--- In [email protected], Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > TurquoiseB wrote: > > >--- In [email protected], "geezerfreak" <geezerfreak@> > >wrote: > > > > > >>This day for Judy Stein was no different from most. Up at 7am...time > >>for the first condescending "I'm smarter than you" post of the day. > >>Now it's close to 9PM and there are what....40 or 50 posts > >>from"authfriend" (hard to imagine her being a true friend to anyone) > >>scaterred at 10-15 minute intervals throughout the day and night. > >> > >>Judy, are you one of these sad folks who sit all day and night > >>plastered in front of your monitor, trying to create an on line life > >>for yourself? One of these days they'll have to call the fire > >>department to help seperate you from your chair. > >> > >>You should get out more. Today was beautiful. Played a round of > >>golf, had a bar-b-que with the family, walked the dog, and just > >>now, logged back on to see what's been happening at good old FFL. > >>There you are, still on there slinging. > >> > >> > > > >************************************************************ > > > >FFL as Addiction > > > >On Saturday, August 12th scienceofabundance asked a > >provocative question: "Do you experience your partici- > >pation in FFL as being an addiction?" > > > >Searching for posts made that same day, I get results > >that say Sparaig started posting that day at 1:16 a.m. > >Paris time, 5:16 p.m. his time Friday night. He > >continued posting every few hours until 2:01 a.m. his > >time Saturday, for a total of 78 posts. > > > >Judy Stein made her first post that Saturday at 2:04 > >a.m. Paris time (still 10:04 p.m. Friday night her > >time). She stayed up posting Friday night until 12:18 > >p.m. her time, and then started posting Saturday > >morning again at 8:20 a.m. her time. She continued > >posting pretty much all day, until 3:00 a.m. her > >time, for a total of 70 posts. > > > >All in all, an eloquent if unintentional answer to > >the question. > > > >To quote further from scienceofabundance's post: > > > > > > > >>Common Characteristics Among Addictive Behaviors > >> > >>1. The person becomes obsessed (constantly thinks of) the object, > >>activity, or substance. > >> > >>2. They will seek it out, or engage in the behavior even though > >>it is causing harm (physical problems, poor work or study > >>performance, problems with friends, family, fellow workers). > >> > >>3. The person will compulsively engage in the activity, that is, > >>do the activity over and over even if he/she does not want to and > >>find it difficult to stop. > >> > >>4. Upon cessation of the activity, withdrawal symptoms often occur. > >>These can include irritability, craving, restlessness or depression. > >> > >>5. The person does not appear to have control as to when, how long, > >>or how much he or she will continue the behavior (loss of control). > >> > >> > > > >************************************************************ > > > Perhaps Judy and Sparig should get a "room?" :) >
Er, that's the line you reserve for people who are fighting, or REALLY getting intense in public. I'm pretty sure that Judy and I haven't been fighting, so are you suggesting that we've been doing a flirt-flirt thing, letalone an intense one? To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
