CathyDDec 22, 2022
TC  
Psst hey...
There's no evil AI overlord here...
Why aren't you boosting more stuff?
If you like something, boost it!
It's free and it makes people happy!
Go on, boost away!
Dec 22, 2022 at 2:25amWeb
Show threadAlexDec 22, 2022

@talia_christine I've noticed I get a lot of likes, but often don't get boosts.

I never know if it's intentional or not... :D

Show threadTC  Dec 22, 2022
@mentallyalex I think people are still breaking the habit from Twitter
Show thread@Lee_in_IowaDec 22, 2022
@talia_christine Unlike Twitter, you won’t get thrown in Twitter jail for putting too many likes on things. How cool is that?!
Show threadScenarioDec 22, 2022
@Lee_in_Iowa @talia_christine or for following too many too fast.
Show threadTC  Dec 22, 2022
@scenario @Lee_in_Iowa isn't it freeing?🙂
Show threadScenarioDec 22, 2022
@talia_christine @Lee_in_Iowa yes. Sigh… ☺️
Show threadTC  Dec 22, 2022
@Lee_in_Iowa it's awesome!
Show threadPacky AndersonDec 22, 2022
@Lee_in_Iowa @talia_christine But can I piss off my admins by boosting controversial or rude stuff?
Show threadRufus J. CooterDec 22, 2022
@packy @Lee_in_Iowa @talia_christine
I guess I'm in a similar situation - I feel like I just got here a few days ago (because... I just got here a few days ago), and I'm not confident that I understand the etiquette yet?
See, e.g., the toots making the rounds about whether or not it's poor form to, say, promote one's art that one offers for sale...
Show threadPacky AndersonDec 22, 2022
@RufusJCooter @Lee_in_Iowa @talia_christine I don't know about promoting your own work, but I said something unfriendly about Republicans and I got a friendly reminder from one of my admins that content warnings existed for a reason. So I'm not afraid to say anything MYSELF because I can wrap it in a CW, but I'm sometimes wary of just boosting something I agree with because it might warrant a CW.
Show threadTC  Dec 22, 2022
@packy @RufusJCooter @Lee_in_Iowa eh, I wouldn't over think it, but CWs are always good
Show threadRufus J. CooterDec 22, 2022
@talia_christine @packy @Lee_in_Iowa
Aw, geez! over-thinking it is one of the few things that I'm good at! /Now/ what am I gonna do?!?
Show threadTC  Dec 22, 2022
@RufusJCooter @packy @Lee_in_Iowa whatever you want 🙂
Show threadRufus J. CooterDec 22, 2022

@talia_christine @packy @Lee_in_Iowa
i
umm...
really?

OK, BRB, starting a klezmer band.
Know any good accordionists or clarinet players?

Show threadPacky AndersonDec 22, 2022
@RufusJCooter @talia_christine @Lee_in_Iowa OK, I lied, I don't have an accordion joke, but I wanted to make one.
Show threadRufus J. CooterDec 22, 2022

@packy @talia_christine @Lee_in_Iowa

umm...

mmhhh...

Accordion? I don't even know one!
(No, that's no good.)

A man walk into a bar with a-
(No, that won't work either.)

Fuck it. Here's Weird Al doin' I Love Rocky Road.
https://youtu.be/beTsDOBRs8I

"Weird Al" Yankovic - I Love Rocky Road (Official Video)

YouTube
Show threadOlavDec 22, 2022

@packy @RufusJCooter @talia_christine @Lee_in_Iowa

Someone broke into my car last night. They left an accordion next to mine.

Show threadPacky AndersonDec 22, 2022
@olavf @RufusJCooter @talia_christine @Lee_in_Iowa That's a variation of my favorite accordion joke. The version I know is a little longer. It starts by saying an accordion player had accidentally left their accordion in an unlocked car. When they realized their mistake, they rushed back, but it was too late: someone had gotten into the car and left a second accordion.
Show threadOlavDec 22, 2022
@packy mine too, only I couldn't remember it entirely so went for a short one :-)
Show threadChuffMeisterDec 22, 2022
@olavf @packy wheezy squeeze is the key to please- are we in accord?
Show threadHowlin’ HobbitDec 22, 2022

@RufusJCooter
I love klezmer. can’t wait to hear your take on it.

also, I just got a new ukulele and couldn’t think of what to name him. I knew I wanted a name that sounded like it could belong to an old school country blues player so… I’m stealing your first name. Rufus is *perfect* for him.

think of him like he’s your 4-stringed godson. 

Show threadRufus J. CooterDec 22, 2022

@howlinhobbit Will do!

However!

It's necessary that all of my godchildren have a correct understanding of "the big flood".

So, y'all need to listen to this:
https://archive.org/details/78_didnt-it-rain-the-sam-price-trio-sister-rosette-tharpe-and-marie

Didn't it rain : Sister Rosette Tharpe and Marie Knight : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Internet Archive
Show threadRufus J. CooterDec 22, 2022
@howlinhobbit (the correct understanding of the 'big flood' being, this is an entirely unreasonable amount of rain, and I'm going to need to speak to the manager)
Show threadHowlin’ HobbitDec 22, 2022

@RufusJCooter ha! I see what you did there. Godmother of Rock.

listening to Sister Rosetta is no hardship. she’s one of the all too many females that rock history has overlooked.

here’s a pic of Rufus in my introductory toot. you can see why I wanted a blues guy name. (hope I did this right.)

https://mstdn.social/@howlinhobbit/109548873527888448

Howlin’ Hobbit (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image new addition to the family. as yet unnamed. he’s a #Gretsch, #concert scale #ukulele. picked him up today at Elderly Instruments in Lansing, MI. initial impressions: 1. damn, he’s LOUD! 2. compared to most of my small collection, he’s HUGE as well. my banjolele comes close & my Kala UBass beats all of them. 3. the width of the fretboard makes certain chords easier to play cleanly. some video coming along shortly. also may be time to take another “family picture” of my stringed instruments.

Mastodon 🐘
Show threadTC  Dec 22, 2022
@packy @Lee_in_Iowa you can always just ask them.
Show threadStatmonkey 🙊Dec 22, 2022
@Lee_in_Iowa @talia_christine Very effing cool
Show threadLaimisDec 22, 2022
@talia_christine what's boosting? I star stuff I agree and like, is that it?
Show threadTC  Dec 22, 2022
@laimis basically use the little  button that way other people you follow will be able to see it too! Use that when you like anything, you can do both but no one will see the starred/favorited stuff only the boosted stuff.
Show threadScenarioDec 22, 2022
@talia_christine Boosty Boosty Ba-bustier!
Show threadScenarioDec 22, 2022
@talia_christine There is an evil overlord here. And it's Evel Kneivel in #POSERS.
Show threadTC  Dec 22, 2022
@scenario 👀🤫😂
Show threadjprestonianDec 22, 2022
@talia_christine I'd buy that for a dollar!
Show threadTC  Dec 22, 2022
@jprestonian you can! Send it to your instance admin! 😀
Show threadChazz Michael-Michaels Dec 22, 2022
@talia_christine 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃
Show threadStatmonkey 🙊Dec 22, 2022
@talia_christine Also you should follow like there's no tomorrow.
Show threadTC  Dec 22, 2022
@statmonkey yes!!!
Show threadDaniel WurzbacherDec 22, 2022
@talia_christine Still getting used to that, but I'm loving it - I don't necessarily post a ton, but I do try to show my appreciation to all the folks who bring me info that makes my life better with boost/fave. Def loving the ability to follow folks at scale, too - no echo chambers here...
Show threadOld CritterDec 22, 2022
@talia_christine I'm new to Mastodon (and not to tech savvy). Which button is a boost? The stars (I think they are "likes"?) or the little arrows in a circle that look like a re-tweet?
Show threadDerek 🌈Dec 23, 2022
@talia_christine #boost
Show threadNiclas HedhmanDec 23, 2022
@talia_christine No it doesn't make people happy. Too much boosts in my direct feed.