"sometimes the conflict will bring the normally assertive running up the hill."

Does that mean you, bev? What I thought was interesting on that thread was how you kept insisting that although various wrestlers claimed to have gotten you muddy and dragged you into the fray, you were untouched and had hotfooted it to the county line like a deus ex machina in reverse.

In theatre improv, that's called "not accepting an offer" ~ i.e., not going along with an element proposed by another actor. Blocking by saying "no". Did you notice that?

I will admit that I was actually scared of taking part on that thread as a "featured combatant". I had no idea how we were going to cyber-mudwrestle and whether I would be able to participate without being completely humiliated and looking like an idiot.

So what I learned from mudwrestling was that I actually could trust the others to play along in a generous way and hand each other lines we could work with. And how brilliantly creative everybody was!! I think Lala deserves some kind of award for inspired carny barking, not to mention her disappearance and drunken reappearance at the end. Inspired!

I enjoyed watching gg's bossy side come out, with all her warnings for infractions that she made up!!

I think my very favourite line, one which makes me laugh out loud every time I re-read it, was "shut your trap kroika, or I will do it for you!"

I had a pleasant memory of times my mother and I would engage in mock-insults and play-fights to pass the time while doing dishes sometimes. It was a reminder of how much fun insults can be when you know they aren't meant for real. But what a fine line exists when you aren't sure of the other's intentions.

And to Mich, my worthy opponent... a big fat mud-kovered HUG. I'll wrestle with you anytime, woman ;~)

I thought that was "in character". I guess it's hard in a make-believe situation to tell when the 'fourth wall' is down.

I guess that just proves that communication on an anonymous board in the middle of play-acting can be difficult to interpret.

Hmm, yes there is more that could be analyzed about choices made of what to say. But it will have to be later. This mud goddess has a late date.

catch you later, hope your shift is going well.