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Oklahoma Tornado
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Loren Miller 7 hours ago. 2 Replies 0 Likes
An amazing photo of the tornado's power,Continue
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'Crazy ants' a threat in southern U.S.
Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Lillie on Sunday. 8 Replies 1 Like
Oh no! Crazy ants!!CNN) -- Beware the "crazy…Continue
10 Things You Can't Do and Become President
Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Randall Smith on Saturday. 7 Replies 0 Likes
This was a fun article to read.When…Continue
Girl Recovered After 10 Years Claimed Dead by Psychic
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Psychics are all BS.Here's an interesting news article.Amanda Berry, a…Continue
Brutal 4 Minutes for All of Religion Christopher Hitchens
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Brutal 4 Minutes for All of Religion Christopher HitchensJust think about this for a minute, “three thousand years ago, at the most, it was decided,…Continue
Talented young singer
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by booklover May 14. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Aldrich Lloyd Talonding is going to take the world by storm. What do you think? He's singing Dance With My Father Again. Continue
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Comment by sk8eycat on October 10, 2012 at 12:03am -
Ruth, I think of "Hang With Friends" as just that - a place to relax and share thoughts, jokes, things we think others would be interested to see.
That's what you and all the rest of us do in here, isn't it? Who brought up the subject of trolling? And why?
Fugeddabahdit! Dis here is r clubhouse...everbuddy welcame. Have fun, stretch the mind, meet new friends.
Ya dun gud. Don't change anything! Okay? {{{{Ruth}}}}
Love, Felaine
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Comment by Joan Denoo on October 9, 2012 at 10:01pm -
Ruth, I like the way you post, whether it is a link to an article, a copy, or a summary. Your posts always contain information in which I am interested. I also like your clarity on what you like and don't like, or suggestions to improve the comment. So, it may be "spam" or "trolling" and I benefit by what ever it is called. Thanks.
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Comment by booklover on October 9, 2012 at 8:48pm -
Steph, I LOVE that sausage-cat! ha ha ha SOOO cute! I have to share it with my kids!
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Comment by booklover on October 9, 2012 at 8:47pm
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Ruth, I'm glad you like the pictures I find and share. I think you are really smart and I love to read what you contribute! You are not spamming! You are contributing interesting information and amusing pics, etc. that we all enjoy! Please keep on doing what you do! Your friend, Melinda
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Comment by Tony Carroll on October 9, 2012 at 7:59pm -
Ruth, I agree with Steph. I LIKE what you put up, here and other places on the Nexus. Were friends, with (mostly) similar tastes. So why shouldn't we share with one another? Just keep it up. It makes you, and us, happy.
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Comment by Steph S. on October 9, 2012 at 7:47pm -
Tony I love that pumpkin carving and the lion picture with the Lion King song on it- how very cool!
And booklover those are great lolcats - I am collecting all sorts of great pics here today.
sk8eycat I like the teaparty pic.
Great stuff
Well It's dinner time - going eat and be back here.
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Comment by Steph S. on October 9, 2012 at 7:38pm
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Your contributions are not spam Ruth. I always enjoy your postings and discussions.
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Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on October 9, 2012 at 7:26pm -
Interesting images, booklover. I keep going back to the cat-covered-guy, over and over. It's like replacing hair with cats. Black cat magnetism to clean white laundry?
On another topic, I'm thinking that much of what I do borders on trolling, based on this definition. (from Reddit)
Blog-spam (blog entries that lift content from other sources without adding significant value).
I often post images here without adding significant value. But, gee, I enjoy images you share with me. Images don't usually need more than to be shared, do they? I also post links to news articles in relevant groups with barely an introduction. Sometimes all I do is extract the key points. I thought this was useful, to share news. Now I question my contributions. I never heard the practice called spam before. *sigh*
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Comment by Steph S. on October 9, 2012 at 7:17pm
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I have some serious catching up to do ... meanwhile gaze upon this funny lolcat.
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Comment by booklover on October 9, 2012 at 5:06pm
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A black cat for Steph!!
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