QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Sat 24th October 2009, 6:13am)
Whilst you're about that, it would be nice if you could wash away some of the pointless
arguing and dramah being posted on this thread. Geez, some people just have no lives.
I don't think it is a question of lacking lives, but rather falling into the easy trap of being negative and discouraging. For many people, it is easier to put others down rather than giving them a boost or encouraging them to do positive things.
As a sidenote -- the comedian Soupy Sales passed away this weekend. When I was a teenager, Soupy had a radio show on WNBC-AM in New York. His brand of silly slapstick appealed to me (no surprise there, eh?), and one day I wrote up a bunch of jokes that I thought would be funny if he performed them. I mailed the jokes to him (this was before e-mail, of course) -- and to my surprise, not only did he read them on the air, but also gave me glowing credit for submitting them! He didn't have to do that, of course -- he had a writing staff and, honestly, my teenage jokes weren't that hilarious.
I was so excited about what Soupy did that I called him at the station after his show and spoke to him for a few minutes. He was a very cheerful man and he encouraged me to continue doing what I wanted to do.
I wish that life in general and WP in particular would have more people like Soupy Sales -- being supportive and positive without being sour about the motives of others or expecting anything in return.
QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Sat 24th October 2009, 6:13am)
(I have a life--tonight I had to bury one of my gf's cats in the backyard.
Cute and sweet little cat, too. Mauled to death by the dog next door for
no apparent reason. What a damn miserable shame.)
Please accept my condolences on this tragic loss.