How can we get to know each other a little better

theia · Post by **theia** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 2:56 pm

Betty Boop wrote: I shave just about anywhere Unc, gotta maintain the smoothness!

We've been banned from most of the coffee shops :-5

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 2:57 pm

Pinky wrote: Betty, Immac is far less taxing!

Full of chemicals and perfume though, no good for me I'm afraid. Believe me I've tried everything.

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 2:58 pm

Betty Boop wrote:

I'd let you, but I'd have to do you after!! :sneaky: :wah:

Shame the emphasis is on the you

:wah:

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 2:59 pm

Betty Boop wrote: I shave just about anywhere Unc, gotta maintain the smoothness!

Don't you find the Brazilian thing itchy????

I'm surprised you and Theia got tossed outta the coffee shops. I'd have thought it would be a big draw!!!

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:00 pm

Pinky wrote: Betty, Immac is far less taxing!

Get with the program Pinky, it's called Veet these days :rolleyes: :wah:

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:01 pm

AussiePam wrote: Don't you find the Brazilian thing itchy????

I'm surprised you and Theia got tossed outta the coffee shops. I'd have thought it would be a big draw!!!

:wah: :wah: Oh my, wheres Floppy when I need her!!

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:02 pm

Pinky wrote: I don't...I find it a lot cooler and much less itchy!

Thanks Pinky, I've been laughing so much I couldn't think of an appropriate response!

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:04 pm

Veet man

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:06 pm

AussiePam wrote: Veet man

Yuk, I do like a man with a hairy chest though.

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:07 pm

For the love of God, dont ask him to stand up :-3

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:08 pm

Uncle Kram wrote: For the love of God, dont ask him to stand up :-3

Why not?? You do know it looks bigger naked! :yh_rotfl

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:09 pm

Betty Boop wrote: Why not?? You do know it looks bigger naked! :yh_rotfl

Be right back - just off to the bathroom for......something

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:10 pm

Uncle Kram wrote: Be right back - just off to the bathroom for......something

:yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:12 pm

Pinky wrote: Oh no.. back to popping are we?:D

:wah:

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:12 pm

In the case of Veet Man, it looks like the razor slipped. Don't think he's got what it takes at all ... And on that note - I'm off to git my first cofffeeeee of the day ...

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:17 pm

AussiePam wrote: In the case of Veet Man, it looks like the razor slipped. Don't think he's got what it takes at all ... And on that note - I'm off to git my first cofffeeeee of the day ...

If it only took a slip of a razor to loose it he couldn't have been much of a man anyway! Unless it was a cut-throat!

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:18 pm

I've heard some scurrilous and totally untrue of course tales of where men keep their brains... but never suspected they keep their throats in that area too. Very deep, BB. Grin.

Post by **spot** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:24 pm

Bez wrote: Have you tried waxing Rapunzel ?spot blinks and hopes the offer will be raffled for charity in the near future, so he can raid his piggy-bank and buy lots of tickets

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:26 pm

spot wrote: spot blinks and hopes the offer will be raffled for charity in the near future, so he can raid his piggy-bank and buy lots of tickets

Oh Spot Spot Spot tsk tsk tsk:wah:

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:37 pm

pantsonfire321@aol.com wrote: I have no intention of rehashing old arguements but i would like to maybe help them from going so haywire again in the future sooo,how can we get to know each other better .I know some people have threads dedicated to them so they can answer questions but i always think some may feel left out - then again are we really going to learn that much from a thread .Why do we still get things so wrong and why do we assume certain people hate them when we have no grounds at all and after the last couple of days i think we all maybe need to get to know each other a little better - any suggestions

The only way to get to know anyone is by taking time. You can spend a lifetime, and still, you won't know everything about that person. And, sometimes, you can know someone all your life, and feel that you know them less now than you did before.

Sometimes we can say something meaning one thing, and another person can take it the wrong way. This has happened to me. And it's easy to panic and make things worse.

I am sure that everyone here has good intentions, but it is impossible to live life worrying about what the other person thinks. It is more important to be yourself and to express yourself to the best of your ability.

It's like the old saying. When someone knocks at your door or rings your telephone, say God Bless before answering.

If someone gets up your goat so badly as to raise your ire, go away, take a deep breath and think about something else. Try and find another way of explaining yourself.

Insults are self-deprecating and they place you in a bad light. Have you ever experienced watching two people giving it hammer and tongs at each other. How did they appear to you? When you are having a slanging match with someone, that's exactly how you appear too when you have a slanging match with someone. No one enjoys watching two people at each other's throat. It's scary. It demeans the spirit. No one suffers more than the people at loggerheads. It's their blood pressure that is rising, it's their hearts that are pounding for life. It's dangerous, this kind of stress is physically damaging to the self.

Better to go away and mull it over. Eventually, you'll see the light. Go and scream at the wall. Then take some deep slow breaths and forget about what the other person said. It just ain't worth twisting your knickers and risking your health.

Every time your adrenaline kicks in, you are in a fight or flight choice situation. Adrenaline takes so much energy from your body, your are seriously risking your life if you prolong it. Let it go. Wisdom dictates that you choose flight over fight every time and only choose fight if flight is not an option.

I can be riled. I was riled by a derogatory statement not long ago. Acknowledge your feelings. Say Bless You, and say what you want to say civilly. There are so many different people here from all 4 corners of the world, misunderstandings are bound to happen. Geez, we encounter misunderstandings with our neighbours, let alone someone from a different culture.

Sometimes, a person is being obviously insulting. There is absolutely no question about it. There is absolutely no need to get stressed out and insult them back. The stress hurts your body. And isn't that the kind of reaction that they want They've got at you and you have responded in such a manner that they know they've hit where it hurts.

Leave it. Walk away. Tell them that you are offended, by all means, then just ignore them. They'll stop when they find they are banging their heads against a brick wall for nothing.

Now. I have only read the opening post written by Pants. If this thread has moved on and my post here is out of context, please forgive me. I just hope that my contribution might help someone.:-6

Love to all of you.

I am just so grateful that I have been able to make so many friends through this forum.:-4

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:41 pm

:yh_worshp :yh_worshp

Fantastic Post OM, my sentiments exactly!

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:42 pm

flopstock wrote: Just sitting back enjoying you folks getting to know each other a little better...

Well thanks for the help :wah:

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:47 pm

Betty Boop wrote: :yh_worshp :yh_worshp

Fantastic Post OM, my sentiments exactly!

Thank you, Betty.

susan · Post by **susan** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:54 pm

ok i'm new but have to add, think i know what you're on about with this post cause i read around too, and why i joined was cause despite not always agreeing you all seemed to want everyone here, seems a goodplace to me, and can i now swap for a cool name like you all have or do i need to re-register - I want a cool name! XXX

susan · Post by **susan** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:56 pm

ps tell me how I promise to get to know you better...XX (and not in a weird way - i know what you were thinking!):wah:

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:26 pm

SnoozeControl wrote: She wants a cool name like mine.

:wah:

SleepFodder.

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:29 pm

my my I've learned alot from these posts. Just not sure I wanted to learn all of it at once. :-2

:D

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:46 pm

susan wrote: ps tell me how I promise to get to know you better...XX (and not in a weird way - i know what you were thinking!):wah:
I think, not 100% positive, but I'm fairly certain that you'd have to re-register in order to change your username, Susan. But what is wrong with Susan?

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:43 pm

Bez wrote: Oh No Marie....are you telling us that Woppy, Uncle Kram and Arnolds wit have gone totally down the pan....they'll be so disappointed...they put a lot of effort into keeping us gals amused

Well, never said I did not like it, just did not get it. The thre gents you mentioned are pretty cool...and I find myself reading alot of what they have to say.

I guess what I meant about not "getting" the humor, and leaving it alone is that if I cannot translate it in my head, to figure where the humor lies, I do not try to respond in kind...but I still love our British members and will listen, but if I ever come back with a blank stare, just remember I am one of those Yanks who does not always understand.

Speaking of funny...one of the funniest "foriegn" words I have ever heard is "vegemite" . I do not know why, I just like that word, and smile every time I hear it. I am told I would probably not like the stuff if I tried it...but I like the word.

OK, that is another goofy bit of info about me.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:30 pm

Don't worry Snooze, it happens to me too.