Respond--just leave out the part where you've already seen it maybe? Sensitive folks might feel you're one-upping them?
Somewhat relatedly, I share a TON of links with my boss, and she always says, "How do you find this stuff???" Just to be safe, so she doesn't guess how much time I spend on teh interwebs trolling for stuff, I always say "Oh a friend sent me the link". That's what b.org and Facebook and LJ really are...right? :)
Barb, one more thing, you don't need to feel bad at all, but remember how good it feels to pass on a link to a friend who hasn't seen it? Or show something new to someone? Your friend is probably just feeling the absence of showing something new to people - seems small but hey peoplez are weird.
You just respond and say that was cool without the "I already saw it." I have a friend that sends me things WAY late all the time and I finally learned not to say "Already saw it: and just be pleased she wanted to share something cool.
"Apple" used to be "napple" - "a napple" became "an apple."
"Apron" did the same thing, only in reverse (it was originially "napron" from the same source as "napkin," but the "n" drifted back to the article "a" instead).
Ditto "orange" - formerly norange!
Your friend is probably just feeling the absence of showing something new to people - seems small but hey peoplez are weird.
I guess. What's weird is if I send this same friend links (which is not often), I get the "OMG, you must spend all your time checking out blogs and pop culture sites!" response.
There's no winning so I guess I should just pretend to be clueless.
Holy shit, what the fuck, English.
Ditto "orange" - formerly norange
Really? I thought "orange" was French, or at least I'm thinking of L'organge.
Since you're here, Fay, what is the British term for a driver going through a red light? Is it "running a red light," like here in America?
