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Posted by Susan47 on November 22, 2004, at 19:35:26
I hereby announce that my christmas tree this year is the most beautiful one I have ever owned. Mmmmhmmmm. It's white, with white lights and it sparkles and shines like I feel. Mmmmmmmmmmm. Gonna lay under it and get a sunburn. Sowing the Seeds of Love ....
Posted by AdaGrace on November 22, 2004, at 20:58:58
In reply to Christmas Trees, posted by Susan47 on November 22, 2004, at 19:35:26
Susan, you need to get some......
Posted by Susan47 on November 23, 2004, at 1:02:47
In reply to Re: Christmas Trees » Susan47, posted by AdaGrace on November 22, 2004, at 20:58:58
There is absolutely no doubt about that, Ada. I'm getting older as the minutes go by .... life doesn't retrograde, or something, you know what I mean..... it takes us that !quick! and it's so scary to know that this day'll never come again and there might've been more. I think you understand.....
Posted by Susan47 on November 23, 2004, at 1:15:40
In reply to Re: Christmas Trees, posted by Susan47 on November 23, 2004, at 1:02:47
that you're feeling better and of course I'm an ass and had to bring up old stuff.... sorry sweetie, and I know what you mean about schmoozing with the spawn, I do that all the time lately and we both love it, the female spawn and I (just kidding, she's a wonderful little person, my daughter.)
Posted by Tabitha on November 23, 2004, at 2:06:53
In reply to Christmas Trees, posted by Susan47 on November 22, 2004, at 19:35:26
It sounds lovely! So what do you mean white? Like a green tree with white flocking, or a totally fake one with white branches? I'm fond of fake trees myself. I'm with Lucy, who wanted Charlie Brown to get a pink aluminum tree.
Posted by Susan47 on November 23, 2004, at 10:51:40
In reply to Re: Christmas Trees, posted by Tabitha on November 23, 2004, at 2:06:53
Oh Tabitha, I'm so glad to hear someone else likes this commercial stuff as much as I do. I've wanted a white tree with red decorations ever since I was about four years old. They were the height of .. something.. in the sixties and I loved it. Now I have a big seven foot fake white tree with white lights built into it, it's absolutely like a touch of heaven in my living room because it's so BRIGHT and HOPEFUL, to me. It has pink garland and it looks great, totally fake. I'm a Lucy too.
Posted by AuntieMel on November 23, 2004, at 15:38:30
In reply to Re: Christmas Trees » Tabitha, posted by Susan47 on November 23, 2004, at 10:51:40
I like real, but if I could find one of those old shiny aluminum ones with the big rotating colored light shining on it I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
Posted by Dr. Bob on November 23, 2004, at 23:47:46
In reply to Re: Christmas Trees, Ada I apologize I just read, posted by Susan47 on November 23, 2004, at 1:15:40
> I'm an [*]ss and had to bring up old stuff....
Keeping in mind that the idea here is not to use language that could offend others, could you please rephrase that?
If you or others have questions about this or about posting policies in general, or are interested in alternative ways of expressing yourself, please see the FAQ:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#civil
Follow-ups regarding these issues, as well as replies to the above post, should of course themselves be civil.
Thanks,
Bob
Posted by Tabitha on November 24, 2004, at 0:23:38
In reply to Re: Christmas Trees » Tabitha, posted by Susan47 on November 23, 2004, at 10:51:40
I don't have a suitably glam fake tree, but I do have a tree-topper that's a star with tinsel plus flashing lights. A tree must have a light-up star topper, IMO. My childhood tree had a rather sedate angel topper, thought my gramma's tree angel was better, with lights in the skirt.
I'm almost inspired to get a tree for this year. I was admiring the fiber-optic ones. How much more fake/glam can you get?
Posted by AdaGrace on November 24, 2004, at 7:39:11
In reply to Christmas Trees, posted by Susan47 on November 22, 2004, at 19:35:26
What makes you think you brought up old shyte?
Posted by alexandra_k on November 24, 2004, at 17:52:12
In reply to Re: Christmas Trees » Susan47, posted by AdaGrace on November 24, 2004, at 7:39:11
Yeah, I prefer the real ones.
It is the smell. yummy. But then there is the problem of picking up all those darn pine needles. Still, I love the smell :-)
Posted by Susan47 on November 24, 2004, at 22:25:53
In reply to Re: Christmas Trees » Susan47, posted by AdaGrace on November 24, 2004, at 7:39:11
Just the fact that I hadn't seen you posting anything negative that day, and now you are again, you've gotten sad again, and you were feeling good and I guess I just felt bad that I wanted you to commiserate with me.
Posted by AdaGrace on November 25, 2004, at 6:41:13
In reply to Re: Christmas Trees, posted by Susan47 on November 24, 2004, at 22:25:53
It wasn't your fault.
It's my own fault. I let it get me down again. I let the feeling inside again. I looked into my soul and saw nothing. I looked in the mirror and saw empty eyes staring back at me. I looked into my heart and realized it wasn't there. I miss him. Even if he was so mean at the end and lied. I miss him. It was him that I fed off of for support, love, affection, and acceptance.
Posted by Dr. Bob on November 25, 2004, at 16:28:02
In reply to Re: Christmas Trees, Ada I apologize I just read, posted by Susan47 on November 23, 2004, at 1:15:40
> I'm an [*]ss and had to bring up old stuff....
Please don't use language that could offend others. The last time you were blocked it was for 2 weeks, and I'm going to make this for another 2 weeks.
If you or others have questions about this or about posting policies in general, or are interested in alternative ways of expressing yourself, please see the FAQ:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#civil
Follow-ups regarding these issues, as well as replies to the above post, should of course themselves be civil.
Thanks,
Bob
Posted by AdaGrace on November 26, 2004, at 7:35:19
In reply to Re: blocked for 2 weeks » Susan47, posted by Dr. Bob on November 25, 2004, at 16:28:02
Susan, I have a list for you, but you gots to find it, I don't know nuttin bout links.
AdaGrace
Posted by Toph on November 26, 2004, at 10:15:24
In reply to Re: blocked for 2 weeks » Susan47, posted by Dr. Bob on November 25, 2004, at 16:28:02
susan used a word that offended you so you asked her to rephrase her post. Then, without using any more language that would offend you you ceremoniously block her for 2 weeks. What prompted you to imposed such a harsh penalty on someone who called herself an @ss not someone else, someone who appeared to unbegrudgingly rephrase her post as you requested?
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20041122/msgs/419957.html
If you ask someone to rephrase a post and you are not satisfied with their attempt do you then sanction them for insubordination?
-Toph
Posted by vwoolf on November 26, 2004, at 10:49:21
In reply to Re: blocked for 2 weeks » Susan47, posted by Dr. Bob on November 25, 2004, at 16:28:02
Dr Bob, I don't understand. Is the offending word not synonymous with "donkey"? To mean stupid, obtuse, dull witted. My understanding of Susan's post is that she was intending precisely that, and was not referring to body parts.
Posted by Fallen4MyT on November 26, 2004, at 18:13:10
In reply to I don't understand » Dr. Bob, posted by vwoolf on November 26, 2004, at 10:49:21
Posted by Dr. Bob on November 28, 2004, at 23:40:13
In reply to I don't understand » Dr. Bob, posted by vwoolf on November 26, 2004, at 10:49:21
> susan used a word that offended you so you asked her to rephrase her post. Then, without using any more language that would offend you you ceremoniously block her for 2 weeks. What prompted you to imposed such a harsh penalty on someone who called herself an @ss not someone else, someone who appeared to unbegrudgingly rephrase her post as you requested?
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> TophI thought she was replying to AdaGrace, not rephrasing what I asked her to, but I do now think this should only be for 1 week, so I've made that change.
> Is the offending word not synonymous with "donkey"? To mean stupid, obtuse, dull witted. My understanding of Susan's post is that she was intending precisely that, and was not referring to body parts.
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> vwoolfAccording to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:
A perissodactyl mammal, a stupid person, and buttocks are different uses of the word, and the last two are both often vulgar.
I'd like to redirect any further discussion of posting policies to Psycho-Babble Administration. Here's a link:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20041109/msgs/420830.html
Thanks,
Bob
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