Wednesday 15 June 2016

on-line etiquette

OH.  MY.  MOUSES.   MOUSES!

Blah blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah, blah blah. And your point?

MY POINT WAS NOT...

Yes it was.

No it wasn't.

Yes it was.

No it wasn't.

Yes it was.

No it wasn't.

Yes it was.

No it wasn't.



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FIVE.  HOURS.  LATER.  MOUSES!

Yes it was.

No it wasn't.

Yes it was.

OH MY MOUSES!   IT REALLY WASN'T.  MY POINT REALLY WASN'T THAT AT ALL.  I NEVER EVEN MENTIONED THAT BUT LET ME TELL YOU, I NOW HAVE A TOTALLY NEW POINT TO MAKE.  MOUSES!

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Okay, so truth be told, the above Facebook conversation(s) actually ended after the very first yes it was, but that was only because Peep #1 had the good sense to walk away.  As for that other guy, I'm pretty sure he's still waiting to say, "YES IT WAS!"  You know, 'cause that's what guys like that say.  MOUSES!

Let me explain from the beginning.

This morning, Peep #1 made a comment on a friend's timeline and before she knew it, some guy she didn't even know was taggin' her and puttin' words in her mouth...

I mean that figuratively, of course.  There were no actual words bein' stuffed in the peep's mouth.

...and tellin' her what her point was, even though that was never her point at all, and she never even mentioned the stuff he was talking about and... and... and everything!  Can you believe it?  MOUSES!

But like I said, the peep had the good sense to simply walk away.  Yup, 'cause that's what you have to do in cases like this.  Just walk away.  MOUSES!

Of course, as a cat, I've never walked away from a fight in my life.  No sirree, I never walk away.  I give 'em the smacky paws, THEN RUN LIKE THE DICKENS.

I am, of course, not referring to Charles Dickens.  I have no idea whether he was a fast runner or not.

But being a cat who is not shy of smacky-pawing those who deserve a good smacky-paw, I took it upon myself to help out my peep.  Of course, smacky-pawing this guy on Facebook was never really an option on account of neither the peep nor I knowing where he lives - or how quickly he can run - so I decided to do a figurative smacky-pawing, for sure.

Well...  Best I could come up with was to report about the situation right here on my blog. MOUSES!

Now that that's done...

But I do want to add how VERY PROUD I am of Peep #1 to follow proper on-line etiquette and simply walk away, without continuing an argument on her pal's timeline, because even when you're right about something, picking fights on other peoples' timelines is just plain ol' rude, you know?  Of course you do.  MOUSES!

Had the peep not walked away, one thing might have led to another and then before anyone knew it, they'd be whippin' out their tails to see whose was the longest and...

GOTCHA!  HA-HA!  Peep #1 doesn't have a tail.  I have no idea 'bout that other guy though. MOUSES!

And thank goodness no one said what I was thinkin' one of 'em might say...

I know you are, but what am I?

Thankfully, nobody said that.  That would have been pretty childish, for sure.  MOUSES!

Peep #1 said instead, "He may be a friend of a friend, but he's definitely no friend of mine.  MOUSES!"

Yup, she said the mouses part and everything.

So that's what happened here at my house this morning.  I'm hoping we never hear back from that guy from Facebook again but if we do, I shall introduce Peep #1 to my pal, the delete and block manoeuvre.  The delete and block manoeuvre is a great manoeuvre, for sure.  MOUSES!

38 comments:

  1. "I never walk away. I give 'em the smacky paws, THEN RUN LIKE THE DICKENS." Oh, Seville. You sure know how to make a girl laugh so hard she falls out of a chair. No doubt your peep enjoyed your figurative smacky paws and seeing them made her laugh and feel just a bit better. Bear and I are protective of the people/cats we love, so we have your/the peeps proverbial "backside."

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    1. Awww... Thanks. I shall let the peep know you have her back, for sure. Yup, we cats have gotta watch out for our peeps. They need us, you know? PURRS

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  2. dood....want we shuld curse that dood for yur peepz....we iz knot on face book; sew him will never noe what hit him....incloodin yur smacky paws !! ♥♥♥

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  3. Oh Seville we hate da facebook fur a myriad of reasons and trolls are one of them fur sure. Glad your peep could walk away and dat all is well in da innernet world.

    Luv ya'

    Dezi and Raena

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    1. Yup, it appears to be INFESTED with the trolls, for sure. MOUSES!

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  4. Some of dem peeps on da Book of Faces are CRAZY!

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    1. They sure are! Crazier than a squirrel makin' nut pies, for sure. MOUSES!

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  5. We think the peep was very wise, the other one, not so much!

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    1. Yeah, like the peep was gonna let him bait her like that. MOUSES!

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  6. While most humans are fighting over political stuff on Facebook, my human recently blocked somebody over a grammatical dispute. In which she was correct, and the other party was dead wrong, BTW. 'Cause that's how she rolls.

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    1. A grammatical dispute block? I can TOTALLY see that. Seriously, I can. MOUSES!

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  7. Goodness Seville, some peeps aren't furry bright are they? We means the guy with the big mouth of course. We're sure you could take him in a battle of the smacky paws for sure!

    Sasha, Sami, & Saku

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    1. Oh yeah... Lemme smacky paw time, for sure. MOUSES!

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  8. Well, your Peep sure did show some restraint, Sivvers. Because MOUSES, we would have liked to give that dude some smacky paws, for sure!

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    1. Had I been within reach and, of course, known how quickly he could run if chasin' me, I would have smacky-pawed him up the ying-yang, for sure. MOUSES!

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  9. I hate it when people take what you say and make themselves SO annoying!!!!

    I mean - I would not only ignore them I would block them too!!

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    1. Once she walked away, she never heard from him again. But had he followed her, she would have blocked him, for sure. purrs

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  10. WE think your Peep was very smart to just walk away from that situation. On use making things worse. And by the way, Lil Mum says she would be glad to put you on her dance card Seville. You two would make such a good couple. You all have a great day.

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    1. She would? SWEET. I shall be lookin' forward to a dance, for sure. purrs

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  11. We think your peep should have smacked those pawsies.

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    1. 'Cause his paws were peep paws and not nearly as cute as mine. purrs

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  12. Some hoomons are brave cuz they're hiding behind a screen inside their home. He was probably a meek little mouse in purrson, and had a picture of a lion for a screen saver. Yep. Walk away. Or block him. We got better things to do than deal with mice.

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    1. Too right! I mean, I have all those stupid mice from Mouseland to deal with. Don't need any more mice, for sure. MOUSES!

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  13. Hi paws to Peep #1 for walking away. Although the smack maneuver would have been good.

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    1. Yup, smack 'em and run. FAST! And NEVER look back, for sure. MOUSES!

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  14. Good move from Peep, a real shame it had to happen though. Hmm I wonder if they thought of doing a smacky paw or I'm walking away symbol on facebook? purrs ERin

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    1. What a great idea! A paw mid-smack. I'd be usin' that ALL THE TIME, for sure. MOUSES!

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  15. Ooohhhh hoomins - strange creatures, aren't they?

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    1. Too true. And they think they're the superior species. MOUSES!

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  16. Your Peep did the right thing. But a figurative smacky-paw still sounds called for.

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    1. It does. Hmmm.... If he ever comes back, his nose will be meetin' my paws, for sure. purrs

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  17. Those humans just can't let anything go can they?
    Have a super weekend...

    Noodle and crew

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  18. Walking away is the best thing to do, people like that are bored and want you to fight so don't give them the satisfaction.

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    1. And the peep didn't. She just walked away. Doesn't even remember his name. MOUSES!

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  19. MOUSES! Some humans are really asking for the smacky paw, aren't they?

    But it annoys them even more if you just ignore them.

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    1. They are! SOME peeps are wantin' those smacky paws, for sure. MOUSES!

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I love hearin' from my pals. I really, REALLY do. PURRS.