Wild Bill Wilder Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Well, gentlemen and ladies, get my rocking chair ready! I received word tonight that my Grandaughter Amber just had her first baby. That means now I am a Great-Grandfather twice over, with two beautiful Grandsons, Jeremy (1 year old) and Brandon (2 days old). Madmatt will cremate me alive for this, but you only live once and I got less time than he does, all things considered :eek: Let's see, six kids, 13 grandkids and now ...unbelievable! Wow, that is hard to believe. Its going to seriously hurt my flirting when I confess I am a Great Grandfather! I'm old, Gaming buddies! Old! (But you'd never know it if you were around me ). I'm fighting it till its over...burn out, not rust out...that is my motto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franko Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 God bless your new arrival. I hope all is well..by the way, for what its worth, i never figured you for a great grandfather, either. Congrats! Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Gonzo Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 WB, Way to Bill and Hope many more are coming!! BTW.. How many of those grand-kids playing CMBO?? One of my Boys in Utah is playing!! Michael "Gonzo" Gonzalez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanachai Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Congratulations, you aging lunatic. I hope to see you carry on like Methuselah until your great-great grandchildren are posting in the Peng Challenge Thread, and your latest, nightmarish scenarios are still bedeviling the community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffsmith Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 CONGRATULATIONS !!! & I am sure if anyone follically challenged menaces you because of this post your Legions will rise up to defend you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Congrats The army grows larger Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Gratz! You really have managed to pass on your genes. I guess old Darvin was correct... Hope all is well with the newborn and mother (and father)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlichtingen Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Congradulations Wild Bill! <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Seanachai: I hope to see you carry on like Methuselah until your great-great grandchildren are posting in the Peng Challenge Thread<hr></blockquote> Jesus, Seanachai! Do you want to give the man a heart attack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juha Ahoniemi Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 REINFORCEMENTS HAVE ARRIVED Your own private army is growing. Do they go to obsticle course instead of playground? [ 12-05-2001: Message edited by: Juha Ahoniemi ]</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Wild Bill Wilder: Let's see, six kids, 13 grandkids and now ...unbelievable! <hr></blockquote> Does that mean you mortgage the house once a year to pay for Christmas? Mace PS congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Bill Wilder Posted December 5, 2001 Author Share Posted December 5, 2001 Thank you gentlemen. It is a wonderful experience. I hope you can all enjoy it one day. It is rather sobering too. Time is passing and so are we. And new life replenishes the earth as we turn to dust, or at least our bodies do. I never realized so many burned the midnight oil as I do. Nice to know i have good company! Wild Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Wild Bill Wilder: I never realized so many burned the midnight oil as I do. Nice to know i have good company! <hr></blockquote> But Bill, it's only 7.55pm! Mace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawBroon Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Isn't 6 kids and 13 Grandkids a wee bit gamey? Err, what is the Historical TOE of the Wilders?! Of course I'll have to say congrats like the others but you hadn't done anything at all. Face it Old Lunatic! Your grandkids did all the hard work... Now of course I'm sentimal like most of my fellow buggers, so I'll go along and say: ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHH Xmas must cost a lifelong of savings!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cos Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by PawBroon: ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHH Xmas must cost a lifelong of savings!!!<hr></blockquote> Congrats there Wild Bill (now I know why they call you wild). Hey he's got another one to get a copy of CMBO to and next year it will be CMBB for the grandkids for xmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoot Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 sincere congrats, ol' Bill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garulfo Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Aww, I can't help but fall for these sentimental postings. Congratulations to you and your family, and enjoy these good moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelU Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Well, Wild Bill, I'll add my congratulations, and also my amazement at the size of the Wilder brood. Though guys, who when reading the subject of the post thought Wild Bill was going to share something in CMBB that he found so exciting he couldn't keep it to himself any more, no matter what Madmatt would do to him afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Beman Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 I'll add my voice to the chorus. Also, I'm completely amazed that you could be as old as I think you are. My grandparents are in their low 80s and have a couple of great-grandchildren (from one of my cousins) I mean this sincerely, not as a knock or anything. It's good to see that something (esp. a computer game) can include such a broad cross section of people. I hope you continue to crank out scenarios (and demolish an upstart PBEM opponent from time-to-time) for many more years, and that the recent addition only adds to your enjoyment of life. And if you have taken offense at any part of this, you can make retribution via PBEM (my email's in the profile) and, after I've admitted defeat, I'll post (in the General Forum) that I was beaten by somebody who's old enough to be my grandfather. DjB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splinty Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Congratulations Wild Bill! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spook Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Best wishes, Wild Bill. In a few years you'll be showing your great-grandchild what all you've posted on the 'net to support the historical gaming community. (That child will need a few days to absorb all of it, though. ) BTW, as a blast from the past: I don't know if your earlier Gamers' Net article on the Battle of Chosin is hosted anywhere else now on the 'net, but when Gyrene expressed a desire to see added info, it turned out that I had saved a copy of your article on my hard drive over the years. He got it by e-mail, and I'm sure he'll appreciate the level of detail you've provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Congrats WBW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombinedArms Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Juha Ahoniemi: REINFORCEMENTS HAVE ARRIVED [ 12-05-2001: Message edited by: Juha Ahoniemi ]<hr></blockquote> I can't say it better than Juha....and I'm still waiting for reinforcements in one of my PBEMs with him (in a WBW scenario), long after my defeat has been recorded. Wild Bill, you're the master of reinforcement timing, and here's another example. Many more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligur Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Congratulations, you old crank! =) I don't know what else to say, I hope I get to see mine some day =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hakko Ichiu Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Yikes! That means you must have been a grandfather when you were about my age. And my oldest starts kindergarten next year. Congratulations from me and the Society for Increasing Human Fertility! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109 Gustav Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Congratulations, WBW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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