Saturday, January 29, 2011

Dis Illusion Comes From Dat Fantasy

Artwork courtesy Artemy Lebedev

“Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one.” ~Albert Einstein

Writer's Island's word of the week is 'Illusion.'  
Here's my little limerick on the subject........





Internet Date

In their texts, he was tall; she was svelte.
Yep…the best that the gene pool had dealt.
‘Til they met I.R.L. *
Then the dream did dispel.
Such a fake! each undoubtedly felt.

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* I.R.L. is the texting shorthand for 'in real life' - it is meant to distinguish Internet (or virtual) acquaintances from those folks the texter actually knows in the flesh.
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15 comments:

  1. The Virtual Illusion.
    Please, what is IRL? I read it as "in the flesh".

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  2. Sorry - I guess I should add the definition. You are quite right.

    I.R.L. is a texting term meaning, "In real life." People often use it to distinguish Internet (virtual) friends from those the texter knows in the flesh.

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  3. I'll add a small note at the bottom of the post. Thanks for the heads-up. ☼

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  4. Enjoyed that. Yes, it is so often the way.

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  5. Thanks, Anthony!

    I've been a married mommy for a quite a number of years right now, so I never actually did Internet dating, but I've heard enough about it from some of my friends.

    (And I do remember the whole blind date thing from way back when!) heh!

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  6. RJ, I wonder how often that really happens. More than we know I am sure.
    Cute!
    Pamela

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  7. Unfortunately, I agree with you, Pamela - but thanks for the compliment!

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  8. SMiles... cute take on this one. And so is this life of texting and blogs and .... one in which everyone becomes distant.

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  9. oh my! so true lol.

    i shouldn't be laughing but really happen in real life. :-)

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  10. Oh, I deiitely agree with Einstein's comment! As for internet dates, at least BOTH had the same feeling!

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  11. Mary - lol! Einstein was a pretty sharp ol' guy, huh? As for both - well, let's just say that I was trying for fairness and a bit of parity. As we all know, it is seldom all that. ☼

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