Young or old
If I may be so bold
But the end of the line
Is mine
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Over 90 days ago
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Once again, Dave makes that old smudge trick work to his advantage.. as his wing man I'll just slip right in here..
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I'm here now..
Don't ask how..
I'm from another planet..
Where there are no girls named Janet..
We named them all December..
Because it was easier to remember..
I know you think that is just silly..
But at first we were going to name them all Willy..
Don't ask how..
I'm from another planet..
Where there are no girls named Janet..
We named them all December..
Because it was easier to remember..
I know you think that is just silly..
But at first we were going to name them all Willy..
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yes.. the bunch of you needs to finish my yard and hedges.. I'll be right here..
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Depends on whether or not it was a projectile sneeze.. if just once I say "bless you".. the second time I say "bless you again".. the third time I give them a roll of paper towels and my dry cleaning invoice..
Do you wish they would bring back the old distinctive designs and styles of cars so you can tell them apart again?
Do you wish they would bring back the old distinctive designs and styles of cars so you can tell them apart again?
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I think what Andy had in mind was a members' choice selection open to voting by all members, not a small panel of selected judges. Do I have that right, Andy?
I believe that's how I read it too.. but that's already what happens.. members are voting and it always comes down to who has the most friends willing to vote as opposed to the level of quality of the piece.. I'm not saying they aren't one in the same, but it is analogous to North Dakota trying to keep up with California in number of votes..
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Hmmmm.. good question.. I would say check yourself and if you had it coming, man or woman up and take it from there.. if you feel you didn't have it coming.. well who needs friends like that.. dump the drama and send them down the road..
Would you ever keep someone's avatar who you didn't consider a friend?
Would you ever keep someone's avatar who you didn't consider a friend?
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You twirled, leapt, and swirled.. as I take my place behind you..
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There has been many attempts and suggestions over the years on how to fix a faulty voting system and at the same time reward excellence in writing. This is another good one, but it still maintains the same issues that currently exist. 1) all the mods here are strictly volunteer and to ask them to take on anything else would be patently unfair; 2) any process involving member voting will always end up a popularity contest as it is now.
However, all that being said, there is a shaft of daylight in Andy's recommendation and could possibly alleviate some of the heavy responsibilities of being a mod. Perhaps an esteemed panel of SS authors can be conjoined. Each SS member can nominate a current SS author to be on the panel. The top 7 will be an impartial panel of judges which would read and select the top 3 stories and 3 poems each month, ie. 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Each SS author would be allowed to present for consideration only their "top 2" stories and poems per month. It doesn't matter if they posted 10 pieces of work that month, they would have to decide their best 2 to be judged.
To instill some excitement in the process, all work presented could be listed on the front page and as each judge reads and votes it could be updated daily and shown in a moving up and down accordingly on the list. Each judge would assign his/her vote from 1-10 per story/poem. Obviously the vote totals would be calculated and thus winners would be reflected. A perfect vote would be 70 (a 10 from each judge, highly unlikely). Judges would read and vote independently.
Since it is a voluntary panel as well and we all have other lives, that's why I'm suggesting a 2 piece limit for stories and poems per SS author (max 4 pieces each).
Anyways.. just a thought.
EDIT: I'm also suggesting to do away with the current system of mod voting and front page lists.. mods would only monitor story appropriateness and not be responsible to vote or recommend..
However, all that being said, there is a shaft of daylight in Andy's recommendation and could possibly alleviate some of the heavy responsibilities of being a mod. Perhaps an esteemed panel of SS authors can be conjoined. Each SS member can nominate a current SS author to be on the panel. The top 7 will be an impartial panel of judges which would read and select the top 3 stories and 3 poems each month, ie. 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Each SS author would be allowed to present for consideration only their "top 2" stories and poems per month. It doesn't matter if they posted 10 pieces of work that month, they would have to decide their best 2 to be judged.
To instill some excitement in the process, all work presented could be listed on the front page and as each judge reads and votes it could be updated daily and shown in a moving up and down accordingly on the list. Each judge would assign his/her vote from 1-10 per story/poem. Obviously the vote totals would be calculated and thus winners would be reflected. A perfect vote would be 70 (a 10 from each judge, highly unlikely). Judges would read and vote independently.
Since it is a voluntary panel as well and we all have other lives, that's why I'm suggesting a 2 piece limit for stories and poems per SS author (max 4 pieces each).
Anyways.. just a thought.
EDIT: I'm also suggesting to do away with the current system of mod voting and front page lists.. mods would only monitor story appropriateness and not be responsible to vote or recommend..
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Sorry Sunil.. but you need to improve on your bird watching skills..
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zanticcy.. a curious phenomena where red wine always tastes like moose guano.
Andy tried to explain that his zanticcy caused him to spew all over Reb's wax bean and okra casserole.
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Andy tried to explain that his zanticcy caused him to spew all over Reb's wax bean and okra casserole.
gardoosh
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harpagon.. the act of playing "Watusi Lust" on a harp during the pagon ritual of smashing ripe figs on a zebra wearing only galoshes and a sweatband.
Gypsy couldn't participate in the nightly harpagon because she lost her sweatband.
furble
Gypsy couldn't participate in the nightly harpagon because she lost her sweatband.
furble
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Dave.. gather the kids in front of you and take them to the park.. I got this..
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Quote by authorised1960Quote by gypsy
Hyponpharangytis
This rare aquatic bird -- of the order Hypondreas Almostus Wipedouteus -- survives only in a small highly secret and protected enclave somewhere off the coast of Cornwall, in England. The bird is most easily identified by its cough-like mating call, from whence it gained its name. Only sixteen mating pairs are known to exist in the wild and none have ever been bred in captivity.
"Ah, that is undoubtedly the mating call of the Hyponpharangytis bird!"
elastoenthnicitatiousness
elastoenthnicitatiousness... a condition more commonly referred to as "funhouse mirror face"..
Paul's elastoenthnicitatiousness makes Andy laugh and saves him the cost of a carnival ticket.
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