Aw, don't parse the shout-out.

I swear, I'd never seen the "lurkers support me" bit anywhere else. With Angel being so lurky it seemed like a good fit. I thought I was so clever and apparently it was lame, but that's the way of things. Matt, I got the impression that Allyson preferred her own name to Merciless, and the goal was to give y'all a nod, not establish street cred, y'know?

I don't mean to cause a thing, since I'm very aware that opinions about me here are... well, mixed. I just wanted to tip my hat because y'all impressed me. Hell, I've been insulted here in ways I thought were hilarious. It was a shout-out to all of you, and of course Allyson in particular, and I've enjoyed reading your posts over the years. And that's it.

Aw, don't parse the shout-out.

Love this. Taggably so.

Nice to see you here.

Yay! Strega!

Well, we got you to register. Now we have your sooouuuuul.

Hell, I've been insulted here in ways I thought were hilarious.

True story. I was once insulted after a ScoopMe column for being so class free as to give Tim a carton of smokes for xmas, and we should have given him a fine bottle of scotch, instead. The dude was brutal about my lack of respect and good taste.

Because giving a guy in AA a bottle of scotch is a truly classy move, yo.

Fandom. It devours you starting with your bottom.

So, what's doing now, Strega? Great American Novel?

So, what's doing now, Strega? Great American Novel?

Whoa, whoa. With your inside knowledge of fandom, and Strega's seething hatred of fandom, you could team up to write the Ultimate Fandom Book Thing.

you could team up to write the Ultimate Fandom Book Thing.

Do we have to fight crime?

Do we have to fight crime?

Wearing long billowy coats.

Wearing long billowy coats.

I'm too lazy. But I'll cheer Strega on during commercial breaks with an occassional, "WHOOT WHOOT"

Aw, don't parse the shout-out.

In ways both good and bad, that's what we *do*.

Do we have to fight crime?

Nuke it from orbit. That, of course, being the only way to be sure and all, and fandom being completely buckfuck nuts.

(Though I had a sudden moment of feeling better about this fandom today when I accidentally wandered into a comics board. Even the worst of the K*tten stuff seems sane and tame compared to the Green Lantern Wars.)

Even the worst of the K*tten stuff seems sane and tame compared to the Green Lantern Wars.)

Doesn't that lametard fight crime with yellow?

WTF?

"Behold! This is my banana of DOOM!"

"Back off, Osama! I'm driving a SCHOOL BUS!"