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[Hugo Holbling]

Welcome to TGL. Feel free to invite others from universities or spread the word if you think the site is worth supporting.

[Philosophy]

Harbard Borsson said:

With the end of the mind-crushing torture that is the examination season, I am free to devote my time to intellectual pursuits, such as paying proper attention to this website. Hello to all libraryites.

Welcome! You're very lucky indeed for having finished all your exams...

[mosaic]

Wow! Welcome to all the new users. I see most are already posting which is great.

[davidm]

Welcome all! Ah, a Borges and Hamsun lover!

[Rusty Shackleford]

Hello everybody. I've been lurking on the boards for quite a while but Hugo coaxed me into signing up.

[davidm]

Welcome Rusty. (*Still need a waving-hand Smiley, Scotty.*)

[lamp.of.diogenes]

I forgot to introduce myself.

Hi. I am a philosophy nerd. I don't know what else to say.

[davidm]

Welcome Lamp!

[Hugo Holbling]

Welcome to Rusty and lamp. Don't forget (for all new users) that you can also tell us how you got here. We're looking at how word gets around (if indeed it does), hence the other thread.

[Philosophy]

Welcome to our library, Christine!

Enjoy.

I'll probably make you post more next time.

[davidm]

Welcome Broccoli/Christine from Latvia! 8)

[Arthur Volodin]

Welcome, Christine-broccoli. I hope you'll enjoy it here.

But I've got to ask: why 'broccoli'? 'Tis not the most obvious choice of vegetable...

[Philosophy]

Arthur Volodin said:

But I've got to ask: why 'broccoli'? 'Tis not the most obvious choice of vegetable...

She chose "broccoli" because I called her "broccoli" just a few minutes before she signed up.

[Hugo Holbling]

Hi, Christine. I guess i consider the relative lack of female members here a failure, so you're very welcome.

[Philosophy]

No it's not a bad choice.

Just go post now before I rummage Latvia for you!

[maddog]

maddog here. I met Hugo a couple of other places (IIDB, the original FF/GH/HH, Ebla, FF) and he recently re-extended an invitation to come here. Thanks again, Hugo. Nice to see all of you.
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[davidm]

Welcome, Maddog.

[ref]

Hey - I'm Barry. Disquieter invited me but don't hold it against him - he's a very clever and nice guy.

I'll be your resident fatalistic theophobe who may, ever so occasionally, say something worth listening to. Well, definitely the first bit - dont hold your breath for the second bit.

[Hugo Holbling]

Welcome to you, Disquieter and maddog.

[davidm]

Theophobe? Don't you mean theophile?

[ref]

davidm said:

Theophobe? Don't you mean theophile?

No, I fear God.

[davidm]

Well, theophobe implies also a strong dislike or aversion. You believe in God but dislike Him as well? Or just fear him? But isn't someting fearful almost inhernetly dislikable? Maybe you'd like to start a thread on this subject.

[Barefoot Bree]

Greetings, all, from the bottom of the Peach State.

I'm Barefoot Bree, yes-Bree-is-my-real-first-name, no-it's-not-short-for-anything, yes-I'm-usually-shoeless, did I miss anything? 8)

I wandered over here from Internet Infidels, with stops along the way in other forums. I'm frankly tired of the mindless babble and pointless posturing so common on many forums, and I'm very glad to find one with such a higher-minded outlook. I very much enjoyed Hugo's Introduction to Philosphy series when he was posting it on II, and my first priority is to dive back in and finish that series. And I'm looking forward to enjoying some fascinating deep discussions.

Not that I'll likely join in at first. I'm an untutored hick, never been to college, only just now sitting up and taking notice of the big wide intellectual world after shooting out a couple of puppies. Kids, I mean, children!

Will you let me listen in on your conversations if I keep you supplied with brownies?