Lately, it seems as though some of us have been pointing out what we dislike about others on this forum. And those threads seem to be tremendously popular.
I'd like to start a very popular thread dedicated to the praise of our fellow Hatrackers and Hatrackesses. You don't have to love everything about that person, but try to find at least one nice thing to say.
I'll start:
steven, I like the way that you hold to your convictions, even when the world is against you. You've got guts.
Posted by BunnV (Member # 6816) on :
Tante Shvester, I like that you started this thread.
Posted by Chungwa (Member # 6421) on :
I like all the friendly and welcoming people in this community (which is just about everyone).
I know saying "I like everyone" probably isn't what you wanted, but I think it fits with the point of this thread, doesn't it?
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
You keep me warm at night.
Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
Not really relevant to this thread but, Tante you registered a month ago and you have almost double my posts...How on earth did you do that?
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
It's all about managing your time. Posted by theCrowsWife (Member # 8302) on :
Tante Schvester, I like your gentle sense of humor.
/me goes off to search for other nice things to say to people.
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
I like the fact that, whatever your view, you can always find someone who agrees with you, and someone who disagrees with you.
I like how Hatrackers watch out for each other in real life.
Posted by theCrowsWife (Member # 8302) on :
TL, I like your enthusiasm, not only here but in the writing forums, Liberty Hall, and Notebored.
Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
Heheh...Thanks alot. Tante, Your such an easy going, friendly, caring person, I don't think it's possible to not instantly feel comfortable with you Posted by sarahdipity (Member # 3254) on :
What I like about you, you hold me tight Tell me I'm the only one, wanna come over tonight, yeah
You're whispering in my ear Tell me all the things that I wanna to hear, 'cause that's true That's what I like about you
What I like about you, you really know how to dance When you go up, down, jump around, think about true romance, yeah
You're whispering in my ear Tell me all the things that I wanna to hear, 'cause that's true
*realizes she's singing out loud and quickly ducks out of the thread*
Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
And which Hatracker were you singing that to? Posted by Hamson (Member # 7808) on :
quote:Originally posted by JaimeBenlevy: Not really relevant to this thread but, Tante you registered a month ago and you have almost double my posts...How on earth did you do that?
I had been wondering the same thing for about a week.
Edit: And everyone here is great, this is a community that you can join with ease, and use it as a place to just talk and get to know each other better. Everyone is so helpful.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I really like the way Bob_Scopatz gets passionate about his cup of coffee. And that he likes Ruggles of Red Gap, too.
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
*thinks that was more than two lines of the song*
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I like rivka's hair. (And the fact that she's so much fun, of course.)
I like Frisco's chest-- especially gleaming with oil.
I like that KetchupPrinceConsort puts up with my nonsense in good humor. Among other things.
I like katharina's attitude.
I like beverly's sweetness-- and her voice!
I like Lucky4's sense of humor.
I like Megan's sharp wit.
I like Lyrhawn's taste in Star Wars books.
I like a whole bunch of other people. If I keep going, I'm going to have a mile-long post. Let's just say, I appreciate you all, and I'm thinking it, if not posting it.
[ July 18, 2005, 01:17 AM: Message edited by: ketchupqueen ]
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
I like how Raia always has something encouraging to say to others, even if she's feeling depressed herself. Posted by Lanfear (Member # 7776) on :
I like Lanfear's amazingly amazingness
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I like how popularity thread pop up on a regular basis here at Hatrack...
Wait. No I don't.
I like that Hatrack has such a diverse group of people, and that they are online at all sorts of weird times...
Just like me. Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Aww, thank you Eru! Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
I like Troubadour for his funny attitude.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by Kwea:
I like how popularity thread pop up on a regular basis here at Hatrack...
Ideally, we can find something nice to say about those among us who are NOT popular.
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
I like the way Choobak writes. And how his name reminds me of a wookie. Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
I like Slash the Berzerker because he doesn't post here and will never see me posting this.
I like Jon Boy because of the pirate smiley. [edited to add] Besides, I have to offset my comments in that other thread in case he took me seriously.
I like eslaine because our jokes have seemed to mesh lately.
[ July 18, 2005, 11:32 AM: Message edited by: scottneb ]
Posted by Stray (Member # 4056) on :
I enjoy Jay's posts about his dog, or running, or lunch, or really anything that's not politics Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
How could I forget! I like BannaOj, she fixed my Care Bear.
Posted by Ramdac99 (Member # 7264) on :
Papa - Likes Worthing Saga almost as much as me Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Hey- I was the first to bring the song up!
I just got the lyrics wrong.
Posted by Beanny (Member # 7109) on :
Hatrack... I like the way the forum's background colors manage to be friendly, yellow and purple, yet not too strong, and pleasant to the eye.
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
I like jebus for... well... I don't know why, but he's funny.
I like Kat's eagerness to befriend people.
I like Tom and Bob' never ending wit.
I like Deerpark27's abstract writings. Deeply amusing.
I miss jehovoid. He was a great dude.
I like Lalo for his conversations with me. However one sided of an argument it was, I still enjoyed it.
I like celia for just about everything.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
I like how Raia show us her happyness.
Posted by J T Stryker (Member # 6300) on :
I like all of my fellow lurkers who always get forgotten in these threads...
Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
2.19 posts per day does not make a person a "lurker."
However, by that definition I am a lurker at .74 posts per day.
Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
I like J T Stryker, because I remember the name.
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
I like Space Opera because she is so incredibly kind, and not to mention incredibly beautiful. Sometimes I find myself thinking, "How can a person be that gorgeous?" and then I remind myself it's because she's not like the rest of us mediocre humans - she's an angel dropped down from the sky above to bless us all with her beauty and kindness. We are so very lucky to have her.
Don't sneer. Everyone needs an ego boost once in awhile.
space opera
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I like the way Space Opera takes matters into her own hands and waits for no one to shoulder a burden that she is unwilling to shoulder herself.
Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
I just like Raia Posted by Chris Kidd (Member # 2646) on :
I like Bob_Scopatz personality threads and his little dream book.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester:
quote:Originally posted by Kwea:
I like how popularity thread pop up on a regular basis here at Hatrack...
Ideally, we can find something nice to say about those among us who are NOT popular.
I commend you on this thread, or at leat the idea of it, but what these things always degenerate into is a popularity contest.
Someone will feel bad or left out because they were not being mentioned at all, and while the intent of this thread isn't to hurt anyone it will happen anyway.
This isn't the first attempt at this, you know...Hatrack is a fairly huggy-feely place compared to most place on the WWW.
Kwea
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
I don't think it's huggy-feely at all. As a matter of fact, I'm pretty sure that Tante called me fat a few posts up....something about me being too heavy to carry on her shoulders.
Tante, I must admit that I always picture you as Sylvester the cat from Looney Tunes. At first it was just name association, but now it's become a full-fledged weirdo vision. I can't help but picture a large black and white cat perched in front of a computer, taking a break from trying to eat that stupid yellow bird.
space opera
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Spacey, You must have psychic abilities! That's EXACTLY what I look like!
<goes off to chase the computer mouse>
Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
I'm a little surprised by post #1 on this thread. It proceeds from an inaccurate perception of my life.
Posted by Chris Kidd (Member # 2646) on :
of course its inaccruate, she dosn't know you personaly. its based on what youve posted. so take the complement as it was entended. Sheesh
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
steven, I don't know your life, only your posts. And I've noticed that because some folk here don't agree with your posts, they see fit to ridicule you. I don't like to see anyone get picked on, and I wanted to not only let you know that, but also to let the ones who pick on you know that. I'm sorry if that offended you. I'll stop sticking up for you if it does.
Posted by not hansenj (Member # 8066) on :
I like hansenj because she pantses my roommate Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Tante, I don't think anyone ridiculed steven because they disagreed with his posts. I think it's because he flat out insulted a lot of people on the board, calling them racist and pro-genocide.
There's a big difference between the two.
Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
<---Is racist and pro-genocide.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I think it's perfectly reasonable to think we were too harsh w/ steven, even though I might not agree. I just want to make sure the reasons are represented accurately.
If I was mean to everyone who disagreed with me no one would like me.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Choobak and Boris, you guys are so sweet. Really, I'm blushing! Thank you!
Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
I like scottneb because I almost always end up smiling after reading his posts.
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
I like Bokonon.
He's cool.
*Takes photo of self-image*
-Bok
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I like how Tante always has something nice to say to people. And she throws in the perfect amount of humor.
Aside from that, I feel under appreciated. Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
SteveRogers you were the very first person to flirt with me on Hatrack (in my Newbie thread, if I recall correctly), and I will always hold a special place in my affections for you because of that. And, judging from your writing, you are cute as all get out.
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
I like Zotto because he always inspires me to live life to the fullest even if he doesn't post here as much as he used to.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I want a link to his flirting of which you speak, because I can't find it and I want to verify what I said.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
SteveRogers you are all over me in this thread. (Why oh why do we not have a graemlin who bats her eyes coquettishly?)
<bats eyes coquettishly>
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I think Tante is cool. She and CT are the women I want to be when I grow up. (because they're not grown up at all)
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
I like Anna and Corwin because they help me particularly when my heart was broken. Anna, your story about the little polar bear was a great medic. Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
quote:Originally posted by Annie: Hey- I was the first to bring the song up!
I just got the lyrics wrong.
you had the lyrics right, I think.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
quote:Originally posted by scottneb: Is racist and pro-genocide.
I bet I was racist and pro-genocide before you and I also bet I'm more dedicated to it than you are
Tante, you hold the opinions of Steven that you wish, but I guarantee you he got far less than he tried to give... it's not our fault his malice was covered over by his startling incompetence as a troll. Within the first page of his first thread, aside from insulting everyone who had more than 1 kid, he unprovokedly and directly attacked both Geoff Card and myself, got belligerent with literally everyone who posted on it, and "warned" Papa Moose with full knowledge that he was the moderator.
Then again, being bad at trolling is probably a good trait and speaks of an earnestness that is an asset to a soul. </pollyanna>
Posted by Crotalus (Member # 7339) on :
I like Jay because his views are a lot like mine. Which means he is right most of the time. I like that.
Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
It's hard for me to understand where you are coming from, Jim-Me. How about you tell me how you feel about the Catholic church's stance on birth control in sub-Saharan Africa?
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
why should I? so you can tell me to shut my yap again?
I happen to have some strong opinions on the subject. If you showed any inclination or ability to listen, think, or, for that matter, treat your opponents with the respect typically accorded to hen, much less people, I might be inclined to share them with you.
How 'bout we drop this and quit ruining Tante's very kind thread?
Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
Enjoy that meme, Jim-Me. Ride it 'til the end.
I'll gladly make this my last post directed toward you in this thread.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
steven, I don't know where you got that chip on your shoulder, but it's about to crush you into the ground. Maybe you need to let it go.
Posted by Lurker-Girl (Member # 7802) on :
In the interest of getting back on topic, I like ketchupqueen because she's amazingly nice, open, and a great cook.
Also, she let me beat on her at DallasCon. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
When are you going to come do that again? Jeff wants to know.
I like Lurker-Girl because she's witty, smart, expresses herself well, and gives a heck of a massage. Oh, and she likes my cooking.
Posted by Lurker-Girl (Member # 7802) on :
Aww. Just call me, silly! I will warn you, though, that I'm slightly out of practice... Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
All right, I may have a chip somewhere in the head/neck/upper-torso area.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
You need to find someone wonderful like Lurker-Girl to remove it for you.
I'm e-mailing you right now, btw.
[ July 19, 2005, 03:35 PM: Message edited by: ketchupqueen ]
Posted by Lurker-Girl (Member # 7802) on :
Hmm. . . maybe if it were a knot instead of a chip. . . Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
In fact, I DID receive a head injury that affected me, around age 2. *waits for inevitable jokes*
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Too easy.
Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
*avoids obvious joke*
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
quote:Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head: Too easy.
Yeah. It'd be like kicking a one-legged puppy.
Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
What about a three-legged dog who has 1 hind leg, and has to sit on his testicles? I saw one of those, once.
Seriously, I fell and hit my head when I was two. it knocked my jaw and nose out of alignment.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
ouch... that's a rough fall...
Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
I required 6 stitches to my lip, and I still have the scar, 27 years later.
I do ascribe SOME of my behavior to "post-concussion syndrome". Hits to the head have created serial killers. One in particular whose name escapes me was completely normal until he hit his head in a motorcycle accident. Dr. Oliver Sacks noticed that 46 of 47 patients who received an injury to a particular area of the brain quit their jobs and became gourmet chefs and/or food critics. Etc, etc. it only gets weirder with head injuries and brain research.
Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
bump for "post-concussion syndrome" edit.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Uh, where is it?
Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
it's on my lip. the scar, you mean? Or the edit? It's in the post just previous to my "bump" post.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Then why bump? *confuzzled*
Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
<---Has had close to ten concussions so far.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Steven is just confuzzling like that.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by steven: bump for "post-concussion syndrome"
The bump leads to the concussion; it does not follow it.
Sorry about the head injury, and that you feel that you still have residual effects.
An advantage of being nice to folk, is that they are nice to you, and maybe even to others, in return. This increases the sum quotient of psychic goodness in the universe, and helps the world to heal.
(Words of wisdom from Jewish mysticism)
Also, it feels nice.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
quote:SteveRogers you are all over me in this thread. (Why oh why do we not have a graemlin who bats her eyes coquettishly?) <bats eyes coquettishly>
Two things involving that thread:
1) I'm sorry I killed your introduction thread, I'd never noticed that before.
2) Did you ever say who it was?
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
1) You did not kill it. I was impressed that you helped it go on for 3 pages.
2) Nope!
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
1) I meant I was the last one to post on it, that means I killed it.
2) Will you tell me now?
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
1) Nah, it was played out by then. You were keeping it on life support. I think it died a natural death. You are no killer.
2) Nope!
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
1) Or so you think!
2) Why not?
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Because I don't want to embarrass the other person. It is someone who posts often, and I wouldn't want things to be uncomfortable.
And I STILL like your flirty banter.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
1) E-mail it to me. Its not like I'm going to spread it all over the 'rack.
2) Thank you.....I think...........
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
SteveRogers, Check your email.
Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
Tante--there are parents whose children were murdered as the result of a head injury. I can do the research if you want.
I have had plenty of other head injuries, but the ones that cause obvious cranio-facial misalignment are ALWAYS personality-changers. Count on it. Obvious cranial assymetry is nearly always sure to cause/accompany behavior problems. Not that my nose is super-crooked or anything, but it's noticeable from up close.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I'm a rehab nurse, and am fully aware of the implications of TBI. When I said I was sorry about the head injury, I was not being glib. I was being sincere. It is the kind of handicap that can have its own unique challenges, partly because it can be invisible.
You have my sympathy for your travails.
That said, I still think you ought to be nice.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Tante- That wasn't too hard was it?
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I'm exhausted from the strain. Good night! Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Good night........
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: Because I don't want to embarrass the other person. It is someone who posts often, and I wouldn't want things to be uncomfortable.
It is possible that he/she/it wouldn't mind, you know.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
You think?
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I'm sure Katharina is used to this by now, Tante. Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
What if I was born with obvious cranial-facial asymmetry?
Posted by CT (Member # 8342) on :
I think a smidge of asymmetry is totally hot in women and in men. Mimi Rogers and Mariska Hargitay are two women I stare at, just because there is something so memorable about them. Both have asymmetry -- especially Mimi in the mouth and Mariska in the eyebrows.
Perfect symmetry looks plastic to me, like a WalMart vase. I prefer handblown (with natural variation, but not misshapen).
There is a crack in everything That's how the light gets in. Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I read about Marlon Brando that breaking his nose on stage was one of the best things to happen to his career. It made his face slightly imperfect and much, much more memorable.
Yeah. Gimme door number two, please. Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I can never be sure if it's you with one of these new names until you start talking about a topic like Mariska.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
quote:Originally posted by Annie: What if I was born with obvious cranial-facial asymmetry?
I can rearrange your skull bones by sticking a balloon up your nose. Would that help?
Posted by CT (Member # 8342) on :
*laughing
edited to add: The lyrics should've been a dead giveaway, too, come to think of it.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
When we first got Corel photo software in the 90s, my Dad went crazy over splitting pictures of people in half and mirroring their faces. He'd print out a picture of my baby sister with two left halves and then one with two right halves and show it to everyone he knew.
Posted by Rico (Member # 7533) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jon Boy:
quote:Originally posted by Annie: What if I was born with obvious cranial-facial asymmetry?
I can rearrange your skull bones by sticking a balloon up your nose. Would that help?
That sounds too complicated, why not just find someone with perfect facial symmetry and switch their skin with yours? If it's good enough for John Woo it should be good enough for you!
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
The balloon sounds fun.
Just for kicks, I mirrored the two halves of my face.
Here is Annie if her left brain were totally in control and here she is with the right brain calling the shots.
Freaky, no?
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
The right-brain Annie looks more sinister. I'd be afraid of her.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Really? I thought she was the cuter of the two.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
You can be sinister and cute at the same time.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Annie i prefer a face with a light disymmetry.
But the idea to study the mirored right face and left face is really interesting. I notice.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
rivka, I think the person might mind. Though I'm not sure I should be the judge.....
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
quote:You can be sinister and cute at the same time.
That's the secret!
*goes off to get sinister*
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I'm hideously sinister. I apologize. I'll go plot against the voices in my head in the corner. Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by SteveRogers: rivka, I think the person might mind. Though I'm not sure I should be the judge.....
I'm going to have to disagree. Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Aw, you guys! All this Hatrack banter! That's what I like about you!
<doesn't have a sinister bone in her body, yet remains cute as heck>
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I was actually trying to be mysterious. I hadn't noticed that she had told people yet. I wasn't paying that much attention. Because attention has never paid a nickel of my money back.
Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
I think I figured out who it is...
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by JaimeBenlevy: I think I figured out who it is...
Refer to "Newbie Alert, Newbie Alert..." thread, page 3
Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
D'oh! Didn't realize you already said it. But I was right about who it was!
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