Short answer, my bloggranddaugter who runs From Chaos to Serendipity.

Long answer - available in the interview at Basil's Blog

Out-of-context medium-sized answer:

"soggie right now"

"I plead the 5th"

"multiply like rabbits"

"the tang and exoticness of the islands"

"Toot! Toot! Peanut Butter!"

"alcohol induced intelligence"

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You may have seen him in the Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiller's comments (among other places) posting as Deathknyte. Thanks to a recent evening of alcohol, tobacco, and cajoling, I got him sweet-talked over the edge and into his own blog. Allow me to introduce my latest blogson:

Bad Catholicism

It's been a long time coming, but he's making up for it:

Iran, nukes, and the UN - A full-on fisking. If there's a pulled punch in there anywhere, *I* didn't see it.

Computer game reviews - "The Battle for Middle Earth" (bonus points for the Charlie Brown reference, minus points for use of the phrase "orcs getting wood") and "Civilization IV" ("global worming"???).

And would someone please get that poor boy a DOS emulator?

His first exposure to Blogger having fits. It's SO cute the first time that happens :-D

UW Eau Claire bans Bible-studies - Deathknyte tears 'em a new one. Also I was surprised to learn that "Tunnel of Oppression" was NOT the sequel to "The Vagina Monlogues".

Meanwhile you can look forward - with either anticipation or dread - to regular visits and comments from me.

Welcome home.

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Per _Jon of We Swear's comment to this post, the "rules" for being absorbed into the Borg collective Bad Example Family are currently misaligned to my personal mission of using blogging as a means to maximize fun, friendships, and happiness.

Therefore, either the rules must change, or the mission.

*cue tension-inducing music*

...or maybe there's a third option...

(to be continued)

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1 Oh man! The suspense is killing me! Am I doomed to groupiehood forever?!? Will CTG be left to fend for herself? Will Contagion ever get over his shyness? Will the BE family be systematically dis-owned? Will Grau be resurrected? Will BlueTige have to go orange? Will _Jon stop swearing? Will they finally make chocolate calorie free? Will I finally figure out html? Oh my! What's next?!?!

Posted by: Richmond at January 17, 2006 08:05 PM (e8QFP)

2 No Not necessarily Not bloody likely Never Possibly as a zombie I was thinking pink Fuck no Shhhh... it's a secret! 22.36mph... no, wait... that's the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow Something...

Posted by: Harvey at January 17, 2006 08:48 PM (ubhj8)

3 Wow... Richmond actually made this amusing.

Posted by: Contagion at January 18, 2006 07:10 AM (Q5WxB)

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When I was a kid, I let a stray cat into the house, and promised Dad that I'd feed it & clean its litter box & such.

Guess who ended up taking care of it?

Well, blogson Contagion of Miasmatic Review has pulled a similar stunt. He got drunk and adopted CalTechGirl of Not Exactly Rocket Science. But he doesn't want to do the responsible thing and be her blogdad. He wants her as a blogSISTER.

Which means he expects me to adopt her as a blogdaughter.

Well, I don't have anything against this in principle - Lord knows I've done it before - but all my prior adoptions have been bloggers who needed love, support and encouragement as they struggled with the day-to-day vagaries of finding the will to post in the face of an indifferent world. Callie's already a big girl. She's even on MuNu, so she's already well-loved and supported. She doesn't NEED me.

So, I'm conflicted. She's good people, and I wouldn't mind having her call me Daddy (wait... did that sound dirty?... nevermind), but if I go around adopting just ANY well-established blogger that gets dragged kicking and screaming onto my doorstep, who knows what might happen? I could wind up as Instapundit's blogfather or something, and be driven insane with his incessant "Hmmm...", "Heh", and "Indeed".

Not to mention the risk to my horse-dog Jake.

So, here's my options, and I'm willing to take input:

A) Refuse CalTechGirl admission to the Bad Example Family unless someone *cough*Contagion*cough* adopts her as their blogdaughter.

B) Sigh, curse Contagion under my breath, accept the fact that - when the kids bring home strays, daddy gets the duty - and adopt CalTechGirl myself. Whereupon I will celebrate her induction, welcome her with open arms, and give her as much love and support as I give all my other blogoffspring.

So... A or B?

Speak your piece, folks.

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1 I'm a big girl and I can take care of myself. Besides, I don't think you have any choice, as Bou has already decided to be my adopted blog-mom.....

Posted by: caltechgirl at January 16, 2006 05:36 PM (uI/79)

2 I think it's already decided we go with option B. Besides, nobody really wants me as their blogfather!

Posted by: Contagion at January 16, 2006 07:55 PM (e8b4J)

3 Ain't that the truth! And I'd know, too... He doesn't even remember the title of your blog when he's your blog dad...

Posted by: virtuem at January 16, 2006 08:35 PM (fwQd+)

4 Option B. That way I can pull that stunt someday. ;-)

Posted by: vw bug at January 16, 2006 08:51 PM (4oOot)

5 OOPs. Sorry. She's a B. Of course you could deny all support... you know... the deadbeat Dad thing. (You do realize I'm laughing, right?)

Posted by: Bou at January 16, 2006 09:05 PM (iHxT3)

6 I'm staying out of this one. But as a former stray, you never know what might happen, they can become the biggest pain but the ones who stay very close to daddy!

Posted by: michele at January 16, 2006 10:33 PM (beN4P)

7 Oh, don't forget to add the clause now to the BE Family rules that you can not bring stray's home with out the adopting parents permission first... huh... see... ***realizes he's going to get his ass beaten and runs away***

Posted by: Contagion at January 17, 2006 07:21 AM (Q5WxB)

8 B. You've got to learn to take responsibility for all those little miscreants running around. That's what happens when you sow your blog seed as you've done.

Posted by: That 1 Guy at January 17, 2006 08:19 AM (lfQya)

9 And it's not like you don't ALREADY curse Contagion under your breath all the time, anyway.

Posted by: Ogre at January 17, 2006 08:38 AM (/k+l4)

10 I am a "rules based person", so it's probably best that I *don't* weigh in on this. but i will. And as a failed blog parent, I have experience here. First, it is my understanding that someone becomes a blog "parent" when one 'motivates or significantly influences a new blogger'. (Single quotes because I doubt it's written that way.) If that is true, then it becomes important if Contagion - or Harvey - had this effect. It does not appear so. Second, it is also my understanding that the intent of the Bad Example Family is to 'foster motivation and support amongst a group of bloggers'. (Again, single quotes - ibid.) Clearly, she is a good person and makes the BEF better. Technically - structure wise - she 'fits' under Contagion. But I doubt she needed any of our help in blogging (point 'First', above). It is not unheard of for grandparents and uncles to adopt siblings of relatives in Real Life. Therefore, I support the adoption of CTG by Harvey. I congratulate Contagion for having the wisdom to realize he couldn't do what was needed and sought a better situation for CTG. And - most importantly - I welcome CalTechGirl to the Bad Example Family! heh (Insert comment about not *really* being related and hook-up possibilities here.)

Posted by: _Jon at January 17, 2006 09:03 AM (grH7t)

11 *cough* I think you know my feelings on this, since you wouldn't let ME call you daddy. B. What the hell. Guess my status as an annoying neighbor isn't in jeopardy yet?

Posted by: pam at January 17, 2006 09:26 AM (l6NIn)

12 B as in Big Sister (for me). She already treats me like a little brother anyway. Beside what brother doesn't like it when their sister brings all her "girl" friends over.

Posted by: Tige at January 17, 2006 12:23 PM (QgCnE)

13 B, of course, I need more adopted siblings!

Posted by: oddybobo at January 17, 2006 02:39 PM (6Gm0j)

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I'm so proud of blogdaughter Tammi, because she's created a blogdaughter of her own. In this case, it's Ktreva, wife of Contagion of Miasmatic Review. Numerous folks have been badgering Ktreva for months, but it looks like Tammi was the one who FINALLY got her squeezed out of the womb and into:

The Reality Ranch

Let's have a look at the feisty little bundle of joy:

Stuff about her - Conveniently hidden under the misleading title of "Traditional sucky first post" is Ktreva's second post, which has the basics about her as well a link to a terribly improper photo of herself wherein she blatantly exposes her naked ankles.

Hussy.

A QUIZ! - She's phlegmatic. Which has less to do with actual mucus than one would suppose.

Meanwhile you can look forward - with either anticipation or dread - to regular visits and comments from me.

Welcome home.

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The Bad Example Family tree grows ever more recursive, since - with the help of blogdaughter Boudicca of Boudicca's Voice, I've spawned another blogson.

Blue Tige of Blue Tige.

No, I have NO idea how that's pronounced. Teej? Teeg? Ty-GEE?... well, we'll figure something out. Takes after his blogmom in having a name that no two people in a group will pronounce the same way.

Anyway, let's have a look in the cradle:

The short version of his life story. He's been a LOT of places, so hit him up for travel advice if you're not sure whether you can drink the water where you're going.

Likes helping kids. Me, I just make 'em stand in the corner and think about what they've done.

Two days into blogging, and he already has his first navel-gazing post. Wins award for best run-on sentence in the process.

Kid with a new toy - PICTURE POSTING!: Mid-air refueling, F-16 in flight, BT in Hawaii (get a haircut, hippy!), Blue tigers, Elvis in all his greasy, pouty glory, bored blue tiger, the ultimate Stealth Fighter Plane, airborne NASCAR, and... oh my God! He had Chilly Willy stuffed & mounted!

Says something nice about his blogsister. Figure they'll be pummelling each other like real siblings pretty soon though. The good times never last ;-)

Posts some lyrics for a rainy day.

I don't know what song this line is from, but I *did* giggle inappropriately when I read it.

Lists his weird habits, the last of which I don't consider weird so much as a recognition that people who work fast food are not necessarily all that bright.

The link in this post needs fixing. I'll have to talk to him about that. Ah well, everyone stumbles. Maybe his blogger baby booties are on the wrong feet again. Sometimes Bou gets distracted while dressing him :-)

Meanwhile you can look forward - with either anticipation or dread - to regular visits and comments from me.

Welcome home.

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In case anyone saw this headline on FoxNews.com:

Elevator Crushes Two in Tenn. Accident

It wasn't Johnny-Oh of Closet Extremist.

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