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bullying culture thread

451 replies

FunnysInLaJardin · 04/10/2012 21:44

I did it, hooray, I posted the last post. I am sooooo PROUD

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LaQueen · 05/10/2012 15:35

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Tee2072 · 05/10/2012 15:35

::laments her long gone high kicks::

I do fantastic jazz hands again.

Was Tufty here?

BigStickBIWI · 05/10/2012 15:36

Tufty who?

Jusfloatingby · 05/10/2012 15:37

Who's Tufty??

TantrumsAndBalloons · 05/10/2012 15:38

I don't see any Tufty.

IamtheZombie · 05/10/2012 15:39
LaQueen · 05/10/2012 15:40

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TantrumsAndBalloons · 05/10/2012 15:41

you can hi kick laQueen if you really want to.

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TantrumsAndBalloons · 05/10/2012 15:50

Maybe a little. But if you still do it, show it off, I say.

I would fall over and possibly break bones of I tried.

ScrambledSmegs · 05/10/2012 15:52

There's a lot of us about. And yet I still haven't met any of youse in RL.

Must be because I smell.

TantrumsAndBalloons · 05/10/2012 15:52

Or even if you CAN still do it

TantrumsAndBalloons · 05/10/2012 15:53

I've never met anyone either. Maybe I smell too? :(

Notafoodbabyanymore · 05/10/2012 15:54

Sorry to be boring, and go back to the bullying business, but just want to chuck in my 2 cents worth. I first posted as a newbie about a year and a half ago about something that was (I thought) fairly innocuous, and got flamed quite badly (called a fuckwit, etc) and it did start off with one or two people having a go, then suddenly everyone piled in. I have no idea if they were regulars or not, but it upset me at the time (I was probably super naive!) Separately, I also felt really intimidated by the people who were obviously mates, a bit like if you walked into a room and a load of loud, fun people were all sharing jokes and laughing. You might want to join in, but it's scary! That's not the fault of the big group, just human nature, I guess. Reading these threads have been an eye opener though, I want to join in now, and I don't care if you all reject me, I'm just going to have a go (please don't reject me...) Blush

InvisibleHotPinkWeasel · 05/10/2012 15:57

My thread about my piss smelling dog definitely does not fall into the serious section.

TantrumsAndBalloons · 05/10/2012 15:57

foodbaby how are you at jazz hands and hi kicks Grin

BigStickBIWI · 05/10/2012 15:58

Welcome, Notafoodbabyanymore! That's exactly what you have to do here - just jump in and get stuck in. Now. How are your high kicks and what's your position re Magnolia?

TantrumsAndBalloons · 05/10/2012 15:58

Did you ever find out who pissed on your dog?

FunnysInLaJardin · 05/10/2012 16:00

oh god, this is turning into a quiche. I'm off, quiches are sooo not my thang

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LadyBeagleEyes · 05/10/2012 16:00

Aw Notafood, that's such a shame.
I take every individual post as it is, please join in with everybody.
I don't think anyone on this thread would have called you that unless you were, but judging by this post you sound lovely.

ScrambledSmegs · 05/10/2012 16:01

Notafoodbaby, Sad that sounds pretty shit. When you're new and that happens I can see how horrible that is. I didn't post for ages as I was so worried about something like that happening to me, so actually I'm pretty impressed that you just plunged in like that. Not like wussypants here...

Notafoodbabyanymore · 05/10/2012 16:01

Yay! High kicks might bring an unwelcome gust of wind (I blame the pregnancy) but I'm pretty competent with my jazz hands. Mongolia... Hmmm. Wouldn't pick it myself, but wouldn't want to judge someone who has (backing slowly out of this minefield)

ExitPursuedByJKR · 05/10/2012 16:02

By Jardin.

I know how you feel foodbaby. I am always careful with what I write as words on a screen can so often be misinterpreted.

Blackened

Notafoodbabyanymore · 05/10/2012 16:02

Hahaha... Stupid auto correct! Magnolia, obviously.

Notafoodbabyanymore · 05/10/2012 16:05

Thanks for the kind words. I think it's easy to think that everyone must be a regular and therefore represent the culture of MN when you are new, maybe that's where some of the comments about bullying come from. Dunno. Anyway, on another note, the thread about the cat dribble was hilarious.