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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Tordon22 on February 06, 2012, 06:28:52 PM
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David Wales has recently passed (to png status) and I thought I'd create a thread where all of us who've been touched by his brief presence could come and say farewell.
His forum posting career began on January 7th, 2012 and ended abruptly February 6th, 2012. Cut tragically short by the ban stick. He wanted nothing but the best for Aces High, an endless source of information and ideas. I think the final count was over 200 additions offered, none accepted. Most people would have been dissuaded, taken the easier road, conformed. But not our david wales, he pressed on, simultaneously offering thoroughly researched ideas while making friends at every turn. A beacon of hope and light in complete darkness.
David was many things to me: friend, mentor, hero, and innovator. In the end he strayed too close to the Sun, an Icarus blinded by the purest of intentions and a community-before-self attitude. Machiavelli summed it up the best when he said, "There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things." And with that said I'd like to issue a warning to my fellow cartoon pilots, if we let stars who come to our community and shine so brightly get the axe, how long can we sustain ourselves? Not long my friends, not long. But hopefully David has stirred emotions in your hearts and things will go differently in the future.
So long David Wales, you were a champion of the people and hero to this community. :angel: :angel: :angel: :pray :pray :pray
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:bhead
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:rofl :rofl that is genius
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(http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/3160/innocent0006.gif) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/51/innocent0006.gif/)
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:salute David Wales.
You were an example to us all of what we can be and what we should strive to be.
ack-ack
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David we hardly knew ye
It's those first, early threads on a BBS that make or break a BBS pilot. Sadly David didn't survive them to become a veteran :salute
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:salute davidwales.
You may be gone but u will never be forgotten.
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(http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss147/tnelson3_bucket/WWII/Untitled1-1.jpg)
Ditch David like he's a plane, let him sink.
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And with him dies my freedom to say dumb things, over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over...again.
Saddle up, tonight we ride! In honor of the right to be stupid and say it out loud.
+1001
Boo
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Speak poorly of David Wales and you are doomed to BBS trolling.
He will return just remember His name was David Wales.
A legend taken too early.
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Rumor has it that Chuck Norris even bowed to the awesomeness that was David Wales.
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That was beautiful. I think I am going to cry...................
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Now Skuzzy needs to find out who's shade he was and perma-ban them too for being a retard.
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Now Skuzzy needs to find out who's shade he was and perma-ban them too for being a retard.
Sure as bet he knows already.
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:salute
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:salute :salute :salute :pray:angel:
Mentor/Leader and Hero :cheers:
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David Wales brought life, love, and liberty to the forums. His presence will be missed. Was he merely a shade, or was he something more? These questions may never be spoken, but if you search your heart, you will find the answer. Remember the lessons he taught, and the light that he brought. These forums will be a darker place without his presence.
I for one will Toast to David Wales, and I will toast again. All raise their glasses and drink not to the man... but to the legend that is David Wales!
:salute
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:lol :lol
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:devil
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RIP Sir David of Wales
:salute
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Perhaps we should all line up on the runway in Storches in tribute to his brief life, and then fly into the mountain side, our grief symbolized by the flaming Storches.
After bail out we can have a .45 Colt salute while standing in a circle together, joined in the Lords prayer. I think thats how he would have wanted it. :cry
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you guys are.....well.......just.....
TWISTED!!!!!!!!
:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
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Perhaps we should all line up on the runway in Storches in tribute to his brief life, and then fly into the mountain side, our grief symbolized by the flaming Storches.
After bail out we can have a .45 Colt salute while standing in a circle together, joined in the Lords prayer. I think thats how he would have wanted it. :cry
:aok :rofl :rofl
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I look forward to seeing Fugitive's Cartoon #72 immortalising davidwales, and his vision, for future generations
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DavidWhales...you live forever in our heart! God speed!
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(http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/free-willy1022311.jpg)
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He had a name.
His name was David Wales.
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The first rule of Project Mayhem is you do not talk about Project Mayhem!
:noid
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:bhead :bhead :bheadwhat was he wearing? :O :O :O
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:bhead :bhead :bheadwhat was he wearing? :O :O :O
Banana hammock....
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Banana hammock....
It's not a Banana Hammock... it's an official TopGun Thong with bedazzled "Dr.Bone" Cod piece... :salute
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Often those with the brightest fuse burn out most quickly. Such was the case with David Wales.
And how can one who burned so brightly be considered a shade?
I think Katy Perry said it best when she said:
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag,
drifting through the wind
wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
like a house of cards,
one blow from caving in?
Do you ever feel already buried deep?
6 feet under screams but no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there's still a chance for you
'Cause there's a spark in you
You just gotta ignite, the light, and let it shine
Just own the night like the 4th of July
'Cause baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe, awe, awe
You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
Maybe your reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow
And when it's time, you'll know
You just gotta ignite, the light, and let it shine
Just own the night like the 4th of July
'Cause baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, Oh, Oh"
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe, awe, awe
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through-ough-ough
'Cause baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "Oh, Oh, Oh"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, Oh, Oh"
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe, awe, awe
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
:cry
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Alas. What does this mean for the prospects of the feature film "The Outlaw David Wales"?
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(Tordon -- awesome! :aok )
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Farewell!
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Farewell!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVrs0JzHNwU
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In the PFTL he will be missed greatly! Rumor has it that he will return.. PFTL(private forum trolling league).
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Now Skuzzy needs to find out who's shade he was and perma-ban them too for being a retard.
I approve of this...
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lol at angry nerds
Witch hunt! He's being SILLY ON THE FORUMS!
this will not stand
man
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:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
Bye David Wales! Bloody sheep shagger!
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<<S>> David Wales
Author of yet another great Aces High moment that I am privileged to be a part of. I thank you sir.
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He was a brave soul who fought against adversity and won. They say that the candle that burns twice as bright only burns half as long. Godspeed David of Wales. :salute
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"David Wales." That name should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests.
Perhaps it's fate that today is the 7th of February, and you will once again be fighting for our BBS freedom... Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution... but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist.
And should we win the day, the 7th of February will no longer be known as an BBS holiday, but as the day David Wales and friends declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night!"
We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our BBS Independence Day!
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a sad day indeed,
R.I.P David Wales. :angel:
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:rock
most pure entertainment on the forums in quite some time.
:salute
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"David Wales." That name should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests.
Perhaps it's fate that today is the 7th of February, and you will once again be fighting for our BBS freedom... Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution... but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist.
And should we win the day, the 7th of February will no longer be known as an BBS holiday, but as the day David Wales and friends declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night!"
We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our BBS Independence Day!
That could almost be an entry into the Book of Dweeb
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(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n623/Gkitt/DWales_Tomb.jpg)
Originality and superior intelect are too often misunderstood and deemed threatening, thus resulting in harsh criticism & unwarranted attacks by those who stand fast in their ways, refusing to consider the endless possibilities of radical change and improvements of a society.....sadly this was not the case with David Wales.
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(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n623/Gkitt/DWales_Tomb.jpg)
Originality and superior intelect are too often misunderstood and deemed threatening, thus resulting in harsh criticism & unwarranted attacks by those who stand fast in their ways, refusing to consider the endless possibilities of radical change and improvements of a society.....sadly this was not the case with David Wales.
:huh
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Here lies the body of poor David Wales
Who died telling too many BBS tales
He was very entertaining
But needed restraining
Because most of his posts were pure fails
R.I.P.
:salute
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Here lies the body of poor David Wales
Who died telling too many BBS tales
He was very entertaining
But needed restraining
Because most of his posts were pure fails
R.I.P.
:salute
:rofl :rofl :devil
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we must organize a memorial flybye for our friend and comrad David wales.
can I have jayros for the take off please David would have wanted it that way.
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I humbly disagree with the fly by. Partly because I'd hate to subtract from any of our actually deceased members who more than earned theirs. No, what David would have wanted is for the community to get behind him and let your wishes be known. I ask each and every one of you to research and post a ww2 wish for David (placed of course in the wish list, David's favorite section of the bbs). I believe the simple gesture of tagging DWMW (David wales memorial wish) at the end will suffice. And when the day comes that we are dropping nukes and shooting down cv's with donkeys with rocket launchers, then and only then can we immortalize our fallen friend.
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Word is when not dabbling in theoretical particle physics, on the verge of finding the Gods particle, he was an accomplished musician as well.
(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr149/Rich46yo/Funny/Banjo.jpg)
A great Loss either way.
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Word is when not dabbling in theoretical particle physics, on the verge of finding the Gods particle, he was an accomplished musician as well.
(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr149/Rich46yo/Funny/Banjo.jpg)
A great Loss either way.
ProJoee?!??!!?
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I seriously think some of you have way to much time on your hands. Okay who gave the retired teacher a pencil.
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I seriously think some of you have way to much time on your hands. Okay who gave the retired teacher a pencil.
3.5 minutes extra .... very busy actually. Whoops, I just wasted another 30 seconds. :rofl
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I don't think I can go on ..............
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Not to sound mean or anything but I bought a six pack to drink so that I can find his grave and pee on it..........
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(http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss147/tnelson3_bucket/WWII/Untitled1-1.jpg)
Ditch David like he's a plane, let him sink.
I see someone turned the CV on them too :joystick:
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While traveling in europe I got to meet davidwales briefly. He met me on his lunch break where he worked. He was employed by a bottling company that bottled wine for several of the local vineyards. David's job was to prepare the corks that went in the wine bottles by soaking them in water until they were soft and pliable. Davidwales took his job very seriously and took great pride in it. His face lit up with an enthusiastic smile when he bragged that he was the best cork soaker at the plant. He boasted that on average he soaked between 100 - 125 corks each day, but held the company record of once soaking 244 corks in one shift! With a gleam in eye he took a bite of the banana he had in his lunchbox he said "I've soaked a lot of cork".
I asked him to share some new ideas he has for the game, but he continued to ramble on about how much he loved soaking cork.
With lunch time over we said our goodbyes and I wished him well. I asked if there was anything he'd like me to pass on to you guys. He pulled out a single cork from his pocket and said "my ideas for the game have been ridiculed and dismissed. I will keep my future ideas to myself from now on. And when I die I'd like all of you guys to come over here and soak MY cork"
Davidwales
Dreamer, Visionary, Corksoaker
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While traveling in europe I got to meet davidwales briefly. He met me on his lunch break where he worked. He was employed by a bottling company that bottled wine for several of the local vineyards. David's job was to prepare the corks that went in the wine bottles by soaking them in water until they were soft and pliable. Davidwales took his job very seriously and took great pride in it. His face lit up with an enthusiastic smile when he bragged that he was the best cork soaker at the plant. He boasted that on average he soaked between 100 - 125 corks each day, but held the company record of once soaking 244 corks in one shift! With a gleam in eye he took a bite of the banana he had in his lunchbox he said "I've soaked a lot of cork".
I asked him to share some new ideas he has for the game, but he continued to ramble on about how much he loved soaking cork.
With lunch time over we said our goodbyes and I wished him well. I asked if there was anything he'd like me to pass on to you guys. He pulled out a single cork from his pocket and said "my ideas for the game have been ridiculed and dismissed. I will keep my future ideas to myself from now on. And when I die I'd like all of you guys to come over here and soak MY cork"
Davidwales
Dreamer, Visionary, Corksoaker
(http://troll.me/images/greek-guard/its-beautiful.jpg)
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R.I.P :angel: He died so young.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daXQN58sv1s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daXQN58sv1s)
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I move we retire his flight gear to a memorial.
Here he is when he was younger.... a week back, testing his flight gear.
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Here lies the body of poor David Wales
Who died telling too many BBS tales
He was very entertaining
But needed restraining
Because most of his posts were pure fails
R.I.P.
:salute
:rofl: :aok