sj wins at google! I probably have done it, but I probably didn't mean it as seriously as it would sound to somebody less dark-humored than myself.
Overwhelming? How much more than whelming would that be exactly?
Anya ,'Touched'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
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erikaj - Sep 15, 2011 2:27:02 pm PDT #29642 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Amy - Sep 15, 2011 2:30:50 pm PDT #29643 of 30000
Because books.
I will at least back up Cass that it does happen, and I feel it is kind of creepy
Me, as well.
I'm the least woo-woo person in the world, and even I sometimes feel like, even if the intention is support for a friend (which is great!), that's a lot of bad energy being put out there.
I've also seen it in political discussions in Natter.
sj - Sep 15, 2011 2:38:22 pm PDT #29644 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
sj wins at google!
Yay, me! I've seen enough of those pictures in wedding albums that I knew exactly what you were talking about. They're very popular in RI or at least they were once upon a time.
brenda m - Sep 15, 2011 2:43:09 pm PDT #29645 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
erika, do you mean something like this? link
Oh my dog. Really?
erikaj - Sep 15, 2011 2:43:43 pm PDT #29646 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Yes. Really.
§ ita § - Sep 15, 2011 2:45:14 pm PDT #29647 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I agree that political discussions are out of hand almost before they begin, and named persons are piled on willy nilly, but I seriously don't recall it being common that strangers who did incidental things were vilified.
billytea - Sep 15, 2011 2:45:39 pm PDT #29648 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I basically agree with Scrappy. I've been in the position in the past of actually arguing with people trying to offer me support, because I felt they weren't being fair to the others in the situation.
There's certainly a time for "IT'S TINO! LET'S GET 'IM!", but validation of one person doesn't have to involve vilification of another. Everybody sucks at some point or another.
§ ita § - Sep 15, 2011 2:47:52 pm PDT #29649 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I can't think I wouldn't have noticed a call for death. Seriously.
erikaj - Sep 15, 2011 2:50:47 pm PDT #29650 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Warts, yes, itches they can't scratch, probably. Not sure about the death thing either, but maybe it didn't bother me that much.
Dana - Sep 15, 2011 3:00:40 pm PDT #29651 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
FWIW, I haven't noticed anything like that either, though I'm sure I would take it as outraged hyperbole and maybe it wouldn't register. But I can see that it bothers people.
We're still okay with the 1/16 gypsy curses, though, right?