Elemental Voting (bumped) June 16, 2006
Posted by Retired Geezer in Science, Websites.trackback
Vote for the Official Innocent Bystanders Chemical Element
You can vote once per day.
I'll close the polls in one week, or as soon as *my* choice, Chlorine has a substantial lead.
UPDATE BY MICHAEL — The Race Heats Up!!!:
It looked like Carbon had this election won, especially after an endorsement by Politburo Diktat and defections to Carbon by skinbad and Retired Geezer.
But now Tim Worstall has come out swinging on behalf of Gallium, which has suddenly surged into a second place tie with the fading Chlorine. This isn't over yet.
Every day, this place gets a little more weird.
For added thrills, I added the ‘Vote once per day’ clause, or as I like to call it, the Democratic Option..
No wait, that would be more than once per day.
Hi guys ! I am still traveling seeing friends and now I’m down to family. I love them, so why do I feel such a need for a nice merlot? Lots of merlot? I can’t answer that question, can you?
You want to know what love is? It’s 9 hours at 6 flags when one doesn’t even like damn amusement parks.
I’ve had some merlot, can you tell?
I’ve had some merlot, can you tell?
Yes.
How can you not like Six Flags? The one in San Antonio (formerly Fiesta Texas) is music themed and we used to buy season passes when the kids were little. You can catch some good shows there — we just happened to go one evening when Martina McBride was playing (before she got really huge). It was always great for a family night out. Or a night when you just turned loose the kids with a bunch of their little friends and relaxed until they were exhausted.
It’s 9 hours at 6 flags when one doesn’t even like damn amusement parks.
When Sparkle sobers up, let's all remember to give her shit for using a bad word.
I mean, really. I should probably ban her ass for that. She wouldn't put up with that crap on her site.
On the other other hand, Sparkle's ass would be missed around here, so just this once I'm going to be lenient.
But I'm warning you, Sparkle, we're trying to maintain a frickin' family-friendly site here, OK? So show up sober next time.
How can I not like it? Uhh.. massive amounts of unkept people. Really really unkept people (and I am being very generous here with descriptions because I am nice that way) It was hot and the food and drink were so expensive they should have been arrested for price gouging.
Give me a beach, a beer, and towel and I’m happy. Who needs rides? I mean really.
I allow “dam” and “ass” on my site. Those are good words. Descriptive wonderful words. Some words are just….crude. Those I don’t allow.
I love my blog. It’s my little Kingdom. Btw, my editor at the Chronicle is getting all sorts of hate mail about me. I am a rightwing NUT, dont cha know, I give me maybe 1 more month over there.
massive amounts of unkept people
You meant to say "unkempt."
Sparkle, it's time to drink some coffee and save your liver (see post below).
you are right..Unkempt. Damn the Merlot!
I think she’s lobbying to get Merlot included in the Element voting.
you are right..Unkempt. Damn the Merlot!
Yes, damn that Merlot. Because otherwise, you would remember to capitalize the beginning of your sentence, and not end a sentence with two periods and no space. I’m just pointing out the obvious. Coffee, girl, get some coffee.
You know, if you were really the flirt you pretend to be you would be taking advantage of my drunken state and asking me interesting questions instead of correcting my typing.
What a nerd! Really!
rws –
How do you know Michael doesn’t get off on lecturing women about typos? There are weirder fetishes.
Btw, my editor at the Chronicle is getting all sorts of hate mail about me.
I wouldn’t worry about that. Your editor might be concerned if he was getting no email about you. But he’s not. Your editor is primarily concerned about subscriber revenue, and hate mail is not necessarily a bad thing.
It’s a question of balance. I don’t think you want to go so far that you end up as the Ann Coulter of Houston.
Consider AOSHQ. Ace tolerated trolls like Mike because, I assume, they were generating controversy, traffic, and ad revenue. Then it went too far, and he noticed that many of his regulars were dropping out and retreating to friendlier sites, like this one. Then came the Night of the Long Knives at AOSHQ.
It has occurred to me that the fast start of Innocent Bystanders owes a lot to Mike.
So, it’s OK to be controversial if that generates traffic, and ultimately revenue. It’s not OK to be obnoxious and drive people away. I really don’t think you have to worry about that.
Steve,
True. You should see my exclamation points! Drool worthy. Really!
And my tight litttle capitalization? It just doesn’t get any better.
Michael,
Oh, I am not obnoxious at all. Although I would be if I could make the money Ann makes.
It has occurred to me that the fast start of Innocent Bystanders owes a lot to Mike.
Yeah, it was Mike. Sure. Whatever.
By the way, that’s a very poorly worded sentence.
It has occurred to me that the fast start of Innocent Bystanders owes a lot to Mike.
Very poor, indeed.
RWS –
Are your exclamation points more exclamatory when it’s cold? I heard that after having kids a woman’s capitalization isn’t quite as tight.
WTF is wrong with that sentence? How would you rewrite it?
Michael –
I think this is a little clearer.
It has occurred to me that the fast start of Innocent Bystanders owes a lot to terrorist hemorhoids.
Steve,
You think you can get me to talk dirty just cuz I’m a bit tipsey?? You just go where I don’t. When I said “tight little” I was thinking more “ass.” Which is much more sexy imo. But no, you have to go to extremes.
I don’t need to talk dirty, I am all action. Your young little puppy self couldn’t keep up with me.
If sex was a fight, I’d kick your ass.
More merlot!
Where’s Emma Peel when you need her? (Probably contemplating her cervix.)
It has occurred to me that the fast start of Innocent Bystanders owes a lot to Mike.
Your sentence implies that “fast start” is indebted to Mike, rather than Innocent Bisexuals.
How about this?
It has occured to me that the rapid start to IB is due, in large part, to Mike.
1) I didn’t go to extremes – I completely ignored the “colon” potential
2) I’m not young and I’m not little – I have The Commish bulge.
3) If sex was a fight, I’d leave you crying in frustration and disappointment.
Two drinks and Sparkle turns into Feisty.
Two drinks and steve turns into the male version of bbeck.
Two drinks and Michael turns into spurwing plover.
Steve,
Why did I think you were young? Hmmm….
I have no idea what the Commish bulge is, nor do I wish to know.
I never cry in a fight. I always win.
I'm going to set up a PayPal account for the Rightwingsparkle's Merlot Charitable Fund.
Let’s see if I can break through the WordPress barrier that’s been eating my comments for the past couple of days.
Anyway, I like Tantalum, named for Tantalus, who I imagine as always finding the AoSHQ lifestyle just out of reach. And it’s refractory.
RWS needs a handler when she’s got a buzz on. I know I do.
Sparkle,
Both my boys are roller coaster freaks; I get sick on the merry-go-round. I use my “wait at the ride exit” time by documenting the size, shape, color, and subject matter of the tattoos on display. Really, it can be fascinating.
Where’s Emma Peel when you need her?
Either at work, running, or sleeping. mmm, work. I have crazy-ass hours because we have to ship a part soon and then we have to qualify it before it can be used. I can’t give more details without revealing where I work, but rest assured that the part and its qualification are very important. And next week, I get to do something really cool that I wish I could tell y’all about.
It has occurred to me that the fast start of Innocent Bystanders owes a lot to Mike.
Well, you have a preposition there that doesn’t have an antecedent, but other than that, I don’t think it’s all that bad. “Rapid start to IB,” on the other hand, doesn’t make much sense. Sorry, Bart. I like you better than Michael (most of the time, anyway), but I think he’s got the edge on this one.
Peel, tell us where you work, what you’re doing, and how it affects National Security. We won’t tell anyone. When Bart squeals, you can kill him and Michael and Comish will defend your actions in court.
My guessis NASA.
*walks in looking around, staring in disbelief*
What the hell happened here last night?
“My guessis NASA.”
Hey, Laura’s drinking too!
So we’re playing Let’s guess where Mrs. Peel works, eh?
I’m in for Raytheon.
I think she works for S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
Right Wing Shparklesh ish shleeping. She drank too mush lasht night. (hic)
*finger on lips, smearing lipstick*
Shhhh be quieeet
*falls of chair with a crash*
I’d guess TI.
She thought she was gonna get an offer from K.A.O.S. but she missed it by that much.
Good grief! Who came in here last night using my screenname??????
Max!!
Good grief! Who came in here last night using my screenname?
I believe it was a Migrant Merlot
TesterTaster.I think they bought Mrs. Peel’s Jeep Cherokee.
Are you drunk too, Peel?
I don’t know the fancy jargon like “noun” and “verb,” but I know lousy English when I hear it.
Look at this:
It has occurred to me that the fast start of Innocent Bystanders owes a lot to Mike.
I’ve heard better English being spoken while I was living in Kentucky.
And you have the nerve to tell me that “rapid start to IB” doesn’t make much sense, Miss Nervy McNerve?
Bart’s so cute when he’s angry, isn’t he Peel?
I have no idea what the Commish bulge is, nor do I wish to know.
[sigh] Even when they’re drunk, they don’t want anything to do with my bulge.
And steve, this was ingenius:
If sex was a fight, I’d leave you crying in frustration and disappointment.
If sex was a fight, I’d leave you crying in frustration and disappointment.
Comish, isn’t that a fairly accurate description of your Prom night?
Leave Comish alone, he is the only one here sensitive enough to recognize my genius.
So Comish, what are you wearing? You know I have a lot more funny jokes back at my condo.
What is this bulge of which you speak?
kc –
http://michaelscomments.wordpress.com/2006/06/08/t-shirt-logo/#comments
Comment #43
Comish, isn’t that a fairly accurate description of your Prom night?
There was plenty weeping at my prom, but it wasn’t related to sex. It was related to my date’s affinity for suplexes, and then waking up to a doctor asking me, “How did that get in there?”
kevlarchick, I discuss my bulge here:
http://michaelscomments.wordpress.com/2006/06/08/t-shirt-logo/#comments
And my tight litttle capitalization?
RWS is getting oratorically hotter as the thread wears on.
Like 3 or 4 years ago, I was the most sought after “capitalizer” in my neighborhood because my “capital letters” were so tight. I’m talking like $200-$300 PER capital letter.
I mean, why go to Thailand for tight capitalization when I’m right here?
WHAT ARE CAPS?
[...] I'm just about to change my vote from chlorine to carbon. [...]
I vote chlorine. Just cause Greenpeace hates it so.
http://www.envirotruth.org/chlorine.cfm
[...] Innocent Bystanders » Elemental Voting Vote for the Official Innocent Bystanders Chemical ElementYou can vote once per day. [...]
Vote Early Vote Often…
Via Politburo Diktat, a chance to vote or your favourite element at Innocent Bystander. Clearly this is fixed, an abuse of due process as there is no way to vote for scandium, everybody’s favourite element. Vote, therefore, for gallium. Why…
I’ve seen the Light.
I’m changing my support from Chlorine to Carbon.
Are we not Men?
We are Carbon Based Life Forms.
chlorine would be my bet.. reminds me of the advantages of it, knowing that from my friend at webdate dotcom
Can we end this poll?
I’m still voting for gallium every day just to be a jerk.
A week has passed since I first posted the poll.
I declare the voting ended.
Carbon is the winner with 33% of the vote.
Dark horse candidate, Gallium came in 2nd place with 19%
edging out early front-runner Chlorine which ended with 15%.
Carbon is now the Official Chemical Element of Innocent Bystanders.
Admin, please alert the Media and make the proper changes to the IB ‘About’ page.