Our Lot

Roses in my garden
By Jabo
@jaboUK (64361)
United Kingdom
November 1, 2015 5:43pm CST
I like reading posts of good cheer They make me feel good to be here, But please don't be cross If I don't give a toss, What you had for breakfast - so drear. There's Owlwings so helpful and wise, And Phredwreck is one of those guys Takes aim and will shoot, Gives spammers the boot, He soon cuts them all down to size. Then there is Alex or Alice, Their answers you won't want to miss, And Admin we thank For cash in the bank, Perhaps we should send them a kiss. I'm surprised how quickly I've integrated into this site, I really feel at home here now. Did it take you long to feel comfortable here?
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78 responses
@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
2 Nov 15
Good one! I know what you mean. I think it took me 24 hours to know this was my new home.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@valmnz It probably took me a little longer than that, but not much.
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@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
2 Nov 15
@jaboUK you and I were lucky, we moved house about the same time as many others.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@valmnz That's right and we had a ready made circle of friends from the other site.
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@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
2 Nov 15
What a nice poem. It is all so true too. I am so happy to be here too. i love all the interaction that we do here, as it makes mylot what it is, a fun place to be.
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@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
2 Nov 15
@jaboUK I certainly agree with you on that one. I think the interaction is the best part of mylot, and I have the best fun ever.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@rosekiss That's just what it is - a fun place to be. The interaction is great, and so are the people.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
2 Nov 15
THIS is your idea of fun? Yeah, it's mine, too!
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
2 Nov 15
Thumbs up for a verse that makes sense (and scans and rhymes properly!) It's so long ago that I've forgotten! I came here from Yahoo Answers, so I was somewhat familiar with the discussion format. I think that it only took me two or three days to begin to feel at home and possibly a week - no longer - before I was hooked!
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@Owlwings - that's high praise coming from you, thank you so much. You must have been one of the original members here, and now you are the elder statesman who everyone respects.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@DaddyEvil I'd love to hear your English accent, and even your American one!
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
2 Nov 15
@jaboUK @Owlwings Yes, respects and gives crap to and teases mercilessly and has fun with and is interesting to talk with on many different subjects and .... on and on and on and.... etc. eternally, as far as I have so far ascertained! I very much suspect you are correct, Janet. (I also suspect that if we were to be talking in person, both of you would have me enthralled with your English accents!) I do so love to play with accents... Uhm... I kinda think I can do a fairly good English "Posh" (as Janet calls it) accent I learned from an elderly woman when I was young.
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@vandana7 (98830)
• India
2 Nov 15
Once a myLotter, always a myLotter. :)
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@vandana7 It seems like that will be true
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@LadyDuck (458174)
• Switzerland
2 Nov 15
Another funny and brilliant poem Janet. It did not take long to feel comfortable here. Alex is so nice and helpful that I feel like I am here since the site started.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@LadyDuck I agree, we just seem to have slotted in so well here, don't we? It's great to have an admin that listens to us and answers our queries too. I appreciate what you've said about the poem, thank you Anna.
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@poehere (15126)
• French Polynesia
2 Nov 15
You got my vote on this one. I love to read and comment but lately it is getting harder to find some good stuff to read. I agree with you and on this and your poem is oh so cue and accurate too.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@poehere I'm glad that you think my view is accurate, and thanks for liking the poem.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
24 Sep 18
Are you still here @poehere?
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@poehere (15126)
• French Polynesia
2 Nov 15
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
2 Nov 15
I was already here since 6 years ago i think . And since then i am very much at home here . There's no place like home - myLot !
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
3 Nov 15
@jaboUK No , when i came back here i was at a lost because it was different from of old but of course much better .
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@SIMPLYD 6 years already! You must really know your way around by now
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@jstory07 (134465)
• Roseburg, Oregon
2 Nov 15
I found my way around right away. I felt at home right away.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@jstory07 It's a very welcoming place, and the people here make us feel at home, don't they?
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@jstory07 (134465)
• Roseburg, Oregon
10 Nov 15
@jaboUK Yes they do.
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@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
2 Nov 15
Kisses to the Great Admins of MyLot!
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@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
2 Nov 15
@jaboUK I hope this poem and our kisses will reach them.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@wiLLmaH I'll join you in blowing the kisses
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@KnehKnah (3584)
• Philippines
2 Nov 15
@jaboUK Me too! Mwuah! Mwuah! Mwuah!
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@sofssu (23662)
2 Nov 15
A good one there, I agree I don't care too much about what anyone had for lunch or dinner. Yes this site is so easy to use and get addicted to.
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@sofssu (23662)
3 Nov 15
@jaboUK that is for sure. I enjoy being here and interacting with people.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@sofssu Yes it's easy to find your way around, and everyone is so friendly too.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
2 Nov 15
I was feeling at home about a week after I joined.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@marlina That was probably how long it took me too.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
2 Nov 15
I felt welcomed and encouraged the very first day I got here. I had a lot of friends from that other site that encouraged me to join over here. I've also met so many that were nothing but kind and helpful on how this site works. I thank everyone who made me feel like i belonged here.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@PainsOnSlate Yes, the welcome from both old friends and 'soon-to-be' friends was wonderful wasn't it? As you say, everyone is so helpful and friendly, what's not to like?
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
2 Nov 15
I am soooo glad you are here. I am delighted that I can enjoy your limericks, again!
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@Deborah-Diane @KnehKnah Thank you both, and isn't it great that so many of the B gang are here?
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@KnehKnah (3584)
• Philippines
2 Nov 15
Yes, Ma'am, for my dear Momma Jabo! Yehey!
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@carexing25 (1818)
• Philippines
2 Nov 15
nice poem..i used to create poems but with my work which made me really busy, I don't have time to compose anymore.. but i like your poem and I love to be here in myLot
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@carexing25 Perhaps you'll get time to do some more poems soon, and thank you for liking mine. It's good that you are glad to be here too.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@carexing25 Oh that must have hurt that your friend lost your poems.
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• Philippines
2 Nov 15
@jaboUK yes, very much enjoying with myLot. I once had a notebook full of poems and my friend misplaced it.. too bad but still i have piles of notebooks full of my other compositions in my locker
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
2 Nov 15
I just read a poem today Which was written by jaboUK She has taken the time To ensure the lines rhyme So my comment is Hip Hip Hooray.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@Asylum What a brilliant response, thanks so much for doing it in rhyme!
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
2 Nov 15
I was here years ago, but the site is very different now than it was back then. So, I both felt at home and in a new place all at the same time. But I think that most people have settled in quite comfortably and it's working out very nicely.
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
2 Nov 15
@jaboUK It's nice to know people, and also to find new and interesting people to get to know. It's also a fairly active site, which helps.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@Rollo1 You are right, it is working out very nicely, and it's easy to get comfortable here. There are some great people here, and I've enjoyed finding both old friends and new ones.
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• United States
2 Nov 15
Very nicely done. No, once I learned to navigate around and start to meet new people, I was quite comfortable here. I am glad you are too.
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• United States
2 Nov 15
@jaboUK Oh I totally agree with you, and the willingness to help from so many.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@TexanTornado Yes, and the welcome that is always extended to newcomers helps a lot too.
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@Beatburn (4287)
• Philippines
2 Nov 15
I remember when you started here and we welcomed you and now look at what you've accomplished. You have responded, and commented and welcomed others a lot of times here at myLot. I'm happy for you. If I could only be here as often...
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@Beatburn (4287)
• Philippines
3 Nov 15
Thanks for remembering @jaboUK. @DaddyEvil My schedule depends on my available time at work and at home. The moment my kids say Daddy let's play, I have to drop everything including my laptop. No wonder it's scratched and dented from the drops I made. I digress again. I manage people at work. I only get to see myLot when everything is already running smoothly, which only happens before the actual work starts and before going home. But I'm committed to find time to discuss and respond as myLot helps me divert my attention and relieve stress.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@Beatburn Yes you were among my welcoming committee, and I'm grateful to you for that. It's one of the reasons that I welcome newbies, because I so appreciated it myself. I'm sorry that you haven't been around much, perhaps you'll be able to be in the future.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
2 Nov 15
Yes, @Beatburn , I was thinking about you a couple of days ago and wondering when you would be back again. Do you have a schedule you go by or are you just here whenever you can get away from everything else?
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• United States
6 Nov 15
delightful, ms. @jaboUK ! jest the kick 'n the britches i needed this afternoon. i aint felt comfy any place'n quite some time. sure've missed all the flowers in the garden though 'n 'm creepin' back into town. hope nobody shoots me! big
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
6 Nov 15
@crazyhorseladycx Shoot you??? you will be welcomed with open arms, especially by me. I really hope that you will get comfortable here, you have a place in all your friends' hearts. Welcome back, I've so missed you
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
6 Nov 15
@crazyhorseladycx Don't let it become a chore - just do what you feel like doing. I think you'll find that people will understand.
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• United States
6 Nov 15
@jaboUK ya jest ne'er know bout folks, ms. @jaboUK . some tend to harbor ill feelin's when i go awol, whilst others don't e'en notice, lol. thanks fer the warm welcome back, hon. i've yet to tackle the masses 'f responses 'n my need fer a holiday from here. i'm so far 'hind 'n my hours're limited.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
2 Nov 15
I wonder: integrated, or been assimilated?
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 15
@pgntwo Picky, picky! Integrate - to amalgamate with an existing community (amalgamate - to combine or unite). Assimilate - to learn or understand, to adjust or be adjusted, to absorb. On the whole I think I win.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
2 Nov 15
@jaboUK Yes, hands down! Expurgated, I have been...
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