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petronius

(26,700 posts) Fri May 16, 2014, 11:51 PM May 2014

"You must wait five minutes between posts." WTF, Discussionist!!??!?!?! My thoughts are

far too valuable to wait five whole minutes!!

Ok, fine, I'll wait. But I'm not happy about it.

Checks watch. GAAAH!!!

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"You must wait five minutes between posts." WTF, Discussionist!!??!?!?! My thoughts are (Original Post) petronius May 2014 OP

My dear petronius... CaliforniaPeggy May 2014 #1

Well that sucks - I *am* a spammer petronius May 2014 #2

If you forgot what you were going to say in 5 minutes... pinboy3niner May 2014 #3

If what lasts more than 4 hours? petronius May 2014 #4

You were one of the no-shows in D.C. today, weren't you? pinboy3niner May 2014 #5

SQUIRREL! A HERETIC I AM May 2014 #8

Not sure what's going on w/"discussionist"... GReedDiamond May 2014 #6

No biggie. In_The_Wind May 2014 #7

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,966 posts)

1. My dear petronius...

Reply to petronius (Original post)

Fri May 16, 2014, 11:57 PM

May 2014

This is only until you get to a certain number of posts. They want to make sure you're not a spammer.

I don't know what the number is...

petronius

(26,700 posts)

2. Well that sucks - I *am* a spammer

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Sat May 17, 2014, 12:01 AM

May 2014

Or at least, a three/fourths-drunken-drivelspewer. And now I forgot what I was going to say...

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

3. If you forgot what you were going to say in 5 minutes...

Reply to petronius (Reply #2)

Sat May 17, 2014, 12:29 AM

May 2014

That could be a problem. See your doctor if it lasts more than 4 hours.

petronius

(26,700 posts)

4. If what lasts more than 4 hours?

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #3)

Sat May 17, 2014, 12:31 AM

May 2014

I'm sorry, did you say something?

what was I saying?

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

5. You were one of the no-shows in D.C. today, weren't you?

Reply to petronius (Reply #4)

Sat May 17, 2014, 12:39 AM

May 2014

After 1462 "Yeah, count on me!" posts.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,902 posts)

8. SQUIRREL!

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #5)

Sat May 17, 2014, 08:15 AM

May 2014

GReedDiamond

(5,555 posts)

6. Not sure what's going on w/"discussionist"...

Reply to petronius (Original post)

Sat May 17, 2014, 12:58 AM

May 2014

..Been there, don't like it.

It's toxic, IMO.

Sorry.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

7. No biggie.

Reply to petronius (Original post)

Sat May 17, 2014, 07:06 AM

May 2014

With 3 parrots, a flock of doves and one silly chocolate lab there is always something to distract me.

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