Lara in Colo Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 (edited) *gag* you're---gosh --please go easy on me. You tell others about this place--endlessly and when they just don't get it you judge their intelligence (perhaps their sanity too). When your 75yo neighbor tells you over the phone she is brewing tea---you giggle. Edited November 8, 2011 by Lara in Colo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 *gag* you're---gosh-please go easy on me. I was just going to say WTM boardie when you can't resist the urge to correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 When your 75yo neighbor tells you over the phone she is brewing tea---you giggle. :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 *gag* you're---gosh-please go easy on me. One should seriously be able to edit the title!! You tell others about this place--endlessly and when they just don't get it you judge their intelligence (perhaps their sanity too). When your 75yo neighbor tells you over the phone she is brewing tea---you giggle. Or, similarly, when a customer tells your dh (in the building trade), "I'm thinking of just ripping out this carpet and going with something low-maintenance." :lol: It just has layers of meaning... How about this? When I see misused apostrophes (just saw one today on a blog), I think of Mrs. Mungo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 I was just going to say WTM boardie when you can't resist the urge to correct! Or when you get hives thinking about how you cannot correct your mistakes. I worry more about grammar and spelling here than I EVER did in college. Really, we should petition SWB to allow a "correct" feature for the titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 When you google something and the first thing to show up is a thread from this board. Then you glance at it and remember the conversation. Or you start reading and posting on the high school board thinking it's a big, scary step. Then you realize some of your board buddies from the logic board are moving with you, and it all feels better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 When you google something and the first thing to show up is a thread from this board. Then you glance at it and remember the conversation. Or you remember that you were the one who STARTED the conversation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 Have you ever wondered what other colors an alot could be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Have you ever wondered what other colors an alot could be? Probably rainbow colored with a unicorn horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Yes! Yes! Yes! And yes! I completely agree with each one of these and have had same or similar things happen. Lately my husband and I are drinking cups of hot tea. Every time he asks if I want to join him with a cup of tea I giggle and say, "Definitely!". He just doesn't understand what he's asking. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 Or when the opinions from here mean more than those of people IRL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avila Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Kilts, bookshelves, tea and carpet all have more than one meaning. And they are all things I can't explain to the kids. Bonus points if you participated in any of the crockpot, shopping cart, shoes-in-the-house, bikini or holiday discussions. And a free Mike's if you are a veteran of the math wars, religion debates or the many threads about dumbed-down homeschooling. But you can't have the Mike's (or even pass them in the grocery store) without a nod to Mrs. Mungo. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 When you rate your day by if you were quoted or how many threads you killed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avila Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 When you rate your day by if you were quoted or how many threads you killed. Like. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 When you rate your day by if you were quoted or how many threads you killed. Or how many of your threads get locked. Or deleted. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeTea Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Or when the opinions from here mean more than those of people IRL. :iagree:and also when the opinions from here mean more than those found on other websites. Oftentimes I will attach welltrainedmind.com/forums to my google searches because I figure the subject has been discussed intelligently on here and I just want to cut to the chase and listen to people I "know". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 *gag* you're---gosh-please go easy on me. One should seriously be able to edit the title!! You tell others about this place--endlessly and when they just don't get it you judge their intelligence (perhaps their sanity too). nope! Won't do it. I like sharing openly here about some things that only my closest/best three friends normally know. I don't want to have to filter myself because of other homeschoolers.:tongue_smilie: When your 75yo neighbor tells you over the phone she is brewing tea---you giggle. Now THIS is funny.:lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 You know you're a WTM boardie when... You spent the day as usual, but checked in several times to see if the ladies had their babies!! This board is more than a board, it's a community. I know there are other forums out there like that--but...but...well, this one is special. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 :iagree:and also when the opinions from here mean more than those found on other websites. Oftentimes I will attach welltrainedmind.com/forums to my google searches because I figure the subject has been discussed intelligently on here and I just want to cut to the chase and listen to people I "know". :iagree: What's our motto? "Faster than Google and less judgmental than your mother-in-law"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 BTW, You can correct the title... go to the " Go Advanced" button :) (And I guess I am one... since I know how to do this??;)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 BTW, You can correct the title... go to the " Go Advanced" button :) (And I guess I am one... since I know how to do this??;)) It only works for about a minute after you make your original post. After that, the title will appear to change--you can see the amended title from within the post--but on the main board, where you see just the thread titles, it doesn't actually change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 BTW, You can correct the title... go to the " Go Advanced" button :) (And I guess I am one... since I know how to do this??;)) You ROCK!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I love this thread. I love this board. I'm so grateful to find I'm not the only one on so many of these. :lol: :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Boardies in real life laugh when they see me drinking a Mike's! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 I named my kitten Persephone since she is sweet as spring half the time and a hell cat the other half. IRL, people think the name is dumb, here---not so much. How often (IRL) do you wish you could temper your words with a :D ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 You know you're a WTM boardie when, someone in the family has a question and they send you to "the site of all things" for an answer! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 When you feel a special affinity for "Mike's" even though you've never had any. When you reference "The Hive" and everyone in your house knows just what you mean. When your dh wants to know what the Hive thinks about "X". When your fam know longer asks where you got the cutting edge news (cause they know what you'll say). When you do a search on a fellow boardie to find out if they've left the hospital, had their baby or received their quilt. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 You know you're a WTM boardie when, someone in the family has a question and they send you to "the site of all things" for an answer! :D :iagree: When dh says, "Go ask your boardies what they think about..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 BTW, You can correct the title... go to the " Go Advanced" button :) (And I guess I am one... since I know how to do this??;)) Me too! :lol: But I don't think it always works--maybe only until a certain amount of time has passed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 When you are planning on getting your hubby a Tee that says, "I Like Big Books and I Can Not Lie" and he knows why. When the await the birth of children of women you don't even know IRL as if they were your very own grandchildren. When you have a buddy for every life issue on the board. When your day is not complete until you have checked the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 When you're out shopping with a friend, see a misspelled sign and sigh "there goes another kitten" and they have no clue what you're talking about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 When you're out shopping with a friend, see a misspelled sign and sigh "there goes another kitten" and they have no clue what you're talking about! :iagree: ...but your kids do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Have you ever wondered what other colors an alot could be? I think it must be a whole nuther color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 When you find yourself talking to people IRL about conversations from the board, and the board conversation has more meaning for you than the one IRL. And you care more about what the hive thinks than your IRL friends.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I named my kitten Persephone since she is sweet as spring half the time and a hell cat the other half. IRL, people think the name is dumb, here---not so much. How often (IRL) do you wish you could temper your words with a :D ?? When I met my sister-in-law-to-be, I was all inspired when she told me her dog's name, which I heard as "Plato." Later, when I was petting the doggie and saying his name, she looked at me funny and I realized it was.... Playdough. I was so disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I was just going to say WTM boardie when you can't resist the urge to correct! This! When you can't talk about tea without snickering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Or you start reading and posting on the high school board thinking it's a big, scary step. Then you realize some of your board buddies from the logic board are moving with you, and it all feels better. You know you're a WTM boardie (boardy? why do we use "ie" for that word, anyway?) when you realize you are "growing up" with some of the other Moms here. When your fam know longer asks where you got the cutting edge news (cause they know what you'll say). :lol::lol: My husband, who listens to the radio news while out driving around during his paying work, will come home and tell me (who hardly ever watches TV and doesn't listen to the radio much) about something that happened in the news. I'll say, "Yeah, I know," because I've heard about it here, and gone off to research it on a news site. And he looks at me with a puzzled look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 You know you're a WTM boardie (boardy? why do we use "ie" for that word, anyway?) when you realize you are "growing up" with some of the other Moms here. I think it's like hippie or groupie or...um...junkie? :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 You know you're a DEVOTED boardie when you've already made your badges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookfiend Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 When you change your mind and question assumptions and look at life a little differently because of the diverse, engaging, and provoking discussions you've seen here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Yep, dear Mrs. Mungo. I was trying to explain the kitten issue and no one else thought it was funny. I love/live her Douglas Adams quote. Oh, yes - totally about the news stories. Dh will ask if I heard about so-and-so and I'll say, oh yeah there was this huge thread on that and kilts :001_huh:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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