COLJOhn Appreciation Thread

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ColJohn,

I was a lurking wallflower for over 2 years here before I finally made a post. The same day I stuck my head out from the shadows I received a welcoming PM from you. Thank you for extending that kindness. And thank you for all the friendly exchanges we've shared since.

This is for you.

:) BB
 

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I hate bumping this thread but have an obligation to acknowledge and thank posters and Sam, who has such a way with words that he could put a good spin on [fill in your most despised DC pol or untalented entertainer or egomaniacal professional athlete].

COLJohn, this is in appreciation of you. Sam[/quote]
 

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I agree with everything stated above! COLJohn is wonderful, always makes me laugh, and is teriffically kind.

Only my hairdresser and Snoozan know for sure.:wink:

I'll add my appreciation for COLJohn, but I don't think he'll be thrilled with the idea!:biggrin:

A, certainly not thrilled to be above the radar but humbled.

Col. John how do I love thee, let me count the ways.....
To say how much you have come to mean to me would be a disservice to how I would feel tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. With each day and with each posting you bring so much of yourself to this site and in turn so much to each of us who has been touched by your kindness, your grace, your wit, your intelligence, your playfulness, your sexiness. I could go on and on but I will let so many others have their chance.
Here's to you, Whoopi! :wink: :smile:
Love you, Col.

*blushing here, F*

He is Bill and Ted rolled into one most excellent fundacious dude.

And don't you forget it, cricketmeister.

Col. John sent me one of my first PM's and has been a PLEASANT member who has a real gentle way of dealing with people. I appreciate the shit out of him, he is a sweet, sweet man... cool as shit too!!!!!!!!

It was either that or be consumed by envy after looking at your profile.:rolleyes:

At last a place to pile on with COLJohn that he would appreciate! (Though it is less exciting than the thought of a fleshpile with/for him, it is more to his taste and orientation, I think.) John is a real asset to the board, with a wicked sense of humor and an endless capacity for empathy.) Makes sense, too, that it would be Sam who noticed and started this thread. Takes one to know one.

Best to both you guys.

Somehow FF always is able to balance his proclivity for fleshpiles and his generosity of spirit.:approve:

John is a truly reliable source of wit and wisdom. He makes the place humane and fun. I'd add him to any party I was throwing, to maintain that the mayhem and disorder is at a high calibre.

I'll be on the next plane to Canada. When you pick me up at the airport, I'll be the guy wearing a lampshade.:tongue:

John is a wonderfull man. He is smart and kind. A first class guy. A true friend. I am proud to say he is a friend of mine..........:smile:

Danny, I believe you were the first friend I made here.

I love John and he knows it.

One of the most amazing things he said to me when my father first shunned me: "I'd be proud to call you my son."

He one of a fucking kind.

I don't have to repeat myself, Lex. You've had my respect from Day 1.

I tend not to join in on these appreciation threads because then I ffel bad for the persons who don't have them yet. However in this case I must make an exception, COlJohn is a delight to have on this board and has remained consistantly pleasant in all my dealings with him. How could one not appreciate such a sweetheart of a guy?

Thanks, O. I guess now I can't start calling anyone fucktards.:wink:

Allow me to add my sentiments to Whoopi's thread. I know he is staring at his computer screen, shaking his dreads in shock that someone would have started one of these for him.

My dreads are awhirl.:tongue:

El CoronelJuan es muy buena gente.

Dios lo bendiga por ser muy simpatico.

I think I am the only member here who doesn't speak another language, so I'll have to resort to the one I mangle most often and say thanks in anglais.

Here's to you *raises glass*.

Cheers, you of the Angelina lips and brains of Marilyn vos Savant.

Now maybe you can use some of that clout to get Sam to come up with a Chicago-style pizza?

If I arrange that, P, will you pull my finger afterwards?
Did you know that COLJohn likes caramel apples? He does but don't send him lots or he will not like them anymore.

I've been waiting on yours since Halloween, I.:biggrin1:

Yes, he is a good-hearted man. He likes diff kinds of people, diff types of entertainment, his friends, and a night of good loving. He even likes to help kids.

High praise from someone who's been here a long time.



John sent me my first non-sexual LPSG PM, about a month after I joined the board here. He got me to converse, and stuck with me as I vented so much gory detail. I used to think I was a man of infinite patience - but John has shown me my match.

I'm super bummed that I only know him as a disembodied internet presence, as I owe him more than I can fathom at this time. This also goes for a few other members too, and LPSG in general.

Thanks for being there, John. You rock :biggrin1:

I'll go halfsies with Sam on the pizza...

I'll take pepperoni on mine, Danny...and plenty of cold beer to wash it down.:smile:

Dear John,
No,....not in the traditional sense of writing someone out of your life...rather in the sense of showing my real affection for the guy!
He was the first person on LPSG to extend me his hand in friendship. He was the first person to make me feel as if my contributions to the board were worthwhile and the first person to extend congratulations to me when I became another year older. Also, he was the first person I trusted to be my friend from among those on the board! John is many things...all of them good . He places a high value on language skills, good communications, intellect,education, knowledge, human relations and displays an abundant measure of each of the above! Dear John....my good friend!

D, you are sweet as always and an inspiration. Thanks.

I admit I flirt with the Col...and he lets me...can't knock him for that.

And you do it so well.:cool:





What a great way to begin a day!
 

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COLJohn, we salute you! :usa2:



(I would have used like a red, black and green Rasta flag but, uh, there was no smiley for that)
 

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COLJohn ... what can you say?
He's just an endlessly nice, intelligent, intuitive man who's got this cyberspace 'listening' thang down to a science and fine art.
Always sees the best in people.
Never encourages your nastier angels.
Open to all kinds of people ... can play with anyone without losing his sense of self.
Says what needs saying without ever conveying a sting.
Makes you feel good about yourself ... and does this for so many, apparently ... where does he get the time?
And writes a darn good English sentence, on top of everything else.
One of our saints and scholars.
A model for those of us who sometimes slip. (Who? Me?)
One of our truly benign ones.
 

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I :heart: COLJohn because future events such as these may affect us all in the future. :rolleyes:

Not to mention that he would never use a flea-sized font.
 

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ColJohn is a trusted friend of mine at LPSG and an all round jolly good fellow.

We share the same taste in wine so cheers and here's to you John.
 

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COLJohn, we salute you! :usa2:
(I would have used like a red, black and green Rasta flag but, uh, there was no smiley for that)

Jah forgives all, M. And He also loves all things Wisconsin.:cool:

COLJohn ... what can you say?
He's just an endlessly nice, intelligent, intuitive man who's got this cyberspace 'listening' thang down to a science and fine art.
Always sees the best in people.
Never encourages your nastier angels.
Open to all kinds of people ... can play with anyone without losing his sense of self.
Says what needs saying without ever conveying a sting.
Makes you feel good about yourself ... and does this for so many, apparently ... where does he get the time?
And writes a darn good English sentence, on top of everything else.
One of our saints and scholars.
A model for those of us who sometimes slip. (Who? Me?)
One of our truly benign ones.

You're so eloquent (if prone to wonderful hyperbole) that one might get the impression you make your living with words, Rubi.

I :heart: COLJohn because future events such as these may affect us all in the future. :rolleyes:

Not to mention that he would never use a flea-sized font.

Just when you thought you had a handle on me, Alex8...

ColJohn is a trusted friend of mine at LPSG and an all round jolly good fellow. We share the same taste in wine so cheers and here's to you John.

I will uncork a sauvignon blanc tonight in your honor, Dave.:smile:
 
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<.> COLJohn has become such a vital, well-regarded, and important member of LPSG since joining in late April 2006 that it would be hard to imagine this site without him. Often described as a gentleman and a scholar, COLJohn is well known for his appreciation of others and the compassion with which he freely and generously gives to members in need. His gregariousness and easy friendship are a gift to anyone who has the chance to experience those qualities firsthand. He is passionate, firm and knowledgeable in his opinons, but is gracious enough to accept and appreciate those of others. He possesses a stunning brilliance as an highly educated scholar—and now, educator—in many areas of diverse learning; and is legendarily well known for his rapier lightning fast wit and fiendish cleverness in the games section of LPSG. COLJohn is that rare combination of formidable intelligence, highly approachable and delightful goofball, old soul, warm all around nice guy who is—superjacent to all that—an exemplary human being.

That's what I found out.

COLJohn, this is in appreciation of you. Sam


*Snaps to attention, good Captain that I used to be, and salutes Col John*
 

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John is a perceptive, wise, intelligent, kind and congenial person.He listens with his heart.

John feels relief he wasn't consigned into the void by the man who has too often made my coffee spurt.

Please accept my apology for making you uncomfortable. Regards, Sam.

Apology? Pulease, Sam. You have never done anything that wasn't motivated by concern or kindness (or lust, lol), and I truly appreciate your initiating this thread. That I feel uncomfortable in the forefront is my problem, not yours.

*Snaps to attention, good Captain that I used to be, and salutes Col John*

At ease, Claire, and smoke 'em if you got 'em. (I confess that a woman in uniform is a huge turn-on to me)
 

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Yeh..ColJohn to me is like GMC Z71 turbo diesel truck..."like a rock", reliable, inteligent, sensitive, excelent for any job and heavy duty plus top of the line chic too...and if he is a real military Col. man he is a 5 stars delicious too..mmmm...he is a fighting bull...mmmm....:cool: :tongue:
 

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Please accept my apology for making you uncomfortable. Regards, Sam.

Chicagosam, allow me to explain my post. In a PM, back when COLJohn passed 1,000 posts, I floated around the idea to him of posting an appreciation thread in his honor, to which he replied something along the lines that he'd be too embarrassed with such a thing. Consequently, I never did post a thread in his honor. So that is what I meant by my post. I think if anybody deserves an appreciation thread, COLJohn does! I tip my hat to you for giving him one!

A, certainly not thrilled to be above the radar but humbled.

COLJohn, I hope you'll be able to handle another bump of this thread!:biggrin1:

Furthermore, I'd like to state here in public what I've told you in PM before: You are a great man, and you've been the most wonderfully kind person to me every day that I've known you. I cherish our friendship and I hold you dear!
 

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COLJohn Thanks for always being there! You deserve recognition for your posts and advice! Bask in the sun while it shines!:tongue:
 

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With respect to John....have you noticed the repetition of the words intelligence and friend that we all have used to describe this great man? May his next half century be equally admired by everyone as this one has been!

p.s. may this thread have a great life of its own!