son of the isolated blurts thread!

[Emerson40]

The Curly Haired Wonder to me as I'm stepping out of the shower just now ... "Whoaaaaa. that belly is huge mummy. I hope it doesn't pop and spray baby juice everywhere!"

Thanks kid. Love you too.

That's not baby juice, little one.

 

[multitalentman]

The Curly Haired Wonder to me as I'm stepping out of the shower just now ... "Whoaaaaa. that belly is huge mummy. I hope it doesn't pop and spray baby juice everywhere!"

Thanks kid. Love you too.

Priceless!!!!

 

[PeteHulbert37]

It's going to be a bright, bright sun shiny day!

 

[Saucyminx]

The Curly Haired Wonder to me as I'm stepping out of the shower just now ... "Whoaaaaa. that belly is huge mummy. I hope it doesn't pop and spray baby juice everywhere!"

Thanks kid. Love you too.

I love that kid. I also now have the urge to post the chest buster scene from Alien. Gross!

So I need to ask--is it really that big of a stigma to be a poster on the Playground if you choose to join the fray in the GB? And why? I'm asking for a friend.

Haha no I'm not. I think I've posted on the Playground twice in 10 years, and more frequently in the GB but just in the dirty gif threads so, what the butt? I don't get it.

 

[midwestyankee]

I love that kid. I also now have the urge to post the chest buster scene from Alien. Gross!

So I need to ask--is it really that big of a stigma to be a poster on the Playground if you choose to join the fray in the GB? And why? I'm asking for a friend.

Haha no I'm not. I think I've posted on the Playground twice in 10 years, and more frequently in the GB but just in the dirty gif threads so, what the butt? I don't get it.

I don't know, Minxie. I've been around here since right after Al Gore invented electricity and I have never quite gotten the appeal of the GB. It reminds me of an aphorism that is sometimes attributed to Abraham Lincoln: "Never get into a mud fight with a pig. You can't win and the pig will enjoy himself."

 

[Saucyminx]

I don't know, Minxie. I've been around here since right after Al Gore invented electricity and I have never quite gotten the appeal of the GB. It reminds me of an aphorism that is sometimes attributed to Abraham Lincoln: "Never get into a mud fight with a pig. You can't win and the pig will enjoy himself."

Only seconded by, "Always bring a knife to a mud fight with a pig, then you can have bacon."

I just wondered if anyone knew why it is considered such an insult. The scorn dripping from the screen is almost visible when it's bandied about.

Almost everyone I've met from the Playground was nice enough so that as an insult just seems weird. *shrugs*

I have two favorite sayings.
If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.
and
Busier than a one-legged man in an ass kickin contest.

As far as I know, Lincoln never said either one--but maybe he should have.

 

[Emerson40]

Like I said, there are some solid, smart, and sincere folks who post in the forum.

But there, among the good apples are a loose group of irksome, obstinate posters who just post to antagonize, and take swipes at fellow posters. Sometimes, it's like Greasers and Socs in there. Funny at times, sometimes sad.

 

[midwestyankee]

Only seconded by, "Always bring a knife to a mud fight with a pig, then you can have bacon."

I just wondered if anyone knew why it is considered such an insult. The scorn dripping from the screen is almost visible when it's bandied about.

Almost everyone I've met from the Playground was nice enough so that as an insult just seems weird. *shrugs*

I have two favorite sayings.
If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.
and
Busier than a one-legged man in an ass kickin contest.

As far as I know, Lincoln never said either one--but maybe he should have.

I do think that I understand some of the attitude toward The Playground in other parts of Ye Olde Literotica. By my count, there are 24 different fora here. Over a third of them are devoted to the story/creative side of Literotica which is, of course, its primary reason for being. Another third of the fora are dedicated to topic-centric discussions (GLBT, How To, BDSM, for example). On balance, then, people who use the various fora here can be excused if they think that the place is largely meant for serious discussions. Yes, I know that even the most serious of these fora have their silly sides but I think my main point holds. My few forays into the GB have led me to believe that the regulars there hold the opinion that theirs is a forum devoted to somewhat adult discussions of matters of general importance.

With all these excuses for people to think of themselves as serious people, it's little wonder that The Playground, with its (used to be) interminable threads dedicated to the intellectual challenges of Googling yet another actor whose last name begins with "H" (Hiddleston comes to mind) and where 11 out of 10 signature areas are dominated by a graphic of a pink unicorn with sparkles being adored by a nascent puppy and four oh-so-adorable kittens might come in for some derision.

I started out in the Playground when I first arrived here, and met some of my very favorite people ever in that forum. But eventually I gravitated toward a place where the discussions were a little more substantial and where the sig line areas wouldn't cause my whole house network to bog down with animations. Sure, I know too that there have always been a few fairly serious discussion threads in The Playground. But they're harder to find than unicorns.

People like to take themselves seriously. Dissing The Playground here is one way to signal that they are part of the serious tribe.

 

[Saucyminx]

Like I said, there are some solid, smart, and sincere folks who post in the forum.

But there, among the good apples are a loose group of irksome, obstinate posters who just post to antagonize, and take swipes at fellow posters. Sometimes, it's like Greasers and Socs in there. Funny at times, sometimes sad.

Great. Thanks Em, now I'm catagorizing GBers into Grease cliques and imagining them in poodle skirts--yes even the guys. So much for productivity this afternoon.

I do think that I understand some of the attitude toward The Playground in other parts of Ye Olde Literotica.
*snip*
People like to take themselves seriously. Dissing The Playground here is one way to signal that they are part of the serious tribe.

Ah. I see. I suppose. I started in Story Ideas about 100 years ago.

 

[midwestyankee]

Ah. I see. I suppose. I started in Story Ideas about 100 years ago.

Surely you didn't run out of ideas. What caused you to emigrate?

 

[Saucyminx]

Surely you didn't run out of ideas. What caused you to emigrate?

I took a long break from Lit. Quoll coaxed me back, and into the HT.

I still pop over into Story Ideas once in a while. I even have a really old thread or two in there.

 

[midwestyankee]

I took a long break from Lit. Quoll coaxed me back, and into the HT.

I still pop over into Story Ideas once in a while. I even have a really old thread or two in there.

I don't want to get all sentimental and shit, but Quoll was definitely one of the good guys. I've been lured back to The Playground occasionally lately, but usually by a mysterious beautiful woman whose promises always disappear like a Russian dissident.

 

[Saucyminx]

I don't want to get all sentimental and shit, but Quoll was definitely one of the good guys. I've been lured back to The Playground occasionally lately, but usually by a mysterious beautiful woman whose promises always disappear like a Russian dissident.

I can only speculate, since I do not know this mysterious beautiful woman, but I suspect it might have something to do with your total disregard for the felt on a nice pool table. Something to think about my friend. *nods sagely*

 

[midwestyankee]

I can only speculate, since I do not know this mysterious beautiful woman, but I suspect it might have something to do with your total disregard for the felt on a nice pool table. Something to think about my friend. *nods sagely*

Alas, if it were only one, your insight might make sense. But can there really be an epidemic of over-sensitivity to the feelings of pool-table felt?

 

[Saucyminx]

Alas, if it were only one, your insight might make sense. But can there really be an epidemic of over-sensitivity to the feelings of pool-table felt?

Emphatically yes. Unless of course it's this one, in which case, I say, desecrate away. My eyes burn.

 

[midwestyankee]

Emphatically yes. Unless of course it's this one, in which case, I say, desecrate away. My eyes burn.

That looks like the perfect setting to experiment with water sports, no?

 

[Saucyminx]

That looks like the perfect setting to experiment with water sports, no?

Well now, let's not get panicky. . .

 

[midwestyankee]

Well now, let's not get panicky. . .

Are you saying that mine was a piss-poor attempt at humor? And that you just revealed a hard limit?

 

[Saucyminx]

Are you saying that mine was a piss-poor attempt at humor? And that you just revealed a hard limit?

Piss-poor gave me a fit of the giggles.

And I never discuss limits, either hard, or negotiable, in a public forum because frankly, they can change depending upon who is doing the asking.

 

[midwestyankee]

Piss-poor gave me a fit of the giggles.

And I never discuss limits, either hard, or negotiable, in a public forum because frankly, they can change depending upon who is doing the asking.

Wise, very wise.

 

[Emerson40]

Not gonna wait for Friday...not after the day I had.


Pants Off Monday!

 

[Emerson40]

Great. Thanks Em, now I'm catagorizing GBers into Grease cliques and imagining them in poodle skirts--yes even the guys. So much for productivity this afternoon.

It helps when reading threads there. It adds to all the other characters and alts over there.

There is the thuggy, wannabe wangsta, a dude pretending to be a woman with fake cancer, a tweety bird, another bird, a few dirty birds, a couple of racist curmudgeons, and a slow-witted fella who starts a thread almost everyday about a woman he is stalking. To name a few.

 

[Misshotndeep]

It helps when reading threads there. It adds to all the other characters and alts over there.

There is the thuggy, wannabe wangsta, a dude pretending to be a woman with fake cancer, a tweety bird, another bird, a few dirty birds, a couple of racist curmudgeons, and a slow-witted fella who starts a thread almost everyday about a woman he is stalking. To name a few.

This made me lol. Awesome Sauce!

 

[Saucyminx]

Not gonna wait for Friday...not after the day I had.


Pants Off Monday!

*blinks* Do you, um, maybe need a personal shopper? I could hold stuff for you while you are picking through the racks.

 

[Emerson40]

*blinks* Do you, um, maybe need a personal shopper? I could hold stuff for you while you are picking through the racks.

Doesn't get much more personal than that, yes?






Here, hold my keys, wouldja?