The Syndicate

S~V~S wrote:OMG!!! You used to be 14, wtf happened?? I knew you were that old, but still. You're grown ups,lol.

Currently student teaching. About to finish up!

It's been quite the 8 years, hasn't it?

G-Man wrote:

S~V~S wrote:OMG!!! You used to be 14, wtf happened?? I knew you were that old, but still. You're grown ups,lol.

It's funny- I always just assume people are around my age until I learn otherwise. I can't believe how young some of the "Old Guard" really are.

There's so way in hell you ever thought I was ever near your age. I was unbearably irritating at times and ripe with immaturity.



Indi-- you're too kind. I can't wait to get started.

indiglo wrote:

S~V~S wrote:And Orphan Black, too.

Yesssssss and The Americans. Love those crazy spies. I can't wait for both those shows.


Dom, I seriously cannot believe you and LA are graduating this year. Seriously, how is that even physically possible??? You have both grown up into such great, great humans.


Illy - where are you currently at? Still across the pond? I approve of your debauchery.


Ok, this is my new favorite thread.

I am US based with 3 major UK trips this year coming up. One for graduation, a second potential one to present, and a third to go and see HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD WITH MY BESTIE!

Dom wrote:Currently student teaching. About to finish up!

It's been quite the 8 years, hasn't it?

EIGHT YEARS????????

I quit, I can not handle this mess.

You were an adorable puppy, rarely irritating.

Nice! That's enough trips for you to break at least 6 or 7 hearts.

indiglo wrote:Nice! That's enough trips for you to break at least 6 or 7 hearts.

HARRY POTTER
YOU MIGHT SEE IT
OMG

...I should post here, I think? Something, I'm not sure what. Sorry to interrupt. I'm new. And I'm a bird. Squawk.

Also, hello, Illyria, you seem popular, which is nice, I guess?

Welcome Parrotheadguy! Not interrupting at all. She is an old friend who magically reappeared this week. We're aflutter!

Hey Psitta, nice to meet you. I assume you are also owned by a parrot? Nice to meet a fellow masochist.

indiglo wrote:Hey Psitta, nice to meet you. I assume you are also owned by a parrot? Nice to meet a fellow masochist.

Hi~ Hm? I am a parrot. Does that mean I own you? I may or may not be something of a sadomasochist regardless.

Psittaciform wrote:...I should post here, I think? Something, I'm not sure what. Sorry to interrupt. I'm new. And I'm a bird. Squawk.

Also, hello, Illyria, you seem popular, which is nice, I guess?

We have way to many animals here. Bears, llamas, marmonts, and now a bird psh.

Either way welcome to TS.

Zexy wrote:Hello, everyone! The name's Zexy. Started playing mafia in Bulbagarden Forums, which is a Pokemon community, by late 2013. I really like the game, so when I learned about the Mafia Universe website, I started playing there as well. Through that, I found this site and decided to stop by and say hi

Looking forward to meeting more of you!

Hello zexy! Have we crossed paths on MU before? I can't recall.

Psittaciform wrote:

indiglo wrote:Hey Psitta, nice to meet you. I assume you are also owned by a parrot? Nice to meet a fellow masochist.

Hi~ Hm? I am a parrot. Does that mean I own you? I may or may not be something of a sadomasochist regardless.

Hmmm... well, you don't look like a 12 year old, female blue-fronted amazon to me. But perhaps you are her wearing a disguise. She is rather wicked at times.

indiglo wrote:

Psittaciform wrote:

indiglo wrote:Hey Psitta, nice to meet you. I assume you are also owned by a parrot? Nice to meet a fellow masochist.

Hi~ Hm? I am a parrot. Does that mean I own you? I may or may not be something of a sadomasochist regardless.

Hmmm... well, you don't look like a 12 year old, female blue-fronted amazon to me. But perhaps you are her wearing a disguise. She is rather wicked at times.

Oh, interesting. What has she learned, any poetry perhaps?

EDIT: ...My late replies are not intentional, I assure you.

S~V~S wrote:Welcome Parrotheadguy! Not interrupting at all. She is an old friend who magically reappeared this week. We're aflutter!

Heh, thanks. I can see that!

sig wrote:

Psittaciform wrote:...I should post here, I think? Something, I'm not sure what. Sorry to interrupt. I'm new. And I'm a bird. Squawk.

Also, hello, Illyria, you seem popular, which is nice, I guess?

We have way to many animals here. Bears, llamas, marmonts, and now a bird psh.

Either way welcome to TS.

Birds are superior however. What even is a marmont? :P

Thanks.

Psittaciform wrote:

indiglo wrote:

Psittaciform wrote:

indiglo wrote:Hey Psitta, nice to meet you. I assume you are also owned by a parrot? Nice to meet a fellow masochist.

Hi~ Hm? I am a parrot. Does that mean I own you? I may or may not be something of a sadomasochist regardless.

Hmmm... well, you don't look like a 12 year old, female blue-fronted amazon to me. But perhaps you are her wearing a disguise. She is rather wicked at times.

Oh, interesting. What has she learned, any poetry perhaps?

Only if you define poetry very, very loosely.

She's more of a slapstick kind of gal, tbh. You know, bullying the cat and laughing about it, buzzing my father's head whenever he comes over and laughing about that, watching the Backyardigans while she squawks and dances... that kind of stuff. Super, super classy.

indiglo wrote:

Psittaciform wrote:

indiglo wrote:

Psittaciform wrote:

indiglo wrote:Hey Psitta, nice to meet you. I assume you are also owned by a parrot? Nice to meet a fellow masochist.

Hi~ Hm? I am a parrot. Does that mean I own you? I may or may not be something of a sadomasochist regardless.

Hmmm... well, you don't look like a 12 year old, female blue-fronted amazon to me. But perhaps you are her wearing a disguise. She is rather wicked at times.

Oh, interesting. What has she learned, any poetry perhaps?

Only if you define poetry very, very loosely.

She's more of a slapstick kind of gal, tbh. You know, bullying the cat and laughing about it, buzzing my father's head whenever he comes over and laughing about that, watching the Backyardigans while she squawks and dances... that kind of stuff. Super, super classy.

Well, a lady enjoys what a lady enjoys.

Psittaciform wrote:...I should post here, I think? Something, I'm not sure what. Sorry to interrupt. I'm new. And I'm a bird. Squawk.

Also, hello, Illyria, you seem popular, which is nice, I guess?

Welcome to The Syndicate!!

Can't wait to play the scrimmage game with you all.

Also, loving the nostalgia going down in the thread, though it actually makes me feel like a newbie which is rare these days.

New faces.... fresh meat.

With RateYourMusic's Off-Topic board closing, we may be getting some new recruits.

Dom wrote:

Illyria wrote:

Dom wrote:The amount of nostalgia is 3x what i can handle.

You and me both kiddo. Y'all have been KILLING me all damn day.

I believe nutella and I both graduate college this year, btw.

Yep, in a month!

nutella wrote:

Dom wrote:

Illyria wrote:

Dom wrote:The amount of nostalgia is 3x what i can handle.

You and me both kiddo. Y'all have been KILLING me all damn day.

I believe nutella and I both graduate college this year, btw.

Yep, in a month!

Woo! Congrats you guys.

I've still got another year to go. I got a late start on college, and then I was part-time for the first 2-3 years as well.

a2thezebra wrote:With RateYourMusic's Off-Topic board closing, we may be getting some new recruits.

What is RateYourMusic and why are we getting recruits?

RYM had a Mafia board in their Off Topic forum. With them shutting their OT board down, some people who want to play Mafia will be looking for a new place to go, and *here* is one potential destination.

Dom wrote:HARRY POTTER
YOU MIGHT SEE IT
OMG

NOT MIGHT. I AM GOING TO SEE IT. I HAVE HAD TICKETS SINCE LAST JULY.

Psittaciform wrote:...I should post here, I think? Something, I'm not sure what. Sorry to interrupt. I'm new. And I'm a bird. Squawk.

Also, hello, Illyria, you seem popular, which is nice, I guess?

I am just old lol.

Welcome to all of the other new people. We can figure it out together!

I am so so so insanely jealous of you, Illy <3

Hello,

I go by a few different handles over the internet, I stuck to an old Character name for my profile here, you can Call me Sokoth for short, Vidiot, Crazy Klingon, I go by a lot of names. The one my mother gave me is Daniel but that's not as fun. LOL

I came here at the suggestion of SpaceDaisy, we have known each other for a long time now. We originally met through a mutual interest called Simming. This is essentially a chat room based Role Playing game if your not familiar. The genre was Star Trek. I did this for a long time starting back in 1997 on AOL, and somewhat retired around 2008 I believe it was. I've been poking around in that community still here and there, still doing things like Bulletin Board games. I've Captained my own ship, ran a few clubs, had a lot fun, met many and exciting people, and some not so much. LOL. SpaceDaisy was one of the people I really enjoyed working with the most out of all those I played with. (Not sucking up... I promise. LOL). She was a great Chief Medical Officer and an amazing Captain herself. Watching her grow in that community was a great experience.

I'm an avid gamer, build my own computers, and enjoy movies a lot. I worked in the movie theater industry for 13 years managing with United Artist Theaters, Regal Entertainment Group, and Spotlight Theaters. I came to enjoy movies far more than I did before.

I love to write, I have a very vivid and active imagination so there's always something going on up in my head. But to be honest most of what i've actually put on electronic paper has been Star Trek based. A few fantasies but generally Star Trek.

Yes. If you cannot tell I'm a Trekkie. I'm excited to be a part of your community, once I get a chance to get a grasp on what kind of activities you have here you'll likely see more of me. If you have questions I do my best to be an open and honest person within the realm of reason so your welcome to ask.

Thank you for letting me a part of what you've built.

Nice to meet you

Always good to have a Klingon around!

SokothQultuq, we do have big movie aficionados. Too bad Mongoose is around so infrequently, she is really into movies if you run across her. There is also a Movie category Tinsel Town - oops, i see you've already discovered it. You're quick! There are plenty of trekkies around. I hope you have a good time here!

Sadly, I'm not a trekkie, but I do like donuts.

Welcome aboard!

Hey Sokoth (Imma call you that, Vidiot sounds more like a nickname meant for me), nice to meet you.

As Daisy said, we have a fanbase and a sub-forum dedicated to movies, although in one particular thread it's mostly just me posting about obscure stuff (and zebra, when she remembers to). I do miss movietalks with Mongoose, sniff. I can't say I'm a Trekkie, although TNG was one of the main shows I used to watch on TV every Saturday with my family, when I was young.

I'm not a trekkie but have seen all of the Star Trek movies. I also grew up watching an episode of TNG here and there. Welcome Klingon! What does your name translate to?

Actually Vidiot was my first AOL Screen Name back in the day to be more precise it was VidotGod. It was a name my father made up for me. It was essentially an acronym for Videogame idiot god because he hated video games. Though my mom and I loved them. So when I got my own AOL account and started Simming I eventually adopted CptVidiot and several iterations of the same after. So i've been "Vidiot" forever. Kind of took to it to sort of get my dads goat.

Actually the name does not really translate to anyting in particular. Sokoth was the name, and Qul'tuq was the house name. Though the character was only half Klingon, but had a traditional Klingon name.

When I joined a gaming group called Tactical Zen back in the day they made that signature for me. Its fitting, as was the gamer tag. I fought like a klingon. Head strong, running head first into combat, not expected to survive (Sometimes I didnt) but I used to pull of some amazing things. So the name stuck. Was wicked with a pump shotgun in Counter Strike, and a knife in Battlefield.

Yes, I spotted the movie reviews section you guys have and I may very well contribute to that as I do see movies frequently. I used to do movie reviews for TacZen and some of the other groups I was in.

yI'el! qaghom 'e' vItIv.

Welcome Sokoth! Nice to meet you. I've always been a fan of Klingons as well. I'm not officially a Trekkie, but am a BIG TIME TNG fan.

What did you think of their makeover in the "Into Darkness" movie? (If this gets us too far off topic, I will happily jump forums to further the discussion.)

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Sadly, I'm not a trekkie, but I do like donuts.

Welcome aboard!

What's not to like? You have your dough. It's fried. Then there are various types of sugars applied. And it's round.

OMG now I want donuts.

indiglo wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Sadly, I'm not a trekkie, but I do like donuts.

Welcome aboard!

What's not to like? You have your dough. It's fried. Then there are various types of sugars applied. And it's round.

OMG now I want donuts.

I bought a boxen of donuts!

waits for someone to get reference



*gives indiglo a maple-frosted-donut in a mason jar

*turns into Homer Simpson*

What is a boxen? ::Blinks::

Into Darkness.... I have a love hate relationship with that movie. I like it as a movie and when you come to grips with the timing it was nice to see that they included Kahn, just a few 10 or 15 years earlier that the TOS not to mention TWOK. I like that they stuck with the original theme but made some changes. It was just a complete rehashing. I'm still not sure why they did it though. I will say this...

Now this is my Treknology coming out.... In regards to that black beasty of a ship... Even for the time period they did not have sufficient technology for a vessel of that size and design to fall into the gravity well of a planet, crash, and not suffer from a Warp Core or Antimatter release upon impact. Out of everything in that entire movie that was the one thing that I will most certainly call BS on. However... it is possible that with Kahn's great intellect that he ejected said items before re-entry off screen while the enterprise was falling.

I'm not so sure the Enterprise would have survived that fall either truth be told. In the state she was in, her structural integrity was already compromised, low energy reserves even for having their Warp drive back online. Maybe enough power to drop her in the ocean or even the Bay and avoid a massive catastrophe, save the ship and make the ship salvageable but not just arrest a fall like that. But more believable than the crashing of that other vessel into a city.

Eh. Now I'm nitpicking. LOL

SokothQultuq wrote:What is a boxen? ::Blinks::

Scroll to 1:55. :P

Hooray! Welcome all the new people!

SokothQultuq wrote:What is a boxen? ::Blinks::

Into Darkness.... I have a love hate relationship with that movie. I like it as a movie and when you come to grips with the timing it was nice to see that they included Kahn, just a few 10 or 15 years earlier that the TOS not to mention TWOK. I like that they stuck with the original theme but made some changes. It was just a complete rehashing. I'm still not sure why they did it though. I will say this...

Now this is my Treknology coming out.... In regards to that black beasty of a ship... Even for the time period they did not have sufficient technology for a vessel of that size and design to fall into the gravity well of a planet, crash, and not suffer from a Warp Core or Antimatter release upon impact. Out of everything in that entire movie that was the one thing that I will most certainly call BS on. However... it is possible that with Kahn's great intellect that he ejected said items before re-entry off screen while the enterprise was falling.

I'm not so sure the Enterprise would have survived that fall either truth be told. In the state she was in, her structural integrity was already compromised, low energy reserves even for having their Warp drive back online. Maybe enough power to drop her in the ocean or even the Bay and avoid a massive catastrophe, save the ship and make the ship salvageable but not just arrest a fall like that. But more believable than the crashing of that other vessel into a city.

Eh. Now I'm nitpicking. LOL

What's a Klingon?

What is a.... wha..... what is a ... What is a Klingon.... You wound me sir.. Deeply... LOL

Boxen... LOLOL Thank you that was funny!

Scotty and jokes don't seem to get along very well.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Scotty and jokes don't seem to get along very well.

Scotty don't!

Illyria wrote:I have to assume that there are only a handful of people who remember me here, so hey there.

ILLY I can't... I don't... I can't believe my eyes

YAY!!!

What's a Scotty?

Hey I know who Illy is

Well, thanks for hiding these threads so I thought I was losing my mind, MP.

Golden wrote:Well, thanks for hiding these threads so I thought I was losing my mind, MP.

Not my fault you all didn't get the memo on the new mafia family welcome center.

Hi, I'm IAWY. I like computers, video games and enacting crazy plans.

Inawordyes wrote:Hi, I'm IAWY. I like computers, video games and enacting crazy plans.

Hey there, IAWY!

Turnip Head wrote:

Illyria wrote:I have to assume that there are only a handful of people who remember me here, so hey there.

ILLY I can't... I don't... I can't believe my eyes

YAY!!!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! How are you??????????????????

DharmaHelper wrote:Hey I know who Illy is

YEAH YOU DO!!!!!!!!!




How you doing?

Inawordyes wrote:Hi, I'm IAWY. I like computers, video games and enacting crazy plans.

Hi IAWY!