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Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 11:58am.
Cough it up - what's on your mind?
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Why there are....
Submitted by paisleyboxers on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 12:16pm.I am not a web designer or a journalist, but when the sight gets loaded .. even before loading.. a popup-window flys up .. and about 28 percent of browser real-estate is useless ads.
...And then.. the Comments..
Blogging: If minds had anuses, blogging would be what your mind would do when it had to take a dump.
Maybe
Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 12:21pm.True
Submitted by paisleyboxers on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 12:42pm.Blogging: If minds had anuses, blogging would be what your mind would do when it had to take a dump.
There is no question
Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 12:31pm.The online Olympian is there to generate revenue. Online advertising is limited in terms of what newspapers have been known as, but can be an effective tool for branding.
At the risk of sounding resentful, I'm going to say that the comments are as good as the webmaster. Olyblog runs beautifully, and we don't have a "master" per se, yet a community of docents and posters that care enough to not turn it into an all out war. I have to admit that I've changed my ways in defending my positions. Even when I've been somewhat baited on Olyblog, I don't succumb to my temptation to tell someone where the train stops. We don't have a rapid fire environment and I think that allows people to think through their responses to each other.
The other BIG plus is what seems to be a social atmosphere (get togethers at the Broho). I can't imagine sitting down to coffee with Spiceman or JeffB, but stranger things have happened.
"There is only one race, the human race" - The Neville Brothers
So are you saying that the core values of the Olympian are..
Submitted by paisleyboxers on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 12:45pm.It's hard to track down the articles where the reporter actually cites the source of "information".
Blogging: If minds had anuses, blogging would be what your mind would do when it had to take a dump.
By company directive -
Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 2:40pm.Revenue and profits first, everything else second.
"There is only one race, the human race" - The Neville Brothers
No ads
Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 1:40pm.I very much appreciate the fact that OlyBlog is not riddled with ads.
Good time for me to make a plug for OlyBlog, if you have a few bucks to spare, please consider tossing it in the tip jar, there is a Make a Donation button on the left hand side of the page.
Refuse to take the bait
Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 12:50pm.I'm still learning that one, how to refuse to take the bait. I agree, rapid fire online environments probably breed more conflict. Slowing down is a good practice, even here on OlyBlog.
Being able to meet each other in person, and even when that doesn't happen, getting a chance to check out a person's profile and maybe even another blog, all that helps immensely. Humor does also.
Plus we here on OlyBlog have the shared though terrible knowledge of exactly where we live. No matter our political persuasion we all live on the shores of the flawed FLOD (fetid lake of doom a.k.a. Capitol Lake). This shared burden makes us a little more willing to cut each other the occasional slack.
You're Right.
Submitted by paisleyboxers on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 12:55pm.That's when the usual feelings about TheOlympian started brewing around....
Of course whatever he saw wasn't simple to track down..
Blogging: If minds had anuses, blogging would be what your mind would do when it had to take a dump.
Plus we get together for
Submitted by Norm on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 12:58pm.Plus we get together for coffee occasionally and have a brew down at the Broho. I think we do pretty well with one another most of the time. We get heated but when it comes down to it I think any of us would step up to help the other.
EDIT: PS paisley, you should come down tomorrow night. It's pretty fun.
It's WAY more than pretty fun
Submitted by Guglielmo on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 1:08pm.Another note to self
Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 2:39pm.Don't do that stupid dance that Mrs. Larry only enjoys
"There is only one race, the human race" - The Neville Brothers
Slack?
Submitted by stevenl on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 1:20pm."This shared burden makes us a little more willing to cut each other the occasional slack."
Slack? Slack? Where's my slack, you cruel woman? By providing that link you once again are performing that activity which seems to bring you eternal delight-- tormenting and taunting me! OK, so I made one tiny, little, good-intentioned error in judgment. Must I spend the rest of my mortal life (and perhaps beyond) writhing in guilt? Have a heart, madam!
Slack
Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 1:55pm.We were all born with Original Slack some say, so you still got plenty.
As for your obvious guilt I suggest you take that up with the Caiman Master himself, Rick. Perhaps some volunteer work at his ranch feeding the toothy critters their nutria will appease the gods of vengeance.
Perhaps.
What rhymes with nutria?It's
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 1:59pm.It's a fair call, but Society's to blame. ~ Right! We'll be charging them too!
rhyme generator
Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 2:04pm.A rhyme generator gives us:
atria, sutra, stria, Gloria, aporia, Iberia, aquaria, supra, Petra, Audra, Audrey, cobra, Liguria, Debra, dobra, Agra, opera, copra, Assyria, solaria, ciboria, Nigeria, subarea, zebra, malaria, Etruria, Clara, Odra, flora, stray, filaria, notary, hydra, Basra, auditoria, Libra, euphoria, Capra, Aubrey, Illyria, mantra, spirea, micra, deliria, Samaria, retry, Lycra, Siberia, betray, sabra
Nutria and Malaria in a FLOD
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 2:05pm.It's a fair call, but Society's to blame. ~ Right! We'll be charging them too!
As a programmer....
Submitted by paisleyboxers on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 3:30pm.I decided to include an easter egg into a project I wrote...
I included a 'Pangram Checking Utility' that checks for
valid Pangram structure, form and cleverness.
"Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz"
Blogshare: An imaginary share of a blog's worth, which is ironic, since most blogs have an imaginary share of readers.
thanks for
Submitted by oysterpreserve on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 3:32pm.The Church Of The SubGenius
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 3:37pm.Eternal Salvation or TRIPLE Your Money Back!
Count Me In!
Awesome
Submitted by oysterpreserve on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 3:56pm.Notice they even had
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 5:05pm.It's a fair call, but Society's to blame. ~ Right! We'll be charging them too!
Download Festival?
Submitted by Ehver Green on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 1:22pm.Anyone have plans to attend the Download Festival in George, WA at the Gorge this Saturday? I'll be there...maybe I'll share my 'special' chocolate chip, oatmeal, and dried cherry cookies with you! :)
Download Fest 2007 - The Gorge at George
Modest Mouse, Incubus, Nada Surf, Presidents of the United States of America, and more!
Dried cherry
Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 1:28pm.There's something about the
Submitted by Ehver Green on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 1:54pm.Aha
Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 1:57pm.Okay, whenever I can't park
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 1:48pm.It's a fair call, but Society's to blame. ~ Right! We'll be charging them too!
Ha ha
Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 2:00pm.My favorite "Ha Ha" moment
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 2:11pm.Which, without a beat, had me respond (because I can be the same caustic mean, mean man in real life that I am on Olyblog) "F* me? I'm not the one paying $300 to get my car back tonight."
I'm not even the one who denied use of the lot, put up the signs, or called the tow truck.
It's a fair call, but Society's to blame. ~ Right! We'll be charging them too!