posted on February 25, 2005 06:00:21 AM new
Actually, dblfugger, I wasn't referring to anybody in particular.
I'm one of those that neither liked nor disliked fluffy. Some of the things she said did crack me up though, and in some ways, I miss her posts (especially the time that her and Tom got into it -- I never laughed so hard!). She definitely livened things up a bit. I don't take anything seriously on the boards (at least not anymore, but I can't say the same when I was a newbie and being clobbered!).
Helen -- Do you always waste your time responding to "silly messages"?
posted on February 25, 2005 06:21:05 AM newbut I can't say the same when I was a newbie and being clobbered..
lol! thats the thing bizzy. It wasnt (and still isnt) just fluffy doing the clobbering.
p.s.: you must be feeling fiesty today to take on helen. Hope you have an arsenal behind you. (indeed, she bites at controversy! She will pull up ever post you ever made, and may wind up telling you the reasons (in her humble opinion of course) why you were born!!
posted on February 25, 2005 07:07:20 AM newIt's very sad actually that they have nothing better in their lives than to continually interject their opinions and very rarely (if ever) offer anything of substance. In other words, they really do need to get a life!
Glad I didn't feel that way back in 1968 when I first arrived here!
Some of the newer members may not realize this but the EO used to be a very active board with daily input from dozens of regular posters. I was fortunate to learn from the best of them back then and I'm thankful for the knowledge they gave me. Not everyone agreed and some posters were very feisty and clashed with others but it made the board interesting and lively.
Isn't the whole point of the EO to keep up with ebay and to welcome all opinions, and consider all business ideas whether we wish to use them or not?
As far as the RT goes, I was terrified to go there until Jack started a thread there a couple of years ago. I didn't post often after that until the Iraqi war started. Helen is well-read and her and others have taught me lots about politics and the world in general...... the good and the bad and I'm thankful for that too.
posted on February 25, 2005 08:04:55 AM new
I post in both the EO and the RT and I don't cross the line I feel I donate quite a bit to this board if the subject is one that I know. If I don't know the topic I stay out of it and that is the way it should be. The EO is just that. It is supposed to be related to eBay. The RT is just a discussion board where you can tell a joke, etc
It's very sad actually that they have nothing better in their lives than to continually interject their opinions and very rarely (if ever) offer anything of substance. In other words, they really do need to get a life!
I think that is a miss statement about the EO. I don't find that at all. No matter what someone posts there usually is something in that post that other posters can use. Didn't you learn that there is no wrong question. If you feel a thread is usless then pass it by.
Even though I don't post often in the EO I stop a couple to times a day to see what and if there is something I can use and there usually is.
posted on February 25, 2005 10:55:05 AM new
I'm afraid of the RT. Made the mistake of going there in 2004. Haven't been back in ages. Some of the posters there really challenge my ability to believe in human intelligence.
So for now, I'm still living in my own lil' perfect world on the EO. Least I was till GG mentioned Fluffy.
Yeah, Fluffy had claws. She reminded me of true cat behavior. Purring and friendly one minute and scratching your eyes out the next.
But she was always welcome. I just ignored her when she was hormonal. Something I hope others do when I get bitchy!
posted on February 25, 2005 11:39:26 AM new
Jeez, Helen, LOL. I thought I was all through with this thread--but please recheck your quotes attributed to me! I said #1, didn't say #2 and #3. I know this is picky, but "trashcan" isn't even in my vocabulary. I say garbage can or wastebasket--that's what tipped me off. And I wasn't as vitriolic as #2 and #3 were.
posted on February 25, 2005 11:51:05 AM new
::So for now, I'm still living in my own lil' perfect world on the EO..::
Itray, why do I pick up the beach boys crooning "In my room" when I read that statement? :0) lol!
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There’s a world where I can go and tell my secrets to
In my room, in my room
In this world I lock out all my worries and my fears
In my room, in my room
Do my dreaming and my scheming
Lie awake and pray
Do my crying and my sighing
Laugh at yesterday
Now it’s dark and I’m alone
But I won’t be afraid
In my EO, in my EO
In my EO, in my EO
In my EO, in my EO
Roadsmith you said, "Jeez, Helen, LOL. I thought I was all through with this thread--but please recheck your quotes attributed to me! I said #1, didn't say #2 and #3. I know this is picky, but "trashcan" isn't even in my vocabulary. I say garbage can or wastebasket--that's what tipped me off. And I wasn't as vitriolic as #2 and #3 were."
Roadsmith, Here are the threads and the links to #1, #2 and #3.
posted on February 25, 2005 01:15:25 PM new
Well, I didn't want to drag this out but my credibility was questioned. So, I had to verify that Roadsmith did make those statements by providing links.
"Who could have possibly envisioned an erection — an election in Iraq at this point in history?" Prez.Jim Beam, at the White House, Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2005
posted on February 25, 2005 02:14:14 PM newLeaping lizards, lady!
Does answer that age old question that has stumped philosophers for centuries:
"Do lizards SMILE?"
"Who could have possibly envisioned an erection — an election in Iraq at this point in history?" Prez.Jim Beam, at the White House, Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2005
posted on February 25, 2005 02:44:52 PM new
Ralphie tells me: "Tastes JUST LIKE CHICKEN..."
He loves it when that stupid GECKO comes crawling around on the screen, pushing his car insurance -- YUM! YUM!
"Who could have possibly envisioned an erection — an election in Iraq at this point in history?" Prez.Jim Beam, at the White House, Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2005
posted on February 25, 2005 02:54:46 PM new
That was cute, Helen! It reminds me of our neighbor from a long ago. She had a thing for lizards. One of her's had..get this ok...a protracted anus! She took it the vet and the vet said there was really nothing she could do except push it back in, so every other day or so, she'd put on her gloves and do just that!! I find reptiles as pets totally weird, but whatever! I still would not be doing that!
posted on February 25, 2005 03:19:22 PM new
Whatever floats yer boat...
OTOH: the very TERM, "protracted anus" makes me-N-Ralph want to
So much for finishing my dinner of Stuffed Peppers...
"Who could have possibly envisioned an erection — an election in Iraq at this point in history?" Prez.Jim Beam, at the White House, Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2005
posted on February 25, 2005 03:38:54 PM new
Oooops, Helen, you are dead right! (My, you have a long memory!) I knew I hadn't said those two quotes in this particular thread, that's all.
Those other quotes were reacting to what I thought was some pretty crummy stuff that showed up in the Ebay Outlook--last fall, I think. Political stuff.
Sorry. You're right--I did say them--just not in this thread.
posted on February 25, 2005 03:53:03 PM new
Sorry about your confusion, Roadsmith. I should have included the links the first time so that you could review what you said and when you said it.
Hope you have an arsenal behind you. (indeed, she bites at controversy! She will pull up ever post you ever made, and may wind up telling you the reasons (in her humble opinion of course) why you were born!!
