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  • Congrats ! It's really an amazing accomplishment. It's been that long already?

    Wow.

    Stan is really getting older...

  • Happy Birthday.

    Man you have all aged really badly since that opening tailgate, is it Eds grub or all the beer you drink?

    Thanks to the board and its members for making us out of country folk feel part of the Browns family so warmly.

    Browns all the way,

    Howie.

    Tailgate loving, Steelers hating, Trans-Atlantic Browns fan. Annually disappointed since '88. Annually optimistic since '88. GO BROWNS!

  • I remember several incarnations of this board (what I mean is the original members getting together on the internet to discuss the Browns) from the old AOL days to Fat Dad's board and wasn't there another board as well that many of us came over from?

  • Yes, I actually thought this board had been around longer than what you say. Since the late 90's I thought. I joined the AOL board around '94 or '95, then I thought this came on around '99 or so. I guess not.

    (By the way, the AOL board still exists)

    mjp28M 1 Reply

  • It's that time of year again ... Happy Birthday to The Browns Board in turning 10-years old today!

    Special Thanks to the Moderators here for carrying the torch for this place and keeping it alive and fun!

    Here's to TEN more years, 3 Super Bowls and a non-sterile stadium!

    gumby73G 1 Reply

  • Happy Birthday,Browns Board!

    Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~

  • Happy Birthday Browns Board...and thank you for giving us a place to vent, lick our wounds and hopefully someday celebrate!

  • Happy happy!

  • We started on Prodigy, right, Z? Any idea when that board began? I remember moving around a lot. Then again, I have the memory of a cod.

  • Happy Birthday

    Luck is Tim Couch. Big, Dumb Goofy, slow thinking QB - Ghoolie, 2-28-12

  • Happy Anniversary to TheBrownsBoard! Congrats and keep em coming!

    The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. -Mark Twain- "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." -Mark Twain-

  • I came across this group raising hell in October of 97 on AOL.

    I fired up my new Gateway computer with the old dial up connection and the first thing I searched on AOL was "Cleveland Browns" which took me to the AOL Grandstand. I picked the handle "Zombo2000" because it was Halloween and I liked the "Zombo" character from the Munsters. And I guess "2000" sounded cool in 1997. Maybe not.

    Of course, we didn't have a team yet, but we knew we would be back in 99, and there was plenty of heated discussion whether it be Modell, New Ownership personnel, draft prospects, general hate of all things Pittsburgh and Baltimore, etc.

    Lots of folks were already there: Rich & Ghoolie (they hated each other then), KSHutchins, Hoorta, Furnier, Bear222 (Westside Steve) and some clown named Atenears who was in love with Andy Katzenmoyer.

    A lot of the guys, like Shep and Mark-O came around about the same time as me. CalFox, DaRubes, Dency Guy, Flugels,Gumbo Dog, Chickopee John ... Thaak ... where has he been? He hasn't posted lately. Vette .. he was a trip. I am leaving out a ton of guys, and many of them still post.

    Then we started moving around ... after much haggling by Furnier, we got a "private" Club on AOL, "Boo" was our moderator. But AOL sucked, so "Fat Dad" (Jimmy Deetz RIP Buddy) started "The River Burns", which was a great concept, but he never really got it off the ground. That's when Skippy started a site on CBS Sportline .. that was much more streamlined, and eventually Fatdad's site folded. Then, in 2003, Skippy bought this place and we had a permanent home after wandering through the desert for years.

    Even after we moved, I always went back to AOL and posted "This Week in the AFC North", because you'd get a lot more Steeler trolls over there, and I'd love to incite them. I would see Gipper holding court on AOL in those days, eventually he found his way over to us and started pounding us with trivia.

    I never wanted to moderate, because I prefered being a trouble maker, and I liked a fair fight ... didn't want to hold "Mod Powers" over someone that had a personal issue with me .. but I've gotten over that.

    I'm probably the worst Administrator ever ... someone complained a couple of weeks ago that someone called him a "Retard" on the Board. And my response was "Well, then don't be such a Retard."

    I guess that is part of what makes the Browns Board what it is ... we don't give a shit if you are whining ... but we do have a heart, and tons of passion for the Browns.

    And if the mother fuckers would ever get their shit together ... we ALL can say we put our time in on The Browns Board.

    True fans, every one.

    Except about 6 of you.

    Zombo

    TypicalBrownsT hoortaH Mark OM The GipperT 4 Replies

  • Wow, amazing history. I was just having lunch with my wife and I said, "You know, I think I caught on with this group before the Browns came back, because we SO wanted to talk about it." That sounds exactly right.

    Now that you gave that history, I remember being on Prodigy and somebody told me there was a much better board on AOL. Back then, you had to go get an AOL disc at the computer store or tucked into a computer magazine!!

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY from a relative rookie of almost 5 years.

    Thanks for a great board!!

    Mike

    IN DORSEY I TRUST

  • i raise a toast in cheers to all you fags and queers!!

    best place to hang out at except the bar.

  • Z Zombo

    I came across this group raising hell in October of 97 on AOL.

    I fired up my new Gateway computer with the old dial up connection and the first thing I searched on AOL was "Cleveland Browns" which took me to the AOL Grandstand. I picked the handle "Zombo2000" because it was Halloween and I liked the "Zombo" character from the Munsters. And I guess "2000" sounded cool in 1997. Maybe not.

    Of course, we didn't have a team yet, but we knew we would be back in 99, and there was plenty of heated discussion whether it be Modell, New Ownership personnel, draft prospects, general hate of all things Pittsburgh and Baltimore, etc.

    Lots of folks were already there: Rich & Ghoolie (they hated each other then), KSHutchins, Hoorta, Furnier, Bear222 (Westside Steve) and some clown named Atenears who was in love with Andy Katzenmoyer.

    A lot of the guys, like Shep and Mark-O came around about the same time as me. CalFox, DaRubes, Dency Guy, Flugels,Gumbo Dog, Chickopee John ... Thaak ... where has he been? He hasn't posted lately. Vette .. he was a trip. I am leaving out a ton of guys, and many of them still post.

    Then we started moving around ... after much haggling by Furnier, we got a "private" Club on AOL, "Boo" was our moderator. But AOL sucked, so "Fat Dad" (Jimmy Deetz RIP Buddy) started "The River Burns", which was a great concept, but he never really got it off the ground. That's when Skippy started a site on CBS Sportline .. that was much more streamlined, and eventually Fatdad's site folded. Then, in 2003, Skippy bought this place and we had a permanent home after wandering through the desert for years.

    Even after we moved, I always went back to AOL and posted "This Week in the AFC North", because you'd get a lot more Steeler trolls over there, and I'd love to incite them. I would see Gipper holding court on AOL in those days, eventually he found his way over to us and started pounding us with trivia.

    I never wanted to moderate, because I prefered being a trouble maker, and I liked a fair fight ... didn't want to hold "Mod Powers" over someone that had a personal issue with me .. but I've gotten over that.

    I'm probably the worst Administrator ever ... someone complained a couple of weeks ago that someone called him a "Retard" on the Board. And my response was "Well, then don't be such a Retard."

    I guess that is part of what makes the Browns Board what it is ... we don't give a shit if you are whining ... but we do have a heart, and tons of passion for the Browns.

    And if the mother fuckers would ever get their shit together ... we ALL can say we put our time in on The Browns Board.

    True fans, every one.

    Except about 6 of you.

    Zombo

    Zombo said:

    I came across this group raising hell in October of 97 on AOL.

    I fired up my new Gateway computer with the old dial up connection and the first thing I searched on AOL was "Cleveland Browns" which took me to the AOL Grandstand. I picked the handle "Zombo2000" because it was Halloween and I liked the "Zombo" character from the Munsters. And I guess "2000" sounded cool in 1997. Maybe not.

    Of course, we didn't have a team yet, but we knew we would be back in 99, and there was plenty of heated discussion whether it be Modell, New Ownership personnel, draft prospects, general hate of all things Pittsburgh and Baltimore, etc.

    Lots of folks were already there: Rich & Ghoolie (they hated each other then), KSHutchins, Hoorta, Furnier, Bear222 (Westside Steve) and some clown named Atenears who was in love with Andy Katzenmoyer.

    A lot of the guys, like Shep and Mark-O came around about the same time as me. CalFox, DaRubes, Dency Guy, Flugels,Gumbo Dog, Chickopee John ... Thaak ... where has he been? He hasn't posted lately. Vette .. he was a trip. I am leaving out a ton of guys, and many of them still post.

    Then we started moving around ... after much haggling by Furnier, we got a "private" Club on AOL, "Boo" was our moderator. But AOL sucked, so "Fat Dad" (Jimmy Deetz RIP Buddy) started "The River Burns", which was a great concept, but he never really got it off the ground. That's when Skippy started a site on CBS Sportline .. that was much more streamlined, and eventually Fatdad's site folded. Then, in 2003, Skippy bought this place and we had a permanent home after wandering through the desert for years.

    Even after we moved, I always went back to AOL and posted "This Week in the AFC North", because you'd get a lot more Steeler trolls over there, and I'd love to incite them. I would see Gipper holding court on AOL in those days, eventually he found his way over to us and started pounding us with trivia.

    I never wanted to moderate, because I prefered being a trouble maker, and I liked a fair fight ... didn't want to hold "Mod Powers" over someone that had a personal issue with me .. but I've gotten over that.

    I'm probably the worst Administrator ever ... someone complained a couple of weeks ago that someone called him a "Retard" on the Board. And my response was "Well, then don't be such a Retard."

    I guess that is part of what makes the Browns Board what it is ... we don't give a shit if you are whining ... but we do have a heart, and tons of passion for the Browns.

    And if the mother fuckers would ever get their shit together ... we ALL can say we put our time in on The Browns Board.

    True fans, every one.

    Except about 6 of you.

    Zombo

    Great post Zombo, sums up what I love about not only the Browns Board, but Browns fans in general. We wear our hearts right on our sleeves, for everyone to see. And referring to the lack of regulation on this board, its awesome. Im glad we can vent, complain, cuss, rejoice, celebrate, and then go right back to cussing. Gotta love the Browns, gotta love browns fans, gotta love the Browns Board.

  • Happy birthday.

    I'm new.

    I'm awesome, and I fuck dolphins. Ghoolie 12/2/2012: I have absolutely no skills, training or pride
    miktoxicM 1 Reply

  • Happy Birthday.....I am new around here by some standards. Glad to have met some of you. To the others....I haven't met you yet!

    To the Lot!

    If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
  • Tim Couch Pulls OutT Tim Couch Pulls Out

    Happy birthday.

    I'm new.

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    Happy birthday.

    I'm new.

    as in new to fornicating with the opposite sex?

    Tim Couch Pulls OutT 1 Reply

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