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And, oh yeah, I can spell potato. So, vote for me for best new Edublog! I was gonna try to come up with some clever political rhetoric, my “stump speech” if you will, but I really don’t know how to talk bullshit.
You have no idea how proud I am that I was able to copy that voting widget. I’m feeling like a genius. Sad, huh?
14 responses so far ↓
1 Prude // Nov 26, 2007 at 5:26 pm
Why do we need profanity on a blog that is educational in nature?
2 Taylor // Nov 26, 2007 at 5:43 pm
@Prude You have a valid point. No argument. The short answer is that I made a decision when I started this blog, a blog that I essentially considered a *personal* blog, not an *edu*blog that I was going to be myself. If that causes you (and others, I’m sure) to lose respect for me, I can understand that. Vote for dy/dan. He rocks. I’m flattered, honestly, to be nominated at all, especially in light of the profanity. I never saw myself as part of the “edublogosphere” really. But I think you may have inspired a whole post. This is something I need to get out in the open anyway. Thanks for contributing.
3 GingerTPLC // Nov 26, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Ok, so because of Clay Burrell, I found you just today and I’m hooked too. Very much like me–only I’m more hard-core punk and not so much hip-hop. LOVE your verisimilitude (yep–pulled from the thesaurus, because “realness” was too much like “keepin it real” *gag*) !
I’m so very glad you were nominated, profanity intact and I’m proud to vote for you!
4 Graham Wegner // Nov 27, 2007 at 12:25 am
Don’t forget the badge for the sidebar if you want to do better than my 5% last year!! And maybe you should have your blog premarked on the widget so people don’t accidentally vote for someone else. And on profanity (what an American word, it’s just swearing to me), I may not use such words on my blog but I’ll defend your right to use whatever words you see fit on yours. In other words, who’s got the right to tell you to self-censor? Or even imply that you should?
5 Taylor // Nov 27, 2007 at 8:25 am
Thanks, guys. I can understand why people would say I shouldn’t cuss, but since I decided I was “maintaining verisimilitude,” I guess I’ll stop cussing when I stop cussing in real life.
BTW - I usually say “cussing” — swearing is something you do in court when you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Which, incidentally, I try to do, so maybe I am swearing and cussing.
6 ken // Nov 27, 2007 at 9:04 am
Who gives a fuck! Curse away!
You got my vote…Heck, I nominated ya!
7 Taylor // Nov 27, 2007 at 1:16 pm
I’m so fucking glad to see that Ken’s still around and still reading!
8 Taylor // Nov 27, 2007 at 5:58 pm
@ginger my husband is into punk, too. Or he was straight-edge punk in the 80s anyway and still subjects me to Black Flag, The Ramones, Jodi Foster’s Army, The Sex Pistols & Suicidal Tendencies on a regular basis. We make it work, though. He’s not a fan of Tupac particularly and he hates Eminem, but I forgive and so does he. So, welcome! I think we can get along.
9 Taylor // Nov 27, 2007 at 5:59 pm
My husband just called out not to forget the Angry Simoans. I prefer the angry Eminem.
10 Prude // Nov 28, 2007 at 12:35 am
sigh
11 Alexander Hayes // Dec 4, 2007 at 7:15 am
I was suprised to only find five ‘fucks’ in my blog which spans back three employment positions and one nervous brekdown.
Trawling back I note that some where in there is the Ramone’s, Eminem and a host of Marilyn Manson’s complete with wonky eyes and flunk cards from well meaning edumcational sociopaths.
Best bit is that it now connects here.
Did you get a screen snap of when the edublog awards stat counts were going live to the adoring ( yet deluded ) fans en-masse ?
Oh…
“Why do we need profanity on a blog that is educational in nature?”
…..because deep down somewhere in the rumble of your bowels you really do give a toss for Spin-Glish you c….
12 FCUK // Dec 4, 2007 at 7:28 am
[…] Prude …get a life. […]
13 Taylor // Dec 5, 2007 at 10:08 pm
Hey, Alexander, don’t hold back now!
Glad you found my blog!
14 Clay Burell // Dec 31, 2007 at 3:19 pm
I’m really late to this party, but noticed Prude’s remark on the Eddie page way back when, and chuckled.
How vowel-consonant combinations still rate a higher “immorality” rating than driving an SUV, preaching Creationism as science, or any other number of 21st century “sins” is a testament to the staying power of Iron Age goat-herder morality.
Colorful language is all. Fornicate ‘em.
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