Boys, it's been good to know you.

Déjà Bru · 06-01-2016, 08:56 PM

I was scanning the new amateur draft pool when this name caught my eye. My first name is Bruce. "Posthumous" means "occurring or coming into existence after a person's death."

Oh, my, God. Are my things in order?

Boys, it's been good to know you. If you don't see me post anymore, I guess you will know why. Good-bye. Good-bye. Good . . . [sob]

Seriously, is this an actual last name in the new and improved name database? I took a look and sure enough, it's in there.

Creepy, though. I'm freaked.

David Watts · 06-01-2016, 09:07 PM

I thought this was going to be about Gordon Lightfoot or the Edmund Fitzgerald

RchW · 06-01-2016, 09:15 PM

I like roasted red pepper hummus. Are they related?

TuckerDuckson · 06-01-2016, 11:39 PM

It was a name given to kids who were born after a fathers death, eventually the name stuck as a lastname, it's a rare last name in west Europe, few people have it

BigRed75 · 06-02-2016, 01:01 AM

I know somebody with that last name. It's definitely real.

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Originally Posted by David Watts

I thought this was going to be about Gordon Lightfoot or the Edmund Fitzgerald

I thought I was the only one.

The Wolf · 06-02-2016, 01:05 AM

"At seven PM a main hatchway caved in
He said, "Fellas, it's been good to know ya."

You weren't the only ones.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 06-02-2016, 10:51 AM

A guy named Dick Posthumus was Lt. Governor of Michigan several years ago. Ran for Governor, lost. The name probably had something to do with it.

Padreman · 06-02-2016, 11:04 AM

There was a guy in one of the congregations I used to attend his name was Bruce DiHard pronounced Die Hard

TribeFanInNC · 06-02-2016, 11:41 AM

Well Bruce, at least you won't have to the Steinbrenner heirs run the Yanks into the ground....

This thread just makes me want an Edmund Fitzgerald Porter.

The Wolf · 06-02-2016, 04:44 PM

Anybody else remember the band E.S. Posthumus?

Déjà Bru · 06-02-2016, 05:52 PM

Well, I'm still here in case anybody cares!

Last night, I had some wine, lit some candles, put on some soft music and went to sleep. Fortunately, it was just sleep and not the Big Sleep! Woke fresh as a daisy this morning, and did not burn the house down with the candles.

Say, I was thinking, though. Did one of you guys, or OOTPD, hack into my game somehow and plant this "Bruce Posthumus" as a death threat, a warning of some kind?

Wolf, was it you because I don't play stats-only?!?

David Watts · 06-02-2016, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Well, I'm still here in case anybody cares!

Last night, I had some wine, lit some candles, put on some soft music and went to sleep. Fortunately, it was just sleep and not the Big Sleep! Woke fresh as a daisy this morning, and did not burn the house down with the candles.

Say, I was thinking, though. Did one of you guys, or OOTPD, hack into my game somehow and plant this "Bruce Posthumus" as a death threat, a warning of some kind?

Wolf, was it you because I don't play stats-only?!?

This sounds like a case for Philip Marlowe to solve.....

Déjà Bru · 06-02-2016, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by David Watts

This sounds like a case for Philip Marlowe to solve.....

Hey, you . . . I'm glad I'm amusing everybody with my tale of terror, and you get the five or six thanks in post #2 for recalling Gordon Lightfoot!

(Which song was going around in my head when I wrote the thread title. Only, he sang "Fellas," instead of "Boys." If I had said "So long" instead of "Boys," it might have recalled a much older song.)

So, here I am, having an end of life crisis, and you guys are humming "The Wreck of the Déjà Bru."

Déjà Bru · 06-02-2016, 06:22 PM

By the way, I have this guy shortlisted. I intend to "keep in touch" with him and see how he does.

One ominous note: I have the setting selected to "Delete [players] who never reach the Majors." If that happens, and someday I check on him and he is missing or is somebody else . . .

Wow. Totally metaphysical, dude.

MrBojangles · 06-02-2016, 10:22 PM

You need to get him on your team.

Think of him as your mini-me. Take care of him and give him food water and lots of sunlight.

BigRed75 · 06-02-2016, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Hey, you . . . I'm glad I'm amusing everybody with my tale of terror, and you get the five or six thanks in post #2 for recalling Gordon Lightfoot!

Never underestimate the power of Gordon Lightfoot!

Bub13 · 06-03-2016, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Say, I was thinking, though. Did one of you guys, or OOTPD, hack into my game somehow and plant this "Bruce Posthumus" as a death threat, a warning of some kind?

No, because then his name would've been U.R. Posthumus.

David Watts · 06-03-2016, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

By the way, I have this guy shortlisted. I intend to "keep in touch" with him and see how he does.

One ominous note: I have the setting selected to "Delete [players] who never reach the Majors." If that happens, and someday I check on him and he is missing or is somebody else . . .

Wow. Totally metaphysical, dude.

Wouldn't it be smart to maybe avoid words like "shortlist" in regards to Mr Posthumus

I mean haven't the OOTP naming Gods already done enough?

bwburke94 · 06-03-2016, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by The Wolf

Anybody else remember the band E.S. Posthumus?

The guys who did the NFL on CBS theme?

Déjà Bru · 06-03-2016, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by David Watts

Wouldn't it be smart to maybe avoid words like "shortlist" in regards to Mr Posthumus I mean haven't the OOTP naming Gods already done enough?

Your post makes me feel somehow inadequate.

06-01-2016, 08:56 PM	#1
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States Posts: 10,456	Boys, it's been good to know you. I was scanning the new amateur draft pool when this name caught my eye. My first name is Bruce. "Posthumous" means "occurring or coming into existence after a person's death." Oh, my, God. Are my things in order? Boys, it's been good to know you. If you don't see me post anymore, I guess you will know why. Good-bye. Good-bye. Good . . . [sob] Seriously, is this an actual last name in the new and improved name database? I took a look and sure enough, it's in there. Creepy, though. I'm freaked. Attached Images __________________ - Bru

06-01-2016, 09:15 PM	#3
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The big smoke Posts: 15,628	I like roasted red pepper hummus. Are they related? __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

06-01-2016, 11:39 PM	#4
TuckerDuckson Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 447	It was a name given to kids who were born after a fathers death, eventually the name stuck as a lastname, it's a rare last name in west Europe, few people have it __________________ Plays legit baseball now. My OOTP ratings are low. 2022 update: I'm two stars!

06-02-2016, 10:51 AM	#7
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,421	A guy named Dick Posthumus was Lt. Governor of Michigan several years ago. Ran for Governor, lost. The name probably had something to do with it. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

06-02-2016, 11:04 AM	#8
Padreman Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2013 Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico (formally San Diego, CA.) Posts: 4,140 Blog Entries: 1	There was a guy in one of the congregations I used to attend his name was Bruce DiHard pronounced Die Hard __________________ Chargers= Despicable Traitors

06-01-2016, 09:07 PM	#2
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 8,879	I thought this was going to be about Gordon Lightfoot or the Edmund Fitzgerald

06-02-2016, 11:41 AM	#9
TribeFanInNC Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,019	Well Bruce, at least you won't have to the Steinbrenner heirs run the Yanks into the ground.... This thread just makes me want an Edmund Fitzgerald Porter.

06-02-2016, 05:52 PM	#11
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States Posts: 10,456	Well, I'm still here in case anybody cares! Last night, I had some wine, lit some candles, put on some soft music and went to sleep. Fortunately, it was just sleep and not the Big Sleep! Woke fresh as a daisy this morning, and did not burn the house down with the candles. Say, I was thinking, though. Did one of you guys, or OOTPD, hack into my game somehow and plant this "Bruce Posthumus" as a death threat, a warning of some kind? Wolf, was it you because I don't play stats-only?!? __________________ - Bru

06-02-2016, 06:22 PM	#14
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States Posts: 10,456	By the way, I have this guy shortlisted. I intend to "keep in touch" with him and see how he does. One ominous note: I have the setting selected to "Delete [players] who never reach the Majors." If that happens, and someday I check on him and he is missing or is somebody else . . . Wow. Totally metaphysical, dude. Attached Images __________________ - Bru

06-02-2016, 10:22 PM	#15
MrBojangles All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: low and inside Posts: 568	You need to get him on your team. Think of him as your mini-me. Take care of him and give him food water and lots of sunlight.