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79. I would think that it is normal to feel left out, I know I have felt that myself --

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 06:28 PM

Mar 2012

I almost died last year and the thread about it sunk after -4- replies...so you know...that would have been painful and humbling and it did sting. but, I blew it off and went on because that is my nature. I can not speak to other's natures and reactions about this board so, I won't.

I was in the hospital for 4 days with liver failure and had 2 surgeries. I was out of work for three weeks and ... the story gets worse but, fuck it. that is my life and I am pretty private.

I come to DU to read current events and post to de-stress.

read that everyone FOUR fucking replies. some gawdamn clique I am in. fuck this noise. it is bullshit.

if there is a clique I promise you I AM NOT IN IT!!!!

either that or it is biggest non-clique EVER been my experience to hang out with.

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If there's a clique, I'm not a member. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2012 #1

I know how to click a Bic Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #4

Flick. Flick a Bic JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2012 #8

well, obviously I am not very good at this click thing -- Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #17

Doobage! I have a vague recollection from the distant past JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2012 #130

Sorry, but it is. cbayer Mar 2012 #2

This could get good! ohiosmith Mar 2012 #5

I know, right. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #7

And you started it. ohiosmith Mar 2012 #9

sure, thanks -- Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #14

Welcome one, welcome all! ohiosmith Mar 2012 #16

if it was up to me, the admin would shut down The Lounge. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #6

I think admin keeps the lounge open because they want to keep the lounge drama out cbayer Mar 2012 #10

I am? news to me. I am a long time poster in the Lounge, true... OK then, let us go down your path Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #12

While there have been times when there has been more than one clique in the lounge cbayer Mar 2012 #29

I am sorry cbayer but, that post is pretty offensive on some different levels, I know you Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #30

Did not mean to be offensive and I sincerely apologize. cbayer Mar 2012 #31

the smug attitude is what I am seeing over in H&M by other DUers, not you. of course, this has Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #33

Really? Close the lounge? OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #102

Honestly, OG, I don't know what I want right now ... and Yes, there are times when Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #105

Yeah that can happen. OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #110

yes, but now they are arguing about what belongs where and holy hell Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #113

this is such a great post! Kali Mar 2012 #111

Nope, not at all OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #120

Let's talk about some bad ass re-mixes then! snooper2 Mar 2012 #143

Mashups over remixes any day! kentauros Mar 2012 #147

No Way, a proper re-mix is greatness topped only by the originals... snooper2 Mar 2012 #149

As you should know, "best" is not determined by higher numbers kentauros Mar 2012 #162

wow Kali Mar 2012 #32

I would REALLY like to see even ONE example of a newcomer (who wasn't a troll) MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #50

It's been a while pintobean Mar 2012 #103

! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #161

I'm new here and I pop in on random stuff TheCruces Mar 2012 #129

~ Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #135

Needless to say - but said anyway - welcome to DU!!! MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #145

I usually hang in the lounge nadine_mn Mar 2012 #62

Actually, California Peggy was pretty much the only welcoming person cbayer Mar 2012 #70

I want to address this cbayer since you have been a Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #77

I think the best answer I can give you is that you were able to start this thread. cbayer Mar 2012 #82

thanks for replying... as for new members and where they choose to post, I can only wonder Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #83

I really have no idea what you're talking about XemaSab Mar 2012 #121

I really don't understand this part: Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #89

I am really sorry I entered this thread at this point. cbayer Mar 2012 #93

is okay...I can see why you are frustrated. I am too which is why I posted...btw I have replied Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #95

You are a clique of One! snooper2 Mar 2012 #144

I agree with you here Bryn Mar 2012 #146

it will be ignored by cbayer because she left the thread and since you Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #158

That's a pretty cool trick Duer 157099 Mar 2012 #3

fixed it, thanks. I thought about replying to that post and changed my mind -- Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #11

Was Lounge Losers a clique on DU2? JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2012 #13

me too, I am a Loner...I try to be polite and respectful to ALL DUers...sometimes, I fail miserably Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #15

Painfully obvious to me now that I'm one of the bozos Duer 157099 Mar 2012 #18

oh gawd, the pain -- I know, right. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #20

ok as a lounge lizard, I am offended by the use of "they" nadine_mn Mar 2012 #19

yes. that was the thing with me. like we are lower class citizens if we post in here Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #23

Yes, we are the lower class. Dr. Strange Mar 2012 #48

I know, right Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #52

That's one I read much more than I post OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #119

Oh what's the gungeon? Nt nadine_mn Mar 2012 #64

(on the left of the page) Gun Control & RKBA (Group) Justice & Public Safety MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #94

I don't see it as a click. HappyMe Mar 2012 #21

well, I understand but, damn... can't we get some respect around here? Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #28

Meh! I don't give a crap if others HappyMe Mar 2012 #133

it will all go in GD...they are arguing that the word GENERAL means just that...so be it, I say. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #134

No. HappyMe Mar 2012 #138

cheers! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #140

We are members of the Sunflower League {kick in unison} Ptah Mar 2012 #22

OK that made me laugh Duer 157099 Mar 2012 #24

omg, Ptah! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #26

Cricket threads should go to the sports forum. Swede Mar 2012 #25

oh! cricket! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #27

the lounge is mostly for the lounge people. MFM and his merry band of whatevers. MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #34

I know, right. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #37

"some DUers looking down their nose at other DUers..." MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #42

"Merry band" Can I play cymbals? ohiosmith Mar 2012 #39

only if I can shake the tamborine Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #59

Shake that thing. ohiosmith Mar 2012 #97

I thought *I* was in your clique, Tues!1 But seriesly speaking of smug hosts (not cbayer) UTUSN Mar 2012 #35

dude -- Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #36

It's not like we'd tell *you* ZenLefty Mar 2012 #38

you - Ninja - you Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #51

Damnit. Wait Wut Mar 2012 #40

hey, that fruity drink would go nice with the mixed nuts Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #43

!!! MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #45

Damn you to hell! ohiosmith Mar 2012 #46

SPEEDO!! DAMNIT!! I SAID SPEEDO!!! Wait Wut Mar 2012 #53

omg!! *snort* Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #55

Dear god man...I need to call PETA nadine_mn Mar 2012 #66

I was thinking of you because I know sometimes you think hedgehog Mar 2012 #72

exactly! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #100

EEEEKK!! susanr516 Mar 2012 #118

Did I just get hired by UPS? OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #122

There's totally a clique XemaSab Mar 2012 #41

and you know cliques, right. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #49

Classical music? rug Mar 2012 #71

sue me, I'm a nerd. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #74

Excuse me... Wait Wut Mar 2012 #58

I kept hoping for a smiley or something at the end of your post siligut Mar 2012 #99

me too, siligut. me too. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #101

Yes, it is her choice siligut Mar 2012 #104

yes and since we have so many groups and forums, I think it can happen in any of them on here Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #106

If there is, I am clueless siligut Mar 2012 #112

LOL Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #116

who posts only for thier friends to reply to? Kali Mar 2012 #117

And you are..? denbot Mar 2012 #44

am I really? is that the way you see me? cool. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #47

That's totally not you. Wait Wut Mar 2012 #60

yeah, maine coon -- thats the ticket Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #63

Wow, wait a minute denbot Mar 2012 #78

I apologise, denbot--- after I posted -- I realized that I probably took it the wrong way -- Sorry Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #80

Hey no worries denbot Mar 2012 #88

got that right. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #90

I think it was a cute joke siligut Mar 2012 #114

yeah, I realized it after I posted but, I didn't want to edit because I wanted to make sure Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #115

I don't see a clique either. It is a nice place to relax and "think back ore the years and laugh applegrove Mar 2012 #54

I can't wiggle my ears but, I can roll my tongue. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #56

. applegrove Mar 2012 #57

I can't do either of those, kentauros Mar 2012 #152

Does it count... Wait Wut Mar 2012 #61

Personally, when I wiggle both my ears i do it by raising and lowering my eyebrows. Anything is applegrove Mar 2012 #65

Shit. They should have seen the "clique" and the "swarm" back in 2009. madinmaryland Mar 2012 #67

There were no cliques or swarms in 2009 taterguy Mar 2012 #68

These are not the cliques or swarms you are looking for. MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #96

whatever the hell That was, This ain't it- because - if IT is --- Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #98

I find the lounge to be a friendly and caring place. LiberalAndProud Mar 2012 #69

I can think of at least three threads today where the OP hedgehog Mar 2012 #73

Is that a bad thing? LiberalAndProud Mar 2012 #76

I meant this as a counter argument to the notion we're hedgehog Mar 2012 #141

Yes, it is. pipi_k Mar 2012 #75

I would think that it is normal to feel left out, I know I have felt that myself -- Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #79

I'm sorry, I didn't see that thread... pipi_k Mar 2012 #84

the Moran Clique ?! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #86

HE's back.... madinmaryland Mar 2012 #107

Maybe we need a Lounge Clique-tionary for those who feel left out. nolabear Mar 2012 #81

Thanks... pipi_k Mar 2012 #85

eccentric and found tolerance in the Lounge, is that it? Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #87

What made me laugh about the whole clique thing nolabear Mar 2012 #91

. . . and dogs Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #92

Cats suck. bluedigger Mar 2012 #124

Alerted for ignorance. Wait Wut Mar 2012 #128

Cats don't rule... pipi_k Mar 2012 #137

Indeed. HappyMe Mar 2012 #139

? Dystopian Mar 2012 #108

girl, you make me giggle Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #109

Funny, during the "purge" I survived. mentalsolstice Mar 2012 #123

I was kinda hopin' there was a clique so's I could see all those asplodin' haids. MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #127

so then, you are admitting to making Radio Lady the butt of your fun, right. got that. lovely. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #136

Can't help but point something out RZM Mar 2012 #153

There's a lot of anxst and insecurity here. bluedigger Mar 2012 #125

Now somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota there lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon... PamKlaus Mar 2012 #126

... RetroLounge Mar 2012 #150

... Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #160

"Rocky Raccoon" kentauros Mar 2012 #154

howdy Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #157

Howdy! Thank you so much for the warm welcome! PamKlaus Mar 2012 #163

ReaLLY?!? MrScorpio Mar 2012 #131

Must be these guys. They and I went to different schools together. DFW Mar 2012 #132

I noticed when I started posting regularly, kentauros Mar 2012 #142

Seems that the cliquishness is on the other side of the fence, by my reckoning... AMEN!!!! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #148

You're wailcome! kentauros Mar 2012 #156

Of course there aren't any cliques RetroLounge Mar 2012 #151

long time no see Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #155

Hum, PamKlaus Mar 2012 #164

Well, to be honest, we do have "sharp noises" from time to time: kentauros Mar 2012 #159