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Spike's Bitches 49: As usual, I'm here to help you, and I... are you naked under there?

Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Steph L. - Mar 26, 2018 7:45:25 am PDT #3583 of 8218
I look more rad than Lutheranism

I'm part of a group text with 6 other women (it's very nice they're including me as a friend; don't get me wrong), and they all have a text habit that seems SUPER weird to me: whenever one of them texts something that another one likes (say, "Great news about your promotion!"), Person 2 (and sometimes 3-5) will reply with a text that reads "Loved 'Great news about your promotion!' "

Is that weird? Or do I just not understand how people do this text thing? (I get that the "loved..." thing is a carryover from being able to love posts/comments on FB, but still. It seems weird as shit to literally spell out that you loved someone's text.)


-t - Mar 26, 2018 7:49:08 am PDT #3584 of 8218
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I would hear Keith David saying "Leonard likes this post" every time.


Maria - Mar 26, 2018 7:52:26 am PDT #3585 of 8218
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

Tep, they're not actually typing that out. Beginning with iOS 10, you could like, love, etc. a text just like you would on FB. For those that don't have phones capable of parsing it, it will send a text describing the action taken.


Steph L. - Mar 26, 2018 7:54:16 am PDT #3586 of 8218
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Tep, they're not actually typing that out. Beginning with iOS 10, you could like, love, etc. a text just like you would on FB. For those that don't have phones capable of parsing it, it will send a text describing the action taken.

Holy crap. I had no idea. (Also, I have the most recent iOS, so I wonder why my phone doesn't show it.)

Oh, wait...

Loved "Tep, they're not actually typing that out. Beginning with iOS 10, you could like, love, etc. a text just like you would on FB. For those that don't have phones capable of parsing it, it will send a text describing the action taken."

(Sorry.) (Not sorry.)


Steph L. - Mar 26, 2018 7:55:43 am PDT #3587 of 8218
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Seriously, I really thought I was failing at this basic building block of friendship via text by not saying "Loved 'blah blah blah'." I'm relieved to know I'm not THAT bad of a friend. But perplexed to know that I can't figure out how texting works. I need to check my settings.


Laura - Mar 26, 2018 7:56:52 am PDT #3588 of 8218
Our wings are not tired.

Interesting. I have not seen a text with 'Loved' so my phone apparently just sends me hearts or something.


Maria - Mar 26, 2018 8:07:57 am PDT #3589 of 8218
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

Steph, it might be because not everyone does. I think I have your number (ending in ****, which will go poof in a minute) and we can see if it works. I have the latest iOS as well.


EpicTangent - Mar 26, 2018 8:09:07 am PDT #3590 of 8218
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Friend on FB is posting about how bananas have "tons" more sugar now than they did back in the day, so we're "risking diabetes" if we eat them, and by the way, isn't it worrisome that apples are so much bigger than they used to be in the Good Olde Days?

I just want to know, who are these people whose lives are so trouble-free that THIS is what they spend time and energy worrying about?


Steph L. - Mar 26, 2018 8:17:23 am PDT #3591 of 8218
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Steph, it might be because not everyone does. I think I have your number (ending in ****, which will go poof in a minute) and we can see if it works. I have the latest iOS as well.

Right on! Let's try it.


Steph L. - Mar 26, 2018 8:19:26 am PDT #3592 of 8218
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Friend on FB is posting about how bananas have "tons" more sugar now than they did back in the day, so we're "risking diabetes" if we eat them, and by the way, isn't it worrisome that apples are so much bigger than they used to be in the Good Olde Days?

I just want to know, who are these people whose lives are so trouble-free that THIS is what they spend time and energy worrying about?

Right? "Too much fruit" is not going to be a problem for the vast, vast majority of people. And this is largely because if you do eat too much fruit (ie, way more than 1 large apple), your guts will let you know that you chose poorly. (I know there are some people who need a keto diet because it was actually recommended by their doctor, like to prevent seizures, and for them, okay, avoid the giant apple if you have to.)