Well, according to the press-release, this whole forum is designed to contain HobNobbery.

But nobody seems to be nobbing their hobs. So I thought I'd jump right in. Mind you, I prefer to nob my hobs in the privacy of my own home, but Jon seems to want a more public, albeit exclusive, showing.

Some of us don't have the karma to kick-off the hobnobbery and just need a push in the right direction!

In Response to Chad (#1956):

I noticed that too. I was hoping that money could be exchanged for karma, but Buddha just continues to mock me no matter how many quarters I toss his way.

I was also disappointed by this thread. I saw the title and thought it would be about those nummy British cookies...er....biscuits.

In Response to misere (#1959):

I wonder if they are made at the Hobnobbery.

Feeling lucky googling for Hobnobs? [joy-of-ireland.com]

- Chad (attempting to Karma whore, unsuccessfully)

So, how does this HobNobbery thing work?

Do we actually talk about anything in particular, or just sit around being special and premium? I'm not used to feeling all elite like this.

Actually it is kind of awkward, like being on a blind date or stuck in an elevator: I feel like I should say something, but I really can't think of anything intelligent.

Maybe I just suck at HobNobberizing.

In Response to annabanana (#1962):

Well, I'm new to this too, but I think I have some ideas on how to "HobNob".

First, we look upon everyone else with scorn and derision, as though our memberships make us young, virile, and intellegent.

Second, we wear elaborate expensive hats. These hats will be a visual representation that the lower classes can understand how lowly they are compared to us.

Thats all I can think of. Unfortunatly, these forums were not programmed with any sort of "hat" protocol, so we will have to express our scorn with words. Be sure to start all posts with something derogatory about unpaying Goats fans. :)

In Response to BitterPainter (#1964):

Ooh. A good way to indicate our Hobnobbery would be to make little decals of Hobbes peeing on the non-elite masses. Then we could put the decals on the backs of our trucks.

First step: purchase trucks for all.

In Response to misere (#1959):

One of the things that Phillip and I discussed when we were planning the Premium system was that we wanted paying members to be able to take full advantage of the Members forum (and the others). We figure if you're responsible enough to help support the site, you're responsible enough to be trusted with the ability to start new discussions.

So we decided to throw 5 karma points at each member to put them above the limit. We didn't want to advertise this feature for obvious reasons (mostly because we didn't want to have to deal with whiny non-paying folks).

I believe that Phillip will be rectifying the karma conundrum sometime today (or soon, anyway).

In Response to misere (#1959):

Oooh. I forgot about those. I love those bickies! Specially the chocolate ones...

Darnit, now I'm going into HobNob withdrawal... (which is different from withdrawing ones nob.... no never mind).

In Response to annabanana (#1962):

According to a quick peek at dictionary.com to hobnob originally meant 'to drink together'. This seems an activity in perfect keeping with the spirit of Goats.

Mine's a pint of Spitfire if you're going to the bar.