More Fun Than A Mayonnaise Enema
From the monthly archives:
As you may have noticed I have dismantled the landing page. It offended me with its insistent demands for endless additional clicks. If you ever grow sentimental for it, it now answers to the name “Site Map.”
Pray that you don’t offend me as well, or I might change your name to Smedley…
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Carping Diem:
Having been gone just long enough to give us to hope for a complete cure, the intractable Dr. Harold Toboggans returns to further inflict himself upon a woefully unprepared world.
(If you have ruby slippers in your possession, now would be a good time to start clicking.)
Today’s dispensation of dedication…
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Today I am borrowing a page from Joel at Crummy Church Signs, who I trust will not get upset if I accidentally spindle, fold, or mutilate it in my excitement as I present the first, and possibly last, Crummy School Shirt post.
The article of clothing in question was given to my wife, the Hot Comma Momma, as a token of respect from certain unsavory individuals who had previously lured her away from OC headquarters and onto her Adventures in Another Country…
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I was honored recently by a visit from Sher the humorwriter, who kindly assaulted me in a joyous hit-and-run commenting.
A humorist of the female persuasion, well acquainted with the institution of marriage, Sher graciously volunteered her expertise upon the unsuspecting topic of honey-do lists.
As a husband of some experience, I am no stranger to nag-lists and had not long ago offered my own viewpoint regarding a very specific list bestowed upon me by the lovely and thoughtful Hot Comma Momma…
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Having used the dark and damp confines of this site to cultivate huge crops of blatant ridiculousity, I had assumed that everyone was aware that what passes for information around here is to be used strictly for entertainment purposes only. Allow me to state for the record, and for any humor-policing agencies that may be monitoring this publication, that I had no idea that anyone was taking this stuff literally. However, while trolling through the webosphere I have discovered several accounts of misguided individuals who appear to be doing just that…
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Serious Thoughts on Commenting
by Brent on September 25, 2007
in Uncategorized
Today I am going to take a moment to interrupt the generally humorous content of the Ominous Comma and try to explain my view on the role of comments on this site.
Blogging purists like to speak of blogs as conversations, where an author introduces a topic and everyone can add their opinions and experiences in an orderly fashion. One of the roles of the author/blogger then, is to moderate the comments and ensure that a clear and coherent discussion ensues.
This is a format that works well for blogs that are discussing issues or actual events…
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