My “problem” is the narrowing of my own interests to basically one or two things, and everything else can kind of bugger off ?
― calstars, Thursday, 24 May 2018 02:17 (six years ago) link
today's smiths thread seems to be just the nnnnth iteration of 'if [thing that didn't happen] happened, then [something else that didn't happen] would be totally true!'
i mean i see how people might be disgruntled with it but hey that's ilm and always has been
― mookieproof, Thursday, 24 May 2018 02:50 (six years ago) link
but are they classic or dud
― valorous wokelord (silby), Thursday, 24 May 2018 03:31 (six years ago) link
i'm saying: when the mainstream news, amazon best seller lists and ppl irl are telling you "this man that is famous for shouting down trans kids should be celebrated," having a place like ilx to scream HE'S A FUCKING IDIOT into is actually a good and healthy thing for many and f u for trying to get down on ppl for that
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 24 May 2018 03:48 (six years ago) link
The again I said some mean ass shit to you back when, and it takes two to monsoon
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 24 May 2018 03:50 (six years ago) link
today has been apocalyptically bad & i h8 u all
b-b-b-but how can that be? I wasn't EVEN HERE ALL DAY!
― A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 24 May 2018 03:53 (six years ago) link
i apologize tom for the old days i think you're great and try to stay out your way <3
― kurt schwitterz, Thursday, 24 May 2018 05:06 (six years ago) link
I blame a straight-up media contagion -- stuff like this lines up like lines on a magnetic field. carry on...
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 24 May 2018 05:56 (six years ago) link
Father Fintan Stack!!
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Thursday, 24 May 2018 17:59 (six years ago) link
HI
found this
I mostly left because I started having very demanding jobs where internet browsing time is not readily available to me, and because I hate looking at this on my phone.
― homosexual II, Thursday, 7 June 2018 22:46 (five years ago) link
hi!
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 June 2018 22:47 (five years ago) link
also tbh i just scanned the front page and I don't feel like I want to contribute to any of the subjects currently active
I am really only good at being silly and in-jokey
― homosexual II, Thursday, 7 June 2018 22:47 (five years ago) link
when i first started reading ilx you were one of my favourite posters and i wish you would come back for good
ikwym about the active subjects but there are so many threads that could be revived
― vanjie wail (qiqing), Thursday, 7 June 2018 23:04 (five years ago) link
cosine!! hi m!you should get the app for your phone it is very good
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 7 June 2018 23:38 (five years ago) link
You are a good poster and I'm glad to see you back. Particularly since there are so few lady posters around these days.
Also as my perpetually-ridiculous presence goes to show, there's room for silly in-jokiness in even the most serious threads. And everybody loves it. A lot.
― This Bobo Isn't Going to Honk Itself (Old Lunch), Friday, 8 June 2018 00:47 (five years ago) link
MISSED U HOMO. COME TO GIRLS THREAD PLS.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Friday, 8 June 2018 01:50 (five years ago) link
HOMOOTWOOOOOOO
― we used to get our kicks reading surfing MAGAzines (sic), Friday, 8 June 2018 02:05 (five years ago) link
omg homo II hi <3
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 8 June 2018 02:10 (five years ago) link
Implying things here have thoroughly changed in the interim.
― pomenitul, Friday, 8 June 2018 02:12 (five years ago) link
well it's more that I dont read enough to be able to make a good quality in joke!!where is the girls thread again????
― homosexual II, Friday, 8 June 2018 04:40 (five years ago) link
no boys allowed in the room!!!!
― we used to get our kicks reading surfing MAGAzines (sic), Friday, 8 June 2018 05:52 (five years ago) link
Get zing touch on the app store I only use a real browser when I want to use search for a revive
― El Tomboto, Friday, 8 June 2018 06:15 (five years ago) link
Whoa hi there youre missed!(Also tombot exactly otm)
― Hunt3r, Friday, 8 June 2018 10:38 (five years ago) link
WBHSII!
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 10 June 2018 03:34 (five years ago) link
Basically went like this:
Lost internet as I couldn’t afford it.Started reading and exercising instead.Any time I come back it’s the same old political mess, or specific users are just shit disturbers and somehow not banned. Love the music forums and many posters but it’s a huge relief not feeling the anxiety and stress of this fucked up woeld radiated back at me from other posters.
After 20 years here it was time to kick the biscuit and breathe for once. Peace !
― Ross, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 13:58 (five years ago) link
* world
if it matters Ross i'm always glad when i see you've posted
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 7 August 2018 14:10 (five years ago) link
:) you too, thanks
― Ross, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 14:27 (five years ago) link
I feel for a lot of people here who are experiencing extreme anxiety due to the climate were in. Hopefully there is peace around the corner or just take some time for yourself to feel less anxious
― Ross, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 14:29 (five years ago) link
I'm glad when I see you post too. Whenever I get angry at someone on ilx for being lazily opaque I end up talking about food.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 14:44 (five years ago) link
Did Ross have a different screen name before in 20 years of posting? I feel like I just saw the name pop up in abundance recently and truly cannot keep track of who is oldtime and who is real and who is pretending anymore. There is not a thread I'm aware of to get a straight answer so I figured I would ask here for transparency's sake.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 7 August 2018 15:29 (five years ago) link
hey la lechera, i should clarify i was a lurker for 18-19 years truthfully, i posted once back in the day but got my ass handed to me on a platter so lurked up until 2 years ago maybe...
― Ross, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 15:36 (five years ago) link
i definitely have followed all the rockism-changes in personnel here over the years tho
I thought you were a Ross that allyzay was friends with in NY ,but, obv am wrong.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 15:37 (five years ago) link
That was a character portrayed by David Schwimmer.
― pplains, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 15:38 (five years ago) link
zing!
― Yerac, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 15:39 (five years ago) link
haha
― Ross, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 15:43 (five years ago) link
I miss Lex posting
― Ross, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 15:44 (five years ago) link
u seem like a good guy, Ross, i hope i haven't been too much of a shit disturber
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 7 August 2018 15:45 (five years ago) link
oh no Morbius, you have always been cool with me
― Ross, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 15:47 (five years ago) link
i don’t understand, are you announcing that you’re leaving ilx?
― flopson, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 15:50 (five years ago) link
tbf i have made claims like that and always come back with my tail between my legs
probably because this is one of the few places that still makes me smile online, as of now i have left for days-a week at a time and considered leaving further, but i may just take extended breaks. anyway this will be the last time i claim to leave if im not gonna hold up that end of the bargain, please carry on :)
― Ross, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 15:59 (five years ago) link
I appreciate your posts ross, they bring a perspective i really lack irl. but man, be well.
― Hunt3r, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 16:01 (five years ago) link
it seems weird to me that anyone would lurk for what amounts to an entire lifetime, then post a ton for 2 years while also making regular claims to leave.why wouldn't you just silently go back to lurking if you were so comfortable doing that for almost 2 decades?
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 7 August 2018 16:02 (five years ago) link
i am not trying to argue i just really don't get itthe lurker mentality and the current mentality seem at odds in a way i can't understand
comes down to once you get involved here it is hard to tear away, whether it is polls-end of year lists
but yeah i should stfu about leaving, should have just posted that i took a break or just not bothered
― Ross, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 16:04 (five years ago) link
anyways can we sink this thread now with something else
― Ross, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 16:05 (five years ago) link
i like yr posts too!
― nxd, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 16:11 (five years ago) link
agree that ilx's writers should have laid the groundwork for these Ross posts
― Sufjan Grafton, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 16:11 (five years ago) link
HE WAS ON A BREAK!
― Yerac, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 16:14 (five years ago) link