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 Post subject: why do people iHugPosted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 9:03 am 
what is the point of saying *hug* really. _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 9:16 am
If someone is willing to put themselves down to that level for me, I would take it as a compliment. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 9:19 am
Valerie wrote: If someone is willing to put themselves down to that level for me, I would take it as a compliment. i concur. hahaha. _________________ Will you marry me when you are seventy and have nothing to lose? |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:56 am
because we can't physically hug...now can we shain? can we!? you are challenging the absolute reality of the online world, this is a debate far bigger than any of us could settle. Why am I typing this and not calling you on the phone? Is a phone call even as "valuable" as a physical contact conversation? there is no real answer, it's whatever you think. personally, e-hugs (not iHugs...you macintosh slave...  ) are pretty much as valuable as a physical hug in the same situation. the purpose is usually to provide comfort, and so really it doesn't matter if its physical contact or not, ultimately it's simply a means of showing sympathy.
so HA! PS- get better soon and make more music _________________ welcome to the no pants club boone |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 11:44 am
Well, I think the answer is a lot simpler than people make it out to be. I don't think that people say it because they can't really hug in reality. I mean... I've never gotten as many hugs in real life from people I only kinda know as I have in e-life. IM and email tends to be very abbreviated, and we also tend to say a lot of things that aren't actually always true (like lol or rofl). So saying *hug* is more about easily conveying a certain sentiment or feelings than it is about wanting to go and hug somebody. It's about quickly expressing something like "I'm very happy for you" or "I'm very sorry that this unfortunate event has occurred to make you upset" or whatever the case is. Or something like that. _________________ "If you're a ninja, every day is like friday." -Jamie M. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 12:07 pm
I've never gotten an internet hug before...so I can't say. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 12:37 pm
Uh.. I don't know the point.. maybe it makes others feel loved? I don't know.. anotherrandomtuesday wrote: I've never gotten an internet hug before...so I can't say. _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 12:38 pm
Like said before, it's just about showing someone you care. My boyfriend would do that when we were talking on aim, and I was upset or something, because it was a form of comfort for me. Boy, I miss those. _________________ myspace.xanga.deviantart.photography myspace. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 12:41 pm
batheanak wrote: Uh.. I don't know the point.. maybe it makes others feel loved? I don't know..
anotherrandomtuesday wrote: I've never gotten an internet hug before...so I can't say. It was awkward but it made me smile all the same. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 1:24 pm
it's equally as lame as saying you "heart" something. what in the world!? |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 1:39 pm
loveisachemical wrote: it's equally as lame as saying you "heart" something.
what in the world!? No thats just totally...a matter beyond this. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 2:52 pm
loveisachemical wrote: it's equally as lame as saying you "heart" something.
what in the world!? Both 'heart' and '*hug*' are lame. I think. _________________ my name's carrie and i love a good sandwich so if you have a sandwich, come roll with me! 
i'm gonna marry the mars volta. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 3:08 pm
Some people think talking to people they don't know online is "lame". _________________ Power is only pain It’s probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in. "Can we get control of an individual to the point where he will do our bidding against his will and even against fundamental laws of nature, such as self preservation?" -memo from 1952 Project ARTICHOKE 
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:46 pm
So that's their opinion, then. I don't really care. _________________ my name's carrie and i love a good sandwich so if you have a sandwich, come roll with me!
i'm gonna marry the mars volta. |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:51 pm
oh pffff i thought this was some mac product i hadn't heard of yet |
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