February 15, 2013

Question: What Do You Think of This Quickfire Format?
— Ace

I don't really expect an answer here but was yesterday going too fast?

I obviously didn't have much to say yesterday, so quickie posts were going to be the extent of my output; but should the posts, thin as they were, have come slower anyway, so you had more opportunity for a thread with active comments?

If so, what I should do is maybe do this sometimes, but put all of these in draft, and then just start firing them out later.

Let me know your thoughts on the Instapundit-style rolling headlines. Sometimes I guess I just feel like doing that, but maybe not so fast.

Posted by: Ace at 11:53 AM | Comments (286)
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1 It's better than Open-Thread.

Posted by: toby928© presents another finely crafted comment at February 14, 2013 02:01 PM (QupBk)

2 For a small fee I'll tell ya what to do.

Posted by: Karl Rove at February 14, 2013 02:02 PM (w+Dvf)

3 Can't talk now, waiting for the next thread

Posted by: ghostofhallelujah at February 14, 2013 02:02 PM (XvrTA)

4 Well, maybe not.

Posted by: toby928© presents another finely crafted comment at February 14, 2013 02:03 PM (QupBk)

5 You mean, sleep until 2 pm and then hurl ten "Is This Something?" posts into the aether between 3:30 and 6:00? And are you doing this because you're cheating on bus with Breitbart?

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at February 14, 2013 02:03 PM (0yI6R)

6 Mandatory content-free response. But I guess I would prefer a little more meaty content in the posts, so that they all don't degenerate into competing open threads. Honestly, I do try to read all the thread headers, unless they center on a subject really remote from my interests, like, for instance, gaming. But then I won't comment on a gaming thread, either, until it has already gone off-topic.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 14, 2013 02:06 PM (673KB)

7 Quickfire?

Does this involve quickly cooking something Padma likes?

Seriously.

Because I already fell for the "there will be no math" thing around here.

Posted by: Lamontyoubigdummy at February 14, 2013 02:07 PM (PiFtp)

8 I time machined my way to first.  Suck it losers.

Posted by: toby928© for TB at February 15, 2013 11:57 AM (QupBk)

9 Quick fire? Is this a 2d amendment trick question?

Posted by: USA at February 15, 2013 11:57 AM (RIg+t)

10

It works.

 

Maybe leave more time for the bigger issue posts?

Posted by: rd at February 15, 2013 11:57 AM (zLp5I)

11 It's okay, Ace, we can just cuddle.

Posted by: zsasz at February 15, 2013 11:58 AM (MMC8r)

12 The unpredictable timing of the new posts is all part of the Skinner box fun.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 15, 2013 11:58 AM (ZPrif)

13 Anything but movie reviews/script re-writes!

Posted by: USA at February 15, 2013 11:58 AM (RIg+t)

14 This is ok because it only takes 6.35 comments before its open thread anyway.

Posted by: Roland THTG at February 15, 2013 11:59 AM (QM5S2)

15 What's the over/under on this thread getting stomped?

Posted by: toby928© for TB at February 15, 2013 11:59 AM (QupBk)

16 >>>And are you doing this because you're cheating on bus with Breitbart? Cheating? Well, it's like this: "The Conversation" was supposed to be more conversational, more banterish, like twitter. it isn't working out that way -- yet-- and that means I wind up having to do far more over there (full blog posts) than I intended to. What I intended to do was just use my twitter stuff over there. but the format seems to fight that. we had a conference call yesterday about this, about trying to make the format more conversational and less "Group BLog." As it stands it's much, much more of a draw on my time than I had intended it to be. Which is why I'm doing the 'just put up an ace post over there and direct people over" thing.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 11:59 AM (LCRYB)

17 Not sure these quicky posts will satisfy the ladies.

Posted by: Dr Spank at February 15, 2013 11:59 AM (4cRnj)

18 Speaking for myself, I really couldn't give a damn one way or the other.

Posted by: I Work for Dick Jones at February 15, 2013 12:00 PM (MSrqi)

19 Here, take this Slo-Mo.

Then nothing will seem particularly fast.

Posted by: Ma-Ma at February 15, 2013 12:00 PM (mO9O5)

20 I was posting in 2-3 threads at a time yesterday and got carsick, or carjacked. No, threadjacked. That's what it was.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 15, 2013 12:00 PM (4Mv1T)

21 I'd say maybe 45 minutes to an hour in between. That leaves enough time for us to have a nice fight about flying squids but is fast enough to deal with the Horde's SHINY syndrome.

Posted by: alexthechick - Chaotic Evil Hobbit. at February 15, 2013 12:00 PM (VtjlW)

22 ..........but put all of these in draft, and then just start firing them out later.


----

Only if you use Microsoft Word.

Posted by: fixerupper at February 15, 2013 12:00 PM (nELVU)

23 It's really all about the comments anyway.  Whatever you think, boss.

Posted by: toby928© for TB at February 15, 2013 12:01 PM (QupBk)

24 en fuego.

Rapid fire is better than the "dump a post and go for a double-cappuccino" method. When that happens I keep tapping the screen and saying- is this thing on?

Posted by: Marcus at February 15, 2013 12:01 PM (GGCsk)

25 My favorite is when you go all manic on twitter.

Posted by: USA at February 15, 2013 12:01 PM (RIg+t)

26 >>>But I guess I would prefer a little more meaty content in the posts, so that they all don't degenerate into competing open threads. I get that, but realistically, I don't have all that much to say. Every post is really a mix of "Author's thoughts" and "just a convenient place for commenter's thoughts." Sometimes I just don't have any of the former, but figure I can still provide a space for the latter.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:01 PM (LCRYB)

27

Wait,  I'm like, all confused and shit.

 

What time is it really?  Does this have anything  to do with the SMOD miss?    Which yesterday are we talking about?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at February 15, 2013 12:01 PM (+z4pE)

28

Success depends on whether or not the comments mean anything to the overall success of the blog.

Quickfires mean the Moron Horde swerves and goes after the new post like rabid seagulls (sic) going after one piece of food.

So, there's that.

next gaming next gaming next gaming next gaming next gaming next gaming

next gaming next gaming next gaming next gaming next gaming next gaming
 next gaming next gnext gaming next gaming next gaming next gaming next gaming next gaming aming next gaming next gaming next gaming next gaming

Posted by: BumperStickerist at February 15, 2013 12:02 PM (J8DGo)

29 >>>Question: What Do You Think of This Quickfire Format?
I'mmmmmmmmmmmm, soooooooooooooooo haaaaaaaaaaaaaaapppppppppy!

Posted by: Droopy at February 15, 2013 12:02 PM (Ks9M3)

30 ......Group B-Log.


-----


Ooooooo.......  IM IN!!!!

Posted by: Zombie Howard Cosell at February 15, 2013 12:02 PM (nELVU)

31 As long as you don't sacrifice any quality, which would probably be a metaphysical impossibility anyway.

Posted by: I Work for Dick Jones at February 15, 2013 12:03 PM (MSrqi)

32 We do need ample time to tear each other apart regading each topic, so a post every 3 minutes makes it a little difficult to chum the water adequately.

Posted by: © Sponge at February 15, 2013 12:03 PM (xmcEQ)

33

Wait, where's AllenG DedicatedTenther or whatever his name is?

 

He strikes me as the one at greatest risk of serious repetitive-motion injury if "quickfire" becomes the norm -- I think perhaps you need to clear it with him.

Posted by: RamonAllones at February 15, 2013 12:03 PM (3lLli)

34 On second thought, it is kind of fun when you get a Horseman or Valentine's Sayings post, in which you participate, that has a longer shelf life.

Work usually intrudes...

Posted by: Marcus at February 15, 2013 12:03 PM (GGCsk)

35 As long as we still have fun in the comments section, I think we could live with this. At least for now.

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at February 15, 2013 12:03 PM (e0xKF)

36 I don't know if this is just a defense of my own laziness and lack of realization, but i can tell when a blogger is writing just to fill up his in-his-own-standard of 600 words per post. You can tell when very obvious filler is being packed in just to make that formal 600-700 word template. A short post-- headline and link -- is just a confession I have nothing interesting to say myself and won't pretend I do.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:03 PM (LCRYB)

37

Hi, ace! 

 

What about saving up some ideas in draft format, then you and/or the cobloggers releasing them at points throughout the day?   I know that, in the mornings especially,   the Headline and News threads can get awfully long and stale.   Maybe save the newsier of the posts until    the afternoon,   your usual posting time, but have some less    newsy stuff,   or more    tabloidy stuff if you will,    saved up    to sprinkle throughout the day?       Maybe save up a few posts like the earlier Batman one so that, on a particularly slow day, BOOM!  you can drop it like it's hot.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/i][/u][/b] at February 15, 2013 12:04 PM (4df7R)

38 As it stands it's much, much more of a draw on my time than I had intended it to be. Which is why I'm doing the 'just put up an ace post over there and direct people over" thing. Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 03:59 PM (LCRYB) Wait. You're sending the Breitbart people over here? I'm torn between being horrified on their behalf and trying to come up with the most time efficient way to greet the fresh meat with the kindness and gentleness and never ever ever scarring you for lifeness that are the comments.

Posted by: alexthechick - Chaotic Evil Hobbit. at February 15, 2013 12:04 PM (VtjlW)

39 The only way you're going to get the Twitter-y feel to the Breitbart stuff is to have a conversation in a particular topic ... that is - you, IowaHawk, and other - lesser - lights exchanging points in the comment thread rather than by posting a new post, thus bumping stuff off the page.

You could have three topics - Politics, Cultural, Miscellaneous - per day with the exchanges taking place in the comments along with the hoi polloi.

Posted by: BumperStickerist at February 15, 2013 12:04 PM (J8DGo)

40 no

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 15, 2013 12:05 PM (p/cQy)

41 Don't mind the quickfire, especially if the subjects ate meaty (insert Ashley Judd joke here). Five meaty headlines with links in an hour is fine. You can always repost with your comments should you so desire ace. Also, no one is forcing the Horde to thread jump. I'll stay on a thread that interests me rather than go to one that doesn't just because all the cool kids went to it.

Posted by: teej at February 15, 2013 12:05 PM (M79pc)

42 yes

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 15, 2013 12:05 PM (p/cQy)

43 maybe

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 15, 2013 12:05 PM (p/cQy)

44 I liked Quick Draw McGraw when I was young.

Does that answer your question?

Posted by: © Sponge at February 15, 2013 12:05 PM (xmcEQ)

45 If you think I have nothing better to do than check this site every 45 seconds for new posts, you're right.

Posted by: I Work for Dick Jones at February 15, 2013 12:05 PM (MSrqi)

46 I don't know

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 15, 2013 12:05 PM (p/cQy)

47 Every post does not need to be a pearl, Ace.  If the muse has left you, just steal something from the sidebar or link HotAir.  We'll take care of the rest.

Posted by: toby928© for TB at February 15, 2013 12:05 PM (QupBk)

48 >>>My favorite is when you go all manic on twitter. yeah I like the quick format-- but I don't want to do it on twitter. Twitter is, as they say, non-monetizable. Workin for twitter is just stupid. i hate providing *them* content. My only self-justification is that twitchy collects many of the rants and then I get a post out of it.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:05 PM (LCRYB)

49 Do the Insty route.
Space em out a little.

And fix the amazon shopping interface you have.
It sux for realzies.

You could be rolling in the dough, getting a manny/peddy monthly.
And a shampoo/flea dip every week.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 15, 2013 12:06 PM (bTPOR)

50 OT: Speaking of "quick fire", has anyone else noticed that Raylan hasn't shot anyone yet in the current season of Justified?  Shooting thugs with bean-bags doesn't count.  Has anyone consulted Nick Searcy on this important topic?

Posted by: Not and Artist at February 15, 2013 12:06 PM (uRumV)

51 I like things bumping right along...

OT:  Looks like "we" are winning converts: http://preview.tinyurl.com/a2f4qyy

Posted by: Country Singer at February 15, 2013 12:06 PM (CgcOa)

52 Wait, where's AllenG DedicatedTenther or whatever his name is?

He strikes me as the one at greatest risk of serious repetitive-motion injury if "quickfire" becomes the norm -- I think perhaps you need to clear it with him.

Posted by: RamonAllones at February 15, 2013 04:03 PM (3lLli)



Well, if he has a problem with it, he should get his own blog and run it how he wants.

Posted by: © Sponge at February 15, 2013 12:06 PM (xmcEQ)

53 Quickly paced works. Sometimes the news is just that. And, some news items are much trivial, versus others that should require a bit more time to absorb. Also depends on how long the posts are, and how many links to jump out and read. If you are looking for some real input, a serious conversation and ideas, leave it longer and spread out the next post. You've been doing this for years. It would be safe to say you know what you're doing, and what you want from this blog. I like the variety and the mystery of it all.

Posted by: beach at February 15, 2013 12:06 PM (LpQbZ)

54 I would like more iambic pentameter

Posted by: USA at February 15, 2013 12:06 PM (RIg+t)

55 Better a short post than no post.

Posted by: Dr Spank at February 15, 2013 12:06 PM (4cRnj)

56 >>>Wait. You're sending the Breitbart people over here? I send traffic both ways, yeah.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:06 PM (LCRYB)

57 I'd err on the side of too many posts, even if they're brief, than too few.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at February 15, 2013 12:07 PM (4Mv1T)

58

 'Was it Good for You?'

Posted by: Alt Headlines at February 15, 2013 12:07 PM (W1ezb)

59 And are you doing this because you're cheating on bus with Breitbart? Posted by: Empire of Jeff at February 14, 2013 06:03 PM (0yI6R) Meh. I wouldn't call it cheating. I would call it redistributing the wealth. And, it's okay with me.

Posted by: beach at February 15, 2013 12:07 PM (LpQbZ)

60 "Workin for twitter is just stupid." Umm, you took down a Congressman....

Posted by: USA at February 15, 2013 12:08 PM (RIg+t)

61 Listening to Cavuto rap with Kucinich, who pretty much replaced Palin. And now they've hired Scott Brown. I love where this is going.

Posted by: I Work for Dick Jones at February 15, 2013 12:08 PM (MSrqi)

62 Double Post ...

Twice the content for no additional work.

But, seriously, having bylined people commenting within a thread rather than posting a new post will/would increase the interactions of the staff and interest of the readers.

Sort of an Algonquin Roundtable ... bon vivance with cheeto-s

Posted by: BumperStickerist at February 15, 2013 12:08 PM (J8DGo)

63 From what little I understand - it's not about the length, but the girth of the post, Ace.

Posted by: garrett at February 15, 2013 12:08 PM (W1ezb)

64 I always thought threads should be monitored, I know, I don't have to do it. Some threads are done after 70 comments, others can roll on at full strength to 4 or 500. It a shame when we get into a good discussion about something and BANG, half the crew leaves to go summers else. You could time it 30 minute minimum 2 hour max with the exception of the ONT. Ace, I have no idea what you want to accomplish, educate, entertain, amuse, combo, I don't know. It's your party, hand me a beer.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Author of Amy Lynn available on KINDLE finally at February 15, 2013 12:08 PM (l86i3)

65 yeah I like the quick format-- but I don't want to do it on twitter. Twitter is, as they say, non-monetizable. Workin for twitter is just stupid. i hate providing *them* content. My only self-justification is that twitchy collects many of the rants and then I get a post out of it. Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 04:05 PM (LCRYB) _____________ I dunno--trolling that idiot Marc Lamont Hill via twitter has to be worth something--not money--but something.

Posted by: Super Sea Slug at February 15, 2013 12:08 PM (r2PLg)

66 Wait....Breitbarts people are here?
Do they know the dress code in this dump, or are we gonna have to put on pants again.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 15, 2013 12:08 PM (bTPOR)

67 I would like more iambic pentameter

Posted by: USA at February 15, 2013 04:06 PM (RIg+t)

 

At the HQ I think you're more likely to get a      dirty limerick.

 

...That sounds like an obscene sexual position.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/i][/u][/b] at February 15, 2013 12:08 PM (4df7R)

68 Well,   FWIW,  I like the one-hour-between posts better. Some of  the funniest stuff here is when we completely  jump off the rails like  we kinda  did yesterday with the "waitin'  for a  wild  west shootout"  stuff.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at February 15, 2013 12:08 PM (+z4pE)

69 OT: Speaking of "quick fire", has anyone else noticed that Raylan hasn't shot anyone yet in the current season of Justified? Shooting thugs with bean-bags doesn't count. Has anyone consulted Nick Searcy on this important topic? Posted by: Not and Artist at February 15, 2013 04:06 PM (uRumV) Ha! I have a theory on this! My theory, which is actually ace's theory from like the second season but whatever mine mine mine, is that he can't shoot someone every ep so they're saving it up for a blood bath later in the season. That reminds me, I need to start my Walking Dead/Justified xover thingy which is really just Raylan and Daryl shooting zombies. And people. And whatever the hell else they want.

Posted by: alexthechick - Chaotic Evil Hobbit. at February 15, 2013 12:08 PM (VtjlW)

70 But then I won't comment on a gaming thread, either, until it has already gone off-topic. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 14, 2013 06:06 PM (673KB) h8ter!

Posted by: gamer moronette at February 15, 2013 12:09 PM (LpQbZ)

71 The only way you're going to get the Twitter-y feel to the Breitbart stuff is to have a conversation in a particular topic ... that is - you, IowaHawk, and other - lesser - lights exchanging points in the comment thread rather than by posting a new post, thus bumping stuff off the page.
Posted by: BumperStickerist

No one likes jumping around a blog site to find the beginning of the 'conversation. '

They really should have thought through the format.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at February 15, 2013 12:09 PM (Ipj15)

72 And are you doing this because you're cheating on bus with Breitbart?
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at February 14, 2013 06:03 PM (0yI6R)


Why is it, when EoJ says Bus, I immediately think of The Bang Bus.....

Posted by: © Sponge at February 15, 2013 12:09 PM (xmcEQ)

73 Will there be quickfire italics, strikethrough, and bold?

Posted by: USS Diversity at February 15, 2013 12:09 PM (QLJPW)

74 I would say, generically, that a post is 'stale' when it reaches about 200 comments or so.
 
Or 5 comments if it's a Palin post.

Posted by: GnuBreed at February 15, 2013 12:09 PM (cHZB7)

75 17 Not sure these quicky posts will satisfy the ladies. Posted by: Dr Spank at February 15, 2013 03:59 PM (4cRnj) At least if he would buy us dinner....

Posted by: RondinellaMamma at February 15, 2013 12:09 PM (53riN)

76 Maybe you could do an afternoon or so of "Author's Thoughts".

Just random bullshit thrown on the page in order of how the thoughts skittered through your feverish brain on the way to your fingers.

Put time stamps next to them so we can see if there's any sign of the onset of a degenerative disease. Or any improvement due to that hangover cure starting to kick in.

Seriously.


Posted by: Bitter Clinger (aka Ol' 3 tooth) at February 15, 2013 12:09 PM (qyv02)

77 The thing is, there are a couple of topics that always, and I mean always, get close to a thousand comments.  Favorite movies and songs.  Fatfaced actresses.  Effin firearms.  Do these subjects bore lurkers?  Because the morons eat them up.  How can one tell?

Posted by: toby928© for TB at February 15, 2013 12:09 PM (QupBk)

78 >>>The only way you're going to get the Twitter-y feel to the Breitbart stuff is to have a conversation in a particular topic ... that is - you, IowaHawk, and other - lesser - lights exchanging points in the comment thread rather than by posting a new post, thus bumping stuff off the page. that technical fix is coming.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:09 PM (LCRYB)

79 I dislike when a good conversation dies out quickly. If there were some way to have two or three of the most active or, most recent, threads posted side by side, that would be great. But I suppose that involves reformatting and adding a column or two. Otherwise, scrolling headlines might be pretty cool.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 12:09 PM (piMMO)

80 FML - there really is some guy named Ace?

Posted by: akula51 at February 15, 2013 12:10 PM (r0BWd)

81 Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 04:03 PM (LCRYB)

Templates are made to be broken.

1000 word metaphysical rants are great, as are short, smart-assed posts.

I think that mixing it up a bit may smooth out the pace.

But then...look at your audience. We think that flying squids are the pinnacle of the humorists' art.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 15, 2013 12:10 PM (GsoHv)

82 Which is why I'm doing the 'just put up an ace post over there and direct people over" thing.

I've only seen that happen twice. So it should happen more often, maybe? Like, use links to your "Conversation" posts as between-the-real-shit open-thread-like filler instead of posting real-ish shit so frequently that it all seems like filler.

Poison.

Also, a "The Least Stupid Shit I Said On Twitter Today" compilation post might be cool every...night? I dunno. I never see that stuff. I imagine it's "night" stuff.

Poison.

Posted by: Bell Biv oblig. at February 15, 2013 12:10 PM (cePv8)

83 >>>Just random bullshit thrown on the page in order of how the thoughts skittered through your feverish brain on the way to your fingers. what are you talking about? That's every day.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:10 PM (LCRYB)

84
Seriously, I would just judge it by if the comments are rockin on a post.  Nothing sucks as much as top killing a post when everybody has a good riff going.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 15, 2013 12:10 PM (p/cQy)

85

ace, the problem with too many posts in succession is that the comments can't get rolling.  On the other end are the posts that stay on top so long they get stale.  My estimate is that the average time between posts is something on teh order of between 50 minutes and 1 hour 20 minutes.  Those give enough time to marinate, but not grow stale. 

Maybe you can develop a bot that can space them so you can just write them and they will auto-post at good intervals.  Make the cobs get their posts in teh same cue and if there are a lot of them, shorten the time a bit,  Nothing less than 30 minutes, really though, that's about the minimum.

PS - this is all friendly advice, not some raving lunatic demands.  Do what you like and we pretty much have to adapt.

Posted by: imp at February 15, 2013 12:10 PM (UaxA0)

86 Not sure these quicky posts will satisfy the ladies. Posted by: Dr Spank at February 15, 2013 03:59 PM (4cRnj) Ah, but, they do; so we can get on to bigger things.

Posted by: beachie at February 15, 2013 12:10 PM (LpQbZ)

87 I actually like this. The comment threads don't get stale, we chew over a lot of news, the changes in topic keep us on our toes. I approve.

Posted by: joncelli at February 15, 2013 12:11 PM (RD7QR)

88

>>>Wait. You're sending the Breitbart people over here?

I send traffic both ways, yeah.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 04:06 PM (LCRYB)

 

 

Some of them will be scarred for life.  Wait until they google that strange, new phrase.  The horror, the horror. 

Posted by: rd at February 15, 2013 12:11 PM (zLp5I)

89 Meh. I wouldn't call it cheating. I would call it redistributing the wealth. And, it's okay with me. Posted by: beach at February 15, 2013 04:07 PM (LpQbZ) I don't know what he does over there and I really don't care. I have a funny feelin they want what he has. Us.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Author of Amy Lynn available on KINDLE finally at February 15, 2013 12:11 PM (l86i3)

90 This place is comment driven. If a post has already racked up 300-500 comments, it's time for a new post.

Posted by: waldo at February 15, 2013 12:11 PM (ZzS+r)

91 -
Ace of Spades Success
Depends On How Well He Uses
The Artful Haiku.
_

Posted by: BumperStickerist at February 15, 2013 12:11 PM (J8DGo)

92 I think the real key to success is having more co-bloggers doing a daily routine. You step in once in a while with some red meat. At your own pace. So you have an early thread a co-blog throws up. Keeps the east coast morons happy for a while. Ben takes a dump. That's good. Maybe an early afternoon thing by another like Gabe. Purple Av is good. I've been wondering if I should hit you up to co-blog with a weekly 'tech-toy of the week' kind of thing that would get you some change from Amazon. Because there are a lot of things out there that can both save morons money and help the AoS overhead. Win-win.

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at February 15, 2013 12:11 PM (feFL6)

93 I dislike when a good conversation dies out quickly. If there were some way to have two or three of the most active or, most recent, threads posted side by side, that would be great. But I suppose that involves reformatting and adding a column or two.

Otherwise, scrolling headlines might be pretty cool.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 04:09 PM (piMMO)

 

Oh NDH.  Honey.   We can't even have    ampersands.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/i][/u][/b] at February 15, 2013 12:11 PM (4df7R)

94

What's the over/under on this thread getting stomped?

 

1

Posted by: eleven at February 15, 2013 12:12 PM (fsLdt)

95 Time release.  The blog goes dead for five hours, then wham we get four posts in a hour.

I think scheduling is something the HQ could use.  Now we have Gabe in the Morning, then the news dump, which is fairly new, then nothing for hours.

Sometimes a mid day post but usually nothing till you post around 3:00.  Then we get four quick posts in a hour and it's dead till the ONT.

Commentating is what makes the HQ the HQ.  Fresh meat is what we want!

All day long!  Greedy moron pigs!


Posted by: Billy Bob, The guy who drinks in SC at February 15, 2013 12:12 PM (wR+pz)

96 Hey there's   some jug eared flamer-looking asshole at a podium giving a press conference on gun grabbing!

Posted by: USS Diversity at February 15, 2013 12:12 PM (QLJPW)

97 >>>Will there be quickfire italics, strikethrough, and bold? of course, that's blog-standard.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:12 PM (LCRYB)

98

@52 (c) Sponge

 

I meant that tongue-in-cheek.

In other words, AllenG (or whoever) might get some sort of repetitive-motion strain due to amping up the frequency of "Obama is a Stuttering Clusterf*ck of a Miserable Tyrant" etc.

Was trying to make a bit of a joke and see if invoking his name would draw him out here to post that declaration per usual.

Or am I confusing him with that Steve something-or-other guy?...

Posted by: RamonAllones at February 15, 2013 12:12 PM (3lLli)

99 Need at least one 45 minute break for our daily workout.

Posted by: beach runner at February 15, 2013 12:12 PM (LpQbZ)

100 Just no more Chuck Hagel, Ace. It seems like when you don't write much, we don't have much to say and go off topic quickly. I like your nonpolitical posts best especially the cultural stuff. It seems like you write longer posts if it's not political. People seem to get some psychological benefit to having a new thread for whatever reason.

Posted by: L, elle at February 15, 2013 12:12 PM (0PiQ4)

101
Get your Fully Automatic Assault Blog Posts before they're banned!

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 15, 2013 12:12 PM (TIIx5)

102 Posted by: BumperStickerist at February 15, 2013 04:08 PM (J8DGo)

I'll bet their martinis were interesting.

Of course we would spill them, put the olives in our noses and break the glasses....because we can't have nice things.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 15, 2013 12:12 PM (GsoHv)

103 Wait. You're sending the Breitbart people over here?


There are some high quality trolls over there, so bring it.  It's easier to shred em here.

Posted by: © Sponge at February 15, 2013 12:12 PM (xmcEQ)

104 >>>I think scheduling is something the HQ could use. Now we have Gabe in the Morning, then the news dump, which is fairly new, then nothing for hours. yeah my sleep schedule got really screwed up three weeks ago and I haven't fixed it. I gotta do something about that.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:13 PM (LCRYB)

105

What does it matter?

I'm only here for the comments.

Posted by: garrett at February 15, 2013 12:13 PM (W1ezb)

106 Wasn't QuickFire the Scarlet Witch's incestuous brother? Seriously, though, there has to be a superhero named QuickFyre right?

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 15, 2013 12:13 PM (ZPrif)

107 New post up!

Posted by: Dr Spank at February 15, 2013 12:14 PM (4cRnj)

108 I gotta do something about that.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 04:13 PM (LCRYB)

 

Maybe take a break for a couple of days to get your Circadian rhythms back on track?   We promise not to break the blog.  

 

Or... well,    if we break it it won't be deliberate.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/i][/u][/b] at February 15, 2013 12:15 PM (4df7R)

Posted by: fixerupper at February 15, 2013 12:15 PM (nELVU)

110 >>> It seems like you write longer posts if it's not political. yup. you know, part of this is just being Sick of the Same Subject. One thing is like when I go out with people, I don't don't want to talk about politics. I do that all day. I think I'm just not that into politics anymore, because if you really like something you should want to do it on your off-time too.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:15 PM (LCRYB)

111
I would say, generically, that a post is 'stale' when it reaches about 200 comments or so.









I'd amend that to say that any post that mentions longbows, squid, Ewoks rooting in garbage or Brian Dennehy in the headline doesn't go stale for at least 600 comments.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 15, 2013 12:15 PM (TIIx5)

112 A short post-- headline and link -- is just a confession I have nothing interesting to say myself and won't pretend I do. Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 04:03 PM (LCRYB) yep, we recognize the honesty in those short posts

Posted by: beach runner at February 15, 2013 12:15 PM (LpQbZ)

113 I meant that tongue-in-cheek.
In other words, AllenG (or whoever) might get some sort of repetitive-motion strain due to amping up the frequency of "Obama is a Stuttering Clusterf*ck of a Miserable Tyrant" etc.
Was trying to make a bit of a joke and see if invoking his name would draw him out here to post that declaration per usual.
Or am I confusing him with that Steve something-or-other guy?...

Posted by: RamonAllones at February 15, 2013 04:12 PM (3lLli)


Yes.....as did I.

We give him lots of hell about him needing to start a blog, even though he has one.

And Steevy (I think) usually carries the torch for him when he's around.

Posted by: © Sponge at February 15, 2013 12:15 PM (xmcEQ)

114 I prefer a reliable post once an hour. But i'm part robot and dead on the inside. I think normal humans actually prefer the unpredictable Skinnerianness.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 15, 2013 12:15 PM (ZPrif)

115 Wasn't QuickFire the Scarlet Witch's incestuous brother?

Seriously, though, there has to be a superhero named QuickFyre right?

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 15, 2013 04:13 PM (ZPrif)

 

That was Quicksilver.

 

And there HAS to be a Quickfire SOMEWHERE.   IT's too   cool a name!

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/i][/u][/b] at February 15, 2013 12:15 PM (4df7R)

116 I don't really expect an answer here but was yesterday going too fast?

Shouldn't we uh, be talking about this sort of thing in person?

Seriously though, a little fast for my personal tastes.  At least as a whole afternoon thing, a few quick fire short posts punctuated by something longer seems to work.

Posted by: Heralder at February 15, 2013 12:15 PM (+xmn4)

117 yep, we recognize the honesty in those short posts Posted by: beach runner at February 15, 2013 04:15 PM (LpQbZ) And yet we still entertain ourselves

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Author of Amy Lynn available on KINDLE finally at February 15, 2013 12:16 PM (l86i3)

118 Ha! I have a theory on this! My theory, which is actually ace's theory from like the second season but whatever mine mine mine, is that he can't shoot someone every ep so they're saving it up for a blood bath later in the season.


That reminds me, I need to start my Walking Dead/Justified xover thingy which is really just Raylan and Daryl shooting zombies. And people. And whatever the hell else they want.
Posted by: alexthechick - Chaotic Evil Hobbit. at February 15, 2013 04:08 PM (VtjlW)

-------------------------

I like the theory and you are probably right.  However, just to be sure I've just tweeted Nick Searcy asking him if he knows why.  I don't really expect a response though since the question doesn't have anything to do with sex.

Posted by: Not and Artist at February 15, 2013 12:16 PM (uRumV)

119 When a conversation dies out, it's no longer "good".

Sort of the definition.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger (aka Ol' 3 tooth) at February 15, 2013 12:16 PM (qyv02)

120 Needs to be QuickFire <©/>

Posted by: USA at February 15, 2013 12:16 PM (RIg+t)

121 Any thread in the A and B but mostly, B format is always a winner.

Posted by: toby928© for TB at February 15, 2013 12:16 PM (QupBk)

122 Ace, my thoughtful, reasonable side says, "Don't go too crazy with the 30-round assault posts, or someone might get hurt." You know, for teh childrenz. My ADHD side says, "Sure, what the heck? Look, squirrel!"

Posted by: jakeman, Assault V2.0 at February 15, 2013 12:16 PM (96M6e)

123

putting up a link post with little commentary is fine ace.  It give a soupcon of liberty to us on the lower decks to run with a topic

Posted by: imp at February 15, 2013 12:17 PM (UaxA0)

124 Ace  --  be the ball.

Posted by: eleven at February 15, 2013 12:17 PM (fsLdt)

125 putting up a link post with little commentary is fine ace. It give a soupcon of liberty to us on the lower decks to run with a topic

Posted by: imp at February 15, 2013 04:17 PM (UaxA0)

 

This!

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/i][/u][/b] at February 15, 2013 12:17 PM (4df7R)

126 Ace, is there any way to do a group twitter swarm. You mark a target, lead off, then we all jump in - Journolist gang bang style

Posted by: Jean at February 15, 2013 12:17 PM (S4AQU)

127 I'm not crazy about rapid posts....unless it's some sort of breaking news/developing story.  20-25 mins. between posts isn't enough time especially since this blog has gotten way more popular in the past 6 mos.  Takes a while to catch up on a thread if you get to it 5 mins. late and by the time you catch up or want to comment, a new thread has gone up and you missed that one by 5 mins too.....and the cycle begins again.

Posted by: Tami[/i] at February 15, 2013 12:17 PM (X6akg)

128 One thing is for certain.  This post needs more Cake Girl.

Posted by: garrett at February 15, 2013 12:18 PM (W1ezb)

129 I don't want to know what kind of super-power the Horde thinks a guy named ''QuickFire" would have.

Posted by: Waterhouse at February 15, 2013 12:18 PM (mO9O5)

130

There's  a  great  Cheers  episode  in which  Rebecca  leaves  as  manager (this is after  Sam  buys the bar  back)  and they  hire a  new  guy  who  does  wonderful  things.  No  one wants  him  to leave,  but  Sam  wants  Rebecca  back.  Norm  quickly   gets  to  the  heart  of the  matter:  "Will  this  raise  the  price  of   beer?"

 

There's  a  good  lesson  there.

Posted by: SH at February 15, 2013 12:18 PM (gmeXX)

131 Perhaps I should break my No Other Blogs before the HQ inclination and go see this "Conversation", so I can inject my useless 2 cents.

Posted by: toby928© for TB at February 15, 2013 12:18 PM (QupBk)

132 I'm avoiding politics nowadays for the same reason I quit Facebook. It just makes me hate the world. (Ok, I quit Facebook mainly to avoid the politics of my friends and family in the hopes that it will help me despise them less.)

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 15, 2013 12:18 PM (ZPrif)

133 OT: Speaking of "quick fire", has anyone else noticed that Raylan hasn't shot anyone yet in the current season of Justified? Shooting thugs with bean-bags doesn't count. Has anyone consulted Nick Searcy on this important topic? Posted by: Not and Artist at February 15, 2013 04:06 PM (uRumV) Honestly, Justified doesn't feel right this season. You want massive shootings? See Ultimate Force on Netflix. The SAS double, triple and quadruple their rounds on one guy. It's insanely sick.

Posted by: beach runner at February 15, 2013 12:18 PM (LpQbZ)

134 also, when was the last time we had a good old fashion Top Ten?

Posted by: garrett at February 15, 2013 12:18 PM (W1ezb)

135 >>>I have a theory on this! My theory, which is actually ace's theory from like the second season but whatever mine mine mine, is that he can't shoot someone every ep so they're saving it up for a blood bath later in the season. I thought they were saving for a bloodbath at the end of season 3 but then Raylan shot zero people. They do come up with innovative ways to have OTHER people shoot people, or have raylan shoot people without shooting them (bean bag ammuition, shooting the car's airbag). It has been a really long time since Raylan shot someone. he's due.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:18 PM (LCRYB)

136 Politics doesn't have to be a dirty word. Trying to influence someone's choice on where to go for dinner.. simple politics. Movie review--good or bad--you are usually arguing in the persuasive--political style. I love the myth of thinking you can escape it all though.

Posted by: Super Sea Slug at February 15, 2013 12:19 PM (r2PLg)

137 I  know exactly what this blog needs.  Post supositories. 

Posted by: Soona at February 15, 2013 12:19 PM (TdMZc)

138 Insty doesn't fuck us over with a billion display ads.

Posted by: The clean, articulate dialect that tells you everything will be o.k. at February 15, 2013 12:19 PM (qxcKC)

139 Ace
Some of your best work seems to by your insight into human nature.
Some of what you write leaves me going "That makes perfect sense, but I'll be damned if I could have thought it up".

And the Horde brings the funny, any time, day or night.

The HQ is kind of like what Harbaugh said about Baltimore.

"Sometimes it's ugly, but it is what it is"

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 15, 2013 12:19 PM (bTPOR)

140 >>>also, when was the last time we had a good old fashion Top Ten? alas I did one yesterday, but on twitter. Stupid, stupid. The top ten eludes me anymore. If it were a top two, I could do it.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:19 PM (LCRYB)

141 All I want is a blinker at the bottom of a thread that says when a new thread is up.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 15, 2013 12:20 PM (ZPrif)

142 I have missed every episode of Justified this season except the first. Where can I go to catch up?

Posted by: USA at February 15, 2013 12:20 PM (RIg+t)

143 @104

I feel your pain.  I stopped drinking a week ago and now I drink water all day, so all night I pee. 

God what I would give for four hours of straight sleep.

Posted by: Billy Bob, The guy who drinks in SC at February 15, 2013 12:20 PM (wR+pz)

144 >>>Ace Some of your best work seems to by your insight into human nature. Some of what you write leaves me going "That makes perfect sense, but I'll be damned if I could have thought it up". thanks that's obviously what's interesting me lately and it obviously shows in what I write about (with passion).

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:20 PM (LCRYB)

145 63 From what little I understand -it's not about the length, but the girth of the post, Ace.

Posted by: garrett at February 15, 2013 04:08 PM (W1ezb)


No no no, it's what you do with it. Or so I'm told.

Posted by: joncelli at February 15, 2013 12:20 PM (RD7QR)

146 11 It's okay, Ace, we can just cuddle.

Posted by: zsasz at February 15, 2013 03:58 PM (MMC8r)

And I always thought that this was a smart military blog?

Posted by: Mjölnir, banhammer from the gates of Hell at February 15, 2013 12:21 PM (Jls4P)

147 okay I'm going to do a political post, sexton has something up at the conversation, and i have something minor to add.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:21 PM (LCRYB)

148 Not for nothing -

the "ace's passing fancy" meme was fun.  'Ace Notices Huge Animals' Month (giant effing sunfish, giant effing jellyfish, et cetera) was good.

So, if you want to share what you've found with the class, go right ahead.

Posted by: BumperStickerist at February 15, 2013 12:21 PM (J8DGo)

149

"I don't really expect an answer here but was yesterday going too fast?

Shouldn't we uh, be talking about this sort of thing in person?"

 

Was Ace a little hard on the Beaver last night?

 



 

Posted by: eleven at February 15, 2013 12:21 PM (fsLdt)

150 Damn it--I'm about to go all Clausewitz up in here--I'm out.

Posted by: Super Sea Slug at February 15, 2013 12:21 PM (r2PLg)

151 All I want is a blinker at the bottom of a thread that says when a new thread is up.

No way.  Soothie or some other scout reporting back is part of the charm of this decrepit site.

Posted by: toby928© for TB at February 15, 2013 12:21 PM (QupBk)

152 Personally I'm waiting for another d&d guide to democrat politicians

Posted by: Buzzion at February 15, 2013 12:21 PM (GULKT)

153

How about combining two or three of your writings into one post like a top headlines post.

 

Morons can walk and chew three different subjects in one comment thread at at time.  Hell , after the 50th comment we are already discussing five different things already.

Posted by: polynikes at February 15, 2013 12:22 PM (m2CN7)

154 Oh NDH. Honey. We can't even have ampersands. *** Speak for yourself &&&&&&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 12:22 PM (piMMO)

155

okay I'm going to do a political post, sexton has something up at the conversation, and i have something minor to add.

 

---

 

You   may  want  to  wait  until  CAC  has  something  important to say.

Posted by: SH at February 15, 2013 12:22 PM (gmeXX)

156

Honest answer: it's your site.  The rest of us need to adapt to whatever the conditions are.  Anyone complaining about how you decide to do things can go suck eggs. 

Posted by: BurtTC at February 15, 2013 12:22 PM (TOk1P)

157 There was a 1,000 posts in 2 hours on rejected Valentine candy mottos.

Introduced by just a few lines.

Sometimes you have to prime the pump and other times you just wave a flag and we're off and running.

Now if you're concerned about the quality and/or quantity of YOUR output, I can't help you there. Sometimes you drone on for what seems like decades to get to your point like your having an existential crisis or something and others it's like a one liner that makes me go "yeah. I know what he means."

If you start analyzing it too much, you'll probably break something. So don't.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger (aka Ol' 3 tooth) at February 15, 2013 12:22 PM (qyv02)

158 Ace's new political post: Fuck you, clown. (Anybody remember that old joke?)

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 15, 2013 12:22 PM (ZPrif)

159 No way. Soothie or some other scout reporting back is part of the charm of this decrepit site. *** It's the only useful thing I do here.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 12:22 PM (piMMO)

160 All I want is a blinker at the bottom of a thread that says when a new thread is up. Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 15, 2013 04:20 PM (ZPrif) It makes me laugh but at the same time is frustrating when you finally get your thoughts together, compose something that you think is clear concise and helpful, and everybodie is gone forward. Maybe a New post in five or ten minutes warning.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Author of Amy Lynn available on KINDLE finally at February 15, 2013 12:22 PM (l86i3)

161 Stupid, stupid.

The top ten eludes me anymore.

If it were a top two, I could do it.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 04:19 PM (LCRYB)

 

You could always throw out an idea, ace, and let the Horde run with it   in    the comments.  You wouldn't even need to update the main post with any of the commenters' suggestions; just let 'em roll.     That's the kind of thing that brings out the funny at the HQ, and sometimes we all just need a thread    about   the ideal superhero names for a   batallion of            jet-propelled squid   to get us through the day.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/i][/u][/b] at February 15, 2013 12:22 PM (4df7R)

162 Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 04:20 PM (LCRYB)

The human condition can be exposed in less than 1,500 words.

Nothing wrong with floating an interesting idea, then giving us your (usually interesting) opinion of it, then stepping back and watching the festivities (or bloodbath).

250 words can do it nicely.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 15, 2013 12:23 PM (GsoHv)

163 158Ace's new political post:
Fuck you, clown.

(Anybody remember that old joke?)

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 15, 2013 04:22 PM (ZPrif)

YES!

Posted by: Heralder at February 15, 2013 12:23 PM (+xmn4)

164 All I want is a blinker at the bottom of a thread that says when a new thread is up.

And all I want is Mila Kunis in a Catholic schoolgirl outfit.

Posted by: Waterhouse at February 15, 2013 12:23 PM (mO9O5)

165 >>>Maybe you could do an afternoon or so of "Author's Thoughts". Just random bullshit thrown on the page in order of how the thoughts skittered through your feverish brain on the way to your fingers. Put time stamps next to them so we can see if there's any sign of the onset of a degenerative disease. Or any improvement due to that hangover cure starting to kick in. ... By the way, BitterClinger, when I responded: "What the hell are you talking about? That's every day.".... ...I meant that in a joking way, but I don't think it came out that way. I should have said: "That's every day!" What I was trying to say, in a joking way, is that every day is "random thoughts drifting into my head and getting typed up without much thought behind them." Sorry if it came off as a knock -- it wasn't meant to. it was more supposed to be self-goofing.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:24 PM (LCRYB)

166 "so quickie posts were going to be the extent of my output; " Wow, can't keep it up. That's gotta be a blow to the ego.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 15, 2013 12:24 PM (9H+iJ)

167 Speak for yourself

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Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 04:22 PM (piMMO)

 

Why do you hurt me!

 

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/i][/u][/b] at February 15, 2013 12:24 PM (4df7R)

168 my thought: do a few major ones on major topics and throw in lots of small ones along the lines of "Did Joe Biden really say that?"
You know that it's the second kind that brings out the worst in us (in the best sense of the word)

Posted by: mallfly at February 15, 2013 12:24 PM (bJm7W)

169

Politics only either bores me or makes me angry.

 

 

 

Posted by: eleven at February 15, 2013 12:25 PM (fsLdt)

170 163 158Ace's new political post: Fuck you, clown. (Anybody remember that old joke?) what's the old joke? I need to know.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:25 PM (LCRYB)

171 It makes me laugh but at the same time is frustrating when you finally get your thoughts together, compose something that you think is clear concise and helpful, and everybodie is gone forward. Maybe a New post in five or ten minutes warning. Yeah, a scrolling WRAP IT UP, FATTIES!

Posted by: waldo at February 15, 2013 12:25 PM (ZzS+r)

172 Why do you hurt me! *** I only hit you because I love you.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 12:25 PM (piMMO)

173 I don't know what he does over there and I really don't care. I have a funny feelin they want what he has. Us. Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Author of Amy Lynn available on KINDLE finally at February 15, 2013 04:11 PM (l86i3) good lord ilu OSP, but that is too self-centric lol clearly, they want ace who wouldn't?

Posted by: beach runner at February 15, 2013 12:25 PM (LpQbZ)

174 Oh, btw, since we're all still here and haven't been vaporized, I take    it that SMOD did indeed miss us earlier this afternoon.    Ah well.  Back to waiting for Big SMOD!

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/i][/u][/b] at February 15, 2013 12:26 PM (4df7R)

175 >>>my thought: do a few major ones on major topics and throw in lots of small ones along the lines of "Did Joe Biden really say that?" well that's what I mean, I don't mean "I'm not writing long essays anymore." I meant, when I'm not writing long, what do you think of these quickies? Like when I'm not writing long, I can either do quickies or struggle to do a medium one (which will probably add little). So, as far as the throwaway posts -- medium or quick?

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:26 PM (LCRYB)

176 Don't apologize to the morons, Ace.  It's undignified.

Posted by: Nancy Pelosi's Petrified Pissflaps at February 15, 2013 12:26 PM (W1ezb)

177 Quick fire is verboden, if combined with a high capacity magazine and dark humor, sentenceable.

Posted by: maddogg at February 15, 2013 12:26 PM (OlN4e)

178 Posted by: RamonAllones atFebruary 15,2013 04:12 PM(3lLli) Probably thinking of Steevy who does something similar. AllenG usually doesn't post much on weekends, but Sponge was probably refering to the meme that AllenG doesn't have a blog and should get one (which was brought about by AllenG's frequent "new post at blog" notifications awhile back).

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette, assault Hobbit at February 15, 2013 12:26 PM (wbeNt)

179 I'd try to add some humor to your posts if I were you.

Posted by: Dr Spank at February 15, 2013 12:26 PM (4cRnj)

180 I only hit you because I love you.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 04:25 PM (piMMO)



That's a keeper.....save it for next Valentines Day.

Posted by: Tami[/i] at February 15, 2013 12:26 PM (X6akg)

181 I only hit you because I love you.

 

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 04:25 PM (piMMO)

 

*sniffle*    Maybe... M-maybe someday... I'll have ampersands, too?

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/i][/u][/b] at February 15, 2013 12:26 PM (4df7R)

182 And all I want is Mila Kunis in a Catholic schoolgirl outfit.

Kate Upton in a schoolgirl outfit...I like the boobehs!

Posted by: Mjölnir, banhammer from the gates of Hell at February 15, 2013 12:26 PM (Jls4P)

183 (Anybody remember that old joke?)

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 15, 2013 04:22 PM (ZPrif)

Nope, but I love the punch line!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 15, 2013 12:27 PM (GsoHv)

184

142 -

 

I went to Amazon, paid something like a buck ninety-nine for the first ep this season, because I was still finishing up last season's dvd (I hate that they release them so late).

 

 

Posted by: BurtTC at February 15, 2013 12:27 PM (TOk1P)

185 I still don't understand why Ace isn't rolling in dough.  Yeah, this place is pretty crude and edgy but so are many many others that seem to be making money.  Are the ads not large and offensive enough here?

Posted by: toby928© for TB at February 15, 2013 12:27 PM (QupBk)

186

Okay, this is long, but thus is the nature of the clown joke:

There once was a little kid named Billy who loved clowns. I mean LOVED them. He had posters of them all over his wall and pictures of them everywhere.

One day his parents took him to the Circus to see all of the clowns. He was so excited! He never saw one up close before! In the middle of the show, a tiny little car came out and out came 20 clowns! He was cheering so loud he couldn't speak for a couple minutes. Just then, the Leader of the Clowns took a microphone and asked for a volunteer. Billy raised his hand and shouted ''Me! Me!'' The clown looked around and said ''You!'' as he pointed at Billy. He was so happy!

Billy joined the clown on the floor. The clown looked down at him and asked, ''Are you the horse's nose?'' Billy said ''No...'' ''Are you the horse's ears?'' ''No...'' Then the clown got an evil look in his eye as he said ''Then you must be the horse's ass!'' The whole tent shook with laughter, and Billy cried his eyes out. He couldn't believe a clown made fun of him like that! He swore revenge!

Billy grew up, he went to college, got a job, got married, and had a few kids, but still never forgot what that clown did to him. One morning he saw an ad in the paper for the same circus, and decided to go. He knew the PERFECT insult to get him back! When he told his wife and kids he was going his kids asked if they could goto the circus with him. He calmly said ''No. Daddy has something he needs to do there.'' In the middle of the show, a little car came out and out came about 20 clowns. The crowd cheered, except for Billy. The Leader of the Clowns took a microphone. It was the same Clown! Billy was so excited that he could now get revenge! 

The clown asked for a volunteer. Billy calmly raised his hand. The clown picked him! Billy joined the clown on the floor. The clown said ''Are you the horse's nose?'' Billy stayed calm and said ''No.'' The clown asked ''Are you the horse's ears?'' Billy replied ''No.'' Then the clown said ''Then you must be the horse's ass!''

Billy knew his time had come. As the crowd laughed and everyone cheered, his anger grew. Now was the time for revenge. He looked deep into the clown's eyes and said...

''Fuck you, Clown.''

Posted by: Heralder at February 15, 2013 12:27 PM (+xmn4)

187 It's the only useful thing I do here.[/] That's not true, NDH. You're like a, uh, um, err, moral compass or something.

Posted by: jakeman, Assault V2.0 at February 15, 2013 12:27 PM (96M6e)

188 That's a keeper.....save it for next Valentines Day. *** I hit u cuz I luv u

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 12:28 PM (piMMO)

189 Mother.

Posted by: jakeman, Assault V2.0 at February 15, 2013 12:28 PM (96M6e)

190 >>>good lord ilu OSP, but that is too self-centric lol clearly, they want ace who wouldn't? no he's right-- Andrew always wanted you guys for commenters. that was a driving thing with him. Several times before his death he pitched me, like, "What would it take...?" to get this blog as part of Breitbart. Partly for me, of course, but largely because he wanted the commenters. You may remember that I revealed this in a comment and Andrew got pissed about it. You know the most important thing about any business is not product, it's customers. always has been, always will be.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:28 PM (LCRYB)

191 The "Fuck you, clown." joke killed me when I first heard it. Next day I tried to tell it to a group of people. Total failure. It's a long joke and halfway through I realized -- nobody is going to laugh at this. Long jokes are hard to pull off. Partly it was the setting. I heard it at the end of a long night of drinking. Everybody was tired and relaxed -- and patient. Plus the guy who told it had a really mellow, low key personality. Which made it funnier coming from him. Long jokes seem to have died in the internet age. Nobody has the attention span.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 15, 2013 12:28 PM (ZPrif)

192 I like the idea of scheduled posts.  Like the weather channel.  Local on the 8's.  Not a hard schedule, but a guide.   Some of us are bored an lurk all the time, other times just check in. 

If the horde knew every hour or so a new post would show up, we'd show up to check it out.

More traffic??? 

Posted by: Billy Bob, The guy who drinks in SC at February 15, 2013 12:28 PM (wR+pz)

193 That's not true, NDH. You're like a, uh, um, err, moral compass or something. **** I'm the party pooper?!!!!! Noooooo!

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 12:28 PM (piMMO)

194 Well, consider what "moral" means around here.

Posted by: jakeman, Assault V2.0 at February 15, 2013 12:29 PM (96M6e)

195 I think I'm just not that into politics anymore, because if you really like something you should want to do it on your off-time too. Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 04:15 PM (LCRYB) ummm, no off time is for recharging and love

Posted by: beach runner at February 15, 2013 12:29 PM (LpQbZ)

196 >>>I like the idea of scheduled posts. i love it too. Alas, pixy is not offering. Behind the scenes there is much encouragement for me to change to, say, amazon blogs, which I am considering.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:30 PM (LCRYB)

197 I still don't understand why Ace isn't rolling in dough. Yeah, this place is pretty crude and edgy but so are many many others that seem to be making money. Are the ads not large and offensive enough here? *** Perhaps we should click on them more often. *makes note* Click on ads each day.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 12:30 PM (piMMO)

198 good lord ilu OSP, but that is too self-centric lol clearly, they want ace who wouldn't? Posted by: beach runner at February 15, 2013 04:25 PM (LpQbZ) And what comes with Ace? US.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Author of Amy Lynn available on KINDLE finally at February 15, 2013 12:30 PM (l86i3)

199

Does this new format get me on the dental plan?

 

If so then I'm in favor.

Posted by: Dave in Texas at February 15, 2013 12:30 PM (WvXvd)

200 Amazon blogs? Like with big, strong blond women?

Posted by: jakeman, Assault V2.0 at February 15, 2013 12:30 PM (96M6e)

201
I don't know what he does over there and I really don't care. I have a funny feelin they want what he has. Us.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Author of Amy Lynn available on KINDLE finally at February 15, 2013 04:11 PM (l86i3)









Before his passing, Breitbart himself (PBUH) admitted to teh Ewok that he wanted to poach the Horde.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 15, 2013 12:31 PM (TIIx5)

202 Aww, Fed Employees aren't getting their raise. Boo hoo.

Posted by: RWC at February 15, 2013 12:31 PM (fWAjv)

203 "Some of them will be scarred for life. Wait until they google that strange, new phrase. The horror, the horror. Posted by: rd" Yeah, I once made the mistake of asking about "The Chicken". Yikes.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 15, 2013 12:31 PM (9H+iJ)

204 >>>off time is for recharging and love people who are the tip-top in their professions consider their jobs "recharging and love." Because their personal interest aligns with their professional interest, they are unstoppable in their career and seem to everyone else to be superhuman. Obviously I'm not going to make that particular cut.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 12:31 PM (LCRYB)

205 191The "Fuck you, clown." joke killed me when I first heard it.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 15, 2013 04:28 PM (ZPrif)

Same here, and the version I posted above doesn't even have the good stuff, i.e., the money and time and the losing of the family he spends going to "insult school" and all that to find the perfect insult comeback.

There's a few versions of the joke, some better than others, but I'm never able to get it out in person.

Posted by: Heralder at February 15, 2013 12:31 PM (+xmn4)

206 And yet we still entertain ourselves Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Author of Amy Lynn available on KINDLE finally at February 15, 2013 04:16 PM (l86i3) exactly, it's all good and, some of us pop in and out as we go about our day

Posted by: beach runner at February 15, 2013 12:31 PM (LpQbZ)

207 And The Chicken isn't as disgusting as that Melissa from Smoking Gun.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 15, 2013 12:32 PM (9H+iJ)

208 I was in final negotiations with Andrew to start commenting over at his Big sites as he was rolling them out.

I finally got him to agree to $0.10 per post. 

He wanted to charge me $0.25.

Posted by: BumperStickerist at February 15, 2013 12:32 PM (J8DGo)

209 Long jokes are hard to pull off.

Not if they are good jokes.  The winds in Chicago strong enough to float on joke is always funny.  Ditto the Superman/wonderwoman/invisible man menage-a-trois. 

Posted by: toby928© for TB at February 15, 2013 12:32 PM (QupBk)

210  Well, consider what "moral" means around here.

Posted by: jakeman, Assault V2.0 at February 15, 2013 04:29 PM (96M6e)

 

 

---------------------------------------------

 

 

I had to stop and think about that too.  And then I moved on. 

Posted by: Soona at February 15, 2013 12:33 PM (TdMZc)

211 Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 04:30 PM (LCRYB)

Is there a payoff when people go to Amazon from here? If not, WordPress does everything you need. Scheduling is trivial, and registration is easy too.

But losing the rickety blog software would give us less to bitch about, and that's part of the allure of this place....


Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 15, 2013 12:33 PM (GsoHv)

212 &&&&

Yessss!!

Posted by: fixerupper at February 15, 2013 12:34 PM (nELVU)

213 Wait....is there a bounty on our heads now?
What was Andrew offering for a female Moron pelt in good shape?

Oh....our comments.
*never mind*

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 15, 2013 12:34 PM (bTPOR)

214 It has been a really long time since Raylan shot someone. he's due. Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 04:18 PM (LCRYB) I described the last episode as empty to my hubby. It seems nothing is happening, or at least nothing compelling enough for me. Too bad. I enjoy Suits more, now.

Posted by: beach runner at February 15, 2013 12:35 PM (LpQbZ)

215 here's an unrelated suggestion: incorporate more funny pics in your posts there's no better avenue for mockery and bruising ridicule than pics and gifs of your political enemies the best part: the Left hates that stuff the even better part: the Right never does it (except for People's Cube). for instance, every post about Obama should be accompanied by unflattering photo yes its juvenile so friggin what did I mention that the Left hates it?

Posted by: soothsayer at February 15, 2013 12:35 PM (vanqS)

216

Ricketyblogsoftware.Idon'tknowhatyoumean.

Posted by: Heralder at February 15, 2013 12:35 PM (+xmn4)

Posted by: Heralder at February 15, 2013 12:35 PM (+xmn4)

218

191 -

 

Oh, I disagree!  If you tell that joke, and your audience does not laugh, it just makes the joke that much richer.  Seriously. 

Posted by: BurtTC at February 15, 2013 12:35 PM (TOk1P)

219 But losing the rickety blog software would give us less to bitch about, and that's part of the allure of this place....


Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 15, 2013 04:33 PM (GsoHv)



Paaalease, like we couldn't find new things to bitch........it's what we do.


Posted by: Tami[/i] at February 15, 2013 12:35 PM (X6akg)

220 My main point about the chronology was so we could watch in semi real time your thought process.

I thought it would be amusing and maybe even inciteful.

Plus it would allow you to do this quickfire thingy and get it out of your system.

Or whatever.

I took what you said pretty much the way you meant it.

If I get mentioned in "Dispatches", my day is made, so I'm cool.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger (aka Ol' 3 tooth) at February 15, 2013 12:35 PM (qyv02)

221 Ace.... NO ONE needs more than 8 Threads in their Assault Blog...

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 15, 2013 12:35 PM (lZBBB)

222 Posted by: jakeman, Assault V2.0 at February 15, 2013 04:30 PM (96M6e)

But only one breast, and that just wouldn't fly around here.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 15, 2013 12:35 PM (GsoHv)

223 Along the schedule idea.  I read HA and Insty and AoSHQ.  I notice Glen updates Insty about three times a day. Morning, around lunch, and evening.  I guess between teaching he pops in an posts.  HA seems to post in the morning and then mid morning, then nothing until late afternoon.

Course, HA is owned by Summit and they have a staff.  Insty probably has an assistant, but mostly it's him.  The HQ is yourselfs and the co bloggers.  Seems like you have the morning covered and the evening covered.

What you need is 11:00 to 10:00PM to cover.  You are working 2-6?  Then we get nothing after dinner til the ONT.

Shit, I've been posting too long to remember all this shit.


Posted by: Billy Bob, The guy who drinks in SC at February 15, 2013 12:35 PM (wR+pz)

224 I only hit you because I love you.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse

***

 

Do you really want to hurt me? Do you want to make me cry?

Posted by: Tilikum the Killer Assault Whale at February 15, 2013 12:36 PM (uhftQ)

225

Also, apologies to Ace. 

 It's  been entirely  too long since I have hit the Tip Jar. 

Fuckin' Dentist is taking all my fun money.

Posted by: garrett at February 15, 2013 12:36 PM (W1ezb)

226 But losing the rickety blog software would give us less to bitch about, and that's part of the allure of this place....


Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 15, 2013 04:33 PM (GsoHv)

 

 

 

 

You must be joking. I fucking hate the blog software. It does nothing at all for you, and thwarts you at every turn. It just plain sucks the tap root to the ninth ring of hell.

Posted by: maddogg at February 15, 2013 12:36 PM (OlN4e)

227 But losing the rickety blog software would give us less to bitch about, and that's part of the allure of this place....


Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 15, 2013 04:33 PM (GsoHv)







I wonder if WordPress has a "1998 blog" widget?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 15, 2013 12:36 PM (TIIx5)

228 200 Amazon blogs? Like with big, strong blond women?

Posted by: jakeman, Assault V2.0 at February 15, 2013 04:30 PM (96M6e

 

And don't forget Lariats of Truth.

Posted by: buzzion at February 15, 2013 12:36 PM (GULKT)

229 Paaalease, like we couldn't find new things to bitch........it's what we do. CAPTCHA

Posted by: jakeman, Assault V2.0 at February 15, 2013 12:36 PM (96M6e)

230 Yeah, that's the gist of the Fuck You, Clown joke. It's a shaggy dog story with a Fuck You ending. The version I heard was super long. Guy really dragged it out. In the one I head the kid was a fat kid and the clown did the old -- You're so fat, when you sit around the house, you sit *around* the house. Little kid then devotes the rest of his life to getting revenge on the clown. Studies insults from history, becomes a touring stand-up insult comic. Devotes every waking second to trying to track down the clown who insulted him, etc, etc. I brought it up cause one of the most important things in a lot of Breitbart/Ace style political posts is telling the Left - "Fuck You, Clown."

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 15, 2013 12:36 PM (ZPrif)

231 Okay I lied. Ever wonder why the NYT made Frank Rich a political commentator. Persuasion.

Posted by: Super Sea Slug at February 15, 2013 12:37 PM (r2PLg)

232 Ace.
If you change the blog software, just promise not to go with up-ding/down-ding type crap.
If you do, I will hunt you down myself.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 15, 2013 12:38 PM (bTPOR)

233 CAPTCHA


Aiiiiiiyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!  I fate that shit with a passion.

Posted by: toby928© for TB at February 15, 2013 12:38 PM (QupBk)

234 mockery via pics also lifts our spirits earlier this week JohnE made a funny and creative post using gifs huge hit because, basically, it made us feel good at the same time we we're giving the finger to the Left

Posted by: soothsayer at February 15, 2013 12:38 PM (BUcLz)

235 I brought it up cause one of the most important things in a lot of Breitbart/Ace style political posts is telling the Left - "Fuck You, Clown."

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 15, 2013 04:36 PM (ZPrif)

Exactly.

Posted by: Heralder at February 15, 2013 12:38 PM (+xmn4)

236 I also hate it.

Posted by: toby928© for TB at February 15, 2013 12:38 PM (QupBk)

237 Posted by: maddogg at February 15, 2013 04:36 PM (OlN4e)

QED.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 15, 2013 12:38 PM (GsoHv)

238

201 -

 

And they killed him for it.  The bastards. 

Posted by: BurtTC at February 15, 2013 12:38 PM (TOk1P)

239 A multiple column layout, like a traditional broadsheet newspaper, would be nice.

Posted by: derit at February 15, 2013 12:38 PM (I88Jc)

240 Speaking of the Amazon thing.  Insty changed his page to include a direct link on the masthead.   He also flogs the deal of the day everyday and at least once more during the day he pushes some amazon product.

It gets old, but he must make some money off it, or he wouldn't keep doing it.

Posted by: Billy Bob, The guy who drinks in SC at February 15, 2013 12:39 PM (wR+pz)

241 This thread is dying.

Posted by: Soona at February 15, 2013 12:39 PM (TdMZc)

242

I fate that shit with a passion.

 

Awesome typo.

Posted by: eleven at February 15, 2013 12:39 PM (fsLdt)

243 This thread is dying.

Isn't it ironic?

Posted by: Waterhouse at February 15, 2013 12:40 PM (mO9O5)

244 A multiple column layout, like a traditional broadsheet newspaper, would be nice. **** Yes. Which is what I was trying to say but you said much more effectively.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 12:40 PM (piMMO)

245

>>This thread is dying.<

 

Release the Upton!

Posted by: garrett at February 15, 2013 12:40 PM (W1ezb)

246 Isn't it ironic? *** Don't ya think?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 12:40 PM (piMMO)

247 &. &&. &&&. !

Posted by: tom brady at February 15, 2013 12:41 PM (9t62h)

248

It gets old, but he must make some money off it, or he wouldn't keep doing it.

 

Nothing at all wrong with that.  Corrolla does "ads" on his podcast.

Posted by: eleven at February 15, 2013 12:41 PM (fsLdt)

249 This old blog runs well thru off-site proxies. Do you really want to try and manage this place if we could post images?

Posted by: Jean at February 15, 2013 12:41 PM (S4AQU)

250

WTF?

 

  A benevolent dictator never asks the great unwashed masses what they want.  You f*cking tell us what we'll get and give it to us good and hard.  Geesh.

Posted by: Some Guy in Wisconsin at February 15, 2013 12:41 PM (LMtDw)

251 Oh look, a new thread

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 15, 2013 12:41 PM (bTPOR)

252 Another suggestion.  No more super-secret scanning matrix's.  Last night's ONT was a bit frustrating.

Posted by: Soona at February 15, 2013 12:42 PM (TdMZc)

253 All change is bad.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at February 15, 2013 12:42 PM (C8mVl)

254 If the flow is flowing, let er rip. The sandy vaginas will always be sandy.

Posted by: nip at February 15, 2013 12:42 PM (11Tdq)

255 Ace, do you earn revenue based upon ad clicks?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 12:42 PM (piMMO)

256 I haz &'s!

Posted by: tom brady at February 15, 2013 12:42 PM (9t62h)

257 It would be nice to be able to do links, like in the good old days.

Posted by: maddogg at February 15, 2013 12:42 PM (OlN4e)

258 Around the same time I heard the "Fuck You, Clown" joke, I also heard one with the tagline: "There, now you're fucked." That one was a lot meaner and not as funny. Setup starts with a depressed wheelchair-bound teenage girl desperately wishing to experience her first kiss. It's a dark joke.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 15, 2013 12:42 PM (ZPrif)

259 Another suggestion. No more super-secret scanning matrix's. Last night's ONT was a bit frustrating *** While I wouldn't want to see it too often, I thought it was great. Very clever.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 12:42 PM (piMMO)

260 And there HAS to be a Quickfire SOMEWHERE. IT's too cool a name!

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit at February 15, 2013 04:15 PM (4df7R)


"Quickfire, the unemployed gigolo."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 15, 2013 12:43 PM (673KB)

261 It would be nice to be able to do links, like in the good old days. *** Yes. It would be

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 12:43 PM (piMMO)

262 no he's right-- Andrew always wanted you guys for commenters. that was a driving thing with him. Several times before his death he pitched me, like, "What would it take...?" to get this blog as part of Breitbart. Partly for me, of course, but largely because he wanted the commenters. You may remember that I revealed this in a comment and Andrew got pissed about it. You know the most important thing about any business is not product, it's customers. always has been, always will be. Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 04:28 PM (LCRYB) fair enough, but this is the chicken egg argument. we wouldn't be here if you weren't I wouldn't.

Posted by: beach runner at February 15, 2013 12:43 PM (LpQbZ)

263 It would be nice if we had the basic functionality of the blog back.  Its just too bad there were too many that just thought fucking up the blog was so funny so that the trolls could figure out what was needed to make commenting impossible.

Posted by: buzzion at February 15, 2013 12:43 PM (GULKT)

264

All change is bad.

 

Don't say that.  I work work with someone like that. 

 

It's misery, especially in these constantly changing times.

Posted by: eleven at February 15, 2013 12:43 PM (fsLdt)

265 Fuck are we dead yet? or so the SMOD caught up in traffic up there. I personally, as someone earlier put it "like meat with my potatoes" or some shit like that. but really my favorite is Eggplant Parm. with a side of

Spaghetti and sometimes I like to put  salsa on my nipples and in my bellybutton and have Mrs. Guido scrape it of with doritos. I hope this helps Ace.

Posted by: Guido at February 15, 2013 12:44 PM (XLuH2)

266 It would be nice if we had the basic functionality of the blog back. Its just too bad there were too many that just thought fucking up the blog was so funny so that the trolls could figure out what was needed to make commenting impossible. *** I resemble that remark.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 12:44 PM (piMMO)

267 I brought it up cause one of the most important things in a lot of Breitbart/Ace style political posts is telling the Left - "Fuck You, Clown."

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at February 15, 2013 04:36 PM (ZPrif)

 

They had a Two and Half Men episode using the Fuck you, Clown structure except it was a formerly fat girl in Highschool that Allen only befriended and Charlie made fun of.  She spent her entire life after highschool to make herself superhot so she could seduce both Allen and Charlie and then reject them at last second. 

Posted by: polynikes at February 15, 2013 12:44 PM (m2CN7)

268 Compromise thread up

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at February 15, 2013 12:45 PM (piMMO)

269

OK.... clown jokes...

 

so Hitler and the Pope are talking politics and Philosophy in a bar...  The Pope is saying the way to Power is to win peoples hearts... to get them be believe...

 

Hitler says.... "nope, and you have to do is kill 6 million jews, and 2 Clowns"..

 

The bartender is horrified... but has to ask.." Why 2 clowns"

 

Hitler turns to the Pope and says "See, I told you no one would care about the Jews'

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 15, 2013 12:45 PM (lZBBB)

270 yeah my sleep schedule got really screwed up three weeks ago and I haven't fixed it.

I gotta do something about that.

Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 04:13 PM (LCRYB)


Solution == Refuse to be in bed between 11am - 10pm.

Posted by: Serious Cat at February 15, 2013 12:45 PM (UypUQ)

271 *Besides, who here doesn't go to Breitbart? I was surprised to hear that OSP did not. I jumped on Breitbart the day it launched. Have been a fan since. Although, I was broken hearted when Andrew passed, and knew it would not be the same.

Posted by: beach runner at February 15, 2013 12:45 PM (LpQbZ)

272 255 Ace, do you earn revenue based upon ad clicks?


I don't know, but I would expect the advertiser pays a flat fee to run the ad for a set period.  Ad clicks usually are for Google or larger sites.  They are hard to do.

Posted by: Billy Bob, The guy who drinks in SC at February 15, 2013 12:45 PM (wR+pz)

273 I didn't know Andrew got pissed about you telling us that.

Posted by: Mama AJ, Assault Poiser at February 15, 2013 12:46 PM (SUKHu)

274 fair enough, but this is the chicken egg argument. we wouldn't be here if you weren't I wouldn't. Posted by: beach runner at February 15, 2013 04:43 PM (LpQbZ) Exactly. Sure, sure, we're the guests but it's the host that sets the tone for the party.

Posted by: alexthechick - Chaotic Evil Hobbit. at February 15, 2013 12:47 PM (VtjlW)

275 And what comes with Ace? US. Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Author of Amy Lynn available on KINDLE finally at February 15, 2013 04:30 PM (l86i3) Yet, Ace went and you didn't. Defiance?

Posted by: beach runner at February 15, 2013 12:47 PM (LpQbZ)

276 As to Andrew wanting us, it's plain to see that over at Breitbart these days, commenters aren't numero uno with them.

1) have to sign up every browser session to comment unlike umpteen other disqus engine driven commenting  on other blogs.

2) they use that style of commenting where you can't scroll the the entire comments, you have to keep loading and loading it bit at a time. This means you can't quickly find a previous comment you've made to see if someone's responded to it.

3) Wayyyy tooo much moderation. I've had comments moderated and I have yet to figure out why. Last year, I had a comment that got over 600 likes but Breitbart took it down (because I presume some lefties were offended as much as it was liked. Not a good system and I resent the hell out of it.)

4) they've got too much uniformity between sections. Why bother? Just call it BIG and be done with it. Each section just has different headlines. Bland and boring.

I'd like to believe that if Andrew was still there, they would be better. I don't know but I'm not interested in fighting their format.

So. Don't ever change Ace. Too many places get popular and big and suddenly think that now that they're a success, they need to change. To me, when your popularity is increasing is not the time to change formats.

I don't even mind the clunkiness of the commenting system. (anymore) compared to others, it's much more preferable AND it's unique. Makes me feel like an insider when newbies come on and complain.

You do what you think will work Ace. You've done ok so far.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger (aka Ol' 3 tooth) at February 15, 2013 12:48 PM (qyv02)

277 here's an unrelated suggestion: incorporate more funny pics in your posts [/i[ I used to blog. In fact JWF and I started at about the exact same month. I watched his numbers, but mine were better. I had really good photoshops to go with every post. He'd borrow one once in a while and I was cool with that. Pictures are good, really good. Especially laugh inducing ones. Anyway, after a while he brought in more co-blogs and his numbers drifted higher then mine. Because people like to chat, and I only had one post per day, while he had six or so. So I think that pics are really good, but lots of content per day is better, but pics are good.

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at February 15, 2013 12:48 PM (feFL6)

278 wtf

Posted by: eleven at February 15, 2013 12:51 PM (fsLdt)

279 The themed posts are actually a great feature. Book thread, gun thread, gaming thread etc. might want to do just a bit more of that. Naturally, they all become UptonGunSquidDennehyPudding threads, but having some consistent themes during the week is a good way to keep us entertained. I'd love to see a weekly caption contest thread.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 15, 2013 12:52 PM (TIIx5)

280 people who are the tip-top in their professions consider their jobs "recharging and love." Because their personal interest aligns with their professional interest, they are unstoppable in their career and seem to everyone else to be superhuman. Obviously I'm not going to make that particular cut. Posted by: ace at February 15, 2013 04:31 PM (LCRYB) I agree to disagree. I was one of them. Even if I worked 80hrs a week, I still made time -- seriously, for recharging and love. My required proportions weren't the same as others' might be. But, the down time and away time was crucial to staying on top. Granted, my industry was game development. Which sounds fun in itself (and it was for me: working for engineers/programmers, artists, animators, and managers), but you do not sit around and play games all day unless you are a tester. Playing games at night with my husband, or getting to a movie or restaurant was the recharging and love. In the ballpark, but not my job. And, I did not my companies games all the time. I have also authored a book. Same deal. As with you, there are cycles of writing. Cycles of inspiration. Goes the same for painters, etc. I would allow my artists to work "when they wanted" at times, because I knew they couldn't produce on demand. Same for you. It's usually a signal to do something else with your brain. Listen to it.

Posted by: beach runner at February 15, 2013 12:57 PM (LpQbZ)

281

You did fine.  Change it up so we get some excitement in our lives.  We don't always have time for War and Peace or Movie Reviews, so rapid fire is wonderful.

 

If we're so pathetic we can't keep up with new comment threads, we're too pathetic to be morons.

Posted by: Miss Scarlet with the revolver at February 15, 2013 12:58 PM (uDAyD)

282

I don't read the posts, just the comments.  So I guess it doesn't matter.

Posted by: Hamilton Burger at February 15, 2013 01:01 PM (GmPNB)

283

>>Sorry if it came off as a knock -- it wasn't meant to. it was more supposed to be self-goofing.<<

 

We got it, we got it.  What do you think we are?  Morons?

Posted by: Miss Scarlet with the revolver at February 15, 2013 01:18 PM (uDAyD)

284 I like the Morning News Dump approach. But, not as much as Ace and Co-blogger's input via full posts. If you don't have much to add, just give a bunch of links.

Posted by: Jimmy Doolittle at February 15, 2013 01:20 PM (OA8sl)

285 Rapid fire posts, especially with little in the way to generate comments unique to that thread, would allow the morons to move commenting on the threads that did have commenting worthy subjects all through the other threads.

It could, kinda, be your thing.

Keeping up with which conversation is going on where would be the measure of a true moron veteran of the site.

Posted by: Grimmy at February 15, 2013 02:04 PM (uUsh9)

286 A couple of lines and out they go. That's the format everyone seems to be adopting. Things are moving way too fast and there appears to be no time to think. Was struck by the fact that someone on the radio said that ben gazi was old news, not worthy of discussing anymore.

Posted by: Snarky the Bear at February 15, 2013 02:47 PM (/b8+5)

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