I may not have many posts, but I have been lurking for over a year now. I have received a lot of valuable tips on getting the most out of my Frequent Traveler Mileage. However, it seems that ever since they started tracking posts, the rift between newcomers and old timers is widening and the content of this board has shifted away from the thoughtful insight of seasoned road warriors into the mindless kindergarden babble one would find on an America Online chat room, or some other medium geared towards the mindless masses. The constant '..... slap antics' make me wonder if Jerry Springer somehow took over this board.

I long for the time I can come to this site and easily obtain Travel related insight without having to sift through the trash. However, last week I put my hotel and airline miles to good use and returned to my college for a football game to have some fun with some old frat brothers. It turns out, some of them also were lurkers of this very board.

Together we came up with a Flyer Talk drinking game to re-live the old days. The rules are as follows.

Everyone picks a flyer talker (preferably evangelist level or above)and start at the first board and try to get through as many as possible. Whenever your flyer talker does one of the following, drink specified amount.

Every time oz brings up a link to a previous post not related to Frequent travel - 1 DRINK

Every time Camera Man engages oz - 1 DRINK

Everytime Catman uses the word cat, claw or cop - 1 DRINK

Everytime catman threatens to quit - 1 DRINK

Everytime oz threatens to out someone - 1 DRINK

Everytime a newbie is told to use the search- EVERYONE DRINK ONE

Everytime an old timer asks the same type of redundant question that thas already been answered and all the old timers bow down with an in depth answer - EVERYONE DRINK ONE

Everytime someone kisses up to catman after he cries - EVERYONE DRINK ONE

Everytime a useful piece of frequent flyer advice is offered - EVERYONE DRINK 5 (this is not a very common event these days)

And many more...I'm sure that enough players could be found if necessary