Piano-practicing lip balm addicts rule!

Jerry, you made the big time! Your very own Super Private message! (See what you started, Cindy? Now everyone's going to want one.)

Super Private messages beat Super Secret messages any day!

Thanks, plays88!!

I'm following a 12-step program to kick the lip balm habit. So far, so good. Now, where did I put my hand lotion...

Jerry,

Every time your lips feel dry, just bite them.

Jerry, all I can say is: "Smith's Rosebud Salve". It's amazing! Of course, you will find yourself carrying a rather feminine-looking (but very cool!) tin around with you everywhere...

My Super Private message *rules.*

Hi Jerry! Mark's "super secret message" has gone up to 16 posts, so I thought if you really want status on this forum, your message will need to beat his in terms of the number of posts! So, here you go... One more! (Sorry markb... Jerry seemed more desperate )

tk

Thanks, tk! I owe you!

Jerry, you've got a lot of catching up to do. Not only do I have a Super Secret message here and another one in the CR, my name also appeared in another CR thread title. Man, I am just smokin'!

Hey, if there's anyone on PW who knew me from high school and thought I was a nerd--just look at me now, baby!

markb wins as of 3.09 CST... He has exactly twice as many posts as Jerry plus or minus two.

Alright, alright. Lest a riff be created amongst the AB citizenry, I concede defeat.

Alas, I am but a cyberworld bottom-feeder. Sure, there were a few fleeting moments of fame, but nothing to rival the stature that markb has achieved.

Perhaps, in due time, I may yet receive a 'doozie' PM from Cindy. A guy can still dream. I will go back to dreaming my dreams while Mark lives his. If nothing else, perhaps my life may serve as a warning to others.

Fear not, I shall still ask my beginner questions and offer what pearls of wisdom I may possess to other beginners on the forum.

you could always get some "real" private messages...

Actually, I have. But they were wrong numbers. The senders thought they were PM'ing someone else. (I'm kidding!!!). Seriously, actual PM's are a matter of course on most forums, as you know. Mark and I were just having a little fun, trying to keep things lively.

You're a trip, Jerry! All in good fun! I do like reading both your "serious" posts (they're hard to find, but always pertinent and informative) and your humorous ones--always very funny.

Ditto!

What did we ever do before Jerry and Markb came along? Whatever it was must have been kinda dull!

Cindy -- doing her part to assist in the growth of Jerry's SuperSecret Private message

Indeed. This makes 15 to Marks 16. Very soon, I may be hiring a shyster lawyer and demanding a recount. We may be able to prove that posts were deleted and/or pressure tactics were used to artificially raise Mark's total, while suppressing mine.

Nah. Just kidding.

Exit polls show you ahead, Jerry.

Which means you are *doomed!*

Uh oh. It's after 8 and I only practiced 10 minutes this morning. Must go hit it!

Uh, oh. Don't look now, Mark. Jerry just tied things up again!

Jerry, this whole little competition has been driven by Cindy. It's a part of some evil plot to drive us out of PW by pitting us against each other. But no more will we be pawns in Cindy's little game! From this day forth, I will never goad or tease Jerry again!

Well, THAT'S no fun (for the rest of us)!

Yoo hoo! Mark?

I don't know why, but Jerry just dissed you. Yeah, it was *ugly.* What? You didn't hear it? It was something about you hacking up the piano with those meat cleavers you like to call hands.

I think he muttered "lawyer" under his breath, too.

La la la la (did Cindy just post something? I can't hear her) la la la la (I will NOT reply...I will NOT reply...) la la la la...

I hereby swear to be above-board at all times and to post only uplifting and useful comments.

Always.
Most of the time.
A lot.
Sometimes.
Occasionally.
Ok. I'll at least THINK about doing it.

I almost believed you, Ms. Sphinx, until I realized that Jerry would never stoop *that* low. Sure, he takes a few cheap shots now and then, a few unwarranted, nasty, or snide comments, but he'll *never* hit that far below the belt by calling someone a lawyer.

Ooooh, did ya hear that Jerry? I distinctly heard words like "cheap," "nasty," "snide."

I wouldn't take that lying down if I were you. No way. Uh-uh. What will people *think?*

:innocent look:

But "cheap," "nasty," and "snide" comments are expected, nay, required in the CR. So I was actually complimenting Jerry. Don't try turning this around as part of your twisted scheme. I'm onto ya, Sphinx.