Yes, dontcry, you were my muse on that strip. Thank you, thank you!

I get it.

I like the random feature -- except that periodic table from Social Security is kind of a downer...

You can set that function to come up with whatever site you want (go to "Edit personal preferences" in your profile). I use Amazon.com at work.

Really? That's odd! I get the OED!

You guys slay me! ctrl+b -- hysterical. I just got the Gay Rodeo site!

You need to upgrade to Wordie PRO for the bleep icon.

Your "more about me" is probably my favorite.

There is that nifty boss-button feature, ctrl+b, that John installed a while back, for what it's worth...

Can someone send me an email when the "f" word has run its course so I can look at Wordie again with my 12-year-old in the house?

No lectures, please. I beg you. I already know what you're going to say and, most likely, I agree with you. But still and all... really?

7:37 pm on 9/19 - I just heard my first gaggle (?) of Canada Geese this year heading out. It was unusually chilly today. I love that honking sound...

Sorry. Soon, matey.

soon :)

And now, perhaps, it's time to join some conversations again :-)

:-)
*(almost) crying at the bibliotheque*

sweet -- thanks

Oh, dontcry, it's so good to see you back!

Welcome back dc! At least once a week I decide to leave Wordie permanently, then I keep checking in & finally dive back in. An addictive site indeed wouldn't you say.

Yay! (and verily!)

Welcome back!

Pro -- You're a love. I'm nowhere else.

And in case you're wording, do it here.

And in case you're wandering, come back.

In case you're wondering, yes, we're missing you. :-(

The first page I visited after a week spent away. :-(

I second chained_bear's comment! That palooka's quite a guy! Maybe we should all get together & send him some money.

Our porchcred is much diminished.

Ditto!
Chained_bear: :-).

If such a place exists, where you have so much fun and at the same time there are no misunderstandings at all, ever, please tell us.
Have a great break, enjoy it, and every time a word makes you smile, don't forget to let us know. :-)
And if you want to contact me privately, please do it! Just follow one of the links on my profile page.
And smile. It's more than just not crying!

The smoke will clear dc. I once made a comment that angered most of the wordies on this site. The anger and guilt eventually passed & I'm glad I didn't give up.

Don't go trooper! We all get involved in misunderstandings now & then because we're dealing here with flawed, imperfect human beings (unless you're dealing with me of course). Some of the personalities on this site are more aggravating than others, but most wordies are indeed fun and easygoing.

If it gets too intense, take a short break from Wordie or work on your own lists for awhile. I joined Wordie in December, 2005 (much to John's dismay), and back then the emphasis was on words & creating lists rather than on making comments.

So many of us obviously love your participation here dontcry, you add so much value.

Since you got me upset, drop & give me 40 trooper! Your request for a discharge is denied.

Second* google search result for "dontcry" . Is it cute enough to keep you here?

(*The first one is a manga sex scene.)

I agree with these folks that you contribute something unique and warm to this site.

Stay with me, dontcry. Don't leave me cavalier-spotting on my own. Please.

Dontcry, dontgo. For me you are a treasure. I always look forward to your comments. Things get out of hand here from time to time, as we know. I would not trade a cheap shot for your friendship anytime. You are very much one of the people whose good humour, candour and human warmth make this one of the best places to hang out on the internet.
*best regards*
B

dontcry, I haven't been following a lot of threads lately--please, please tell me the comment on my profile is a joke, and you don't really want to leave wordie! Feel free to email me directly if you want, john{at}wordie.org.

Let's keep our fingers (wings?) crossed! :-) And lucky you to be seeing that process up close! I envy you.

Ahh. We can't see the nest -- it's way up high in a very tall pine tree -- at least we think so. Both baby's were found at the foot of that tree about 2 weeks apart. We think they fell or were pushed out. They weren't able to fly yet but were close as they had some feathers. The first one was taken by a rescue group. The second one just died one night. I think the fall injured him too badly to recover.

Thanks rt! I feel better that she may be trying again -- it is a "ki" sound -- all day long!

Dontcry, that may be a mating call. Female Cooper's use a soft ki call during mating periods, but they also have a "wailing" call. From what I've read, they usually breed only once a year, but if the brood fails they sometimes make another attempt during the same season. Maybe she "reads" losing two fledglings with having brood loss. How many eggs in all? Did the others hatch?

You have a hawk problem, rather than a hork problem, which is unusual.

The last two days, she's been been squaking all day & is sitting in the middle of the driveway, which is unusual.

Dontcry, saw your notes about the hawk. What's the problem? Hope all is well....

Archie and Meathead argued about the correct order in an episode of All in the Family.

Sandals, no socks.

I shudder to think.

I'm generally sock, sock, shoe, shoe, but no left/right preference that I'm aware of. Sometimes I'll go sock, shoe, sock, shoe, just for the hell of it.

I'm sock, sock (first right then left), shoe, shoe.

But this morning, I got distracted in the process of shoeing myself and I thought I'd put on both socks, when in fact, I had not. As soon as I began to tie the shoe that was on my right foot (left foot being completely bare at this point), well, you can imagine....

Here's a completely random question:

Sock, sock, shoe, shoe,
OR
Sock, shoe, sock, shoe?

I have to get to the skate park -- take your time;)

Wow..that's really cool c_b. Thanks! I especially love the way the middle column is shaped -- if you scroll up and down really fast, it leaves kind of a totem pole image in your mind's eye! Maybe pages like that will be the ancient art of the future...

(seriously, thanks! I'll practice on my unsuspecting friends and family members, and maybe, when I'm proficient,(ha!) I'll give it a spin on "wordie").

pssst... dontcry... someone sent me this link once and it helped me make funny characters.

hey...I resemble that remark! I hate programming stuff *lies down on porch, kicks feet*

Well, there's just no excuse for "wooder," you ask me. ;-) I didn't hear "pop" for soda until I was about 17, working with someone from the other side of the mountain (as they say about lands west of Pittsburgh).

Oh, and lightning bugs and string beans here, frog.

I say pop, not soda. Lightning bugs, not fireflies. Green beans, not string beans.

Oh, yeah. It's always been "pop" where I come from. I think the first time I heard "soda" was when we lived in Jersey. I was about 12. That's also the first time I heard "water" called 'wooder!"

Really? I didn't think it started that far east! :-)

We say "pop" in the greater Pgh. area!

Wisconsin. Here in PA, most of us say "soda." :-)

Awwww, thanks r! I'd pass on the tea as well. But I love the "Pop"! Were you in PA?

Dontcry: Took this photo while on vacation, just for you. :-)

The porch would make ALOT of sence too..
i work in the food industry too...
for my older sister who is more than 2x my age nd owes me a raise....

Dc means on the Porch, I think, Brook.

P.S. abry is not my sockpuppet

I am here to announce that I still do not have toejam. Unless that means I don't like the word, which is not the case. How can you not love a word from "Come Together"?

uuhhh...
do u work in a resturant or sumfin...
a cafe' maybe???

Just the usual Brook, dealing with malcontents, passing trays of treats, refreshing drinks...you know.

HI!
=]
wassup??

That's right I am...

Now, eat some marmite and give me 20!

You are the Horkmeister General.

Thanks, pal. You're a doll!

Having read the Asberger's Syndrome discussion dontcry, I just want to say I'm really impressed by the compassion and caringness you always exhibit here on Wordie.
You're a good trooper, trooper! Look for your promotion papers in next month's pay envelope.

Thanks for your suggestions. You may want to look at the list again, as I've changed it to "Keeping Secrets," more in line with the original intent of the list--which you might find interesting...

Ahhh, that explains the horking behemoth noises I've been hearing coming from the cellar. He's allergic to cherry tomatoes.

Sorry, you will have noticed the cherry tomato plants have been stripped bare. I fed them to your behemoth. He was pining so much for you, and they seemed to do the trick.

Keep it -- I keep a spare copy in the bedroom...

I plead guilty dontcry. Issuing commands in the hot sun was so fatiguing I had to lie down on the hammock & have a quick snack.
By the way the troops & I checked out - I mean secured - the interior of your place. There may be a few things missing from the refrigerator (is the refrigerator still there?).

Also I borrowed your "Perry Como Performs Live With AC/DC" CD. I'll FedEx it back next week.

Thanks, guys! I'm back. The Porch looks great, but was someone eating peanut butter on the hammock?

I'll be there to direct the troops, issue orders & commands, keep everyone in line. You're in good hands, dontcry.

I'm also away for a week or so, so I won't be able to help with the porch. :-( But I do need someone to come by and check in on the birds....

Have a great time, dontcry, whatever you're up to!

I'm there, dc. I'm on holidays, I have plenty of time to spend on the porch.

Awww. I'll do some gardening. The curly kale will be exquisitely cared for. See you soon!

PS: I love you guys.

dontcry will be leaving for a few days (don't cry -- you'll make ME cry...) I need someone to take care of The Porch while I'm gone. You know the rules: rocking, sitting, eating, drinking, napping, stretching, scratching and some word games -- and maybe a little cricket (just off the porch on the back 40). Also, it wouldn't kill you to water the vegetables and pull some weeds.

So, who's in? Don't fight, there's plenty of room.

Bastards!

You can do lactic fermentation with any kind of salad or vegetable greens. Not quite the same as burying seal skulls in the ground or whatever, but the result will nonetheless be reasonably potent. If you can imagine a kind of sour mizuna pesto, that's what you'll end up with. Quick plug here for Sandor Katz's fascinating book 'Wild Fermentation', which is the source of my expertise in this area. The last time I did a ferment from greens, I left it in jars on my section of kitchen. My flatmates, not knowing what it was and fearing I was brewing Alien Plague, chucked it out.

Maryland, splits the difference!

In Alaska? Or in Iceland?

OK then. Open salad bar on the porch for dinner tonight. Don't be late.

I just harvested a bumper crop of mizuna (it's a salad green) from my garden. Does anyone know if/how I can preserve it? I don't think even my officemate can help me eat it all...

Your cookie expertise is required here. I'm sure yarb's choice of cookie will not escape your notice.

Yes, quite the coinkydink ain't it?

It's official: arby doesn't have toejam. Isn't that amazing? That makes two people now.

Sorry, dontcry. Just think: It'll be over by tomorrow. :-)

I'm with you, spiritually (but not on the Porch).

I'm so bummed, I have to go. I spent all day preparing for a dinner party and now I have to host the damn thing.

Have you seen Meet the Fockers? Well, that's what I'm about to host, on the porch. I don't think I'm a Focker, but time will tell...I may turn out to be the biggest Focker of them all.

Hold me.

Welcome back! Now I should probably change the name of one of my lists.

I want you to do a Life On The Porch list. When you're ready. Here's a *hug* from me to go on it.

What yarb said, dc. If you go away, at least come back soon.

*they always do...buwahahaha*

You slag-ass macaroon. It won't be the same without you.

NEVER you, Pro.

it's mostly my fault, and I apologize. I feel responsible for both the Jap comments and the potentially poisonous conversation (nothing happened, though), then I talked too much about Italy, too. Then I read French, and it's like sex to me (actually better, see oligosexual). Sorry dontcry.

Thanks for the clarification Comrade.

Check, please.

Mwa! I'm thinking Russian or possible Czechoslovakian...scary!

It's "a European" because of the harder "Y" sound of the "eu."

But, why does it sound better to say
"A" history test -- but "An" historic event?

Don't forget an European accent. It's a must for all evil twins.


P.S. How is it the word "European" starts with not one but two vowels, and yet it still seems weird to use "an" before it?

Excellent idea TYP. Psst: don't tell anyone, I want to create an ambush! With the goatee, no one will suspect a thing!

You need a doppelganger by the name of Alwayslaugh. Add a little suspense to the proceedings.

And yes, this person most definitely should have a goatee.

Wordie.......too......slow......must.....retire.....to......porch......now.

Got 'em! Sorry to have kept you up...take a nap today, on me!

That sounds wrong, doesn't it?

Thanks for ponying up for toejam -- you're a gentleman and a scholar!

Did you get the tank tops? I had a sleepless night wondering if your tanks might have to go topless today.

dontcry, we are on the same page about relicious!!

http://www.localoaf.org/2007/01/19/relicious/

I'm out!

Ta for recognising that I've got a hacker, dontcry.

dontcry, don't cry:
Wanna read something amazing? An old, old list by uselessness: Word Guidelines for Wordie.
Everyone has a perception of how Wordie should be. How lucky we are, everyone is different.
Even if nobody else is so perfect as me.

But sometimes "out" is just: "i'm out -- gonna go to bed -- night."

actually, most times "out" is "ow."

I think of about as "ow" and "out." sometimes out is ow.

I like "about". I usually think of it like this:
abOUt.