Words For Your Enjoyment: Best of Both Words
June 23rd, 2006
It’s pretty amazing when you look at the stats.
Words For My Enjoyment (or WFME for short) has been around in one form or another since August of 2003, which makes this August our Tricentennialog! (Don’t ask…yet.)
In addition, over that time, WFME has posted over 1250 different pieces and snagged over 14,000 comments in the process. In just the last year, WFME has pulled in over half-a-million unique visitors, and in my book that’s pretty damn sweet.
So why not take the time to highlight some of the Best Of WFME?
Just like it’s tough to put together a clip show it’s tough to put together a Best Of post here at WFME. But fortunately, with the help of my newly-hired intern/midget, I was able to whittle down the last half-year of entries and present you with a great bit of reading for Friday.
But why, you say? Why do a “Best Of” halfway through the year? Sure, do it on December 31st but why now? Why why why why why why why? (Then you fall to the ground with your head in your hands and start sort of sobbing and everything, which just gave me a great idea to do a post tomorrow about “Silent Criers” — stay tuned for that. Or maybe a post on how I sat next to Futurama’s Katey Segal last night at dinner…) Well, the reason for a half-year Best Of, my friends, is that WFME has snagged so many new friends lately that it’s always nice to fill them in on what they’ve missed.
Just look at it as one of those “Last time on WFME” teasers, and away we go!
- No one should miss the hilarious podcast, Jubilee, Podcast, Jubilee
- Or the post where I Worry That The Police Who Find My Dead Blogging Body Will Not Leave a Good Enough Eulogy Post On This Site
- Or my thoughts on this whole Washcloth Conspiracy where people insist you have to use a washcloth in the shower…
- Or the fact that I Don’t Drink Coffee
- Or my fear of Mayonnaise That Isn’t Mine
- Or the post where I tell you that I Probably Wouldn’t Save You If Your Car Was Hanging Off An Embankment
- Or this prognosis-like post on Soup in a Breadbowl
- Or the fact that I Can’t Stop Calling Shotgun
- Or my all time favorite about If My Left Hand Was a Wet Piece of Steak And My Right Hand Was a Tuba
There’s There are some gems in there, people. Some diamonds in the rough. Some happy words among sad words among metaphorical words among sly words with ulterior motives. Which reminds me, I meant to give WFME readers this helpful chart for their own blogging:
Ulterior motives NOT alterior motives.
Six of one, half a dozen of the other NOT six and one, half dozen another.
Play it by ear NOT play it by year.
For all intents and purposes NOT for all intensive purposes.
Ask you a question NOT axe you a question.
Singling you out NOT signaling you out.
A monkey’s uncle NOT A monkey suckles.
You’re feigning excitement NOT your fanny is tightening.
Hope that helps! Enjoy today’s BEST OF.
Wow- is your name on the cup?
Comment by Mark K — June 23, 2006 @ 8:10 am
Mark - That’s a silly question. Of course it is.
Comment by Pauly D — June 23, 2006 @ 8:11 am
So I guess this is officially the best WFME post ever, huh? Good stuff, Pauly.
Comment by annabel lee — June 23, 2006 @ 8:28 am
My fanny isn’t tightening? Are you calling me a fatass!?!?
Comment by Kevin — June 23, 2006 @ 8:30 am
Kevin - If the bikini briefs don’t fit…well… Yeah.
Comment by Pauly D — June 23, 2006 @ 8:40 am
I’m pretty sure you’re wrong about the monkey suckling bit, Pauly. I’ll write it off as you being excited about celebrating your 3-year anniversary two months early.
Comment by Karl — June 23, 2006 @ 9:54 am
Add this to your helpful chart for bloggers:
There are some gems NOT there’s some gems.
*ducks and runs*
Comment by Alison — June 23, 2006 @ 10:09 am
Yeah, you’d better duck.
Comment by Pauly D — June 23, 2006 @ 10:31 am
I can’t help it. That is one of my major grammatical peeves. Another is the overcorrection of “…and me” to “…and I.” No. In some cases, “…and me” is The Right Thing To Say.
But I bet you already knew that.
And thanks for the entertaining linkage. I’m one of your “new friends,” so I’d missed quite a bit.
Comment by Alison — June 23, 2006 @ 10:43 am
I’ve never come across “A monkey suckles” and I’d probably piss my pants if I did. Don’t forget “breaking and entering” not “breaking an entering.” Happy Tricentennialog!
Comment by Eve — June 23, 2006 @ 11:57 am
I just need to tell you that there are tears streaming down my face from reading the steak and tuba hand thing. Geniously funny.
Comment by Jen — June 23, 2006 @ 1:22 pm
My Dad always says “Six/one-half dozen/the other.” I didn’t know anyone else said it, too!
You don’t drink coffee? Not even decaf? What in the world do you do on a coffee break?
Comment by Anne — June 23, 2006 @ 1:41 pm
Did someone mention monkeys? Mr. T, Where Are You?
Comment by monkeyinabox — June 23, 2006 @ 1:59 pm
Monkey - Mr. T was so over-linked that I left it off this list. But just search “Mr. T espresso” and you’ll find him in the archives.
Comment by Pauly D — June 23, 2006 @ 5:45 pm
a monkey suckles! ha ha.
Comment by ms. sizzle — June 24, 2006 @ 7:50 am