I am sorry but........YAWN!!!!!

My dears, surely reading between the lines gives much more mystery to the writer than revealing all on their first appearance.

I will admit that I like to know a bit about those who post on this forum, mainly because I am in awe of how many places they've visited and how much they know. At other times, I'm simply curious about people like m_kingdom, who is so blunt and yet so entertaining to me. However, I do believe it's best to, as Scarlett said above, just "let it happen" in the context of a particular posting.

oooooMarilyn!

I thought NOBODY would see what happenend to me on the Latin America board..GIGGLE...
I was soooo embarassed and felt like a world class fool too!

GIRL, when I got that reply, I thought I would die laughing. You see now, I keep my post to the "letter" on that board they do not play around...

Faith...you missed the "good ole days" on Fodors. There was soooo much personal information until you would forget that this was indeed a travel board.

Registration stopped all that "studio 54" style of posting and re-posting and flaming and trolling and all that stuff!
Whew! These boards were something wild!

annesherrod: Your comment reminds me of the Door Mouse in ALice in Wonderland while at that Mad Hatter Tea Party. I can see you nodding right now...

Any way: I just got back from a weekend away with the hubby so I gotta un-pack, check the e-mails, snail mail, voice mails, read the newspapers, find our teenager and figure out dinner etc...

How's that for the personal? SMILE

My Best,
Oaktown Traveler

Oaktown, I try to be the soul of discretion, so please note that I did not "out" you by name. :-)

I do read and post on Latin America because I've done a lot of travel to Mexico and much of it has been off the beaten track. But I've stopped making wisecracks on the other boards (except US) because they are usually met with a stony silence. The Europe forum is where the party is!

Hi! I enjoy long walks on the beach, posing on my Harley wearing only little slips of leather but I really love my water bra that also functions as a flotation device. Now I am covered in every international situation. Oh teehee, I forgot my question... :)

Please forgive my silliness. I think a lot of people who post questions without personal detail are probably new and just trying to get quick, easy answers. They don't realize what a rich resource they have stumbled upon. If they spend just a little time here, they quickly catch on and realize that they need to offer a little more information to really reap the greatest rewards.

Dear Faith, as you know from the posts and things you have shared, the more personal information that gets shared the more personal some peoples attacks can be. But many times more info helps doesn't it?

There are several references in this debate to "trolls" and "trolling". Can anyone enlighten me as to what these mean? I've asked this before on Fodors talk forum, but no-one has yet replied. Maybe I'll get lucky this time.

I think that the origin of the phrase might be nautical from the fishing indrustry where to "trawl" is to toss out a line and see what bites. Here a troll is used to describe a fake quesion designed to incite wild conversation.

Well, edhodge, at least we know you are not terrified of water. :)

Hi faith,

Imust say that you do have a talent for getting people to contribute to a thread.

So, tell us a little bit about yourself.
:)

Yes, faith. You are making me curious. There aren't too many around here able to generate 246 responses with the first 4 threads. An excellent average!

Oaktown, I saw the 'gushy' thread as well and just attributed it too your not having your coffee yet, or east coast brain freeze. Got a good laugh though!

Faith, I like your style. Please keep posting. And if you really want to learn from a master, look up the old posts by Elvira. Have no idea what happened to her after registration, but she made many of my Monday mornings tolerable.

And on a personal note:

I own a cranky old parrot, have a theater freak husband, and hate Bar Mitzvah's. I am passing up a trip to Paris and Amsterdam this fall in order to save for a Vespa. Need to make NY feel more like Rome. Can't you just picture me swerving down 2nd Avenue, dodging potholes, in my little sundress and Italian sandels, humming the theme from Il Postino? Ah, to dream!

Hey bugswife1,

guess that's better than having a cranky old husband and a theater-freak parrot who's coming up on his Bar Mitzvah.

or......
seeing a parrot zipping down 2nd Ave humming the tune from his Bar Mitzvah on the way to the theater to meet your husband~

OOPS! zipping down 2nd Ave on his Vespa....

I was HA brilliant mcgeezer !

2) Favorite person to sit next to on a plane:
An Anorexic who doesn't drink too much and is
too timid to even get up to go to the restroom.
Speaks only when spoken to.

and this was hillarious:
from m-kingdom - "my dears" who is it's dears here ?

And back to subject, I am sorry I didn't tell earlier
that Britney Spears is my biological daughter, I was too
young and poor ... you know ... is that personal enough ?

Speaking for myself only: I really don't care if ira is bald or not.

Nothing personal, ira! Enjoy your posts very much!

I don't want to know too much about every single person who posts on Fodors. Just the recommendations and opinions please!

I'm with kingdom, let's leave the mystery in. Remember the Greek tragedies where the killing took place off stage, leaving everything to the audience's imaginations? Soooo much more effective.

ira bold ????
Is she wearing wig ?

Hi all,

I am a mature gentleman who has found that not having a hairy pate is liberating.