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Feb 15, 2008 | 8:04 pm
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Welcome to The Lounge™, colpuck!
Feb 15, 2008 | 8:10 pm
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Feb 15, 2008 | 8:15 pm
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Does anyone believe in omens? The button for the DL forum disappeared from Firefox bookmarks toolbar, which I take as a sign of things to come:
Is there any other good news that I missed?
- NW will be the dominant merger partner, so kiss Delta goodbye.
- Kiss SkyMiles goodbye and good riddance.
- Kiss snacks good bye in Y.,
- The DC9's should be flying until 2050.
- Are 400 small CRJ's enough (now that they own Delta's), or should NW order more?
- sLUT fares will be upgradeable forever.
- Mikey1003 wouldn't go back to Delta, so Delta came to mikey1003.
Is there any other good news that I missed?
Feb 15, 2008 | 8:52 pm
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Help Wanted!!
Attention Lounge Newbies.
We need help filling open positions and invite you to look at openings below and apply for same. Or make up your own job title and apply using that.
Trust me, no one gets a free pass around here and we will appoint you to a grunt job if we get no response.
The recent newbies we have registered are 3TAL, magiciansampras and myefre who, technically, is not a newbie but it's been so long since we've heard from myefre the he reverts back to newbie status.
Anyone else who happens to be just lurking out there is also welcome to volunteer.
The Delta Forum Lounge is an equal opportunity employer.
Founder, General Manager, Grand Poohba and Chairman of the Bored Emeritus
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Chairman of the Board
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Food and Beverage Manager and Chief Wine Steward
monitor
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tkey75
........Lounge Jester
........JHattery
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........Lounge Vampire
........Abby
........loungedragon
........graraps
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Vice-President/Beverages and Chief Intoxicologist
Abby
........Bartender I
........Alaska Cable Guy(Biff/Buff)
........Bartender II
........Alaska Cable Guy(Jake/Jock)
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Position Open
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Deputy Assistant Towel Boy
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........Chief Lounge Curmudgeon and Director of Lame-o Lounge Complaints
........mikey1003
We need help filling open positions and invite you to look at openings below and apply for same. Or make up your own job title and apply using that.
Trust me, no one gets a free pass around here and we will appoint you to a grunt job if we get no response.
The recent newbies we have registered are 3TAL, magiciansampras and myefre who, technically, is not a newbie but it's been so long since we've heard from myefre the he reverts back to newbie status.
Anyone else who happens to be just lurking out there is also welcome to volunteer.
The Delta Forum Lounge is an equal opportunity employer.
Founder, General Manager, Grand Poohba and Chairman of the Bored Emeritus
Canarsie
Chairman of the Board
Randy Petersen
Assistant General Managers
obscure2k, RSSrsvp
Envoy Extraordinaire and Ambassador Plenipotentiary
BEYFlyer
Food and Beverage Manager and Chief Wine Steward
monitor
Lame-o Secretary of Entertainment/Lounge Comedic Talent Agent
tkey75
........Lounge Jester
........JHattery
Lounge Disco Manager
dedehans
Key Grip
3timesalady
Resident Musician
Dr. braefoot
Resident Horologist
JHattery
Lounge Psychologist/Neuropsychologist/Dementia Detector
gsw
Resident Sculptor/Art Director/Museum of Monstrosities Curator
Gargoyle
........Lounge Vampire
........Abby
........loungedragon
........graraps
Lounge Historian
scoow
Lounge Oddsmaker/CGO (Chief Gambling Officer)
SlowTrekker
Lounge Milepost Award Auditor
Gargoyle
Vice-President/Security Director/Lounge Judge Advocate General
scoow
Senior Assistant Security Director
tkey75
General-at-Arms and Lounge Bouncer
DLfan
Official Lounge Doxie
Missy64
Dirty Old Man Emeritus
Dovster
Human/Animal Resources Directors
RSSrsvp
Cholula
Resident Gypsy
3timesalady
Lounge Birthday Crier
Alysia
Lounge Technology Director
Missy64/Abby
Lounge DJ
iCorpRoadie
Lounge Chaplain
skchin
Chief Hot Sauce Purveyor Emeritus and Chairman of the Lieberwurst Society
Cholula
Lounge Hurricane Tracker
indufan
Lounge Handyman
MRKEY
Lounge Pimp
iCorpRoadie
Vice-President/Beverages and Chief Intoxicologist
Abby
........Bartender I
........Alaska Cable Guy(Biff/Buff)
........Bartender II
........Alaska Cable Guy(Jake/Jock)
Kitchen Manager
Cornroaster
Head Chef
jfe
Sous Chef
Missy64
Dishwasher
Traveller
Lounge Receptionist
abelscc
Lounge Janitor
Position Open
Restroom Attendant/Towel Boy
underpressure
Deputy Assistant Towel Boy
GUWonder
2nd Deputy Assistant Towel Boy
aucarol
Assistant Lounge Curmudgeon
MikeMpls
........Chief Lounge Curmudgeon and Director of Lame-o Lounge Complaints
........mikey1003
Last edited by Cholula; Feb 20, 2008 at 8:27 pm Reason: Added positions for 3TAL, JHattery
Feb 15, 2008 | 9:32 pm
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I'd suggest you put myefre in charge of koi culling and mikey1003.
Feb 15, 2008 | 9:52 pm
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What is the Statue 
of Limitations on revertification for newbieness?
of Limitations on revertification for newbieness?
Feb 15, 2008 | 10:01 pm
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I agree that it probably is the best which is run for domestic travelers. However DL's BE lounge at ATL terminal E and the US A West at PHL, which are strictly for International pax, are of at least equal quality to the DTW central WorldClub which, I presume, is the one that you're talking about.
And let's not go into comparisons with some of the lounges run by foreign airlines, many of which are far, far superior to any WorldClub.
And let's not go into comparisons with some of the lounges run by foreign airlines, many of which are far, far superior to any WorldClub.
Yes, but I got called on over stepping my bounds on another area so I had to get back to my area of expertise.
Does anyone believe in omens? The button for the DL forum disappeared from Firefox bookmarks toolbar, which I take as a sign of things to come:
Is there any other good news that I missed?
- NW will be the dominant merger partner, so kiss Delta goodbye.
- Kiss SkyMiles goodbye and good riddance.
- Kiss snacks good bye in Y.,
- The DC9's should be flying until 2050.
- Are 400 small CRJ's enough (now that they own Delta's), or should NW order more?
- sLUT fares will be upgradeable forever.
- Mikey1003 wouldn't go back to Delta, so Delta came to mikey1003.
Is there any other good news that I missed?
Feb 15, 2008 | 10:54 pm
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Dreaming that only 400 50-70 seaters will be enough? Or that the DC-9's will last past 2045?
If you don't appreciate my divinations, I guess I'll have to order up some chicken entrails for the next DO. Reading them worked well for the Romans.
In your case I think it's up to the Whimsy of Cholula.
If you don't appreciate my divinations, I guess I'll have to order up some chicken entrails for the next DO. Reading them worked well for the Romans.
In your case I think it's up to the Whimsy of Cholula.
Last edited by MikeMpls; Feb 15, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Feb 16, 2008 | 1:26 am
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). Still no president and both sides are at each others' throats. Idiots 
.Will try to make it out to the States later in the year and will keep you all posted for sure.
Feb 16, 2008 | 2:39 am
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BEY, I don't know how you can say that this year has been calm. Unfortunately, my cable network no longer gets CNN but Fox News has been telling me for the past few days that war along the northern border is almost inevitable as a result of the killing of Mughniyeh and that Israeli troops are on high alert all along the border and that all leaves have been cancelled.
Strangely, when I drive along it (as I did yesterday) I see none of this and the soldiers from my kibbutz apparently were not notified that their leaves were cancelled and are spending a happy weekend at home.
An interesting aside: The Jerusalem Post is now saying:
At the same time, it is reporting:
Strangely, when I drive along it (as I did yesterday) I see none of this and the soldiers from my kibbutz apparently were not notified that their leaves were cancelled and are spending a happy weekend at home.
An interesting aside: The Jerusalem Post is now saying:
On Friday, a Lebanese security source told Reuters that Syrian security forces have arrested several Palestinians suspects in connection with the assassination of Hizbullah commander Imad Mughniyeh.
Syria also arrested non-Arab foreigners suspected of being involved in the assassination of Hizbullah terror chief Imad Mughniyeh this week, the Lebanese Al-Akhbar reported Saturday.
According to the report, senior Syrian government officials suspect that Western intelligence organizations were involved in the assassination.
According to the report, senior Syrian government officials suspect that Western intelligence organizations were involved in the assassination.
Feb 16, 2008 | 3:51 am
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Originally Posted by Dovster
According to the report, senior Syrian government officials suspect that Western intelligence organizations were involved in the assassination.
Feb 16, 2008 | 6:25 am
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And forgetting about the estimable colpuck, who in a short time has added substantial value to FT while sitting in the Penalty Box?? ^
And not only that, thinking of giving him a job?? Do we have any latrines that need cleaning?
Feb 16, 2008 | 9:59 am
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