Spouses who don't get The Cellar? - Page 3

Beestie · 03-02-2005, 08:26 AM

I used to hang out on a sports board where a lot of us knew each other IRL so the discussion was much more than sports. But the way we all thought of it was like a 24-hour tailgate party where you could come and go whenever you wanted with none of the social obligations that spring from real get-togethers.

Sort of like the Cheers bar or the neighborhood watering hole. There's always somebody here, the lights never go out, redemption for past transgressions is but one post away and when you log out, you are logged off.

lookout123 · 03-02-2005, 11:27 AM

i had a lightbulb go on for me yesterday i think. for me the cellar is oftentimes like my favorite watering hole back in illinois. i worked there, but even when i wasn't working, i was there. it wasn't about drinking, because at times i didn't. i rarely got drunk. it was about the friendships, the belonging, the inside jokes - but, being what i call "bar friends" it didnn't come with many of the obligations of normal friendship. most of us didn't associate outside of the bar. it truly was a "stop in, plug in, fill up, go home" type of life. since leaving illinois, i've not found anything like that IRL. the cellar does fit in nicely in that role. i can pop in pretty much 24/7 and find something interesting.

staceyv · 03-14-2005, 03:14 PM

This is the only online forum that I go to, I guess because i accidentally found it in a time of need when my husband was stuck out on a fishing boat in the middle of a big storm, and then again when I thought he was emotionally unfaithful, and I guess I just got to know everyone, so I keep coming back. I don't really know why, I must like abuse. Whenever I have an issue or something that two heads are better than one at, I'll post, but many times I end up regretting it. How could I expect anyone else to "get it" when I don't even get it? But still, I keep coming back...

Trilby · 03-14-2005, 03:32 PM

Addiction is like that, Stacey. It's cunning, baffling and powerful...

mrnoodle · 03-16-2005, 08:31 PM

if you're here long enough, you'll have people that like you, people that hate you, and people that don't give a shit whether you're here or not. Just like real life, only with the option to shut it off when you get annoyed. better than real life in that respect....

Catwoman · 03-17-2005, 10:43 AM

... you mean there's people outside?

*confused*

BigV · 03-17-2005, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catwoman

--snip--
*confused*

^^^ clearest post ever. Congrats.

mrnoodle · 03-17-2005, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catwoman

... you mean there's people outside?

I heard one just this morning. made an awful racket, picking up the garbage. i sent the dog out to chase him off.

Elspode · 03-18-2005, 08:03 AM

Peeeeeople! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!

BrianR · 03-18-2005, 08:48 AM

/wipes soda from monitor/

Damn Els...that was PERFECT! Why didn't *I* think of that?

Brian

kerosene · 03-18-2005, 09:03 AM

I think most people I have told either think it is some sort of chat room where we all have cybersex or that I am just a big nerd. Even my boyfriend hasn't really stayed interested in it. Perth introduced me to it way back in the day, and I didn't get it at the time. Somehow it just grew on me. I think that started around the time Dave was fighting with that luvbugz person. I remember being scared to death to post anything for fear of getting flamed.

wolf · 03-18-2005, 10:43 AM

Usually those moments are the best time to post. People get preoccupied with the main event, and everyone else skates in unnoticed and relatively unscathed.

Unless your first post is "[WHIPPING BOY] is absolutely correct and you're just being mean."

mrnoodle · 03-21-2005, 02:54 PM

I like it that everybody sort of just hangs back to see what will happen when a REALLY crazy person stumbles across the cellar. Not just offbeat, but batshit (or tripping). There have been a couple in recent months. No matter how still I sit, they always spook and run off.

I think we should encourage them to stay.

Undertoad · 03-21-2005, 03:02 PM

j03L10T. I encouraged him to stay somehow. Then I became afraid. I'm sure he was delusional.

http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=2427

wolf · 03-22-2005, 12:41 AM

I'm pretty sure he was too, but he was entertaining in his way and didn't seem to represent a clear and present danger to himself or others.

I sometimes wonder if his long term absence has anything to do with a long term inpatient stay somewhere ...

03-02-2005, 08:26 AM	#31
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	I used to hang out on a sports board where a lot of us knew each other IRL so the discussion was much more than sports. But the way we all thought of it was like a 24-hour tailgate party where you could come and go whenever you wanted with none of the social obligations that spring from real get-togethers. Sort of like the Cheers bar or the neighborhood watering hole. There's always somebody here, the lights never go out, redemption for past transgressions is but one post away and when you log out, you are logged off. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

03-02-2005, 11:27 AM	#32
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	i had a lightbulb go on for me yesterday i think. for me the cellar is oftentimes like my favorite watering hole back in illinois. i worked there, but even when i wasn't working, i was there. it wasn't about drinking, because at times i didn't. i rarely got drunk. it was about the friendships, the belonging, the inside jokes - but, being what i call "bar friends" it didnn't come with many of the obligations of normal friendship. most of us didn't associate outside of the bar. it truly was a "stop in, plug in, fill up, go home" type of life. since leaving illinois, i've not found anything like that IRL. the cellar does fit in nicely in that role. i can pop in pretty much 24/7 and find something interesting. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

03-14-2005, 03:32 PM	#34
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Addiction is like that, Stacey. It's cunning, baffling and powerful... __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

03-16-2005, 08:31 PM	#35
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	if you're here long enough, you'll have people that like you, people that hate you, and people that don't give a shit whether you're here or not. Just like real life, only with the option to shut it off when you get annoyed. better than real life in that respect.... __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

03-17-2005, 10:43 AM	#36
Catwoman stalking a Tom Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: on the edge of the english channel Posts: 1,000	... you mean there's people outside? confused __________________ I've decided I'm not going to have a signature anymore.

03-14-2005, 03:14 PM	#33
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	This is the only online forum that I go to, I guess because i accidentally found it in a time of need when my husband was stuck out on a fishing boat in the middle of a big storm, and then again when I thought he was emotionally unfaithful, and I guess I just got to know everyone, so I keep coming back. I don't really know why, I must like abuse. Whenever I have an issue or something that two heads are better than one at, I'll post, but many times I end up regretting it. How could I expect anyone else to "get it" when I don't even get it? But still, I keep coming back...

03-18-2005, 08:03 AM	#39
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Peeeeeople! AHHHHHHHHHHHH! Attached Images __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

03-18-2005, 08:48 AM	#40
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	/wipes soda from monitor/ Damn Els...that was PERFECT! Why didn't I think of that? Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

03-18-2005, 09:03 AM	#41
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I think most people I have told either think it is some sort of chat room where we all have cybersex or that I am just a big nerd. Even my boyfriend hasn't really stayed interested in it. Perth introduced me to it way back in the day, and I didn't get it at the time. Somehow it just grew on me. I think that started around the time Dave was fighting with that luvbugz person. I remember being scared to death to post anything for fear of getting flamed.

03-18-2005, 10:43 AM	#42
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Usually those moments are the best time to post. People get preoccupied with the main event, and everyone else skates in unnoticed and relatively unscathed. Unless your first post is "[WHIPPING BOY] is absolutely correct and you're just being mean." __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-21-2005, 02:54 PM	#43
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	I like it that everybody sort of just hangs back to see what will happen when a REALLY crazy person stumbles across the cellar. Not just offbeat, but batshit (or tripping). There have been a couple in recent months. No matter how still I sit, they always spook and run off. I think we should encourage them to stay. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

03-21-2005, 03:02 PM	#44
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	j03L10T. I encouraged him to stay somehow. Then I became afraid. I'm sure he was delusional. http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=2427

03-22-2005, 12:41 AM	#45
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I'm pretty sure he was too, but he was entertaining in his way and didn't seem to represent a clear and present danger to himself or others. I sometimes wonder if his long term absence has anything to do with a long term inpatient stay somewhere ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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