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September 23, 2003
Stupid is as stupid does
I finally got around to setting things up so that clicking links open in a new window... except it's always a small window that I have to maximize. Over at Mandarin Design they show how to automatically resize the window, but there has to be an easier way to make it open already full screen. Right?
Moo.
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Along these lines, how do I set it so all links open in a new window?
Posted by: Daniel @ at September 23, 2003 09:52 PM
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I don't know the official way to do it, but I've always done it by hand... after I open the little url button where you paste in the linking url, I add TARGET=_blank.
Like this:
Cheese
I hope that made sense.
If anyone knows of an easier way, I'd like to know it too.
Posted by: LeeAnn @ at September 24, 2003 02:09 AM
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Oh crap, let me try again... sheesh, forgot it will show up like that *grumblesillyoldwoman*
(a href="http://themonkeyboylovescheese.mu.nu/"TARGET=_blank) Cheese (/a)
Only, of course, with the pointy things instead of ( and )
Good grief, hope I got it right this time.
Must remember, preview is my friend.
Posted by: LeeAnn @ at September 24, 2003 02:13 AM
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 24, 2003 10:18 AM
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Thanks LeeAnn, that's how I do it too. Cut & paste is my friend!
But that doesn't make the new window full screen. I was wondering what magic command I need to do that.
Posted by: Ted @ at September 24, 2003 01:03 PM
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Sounds like a browser issue, rather than an MT issue.
Posted by: Jennifer @ at September 24, 2003 04:04 PM
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I thought about that Jennifer, but I couldn't find the way to automatically open browser windows maximized.
Some sites it works, some it doesn't... I'm stumped. I'll probably resort to actually getting an html book at the library. Imagine the shame... me, rtfm.
Posted by: Ted @ at September 24, 2003 05:48 PM
Posted by: Susie @ at September 25, 2003 06:02 PM
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George, what could be the problem? MT Tech help needed!
OK, anyone know why I keep getting an invalid login when I try to log in to my MT console? I thought maybe I had gotten hacked, but I checked the gm-authors.cgi file through my ftp program and it still lists my user name and password as being the same as always, so why am I having a problem?
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Doh! gm are the greymatter files!
Posted by: Tiger @ at September 23, 2003 01:30 AM
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Give me your password, and I'll try it for you...
Posted by: Cherry @ at September 23, 2003 01:39 AM
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September 22, 2003
A minor question
Can someone- slowly and using short words- explain to me how to make something trackback? I don't know if it's something I need to do when I link to a particular article or if it's the originating article's thing to do.
Also, an explanation of the box down below where you create a new entry, labeled "urls to ping" and how to do it, I'd be appreciative.
Yes, I RTFM, but I'm too techno-arrested to fully comprehend.
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Do you have automatic discovery turned on? (You should have - I think I turned it on when I set you up.)
If so, any link to a post on a trackbackable blog will be trackbackalised automagically.
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 22, 2003 03:43 PM
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As for the URLs to ping box, if you copy the URL from the Trackback link under a post into that box, it will ping that blog even though you may not have a link to it in your post.
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 22, 2003 03:44 PM
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Also, aren't there certain sites that you want to ping so they know when you update?
(let's see Pixy come up with some more new and exciting words - like "trackbackalised" and "automagically")
D
Posted by: Daniel @ at September 22, 2003 03:54 PM
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 22, 2003 04:05 PM
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Wow, you guys are so.... okay, I want to say fast but I don't think that's a compliment to men, huh?
Extremely rapidly helpful, how's that?
Thank you, much understandableness.
Posted by: LeeAnn @ at September 22, 2003 04:06 PM
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 22, 2003 04:52 PM
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September 20, 2003
Happy Birthday!
Everybody together now:
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Bithday Dear Pixy,
Happy Birthday to you!
The cool part is, his birthday's not til TOMORROW in America, although it's
today in Australia, and I think it's a week from Thursday in Munuvia....
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There are 8 days in the Munuvian week, and three of them are the weekend. Even for Susie.
Yay!
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 20, 2003 04:02 AM
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uh, doesn't Susie work weekends?
Posted by: Ted @ at September 20, 2003 04:10 AM
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my weekend is Wednesday, Thursday, and Munuday....
Posted by: Susie @ at September 20, 2003 04:37 AM
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Happy Birthday, Pixy!
Hey, Susie. Did you get that latest cat-thing? I linked to it in my blog. It's the Bad Kitty thing. Don't worry...it's nothing gross or anything. It's kind of a contract for cats outlining acceptable behavior and such.
Any word from Collins, yet?
Posted by: Stevie @ at September 20, 2003 08:32 AM
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Happy birthday Pixy! I'll eat this slice of pizza in your honor.
Posted by: Tuning Spork @ at September 20, 2003 05:49 PM
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Happy Pixilated Birthday!
Posted by: LeeAnn @ at September 20, 2003 07:02 PM
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Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great one. Or, had one. Or are having one.
Man, them time zones is tricky.
Posted by: Mr. Green @ at September 20, 2003 08:21 PM
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Happy birthday, Pixy? Are you 1, are you 10, are you 11, are you 100, are you 101, are you 110, are you 111... (if you're reading this confusedly, check out Pixy's blog).
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I am a comment spammer and my IP address is 64.72.132.17
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Ahoy, shipmates!
Arrr, I had me a time today, callin' me clerks "scurvy dogs" and threatening to keelhaul 'em if they didn't swab the deck pronto.
The boys talked pirate back to me. My cashier looked at me as if she'd thought I was round the bend. Life as a pirate is good. Arrr!
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Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 20, 2003 04:02 AM
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My cashier looked at me as if she'd thought I was round the bend.
And you looked right back as if you weren't.
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 20, 2003 04:04 AM
Posted by: Ted @ at September 20, 2003 04:11 AM
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September 19, 2003
Hoisted up me new sails
Gettin' me vessel in ship shape and just hoisted me sails. Come and have a look-see and have a keg o' grog on me. Jest ye be tellin' me if'n ya spot any holes in me sailcloth. Me vessel be the Scurvy Pirate Rig: Tiger's TestBlog
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Looks good - even resizes!
Yay! I mean, Arrrr!
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 20, 2003 12:58 AM
Posted by: Ted @ at September 20, 2003 01:05 AM
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Um, not Arrr...the pop up comment boxes still don't work for me in mozilla.....
Posted by: Susie @ at September 20, 2003 03:02 AM
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Arr! Mateys!
Me sister forced me to walk the plank and but my X down on t'Friendster. Ye are invited t'join me friend list. Just take ye scurvy over here. Or sail 'round for me (danfmoore-at-hotmail-dot-com) and add me to ye ship if you're already be on.
(okay, I'm not so good with the pirate talk. I was only a Pirate, Second Class. They don't send any spam or anything like that)
DFM
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I be in command of dis ship!
You are The Cap'n!
Some men are born great, some achieve greatness and some slit the throats of any man that stands between them and the mantle of power. You never met a man you couldn't eviscerate. Not that mindless violence is the only avenue open to you - but why take an avenue when you have complete freeway access? You are the definitive Man of Action. You are James Bond in a blousy shirt and drawstring-fly pants. Your swash was buckled long ago and you have never been so sure of anything in your life as in your ability to bend everyone to your will. You will call anyone out and cut off their head if they show any sign of taking you on or backing down. You cannot be saddled with tedious underlings, but if one of your lieutenants shows an overly developed sense of ambition he may find more suitable accommodations in Davy Jones' locker. That is, of course, IF you notice him. You tend to be self absorbed - a weakness that may keep you from seeing enemies where they are and imagining them where they are not.
What's Yer Inner Pirate?
brought to you by The Official Talk Like A Pirate Web Site. Arrrrr!
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Real Pirates
Avast, ye mateys. Issy ho!
Maybe it's time to turn around.
This picture was over on Various Orthodoxies.
DFM
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That is a cool but frightening picture.
Posted by: Susie @ at September 19, 2003 05:16 PM
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Posted by: The Bartender @ at December 14, 2003 10:43 PM
Posted by: kayla @ at December 19, 2003 08:19 PM
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This is strange how? Look just like me cousins backyard.
Posted by: W. @ at December 20, 2003 11:34 AM
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HOLY SHIT!!!!
what the hell is that?
Posted by: Kelly @ at January 07, 2004 12:42 AM
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Well, the one thing it's not is Hurricane Isobel. It might be Cyclone Graham off the Australian coast, but no-one's really sure.
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at January 07, 2004 02:05 AM
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Avast, ye scurvy dogs
September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Thanks to
annika, I have discovered my inner pirate:
You are The Cap'n!
Some men are born great, some achieve greatness and some slit the throats of any man that stands between them and the mantle of power. You never met a man you couldn't eviscerate. Not that mindless violence is the only avenue open to you - but why take an avenue when you have complete freeway access? You are the definitive Man of Action. You are James Bond in a blousy shirt and drawstring-fly pants. Your swash was buckled long ago and you have never been so sure of anything in your life as in your ability to bend everyone to your will. You will call anyone out and cut off their head if they show any sign of taking you on or backing down. You cannot be saddled with tedious underlings, but if one of your lieutenants shows an overly developed sense of ambition he may find more suitable accommodations in Davy Jones' locker. That is, of course, IF you notice him. You tend to be self absorbed - a weakness that may keep you from seeing enemies where they are and imagining them where they are not.
What's Yer Inner Pirate? brought to you by The Official Talk Like A Pirate Web Site. Arrrrr!
So, me hearties--any of ye scurvy excuses fer bloggers willin' to challenge me? Take the
test! Post yer results! Arrrr!
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You can't be the Cap'n Susie, I'm the Cap'n!
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 19, 2003 04:35 AM
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I'm the Captain of the theater! Arrrr!
Posted by: Susie @ at September 19, 2003 04:42 AM
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Due to circumstances beyond my control,
I am master of my fate and captain of my soul.
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 19, 2003 05:21 AM
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Well, somebody's gotta be.....
Posted by: Susie @ at September 19, 2003 05:32 AM
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I'm the cap'n too. Me thought it was fixed so I changed me answers and lo' it changed the outcome.
Posted by: Jennifer @ at September 19, 2003 01:26 PM
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I was the Capt'n too, but then there was this mutiny and they tied me to the yardarm and threw the chumbucket at me and it goes downhill from there because I haven't had coffee yet and can't continue with piratey terminology until I do.
I am happily surprised I properly spelt "terminology", though.
Maybe I am the Capt'n of Spellage.
Posted by: LeeAnn @ at September 19, 2003 02:09 PM
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Programming request...
Pixy, is it possible to have a login onto Munuviana for Munuvians? I tried to logon to my blog from my gf's laptop, but I misremembered the path.
No big deal if it's not.
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Victor, on the MT menu page there should be a dropdown where you can choose Munuviana.
Posted by: Susie @ at September 19, 2003 03:03 AM
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try this page that I always use:
http://blog.mu.nu/cgi/login
Posted by: Susie @ at September 19, 2003 03:06 AM
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Or was that what you were forgetting?
Posted by: Susie @ at September 19, 2003 03:12 AM
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I can put a link up easily enough.
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 19, 2003 04:00 AM
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Or you could just search for Susie's comment.
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 19, 2003 04:00 AM
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What's the "cgi" about? I just do blog.mu.nu/login and it seems to work for me. ;-)
Posted by: Jennifer @ at September 19, 2003 04:10 AM
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I'm special. Pixy likes me bestest.
Posted by: Susie @ at September 19, 2003 04:19 AM
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You might just have to share that "bestest" Susie, 'cos that's the one I always use...
Posted by: Cherry @ at September 19, 2003 07:16 AM
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Stop fighting or I'll turn this blog around and go home!
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 19, 2003 07:36 AM
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Susie, me lassie, if you're not aboard ye olde boat, you can't access the MT treasure map.
Duh. A button w/ link. Yeah, that would work. And here I was thinking Pixy was going to have to do some really cool programming.
I suck at "Talk like a pirate day." Time to give it up.
Posted by: Victor @ at September 19, 2003 10:47 AM
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September 18, 2003
Hurricane warning
Me, Ted, and Mookie are in Harm's Way with this hurricane...anybody else?
Will you miss us when we're gone?
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Right now the news is saying that the hurricane might make it here to Ontario... but I don't think it'll be too bad here
Posted by: Tim the Michigander @ at September 18, 2003 04:03 AM
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I'm pretty land-locked here in Iowa, so...doubtful. But I'll miss you guys! Have you been to Bloviating Inanities to read the Isabel coverage? Have you been to my site for the caption contest? Hurry while you still have power!
Posted by: Jennifer @ at September 18, 2003 05:48 AM
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If I see ya blowin' (in the wind) by here, I'll hold out my huge fishing net to catch both of you!
Posted by: Stevie @ at September 18, 2003 05:51 AM
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Stevie, have you *seen* a picture of Ted?
(Ba-dum DUM! Thank you, thank you! I'm here till Tuesday!)
Posted by: Victor @ at September 18, 2003 03:18 PM
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Silver Blue, Roxette Bunny, Tink, Windrider, Bill & Alice... stay safe all of you!
Posted by: Susie @ at September 18, 2003 07:14 PM
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Amen!!! Think good thoughts folks. Prepare for the worst, and the worst won't happen.
Posted by: Ted @ at September 18, 2003 10:57 PM
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Izzy's down to a tropical storm rating. Yay!
Posted by: Susie @ at September 19, 2003 03:02 AM
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It's rainin' outside, but I think I am safe. This one didn't even get close to Texas and I am 300 miles inland.
Posted by: Tiger @ at September 19, 2003 03:47 AM
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It depends... will you bring us lovely gifts when you come back?
(hope you don't get blown off).
Posted by: LeeAnn @ at September 19, 2003 02:11 PM
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September 17, 2003
Need Help!
I have the following comment over on my site, but no clue what the answer is - help!
"I see your excerpt feed RSS URL, but I don't see a URL for a full feed RSS. Do you have one? Thanks!" - MAC from thegofish.com (a pretty decent SOL blog)
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I keep hearing about the RSS feeds too, but haven't taken the time to do any research. I'm interested in the answer as well.
On the other hand, what's the little buttons for 'blogshares' and so on that I see on some sites?
Posted by: Ted @ at September 17, 2003 11:11 PM
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Blogshares is a website that tells you what a "share" in your blog is worth.
Posted by: Jennifer @ at September 18, 2003 12:21 AM
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Blogshares is like a stock market game--you buy and shares of peoples's blogs, the worth of which are determined by incoming and outgoing links.
I have no idea what RSS is.
Posted by: Susie @ at September 18, 2003 01:28 AM
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I'm not sure that MT does a full-feed RSS. I'll check.
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 18, 2003 03:32 AM
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Oooh...a new contest. Jeopardy blogging. You get the answer and have to guess the question!
Posted by: Stevie @ at September 18, 2003 05:50 AM
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One thing you can do is change the number of words in the automatic excerpt setting in your Config page to, say, 1000. Unless you suddenly turn into Bill Whittle, that should do the trick.
You can also mess with your RSS templates. If you decide to try this, let me know how it turns out.
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 18, 2003 09:54 AM
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Figured it out!!!
Changing the excerpt length works, but here's another way. In your XML (or RDF - whichever you want to change) template you'll see a place with the tag $MTEntryExcerpt. Change this to $MTEntryBody. It won't include the extended part, but I'm not perfect, so my blog shouldn't be either. I added it to my site below the other feed.
Posted by: Daniel @ at September 18, 2003 01:05 PM
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I thought of that. I think. I think I thought of that.
Yes indeed.
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 18, 2003 06:52 PM
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September 16, 2003
September 15, 2003
Collins?
Hey, is Collinization coming up blank for anybody else?
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Yes--Pixy explained to me when I queried about it that somebody posted a comment which caused his site to rebuild and everything got archived.
Somebody send out a search party!!!!!
Posted by: Susie @ at September 15, 2003 06:56 PM
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Blank for me too! Rise the sun, turn on all the lights, let's get the whole town out looking for Truman Collin
Posted by: Daniel @ at September 15, 2003 07:07 PM
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A comment disappeared him? Is that as bad as it sounds and, if it is, is homocide justafiable if someone does this to you? How do ya know if someone does that? I'm curious becasue I've been having all sortsa cute problems with my comouter since yesterday.
Posted by: Stevie @ at September 16, 2003 02:28 AM
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Comouter? Duh...whats one a those?
(This thing may as well be a comouter...it sure ain't been being a comPuter for the last 24 hours.)
Posted by: Stevie @ at September 16, 2003 02:31 AM
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A comment will only disappear you if you don't blog for a week like that slacker Collins.
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 16, 2003 03:54 AM
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Maybe he needs to break his nose again to give him something to write about.
(Having said that, I hope he is okay, apart from possible minor anecdote-generating injuries.)
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 16, 2003 03:56 AM
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Hey, man, open the door--it's me, Collins! I got the stuff, man!
Collins? Collins ain't here!
No, man, I'm Collins! Open the door, man, I think the police are after me! C'mon, man, I got the stuff, man!
Collins ain't here, man!
OK, am I dating myself again?
Posted by: victor @ at September 16, 2003 01:21 PM
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if MT is set to only show the last 7 days postings, he's well past that now.
I still think INSULT-A-THON pushed him over the edge; his last post was linking to my site
Posted by: Rob @ at September 17, 2003 07:18 PM
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Victor - better to date yourself than to marry Collins.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 18, 2003 03:40 AM
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My father never raised his hand to any one of his children, except in self-defense.
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The receiver is as bad as the thief...
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Mozilla Users
Pixy or anyone else will Mozilla please look at the test site and inform me if there is difficulty with that page. No graphics in it, just layout. It is the original template and css file with no modifications.
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Looks just fine, Tiger.
Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 15, 2003 02:30 AM
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With the exception of the spelling glitch...
(or was that will...)
Posted by: Cherry @ at September 16, 2003 12:33 AM
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I'll pay the damn fine. Where do I forward the nickel?
Posted by: Tiger @ at September 16, 2003 04:31 AM
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September 14, 2003
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to you,
HappyBirthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear Jennifer,
Happy Birthday to you!
(and
Harvey, too...)
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Posted by: Pixy Misa @ at September 14, 2003 11:26 AM
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Great big yay with ice cream on it!
Posted by: LeeAnn @ at September 14, 2003 03:44 PM
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Wow, what a coincidence! Happy birthday!
Posted by: Tiger @ at September 14, 2003 04:48 PM
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A very happy birthday to you, Jennifer!
Posted by: nic @ at September 14, 2003 08:35 PM
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Thank you, everyone. Yay! I'm old!
Posted by: Jennifer @ at September 14, 2003 10:47 PM
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Happy Belated wishes Jen
Posted by: Cherry @ at September 15, 2003 01:29 AM
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Happy birthday. You're not as old as me and Ted.
I hope that either makes you feel better or lays a massive guilt trip on you
Posted by: Victor @ at September 15, 2003 02:02 AM
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That's silly. Why would I feel guilty because other people are older than me?
~
Posted by: Jennifer @ at September 15, 2003 04:34 AM
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