February 05, 2006

Tarheel Tavern #50

Wow! It really is #50! Neat. Just two weeks from the one-year anniversary (at Science and Politics). This one sure is fun, isn't it? Well, I really like it because it really does bring together a quite diverse group of bloggers based on geographic location.

I know it's not the only geographically-centered carnival, but it's the first I got to play with. And I know I forget to give my submissions WAY too often, but I still feel like part of the mob group. So here it is, (now that Blogspot is working), the 50th edition of the Tarheel Tavern:

This week I didn't suggest a theme, as I sometimes do, so who knows what will show up. Please note that all additional commentary is mine alone. It's not meant to offend, only provide a little humor in these serious and dangerous times. If there's a silly comment about your post that annoys you, drop me a line, and I'll remove it. Otherwise, just enjoy the silliness and laugh with me.

As you enter the lovely tavern in the Turpentine State, first you would notice someone dressed in flannel just inside the door. Who is it? It's The Flannel Avenger! You might not notice his cape, as it's also flannel-colored (is flannel a color?), so it blends in well with his clothes and the darkness.

So, what is he avenging this week? Well, he points out the church burnings in Alabama this past week -- and very quickly compares the reactions of those to what would have happened if they were a different kind of church burning...I have to agree with his premise there.

Stepping past the avenger, the next site to greet you in the Tavern is a lovely woman, quite buried in a huge stack of printed emails. It's Zha K, who is serving up A Fine Dish (that's the blog name) in the way of communicating with an educrat.

Now, if you had sent 96 emails to someone, and you knew they received and read them (because they replied), and then you were told that you were "not communicating" with that person, how do you think your day would go after that? Welcome to the largest, most powerful, most inefficient bureaucracy in the world, government education.

Sitting over at the end of the bar, typing on his laptop, writing the world's next great screenplay, you'll notice Anonymoses. This past week, he apparently took a break from his excellent writing to do some graphical works -- and you can see his results with How to make Alec Baldwin out of Claude Akins and Roy Blunt.

Well, you see, there's a reason he's sitting over there in the corner by himself...but he claims that the women keep asking him how to make Alec Baldwin, but when he throws up on his hands, well...there's that back in the corner thing again...

Over there in the middle of the bar, yes, the one surrounded by all the empty beer bottles, is Scrutiny Hooligans. And yes, that is Samuel Adams he is quoting while drinking Sam Adams beer. That's just his way.

You might overhear him talking there, he's talking about Britney Spears (not a pickle...spears? get it?) and her prime-time special appearance on the struggling NBC network. I'm wondering if they had to pay her, or if she paid them.

Seated right next to Mr. Hooligans, you'll notice the fellow with the goatee, shaking his head at every word, while trying to read his book (The Lord of the Rings). Sticking out his back pocket you'll see a paper with the heading, "Mecklenburg Libertarians Meeting Notes."

Of course, in the other pocket you might see a few tickets from the gestapo NC Board of elections for attempting to participate in an election as a member of a banned political party...

And sitting at a table over to the left, amongst a pile of books, notes, maps, and other such things, you'll observe the ever-quiet Moomin Light, reading from her notes and writing, longhand (remember when you used to do that?). She's transcribing her notes from the latest Harry Potter movie.

Now, if the internet is good for anything, it's good for finding movie reviews, isn't it? I'm not sure what movies are these days, as I personally haven't been to a moving picture show in a number of years, but hey, those people selling popcorn need to make a living, too, right?

Standing over to the side, there with the small crowd gathered around to hear his orations, you will notice Marcus. This week his philosophical meanderings are about Lifestyles. He is talking about all sorts of lifestyles and from whence they come.

And yes, that is a secret informer in the brown shirt over there in the shadows, watching Marcus closely -- Marcus said something about "exposure to toxins and infections," and they've been following him ever since.

So, that's our week around the Tavern here in the Old North State. I hope you enjoyed your stay and will come back and visit often.

As usual, if I've missed you (because you were well-hidden in the shadows), or any of the links are incorrect, please do drop me a line. And next week, be sure to head over to Captivated by Mandie, who will be your gracious host.

Posted by: Ogre at 07:11 PM | Comments (13) | Add Comment
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1 You're a great host there, Mr. Ogre! Caint wait ta venture out into the links! I say it's high time we planned a real-life Tarheel Tavern, with real-life comestibles, if indeed that is the word I think it is. If not, I guess we're S.O.L. I'll go give a shoutout... Thanks again for your excellent edition and kind (I think!) words... -Dave

Posted by: anonyMoses at February 05, 2006 08:53 PM (QPXCt)

2 Thank you, Ogre, for the lovely introduction. Despite some obstacles, you put together quite the blog-party.

Posted by: ZhaK at February 05, 2006 09:44 PM (am+/q)

3 Certainly intended as kind, I assure you, Nonny! And yes, a real-life one would be neat, but I think I'm in the minority way out here in the western area... And thank you, both, for your kind words!

Posted by: Ogre at February 05, 2006 10:32 PM (+Gl1m)

4 Ogre, Excellent Tavern under trying circumstances. Thanks for including me and for the heads up on the guys in the brown shirts. I'll call for help if I can't lose them.

Posted by: marcus newberry at February 05, 2006 11:11 PM (lGpuZ)

5 Great hosting! Sorry I missed it. My draft got lost in the aforementioned blogspot strangeness. Maybe you can share more about your blogware.

Posted by: Justin Thibault at February 05, 2006 11:54 PM (XK1Nc)

6 Justin, it's a secret. (I'm using Wordpress, hosted on a group blog site, mu.nu).

Posted by: Ogre at February 06, 2006 01:20 AM (+Gl1m)

7 Are you sure it's Wordpress? The way the thing is structured looks a lot like MovableType to me. Besides, WordPress isn't really designed for multiple blogs (you'd have to set up a new database for every blog at mu.nu if you were using Wordpress) But then again, they implimented that at wordpress.com

Posted by: Flannel Avenger at February 06, 2006 03:23 AM (L/pSd)

8 AHA! Upon further investigation, I'm right, Ogre is using MovableType.

Posted by: Flannel Avenger at February 06, 2006 03:24 AM (L/pSd)

9 Silly me, I knew that. I'm not sure why I typed Wordpress...

Posted by: Ogre at February 06, 2006 10:44 AM (+Gl1m)

10 Because Wordpress is better? (not like I'm biased or anything...)

Posted by: Flannel Avenger at February 06, 2006 06:53 PM (NZ2AM)

11 Six of one, half a dozen of the other, if you ask me.

Posted by: Ogre at February 06, 2006 09:53 PM (+Gl1m)

12 Great Tavern! Thanks! (But how'd he know about the books, maps & notes...?)

Posted by: M Light at February 06, 2006 10:16 PM (IqPsv)

13 I have eyes everywhere... Thanks!

Posted by: Ogre at February 06, 2006 10:28 PM (+Gl1m)

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