or have a CO Forum at the least and it'll be run by FT-UA Moderators...

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Old Apr 1, 2011, 9:44 am
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Originally Posted by snod08
So many Bxes
So little time.
This will affect my work schedule.
yup
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Old Apr 1, 2011, 9:44 am
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Wow! Pst on first page* of New New Bx?! Shcking!

*All real boxers have posts-per-page set to 40, of course.

This post typed from my iPhone.
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Old Apr 1, 2011, 9:46 am
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Yawn... <stretch>

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Old Apr 1, 2011, 9:48 am
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Ahhh, another BX...

I guess I will stop following the one in the CO forum... I simply cannot keep track of them all
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Old Apr 1, 2011, 9:49 am
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Flight loads to KWI look pretty light for travel in three weeks...maybe I'll NRSA there.
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Old Apr 1, 2011, 9:51 am
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Originally Posted by golfingboy
Ahhh, another BX...

I guess I will stop following the one in the CO forum... I simply cannot keep track of them all
Yeah.. that one is closed.
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