Super Mod vs. Ordinary Mod

Too resurrect a slightly older thread but a good one nonetheless.

How does one go from Mod-dom to SuperMod-dom?

I can just picture it now.

Mod gets placed and strapped down upon a gurney. 6 Dwarfs wearing robes with sacred sigils on them walk into the room. Mod then is blindfolded and wheeled by the Dwarfs into another room guarded by a 3 headed dog at the gate. There a quorum of the majority of the Supermods gather. Faces obscured by robes they gaze upon the Mod and make their decision. Sacrifices are made. Futures are read. Thumbs are raised or lowered. Majority rules. If a majority are downturned then the Mod is wheeled back out wondering what just happened. The Mod is then told to try again next year.

If the Thumbs are up then the Mod is wheeled into yet another room where large cannon like device is waiting. Legend speaks of it having been made back in the 13th century by a crash landed Gray named "Jindar the Mad" who vanished under mysterious circumstances..... and a very noxious cloud. There await the Legendary ones called "Admin". Faces hidden behind masks of Ebony and Gold they gaze upon the strapped down Mod and then as one look at each other as a consensus is reached.

The Mod is wheeled under the barrel of this device. Hands reach for oddly shaped controls. Dials are spun. Levers are pulled. Lightning crashes outside in a display of nature's fury!! Somewhere in the distance a Mad Scientist is laughing maniacally.

Ethereal energy unknown to mainstream science spew forth from the cannon barrel and bath the Mod. Precise amounts must be carefully released. Too little and the effect is wasted. Too much and the Mod is a smoking skeleton on the gurney. After a precisely measured time the device is powered down. With a slowly drawn out whine the components come to a halt. The "Admin" look down at the Gurney. Was it enough? Was it too much?

The Body on the Gurney starts to move. First randomly then with purpose. The "Admin" then unstrap the body. Then with Great Ceremony a cape is placed upon the newly anointed one. The "Admin" Look at the new one and chant in unison:

"Welcome to ATS...... Super-mod!!"

Well, is it anything like that?

Edited for spelling









[edit on 2-11-2008 by Deson]

Originally posted by Deson

Well, is it anything like that?

No.

I think the play twister for it.

PS. Thanks for reviving my favorite thread.

reply to post by schrodingers dog


The replys should be interesting. Either the powers that be here are going to be amused or I'm gonna be slapped down soooo hard! Either way It was worth it.

reply to post by Deson


Nah, you won't get slapped.
If there's one thing mods looooooove is attention.
That and booze.

reply to post by schrodingers dog


And the words "I know this is off topic but..."

So, then I hang around here and talk allot and there is...

[sobs]

No hope of ever attaining actual super powers?

No one can even fly?

I must go then!

I have heard rumors of a formula for "super size" at the local Wendy's

reply to post by Deson


i am sure deson your description is pretty close to it.

we should rather discuss this subject at secret societys
the society of mods and supermods is the most secret society in the whole world.
everybody here on ATS thinks they knew something about the mod-species and the even more secret super-mode-speices. but we know nothing at all.
we think we are famliar coz the little signs at their bodies pop up every day in threads.
but this means nothing. like the top of an ice berg.


so any super mod unvealing the true story?

reply to post by Deson


You don't actually expect us to admit to that, do you?

The ceremony is, naturally enough, totally secret upon pain of...well death would be a relief...

Scary, huh?

You can actually bypass the hazardous part of the whole thing with careful bribes, or so I'm told. After my initiation into the lower ranks, I dread the day I may get a summons to The High Council, in all their Majesty and Power.

(I have carefully crafted the personna of a loyal but bumbling and inept lackey to ward off the chance I might be called on to higher service.)

reply to post by NGC2736


You have far to go to ever top the infamous Thomas Crowne Affair. It seems Mr Crowne pushed The Button on someone one day, and handed them the powers of an Admin (purely unintentionally he stated later). The carnage was horrendous and cleanup took several days afterward.

I don't know how it worked for anyone else but my trip went like this. I was quite a vocal member. Go figure. So(I think) they were like, "Let's make this guy a mod to shut him up." So I came on, got some heavy forums like Secret Societies and the workload kept me busy. After I got the hang of it, my vocality went up again so they made me a super to increase the workload again thus quieting me down again. That's just my theory though.

Super Mods get to wear their underpants on the outside..

Mods duty is to launder them after any...'incidents'

reply to post by AGENT_T


What?!!!

No one told me anything about this... I don't do "incidents"...nope. uh-uh...no way...no how...nope...

Serving all the drinks is bad enough...but that?

Originally posted by AGENT_T
Super Mods get to wear their underpants on the outside..

Mods duty is to launder them after any...'incidents'

Must be hell after chili nights.

Yikes.

Not that I have learned much but this is definitely the funniest thread on the site. Do you ever open your parties to the peons like me?

reply to post by Blogstalker

Do you ever open your parties to the peons like me?

Funny you should ask that.
Do you have a bucket?






[edit on 11/3/2008 by schrodingers dog]

reply to post by intrepid


what do you thing will happen when you adjusted yourself to super-mod work?
admin? to get more work on your shoulders?

very intersting theory.
means a member should be contributing to ATS but not to much.
thanks for the advice intrepid

This is hilarious!

As you can see from my points, I've had some hard lessons from you guys.

Seriously, . . . codpieces?

Do supermods get to stuff theirs?

reply to post by dooper


I don't but I've heard there are some that need to, I mean like to, right Intrepid?

Originally posted by Crakeur
I don't but I've heard there are some that need to, I mean like to, right Intrepid?

Hey, if it works for George Clooney who am I to argue?



Note I didn't mention Richard Gere.