Old BBS's

[1995hoo]

Raise your hand if you thought this thread was going to be about services signs.

Or the original Thruway signs.

Also the original Connecticut Turnpike signs.

Couldn't the 2nd B stand for Brown (used on tourist signage) as well?

When I was in college, there was a bus stop on Central Grounds that was commonly referred to as the "BBS." Reason: It was a popular hangout for a lot of black students and when it became known as the "black bus stop," the black students adopted the term "BBS" for it. A Google search suggests this term is no longer in use. (Location was the right side of this Street View image; the stairs were the bigger hangout area that led to the "BBS" name.)

[bandit957]

I loved the BBS's where the sysops used handles like Blackbeard and Long John Silver, but expected nobody to think it was a pirate BBS.

[GCrites]

Oh man.  I miss those days.  In the Joliet, IL area, we had Revelations (First it was King Diamond themed , until the sysop, who is still a good friend of mine, found jesus,)

Wow, what's so bad about King Diamond and Mercyful Fate that someone religious can't be associated with? Sure there's some talk about Satan, but is it really that different than what is in the Bible? That's something I don't get... all this "blasphemy" could only be made by people who studied Christianity extensively in a sympathetic setting. Like how the premier Black Sabbath website has been run by a practicing Christian since the beginning.

[inkyatari]

Oh man.  I miss those days.  In the Joliet, IL area, we had Revelations (First it was King Diamond themed , until the sysop, who is still a good friend of mine, found jesus,)

Wow, what's so bad about King Diamond and Mercyful Fate that someone religious can't be associated with? Sure there's some talk about Satan, but is it really that different than what is in the Bible? That's something I don't get... all this "blasphemy" could only be made by people who studied Christianity extensively in a sympathetic setting. Like how the premier Black Sabbath website has been run by a practicing Christian since the beginning.

Woahh.. wait a sec..  I'm not saying anything about my friend. My implication was that the name of the BBS took on a different meaning. I'm still friends with him, and while I am not a believer, he is, and he's a great guy, and I would never belittle him.

[GCrites]

I shouldn't have gone there; it's not germane to the discussion.