What are you willing to do to get MiddleFinger Mom to come back?

[Baitball Blogger]

I'm willing to post this thread.

[valerief]

1. MFM is gone? nt

[avebury]

2. MFM went somewhere? nt

[Arkansas Granny]

3. Did something happen? I haven't been around much for a few days.

[CBGLuthier]

28. Just another tantrum because people didn't stroke him enough.

He always comes back.

[Arkansas Granny]

36. Yeah. I found his post later and figured out what happened.

[loli phabay]

57. no idea its the only poster i have on ignore

[Brigid]

4. what happened?

[rug]

5. Surrender my virtue.

[annabanana]

6. Would it help if I

Walk Like an Egyptian?

[Wetzelbill]

7. pole dance

[sadbear]

8. This

[aikoaiko]

9. Oh no. Not again.

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[HopeHoops]

29. Well, that many periods definitely shows some effort!

[mcctatas]

11. wait patiently?

And conserve punctuation?

[XemaSab]

13. Why do you hate periods you

bloated, crampy, Midol-popping...

...wait, what was I saying again?

[mcctatas]

16. *snort*

Touche

[IcyMint]

12. Wait.

[HipChick]

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[Gidney N Cloyd]

15. I'd perform an unnatural act with a Klondike bar.

[sadbear]

18. With a Klondike bar...

either every act is natural or every act is unnatural, but I haven't figure out which one it is.

[Flaxbee]

17. Ask him nicely.

He's like George Carlin, or Lenny Bruce -- some jokes get a response, others don't, even though people "hear" or "view" them.

Doesn't mean that the effort isn't greatly appreciated.

[ohiosmith]

19. Quit putting vodka in the hummingbird feeder.

[Major Nikon]

24. I've never seen a hummingbird with the DTs

[Ptah]

20. Buy the magazine

[Systematic Chaos]

23. Yes?

I mean -- yes.

[Major Nikon]

25. Ride a horse drunk past the cop station

[nadine_mn]

50. weren't you going to do that anyway?

I thought that was a typical weekend for you?

[Major Nikon]

53. This time both the horse and I will get drunk

[LynneSin]

26. Post naked

[Baitball Blogger]

27. If that doesn't get him to drop in,

then we know he's really pissed off.

[HopeHoops]

30. Well, I'm not naked, but I'm not wearing pants. Does that count?

[EastTennesseeDem]

43. Starting Thursday early I see.

[HopeHoops]

44. No. That's just the day I go out in public. The cops all know me by now.

[Ikonoklast]

46. "Oh, there goes Shrinky, right on time!"

"Cooler than usual today, I see."

[warrior1]

31. I wish I had a nickel

for every time my posts are ignored. It happens MFM.

[LynneSin]

32. I'd be paying 13% tax on my money if that was the case

Just saying!

[antiquie]

33. Ride a horse drunk past the cop station dressed as Lady Godiva

[OriginalGeek]

34. Post a picture of my junk!

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[mentalsolstice]

35. Frankly, not anything

I'm sure he's a decent bloke, and he has many fans here. However, if I sense that someone on the internet is mentally/emotionally fragile, my only responsibility is to not do or say anything negative to push him further over the edge. OTOH, I feel no responsibility to take time out of my real life, and my obligations to family, friends, pets, etc., to constantly bolster that person's fragile mental state or ego.

Just being honest. I feel MFM's rant and GBCW post was insulting to his friends here. However, I feel absolutely no responsibility to make sure there are views/responses to every one of the insane number of posts he makes here. Sorry, it is what it is.

[Alduin]

37. Absolutely nothing.

He crapped on his friends with that thread he posted and whined because no one was posting in his threads. Boo hoo. Why should I take time out of my day to get someone back who's emotionally fragile/unstable on a freaking message board? I have better things to do with my time.

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[Tsiyu]

38. No hunger strike or self-flagellation here

But some advice:

To post on DU, one must have a thick skin. There are thousands of posters here and there are bound to be some who don't like you.

If you want replies to your threads, you don't sit there like a king or queen and wait for the world to come to you. You have to give back. For example, RESPOND to people who post on your thread. Make a connection with them, thank them for replying to you. If I respond to three or four of a person's threads and they NEVER acknowledge me, I figure they're kinda narcissistic and I don't even open their threads anymore. ( I don't open MFM's threads because I am still on dialup and they take too long, though I do love his thread titles and am always curious what's inside. )

And post in other people's threads. There are many threads in the Lounge that get no or very few replies. They drop like dung in no time. Take a moment and respond to those who are new to the Lounge or who rarely post. Build relationships.

Quite a few years back, Swamp Rat and me had some funny PMs about the Lounge. It's like that neighborhood bar where there are a few old curmudgeons who've become fixtures in the place. They fade into the dark corners but they're ALWAYS there whenever you go in for a pint.

They speak with whiskey-gravelled voices and they either make fun of strangers or they ignore them.

Well, many people are shy, and when they get ignored, they take it personally.

If the Lounge is only about those few people, it's not going to get a lot of traffic, so take the time to respond to other threads, and you'll find that those posters will respond to you as well.

The Lounge is always going to attract posters, but if Lounge Lizards want to see it thrive, they have to have some give and take. Or, they can only respond to a half dozen posters and then cry that they get no love. Personal choice, I'd say.

My $.03 ( advice is trading higher per barrel these days. )

[nolabear]

45. Thou art wise O Sage.

So post to more of my threads, ya bastid.

[Tsiyu]

47. I shall I shall!

Dunno about the wise part, but I am a smart ass

I don't get to the Lounge much but my 'puter is running faster than ususal for some reason, so i been in there TOO much!


(((((nolabear))))))

[Liberal Veteran]

39. Eat a Klondike Bar?

[AsahinaKimi]

59. This!

[RedCloud]

40. I would cross heaven and Earth

Or maybe cross a horse and a donkey

and tell him to ride his ass back over here.

[Bucky]

41. Eat a klondike bar. No, wait, maybe I have that backwards.

[HeiressofBickworth]

42. As i suggested on MFM's thread

I believe I detect a pattern. When MFM is unwell (he apparently has significant health problems), he develops a feeling of being unappreciated and takes it out on DU. The first time I noticed it, I was offended because I DID respond to a few of his posts, but not all of them and I thought he was being hyper-critical. Now that I believe this is a symptom of his general poor health situation, I'm not going to be critical of him. I hope he is getting the medical care he needs and will come back to us when he is feeling better.

[many a good man]

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[Baitball Blogger]

49. I'm not sure what I'm seeing.

Is that a four inch man holding bullfrog tadpole?

[nolabear]

51. What in the name of all that's creepy IS that?

Gloves but no pants...with the ugliest mermaid in the world?

[XemaSab]

52. I think I know that guy

He works for NMFS.

[Incitatus]

54. okay

[applegrove]

55. I'll throw away all my popsicles if he comes back!

[TuxedoKat]

56. Post photos of my kitties?

They are really cute too!

[femmocrat]

58. MFM will do what he wants, regardless of what we do.

It's his choice.

On many long journeys have I gone. And waited, too, for others to return from journeys of their own. Some return; some are broken; some come back so different only their names remain.

--YODA, Dark Rendezvous