Musings, and a Retrospective
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[li]No matter how inconsequential it is, there are dozens of people who will argue to the death about it in GD.[/li][li]No matter how obscure, there are dozens of people who can answer it in GQ.[/li][li]Hi, Opal![/li][li]Nobody, but NOBODY has cooler sigs than Neuro-Trash Grrrl.[/li][li]Whatever the topic, sombody will turn it to racism or discrimination about homosexuals.[/li][li]Godwin’s Law is alive and well: Conversations on SDMB don’t really even get going until somebody is compared to Hitler.[/li][li]If nobody knows it, somebody will make it up.[/li][li]If nobody knows it, either Chronos, CalMeacham, or RM Mentock probably does but isn’t telling.[/li][li]No matter what physics question you ask or answer, somebody will always say “WRONG! You didn’t account for relativistic _______ change!”[/li][li]If it’s not a fact, somebody “read it someplace, I don’t recall where…”[/li][li]Religion threads are mainly excuses to bash Christians.[/li][li]Dopefests really ARE fun.[/li][li]Bell curves don’t apply in SDMB. I’ve seen more brilliance and more gross stupidity than anywhere else.[/li][li]People on message boards are real people who really don’t suck.[/li][li]Those people sometimes really care about each other.[/li][li]You can have genuine friends who you’ve never met, and may never see.[/li][li]Contrary to common belief, taking gender, race, age, etc out of a conversation and basing interactions solely on thoughts does NOT solve all the world’s problems. Bigotry and cliquish behavior still happen, they just form around ideological nucleation points rather than physical ones.[/li][li]Moderators can drink like pros![/li][li]Contrary to common belief, message boards are not the refuge of the unattractive and unpopular. Anybody who thinks otherwise obviously hasn’t seen the picture pages.[/li][li]Even though it appears otherwise on the surface (for example, to my boss), SDMB is a worthwhile pursuit, and it has been a positive experience overall.[/li][li]All kidding aside, “Satan’s Ass” really would make a good name for a rock band. :D[/li][/ol]
ChiefScott:
Yeah, yeah, I know. But I have three things to say in my defense:
There was only one, and it was intended to replace nonverbal cues that are lost without face-to-face contact during an exchange, thereby avoiding confusion and miscommunication.
I seem to remember seeing you post a smiley or two in at least one thread…
[ChiefScott “jedi mind trick”] No you don’t. [/]
No I don’t.
It could be worse – I could have said “LOL”.
hahahaha
Lsura: Thanks! I’ll drink one for you too, but I drink Corona. [smiley omitted in deference to ChiefScott]
[breathlessly] Hi everyone!! - I bought beer and scotch and also gin and tonic for my boyfriend who’s coming later, and these little savoury pastry things that I make - they just need to be heated up. AND I got silly hats - I hope you don’t mind… uh, don’t mind…
hello!
hello! anyone there…?
Um. Is this the wrong night? Am I late again…?
Oh dear, this is depressing. I’m sure it’s happened before too.
perhaps I should go. I’ll leave the savoury things - he might wander in later.
Oh, and I could leave a note,
here: "Dear Joe, sorry to have missed your party. I was very impressed by the list, although number 12 strikes me as unlikely. Almost everybody on these boards goes to bed too early, and then when it’s 9.00 pm in Oz they’re never here.
Anyway best wishes - I will be looking out for more cogency and wit from you. I am NOT being sarcastic.
Don’t be too depressed about the poor attendance - there’s just so much on these boards, they can’t keep up. And I think somebody started yet another Sexywriter thread, and you know how they suck the life out of everything else.
I think the trick is to keep on going anyway, doing one’s best and behaving like a gentleman, except in the Pit, I gather.
Happy 1000 Joe,
After your 2 cents in the latest Napster thread (brilliant), and your proposed soloution to my SCSI laptop problems (laughably expensive but appreciated), you are a name I will look for when I skim titles. Sorry I seem to have killed your Media Sensationalism Thread, I’ve been doing that a lot this week…
