Are you yourself on the internests?

I know some people that know some people that would probably agree.

I also know that I don't like seeing some of the negative stuff either.  I prefer to be happy (naively perhaps).

I prefer to be happy (naively perhaps).

 
You and me both Craig. I figure people don't joke about people if they really don't like them. It is always hard to figure out sarcasm or a lot of things online because you can't see the smile. I find it MUCH easier to give people the benefit of the doubt.
 
Don't worry, be happy... bang on the drum all day!
 
J

I agree Craig, happiness is a choice.  Negativity is to much work and to stressful.  "Half full", I say.

Ahh, but to wax filosofical: might a hap "E" conflict with an Am?

noldar12


Ahh, but to wax filosofical: might a hap "E" conflict with an Am?

I simply resolve it to I Am hap "E."
 
Simple things make me smile like most Coffee House posts puffy white clouds against a blue sky and my hummingbird feeder.  Those little guys (and gals) are there from 5:30am until 8:30pm as if the whole day is happy hour.  I've got to refill the dang thing way more often than I originally thought I would.  They can go through 16 ounces of sugar water (approximately the same weight as 160 of them) in about three days!  I saw a couple of prego's over the last week so I expect that soon I'll be seeing more juveniles up there - should be fun!

craigb

noldar12


Ahh, but to wax filosofical: might a hap "E" conflict with an Am?

I simply resolve it to I Am hap "E."
 
Simple things make me smile like most Coffee House posts puffy white clouds against a blue sky and my hummingbird feeder.  Those little guys (and gals) are there from 5:30am until 8:30pm as if the whole day is happy hour.  I've got to refill the dang thing way more often than I originally thought I would.  They can go through 16 ounces of sugar water (approximately the same weight as 160 of them) in about three days!  I saw a couple of prego's over the last week so I expect that soon I'll be seeing more juveniles up there - should be fun!

I'm attempting...hah!!...to get some shots of the one's up here...200 foot long privet hedge with nests already getting built....lol!

I rarely read, what most of you write.  I'm consistently read, what some of you write.  I'm reading, who I think is fun, and cool.  The rest I ignore.

People are very negative in this world.  It usually brings them a sickened middle age, and an early death.

I am myself on the internet because I can't be bapu on the internet.

alexoosthoek


I know a few ppl that has left the forums because of the""not very friendly" responses right here.
 
 
 
That's it, really
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I didn't know that.
I've read many others state that this was the nicest forum they ever visited- so...now I don't
know who to believe. Maybe it really doesn't matter.
Maybe it's something like a rain barrel that has a little leak. Maybe the little drops offer reasoning before their exit...the water's to cold...the water is to dirty...there's to much pressure down here...
Maybe Bubba would agree that maybe they're just upset at the whole world because they wanted
to be a big snowflake rather than a drop in the bottom of the rain barrel...
 
Who'll stop the rain?
Long as I remember...the rain keeps coming down...
 
 

UbiquitousBubba


I tried being a snowflake once.

That's why they started a Global Warning!

Attack of the Ubiquitous Moobs?
 
 
 
 
 
Knock knock..
who's there?
Allison.
 
Allison who?
Allison to you, you listen to me.
 
I like the CH and most all of its inhabitants.
 
 

am i myself on the net?
Obviously for professional reasons some members need to remain anonymous  but some of us are in the phonebook!
I still start my day with the weather radar(hoping for rain or sun depending on the season) then email ,then the Coffee House but learnt a while ago to delay posting a reply  until i`m sure it`s as innocous as possible,make a second cup and by then the page has usually dropped out saving me another precious half an hour for the real world.
to me,the attraction of the Coffee House is you never know what will pop up next-it`s a bit like "Survivor:Forum" with the mods playing the Jeff Probst role.
cheers
tony    

UbiquitousBubba


I tried being a snowflake once.

That's why they started Global Warming.

What sort of morphology did you take on when you were a snowflake?  … a dendrite or a solid prism, maybe a hollow column or possibly a sectored plate?!?!  It matters you know.

Too lazy to go out and shovel.

Believe it or not, Ubiquitous Bubba was not the name I was given at birth.  Originally, I was Goldurn Idjit.  Adults can be cruel.

Anyway, I have no problem with assuming an alternate personality online.  In fact, my online personalities are a distinct improvement over the original.  I pointed that out to a friend of mine who reminded me that I wasn't exactly setting the bar very high.

I made the mistake of using an alternate personality in the physical world.  Just like the online version, my new persona was a vast improvement.  The next thing I knew, my family and friends were asking me why I couldn't be more like my faux self.  He was nice enough about it, of course.  He tried not gloat when people would tell him how much better he was at being me than I was.  He would offer to share some of his becan with me.

The situation wouldn't last.  In time, he created an alternate personality for himself.  While distinctly different from him, this new version was still far more likeable than I.  They shared a number of inside jokes I didn't understand.  Sometimes, it even seemed that they knew what the other one was thinking.  They would often take pity on me and try to make me feel included, but it was obvious that I just didn't belong with myselves.

Eventually, we went in for personality surgery.  I was removed and placed in a jar on a scientist's shelf next to the jar with the decaying frog.  I'm pretty sure the frog was insulted.  My jar collected a lot of dust.  Spiders started using industrial strength webs in an attempt to seal my jar off from the others.  In time, it was decided that my jar should be moved to an abandoned missle silo for security purposes.  I think the plan was to fill up the room with concrete just to be safe.  Unfortunately, there was a freak traffic accident enroute and my jar broke open.

Well, they obviously couldn't just let me loose on the general population like that.  My various selves were contacted and brought to an abondoned lab positioned on a cliff overlooking an abandoned amusement park that had been built on an ancient burial ground.  In the lab, I was reintroduced to myselves.  We were not all happy about that.  A hunchbacked man threw a huge switch, there was an absurd amount of electricity, a crazy man in a lab coat giggled uncontrollably, and I found myself back inside me.

We were not amused.  At first, I thought we might like me better once we got to know me, but I was wrong.  Since my other personalities are better versions of me, we tried to be mature about it.  Sure, there were a few harmless practical jokes, but we generally tried to tolerate me. 

Where was I?  Anyway, I don't have any objections to assuming an alternate online personality.  We think it's rather harmless by comparison.  Me, too.

I see a slight paradox between the title and the content of the opening post. And it's reflected in some of the comments this far. 
Pretending to be something you are not is one thing, being honest/ blunt is another. 

We all here know the type who jumps in with zero homework done and expects to be spoonfed.
Those guys very likely get answers that offend them, and IMO, they deserve to be kicked in the butt a little. They go to another forum complaining the rudeness of SONAR forum, and that's OK with me.