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Admitting Addiction to HubPages
If we are honest with ourselves, we would admit that from time to time, we have gone through phases of adddiction to HubPages. In the beginning we were confused, like a tourist in a foreign place trying to understand the customs and the language. We stuck out like a sore thumb because we asked questions like, "What is a fanmail?", "What is Google Adsense?", or "What is the difference between an author score and a hubscore?".
As time went by, we became more accustomed to our surroundings and started to fit in. Then somewhere along the way, addiction kicked in. We started to make comments like, "Were you just listening to Keith Urban? That is like sunshine's favorite country singer!" (Your friends look at you like you have been abducted and brainwashed by Martians.) Trying to hold in the laughter you reply, "Oh yeah, sorry, that is someone I follow on HubPages". You know when you start conversing in HubPages language in the real world, that addiction has set in.
So, I have chosen to dedicate a Limerick to HubPages and I hope you enjoy!
HubPages Limerick
Beginning is chaotic confusion
Capsules and fanmail what is their function
A few weeks have now passed
Answers received at last
Confusion is replaced with addiction
Addicted to this writing website,
Where you begin to read and then write
As you get on a roll
HubPages takes your soul
Nothing to do can try all your might
Funny Disclaimer
The example I used above regarding sunshine and her love for Keith Urban never did happen to me for real. It was just an example of how we can intertwine both HubPages and life together without even noticing it.
Comments
I sit with eyes blurred vision woes
my aching back, my freezing toes
statistics stare
I'm counting share
Hubpage addiction just never slows
I wish I'd have seen this before I ever signed in! lol
Great job!
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rfordin,
Thanks friend! We all can relate to this message!
Yep! You hit the nail on the head with this one. I still consider myself a newbie but I'm learning the ropes because addiction has taken over. Thanks Josh!
~Becky
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Pamela,
Thanks for yet again another kind visit from you! I am very grateful for that! We can all become addicted every now and then!
Loved the limerck and the Hub. It is easy to get addicted to Hubpages. I just don't have as much time as I once did but still read and write every chance I get. Voted up and funny.
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Gypsy,
LOL, yes it does work quicker! :)
Voted up and funny. How very true we're all HubPage addicts. lol In other words it's just as dizzying as liquor but works so much quicker.
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Lesley,
Glad you liked it! :)
Great fun Josh - voting up and best wishes from a fellow addict!
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Suzette,
Thanks for that kind compliment! I am glad you enjoyed it as well! :)
josh: You are one funny guy! This is charming. You say out loud what we all feel. I love it! You know how to express yourself so creatively!
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Ruchira,
Thanks for reading and I am glad you enjoyed it! We are all addicted together! :)
hahaha...good one Josh.
YES, I admit I am addicted to HP and nothing can refrain me from it...lol
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Rajan,
Thanks for commenting! I am glad you enjoyed it and I love the picture! :)
I loved this. The picture is a nice complement to the limerick Josh. I bet all of us are addicted to hubpages to some degree.
Voted up, awesome and funny. Shared this on HH
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Victoria,
ROFL, Hilarious comment, thanks for stopping by and giving me a laugh!
So true, so true! I try not to talk about HubPages too much in the "real world," because we all REALLY know that our own HubPages is really the real world. LOL. Fun hub!
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Rosemay,
Thanks again for commenting on another one of my hubs! It is greatly appreciated!
Ah this is so true, we all go through this phases, and some of us are still confused as well as addicted. Lol
Love the limeric.
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Mhatter99,
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! :)
interesting... funny... limerick you say... :))...
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Annie,
Thanks for reading and commenting! Yes, it does take our soul in a good way! :) Thanks for voting and sharing my fellow hub friend! Take care now!
Yep, you got it in one, Josh, least this has been my expereince too!!! It does take your soul, in a good way but!!! Lovely poetry, great pic, is that you clinging for dear life to your PC??
My votes and best wishes, and sharing of course.
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Janine,
Glad you are in the boat with me! I feel like we have a lot in common since we have started HubPages at the same time! :) I am glad you and I are making some progress and that we have each other to support us! I hope your vacation went well and that your daughter's party was a success!
I am glad you loved it and thanks for your votes and shares!
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M,
Thanks for your kind words and glad you loved it!
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Neel,
Excellent poem! Great job, you should publish it as a hub, and we could link our two hubs together, just a thought.
Josh, I totally love this limerick and have to agree that Hubpages can totally addictive and loved how you used writing to voice this. Even being on vacation and having my daughter's birthday party right when we got back today, I still can't help but check in now that I have free moment. So that says a lot as far as my addiction to hubpages. Seriously, loved this limerick as usual with your writing. Voted up and shared too. Also loved, how you gave a shout out to Linda's recent haiku on Keith Urban!
J.. this was pretty cute and lovely hubpages limerick. sooo good :)
inspired by Josh-
_____________________
when they publish you
you get to the top
but when they say no
your mood does drop.
_______________________
the days people read you
you hit a new high
the days they iggy you
all day do you sigh.
________________________
if it was just liqour
would throw away the bottle
this writing addiction
seems difficult to throttle.
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Ann,
Thanks I love the picture as well!
josh, clever, and I'm afraid more than true! lol love the picture.
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Mike,
Thanks glad you enjoyed this funny outlook on HubPages, I enjoyed writing it!
Very funny Josh, you have managed to sum up all of our activities here, or at least a minute drop of them into a cool kind of comical hub. Nicely done voted up and getting shared for sure. Your Cool!
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Kelley,
Glad you enjoyed it, yes there are many of us in the same boat! :)
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Dana,
I am glad you can relate! That story you mentioned regarding your boyfriend is hilarious! Thanks for the awesome response Dana!
This is so true Josh. I really think Hubpages if full of addicts! That is hubber addicts. I'm one of them. Voted up and shared! Kelley
Awesome.
I totally relate! I talk about my fellow hubbers now just as much as family, friends, and co-workers. And Yes. I get odd looks when I use words like "hub" and "hubber" "comments on comments". And there is the look my boyfriend gave me last night: house to ourselves, doors locked, us on the couch, AND me on hubpages "Honey, I just want to read my comments, I will commment on them tomorrow. Two minutes!" LOL!
Love the way one Limerick leads to the other. You capture the evolution of hub addiction perfectly! GREAT JOB!
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starmom,
Thanks appreciate it! :)
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starmom,
Thanks appreciate it! :)
cool hub- and I really like the image!
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seo,
You are alone in this boat of HubPAge addiction! :)
Ha ha. Nice hub. Yes, I am getting addicted to Hubpages and keep login in an out multiple times throughout the day.
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Joseph,
LOL, yes we all are aren't we?! Thanks for sharing your insights!
Yeah Josh! Guilty we are. We forgot to tell you 4 weeks ago that addiction w was going to kick in sooner than later. Well, I guess you found out yourself Lol! Great limerick and greatest smiles. See lots of hubbers that fell for HP like us!
Not so for the established ones I guess...they've got other places to look after too. :)
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Joshi,
We are all addicted no matter where we are on the journey!
Ha ha...reading this I've started to think I'm on my way to addiction to HubPages...specially because I'm still learning about it still and that needs time to spend.
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Patty,
Thanks for that awesome comment, very much appreciated! :)
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Julie,
ROFl Awesome! :)
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Christy,
Thanks for reading, and I am glad you enjoyed it! Yes, she deserved the shout out! :)
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Linda,
ROFL, hilarious response thanks! Too funny! Thanks for your awesome comment and for giving me a good laugh!
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Shauna,
Thanks for commenting! Haha, regarding rehab, LOL. Glad you enjoyed it!
LOL Josh, Another Funny and Awesome Limerick!!! By the way, loved the intro!!!
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Mary,
HA HA, i love that idea, too funny! We could have weekly sessions, we could have so much fun, we could.....ok I will stop that for now. LOL Thanks for stopping by as always!
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Beckie,
Thanks, I am getting so many comments on the photo, LOL It is pretty funny! Thanks for the compliment and glad you had a good laugh!
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Bill,
Thanks! Yes I am addicted, I think LOL
Hi my name is Julie. I am a Hub addict. :)
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Mary,
No I have not read it, but I will be checking it out for sure, thanks for the mention. Thanks for the votes and share, much appreciated!
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Katrine,
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it, yes it is a good addiction for sure!
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TT,
Yes I am entrenched in it for sure! LOL
Shout-out to Sunshine! Awe. I like the limerick, especially the line about how confusion is replaced by addiction :)
Oh my. You mentioned three of my addictions in one hub limerick...HubPages, Keith Urban and sunshine! I need help. Nah, not really. I'm good with my addictions. I have had mentioned HP and KU so many times that people have asked if I'm an obsessive person. I dunno, ya think?!?! :)
Excellent limerick, hub and photo!!
Yep, you hit the nail on the head, Josh. HubPages is definitely addicting and I hope never to go to rehab! We can all relate to the initial confusion leading to understanding, addiction and talking Hub talk everywhere we go! I'm guilty for sure!
Great job!
Perhaps you could start a HA group (that's for HubPages Anonymous although it could be ha, ha!)
Great job as always Josh. Voted up and funny.
From one addict to another - very funny and relatable subject. You have a true talent for making people laugh in your vehicle of writing. I enjoy every word.
Love the funny photo too!!!
Fun stuff Josh! There is no doubt that you are addicted. Admitting your problem is the first step towards recovery.
Hi, Josh. How true! Did you ever read my "silly little poem" about being addicted to HubPages?
Loved this. I voted it funny, awesome, and will certainly share.
Josh, this is fun really. It can be addictive, but it's a great addiction, because sharing what you love and learning in a process is a wonderful thing to do.
Josh, good to see you are finally fully entrenched in the HubPages addiction. And you worried it would never happen for you. Well, there you go! :)
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Icbenefield,
Thanks glad you enjoyed it. We all can be addicted at times.
Love the picture. Great hub. So true. So very true.
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Michelle,
You are very welcome!
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La thing,
Lol. Thanks for commenting and glad you enjoyed it. And thanks about the picture :)
ROFL.... I CAN RELATE TO YOU 100%!!!!! boy, are we hooked or what!! Nice piece..... Voting up
By the way, great picture of yours up top, lol..... :)
And thank you kindly!
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Michelle,
Thanks for stopping by, my faithful limerick fan! You are mmcuh appreciated and a big reason why I keep writing them!
So true about the chaos. We all feel this way, having to navigate hub tools! It's not easy. All the way, Limerick Man.
Not a problem. :)
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Mandar,
Thanks bud for the continual support and encouragement! Have a good day friend! :)
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Jen,
Yes we are all addicts at some point whether we will truly admit it or not. LOL I know I have admit it several times over haha :)
Josh,
Another amazing limerick. The introduction was quite true. These are the exact phases that every hubber has to go through. I can't quite make out how you can do all this. I am amazed!
:) Mandar
Hehehehe.... too true Josh! We're all just hopeless addicts! Great job, voted up and stuff, Jen
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