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§ ita § - Oct 10, 2002 10:56:26 pm PDT #456 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I know I'm little miss balky, but I'm not going to sum up because I hit a "round number" (which ones?), and I don't want to be summed up. That's the root of my dissent. I'm not comfortable with the process.

If I'm the only one, it should be simple to work around me. If I'm not, then it has to be considered a less desirable option.

What is wrong with everyone just John H'ing, or whatever? Or not nattering, or ... or ...

This is a lot of work you're proposing.

DavidS - Oct 10, 2002 11:04:47 pm PDT #457 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I'm not comfortable with the process.

Well tough titties, missy. Who said you liked to be comfortable anyway? I'm presuming from your workout regime you like a little pain for breakfast.

and I don't want to be summed up.

Just for that I'm going to add up a column of ita before I go to bed.

No, I don't mean a detailed summary. I mean a general overview. Looks like...

"Hey, looks like I got 8900. Okay, in the last 100 we've chatted about bondage tape (again), the sex lives of Yorkies, hating the Yankees, LA brunch plans, a round of sympathy for Ple's bunion and Trading Spaces. If you're interested in the Yorkie porn, go back, elsewise, read on MacDuff."

§ ita § - Oct 10, 2002 11:08:05 pm PDT #458 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I stand by my poopiness.

P.M. Marc - Oct 10, 2002 11:10:43 pm PDT #459 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

I have no bunions, and I stand in the porta-potty with ita on the number companion summary issue.

DavidS - Oct 10, 2002 11:12:37 pm PDT #460 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I have no bunions, and I stand in the porta-potty with ita on the number companion summary issue.

I defy you both! t strikes pose of defiance

I insist on large batches of grumpy East Coasters backing you up before I give up on this entertaining idea.

Noumenon - Oct 10, 2002 11:27:03 pm PDT #461 of 10001
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti

I tried Microsoft Word's AutoSummarize on a hundred posts and it did not work. It did a really good job on the Sunday Journal article I tested it on though. Wish there could be a technological solution to Natter. Like maybe your post expires in 30 minutes (or 2 hours, or 24) unless you click "Post" instead of "ComPost."

Jen - Oct 10, 2002 11:29:11 pm PDT #462 of 10001
love's a dream you enter though I shake and shake and shake you

Here's one grumpy East Coaster, although I'm not sure I've ever number-slutted so my opinion probably isn't worth much.

That said, if I slut by accident, I'm not going to go back and try to remember what I've read before. I skip and skim with regularity to save time and continue to be employed, and having to recap would defeat that process.

Burrell - Oct 10, 2002 11:38:15 pm PDT #463 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I'm not down with the summarizing for the simple reason that I cannot be trusted to be able to summarize the previous 100 posts, unless I've just been trying to power through them, in which case I'll be mildly huffy and therefore not wanting to summarize them. But that's just me.

lori - Oct 11, 2002 12:33:01 am PDT #464 of 10001

No on the summaries.

Theodosia - Oct 11, 2002 5:48:56 am PDT #465 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I'd be terrible at summarizing because I'm only going to be able to remember the shiny things like discussion of voter turnout and completely forget the discussion of, um consignment shops, et cetera.

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