> Since I have been posting here for eleven years, I feel that it is my duty to inform you of some of the rules and traditions of Rinkworks.

I'm all ears.

> 1. It is the custom here to explain where you got the name under which you are posting. Unless, of course, it is your real name, and you are wondering where it came from yourself.

When I was ten and joined a swimming club I was given a nickname of Boomer and this is actually what most people know me as. When I went to university and got known for eating vast amounts of pizza in a messy way at every opportunity *the beast* was appended. Beasty is just a natural extension of that.

> 2. Sam's word is Law. We don't call him Law anymore, and nobody remembers why we call him Sam.

Can I have a word too? I quite like 'obfuscate'

> 3. Punctuation is required, but to heck with spelling. Capitalization is limited to the first letter of words in certain locations. Never post in all caps. It is considered very TACKY. Subject-verb agreement are expected and run-on sentences is not allowed except when necessary and prepositions are the wrong thing to end a sentence with.

I can never remember the rules for where to put an apostrophe...
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> 4. Never ask questions about rule six. It will only lead to trouble.

Shades of Monty Python's 'Bruce' Sketch here.

> 5. Bad jokes are good, but good jokes are taboo, kapu, and/or not allowed. Puns are okay in moderation.

Damn! I don't know any *bad* jokes
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> 6. deleted

*deleted*
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> 7. You will find people from numerous countries here, so be careful not to say anything that will insult them dern foreigners. Flemish jokes are out.

Being a Brit, I'm a target for most Hollywood movies...

> 8. Always tell the truth. Nobody will believe you anyway.

Truth is stranger than fiction...

> 9. Avoid taking anything too seriously.

Would I be a rinkworks addict if I actually took anything seriously?

> 10. It is expected that you will file a trip report as soon as you return from where ever it was that you went if you go anywhere. If you don't go anywhere, a trip report is optional.
> We try to keep them to 100 words or less.

Does this include business trips? Cos I may have a story if so.


> So there you are. Forget that I told you this and you will have a lot more fun on this forum.
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> I use my grandfather's name.
> Howard

Beasty