Laffy

I'm going to repeat something I said a few weeks ago.

I notice that when I post good news, people apparently feel compelled to find the negative in it (even about pics of my dog!).

Can we just appreciate good news for once? Is that really too much to ask?

FFS people, you complain constantly about everything (rightfully!), so when we get news that something worked, accept it and try to appreciate it.

Kthxbye.

Oct 4, 2023 at 6:15pmWeb
Show threadPast DailyOct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff Many people, are by their nature, contrarians - they see the opposite in everything - my sage advice to them is to "eat shit and die!".
Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@PastDaily Well, I wouldn't go that far, lol
Show threadPast DailyOct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff Or a variation or a simple nod and "next!". Don't let 'em get to you.
Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@PastDaily They don't get to me, but they're annoying
Show threadPast DailyOct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff I have body parts that do the same thing.
Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@PastDaily lol same
Show threadPusher Of Pixels (old account)Oct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff I'm sure I'm guilty of it sometimes, so apologies. I appreciate callouts like this because it jogs me into introspection to try and mitigate my Y chromosome and Engineer genetical tendencies 🤪
Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@pixelpusher220 You're way too mature for my followers, lol
Show threadPusher Of Pixels (old account)Oct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff Hold My Sippy Cup!
Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@pixelpusher220 LOL
Show threadSolarbird Oct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff The American left is in love with failure and has _got_ to learn to take a fucking W when it gets one.
Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@moira Thank you
Show threadChris TurnbowOct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff
I call that, "finding the lead lining" and I feel you
Show threadMastodon MigrationOct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff One of the unfortunate things about social media is that most people may really appreciate something, but the replies to a post tend to trend negative, except for cat pictures. This gives an overall impression of negativity, whereas the truth is that almost all of us really like your dog! 🐶 👍
Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@mastodonmigration TY
Show threadMastodon MigrationOct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff But kidding about cats and dogs aside, this is actually an issue that drives to the heart of who we are as a community. You don't need a substantive reason to respond to a post. Posters here are people just like you and they are kind of hanging it out there when they share something. If you are simply informed or humored, just let them know. People like @GottaLaff don't do this for any compensation other than your appreciation. It's friendly and cool to simply say thank you.
Show thread12foxfireOct 4, 2023
@mastodonmigration @GottaLaff
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜❣️
Show threadCatherine McCarthyOct 4, 2023
@mastodonmigration @GottaLaff Thank you!!
Show threadkobraOct 4, 2023
@mastodonmigration @GottaLaff that’s what I use the ⭐️ button for 😉
Show threadmmalcOct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff
More Hammy please!
Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@mmalc I need new pics!
Show threadmmalcOct 4, 2023

@GottaLaff
Ah — maybe you can have one of Minnie to tide you over

This one's titled, "What shoe?!”

Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@mmalc LOVE!!!!!!
Show threadTransitBikerOct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff next time you post good news I will add 3 feet of bubblegum to the outer layer of the earths crust.
Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@TransitBiker Please change that to fudge.
Show threadTransitBikerOct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff fudge brownie with natural strawberry frosting, but it’s all marbled together.
Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@TransitBiker No. I'm a purist. ALL FUDGE.
Show threadTransitBikerOct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff no alkalising process, then, and coconut sugar/oil.
Show threadpacanukeha❌ (seasonally appropriate remix)Oct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff I like your dog and your leaves, to be clear. I've got a sugar maple outside my office window as well.
Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@pacanukeha LOVE those.
Show threadlafnlabOct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff Many years ago I was working in a factory and one of my co-workers was complaining about something trivial. I mentioned it to the boss and he told me "If he didn't have anything to complain about, he wouldn't know what to do with himself." It stuck with me and I find it's often true with some people.
Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@lafnlab What a waste of time and energy
Show threadBenOct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff the people who are just fine with your posts maybe don't always say so. Dog pics are cool. So says my little guy.
Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@wolleysegap ❤️
Show threadSearingTruthOct 4, 2023

@GottaLaff

"After a time it becomes like this my friends.

Even happiness is somehow just small joy, as little hauntings appear to one side or the other, or at times all around.

The power of evil lay not in its stature, but its persistence. And its ability to dampen every joy with uncertainty and an almost unconscious dread.

Until withdrawal our lilting pose, with blindness the gaze.

People of the past did not fall because they were less than we are.

They fell because they were exactly as we are."
SearingTruth

Show threadBob CollinsOct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff I would please like more pictures of your dog.
Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@Bcollinsmn I post when I can
Show threadShawn KingOct 4, 2023

@GottaLaff Oh yeah? Fine. You made me do this. It’s all your fault!

I’m going to follow you (here on Mastodon. I’m far too lazy to do it in real life) and then, when you posts pics of your dog, I’m going to like, favorite, and boost them SO HARD your head will spin!

How you like them apples, huh?

😂🤗

Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@KingShawn Lol, hi there Shawn.
Show threadShawn KingOct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff Hi Laffy! You’ve got a very cute pooch! ❤️ In the interests of full disclosure, here’s a pic of my Bruno. 🥰
Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@KingShawn He's adorable
Show threadhaksızlığa uğradıkOct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff ım on real life onit. that one is so disturbing. wish that my future room mate is good
Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@guran ? Sorry? I didn't understand.
Show threadhaksızlığa uğradıkOct 4, 2023
@GottaLaff you may
Show threadLaffyOct 4, 2023
@guran Okay, so you're not going to explain. You don't follow anyone and have 3 followers. #Toodles
Show threadGuy on the runOct 5, 2023
@GottaLaff #goodnews