When you don’t normally open a thread on this subject because you know you’ve read all possible answers in previous threads.
If we quit voting will they all go away?
All I do at work is read SD. That ok and all because I work the late shift as a security gaurd. The trouble starts when the next shift shows up and your still reading and you tell them that they can go out and get something to eat just so that you can read for another 15 minutes.
It even worse when you have to go to the bathroom and you hold it to the last possible second just to that you can finish reading a post.
So help me God…
“We’re surrounded? Good, that means we can fight them in every direction!” -Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller- Greatest Marine ever.
When you convince yourself that the amount of time spent on the board is just due to the slow modem - all that download time. Yeah, that’s it. So, you miss a day of work waiting to get the cable modem hooked up and then begin exhibiting serious binge behavior.
When you don’t have to tie up the phone and can walk over and have the board on the screen in a few seconds, this stuff gets really serious. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
My kids claim I’m turning into their Uncle, a chat room addict. I had to explain, this isn’t just CHAT, I’m helping answer all the worlds questions! They just don’t understand. Ahhhhhh, kids.
Always remember that you are unique, just like everybody else. MIPSIMS : where we put the fun back in dysfunctional.
When you have the following train of thought: Friend X has been through rehab, but still continues to drink. This is completely wrong. However, I continue to post here even though I have 2 case studies, a presentation, a semester project and three exams to study for. But I don’t have a problem, nooooo…
When you are annoyed that UBB coding doesn’t work in e-mail or ICQ. grrrr…
Eh, as far as vices go, this one won’t kill me (or so the odds say…) so I guess it’s’ better than most.
A little persistance goes a long way. Announcing:
“I go on guilt trips a couple of time a year. Mom books them for me.” A custom made Wally .sig!
When you keep a notepad by the bed in case you have an idea for killing groundhogs in the middle of the night and want to remember it in the morning.
One message board isn’t enough: http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/ (Click on “TM Other Message Board”)
Sig Alert!
When it’s 6:51 PM on a Saturday and you haven’t gotten dressed for the day yet.
When you read something funny or interesting here and want to share it with your friends in the real world and then can’t think of any names…
Ditto.
Those who are dancing look insane to those who cannot hear the music.
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You actually hear yourself say, sometime around 8 pm, “Did I brush my teeth today?”
…your kid comes into the room and says, “it’s midnight, should I go to bed now?”…the Mr. is forced to iron his own damn shirt for work tomorrow…the cats haven’t been fed in so long they are trying to eat each other…your favorite TV show is on and you tape it on the VCR to add to the pile of must-watch…it’s 3 a.m. and you don’t know how that could have happened…someone is perplexed by something and you say, maybe I can post that question on my message board…
When it’s 9:50 PM on Sunday and you still haven’t gotten dressed for Saturday yet.