AndyH Posted February 6, 2004 Posted February 6, 2004 I nominate: jusducki Pensions in Paradise Nameless Coward-s/b anonymous coward
Appleby Posted February 6, 2004 Posted February 6, 2004 I vote "Nameless coward" Life and Death Planning for Retirement Benefits by Natalie B. Choatehttps://www.ataxplan.com/life-and-death-planning-for-retirement-benefits/ www.DeniseAppleby.com
jevd Posted February 6, 2004 Posted February 6, 2004 I third the nommination for nameless coward as I am one also with just initials JEVD Making the complex understandable.
AndyH Posted February 6, 2004 Author Posted February 6, 2004 oops. It's actually "anonymous coward". Even better. And, Blinky, yes you may make the top 10, but I don't know about the top 5.
WDIK Posted February 6, 2004 Posted February 6, 2004 My personal favorites: 1) Anonymouse Coward 2) QDROphile (Is that politically correct?) 3) 2muchstress 4) 401 Chaos 5) Death and Taxes (That's certain.) ...but then again, What Do I Know?
TBob Posted February 7, 2004 Posted February 7, 2004 I think in the spirit of the countless awards shows (Grammy's, Oscar's, Golden Globes, et al ...When will they have an awards show for the best awards show?) this post must be categorized to properly give credit where credit is due. My personal nominations... Most Ironic - Pensions In Paradise Most Obscure - Blinky...(this one's a lock!) Most Accurate - thisissocomplicated Best Accronym - WDIK Best Reference to Fictional Character - Belgarath (most probably never read it!) Best Depiction of the Pension Industry - 2muchstress Worst Depiction of the Pension Industry - Happy Actuary Best Special Effects - Tie (Blinky, Doombuggy, ERISAatty) A word from our sponsor - DietPepsi The Lifetime Achievement Award - Dave Baker Special mention goes out to all those that had the confidence to use their real names (although somewhat boring!). Also a great personal thanks to everyone that has ever posted to these message boards.
Mike Preston Posted February 7, 2004 Posted February 7, 2004 Without categorization, without doubt, Blinky the 3-eyed Fish.
Kirk Maldonado Posted February 7, 2004 Posted February 7, 2004 Thanks to everybody who participated in this thread for brightening my day. Kirk Maldonado
Fredman Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 If Blinky is nominated, then Disco Stu needs mention as well. I looked for Ralph Wiggums and Principal Skinner, but those haven't been registered yet.
E as in ERISA Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 Is someone going to make sure that there is a five-minute delay on postings here?
Appleby Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 How about Derelict? Life and Death Planning for Retirement Benefits by Natalie B. Choatehttps://www.ataxplan.com/life-and-death-planning-for-retirement-benefits/ www.DeniseAppleby.com
AndyH Posted February 9, 2004 Author Posted February 9, 2004 Katherine, what is your concern? There are enough moderators on this thread to start an electrical storm with their zapping power.
E as in ERISA Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 Just joking, AndyH.... I thought that five minute dealys were the new standard for awards show (e.g., Grammys, etc.) ...
AndyH Posted February 9, 2004 Author Posted February 9, 2004 My bad. I thought I missed something good!
AndyH Posted February 9, 2004 Author Posted February 9, 2004 I just hope that Tom didn't find and post a naked picture of Blinky. He's been awfully quiet since Tom found that link to him under stupid.com!
rcline46 Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 I vote for Blinky, cuz he gots the bestest thumbnail!
E as in ERISA Posted February 9, 2004 Posted February 9, 2004 I think that Tom Poje pulled the cover off Blinky and revealed that he actually looks like this: http://www.stupid.com/Merchant2/graphics/p...inky_beauty.gif
Tom Poje Posted February 10, 2004 Posted February 10, 2004 well, I guess in Blinky's case that sort of.... 'winds up the voting' on this issue.
Guest DFerrare Posted February 13, 2004 Posted February 13, 2004 Hold on. A new contender: VEBA Las Vegas.
Appleby Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 ...and 'FormsRmylife' Life and Death Planning for Retirement Benefits by Natalie B. Choatehttps://www.ataxplan.com/life-and-death-planning-for-retirement-benefits/ www.DeniseAppleby.com
Guest Twitch Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 Don't forget about Max Power! He's a pal of Blinky's. The real, celluloid Blinky, that is!
AndyH Posted February 19, 2004 Author Posted February 19, 2004 Somehow I forgot to nominate Partly Cloudy. p.s., Twitch, we need a picture of Max Power.
Tom Poje Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 if you are going to nominate all those, then I will nominate (and now I don't remember her name) but she signed her real name, but since someone else was already using it, she added her state's initial MD. and so we all thought she was doctor and wondered why she was even dabbling in pensions.. Then, as if that wasn't enough, she moved to another state and now the initials are PA
AndyH Posted February 19, 2004 Author Posted February 19, 2004 yeah, I remember doing a double take on that several times also. She was probably interested in affiliated service groups and cliff vesting.
Guest Twitch Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 Andy, "Max Power" was the name Homer took (inspired by the family's blow dryer) in one episode.
Appleby Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 The Max Power plot http://thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/1013.htm Life and Death Planning for Retirement Benefits by Natalie B. Choatehttps://www.ataxplan.com/life-and-death-planning-for-retirement-benefits/ www.DeniseAppleby.com
Mike Preston Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 Never noticed this name before, so it should get honorable mention, at least: §#$%! Certainly reflects how I feel frequently. Doesn't hurt that the location is local to me, too. Probably know the person. Whoever it might be.
§#$%! Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 Mike, We've met before and talked a couple of times at Sal's conference, including the seminar you held last year. I read BenefitsLink since it started but never registered until last year on 04/01. Tony
maverick Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 Tom, wasn't it "Kate Smith MD"? When I first saw it, I thought of the singer.
Tom Poje Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 That's it. Thanks. The 'doctor' part still cracks me up.
david rigby Posted February 19, 2004 Posted February 19, 2004 Perhaps "Maryland"? I'm a retirement actuary. Nothing about my comments is intended or should be construed as investment, tax, legal or accounting advice. Occasionally, but not all the time, it might be reasonable to interpret my comments as actuarial or consulting advice.
RCK Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 I'm having a hard time with all this support for Blinky, the 3-eyed Fish. My reluctance can be tracked back to the day I had to explain to our ERISA counsel that my support for my position (on some obscure topic) came from Blinky the 3-eyed Fish. RCK
Mike Preston Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Your ERISA counsel needs to go see Spiderman.
AndyH Posted February 20, 2004 Author Posted February 20, 2004 I noticed that there is a "Lawyer in Black" user registered who could have been a "dark horse" candidate, but thankfully he seems to have gone away without ever scaring us er' posting.
jevd Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 New Nomination: "ROSEBUD" whispered softly from Xanadu. JEVD Making the complex understandable.
Appleby Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 That's it. Thanks. The 'doctor' part still cracks me up. Me too Life and Death Planning for Retirement Benefits by Natalie B. Choatehttps://www.ataxplan.com/life-and-death-planning-for-retirement-benefits/ www.DeniseAppleby.com
Appleby Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 OK. That’s it. No more fun posts. You hear me? No more!!! This board is addictive enough already. You are not helping my twelve-step program to wean myself from it. Hi – My name is Appleby, and I am a Benefitslinkmessageboradaholic I will lower my standards, I will and beg, grovel and employ other means that I find abhorring just to get access to a computer so that I can visit http://benefitslink.com/boards/index.php I post at all hours of the day. I visit the board when I am at home, when I am at work, when I am on vacation with my family. If I awake for any reason in the wee hours of the morning, I visit the board, I visit the board, and I visit the board… Life and Death Planning for Retirement Benefits by Natalie B. Choatehttps://www.ataxplan.com/life-and-death-planning-for-retirement-benefits/ www.DeniseAppleby.com
Appleby Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 Oh. And I am getting a bumper sticker that says "I Love http://benefitslink.com/boards/index.php " Life and Death Planning for Retirement Benefits by Natalie B. Choatehttps://www.ataxplan.com/life-and-death-planning-for-retirement-benefits/ www.DeniseAppleby.com
Kirk Maldonado Posted February 22, 2004 Posted February 22, 2004 Appleby: If you were really dedicated, you would get a tatoo that says that. On your forehead. Kirk Maldonado
TBob Posted February 22, 2004 Posted February 22, 2004 Appleby...Would it help if we created another forum on the message board for addicts like yourself to talk (post) about your problems? We all need support some times!
Appleby Posted February 22, 2004 Posted February 22, 2004 Kirk- I like your suggestion. I made an appointment with my tattoist (or is it tattoo person) Hey TBob, Wouldn’t that be like a person talking about their drinking problem in a bar? “Hey Barkeep, I’ll have what he is having!” Life and Death Planning for Retirement Benefits by Natalie B. Choatehttps://www.ataxplan.com/life-and-death-planning-for-retirement-benefits/ www.DeniseAppleby.com
Guest CitationSquirrel Posted February 23, 2004 Posted February 23, 2004 Appleby: I have this "friend" who has the same problem as you. I think the problem is that we all work in this field. Have you ever had someone ask you what you do for a living? That is not an easy question to answer without causing the other person to lapse into a coma. While my wife can finally give a very basic description of my job to her friends (it has taken her several years), she still makes the mistake of asking me if anything interesting happened at work. I've discovered that "interesting" is a very subjective word. btw, you're all forgiven for not nominating me.
JanetM Posted February 23, 2004 Posted February 23, 2004 Is CitationSquirrel the same as CodeNut? JanetM CPA, MBA
AndyH Posted February 23, 2004 Author Posted February 23, 2004 CS, yes you are deserving of nomination, but you must understand that 9 posts over 2 years in the ESOP section isn't exactly center stage.
Guest CitationSquirrel Posted February 23, 2004 Posted February 23, 2004 Janet: No, but I can tell you whether the periods in I.R.C. are supposed to be italicized or not. Andy: Well you can't say that I've been monopolizing the spot light.
Guest anonymous coward Posted February 24, 2004 Posted February 24, 2004 Thanks, I guess. My vote would have to go Blinky, just for the lovely avatar
Tom Poje Posted February 24, 2004 Posted February 24, 2004 I think Blinky looks better with that deep orange tan on some of the other pictures!
AndyH Posted February 24, 2004 Author Posted February 24, 2004 Anybody else notice that Blinky hasn't shown his fins in this thread? Conspiracy theories abound.
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