I'm always on the periphery so I never really give a shit how good or bad it is.

I remember when nobody ever flamed anybody, when all the moderators were amazing but didn't need to snip or lock anything, and when every post by every single person on the site was so funny it brought me to tears. Those were the days.

does that make me a cranky old-schooler?

i miss the edge and the comedy. this forum used to be a hilarious way to laugh your way through the day.

now it's all cosmo style quizzes.

if that makes me a cranky ol' bitch, so be it, but man... i miss the old days,

Fauxie said:

I bet there have always been stinky vaginas around, though

Alej said:

Yes, there were. I kept one around as an alter account, StankPussay319, just for when I wanted to be obnoxious. No wait, noxious.

whatever the problem, i'm sure more clique threads and inside jokes are the answer.
[Edited 12/31/09 16:50pm]

whistle said:

Damn those people! Making friends is the last thing they should be thinking of doing when they join an online community.

Fauxie said:

i can hardly think of a better beacon of friendship than to collectively mutter 'it sure does suck around here these days'. i can almost feel the welcoming glow right through the computer screen.

whatever the problem, i'm sure more clique threads and inside jokes are the answer.
[Edited 12/31/09 16:50pm]

whistle said:

ota ota

cborgman said:

Ahhhhh...now I know why you ignored my Facebook friendship request.
But I agree with you...even though I like Facebook for several good reasons, it can also get a bit on ones nerves when people cause a big scene because of Facebook (like " Why did you ignore my request?" " Why haven´t you replied to my comment on your wall?" "Why don´t you update your status?" )

I get those kind of messages every now and then, especially from Facebook addicts who seem to be there 24/7, even posting from their fucking cellphones.And just like you, I ignore a lot of requests simply because I have never, ever, exchanged any thoughts, orgnotes, etc. with them, and some I didn´t even talk to 15 years ago, so why do they expect me to add them to my socalled "friends" list now?

But Facebook has its advantages, too. Like chatting with Vendetta1, meeting old friends, staying in touch with people abroad or in distant cities, or orgers that I don´t see here anymore, like Applekisses etc.
I guess it all depends on what you make of it.


PS: There surely is a decline in quality threads here but I don´t really expect the General Discussions forum to be funny all the time, and I never found most of the people you mentioned really funny to begin with,except for Anxiety´s dry humor and wit.
I miss JustinUK1972 around here....and he wasn´t really funny funny, but I really miss his presence.
Never really understood this whole Althom insider thing though....not that I don´t like him, I just didn´t really get what all the hoopla was about.

cborgman said:

at least you havent got that scary arse clown avatar anymore

cborgman said:

and it's a different brand of funny, to be sure.

CarrieMpls said:

very.

i used to tell 9sey and llee-llee they were the nichols and may of this forum. then came the anx era where there were tons of newharts. and now it's very farley-sandler-spade.rock days of snl. lots of fart gage.

humor = potential ass.

And as far as orgers of old being funnier, I can't imagine an org without the witches of orgwick and hairy bear photoshop threads. No one is forcing folks to 'click' on that shit.

The closing of the forums where the fams could hang out brought down the real estate value of this place big time.

cborgman said:

It tells me that all the time. Then I see you kickin up dust somewhere and I know you're alright

Fauxie said:

Gotta love these "golden age", "clique" and "I'm leaving, bye!" threads that pop up every couple of weeks.

At least that's something that has never changed on here.

sermwanderer said:

endorphin74 is one of my best friends (from way back, pre-org). He and anxiety live happily together a few blocks down from me in Minneapolis. He's still a huge anglophile. I'll tell him you were asking about him.

the only things lacking in GD - as far as I can tell - are common decency, morality and shreds of dignity....
[Edited 12/31/09 6:31am]

CarrieMpls said:

Me too! I should call him & leave him a message.

cborgman said:

Let me guess. Because you're in a cranky mood, you're Nellie Olsen. Right?

Me, too!

Hello my friend.

I can remember being on here WAY too much, but not being able to tear myself away because of the people here. The .org has brought me so much laughter, which is why now, eventhough it is not the same, I'm still here.

cborgman said:

Are you saying we're not high-brow?

Fauxie said:

if by high-brow you mean that i want to see pics of your penis, then yes, you and imago and jersey are very high-brow.

and jersey is very uni-high-brow.

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[Edited 12/31/09 19:02pm]