PLFXpert 0 #51 April 20, 2006 QuoteThat sentence implies that it makes my life devoid. It makes no such implications. I just re-read and re-thought it. It stands Besides, I would hardly think someone who I so obviously post-flirt with would so quickly think I'd be implying his life is devoid Edit: Well, perhaps I could omit the use of "so" in that sentence. That is allPaint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #52 April 20, 2006 QuoteIm not upset at all sweety, Whew! My nose was all stuffyPaint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #53 April 20, 2006 QuoteQuoteThat sentence implies that it makes my life devoid. It makes no such implications. I just re-read and re-thought it. It stands Besides, I would hardly think someone who I so obviously post-flirt with would so quickly think I'd be implying his life is devoid Edit: Well, perhaps I could omit the use of "so" in that sentence. That is all As long as I got a rise out of you, then my posting is done. Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #54 April 20, 2006 I believe it is you, who rises to my occassionPaint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #55 April 20, 2006 QuoteI believe it is you, who rises to my occassion Only because I love to argue....even if I couldn't care less. Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #56 April 20, 2006 QuoteQuoteI believe it is you, who rises to my occassion Only because I love to argue....even if I couldn't care less. He missed it. He didn't get it. He can't play . . . ain't got no game.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #57 April 20, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteI believe it is you, who rises to my occassion Only because I love to argue....even if I couldn't care less. He missed it. He didn't get it. He can't play . . . ain't got no game. I just circumvented it. Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #58 April 20, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteI believe it is you, who rises to my occassion Only because I love to argue....even if I couldn't care less. He missed it. He didn't get it. He can't play . . . ain't got no game. I just circumvented it. Whoosh - lost in the sun . . . no game.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #59 April 20, 2006 Agreed. And, I've already enjoyed a game of Solitaire this morning. Would you like to play, Turtle? I'll brb... <---is looking up "circumvented" just to be clearPaint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douva 0 #60 April 20, 2006 QuoteSorry to all of my friends who live and breathe MySpace.. but its retarded. People post way too much personal information on there. And what isnt personal doesnt make any sense to anyone but the people talking to each other, yet its posted for everyone to see. Ohh look how cool I am that you and me have something personal to talk about for everyone else to see! Like.. I had a great time with you last weekend, and I'm going to post in on your page so that everyone knows I didnt sit on my ass at home .. I have FRIENDS!! I'm not even bitter.. I just think its DUMB. And really quite unsafe. I think MySpace is a great concept, but like another great concept--Communism, it fails in practice because of the shortcomings of human nature. It's supposed to make it easier to communicate with friends, but instead of communication, what you get from your friends are chain letter surveys about your favorite food and color, funny videos that would make Bob Saget cringe, and glittery, blinking messages that say things like, "TGIF!" It's supposed to make it easier to find dates, but what it really does is allow people to make decisions based on superficial criteria, absent any real communication or face-to-face interaction. MySpace fails in its intended functions because human nature always seeks the easy way out. If we can have friends without thought, effort, or real emotion, we will. If we can avoid awkward conversations with potential suitors and base our dating choices on beach photos and lists of favorite bands, we will. If we have the choice between working very hard to form a few real, meaningful relationships or forming a lot of shallow relationships without working at it at all, we'll generally choose the option that requires less work. What MySpace does accomplish is a database of personal information that would have made the KGB envious. Most people would be blown away if they knew how much personal information can be found online about someone, simply by knowing his or her name, birth date, and city of residence. Many MySpace accounts include a lot more information than that (i.e., city of birth; list of schools attended, with a breakdown of the years attended; past and present places of employment, with a breakdown of the years employed; names of family members; etc.) Back in the days when I still had a MySpace account, I was once talking to a woman whose MySpace page included her age and city of residence and whose page address was her first and last name. She didn't believe me when I told her that her page contained too much personal information. I changed her mind a few seconds later when I told her her maiden name. Even if you're smart enough to leave all personal information off your page, it's likely that someone can find out more than you'd care for him or her to know about you, by obtaining the personal information of the people on your friends list. Basically, if you were someone I chatted with on MySpace, the only thing that stopped me from showing up at your door at four o'clock some morning was the simple fact that I had no desire to do so. There are a lot of bored, lonely people out there, and to many of them, MySpace looks like the cure for what ails them. If you really doubt people are bored and lonely, look at online dating services, which comprise a $700 million a year industry. MySpace is the fastest spreading new drug in a society that's starved for human interaction but walled off by technology. Excerpt from my April 6, 2006 blog post about how technology is walling us off from each other: "Behold, the gods give us online social networking (AKA MySpace). Why waste your time meeting one or two people a week in the real world, where you might actually be expected to converse intelligibly and get to know someone, when you can browse through millions of profiles online, narrow them down to only those people who meet your absolute ideals in every category from height to musical preference, and then converse with these people, comfortable in the knowledge that no matter how long you know them, circumstances will never force your conversations beyond banal small talk? Why risk real life, where conversations can be tainted by dodgy subjects like religion and politics, when you can have an online life, where conversations have been replaced by the exchange of funny video clips and mindless surveys?"I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #61 April 20, 2006 Back: It would seem I've been "bypassed" or "avoided by artful maneuvering" Oh well. Plenty-o-fish. Plenty-o-fish. I am bored with GTA nowPaint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #62 April 20, 2006 QuoteBack: It would seem I've been "bypassed" or "avoided by artful maneuvering" Oh well. Plenty-o-fish. Plenty-o-fish. I am bored with GTA now And the sound of a wet ball of toilet paper hitting the floor sounds . . . Damn girl - just drop him like a bad habit huh?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #63 April 20, 2006 How you doin'? Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #64 April 20, 2006 I don't play chasePaint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #65 April 20, 2006 QuoteBack: It would seem I've been "bypassed" or "avoided by artful maneuvering" Oh well. Plenty-o-fish. Plenty-o-fish. I am bored with GTA now Oh well. All it means is that I ignored the humor and responded to it straight. I "went around" the joke. I did not go around you. If that were true, then I would have ignored your response entirely. That is it. I am going to invent and then give you a CONTEXTUAL dictionary. Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #66 April 20, 2006 QuoteI don't play chase But I have Chocolate.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #67 April 20, 2006 One would need context clues. Your statement was far too short and direct to possibly get a contextual cluePaint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #68 April 20, 2006 I'm not a big fan of chocolate, but I do enjoy a piece of good dark chocolate daily. You'll have to bring it to me thoughPaint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #69 April 20, 2006 QuoteOne would need context clues. Your statement was far too short and direct to possibly get a contextual clue The phrase "I circumvented IT" and not "I circumvent HER" would not be a dramatic clue? Context does not necessarily mean the sentence immediately before and after a sentence. You are not as smart as I thought you were. THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE!!! Behold the mighty power of the internet. It is truly teh SUCK! I think I may just have filled my amusment quote for the morning. Luckily, in 1 minutes, it will be 12 and I can start over with the afternoon. Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #70 April 20, 2006 I think you've got some good points there, Douva. Nice read, thanks! Kristi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #71 April 20, 2006 Yes, you worked very hard to close that circle. Streched it in fact: QuoteContext does not necessarily mean the sentence immediately before and after a sentence. In response to this: QuoteYour statement was far too short and direct But, I'll let you have your circle. I know it's important to you.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #72 April 20, 2006 Yes, you are right. So, when I said, "circumvented it", one would not have used context to determine that "it" was referring to your comment and not you? Oh, I get it now. I do see though that my hasty reference to what context is could have caused some confusion. My bad and all that. I have decided I don't want a circle. From now on, the Dodecahedron has been completed. Amusement quota slowly rising. Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #73 April 20, 2006 Circles are nice. They're simple, beautiful, and soooo wonderfully brilliant. And they have a radius. I love that. Please reconsider the circlePaint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ncrowe 0 #74 April 20, 2006 Some people don't take it very seriously and like myself just use the webspace to keep in touch with a few friends and its nice to have somewhere to keep photos online.... "Don't Mess Around With the Guy in Shades- Oh No!!! " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #75 April 20, 2006 Quoteas opposed to a website that people build from scratch... I meant to address this. In the interest of full disclosure, I used to have my own website. It started as a freshman-year college course assignment. We had to build a website about ourselves and using only html code, etc. I kept it though for a couple years b/c I had started skydiving and it became a creative outlet to play and design with skydiving-related things. I enjoyed tinkering with the graphics. I even had it as a signature on dz.com for a while. That was 5 years ago. I was 19 and 20 years old. Nothing like MySpace (from what I've read and heard). Just felt it was necessary to note thatPaint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
