Scylla Rhiadra Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 18 minutes ago, Cinnamon Mistwood said: I may be channeling Maddy here, but hugging and hand holding? Just no. I don't cuddle. Funny thing is that Maddy, who does indeed hate hugging, often wishes me a goodnight with "/ hugs you all up." We've discussed the paradoxical nature of her farewell -- but I've forgotten what she said about it. I have a couple of very good men friends who insist upon using a "hug" animation when I leave them. Ugh. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seicher Rae Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Gawd, you are making this introvert and avowed misanthrope feel and look positively cuddly! Bunch of old grumps... 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Peeved with myself and frickin' Canadian spelling. I made a sign for a picture I'm doing that is explicitly set in the USA. Put the sign out, took the pic, started editing the pic . . . and suddenly realized I'd used Canadian spelling. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Amore Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Gifs, too! 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charalyne Blackwood Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 (edited) When my photo editing software suddenly decides to no longer understand *drags a box* ctrl-c, ctrl-v. Select, copy, paste. It's been an industry standard for the better part of what, 2 decades? Edited August 15, 2022 by Charalyne Blackwood 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMe Jewell Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Air hugs for all of us "Don't touch me" folks 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: Peeved with myself and frickin' Canadian spelling. I made a sign for a picture I'm doing that is explicitly set in the USA. Put the sign out, took the pic, started editing the pic . . . and suddenly realized I'd used Canadian spelling. This is how wars start. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee Pancake Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 9 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said: This is how wars start. Just don't tell people which way up you eat a soft boiled egg 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: Funny thing is that Maddy, who does indeed hate hugging, often wishes me a goodnight with "/ hugs you all up." We've discussed the paradoxical nature of her farewell -- but I've forgotten what she said about it. I have a couple of very good men friends who insist upon using a "hug" animation when I leave them. Ugh. I don’t mind hugging people who need it, I’m just not fond of being hugged. I don’t think I ever need it. It’s also an issue of control. I had 26 aunts and uncles, so hugs were unavoidable. Dad was the only person who could hug me or set me on his lap, and that only lasted for my first few years. We were a “no public displays of affection” family. We conveyed affection through absurd banter, filled with mock insults. Like you, I tolerate people who offer up hug animations. Unlike you, I set people on fire to show I care. ”…hugs you all up” riffs on the seemingly universal need for human mothers to eat their young, often starting with their toes. Who hasn’t heard a mother coo “I’m going to gobble you all up” to an infant, or something like it? I love the absurdity of that and have co-opted it for hugging. ETA: The paradoxical nature of my farewells should not surprise. You know how I love being paradoxical. Edited August 15, 2022 by Madelaine McMasters 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, Coffee Pancake said: Just don't tell people which way up you eat a soft boiled egg Or which end of the sleeve of ice cream cones you open? My ex-hubby insisted on opening the “bottom” end, because you could easily grasp a cone to remove it from the sleeve. I insisted on opening the “top” because it was easy to tuck the plastic sleeve into the next cone when resealing. I’d insert my index and middle fingers into the cone and spread them to grip it for extraction. Easy peasy. Did I mention he’s my ex-hubby? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Madelaine McMasters said: Or which end of the sleeve of ice cream cones you open? My ex-hubby insisted on opening the “bottom” end, because you could easily grasp a cone to remove it from the sleeve. I insisted on opening the “top” because it was easy to tuck the plastic sleeve into the next cone when resealing. I’d insert my index and middle fingers into the cone and spread them to grip it for extraction. Easy peasy. Did I mention he’s my ex-hubby? I bet he hung toilet paper completely wrong! Edited August 15, 2022 by Love Zhaoying 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quistess Alpha Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Coffee Pancake said: Just don't tell people which way up you eat a soft boiled egg My mind was blown the first time someone showed me that pealing a banana from the non-stem end is actually demonstrably better than trying to break off the stem. Doesn't mean I won't still do it the "wrong" way every now and again. #ThingsYouLearnInCollege Edited August 15, 2022 by Quistess Alpha 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, Quistess Alpha said: My mind was blown the first time someone showed me that pealing a banana from the non-stem end is actually demonstrably better than trying to break off the stem. Doesn't mean I won't still do it the "wrong" way every now and again. #ThingsYouLearnInCollege My memory is, monkeys / apes use the non-stem end. They know better than stoopid hoomans. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Me: "Alexa, turn off lamp." Alexa: "Hmmm. I'm having trouble reaching NULL." Stupid programmers. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marigold Devin Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 7 hours ago, Rowan Amore said: I'm with you. I'll take a hug from immediate family but anyone else? A 2 handed handshake is about as far as I'll go. *tosses some M&MS into the bowl and runs away I'm with all of you regarding the hugging, and I am still cringeing at the fact one of my male neighbours saw what he believed was an opportunity to hug me and kiss my neck while my hands were too full of shopping to protest. He got the telescopic handle of a broom I was carrying in my bag fully in his cobblers though, so hey ho! Chucks some chunks of half melted aero mint bars into the bowl, prises the cherry from between Cinnamon's fingers and her inventory, chews it twice and swallows. Yum. Yum. In my tum. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charalyne Blackwood Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 *tosses tiny mershmellaz into the bowl* I'm huggy. But careful. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryanne Solo Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Bah bumhugz.😝 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 (edited) Peeve: People who when they hug, do the "push you away while hugging" style and other variations. ETA: I shall call this the "passive-aggressive hug". Edited August 15, 2022 by Love Zhaoying 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seicher Rae Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 (edited) Good grief. If I could figure out a way to make it into a SL thread... "Hugs: Discuss!" People were feeling isolated and sad and haunted by poltergeists and stuff. I posted a group hug gif and omg, it is like I posted something about the proper spelling of colo(u)r! Y'all will argue about anything. Sheez. Truth be told, I'm not a random hugger either. See: introvert & misanthrope! But I do hug. And in a relationship I'm darn near clingy. Mock PEEVE Edited August 15, 2022 by Seicher Rae 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 3 hours ago, Quistess Alpha said: My mind was blown the first time someone showed me that pealing a banana from the non-stem end is actually demonstrably better than trying to break off the stem. Doesn't mean I won't still do it the "wrong" way every now and again. #ThingsYouLearnInCollege I learned that lesson from the experts, monkeys at the Milwaukee Country Zoo. I also learned that experts needn’t be smarter than me. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayashe Ninetails Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Seicher Rae said: Good grief. If I could figure out a way to make it into a SL thread... "Hugs: Discuss!" SL hugs aren't anywhere near as warm and cuddly as I like them, though - minor peeve!. And the flying tackle hugs I tend to favor are absolutely dorky (and not in the good way)! What I want (first one) vs. what I get (second) 🤣 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ayashe Ninetails said: ...gives you a flaming hug Edited August 15, 2022 by Madelaine McMasters grammar! 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 (edited) Peeve: Not knowing about "heart-to-heart" hugs. A friend taught me "the most correct" way to hug from their point of view: - Stand facing one another - Each chest should touch the other's in the "heart area" Symbolic! Edited August 15, 2022 by Love Zhaoying 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 6 hours ago, Love Zhaoying said: I bet he hung toilet paper completely wrong! No, TP direction compatibility is the sort of thing we knew to check before getting married. Having children wasn't. Oops. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Amore Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Seicher Rae said: Good grief. If I could figure out a way to make it into a SL thread... "Hugs: Discuss!" People were feeling isolated and sad and haunted by poltergeists and stuff. I posted a group hug gif and omg, it is like I posted something about the proper spelling of colo(u)r! Y'all will argue about anything. Sheez. Truth be told, I'm not a random hugger either. See: introvert & misanthrope! But I do hug. And in a relationship I'm darn near clingy. Mock PEEVE Virtual hugs are perfectly fine to me as no one is really touching me. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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