Comments on: If a story isn’t real, but makes us smile, is it a genuine emotion? http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2009/11/if-a-story-isnt-real-but-makes-us-smile-is-it-a-genuine-emotion/ Just a Girl trying to find a balance between being a Shopaholic and a Saver Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2009/11/if-a-story-isnt-real-but-makes-us-smile-is-it-a-genuine-emotion/comment-page-1/#comment-30812 FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:12:45 +0000 http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/?p=6868#comment-30812 LOL!! "Having a good cry over here"... That's me. I need a good sob session. LOL!!

“Having a good cry over here”… That’s me. I need a good sob session.

]]> By: FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2009/11/if-a-story-isnt-real-but-makes-us-smile-is-it-a-genuine-emotion/comment-page-1/#comment-30795 FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:03:18 +0000 http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/?p=6868#comment-30795 That's true... but in that case, all of those events might have happened from a real event and were just re-told with the same feeling. So it is true.. ish. That’s true… but in that case, all of those events might have happened from a real event and were just re-told with the same feeling.

So it is true.. ish.

]]> By: FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2009/11/if-a-story-isnt-real-but-makes-us-smile-is-it-a-genuine-emotion/comment-page-1/#comment-30794 FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:02:43 +0000 http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/?p=6868#comment-30794 S'all I'm saying! S’all I’m saying!

]]> By: FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2009/11/if-a-story-isnt-real-but-makes-us-smile-is-it-a-genuine-emotion/comment-page-1/#comment-30791 FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:01:51 +0000 http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/?p=6868#comment-30791 At least, that's what I thought. At least, that’s what I thought.

]]> By: FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2009/11/if-a-story-isnt-real-but-makes-us-smile-is-it-a-genuine-emotion/comment-page-1/#comment-30789 FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:01:16 +0000 http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/?p=6868#comment-30789 I cried so much at the end. Like a BABY. Was so happy BF wasn't around to ask me why I was crying at fiction :P I cried so much at the end. Like a BABY.

Was so happy BF wasn’t around to ask me why I was crying at fiction :P

]]> By: That Kind of Girl http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2009/11/if-a-story-isnt-real-but-makes-us-smile-is-it-a-genuine-emotion/comment-page-1/#comment-30785 That Kind of Girl Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:47:03 +0000 http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/?p=6868#comment-30785 Couldn't agree more. Sometimes when I'm in the mood for a sappy shot of inspiration, I read the Glurge section of Snopes.com (<a href="http://snopes.com/glurge/glurge.asp)." target="_blank">http://snopes.com/glurge/glurge.asp).</a> My ex always got on my case, telling me: "The stories aren't true! Not even a little bit!" and I'd tell him, "Dude, shut up. Having a good cry over here!" Couldn't agree more. Sometimes when I'm in the mood for a sappy shot of inspiration, I read the Glurge section of Snopes.com (http://snopes.com/glurge/glurge.asp). My ex always got on my case, telling me: "The stories aren't true! Not even a little bit!" and I'd tell him, "Dude, shut up. Having a good cry over here!"

]]> By: thisisbeth http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2009/11/if-a-story-isnt-real-but-makes-us-smile-is-it-a-genuine-emotion/comment-page-1/#comment-30713 thisisbeth Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:36:13 +0000 http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/?p=6868#comment-30713 Here's my problem with it: It's dishonest to try to pass off an old joke as your own original (I've read the story in multiple places before). The point of MLIA is to tell things that actually happened to you that are "average" (which are often humorous). I enjoy original "stories" about real life, but I strongly suspect the person posted it for attention--even if it did really happen to them (extremely unlikely), they know it had been told before, and it certainly wasn't a recent event. Here's my problem with it: It's dishonest to try to pass off an old joke as your own original (I've read the story in multiple places before). The point of MLIA is to tell things that actually happened to you that are "average" (which are often humorous). I enjoy original "stories" about real life, but I strongly suspect the person posted it for attention–even if it did really happen to them (extremely unlikely), they know it had been told before, and it certainly wasn't a recent event.

]]> By: Mandy http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2009/11/if-a-story-isnt-real-but-makes-us-smile-is-it-a-genuine-emotion/comment-page-1/#comment-30662 Mandy Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:39:21 +0000 http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/?p=6868#comment-30662 People just take themselves too seriously. Who cares if it was real or not - if it made you giggle or laugh or whatever -it's good enough. Whether its FML or LML or MLIA whatever! People just take themselves too seriously. Who cares if it was real or not – if it made you giggle or laugh or whatever -it's good enough. Whether its FML or LML or MLIA whatever!

]]> By: eemusings http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2009/11/if-a-story-isnt-real-but-makes-us-smile-is-it-a-genuine-emotion/comment-page-1/#comment-30657 eemusings Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:38:17 +0000 http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/?p=6868#comment-30657 I see where you're coming from, but I would definitely be somewhat disappointed if a story on fmylife, mylifeisaverage and those other kinds of sites wasn't true, since the idea there is to submit real stories, ya know? I see where you're coming from, but I would definitely be somewhat disappointed if a story on fmylife, mylifeisaverage and those other kinds of sites wasn't true, since the idea there is to submit real stories, ya know?

]]> By: The Tell Tale Blog » Link love Fridays: Magritte and a funny story http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2009/11/if-a-story-isnt-real-but-makes-us-smile-is-it-a-genuine-emotion/comment-page-1/#comment-30649 The Tell Tale Blog » Link love Fridays: Magritte and a funny story Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:25:29 +0000 http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/?p=6868#comment-30649 [...] do yourself a favor and read this story. I read it this morning over at Fabulously Broke and I almost chocked on my [...] [...] do yourself a favor and read this story. I read it this morning over at Fabulously Broke and I almost chocked on my [...]

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