Couch 221: Definitely Spam!

unaluna · Nov 02, 2020 at 07:00 PM

Welcome to the couch, old and new! A place to hang out - sometimes you get immediate feedback, sometimes you don't.

Shouting, "Cool Whip" tends to bring others out from between the cushions if you're feeling lonely.

This is a chatty thread. All are welcome. We're kind of psychologically oriented, sometimes. We try to be supportive. At times we discuss what that means.

It’s a place to plop down on the couch when you come home from work or wherever, or wake up in the middle of the night, or check in at lunch, rant a bit or not, and be among friends.

We advise you not to drink or drug and text your therapist ("T") - we speak from experience.

Sometimes the thread moves fast and you might get overlooked; sometimes it moves slowly and all you hear are crickets. Sometimes you get hugged or thanked pages later. So if it's a bigger question, you might want to start a new thread.

Grab a cushion, a spot on the floor, or an armchair in the corner and make yourselves comfy.

221 - if you get a call from this area code, its definitely spam!

ArtieTheSequal · Nov 02, 2020 at 07:06 PM

Thanks for the new couch!!

<---- breaking in the cushions

ArtieTheSequal · Nov 02, 2020 at 07:11 PM

...and while I am jumping on the couch, I am trying to talk myself out of playing hooky (hookie?) from class tonight.

MobiusPsyche · Nov 02, 2020 at 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtieTheSequal

...and while I am jumping on the couch, I am trying to talk myself out of playing hooky (hookie?) from class tonight.

You've made it this far, might as well clear the board....

StressedMess · Nov 02, 2020 at 07:53 PM

Hey new couch! It's going to get cold tonight, I'm much more excited about it than the people I live with. If we could harness the power of my hot flashes, I'd never have to turn on the heat! Hope everyone is well, stay safe.

unaluna · Nov 02, 2020 at 08:01 PM

It feels like xmas eve. And youre just waiting to get a ton of coal dropped down your chute!

Fall back is just making the night go by slower.

atisketatasket · 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

It feels like xmas eve. And youre just waiting to get a ton of coal dropped down your chute!

Fall back is just making the night go by slower.

I never understood that. Coal makes fires, especially back in the day.

ArtieTheSequal · Nov 02, 2020 at 08:33 PM

You can write with it too, can't you?

ArtieTheSequal · Nov 02, 2020 at 08:42 PM

I think I would trust this instructor a lot more if she could pronounce "rubric" correctly. She has said it like 4 times this evening and mispronounced it each time. Research your pronunciation, woman. haha

atisketatasket · Nov 02, 2020 at 08:50 PM

How does she say it?

I am considering picking a bone with the NYT Sunday crossword people. They put in a clue that should have distinguished between Zeno of Elea and Zeno of Citium, but failed.

First world ivory tower problems.

Lemoncake · 07:23 AM

So I flopped my exam.

The examiners were super nice, but I didn't know my topic and couldn't work out the answer from the clues.

Not crying which is surprising.

I have two days off this week before we start our second subject.

--

I've been watching youtube videos on investing and I've gained an extra £72.48 which I can withdraw now if I want to.

Quietmind 2 · Nov 11, 2020 at 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Lemoncake

So I flopped my exam.

The examiners were super nice, but I didn't know my topic and couldn't work out the answer from the clues.

Not crying which is surprising.

I have two days off this week before we start our second subject.

--

I've been watching youtube videos on investing and I've gained an extra £72.48 which I can withdraw now if I want to.

Hugs. I hope your days get better. Would you use some of the £72 to get something nice for yourself?

Lemoncake · Nov 11, 2020 at 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Quietmind 2

Hugs. I hope your days get better. Would you use some of the £72 to get something nice for yourself?

There's nothing I actually need at the moment. I do want the 2020 Harry potter Lego Advent calendar, but even then I don't think I will buy it for myself. If you generally wait until after Christmas it was down to £6 last year.

LEGO 75981 Harry Potter Advent Calendar 2020 Christmas Mini Build Set Hogwart's Yule Ball Scene: Amazon.co.uk: Toys & Games

Quietmind 2 · Nov 11, 2020 at 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Lemoncake

There's nothing I actually need at the moment. I do want the 2020 Harry potter Lego Advent calendar, but even then I don't think I will buy it for myself. If you generally wait until after Christmas it was down to £6 last year.

LEGO 75981 Harry Potter Advent Calendar 2020 Christmas Mini Build Set Hogwart's Yule Ball Scene: Amazon.co.uk: Toys & Games

I do hope that whatever you do with it, that your days get better

CantExplain · Nov 30, 2020 at 06:35 PM

By the way, that "platitude" was a hard won life lesson. I worked it out for myself. I'm sorry you didn't find it useful.

ArtieTheSequal · Nov 02, 2020 at 09:00 PM

roo-bick

ArtieTheSequal · Nov 02, 2020 at 09:00 PM

ok now we're starting for reals later cats!

atisketatasket · Nov 02, 2020 at 09:17 PM

Oh, that’s that thing—rhoticity?—where some speakers drop an r if there’s another r in the word, especially if the dropped r isn’t in a stressed syllable.

I searched my old emails to find my family’s email thread on election 2016. I’d forgotten—it happened just a few days after Smaug dumped me for no good reason. I was not a happy person that November.

ArtieTheSequal · Nov 02, 2020 at 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Oh, that’s that thing—rhoticity?—where some speakers drop an r if there’s another r in the word, especially if the dropped r isn’t in a stressed syllable.

I searched my old emails to find my family’s email thread on election 2016. I’d forgotten—it happened just a few days after Smaug dumped me for no good reason. I was not a happy person that November.

Ah... it's kinda funny that earlier in the semester she was pronouncing the 2nd R. Suddenly tonight she's not. I wonder if that rhoticity thing happens when a person is tired, she sounded really tired tonight. Even let us out early.

chihirochild · Nov 02, 2020 at 09:19 PM

Anybody got the "@@ teaches us a new word" square?

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ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert Posts: 7,291 (SuperPoster!) 4 5,789 hugs given	Nov 02, 2020 at 07:06 PM #2 Thanks for the new couch!! <---- breaking in the cushions

ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert Posts: 7,291 (SuperPoster!) 4 5,789 hugs given	Nov 02, 2020 at 07:11 PM #3 ...and while I am jumping on the couch, I am trying to talk myself out of playing hooky (hookie?) from class tonight.

StressedMess Grand Magnate Member Since Jul 2014 Location: Usa Posts: 3,068 9 589 hugs given	Nov 02, 2020 at 07:53 PM #5 Hey new couch! It's going to get cold tonight, I'm much more excited about it than the people I live with. If we could harness the power of my hot flashes, I'd never have to turn on the heat! Hope everyone is well, stay safe.

unaluna Elder Harridan x-hankster Member Since Jun 2011 Location: Milan/Michigan Posts: 39,989 (SuperPoster!) 12 66.7k hugs given	Nov 02, 2020 at 08:01 PM #6 It feels like xmas eve. And youre just waiting to get a ton of coal dropped down your chute! Fall back is just making the night go by slower.

ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert Posts: 7,291 (SuperPoster!) 4 5,789 hugs given	Nov 02, 2020 at 08:33 PM #8 You can write with it too, can't you?

ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert Posts: 7,291 (SuperPoster!) 4 5,789 hugs given	Nov 02, 2020 at 08:42 PM #9 I think I would trust this instructor a lot more if she could pronounce "rubric" correctly. She has said it like 4 times this evening and mispronounced it each time. Research your pronunciation, woman. haha

atisketatasket Child of a lesser god Member Since Jun 2015 Location: Tartarus Posts: 19,167 (SuperPoster!) 8 12.4k hugs given	Nov 02, 2020 at 08:50 PM #10 How does she say it? I am considering picking a bone with the NYT Sunday crossword people. They put in a clue that should have distinguished between Zeno of Elea and Zeno of Citium, but failed. First world ivory tower problems.

CantExplain Big Poppa Member Since Oct 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 19,616 (SuperPoster!) 12 19.7k hugs given	Nov 30, 2020 at 06:35 PM #15 By the way, that "platitude" was a hard won life lesson. I worked it out for myself. I'm sorry you didn't find it useful. __________________ Mr Ambassador, alias Ancient Plax, alias Captain Therapy, alias Big Poppa, alias Secret Spy, etc. Add that to your tattoo, Baby!

ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert Posts: 7,291 (SuperPoster!) 4 5,789 hugs given	Nov 02, 2020 at 09:00 PM #16 roo-bick

ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert Posts: 7,291 (SuperPoster!) 4 5,789 hugs given	Nov 02, 2020 at 09:00 PM #17 ok now we're starting for reals later cats!

chihirochild Magnate Member Since Feb 2017 Location: North America Posts: 2,360 7 4,865 hugs given	Nov 02, 2020 at 09:19 PM #20 Anybody got the "@@ teaches us a new word" square?