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The 3rd Anniversary TUZ ... 200 Posts in 18 seconds!!!
February 22, 2003 PINKHAMR reports, "A New TUZ record of 54!!!"
Feb-22-02 at 22:22:22 Tuz Anniversary totals ...
16 trailingedgetechnologies
6 pinkhamr, marginal & tiptie
6 sniping_tusken_raider
3 sstevick, scrimshawman & scrisel
2 redbird
1 gder, daffy_demure, baxiee, bllamb, dnf-detective
PINKHAMR Gets TUZ in the NEWS ... NOVELTY Sells TUZ Merchandise!!!
Summer, 2002
The YAHOO Internet Life Magazine featured our own PINKHAMR and the TUZ in Tuz Timers By Michelle Holcenberg ... "Scenes from the eBay sniper society, where a single second is all that matters".
Here are some excerpts:
"Why do we do this?" says Dennis Rosen, a real estate broker from Southern California who has been a TUZ member since the beginning, more than three years ago. "It's about the skill of hitting it. It gives people something to work for. And it's about the community."
What started out as sharpshooting practice has become much more, according to Randy Pinkham, the group's unofficial founder. "It's turned into a world of its own," says the retired Air Force master sergeant and gun expert from Oklahoma.
... the latter has allowed Bill Cawlfield (tiptie) of Colorado to become the all-time top TUZer, with a record 16 posts in one second.
Novelty opens up the 1st A.S.S. Store
 Click here to check out the shirts, frisbees, mugs and other gift items featuring the Aggressive Sniper Society logo.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 2002!!!
February 22, 2002 No records broken but a wonderful turnout of the TUZ LOYALISTS hitting 27 on the 22.
Posted by darkmenace (14) on Feb-22-02 at 22:29:38 PST Auctions
Tuz Anniversary totals !!! --- Stansmomma = 7 * Tuzzled = 3 * *Jna* = 3 * Pinkhamr = 3 * Scrisel = 2 * Denro = 2 * Firstlady22 = 2 * Darkmenace = 1 * Parkfair005 = 1 * Janice142 = 1 * Johnd70 = 1 * Baxiee = 1
TIPTIE HITS SWEET 16!
April 8, 2001 Well, Pinkhamr sent me the news, and suggested the "Critical Mass" award. Tiptie sent me an e-mail update, but I'm sorry to say I've been neglecting this board for tooooooooo long now. So Tiptie, tell me how you did it so I can quote you here!!! :)
Posted by marvin@rain.org (322) on Apr-08-01 at 22:31:02 PDT Auctions
TUZ Scores: tiptie - 16, twlvapps - 2, richellstreehouse - 2, denro - 1, stansmomma - 2, scrimshaw - 1, scrisel - 2, marvin - 7, darkmenace - 1, stansmomma - 3, pinkhamr - 1, Total = 38, Congratulations tiptie for a new TUZ record!!!
46 HITS ... AN ASTOUNDING FEAT! Marvin ties Tiptie for the DUZEN TUZ!
April 3, 2001 Marvin shares some more of his secrets: "There is still quite a bit of experimenting left to find out how fast things can actually go. I started practicing with a metronome. Tonight, it was set at 192 beats per minute, and my objective was to strike each of the two enter keys twice with each hand per beat. It is *very* important to strike evenly and with a "stacatto" touch, i.e. strike the key and get off! When I first tried it, I had trouble doing six but starting slow and gradually speeding up made it a LOT easier to get to a higher speed. I might add one of my objectives is to help others on the DNF board build up their speed, hence my somewhat detailed comments."
Posted by marvin@rain.org (320) on Apr-03-01 at 22:33:42 PDT Auctions
GOOD GRIEF, ANOTHER TUZ RECORD WITH 46 HITS!!! twlvapps - 3, denro - 2, stansmomma - 8, scrimshawman - 1, rzbud - 9, marvin - 12, daisy15 - 1, snyderstr - 6, darkmenace - 1, pinkhamr - 2, sitka-dave - 1, Wow, congratulations everyone!!!!!
TIPTIE'S DOZEN and MARVIN'S TEN make it a Monumental Tuz Night with 39 HITS!
April 2, 2001 It's been confirmed ... TIPTIE IS A HE!!! "Hint ....... on my ME site, I am NOT the redhead. I am in Colorado .... And, I have a cable modem. The rest..............ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm."
Posted by marvin@rain.org (320) on Apr-02-01 at 22:44:52 PDT Auctions
stansmomma - 7, marvin - 10, scrisel - 2, tiptie - 12, twlvapps - 3, darkmenace - 1, mgc*antics - 1, denro - 2, pinkhamr - 1, Total = 39, TUZZERS = 9, Wow, a couple of new records, CONGRATULATIONS TIPTIE FOR YOUR NEW TUZ RECORD OF 12!!!!!!!! AND WE HAVE 39 HITS on the TUZ TONIGHT!!!!! It took a while to check and double check the results tonight!
STANSMOMMA - 1st WOMAN WIZ of TUZ!
HITS THE EIGHT BALL! Stansmomma had this to say ... "Thank you all! This has been so fun! Now, I suggest you all develop a 'tic' and drink tons of coffee. Works for me! ... and, in Pink's famous last words ...'Nuff said, me
thinks!'"
Posted by marvin@rain.org (320) on Mar-28-01 at 22:28:04 PST Auctions
TUZ Scores: stansmomma - 8, marvin - 7, hydrogen-hats - 2, sonny - 2, tiptie - 3, scrisel - 1, stevick - 1, darkmenace - 1, Total = 25, TUZZERS = 8, 3 hits per TUZZER, AND WE HAVE A NEW TUZ RECORD!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS stansmomma!!!!!!
MARVIN KICKS the 6-PACK HABIT!
WTG Marvin ... You Get the Diamonds (but SORRY, No Britney ... she was so disappointed Snyder didn't win she had to leave the country).
Posted by marvin@rain.org (320) on Mar-24-01 at 22:28:18 PST Auctions
TUZ Scores: stansmomma - 2, marvin - 7, pinkhamr - 1, gder - 1, twlvapps - 1, scrisel - 1, curtains4certain - 1, tjbailey - 3, mikeknocks4u - 1, scrimshawman - 1, Total = 19, TUZZERS - 10, almost 2 hits per TUZZer! AND WE HAVE A NEW TUZ RECORD!!!!
Marvin shares his secrets: Posted by marvin@rain.org (320) on Mar-25-01 at 22:03:56 PST Auctions
tuzzled - Okay! Here is the repeat post from last night. In an effort to raise the stakes, I did a couple of things tonight. I might add that my machine is a 233 MHZ Pentium w/ 64 MB RAM and I added the clock and sychronized time program mentioned in the Supersniper About Me page: http:// members.ebay.com/aboutme/ supersniper/. First, I shut down all programs except the bare essentials (control-alt-delete to bring up the task window) and only left Netscape, explorer, and zonealarm running. Second, I entered the time into the message window and TABBED down so "Save my Message" was selected when I would strike the enter key. But the biggest change was to strike BOTH enter keys on my keyboard so one hand didn't have to repeat quite as fast! I am using a fast cable modem connection and that probably makes it possible. I might add that during a bit of practice, I actually hit a *10*, so there is quite a bit of room for improvement. There you have it; good luck to everyone who wants to try it.
And before Marvin could celebrate his victory ... RZBUD hits a 7 the following evening: Posted by marvin@rain.org (320) on Mar-25-01 at 22:28:22 PST Auctions
TUZ Scores: novelty - 2, denro - 2, curtains4certain - 2, pinkhamr - 2, rzbud - 7, emanem - 2, scrisel - 1, tuzzled - 1, hydrogen-hats - 2, marvin - 7, darkmenace - 1, daisy15 - 1, Total = 28, 12 TUZZERS, with over 2 hits per Tuzzer! CONGRATULATIONS RZBUD for your *** 7 ***!!!!!
MARVIN & SNYDERSTR Neck and Neck!
Marvin keeps hitting those 6-packs this week, tying Snyderstr for the Kryptonite!
Posted by marvin@rain.org (317) on Mar-17-01 at 22:27:07 PST Auctions
TUZ Scores - tuzzled - 2, mls - 1, pinkhamr - 2, marvin - 6, snyderstr - 3, sonny (again!) - 2, scrisel - 1, Total = 17, 7 competitors, almost 2.5 hits per competitor tonight!
DAN the MAN Hits His First!!!
Posted by dan@inu.net (230) on Mar-10-01 at 22:23:52 PST Auctions
HOOOOOOOOOraaaaay***** EVEN A BLIND HOG FINDS AN ACORN EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE !!!!!!!!
TUZ Anniversary Rings in at 38 Breaking ALL Records!!!
From Dan and his Archives: "THIS IS A TUZ ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL ARCHIVE BEGINNING AT 21:30 PST as the participants
and spectators begin to arrive, warm ups, pit talk, technical aspects of mouse speed, techniques etc. Then the actual
Contest began at 22:22:22 of the month of 2/22/01, with some jumping the start light, and many lagging by milli-seconds. There was even appearances by many 'PINK' people. Afterward the Contest was hashed, re-hashed as the spectators and participants departed."
Posted by fr@dtmagazine.com (507) on Feb-22-01 at 22:20:47 PST Auctions
YEESH, this place is a nuthouse. Ladies and Gentlemen, TUZ fans worldwide, Al Michaels! Thanks, fr, tonight is a celebration, a phenomenon some say, larger than the Grammys and much more exciting, we're broadcasting the first annual TUZ anniversary shoot-off and there's a palpable tension in the air. Denro is here. first-tuz, with snyder go for an oct? This is what the world wants to know, first our NATIONAL ANTHEM...
marvin = 5
snyderstr = 4
krazzykats = 3
rzbud = 3
rockboss2000 = 3
denro = 2
gder = 2
bllamb = 2
ginasplace = 2
jerry@ebay = 2
first-tuz = 1
firstlady = 1
buygonz = 1
daisy15 = 1
vintagecats = 1
mgc*antics = 1
redbird = 1
sitka-dave = 1
mls = 1
onlyahobby = 1
Snyderstr Wins 1st Kryptonite as 27 Break the Record 01/14/2001 ...
snyderstr = 6
first-tuz = 1
ginasplace = 2
dande = 2
bllamb = 3
shoebrat = 2
mls = 1
stansmomma = 2
gder = 3
tiptie = 2
sitka-dave = 1
curtains4certain = 1
firstlady22 = 1
Posted by snyderstr (2807) on Jan-15-01 at 12:14:19 PST Auctions ... Thanks, gder. I couldn't have done it without your inspiration and advice. I've taken apart the Logitech Trackman FX Marble and blueprinted it, putting in a power regulator and zener shunt, shortened the cable to minimize the losses due to the speed of light, polished the marble with jeweler's rouge to remove microscopic surface scratches, replaced the nylon bearings with Teflon-coated silicon graphite. The mechanical switches have been replaced with Hall Effect transistors gating a double buffered opticoupler triggering a high-speed J-K flipflop. I've rewritten the mouse driver in native mode 32-bit Assembly to cut the response time. The plastic stock buttons have been replaced with skeletonized titanium for a faster lockup. A couple of other minor hacks, which are a little more technical."
by web-lines (628) on Dec-15-02 at 22:30:19
We're the TUZ-A-maniacs,
We have ebaY in our slacks!!
(cha-cha-cha),
We're mostly clock addicted,
and totally predicted ...
DNF-afflicted ...
TUZ-A-MANEY....ACKS!!
--- POOF
By fr@dtmagazine.com (493) Feb-03-01 at 18:28:27
the formentor of disgruntlement ...
(to the tune of "Bicycle Built for Two")
Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer true
I'm half crazy 'cause eBay is dissing you
You revealed user info
though you knew it was a no-no
but you'll look sweet
typing with your feet
on a DNF built for you 
By Red-Deer (715) Jan-30-01 at 18:22:58
(to the tune of Beverly Hillbillys)
Come 'n listen to my story 'bout a man named Pierre
A poor dot.commer, barely kept his family fed
And then one day, he was playin with his pez
And he thought what the heck, I can sell these on the web
World Wide Web that is, WWW, dot.com paradise
Well, the first thing you know, old Pierre's a billionaire
Kin folk said, Pierre, move away from there
Said, Californy ain't the place you oughta be
So he loaded up the plane and he moved to gay Paris
France, that is, swimmin' pools, but no movie stars
Well, now it's time to say goodbye to Pierre and all his kin
They would like to thank you folks for kindly droppin' in
You're all invited back again to this locality
To have a heapin' helpin' of their c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y
Billionarity, that is, set a spell, pay us some more fees
Y'all come back now, hear? |
 
January
Capricorn / Aquarius |
February
Aquarius / Pisces |
March
Pisces / Aries |
| 03 mildred03 pinkdallyroo05 glassraven07 idobooks08 hartantiques16 poor_lil_rich_gal |
11 pbartch15 dan15 18twist25 wolfsheadhollow |
01 katy the pink15 novelty |
April
Aries / Taurus |
May
Taurus / Gemini |
June
Gemini / Cancer |
| 07 gder15 rowmeohsjuliet22 bllamb27 baxiee |
09 vintagecat11 darkmenace26 tuzzled31 stevick |
11 sonny the pink14 skullaria |
July
Cancer / Leo |
August
Leo / Virgo |
September
Virgo / Libra |
| 05 snyderstr12 tjbailey16 johnd20 mls20 scrisel25 denro30 pinkhamr30 kingfish35 |
27 stansmomma |
02 tiptie03 partsforoutboards 08 sniping_tusken_raider 11 mrgroup23 toscar25 rokalitl |
October
Libra / Scorpio |
November
Scorpio / Sagittarius |
December
Sagittarius / Capricorn |
| 07 redbird10712 scrimshawman13 mgcantiques 25 zero_second_sniper 29 anteeka |
09 rzbud17 daisy1518 twlvapps18 shoebrat24 jsbms24 ioughta |
09 marvin12 hydrogen-hats |
History of The TUZ ...
The Tuz was born on February 22, 2000 when pinkhamr maniacally clicked his mouse trying to SNIPE his message on the DNF board at precisely 22:22:22 in front of hordes of horrified DNF members. It was contagious and addictive and on subsequent nights others lined up and fell captive to the relentless beat of The Tuz at precisely 22:22:22.
So where did TUZ come from??? We believe it to be djoakes who first called it TUUZ (22:22:22 = Twos = TUUZ) and then of course the rest of the DNF professors quickly taught us the correct spelling - TUZ. :)
Are you listed on the TUZ WUZ HERE Wall or the TUZ HALL OF FAME ... NO DNFer has ever hit a 7!!! The most ever in one night was 23 posted on April 21, 2000 UNTIL January 14, 2001 when 27 DNFers rang the bell at 22:22:22. We need T-Shirts or something? :)
REMEMBER WHEN ... gder hit 12 snipes on July 3, 2000 22:22:28 and dnf-barney called it "an unnatural act" ... now if only he can get his clock straightened out SNYDERSTR would be in for some Heavy Competition!
The TUZ WUZ HERE Wall
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| *jna* ... airboat ... baxiee ... bay-trader-ken ... be*happy ... big*fat*yellow*rat ... black_widow_sniper ... bllamb ... buygonz ... cantucimdead ... caoxley1 ... coffeemug1 ... curtains4certain ... daisy15 ... dan ... dande ... dandelionfarms ... darkmenace ... denro aka snipedogg ... djoakes aka hydrogen-hats ... fearlessrick ... gcs220 ... gder ... ginasplace ... glassraven ... godsend1 ... hart ... hydrogen-hats ... idobooks ... iluvhummers ... jerry the pink ... johnd ... katy the pink ... kingfish35 ... krazzykats ... locator! ... lurchtex ... marvin ... mgcantiques aka mgc*antics ... mikeknocks4u ... mls ... nnama ... NovelTRack ... novelty ... palmendinger ... Parkfair005 ... partapache ... pbartch ... phocott ... pinkhamr aka first-tuz ... plotsky aka tuzzled ... poor_lil_rich_gal ... red-deer aka ida-may ... redbird ... rockalitl ... rockboss2000 ... RZ ... rzbud ... scrimshawman ... scrisel ... shoebrat aka bonkbrat ... silverbird3 ... sitka-dave ... skullaria ... smartmove aka snipecity* ... sniping_tusken_raider ... snyderstr ... stansmomma ... stevick aka firstlady22 ... tag ... tiptie aka supersniper ... toscar ... trailingedgetechnology ... twlvapps ... vinbikenut ... vintagecat ... vnauck ... wolfsheadhollow ... zero_second_sniper |
 
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| HART ... GINA ... PPATE ... TWOONES |
The TUZNOT Award goes to ...
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| pbartch ... gianni the pink |
 The TUZmanian Devil Wants to Know How You Remember It? ...
Dande, on 1/16/2001 remembers ... Basically Pinkhamr was always posting *times*, then he started
posting at 22:22:22 as one of his *times*. Hart became his cheerleader
and she eventually coaxed denro & I to join this *nut* time poster.
Well one night denro and I finally got the courage to try it also. If
my memory serves me correctly denro hit it either the first night or at
least within a few nights. It took me a about a week of trying to get
it if I remember correctly. Then others chimed in and the momentum
built.
Now there was *previous* history about sniping the time on the boards
all at once but it was never called the tuzz as far as I know. Red-deer
is the person to ask about that previous stuff.
The official DNF tuzz as we know it today started the night denro & I
got up the courage to challenge pinkhamr and post with him. He had been
posting *times* for a long time by himself. LOL
Hart was the catalyst who made it happen. Hart, Gina and PPate were the
cheerleaders who cheered us on. Soon stevik popped out of the rafters
and was the first lady to try and hit the tuzz. Then Gina decided to be
more than a cheerleader and the rest is history!!!
Red-Deer, on 1/16/2001 responds ... Dande ...... Yes, *time stamp sniping* was born on the New Board. Back when some of the primo snipers of all time hung out there. [before eBay NARU'd them for comments on *this* board]. Folks like C.R. Sam, Druther, Earl the Pearl, etc. I freaked them all out one night when I did a triple. Being the gentlemen sniper that I am, I told them how I did it. [and yes, Pink asked when he saw the posts]. Pink couldn't compete with us BIG boys, so he came over here where a *single* time stamp snipe amazed the curious onlookers. LOL The rest as they say, is history. :)
Ever Wonder What This Means ... ?
Novelty calls them BRIEFS and graciously sent me over
40 of them from her list. And another BIG thanks to Idobooks for his contributions to this set of Acronyms.
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How about some EMOTICONS to spice up your discussions :)
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<3 Affection or Heart
8-) Amazed or Bug-eyed
:-| Ambivalent
o:-) Angelic
>:-( Angry
|-I Asleep
(::()::) Bandaid
:-{} Blowing A Kiss
\-o Bored
:-c Bummed Out
:( ) Can't Stop Talking
:*) Clowning
:' Crying
:'-) Crying With Joy
:'-( Crying Sadly
:-9 Delicious or Tasty
:-> Devilish
;-> Devilish Wink
:*) Drunk
:( Frown
\~/ Glass Full
\_/ Glass Empty
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^5 High Five
((((name)))) Hug
(( )):** Hugs & Kisses
:-I Indifferent
:-# Lips Are Sealed
:~/ Mixed Up
**** Popcorn
&&&& Pretzels
:Q Question or Confusion
@>-`-,-- Rose
:-@ Screaming
:O Shocked
:) Smile
=) Smile
:-O Surprised
^ Thumbs Up
:-& Tongue Tied
:-\ Undecided
;) Wink
|-O Yawn
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