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Post by Blossom/Jackie W. on Aug 20, 2013 9:06:55 GMT -5
A number of years ago we started Funny Fridays. This was done for a couple of reasons.
1) To help cheer a person up (you never knew when you might give someone a laugh on a day they might need it) and
2) To give the mods and regular posters a break so that if they didn't feel like chewing the fat, and there was nothing pressing, they could just throw in some cartoons or copy and paste a joke or two in.
Though we always try to address anything that may come up on FF that is in the more serious category shall we say, I sometimes feel that people who have an ongoing issue or an issue that has come up that they want to talk about may postpone or neglect letting us know just becasue it's "Funny FridaY
So; what do you say? Please vote....
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Post by jim on Aug 21, 2013 0:25:33 GMT -5
I voted. image004
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Post by Blossom/Jackie W. on Aug 21, 2013 8:55:56 GMT -5
We'll leave the poll up for a bit yet. Meanwhile Funny Friday will continue for now at the vey least.
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Post by susanny on Aug 23, 2013 20:11:37 GMT -5
I am going to outwardly voice my opinion. I like looking forward to Funny Friday and all the jokes. That said, I also like seeing a joke posted any day of the week just because someone saw something that tickled their fancy and they wanted to share it with everyone. So, my opinion is that we keep Funny Friday as it is, open for jokes or problems if anyone has one, and the rest of the week open for the regular forum discussions and jokes someone wants to share on a whim. Kinda like a regular conversation you'd have on the telephone.
What do you think of that?
I should make myself clear on the reasoning for this: I am afraid people will stop looking for jokes and that would be a shame. I see the jokes almost as a gift from each of us to each other.
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Post by mary57 on Aug 26, 2013 15:44:37 GMT -5
I voted to keep FF because it is something specific to look forward to. I agree with Sue. that we can drop in a funny any time or day, but try to keep FF, and still let people add in a comment or post something that is on their minds as well. This way at least the mods. can have one easier day in the week. JMO
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Post by al on Aug 26, 2013 23:52:40 GMT -5
I voted to keep but also agree with Susan; Why not have both ?
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Post by al on Aug 27, 2013 0:02:28 GMT -5
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deleted, sent to wrong site by mistake.
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Post by jim on Aug 27, 2013 2:01:46 GMT -5
Hi everone, I have suggested to Jackie, that maybe we could have a dedicated fun and games board, similar to the one on my site. When my site was busy, this board was very popular. The games are easy and silly and no brain power whatsoever is needed to participate. They can be very amusing. There is also a thread for jokes and cartoons. I started this board as place where people who were having a bad day with a dead brain, could go and get cheered up a bit and post if they wanted to. Anyway, here is a link for those who would like to have a look and see what they think about the idea. kraj.proboards.com/board/23/fun-stuff-games Take care. beating-heart
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Post by Blossom/Jackie W. on Aug 28, 2013 8:29:03 GMT -5
Well; the majority of you voted to drop Funny Fridays as a dedicated day for jokes (though the margin wasn't huge) and although we live in a deocratic society and we'd go with the majority, a few others have offered up suggestions. Thank you very much for that!
So..... we'll stay with FF if you want to specifically post a joke only then, or not. And/or post one whenever you'd like regardless of what day of the week it is. My only concern is as I mentioned, those individuals who are having on going issues they want to talk about but don't (or are reluctant to) because it's FF.
Perhaps we should just refer to Fridays as TGIF (Thank God It's Friday)
Jim; TY for your input and yes I checked out your link.
I'm not sure if we need another board added (category) for brain teasers, or adding or changing letters or games but what we could do perhaps is just incorporate it into our daily chat... (UNLESS we have a dedicated Mod specifically for it on a daily basis to get it rolling etc)
Any thoughts anyone?
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