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Posted by ghost on January 2, 2005, at 21:03:08
In reply to Eeek. An apology., posted by Dinah on January 2, 2005, at 20:38:30
i like gmail's layout. plus they have keyboard shortcuts.
i have 10 invites if anyone wants one. just babblemail me your current email.
Posted by gardenergirl on January 2, 2005, at 21:15:59
In reply to Re: Babblestalking » gardenergirl, posted by crushedout on January 2, 2005, at 17:50:45
Posted by alexandra_k on January 2, 2005, at 21:30:08
In reply to Re: Part of the crowd » Phillipa, posted by alexandra_k on January 2, 2005, at 20:17:25
> f*u*c*k hahahahahah
Posted by Dr. Bob on January 4, 2005, at 2:04:37
In reply to Sorry Dr B won't happen again, posted by alexandra_k on January 2, 2005, at 21:30:08
> > f*[*]*c*k hahahahahah
BTW, that's what I'd consider "bypassing" the system...
Bob
Posted by alexandra_k on January 4, 2005, at 3:04:46
In reply to Re: thanks » alexandra_k, posted by Dr. Bob on January 4, 2005, at 2:04:37
Ah. So it would be the same with a visual picture - lots of *** and ... with the *'s in the shape of a cuss word. Aw, that would have been my next move.
Posted by ron1953 on January 4, 2005, at 9:02:01
In reply to Babblestalking, posted by crushedout on January 2, 2005, at 16:22:55
My partner & I met in Babble Open in October. We continued communicating via IM, then via phone until we met in person in mid-November (I flew out to visit her). BTW, this is a bi-coastal romance I'm talking about! Now it's a committed, permanent thing and I plan to move by April. I'm going for a 3-week visit on Friday (thank god!). So, good things can certainly result from personal contact via Babble.
Posted by Jai Narayan on January 4, 2005, at 13:09:44
In reply to Anything's possible, posted by ron1953 on January 4, 2005, at 9:02:01
I have been curious what was happening.
West Coast?
Jai
Posted by Angel Girl on January 4, 2005, at 20:56:57
In reply to Re: Babblestalking » crushedout, posted by ghost on January 2, 2005, at 16:31:05
> definitely. but i just dont feel like a part of the "in" crowd.
I feel the same way. Seems that most people are familiar to others and I'm not.AG
Posted by Angel Girl on January 4, 2005, at 20:58:12
In reply to Re: Babblestalking » crushedout, posted by Larry Hoover on January 2, 2005, at 16:58:07
> >
> > Man, there are a few poeple on these boards that I, like, just really would like to know better, but I'm afraid to babblemail them because that seems too intrusive. And posting to them also makes me feel a little like a stalker. So, I just try to long for them from a distance. But that seems like a pity.
> >
> > Does anyone else have this problem?
>
> The default setting for Babblemail is "off". If someone has it turned on, it turns me on....err, I take it as an invitation to reach out.
>
> Given the absolute anonymity of the babblemail process itself, there is no way anybody finds out anything about another person without their clear consent....so.....I say....babblemail to your heart's content.
>
> Lar
>
LarAnd you are still the only one who has babblemailed me.
AG
Posted by Angel Girl on January 4, 2005, at 21:08:07
In reply to Anything's possible, posted by ron1953 on January 4, 2005, at 9:02:01
> My partner & I met in Babble Open in October. We continued communicating via IM, then via phone until we met in person in mid-November (I flew out to visit her). BTW, this is a bi-coastal romance I'm talking about! Now it's a committed, permanent thing and I plan to move by April. I'm going for a 3-week visit on Friday (thank god!). So, good things can certainly result from personal contact via Babble.
ronThat's wonderful. It's good to *hear* good stories. I hope everything works out for the 2 of you. Care to tell us who your other half is?
AG
Posted by ron1953 on January 5, 2005, at 0:13:02
In reply to Re: Anything's possible » ron1953, posted by Angel Girl on January 4, 2005, at 21:08:07
Angel:
Don't remember if you were around in October when we had our "coming out" party. Here's a link to the thread: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/relate/20041015/msgs/411029.html
Thanks for asking,
Ron
Posted by Angel Girl on January 5, 2005, at 3:08:01
In reply to Re: Anything's possible » Angel Girl, posted by ron1953 on January 5, 2005, at 0:13:02
Posted by Dinah on January 5, 2005, at 6:57:39
In reply to Re: Anything's possible » Angel Girl, posted by ron1953 on January 5, 2005, at 0:13:02
Jlynne is a doll.
Posted by Atticus on January 7, 2005, at 23:17:13
In reply to Re: Ghost » Fallen4MyT, posted by ghost on January 2, 2005, at 19:58:19
Hullo Ghost,
So can any of us do anything to make you feel more welcome? Hate to see someone scarper because PB hasn't been holding up its end of the deal. Honest. I'm not being facetious. I posted this same question to someone on Writing about five or six months ago, and we've gotten on really well since then. Toss out a conversational thread or Babblemail me or others if you like. Or we could submit Dr. B's name to the Fab Five and see if they'd be willing to give him a makeover (that pixie look is SOOOOO 1600s). Atticus
Posted by Atticus on January 7, 2005, at 23:21:57
In reply to Sorry Dr B won't happen again, posted by alexandra_k on January 2, 2005, at 21:30:08
I'm quite impressed. You simultaneously managed to apologize and to slip the "offending" term into a post one more time. Clever girl. ;) Atticus
Posted by alexandra_k on January 8, 2005, at 1:03:19
In reply to Re: Sorry Dr B won't happen again » alexandra_k, posted by Atticus on January 7, 2005, at 23:21:57
> I'm quite impressed. You simultaneously managed to apologize and to slip the "offending" term into a post one more time. Clever girl. ;) Atticus
Aw Atticus, that was all but archived!
Actually it was kind of an accident. I wasn't too sure what to do with it but wanted to make it clear what I was apologising for. [*]
Now that was a clever idea.
Posted by crushedout on January 8, 2005, at 8:57:51
In reply to Re: Ghost » ghost, posted by Atticus on January 7, 2005, at 23:17:13
atti, have i mentioned that you're freakin' hilarious?
Posted by ghost on January 8, 2005, at 17:02:33
In reply to Re: Ghost » ghost, posted by Atticus on January 7, 2005, at 23:17:13
i dunno. i guess if people missed me, that'd make me feel good. i see people posting specifically to other people and always feel left out. is it me? probably. oversensitive and all that.
but i can't seem to verbalize lately. so maybe it makes no sense.
Posted by Atticus on January 8, 2005, at 19:53:48
In reply to Re: Ghost » Atticus, posted by crushedout on January 8, 2005, at 8:57:51
Thanks, crushed. But -- Oi! -- what's all this about you trying to enlist other lesbians on this site to "convert" straight girls?! That's my pond you're poaching in now! B*llocks! Just what we hetero guys in NYC need -- more competition, and much of it armed with a far more thorough knowledge of shoes than us. No fair! ;) Atti
Posted by AuntieMel on January 12, 2005, at 14:16:55
In reply to Eeek. An apology., posted by Dinah on January 2, 2005, at 20:38:30
Dinah:
Would you like to try gmail? I like it a lot and I've got a few invites I can use.
If so, babblemail me.
Posted by Angel Girl on January 13, 2005, at 11:11:27
In reply to Re: thanks » alexandra_k, posted by Dr. Bob on January 4, 2005, at 2:04:37
> > > f*[*]*c*k hahahahahah
>
> BTW, that's what I'd consider "bypassing" the system...
>
> Bob
Where there's a will there is a way. lol!!! It's human nature to find ways to buck the system.AG
Posted by alexandra_k on January 13, 2005, at 22:08:14
In reply to Re: thanks » Dr. Bob, posted by Angel Girl on January 13, 2005, at 11:11:27
I wasn't trying to bypass the system...
Maybe testing the limits a little...
Just trying to figure out how good Dr B wants this program to be...
I mean if it would pick up on visual art cuss words then that would be an acheivement indeed!
Could be a way to get funding for his work!LOL.
Go geddim Dr B
Posted by alexandra_k on January 14, 2005, at 2:32:48
In reply to Re: thanks » Angel Girl, posted by alexandra_k on January 13, 2005, at 22:08:14
To keep my big mouth shut?
(Stop laughing Atticus)
Posted by Atticus on January 14, 2005, at 13:20:01
In reply to AAAAAAAAAAAARG Will I never learn?, posted by alexandra_k on January 14, 2005, at 2:32:48
Ahh, b*llocks! I like your big mouth! Without it I'd feel like half of a pair of book-ends. I took the lazy way and just deactivated the bloody asterisker-program-thing, despite Dr. Bob's attempts to save me from my impulsive self with his digital safety net. I just hope he keeps these kinds of devices optional, with an off switch. Makes life more interesting. For him and for me. Each one of these things just feels to me like "one more brick in the wall," to quote Pink Floyd. Sometimes it just feels good to run up to the edge of the cliff and see if you can stop in time. Logic's got nothing to do with it. And absurdity secretly rules the universe anyway. ;) Atticus
Posted by alexandra_k on January 14, 2005, at 17:11:53
In reply to Re: AAAAAAAAAAAARG Will I never learn? » alexandra_k, posted by Atticus on January 14, 2005, at 13:20:01
>Makes life more interesting. For him and for me.
>Sometimes it just feels good to run up to the edge of the cliff and see if you can stop in time.
:-)
Oh Atticus, we could really egg each other on couldn't we? Did ya ever play 'chicken'? People have been known to get properly run over playing chicken ya know. 'Look - No hands!' have been known to be famous last words... Still, I suppose it is a relatively harmless way of playing with fire...>despite Dr. Bob's attempts to save me from my impulsive self with his digital safety net. I just hope he keeps these kinds of devices optional, with an off switch.
You know, I don't think it was an attempt to save anyone from their 'impulsive self'. More their 'forgetful and inadvertantly offensive self'. With the auto checker on (and properly working) then you don't have to worry about it. With the auto checker off then you do. If you would prefer to worry about it then that is an option. So I don't see how it is limiting. I suppose I think of it as 'helpful'.
You know, you could have fun (with me) trying to figure the words that get through.
>And absurdity secretly rules the universe anyway.
Of course. Thats not such a secret ;-)
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