LOL is that 1337 Br33j 5p33k?
I like that.. Br33j |3u!11d0r... If Alex had just called his first program that, then there wouldn't have been any problem.

edit: The message board changed my | ) -> |)
(Edited by baggio at 9:25 pm on Oct. 26, 2001)
26) You put Pontifex in your startup folder.
17) (or whatever the heck the number is now)
You convulse uncontrollably at night, pissing off your spouse immensely, screaming that you need your PontiFix now!
hey good idea mendel
35) You make towers in a bridge building game
18) you get get into an argument with your art teacher claiming that the screenshot of one of your bridges is in fact "art".
27) Q: Why did the pontimaniac cross the road?
A: Because there was a footbridge across it.
36) When you are trying since three days, to beat Grays record on level 113 despite you know it is hopeless.
45) Your "bridge" directory is larger than the original Pontifex distribution.
16) You cry endlessly when you discover your post messed up the number list
wait a second
how does everyone know exactly what I think about everyday
37) When you check this thread daily, sometimes hourly to see if you are a Pontimaniac.
OMG I fit reason 45, too :o
19) You wonder why bungee cords don't turn blue when stretched.
20) You pray to the Pontifex God every time you are about to cross a bridge (you know, the G key...

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28) you try to convince all your freinds to play the game.
29) your number of posts here is greater than 40
(Edited by Andy24 at 10:06 pm on Nov. 1, 2001)
38) If you have 4 wheels and were made in Detroit - no wait, that's a Pontiac! Sorry...
You know you're a Pontimaniac if...
46) ...you're checking this forum twice daily even though you know it's down.
21) You think the Golden Gate bridge is stressed to the breaking point because it's red
Get off my internet!
If you find out, that your wife encrypted your bridge files
:shocked: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh:shocked: i must be a pontimaniac. I fit almost all of the reasons.:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
22) Your friends invite you to a game of bridge, hand you a deck of cards, and you start
building a bridge out of the cards.
23) You see nothing unusual about 22).
(Edited by mendel at 12:16 pm on Oct. 29, 2001)
30) The people who don't play Pontifex are not your friends any longer (the feeling is mutual)
31) You not only have this forum bookmarked, it is the homepage of your browser
re 29): A high number of posts may not be indicative of pontimania, but of extended exchanges with relatives that have limited entertainment value to the rest of the world... I certainly hope you find a way to reduce that to sane levels again ;)
40)? When you say 'I was playing with my huge erection...' and you're talking about a bridge.
24) You wonder when the newly crowned Pontifex Maximus will tackle world peace
Congratulations member.

I think that Andy24 may be onto something. Not to be confused with on something.
Perhaps if I used a second alias, my alternate personality and I could have wonderful conversations about nothing, and I too could have 100+ posts.
Seriously though, if Andy24 and pulsejet5 used their words, what would we have to read on this fourm? What kind of world would we have become if two brothers could not use technology to discuss something, and had to use their voices. Without trying to sound like John Lenon, try to imagine a world without keyboards. Without computers. What would we do?
Build bridges out of matchsticks I guess.
Maybe this should be number 32?
32) If this post makes any sense to you.
p.s. I think maybe I've sunk to a new low.
p.p.s. No, I haven't.
p.p.p.s. Yes, I have.
p.p.p.p.s ####... I should have made these additional posts.
41) When you need to press Pg Down several times in both "Load Level" and "Load Bridge" menus.
25) You actually begin to believe you might be rather good at making real bridges. Hey, there's nothing to it!
me and pulsejet5 used to share that username but then we got a second username from cl so that we wouldn't have to share anymore.
42) ... when you have forgotten your age, but remembers how many different bridges you've built.
43) ... when you have catagorized every bridge by type and number.
44) ... whenever you see a bridge you say the bridge type and number.
33) You can tell the difference between suspension and cable-stayed bridges.
34) You can tell the difference between Andy24 and pulsejet5 ;-)
Regarding reason number 29.
Should be like this instead:
When your number of posts is less than 40.
(If you're posting here you ain't playing.)
I think that if you are actively involved with the community that should qualify you as a Pontimaniac. As long as the content of those posts are more than me too!
That is why I think post 37) is more appropriate than 29). However, they are both in support of the idea that being involved in an online community about bridge building indicates that you are a Pontimaniac.
Contest one is almost over and I don't feel very sane right now.
You know you're a Pontifanatic if:
1) You're scared to death of crossing bridges because you can't turn "Analyze Stress" on.
(Edited by falkon2 at 7:26 am on Oct. 26, 2001)
2) You keep saying 'That one is real ugly' or 'I could of built that one much cheaper' when looking at bridges.
3) You're afraid of travelling by train since you could pass a badly designed bridge on the way.
4) You keep looking for floating anchor points to hang your clothes.
5) You're afraid some supreme being decides to play Baseball with your car as you venture near anything that remotely looks like a bridge.
(Edited by falkon2 at 7:03 am on Oct. 26, 2001)
You know you're a Pontimaniac if...
6) ... you dream of having a date with "Miss Sweden", wake up, read this on the web (http://www.velorian.org/miss_sweden.htm)
Miss Sweden. ... Twenty students killed as school bus skids off Gloemstrom Bridge. The reigning Miss Sweden and the student's ski coach were among those killed .
and think: "If they'd let me build the bridge, she'd still live." before finding out it's a piece of fiction anyway.(Edited by mendel at 7:08 am on Oct. 26, 2001)
7) You can do rapid pythagoras in THREE dimensions (from all those rapid budget calculations)
8) You have a favourite bridge (Mine is the Golden Gate Bridge)
9) You structurally analyse anything that looks even vaguely bridge-like...
10) Isambard Kingdom Brunel is your hero (Clifton!)
11) You find yourself talking about the pros and cons of suspension versus cable stayed bridges to your family and (ex) friends...
12) You start trying to make bridges out of your food when you eat dinner
13) You daren't play that #### contest level any more in case you manage to shave another Ū off the cost
14) Your friends look at you shake their heads, and say "He used to get out more, I wonder what happened.", having never played Pontifex.
15) You find yourself typing First Post!!!!1 less, and No TT, 0 BL, Clean much more often.