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04-08-2005, 01:09 PM #13
IceG
Top Gun Call Sign: Iceman
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 518 The history of the acronym PA
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Quimby, the acronym PA was first coined by Vancouverman who instigated the first PA meeting. Perbert's Anonymous (PA) is a self-depracating parody of other addiction counselling programs like AA and NA (Narcotics Anonymous).
The original concept was for otherwise anonymous members of the Vancouver section to meet and have some beers and get to put a face to your computer tagline. After all, most Perberts are not "public" about the paying women for sex concept. The idea was to get to know your fellow "Perbert" (intentional self-depracating humor).
The concept was then expanded and many sps attended. There were various postives and negatives from these functions.
The concept was then copied in Edmonton by various members and there were similar positives and negative outcomes and issues that arose.
the goal of the meetings is determined by the participants, but the general idea is that you meet the people from this board at either a public or private place and mingle.
Capiche?
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Just found this thread and wanted to add my 2c to it.
I was not the creator of PA name.... at one point, I found out who used it first on Perb, but.... don't remember it now.
But, I was a creator of PA meetings, and only ONE who was on all 10 public meetings.
It started as an idea of putting faces behind the anonymous IDs.
There were private meetings before. Little Alex orgainzed a couple of "guys only dinners", then "upgraded" it to "guys and dolls" dinners. They were a BLAST.
But, I wanted to open it a bit.
I drop this idea on Perb, and lots of people responded.... LOTS... about 20 or 30. At the end ... only 3 people would show up ....
Loves2Learn ---- my long lost friend
weekender
and myself
This is how it started....
We had blast ... and L2L even more blast than anybody else ... LOL
month later, another one was called..... two more people did show up
blowhard, and Kev,
We had lunch, chatted about perb, girls, talked to girls at The Drake.... just had a good lunch time meeting. We nominated L2L as "secretary of PA board" to write minuts of the meetings .... latter to be renamed as "moments of PA meetings" ... (I'm sure one can still find some threads called "momments")
Till the 5th PA meeting it was "guys only" event. Mind you, not by design, but just ... somehow it happen that way.
No. 5 was different, as ~Alexandria~ added her name to the list of PA members and organized few other girls as well. Of course, this changed the number of guys in attendance as well.
Last (public) one was No.10, and I was hoping to get 100 members there, but ... didn't happen... we had close to 50 or 60 people.
All meetings took place at the Drake except for one, that happen in New West
What was the biggest advantage ..... hmmm... I met a few people there, that I am still in contact .... and a few... I would like to be in contact.
Perbertia was not a bad place..... we all were friends then. (ok..... most of us)
Is it possible to organize a public meeting now .... I'm not sure .. probably not
But I think LA type of private dinner idea is possible and doable. All the best to any organizer who would like to do it. I always had fun on the dinners, still have couple of pictures from the "party that never happen" evening. (Paige, ~Alexandria~, Gina Lee, Sanityclause, Loves2learn, Kev, and myself)
and to all that would say ... we pay for sex.. and not for anything else .... I can tell you ... you are loosing a lot
ps.. there were PA meetings in Edmonton, and Calgary as well ( not sure if one in Victoria did finally happen) but none was an open invitation type as the Vancouver meetings.
a bit of PERB history, this did REALLY happen.
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04-08-2005, 01:09 PM #13
IceG
Top Gun Call Sign: Iceman
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 518 The history of the acronym PA
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Quimby, the acronym PA was first coined by Vancouverman who instigated the first PA meeting. Perbert's Anonymous (PA) is a self-depracating parody of other addiction counselling programs like AA and NA (Narcotics Anonymous).
The original concept was for otherwise anonymous members of the Vancouver section to meet and have some beers and get to put a face to your computer tagline. After all, most Perberts are not "public" about the paying women for sex concept. The idea was to get to know your fellow "Perbert" (intentional self-depracating humor).
The concept was then expanded and many sps attended. There were various postives and negatives from these functions.
The concept was then copied in Edmonton by various members and there were similar positives and negative outcomes and issues that arose.
the goal of the meetings is determined by the participants, but the general idea is that you meet the people from this board at either a public or private place and mingle.
Capiche?
===========================================
Just found this thread and wanted to add my 2c to it.
I was not the creator of PA name.... at one point, I found out who used it first on Perb, but.... don't remember it now.
But, I was a creator of PA meetings, and only ONE who was on all 10 public meetings.
It started as an idea of putting faces behind the anonymous IDs.
There were private meetings before. Little Alex orgainzed a couple of "guys only dinners", then "upgraded" it to "guys and dolls" dinners. They were a BLAST.
But, I wanted to open it a bit.
I drop this idea on Perb, and lots of people responded.... LOTS... about 20 or 30. At the end ... only 3 people would show up ....
Loves2Learn ---- my long lost friend
weekender
and myself
This is how it started....
We had blast ... and L2L even more blast than anybody else ... LOL
month later, another one was called..... two more people did show up
blowhard, and Kev,
We had lunch, chatted about perb, girls, talked to girls at The Drake.... just had a good lunch time meeting. We nominated L2L as "secretary of PA board" to write minuts of the meetings .... latter to be renamed as "moments of PA meetings" ... (I'm sure one can still find some threads called "momments")
Till the 5th PA meeting it was "guys only" event. Mind you, not by design, but just ... somehow it happen that way.
No. 5 was different, as ~Alexandria~ added her name to the list of PA members and organized few other girls as well. Of course, this changed the number of guys in attendance as well.
Last (public) one was No.10, and I was hoping to get 100 members there, but ... didn't happen... we had close to 50 or 60 people.
All meetings took place at the Drake except for one, that happen in New West
What was the biggest advantage ..... hmmm... I met a few people there, that I am still in contact .... and a few... I would like to be in contact.
Perbertia was not a bad place..... we all were friends then. (ok..... most of us)
Is it possible to organize a public meeting now .... I'm not sure .. probably not
But I think LA type of private dinner idea is possible and doable. All the best to any organizer who would like to do it. I always had fun on the dinners, still have couple of pictures from the "party that never happen" evening. (Paige, ~Alexandria~, Gina Lee, Sanityclause, Loves2learn, Kev, and myself)
and to all that would say ... we pay for sex.. and not for anything else .... I can tell you ... you are loosing a lot
ps.. there were PA meetings in Edmonton, and Calgary as well ( not sure if one in Victoria did finally happen) but none was an open invitation type as the Vancouver meetings.
a bit of PERB history, this did REALLY happen.
