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> Keep up the excellent work. (David108)
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>Your posts are always very thoughtful and/or funny! (Jackie)
Hey, you are making me blush. And I consider blushing incompatible with the demeanor and dignity expected from a ‘Journeyman’.
Although I used to love it when I was a stranger or a newbie, I’m not sure if this ‘Joanie Baby ‘ is still appropriate, maybe a Mister or Sir Joanie Baby would suit better with my new rank.
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> I've found a good place for a party now that Rubrick, Juan Maria and David108 have made it to be Travellers in Cyberspace - it's in Wales. I can't guarantee the weather but it's a good place for linguaphiles:
I’ve needed a Valium injection to untwist my tongue but I really have had a pretty good time visiting this site. I move for a meeting there a year from now!.
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I have noticed that the natural progression of graduation in this cyber-community is in the form - Stranger, Newbie, Journeyman, member, Enthusiast.
Nobody seems to have progressed beyond that stage (except for Chief Anu - but that must be a reserved title ;^)).
This leaves me with the question - is that it? Is there no rank higher? Will we never get to be scholars? Sherpas? Emeritus? Groundbreakers? Brainstormers? We enthuse but perhaps, with some, we are obsessive so shouldn't there be obsessed?
Anyone care to add their two cents/pence/centimes/pesetas etc. etc. and suggest appropriate milestone titles for the initiated?
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I'll go with obsessed - could be time dependent - gained with how long it takes to reach certain milestones!
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> Anyone care to add their two cents/pence/centimes/pesetas etc. etc. and suggest appropriate milestone titles for the initiated?
What about ‘Guru’, ‘Grand Master’, ‘Trailblazer’?.
Or ‘Geek’, ‘Hooked’, ‘Junkie’, ‘AWAD fiend’?.
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>>Hey, you are making me blush. And I consider blushing incompatible with the demeanor and dignity expected from a ‘Journeyman’.
Although I used to love it when I was a stranger or a newbie, I’m not sure if this ‘Joanie Baby ‘ is still appropriate, maybe a Mister or Sir Joanie Baby would suit better with my new rank.
Juan Maria.<<<<<
Dear Sir Baby--
duly noted!
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I notice that my apprenticeship is over and I am now a journeyman. I wonder if there's a collective noun for us journeying people? (perhaps a 'caravan' as in gypsies?) And I'm not sure whether the Tasmanian Sex Discrimination Commissioner (yes, we have one!) would approve the appellation.
Those of you unable to attend juanmaria's party in sunny Spain are welcome to come to wintry Hobart (there should be snow on the mountain soon) to celebrate. Anyone coming to the Sydney Olympics and staying on? The party starts when you get here. Oh, and bring a slab, won't you!
Cheers, paulb
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Yes a caravan of travellers sounds good. A party in Hobart sounds unmissable - I'll have to check out the price of air fares. Not sure about the snow though - we're still waiting for the Summer sunshine here!
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> Yes a caravan of travellers sounds good. A party in Hobart sounds unmissable - I'll have to check out the price of air fares. Not sure about the snow though - we're still waiting for the Summer sunshine here! Hmmmm...... An odyssey sounds very apt. An odyssey of journeymen. It rolls off the tongue well, don't you think? 'fraid I'll have to turn down the antipodean expedition, Paul. I'm heading off to sunny CUBA in two weeks time!! 
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Congratulations on reaching elevated status, Paul! Next stage -> member! As regards a collective noun, what about a mission of journeymen/women? (That's for the TSDC, bless its socks!) >>Oh, and bring a slab, won't you!<< - what, chocolate or beer?  Sorry we won't be at the party - we'll be in Sydney for one night only, en route to Sunny South Africa for a family reunion.
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