Blogson Peter of Shakey Pete's Shootin' Shack has an excellent essay on why the MSM habitually treats the military like shit:

To the new generation of journos the members of our Armed Services are not their fathers, sisters, cousins or sons and daughters, they're abstractions. Writing something that would harm them is unimportant. What matters more is the chance to harm an administration with which they feel no loyalty and, in a large percentage, outright hatred.

Peter makes a convincing case, and his post is an absorbing read. Take 5 & check it out for yourself.

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... he'd probably be a lot like this guy:

Ces: But that's what I...um, so you said you found a game?

Dad: One I created a few years ago. It would be huge now.

Ces: What kind of game is it?

Dad: I think it would be perfect for orgies.

Pause.

Ces: I'm sorry. What?

Dad: Y'know, orgies. Sex parties. Like that T-shirt design I did back in...

Ces: I know what an orgy is, Dad!

[Link e-mailed to me by AW of ArmyWifeToddlerMom]

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Bloggrandson-in-law SilentWarrior of Ramblings of an Ordinary has a proposition for you:

my company is asking for ideas on naming a new computer system. Anyone have any ideas on what a cool sounding web-based application should be called? Ideas? I've already submitted "Avalon" and "Aurora". I can't give you any details on what the system will be used for, only that they are looking for a title.

If your idea wins, I will personally send you $50.00. Straight up. Just leave a comment with your entry and if yours wins you get $50.00. I will then contact you via this website and send you some cold hard cash! Easiest money you may ever earn. Anyone is eligible to play. Rules are the following:

1) No Profanity
2) Keep it simple. No long sentences.
3) One name per post.
4) Be creative
5) Must be 18 or older to submit

Only serious suggestions please. No deadline as of yet, but I will announce the winner as soon as the title is chosen. For fifty bucks do you think you can spit out an idea? Any takers?

All *I* can think of is "CyberCleavage" which would definitely get MY attention, but I think it violates the spirit of Rule #1.

You guys go ahead while I ponder this further...

UPDATE 5-26-05: Deadline is 4pm CDT Friday, May 27th.

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He says things like:

"I am contantly amazed by her."

Apparently Nick Queen is among those lucky men.

As - of course - am I.

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Love make the world seem brighter and more beautiful. Everything is touched with magic... and that magic is you.

(CAUTION: Romantics beware - comments may contain naughtiness)

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Phin of Phin's Blog brings up a touchy subject in the world of blogging netiquette:

Another thing is a grammatical or spelling issue that may have been overlooked by spell check, but may lead to ridicule. It personally doesnÂ’t bother me when someone points out a spelling / grammar error in the comments section. IÂ’ll typically correct it, thank the person and admit IÂ’m a knuckle head. However with some people IÂ’ve noticed they view comments pointing out their mistakes as a cardinal sin. How dare you go to their site and critique their writing in the comments (even though they make the change in their post)[...]

Should you e-mail someone tips / pointers on changes they could make for their blog to be more readable?
Is it acceptable to point out their error in a playful manner?
Should you simply e-mail them and hope they read it in a timely manner?

The tragic truth of blogging is that when you point out a mistake in someone's blog post, you will embarrass them to some degree. After all, they wouldn't have hit "publish" unless they thought their work was ready for the world to see. Therefore it's always best to e-mail the blogger privately to indicate that you only want to help.

However, there are times when you're in a hurry, or don't have access to your e-mail, or maybe you simply can't find the blogger's e-mail address. In that case, pointing it out in the comments is fine, but realize that you're now embarrassing them in public. This is ok if you have a relationship with the blogger where a little rib-poking is accepted and/or expected. But what if you're just a lurker or an occasional commenter? How can you ensure that the blogger doesn't think you're some sort of troll who's just trying to go "HA-HA! You're an idiot!"?

The best way to do that is to phrase the comment to allow for the possibility that you, the commenter, are wrong. For example:

"This is probably a really dumb question, but did you intend to put "[description of error]", or was that just a typo?"

The appearance of honest confusion on the part of a reader in never offensive, and it gives the blogger a chance to magnanimously rescue YOU from YOUR embarrassing admission of dumbness, which offsets most of the blogger's embarrassment over having a mistake pointed out publicly.

Personally, I assume ANY harshly critical comment from a stranger is based on a misunderstanding, and I'll normally give at least one good shot at trying to clear things up based on that assumption. I had to do quite a bit of that when I first started group-blogging at IMAO. Over there it turned out that - while not gently phrased - the criticism was well-intended, and even well-founded. I don't think I won any converts, but at least they're not out trying to deliberately tear me down anymore, either.

However, some bloggers - especially the larger ones - deal with rude, hateful trolls all the time. As a commenter, you should be both aware and understanding of that, and put a little extra effort and courtesy into your words so as to leave no doubt that your intentions are honorable.

Bend over backwards to be polite, and you'll never go wrong.

[If you've found this post useful enough to blog about, send a trackback or e-mail the permalink to me at harvolson-at-gmail.com and I'll add you to my Bad Example Groupies blogroll. See this post for details]

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1 Unless someone has a link that is incorrect, I never comment on someone's writing. I never tell them about spelling, grammatical or punctuation. I'm not perfect, so I don't point out others' mistakes. That said, my Dad will sometimes e-mail me and say, "Yo, you meant 'site' not 'sight'" and that's cool. He's my Dad. It's usually an oversight when I make a mistake like that, but sometimes... hey, I'm so far from perfect, it's not funny. Link mistakes, however, like my big link mistake for last carnival of the recipes e-mail address, I was really happy when Caltechgirl caught it and put it my comments. It was a quick way to get my attention and correcting my link mistakes NEVER offends me. Just my 2 cents.

Posted by: Boudicca at May 24, 2005 09:00 PM (z7nbM)

2 My first thought when someone corrects me is, "Oh shit, do they think I'm an idiot?" Even though the correction is meant out of kindness. I seem to a remember a time when I wrote something about my instructor in school misspelling calendar and I misspelled something in my post. You gave me a lot of traffic from that by posting it on your blog! :-) Great rib-poking fun!

Posted by: Sissy at May 24, 2005 09:12 PM (uXS+O)

3 Oh, I remember that, Sissy! That was funny. Harvey made it a contest to see who could find it.

Posted by: Boudicca at May 24, 2005 09:22 PM (z7nbM)

4 Harvey, I think you just happen to LIKE bending over backwards...

Posted by: Ogre at May 25, 2005 05:51 AM (/k+l4)

5 It's safer than bending over forwards :-)

Posted by: Harvey at May 25, 2005 06:42 AM (ubhj8)

6 ba ZING!

Posted by: Patriot Xeno at May 25, 2005 07:19 AM (z4SP5)

7 I don't point out others mistakes in general. I make them and I know others do to, so I figure it all balances out. I don't mind if someone tells me I made a mistake, but that also doesn't meant I'm going to fix it either. My spelling, grammer and punctuation is pretty bad. If it wasn't for spell check my blog would be done phonetically

Posted by: Contagion at May 25, 2005 07:20 AM (Q5WxB)

8 Ironically? "The appearance of honest confusion on the part of a reader in never offensive"

Posted by: Machelle at May 25, 2005 07:39 AM (ZAyoW)

9 Crap! I think I'll leave that one in, because there's a corrollary to Murphy's Law that states that any post about typographical errors will contain at least one typographical error. Good eye :-)

Posted by: Harvey at May 25, 2005 07:51 AM (ubhj8)

10 I never learned to spell. I have been told it can be attributed to fact that I read too quickly--I never learned to "break down and sound out" words, so their component parts just appear to my brain as a whole entity. This is why I keep a dictionary to hand at all times. However, unless a word looks funny to me, like "corrollary", I don't look it up....

Posted by: Susie at May 25, 2005 09:57 AM (V1YvO)

11 Anyone who blogs makes more than their share of mistakes with spelling and grammar. Unless, the mistake changes the meaning they're trying to convey... I generally don't worry about it. I have even done previews... only to hit "post" on a comment and THEN see a mistake... sheesh! AND I have a spell checker for Firefox which I use and I've STILL had misspellings - it just happens. As Bou says "site" and "sight" will both pass the spell checker without a problem.

Posted by: Teresa at May 25, 2005 12:05 PM (nAfYo)

12 Susie - What's the matter? Not enough r's for you? Fine: corrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrollary :-P

Posted by: Harvey at May 25, 2005 12:51 PM (tJfh1)

13 Someone should tell phin that "knucklehead" is one word, not two... *ducking*

Posted by: Ponytailed Conservative at May 25, 2005 03:41 PM (rqTv2)

14 I actually corrected phin in the comments on that post so he would call himself a knucklehead. I'm mean like that. I misspell stuff all the time too. And we never take off points for grammatical errors at my blog.

Posted by: Two Dogs at May 25, 2005 05:02 PM (xbqo4)

15 One blogger that I regularly read, had gone into a bit of a tirade on a post about bad spelling, grammar, and how people should know better and proof their posts. Then in his very next post, he mis-used there/their. I asked him if that was how they spelled it in Texas. He blustered back and said of course it is, yada yada yada. I checked back a couple hours later and he had found the error. He commented, "I'll bet that felt good, didn't it?" Well, under the circumstances, yes. However, I type many posts in a rush between here and there, I try to proof them, but you can invariably catch something from each day. Feel free to comment. I don't mind!

Posted by: JulieB at May 25, 2005 06:38 PM (+C/+o)

16 I don't mind the occasional incorrect spelling, grammar, etc. What drives me nuts are people who can barely form a coherant sentence. Granted, you find that in comments more than blog posts, but still... As for blog posts, you should hound those people without mercy for incorrect spelling, unless it's me, then you should update your spellchecker to reflect my genius because that's obviously how the word was MEANT to be spelled... (Grau ducks from random spoiled produce tossed his direction)

Posted by: Graumagus at May 25, 2005 07:44 PM (1LZ5i)

17 I luv ya, Harv! ;P

Posted by: Susie at May 25, 2005 10:40 PM (V1YvO)

18 Close your fucking cake hole... you misspelling dickhead!

Posted by: Madfish Willie at May 28, 2005 04:21 PM (K37HC)

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Well, it's certainly not for the quality animation, and - let's be honest - it's not even for the quality story lines.

No, the fun of the Simpsons is seeing if you can pick up on all the subtle (and not-so-subtle) pop-culture references that they work in. It's like a videographic Word Find puzzle.

Hoagieboy of The Invisible Dragon (yeah, I went slumming in the Microbe section of the Ecosystem just for fun again) makes a similar observation, and explains why the Simpsons (unlike South Park) isn't for dummies:

The Simpsons live in a world where being reality based and knowledgable about the world are givens. This is opposed to that other unwatchable conservatarian show [South Park] on Comedy Central. Really, how many times was Stephen J. Gould on the show? You gotta know something about the reality based world to know who Stephen J. Gould was, and appreciate his cartoon form.

He makes some other thoughtful observations on the Simpsons' role as society's mirror in the rest of his post. About a 3-minute read. Check it out.

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1 The Simpsons do not rock. They haven't rocked for years. I really don't give a crap about Gould. Gould isn't funny, and he isn't significant. You don't have to know anything about reality or something that isn't reality but is reality based to know about him -- you just have to be a nerd. If you want social commentary, watch South Park. If you want hip pop culture references, watch Family Guy or even better Sealab 2021 and Robot Chicken.

Posted by: Phelps at May 24, 2005 07:31 PM (KyIXe)

2 Hey, I like this guy above's http address. I assume he's had issues being a dumbass before.

Posted by: Sissy at May 24, 2005 08:46 PM (uXS+O)

3 Well... THAT could've gone better. Anyway, I have to admit that - for reasons of maintaining marital bliss - I haven't caught a lot of Simpsons since about season 9 and am therefore not qualified to comment on those episodes. Before THAT, though, I enjoyed the Simpsons for the pop-culture references. Family Guy - ditto. And FG has snappier pacing, so it's more fun to watch. South Park - well, I'm a fan of "immature toilet humor", so I like that, too :-) Sissy - although I appreciate your coming to my defense, Phelps and I actually go way back with the Alliance, and he wasn't trolling me, he was just being opinionated.

Posted by: Harvey at May 24, 2005 09:29 PM (ubhj8)

4 Is that what that meant? Hell, I checked to make sure that my link wasn't broken. I guess since it wasn't... what the hell does that mean?

Posted by: Phelps at May 24, 2005 09:50 PM (KyIXe)

5 I guess I should have put a ;-) after that! Sorry, I'm a Simpsons fan! Dad has raised us on Simpsons! No troll performing intended...just my dumb sense of humor and my lack of ability to communicate it :-)

Posted by: Sissy at May 24, 2005 10:02 PM (uXS+O)

6 Actually, that IS an odd URL... is there a story behind the "donotremove" thing, Phelps?

Posted by: Harvey at May 24, 2005 10:05 PM (ubhj8)

7 The thing I have always loved about the Simpsons is the show works on so many different levels. Yes there is the easy stuff "man hit in groin by football" but then there is the stuff that falls under the "Dennis Miller Factor" you know when you are the only one in the room laughing. Best example of this the episode where Bart sells his soul to Milhouse. the following exchange between Bart and Lisa Lisa "Pablo Neruda says that laughter is the language of the soul" Bart "I am well aware of the works of Pablo Neruda" smugly. Stuff like that goes over the heads of 75%-85% of the people watching. and yes the show has fallen off in last couple of seasons but come on still one of the greatest shows of all times sorry for running on there Harvey. Simpsons are the closes thing to a religon I have got lol. Regards GBfan

Posted by: gbfan001 at May 24, 2005 10:20 PM (+ghkI)

8 GBFan - Of course, if you're going to name an altar of pop-culture references to worship at, I think it's only proper to genuflect in the direction of MST3K (praise be their name).

Posted by: Harvey at May 24, 2005 11:06 PM (ubhj8)

9 The Simpsons do Rock. I love the Simpsons. Yes, they have been sliding down hill. But look how long they have been on the air, I think the writers/story lines are just plane running out of viable good material. Family guy is funny, It's another show I like to watch. South Park. I enjoy South Park, especially when I want to shut my brain down sit on the couch and just veg out.

Posted by: Contagion at May 25, 2005 07:26 AM (Q5WxB)

10 I used to love the Simpsons and had a theory about the show, that just about every big event in your own personal life can probably correlate to the show in some way - sorta like that episode of South Park "Simpson's did it!"

Posted by: Oddybobo at May 25, 2005 07:52 AM (6Gm0j)

11 The story is that I had the intention of possibly expanding to host other people too (which I have indeed done) and it was kind of a lame attempt at turning the spammers against themselves. They slurp addresses from Usenet, and are smart enough to remove the REMOVE stuff that people put in thier email addresses. I figured that if remove really was part of the address, then all the spam bots that use that method would instead break my address. I don't think it worked that well (it seems that there are a lot more that slurp DNS records) but it was cute.

Posted by: Phelps at May 25, 2005 08:20 AM (KyIXe)

12 It took me a couple of years to be able to watch the Simpsons (ditto Rugrats--I have nieces and nephews) because the animation was so jarring visually. I grew up with Bugs Bunny and Walt Disney, and it looked to me like it was done by someone who couldn't draw. Now ALL animation looks like that...

Posted by: Susie at May 25, 2005 10:10 AM (V1YvO)

13 Oddy - Have to agree. There's a Simpsons quote for nearly EVERY life situation. Phelps - Ah. That makes sense. That domain name's been making me curious since the first time I saw it. Susie - I blame Hanna-Barbera for the decline in American animations standards. At least the Simpsons don't constantly re-use backgrounds and hope that no-one notices. GOD! I *hate* Hanna-Barbera! Top to bottom, nothing but cheap animations & crappy dialogue. Bastards.

Posted by: Harvey at May 25, 2005 12:48 PM (tJfh1)

14 If you hate HB Harvey never I repeat never watch Cartoon Networks Boomarang channel TNT will find you with your head in the oven and a no funeral sign on your back lol GBfan

Posted by: gbfan001 at May 25, 2005 04:17 PM (+ghkI)

15 You're wrong Harvey: You should only praise MST3K when Joel was on. Mike is ok, but he's no Joel. Didn't they get a chick now? As for HB, they suck, but have you watched Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law? Genius. I especially enjoyed the "Fred Flintstone/Soprano" and the "Shaggy and Scooby running from the police" episodes.

Posted by: Graumagus at May 25, 2005 07:48 PM (1LZ5i)

16 Grau - Agreed, Joel was The One And Only.

Posted by: Harvey at May 25, 2005 08:21 PM (ubhj8)

17 What's that, little birdie? "Caw-caw-caw..." Loosely translated: "Polly want a beating?"

Posted by: Peeeeeeeeeeanut at May 26, 2005 08:52 AM (8Ra2V)

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Precision Guided Humor Assignment Reminder: What consequences would you like to befall Newsweek for running the fake Koran-flushing story? due by 9pm EDT Wednesday, May 25th. Late entries must be accompanied by a lame excuse.

Monday Linky Stuff

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Your voice makes me tremble inside and your smile is an invitation for my imagination to go wild.

(CAUTION: Romantics beware - comments may contain naughtiness)

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[CASHED AT LAW WITHOUT RECOURSE "Without Prejudice" UCC 1-207]

Nice try, but if disclaimers can't protect the tobacco industry, they ain't gonna protect the Treasury.

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From Two Dogs of Mean Ol' Meany:

Point One: The Federal government does not produce anything to make money.

Point Two: The Federal government does nothing on the cheap.

Point Three: There are people in this country that think that my damn money should go to all types of things that these same people deem important.

Point Four: Anyone that wants my money to study anything should give me a call at my house, during supper no doubt, and ask me to donate to their pet cause.

Point Five: My life and my property belong to me.

Point Six: In my mind, there is no greater country on the face of the Earth.

Point Seven: Socialism, Communism, Fascism, and Collectivism have been abject failures wherever they have been attempted.

Point Eight: Capitalism is the only way that you can accomplish the concept of what you are attempting to achieve.

Point Nine: If someone in another country discovers some life-saving procedure from their research, the first place that they are going to run is the United States of America.

Point Ten: The only thing that sets the human being apart from the three-toed overland sloth is the ability to reason with your brain.

Full (and entertaining) explanations of each point available at the link above.

[Hat tip to Pam Meister of BlogMeister USA]

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Bloggranddaughter VW Bug of One Happy Dog Speaks, who left the following comment in the coveted #200 spot:

**Help** I got Jeff’s letter.. about 2 weeks ago. I was out of town. He was BEGGING for snail mail. Please take the time to send a postcard to him. His whole letter is posted BELOW this comment party. But here is his ’spam proof’ snail mail:

PFC Harr, Jeffrey E
E CO 3-10 (2nd PLT)
SPAMPROOF 495 Iowa Ave SPAMPROOF
SPAMPROOF FLW, MO 65473 SPAMPROOF

Does anyone know an EASY way to grab all these comments and print them out? I know how to ctrl-a, ctrl-c and put them in word… but then the format is screwy. Any help would be appreciated.

Poor guy's stuck in Army boot camp with no snail mail, his comment party's bogged down, Bug doesn't know how to grab 200 comments for printing, and I've just been bitten by a moose (comment #199)

HEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLP!!!1!!

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... is up over at Practical Penumbra.

If for no other reason, you should go check it out to see all the toys I never got as a child.

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1 That's because they gave them to the good example!

Posted by: Susie at May 23, 2005 10:35 PM (V1YvO)

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It appears that the Blogging Tips posts listed at the top of my right sidebar are causing a few ripples in the blogosphere, and I guess it's about time I acknowledged those it's had some influence on.

Which means it's time for another blogroll.

If you've found one or more of these posts useful enough to blog about, drop me a line and I'll add you to my Bad Example Groupies blogroll. If you're already on one of my other blogrolls, I'll add you anyway if you want, because I'm a swell guy.

Just send a permalink to your post to harvolson-at-gmail.com as proof of your mindless devotion to my infinite wisdom, and I'll link you in a more or less timely fashion.

UPDATE 5-24-05: If for some unimaginable reason you'd like to show the world that you're a Bad Example Blogging Tips Groupie, the sexy and talented Pam of Pamibe has created this logo that you may display on your sidebar.

You'll probably want to link that logo to either this post or my Blogging Tips category archive, but that's entirely up to you.

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Sometimes we make love with our eyes. Sometimes we make love with our hands. Sometimes we make love with our bodies. Always we make love with our hearts.

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[Get US Out! of the United Nations]

As a follow up to the popular "State Quarters" program, the Treasury released the first in the new series of "Right Wing Warmonger Mantra" Dollars. Coming soon: "Nuke France" and "We're coming to steal your oil".

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When leaving comments on blogs using Blogger's native comment system, you're given 3 options for leaving your name: Blogger, Other, Annoymous. I always choose "Other". Here's why.

If I choose "Blogger", someone clicking the link on my name will be taken to my Blogger profile page. This has a link to my very old Bad Money site that I haven't updated in 2 years, which is very lame, and has no link to my Bad Example site. If someone clicks the link in a comment I've left, that means they think I'm brilliantly witty and want to read more of my stuff. Far be it from me to disappoint them.

If you have a non-Blogspot-hosted site, but choose "Blogger" anyway because you like having the convenience of having your information automatically filled in for you, check your profile page to make sure there's a link to your site there. If someone wants to read you, it's best to make it easy for them.

If you ARE currently using a Blogspot-hosted site, consider using "Other" anyway so that a single click will take a curious reader to your main page instead of having to stop at your profile first. More convenience means more traffic. Don't miss out just because someone on dial-up didn't want to wait for a second page to load.

Finally, if you ARE on a Blogspot-hosted site and you use the "Blogger" option for the convenience of having your information filled in automatically, double-check your profile page to make sure there's a direct link to your site there. Blogger doesn't do that automatically when you sign up, so it might not be there.

As I mentioned in my "Fighting Invisibility" post, leaving on-topic comments at other people's blogs is a good way to get traffic. A well-phrased comment can lead the curious to your front page. It's to your benefit to ensure that you can be found.

UPDATE 5-24-05: [If you've found this post useful enough to blog about, send a trackback or e-mail the permalink to me at harvolson-at-gmail.com and I'll add you to my Bad Example Groupies blogroll. See this post for details]

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... for those who've actually met me in person, how much does this picture look like me?

Scale of 1 to 10

1 = "not at all"

10 = "wait... that's NOT your picture?"

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1 Can I answer this in a week? (And yes, I remember watching that show....shush Bou!)

Posted by: Sissy at May 21, 2005 09:14 PM (uXS+O)

2 yeah I remember that show thats the gun nut Burt Gummer.

Posted by: Blogless brother at May 21, 2005 10:43 PM (362d0)

3 Thats you but more smiley.

Posted by: Keeme at May 22, 2005 12:24 AM (OeSag)

4 I say an 8. Yep. 8. Not exact but pretty damned close.

Posted by: Tammi at May 22, 2005 06:55 AM (/CoEY)

5 Wow! Just add a set of gills, a large knot on the forehead, and an eye patch, and he looks just like you! Since he only looks like a normal version of you, I give it a 7.3!

Posted by: That 1 Guy at May 22, 2005 09:16 AM (ywZa8)

6 I have to go with about an 8. It's how I orriginally recognized you the first time I met you. You had said you looked like Michael Gross.

Posted by: Contagion at May 22, 2005 05:23 PM (977gQ)

7 I'd say a 7.5. I'd give an 8, but your beard is groomed way better than that

Posted by: Graumagus at May 22, 2005 07:14 PM (d1g0l)

8 Yeah, I'm at a 7. And, Sissy, I'm not THAT old!

Posted by: Boudicca at May 22, 2005 07:26 PM (z7nbM)

9 You know, you made this reference before I met you, and I TRIED to see the resemblence, but I only give it a 3...maybe four on a good tooth day.

Posted by: littlejoe at May 22, 2005 08:49 PM (QJRRo)

10 I see another side-by-side blog post over at my place coming... last time it was the Olsen twins. This time, it'll be the cartoon of you, in the top right column, vs. the picture in this post. While you're busy collecting opinions from people who have met you, I'll be basing my research on the pure photographic evidence!

Posted by: Ponytailed Conservative at May 22, 2005 10:32 PM (yRYg8)

11 The person in this picture has a nose. And all his teeth.

Posted by: Ogre at May 23, 2005 05:55 AM (/k+l4)

12 Yeah, well, it's me... pre-syphillis...

Posted by: Harvey at May 23, 2005 06:55 AM (ubhj8)

13 If that IS your picture, then you have a hot TV daughter.

Posted by: physics geek at May 23, 2005 05:21 PM (auFn9)

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Filthy Lie Round-up: Evil Glenn vs. Arianna

New Filthy Lie Assignment: What does Evil Glenn do when he has Writer's Block?

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Me at about 22 months:

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"So I just throw the ball WAY over there, and when they go to chase it... BAM! I steal the bike... I am SOOOOO freakin' crafty! MUAHAHAHAHA!"

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1 What a cutie! Looking innocent is half the battle....

Posted by: Susie at May 21, 2005 10:43 AM (V1YvO)

2 I'm diggin' the bike in the background!

Posted by: Sissy at May 21, 2005 12:44 PM (uXS+O)

3 No beard! I suppose that didn't come along until a week or two later.

Posted by: Ponytailed Conservative at May 21, 2005 02:23 PM (7RF1C)

4 Cute what-do-you-call-em? Dungarees, or overalls? And you're cute too, of course!

Posted by: Sally at May 21, 2005 03:09 PM (J+MjX)

5 Definitely a cutie...

Posted by: vw bug at May 21, 2005 04:14 PM (LPkf0)

6 uh in your case it's Bwahahahahahahahaha

Posted by: Pamela at May 21, 2005 05:01 PM (Hjw0C)

7 Dude...you head WAS enormous! It wasn't just an exagerated story for blog-fodder.

Posted by: littlejoe at May 22, 2005 08:53 PM (QJRRo)

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