By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Tuesday, June 19, 2001 - 03:59 pm: Edit

Can you believe that.. I park at the mall today to go and get some lunch with some friends and some low life scum bag peels off one of my Discoweb stickers... WTF is wrong with people these days.. That is just wrong.. What's even worse is it will probably end up on some low-rider civic POS cause the driver thinks Disco music is cool...

By Rob Davison (Pokerob) on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 04:23 am: Edit

man,, discoweb is so popular that people want to steal the logo.

it sucks , but it is cool..hehe

rd

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 04:33 am: Edit

Damn , thats pretty harsh... Where were you when the sticker theft occured ??

Kyle

By Ron on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 04:36 am: Edit

In 1976

Ron

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 05:36 am: Edit

Tyson's Corner Mall, VA.... You would think that the self respecting criminal would have something better to steal like a BMW M5 or some one's stereo maybe even pop the LR emblem off my Disco or some thing... But, no, the bastard/s took my damn sticker... Guess they didn't want the AAA sticker on the bumper of the car next to me cause it wasn't cool... I'm still a little pissed about that... Taking stickers off of peoples cars.. What's next, someone going to peal the LE stickers off the side of my disco.. Or better yet just take the "D" and "R" off the hood and leave me with Lan_ _over...

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 05:58 am: Edit

Very interesting. There are a few Disco owners out that way.... I know one that works like right there....


Kyle

By Bud on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 06:08 am: Edit

See, those Malls ARE treacherous territory. Maybe not a sill or oil pan or diff case, but you have suffered severe damage to the "image" of your Rover. Don't know the territory myself, but I suspect it is rather heavily populated. I'd be on the lookout for the sticker. Fairly new, and would have to come from this site (too soon for clones), so, like you said, it should be easy to spot on the culprits low-rider. When you get it back, make sure you retrieve some "souvenirs". Better yet, take the sticker off and drive over the top of car.

Bud

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 06:18 am: Edit

Or just cut off the sheet metal its atttached to with snips....

Kyle

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 06:23 am: Edit

I really don't think that it was a Disco owner... I just don't see someone in this area or any other area that would by a Disco stealing a sticker off of someone else's.. But, if it was and they are reading this, then I hope a million starving flees off of a rats a$$ infest your undershorts.. Who ever did it is probably the same type of low life that goes around putting their trash in the beds of other peoples pickup trucks..

By Robbie on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 06:27 am: Edit

Alright Kyle, there are a few of us out here, and Shane IS right around the corner, but c'mon, maybe we just found it on the ground ;-) I'm kidding, that sucks, and hopefully it wasn't a Disco owner.

Robbie

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 06:34 am: Edit

Someone would have to realise exactly what it was to go through the trouble. Thats some lame shit done by some lame ass bastard...E Mail me Eric...

Kyle

By Moe on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 07:56 am: Edit

Maybe the glue failed and it fell off.

By Bud on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 08:16 am: Edit

I doubt that it was product failure. The stickers aren't Genuine Land Rover parts. ;>)

By Jon Williams (Jonw) on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 08:31 am: Edit

Dude, that's gotta suck. But it doesn't suck as bad as when somebody stole my little Land Rover hitch receiver plug. And then somebody else stole my Hella light grilles. I tell ya, downtown Norfolk (VA) is pretty rough. I bet one of the "brothas" stole my hitch plug and put it on a chain to wear as a necklace LOL But who would steal a sticker? My experience with automotive stickers is they're of a one-time-stick design LOL so it couldn't have done them much good to restick it somewhere...

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 09:04 am: Edit

Yea, that would be like what people do around here only they take your car's badge and make belt buckles out of them.. BMW are their favorites from what I have seen.. Lots of those driving around with no front badge.. Wasn't product failure though, as the other two are still stuck tight and so is the new one I put on to replace the stolen one.. Good thing I bought extras as I figured a tree would get one sooner or later..

By axel on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 09:18 am: Edit

>> I doubt that it was product failure. The stickers aren't Genuine Land Rover parts. ;>) <<

Yeah, we were trying for quite some time to figure out how to make them leak oil...

By willis on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 09:28 am: Edit

whats the big deal? you got 9 more, shit, stick em on street signs for all it matters....

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 10:00 am: Edit

It was the point that some one would actually steal one off the side of the truck that has me going... I had more stickers (they took one of the big ones) so I just put another on but it still sucks that someone would do that..

By willis on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 11:40 am: Edit

ohhh, the big ones. that does suck. if someone didnt know what a "disco" was, as the perpetrater probably doesnt, it does kind of resemble a "disco music" sticker with the white arrows and stuff. maybe it was a really big disco music fan.

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 01:11 pm: Edit

What? The stickers don't stand for Disco Music? Damn...I'll need my check back, Ho, Kyle, & Axel (it's on its way, you probably haven't rec'd it yet)

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 02:24 pm: Edit

You didnt use pay pal?

Kyle

By Wes Legaspi (Wes) on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 03:24 pm: Edit

Eric, looks like the perp who took you sticker is selling your sticker in the 'For Sale' section...

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Wednesday, June 20, 2001 - 05:04 pm: Edit

Ya, I read that... Funny as hell

By George O. on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 03:37 am: Edit

A modest proposal:

Kyle,

You should change the front page to:

We know who you are. We know you stole the sticker from the Tyson's Corner Mall. Something like that. I mean if they took the sticker they are bound to surf here. We could also limit it down, by checking all the ISP references in the TC VA area that came to this site, probably only a few and work from there. It all in how much you want to catch someone.

Big Brother is watching . . .

By chrisvonc on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 04:27 am: Edit

Man... I'm cheap, but not even that cheap to steal a sticker already stuck to a truck. It costs more in the time to carefully scrape the thing off than to order your own set.

By Bud on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 04:38 am: Edit

True, Chris, but if you take a razor blade, not that the thief would have one, and carefully cut away all but the "DISCO", then you have a sticker that represents something else. Still a lot of effort, but unemployed folks have lots of time on their hands.

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 06:30 am: Edit

and gainfully employed people like us have time to surf the DiscoWeb all day!!!

By ?s about LandRovers on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 07:09 am: Edit

jonw, that was a pretty ignorant comment...but, if thats the way you think, then hey, thats just the way you think....Maybe i'll spot you in downtown Norfolk, or maybe not downtown Norfolk, but somewhere in the area, maybe around the VA beach side of town, I'll be the "brotha" giving you the finger with a nice big smile on my face....Its pretty interesting entertaining the ignorant "folks", especially when they want to talk LandRover...I always remember to keep a concerned smile on my face all the while I'm thinking about how much I really don't give a SH*T about what "their" concerns are...Your kind of people come into my shop all the time asking all kinds of stupid questions about LandRovers, and Jags...but never really seem to have the right amount of credit, or funds for the items or vehicles that they are interested in. Then " your kind" always want to know why I would alter my Disco's, RR's or Defenders in such an extreme off road manner, I usually respond with a "what do you mean", then "your kind" proceed to flaunt their ignorance..........
If you take a closer look, your hitch receiver cover, and your Hella light covers are probably under some kids skateboard in the neighborhood that you feel safe in....How many times have you been late on your LandRover payments?

Nope its not a wave, its a middle finger, you poseur.....

By Anonymous on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 07:15 am: Edit

How many times have you been late on your LandRover payments?

Payments? You mean you did not pay cash?

By ?s about LandRovers on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 08:39 am: Edit

If jonw is worried about someone stealing such non-essential items like receiver hitch covers(which eventually fall out anyway, and only cost about 2 or 3bucks from the dealer), and Hella light covers which tend to wear out and loose their grip each time you remove them(and only cost about 10 bucks to replace), then yeah I am extra sure he didn't pay cash....Usually the scumbs that bitch and whine about stupid things like hitch covers, stickers, and covers for Hella's are the "broke, just getting by paycheck to paycheck" kind of LandRover owners....And especially the guy EricN, who is crying about someone stealing his sticker from the parking lot at Tyson's Corner Mall(hey was it Tysons II?), suffer from someone stealing your Garvin Wilderness Roof Rack fully equipped, or smashing your windows and removing all items form the rear cargo area @ the Greenbriar in West Va...I didn't think it was one of my fellow "brotha's" who took the time to steal from me in West VA. EricN why would you even get on this board to get some kind of sympathy for a sticker.......And why would you think that it happened while you were in the mall, it most likely started to peel off while you were in route to the mall(maybe traveling up rt 7, or on 495. etc. and some cool "suburb teen" from that area took it off to apply to his/her rave t-shirt. who in the area would even care about a sticker....come to think of it I even had a LandRover 50th anniversary badge stolen off of my tailgate while I was parked at the Tiffany shop across the shop, and I didn't discover it until I came out of the Hermes shop....I didn't take the time to loose sleep over any of the above items, because I knew that they were ALL replacable....First thing whenever any of you experience theft, is call the police and your insurance agent.....then wait for the check and replace it all.....A sticker is pretty easy to get these days...all you probably had to do EricN is flag down a Tysons Corner Super mall cop and file a report, the mall would've cut you a check for a stupid sticker just because you were upset over a sticker.....
Then Greenbriar replayed a copy of its survalliance tape, and it was pretty interesting to see the p*ssants that stole the items off of my 94Classic...........they weren't "brotha's"

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 08:52 am: Edit

man, be careful, don't fall off that soapbox - sounds like you're up there pretty damn high. The "brothas" comment was very inconsiderate and inaccurate, but come on, give the rest of us a break. Besides, my friends that happen to be at the opposite end of the spectrum from me don't like Disco music anyway! (that was my diplomatic attempt at making a humorous comment, please don't respond with a tirade rich in Virgina geography)

-no need to be anonymous

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 09:17 am: Edit

Dude likes to type , I will give him that....

Kyle

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 09:17 am: Edit

First of all, did I say it was a brother, sister, white trash, or even an alien, that took my sticker or did I imply it in any way??? No, I didn't... Second of all I was bitching that some one would actually steal a sticker? Yes, it cost a dollar, wasn't the point.. Point that some one else would actually want it bad enough to peel it off the side of my truck.. That was the point and it was only a dollar... You want to get pissed cause some one stereo typed you I don't have a problem with it.. But, you can leave me out of it I don't see color just people. I know as well as everyone else that thiefs are thiefs doesn't matter what color or how much money they have.. Some people just steal.. Wasn't looking for sympathy just making a statement that this world has some pretty f**ked up people in it. Believe me, I have had much more then just a sticker stolen around here..

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 09:19 am: Edit

And Yes Bill , its funny that these people still post anonomous , its only the ones making the "Bold" statements, that is truely some funny shit and gets their whole post disregarded..

Kyle

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 09:29 am: Edit

He aint going to spotting much of anything from CO anyway.....


Kyle

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 09:57 am: Edit

Oh and ?s about LandRovers, aren't you as guilty as the person who posted that got you so pissed? Yes, you may make more money then me.. I'm sure lots of people do, but, does the fact that you make more money then me make me a worse person and you a better person??? You're right I couldn't pay cash for my Disco.. I don't have that kind of money.. So does that make me less of a person? Should I be exiled since I wanted a good truck that I could take off road and that had the best options for the price but, I couldn't pay for it in cash?

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 10:38 am: Edit

Eric, Anonymous Dude was just trying to see how many names he could drop in each paragraph to show us how rich he is...being the astute sort, I picked up on them all, and I am very impressed:

He deals in Rovers and Jaguars at his own shop (Ford service center?), he hangs out in downtown Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and the Greenbrier Resort, he shops at Tiffany & Co. and Hermés, he has (had) a 94 Classic with a Garvin Wilderness Roof Rack fully equipped and a LandRover 50th anniversary badge on the tailgate (4 years early on the 50th anniversary, by the way), he makes fun of the poor working guys who want the best 4WD available but may have bad credit and no cash, and he is so incredibly refined that he enjoys waving his middle finger out the window at the "poseurs" of the world.

Did I miss anything? Who's the real poseur? I may be considered just as petty as AD by pointing all this out, but the big diff between me and AD is that I don't give a shit.

P.S. Never come to a battle of the minds unarmed.

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 10:59 am: Edit

Did they even give out special badges for the 50th anniver? I ask that as I have a 98 and I only got a special key chain.. I never have seen a 50th badge.. Anyone got a pic? Hey, you never know he could have money.. I used to know a girl once that was working as a bartender cause it was fun. She already had 6 mil. in the bank. I just get pissed when people start bringing money and race into things.. In this area there is a lot of that.. People look down on you cause you are only making 78 a year and they're making 200 so you're not worth talking to as you are a lower form of life on the planet.. On the other side of that... Since I drive a Land Rover people think that I'm all stuck up and rich too just cause the name on the hood.. With out even knowing it didn't cost 70 grand..

By Ron on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 11:06 am: Edit

Yes,

Badges are on ebay all the time. ~20-30 seems to be the going rate now, although they were free in 1998. It looks like a D90 badge but with 50th aniversery (sp) on it. The 40th badge looks cooler but only came in a sticker AFAIK

Ron

By Ron on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 11:07 am: Edit

PS if you rivit them on no one can get them off.

Ron

Kicking it old school

By Tie Rod on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 12:31 pm: Edit

All of you are silly...You are almost working on the same i.q level as the losers on the Rovers North BBS. If you all have time to get all touchy, feely about what someone writes on an internet BBS, then all of you are probably the same losers that get tricked into believing all that you read online.
The 50th anniversary badges were for the Range Rovers. And Bluegill if you read it again I think he was talking about the badge that was on the back of the 4.6, not the Classic... I only gathered such because he didn't put them in the same sentence.......Hey, I kinda like Hermes, and Tiffany....Have any of you in the area seen the Ladies that hang out in that Gucci shop over there? Whoa! And they all drive Disco's--except there is this one Lady who drives a Beluga Black 97 D-90, she must have something to do around HBL, because I see it over near there whenever I am on my way to Leesburg........

Guys light'n up some...its only the internet....

By joker on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 12:54 pm: Edit

i'll return the sticker later....

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 12:54 pm: Edit

did read it again - don't see any mention of 4.6 - you obviously know more about Anonymous Dude than I do - I'm just goin off of what I read in his posts.

P.S. kiss my ass

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Thursday, June 21, 2001 - 01:19 pm: Edit

Hey, Tie Rod... Why do you think that I went to Tysons to get lunch in the first place. I love the Tysons area durring lunch time in the summer..

By Bud on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 01:48 am: Edit

Hey, did you guys hear that Tom Clancy has a new book coming out that has Jack Ryan trying to defuse an international terrorist threat that was brought about by some one stealing a sticker off a vehicle................

Eric - You are right, it's a bummer.

Any one who mentioned race or money - You are wrong cuz it's got nothing to do with ANYTHING.

Bud

By The guys in the office. on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 02:58 am: Edit

P.S. kiss my ass

Whoa, a little sixth grade bully talk....


Is that all you can conjour up Bluegill?...that's some conniption you had over Tie Rod calling you a loser....I agree with Tie Rod, read the post again and again. Any one with knowledge of the tail gate badge, and the Range Rover would already know that the refrence was about a RR 4.6, or 98 4.0Range Rover. I think he had some control over you, because you did read it again, and you'll probably respond to this silly reply...the humor in all of this is reading these responses and sharing them with the group of co-workers here in my office that own Disco's, and sitting back waiting to see who the first loser to respond will be, and hoping that he/she has a pic in the photo gallery and maybe a snapshot with his/her face. That way I can put a face with the loser who always seems to have a urge to reply to these non-tech postings. Its total nonsense, and its humor all in a days reading. I think Cornell West summed it up best Bluegill....Its always the weak minded that feel threatened over the dumbest things...If you don't respond, I know that I had control over you by asking you not to respond, if you do reply it means that you are more of a loser than I thought...

joker, or to whom ever really took the sticker, you know what EricN's Disco looks like, please return the sticker to him, stick it on his windshield or some place stupid, and EricN please tell us about it. Ron thanks for being the adult through all these dumb replys, and EricN, I hope that you get your sticker back......Call Jason, or Tommy over a Land Rover Alexandria.....They can probably give you one of their prototype Disco stickers.....They are way cooler than these lame stickers, and they advertise more than just a website......
And what did these posts have anything to do with a battle of the minds? Whats that all about? Please humor us, no wait, we forgot that you are afraid to reply for fear of proving to us that you are a loser. Loser.

By garrett on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 03:23 am: Edit

gezzzz buddy (the boys in the office). what happened, did your wife point at 'it' this morning and laugh.

lighten up.

By Ron on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 03:52 am: Edit

Badges did not just come on RRs. They were also given away which is why you see them on a lot of non-1998 trucks (some reason I think they also came on the 97 LE D90 as well). I am betting they can still be had through LR for a price if you knwo the PN. I got a new 40th anaversery sticker last month so they have parts a long time.

Ron

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 04:31 am: Edit

Its still blows my mind that all the tough guys dont use their own names when posting bold statements. Its hillarious... And they always talk about someone that IS posting with their real name and making harsh statements about them.. Anyone else seeing the humor in that?

Kyle

By Anonymous on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 04:53 am: Edit

Just pussies maybe?

By Ron on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 04:55 am: Edit

That is funny on so many levels, Anonymous

Ron

hehehehe

By The guys in the office. on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 05:00 am: Edit

You are correct Ron, again the only one who replies that actually has something to say. Guys call your local dealer and they'll get the badge for you, or call Rovers North, and they'll do the same. Guys you don't need to have a 98 Land Rover to place the badge on your tailgate. The badge is a symbol for all the years, and its also good to see them on whatever model or year from time to time. Garrett you just had to add some of your ignorance to the pile didn't you....the first thing we did was to search for all your posts to determine your level of ignorance......You just had to write something didn't you.....what was your point? Feel free and stupid to reply....we will check back shortly....-> and smarten up :-)

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 05:02 am: Edit

Kyle, I think it is kind of funny also... Guys at the office, do you have a pic of this sticker? I'll have to ask them about it next time I'm there since that's where I take my Disco for service.. As for the General post section.. I like it, as almost every topic in the Tech section has been asked at least 4-5 times already and if you want the answer you can use the search tool to find them. You would find that someone else has already answered it twice so you wouldn't even need to post your question.. Post like this are why the General section was put here. Kyle, please correct me if I'm wrong about that. As for putting faces to us "losers" you can look in the photo gallery and find Kyle, and Bill Gill.. Since you were so great at tracking that guy who sent the Ebay post I'm sure that you could just as easily find my web site and get a picture of my "loser" face as well.. I doesn't mean a thing being called a loser from someone or a group of people who are affraid to put their name behind it..

By The guys in the office. on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 05:03 am: Edit

That was funny anonymous, we sit and wait to see how long it takes Kyle to get that you are calling him a pussy....

By Ron on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 05:08 am: Edit

"You are correct Ron"

Only the second time I have heard that one.

hehehe

Ron

By anounymous on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 05:12 am: Edit

Umm.. He was not the one I was refering too. I was kind of making a statement to follow up his posting.

By The guys in the office. on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 05:17 am: Edit

EricN, we've already seen you and your Disco, and we knew that's where you went for service thats why we mentioned the names for you. We also knew that you would reply soon enough, and we figured that the "loser" thing would force you out. No we don't have a picture of a sticker, just sit and wait for an appointment for you next oil change, or service and I'm sure you'll see your sticker, and have an opportunity to buy one(what is your fancy with stickers anyway?) its stuck on a service techs tool box...or better yet, check us out Sunday(The guys in the office.) at the LR dealer event over at LRNA, if not you can head out to Bowie for British car day......there will be plenty of vendors selling stickers and badges for you to pose with.

By The guys in the office. on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 05:20 am: Edit

As Ron stated anonymous, it was funny on so many levels...we just chose to see it from a level where you aren't....can we bid on something using your I.D?

By ARog on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 05:27 am: Edit

I'm sorry, I gotta step in here, this is ridiculous.
I think that garrett's point was that you "guys in the office" need to, and I quote "lighten up." Quit picking on people just because you think you are smarter than them. You can be as smart as you want, but at least these other guys have the balls to put their names with their posts. And quit acting like Big Brother or something, it's ridiculous.
I think that the point of Eric's original post was meant to be a social commentary on fact that someone actually took a sticker directly off his truck, meaning to suggest that there are people in this world who commit pointless random criminal acts, and that this is sad. That’s all. Somewhere in all that, someone blew something out of proportion.
Oh, and 'Big Brother' I quote the ever intelligent garrett as I say, lighten up.

-Alex

By The guys in the office. on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 05:37 am: Edit

Well well well, another human being feeling like he has something intelligent to write....thanks for stepping in -Alice, oos we mean -Alex. We started an office pool, and we are hoping that there will be at least 70 posts on this subject by lunch time...1:00 est.
Well, since we are writing this I'm sure you all will do everthing to keep some lucky person in the office from getting $20. We all drove our Land Rovers today EricN, join us at Tysons for lunch...we will park on the top level Hechts entry, or maybe we will park somewhere else and stake out the mall for your Disco. We want to buy you lunch....meeting strangers is probably worse than speaking in front of a crowd.

By Bud on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 05:51 am: Edit

What does "oos" mean?

By Wes Legaspi (Wes) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 05:54 am: Edit

Looks like we have another Tom Brindy here...

By The girls on the playground on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 06:00 am: Edit

Hey "guys in the office", we hang out at the mall after gradeschool too, and we're gonna kick your asses.

This is what makes the internet so great, even the most pathetic little "guys in the office" can type like a big boys with no chance of harm. Typical small man syndrome. I love it! Na na na na na na, we're gonna type and type and type and try to make you mad. When we tire of that, we'll go back to pulling each other's puds. Then back to typing. Round and round we go.

By The guys in the office. on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 06:04 am: Edit

"obstinate obnoxious simpleton"
and we actually meant to type oos, you wanted to correct our spelling didn't you?
We are waiting for #70....
1 hour to go.
Nope (Wes), he already made his mark.
We are the Guys in the office.... get it right.

By Anonymous on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 06:06 am: Edit

Bling bling, lets have mud wrestling featuring the girls on the playground (granted that they are legal, of course). Then we can play with our rovers.

By The guys in the office. on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 06:12 am: Edit

Yet another lame follower, posting as "the girls on the playground"...yawn! un-original....I wonder, out of all the "losers" who posted a reply, who this yo-yo is....we have a clue here in the office, somebody is actually upset, whew!...Its Friday, and yep if it takes us round and round well; we are smiling, and the joy of it all is that we are a group so we can take turns posting....Come on $20.

By ARog on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 06:14 am: Edit

So these guys best response is to call me a woman. Lets see, do the women of this board find that to be an insult?
-Alex

By The guys in the office. on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 06:17 am: Edit

A Roq,
What? we called you oos.
Continue, we don't get the reaching out to women question you asked....

Almost #70

By garrett on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 06:29 am: Edit

Like many of us really care about your office pool. Next week you will be forgotten or maybe you will be posting using some other cool poseur name......like the back door office boys. But who really cares. I guess it is kind of fun once in a while to have tools like you around so we can point out the stupid things you say and do. What is sad is that if you do have a Discovery (along with all the other little boys in your office) and it is unfortunate to think that you act like this around others and can only add to the stereotype that many LR owners are arrogant and annoying soccer moms/dads. Who cares if he/she puts whatever kinds of stickers on his/her truck. We don't care if it is a bone stock or highly modified rig. We all don't have the cash to be putting big $ into our trucks. As long as your out there doing whatever your truck can do and as long as the person is having fun with it and throws you a wave as you pass by......that is a fellow LR owner that I am willing to help anytime I can. And to assume that I am 'stupid'. Wow.....that was funny too. We're not here on the BBS to discuss that or this crap either. I am not going to compare gmat's or gpa's here.(or in your case GED) Not worth embarrassing you and your giggling little girlfriends in the office.
So until next time........and don't forget to watch out for your cubical buddy Billy watching you with his web cam. But then again I guess you like that kind of thing.

By The guys in my orifice on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 06:30 am: Edit

Is that better? Seems more appropriate for you level. How far to go until 70 posts? I want to make sure you get there so that one of you can win $20 and buy an hour with the prettiest sheep in VA. Look at the power you guys have. I am in awe. You control all of us by forcing us to reply or not reply. You have left us with the conundrum of being called a loser either way! Oh no, what to do? Back when you were getting the snot beat out of you in high school by the jocks and older girls, did you ever think that you would ever one day wield such power? Your parents must be so proud. Your fathers thought you'd all be hairdressers, but you ended up as all-knowing and all-powerful keyboard operators. All LandRover owners await your next command. Geez, get a fuckin life. I feel.....weird....just replying to your messages, but this bulletin board is otherwise a great tech forum, and the opportunity to comment on your little annoyances is too good to pass up. The cliche that you have to take the good with the bad is especially true with the world wide web. We want a good tech board for Rovers, but there's always little shits like you out there with nothing better to do than play games. Is this weird (almost dirty) feeling I have what it's like for your kind all the time? If so, I really pity you. Try meeting a good woman, finding a career, having a family and some responsibilities....your priorities in life may change.

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 06:34 am: Edit

Hooray! 70 posts. And I'm a loser! Can we get back to Discovery tech talk now?

-Blue Gill, a loser with a 96 SD

P.S. kiss my ass

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 06:34 am: Edit

Have to say "no" to the lunch guys but, thanks for the invite.. Meeting your type of people is the same reason that I don't go to the Land Rover Company/Dealer events.. I'll stick to wheeling with people that just like to get muddy and have fun and I don't care if they drive a Land Rover, Jeep, Ford, Chevy, Suzuki, or an ATV... Call me what ever you want makes no difference to me.. It's just one persons (or in your case a group) opinion and every body has them...

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 06:42 am: Edit

"The Girls in the office" havnt really put me in awe of their technical knowledge. Knowing about what badge came from where and when concerns me more then interests me. And now they wanna go hang at the mall.. Isnt that cute... The fact that someone wont put their name behind their words speaks volumes....Its a joke....But then again , so are allot of little punks out there that grow monitor muscles....

Kyle

By The guys in the office. on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 06:47 am: Edit

Discoweb banned us for abuse...
we are the weakest link
Good bye!

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 06:49 am: Edit

Now if ya wanna make some statements and use your name the story changes..... tough guy....


Kyle

By Rob Davison (Pokerob) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 06:52 am: Edit

damn, i wanted to get made fun of. i guess i'm too late.

rd

By Ron on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 06:59 am: Edit

I generally find that disco/RR owners are generally losers and snobs relative to the real LR owners, with some exceptions. If you have cut up your fenders and don't cry evrytime you get a ding then you are part of the exception. If you buy stuff to look cool rather than to improve performance and can not fix your own truck to get your sorry self back to civilization then you are who I am talking about. I personally like going to dealer events and the like so that when some sorry sob in a DII of NBS RR tacos his rear fender or knocks off his air dam I can laugh at the look of distress on their face and can pick up a little piece of it and add it to the pile of LR stuff in my basement. Now a series owner would look at it and say "adds character" and finish the trail. That is how a rover should be used and appreciated. So the question is how do you use your rover?

Ron

PS Stokin the flame I want in that pool at 80.

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 07:10 am: Edit

Well Ron, I would rather not get dents all over the side of my Disco if I can help it but, I know that it is going to happen and that it is just a matter of time till it does. Would I get mad at myself if I smacked a tree on a trail? Sure, but I'd get over it.. I'm not going to call it quits for the day and I'll keep going.. Hey, I already got one what's another.. However, I'm not sure if my Disco broke down on a trail if I could fix it by myself or not.. I guess it would depend on what broke..

Damn, I really am a loser

By Bud on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 07:23 am: Edit

Got mine (D2) because of its legendary reputation. I'm not cool because I own it. It should speak for itself. As you probably know, it has spent most of its life on pavement. I get just as upset when the door gets banged in the parking lot as if it were an old beater. I wave at EVERY other LR owner. Usually that's a one way deal. Off-roading starts the first week of July. I'll let you know how I use mine when I get back.

Bud

By Ron on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 07:34 am: Edit

Eric,

You have the right attitude. My comment was not directed to you. I am just having fun on friday.

Lets see if your hypothesis is true:

Test to see if you are a disco loser:

1. Did you write a test called "test to see if you are a disco loser"? yes -1 no 0
2. Do you know where your fuel pump is?
yes +1 no -1
3. I have changed a tire without calling AAA.
yes +1 no -1
4. I have changed tires even though they were not flat or damaged.
yes +1 no -1
5. Reference to locked vehicles I will immediately assume: I need to find a key -1 I ask if they have HD axles +1
6. I change my own oil. yes +1 no -1
7. I change my own CVs yes +1 (+2 for each one you were in a mud pit when you did it) no 0 do I have to change these? -1
8. My hi lift is decorative. yes -1 no +1 no hilift 0
9. I am confident my winch if hooked up (correctly) yes +1 no winch 0 winch not hooked up -1
10. You have a disco yes +1 no 0 its my wifes -1

Ron

5+ you are not a loser
2-5 borderline, not a loser buy maybe a possuer
1 or less loser

I am as borderline as always hehehe

By Ron on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 07:43 am: Edit

Hey Bud,

You definately have the right attitude. Especailly because you can laugh about it and are doing what you want. Have fun in July for sure (keep practicing on the curbs at the mall ) and I hope some day to be able to wave at you when I pass. The people that bug me are the ones who only like to look like they use their trucks and pretend to tough guys about it when I know darn well that if put in a situation where they actually had to figure something out on their own or drive home on a trail in a monsoon they would be scr****. I am not trying to be an a** I am just giving people something to think about, to raise the level of rover conciousness so to speak. So that next time something bad happens you take it in stride. So that we all don't get ulcers when the fuel pump takes a crap or we bang into a tree. To be happy. Because bitterness is the enemy of joy.

Ron

How is that for a non-tech discussion

By Bud on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 07:59 am: Edit

Uh, I don't know. You said something about a fuel pump so we might need to take this to a tech thread. ;>)

Bud

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 08:11 am: Edit

Hey Pokerob, you're a loser too! I didn't want you to feel left out. It actually feels great to be able to admit to you all the infinite heights of my loserdom. I've been a closet loser all this time. But wait, I scored a 4 on Ron's test...damn, am I a loser or a poseur? Back to the closet for me


-Blue
'96 SD that's not my wife's
P.S. kiss my ass

By Ron on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 08:19 am: Edit

Pokerob,

So you have more invested in Pokemon or the disco?
which are of course the only two things in life.

Cheers

Ron

By RVR OVR (Tom) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 09:13 am: Edit

Woo Hoo! I am not a looser!! Thanks, Ron. I guess everyone in high school was wrong, afterall.

TOm

By Jon Williams (Jonw) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 09:38 am: Edit

Ooooo, haven't visited this board frequently enough. Seems I stirred quite the swarm of hornets. I apologize for my racially insensitive comment, as it was not intended to incite a riot. I would, however, like to clarify some things.

1) I reserve the right to reserve my opinions about you and everybody else, and I don't give a damn what you think about the way I think about you. I don't owe you anything, so stop crying to society.

2) I don't live in Norfolk. I don't live in Virginia Beach. But I live close enough to them that it's only a short drive away. I do, however, work in Norfolk.

3) Was I bitching about my stolen trim pieces? As I recall, I was merely stating how disappointing it was that somebody would have the audacity and lack of respect for other people's property to steal such insignificant items off my truck. But I figure they wanted it more than I did, so let 'em have it. I never bothered to replace them. I do doubt, however, that some skaters put a 5-finger discount on my stolen items, as the area my truck was parked in at the time was indeed a neighborhood, but not one full of skaters...

4) I paid cash for my truck. In 1995. When it was new. I grew-up working on Series Land Rovers, and I do my own work on this one when I can, leaving the major stuff to the dealer because that's their job. It's my off-road toy, my workhorse, and my beach buggy. I don't complain when I get scratches; they happen. I don't go cry to the dealer when a light bulb burns out, and I have enough common sense and understanding to realize British vehicles, like any other vehicles, require upkeep and maintenance to work their best, and I'm not afraid to get dirty maintaining mine. As far as how much money I make, I assure you buying a $35,000 Discovery in '95 was no financial burden. In fact, it was just something I wanted, since my father had, and still has, a couple older Series Land Rovers. And it did not take over as a daily driver, as I have a car for that purpose.

5) Go ahead and give me the finger if you see me in Virginia Beach. That's a pretty good indicator of how mature you are. I'll be driving the white Disco with brush guards front and rear, and a surfboard strapped to the top.

By anonymous on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 09:42 am: Edit

"....can we bid on something using your I.D?"

Well, you tell me. Put your mouse over my ID and figure out the answer. I'll even give you some hints since you seem to be a bit slow today..

Email address = Yes, you can bid on something
No Email address = No, you can't bid on something

But, because you sound like you need a break, here is a special picture I will let you have for free.
http://anonymousfu2.tripod.com/apageforyou/

Enjoy!

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 10:15 am: Edit

Hey, I could still be a loser.. Or a possuer.. I got a four.... No winch and I didn't know I had to mess with CVs... What the hell are CVs (CV joints or boots)... Not sure what you meant so I guess that gives me a -2 which lowers me to a 3.... Guess I'm still a loser... Hey can I live with that.. I've been called worse..

By Ron on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 11:23 am: Edit

Eric,

The spirit of the question was to see if people knew of the possibility of breaking cvs or broke them themselves. It is a reference to the somewhat common occurence of some non-experienced rover person snapping an axle or cv and more experienced people fixing them. Since the first time I have met several experienced rover people was when they were repairing an axle I thought I would toss it in there. Plus if you own a series you break axles bi-annually it seems. The last part was sort of a red herring. You don't have to change cvs as a matter of maintainence unless they are acting up on you. Don't feel bad. I only got a 4 too, and I made up the test. And if you ever break a cv I will be happy to help you change it, can't get enough good rover karma.

Cheers
Ron

By Rob Davison (Pokerob) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 11:56 am: Edit

thanks bluegill and ron. actually i am not a loser, i am a geek (so i'm told). i am oblivious to what is actually in style , where as a loser thinks he knows and misses the boat. my disco migt be cool, but then i get a hold of it and make it cheezy with options like

leopard skin seat covers:
(it was cold they were cheap, on they went)

pokemon sticker: i actually peeled that one off of kyles truck while he was parked at the mall
(thats how i get all my stickers)

britney spears sticker: ok, i actually bought that one.

see my point.

have a great weekned y'all and thanks for entertaining me.

rob

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 12:12 pm: Edit

"Hey can I live with that" should have read Hey I can live with that... I replaced a half shaft on a Chevy Beretta that I used to have.. I don't think that I would be able to do an axle on the disco though.. Well at least not by myself with out directions.. If I broke one, believe me, I would be more then happy to take any pointers that some one is willing to give me.. I'll call my self a loser any way... Gives me something work for.. If I was a winner then what? Would I have to talk down to good people such as the large majority of people that post on this site? No way.. I was brought up with manners.. I was always told that if you don't have anything nice to say don't say any thing at all. Just beat the living cr*p out of them till they shut up.

By MA on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 12:47 pm: Edit

I had a sticker peeled off in a church parking lot once. It said "JESUS LOVES YOU...everybody else thinks your an asshole!" I still can't understand why somebody would do such a heinous thing. I didn't buy the sticker, it was a gift. I would never buy mean and ugly crap like thatJ. I also had another sticker ripped off that said "lost your cat...try looking under my tires." How long did it take you all to get your discoweb stickers? It's been about a week now for me, nothin'. Lastly, unlike some of you guys, I admit that I don't know shit about my Disco(mechanical/elecrical). That is why I am taking some auto tech class next year. I really don't trust anybody working on my car.

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 01:32 pm: Edit

There are no losers , accept the poor bastards that dont even try. You cant fault anyone that has their whole heart in it...Eventually they will learn if they keep trying...


Kyle

By Rob Davison (Pokerob) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 02:16 pm: Edit

thats touching shit, kyle...

something a loser would say ;)

rd

By Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 02:29 pm: Edit

LOL , but its the truth , I mean really try. You know the ones that are really trying and the ones that arent . You can "Help" or "Assist" the ones that are really trying the other need things done for them and they call that help as well... I guess that "Help" is also relevant..


Kyle

By Axel Haakonsen (Axel) on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 04:41 pm: Edit

MA, the stickers are being mailed out by Ho as we receive the orders, email me directly, and I'll find out when yours were mailed.

By Billy on Friday, June 22, 2001 - 07:00 pm: Edit

all this for a sticker? where's the love?