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Posted by: riverman Feb 28 2005, 06:36 PM

One of my greatest fears is that I'm going to get half way through my project and wake up one day and 914Club will be gone. How will I ever get the answers to my critical/stupid questions? The thought of doing this thing on my own is almost unbearable. Who will I brag to when I'm done? My fiance doesn't care.

Servers, bandwidth, upkeep and repairs must cost something? How about a back-up server (Pelican Parts BBS not included)? I've noticed that some of the members call themselves 'Benefactors', is this the Club's source of financial support? If so, how do I (or anybody else for that matter) become a benefactor?

Honestly, I enjoy the comraderie, humour and expertise of this forum immensely and I would not want see it go away. If there is anything I can do to add my support to this site, please let me know and I would be glad to help.

AND, if there is anything that us grateful members can do, I would encourage anyone who may have been taking this free source of entertainment, friendship, and advice for granted to help out in any way they can as well.

Posted by: SirAndy Feb 28 2005, 06:46 PM

alright then ...

money isn't going to do any good at this point, but if you have anything related to a "Compaq ProLiant DL380" lying around collecting dust, i might be interested in building a backup mirror of the site to reduce the amount of downtime in case we have a failure again like we had 2 weeks ago ...

anything from 18.2/36.4 GB Harddrives, RAM, external Raid-Array + Controller or even a complete spare box ...

the current DL380 is a older model, very similar to this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=56102&item=5755845681&rd=1

or, save your money and buy the admins a beer or two at the WCC '05 !!!
Andy

Posted by: redshift Feb 28 2005, 06:50 PM

Let me explain the 914club..

We buy cheap Chinese knock-offs of AK-74s, and we trade them for poppy crops. We sell the poppys, and we buy cocaine futures.. and in the end, we sell the Ovaltine to the Greater San Fernando Valley Public School System, for a hefty profit.

M

Posted by: SLITS Feb 28 2005, 06:54 PM

Mit einem deutschen Schotte-Bügel

Posted by: Headrage Feb 28 2005, 06:54 PM

Miles, I thought you sold buttons at the swap meet and sent the money to Andy?

Posted by: scotty b Feb 28 2005, 06:54 PM

QUOTE (redshift @ Feb 28 2005, 04:50 PM)
Let me explain the 914club..

We buy cheap Chinese knock-offs of AK-74s,

M

For those not in the know the AK-74 is actually a rifle produced in Australia. It IS an exact copy of the AK-47, but being as it is produced in Australia, they call it an AK-74 to keep in line with the toilets flushing backwards!

Posted by: rick 918-S Feb 28 2005, 06:57 PM

How do we support them? Jock strap!

When Sir Andy needs something he asked. Until then we've been instructed to carry on regardless.

Posted by: SLITS Feb 28 2005, 06:58 PM

QUOTE (rick 918-S @ Feb 28 2005, 05:57 PM)
How do we support them? Jock strap!

When Sir Andy needs something he asked. Until then we've been instructed to carry on regardless.

In german Rich, in german.......

Posted by: redshift Feb 28 2005, 07:01 PM

Yes, I have been instructed to carry on!

M

Posted by: SirAndy Feb 28 2005, 07:01 PM

QUOTE (SLITS @ Feb 28 2005, 04:58 PM)
In german Rich, in german.......

In Deutsch, Richard, in Deutsch !!!

Posted by: redshift Feb 28 2005, 07:03 PM

Mein esel hat eine rose tätowierung!

M

Posted by: rick 918-S Feb 28 2005, 07:06 PM

Me Deutschland nit so gute?

Posted by: SLITS Feb 28 2005, 07:07 PM

Die ist mehr Informationen über Ihren Esel, als wir crackerboy kennen mußten.

Posted by: GWN7 Feb 28 2005, 07:10 PM

Setzen Sie den Tinfoilhut zurück auf Ihren Esel

Posted by: redshift Feb 28 2005, 07:11 PM

Sie können ihre nase auswählen, und sie können ihre freunde auswählen, aber sie ist nicht höflich, nase ihres freunds auszuwählen!

M

Posted by: SirAndy Feb 28 2005, 07:11 PM

you guys are nuts!

Posted by: redshift Feb 28 2005, 07:12 PM

esel

Posted by: riverman Feb 28 2005, 07:15 PM

QUOTE (redshift @ Feb 28 2005, 07:50 PM)
Let me explain the 914club..

We buy cheap Chinese knock-offs of AK-74s, and we trade them for poppy crops. We sell the poppys, and we buy cocaine futures.. and in the end, we sell the Ovaltine to the Greater San Fernando Valley Public School System, for a hefty profit.

M

I like Ovaltine!

Seriously, there should be some kind of fund we can donate to, to upgrade servers, or buy back-ups, or whatever. Hell, maybe I can even get some sort of tax write-off or something. All I'm saying is that I would like to contribute in some way to ensure the future of this thing beyond asking retarded questions and poking fun at other members retarded qestions.

Perhaps, once this e-commerce thing gets up and running you could sell t-shirts or stickers or those hard hats that hold two beers, all with the club logo on them to help support future endeavors. I'd at least buy some of that crap.

Or, is it that you don't know who to trust with the money? hmmm.

Posted by: SLITS Feb 28 2005, 07:16 PM

Mein Gott, ist es 5:00 und Zeit, nach Hause zu gehen. Es ist eine einsame Fahrt ohne alle meine Vereinfreunde. Bis wir wieder treffen, halten Sie die Gummiseite unten und die glänzende Seite oben.

Posted by: SirAndy Feb 28 2005, 07:23 PM

QUOTE (SLITS @ Feb 28 2005, 05:16 PM)
Mein Gott, ist es 5:00 und Zeit, nach Hause zu gehen. Es ist eine einsame Fahrt ohne alle meine Vereinfreunde. Bis wir wieder treffen, halten Sie die Gummiseite unten und die glänzende Seite oben.

pretty good!

"Mein Gott, es ist 17:00 Uhr und Zeit nach Hause zu gehen.
Es ist eine einsame Fahrt ohne alle meine Vereinsfreunde.
Bis wir uns wieder treffen, halten Sie die Gummiseite unten und die glänzende Seite oben."

Posted by: ein 6er Feb 28 2005, 07:27 PM

there is no support for "the club".........

"the club" just hangs out and flops all around!!

Posted by: scotts-toolwench Feb 28 2005, 07:29 PM

dieses deutsche Material bildet meine verletzten Brüste

Posted by: SirAndy Feb 28 2005, 07:32 PM

QUOTE (scotts-toolwench @ Feb 28 2005, 05:29 PM)
dieses deutsche Material bildet meine verletzten Brüste :lol:

i hope something was lost in translation there!

Andy

Posted by: scotts-toolwench Feb 28 2005, 07:34 PM

No, it was not. accents do strange things to me...

Posted by: jd74914 Feb 28 2005, 07:34 PM

Ich hasse Sie Kerle. Sein wirklich hartes, Deutsches durch einen Übersetzer zu verstehen.

Posted by: bryanthompson Feb 28 2005, 07:35 PM

Babelfish spricht deutsch für mich.

Posted by: scotty b Feb 28 2005, 07:38 PM

Mein....HaggenDazen..........ist....verboten.........en .....der weiner.....schnitzle..........frau..line. Germen 101

So what did I say?

Posted by: scott thacher Feb 28 2005, 07:42 PM

gerade für Sie andy, lassen Akzente sie Nippel merkwürdige Sachen
tun

Posted by: Flat VW Feb 28 2005, 07:47 PM

I am collecting donations for the 914Club.Com. Please PM me so that I may provide you with my P.O. box address.

All donations, cash only please, small bills placed in a plain envelope.

Mark the envelope 3.3L-6 red car conversion fund.

As a token of appreciation free 914Club.Com stickers will be available at the WCC event in California, courtesy of Mike Z.

Also as an extra added bonus Howard will pay all of your "track fees" for the WCC event if you will only pay for your registration.

Your donation additionally enters you for no cost in the Bikini Contest to be announced.

The recent winner of this year's 2005 Targa-Aid event Bikini Contest shall be the judge of the WCC contest and all decisions made by same shall be deemed complete and final.

Thankyou for your support, (my best Bartles and James voice)

John

Posted by: riverman Feb 28 2005, 07:47 PM

Es ist nicht nett, jemand durch die Verein herum zu ziehen. (Google Translator)

Anyone going to actually address my question?

Posted by: GWN7 Feb 28 2005, 07:59 PM

Ihre Frage wurde, er wünschen nicht Geld, kaufen ihn ein Bier beantwortet, wenn Sie ihn treffen

Posted by: Headrage Feb 28 2005, 08:01 PM

Merhaba abbi, nasilseniz? Bugun guzel. OOPS sorry that's Turkish,

Posted by: Qarl Feb 28 2005, 08:07 PM

Ich habe eine frage!

Warum ist jeder Sprechen deutsch?

Posted by: GWN7 Feb 28 2005, 08:13 PM

Es ist deutscher Montag

Posted by: morphenspectra Feb 28 2005, 08:50 PM

Here is all the stuff on e-bay that came up. What is it you need again?
http://search.ebay.com/Compaq-ProLiant-DL380_W0QQcatrefZC3QQfromZR2QQsojsZ1

HIEDI

Posted by: riverman Feb 28 2005, 08:55 PM

QUOTE (riverman @ Feb 28 2005, 08:47 PM)
Es ist nicht nett, jemand durch die Verein herum zu ziehen. (Google Translator)

Anyone going to actually address my question?

Sorry, I should have read Lawrence's (Rusty's) post before I started this. Asked and answered.

Posted by: HarveyH Feb 28 2005, 09:05 PM

Zwei Bier Bitte
Harvey

Posted by: michel richard Feb 28 2005, 09:10 PM

Drei alte, bitte

Mein Deutsch ist nicht sehr gut. Sie mussen langsam schreiben.

MR

Posted by: SLITS Feb 28 2005, 09:16 PM

OH- mein Gott im Himmel... müssen Sie achtgeben sehr auf von, was Sie hier sagen. Die Jungen im Blau lesen diese Pfosten für Beweis. Sieg................

Posted by: Flat VW Feb 28 2005, 09:31 PM

Hold it fellas, I typed something funny (to me) in english I might add and not one comment!

Posted by: scotts-toolwench Feb 28 2005, 09:36 PM

QUOTE (Flat VW @ Feb 28 2005, 07:31 PM)
Hold it fellas

Hey! what about me?

P.s- I thought your post was pretty amusing.....and at first I was like hey....then I read and was like HEY!!!!

Posted by: SLITS Feb 28 2005, 09:45 PM

QUOTE (Flat VW @ Feb 28 2005, 08:31 PM)
Hold it fellas, I typed something funny (to me) in english I might add and not one comment!

Ihr Pfosten enthalten zu vielen politischen Hinweisen. Wir ignorieren ihn zugunsten der Harmonie.

Posted by: Qarl Feb 28 2005, 09:45 PM

QUOTE
Hold it fellas, I typed something funny (to me) in english I might add and not one comment! mad.gif

Es war nicht auf Deutsch!

Posted by: redshift Feb 28 2005, 09:48 PM

Yes, hello fair consituent, I hope this God's day brings you joy!

I am Narula Kambuckta, second adversarial forloin condroitant to the principal consort, here in Kaknanduk, Nigeria. I searched your email address through a distained service of another republic to bring you great news of wealth I have to share with the recipieent. Your email name, j914qfuncktart@yahoo is related to the name of our deposed minister of deep wallets, Kamirqees Funcktartha, so maybe you can help with this oh joyous of celebratory take the big money!

No more detail available! $53 billion dollars is belongs to you!

Paypal me $100,000 US to set up the account in Australlia, pronto mate!

paypal to: executiveNarulaK@nigerianemailscam.com

Posted by: SLITS Feb 28 2005, 09:50 PM

Ich sammele Abgaben für die 914Club.Com. Bitte P.M. ich, damit ich Sie mit meiner KAUFVERTRAG-Kastenadresse versehen kann. Alle Abgaben, Bargeld gefallen nur, die kleinen Rechnungen, die in einen normalen Umschlag gelegt werden. Kennzeichnen Sie die Auto-Umwandlung Kapital des Umschlags 3.3L-6 rote. Da ein Zeichen der Anerkennung freigeben, sind die 914Club.Com Aufkleber am WCC Fall in Kalifornien, Höflichkeit von Mike Z vorhanden. Auch, da eine addierte Extraprämie Howard alle Ihre "Schiene Gebühren" für den WCC Fall zahlt, wenn Sie nur für Ihre Ausrichtung zahlen. Ihre Abgabe meldet Sie zusätzlich für keine Kosten in den verkündet zu werden Bikini- anWettbewerb. Der neue Sieger diesjährigen Targa-Helfer Fall Bikini-Wettbewerbs 2005 ist der Richter des WCC Wettbewerbs und allen Entscheidungen, die durch selben getroffen werden, werden komplett und Endrunde gemeint. Danke für Ihre Unterstützung, (meine beste Bartles und James Stimme) John

Besser?

Posted by: Flat VW Feb 28 2005, 10:06 PM

Thanks for the "help" Slits.

Posted by: Bleyseng Feb 28 2005, 10:16 PM

Hey, good idea! we should switch to German so the cops can't spy on us. I know some German or Dutch...and a few Greek words.

Geoff

Posted by: scotty b Feb 28 2005, 10:21 PM

How about ancient Jumala? It is only spoken in very remote parts of soth african jungles and is a series of clicks and grunts. Lets see then coppers break that code!! Will Mueller be our Rodney King??? Can we shout his name at rallies?

Posted by: SLITS Feb 28 2005, 10:21 PM

Mein lieber Narula Kambuckta,

Ich wünsche nicht Ihr Geld. Ich benötige eine Ziege, vorzugsweise weiblich für persönliche Zufriedenheit.

Wenn Sie email die Details für solch eine Verhandlung wurden, würde ich ewig dankbar sein.

Mein email address ist Ziege fornicator@san mateo county.cum.

Ich erwarte Ihre früheste Antwort.

Posted by: redshift Feb 28 2005, 10:36 PM

It looks to me as if the cops are being scammed by the guy who says Brad stole his car.

I hear the DMV told him not to title it until it was running... THAT IS NOT WHAT THE DMV does.

It sounds to me like the guy would have never known the car existed, if not for the magazine story.

That's what it sounds like to me, a nut, who will do anything. I can't not talk about it.

I think the second guy is making it up.

M

Posted by: rick 918-S Feb 28 2005, 10:48 PM

What do you guys use for a translator? Do you have a link? I'm missing some funny stuff!

Posted by: SLITS Feb 28 2005, 10:52 PM

Alta Vista Babelfish

Posted by: scotts-toolwench Mar 1 2005, 03:35 AM

heute abend ist die Lektion, spricht Deutsches und Sie erhalten Lose Mädchen!

Posted by: GWN7 Mar 1 2005, 05:54 AM

Approvazione, ora mescolarla su una punta, avremo martedì italiani.

Este launguage em Wensdays.

Français pendant des jours jeudi de 1/2

Koreaner, Japaner und Chinesen übersetzen nicht einfaches. So zurück zu Deutschem für den Rest der Woche.