Virtual friends

[Back in the fold]

With the sad passing of Byron I have noticed a phenomenon I have never thought much about . Virtual friends and acquaintances are a thing of recent times . It seems peculiar to think of as friends someone you’ve never met in person and don’t even know their real name . Most of us here don’t even know what we look like and all we know about any of us is what we post or pontificate about . And yet . . . I consider as friends several people here on The Great TFF Forum . This little corner of interwebby land is a real community and I always look forward to yanking some chains and learning things here and seeing the great pictures and videos of peoples fish and aquariums , people who are just ordinary everyday people like me . I can honestly say that I have only encountered , at most , two people here who irrigated me and they didn’t last long and are no longer here . So long Byron , rest well and all the rest of you fine people here please live long and prosper - even @Fishmanic .

 

[Ceez]

I'd be upset if people "irrigated" on me too

 

[connorlindeman]

even @Fishmanic?

 

[Fishmanic]

even @Fishmanic?

yeh, that sounded like a kick in the teeth to me too. . No respect.

 

[Back in the fold]

even @Fishmanic?

And even you plant boy .

yeh, that sounded like a kick in the teeth to me too. . No respect.

You and me got our respect from Svengoolie . That’s something ain’t it ?

 

[Fishmanic]

@Back in the fold
Your previous remark (“even Fishmanic”) warrants 10 rubber chickens to be thrown at you.

 

[connorlindeman]

@Fishmanic

 

[Magnum Man]

It’s pretty natural to make forum friends… when they are themed the way this one is… tanks have always been a big interest to me, so we all have something in common… this is not the only themed forum I’m on as a man of many interests and hobbies, they are a good source of information exchange… I don’t join them to make friends, but it happens naturally, when you find members, that have similar sub interests