Re: Introducing the Bubble!

Lucky Dog · ‎03-14-2010

Aww heck, the OP just likes to post funny pictures. Why the other day on a thread I started, the OP posted a picture of Mrs. Kravitz, probably implying me.

Porcelain · ‎02-19-2014

@KKJ wrote:
Well I suggest those who are so incredibly offended by this to (forgive the cliche) scroll on by and stick with frequenting only the threads you aren't offended by, if there are any.

I'm not personally offended by tacky jokes at others' expense. But I'm definitely going to mention it if I think they're tacky.

The context is different right now and we have over 81,000 dead from this virus. So maybe it would be helpful if you were to not let other people's understandable grief trouble you and instead just scroll on past it.

When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.
"Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

Trinity11 · ‎11-16-2014

@Anonymous032819 wrote:
Oh, good grief!

It was tongue-in-cheek!

It's okay to laugh!

You have made your points about living in a bubble on another thread @Anonymous032819 . This appears to be a follow up.

Anonymous032819 · ‎03-29-2019

@Trinity11 wrote:
@Anonymous032819 wrote:
Oh, good grief!

It was tongue-in-cheek!

It's okay to laugh!
You have made your points about living in a bubble on another thread @Anonymous032819 . This appears to be a follow up.

The Sky looks different when you have someone you love up there.

denisemb · ‎12-07-2012

Got through some of my worst times with humor. (I'm almost 67, have had more than a few "worst times").

But do sincerely apologize to those who haven't found that outlet yet.

Denise

alicedee · ‎07-25-2010

@Trinity11 I am so sorry you lost your friend. Before this is over I'm sure many of us will have been personally touched by the loss of a family member or friend.

@denisemb I apologize for being sarcastic to you. The last few weeks have been rough and I know it's not over yet.

Trinity11 · ‎11-16-2014

@Porcelain wrote:
@KKJ wrote:
Well I suggest those who are so incredibly offended by this to (forgive the cliche) scroll on by and stick with frequenting only the threads you aren't offended by, if there are any.
I'm not personally offended by tacky jokes at others' expense. But I'm definitely going to mention it if I think they're tacky.

The context is different right now and we have over 81,000 dead from this virus. So maybe it would be helpful if you were to not let other people's understandable grief trouble you and instead just scroll on past it.

Thank you @Porcelain . 81 thousand dead, 2 of us on this thread who lost people we love? Incomprehensible how any of this deserves a thread about living in a bubble.

VanSleepy · ‎10-05-2010

@Jordan2 wrote:
Why do we always have to think the poster has an ulterior motive, I give people the benefit of the doubt, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Normally I would agree with you about not knowing an OP's intent. But she has been less than understanding with those struggling to cope and just made reference in another thread about refusing to live in a bubble.

Porcelain · ‎02-19-2014

@Trinity11 wrote:
@Porcelain wrote:
@KKJ wrote:
Well I suggest those who are so incredibly offended by this to (forgive the cliche) scroll on by and stick with frequenting only the threads you aren't offended by, if there are any.
I'm not personally offended by tacky jokes at others' expense. But I'm definitely going to mention it if I think they're tacky.

The context is different right now and we have over 81,000 dead from this virus. So maybe it would be helpful if you were to not let other people's understandable grief trouble you and instead just scroll on past it.
Thank you @Porcelain . 81 thousand dead, 2 of us on this thread who lost people we love? Incomprehensible how any of this deserves a thread about living in a bubble.

I'm a huge fan of humor. I joke all the time. But there are ways to do it. (And I often get them wrong so I have a lot of experience in this.) Making fun of others who are grieving or afraid is "punching down." And punching down humor is generally a no no. It's just mean and most people instinctively don't like it.

When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.
"Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

denisemb · ‎12-07-2012

@alicedee wrote:
@Trinity11 I am so sorry you lost your friend. Before this is over I'm sure many of us will have been personally touched by the loss of a family member or friend.

@denisemb I apologize for being sarcastic to you. The last few weeks have been rough and I know it's not over yet.

@alicedee

Hey, if it were the middle of the night, when I'm at my worst worrying about this whole thing, I probably would have never posted it, So please don't apologiize to me, we're good. I just look for a joke s wherever I can, while thinkng of "will this hit one of my loved ones next?"

(Oh, wait - I'm so unlovable "I" have no loved ones!")

Sorry again, can't help it.

Denise