X Marks the Natter Spot
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Anya: It's lovely! I wish it was mine! Oh like you weren't all thinking the same thing. Giles: I'm fairly certain I wasn't.
'The Killer In Me'
Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
jengod - Mar 12, 2003 12:52:56 pm PST #7289 of 10001
Kat - Mar 12, 2003 12:57:30 pm PST #7290 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
In honor of the ongoing Violent Femmes tribute we had going with Natter 8.
Natter 10 10 10 for everything everything everything everything!
John H - Mar 12, 2003 1:35:14 pm PST #7291 of 10001
Hate me for asking, but what's a Binary Walk?
It seems like there should be some bad joke I could use here along the lines of "what's a greek urn?" "about fifty drachma a week!" boom-tish, but I've just got up.
And Gar, for all I know a Binary Walk is the industry standard for doing this kind of thing, but the fact that I have to ask is the problem. I think we've learned through bitter experience that any math that needs explaining to people will raise hackles here.
Everyone will know what a mean is, and nearly everyone who uses the word "average" thinks of a mean when they say it, is my impression.
Nutty - Mar 12, 2003 2:02:32 pm PST #7292 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
A binary walk is like a cakewalk. If you're standing on the right circle when the music stops, you win a bunch of ones and zeroes.
I never did figure out what an elephant walk is, but there's a restaurant by that name nor far from where I live.
Jon B. - Mar 12, 2003 2:04:46 pm PST #7293 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
there's a restaurant by that name nor far from where I live.
An excellent restaurant, as well as a fine composition by Henry Mancini.
John H - Mar 12, 2003 2:05:16 pm PST #7294 of 10001
I never did figure out what an elephant walk is
Well a Baby Elephant Walk is one of the most earwormy of all earworms, so thanks a whole bunch for that.
Doo, doo doo-doo dee-doo dah dah DOO-doo...
John H - Mar 12, 2003 2:46:05 pm PST #7295 of 10001
Because I promised, here are my stats on who took part in the crucial 1,908 post that went from voting being first mooted by Jesse to the completion of stage one:
Poster | Posts | Percent | Word count
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Jon B. | 167 | 8.75 | 9967
Sophia Brooks | 162 | 8.49 | 13038
ita | 119 | 6.24 | 5148
John H | 113 | 5.92 | 8597
Jesse | 105 | 5.50 | 5981
Cindy | 101 | 5.29 | 13066
Wolfram | 78 | 4.09 | 5985
Typo Boy | 77 | 4.04 | 8025
DavidS | 71 | 3.72 | 6977
Anathema | 60 | 3.14 | 4767
Lyra Jane | 55 | 2.88 | 4400
billytea | 50 | 2.62 | 5062
brenda m | 44 | 2.31 | 2919
P.M. Marcontell | 41 | 2.15 | 2076
Jess PMoon | 40 | 2.10 | 1918
Burrell | 39 | 2.04 | 2498
Betsy Hanes Perry | 37 | 1.94 | 1776
jengod | 37 | 1.94 | 1799
Gandalfe | 34 | 1.78 | 1517
Rebecca Lizard | 28 | 1.47 | 1680
Kat | 22 | 1.15 | 2521
Laura | 22 | 1.15 | 790
Elena | 20 | 1.05 | 1007
PaulJ | 19 | 1.00 | 1053
Dana | 18 | 0.94 | 792
Trudy Booth | 18 | 0.94 | 908
Kristen | 17 | 0.89 | 391
askye | 17 | 0.89 | 1209
Anne W. | 16 | 0.84 | 1487
Hil R. | 16 | 0.84 | 1108
amych | 15 | 0.79 | 1311
Katie M | 15 | 0.79 | 1001
Am-Chau Yarkona | 14 | 0.73 | 957
DXMachina | 14 | 0.73 | 1236
Shawn | 12 | 0.63 | 847
Aimée | 11 | 0.58 | 125
connie neil | 10 | 0.52 | 249
Steph L. | 9 | 0.47 | 617
Sue | 9 | 0.47 | 533
Liese S. | 9 | 0.47 | 938
Deena | 9 | 0.47 | 759
Denise | 9 | 0.47 | 954
Nutty | 8 | 0.42 | 835
Michele T. | 7 | 0.37 | 245
victor infante | 7 | 0.37 | 582
bitterchick | 6 | 0.31 | 480
David J. Schwartz | 6 | 0.31 | 303
Nilly | 6 | 0.31 | 377
meara | 6 | 0.31 | 231
MayaP | 6 | 0.31 | 900
juliana | 5 | 0.26 | 177
Angus G | 5 | 0.26 | 142
Allyson | 5 | 0.26 | 333
Java cat | 5 | 0.26 | 407
Sean K | 5 | 0.26 | 342
shrift | 4 | 0.21 | 386
Noumenon | 4 | 0.21 | 475
erinaceous | 4 | 0.21 | 402
Holli | 4 | 0.21 | 81
msbelle | 3 | 0.16 | 107
Theodosia | 3 | 0.16 | 55
Megan E. | 3 | 0.16 | 145
Jim Eaton-Terry | 2 | 0.10 | 25
scrappy | 2 | 0.10 | 68
Beverly | 2 | 0.10 | 294
KevinK | 2 | 0.10 | 29
moonlit | 2 | 0.10 | 608
FayJay | 2 | 0.10 | 235
Consuela | 2 | 0.10 | 67
Nora Deirdre | 2 | 0.10 | 32
Susan W. | 1 | 0.05 | 31
Tom Scola | 1 | 0.05 | 12
Monique | 1 | 0.05 | 50
Heather Alayne | 1 | 0.05 | 36
Fred Pete | 1 | 0.05 | 260
Maggie B | 1 | 0.05 | 29
thessaly | 1 | 0.05 | 128
katefate | 1 | 0.05 | 25
amyparker | 1 | 0.05 | 69
candyb | 1 | 0.05 | 16
beth b | 1 | 0.05 | 106
and, why, look! Who's that at number fourteen? I suppose someone will be claiming there's a gang of thirteen now...
Joking, of course.
Jesse - Mar 12, 2003 2:50:21 pm PST #7296 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
from voting being first mooted by Jesse
Um, what's that mean?
Sophia Brooks - Mar 12, 2003 2:53:27 pm PST #7297 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I don't understand that either Jesse. I do however, think that the reason Cindy and I have such a high word count is that we kept reposting the proposals 15 million times.
Well, and I'm wordy...
Jon B. - Mar 12, 2003 2:55:23 pm PST #7298 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Jon B. | 167
Woo hoo!