first timer shock

[iggy]

Alright, first timers on the call: who surprised you the most with how they sounded or acted?

Regulars: which first timer shocked you?

[insearchofjustin]

Noobz surprised me... as I said, I'm more in love with him now than ever.

insearchofnoobz

[iggy]

Just to freak him out, I'll say I love him too.

No quotes from Smokey and the Bandit however. Maybe next time.

Conference call in 10 minutes!

[Short Chris]

I think he's gone for the day, so we won't know if the feeling is reciprocal until tomorrow morning.
Did the Confederacy rule?

[iggy]

By the way, ISOJ, they extended it ANOTHER 15 minutes after you left.

The Confederacy ruled with accents.

[insearchofjustin]

I bet they'd extend it to infinity if Garnet never hung up.

[mikecheck]

I don't know if SunShineGirl was a first timer or not, but she's a definite winner for being in the hall way talkin'!

[garnet]

:D

This was only my second call so I was still trying to tell who was who. Iggy, you sound just like my friend Brian who lives in the Caymans. You giggle just like him too.

[iggy]

I don't remember giggling.

Garnet, Newbs called you out as having an accent. Defense?

The echo hallway was a definite winner aspect of the call...not to mention the fire drill.

[garnet]

I don't think I have an accent, do you? When I was at FSU, everybody called me a hick. I'm from Florida I would say. Well, you're from Lakeland which is close to Mulberry/Plant City so you're a hick they would say. Jerkoffs...

Has anyone ever heard how a person born/raised in Tallahassee talks? My God, I started hanging out with this girl in college and she had a MAJOR accent. I thought she was from Kentucky or someplace like that. She told me she was born in Tallahassee.

[iggy]

I didn't hear one on the first call. When you signed on this time, there was a slight one. Not as strong as Newbs.

I'm still loving the interaction between Newbs, PB, and KY. I could almost smell the possum on the grill.

[garnet]

Mmmmmm...grilled possum. It's nearing dinnertime and I'm hungry.

[Short Chris]

Will you be fixin' some grits to go with that granny? Just sounds like a Beverly Hillbillys episode is about to break out.

[garnet]

No grits...yuck!

[pen&kev]

Too bad Guido was detained though...

[sunshinegirl]

Right after I hung up someone fell down those stairs. Just thought you all should know. Oh and I think the fire drill was actually a fire drill. There was a fire truck outside when I left.

Damn engineers setting fires again.

Um, shocking? I dunno. Iggy's voice was higher than I expected.

[bonzbabe]

To whom should I give my phone number to so I can partake of the festivities next time?

[Bix,threetwosandaBBQ]

Iggy has a high voice? Sure he didn't just breathe in some helium for effect?

[MJ]

I'm planning to take off work next Thursday November 2.Is another call in the works? I could be the new accent on the block.I'm sure ky..PB..and garnet? could understand me.LOL.Oh yeah you too Noobz.

[NEWBS]

My assessment of "The Call":

iggy sounded "nicer" than he does on his posts. ;)

I love the Minnesota accent, ISOJ. So sophisticated.

I thought PB's accent was more southern than KY's.

There were some people announced as "attending" that didn't say squat. Lurkers all.

I felt very awkward, personally, as I feel inferior at the chit-chat game. However, it was a thrill to actually hear everyone. I was also very tired from getting no sleep, so maybe next time I'll be more comfortable and rested and open up.

Thanks for the invite! :)

[sunshinegirl]

I guess I didn't mean he has a high voice. It was just higher than I expected.

It's strange the impressions you get just from being online.

[insearchofjustin]

Sophisticated Minnesota accent? HA!

[sunshinegirl]

I didn't notice an accent ISOJ!

Hmm...I wonder why! ;)

[insearchofjustin]

Because we're both 'sophisticated' like that. ;)

[kentuckychic]

I'm in shock that PB was in on the phone call.

[insearchofjustin]

I loved listening to you, PB, and Noobz talking.

I love Noobz. :D

[Short Chris]

Sunshine, I've spoken with iggy. Just how low did you expect his voice to be? Are we talking "Old Man River" low?

[sunshinegirl]

I don't know what I was expecting...I really don't. I guess I did expect a bass voice, but I can't for the life of me tell you why.

I also expected Nikki to sound differently.

Yeah we are ISOJ! We are going to take DC by storm ;)

[PB&Kev]

The scary thing is, I used to be 10 times worse than I am now. I've worked very hard to not be ridiculed by Kentuckians over the Jawja accent.

Also, I was a disc jockey for some time. They are not supposed to have a dialect of any kind. I guess I'll never rid myself of the entire thing.

[NikDC]

You have a nice, rich voice, PB...I'm not surprised you were a DJ.

And what I was supposed to sound like, Amy?

[sunshinegirl]

I knew that would get your attention! ;)

[insearchofjustin]

I think Nikki sounds very sweet... for a lawyer. ;)

[NikDC]

Oh :p on you Amy.

ISOJ, I AM sweet for a lawyer. :D

[sunshinegirl]

Yeah she doesn't SOUND like a blood sucker ;)

[PB&Kev]

I was thinking the same thing sunshine.

[Short Chris]

Yup, considering her unfortunate choice of career, she's one of the nicer gutter rakes you'll ever meet. ;)