The First Retiree On The Buffy Boards

[white avenger]

As of Sunday, August 1, I am officially retired, complete with pension check, Social Security, Medicare, and all of the associated accessories and accouterments. The only thing preventing Mrs White Avenger and me starting our around the world cruise is the fact that our first grandson (Spike) will be born within the next two weeks (updates forthcoming)

 

[Kean]

Is your son aware that you have already (horrifically) named the child? 😛

Congrats on the retirement. When's the cruise?

 

[Marisa]

Congrats on the retirement and early congrats on your grandson.
I hope when you go on your cruise you have a great time.
P.S. I love your grandson's name. 🙂

 

[ToShanshuInLA]

Is your son aware that you have already (horrifically) named the child? 😛

Haha, I was going to ask the same thing. 🙂

Congratulations, WA.

 

[Kean]

white avenger agrees: Well, his official name is Addicus, and I absolutely refuse to call him "Addie."

I see how Spike was clearly the next obvious choice then.

😛

 

[white avenger]

To all of those here who seem to feel that my son would have any objections to my calling my new grandson "Spike," that was the name that he and his wife had put on his pre-birthday party cake just last week. Besides, now, honestly, which name do you think would better suit the future World Tae Kwon Do champion and the star of the smash hit TV series, "Walker, Texas Ranger, The Next Generation," better? Addicus Bradley, or Spike Bradley?

 

[NY State of Mind]

Congrats on the retirement and grandson on the way...best wishes man...lil Spike thats great!!!

 

[dan k]

Congrats on the retirement and hope everything goes smoothly in regard to your new grandson on the way. :smile3:

 

[Nix]

Congrates 😀

 

[PrincessBuffy16]

Congrats on you retirement.

Ha, I guess it's a cool name. Tough! It would keep bullies away 😀

 

[caitaintdead]

Congrats on the retirement! Must be exciting knowing that you don't ever have to answer to a boss again! Now it's just the wife you have to answer to! And I think spike is a good name to 😉

 

[Kean]

white avenger agrees: Liam sounds too much like "Lame." (Unless we're talking about Liam Neeson)

Hey! Liam is a fine Irish name!

 

[Kelsey]

Addicus Bradley makes me think of To Kill a Mockingbird. And congrats on retirement and the new grandson!

 

[white avenger]

white avenger agrees: Liam sounds too much like "Lame." (Unless we're talking about Liam Neeson)

Hey! Liam is a fine Irish name!

So is "Patricia Michelle Gilhooley," but you almost went into spasms when I wanted to use it in a fic.

 

[Joan the Vampire Slayer]

When I first read the thread title, I thought you were going to say that you were leaving the boards for good! I was really freaked for a moment...I was like, NOOOOOO I CAN'T LOSE A FELLOW SPUFFY (and a friend; you know you're one of my very favorite people on here)

but thank God, this is not the case. Congrats on your retirement! And the cruise sounds awesome!

 

[Kean]

So is "Patricia Michelle Gilhooley," but you almost went into spasms when I wanted to use it in a fic.

Gee, I wonder why?

Gilhooley? It sounds like some sort of jellyfish or something. Or actually, it sounds more like one of the "Irish" episodes Murder She Wrote attempted.

"It was Gilhooley on his way home from Mass that killed the man with the shillelagh!"

*Nightmares*

 

[white avenger]

Actually it was a feminine version of "Michael Patrick Gilhooley," Kate McLintock's (Maureen O'Hara) father from the John Wayne movie "McLintock,"

 

[BuffyElevated]

Awww, congratulations WA!! 😀 I find it AWESOME that someone your age loves BtVS so much. My dad is right around your age, and also retired, and I've never been able to get him to watch an episode; he just isn't interested because it isn't "Gunsmoke" or "The Andy Griffith Show". LOL He IS starting to get into watching "Roseanne" on TVLand, though, so maybe if they ever start showing Buffy on there he might end up watching! LMFAO!

 

[InsaneMystic]

Congrats on the retirement, WA!

You know, though, that with my welfare pension, I kindasorta had you beat on the "first retiree" thing, right? 😀

 

[Washburne]

When I first read the thread title, I thought you were going to say that you were leaving the boards for good!

If he meant that, he sure wouldn't have been the first. 😉

If you see the retirement as a good thing (which I guess) huge congrats! A cruise sounds wonderful but you can't have a much better reason to postpone it.