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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 8 2007, 08:33 AM (1,049 Views) | |
| ***musical princess*** | Jan 8 2007, 01:04 PM Post #26 |
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That's exactly what i'msaying. As an active memeber, i don't think it is weird. But alot of people looking in on what i do and how i live my life would find it weird- having never been part of a forum before. x |
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| John D'Oh | Jan 8 2007, 01:04 PM Post #27 |
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A simple 'yes' would be sufficient.
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| LadyElton | Jan 8 2007, 01:05 PM Post #28 |
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Come on. Try it. You know you want to. :ph43r:
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| ***musical princess*** | Jan 8 2007, 01:07 PM Post #29 |
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You are so naughty LE!! Must ... fight... temptation... to ... play.... I have exams spread out over the next three weeks so i REALLY can't afford to start playing, now of all times! This place takes up enough time! ![]() Maybe when my exams are over i might open an account..... x |
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| justme | Jan 8 2007, 01:12 PM Post #30 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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People look at me very oddly when I talk about the Coffee Room. But they love it when I show them various funny pictures and youtube videos that have been posted here. Mark always thought I was crazy spending so much time here. But now he's come to appreciate it. Meeting JF and KK helped. Now he'll say "go ask the Coffee Room about such and such" or "do your peeps in the Coffee Room know about...." He has come to appreciate the fact that we're experts on just about everything. There's a wealth of knowledge here and hardly a waste of time. JMHO |
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| sue | Jan 8 2007, 01:22 PM Post #31 |
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What fizzygirl said. The chance to communicate with people from different walks of life, that I probably wouldn not get to know otherwise is really special. I don't mention it very often, just when I show someone an incredible astronomy pic , pass on a particularly funny joke, or explain where I got the brilliant recipe for ribs.
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| David Burton | Jan 8 2007, 01:31 PM Post #32 |
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Pathetic? Sad? No. Should I have better things to do? Perhaps, but I'd probably throttle the judgemental so and so who told me so. Getting to hear from other people one is likely never to meet, that's actually pretty exciting. Never much happened before the internet. Imagine no internet. People would riot. |
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| Dewey | Jan 8 2007, 01:58 PM Post #33 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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To immediate family, I'll talk about the "Coffee Roomers," and they know a dozen or so members specifically by screen name. To others, I'll just say, "I was talking to a friend of mine in Tierra del Fuego yesterday, and he said..." Most people are incredibly impressed at how far flung my friends apparently are around the country and the planet. I try to downplay the fact that I've never actually met most of them in person.
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| dolmansaxlil | Jan 8 2007, 02:01 PM Post #34 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I tell people all the time about this place. Of course, I've been posting on forums for quite some time, and people already think I'm odd (my vice-principal/soon to be principal refers to me infront of the students and staff as "the tech geek"). My parents think it's totally normal, because while they don't do the bulletin board/forum thing, they do both belong to several email groups, which are similar in nature. One of my best real-life friends was initially an on-line acquaintance who I met when I was planning my wedding and found an internet forum about it. The way I look at it is I don't have TV, though I probably spend as much time on here as most people do watching the tube. But when I watch tv, I have a difficult time multi-tasking. Here, I can do work at the same time. What is probably more odd is that I talk to my real-life friends online (yahoo messenger), but rarely see them. In fact, one lives within walking distance, but I haven't seen her live and in person since the first week of September. ![]() If people think I'm weird or pathetic, so be it. They'd think I was weird anyway - this just gives them something to focus their suspicions on. |
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"Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst." ~ Henri Cartier-Bresson My Flickr Photostream | |
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| Mark | Jan 8 2007, 02:04 PM Post #35 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I don't know what to say!
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___.___ (_]===* o 0 When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. H.G. Wells | |
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| The 89th Key | Jan 8 2007, 02:13 PM Post #36 |
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One of the coolest dynamics I like about this board, is how it's self-sustaining. You leave for an hour and you will come back to a bunch of new threads or at least posts that you can read and maybe respond to. It's kept alive by each of us doing our own little part. Man, I sound like a gay. |
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| taiwan_girl | Jan 8 2007, 02:19 PM Post #37 |
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This is definitely a very interesting board - the variety of topics and knowledge is tremendous. I think I am more of a taker than a giver on this board, but from it, I have learned alot. However, I dont think the members are a very good cross section of the world (on average, the members are smarter, better looking :), (those I have not seen, I am sure you are better than average looking!), etc. than the world at large), but everybody brings a unique personality and outlook which seem to make this board work. to all of you.
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| The 89th Key | Jan 8 2007, 02:25 PM Post #38 |
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You and me both, sunshine. Big time for me. Although one thing I do bring to this board is a reason for others to say, "Why wont that verbose, prolific, son of a keep his mouth shut!?"
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| ***musical princess*** | Jan 8 2007, 02:37 PM Post #39 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Well, i've been trying to tell you that for long enough, dear Isaac... x |
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| plays88keys | Jan 8 2007, 03:08 PM Post #40 |
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[size=14]LOL![/size] |
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| plays88keys | Jan 8 2007, 03:11 PM Post #41 |
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[size=14]LOL![/size] |
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| plays88keys | Jan 8 2007, 03:15 PM Post #42 |
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Pisa-Carp
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I like the term Jack Frost uses. He calls us all "pixel people." |
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| Mikhailoh | Jan 8 2007, 03:22 PM Post #43 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Well, some of YOU might be pathetic if you want to be, but as for me? I am magnificent and enviable.
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| plays88keys | Jan 8 2007, 03:31 PM Post #44 |
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That you are, Michael. I'm a fan!
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| TomK | Jan 8 2007, 03:31 PM Post #45 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I'm real and I'm spectacular. :lol: |
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| Mikhailoh | Jan 8 2007, 03:37 PM Post #46 |
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TomK - keepin' it real! And thank you Plays.. that was very sweet. I can't think of anyone on here who is pathetic. Well.. maybe one. |
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| dolmansaxlil | Jan 8 2007, 03:40 PM Post #47 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Tom, you seem to be channeling Terry Hatcher... |
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| TomK | Jan 8 2007, 03:42 PM Post #48 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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:lol: I did't think anytyone would get the joke.
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| phykell | Jan 8 2007, 03:52 PM Post #49 |
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Seinfeld We even got that one across the pond.
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The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated. - Ghandhi Evil cannot be conquered in the world. It can only be resisted within oneself. Remember, bones heal and chicks dig scars | |
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| katie | Jan 8 2007, 05:03 PM Post #50 |
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I was thinking the other day how neat it is watching people get older, more mature, hit those milestones (Crash ), and seeing others become grandparents. We've seen so much here over the years. Good and sad. But we're all getting older here on these boards.My family understands. Hubby (who lurks) wishes there were more babe pics posted (I'm serious). The son wishes there were more links to games & more jokes. People outside my family though? They think it's & I'm weird to be online. So what, I say! I'm in the Dol camp: I don't watch T.V. either. But for me, I need little breaks & sabbaticals from here every now & then. This place furthers procrastination about my exercise & other work. That's not good. Posts are one thing, but PMs do take much thought & concentration from me. I put my heart into these. So I apologise when I don't sent off speedy PMs. I'll try to do better ... really. What makes it very real for me are those PMs, and the emails after all. Something quite special is meeting some of you & the phone calls now & then. Good people here!
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to all of you.
keep his mouth shut!?"
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