Third SSOTD in a row
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 by Thuglifejunior | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Hello there my family of friends, it is to you people that I owe a great debt of gratitude, for without you I wouldn't have this feeling of pride and just well being that I have now....this site and this software that the site offers has really turned my life around, I suppose most of you know I am disabled and cannot work, and I love my job, I am a technical Illustrator by profession and I used to love creating the 3D perspective illustrations of cars and tanks, aeroplanes etc etc and hear people going Oooh that is fantastic, how did you do that....I missed that, what artist wouldn't, when you can't show off your work in some form or another Ha Ha Ha I mean most artists have an ego, mine is quite big by the way Ha Ha Ha.....anyway this site gave me a chance to feel part of the workforce again, it made me feel like I was doing something, and doing something creative, I mean I have airbrushed in my day, I have made signage in my day, I even worked with the team that won the World 250cc Championship, doing the vinyl on the bikes, designing the advertising for the race events, the decals for the leathers and the helmets, we won the World championship that year, Tetsuya Harada won it, I mean I did all three of his bikes.......and now this, I get SSOTD three times in a row, ousting myself each time, now that has given me bragging rights over me Dad, and money just can't buy that Ha Ha Ha....all I wanted to say is that between you authors and widgetmakers, wall kings, everyone involoved, thank you from the bottom of my heart, you have made me feel welcome in what is fast becoming one of the coldest hearted periods of our history, where kindness is looked upon as a form of weakness, where generosity and love is frowned upon....you, yes you out there, all my close friends who have taken me and me Dad and made us as welcome as can be, that now all me and me Dad talk about is who is who in the zoo, what is the best skin, who made this and who did that....did I mention that I got 3, yes you heard right, 3 SSOTD's in a row Ha Ha Ha...anyway thank you, thank you very, very much, you are a wonderful bunch of people who has made life worth looking at again......Thank you, thank you, thank you.......The Thug
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Reply #22 Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:51 PM
Congrats on the Hat Trick, you might as well go for four.
Good going,TLJ!!![]()
Reply #23 Wednesday, February 18, 2009 8:05 PM
Well done, Thugsy... but then you've always done interesting and well compiled shots, so it was bound to happen one day. The fact that it has happened sooner rather than later is a testament to your SS craftmanship and inventive/artistic mind.
Congrats on 3 SSOD's in a row... couldn't have happened to a nicer, more deserving bloke.
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Reply #24 Wednesday, February 18, 2009 8:33 PM
Wow I am moved by the amount of people, friends I should say, cos everyone on this list that has congratulated me is a friend, a good friend at that, you lot have welcomed me from day one, Starkers with his funny comments, CP who I could not do without for his wit and knowledge of the skinning world, Brickhead for his friendship and support and his damn awesome walls ah ha ha, Tailsgirl, you M'Lady are one of the sweetest people I know, you are so kind and passinate, you rock girl, big time M'Lady you rock, Jim, Jim you were the first one to email me and offer out the hand of friendship and have supported me though thick and thin, not that htere has been much thick though Ha Ha Ha, Wizard you are just the bloke that makes me laugh out loud at the forums so that me missus thinks I'm mad, Philly you have always been around, always, I thank you for that......I thank you all, you don't know how special this family and this site is to me, really, it rocks in my heart big time, I thnk you all, thank you
at the end of it all
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Reply #25 Wednesday, February 18, 2009 8:50 PM
I'm sad that you can no longer do in life what you loved....but glad we have you here to inspire us with your new replacement passion....
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Reply #27 Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:09 PM
Reading your post, makes me stop and think for a minute, "one of the coldest hearted periods of our history, where kindness is looked upon as a form of weakness, where generosity and love is frowned upon" your absolutely right, i think i fall into the category of being weak and frowned upon then, but you know what, i think that is a good thing, finding this place has been good to me too, whenever i have a problem, or need a laugh, i know i can get it here, in fact i come here before i even get my email in the morning, one thing, i was unaware of your disability, but i know first hand what that is like, my wife is in advanced stages of MS, and now the finale, ok i deserve to be flamed but for the life of me i cant (have never been able to decipher these) figure out what SSOTD is
Reply #28 Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:19 PM
Screen Shot Of The Day....on the gallery page.... 
Reply #29 Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:26 PM
SyudneySiders you rock, you as a person are the best M'Lady, you have never been anything but nice to me, and for that I will always be thankful, you joke with the best of them and you laugh with the best of them, terriffic lady that you are, thank you
.......Tailsgirl there you go again, you must be the most seetest, kindest lady on the planet, you only know one way and that is the kind and generous way, you are a beautiful person, and I will be ever thankful that you are one of the people I met on this site, all the ladies actaully, TeddyBearCholla, Shellych, you, SydneySiders, Mrs Starkers, Xiandi, Jazzymjr, you are all honeys, all of you, thnak you for that, its you ladies that make this place special, thank you again
.............Jpmurph I feel for you, my wife was brain damaged in the dsame accident that I was run down in, we were both knocked over as pedestratrians walking across a road, so I too know what it is to go through life with an ill wife, so from the bottom of my heart I offer my deepest sympathys and any help that I can offer, I really feel your pain, cos I know, I know what it is like to watch the person you love go downhill, it is one of those crosses in life you have to bear, and you seem to be carring it well, God doesn't forget, he always remembers things like this, and you will be rewarded one day.....now back to the funny side...an SSOTD stands for screenshot of the day, it is the screenshot that Stardock uses like their flagship to advertise what their software can dom it says screesnshot of the day, but it stays upo for longer than that, and it is quite and homour to be picked out of all the other fantastic artists that upload their desktops, well I think so anyway and so do a lot of other poeple, I hope that answers your question ha Ha Ha Ha thanks fro popping in and as I say if you need someone to talk to, just holler and I will be there, well not fast, as my legs don't move as wella s they used to, but I'll hjobble to you as fast as can be Ha Ha Ha...cheers mate and thanks everyone for everything
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Reply #30 Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:18 PM
Thug, the pleasure has been all mine, meeting you, it's made me realise, that not all guys are bad, you've restored my faith hon.
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Reply #31 Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:00 PM
3...........................It had to be a glitch!
Congrats again Dale! ![]()
Reply #32 Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:42 PM
Happy to hear that you and your Pop have found your little niche in an unperfect world. You do good work and I too would like to see you explore some of your talents in other areas. With a fan club like this, how could you fail!!!
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Reply #33 Thursday, February 19, 2009 12:45 AM
good on ya babe......im really happy for you![]()
Reply #34 Thursday, February 19, 2009 10:50 AM
Thanks Tailsgirl thats an honour to be albe to achieve that in your pretty eyes M'Lady, totally honoured
......Fred, one of fast and steadfast friends, you rock mate, you've been there since the beginning, with the friendship and the humour, without you for me, there would be no skinning, you make one heck of a friend, thanks for the Fred, thank you so much
......thanks Frankief, thats awesome of you to say so, your work is awesome too, I love what you do, it shows the passion in your work and that is so hard for an illustrator to get across visually, for you job done, awesome, thanks for the kind words Frankief M'Lady of the site
........Kitty you are a talent onto yourself, you bring such spirit and talent to this site, and I know you have your own devils to fight, so thank you for honouring me with a comment, thank you so much, I lvoe your work, I really do, in fact I think your bloody awesome Ha Ha Ha....so Kitty M'Lady of the talent, thank you
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Reply #36 Thursday, February 19, 2009 6:14 PM
Thanks Kitty you're a legend in your lifetime, you know that, your skinning talent is bloody awesome, your themes just rock, your talent just flows when your skinning, you can see it in your work, you believe strongly in your ideas, and I think thats why your skins come out so stunningly visual, thanks for all you do Kitty, luvs yer back M'Lady, luvs yer back....the Original Thug
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Reply #37 Friday, February 20, 2009 8:08 AM
Thuglifejunior, plain and simple, you are a caring, good guy, in todays societies people like this unfortunately dont come along very often, as you stated previously, the world has changed a lot, seems like there is always more bad news than good news, being kind and generous is a weakness, yeah, people do view it that way, why?? I havent the faintest idea, i know i sure dont, maybe that is why i dont understand a lot of how people treat each other, even though i am retired from law enforcement and had my share of "creeps" i still ask the question "how come we all cant get along" WC is a great escape from this, at least for me, good people that truly care, i am not an avid poster like a lot of people here, but i read almost all the posts, and to all of you guys who post here, thanks for being my new friends, boy does it feel good to know people care
Reply #38 Friday, February 20, 2009 8:28 AM
Well deserved my friend!! Truly! You really ARE one of the good guys around here, I always feel the love in your comments on my work, and it gladdens the heart.
Incidentally, I am a MASSIVE, MASSIVE fan of Motorcycle racing, so to hear you worked on Harada's bike is a thrill.... I'm really jealous.
Keep up the cool shooting, there'll be another SSOTD very soon, I'm certain.
Bry..... 
Reply #39 Friday, February 20, 2009 8:57 AM
Super congrats!! Took me a second or three to figure out what an SSOTD was, but... ![]()
Reply #40 Friday, February 20, 2009 10:20 AM
Congrats PrettyBoyThug
. I am happy that you found a home in the the Customize communities. Even as you say how Ugly i am and how awesomely handsome you are. lol
You are a true Friend and I want to say thanks.![]()
PS- Have you discovered the mask upon you yet? If not, it may be too late to be discovered. But I know the truth. lol![]()
Congrats again my friend![]()
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Reply #21 Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:07 PM
Okay Thuglifejunio, well done on getting three SSOTD in a row. You are putting together some very nice and interesting desktops.
Do you thing you might be able to be convinced to take some of those SreenShots and turn them into Theme Manager Suites?