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Post by keriwest on Jan 20, 2019 19:18:26 GMT
What a trip down memory lane; I remember most everything y'all have mentioned! 2Peas was the only message board I ever got on and I think I kind of accidentally stumbled upon it. It really was such a fascinating place. Wow, the hours I spent there...ha! I was pretty active until my whole house building thing and the meat blog. Ack. Now I realize how naive and thin skinned I was back then. I'm probably still relatively thin skinned but I don't participate anymore. I learned a ton from the all the various personalities on that board. I spent tons of money on scrapbooking supplies that I would ultimately never use and made friends that I will, at minimum, remain friends with on Facebook until the end I suppose.
Edited to add....I don't look like my avatar anymore! Ha!
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jan 20, 2019 19:36:38 GMT
I seem to remember Pennyring was affected by mudslides one time? Or am I confusing her with someone else?
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Post by MichyM on Jan 20, 2019 19:47:39 GMT
Though I kept it to myself, Pennyring quietly drove me a little nuts. IIRC, she lived in a town about 45 minutes north of Seattle. To me, she presented herself as an authoritarian about all things Seattle, though often she would make comments about it that were completely untrue IME.
I’m sure IRL she was a lovely person, but I just couldn’t get past some of the stuff she said about the area.
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Post by alexa11 on Jan 20, 2019 20:42:35 GMT
muggins , Zee , Spongemom Scrappants , MichyM- I'm not sure- I just remember penny. In her profile pic she had short blonde hair- I think it was penny... Anyway she always posted about her life- happy stuff- like all the time. She seemed very popular. And I can't remember what the controversy was about, but I do remember her saying that she would never be back and she wasn't. Seems like she was on this board in the very beginning for a short time. AmeliaBloomer - What happened to anxiousmom ? I was thinking about her the other day.
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Post by MichyM on Jan 20, 2019 21:00:41 GMT
muggins , Zee , Spongemom Scrappants , MichyM- I'm not sure- I just remember penny. In her profile pic she had short blonde hair- I think it was penny... Anyway she always posted about her life- happy stuff- like all the time. She seemed very popular. And I can't remember what the controversy was about, but I do remember her saying that she would never be back and she wasn't. Seems like she was on this board in the very beginning for a short time. AmeliaBloomer - What happened to anxiousmom ? I was thinking about her the other day. I don’t remember any of that about Pennyring. But to be honest, I didn’t pay much attention to her, only when PNW threads came up. However, her avatar is pretty clear in my head. She’s a brunette, straight hair. In her avatar she was glancing up at the camera and im fairly certain that she had a beanie style knit cap on.
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Post by mom26 on Jan 20, 2019 21:09:44 GMT
muggins , Zee , Spongemom Scrappants , MichyM - I'm not sure- I just remember penny. In her profile pic she had short blonde hair- I think it was penny... Anyway she always posted about her life- happy stuff- like all the time. She seemed very popular. And I can't remember what the controversy was about, but I do remember her saying that she would never be back and she wasn't. Seems like she was on this board in the very beginning for a short time. AmeliaBloomer - What happened to anxiousmom ? I was thinking about her the other day. I don’t remember any of that about Pennyring. But to be honest, I didn’t pay much attention to her, only when PNW threads came up. However, her avatar is pretty clear in my head. She’s a brunette, straight hair. In her avatar she was glancing up at the camera and im fairly certain that she had a beanie style knit cap on. On a whim - and because I am doing absolutely nothing today - I did an image search on 'pennyring avatar'. And yes, her avatar was just as I and MichyM remember. Dark hair, knit cap, very pretty girl.
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Post by alexa11 on Jan 20, 2019 21:18:48 GMT
MichyM That's not the one I'm talking about then.
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Post by muggins on Jan 20, 2019 21:20:27 GMT
muggins , Zee , Spongemom Scrappants , MichyM- I'm not sure- I just remember penny. In her profile pic she had short blonde hair- I think it was penny... Anyway she always posted about her life- happy stuff- like all the time. She seemed very popular. And I can't remember what the controversy was about, but I do remember her saying that she would never be back and she wasn't. Seems like she was on this board in the very beginning for a short time. AmeliaBloomer - What happened to anxiousmom ? I was thinking about her the other day. I don’t have any memories of Pennyring, just remembered the name.
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Post by sassyangel on Jan 20, 2019 21:20:27 GMT
muggins , Zee , Spongemom Scrappants , MichyM - I'm not sure- I just remember penny. In her profile pic she had short blonde hair- I think it was penny... Anyway she always posted about her life- happy stuff- like all the time. She seemed very popular. And I can't remember what the controversy was about, but I do remember her saying that she would never be back and she wasn't. Seems like she was on this board in the very beginning for a short time. AmeliaBloomer - What happened to anxiousmom ? I was thinking about her the other day. I remember Pennyring's profile pic that she had some kind of hat on?.. Am I misremembering? But that was from 2009 onwards, lol. I guess I missed why she left. I've been wondering where anxiousmom is too. I really enjoyed her posts and thought she seemed really down to earth and someone I could easily have a comfortable coffee with, IRL. I hope things are okay with her.
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Post by jennyap on Jan 20, 2019 21:21:13 GMT
MichyM That's not the one I'm talking about then. I remember the Penny you’re talking about, I can picture her avatar clearly, and you have described her perfectly. I think her peaname was just Penny. I don’t remember her departure from the board though. I also remember Pennyring. Long dark hair, in a beret I think.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2019 21:38:11 GMT
Sweet Tiny Jamie! That's a lot of memories. Some I remember, some were before my time and I've only heard about them through the years on threads like this.
And for what it's worth, I remember Pennyring with straight brunette hair and a beret too. I don't remember much about her, just her avatar. I have the impression that she was nice.
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Post by artbabe on Jan 20, 2019 21:45:22 GMT
Didn’t we go through a caramel in a can phase, too? I seem to remember that.
I would occasionally read the meat blog out of curiosity but I never posted. One time they mentioned me- it wasn’t nice. I was kind of jazzed, though, because I wasn’t a high posting pea (lower tier, ha!) and I was glad to know someone noticed me, even just to say crap about me.
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Post by SockMonkey on Jan 20, 2019 22:18:06 GMT
Didn’t we go through a caramel in a can phase, too? I seem to remember that. I would occasionally read the meat blog out of curiosity but I never posted. One time they mentioned me- it wasn’t nice. I was kind of jazzed, though, because I wasn’t a high posting pea (lower tier, ha!) and I was glad to know someone noticed me, even just to say crap about me. Now and then I'd get curious and read it. One poster made fun of me because I sewed these little fabric Christmas trees. They were really simple and I just had learned to sew, but they weren't god awful. Of all the things to drag me for...lol. I was like, "Really, bitches? That's all you got?"
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Post by monklady123 on Jan 20, 2019 22:20:07 GMT
I remember it feeling like jr. high at times at the old board.. About once a week someone would start a “What peas would you like to have dinner with” thread. The same peas would be named over and over. Some of the peas everyone wanted to have dinner with were consistently nice, but others were some of the meanest peas on the board. (Just like in jr. high, everyone fears the mean girl, but wants to be friends with her). The popular peas would gush about everyone wanting to have dinner with them. Then needy peas would start posting and say “No one knows who I am. No one wants to have dinner with me.” Nice peas would assure the needy peas they knew who they were and would love to have dinner with them, but the mean peas would ignore the needy peas. The mean peas probably made a note on their spreadsheets to be mean to the needy peas soon. I always thought those threads were entertaining, even though nobody wanted to go to dinner with me.😢😢😢 I'll go to dinner with you! (and, I'm only on page 1 of this thread so probably you've had other dinner offers...so let's have a party!)
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Post by monklady123 on Jan 20, 2019 22:26:50 GMT
My faves were the threads where a topic here would attract unwitting people from outside 2 Peas (e.g. pit bull owners, but there were others) and the Peas would circle the wagons and totally support each other over the intruder. I'm only on page 2 of this thread, lol... But, I remember one of those threads....someone posted a photo of, or asked about (I don't remember which) the new trend of wearing sideways crosses on a necklace. Most people were saying nice or neutral things about it (i.e., "I prefer mine hanging down but it looks okay" or "I love mine"...) but there was one gal who came out of nowhere to rant on about how a sideways cross was sacrilegious and a sign of satan and a whole bunch of other crazy things.
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Jan 21, 2019 1:53:00 GMT
Dunno. After she found a job, she posted a lot less, but then seemed to disappear. Wait...I just looked. She posted in September, more recently than I’d’ve guessed, describing some medical concerns, including a vision problem and frustration with her eye doctor. The vision problems were limiting her screen time. I wish her well.
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Post by sabrinae on Jan 21, 2019 2:02:30 GMT
I would think if she had a list of IPs attached to a poster from each board it is then just a matter of matching them up. I know nothing about obtaining the IPs, but if that was possible then IDing posters wouldn’t have been difficult. Except depending on your provider and your own browsing settings IP addresses can rotate.
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Post by dewryce on Jan 21, 2019 2:06:06 GMT
I would think if she had a list of IPs attached to a poster from each board it is then just a matter of matching them up. I know nothing about obtaining the IPs, but if that was possible then IDing posters wouldn’t have been difficult. Except depending on your provider and your own browsing settings IP addresses can rotate. To me this seems like it would make it harder to make a match in general; but still highly, highly unlikely to make a false positive match. Though not impossible. Either way, crappy thing to do IMHO.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jan 21, 2019 2:12:49 GMT
muggins , Zee , Spongemom Scrappants , MichyM- I'm not sure- I just remember penny. In her profile pic she had short blonde hair- I think it was penny... Anyway she always posted about her life- happy stuff- like all the time. She seemed very popular. And I can't remember what the controversy was about, but I do remember her saying that she would never be back and she wasn't. Seems like she was on this board in the very beginning for a short time. AmeliaBloomer - What happened to anxiousmom ? I was thinking about her the other day. I remember pennyring as being a brunette and in her avatar, looked like she was wearing a hat/beret.
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Post by quinmm14 on Jan 21, 2019 2:26:11 GMT
My faves were the threads where a topic here would attract unwitting people from outside 2 Peas (e.g. pit bull owners, but there were others) and the Peas would circle the wagons and totally support each other over the intruder. I'm only on page 2 of this thread, lol... But, I remember one of those threads....someone posted a photo of, or asked about (I don't remember which) the new trend of wearing sideways crosses on a necklace. Most people were saying nice or neutral things about it (i.e., "I prefer mine hanging down but it looks okay" or "I love mine"...) but there was one gal who came out of nowhere to rant on about how a sideways cross was sacrilegious and a sign of satan and a whole bunch of other crazy things. I do remember that thread. She was a bit over the top about it.
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Post by glory77 on Jan 21, 2019 2:33:05 GMT
I also gave money to Libis. I donated, wanting to help out a long-time pea, who I thought was having a difficult time paying her bills since she had so many medical costs. I regret that I donated after her pictures of her trip to Disney, etc., but as another poster mentioned - that's on her. I did the right thing - she unfortunately scammed the Peas.
I also remember the whole Sydney drama and her hot military husband, which as it turned out, was not her husband, just a picture she pulled off the internet.
I remember all the late night drama between Lauren and lots of different Peas.
One happy thing I still remember to this day is the photo Oh Yvonne posted of her little girl when she was a baby. She was on her stomach and I thought she was just the cutest little thing! If you're reading this Oh Yvonne, I'd LOVE to see that picture again, if you'd like to share!
My original Pea number was low, like 125 or something like that, so I've been around for a long time. I mostly lurked on the old board, but have been trying to add a little to the conversations on this board. Good times!
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Post by annaintx on Jan 21, 2019 3:18:13 GMT
Does anyone remember the pea, on this very board, who was diagnosed with advanced brain cancer and decided to forego treatment, against the will of her family and friends? I remember reading that on my phone when I was riding the train to work, and I wanted to remember who she was. She was comfortable with her decision and I just wanted to check in with her once in awhile, but I couldn't remember who it was or remember the thread title. I regret that I didn't. I believe that was Compwalla/Virginia. She was my most formidable opponent on Words With Friends. I was shocked and saddened to hear the news. She seemed so strong and at peace with everything. R.I.P., Virginia! No, Compwalla/Virginia had adrenal cancer and did everything she could to fight it. I was friends with her from another online group.
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Post by imsirius on Jan 21, 2019 3:19:15 GMT
I remember every story on this long thread. I joined peas in 2001. Lurked a long time. Didn't really post much until here. My son was 3 months when I started; he will be 18 in May. I remember someone wanting to report me to child services on the old board because DS fell down the stairs when he was 2 and I posted how upset I was that it happened. I stopped posting shortly after that. I remember chick pea and lanus and Batya, bead hound, fleur, and everyone else mentioned. Monique was a witch and a bully. Lauren was well..Lauren. i remember Pinky Zebra and 1EdgePea (Kelly). Kelly had some sort of breakdown I believe. I remember a clique of ladies from CK who thought they owned the board back then. Jules in FL, petra and the girl named daisy doodles. There was also a gal with them whose DH was in the navy and she was stationed in Japan. She was a right bitch who thought she was tough. I was also told by Oh Yvonne that my opinion never mattered because I wasn't American. I was gobsmacked back then, but moved on. Seems silly now.
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Post by peano on Jan 21, 2019 3:46:18 GMT
For some reason I’m remembering a controversial Pea from the scrapbooking board whose name I want to say was maybe Laura, who had a Pea following, and something about a dream elevator, LOL (I swear I’m not on drugs). Somebody PLEEASE validate me.
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Post by Elsabelle on Jan 21, 2019 4:06:38 GMT
1EdgePea (Kelly). Kelly had some sort of breakdown I believe. I'm sorry to hear that. We had fun on the Big Brother threads. I hope she is well and happy.
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Post by mom26 on Jan 21, 2019 5:00:30 GMT
One happy thing I still remember to this day is the photo Oh Yvonne posted of her little girl when she was a baby. oh yvonne and Dahlia is my most happiest memory from the old board. I won't go into the whole story - those that were there will remember and it's not mine to tell - but I prayed for that little unborn child and I prayed hard. First time I had ever prayed, actually. And when I did, a peace came over me and I KNEW she would be okay. And she was. Power of the Peas doesn't get any better than that.
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Post by DEX on Jan 21, 2019 5:59:47 GMT
For some reason I’m remembering a controversial Pea from the scrapbooking board whose name I want to say was maybe Laura, who had a Pea following, and something about a dream elevator, LOL (I swear I’m not on drugs). Somebody PLEEASE validate me. That was another one I was going to mention but I couldn’t remember the name of the elevator. She was a “life coach” if I remember right. Her name was Laura Solomon.
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Post by scrapalotomous on Jan 21, 2019 6:47:53 GMT
I remember when I first joined 2Peas (2003 or 4 I think) and one of the first threads I read was Lauren and a pea called Tupoi (or similar - her name was Pamela) going at each other over something absolutely ridiculous. There were pages of arguing and people taking sides and probably changing sides or stirring the pot. What an introduction!
I am still waiting for Ladystars to send me a copy of he poetry book.
I remember when people talked about getting "flamed". Happened to me a couple of times and I backed away with my tail between my legs.
Whilst I haven't really made many true connections with peas I know that over the years I have been excited to hear good news, cried over complete strangers and their stories of loss and heartbreak, felt saddened by the passing of Peas and been emotionally invested in many stories as they have unfolded. I am sitting on the other side of the world from most of you and never likely to meet anyone face to face but still this place has been a part of a significant part of my life now. I don't think many people would really understand it if I tried to explain.
Here's to another 20 or more years! Cheers - Sally.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Jan 21, 2019 6:49:50 GMT
I fondly remember pennyring. I think I met her one day...I was in a scrapbook store and struck up a brief conversation with someone then she asked if I was on Two Peas...I didn’t catch what she was saying so I said no and she walked off. Later I realized that was probably her since we’re in the same area and she looked similar to her avatar. I’m sorry to hear she was caught up in the mudslides. That was a horrible disaster.
I think she might also be the person who said they practiced smiling in front if the mirror until she found one that worked. I have learned so much from the Peas and I feel I’m a more well rounded person because if it.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jan 21, 2019 7:23:39 GMT
For some reason I’m remembering a controversial Pea from the scrapbooking board whose name I want to say was maybe Laura, who had a Pea following, and something about a dream elevator, LOL (I swear I’m not on drugs). Somebody PLEEASE validate me. That was another one I was going to mention but I couldn’t remember the name of the elevator. She was a “life coach” if I remember right. Her name was Laura Solomon. Scrapbooking dream elevator to hell. She lived in a kibbutz (commune she said as well) sort of thing where everyone shared everything. She was famous for something. Hall of Fame or Memory Makers Master?
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