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"Once I got a bath bomb that, once exploded, filled the tub with confetti. Little sharp metallic pieces of confetti. The product description said nothing about confetti. Oh look, there's a tiny, sharp metallic blue star stabbing me in the labia. HOW RELAXING. " - NoisyPenguin
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Do you think people you know lurk here?
So TAOMB posts lead me to her FB page. Once there, I realized that someone I went to high school with had "liked" a lot of her posts. I knew she was on TK previously but it still kind of weirds me out. Not like I'm worried about what I'm writing or that I'd censor myself by any means, but it just feels weird that someone I know is probably lurking.
::This post brought to you by 2 Tylenol PM's and a huge glass of wine::
"Once I got a bath bomb that, once exploded, filled the tub with confetti. Little sharp metallic pieces of confetti. The product description said nothing about confetti. Oh look, there's a tiny, sharp metallic blue star stabbing me in the labia. HOW RELAXING. " - NoisyPenguin
Re: Do you think people you know lurk here?
"Once I got a bath bomb that, once exploded, filled the tub with confetti. Little sharp metallic pieces of confetti. The product description said nothing about confetti. Oh look, there's a tiny, sharp metallic blue star stabbing me in the labia. HOW RELAXING. " - NoisyPenguin
I never really worried about it. The only people I would think would lurk and not tell me are people I am not friends with. And if they are interested enough to lurk, it means they are the crazy type of not friends and I would assume the crazy would have shown itself by now.
Andplusalso, I am a boring hag on here.
"If you wanna win then you shoulda put a hat on it. Don't be mad when you see a knit cap won it. If you wanna win then you shoulda put a hat on it."- Fenton
I'm also boring mrs.boringson around here. Oh well.
Maybe it was just the vino that makes me self absorbed. Or I'm just always self absorbed. Who knows.
I spent 45 minutes on the phone with the cable company tonight and I wanted to poke my eye out with a spork. After transferring me 4 times, they finally figured out the issue (since we're moving NEXT DOOR, people can't fathom why we are moving services).
"Once I got a bath bomb that, once exploded, filled the tub with confetti. Little sharp metallic pieces of confetti. The product description said nothing about confetti. Oh look, there's a tiny, sharp metallic blue star stabbing me in the labia. HOW RELAXING. " - NoisyPenguin
I know, I keep waiting for the person I'm talking about to bust in with jazz hands.
Also, I die everytime I see your sig. pic.
"Once I got a bath bomb that, once exploded, filled the tub with confetti. Little sharp metallic pieces of confetti. The product description said nothing about confetti. Oh look, there's a tiny, sharp metallic blue star stabbing me in the labia. HOW RELAXING. " - NoisyPenguin
Hi, Wendy's ex! :waves:
No, I am unaware of anyone and would find it really weird.
Okay, I'm glad I'm not the only one. And I know there are a million boards but I feel like we have a lot of Luthers. Autocorrect did that and I'm not changing it.
I mean this post had like 98 views in 10 minutes. WHO ARE YOU?! (besides Webdy's ex and Kristen's peeps).
"Once I got a bath bomb that, once exploded, filled the tub with confetti. Little sharp metallic pieces of confetti. The product description said nothing about confetti. Oh look, there's a tiny, sharp metallic blue star stabbing me in the labia. HOW RELAXING. " - NoisyPenguin
I once had a lurker tell me I worked with her sister. That was creepy. But that was a couple of years ago now and I'm no longer at that job so I don't think about it.
I never found out who it was, either.
Husbands should be like Kleenex: Soft, strong, and disposable.
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Like 3 of them are me
I don't think so, but it took me like a year to figure out I already knew Cali. I figure RE is obscure enough it's unlikely unless someone was following since AFB. Now that I'm a little creeped out by.
Do you guys think we've taken along any lurkers since all the way back to AFB or NEY? Ew.
"The meek shall inherit the earth" isn't about children. It's about deer. We're all going to get messed the fuckup by a bunch of cloned super-deer.- samfish2bcrab
Sometimes I wonder if scientists have never seen a sci-fi movie before. "Oh yes, let's create a super species of deer. NOTHING COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG." I wonder if State Farm offers a Zombie Deer Attack policy. -CaliopeSpidrman
"Once I got a bath bomb that, once exploded, filled the tub with confetti. Little sharp metallic pieces of confetti. The product description said nothing about confetti. Oh look, there's a tiny, sharp metallic blue star stabbing me in the labia. HOW RELAXING. " - NoisyPenguin
Absolutely.
You do realize that lurkers encompass more than just "people from other boards" right?
Husbands should be like Kleenex: Soft, strong, and disposable.
I've "lurked" here for a really long time. I don't generally post because I stay very busy at work and the times I have posted I haven't gotten a great response.
I don't think I know any of you.
A long time ago, when WW was in Mexico, I was lurking around other boards out of boredom. I read a post and realized from the avatar that it was my sister. That was weird because back then we weren't super close. But, now we're actually closer than we used to be, and some of it is because we chat around these partts (not Re, just TN in general.)
You long-timers, do you mean you've been on RE a long time, or did you follow us from the Knot and through our Caribbean vacation? So far you both seem normal, so I'm not squicked. I can't imagine following along for years and not feeling the need to say something.
I'm always surprised when people say they don't post because they're not funny/witty enough. Not having enough time to build up a relationship I get, but for every HT there's a me.
"The meek shall inherit the earth" isn't about children. It's about deer. We're all going to get messed the fuckup by a bunch of cloned super-deer.- samfish2bcrab
Sometimes I wonder if scientists have never seen a sci-fi movie before. "Oh yes, let's create a super species of deer. NOTHING COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG." I wonder if State Farm offers a Zombie Deer Attack policy. -CaliopeSpidrman
How long is a long time? Like NEY/AFB lurking days?
Post!!! I'm assuming everyone started as a quasi lurker at sometime. Jump in, the waters fine (and not like that water in Hezz's basement that one time. That was not fine).
"Once I got a bath bomb that, once exploded, filled the tub with confetti. Little sharp metallic pieces of confetti. The product description said nothing about confetti. Oh look, there's a tiny, sharp metallic blue star stabbing me in the labia. HOW RELAXING. " - NoisyPenguin
Meh, sometimes I post things and don't get a response. It happens. It doesn't stop me from posting random stuff though. Someone might find it interesting.
ETA: for example, see my shamrock shakes are back post.
"Once I got a bath bomb that, once exploded, filled the tub with confetti. Little sharp metallic pieces of confetti. The product description said nothing about confetti. Oh look, there's a tiny, sharp metallic blue star stabbing me in the labia. HOW RELAXING. " - NoisyPenguin
2005 or 2006. I started in 06 when she was just found out.
I know several people who lurk here who I know lurk here because they are nesties and it doesn't bother me.
I am not sure if there are people who are not outing themselves that I know that lurk here.
I've never lurked and I don't get it. If you have something to add, just add it in. If no one responds, then they don't. But don't you feel the need to get your thoughts out???
Anyway- I don't know if I know anyone. Obviously you know I don't care. However, on my honeymoon, a girl came up to me and asked if I was TSD from NEY. I thought it was cool like being a celebrity. At the time, B thought it was BSC.
From my local, 2 or 3 years ago, I'm at a wedding of a very good friend's cousin. There are 3 sisters and this cousin who are all super tight and I'm very close to one sister, friends with another but not close, and friend-ly (more acquaintence) with the last sister. At the wedding, out of the blue and out of earshot of the very close to me sister, the acquaintence one says to me that she's been lurking for years, never has posted a thing and totally knows all my posts, named all these other posters, was familiar with their NJ board drama, etc. I was FLOORED. I asked her why she lurks, why not post, etc. She said she found it entertaining but never felt compelled to join in. I told the other sister and she was like, "yeah, that sounds like xyz...." and while she thought it was funny, was not surprised.
I'm still surprised. She has posted since having a kid 2 years ago, but still sparingly and if I answer her posts I do it as if she's anyone else that I "know" the screenname but have no other knowledge of her outside of the nest. She's obviously private so I just go with her flow. She'd post, under this screenname that would totally give her away if you knew her, it's her first name and maiden/married initials. But the only way I figured out it was her was because I went to dinner with the sister the night before, she mentioned this one falling and breaking her arm, then the sister mentioned it in a post about falling- put that story with the screen name and I was like HOLY SHIIT- xyz is really xyz!
I've given the NJ board link to friends who I think could benefit from it, but no one I know in real life seems to think a message board is for them. I find that odd, but whatever.