Dear VGF

Vgfian · 07-11-2011, 09:59 PM

Write a letter to the community. For example:

Dear, VGF,

Dragone Ball Z may have been kinda lame towards the end, but at least there wasn't a gimmick where they say " HES OVAR <number> THOUZSAAANANDSZSARAWRBLARGH" every time someone powered up.

Love, Bryan.

Dizzy · 07-11-2011, 10:11 PM

Dear VGF,

Post more.

Love, Dizzy.

Rainbow Dash · 07-11-2011, 10:15 PM

you once were a dragone, but now you will be gone

Vgfian · 07-14-2011, 05:30 PM

Dear VGF,

Post (even) more.

Love, Bryan.

***Ace Mercury*** · 07-14-2011, 06:17 PM

Dear VGF,

Wear sunscreen.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.

Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.

Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.

Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

Sincerely,
Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune

Jere · 07-14-2011, 11:38 PM

Dear Vgf

Thanks for being my anchor point of mental stability.

There are lots of sites out there that shows questionable content of all degrees joking around about manly parts and sometimes womanly parts, children being abused and show a picture of a dead horse being handled questionable by a 65 year old *******.

Most of us have may encountered many of these sites on our browsing and some might have made more or less permanent markings in our eye's, like when I learned the difference between Yaoi and Yuri the hard way.

But not only this is the reason for my thankfulness as I now drift back into memmories of past winters when it has been dark and cold (especially cold) and i really haven't been able to keep contact with my usall social circle this textbased board have given me some social interactions besides closest family wish after a point gets rather annoying.

The commuity have also sharpen my English skills to the degree that i can be hammered and still be able to communicate both in text and speak as i got to use practical in my recent trip to New York.

Sure most people here is kind of insane to but in a more tolerable way as we have someone that aperantly likes to make sketches of girls getting abused or someone that sure is awesome or the one that likes to throw marshmallows everywher or me that make the worst puns in the world.

But then again we all keep it in the lines of what is tolerable and not so creepy.

We have some of the most creative minds i have ever have the honor to communicate with and have sneakpeeks in their work in progress and maybe give some constructive criticism here and there.

In short you all people here, the artwork people to the die hard nerds to the musical people and to the people that just comes in here to say hello, manages to keep a Lapplander outside of the Crazy asylum and I'm very thankful for that.

//Jere

PS If you ever find yourself in sweden don't hesitate to give me a call DS

Panfan · 07-15-2011, 02:36 AM

Dear VGF,

For probably a good fifteen or twenty minutes, I had written a really long sappy message that pretty much could be summed up with "I LOVE YOU GUYS". A lot of it rambled on, and was pretty poorly written.

So I'm gonna try and keep this short and sweet. VGF has been a major part of my life for the past 6 years (it seems like just yesterday I was a huge n00b posting on the NC forums and annoying the **** out of people like Bandit with my "LOL SO RANDUMB" personality). It's led me through some great times (discovering out who ML was IRL,the love troll-angle between Masa, CL, and me, Epic Day with ML, UN and March, etc.) and some not-so-great times (My original draft had an entire paragraph on Knux, but it didn't even come close to doing him any justice)

In the long run, VGF has been with me as I've matured from a stupidass kid to a stupidass teenager. Thanks for putting up with me for 6 whole years. Love you guys.

-Panny

***Marilink*** · 07-15-2011, 06:28 AM

Dear VGF,

I have actually been a member of VGF for more years of my life than I haven't been a member of VGF. Almost all of the growing up I've done over the years has shown itself on this site, and I have made a lot of real, legitimate friends that have been with me the whole time.

Thanks for being a great community.

Sincerely,
ML

Bomby · 07-15-2011, 09:37 AM

Dear VGF,

I have one piece of advice for you: Nno matter what a stripper tells you, there's no sex in the Champagne Room. None. Oh there's champagne in the Champagne Room, but you don't want champagne. You want sex. And there's no sex in the Champagne Room

Sincerely,
Bomby

***Booyakasha*** · 07-15-2011, 11:30 AM

Dear VGF,

Send this letter to ten other forums or no one will ever love you and your dog will get hit by a car.

Love, Boo

Mario500 · 07-15-2011, 01:13 PM

Hello VGF,

Thank you for helping me become the writer I am today. I remember the days when Nintendoland was still operated by Marcus and Mattias Liedholm and the death match summaries providing me minutes of entertainment. I wish I had been able to finish my "Super Mario Adventures" story for the site and informed the editors of the site to combine all of the chapters of my story instead of treating of one of them like a separate story due to my leaving out the letter "s" in "Adventures" by mistake.

I remember the days when there was a message board for on-going stories and when my contribution of "The Life and Adventures of Miyamoto" encouraged random storytelling and weird characterizations of real-life people and video game characters. The thought of a character like Woctor Wiley would bring a smile to one's face.

My days as a very active member may be long gone, but I still like to read and post here occasionally when I have the chance. Thank you once again.

"-Mario500, Creator of 'The Life and Adventures of Miyamoto' in the OG Story Board"

(old signature)

User Name · 07-16-2011, 09:27 PM

Dearest Viggif,

Never get to a point in your life where you utter the words, "She told me it was razor burn."

Much love,
UN

***Heroine of the Dragon*** · 07-16-2011, 11:45 PM

To My Very Dear VGF,

I know that I ask a lot but to me they're such little things. Really. So please, if you can, do as much of the following as you can...

Smile... smile whenever you're out, at other people so they can see how awesome you are.

Hug. Hug someone. Hug everyone. Hugs make it ALL better. And they feel warm and tender and squee-able.

Imagine. Use your imagination and create wondrous and beautiful things and/or worlds.

Get a teddy bear. Tell it all your secrets that you can't share with anyone else to unburden you and to leave your heart free to love.

Sit under the stars. Look at the stars and make a wish when you spot that shooting star!!!

Watch the clouds. Look for all the exciting things you can find in the clouds, no matter if it be dragons or faeries or bunnies or something mundane like fluffy marshmallows.

Eat the marshmallows. They're given with all the love I have for all of you. My advice includes marshmallows. Who would have guessed?

Send me a PM. Even if it's only once a year.

Last thing I ask...

Believe. Believe in faeries, dragons, Santa and magic. And anything else that you wish to.

So before I go back to recuperating, THANK YOU for being so accepting and giving me have a place to belong.

*gives you all marshmallows*

Love,
HotD

07-11-2011, 09:59 PM	#1
Vgfian Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Listening to Seeking 7 Seven and giving out free hugs. :) Gender: Posts: 6,862 Thanks: 2,433 Thanked 398 Times in 311 Posts	Dear VGF Write a letter to the community. For example: Dear, VGF, Dragone Ball Z may have been kinda lame towards the end, but at least there wasn't a gimmick where they say " HES OVAR <number> THOUZSAAANANDSZSARAWRBLARGH" every time someone powered up. Love, Bryan.

07-14-2011, 06:17 PM	#5
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	BTW, I am also a witch. Dear VGF, Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now. Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine. Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday. Do one thing every day that scares you. Sing. Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours. Floss. Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself. Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how. Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements. Stretch. Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't. Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone. Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's. Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own. Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room. Read the directions, even if you don't follow them. Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly. Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future. Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young. Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel. Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders. Respect your elders. Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out. Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85. Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth. But trust me on the sunscreen. Sincerely, Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune

07-14-2011, 11:38 PM	#6
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Dear Vgf Thanks for being my anchor point of mental stability. There are lots of sites out there that shows questionable content of all degrees joking around about manly parts and sometimes womanly parts, children being abused and show a picture of a dead horse being handled questionable by a 65 year old ******. Most of us have may encountered many of these sites on our browsing and some might have made more or less permanent markings in our eye's, like when I learned the difference between Yaoi and Yuri the hard way. But not only this is the reason for my thankfulness as I now drift back into memmories of past winters when it has been dark and cold (especially cold) and i really haven't been able to keep contact with my usall social circle this textbased board have given me some social interactions besides closest family wish after a point gets rather annoying. The commuity have also sharpen my English skills to the degree that i can be hammered and still be able to communicate both in text and speak as i got to use practical in my recent trip to New York. Sure most people here is kind of insane to but in a more tolerable way as we have someone that aperantly likes to make sketches of girls getting abused or someone that sure is awesome or the one that likes to throw marshmallows everywher or me that make the worst puns in the world. But then again we all keep it in the lines of what is tolerable and not so creepy. We have some of the most creative minds i have ever have the honor to communicate with and have sneakpeeks in their work in progress and maybe give some constructive criticism here and there. In short you all people here, the artwork people to the die hard nerds to the musical people and to the people that just comes in here to say hello, manages to keep a Lapplander outside of the Crazy asylum and I'm very thankful for that. //Jere PS If you ever find yourself in sweden don't hesitate to give me a call DS Last edited by Jere; 07-14-2011 at 11:57 PM.*

07-15-2011, 02:36 AM	#7
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,337 Posts Blog Entries: 15	Dear VGF, For probably a good fifteen or twenty minutes, I had written a really long sappy message that pretty much could be summed up with "I LOVE YOU GUYS". A lot of it rambled on, and was pretty poorly written. So I'm gonna try and keep this short and sweet. VGF has been a major part of my life for the past 6 years (it seems like just yesterday I was a huge n00b posting on the NC forums and annoying the **** out of people like Bandit with my "LOL SO RANDUMB" personality). It's led me through some great times (discovering out who ML was IRL,the love troll-angle between Masa, CL, and me, Epic Day with ML, UN and March, etc.) and some not-so-great times (My original draft had an entire paragraph on Knux, but it didn't even come close to doing him any justice) In the long run, VGF has been with me as I've matured from a stupidass kid to a stupidass teenager. Thanks for putting up with me for 6 whole years. Love you guys. -Panny Last edited by Panfan; 07-15-2011 at 02:47 AM.

07-11-2011, 10:11 PM	#2
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	Dear VGF, Post more. Love, Dizzy.

07-11-2011, 10:15 PM	#3
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,401 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	you once were a dragone, but now you will be gone

07-14-2011, 05:30 PM	#4
Vgfian Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Listening to Seeking 7 Seven and giving out free hugs. :) Gender: Posts: 6,862 Thanks: 2,433 Thanked 398 Times in 311 Posts	Dear VGF, Post (even) more. Love, Bryan.

07-15-2011, 06:28 AM	#8
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,822 Times in 1,007 Posts	Dear VGF, I have actually been a member of VGF for more years of my life than I haven't been a member of VGF. Almost all of the growing up I've done over the years has shown itself on this site, and I have made a lot of real, legitimate friends that have been with me the whole time. Thanks for being a great community. Sincerely, ML

07-15-2011, 09:37 AM	#9
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Dear VGF, I have one piece of advice for you: Nno matter what a stripper tells you, there's no sex in the Champagne Room. None. Oh there's champagne in the Champagne Room, but you don't want champagne. You want sex. And there's no sex in the Champagne Room Sincerely, Bomby

07-15-2011, 11:30 AM	#10
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	Dear VGF, Send this letter to ten other forums or no one will ever love you and your dog will get hit by a car. Love, Boo

07-15-2011, 01:13 PM	#11
Mario500 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: USA Gender: Posts: 3,724 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Hello VGF, Thank you for helping me become the writer I am today. I remember the days when Nintendoland was still operated by Marcus and Mattias Liedholm and the death match summaries providing me minutes of entertainment. I wish I had been able to finish my "Super Mario Adventures" story for the site and informed the editors of the site to combine all of the chapters of my story instead of treating of one of them like a separate story due to my leaving out the letter "s" in "Adventures" by mistake. I remember the days when there was a message board for on-going stories and when my contribution of "The Life and Adventures of Miyamoto" encouraged random storytelling and weird characterizations of real-life people and video game characters. The thought of a character like Woctor Wiley would bring a smile to one's face. My days as a very active member may be long gone, but I still like to read and post here occasionally when I have the chance. Thank you once again. "-Mario500, Creator of 'The Life and Adventures of Miyamoto' in the OG Story Board" (old signature)

07-16-2011, 09:27 PM	#12
User Name Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gotham City Gender: Posts: 7,209 Thanks: 701 Thanked 536 Times in 367 Posts	Dearest Viggif, Never get to a point in your life where you utter the words, "She told me it was razor burn." Much love, UN

07-16-2011, 11:45 PM	#13
*Heroine of the Dragon* The Grinnie Fool! ♥♥♥ VGFCodes Staff Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Twinklebutton Wintersprout Gender: Posts: 31,454 Thanks: 864 Thanked 851 Times in 632 Posts Blog Entries: 1	To My Very Dear VGF, I know that I ask a lot but to me they're such little things. Really. So please, if you can, do as much of the following as you can... Smile... smile whenever you're out, at other people so they can see how awesome you are. Hug. Hug someone. Hug everyone. Hugs make it ALL better. And they feel warm and tender and squee-able. Imagine. Use your imagination and create wondrous and beautiful things and/or worlds. Get a teddy bear. Tell it all your secrets that you can't share with anyone else to unburden you and to leave your heart free to love. Sit under the stars. Look at the stars and make a wish when you spot that shooting star!!! Watch the clouds. Look for all the exciting things you can find in the clouds, no matter if it be dragons or faeries or bunnies or something mundane like fluffy marshmallows. Eat the marshmallows. They're given with all the love I have for all of you. My advice includes marshmallows. Who would have guessed? Send me a PM. Even if it's only once a year. Last thing I ask... Believe. Believe in faeries, dragons, Santa and magic. And anything else that you wish to. So before I go back to recuperating, THANK YOU for being so accepting and giving me have a place to belong. gives you all marshmallows Love, HotD