The Daily Dog: what did we do before the internet?
UPDATED
Productive things, that’s what. Well those days are over. Today I took the brave step of combining two time-suckers into one awesome hobby: stupid dog pics as motivational posters. Although I’m not sure what’s exactly motivating about any of these but no one ever said I had to make sense.
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I did these with . I love it so hard.
Extremely Important Breaking Update: commenter 14-karat makes magic happen after the fold.
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And this one from Jim Carson:
You really are a twisted, demented woman. No wonder I like you so much.
June 16th, 2008 at 7:09 pmAnd now, your time-wasting is hurting my productivity…
June 16th, 2008 at 7:10 pmOkay, now my sides are aching….
June 16th, 2008 at 7:12 pmis for Eric E.
June 16th, 2008 at 7:18 pmROFL!
June 16th, 2008 at 7:31 pmHeh. Most excellent, 14k.
June 16th, 2008 at 7:36 pmnow that’s funny!
June 16th, 2008 at 7:54 pmAnd this is for Rachel.
June 16th, 2008 at 7:58 pmThat’s Sunny and grin bins, Homer Simpson and pork chops, or me and Cheetohs.
In the Saddest Bee, I swear that Sunny’s lower lip is quivering.
June 16th, 2008 at 8:03 pmAnd for the rest of us …
I can’t make the whole thing fit here, but here’s a thumbnail.
June 16th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
The bee suit and the caption - I think that is they ying and yang of the motivational poster world.
Quite simply, perfect.
June 16th, 2008 at 8:46 pm14-and-change, that is simply Teh Awesome! Along with the Hate poster, I hope Rachel makes this into a poster bling.
June 16th, 2008 at 8:48 pmwhy do I visit right before bedtime? I’m supposed to be winding down, and now cuz I’m laughing so danged hard I won’t get to sleep.
June 16th, 2008 at 9:10 pmGenius! Pure genius!
June 16th, 2008 at 9:31 pmNow you have me laughing.
June 16th, 2008 at 9:43 pmSince we’re all bastardizing the handle of 14,564+change, I’m going to go with 14 Karat.
This is NOT a statement of your purity
June 16th, 2008 at 9:45 pmFarking awesome!!! I LOVE 14,564+change’s version. =D
June 16th, 2008 at 9:52 pmI accept. I am henceforth 14 Karat, aka 14 K.
Pshaw. I posted a picture of Christ on a Cookie in the “I hope I’m dead by the time these numbers change for the worse..” thread.
The Virgin Mary I ain’t.
I was looking for something less cumbersome, but 14,564+change had some significance to me recently, and it helped to embrace that handle for the short term.
You are a gentleman and a scholar. And I am now a golden commenter. Win-win. I’ll steal from Rachel — “farkin’ shiny”. Cuz’, you know, “render her speechless”, and all that De Beers crap. Diamond in the rough, coupled with the gold post.
Thanks!
June 16th, 2008 at 9:52 pmI have comments about 2 earlier, unrelated posts, so instead of going back I’m just going to be totally unsubtle and just slam them onto the most recent post i can find.
#1, WHARRGARBL: I looked at this and chuckled. Then I looked at it again and was incapacitated by laughter for about a minute. When I came to, it caught my eye once more, at which point the cycle repeated. Then I looked one more time for a final chuckle. I also laughed while I was typing this, just thinking about it. Made my night.
#2, Don’t think for one minute that you’ve seen the last of Sometimes I’ve imagined what my life would be like if I were famous (hint: I’m not!). I imagined that 1 million people had heard my name, which would still be less famous than any American Idol reject. Let’s say that in the best case scenario I could get 60% of those people to love me. That would be doing pretty good, huh? You follow so far?
So, let’s say of the remaining people, half of them just don’t care about me one way or the other. That still leaves 200,000 people who would h… h… HATE MY GUTS!!!!11!!!1 And I’d just have to get over this because that’s the way percentages work. (I’m an avid poker player… percentages are basically my religion.)
You, Rachel, have not exactly reached the AI-reject level of fame yet, but best of luck if you do. I wish you 200,000 more haters so long as they come along with 600,000 more admirers.
June 16th, 2008 at 10:17 pm14 Karat,
Glad you like it. It also fits with what yet-another redhead said a while back, “Look! Something shiny!” (How many redheads frequent this blog, anyway?)
I just ditched my handle (Carbo) after reading a on commenter anonymity at one of my other favorite blogs. There were some very good arguments for anonymity from one’s co-workers there.
But I have no coworkers. I used to have constituents to hide from, but that’s no longer the case, either.
June 16th, 2008 at 11:36 pmCARBO! You’ve revealed your sooper-seekrit identity!
I’m so glad it’s you. I have enjoyed your comments for ages! I also posted an LOL for you recently, for reference.
I had to go the other way, unfortunately. I am really pissed off about it, but I REALLY upset some unhappy folk.
It’s an honor you helped me with this handle.
Let’s just say my previous handle had to do with the resultant negativity and what I had to ultimately do.
Oh, I forgot to mention, it was not an anonymous email address, so it really was an issue for me.
Thanks so much again.
June 16th, 2008 at 11:41 pmSplit,
Huh? That was a lot of verbiage, I’m still not certain what you said. And, speaking of odds, the odds are I never will understand. But damn, Rachel and her extraordinary talent is an absolute Kick!
June 17th, 2008 at 12:03 amLove ‘em! I spent an hour or so yesterday laughing at the RPG motivational posters. If you know the difference between “chaotic neutral” and “lawful good” then you have to be a nerd.
Which means that if I print them out and put them on the wall then either my friends won’t understand them (likely), or or if they do, then they might make off with my model of Earth Force One from B5. It’s currently in the loft but I figure if I’m going to come out of the closet then I might as well do it in style.
Going along with the spirit of not being anonymous any more, my name is Rob Farrington and I am a sad sci-fi geek! Can I please now have a hug from someone dressed as Princess Leia?
June 17th, 2008 at 12:09 amrob F,
If Rachel will pardon my presumption, here is a recent quiz I got 15/16 on, so, yeah.
Trailer park geek. Yeah, it’s a distinction I own with honor. Frack, it’s been too many years, I can’t remember all the specifics of my characters (sigh).
Oh, and
And now
June 17th, 2008 at 12:14 amThere are no atheists in aluminum cans.
Oh shit. I started it all again! Come and get me you angry evangelical atheists!!
June 17th, 2008 at 3:04 amOk, I think somebody here needs to figure out how I can get a decent sized poster of the Rachellucas.com one because, seriously, that is genius and my apartment suddenly feels so empty without it.
June 17th, 2008 at 3:42 amRachel, what a brilliant idea. And 14 karat has a genius for this - had me in stitches..
June 17th, 2008 at 4:11 am1) 14k’s new name: yay because I couldn’t remember it and type it w/o cutting and pasting
2) Split’s reference to WHARGARBL: Hah! because that’s the one I still am laughing about just thinking about it now.
3) anonymity: I’ll just keep my name the way it is, thanks. You’ll notice I didn’t put any full face photos on my (craptacular) site (also not a real redhead, my particular shade of brown is boring, is all). I am only comfortable going halfway non-anonymous, I’ve not hid what state (maybe even area) I live in, and I think that’s good enough. I have one published paper (and many more on the way, hopefully!) in the area of Chemistry, if you can find me out by a first initial and unknown last name, then you’re just creepy and should work for the CIA (the two of you who know my name don’t count!
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4) glad to see the comments got back on track before I posted, otherwise I’d question Rachel leaving you guys alone at night!
troublemakers!
Speak of jacking threads:
I’m going to be in Philly 4 July weekend, tell me what to do or see in the good parts of town.
June 17th, 2008 at 6:22 amYep, I use a pseudonym, but with almost no effort you can find my real name. With a lot more digging you probably could find my picture too (and I mean a serious amount of digging.)
Riding the bus is always more fun with a nice driver!
I think my link on the chain is at least one down from the top.
June 17th, 2008 at 7:21 amRachel,
I’ll echo Joan of Argghh! Please create a saddest bee seething with hate poster/print. Makes a great gift!
Becs wants one, and I’d rather get if from you than Cafepress …
Which reminds me — you need to copyright that, or else put some kind of disclaimer on your site regarding reproducing original materials without the permission of the owner (if I missed it, sorry!)
June 17th, 2008 at 7:59 am14k -
I am SO on it. I think the original Bee pic is high enough resolution to make a poster, and if so, I am totally doing it.
And you’re right, I do need to copyright that thing but I don’t want to sully the image itself. I’ll have to figure something out on that.
June 17th, 2008 at 8:25 amMy eyes! The goggles do nothing!
June 17th, 2008 at 8:26 amRachel Lucas Says:
Wow! I had to post and run on another thread last night — engulfed by thunderstorms again! — and I come back to discover that it’s actually Christmas!
Two of my favorite commenters have shiny new handles, and now we’re gonna have the most awesome posters!
I’m of the semi-anonymous persuasion. That moniker was actually bestowed upon me — on the western shore of the pond! — in 1960! Yes, I had a very peculiar upbringing — raised by librarians!
I’ll be keeping it semi, though, for the sake of my offspring — it’s bad enough that they have to be seen with me in public :).
June 17th, 2008 at 8:55 amYes, that was painful! Couldn’t close that tab fast enough — fortunately, though, the Padawan was out of doors!
14k,
June 17th, 2008 at 8:57 amTook the quiz and also scored 15/16 — except that I’ve never played D’n’D! See what I mean? Peculiar!
I would buy the HATE-bee poster on a t-shirt in about 2 seconds. Name your price.
June 17th, 2008 at 8:58 amThe short bus can’t drive itself…. oh dear GOD I laughed so hard at that one! WELL DONE, 14 karat!
June 17th, 2008 at 9:13 am[OOPS Sorry I forgot to change my handle on this computer]
Okay, so now I feel like I can link the
Thanks for the fun waste of time, Rchl.
June 17th, 2008 at 9:24 amHeh - thanks for reminding me of WHARGARBL… Good times. And these posters are all genius. At this rate my productivity will start reversing and projects I’ve already finished will come undone.
Yay Rachl Lukis and all her faboo commenters!
June 17th, 2008 at 9:25 am14K you are a genius. I updated with the naughty version too.
Oh and I am making the Hate image into posters and t-shirts as we speak.
June 17th, 2008 at 9:33 amJune 17th, 2008 at 9:46 am
I have to say I abhor anonymousnousosity (so it isn’t a word, I prefer it to anonymity) but since my handle is not only an indicator of who and where I am but what I do I’ll keep it. By the way, in this neck of the woods, which isn’t the state, it’s pronounced Nuh-vay-duh.
June 17th, 2008 at 10:10 amJim “the commenter formerly known as Carbo” Carson:
That article at Watt’s Up With That pretty well sums up why I use my real name when commenting here. It’s my way of saying that I stand behind what I write and take responsibility for it.
Of course, I can afford to do that because Pat Berry is a . But then, so is Jim Carson.
June 17th, 2008 at 10:21 amHey, I scored 15/16 on the quiz, too. But I do play FFXI online and WoW. I think that some of the skin diseases would make great character names!
I’m also semi-anonymous online. My husband often annoys people on political message boards, and at a place where we both used to post, another member figured out where he was from Googling me. A site that I had forgotten about signing up for had our location much more specific than the SE Michigan that he confesses to. Most of my real-life co-workers know my screen name, and several of my on-line acquaintances know my first name in addition to my screen name. But I’ve been naleta for several years, now, and it’s part of who I am.
It’s a personal choice on my part, and I would never post something as naleta that I would not say face-to-face. Too bad there are so many idiots out there who don’t see their on-line personas as part of themselves.
June 17th, 2008 at 10:22 amHeh. So it is. I began commenting anonymously because I was serving a city council term, and didn’t want ALL my views made public.
♪Here come the mayor, face is hidden from the light♪
Given my admittedly extremist views about political speech, my anonymity was a bit hypocritical.
Oh well, the voters freed me from that constraint. Now I take solace in the fact that Barry Goldwater and Winston Churchill were also summarily dismissed.
What? I can dream.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:20 pmYou’ve given my screen saver a whole new life.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:45 pmI now have a Hate-Bee t-shirt coming from Zazzle. I’m beyond excited. I will wear it proudly.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:51 pmSo I’ve decided that I’m 90% likely to buy the Hate shirt. But I’m going to change the layout. I’m not a fan of big huge things on the front of a shirt, so I’m gonna put the picture on the back and rachellucas.com on the pocket orientation on the front.
the only problem with this plan is i don’t get to see people’s faces when they see the picture.
June 17th, 2008 at 1:09 pmI dunno, I think Demotivators just scream for being made into a Calendar.
June 17th, 2008 at 2:52 pmAt the rate 14k is cranking them out, we may just get that Christmas wish, too — maybe even for Christmas?
June 17th, 2008 at 4:54 pmI got 14 out of 16 on the quiz, and I’ve also never played D&D. I do have a little eczema, though, which I didn’t see on the quiz.
I agree that WHARRGARBL is in a class by itself. I couldn’t take my eyes off it.
And I’ll stick with semianonymous for now. It’s stood me in good stead so far.
June 17th, 2008 at 7:37 pmJim,
I have been running this through my head trying to figure it out since I read it and WHAMMO … and yes, being this thick does occasionally hurt.
Seger. “Fire Down Below”.
Politician’s version, I assume?
June 18th, 2008 at 1:21 pmNevadaDailySteve - Have y’all been getting enough rain up there? We live over by Stockton Lake and we haven’t had nearly as much as Springfield has. It keeps skirting around south of us for some reason. Not that I’m complaining, mind you. I think we’re supposed to get some more tonight and tomorrow.
June 19th, 2008 at 10:16 am14 Karat,
My occasional flashes of synapses are a medical miracle, given that my head is made entirely of wood.
It seems that I’ve created my own little Mondegreen, because that’s what I always thought the lyric was.
Now if you’ll excuse me while I kiss this guy…
June 20th, 2008 at 9:11 amJim Carson,
But my all time favorite is “wrapped up like a douche” …
June 20th, 2008 at 1:14 pm