Rolig Loon

Yeah, I know. No blood lust. There's a down side to every good idea. Even the most annoying people say something witty and insightful every once in a while. That's why I never block anyone. I do take long walks, though .... 😎

Well, the easy guesses are that she either has a maturity rating of G or she's registered herself as a scripted agent (a bot) or she's on the parcel's block list. Those are the three normal reasons. She has control over the first two. You can do something about the third one.

Some people just seem to get a kick out of being grumpy/pushy/mean to other people. I've never understood it. They appear to be spoiling for a fight all the time and they'll provoke one for no apparent reason. And then there are others who seem to have an opinion about everything. They want to yell about it at the oddest times, and that is enough to trigger the fighting crowd. If you look around carefully, you'll see that there are really only a half dozen of each of those types of people in the forums. It just looks like there are more of them because they post a lot. The trick is to treat all of them the way we tell newbies to deal with annoying people in world. Ignore them. Tune them out and let them yell at each other. You can go walk the dog or read a book, or maybe take a nap. You get to choose who to listen to.

He's one real spelling exercise! YIKES

Lingering evil always remains, never FADES 😈

Hard knocks

Yes, even awful radical scumbags DIG IN

Leaders of your army, less TRULY

Of course

Sweetened yogurt rarely uses persimmon JUICE

Larry once let spiders eat PESTS

But it's here on the west side of the big pond: Tariff -- Thad Jones • Empty Street • 2018

I find jazz in the oddest places sometimes ... Old Man -- Brad Mehldau • Space Cowboys (Music From The Motion Picture)

My local coffee shop does even better. Their take-out cups are all recyclable, but if I bring my own 20 ounce coffee mug, I pay the price for 16 ounces and I get a hole punched in the wallet card I use for a free cup when it's filled (once every 12 days, at my rate). All that, and I get coffee that's roasted in house. So I leave a $1.00 tip.

Mandolins usually sound intense, curiously TINNY.

Hang in there, Pheeby. You're right that we don't spend much time here telling people that we enjoy their company, even when we don't share the same passions. I don't, I mean. I need to get better at that, so thanks for the kick in the pants. For what it's worth, I do always read your thoughtful posts and I enjoy your sense of humor. I did wonder whether you had decided to take a vacation, as people do from time to time. I'm sorry to hear that it hasn't been under happier circumstances. I'm not a huggy person, but you can imagine me sending one anyway. Maybe two.

Serious treatment usually follows formal STUDY.

Yup. You were orbited. That used to be a thing years ago, but I haven't heard it being done much for a while. As Sandi says, just sit down.

Extra Xanax in lane eleven! HURRY

Deceptively elusive, cantalopes are your ENEMY.

Fellow apples, linger lightly! Simply RIPEN. 🍎

The avatars don't make much difference to me, one way or the other. I don't enjoy watching people on TV sitting and talking to each other, so watching avatars sitting and talking to each other isn't high on my fun list either. I'd rather hear the conversation or read a transcript later. As Cinnamon and Ceka say, the important part of an event like Lab Gab is the content.

Landlocked in central Khazakstan, sailing's TOUGH.

Blue Moon -- Billie Holiday

Starving canaries also. Remember your KNIFE!