Not Quite a motss.con xvi (via Zoom)

On Saturday, June 3, 2023, the soc.motss.con bunch had another Zoom call.

We had nine people over the course of the 100 minutes or so I was there (though never more than eight camera feeds at a time). I had fun catching up, and it seemed like others did too. Discussion topics (as I wrote them down, but not necessarily in chronological order) included: Greetings, welcome, and general settling in Administrivia, co-hosting Fame and children of famous parents Meeting in meat space (and history and FaceSaver) Tattoos Transferring data off old media (VHS tapes) Moving and bedbugs Dog names Wordle streaks Television theme songs performed by the actors in it: examples: All in the Family Any Day Now Frasier The Love Boat Parents and motsseurs on Jeopardy Friends on that and other game shows What to wear (and not to wear) on television Sports growing up Myths that aren't true Jokes: What does a lesbian bring on the second date? A U-Haul. What does a gay man bring on the second date? What's a second date?) What was the most serious discussion on soc.motss? Christmas bell (and religious arguments therefrom) Monogamy motssers of days gone by Do good people really sleep well at night? Do bad people? Why do people say "sleep like a baby" when babies don't sleep well? Crime and prevention Dog park renovations Selling portraits of the dog park dogs in a book to fund the renovations Cities and their downtown areas... and city centers called things other than "downtown" (such as "uptown" or "oldtown") How many people does it take for a city to have a downtown? Downtown versus municipal and commercial areas Urban areas, urban renewal, suburbs, and bedroom communities Pens and substitutes (embroidering a note, using blood instead of ink, etc.) Multiple phones and unused lines Requiring smartphones for certain tasks (such as controlling appliances or visiting the White House) Pets throwing parties when we're not there Buildings' age, bugs (especially bedbugs and cockroaches), gnats, and other infestations Temper, losing control, explosive disorder, crossing (and not crossing) boundaries, and limits within fighting Socializing children (and gender roles and dysphoria) Sports versus gay sports (especially regarding boxing, figure skating, football, rubgy, swimming and diving, tennis, wrestling), and sportsball (mainly as a term used by people who don't care about sports), and whether certain sports count as or are considered to be "gay" People's intersection with the criminal justice system (criminals, judges, jurors, lawyers, police, etc.), including security clearances