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Pserendipity Daniels
Assume sarcasm as default
Join date: 21 Dec 2006
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07-26-2009 10:18
I'm ageist in SL. I ignore (not mute) most of those who speak in txt, which tends to set the bar at a certain age - or is it intelligence? I also wonder why single 20somethings are spending any significant time in sl rather than being "out there". As for married 20somethings . . . why aren't they making babies?
 . Actually, I don't bump into them very often and don't hang around very long when I do. I much prefer the 30/40somethings who have some sort of reason for being here, as well as the ability to communicate. It helps to have some connection regarding the mutual culture, although the existence of progeny tends to update you on contemporary trends whether you like it or not!  Pep (I tend to stay away from females who are looking for father figures; sorry, Jig.  )_____________________
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Malia Writer
Unemployed in paradise
Join date: 20 Aug 2007
Posts: 2,026
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07-26-2009 10:27
How do you help people in sl who may be older than yourself, lonely, confined, or disabled in any way? If RL conversations come up and I find out those kind of things, I still let them be who they want to be in SL. After all, most of us are in SL to relax and do/be things we cannot in RL, including me. _____________________
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Ricardo Harris
Registered User
Join date: 1 Apr 2006
Posts: 1,944
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07-26-2009 14:58
How do you help people in sl who may be..... Why? |
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Treasure Ballinger
Virtual Ability
Join date: 31 Dec 2007
Posts: 2,745
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07-26-2009 15:11
It is really a lot of fun. My mom and I were not close for many years, but we are now and I like sometimes chatting in SL with her. We do almost nothing together in SL - we have totally separate circles of friends and activities. However, even after being here more than a year, I am still often telling her some of the same simple things over and over again - but I don't really mind.  *LOL* Had to laugh at this, because you do the same thing with me, and I'm probably not your mom's age, but I am always asking you, Lil, how did you tell me to do this, *again*? lol You have the patience of a saint....... |
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Kaos Jansma
Registered User
Join date: 2 Jul 2007
Posts: 120
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07-26-2009 15:21
send a few my way please
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Weston Graves
Werebeagle
Join date: 24 Mar 2007
Posts: 2,059
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07-26-2009 15:44
Well Lol "pop diva with a navel"!! LOL! Glad I gave you a chuckle, Jig. I am familiar with a few of those pop people you listed and will check out the others. Of course, I wasn't much into pop back in my day either. I was just trying to show the cultural gap of the different generations. |
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Gabriele Graves
Always and Forever, FULL
Join date: 23 Apr 2007
Posts: 6,205
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07-26-2009 16:12
I don't ask them about their RL and let them be who they want to be in SL, and I hope they will do the same for me. If RL conversations come up and I find out those kind of things, I still let them be who they want to be in SL. After all, most of us are in SL to relax and do/be things we cannot in RL, including me. _____________________
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Void Singer
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07-26-2009 18:10
Why? I don't think it could be explained in a way that you would understand it... _____________________
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LittleMe Jewell
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Join date: 8 Oct 2007
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07-26-2009 18:29
*LOL* Had to laugh at this, because you do the same thing with me, and I'm probably not your mom's age, but I am always asking you, Lil, how did you tell me to do this, *again*? lol You have the patience of a saint....... _____________________
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Melita Magic
On my own terms.
Join date: 5 Jun 2008
Posts: 2,253
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07-26-2009 18:35
teachers will never be paid what they are worth Unless they live in South Korea. |
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Ralektra Breda
Template Painter
Join date: 7 Apr 2008
Posts: 1,875
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07-26-2009 21:03
Helping us do what, dearie? Eh?
/me cleans her glasses and adjusts her hearing aid, and leans a little closer to the monitor ((oops I forgot, am I supposed to know what a 'monitor' is?)) wondering what it is the wippersnappers have to teach her...don't worry, my cane is close by, I can toddie to the potty by myself! Goddess protect us from people who talk baby talk to people with grey hair.... _____________________
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Melita Magic
On my own terms.
Join date: 5 Jun 2008
Posts: 2,253
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07-26-2009 21:55
I don't have gray hair, but, I'm so over being called "hun" and "dear" by people I just met! Especially since it so often seems to be a not so polite replacement for something much less polite. Lol.
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Nina Stepford
was lied to by LL
Join date: 26 Mar 2007
Posts: 3,373
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07-26-2009 23:12
ummm.
no thanks. that gay music is for teenagers Well Pop Culture is never "new" but more a contination of yesterday and day before. Lol "pop diva with a navel"!! LOL! Check out Lady Gaga. Also listen to come decent Coldplay - "Viva La Vida" maybe. BBC Radio 1 is a gentle way for "uninitiated" to experience pop - you can hear it on web. Try Snow Patrol or Lily Allen or The Killers. Lotsa choices. Or even more classically inclined like Sons de la Frontera (recent Spanish flamenco group) or some World Fusion. Never turn your back on what is new or exciting. The passport/visa control for enjoying modern pop culture is not stamped with "date expired". Seriously, one of my friends who is a really old man is truly swiched on to pop and attendant culture values. Young people dont bite. _____________________
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Pserendipity Daniels
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Join date: 21 Dec 2006
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07-27-2009 01:28
ummm. no thanks. that gay music is for teenagers Melbourne being the contemporary music capital of . . . Pep ( . . . Victoria?) _____________________
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Nina Stepford
was lied to by LL
Join date: 26 Mar 2007
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07-27-2009 01:45
thankfully not a lot of teenaged music
Melbourne being the contemporary music capital of . . . QUOTE] _____________________
SLU - ban em then bash em!
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Pserendipity Daniels
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Join date: 21 Dec 2006
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07-27-2009 02:24
thankfully not a lot of teenaged music Melbourne being the contemporary music capital of . . . QUOTE] Just stuff for old farts then? Pep (Like you?) PS I would have thought you'd like gay music _____________________
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Shu Zemenis
Land manager
Join date: 26 Mar 2009
Posts: 131
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07-27-2009 02:58
well normally i don't ask about anyone's age unless they mention it first, as i think we all came here for an escape mostly, for all i know, men could be women here and vice versa, so who cares about the age, most of us look like we are in our twenties anyways, hehehe....
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Chris Norse
Loud Arrogant Redneck
Join date: 1 Oct 2006
Posts: 5,735
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07-27-2009 08:08
ummm. no thanks. that gay music is for teenagers Just saw "The Wrestler" yesterday, so this exchange was fresh in my mind: (note, I did censor it to keep it semi PG) Randy 'The Ram' Robinson: damn they don't make em' like they used to. Cassidy: ..........' 80's man, best shit ever ! Randy 'The Ram' Robinson: Bet'chr ass man, Guns N' Roses! Rules. Cassidy: Crue! Randy 'The Ram' Robinson: Yeah! Cassidy: Def Lep! Randy 'The Ram' Robinson: Then that Cobain pussy had to come around & ruin it all. Cassidy: Like theres something wrong with just wanting to have a good time? Randy 'The Ram' Robinson: I'll tell you somethin', I hate the ....... 90's. Cassidy: ........ 90's sucked. Randy 'The Ram' Robinson:..........' 90's sucked. _____________________
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Lexxi Gynoid
#'s 86000, 97800
Join date: 6 Aug 2007
Posts: 3,732
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07-27-2009 08:35
Well Pop Culture is never "new" but more a contination of yesterday and day before. Lol "pop diva with a navel"!! LOL! Check out Lady Gaga. Also listen to come decent Coldplay - "Viva La Vida" maybe. BBC Radio 1 is a gentle way for "uninitiated" to experience pop - you can hear it on web. Try Snow Patrol or Lily Allen or The Killers. Lotsa choices. Or even more classically inclined like Sons de la Frontera (recent Spanish flamenco group) or some World Fusion. Never turn your back on what is new or exciting. The passport/visa control for enjoying modern pop culture is not stamped with "date expired". Seriously, one of my friends who is a really old man is truly swiched on to pop and attendant culture values. Young people dont bite. I've never heard of any of these people. Except the one Weston mentioned. Though I think it is Lady Gaga that keeps wanting to ride my disco stick. Over and over again I hear this in sims. Otherwise have not heard of her. Nor know if she is real outside of SL, though I assume so. |
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Pserendipity Daniels
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Join date: 21 Dec 2006
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07-27-2009 08:44
I've never heard of any of these people. Except the one Weston mentioned. Though I think it is Lady Gaga that keeps wanting to ride my disco stick. Over and over again I hear this in sims. Otherwise have not heard of her. Nor know if she is real outside of SL, though I assume so. You are not the first member of the legal profession to deny knowledge of purveyors of contemporary music. Pep (In England the judges are identified by their wigs and ignorance of the Rolling Stones.) _____________________
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Lexxi Gynoid
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07-27-2009 08:46
You are not the first member of the legal profession to deny knowledge of purveyors of contemporary music. Pep (In England the judges are identified by their wigs and ignorance of the Rolling Stones.) I've heard of the Rolling Stones. They gather no moss. |
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Pserendipity Daniels
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Join date: 21 Dec 2006
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07-27-2009 09:11
I've heard of the Rolling Stones. They gather no moss. Jagger is too old now. Pep (He leaves that to Pete Doherty.  )_____________________
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Dekka Raymaker
thinking very hard
Join date: 4 Feb 2007
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07-27-2009 10:11
Jagger is too old now. Pep (He leaves that to Pete Doherty. )I got that. |
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Nina Stepford
was lied to by LL
Join date: 26 Mar 2007
Posts: 3,373
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07-27-2009 10:35
that all?
 Just stuff for old farts then? Pep (Like you?) PS I would have thought you'd like gay music _____________________
SLU - ban em then bash em!
~~GREATEST HITS~~ pro-life? gtfo! slu- banning opposing opinions one at a time http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/zomgwtfbbqgtfololcats/15428-disingenuous.html learn to shut up and nod in agreement... or be banned! http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/off-topic/1239-americans-not-stupid.html |
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Pserendipity Daniels
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Join date: 21 Dec 2006
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07-27-2009 13:06
I got that. Welcome to a club of two! Pep (any other cool old farts out there? )_____________________
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