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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Kim C Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:54 PM thanks Cletus. :-) Amos, I have always wondered, what in the sam hill is a megillah? |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SharonA Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:56 PM Thanks, jeffp and JenEllen. Jeff, I'm sorry to hear that your kitty had to lose a leg, but I'm glad she's well now. My cat's name is Artie; he's a small, black-brown longhair of no particular breed, with a very sweet pet-me-hold-me-carry-me disposition. JenEllen asks: "Why did they recommend the iodine over surgery?" Surgery's riskier for several reasons: anesthesia; possible damage to parathyroid glands; and difficulty removing the entire tumor, particularly in tissue in the chest. Often more than one surgery is required; there's a high probability that another tumor can develop on the opposite side or in the chest area within a couple of years. Many cats need the iodine therapy anyway, even after surgery! Another option would've been an anti-thyroid drug called Tapazole, but the side effects include nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite – not helpful when I'm trying to get Artie to GAIN weight! It also damages the liver and kidneys, and interferes with blood-clotting. I would've had to pill him twice a day for life, and in only two years that would've cost as much as the iodine treatment (plus costs to treat the side effects, plus more frequent blood tests... eek!). So the iodine seemed like the best long-range plan. He's 13, and an indoors-only cat, so I'm hoping to have him around for another 6-7 years (or more)! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:57 PM BTW, Kendall, I ain't on the RIGHT side of PA, I am usually to be found on the LEFT of most anything, and we are here in beautiful north central Pennsyltucky. Hey folks, feel free to start tomorrow's experiment in MudChat of the Day. It would be helpful if you use that term in the title so that if Max wants to batch-delete them later they are easy to find. *G* But I don't own the idea-- have at it if you beat me to it. ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SharonA Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:59 PM Thanks to you too, Cletus... I think... ;^) |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: JenEllen Date: 31 Oct 01 - 03:59 PM Oh, another joy of terrifying joys! What Halloween day is complete without a marriage proposal from Cletus?? My cups, I mean cup, runneth over! A BATH? Well, I think I can speak for everyone in saying that that would be a treat for all of us. Wanna use my lake? Who needs diamonds when your nips could cut glass? LOL An ifn' yer borrowin' an ol'firesuit.. whel darlin' pleeze make it that purdy powder blue one wif' all them ruffles. It'll match the kestrel's asbestos tux, and the heron's hip waders and make them weddin' pitchers oh-so-purty.
Love you too, ya lugnut
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: JenEllen Date: 31 Oct 01 - 04:13 PM Intersting, Sharon. I've seen the iodine therapies used before, but have never had call to use them myself. The majority of methimazole side effects tend to clear up pretty quickly after you get the balance right, and it's certainly no more stressful than having to go through chemo. I can understand it for cost though, if he's only 13 and healthy otherwise, you could be looking at supporting his 'habit' for another 5 or 6 years at least! There are some comparable generics, however, that are dirt cheap. Did they give you reasons why he might be at risk for anesthesia (other than the usual)? Granted, our area isn't as advanced as most, but the general practice is just to remove the entire thyroid and supplement the T4 in pill form. The pills are fairly inexpensive, and if your doc has an in-house lab that can run bloodwork then the cost gets cut quite a bit there too. Should you ever find yourself medicating him for any lenght of time, I HIGHLY recommend Pounce's Hairball treats. If you pinch them like a coin-purse, they open up, you can hide a pill in there easily. We've had terrific luck with them. Saves on the vet bills, as well as the ER bills and blood transfusions for the owners!
Loads of nuzzles to Artie for when he's finally decontaminated, he's lucky to have you :)
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST,CLETUS Date: 31 Oct 01 - 04:21 PM Catspaw duz got one whut cud kinda be reel okay an all. Itz manely yeller with lotz uv white on it an itz got thizzeer big eagle on her thet sez Aquila Racing, whutever thet means. Itz got a lotta other purty patches too an he haz a hellmet ta match with a big nasty lookin eagles head on both sides. Thet otta go reel gud with the kestrel huh. Heez got anothern out in the upstairz uv the ol garage but I dun seen it an it doan look nun too gud cuz the legz on it look rite burnt up below the knees. Catspaw sed iffen it wuzza hot day I cud make it inta shorts. I axt him whut went wrong with that suit an he sed thair wernt nuthin wrong with it which made him reel happy. Mebbee we cud wate til after the weddin an yu cud give me a bath in the lake? CLETUS |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Sorcha Date: 31 Oct 01 - 04:36 PM It must be critter day at the Cat. I just got back from an emergency trip to the vet---Corgi boarder Winnie decided to tangle with the cat from hell and caught a claw in her cornea. Didn't seem fair to take just one for a ride so I took all 4 of them............got steriod/antibiotic for the eye and Winnie will be fine. I don't know if I will survive another 3 days of this...... |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: JenEllen Date: 31 Oct 01 - 04:50 PM Sure thing Cletus, so long as you don't mind the bride jus' blowin' you a kiss until after you've done been scrubbed up good an proper. My lil' lake is dandy, I can tell ya from experience that them ducks out there look, but they don't never tell. Aw, Sorch! What a day. At least the other three were along for moral support, where the hell were they when the fight was goin' on? Winnie might have won then! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SharonA Date: 31 Oct 01 - 04:55 PM Thanks again, JenEllen. I dunno; maybe I didn't investigate my options as fully as I should have, but what's done is done. The pilling would have been more stressful for ME (between incurring Artie's ire twice a day and trying to find a pill-giving pet-sitter whenever I wanted to take a vacation)! I've already gone through the subcutaneous-fluid routine with my other (now deceased) cat Chester (Chester & Arthur... get it?), so the thought of another long-term medication regimen was anathema!!! No, I was just thinking of the normal risks of anesthesia. He has had a bout with stress-diabetes, though (ever hear of that? I hadn't), and he's down to around 6 pounds, so I'm all for avoiding any stress that might put him off his feed... and the iodine seems to me to be generally less stressful to the body than surgery. Actually, my vet never suggested surgery as an option; the risks I listed are from the radiology center's info. Thanks for the tip about Pounce's Hairball Treats! I think I'll try them for his hairballs in any case! Sorcha, I'm happy to hear that Winnie will be okay! Hmmm... I've heard of Border Collies, but never Boarder Corgis... ;^) |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Sorcha Date: 31 Oct 01 - 04:57 PM LOL, Jen. Nobody wins against this cat. She has extra claws on all four feet and the disposition of a demon. The crisis was apparently about 3AM. Hellcat sleeps behind my back and Winnie did not know there was a right/wrong side of the bed to get into in the dark. She leaped, Hellcat went berserk, and I slept through it all. Noticed her eye when I got up. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: JenEllen Date: 31 Oct 01 - 05:20 PM Oh no, Sharon. It's just curiosity on my part more than anything. You'd be amazed how many options there are, and none of them wrong, just things that certain people have had luck with or feel better doing. What are you feeding him? Something you might try, to get him back in fighting form (and providing his kidneys are okay), is to grab a can or two of Science Diet canned kitten food. Loads of good calories there, and it also works nice as a treat to just give him a spoonful in addition to his regular food. Jeez Sorch, just how big is your bed? Does the mister have his own room or something? LOL
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SINSULL Date: 31 Oct 01 - 05:21 PM My sweet Homey cat takes his medicine all by himself. I put it down with some Pounce treats and he just eats it. Given that the vet and an assistant couldn't get anything into him even when he was wrapped in a towel, I am grateful to the old guy for cooperating. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Sorcha Date: 31 Oct 01 - 05:26 PM Unfortunately, no. King size with rotary animals all night long. Some nights are really long. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: katlaughing Date: 31 Oct 01 - 05:28 PM My brother's cat takes meds for his thyroid, too and is so good about it, he goes to the bathroom door, where they are stored, when he knows it is time to take them and looks at my bro until he gets over there and gives them to him. He knows he feels better if he takes them. It's really amazing. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 05:35 PM We have one like that too-- asks for meds. Rare, and appreciated cat trait! ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Kim C Date: 31 Oct 01 - 05:37 PM Cats are funny like that, ain't they? Thumper noticed that every morning, the dogs were getting a biscuit when I got out of the shower. So he started asking for treats too. And now he'll sit by his dish in the morning and wait for his crunchies. And it's so funny, he'll be sitting there all nonchalant, and when I get that bag of treats, his eyes get all big. :-) The dogs each have a floor spot up in the bedroom. Belle the Younger will get up on the bed sometimes in the night. Zenith the Elder will get up on the bed if there's a thunderstorm. Thumper the Eldest Statesman sleeps downstairs in the summer, and upstairs beside warm people in the winter. He does this completely on his own. When he was a wee kitty, he would crawl up under the covers. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: JenEllen Date: 31 Oct 01 - 05:47 PM Yeah, mine are like that when it gets cold out too. Angus curls up behind my knees, Sully drapes in this s-curve along my waist and hip, and Bridget curls up behind my head. I dunno what the hell I'm gonna do with Cletus...LOL |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Sorcha Date: 31 Oct 01 - 06:07 PM Just be glad you don't have Cleigh too, elle! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Sorcha Date: 31 Oct 01 - 06:17 PM To see a picture of Kate's Halloween costume, click here. You may have to scroll down and over, but she is labeled "Smurf with Green Hair". The photographer didn't "get" the Oompa Loompa part.......... |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SummerGirl Date: 31 Oct 01 - 06:22 PM I'm lucky with my "kids"....Celine & Therese, kitty siblings, picked up a herpes virus when they were only a month old! Almost lost Celine, but she's a fighter...since we have chronic eye problems, the vet suggested L-Lysine tablets for them both. I grind their pills to dust, then mix with their morning canned breakfast. Fortunately, they're not finicky. SharonA, best of luck to you and Artie! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 06:28 PM Hey SummerGirl, did you get that info I sent you? ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Bill D Date: 31 Oct 01 - 06:36 PM Kat...*grin*..almost didn't get to the green-haired Smurf for perusing the 'cool' cowgirl...but they are all cute! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 06:38 PM Perusing minors! Child sex peruse??? Kidding. She looks all grown up to me! ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: harpgirl Date: 31 Oct 01 - 06:50 PM ...well my day sucked...I downloaded IE 6 as instructed and I lost all of my mail and addresses!!!! Everything in my house is broken or needs replacing, my nineteen year old son isn't driving, I'm swamped at work, I'm not playing enough music....and I'm on six month mammogram checks waiting for the results of the latest... |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 06:55 PM Yeah, HG, but you're still YOU. *G* PM me more on the last part of that wouldja? I'm getting a callus on my prayer-butt. ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: harpgirl Date: 31 Oct 01 - 07:33 PM ...oh, and Susan still calls herself WizzyWig! Please change your name, Susan....puhleeeeeeze.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: kendall Date: 31 Oct 01 - 07:34 PM Amos, that is very kind of you. I would like to see the Pacific Northwest before the greedy lumber companies turn the last of the redwoods into knife handles. My buddy Utah Phillips is in Nevada City, well, someday. Spaw, what part of Ohio do you hide in? |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: kendall Date: 31 Oct 01 - 08:15 PM It is 8:12 pm here. No tiny extortionists, not one, and I'm stuck with two bags of miniature Snickers and Three Musketeers bars. Even the kids are getting shafted. Damn. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 08:15 PM What You See Is What You Get. Get It? I wanted Sooz but it was tooken. :-( This is working jest fine tho. ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SummerGirl Date: 31 Oct 01 - 08:19 PM Susan.... Thanks...yes, I got it, will check it out tonite! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST Date: 31 Oct 01 - 08:24 PM GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Amos Date: 31 Oct 01 - 09:31 PM Me•gil•lah (mú-g*l2ú) n. 1. Judaism The scroll containing the biblical narrative of the Book of Esther, traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate the festival of Purim. 2. megillah Slang A tediously detailed or embroidered account: told us the whole megillah. [ Hebrew megillâ scroll from gElal to roll] Just set the date, and lemme know, Capn. As for the proposed wedding, I must insist out of respect for protocol that banns be published. I think there are a few Mudders about who might want to lodge objections. One of them would be Cletus' parents, considering he was only invented less than three years ago!! Then there's the Mudcat Literary and Green Tea Soiree group who won't stand to have their sear hidden behind a bushel of Cletus' corrosive dimensions. There's a score of Y-gifted lurkers who would see their dreams go up in smoke!! And what would the back-room girls have to whisper about??? No, friends, this would be selling a National Asset down de ribber. A |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:08 PM Guest, please contact me via e-mail for all the facts. ~Susan motormice@hotmail.com |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SINSULL Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:26 PM I thought this was a "Chat" thread where we could spare the music threads a lot of grief???? And Guest still has a problem? I have a ton of candy left after all six trick-or-treaters left. The local parade was a bust.Damn terrorists! It is all packed in pretty little gift bags too. Ah well... Kendall, if you are going on a mini-adventure, we expect pictures and regular diary entries. Maybe we can get Micca to fly back and accompany you. Jeri, I am in and out of the post-festival blues. I am rummaging through local papers and Pinewood's mailing hoping for a fix. AOL's personals are starting to look good but so far no banjo players. I did receive an enormous bouquet of flowers today...but the cats got into it and coughed greenery up all over the place. Tinker sent me a CD of cockney ditties. Maybe that will work. Harpgirl - it is a scary business. Been there and done that twice before. Both times were false alarms. Try to stay busy. Distraction helps. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST,CLETUS Date: 31 Oct 01 - 11:47 PM Thankee fer them pitcherz Miz Sorcha! Catspaw izza mite sleepy cuz hiz boyz got lotsa candy an he ate a lot uv it but wuddent giv enny ta me or the Reg Boyz cuz we wuz scarin kidz whut come ta the house by flarin off Paw's farts. Paw dint want enny candy cuz heez all tuckered out. Catspaw had about 350 kidz thiz year in this little town which iz about average. I figger they come heer from summa tha bigger towns sinz itz a purty safe place. Kendall we all live heer in kinda like southeast Ohio but Catspaw sez he'll meetcha damn neer ennywhair within a few hours drive. Miz Harpy, I wuz wundrin iffen JenEllen caint fit me in her bed iffen I cud mebbee fit inta yers? CLETUS |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST Date: 01 Nov 01 - 12:04 AM
Not all of US are rich, nor do we have treaty trickies. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: GUEST,CLETUS Date: 01 Nov 01 - 06:38 AM Whatta rite fine idea Gest. Why doncha kwicther bitchin on thizzeer thred an save some for us whut iz trine ta keep tha other folks happy. Iffen ya wanna do sumpin cheep then why doncha go take a flyin fuck at the moon? CLETUS |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Morticia Date: 01 Nov 01 - 07:15 AM Cletus, I can't believe you've forsaken me for another....and the other being that brazen hussy Jen, at that! How could you? And me with half my wedding overalls sewed and all!(sob).... |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Morticia Date: 01 Nov 01 - 07:47 AM And Kendall, I suppose a detour via the U.K is out of the question? |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Amos Date: 01 Nov 01 - 09:04 AM BRAZEN HUSSY?? Forswear, wench! Aspersions on that Goode Ladye's honor shal be taken as a call to Aryums in Her fayre defense by the stouthearted (if somewhat thin-limbed and pale-skinned) Doggerel Knights of Ye Mudcate Literary and Green Tea Soiree Buffet Table! Aroint with such Feline aspersions, fair Morticia!! An ye will not, answer with thy very Cookie!!
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Noreen Date: 01 Nov 01 - 09:21 AM Mortie, maybe Kendall would prefer a female travelling companion, rather than micca? :0) |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Kim C Date: 01 Nov 01 - 09:55 AM thanks Amos. I am enlightened now. :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: JenEllen Date: 01 Nov 01 - 10:14 AM Aw, Dickalot. See, that there Mortee? She falls under the category of 'takes one to know one', an' there ain't a better gal to have in front of you in a fight. Just proves that Cletus has impeccable taste in women, that's all. ~J |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 01 Nov 01 - 10:57 AM Gee I love it when people attack an experiment even before the results are in. Sounds like fear, to me-- rigid, unintelligent, unwarranted fear. ("You are making the sky fall!") I did think it might cut the level of silly stuff in places where people seem to have such a problem with it, and maybe even the number of BS threads, over time. Or maybe it was a personal troll or attack-- I strongly doubt that the same posts were inserted into all of the other BS threads now running. And I did, of course, use the BS: prefix so the two BS-filters in use would screen it out for our music-only element. I dunno-- continue the experiment, or abort? What say you, IDENTIFIABLE Mudcatters? ~Susan |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: Amos Date: 01 Nov 01 - 10:57 AM 'Pon thine command, Fayre Ladye, I shall lay down my shield and Cookie Cudgel and retire to the contemplation of obscure couplets, as well as less obscure, not to say downright salient ones. A hand to Fair Morticia in peace! Dickalot Grailweary III |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: jeffp Date: 01 Nov 01 - 11:02 AM Well, Suze, judging by the length of this thread and the overall quality of postings, I'd say your experiment was a grand success! The only concern I'd have is that if we separate them by day we lose some continuity. OTOH, if we don't separate them somehow, they will get too large. I guess they will work themselves out somehow. I like the freeform area for just general chit-chat, though. Who knows, maybe these threads will spawn some other threads that might not otherwise have gotten started. I think we should continue. jeffp |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: SharonA Date: 01 Nov 01 - 11:32 AM SINSULL, our "GUEST" certainly does have a problem, though I suspect it has little or nothing to do with chat or bandwidth (it may have something to do with spelling, though; GUEST, the word is properly spelled "conserve"). Susan, I say let's continue the experiment! It seems that we truly have condensed three or four potential BS threads into one, so actually we are being conservational as well as conversational! For my own part, I didn't feel comfortable starting a new thread in order to talk about my cat's treatment, but I did want to chat about it and get some feedback – the "Oh, God, what have I done?" syndrome – and this thread was a great (safe) place for me to do so! Thanks! Please do post more "MudChat of the Day" threads. The people who insist on interrupting BS threads to complain that they're not music threads will never be assuaged because people will always BS, even in a music thread. What a dry, cheerless place this would be if we were not allowed to chat, or tell jokes, or cheer each other up, or discuss anything but music at any time; it would be the Taliban of websites. |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: harpgirl Date: 01 Nov 01 - 11:46 AM ...don't worry about our GUEST. It's just gargoyle complaining....but he was pretty nice about it....I got my problems off my chest, so to speak. I like it! |
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Subject: RE: BS: MudChat of the Day 10-31-01 From: wysiwyg Date: 01 Nov 01 - 12:19 PM I think it should be a fresh start each time it gets to a certain number of posts, and then just wipe the slate clean. You know-- like you have not seen one another since a nice long sleep, and it's a new day, with new stuff on your mind. With a new opening question to make an optional topic. Also, by now, if you are on some hot topic with someone, you know you can PM them on that. But I don't really care. I have a new topic in mind so....
BS: MudChat of the Day 01-Nov-01~Susan |