My new approach to the TMF

[WheresThe Clip?]

I don't know if this rings any bells with anyone else, but one way or another I have been on the internet and around the TMF and other sites, since late 2001. During that time I have literally downloaded tens of thousands of pictures and certainly over a thousand clips (paid for and freebies). These are all stored on my hard drive.

The thing is I never look at any of this material, instead I am in an endless cycle of downloading whatever new comes along, and on and on and on and on .................... This begins to strike me as a very unhealthy addiction.

I am now making a vow (I don't know whether I will stick to it or not) that the only part of the TMF I will look at from now on is The Tickling Discussion page (and in my Favourites it is linked to that), and will therefore not download anything from the TMF or anywhere else. Thus if I want to look at Tickling material, I have to stick/hold with what I already have.

Does this strike a chord with anyone, or am I just getting old ?

 

[ViperGTS]

If you actually do look at it, it's not an addiction. But if you store it all and never view it, it's not only an addiction of sorts, but it's EXPENSIVE.

 

[drew70]

I can dig what you're saying. However, one day you'll tire of all the downloading, and there'll hopefully come a time in your life where you have a lot of spare time. You'll peruse a lot of those old clips and it'll be like the first time you saw them.

I couldn't help notice you mentioned that your clips are stored on your hard drive. If you're not already doing so, I strongly recommend you back up those files somewhere, either DVD-ROM or CD-ROM.

 

[WheresThe Clip?]

I couldn't help notice you mentioned that your clips are stored on your hard drive. If you're not already doing so, I strongly recommend you back up those files somewhere, either DVD-ROM or CD-ROM.

Good tip for anyone, but mine are all archived and new stuff periodically updated on DVD (which got me out of jail twice when I was on Windows 98).

 

[GuldenVleugel]

Jail? Did you possess child pornography or so?

 

[WheresThe Clip?]

Jail? Did you possess child pornography or so?

Obviously translation problem with English expression

What I meant was that twice in the life of my Tiny computer running Windows 98, it crashed losing everything on the hard drive, and requiring a complete rebuild. Fortunately I had all my Tickle pix and clips archived on disc's so I didn't lose anything.

Incidentally Tiny was the make of the computer, not a description of its size

 

[Headsnap]

Jail? Did you possess child pornography or so?

I love you so much it makes me want to cry.

I sort of see your point about downloading and not viewing stuff, though I'd hardly call it an addiction. Seems like more of a hoarding type obsession-y thing to me. Why not just start looking through some of the stuff you've downloaded instead of downloading new stuff as soon as it goes up? If your estimates are anything to go by the internet will probably have ceased to exist by the time you've finished 😀

 

[Mistress Aura]

I love you so much it makes me want to cry...

Awww... now you've gone and changed my opinion of you again, Headsnap. I didn't know you had it in you! LOL


Mistress Aura

 

[tkl-pen]

I really appreciate the free clips because they help me to decide what I want to buy - since my interests are limited to very intense tickling in very tight bondage with Asian or small, pretty white ticklees, there is very little to get - those that I do buy are stored on my hard drive and watched regularly - it is not a problem for me.

 

[GuldenVleugel]

I see. You never know with freaks who want to advertise creepiness on these fetish boards. Well, another expression learnt today. Still, it's an ambigious sentence at the very least. ^^

P.S.: I don't translate anything, I misinterpret it. Perhaps comprehend is the word, as I translate it in thoughts. Doesn't work with foreign languages anyway, translation in your native tongue.

Incidentally Tiny was the make of the computer, not a description of its size

That I figured thanks to your correct capitalisation. It could be your laptop, though! 😀

 

[tkl-pen]

Gulden Vleugel, those are things that happen with languages - I make about half of my living by correcting English translations from other languages - I can think of the expression 'let the cat out of the bag" for allowing someone to know something ahead of a planned time - in Germany, they say "put lipstick on the pig" which is okay in German but sounds ridiculous in English - another one was "this product needs no screwing or gluing" for something that snapped together easily - but in English "screwing" means having sex - and then I have a real favorite from Japan where in a busy station the sign pointing to the toilets for the handicapped and the blind read "sightseeing toilets". In Mexico, there was a sign in the hotel "all the water in the dining room has been passed by the manager" and "ladies are asked not to have children in the bar" - both have different meanings for us in English.

 

[WheresThe Clip?]

Gulden Vleugel, those are things that happen with languages - I make about half of my living by correcting English translations from other languages - I can think of the expression 'let the cat out of the bag" for allowing someone to know something ahead of a planned time - in Germany, they say "put lipstick on the pig" which is okay in German but sounds ridiculous in English - another one was "this product needs no screwing or gluing" for something that snapped together easily - but in English "screwing" means having sex - and then I have a real favorite from Japan where in a busy station the sign pointing to the toilets for the handicapped and the blind read "sightseeing toilets". In Mexico, there was a sign in the hotel "all the water in the dining room has been passed by the manager" and "ladies are asked not to have children in the bar" - both have different meanings for us in English.

As we are doing expressions now there are two other English (Brit English that is) that you might be interested in:

1) 'You could have knocked me down with a feather' (which doesn't mean hyper susceptibilty to being tickled losing control of bodily limbs - but rather one being completed surprised by something)

2) 'Tickle the Ivories' (Which doesn't mean chasing after Elephants armed with a feather duster - but rather means playing the piano)

 

[Headsnap]

Awww... now you've gone and changed my opinion of you again, Headsnap. I didn't know you had it in you! LOL


Mistress Aura

Elucidate immediately! I don't know what you're on about 🙁

I know Gulden's little enquiry was probably a semi-innocent mistake but it had all the comic elements of the perfect rib-tickler. That is why I am expressing fondness. Also because he's Belgian. Belgians are the second greatest race on the planet, second only to the Dutch. Enzo Scifo was Belgian 😀

 

[minerva]

- in Germany, they say "put lipstick on the pig" which is okay in German but sounds ridiculous in English -

I know, this is off topic, but since the OP has joined in sharing expressions, I guess it's ok....

'put lipstick on a pig' ? LOL
I'm really curious now what that is supposed to mean? See, German is my native language, but I've NEVER heard this expression before and to me it sounds as ridiculous in German as it does in English.
Then again, I'm not from Germany and I know, they do have some funny expressions over there... 😀
Someone please enlighted me 🙂

 

[Volsung]

I get the feeling like that sometimes. Is this an obsession?
What you need to do is to take a break and not make this an everyday occurance.

(Did I just say that?)

Hehe

 

[toyou444]

I know, this is off topic, but since the OP has joined in sharing expressions, I guess it's ok....

'put lipstick on a pig' ? LOL
I'm really curious now what that is supposed to mean? See, German is my native language, but I've NEVER heard this expression before and to me it sounds as ridiculous in German as it does in English.
Then again, I'm not from Germany and I know, they do have some funny expressions over there... 😀
Someone please enlighted me 🙂

Basically it means you can dress something digusting up but its still disgusting.



Oo topic: I just did a quick survey of my backed up video files: 2015 mainstream clips on three DVD's! There are a few dupilcates in there but still!

And that doesn count the DVD's I've made of clips I've puchased and the DVD's of just F/M stuff!

Plus about 400MB of mainstream pictures!

Luckily they are all backed up now.

I sweat sometimes thinking about how much I simply deleted in the psat because I didn't have the hardware to back the items up efficiently.

Oh, and I haven't downloaded or backed up any videos in the last three months...sigh.

~ toyou

 

[Mistress Aura]

Basically it means you can dress something digusting up but its still disgusting.

Ahhh...like "putting a mule in a horse harness", or being unable to "make a purse out of a sow's ear"?

And I, too, have an ugly habit of collecting many, many pictures and then not really looking at most of them again. *sigh* Collecting for colecting's sake...or just a packrat?

Mistress Aura

 

[Headsnap]

You can't polish a turd 😀

 

[Curmudgeon]

What the hell....

You can't polish a turd 😀

http://www.ticklingforum.com/showthread.php?t=109757


No, but you can put a jaunty hat on it.


Dude, you stepped right into that one.

 

[GuldenVleugel]

Enzo Scifo was Belgian

He's a Belgian of Sicilian descent. 😉 By the way, my favourite fellow "Belgian" remains Hercule Poirot. 😉 Even though I'm Flemish and have no contact at all with the French speaking Belgians.

 

[RobAce]

I would not call collecting a problem.
I also have literally thousands of videos and clips and download new stuff daily.
I dont store them in the hard drive for long however. Every month I wipe the drive I download to clean, and reformat it to keep the nasty's away. Needless to say I have over 100 CD-ROMS full of clips and such....one day I will archive these......just have to wait for the time.

Rob

 

[Skipadeedoodah]

Ahhh...like "putting a mule in a horse harness", or being unable to "make a purse out of a sow's ear"?

Or the ever favorable "can't make a hoe a housewife" or what my fiance says about me all the time "you can dress her up but ya can't take her out!" (jokingly of course😀)

 

[Mistress Aura]

You can't polish a turd. 😀

No, but you can put a jaunty hat on it.


Dude, you stepped right into that one.

OMG, OMG!!

I'm in tears, literally, you two have wasted me here...and Curmudgeon, even if you didn't intend the pun, it made your post that much more priceless!!

Mistress Aura

 

[Headsnap]

http://www.ticklingforum.com/showthread.php?t=109757


No, but you can put a jaunty hat on it.


Dude, you stepped right into that one.

Your missus likes the hat. That's all I've got to say, quite frankly.

 

[tickleking]

I am now making a vow (I don't know whether I will stick to it or not) that the only part of the TMF I will look at from now on is The Tickling Discussion page (and in my Favourites it is linked to that), and will therefore not download anything from the TMF or anywhere else...

LOL! You may want to create a new screen name 🙂 Sorry, it just looked funny when I read your post and noticed your SN.

Regards,

TK