A special place....
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grralph1 wrote:
I will enjoy and be entertained by people that I wouldn't like in real life.
That's probably the best definition social media that I've ever heard/read! :laugh:
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You are correct in that it is social media. I have never really thought of that. I have always just regarded the lounge as a BBS, ahem, a Forum.
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grralph1 wrote:
I often wonder what the people look like in real life. Some offer this but most don't. I can understand why.
You could at least put up some cheesy avatar on your profile. I think you're being ironic and that's not appreciated in The Lounge!
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haha Would rather look like Bob. Not into cheesy unless it smells great. ...and of all people I wouldn't have thought that you were a sworn member of the irony police. However, yes I stand guilty. I admit it. I can send a sworn statement and make amends, but, you are going to be really disappointed when you see my picture and i am sure that you will then request that an empty Bob be returned to my profile image.
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A special place for special people.
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I have a very similar story, finding this site around 12 years ago via Google and joining for the newsletters. (Thanks Kent for the daily zingers! :laugh: ) Also like you, I spend the vast majority of my time here in the Lounge enjoying the wit, sarcasm, and mostly interesting conversations, thoughts, and rants of the cast here. There are some really smart and witty people here! :)
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grralph1 wrote:
But one of the best things about CP is that I will enjoy and be entertained by people that I wouldn't like in real life.
What is this site if not real life? I can assure you I'm real enough. But now I'm beginning to have doubts...
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When I first joined Code Project I loved getting the newsletter with the witty comments under the headings. I still enjoy these. Over all these years my favourite place on CP is the lounge. It is such a great place to visit and be in. I rarely go anywhere else here, except to download some code or example. I don't respond very often, but I do enjoy and love it here in the lounge. I often wonder what the people look like in real life. Some offer this but most don't. I can understand why. But one of the best things about CP is that I will enjoy and be entertained by people that I wouldn't like in real life. OK that is a bit of an assumption. Maybe true or not, but that is what I feel sometimes. E.G. I miss Dalek Dave. I always loved his posts. But i doubt that I would have liked him in real life. This is what makes the lounge a special place. Anyone else feel the same?
"Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980
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grralph1 wrote:
But one of the best things about CP is that I will enjoy and be entertained by people that I wouldn't like in real life.
What is this site if not real life? I can assure you I'm real enough. But now I'm beginning to have doubts...
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I liked DD, and was sorry to see him leave.
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013Why did Dalek Dave leave?
Slow Eddie
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Why did Dalek Dave leave?
Slow Eddie
I don't remember.
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Why did Dalek Dave leave?
Slow Eddie
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Sorry to hear that. People say things on line they would never say out loud face to face.
I am amazed the ways people find to hurt each other.
