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[Jim]

I hate going 12 hours and seeing all the red.

[[deleted user]]

My OCD makes me crazy, I have to make them ALL go away, even threads I'm not particularly interested in I have to go in and then leave just to make the red go away...

[Phil]

You could ignore the ones about Sally's queefs -- that should narrow it down a bit.

[janine]

Amelia wrote: "My OCD makes me crazy, I have to make them ALL go away, even threads I'm not particularly interested in I have to go in and then leave just to make the red go away..."

if you go to the right now i'm... thread you'll notice barb and i have the same problem.

[Jammies]

I also have to eliminate the red (new)s, but I start at the bottom of the page and work my way up.

[janine]

if there are too many i just click unread. it's easier and you get topics from different categories so you won't have to read about books for five minutes (the horror!).

[Phoenix]

I use the unread button religiously, I think I would go mad if I tried to clear all the red.

[Jammies]

I swear I thought you said the unread bottom.

[Phil]

The unread button? Do you mean the word "unread" that shows all the threads you haven't read, or the "mark all as read" link which clears the red away faster than Visine?

If the latter, I want to tell you that stupid link pisses me off. I used to do "mark all as read" but it doesn't really do what it's supposed to. For instance, let's say a thread shows (67) unread messages before I click the button. After the click there is no more red. But when someone posts to that thread again, it immediately jumps to (68). Say what? You fuckers were supposed to mark the first 67 as read! Arseholes.

[janine]

o, and i use option A.

[Phoenix]

Also option A.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I use the "unread" list so all the unread reds are at the top, then I work my way through them, unless it's a topic I have zero interest in, then I open the thread to rid the red but not read the red.

Then on other days I go back in time to read the very old unread red. I never do the "mark all as read."

[[deleted user]]

I live with the red. I never catch up with all the threads.

[Janice]

With all this talk of red, I'm getting red eye.

[Brittomart]

The National bore me so damn much.

[RandomAnthony]

I am 260 posts behind in this thread.

[Jammies]

RandomAnthony wrote: "I am 260 posts behind in this thread."

Wow, you're going to have to write a lot of nothing to catch up. ;)

[[deleted user]]

Can't do it Gail. My new thing (rather than just avoiding GR for days on end, because I can't face trying to catch up) is to just click my email notifications and comment on those threads. :)

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I never imagined I would see the phrase "chicken diapers."

[[deleted user]]

What's an "adjunct"? How can I know how to work a USB drive and not know what an "adjunct" is? Does that mean I am smarter or dumber than said "adjunct"?

[[deleted user]]

I'm cranky today...

[Sally, la reina]

Hey man, Myles, I'm applying to be an adjunct. Be nice.

Amelia I don't really know what it means, technically, but it is a teacher of college courses who has neither PhD nor tenure.

[[deleted user]]

Well, she should know how to use a USB then...pfft!

(Sallers, you sposta tell me I'm smarter'n her!)

[[deleted user]]

Mmmm, yeah, I dated one of those. Genius level IQ and he could barely tie his shoes.

[Kevin]

i'm just the oppo. i can tie my shoes in a sheepshank but have an IQ just under forrest gump

[Phil]

Amelia wrote: "What's an "adjunct"?"

I was more interested in the whole in the side.

[Brittomart]

When my grad student english teacher talked about adjuncts, he talked about it like it was a terrible job.

Is it?

[Lyzzibug ~Still Breathing~]

Editor of our newspaper posted on her facebook...
"Never underestimate the power of a good pair of hooker heels" with a picture of her red heels.

I hate that, that image has been put out there. Not professional at all.

[[deleted user]]

Yes, but she posted it on her Facebook, not as a headline in an editorial...right? I expect Facebook and Twitter posts will come back to bite some folks in the tush one day, but for the most part it's Facebook. What do you expect?

I have one friend on there who I went to school with (since elementary school). She's forever talking about her parts, her husbands parts, their sex life, farting, various body odors...you name it, if it's inappropriate to shout from the roof tops, my girl is hollering it while dressed up like a Gothic fairy. That's just her and it's just Facebook. I don't take any notice.

[[deleted user]]

Sure, sure...I wouldn't do it either. But, it is the nature of Facebook, Twitter and whatever else is the social networking rage to follow. I rarely ever look at my news-feed for that very reason. It is mostly things I don't really want to see. If a photo catches my eye, I might investigate closer, but don't expect me to see your status updates! My friend in Seattle texted me just the other day and asked me if I was pissed off with her. I had no idea what she was talking about. Well, apparently she'd been posting status updates about being pregnant with number 2 for weeks and I hadn't ever commented...I hadn't ever SEEN them.

[Lyzzibug ~Still Breathing~]

Amelia wrote: "Yes, but she posted it on her Facebook, not as a headline in an editorial...right? I expect Facebook and Twitter posts will come back to bite some folks in the tush one day, but for the most part ..."

True, for most people, but this isn't just any FB page. She wrote in an article that she was opening up the page. So, by doing so she has set herself up as a representative of the newspaper on said page. She now has the responsibility of presenting herself in proper manner.

[[deleted user]]

Oh, okay...totally unprofessional. Agreed.

[Phil]

Barb wrote: "Yep. I still think of sex every time I read the title ... carry on."

And that's why you keep reading it, over and over and over and...

OH!

[Jim]

Barb wrote: "Yep. I still think of sex every time I read the title ... carry on."

Does your husband put the title in front of you often?

[Brittomart]

I just found thriftbooks.com, and I'm trying so hard not to buy something.

[Sally, la reina]

I slashed my fingertip open after yoga today when I jammed my hand into my bag HARD, forgetting I'd put a razor in there.

This is why I hate shaving and all that the Gilette corporation did to America. Fuckers. Hand slashing fuckers.

[[deleted user]]

I'm hoping to some day get Laser hair removal from my eyebrows to my toes...

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Barb wrote: "I don't get people who air their dirty laundry on FB ... like why update your status that you're pissed off at your significant other because he didn't come home the previous night?
That's serious..."

My husband had a friend from high school who kept posting how suicidal he was. This went on for weeks, and of course my husband had to keep up with making sure he was okay because even though it was probably just a cry for attention, you can't exactly ignore that.

I also don't get why people feel the need to bitch about extremely personal issues (such as fights with spouses) on their facebook. Then again, I also don't care if you're doing the laundry.

At least update with something fun or interesting, like you just got back from a great football game or something.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Although, sometimes my husband gets bad updates that are interesting to discuss. His cousin posted a picture of her kid and how he came back from daycare completely covered in red popsicle (all over his shirt, face, in his hair, etc. and they didn't clean him up at all). She's been updating about how he's been getting terrible diaper rashes and excessive injuries, so something like that I can see if you're looking for opinions on whether or not to yank your kid out of the school (and possibly take further action if it gets worse).

[[deleted user]]

I forget to put status updates most of the time. I'm sure my current one is weeks old. I get bored of Facebook and ignore it for great lengths of time.

Sometimes the games amuse me while listening to iTunes to drown out my annoying boss that talks to himself all day while wandering around aimlessly. That's about the only consistent Facebook use I have.

[[deleted user]]

I'd take my kid out of that daycare in a heartbeat!

[[deleted user]]

Me, please!

[[deleted user]]

*squeals*
Thank you! I was afraid I'd die without my sugar.
Would you like a muffin? We have a whole pile of them sitting on the counter...

[[deleted user]]

Yeah, I got a bunch from Paradise Bakery, even though they're like 500 calories each or something. I should learn self-control...

[[deleted user]]

I've got heartburn like a pregnant woman! What The Hell?????

Not cool.

Can Fresca give you heartburn?

[[deleted user]]

stephanie clarisse wrote: "does anyone else enjoy wearing 3d glasses leisurely?"


We have several pair laying around the house that we never turned in from 3-D movies gone by. There is also a pair on the dashboard of my car. While waiting for the kids to get out of catechism a few weeks back, I tried them on but they made me dizzy and look like Elvis Costello.

[[deleted user]]

It's only Tuesday and I'm bloody tired already...*Yawn*

[Brittomart]

Now back to being the troll under the bridge.

[Jammies]

iBritt wrote: "Now back to being the troll under the bridge."

That's my job, sweetie, but I'll share my bridge with you!

[[deleted user]]

She can be a troll in training?

Trolls have fun hair! Do you come with one of those Barbie brushes, Jammies?