It's weird when you can't get traction on your threads...

[bicentennial_baby]

I mean, we all go through spells...Yay! We're really popular and everyone wants to talk to us!!! Weeeee! :bounce:

and then... "Hey, why isn't anyone talking to me? Wtf?" :cry:

It comes and it goes, life on the internets.... :shrug:

(And no, this isn't a cry for help or plea for attention, just an observation ;) )

[ghostsofgiants]

1. You mean I might have people notice my threads at some point?

Sweeeet. :P

[bicentennial_baby]

3. It could happen young Padawan....

:hug:

Heehee, I notice your threads, holmes, I'm just an erratic responder :D

:loveya:

[RetroLounge]

84. an erotic responder ?

:shrug:

RL

[idgiehkt]

2. lol

I don't get much.

Traction, that is.

Or that, either, honestly.

I can go you one better though...I'll pm you.

[bicentennial_baby]

4. word up

pm me baby :)

:loveya:

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. Need a set o' these?

:hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

7. Possibly...and hey!

I needed you for my crossword tonight... "Cylinder Head Valve"....I thought of you :D

:pals:

[Oeditpus Rex]

13. How many letters?

I can do this. :bounce:

[bicentennial_baby]

16. 6

I figured it out eventually, but I'll let you guess :D

:loveya:

[Oeditpus Rex]

53. Probably 'tappet'

Or, "poppet" — archaic, but more accurate. Tappets are valve lifters, not valves, but that distinction's kinda been lost to time.

[bicentennial_baby]

62. Nope, far simpler

Intake :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

74. Ah, they were being speCIFic!

The intake valve begins to open about 30° BTDC during the intake stroke...





:freak:

[bicentennial_baby]

75. And this is why I love you....

:loveya:

I will tell you, as a girl, when I had my '73 Dodge Dart Swinger (Lemon Yellow w/ Black Hardtop :D), I could change my oil, alternator, fuses, headlights, etc. :D

:)

[Oeditpus Rex]

76. W00t!

Alternator swap ain't no job for lightweights. :loveya:

198 or 225? :7

[bicentennial_baby]

77. 225 baby

:D

and yeah, it was a bitch and a half :D

:loveya:

[Oeditpus Rex]

78. Those were damned good engines

Probably the best thing MoPar ever did, besides the Hemi, which they stole.

Those MoPar ignitions, though...



Edit: Lookie what I found. :7

[bicentennial_baby]

79. Oh, I miss my baby....

:cry: Damn, I loved that car, my first...at age 23 in 1997 :D

Man, that loose steering...Like driving a boat :D ... but damn, those leather seats were hot as hell in summer! :o

And I agree with you... my dream car is a '68 Barracuda with a 454 :D

in Metallic Purple :D

:loveya:

[Oeditpus Rex]

80. You mean a 440?

Or 426 Hemi? 454's a Chevy engine. :P

My best friend when I was like 19 had a '68 'Cuda, but it only had a 318. Still, it was nice — until the engine torqued to the right because of a bad motor mount and snapped the oil filter boss. x(

Looked like this one, but it was forest green.

[crim son]

6. I made the same observation recently.

People have short attention spans, maybe? Or we become boring! No matter; it's best not to take it personally, right? :hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

8. Indeed....life goes on

:hug:

:)

[SPKrazy]

9. E-Coli Hurts!

now what were you saying?


kidding

popularity is over rated

unless you are popular

then it RAWKS!

:rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

10. Too true! On both counts!!!

:rofl:

*Maybe* my sig line 'turns people off'.... :rofl:

:hi:

[SPKrazy]

11. It Hurts!

actually I think it is kind of funny

it always makes me look

:pals:

[bicentennial_baby]

12. It makes me giggle, what can I say?

of course, if someday Mrs Ray does get E Coli, I *may* (emphasis on *may*) take it down :P

and i'm glad somebody's looking! :bounce:

:pals:

[SPKrazy]

14. Nah, Leave It Up!

even if she gets E. coli

it does hurt!

and it is funny

:pals: :applause:

[bicentennial_baby]

18. Yay!

I'm glad I have your approval!! :bounce:

:yourock:

:pals:

[SPKrazy]

20. ROFL!

yes, you have my approval!

you funny!

:headbang: :rofl: :rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

22. I try....I'll be here all night, try the Veal...

:bounce:

You funny too! :bounce:

[SPKrazy]

26. Try the Veal?

ohhhh nooooo!

no veal for me!

baby cows, noooooooo!


:rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

27. Eh, just trying to start a flamewar, y'know...

Traction bitches! :bounce:

:rofl:

[SPKrazy]

29. Gotta Get Some Traction!

like the little engine that could!

:rofl: :pals:

[bicentennial_baby]

30. I think I can, I think I can....Let's see....

Olive Garden
Cornflake Breaded Fried Chicken
Breast Feeding
Smoking
Fat Actress
Children in Restaurants
PETA...

AM I missing anything? :D

[RevolutionaryActs]

36. Hummers and loud children.

:hi:


:spray:

[bicentennial_baby]

38. Damnit!

x(

You got me! :cry:

Oooooh, no....Circumcision!!! :bounce:

:D

[SPKrazy]

44. Circumcised Children in Hummers Humming loudly at Olive Garden while eating

veal and ........

:bounce:

[bicentennial_baby]

49. and...smoking and breastfeeding and voting for *

:D

[SPKrazy]

58. No, Not Voting For *

that really sucks

series!111!!!

smoking breastfeeding children in hummers humming loudly at Olive Garden voting for * and eating veal and slamming PETA!:P

[bicentennial_baby]

70. Actually, no, voting for Nader!!

:bounce:

[SPKrazy]

72. That's Even Better!

voting for Nader

and bashing Dean

:rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

73. Voting for Nader, while bashing Dean, as well as

saying Kerry's boring,
Kucinich is a Keebler Elf
A Black person can't win
and "Bush was ok, right after 9/11"

:D

:rofl:

[SPKrazy]

81. Don't Forget!

Gore was a "sore loser"

and Lieberman is a "true democrat"

ruh roh

them might be fightin' words

(good thing I'm full of it, right?)

:pals:

[SPKrazy]

42. Hummers With Loud Children In Them

or driven by them

or hummers

or children

or loud hummers

or hummer children

or children hummers

or children humming loudly at Olive Garden while eating veal and drinking instant coffee.

[bicentennial_baby]

51. ....

:rofl: Instant coffee?! Ewwwww!!!11!!! This is series! We're so screwn! :rofl:

[SPKrazy]

59. .....

We're screwn fer sher!


it is HUGH!!1111!!!!!

:rofl: :rofl:

[SPKrazy]

37. Microwaved Coffee

instant coffee

instant iced tea

processed meat

???????

:yoiks: :rofl: :hide:

[RevolutionaryActs]

15. I don't know what you're talking about. I've never had this problem.

:rofl:


Kidding. :P

[bicentennial_baby]

17. Well, you're such a pic slut and all...

:eyes: You and those legs.... :eyes:


:D



I'm glad you're back homie, I missed you much :loveya:

[RevolutionaryActs]

19. What, you mean there's another way to keep people interested?

:wtf:



:rofl:



:loveya:

[bicentennial_baby]

21. Well, make them fall in love with you, but

that's only happened 2x for me here... :P

But, *he* never responds to me anymore.... (doesn't wanna look too lovey in front of the 'proper' folks, i guess :P)

:rofl:

[RevolutionaryActs]

23. What a wuss.

:P :rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

24. I happen to agree

I mean, yeah ok, he tells me he loves me a brazillion times a day and then some, BUT, can't i get some DU pda? Puhleeeeeze? :wtf:

:rofl:

(and ps- keep calling by his real name here on DU, i think it weirds him out :D)

[RevolutionaryActs]

25. Yeah, dude. You need some DU validation.

Why would calling Michael, "Michael" weird Michael out?


:rofl:

[bicentennial_baby]

28. ....

:spray: My point exactly...


:rofl:

I wuv you....keep it up! :thumbsup:

:loveya:

[RevolutionaryActs]

32. You got it!

I wuv you too. :loveya:



I sadly must go to bed, I'm exhausted. :boring:
See you later, tell Michael I say 'hi.' :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:



:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[bicentennial_baby]

41. Oh, I will...

and I'll point him to this thread in the morning...heehee, the things I get up to when he's asleep! :o

:loveya: a brazillion times over babygirl!!! :loveya:

[RetroLounge]

85. Do I count?

:loveya:

RL

[SPKrazy]

34. Leg thread needed! ROFL!

either that or...

:rofl: :spray:

[BlueStorm]

31. My threads always drop and I am pretty much still unknown

here so I am not as prolific as others. Nor do I have the great political hindsight and wit as some DUers have. So I go unnoticed pretty much.

Besides I am usually afraid to post something in GD that might set off a flamewar or make me look stupid, and dare I say it, freeperish.

Blue

[idgiehkt]

35. your sig picture rocks!

I am so glad you included the pageboy, that is awesome. I love your user name...makes me wish I'd picked a cooler one, lol. I'm afraid to post in GD period.

[BlueStorm]

65. GD can be a tough forum.

My problem is that I can never come up with anything politically succint, I tend to sound fragmented when I post.

I haven't even updated my blog at MySpace for the past two days.

Oh, thanks for the compliments on my sig pic. It took me about 5 hours to make, lol and I am only using a rinky dinky photo software called Picture It! by Microsoft.

My computer doesn't have a lot of RAM to handle Adobe.

I am thinking next month I want to by a long, white wig and do some more poses. I don't have some really cool clothes though, lol.

Blue

[bicentennial_baby]

47. Eh, flame away in GD!

It's the thing to do! Besides, it'll build your DU chops :D

Me, I gave that up years ago, after a few years of battling it out...Although, I have been known to pop up on the occasional Abortion/Transphobia/Homophobia/PETA/Private School thread :D

:pals:

[ThomCat]

82. But you're a good MySpace friend.

So there. :P

:hug:

[BlueStorm]

87. Hey thanks,

I saw some of your comments on my blog.

I haven't updated my blog as I feel there really isn't anything to talk about.

Blue

[wildhorses]

33. how well i know the feeling--

its all good--

that is what i tell myself, anyway :hi:

and happy birthday in 3 days :hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

39. Thanks baby

and yeah, it's all good :hug:

[RevolutionaryActs]

40. Did I ever tell you about the dream I had about you and Peggy?

:rofl:


I think I was at some place in San Francisco, and there were lots of people, like a party or something, but I didn't know anyone. And then you and Peggy stopped by, and I was really happy to see you, because I knew who you guys were. It was odd. :crazy:






OK! Now I promise I'm going to bed. :silly:

[wildhorses]

52. how cool is that??

i need to go to bed, too :hug:


nitey nite

[SPKrazy]

61. You Are Odd Rev!

but I Lurve You !!!

G'Night!

:rofl: :pals:

[speedoo]

43. I stopped worrying about that a couple of months ago.

I posted something I thought was very important, and it sank like a stone. Not a single response.

So I said, fuck it.

I just accept that Loungers usually don't care about important stuff. They like stuff like pic threads and threads from "popular people".

So I took some time off and came to the conclusion that I don't give a shit anymore what people around here think of me. I just use the Lounge for my own enjoyment, try to stay close to couple of people I consider friends, and that's it.

Real life is far, far more important. And the Lounge used to get in the way of my real life, but not anymore.

[bicentennial_baby]

45. You're on target.

100% and then some. :pals:

[speedoo]

55. Well OK then!

Glad to hear you agree...:pals:

Maybe we can keep one another on track, huh?

[RevolutionaryActs]

46. Am I your friend?

:cry:


:hug:




God damn it I need to go to bed, damn you fun people, stop posting! ;)

[speedoo]

48. You better be, dammit!

You and your sick sistah of the mind keep me sane!

:loveya:

[RevolutionaryActs]

50. *we* keep you *sane*?

Good gawd man, you need help. :P




:loveya:

[bicentennial_baby]

54. I was gonna say "that's scary!"

But you beat me to it :D

[RevolutionaryActs]

57. Uh, yeah!

Maybe speedoo only reads parts of our posts? :shrug:

[speedoo]

56. I know. I need help bad.

Just like everyone else around here. :rofl:

[RevolutionaryActs]

60. There's not enough help in the world for Gray and I.

But thanks for thinking of us. :patriot:

[speedoo]

64. Which is why I love ya both.

Coupla whackos make me smile, and I hope I occasionally do the same for you.:hug: :loveya:

[qnr]

63. Yeah, I remember that time I had three responses in a row :) n/t

[bicentennial_baby]

66. This thread is kinda ironic...or something...

Especially since my impending 30th Bday thread got nuttin' :rofl:

[speedoo]

67. Happy Impending 30th!

I did not see that thread, but I wish you the best anyhow!:toast:

[bicentennial_baby]

69. Thank you!!!

Impending it is, 3 days...actually since it's past 12, 2 days....oy. :cry:

but thank you :pals:

[qnr]

68. Well I'd hate to spoil the streak of nuttin', so I'll say happy birthday here.

Happy Birthday!

[bicentennial_baby]

71. Hahahaha....

:rofl:

Thank you :pals:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

83. Are you bragging or complaining?

Huh?

[qnr]

86. I'm bragging about complaining, I think n/t