I'm Cruz Ruby...

StevieCage · Post by **StevieCage** » 21:18 Thu 21 Jun 2007

...so how many post do I need to become Noval '31 Nacional?

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 21:26 Thu 21 Jun 2007

Well, Cheap Ruby is 10, I'm reckoning on 10,000 for Fonseca '63, so a few more than that. This is subject to change.

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 12:59 Mon 25 Jun 2007

I resent being Cruz Ruby!

In protest, I will not post again until I am elevated to an improved status

Alex

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 13:01 Mon 25 Jun 2007

You can't get an improved status until you post again... you need 10

Conky · Post by **Conky** » 14:27 Mon 25 Jun 2007

So Alex, it took you TWO posts to threaten to walk!!!
Now that is a record.

Thats similar to Vinnie Jones being booked after 3 seconds.

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 16:30 Mon 25 Jun 2007

Hi Alex,

We all had to do the walk of shame. Best thing is to close your nose, take a deep breath and produce 10 posts as quick as you can. It'll leave a nasty aftertaste for a while, but you have plenty of time to wash that away with some 'cheap ruby'.

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 09:19 Tue 26 Jun 2007

I've just gone Noval. This is the first level that I actually enjoy drinking and would choose to buy even if it were not on offer.

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 10:25 Tue 26 Jun 2007

How much for Niepoort LBV?

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 10:48 Tue 26 Jun 2007

'Snot on the list, but I can stick it in somewhere - before or after Warre's?

Change of plan - it's in, I'm just not saying where

[edited to state change of plan by KillerB 26/06/07]

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 11:44 Tue 26 Jun 2007

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 10:45 Wed 27 Jun 2007

RonnieRoots wrote:Hi Alex,

We all had to do the walk of shame. Best thing is to close your nose, take a deep breath and produce 10 posts as quick as you can. It'll leave a nasty aftertaste for a while, but you have plenty of time to wash that away with some 'cheap ruby'.

Now I've been thinking about this and I've decided that I just don't believe you - think the creationism vs evolution debate.

What evidence have I got that you've all been through the Cruz Ruby phase of evolution before me? I look at the status of people on the members list and I see no-one who has evolved past Cruz Ruby. I see people who have the status of Cruz Ruby and people who don't.

I propose an alternative theory, that somewhere on this forum there is a person known only as "The Creator". He decides on the status to give each member and only he decides when this status changes to something better. Therefore I am preparing to pilgrimage to the Sky Blue City with several worthy offerings and will petition said Creator to change my status once I have presented these offerings.

If my approach works and you are all wrong about your status changing with the number of posts that you make then you will see my status change very soon, as soon as I reach the Sky Blue City!

Just wait and see who's right!!

Alex

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 10:48 Wed 27 Jun 2007

This sounds fair:

Therefore I am preparing to pilgrimage to the Sky Blue City with several worthy offerings and will petition said Creator to change my status once I have presented these offerings.

Conky · Post by **Conky** » 11:00 Wed 27 Jun 2007

Which 3 forum-ites are you going to pick up along the way, Dorothy? Sorry, I meant Alex?

The Lion, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow?

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 11:11 Wed 27 Jun 2007

I thought I'd look for the Bishop of Norwich, someone who knows the Bishop of Norwich and also take my pet dog (actually, cat since I don't have a dog - but I can call the cat Toto if it helps). I haven't decided on the third person but will happily consider any helpful suggestions.

To help solicit volunteers I thought I should mention that I plan to take as offerings Noval 1931, Nacional 1963 and 1966, Taylor 1927 and Croft 1945.

Of course, if the offering idea doesn't work then I guess the Tin Man, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, Toto and me will just have to drink the bottles ourselves.....

Alex

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 11:15 Wed 27 Jun 2007

Alex - if you post another message then I will upgrade you... The Creator

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 22:17 Wed 27 Jun 2007

Ay oop - I've gone all Niepoort.

Post by **DRT** » 22:25 Wed 27 Jun 2007

admin wrote:Alex - if you post another message then I will upgrade you... The Creator

Isn't that Assistant to The Creator - just like Gareth and David?

Todd P · Post by **Todd P** » 06:17 Thu 28 Jun 2007

Where do you guys see the list of who is what? I see that I am uh.. Cheap Ruby?!?!? Ugh.

Post by **DRT** » 07:32 Thu 28 Jun 2007

Todd,

You just have to keep posting and you will soon evolve into something more acceptable

Derek

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 14:22 Thu 28 Jun 2007

admin wrote:Alex - if you post another message then I will upgrade you... The Creator

What, you mean no need to bring you that bottle of Croft 1945 that I have taken out of my cellar? You'll upgrade me without me bringing you that bottle of Quinta do Noval 1931?

Just for posting one more message?

I'm not sure my code of personal ethics will allow me to accept such a gift. You might be trying to corrupt me.

No, I think I will refuse to allow you to upgrade me just for posting another message. Honestly, if I allowed such a thing then where would we all be in a few months time?

Al-B

Post by **Alex Bridgeman** » 17:14 Thu 12 Jul 2007

AHB
Cork Rebuilder

I see the Creator has a sense of humour! I take it that no-one else will be permitted to post the right number of messages to be able to achieve this same exalted status.

Alex

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 14:16 Tue 17 Jul 2007

Luc - change your avatar.

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 11:23 Tue 31 Jul 2007

It appears that somebody is abusing their privileges and making up ports that don't exist. It's only because he knows what is around the corner.

Conky · Post by **Conky** » 13:40 Tue 31 Jul 2007

Well YOU have the power! May the Force be with you.

Has he gone over to the Dark side? Will it be Lightsabers?
Remember to wear white, so we know who the Good Guy is.

Alan

Ghandih · Post by **Ghandih** » 11:54 Wed 01 Aug 2007

So, I've just graduated from Cruz Ruby to Cheap Ruby. This raises a couple of questions:

The first is embedded in the discussions above and possibly elsewhere, and that is, is there a list anywhere telling us how many posts we need to achieve each level, or is it a closely guarded secret, bordering on something made up by admin as That Exulted Person goes along?

Secondly, how bad is Cruz Ruby? I've never had it, but the fact that it's worse than Cheap Ruby actually makes me want to head to Lidl (I'm guessing) and buy a bottle.

Ghhandihh

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 14:16 Wed 01 Aug 2007

At the off-line in London two weeks ago I dragged a bottle along. As it happens it was a bottle that my Mother won in a raffle along with some undrinkable whisky and a flagon of minging cider.

General consensus was that it was weak, watery and unpleasant; but better than Cockburn's Ruby. This is a shame as guess what your next level is. As people have reached certain levels already it goes like this:

0 - Cruz Ruby
10 - Cheap Ruby
25 - Cockburn's Ruby
50 - Fonseca Bin 27
75 - Warre's Warrior
100 - Fonseca LBV
150 - Taylor's LBV
200 - Quinta do Noval LBV
250 - Niepoort LBV
300 - Warre's Traditional LBV
400 - Graham's The Tawny
500 - Warre's Otima 10 year old Tawny
600 - Warre's Otima 11 Year Old Tawny

You may notice a slight descrepency at the end where a bit of rogue adminsitration generated an illegal port level. The perpetrator has since disappeared without trace. Let that be a warning to you all.

Post by **DRT** » 01:22 Fri 03 Aug 2007

Who was it? Let me know and I will delete them at once

Derek

Post by **DRT** » 02:59 Fri 03 Aug 2007

I see that the culprit has now been punished

Post by **DRT** » 08:25 Mon 05 Nov 2007

I've just noticed that my status is now Martinez VP 1985

I hope Alan isn't too jealous

Derek

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 10:02 Mon 05 Nov 2007

Pay Attention Derek

Post by **DRT** » 13:28 Mon 05 Nov 2007

I was involved in that discussion

Am I in a time-warp?

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 17:39 Wed 05 Dec 2007

Please note that the Devil has attacked KillerB.

Post by **DRT** » 01:07 Thu 06 Dec 2007

admin wrote:Please note that the Devil has attacked KillerB.

I have no idea what that means but suspect Jdaw is involved.

D

Post by **jdaw1** » 02:04 Thu 06 Dec 2007

I also had no idea, considered asking, and then thought better of it. But I’m ﬂattered to be blamed.

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 14:00 Thu 06 Dec 2007

OK, ruined now. What you should have been looking at, considering the thread that we are in, was the post count and the level.

Gone now.

Post by **DRT** » 15:58 Wed 02 Jan 2008

With this post, I'm Niepoort 1977

Derek

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 18:33 Wed 09 Jan 2008

And I have now sashayed onto Graham's Malvedos 1996 - pretty good stuff.

Post by **jdaw1** » 18:47 Wed 09 Jan 2008

And a nose ahead of Conky, I’m “Martinez Vintage Port 1985†.

Conky · Post by **Conky** » 18:52 Wed 09 Jan 2008

Conky · Post by **Conky** » 18:54 Wed 09 Jan 2008

Post by **jdaw1** » 18:54 Wed 09 Jan 2008

Are you really going to do one word a post?

Conky · Post by **Conky** » 18:55 Wed 09 Jan 2008

Yes!

and I've got to start again now.....

Post by **jdaw1** » 18:56 Wed 09 Jan 2008

That would be very tedious. Have something to say before saying it. This isn’t MD, you know.

Conky · Post by **Conky** » 19:37 Wed 09 Jan 2008

Jules,

If I want to take 3 Posts to write, 'it wont last' and say on the last one 'See, it didn't, I'm now M85' that's my prerogative.
The fact that you find it tedious, boring, weak, or whatever other words you have used previously, is your issue.
It's only when everyone agrees with you, that it will stop. (it was a technical mistake when Axel thanked you for running 'your' Forum)

Now you know how often everyone agrees with you?

So take a chill pill, as I did before constructing this Post.

Alan.

KillerB · Post by **KillerB** » 19:49 Wed 09 Jan 2008

Play nicely now

Post by **DRT** » 20:09 Wed 09 Jan 2008

admin wrote:Play nicely now

...and no fooling around with Ranks. That would be childish.

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:10 Wed 09 Jan 2008

Conky, you forget that I’m not allowed to use emoticons. You have to guess when to pretend they’re there.

Post by **DRT** » 20:12 Wed 09 Jan 2008

I never said you couldn't. Just advised you shouldn't. I should have used one to get my point across better

Post by **DRT** » 20:19 Wed 09 Jan 2008

KillerB wrote:And I have now sashayed onto Graham's Malvedos 1996 - pretty good stuff.

Didn't I just see you in a Big Girl's Blouse?

Conky · Post by **Conky** » 20:22 Wed 09 Jan 2008

I need alcohol....it's a lot easier to deal with folk when you've got a warm glow...

ThePortForum.com

I'm Cruz Ruby...

I'm Cruz Ruby...

Back to the subject

I’m flattered to be blamed.

And a nose ahead of Conky, I’m “Martinez Vintage Port 1985†.

Are you really going to do one word a post?

That would be very tedious.

Conky, you forget that I’m not allowed to use emoticons