MR Forum Addiction - Page 2

HomeInMyShoes · 07-30-2011, 06:24 AM

Thankfully the coffee is still brewing or it would be all over the monitor.

lestatar · 07-30-2011, 07:41 AM

^ Um, as some of the folks here know from me, coffee gets on my monitor anyways - too much laughing and spitting up of liquids.

crich70 · 07-30-2011, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Nonsense. A month ago I decided to give up Mobileread until September. No problem.
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Oops.

I know your pain Pdurrant. I can't seem to stay away either. lol.

unboggling · 07-30-2011, 07:53 AM

Spewing a mouthful of iced-tea is safer than a mouthful of coffee. At least the blowback doesn't burn my face.

crich70 · 07-30-2011, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by unboggling

Spewing a mouthful of iced-tea is safer than a mouthful of coffee. At least the blowback doesn't burn my face.

Less chance of getting milk and sugar all over the keyboard as well.

odiakkoh · 07-30-2011, 08:21 AM

Ok guys, suffering from tmjd right now so stop making me laugh! It hurts!

lestatar · 07-30-2011, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

Less chance of getting milk and sugar all over the keyboard as well.

Exactly! Which is why I drink black coffee when perusing MR.

But thinking about a shift to distilled water for safety reasons. lol

MickeyC · 07-30-2011, 09:20 AM

You people are all just addicts. I could quit any time I wanted to. Sure I could! It would be easy. In fact it wouldn't be any more of a challenge to me that flapping my arms and flying to the moon.

No wait!

unboggling · 07-30-2011, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by lestatar

Credit all the interesting, knowledgeable people hanging around here. If not, the place would be a ghost town.

MR is sorta like Cheers

Significant idea. Thinking about it -- For me, MR Forum has a lot of interesting and worthwhile social interaction. For people like me who are frequently socially isolate, it meets a social need (in addition to the other things it does for me). Just like a neighborhood bar. And meeting that social need feeds into the addiction.

unboggling · 07-30-2011, 09:58 AM

nynees, you'd do better to ask in a more specific MR Forum. At top of window to the right of the "Home" link is "Forums". Click that and look for section on Mobile Devices. You'll find people knowledgable about Apple stuff in Apple Devices, or on Kindle stuff in Amazon Kindle. I'm not sure what you're asking and not an expert with iTunes.

Wow, that was fast. (nynees' post was moved to Apple Devices)

amward · 07-30-2011, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I beg to differ.

I was wrong

unboggling · 07-30-2011, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sadievan

My name is Carol and I'm a MRaholic.

Steps 8 & 9. ("Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.") I hereby apologize to all the forums and threads and people I've harmed with inane posts, posts of questionable or misunderstood humor, posts containing bad advice…

The steps:
http://www.12step.org/the-12-steps.html

carpetmojo · 07-30-2011, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unboggling

Significant idea. Thinking about it -- For me, MR Forum has a lot of interesting and worthwhile social interaction. For people like me who are frequently socially isolate, it meets a social need (in addition to the other things it does for me). Just like a neighborhood bar. And meeting that social need feeds into the addiction.

See, it is like "Cheers".

I bags be Norm.... or Sam, I got de hair

Actually, I tried the synthetic MobileRead, got it on prescription.

Television.

Didn't work though, not enough violence or sex................

SCION · 07-30-2011, 11:01 AM

This place is addicting. When I was suspended for a week I was jonesing to post. It was awful just to lurk as a "Guest".

sadievan · 07-30-2011, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unboggling

Steps 8 & 9. ("Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.") I hereby apologize to all the forums and threads and people I've harmed with inane posts, posts of questionable or misunderstood humor, posts containing bad advice…

The steps:
http://www.12step.org/the-12-steps.html

I am at step 1.

Step 1 - We admitted we were powerless over our addiction - that our lives had become unmanageable

Carol

07-30-2011, 09:58 AM	#25
unboggling Wizard Posts: 1,065 Karma: 858115 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kobo Clara, Kindle Paperwhite 10	nynees, you'd do better to ask in a more specific MR Forum. At top of window to the right of the "Home" link is "Forums". Click that and look for section on Mobile Devices. You'll find people knowledgable about Apple stuff in Apple Devices, or on Kindle stuff in Amazon Kindle. I'm not sure what you're asking and not an expert with iTunes. Wow, that was fast. (nynees' post was moved to Apple Devices) Last edited by unboggling; 07-30-2011 at 10:09 AM.

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07-30-2011, 06:24 AM	#16
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Thankfully the coffee is still brewing or it would be all over the monitor.

07-30-2011, 07:41 AM	#17
lestatar LB's lolz Mutt Minion Posts: 2,902 Karma: 5700001 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Hong Kong now but NYC forever Device: Kindle3, GalaxyTab, BB Bold9700, BB 8300, Sony Clie, Palm Vx, Palm III	^ Um, as some of the folks here know from me, coffee gets on my monitor anyways - too much laughing and spitting up of liquids.

07-30-2011, 07:53 AM	#19
unboggling Wizard Posts: 1,065 Karma: 858115 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kobo Clara, Kindle Paperwhite 10	Spewing a mouthful of iced-tea is safer than a mouthful of coffee. At least the blowback doesn't burn my face.

07-30-2011, 08:21 AM	#21
odiakkoh Guru Posts: 823 Karma: 1818344 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: iPhone 5s	Ok guys, suffering from tmjd right now so stop making me laugh! It hurts!

07-30-2011, 09:20 AM	#23
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	You people are all just addicts. I could quit any time I wanted to. Sure I could! It would be easy. In fact it wouldn't be any more of a challenge to me that flapping my arms and flying to the moon. No wait!

07-30-2011, 11:01 AM	#29
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	This place is addicting. When I was suspended for a week I was jonesing to post. It was awful just to lurk as a "Guest".