De-Lurking Week

Posted by Anonymous On 3:27 AM

So apparently, according to Kat, it is National Blog De-Lurking Week. (It might have been last week... I'm not really on top of this whole thing...) I don't know on what authority that week is declared, but I'll go along with it. So let's all de-lurk, folks!

For those unsure of the terminology, lurking is reading and frequenting a blog but never leaving a comment. Don't get me wrong, it's fine with me if you lurk, but who am I to fight a national movement here?

Now Kat makes her readers jump through all kinds of hoops with a series of questions that they must answer about themselves asks her readers to answer eighty some questions about themselves. I, on the other hand, just ask a few things of my lovely lurking Cachinnatees:

1. Name or amusing pseudonym
2. Geographic location or amusing pseudonymous location
3. Something that makes you laugh

Nice to meet you all!

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28 Cachinnations

  1. Anonymous Said,

    1. xannas
    2. Texarkana
    3. my kids

    Posted on 1/15/2007

     
  2. kate Said,

    i think the beauty of being a lurker would be negated by delurking -- as soon as you delurk, you're no longer a lurker and you lose all those handy benefits...

    but alright.

    my name's kate, my amusing psuedonym used to be mop head, for reasons i'd like to forget...
    my geographic location is branson, missouri -- home to thousands of transient elderly vacationers (ya'll come back now, y'hear!)
    something that makes me laugh -- this morning one of my middle schoolers told me she liked the noise masking tape makes when you pull it fast, and if someone were to make her a 'happy birthday' song with that noise she'd feel special.

    Posted on 1/15/2007

     
  3. Cristy Said,

    1. Cristy
    2. Indianapolis, IN
    3. My 15-year-old son. Now, don't get me wrong, I love my other kids, but my 15-year-old? He's funny.

    Posted on 1/15/2007

     
  4. Anonymous Said,

    Point very well-taken, Kate. Hence the highly acceptable pseudonymity! I never said anyone had to tell the truth here! Anyone can feel free to log in anonymously or whatever. Doesn't bother me.

    I think of it like the whack-a-mole game: you're only popping up long enough to stick out your tongue. (And I think I can promise that I won't whack you all...)

    Although, Kate, I will say, had you not logged in, I wouldn't know how much we had in common! For example, I now know that we both love garlic and mangoes, Beeki loves Spanish as much as you do, and I'm a big fan of Lewis and Lamott! See how close we are? Also, the DCB guys are friends and I like their music too. How fun is all that?

    (P.S. - Upon a quick reread there, I should clarify that I like both garlic and mangoes... not garlic and mangoes together...)

    Posted on 1/15/2007

     
  5. Anonymous Said,

    Help me...

    Posted on 1/15/2007

     
  6. kate Said,

    well i hate moles, but do actually see your point and mostly now feel welcome in your little circle of psuedonymous strangers and non-strangers.
    that's probably the point, being a welcoming community :-)
    so thanks. you may regret the day you invited me in, as i find your blog hilarious and now might possibly comment more times than could be considered appropriate commenting protocol with long and wordy thoughts that may or may not be worth reading...

    maybe mangoes and garlic would be good together, after a contemplative thought on the matter...
    never know.

    fyi:
    i just figured out that my profile didn't have my blog on it, but i put it on as a website (after puzzling over why i can't put it on as a blog for more minutes than it was worth)

    Posted on 1/15/2007

     
  7. Papa Steve Said,

    Why are you considered a lurker if you don't comment. Maybe people just don't have anything worth saying. I think that is part of the problem in the world today, we all think our opinions have some inherent value, but that's just my opinion.

    Posted on 1/15/2007

     
  8. Anonymous Said,

    Oh, I don't consider lurking a bad thing at all. I lurk frequently. This is just a curiosity thing on my part. I'm not trying to turn lurkers into frequent commenters or anything.

    And, Steve, for the record, your opinion definitely doesn't have any intrinsic worth. You rarely have anything useful to say. And you should feel free to not comment. Ever.

    Posted on 1/15/2007

     
  9. Anonymous Said,

    According to Kat? Don't you mean...according to me!! And yes...it was last week. But then again...you were always a bit slow. he he he he he he he he he

    Posted on 1/15/2007

     
  10. Anonymous Said,

    and since when did Jan let Steve have his own opinion?

    Posted on 1/15/2007

     
  11. Papa Steve Said,

    Ouch, that is almost as bad as the girl that commented on Cliff's blog that I was the inspiration to number three on her list of the top 8 things that irritate her. That could be really hurtful for someone with low self-esteem (I imagine).

    Posted on 1/15/2007

     
  12. Meg Said,

    I want to see proof that it is National "De-Lurking Week" first before I devulge my location, Cach!

    Posted on 1/16/2007

     
  13. Anonymous Said,

    1. Otis
    2. Parts Unknown
    3. I was actually in the restroom at Crickets the other night and you walked into the urinal next to me. I usually don't use many of my limited social skills, but I withstood the urge to shake your hand and let you know that I enjoy lurking on your blog. Love me now and thank me later.

    Posted on 1/16/2007

     
  14. Tracy Said,

    Not that you don't already know who I am, but I want to get in on this de-lurking fun!

    1. Starshine
    2. Los Angeles
    3. The Office

    Posted on 1/16/2007

     
  15. Anonymous Said,

    Otis,

    I'd love to say that I remembered that chance encounter, but you wouldn't believe how frequently I get awkward furtive looks from one urinal over.

    Posted on 1/16/2007

     
  16. Papa Steve Said,

    Oh, I forgot the prequisite answers.

    1. Harpo - from High School, don't ask.
    2. Waco
    3. Cach's Fantasy Football Skillz.

    Posted on 1/16/2007

     
  17. Moderator Said,

    I only lurk on naughty blogs.

    1. Grant Miller
    2. Illinois
    3. The Chachinnator.

    Posted on 1/16/2007

     
  18. Anonymous Said,

    1. Kat (I'm beginning to be confused whether that's my name or my pseudonym...)
    2. Earth
    3. The Small Person and The Smaller Person

    Posted on 1/16/2007

     
  19. Jenn Said,

    1. Emma, Emmers, That Dork with The Coffee Blog, and my Indian moniker: She Who Will See Snow Patrol and Rubs In Cach's Face

    2. Pacific NW "We don't tan, we rust"

    3. Rowan Atkinson

    Posted on 1/16/2007

     
  20. Susanne Said,

    1) sue-babe (my brother used to call me that, and it made me laugh)
    2) Houston, TX area
    3) my kids (seems to be a common answer!), and my little brother

    Posted on 1/16/2007

     
  21. Anonymous Said,

    It's not lurking.
    It's with-holding love to garner more attention. Duh.

    1. Beffers
    2. Jerusalem on the Brazos
    3. Will Ferrell

    Posted on 1/16/2007

     
  22. Anonymous Said,

    Man - this water sure is cold ...

    Posted on 1/17/2007

     
  23. Anonymous Said,

    And the squirrel flies southward when the wind is cheese...

    Sounds like someone may need to have a conversation with the Bloggai Lama. He may have to visit again soon...

    Posted on 1/17/2007

     
  24. Seth Ward Said,

    Isn't there something in Song of Solomon about lurking?

    1. When I was 5 my Grandma nicknamed me "Want"
    2. Sackofroaches (Nacogdoches)
    3. Someone else Farting in Church

    Posted on 1/17/2007

     
  25. Anonymous Said,

    No, Seth, you're thinking of boobs.

    Posted on 1/17/2007

     
  26. Red Said,

    1. Red
    2. ATL
    3. Beeki farting in bed.

    Posted on 1/17/2007

     
  27. Herbert S. Crotch Said,

    Ohhhhhhh yeahhhh.

    "Really love your peaches want to shake your tree"

    I LOVE that verse!

    Posted on 1/17/2007

     
  28. Anonymous Said,

    That's how I always read SOS.

    Posted on 1/17/2007