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Silly and amusing banter

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This evening I feel that I have been reminded of the good old days, for which I am feeling incredibly thankful for.

I am aware that humour is subjective, and what might cause one person to find utterly amusing, can have the opposite effect on someone else. However, there was a time when exchanges of silly and amusing banter between community members on a similar wavelength happened regularly in this online community. Sometimes, there would be discussions that consisted of nothing but silly exchanges.

For some members of this community (including myself), these exchanges offered some much-needed escapism and light relief from some of the heavier topics often discussed in this community, and/or things happening in our own lives.

Some time ago, I had started to feel that the overall atmosphere of this community had changed, and not for the better. To me, it seemed like there was a lot of angst and barely anything discussion-wise to balance it out. I would frequently browse the forum discussions hoping to find something that would lift my spirits and cause me to giggle, or even laugh until I ached. Instead, I would rapidly find myself feeling disillusioned.

I don't want to end this post on a gloomy and sour note. Therefore, I would like to quote some of the lyrics from the Spitting Image 'Chicken Song':

Hold a chicken in the air
Stick a deckchair up your nose
Buy a jumbo jet
And then bury all your clothes
Paint your left knee green
Then extract your wisdom teeth
Form a string quartet
And pretend your name is Keith

Spitting Image - The Chicken Song (1984)

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  • The best lines being "stick a deck chair up your nose" and "paint your left knee green" (is that why your sock keeps falling off that foot?)

    Similar people gravitate together. I personally think - there's space for everyone here. This place goes in cycles like everything in life. Im an old timer. I remember the days BEFORE the "good old days". 

    Humour is SO important in life... but subjective. It's nice to see some light heartedness after the recent headaches we have all encountered here.

  • in reply to out_of_step

    Oh dear! I knew there was a reason why I shouldn't have quoted those lyrics, and then written that post about my silly socks. I have now made a mental note to return the deck chair to my garden, and to never attempt to paint my left knee green again (or any other colour). Laughing

    Joking aside, I am in agreement that similar people do tend to gravitate together, and also that this community offers space for everyone here and that it does go in cycles.

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  • in reply to out_of_step

    Oh dear! I knew there was a reason why I shouldn't have quoted those lyrics, and then written that post about my silly socks. I have now made a mental note to return the deck chair to my garden, and to never attempt to paint my left knee green again (or any other colour). Laughing

    Joking aside, I am in agreement that similar people do tend to gravitate together, and also that this community offers space for everyone here and that it does go in cycles.

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