tduby1
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Jun 27, 2014 18:32:45 GMT
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Post by tduby1 on Aug 12, 2014 15:17:18 GMT
Very few celebrities effect me. John Ritter, John Goodman, and Robin Williams. I never knew any of them. But I got the sense that they were "real" men and not shams like so many "celebrities" today: Kimye, etc. So excuse people for connecting to an actor that they connected to through the arts. When Morgan Freeman leaves us, may it be many years, will we all be "whores" then, too? How is this different than the passing of a president? Very few, if any of us, know them IRL. John Goodman died? When? How did I miss this?
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rodeomom
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Refupee # 380 "I don't have to run fast, I just have to run faster than you."
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Location: Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma
Jun 25, 2014 23:34:38 GMT
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Post by rodeomom on Aug 12, 2014 15:18:40 GMT
I am in a different time zone- the other threads must be far down the page or off page 1 as this one is the first one I saw. This particular celebrity death has pushed Gaza/ Israel and Iraq off the international news. cycworker, condolences on the passing of your Uncle. rodeomom, condolences on the passing of your Aunt. Thank you
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Nink
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Posts: 4,955
Location: North Idaho
Jul 1, 2014 23:30:44 GMT
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Post by Nink on Aug 12, 2014 15:30:52 GMT
Very few celebrities effect me. John Ritter, John Goodman, and Robin Williams. I never knew any of them. But I got the sense that they were "real" men and not shams like so many "celebrities" today: Kimye, etc. So excuse people for connecting to an actor that they connected to through the arts. When Morgan Freeman leaves us, may it be many years, will we all be "whores" then, too? How is this different than the passing of a president? Very few, if any of us, know them IRL. John Goodman died? When? How did I miss this? John Goodman is still around. I think I saw somewhere that she meant John Candy.
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AmyS
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Enrich your life through crochet. (tm)
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Location: North Alabama
Jun 26, 2014 3:16:46 GMT
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Post by AmyS on Aug 12, 2014 15:39:46 GMT
I just wonder why it bothers Yubon so much. She is over the top with the indignation. She really really despises the "Hey look at me!" aspect of it, which is strange because that's her exact posting style. Just speaking generally here, often the traits that bother us so much in others are the ones we ourselves also have, but try very hard (perhaps subconsciously) not to recognize.
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Judy26
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MOTFY Bitchy Nursemaid
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Location: NW PA
Jun 25, 2014 23:50:38 GMT
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Post by Judy26 on Aug 12, 2014 16:03:53 GMT
Wait a second...are we otters or sheep? On the one hand it would be pretty cool to be an otter because their whiskers are cute. But they are the member of the weasel family and I don't want to be a weasel. Sheep are cool because they are so fluffy. But they have an IQ lower than a pig and pigs roll in their own fecal matter so I don't want to be dumber than that. When we are sheep we are referred to as sheeple so what would we be if we are otters. Otterples? That sounds kind of cool. Hrmmm...after careful deliberation on this I still can't decide. I think Admin needs another board wide poll...is our mascot sheep or otters? Pigs are actually very intelligent. And I loved Robin Williams. Depression is a silent killer. Otters are really cool little animals that hold hands when they float on their backs. I wanted to be the first to post these factoids. And to Yubon, in the words of my dear departed Grandma, whom I loved dearly, "Why, ain't you a little black cloud shitting meanness!"
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Post by christaw on Aug 12, 2014 16:07:41 GMT
Exactly 0, count them, 0, of the 7 OP's of those threads have stuck around to discuss their feelings. They dropped their announcement post and then either disappeared or moved on to other threads. So if the OP's had stayed around and discussed their feelings I'm guessing you'd find fault with that too. I can hear it now, "grief whores that go on and on and on" Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Oh wait... I take the damned if you do/don't back. If the posters were following your idea of what should/shouldn't be posted there wouldn't be any of those threads to post on.
Seriously, who has the time or desire to count how many threads are started on this or any other subject? It's a message board, not a town or board meeting.
Sorry one of them was me and I meant to come back to my thread and got caught up with the kids. My bad!!
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MDscrapaholic
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Posts: 6,594
Location: Down by the bay....
Jun 25, 2014 20:49:07 GMT
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Aug 12, 2014 16:30:52 GMT
And to Yubon, in the words of my dear departed Grandma, whom I loved dearly, "Why, ain't you a little black cloud shitting meanness!" This made me snort my tea!!
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Post by pelirroja on Aug 12, 2014 16:56:26 GMT
Nink: love the haiku!
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on Aug 12, 2014 17:03:17 GMT
It has everything except a haiku! Yubon is a jerk That, there is no denying No one would miss you. Good one! It is evening here. My day is complete.
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Post by alibama on Aug 12, 2014 17:56:12 GMT
So if the OP's had stayed around and discussed their feelings I'm guessing you'd find fault with that too. I can hear it now, "grief whores that go on and on and on" Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Oh wait... I take the damned if you do/don't back. If the posters were following your idea of what should/shouldn't be posted there wouldn't be any of those threads to post on.
Seriously, who has the time or desire to count how many threads are started on this or any other subject? It's a message board, not a town or board meeting.
Sorry one of them was me and I meant to come back to my thread and got caught up with the kids. My bad!! There is nothing for you to apologies for. Yubon is being a jerk just like always. Ignore her. You have a right to start a new thread just like everyone else does.
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Post by ingrid6 on Aug 12, 2014 18:05:46 GMT
Sorry one of them was me and I meant to come back to my thread and got caught up with the kids. My bad!! There is nothing for you to apologies for. Yubon is being a jerk just like always. Ignore her. You have a right to start a new thread just like everyone else does. I agree, there's absolutely no need to apologize!
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 12, 2014 18:10:39 GMT
Wait a second...are we otters or sheep? On the one hand it would be pretty cool to be an otter because their whiskers are cute. But they are the member of the weasel family and I don't want to be a weasel. Sheep are cool because they are so fluffy. But they have an IQ lower than a pig and pigs roll in their own fecal matter so I don't want to be dumber than that. When we are sheep we are referred to as sheeple so what would we be if we are otters. Otterples? That sounds kind of cool. Hrmmm...after careful deliberation on this I still can't decide. I think Admin needs another board wide poll...is our mascot sheep or otters? I haven't read this thread at all, but I felt obligated to reply to this, to defend the poor pigs. I went to our county fair this weekend and saw the Racing Pigs. lol. That's where I learned that pigs are the fourth most intelligent animal. I think it was 4th. Humans, elephants, dolphins, then pigs. Just thought I'd set that record straight. Now off to read this thread while I eat lunch.
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Post by compeateropeator on Aug 12, 2014 18:25:10 GMT
Where is Yubon to discuss this? More than a page of new post have been added and we haven't heard a peep from her. I am sure that when she comes back she will berate everyone who mentions that point...telling us all how she has a life, not like the all the "losers" who are constantly here.
I really have no Yubon love or hate, have never interacted with her, just an observer and long time lurkers who sees her for what she is.
Sometimes I agree with what she is saying (but not with how she is saying it) and sometimes I don't. I do think, however, that 99 percent of the time she acts (you act... incase you are reading this) like a raging bitch and I am not quite sure why? As with anyone that is certainly your choice, so continue on. I will continue to have my thoughts on if this is your internet act or if you are this way to those in your real life. Not that it really matters in the grand scheme of things but it gives me my jollies.
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Post by christaw on Aug 12, 2014 18:40:37 GMT
Thank you ladies..that's what I love about this place is that there are super nice ladies who make up for the not so nice ones!!
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