Well you do look a little wooly. 
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It's all good. We're about teaching, learning, and helping here on the forums. We're just one big family, united by our love of this game. 
My understanding is that that's what sets us apart from a lot of other online game comminities.
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I definitely notice a unity in the game, specifically between devs and players. I'm not a MMO-maven, but of the ones I've played I see much more interaction between the two "factions" here than any other game. And as for the boards (what little I've visited, anyway), there seems to be more love here than other parts, heheh.
Also, thanks ChristopherRobin for reminding me to change my settings! Because of you guys I finally took the plunge and created a CoH-related dA account and am attempting to upload a few things to it (including my own sparse work). Thanks again all for the great advice
Hooray! I'm now stalking you on dA! Not that I ever remember to go there anymore... >.>
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During our annual Family Vacation to Walt Disney World last week, we stopped by the Animation Studio at Disney's Hollywood Studios, where you can learn to draw a Disney character.
The character we learned to draw was Winnie The Pooh. It was just a quick, rough sketch. While we were drawing, the artist was asking questions, and I was being my usual smart-*** self...
"What are some quotes from Pooh?"
Just one smackerel more.
That was the last time I said anything that wasn't smart-*****... o.o
"What does piglet like to eat?"
BLTs.
*laughter*
*artists laughs* "No, not BLTs!"
*one of the 3 kids in the room asks what a BLT is*
"Bacon, lettuce, and tomato. Bacon, because Piglet is a pig."
"What does Eeyore like to eat?"
Thistles. And poppies! POPPIES POPPIES POPPIES!
The part about the poppies was quiet, because I knew that The Wife would get the reference, and laugh.
"What does Tigger like to eat?"
Ritalin. And honestly, I thought I said it quietly, but it seems I didn't...
*laughter from artist* "No, not Ritalin!"
At the end, the artist decided to show off my drawing, since I was vocal and having fun, and she said she liked when people have fun.
This is the result. You can clikkit for a larger version (3072x2304).
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great pooh sketch
*laughs at what i just said*
j00 laffin' at mah p00? 
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He is a teddy bear so no surprise he is a little bit lumpy :P
smackerel
If I ever totally lose my marbles, or just give up trying to keep them in some form of togetherness, I'll totally sit in a corner and watch winnie the pooh at the looney bin. Absolutely my favorite show as a sub-7 year old.
Also, What gives? No mention of heffalumps or woosels?
Roxy On DA...Finally!
Nope. I think my comments kept things distracting, so those topics never came up.
Plus, we did that in... maybe 10-15 mins.
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Must... avoid... obvious... Christopher Robin pun and/or cliche!
Nice Pooh.
Give in to your feelings! Join us on the Pooh-side!
And thanks!
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(Here I go, bringing up an older thread again. It's my super-power, threadrez)
Well well, don't I feel sheepish? Thank you Kheldarn, VexXxa, ChristopherRobin and LadyJudgement for the warm welcome and great info/advice! I will definitely be grabbing good shots of my fav-O-rite characters for just such occasions.
Like I said, I don't come to the forums much, and only happened upon this posting by accident. I guess I thought I'd get a message in my email saying someone had posted... too used to Minecraft >_< ANYway, thank you all again very much for the explanations and for not getting onto a newbie