YSaC, Vol. 823: Fanexl Gvgyr.

2010 October 18

NCVBCVBNVBNV


nvbnvnvbvbnvbnvbnvbn

Jbj. V’z dhvgr fhecevfrq lbh gbbx gur gvzr gb qrpbqr guvf. Qba’g lbh unir fbzrguvat hfrshy lbh fubhyq or qbvat jvgu lbhe gvzr, yvxr phevat pnapre be fbzrguvat?

Gunaxf sbe gur yvax, Jen!

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  1. 2010 October 18
    Lou Stool permalink

    Sorry about this one. My daughter was typing an email to Grandpa and she must have switched into the cragislist window.

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  2. 2010 October 18

    I think Hammy and his team of secret agents should take a closer look at this one. I’m sure there’s a secret message in there somewhere, but I haven’t had enough coffee to see it yet.

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    • 2010 October 18

      *Runs text through secret decoder ring*

      It says, “Be sure to drink your Ovaltine.”

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  3. 2010 October 18
    MandaB permalink

    Taco should be proud. Typing with Mugs has gone global!

    Adores: 4
    • 2010 October 18
      Tacomagic permalink

      *sniff*

      ilrfok m8iwxs3eed jm6ywxseolrf i 2wou7holed’t5 d5r7y

      (I promised myself I wouldn’t cry)

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      • 2010 October 18

        Wait! Taco, isn’t this an ad for the Rosetta Stone version of “Typing With Mugs”?

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    • 2010 October 18
      Artsy Computer Geek permalink

      I have a “Typing with mugs” question. How do you type with mugs without hitting any vowels?

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      • 2010 October 18
        sarajean80 permalink

        Prscktycf.

        (Practice.)

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      • 2010 October 18
        Bombdude permalink

        Easy, only hit the bottom row of keys! I see N, B, C, and V.

        You know… I don’t know that this was mug typing… I think someone’s catulator was on Craigslist…

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        • 2010 October 18
          Artsy Computer Geek permalink

          Good job, Bombdude. I do like smart guy’s.

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        • 2010 October 18
          Bombdude permalink

          I do like smart guyโ€™s.

          Smart guy’s what?

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        • 2010 October 18

          Smart guy’s assets. Who doesn’t?

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        • 2010 October 18
          Artsy Computer Geek permalink

          what Christina said …….

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        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          Smart guyโ€™s what?

          I like smart guy’s who better.

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        • 2010 October 18

          Horton?

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        • 2010 October 18
          Bombdude permalink

          Ahh bummer… I have no assets…

          *rummages around*

          I think I have an assethat around here somewhere…

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          Yeah, Horton’s who. This must be euphemism Monday.

          ๐Ÿ˜‰

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        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          Every day is Euphemism Day. It’s hard on to avoid.

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        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          How Freudian, NMN.

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        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          Except for innuendo Sunday.

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        • 2010 October 18
          EclecticBlue permalink

          And flat-out line pulverizing Saturdays :-p

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18

          That’s not Freudian, Stephanae, that’s Bianchian.
          *dons her assethat*
          Look at me, I’m Mickey Mouse!

          Why, yes, I am drugged up today, why do you ask?

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          CapnMac permalink

          “Euphemism Day”?

          What next? English Horn day?

          Mangled Mellophone Monday!

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        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          I vote for Slapping the Salmon Sunday.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          I vote for Slapping the Salmon Sunday.

          Would that mean I can only engage in that activity on Monday or that I have to call it something else on the other days of the week?

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        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          Just call it something else. Who cares?

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        • 2010 October 18

          On Monday you would manipulate the mahi mahi.

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        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          Tuesday: Trounce the tuna.
          Wednesday: Whack the whale.
          Thursday: Tap the tentacle. (yeah, I couldn’t think of another fish)
          Friday: Finger the flounder.

          Yeah, this was very immature, I know.

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        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          Damn, we’re back to fish. I liked the flowers better.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          sarajean80 permalink

          Monday – Manhandle the marigolds
          Tuesday – Tickle the tulips
          Wednesday – Worry the wormwood
          Thursday – Tease the tansy
          Friday – Frolic with the frangi-pani
          Saturday – Spoon with the strawflower
          Sunday – Serenade the sunflower

          That seem a little classier?

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        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          Elebenty Brazillion thanks SJ.

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        • 2010 October 18
          Bombdude permalink

          Worry the wormwood

          *snerk*

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        • 2010 October 18
          Astrognash permalink

          ui;’mn opersdiobnasklklty a DFABN IODF 54789ioqweridfs-0asghioweq dferiosdfaTYASD,. :SXD

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    • 2010 October 18
      Windrose permalink

      Manda is in the Golden Lotus! Hooray!

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      • 2010 October 18
        MandaB permalink

        Sheesh, how did that happen?! I’ve been feeling less than snarktacular for weeks now. I’ll look forward to my punch later!

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  4. 2010 October 18
    Tacomagic permalink

    Anagram Fun!

    NCVBCVBNVBNVM

    NVBCCVNBVVVBNM – (jbwm dklm mnlps)

    BCVCNNBVBVNNMV – (klmp prflmn nlpmtml)

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    • 2010 October 18
      kelli permalink

      jbwm dklm mnlps

      How dare you say that on a public internet.

      *sob* Will no one think of the children? *sob*

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      • 2010 October 18
        sarajean80 permalink

        I hope he’s not think of children when he jbwm dklm mnlps.

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        • 2010 October 18

          Relax guys, those are babby bottle mnlps, perfectly harmless.

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  5. 2010 October 18
    Lou Stool permalink

    What I love about YSaC. Even in the Ostrimu’s* gibberish, he still managed to use proper grammar.

    *Bees be upon him.

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    • 2010 October 18
      LurkRealClose permalink

      No offense to the Ostrimu*, but I would have used semi-colon in place of that last comma.

      *Bees be upon him.

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      • 2010 October 18
        LurkRealClose permalink

        Oops! Should have waited to see what it actually said before I made with the snarky. Sorry, Dan.

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  6. 2010 October 18
    Lou Stool permalink

    Wait! It’s a cryptogram! If we take Dan’s “Gunaxf sbe gur yvax” and make it into “Thanks for the link”, someone here might have time to do the rest. I have to leave for work in 15 minutes.

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    • 2010 October 18
      Lou Stool permalink

      Seriously though. The repeated letters (t,k, and n) all work out. Have fun.

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      • 2010 October 18
        sarajean80 permalink

        Yep, it does. Should I post what it says or does everyone want to try it for themselves?

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        • 2010 October 18
          sarajean80 permalink

          Oops. I didn’t see Archie’s post. Next time I’ll refresh first.

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  7. 2010 October 18
    penguin permalink

    Nothing like cracking code with a cup of coffee first thing in the a.m.

    Gunaxf sbe gur oenva jnxr hc.

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  8. 2010 October 18

    “Wow. I’m quite surprised you took the time to decode this. Don’t you have something useful you should be doing with your time, like curing cancer or something.”

    Ta da!

    And yes, yes I do. I should be working on a research paper for my Women in History class.

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    • 2010 October 18

      P.S. Thanks for the heads up, Lou! And I’ve had lots of coffee already.

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      • 2010 October 18

        Amazing, Archie!

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      • 2010 October 18
        mudslicker permalink

        Archy: Bless you child!

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      • 2010 October 18
        Lou Stool permalink

        My pleasure, Archie! I can’t believe my eyes were open enough at 6am to notice.

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    • 2010 October 18
      Windrose permalink

      Thanks, Archie! Awesome decoder skills. 8)

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    • 2010 October 18
      sarajean80 permalink

      The title decodes as well -“Snarky Title.”

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    • 2010 October 18

      Thanks Archie!

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    • 2010 October 18
      MandaB permalink

      Thank you! My brain could not possibly have done that today.

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      • 2010 October 18
        Bombdude permalink

        Mebbe not, but this could have helped.

        Uncle Google always comes through in a pinch.

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        • 2010 October 18
          Bombdude permalink

          Gah! thank Clothespin Bejeebus for no error Monday…

          http://www.blisstonia.com/software/WebDecrypto/index.php

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        • 2010 October 18

          Wow. Who knew things like that existed on the interwebz. I did it the old-fashioned way with a paper and a pencil. Dates me, don’t it?

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        • 2010 October 18
          Bombdude permalink

          I have no patience for that, especially first thing on a Monday morning before I have had even one slice o’ coffee…

          I always look for a tool first (and try not to act like one ๐Ÿ˜€ )

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    • 2010 October 18
      CapnMac permalink

      [ot]
      “Women in History” always has scanned worng for me; something about being as redundant as “Humans in History.”

      And, yes, the planet’s ‘history’ precedes that of the trumped-up prairie apes presently attempting to infest it–but, the interpretations of the pre-human era are still crafted by humans, half of which are female, QED.
      [/ot]

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      • 2010 October 18
        Lola permalink

        Sorry, women DO get the short end of the stick traditionally, and focusing on them or anyone else not generally given a voice specifically is warranted. I had one instructor who viewed history only as a series of wars. While, in a very reduced way, this is one description of history, it meant that virtually any input during that timespan by the other half of humanity was ignored … rare exceptions like Empress Josephine were still only included as the distaff of overcompensators like Bonaparte. Most history classes, unless titled otherwise as per our example, could be subtitled “Men in History.”

        Actually, I’m not sorry to say this. I’m not apologizing for progress of social equality, for anyone.

        *white heat*

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        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          What do we remember Eva Braun for? Bad choice in men
          Imelda Marcos? Her Jimmy Choos
          Betsy Ross? Her sewing abilities
          Susan B. Anthony? A dollar nobody wants
          Madame Curie? The pre-cursor to Betty Crocker
          Amelia Earhart? Landings were difficult
          Cleopatra? In total da Nile

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        • 2010 October 18

          Sorry, women DO get the short end of the stick traditionally

          That’s what she said…*

          *Hides*

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        • 2010 October 18
          CapnMac permalink

          Ah, but that is precisely my point. The education of history has always been flawed. The trouble is that the educators fail to disclose their biases.

          Changing the bias will not correct the problem; it is only in teaching people that the biaes exist, to learn to think and evaulate those biases themselves, to then judge them, that true freedom, true equality will exist.

          Otherwise, there is an on-going risk in the “special attention” merely marginalizing the fundamental nature of the facts, the history.

          The role of women in history ought to be as acknowledged, but, it ought to also be a neutral factor, too. The scope of history ought be measured in the stature of those events, not in the “labels” we impress upon the parties. Boudicea is not notable for being female; but for being a leader strong enough to humble Roman Legions. or should be. But, I know I have biases. I measure people on whether or not they can accomplish the jobs set before them. The rest is genetic roulette.
          My people are blue, green, khaki; two are even AF, and two more are Coasties–the measure is in performance, not biologial bits.

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        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          Well, it’s only my opinion, but I’d say a course called “Women in History” is doing a reasonable job of disclosing its bias.

          I do and don’t agree with you, Cappy.

          First “fundamental nature of the facts” is a phrase that makes me immediately mistrustful.

          It would be lovely to get to that “neutral” place you’re talking about. We can’t get there without trying some path or other, though.

          The other difficulty is that it’s not only about trying to pay attention to what different people are doing. It’s about examining whether the right “jobs” are being considered important enough to document as historical. Boudicea is a perfect example of what I mean. She’s notable because she had a big role in a war. Oh, I see.

          I know lots of gamers who love to make fun of the French because they were so lame in WWII. So, this means the French are stupid? All I know is that when I was in college, about half the theorists I read were French.

          So which events should we note so that we can measure the scope of history?

          Anyway, academic canon is always under fire from within and without.

          And how did it turn into Battle of the Sexes day? Someone hit Hammy!

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        • 2010 October 18

          *Snerk*

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        • 2010 October 18
          Tacomagic permalink

          Get a classroom you two.

          Adores: 8
        • 2010 October 18
          Lola permalink

          [matt]
          It’s not even education – it’s that as we know 1. history is written by the winners, and 2. this presupposes wide enough literacy. Education, whether formal or not, was and is still in some places today a male-only and male-of-dominant-type-only. Most of what one encounters in general in terms of historical record is male-oriented due to this fact; where it is not, it has long been ignored. A class focusing on sources/texts/events outside of the traditional is not necessarily special attention, nor does it have to attempt neutrality. Its POV is evident to anyone who can read the title of the class. Someone focussing study on a topic so titled generally knows the point of view as being emphatic regarding women, much the same way a Marxist/deconstructionist/queer/Hispanic/etc. theorist is obvious about their beginning point of view. Assuming that simply because one studies such a train of thought that one is incapable of neutrality on the broader topic or has something against what are considered oppositional points of view is careless.
          [/matt]

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        • 2010 October 18

          because one studies such a train

          I like trains…whooowhooo.

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        • 2010 October 18
          Tacomagic permalink

          This is why I was never a very good study of history. The saying “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it” seems to ignore that it’s a near impossible task to know the facts of history as the bias and colorings of previous generations have warped the actual events so as to be but a clue to the actual unfoldings of the era. Heck, it’s hard enough to figure out what’s going on right now through all the propaganda and bias, let alone something over 100 years ago.

          This is why I like math. Those who study math are doomed to Z(n+1) = Zn^2+C it.

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        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          I like trainsโ€ฆwhooowhooo

          Hammy, when god was handing out brains, you thought she said “trains” so you asked for a slow one, eh?

          ๐Ÿ˜‰

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        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          Your math joke was too brainy for me Taco, but I doored the rest of it!

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18

          Hammy, when god was handing out brains, you thought she said โ€œtrainsโ€ so you asked for a slow one, eh?

          Yeah, and he gave me Eve instead…*

          *Hides behind the apple tree*

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        • 2010 October 18
          Tacomagic permalink

          The equation was a somewhat gimpy representation of the Mandelbrot set, which is a reapeating function.

          Hehe, I make obscure pun. Me hilarius!

          Adores: 9
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          Does Velcro work on tree bark?

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        • 2010 October 18

          *Uses Pecil to erase mistake*

          ๐Ÿ˜€

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        • 2010 October 18
          Tacomagic permalink

          Reapeating: In the continual process of apeating. To continually put peat moss into something before taking it out and doing it again.

          Use:
          “What are you doing over there?”

          “I’m apeatin’ this here pot!”

          “Well, yer not doin’ a very good job. Take it out and reapeat it!”

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          But what is apeating? Is that the process of becoming like an ape? So reapeate is the process of becoming like an ape again?

          So, I keep humanating, then apeating, then rehumanating, then reapeating?

          Did I get that one right? And are you cleverly referring back to Cappy’s post that started this whole thing:

          the trumped-up prairie apes presently attempting to infest it

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          Astrognash permalink

          *white heat*

          Lola, Al Sharpton on Line 2 for you, right after he gets done with that seance he’s having with Walt Disney since he watched Dumbo.

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        • 2010 October 18
          Lola permalink

          Sharpton will have to call Nature, Astro. By nature are our perceptions of the hottest heat white to all regularly-functioning human eyes.
          “Please hold for Mother Nature …”

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      • 2010 October 18
        Stephanae permalink

        Whom do we call on to explain feminist issues? I don’t think Al Sharpton is much of a crusader in that area. I’m not entirely sure who is, these days. Do we have to dig someone out of the 70s?

        History is not the past. History is the “story” of the past. And women have been ill-recorded and little-lauded in this story. So “Women in History” is an attempt to add us to the story.

        Also, interpretations of all eras may have been crafted by humans, and at least half of humans may be female, but there’s a rather large breakdown in logic to assume that means females did half of the crafting.

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        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          Some matt tags might have been in order. Also, Lola said it better.

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        • 2010 October 18
          kelli permalink

          I believe there is a Ms. Steinem on the phone for the Capn.

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        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          I guess we do have to dig someone out of the 70s.

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        • 2010 October 18
          kelli permalink

          Sorry Steph, ’twas the only name upon which I came when rummaging through the dark abyss of my mind.

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          No worries, Kelli. I think Gloria still gets taken off the shelf, dusted off, and propped up for commentary on feminist issues. At least you didn’t call upon Ms. Palin.

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          Oh, by the way, I know where you can find some cleaning products to brighten up that abyss.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          kelli only wants them if they’re in minty condition!

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          kelli permalink

          Minty and disease free*

          *a qualification that I don’t think yesterday’s cleaning productions had.

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18

          Little did I know my aside this morning would launch a thread of conversation about women and their role in history. Yay! This is precisely why I took the class. Historical roles should be recorded in a neutral voice with regard to gender, race, nationality, sexual orientation, age, and many other myriad distinguishing marks, too many to list. Women as well as many other groups await the day. However, that is not the reality. Capn, Lola and Stephanae discussed both these points with eloquence.

          I am taking a copy of this thread to class on Wednesday and open the subject for debate. Should be interesting. Thanks all!

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          CapnMac permalink

          Since it is still no-error-Monday, I’ll not quibble that “eloquence” is an apt description of the slurry of monkey-noises I failed to properly order into rational discussion.

          See, this started externally to our confab, with a poltroon propounding on the wife of Louie 16. Said worthy may not be able to rationate enough to post on CL.

          Our Maria-Antonio was the elebnteenth daughter of which ever Hapsburg (or proto-hapsburg) dynesty then in Vienna. As was the vile custom of the day, this made her not much more than chattel, to be sold off to the highest bidding inbred demi-cousin for the alleged purity of her blood.

          Enter in parents-wanting-to-be-grandparents meddling (‘royals’ being no less guilty than any other social group). So, MA was to be just another Paris Hilton sister; shut up and breed more royals while you are young enough to attract debauched leches.

          She’s then put into what probably ranks as the worst arranged marriage in European history. And, instead of being as invisible as Paris Hilton’s sisters, she actually has some smarts to her. Problem being that she was less Linda Ellerbee and more Linsey Lohan.

          Ok, and there’s another item, an important detail. Ovens are not common in houses. The general public cooks in open pots over fires in kitchen hearths. In urban areas, the kitchen fire is not always fueled with the best material, it will have lots of ash. The brestworks of the hearth will condense water vapor and grease on their surfaces, ash collects and clings therupon. Every so often this is scraped down, as there is useful fat content, and the ash changes the ph content in usefull days. It’s also mixed with flour and served to the poorest of folk in the streets.

          So, MA was trying to be practical when she suggested the hungry eat “cake” the ash and fat from the cookfires. However, one too many Dauphan had too many brothers, all needing sinecures, and for too long. So, she paid with her head for a bad marriage, rigged up by greedy parents and grandparents.

          And all she can be remembered for today is a quote misremembered as having something to do with Sara Lee . . .

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        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          Thank you for the retelling of Marie’s tragic story. La pauvre!

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        • 2010 October 19
          CapnMac permalink

          Aye, remember it well when some meddling maroon tells your daughter she ought grow up to be a Princess and have a Prince Charming come and solve all her problems, and they will live happily ever after . . .

          Unless the revolting pheasants have had enough of inbred haemophilliac poncers with the morals of a sackfull of syphilitic badgers stealing from the poor and giving to the wastrels, and despite having lived on ragout d’lupin and lupin au gratin, sharpen the knives and “haircut” their “betters” . . .

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    • 2010 October 18
      Windrose permalink

      Archy, see what you created? Ah, well, it’s a good debate. Carry on, then,

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      • 2010 October 18

        Indeed, Windy. Women in history and flying fingers…opposite ends of the spectrum. I am outta control.

        *hee hee*

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  9. 2010 October 18
    Windrose permalink

    This is brilliant, may bees be upon the Ostrimu. Today, any errors that would have been edited out, can just be part of the fun. No Error Monday! Hope it catches on.

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    • 2010 October 18

      Absolutely love this idea, Windy. Could you pass it on to my history prof, please? I have a mid-term today and no errors would be most appreciated.

      Adores: 6
      • 2010 October 18
        Windrose permalink

        I feel for you, Archie. I have a conference with my boss today, and would love to invoke the No Error Monday rule. I’ll let you know how it goes.

        Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18
          Artsy Computer Geek permalink

          Windy, we’ll be with you in spirit. If you keep hearing references to “Sparkey” in your head while he’s talking. It’s just us editorializing for you. Yes, Sparkey. Why would you think that Sparkey? No, Sparkey. Sparkster, you’re an ID10T! and on and on

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          Windrose permalink

          Yeah, except she is just so negative. I would get in so much trouble if I treated my staff the way she treats me. I have an exit date, but things need to fall into place before I can back my bags. Thanks for the good whispered wishes! At least I managed not to totally break down this time.

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        • 2010 October 18

          Indeed. It is because you carried the spirit of your YSaC fambly with you.

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    • 2010 October 18
      CapnMac permalink

      Second the Motion for “No Error Monday”!

      All in Favor?

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      • 2010 October 18
        Bombdude permalink

        Aye!

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        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          Arrrr.

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        • 2010 October 18

          Eee! Um, I mean, Oh! No, that’s not right, er, Ah!
          *sigh*
          Curse you, No Error Monday!

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18
          EclecticBlue permalink

          Old McChristina had a farm…

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        • 2010 October 18
          sarajean80 permalink

          Judging by her previous comments, I believe Old McChristina has some pharmaceuticals.

          Adores: 8
        • 2010 October 18

          Flu shot, blood drawn, localized anesthesia, and steroids, all in the span of two hours this morning.
          But kudos, EB, I didn’t even know I was speaking in nursery rhyme!

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18
          Astrognash permalink

          How to speak in Nursery Rhyme while on Meds:

          Snarky Wumpty sat on a mall,
          Snumpy Crumpy blad a mate troll,
          bft oly teh xynkz orspony!!!
          &teh men degh lolzors
          WEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

          Adores: 10
        • 2010 October 18
          EclecticBlue permalink

          I love pharmaceuticals!

          Or did you mean farmaceuticals?

          …Eh? eh?

          …You know… because of the Old McDonald…. had a farm…

          …you know…?

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          No, I don’t care know. Could you please explain?

          Let’s see if I did that correctly…

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          You’re getting downright scary with that HTML, NMN. Try “blockquote” in the angle brackets next.

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        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          I did, further down.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          I saw that! After I’d already commented, of course.

          Adores: 2
  10. 2010 October 18

    Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn!

    Adores: 8
    • 2010 October 18
      Windrose permalink

      Well, he is awake. Just not up to snarking today.

      Adores: 3
      • 2010 October 18
        Lola permalink

        Old Ones, by virtue of their Oldness, get a day off now and then. 8)

        Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          Speaking of Cthulhu, and since Capn is in the Navy(I think):
          Has anyone heard of The Bloop?

          Adores: 3
  11. 2010 October 18
    Irregular Fractal permalink

    camtepr tnhun o u, stpemoo a th nyOoArcIdt a ii et,we en toiTme ioesnonpireet.iisgcld DiahxofsEcjiecgohn oy ptmsttti . eusha snsctom.lo?c h gnt lluk

    (Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.)

    Adores: 10
    • 2010 October 18
      kelli permalink

      Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.

      I tried, but I can’t get it to light.

      Adores: 9
      • 2010 October 18
        sarajean80 permalink

        Did you remember to eusha the camtepr first?

        Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          Irregular Fractal permalink

          Okay, here’s a hint… it’s a double column cypher, and the same three-character key is used twice. The key is easily found on this page.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          kelli permalink

          IF, I just spent two hours redoing the first 2 pages of my Branagh Hamlet shot list, my brain will not accept any more work. I want to just stare at shiny things for a bit.

          Adores: 7
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          Okay, hereโ€™s a hintโ€ฆ itโ€™s a double column cypher, and the same three-character key is used twice. The key is easily found on this page.

          I repeat my commiseration from this morning. Really? On a Monday?

          Adores: 9
        • 2010 October 18

          I second mudsy’s emotion…

          Adores: 7
        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          I second CJ’s seconding of mudsy’s emotion.

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18
          Bombdude permalink

          Emotion carried *slams gavel*

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 19
          Irregular Fractal permalink

          [corey]
          Being French (well, technically French Canadian), there are very few aspects of world history for which we can claim bragging rights. One, however, is being masters of the double columnar transposition cipher used by the Germans during World War I. A columnar transposition cipher begins by writing the message out in a fixed number of columns – in this case, 3. The message is translated then by arranging letters down the columns in order. A double columnar cipher does the same transposition a second time. See here for an example.

          The French were particularly good at cracking the German’s double columnar within hours of a new message and new key coming across the wire. When this success was publicized, the Germans switched to a new system in 1914, This pressed the Germans to develop more sophisticated encryption techniques, leading ultimately to the invention of the rotor-based Enigma machines widely used in WWII, whose decoding by the Allies was a key factor in the ultimate outcome of the war.
          [/corey]

          And since I’ve tortured the lot of you with all this thinking, here’s a little something you don’t have to think much about:
          Best Picture Ever

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 19
          Stephanae permalink

          Being French . . . , there are very few aspects of world history for which we can claim bragging rights.

          I said it earlier on this page when we were talking about history, but je ne suis pas d’accord.

          Adores: 2
  12. 2010 October 18
    Lola permalink

    Scientists have now captured the little-heard mating call of the elusive lacawates valtrus-suka. Join with us as we listen in:

    NCVBCVBNVBNV
    nvbnvnvbvbnvbnvbnvbn

    Adores: 10
    • 2010 October 18

      They mate?!? Oh we’re in trouble now!

      Adores: 4
      • 2010 October 18
        sarajean80 permalink

        The world will be overrun with herds of lacawates valtri-sukae!

        Adores: 4
    • 2010 October 18
      Grampdaddy permalink

      Well, we COULD be overrun with herds of lacawates valtri-sukae, except the only ones around are male. This explains the sadness and rarity of the mating call; also why they are so elusive. None of them wants to ‘wates’, and only a few are truly sukae.

      For further information, please contact a broker for a prospectus. This is not an offer, and this statement may contain forward-looking projections. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance (Boy, ain’t that the truth!. If you have a recession lasting more than 24 months, consult your bank account frequently. Getting your panties in a knot may rub you the right way. Pitching a tent beats pitching a fit. A full house beats a pair showing, but a pair showing is much more fun to look at. Keep your right hand above the table so it doesn’t know what your left hand is doing – and stop that while you’re trying to type!

      Adores: 11
      • 2010 October 18
        NotMyName permalink

        And stop that while you’re trying to type!

        I’m not that talented.

        Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          Bombdude permalink

          Iโ€™m not that talented.

          Give it a few years… ๐Ÿ˜‰

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          I’m not sure it’s a question of talent. I like to give my dahlia my full attention.

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          See, I type with my right hand mostly. I also use my right hand for…other stuff. So, I worry about you Bombdude. Then again, I’m not messing with a guy who has defuses bombs.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          Bombdude permalink

          I’m ambidixtrous…

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          ambidixtrous

          Uh . . . never mind . . . just, no comment.

          *blushes furiously and goes back to dancing skyclad and tending her various flowers*

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          Windrose permalink

          Apparently BombDude is twice the man Hammy is.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18

          Nuh uh, I have a #2 pecil!

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18

          Looks like Hammy’s an asset man.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18
          Bombdude permalink

          dancing skyclad

          Am I missing a reference? Dancing around on your roof wearing nothing but starshine???

          http://cache2.allpostersimages.com/LRG/17/1751/1VT3D00Z.jpg

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18
          Bombdude permalink

          Aha! Ask and uncle Google shall provide. Wish I could remember to google first and ask questions later…

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          Pretty picture, Bombdude. I had that whole Google problem with the Teletubbies the other day, so I know where you’re coming from. Really, though, the main reference is at the bottom of this page. It would be hard not to have threaded comments, but sometimes it’s a bit confusing if you’re not caught up on them chronologically, too.

          Adores: 1
  13. 2010 October 18
    NotMyName permalink

    Curse you Dan Brown!

    Adores: 7
    • 2010 October 18
      MandaB permalink

      To me, this seems less “DaVinci Code” and more “Key for Painting by Numbers”.

      Adores: 6
  14. 2010 October 18
    GrahamT permalink

    If you read this out loud, you will die within 7 days unless you re-post the Craigslist listing.

    Adores: 19
    • 2010 October 18
      Windrose permalink

      Graham! 8)

      Adores: 6
      • 2010 October 18
        Tacomagic permalink

        Duct Tape, Duct Tape, Duct Tape, Duct Tape, Duct Tape….

        Adores: 7
        • 2010 October 18
          CapnMac permalink

          (TM: You realize that you now must, 1, explain the refernce to the new folk; and 2, need to write the meme up in the Wiki–or, bsnds 23nsd hddfk ghRka inas3!)

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          Yeah, I’ve been here for about a month and a half, and have no clue what he’s referencing.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          GrahamT permalink

          DEADPOOL! Google it, kiddies…

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          I know who Deadpool is, I don’t understand the DUCT TAPE thing.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          GrahamT permalink

          Also, we have a Wiki now? That’s the big times baby!

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          GrahamT permalink

          I love duct tape. I love how it tapes. I love the sound it makes. I love saying it. Duct tape, duct tape, duct tape.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          kelli permalink

          Duct tape fixes everything.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          Oh, and no offense, but Deadpool doesn’t hold a candle to Ezio.

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          The invention of duct tape chronicled the point where humankind jumped the shark.

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18
          Tacomagic permalink

          Deadpool likes his Duct Tape.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18

          Duct tape is like the Force, it has a light side, a dark side and it holds the universe together.

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          You can also use duct tape to build fine furniture, which you can then sell on CL for a tidy profit.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18

          The invention of duct tape chronicled the point where humankind jumped the shark.

          And shortly thereafter mankind invented Velcro and stuck their butts back to the shark again in a more waterproof and restickable fashion.

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          [NASA corey] Oh, Velcro is brilliant! [/NASA corey]

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          EclecticBlue permalink

          Duct tape is awesome… In high school, my friends and I were somewhat obsessed. We would harass Fuzzy, our Canananadian friend, with DT… He quickly became terrified of the **riiiiiiip** sound DT makes when it comes off the roll ๐Ÿ˜€

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          I heard about something like that in that Grope Club movie. Or was that Breakfast Club. The omelets have me confused.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18
          kelli permalink

          something like that in that Grope Club movie. Or was that Breakfast Club

          Both, it’s a horrible, bullying prank in The Breakfast Club and in The Grope Club, it’s foreplay.

          Adores: 7
        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          How is duct tape foreplay? No wait, don’t answer that, it sounds painful.

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18
          kelli permalink

          Compared to the things I’ve seen and read, duct tape foreplay is quite tame. I’m glad you don’t really want an answer NMN, because I’m already treading the line with the Jailbait reading all this.

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18

          We can do breakfast at my place now. I went to an actual cooking store, not Walmart, and got high temp utensils. I can now flip eggs in a nuclear holocaust, according to the label.

          Adores: 7
    • 2010 October 18
      Lola permalink

      Graham! You never visit. So thin. Eat something, eat. 8)

      Adores: 9
      • 2010 October 18
        GrahamT permalink

        I’m sorry, I’ve been busy with the, ah, stuff… mmmmm… is that matzo ball soup?

        Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18
          Lola permalink

          Yes, yes, it is. We use all of the parts of the matzo in this house. Waste not, want not. Of course, my ungrateful children never want, unless it’s something I can’t give.

          What? You don’t want it now?

          Adores: 8
        • 2010 October 18
          CapnMac permalink

          Y’know, Universities being enamored of Regalia, I’ve often wondered why it is that more do not have a Chain-of-Office for the tenured.

          Adores: 1
    • 2010 October 18
      NotMyName permalink

      If you read this out loud, you will die within 7 days if you don’t re-post the Craigslist ad.

      If you actually can read this aloud, you have far worse issues than death. You’ve probably been possessed by some creature that speaks in demonic tongues. And if you even attempt to read this out loud whilst not being possessed, you will probably have a seizure.

      Adores: 10
  15. 2010 October 18
    mudslicker permalink

    Really? On a Monday?

    Adores: 7
    • 2010 October 18
      kelli permalink

      Because it would make more sense on a Tuesday?

      Adores: 6
      • 2010 October 18
        NotMyName permalink

        Hmmm…very good point kelli. This would only make sense during the apocalypse, the birth of life as we know it, or underwater to a fish. Any other times, it’s a snowball’s chance in Hell on the sun.

        Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          That sounded better in my head….

          Adores: 5
  16. 2010 October 18

    OMG! Graham’s right. It’s the infamous NCVBCVBNVBNV nvbnvnvbvbnvbnvbnvbn chain ad! I’d heard that the Russians had located the source, broken the code and rewrote it as a recipe exchange. I wonder if this is the ancient borscht or the

    Adores: 6
  17. 2010 October 18

    koulebiaka.

    Damn flying fingers!

    Adores: 7
    • 2010 October 18

      I’ve never tried the flying fingers. Are they spicy?

      Adores: 6
      • 2010 October 18
        Bombdude permalink

        The flying ladyfingers are actually really sweet…

        Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          CapnMac permalink

          Unless you’ve been soaking them in espresso to make tiramasu.

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 October 18
          Bombdude permalink

          Or you’ve been using the nails to clean out your ears…

          Adores: 3
      • 2010 October 18

        Yes. And be sure not to stick them in your eyes.

        Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          EclecticBlue permalink

          That’s important, because if they get stuck in your eyeball, the doctor will have to use a drill to get them out. (I don’t think I’ll ever get over the awesome squick-factor of that story….)

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          Lola permalink

          What was that thing called again? Ocular dremel?
          *shudder*

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          sarajean80 permalink

          I was telling my parents about that and my Dad knew exactly what the Optho-burr was. Turns out he’s had that done several times. (He’s a mechanic, lots of opportunity for shards of glass and metal to lodge themselves in his eyeballs.)

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18

          Never stick anything in your eyes, kids. But you should always put a banana in your ear! *nods to EB*

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          That didn’t sound euphemistic at all.

          Adores: 6
      • 2010 October 18
        Grampdaddy permalink

        Try the flying fingers on the flounder…..

        Just a thought.

        Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          kelli permalink

          Flying fingers on the feathery fern*

          *substitute for those opposed or allergic to fish

          Adores: 9
  18. 2010 October 18
    sarajean80 permalink

    :puts on tin foil conspiracy-theorist beanie:

    Okay, operating on the assumption that Sparky is not a complete asshat and was in fact posting a coded message, let’s see what it says. If I use this handy phone keypad and dial the numbers for each letter I get …
    628228268268
    68268682826826826826

    :dials improbably long number:

    Uhhh…Anyone speak Tonkinese?

    Adores: 8
    • 2010 October 18
      NotMyName permalink

      Let me dial it:
      “Ring! Ring! Ring! Hello, this is Jesus, I apologize that I am unable to get to the phone right now, if you have discovered the secret code, then we will see you in a few years. Bye!”

      Adores: 8
      • 2010 October 18
        sarajean80 permalink

        Damn Jesรบs, always screening his calls…

        I need him to trim the hedges!

        Adores: 8
        • 2010 October 18

          Somehow, SJ, I think this will generate a call from Al. Or Cesar.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          Josรฉ can you see?

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18
          CapnMac permalink

          Your Honor, motion to have Mudsy’s comment ammended for ADA compliance.
          Whether Ioseph is an oceanic body is inadmissable.

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          ADA? Americans with Disabilities Act? or American Diabetes Association? I would only qualify for half of each.

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          CapnMac permalink

          Well, current precedent seems to indicate that no presumptions are premissible based upon medical condition, pelagic state, or ability to use human senses.

          (See=Sea in germainc languages; Josรจ=Ioseph(ะัะตะฟั…)=Josef; pun=humor)

          Adores: 1
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          Thanks for the breadcrumbs Cappy. My synapses collapsed at the Germanic reference.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18

          I would only qualify for half of each

          Witch Which half?

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          Which half?*

          Half in that my brain only functions part of the way on Mondays—I’m a little dur dur* at that point. And regarding the other—I’m killer sweet.

          *I think today is politically incorrect Monday for me. I’m choosing to ignore the Christine O’Donnell reference. Hehe…

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18

          today is politically incorrect Monday

          I’m thinking Lola is about ready to jab me with her pecil…

          ๐Ÿ˜€

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          Is a “pecil” a cross between a penis and a pencil?

          ๐Ÿ™‚

          You know we love you Hammy….

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          Tacomagic permalink

          I think you just descovered the pecil!

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          That sounds like a handy tool. Where did Lola get hers?

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18

          Hay, I thot this waz know eror Munday!

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18

          Is a โ€œpecilโ€ a cross between a penis and a pencil?

          Yes! The nice thing about a Pecil is if you make a mistake with one end your can turn it around and erase it with the other…

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          Nice. Birth control.

          Adores: 8
        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          Ow.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          Grampdaddy permalink

          Is a โ€œpecilโ€ a cross between a penis and a pencil?

          The nice thing about it is that you’ll always have lead in it!

          *angrily mutters [Matt-ers] “Darn it, is that a Viagra joke! I don’t want to hear any more Viagra jokes.*

          Adores: 2
      • 2010 October 18
        Lola permalink

        For the record (Hammy!), I don’t know what a pecil is, don’t think I have one, and definitely didn’t touch Hammy with it!

        Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18

          *sobs*

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18
          kelli permalink

          Oh, the widdle puppy is sad. Let me get you pecil to chew.

          Adores: 7
  19. 2010 October 18

    NCV

    By: Nnvnvbv By Nbnvbn

    You down with NCV (Yeah you know BCV)
    You down with NCV (Yeah you know BCV)
    You down with NCV (Yeah you know BCV)
    Who’s down with NCV (Every last NVB)
    You down with NCV (Yeah you know BNV)
    You down with NCV (Yeah you know BNV)
    You down with NCV (Yeah you know BNV)
    Whoโ€™s down with NCV (All the NVB)

    Break it nvbn!

    Adores: 14
    • 2010 October 18
      Artsy Computer Geek permalink

      I’ve heard that. It’s the RDTS fight song.

      Adores: 6
    • 2010 October 18

      Kickin’ it old school, eh? Thanks for the earworm that I thought had died with hammer pants.

      Adores: 5
      • 2010 October 18
        Lola permalink

        That was my thought, Christina. When I was reading it (and singing along in my head), I quickly thought, “Why, hello 1991.”

        Adores: 4
  20. 2010 October 18

    nvbnvnvbvbnvbnv etc etc…

    So, THIS is the sound of one hand clapping. Turned out really boring, didn’t it?

    Adores: 8
    • 2010 October 18
      CapnMac permalink

      If this is the Enlightenment, shouldn’t there have been a very quiet loud noise?

      Adores: 2
    • 2010 October 18
      NotMyName permalink

      If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is around, does anyone care?

      Adores: 4
      • 2010 October 18
        CapnMac permalink

        See above–it’s only history if one person cares enough to write it down; and one other person cares enough to read what was written.

        Adores: 2
      • 2010 October 18
        Bombdude permalink

        If a man makes a statement alone in a forest, and there is nobody around to hear, is he still wrong?

        Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          CapnMac permalink

          Depends.
          This being No-Error Monday by (partial) proclamation, I’ll omit the tired saw about giving a house away being cheaper and simpler…

          That, and if we expound on whether Donne is right, or any of a slew of long-dead Greek thinkers have anything witty on the topic, the Mice could get mad and have a Vogon-built bypass built right through here.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          If a man makes a statement alone in a forest, and there is nobody around to hear, is he still wrong?

          Well, duh. YES! He’s a man……

          ๐Ÿ˜‰

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18

          If a man makes a statment alone in the woods it’s the same as if there was a woman there to hear it…*

          *Runs behind a tree*

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          So true. That’s because he’s talking to the ferns while he’s taking a pee and thinking she’s going to hear him 100 yards away.

          Adores: 8
        • 2010 October 18

          If it was a complaint it would be heard no problem ๐Ÿ˜€

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          La la la la la *I can’t hear you*

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          kelli permalink

          That what I like about you Mudsy; you’re so mature. ๐Ÿ™‚

          Adores: 7
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          Sometimes you just have to get down on their level kelli. Know what I mean? *wink wink*

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18

          Whoohoo!

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          CapnMac permalink

          “you just have to get down on their level”

          Ooh! OoH! Like you find a really smelly spot on the ground in the woods, and you roll around in it! And then, you go and find the rest of the Pack! ‘Cause they need a hug so they can be rubbed in the Smell, too!!!

          *tippy-toes, tail-wagging, turning-circles, happy-dog-dancing–leap!leap!*

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          You know Cappy, there is another use for duct tape…..you’re fixing to find out what that might be.

          *evil chuckle*

          Adores: 6
  21. 2010 October 18
    Meej permalink

    Gvzr, fpuzvzr. EBG13 vf snveyl fgnaqneq fghss, vfa’g vg?

    http://mcraigweaver.com/rot13.htm

    Adores: 1
  22. 2010 October 18
    Meej permalink

    Did this one remind anyone else of when MiniEB was posting a while back?

    Adores: 5
    • 2010 October 18
      LimeLolly permalink

      Hey– who figured out my ‘WOW’ username and password?

      Nobody read this ad.. forget you saw it.. dern hackers.

      Adores: 6
      • 2010 October 18
        NotMyName permalink

        Mwhahahah I’m taking all your gold.
        No wait, that’s not funny. That’s happened to me before. Damned hackers.

        Adores: 5
  23. 2010 October 18
    Kae permalink

    I’m squinting…I’ve almost got it…ah, there: “NOV BOY CORN V.BNY.”

    Nope. I don’t got it.

    Adores: 2
  24. 2010 October 18
    EclecticBlue permalink

    Lacawate, there’s no need count cats.
    I said, Lacawate, when you’re renting your [demonic] flats.
    I said, Lacawate, ’cause the comments don’t say RE:
    There’s no need to be a corey.

    Lacawate, this is not a disease.
    I said, Lacawate, when your truck’s full of bees.
    You can stay here, and I’m sure you will find
    Many ways to have a good time.

    It’s fun to stay at the N-C-V-B!
    It’s fun to stay at the N-C-V-B!

    Al has everything that you need to enjoy,
    You can hang out with little boys…

    It’s fun to stay at the N-C-V-B!
    It’s fun to stay at the N-C-V-B!

    Adores: 11
    • 2010 October 18
      NotMyName permalink

      Everything was fine until the third to last line, EB.

      Adores: 3
      • 2010 October 18
        EclecticBlue permalink

        Well, Al Sharpton is not only concerned about racism, but about pedophilia as well :-p

        Adores: 5
    • 2010 October 18
      mudslicker permalink

      Brought to you tonite!!! At the 40 watt!!!! The Village Pantry people!!!!

      Adores: 12
    • 2010 October 18
      Grampdaddy permalink

      ALL RIGHT, EB!!!! Elebenty + 11 adores!

      Adores: 2
  25. 2010 October 18
    Stephanae permalink

    Hey Little Four Toes, are you in hell
    Here on this ten-toed planet, where we dwell?
    You haven’t enough fingers, but for help you plead.
    It’s a message we can’t heed.
    Hey Little Four Toes, please go back home.

    Adores: 5
    • 2010 October 18
      Stephanae permalink

      Is anyone else a huge fan of Schoolhouse Rock?

      Adores: 6
      • 2010 October 18
        EclecticBlue permalink

        Apparently not :-p

        Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          So I’d gathered . . .

          Adores: 3
      • 2010 October 18
        Grampdaddy permalink

        Sorry, I just got here late – I was out with my friend, Bill.

        Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          That’s hardly an excuse if it was just Bill.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          Clinton? Or Murray?

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18
          Grampdaddy permalink

          I’m just a bill,
          up on Capitol Hill….

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          Windrose permalink

          Stephanae, you seem to have missed the School House Rock crowd. We have had many memorable and enjoyable conversations at YSaC regarding just this subject. I personally liked Zero, My Hero. 8)

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          I love Zero, My Hero! I’m also extremely fond of Three Is the Magic Number. But then, I can’t sniff at Lolly, Lolly, Lolly Get Your Adverbs Here. Oh never mind, I just like too many of them to name.

          Little Twelve Toes, on the other hand, is just kind of weird. But for some reason when I was trying to imagine why someone would only use four of the keys on the keyboard to post a CL ad, that song came to mind.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18
          Astrognash permalink

          I love Schoolhouse Rock, thanks to my parents buying us the special anniversary DVD thing.

          Conjunction Junction, what’s your function? Hookin’ up words and phrases and clauses…

          Adores: 3
      • 2010 October 18
        Bombdude permalink

        I was a very long time ago…

        Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          EclecticBlue permalink

          Does that put you in the same league as Grampdaddy?

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18

          [Saturday Morning in the early 70’s corey] I have them all on DVD. I was squarely in that demographic. We had to make all the “Time for Timer” snacks when they came on, and everything. This makes me want to make toothpick popsicles with horribly understrength Kool Aid right now. [Conjunction Junction/]

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          My demographic, too, Smedley. I can still recite the preamble to the constitution only because of Schoolhouse Rock. Sometimes I wonder how kids learn anything today without it.

          On a side note, do you remember any of the not-Schoolhouse Rock PSAs that were on around the same time? It’s about 35 years later, and I’m still trying to figure out the importance of Don’t Drown Your Food.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          That’s Don’t Drown Your Food.

          I can still sing it 35 years later. I still don’t know why this was important enough to infect me with a brain worm for life.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18

          Those PSA’s died out because advertisetrs were willing to pay more for the space than the Gov’t was willing to subsidize. Which sucks because they were very catchy mnemonic devices, and entertaining. Can you imagine what they would be like today? At the risk of being labeled, most would have to be “raps”, and at least a quarter of them would have to be in spanish. Cause we wouldn’t want to exclude anyone.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18

          I don’t have sound on this computer, I will have to look at it on the laptop later. (Not a euphemism.) I remember it as a paean to not wasting valuable ketchup.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          Well, certainly, it was very concerned about goop consumption.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18
          christina permalink

          My favorite PSA ever: We’re Not Candy

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          That one must have been after my time, although at least it seems like a useful message. The song doesn’t really stick with me, though. Maybe just because I’m not under 10 anymore.

          Adores: 2
  26. 2010 October 18

    NCVBCVBNVBNV
    nvbnvnvbvbnvbnvbnvbn

    I’d like to buy a vowel Pat…

    Adores: 3
    • 2010 October 18
      mudslicker permalink

      Fresh out of vowels. Except for “y” and that’s only sometimes.

      Adores: 4
      • 2010 October 18

        NY CAVE BE CALVE BY NY VIE BY NY IVY

        Hmmm, nope still got nuthin’ I’ll spin Pat.

        Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          LurkRealClose permalink

          NY CAVE BE CALVE BY NY VIE BY NY IVY

          Oh, that clears it all up. New York cave (I forget how to make links, again: http://www.stonebridgeandcaves.com/), Calve (obviously a typo, they meant halve, it’s on sale) by NY (it’s technically in NY, and not that close to NYC, but I guess if you were coming from Japan…), Vie (we’re fighting) by NY (over whether it’s really near NYC) Ivy (covers the rocks near the cave, that’s how you can tell when you’re near it).

          For Sale: New York Cave! Half price! Near NYC! Ivy covered!

          See? It all makes sense. ๐Ÿ™‚

          Excpet….why would someone try to sell a cave on Craigslist?

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          Go look at a bunch of the other stuff people sell on CL, then ask yourself the same question.

          Hint: People are stupid.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          sarajean80 permalink

          Excpet*โ€ฆ.why would someone try to sell a cave on Craigslist?

          That’s exactly where I’d look if I were looking to buy a cave. All the best hermits sell their caves on CraigsList.

          *The no-edits fairy strikes again.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          mudslicker permalink

          I think that’s actually Latin.

          It’s not “cave” but pronounced cav-AY.

          You know, like Cave Empa Lumpa*, which means, “Let the little orange people beware.”

          *a.k.a. Oompa-Loompa

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18

          I will solve the puzzle Pat.

          Not Currently Viable Because Chlorine Volume Bleaches Nerves Very Brightly, Not Vaguely.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          Oh I know! This is the password to get into the orbiting cave of technological wonders!

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18

          There is no password, but you have to be able to hold your breath for the 22,000 mile walk to orbit…

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18

          Be wary of any breathing aparatus that Hammy might offer you for the trip.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          Lola permalink

          For that matter, don’t put anything Hammy offers you in your mouth, or even near it.

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          Hmm. No. It could be a pecil.

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          Astrognash permalink

          Oh, come on Hammy, do you really expetc us to believe that your Orbiting Cave of Technological Wonders (which you are preparing to land in New York to sell on Craigslist once the new Hall of Justice goes into orbit) doesn’t have both a password and a mandatory strip search as well?

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18

          Well, there is the mandatory bio hazard spray down and the super secret hand shake…

          *uses tractor beam to hide Lola’s Dove bars*

          Adores: 5
        • 2010 October 18
          kelli permalink

          Dove bars as in soap or as in chocolate and/or chocolate ice cream bars. If it’s the latter, you’d better share.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18

          The latter, But according to Lola you shouldn’t eat anything Hammy…

          *Uses tractor beam to dangle a nummy dove bar just out of Kelli’s reach*

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18
          kelli permalink

          Maybe I should get a ladder.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          Lola permalink

          No Dove bars here (so if he tells you they’re mine, it’s a lie) … but if my Green & Blacks is missing, somebody’s in the doghouse!

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18

          Hey! I mostly never lie!

          Adores: 4
  27. 2010 October 18

    This looks like what happens if I have a rat running around on the desk while I’m typing.

    Adores: 3
    • 2010 October 18
      Stephanae permalink

      I know what you mean. I have two adorable pet rats, myself.

      Adores: 3
  28. 2010 October 18
    Stephanae permalink

    [OT]Is my avatar showing up for anyone? I still see a pink square. I uploaded an image several days ago to gravatar, so it should be working soon, yes?[/OT]

    Adores: 2
    • 2010 October 18
      NotMyName permalink

      I see 4 white diamonds in a pink square in a white diamond in a pink square with 8 tiny white diamonds.

      Adores: 2
      • 2010 October 18
        Stephanae permalink

        Okay, so that would be no, my avatar is not showing up for you. ๐Ÿ˜›

        How long does it usually take for this to happen?

        Adores: 2
      • 2010 October 18
        Bombdude permalink

        I have been seeing what looks like a multicolor photo (purple face, something red and something else green in the lower left corner) of a female human for most of the day.

        Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 19
          Stephanae permalink

          That sounds like an apt description of my pic!

          Adores: 2
    • 2010 October 18
      kelli permalink

      I don’t see it, you’re still a quilt square. Did you set the image rating on gravitar to G?

      Adores: 4
      • 2010 October 18
        Stephanae permalink

        Oh, I may have put it at a PG. I guess that’s possibly the problem?

        Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          kelli permalink

          Avatars that are rated anything other than G won’t show up here or on most blogs that are not designated as “mature content”

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          kelli permalink

          Oh and you should be able to change the rating and get it to show up here without too much fuss.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          Thanks, Kelly! At least I know how to fix it now.

          Adores: 2
        • 2010 October 18
          Stephanae permalink

          Yikes, thanks, Kelli, I mean.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          Windrose permalink

          No Error Monday, f’getabattit. Also, clear your cookies and cash, haha, and place three white feathers in your hair while dancing in the first rain of the season. That should do it.

          Adores: 6
        • 2010 October 18
          kelli permalink

          place three white feathers in your hair while dancing in the first rain of the season

          Windy, I believe you left out the word “skyclad” after dancing in that bit.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          I don’t know what “skyclad” is, but wouldn’t there be a greater chance of success if she was dancing naked, like in books, and movies?

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18
          kelli permalink

          NMN, skyclad is naked.

          Adores: 4
        • 2010 October 18
          NotMyName permalink

          Oh. What you said, then.

          Adores: 3
        • 2010 October 18

          They were groundclad at Woodstock.

          Adores: 5
  29. 2010 October 18
    Stephanae permalink

    Yay. We made it work. Thanks for the help everyone. I think it was the feathers and skyclad dancing that did it. Although there was no rain.

    Adores: 3
    • 2010 October 18
      Windrose permalink

      Steph, it’s beautiful! Glad it worked.

      Adores: 4
    • 2010 October 18
      Grampdaddy permalink

      You did, of course, video the dance so you could post it in the fora for us to see and comment upon. We won’t tell Hammy it is there because….well, just because.

      Adores: 3
      • 2010 October 18
        Stephanae permalink

        Well, I did, of course video the dance. At least, I think one of my neighbor’s did. But I just learned today that this is a G-rated site, so I can’t post it in the fora.

        Adores: 3
      • 2010 October 18
        LurkRealClose permalink

        Grampdaddy – we won’t have to tell Hammy, once it’s posted on the internetz, he’ll just know.

        Adores: 3
      • 2010 October 18

        What are you guys talking abou…Oh!

        *Wags*

        Adores: 3
    • 2010 October 18
      Bombdude permalink

      I’m having the same issue, I changed mine days ago, but I still see the same old one.

      Yes all pix in the round robin are G rated.

      Adores: 3
      • 2010 October 19
        CapnMac permalink

        Gravatar seems to be showing a different image thand the one displayed on WP pages of late. Which could just be a WordPress issue. Mine ought to be the round emblem from current employ; but it’s the old school pin that is displaying here.

        Adores: 1
  30. 2010 October 18
    SilvaNoir permalink

    Finally, a CL ad that speaks to my frame of mind on Mondays

    dfkdlfjkldkfjj

    Adores: 7
    • 2010 October 18
      Windrose permalink

      Silva, you’re so funny!

      Adores: 4
      • 2010 October 18
        Astrognash permalink

        Silva, you had me at dfkd.

        Adores: 7
    • 2010 October 18
      MandaB permalink

      Silva, that is EXACTLY what I say when my alarm goes off each morning.

      Adores: 5
  31. 2010 October 18
    Addicted Reader permalink

    Hey guys, just stopping in to tell you how much I missed you. I don’t really have time to read comments anymore, and some days don’t even have time to read the post! Darn real life and my need for lots of sleep taking up all my time.

    I don’t have anything clever to add about the ad, since I’m too tired for coming up with a code. I didn’t even think that Dan’s comments might be a code until it was pointed out.

    Ah well. I hope to be around more often!

    Adores: 4
    • 2010 October 18
      Lola permalink

      I noticed you had been away. Please do come by whenever you’re able. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Adores: 3
    • 2010 October 18
      MandaB permalink

      You have been missed! Must be the adorable haircut keeping you busy! ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Also missing recently – Moira. Did I miss something?

      Adores: 3
      • 2010 October 18
        Windrose permalink

        She’s still active on Facebook. I’ll drop her a line and see how the mead is coming.

        Adores: 3
  32. 2010 October 18
    Windrose permalink

    Oh, Manda! Manda B! I have something SPECIAL for you! Yes, a mint-condition Punchity Punch Punch!

    G’Night, North Decoder!

    Adores: 4
    • 2010 October 19
      MandaB permalink

      Ooh! That was special. And Minty!!!

      I like what you did there with the North Decoder. That’s good stuff! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Adores: 4
      • 2010 October 19

        Having your north decoded is a lot more pleasant the having your south decoded…ow!

        Adores: 4
  33. 2010 October 19
    LimeLolly permalink

    It’s 11:30 PM CST and I decided to run this ‘phrase’ through the whiskey transfabulator…. all I got was a hic and pppbbbttt.

    I tried the catulator next, but he just rolled over and swiped at me… no tuna. Good Night, Fanexl… ’til next we meet.

    Adores: 3
    • 2010 October 19

      pppbbbttt… Isn’t that the sound the mouse had to make to get the motorcycle to move?

      Adores: 3
  34. 2010 October 19
    Bavec permalink

    Between this post and the hangover, I think my brain just exploded. Oh look there’s a piece over there..

    Adores: 3

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