# Oh, My Freaking God! (Looong!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 13, 2003, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128 "2003-07-13T07:55:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/401 "2003-08-06T19:12:55Z")
I don’t know that relaxing, healing, and occasionally having sex qualifies as a “swinging singles lifestyle.” But you should be comfortable and happy with yourself before you move on to another relationship, I think. A breakup of a relationship is confusing and painful. Are you far enough past that to go on to a full blown (no pun intended-down boy!) relationship? ---
**Author:** ![mipiace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@mipiace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mipiace)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/402 "2003-08-06T19:22:29Z")
What if you looked at this from a completely different perspective. Instead of loomking at it as a really bad experience. What if you looked at it as a positive one? Instead of saying that Theresa hurt and rejected y ou, what if you looked at it like this, you now know that you are able to approach an attractive woman in a bar and know that you are interesting enough to garner her attention, her phone number and a few dates [and some passionate kisses in the deal]. Sometimes it is how y ou look at things. Maybe the glass isn’t half empty Dave - maybe it is half full. So maybe you should go back to the bar and look for ANOTHER beautiful woman sitting alone at the bar. But this time don’t worry so much if she doesn’t answer your email right away or if she doesn’t call you back immediately. Just paly it cool because you are the man right? You have something to offer that SHE is lucky to be around right? ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/403 "2003-08-06T19:27:45Z")
'zactly. well said, mipiace. ---
**Author:** ![freetobeme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@freetobeme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freetobeme)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/404 "2003-08-06T20:51:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Optihut \* > \*\*Why, **freetobeme**? The thread seems to be in perfect health. Or were you referring to your own post with “this post”? In that case, I´ll gladly declare your post as officially dead 😉 \*\* Yes. Good one. Quite funny. I stand by my original (now modified to read ‘thread’ instead of ‘post’) statement. Let’s face it there isn’t any more to add except. I’m not trying to offend anyone. I’m just stating a fact. This thread jumped the shark 4 pages back. ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/405 "2003-08-06T20:58:46Z")
Well, freetobeme, no one requires you to follow along in a thread you aren’t interested in. There are hundreds of threads that look lame by title alone so I don’t open them and still more that I read and choose to never revisit because they don’t interest me at all. If I posted to every thread I didn’t think had life in it any longer I would have no time at all for sleeping or eating. So while your small attempt at a hijack about the shelf life of this thread is duly noted… we all still feel like posting here and this thread will either die on its own or a mod will kill it one day as they are wont to do… the best thing you can do to help it die is not post in it eh? ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/406 "2003-08-06T21:03:02Z")
Oka-a-a-ay…a “fact”? :rolleyes: Is someone forcing you to read this thread? I know you’re new to this board, but you _do_ know you’re not required to read them all, right? ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/407 "2003-08-06T21:26:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by freetobeme \* > \*\*Let’s face it there isn’t any more to add except. > > I’m not trying to offend anyone. I’m just stating a fact. This thread jumped the shark 4 pages back. \*\* Yeah, well you **are** being offensive. It’s not up to you to decide when someone else’s thread has reached it’s limit. Just as you’re freetobeyou, I’m freetobeme, too. And, if that means continuing a thread beyond your tolerance limits, well, that’s just too f\*cking bad for you, sparky. ---
**Author:** ![deb2world](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/408 "2003-08-06T21:42:56Z")
This thread is so multi-faceted. We have romance, lost romance, intrigue–will she call or not, gratuitous sex, now we have antagonism via **freetobeme**. My money is on war being the next path this thread takes. **deb gets out rocket launcher and starts calculating positions of other thread members** ---
**Author:** ![peritrochoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@peritrochoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peritrochoid)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/409 "2003-08-06T21:45:02Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Davebear \* > \*\*Yeah, well you **are** being offensive. It’s not up to you to decide when someone else’s thread has reached it’s limit. Just as you’re freetobeyou, I’m freetobeme, too. And, if that means continuing a thread beyond your tolerance limits, well, that’s just too f_cking bad for you, sparky. \*\* Go, Dave! Stand back, folks! This **Bear’s** teeth are sharp, and he’s not afraid to use 'em! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/410 "2003-08-06T21:47:15Z")
wow. everybody got pissy since my last visit. c’mon, people. If Davebear’s sex life is still a source of amusement, I see no reason to discontinue it. Especially if he’s the one that’s amused… ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/411 "2003-08-06T21:55:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Maureen \* > **If Davebear’s sex life is still a source of amusement, I see no reason to discontinue it.** Woohoo! You mean we humble Dopers get to vote whether **Davebear** ’s sex life continues or not? 😃 **wondering how many donuts she can get for a bribe from Dave to vote against discontinuing his sex life** ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/412 "2003-08-06T21:58:33Z")
HAH!! **Lily** , I am already on **DB’s** list! Don’t help me!😛 Of course I meant the thread. I’ll try to be more precise. But I would definitely vote for him having a sex life… ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/413 "2003-08-06T23:08:22Z")
Wow, can’t we all just get along? Seriously, though, this thread seems to be a nice hang place for those who want to be here, and others are **freetobe** elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/414 "2003-08-07T03:51:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Maureen \* > \*\*I don’t know that relaxing, healing, and occasionally having sex qualifies as a “swinging singles lifestyle.” But you should be comfortable and happy with yourself before you move on to another relationship, I think. A breakup of a relationship is confusing and painful. Are you far enough past that to go on to a full blown (no pun intended-down boy!) relationship? \*\* Me, myself, and I have not been truly happy with each other since my mother moved us to Boston. But we have a sort of mutual agreement, that let’s us coexist peacefully. And, given that I declared my relationship to Sherri dead, last November, I think I’m as far past it as I’m going to get. And, without occasionally having sex, which has never happened for me, without a relationship, I don’t see much healing happening. And, I haven’t had a “full blown” relationship in ages, as you know. (Too late.) Oh, and I am fairly snockered, thanks to the company party, tonight, which I had forgotten about. So, if I seem a little less coherent than usual, you’ll know why. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mipiace \* > \*\*Sometimes it is how y ou look at things. Maybe the glass isn’t half empty Dave - maybe it is half full. \*\* I’m not actually either a “glass half full” or a “glass half empty” guy. It’s **both!** I can’t see it one way or the other. I DO see the positive side of my Theresa experience. But, I don’t believe it’s repeatable. :shrug: > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by deb2world \* > **deb gets out rocket launcher and starts calculating positions of other thread members** OOH! Can I play? I love big, loud toys! I’ll be your best friend! 😉 > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by peritrochoid \* > **Stand back, folks! This Bear’s teeth are sharp, and he’s not afraid to use 'em!** Damn right! He stated his opinion once, and I let it go. He’s entitled to an opinion. But, I’m entitled to keep my thread running as long as anyone cares to post to it. Coming back to argue about it is unacceptable. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Maureen \* > \*\*wow. everybody got pissy since my last visit. c’mon, people. If Davebear’s sex life is still a source of amusement, I see no reason to discontinue it. Especially if he’s the one that’s amused… \*\* I thought it was my love life. But, I guess it doesn’t matter. I don’t really have either, so I can’t say they amuse me. But, it helps to have a place to vent. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Maureen \* > \*\*Woohoo! You mean we humble Dopers get to vote whether Davebear’s sex life continues or not? 😃 \*\* Wouldn’t I have to have one, in order to continue it? > [@](#): > > **wondering how many donuts she can get for a bribe from Dave to vote against discontinuing his sex life** Too late. It was discontinued long ago. But, if you can get it reinstated, I’ll buy you two dozen. If it’s with Theresa, I’ll buy you a dozen a week, for life. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Maureen \* > \*\*HAH!! Lily, I am already on DB’s list! Don’t help me! > \*\* You _certainly are_, should you ever become available! 😃 > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lorene \* > **Seriously, though, this thread seems to be a nice hang place for those who want to be here, and others are freetobe elsewhere.** :blows kiss to lorene: Mmmmwha! You’re such a sweety. 🙂 Oh, and the nightly update! Harmony replied to my email. With **an apology!** :eek: Coulda knocked me over with a feather! (But, there are so many more creative uses for feathers!) (Sorry) I really expected her to react the way I reacted to freetobeajerk. Anyway, I sent her back a nice response (I think), leaving the door open. She may have held back from kissing me, but there was that sweet belly, and her soft butt pressing against me in just the right spot, as I nibbled her neck. That was verrrry nice. Oh…umm, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Wyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@Wyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyatt)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/415 "2003-08-07T04:35:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tanookie \* > \*\*I’m also beginning to think Wyatt is insane. \*\* voice 1 _“They’re on to us!”_ voice 2 _“She’s guessing, I tell you, she’s got nothin’”_ voice 1 _“It was those dang’d early posts You made, the ones that were typed and coded so badly they looked like newspaper cutout ransom notes!”_ voice 2 _“Faaa ged aboudit! I’m tellin’ ya, she’s got Nothin’! 'Sides it was Your bologna that tipped her off!”_ voice 1 _“If they cut off Internet access here on the ward, big mo’s gonna Bash our head in!”_ voice 2 \* “Here! I’ll shut her up, Watch This!”\* …Cite??? voice 1\*“Oh, Yeah, Smart Guy, like THAT’s gonna do it? Those pregnant gals, I’m tellin’ ya, they got Intuition!!!”\* voice 2\*“Ok, smart guy, what is it YOU think we need to do?”\* voice 1\*“Maybe if we over-night her a pizza…”\* ---
**Author:** ![Wyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@Wyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyatt)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/416 "2003-08-07T05:59:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wyatt \* > \*\*_mumbles something about Really REALLLY wanting to Hang that gal’s Shelves! — what ever That means …_ \*\* ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/417 "2003-08-07T12:14:49Z")
Shhh Maureen… We’re not amused by Dave’s life… We’re merely concerned friends looking out for his happiness and wellbeing. If we get some giggles from it well that’s just bonus 🙂 My cats steal all our feathers. We have to keep them locked up! (The feathers not the cats although sometimes they get locked out! The cats not the feathers 🙂 ) Now I know Wyatt is insane. I just wonder what kind of insane. Does he want to ‘hang my shelves’ as a euphemism for gangster style murder or ‘hang my shelves’ as a euphemism for the stuff that got me pregnant in the first place? Or does he really just want to come 3000 miles to hang shelving? No matter he’s bonkers! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/418 "2003-08-07T13:20:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tanookie \* > **Shhh Maureen… We’re not amused by Dave’s life… We’re merely concerned friends looking out for his happiness and wellbeing. If we get some giggles from it well that’s just bonus 🙂** Awww! If I lay on my back, will you rub my tummy? 😉 > [@](#): > > **My cats steal all our feathers. We have to keep them locked up! (The feathers not the cats although sometimes they get locked out! The cats not the feathers 🙂 )** Someone’s been hanging out in the Rue threads too often. 🙂 > [@](#): > > \*\* Now I know Wyatt is insane. I just wonder what kind of insane. Does he want to ‘hang my shelves’ as a euphemism for gangster style murder or ‘hang my shelves’ as a euphemism for the stuff that got me pregnant in the first place? Or does he really just want to come 3000 miles to hang shelving? No matter he’s bonkers! 🙂 \*\* Well, I can tell you, from firsthand knowledge, that the phrase has gone international. And, yes, it’s a euphemism. 😃 Morning Update! No hangover, and only slightly queasy stomach. Cool! Not bad, at all, considering I lost count somewhere around my seventh Maragarita. (And, some bastige stole my pitcher of Margaritas!!) But, no word on the romance front. Oh! But, I forgot to mention, last night, Harmony had a migraine, possibly one of those three-day beauties (it wasn’t totally clear), so she was probably a wee bit touchier/grumpier than usual when she wrote me the nasty-gram. That’s good to know, on a couple of levels. Should I be worried that there doesn’t appear to be any difference between my drunken posts and my sober posts? ---
**Author:** ![Simple\_Dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Simple\_Dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Dreamer)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/419 "2003-08-07T13:22:23Z")
ROFL Wyatt you’re a hoot! ---
**Author:** ![Optihut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/edb3f5/32.png) [@Optihut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Optihut)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/420 "2003-08-07T13:24:41Z")
> [@](#): > > Should I be worried that there doesn’t appear to be any difference between my drunken posts and my sober posts? Yes. You should start by not correcting your typos when you´re drunk. Hey, it worked for me 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128.md?page=22)