I'm all caught up on ATAs now; sorry about the delay. Please feel free to ask some fresh questions as I am running low.

I will attempt to make up for the delay with our 1500th strip, which will be triple the normal size and will be running on the 11th. I hope to see you all there. It will be a swell time!

Wheeeee! Arbitrary decimal multiples! If one hundred fiftieth anniversaries are sesquicentennials, then what are fifteen hundredth anniversaries called? Sesquimillennials?

It will be a swell time!

We'll have a Dabba-Doo Time, a Yabba-Doo Time, we'll have a Gay-Ol'-Tiiiiiiime!

In Response to Teledildonix (#17589):

You wish.

In Response to tynic (#17590):

Maybe he figured, now that you seem to be single [goats.com], you might have changed your mind [goats.com].

In Response to Teledildonix (#17589):

It's not the real sesquimillennial until strip 1569.

In Response to tynic (#17590):

Wishes do come true! \o/

In Response to Teledildonix (#17677):

The yay is spreading!

Wishes do come true! \o/

In Response to banzai (#17594):

huh?

I thought I'd put this in here, rather than start a new thread for it.

Granted I don't frequent the ATA section, and only visit once ever 6 to 8 weeks or so, but I just noticed that there is no longer an option to ask questions of Toothgnip. I doubt this is coincidental with Toothgnip's long absence from the strip.

What have you done with him?

In Response to Clan_Hanna (#17994):

I respectfully disagree. Just minutes after you posted your question, i visited the ATA page and saw Toothgnip's name on the drop-down menu. Should i ask him a question on your behalf? :-)

In Response to Clan_Hanna (#17994):

Yeah, man.

He's still there.

In Response to mcgrue (#17697):

I think I'm out of the loop... what exactly is \o/ meant to look like?

In Response to unFalln (#18005):

it's the devil hand sign. Hold your index and pinky fingers pointed up with your thumb holding your other two fingers down. It used to be a heavy metal rocker thing (maybe with a bit of a head bang ala Beavis and Butthead). Now, I guess it's kind of a sign of saying cool. Some people [wilwheaton.net] like to accompany it with saying "Rock!"

Welcome to Americana 101! \o/

In Response to unFalln (#18005):

I think the o is a head, and the \/ are arms held in the air. Or that's what I assumed.

In Response to Grimicus (#18006):

Okay, I must've just seen it out of context.

In Response to Grimicus (#18006):

no, no, the devil sign is \m/ (see the little bent down fingers?)
\o/ means Yay!

In Response to tynic (#18007):

That makes more sense now. It's just Tele* used it first, so I wasn't really sure.

In Response to unFalln (#18010):

I think McGrue brought it to the awareness of Teledildonix. It was somebody around here, more clever than i am.

Perhaps it was somebody who can type my whole screen name. Those are rare folks. If the d-i-l-d-o or the n-i-x are too much effort after typing the T-e-l-e, maybe people could just start typing "K-e-v-i-n"... or whatever makes them more comfortable. sigh.

In Response to Teledildonix (#18011):

hey, hey, you're the one who picked an unwieldy screen-name. If Tele* really bugs you, I'm sure we can make an effort to type the whole thing, but why is it so frustrating? Zamphir hasn't complained when I shorten his handle to 'zamph' (yet, at least!), and albionsoft -> albion seems to be acceptable.

It's not like there are other Tele* around for you to be confused with. (On a related note, a 'teledildonique' is registered on the PA forums. Is that you? or a weird coincidence?)

In Response to Clan_Hanna (#17994):

I would like to respectfully withdraw my comment regarding ATA, on the grounds that I am a dumbass.

Yes, I just checked it, too, and his name was there.

But I do press the question about where he is within the strip. It's been quite some time [goats.com] since we last saw him.

In Response to Clan_Hanna (#18015):

But I do press the question

Well, now you've done it.

Another six weeks without Toothgnip.

In Response to zamphir (#18016):

Not my fault this time... I learned my lesson.

In Response to tynic (#18014):

I've read posts where mine has been shortened. to 'U' of all things.did I worry about it? nosireerobert.

But all in all, I think the use of a possible brand name for a retractable rubber penis is all too controversial for all us family-lovin' Goats fans. Or maybe our internal handle memory is limited to 8 bytes. Or maybe the word Tele has us distracted, and by the time the adverts come on, we've forgotten what we're talking about.

In Response to unFalln (#18018):

by the time the adverts come on, we've forgotten what we're talking about.

Man, that pizza looks good.

*dial* *dial* *dial*

In Response to tynic (#18009):

Heh. Yes, I do believe you are right. I guess I should stick with what I know. \moo/

In Response to tynic (#18014):

It doesn't seem unwieldy to me, but that's probably because i've typed it so many times in so many places over the years, and typing has always been one of my strengths.

Shortened forms of my names (real or otherwise) used to bug me-- but now they don't really frustrate me. I was just being a whiny prat.

I've never been to the Penny Arcade forums. I only read the comic and the front page of the website.

I like to use my spelling of "teledildonix" with the "x" because it seems to be more uncommon than the "correct" spelling.