Open Thread

Kalamata olives are the best.

Hey Biff, while you are reporting back to us on the comments in the commenting on comments thread—would you please rank the comments on a scale of: “Most pleasing’ to ‘Take me now Lord, I can’t read another moment of this crap’. Do not ignore a single post.

Rob- You’d know it if you had it!

I was the picture of health all day. Came home from work felt FINE sat down for like 10 minutes on the sofa taking off shoes looking through mail and then stood up. The walk between the sofa and the staircase I realized I felt funny. By the time I got to the top of the stairs I thought I’m going to pass out. Next thing I know I wake up in the hallway, on my back, staring up at the skylight. My cat is HOWLING in my ear and licking my face (just like Lassie would have done!).

I literally crawled on my hands and knees into the bathroom. (I will refrain from mentioning the “dual horrors” that followed and continued for the next 4 days) I also passed out cold several more times over those 4 days. Couldn’t even hold down water.

Day five, woke up and besides being quite weak I was back to normal. Strangest thing ever.

BRG- I can’t tell you what to do but I know I wouldn’t be eating them.

I’m sorry to put you all through that trouble, although I did appreciate the synopsis and links.

My first post was completely tongue in cheek (not that again!) and I did see the commenting thread in question as well as some of the login imposter thread shenanigans.

I can definitely see both sides. I understand DIBS shaking it off and thinking Mr.B was simply trying to find ways to improve the site and involve more people. However, I also understand the feelings of benson, THL, cobblehiller et.al. who were somewhat insulted by the tone and words of Mr.B.

I do think we get somewhat of a mixed message by Mr. B seemingly heralding the fact we had over 600 posts in the OT one day and then saying this isn’t where he wants things to be. At the end of the day, the only thing that I thought was truly unfair is blaming the “usual suspects” for being cliquish, intimidating and unwelcoming to newbies.

I really only think that happens when individuals (most obviously randolph as of late) come in here intentionally trying to troll. But it seems to me we are very welcoming to all other newbies who come in and are not confrontational with their first post. I’m thinking of individuals who are relatively new like CWB, the chicken, dirty hipster, CG Ups, and many, many others who seem to have no issues posting here or on other threads. From the very start we all said hello and have been very cordial and engaging, in my opinion. For Mr. B to site a beatdown of randolph as our typical behaviour when someone new logs on was really ridiculous and unrepresentative.

I also think the other threads have been much more on topic and we’ve been far less disruptive since the Open Thread has emerged. I don’t mind if it’s moved somewhere else so it is not on the main page…that wouldn’t bother me.

“There are assheads that read this site.
There are asshats that post on this site.”

No! I’m shocked! Shocked I tell you! Ban them, BAN THEM ALL!

NOOOOOOO, not pistachios!!!!

I don’t have any products with pistachios, but I do have loose turkish pistachios (I bought by the pound) that I munch on. Should I toss them?