Help convince my lurking sister to register and join our community!

[southlandshari]

My wonderful little sister has been lurking on DU for years, and I have tried and tried to convince her to become an official member of this community.

She lives several states away, but I saw her over the holidays at the end of last year, and it was amazing how many of you she "knew" through reading your exchanges with me!

She has a lot to offer on serious subjects as well as a silly sense of humor and great spirit. Please help me out - post reasons why she should come out of the shadows and get a username, already!


:hi: Sis!

[xmas74]

1. A place to connect to likeminded people.

There are so few of them in my community. Sometimes I need to check in and blow off some steam after listening to freeper and fundie mentality all day long.

[southlandshari]

44. Thanks, sweetie!

I knew I could count on you for a genuinely nice - and accurate - reply here!

:hug:

[xmas74]

60. You are quite welcome!

And thank you for not being the only person on this board to refer to people as "sweetie"! I catch myself doing it all the time, just like in real life.

[lizziegrace]

2. We'll make her an honorary Helle's Bell

:hi:

[southlandshari]

47. She is definitely already one of those - since childhood.

She just never got caught.

x(

[lizziegrace]

73. And I take it you did??

:evilgrin:

[merh]

3. She could do worse.

:shrug:

I mean, there are those other sites and all of that. :crazy:

But they don't serve :popcorn: and their :beer: is flat. :toast:

I've made some great friends here and am I honored to count you among my friends, southlandshari! :pals:

And sisofsouthlandshari, please find an easier name. Those of us that are slow have trouble enough with southlandshari's name. x(

I welcome you with open arms. :pals:

Now sign up already, okay! :silly:




Edited to add: I do adore your sis and so do many here. You will find yourself at home in no time.

[southlandshari]

48. Maybe you should invite her to the Femansion!

I think that might be the final push she needs to join our happy family here!!

:loveya:

[merh]

55. Oh sure, she is welcome any time.

Hey, sisterofsouthlandshari, you can come visit at the femanision!



I do have a lovely view and if you don't mind taking turns sitting and standing, it is a great place to happen.

Please join us at DU. :bounce: :bounce:

You'll have fun! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Good morning, my dear shari! And to your lurking sister as well!

This is the most incredible place on the internet!

You can come join our community, and laugh, cry, explore, dream, and almost anything else you want to.......right here!

I know it's fun to lurk......BUT it's even more fun to participate!

Come, be a part of something bigger than yourself!

I promise you: you will NOT be sorry........

:hi:

[southlandshari]

49. Thanks, Miss Peggy!

She has lurked so long she knows many of you by name and posting styles, and you have definitely already made an impression on her as the sweetheart you are. Your words of invitation here mean a lot!!

:hug:

[merh]

68. Wait a bloody minute.

Miss Peggy may be sweet, but she drops the "F" bomb an awful lot.

What does sis think about my posting style, huh?
I'm nice too (when not being a pain in the ass) :evilgrin:

[southlandshari]

70. LOL - sis, like me, does not consider use of the "F" bomb

and being nice to be mutually exclusive!

We both, in fact, use it quite liberally and with great gusto!

:P


I will ask her about your posting style. You didn't glare at her with those eyes, did you?

;)


:hug:

[merh]

72. Well, if I did, I didn't know it.

There was no intent, so there was no harm or foul. :freak:

So, what the f*ck, I'll just invite sisterofsouthlandshari to join DU again!




& All of Us @ DU

[GOPisEvil]

5. There's two of you?

:scared:

Just kidding! Join us sis! :hi:

[southlandshari]

75. Double trouble!

Should I invite her to the drive-in with us?

:evilgrin:

[GOPisEvil]

128. I'll have to beat my buddies at golf again!

I might have to buy two pizzas. :evilgrin:

[southlandshari]

6. Kick

Thanks to those who have responded so far!

:D

[LaraMN]

7. Well, we do need someone to post us some pics of shari,

and I bet little sis has some good ones! :bounce:

[southlandshari]

76. Eek!!!

I didn't think of that!

[Saphire]

8. my older sis is a lurker, too, and she's the one who turned me on to it.

[southlandshari]

81. Yay!

I'm trying to repeat y'all's experience, then. Thanks for posting that here!

:pals:

[Midlodemocrat]

9. Dear God, no fricking way!!!!!

A blood relative of Shari? People! What is WRONG with all of you?



J/K Shari!

:hi:

[southlandshari]

93. Hey!

Don't you ban her when she shows up!

:P

[johnnie]

10. Join up lurking sister

If that doesn't convince her, nothing will. :)

[southlandshari]

98. Oh my!

How forceful of you, sweets!

That was rather exciting....er, could you say something to me in that same tone you just used on my sister?

:P

[johnnie]

106. No

How was that :shrug:

Lol. :hi:

[southlandshari]

110. .....

:wow:



:loveya:



:D

[johnnie]

111. .

:hug:

[southlandshari]

115. ..

:hug:

[kmla]

11. SLShari - I'll try peer pressure.....

"Hey, Sister, what's the matter. Are you afraid to join?

Come on, all of the cool kids have already joined. Are you chicken?"

If that doesn't work, I have blackmail penciled in for about 2:30...

:D

[southlandshari]

92. ROTFLMAO!!

:rofl:

This was a GREAT reply!


:loveya:

[matcom]

12. Shari has a SISTER?

:wow:

you mean there are TWO OF YOU? :bounce:

is she a nympho and (dear GAWD) TELL me she owns a liquor store!

two-for-one FUN? :D

*I'LL* welcome her!

:hide:

[Mrs.Matcom]

23. And I will

Kick Your Ass :grr:

[Floogeldy]

13. I promise not to sexually harrass lurking sister . . .

. . . for the first thirty minutes of her registration.

:P

[matcom]

14. you snooze you lose buddy

look up :D

[southlandshari]

99. You won't harass her at all

Your all big talk, floog, but I know you will be a perfect gentleman to my sister, just as you have always been to me!

:hug:

[tjwmason]

15. Dear shari's sister.

You really should come and join us - DUers can be the most charming bunch of folk imaginable, and one of the few things which would make it a better place, would be for you to join.

:hi:

[southlandshari]

105. Thank you so much, TJ!

:hug:

I really do appreciate the sweet note to my sister, darlin'!

:hug:



(I could just keep hugging you for a while over that one, but then I'd be accused of you know what by you know who!)

;)

[WillParkinson]

16. Come. Join us. Be with us.

We need all the help we can get in keeping your sister in line.

[southlandshari]

138. Than-- hey! Wait a minute!

Keep me in line?

ME?

:rofl:

(ok, it probably is a tough job sometimes!)

;)

[Maggie_May]

17. Lurking sister come out come out where ever you are!!!

[southlandshari]

139. She said she would be here soon.

I think she is trying to antagonize me to make up for years of big-sister abuse she IMAGINES she suffered at my hands!

:P

[texas1928]

18. Did I scare her?

I am a nice guy...

really.

[southlandshari]

19. She's reading now - step up your efforts, please!!!

:rofl:

[matcom]

22. TELL HER TO BRING SCOTCH!

:bounce:

[Mrs.Matcom]

24. None for you!!

And stop drinking my vodka on your lunch break! Not fair!!!

[matcom]

25. .

:rofl:

:hide:

[Floogeldy]

27. Can we hear a "Yes, Dear."

:)

[matcom]

33. yes dear

[Mrs.Matcom]

38. And NO

pouting!

















:*

[southlandshari]

50. I would but....

A) I don't want her impregnated right off the bat, and B) I don't want her to get off on the wrong foot with your better half, you troublemaker!

:P

Pehaps if she brought scotch AND vodka?

What do you say, Mrs. Matcom?





(and if she does register bearing gifts of drink for all, be very appreciative - the poor girl lives in a dry county and has to drive forever just for a beer or two!)


:D

[Floogeldy]

20. I'll send you $1.59 if you register and participate!

:)

[texas1928]

21. COME ON SHARI'S SISTER!!!!

JOIN!!!!!

DO IT!!!

DO IT LIKE NIKE!!!!!!

JUST DO IT!!!!!!

[Call Me Wesley]

26. One word:

Call Me Wesley. :evilgrin:

[texas1928]

28. UH

That's three...


:shrug:

[Call Me Wesley]

30. Yeah, but it sounds like one word when

it's moaned ...

[texas1928]

31. but still

what if she takes deep breathes between words.



WELL???

I am just saying.

[Call Me Wesley]

34. I haven't met one yet

who paused to take a breath during The Call Me Wesley Experience.

I'm just sayin'.

[southlandshari]

46. You bad, bad man!

Keep your sex away from my little sister!

[Call Me Wesley]

52. A/S/L?

And I thought a whole ocean away is a pretty safe distance ... :evilgrin:

[Floogeldy]

29. Another word:

Friendship.

:D

[Call Me Wesley]

32. Don't talk to me about Friendship, Floog.

My wife put an item in the post to her "friend" in OKC a week ago. Should I be worried? :eyes:

[Floogeldy]

36. Really?

Oh boy oh boy oh boy!!!!! :bounce:

No worries, pal. The only kind of woman I want involved in my life can be found at The Chicken Ranch in Nevada. :evilgrin:

[Call Me Wesley]

42. Wow!

Triplets? :woohoo:

[Radical Activist]

35. I'll flirt with her if she registers

in a non-stalker, non-creepy kind of way. Is she from the South? Is she single? :D

[southlandshari]

91. LOL - thank you!!

Especially for the non-stalker, non-creepy style!

:hug:


Yes from the South. No not single. But a lot of fun and a very cool and intelligent person worth knowing!

:D

[flvegan]

37. southlandshari + sister

I'm going to need a minute to compose myself...

[Redstone]

39. Tell her about all the good-lookin' guys.

Redstone

[GOPisEvil]

41. I'm sure she mentioned me.

:yoiks:

[sniffa]

40. if she joins i promise to hit on her

[southlandshari]

45. I've already warned her about you!

:P

And besides, you can't hit on my sister til you have finally hit on me a bit!


;)

[texas1928]

43. Come on Join us and get the official haircut...

[SeattleGirl]

57. Eeeek!

:scared:

[texas1928]

71. Aren't I a handsome devil.

:D

[SeattleGirl]

74. "devil" is the operative word here!

:rofl:

[texas1928]

77. I am an angel.

I would never be bad...


NEVER

[SeattleGirl]

78. Hmmmmmmmm

:spray:

[texas1928]

79. You don't believe me?!?!

:cry:

[southlandshari]

51. She'll need a name, too....

I think her will is nearly crumbling. Some good and silly photoshoppe jobs and a couple more really nice invitations should do the trick.

We'll win her over. Now I have to help her think of a name!

:D

[merh]

53. NOT

x( Sisterofsouthlandshari x(

She needs an identity of her own! :D

What is she like -- we need some help here!



to join DU!



Now how much begging does she require??? :shrug:




Edited to correct typos and make some letters really big and to add a smiley and just because I can.

Edited a second time to change the format of my edit line! :silly:

:hi:

[matcom]

54. i can add pics of some of our members!

[SeattleGirl]

56. Oh, THAT's gonna help!

:rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

58. Please join us! You won't be sorry!!

We love shari, and I'll bet we'll love you too! :loveya:

And, just to keep my reputation intact, if you join, I'll give you your very first DU Lounge:
:spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank:

(Come on, shari -- you knew I couldn't resist THAT! :evilgrin: )

[Call Me Wesley]

59. I should chase after her. For she is my ride.

Champagne?



But, before we begin, would she like to touch my monkey?

[SeattleGirl]

61. OMG!

:spank: :spank: :spank: :rofl:

[Call Me Wesley]

63. Well,

if *that* doesn't make her sign up this second, all is lost ...

:rofl:

Hey, SeattleGirl! :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

64. Hey, darlin'!!

Nice to see you! :loveya:

[Call Me Wesley]

65. Nice to see you too!

Since I'm stuck with the day crew. :rofl:

:loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

66. Hey! I resemble that remark!

:rofl:

[Call Me Wesley]

67. ROFL.

I try to do my best ...

[Oeditpus Rex]

62. I dunno if I can take two of yas

One SBWA is a lot to handle. Two might kill me. :scared:









But whatta way to go, eh?

[southlandshari]

80. She is much nicer than me.

Though that may not be saying much.

:hide:



:P

[SeattleGirl]

82. Nicer than you?

Impossible!!!! :loveya:

[southlandshari]

83. Awww....cut it out!

:blush:



(I'll give you your :spank: later for being nice to me in this thread to try to entice sis to register!)

[SeattleGirl]

87. Oooh, goody!

:evilgrin:

[Oeditpus Rex]

84. Define 'nicer'

Would that be "nice" in the manner of propriety and decorum or "nice" in the manner of... other things?

Inquiring gentlemen want to know. O8)

[southlandshari]

86. All of the above

Maybe inviting her wasn't such a good idea.

:cry:



;)

(JUST KIDDING!)

[Oeditpus Rex]

90. Maybe not

Like I said, one of ya already leads me down the wicked path to temptation. The prospect of two is just... :scared:

I'm only human, y'know.

[BikeWriter]

69. Shari, I'm sure your Sster is a Sweety, as you are.

I hope she'll join us!

[southlandshari]

88. She's very sweet..

And so are you!!

:hug:


I think we've worn her down - I'm hoping she'll make an appearance tonight!

:D

[BikeWriter]

89. Very good, we'll all be looking forward to meeting her!

:)

[KitchenWitch]

85. A lifetime supply of snarky responses to Rethug Idiocy!

And a lot of fun people!

I have met one DUer in real life and she has become a very close friend!

[Taverner]

94. If you join DU, I will stop knocking moon pies

I promise!

[SeattleGirl]

95. That's reason enough alone!

:hi:

[southlandshari]

96. Don't believe him, sis!

This one will say anything to get what he wants.

And when words aren't enough, he'll send pictures.







:D

[SeattleGirl]

97. Oh no, not pictures!!!

:scared:

[southlandshari]

101. Wait a minute, girlfriend

I didn't say they were :scared: pictures.

Not at all.

Just that I don't want my LITTLE SISTER seeing them!

;)

[SeattleGirl]

102. I stand corrected

But, if she does join, she's gonna see a lot of things, don't you think? }(

[Taverner]

100. But I'm a sweet little angel, with only the purest of thoughts and intent.

Pure as the driven snow am I!

[southlandshari]

103. California,

I don't even want her to see half the pics you post here in the forums. Much less your private....collection!

[Taverner]

104. But I am a humble and meek individual

With no bad intentions or ulterior motives!

[southlandshari]

107. That's debatable.

Just keep your photos away from her, and we can agree to disagree agreeably on those motives, baby!

:P

[Taverner]

108. Can I show her my ding dong tho?

[southlandshari]

112. Pfffttt......that didn't take long.

:eyes:

Already dissing Moon Pies, despite a pure and innocent pledge to cease and desist a few posts up in this very thread.

Don't you dare get NC-17 in my nice thread for my sister, you blue state librul elitist, you!

[Taverner]

121. but ding dongs COMPLIMENT moon pies!!!

Sometimes a moon pie just needs to open up to the possibility of ding dongs...

[Call Me Wesley]

123. Good Lord, you two!

:D

[Call Me Wesley]

109. Can I send my photos?

Please please please! My zipper ain't broken! ;)

[SeattleGirl]

113. It's not? Damn!

:evilgrin:

[Call Me Wesley]

114. No,

I can close/open it at my convenience! :)

[SeattleGirl]

116. That's reassuring

B-)

[Call Me Wesley]

117. I'm no slave

to my zipper! :woohoo:

[SeattleGirl]

119. LOL!

:spray:

[southlandshari]

122. Good Lord, you two!

:D

[SeattleGirl]

124. Where, in the middle of the Atlantic?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[GOPisEvil]

118. Oh my...y'all should know what I know.

I'm a lucky, lucky boy. Yes I am. :)

[southlandshari]

127. Hmmmm.....

What exactly do you know, darlin'?

:shrug:





:D

[GOPisEvil]

130. That you and your sister are beautiful, kind and generous people.

:)

[Shine]

120. Speaking from experience, as a long-time lurker, myself , I can

testify to the feelings of comraderie gained by jumpin' on the DU bandwagon. I don't know what took me so damm long, but I'm glad to have finally joined up. DU is a wonderful community of kindred spirits.

Best wishes to you and your sister!
:hi:

[southlandshari]

134. Thanks!

I hope she pays attention to replies like yours!

;)

[DS1]

125. How could any little sister say no to a face like this?

[southlandshari]

126. Oh shit!

:spray:


:rofl:


Sis! That is not my high school cheerleading pic, I promise! I would NEVER send a photo of ANY kind to DS1.

You believe me don't you?


:hide:



:rofl: Still.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

129. I Lurked For A Year Before I Finally Joined. I Would NEVER Look Back!

It is sooooooooooo much more amazing participating instead of just reading! It is the most addictive thing I've ever been privy to.

[southlandshari]

140. I did too!

And I totally agree with you on the difference in the experience.

Just don't mention the whole "addictive" thing again, ok? I think that is one reason she's held back so long!

;)

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

150. Wanna Know Somethin Funny? That Was My Reason Too!

At work I'm extremely busy and do a lot of analysis, troubleshooting, investigating and problem solving and I need to keep myself focused. For the entire year I lurked here I never joined cause I also know I can be impulsive and obsessive when it comes to debate. I knew if I joined I would have to post at work, and knew if I did I may become so addicted to it that my work would suffer (I'm not the best at self control once I get impulsive.. I can't resist responding! LOL).

But then that all changed. My work put an internet filter in a few months back that doesn't allow any page further than the 'Latest Threads/LBN' page, so I can't respond if I wanted to. Once I knew I was now safe from myself at the risk of posting too much at work, I signed right up and here I am! :)

[madrchsod]

131. then we`d have like two of you

i`m not sure if the lounge can handle that...just kidding -the more the merrier

[EstimatedProphet]

132. Oh come on! It's fun! Everybody's doing it!

You can even be a mod and everything!

[KamaAina]

133. If my recovering conservative cubiclemate can do it...

which he just did :bounce: than so can LittleSister or whatever she wants to be called (I'm thinking of the Elvis, later Dwight Yoakam, tune with that suggestion :evilgrin: )!

[merh]

135. Has a decision been made yet?

Will a southland duo post in the lounge?

:freak: :shrug:

[southlandshari]

136. I think so.

Just waiting for her to show up tonight.

:woohoo:

[merh]

137. I'm so glad, those invitations I posted were expensive.

I would have hated that they were wasted, a lot of care went into them.

Of course, there is always the possibility that matcom suggests. :freak:

[ncrainbowgrrl]

142. Did I just see her show up?

Or is there another member of the southland crew that we should know about? :hi:
:hug:

[southlandshari]

145. Yes!!! You did!

:woohoo:

She's in the 24 hour waiting period.

:cry:




:hug: for you - hope you are well!

[southlandshari]

141. SHE'S IN!!! Well, sort of.

She registered but has a 24 hour waiting period for mods to check her out and make sure she's not a troll!


:rofl:

[GOPisEvil]

143. Hahahahahahaha!

She's your sockpuppet - admit it! ;)

Spelling edit.

[southlandshari]

144. Nope!

And YOU of all people know she is real!

:spank:


I'm on the phone with her now, and she says she doesn't think she wants to post here anymore after you laughed at her like that!

:P

[GOPisEvil]

152. I know she's real.

....and I'm laughing WITH her, not AT her. :P

[southlandshari]

155. Oh no, she wasn't laughing.

She was :cry:


Why do you hate Amurkia, the baby Jesus AND my sister?


:spank:

[GOPisEvil]

156. Amurkia?

See sis, I'm laughing at big sis now!!! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Hit me again! Harder!!! :P

[southlandshari]

157. Oh. Fuck.

:hide:

One perfectly good lame Lounge joke and faux guilt-inducing post ruined by a stupid typo.

:banghead:



You are, without a doubt, the meanest DUer of all time.

:cry:

[GOPisEvil]

158. Meaniepants. That's me.

;)

[southlandshari]

161. I said you were mean.

I never said anything about your pants!

:P

[GOPisEvil]

162. Pants...pants...

No wonder I'm cold! :scared:

:P

[BikeWriter]

147. OMG! We'll get to meet her tomorrow night, then. :-)

[nickgutierrez]

146. Come on, Shari's sister...

Give her somebody else to throw bricks at...

:P

[southlandshari]

148. She just registered.

Mods now have 24 hours to dissect her and determine if she is a troll.

:D

[Oeditpus Rex]

149. Well, what's her freakin' Name?

We got some dissecting welcoming of our own to do.

[southlandshari]

153. No way - I'll let her tell you guys.

Don't worry, it will be impossible not to spot her and know we are related.

Dissecting? The Lounge Lizards? On my sister? Oh no. No way.

You'll have to get through me first, anyway....

[Oeditpus Rex]

154. 'Lord help the mister

who comes between me and my sister
And lord help the sister
who comes between me and my man"

:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

151. DU Groups!

:woohoo:

[southlandshari]

159. LOL - which ones?

Hey - you'll like her, she's lived in Badger country in the past!

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

160. woohoo

I like the Cooking/Baking Group, the Writing Group, the Addiction/Recovery Group and the Photography Group.

[ForrestGump]

163. Little sister, don't you

Little sister, don't you
Little sister, don't you kiss lock me once or twice
And say it's very nice
And then you run
Little sister, don't you do what your big sister done

:D

Hi, southlandsibling! :hi:

I hope you enjoy it here...don't step in the Moon Pies and don't strike any provocative poses around matcom (such poses would include basically just standing there and breathing).

:loveya:

[southlandshari]

164. Oh, I already warned her about matcom.

Just after I warned her to avoid striking ANY poses around you, Gump!

:P

[ForrestGump]

165. Darn

Must you spoil all my fun? :-(

You can take southlandshari out of the moderator, but you can't take the moderator out of southlandshari.... (There may be innuendo in there, somewhere, but I can't find it)