tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post116544379753641590..comments2024-03-18T22:15:24.770-05:00Comments on Althouse: Thanks!Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165729902310897182006-12-09T23:51:00.000-06:002006-12-09T23:51:00.000-06:00hi mike. i tend to use the term on a few of the mo...hi mike. i tend to use the term on a few of the more rabid participants on here.<BR/><BR/>this entire thread makes me think of the politically correct little league team where they handed out 15 MVP awards at the end of the season and all the parents congratulated themselves.hdhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573004614816464571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165500693383066542006-12-07T08:11:00.000-06:002006-12-07T08:11:00.000-06:00The "brown shirts" remark was poking fun at whoeve...The "brown shirts" remark was poking fun at whoever it is that comes on here and calls us all brown shirts. His name escapes me (it really does).Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103916899734135507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165474631206605482006-12-07T00:57:00.000-06:002006-12-07T00:57:00.000-06:00astonishing=astonishedastonishing=astonishedLoafingOafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398399168775034527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165474582980360392006-12-07T00:56:00.000-06:002006-12-07T00:56:00.000-06:00Three of my nominees made it to the finals - Insta...Three of my nominees made it to the finals - InstaPundit, Althouse, and Rantings of a Sandmonkey - so I'm not complaining. But I'm astonishing that my nominee for Best European Blog - www.johannorberg.net - wasn't deemed better than the Hugo Chavez/Fidel Castro loving Bella Ciao. <BR/><BR/>Which puts all the awards in question.LoafingOafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398399168775034527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165464613581780142006-12-06T22:10:00.000-06:002006-12-06T22:10:00.000-06:00Sorry, that should have read "some of the best com...Sorry, that should have read "<I>some</I> of the best community listings".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165464268572813342006-12-06T22:04:00.000-06:002006-12-06T22:04:00.000-06:00I found the best community listings to be... surpr...I found the best community listings to be... surprising. Perhaps size was the determining factor.<BR/><BR/><I>... I read your blog and the crush was gone.</I><BR/><BR/>You didn't like the new Bond film? Ah well, que sera sera.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165463402072276052006-12-06T21:50:00.000-06:002006-12-06T21:50:00.000-06:00Yes, you're in the right group politically, and co...Yes, you're in the right group politically, and congrats, but I think you're more of a general culture blogger.<BR/><BR/>But you also have a better community than KOS, for crying out loud!<BR/><BR/>And what's with no links in the listing?PatCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08920623662477828662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165461752235510632006-12-06T21:22:00.000-06:002006-12-06T21:22:00.000-06:00Congratulations! But I thought this was a militar...Congratulations! But I thought this was a military blog.<BR/><BR/>Charles Giacometti said: "I am gainfully employed in the private sector and do quite well thank you."<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing!Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643996886903710573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165454347116461082006-12-06T19:19:00.000-06:002006-12-06T19:19:00.000-06:00I posted my congrats over on the black album, er, ...I posted my congrats over on the black album, er, blog. Does that count or do I have to post it here as well? I'm so confused.<BR/><BR/>Either way, congrats. The people have spoken and that's no bad thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165453605386214282006-12-06T19:06:00.000-06:002006-12-06T19:06:00.000-06:00Joseph Hovsep said..."No offense. I like your blog...Joseph Hovsep said...<BR/>"<I>No offense. I like your blog. But that's a really lame category to be nominated for. Who wants to win the most-centrist-of-them-all prize?</I>"<BR/><BR/>Well, she's not a Democrat, not (yet) a Republican, so really, by default, that makes someone either apathetic (if they aren't engaged with political events) or a centrist (if they are), doesn't it?Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065798213115341398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165453074601847992006-12-06T18:57:00.000-06:002006-12-06T18:57:00.000-06:00Oh, and Alberto Giacometti wants his picture back....Oh, and Alberto Giacometti wants his picture back.Palladianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105490715666718993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165453000471185772006-12-06T18:56:00.000-06:002006-12-06T18:56:00.000-06:00I'd look at your website, Chas, but- surprise! - l...I'd look at your website, Chas, but- surprise! - like the bottom-feeding turd that you are, you're anonymous! Anyway, keep spending your valuable private-sector time writing troll comments on weblogs. I'd defend myself against your insults but that would be like defending your character to a stray dog that occasionally shits on your porch. Why bother?Palladianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105490715666718993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165452409541616582006-12-06T18:46:00.000-06:002006-12-06T18:46:00.000-06:00Freeman, thanks for the giggle. Actually, I had ...Freeman, thanks for the giggle. Actually, I had a crush on you when I saw your pic, but then I read your blog and the crush was gone.<BR/><BR/>Palladian, I looked at your Web site, which is one long tribute to your lack of accomplishment, so it is no surprise that you would project your shame onto me and suggest I struggle with my work. Fear not, old man, I am gainfully employed in the private sector and do quite well thank you. I am the type of taxpayer, though, who wants state employees to actually work, hence my nomination for Althouse and Instarube.Charles Giacomettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223117217906965989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165451826039649262006-12-06T18:37:00.000-06:002006-12-06T18:37:00.000-06:00If I were making nominations for best commenters e...If I were making nominations for best commenters ever... <BR/><BR/>Thanks, you guys.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165451319022386762006-12-06T18:28:00.000-06:002006-12-06T18:28:00.000-06:00"Or, how about another category for the likes of A..."Or, how about another category for the likes of Althouse and Instarube, "Professors Who Live Off the Public Tit and Blog Instead of Work at Their Jobs"?"<BR/><BR/>Says a guy who writes comments on one of those blogs instead of working. So whose tit do you suckle from, Chas? Probably none; no self-respecting employer (or woman) would bare their breast to you.Palladianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105490715666718993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165451131593269742006-12-06T18:25:00.000-06:002006-12-06T18:25:00.000-06:00In case I wasn't clear... I really did not mean of...In case I wasn't clear... I really did not mean offense at criticizing the "centrist" nomination. I read this blog as regularly as any and comment here more than anywhere. I'd nominate you under individual.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594474501025558830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165450583266125012006-12-06T18:16:00.000-06:002006-12-06T18:16:00.000-06:00I think Charles has a crush on Ann.I think Charles has a crush on Ann.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165450484127486172006-12-06T18:14:00.000-06:002006-12-06T18:14:00.000-06:00I would've put you in best individual blog, but be...I would've put you in best individual blog, but best centrist blog is great too. Between this, the crossword puzzle, and the Day by Day comic: Congrats!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165450341729272452006-12-06T18:12:00.000-06:002006-12-06T18:12:00.000-06:00Damn, Charles... you're a jerk.Damn, Charles... you're a jerk.Tiborehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360541843865827271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165450202422618172006-12-06T18:10:00.000-06:002006-12-06T18:10:00.000-06:00But thanks for catching my typo, Althouse (or mayb...But thanks for catching my typo, Althouse (or maybe "Althouse" caught it, I am never sure which one). I am sure that allowed your little brain to dismiss the larger point of your shallowness and keep your pathetic ego intact long enough for you to finish the next glass of wine.Charles Giacomettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223117217906965989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165449691468499932006-12-06T18:01:00.000-06:002006-12-06T18:01:00.000-06:00As if on cue, to prove my point, the angry, unstab...As if on cue, to prove my point, the angry, unstable Althouse responds with, "Duh."<BR/><BR/>So let me add "Angry, Unstable, and Shrill Bloggers," with a category of two, Althouse and Malkin.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, prof!Charles Giacomettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223117217906965989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165449472667122472006-12-06T17:57:00.000-06:002006-12-06T17:57:00.000-06:00Do you really consider Andrew Sullivan a "nemesis"...Do you really consider Andrew Sullivan a "nemesis"? I know recently you've had a spat with him and you ocassionally pick apart things you don't like about his posts, but until very recently I hadn't thought of him as your nemesis.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594474501025558830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165449369081347262006-12-06T17:56:00.000-06:002006-12-06T17:56:00.000-06:00yes you are, and even better yet you are the only ...yes you are, and even better yet you are the only one in your category that I read everyday, so you get my vote by default.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165448816073827782006-12-06T17:46:00.000-06:002006-12-06T17:46:00.000-06:00Duh, yeah, Charles, I'll make "due" with it. Josep...Duh, yeah, Charles, I'll make "due" with it. <BR/><BR/>Joseph: To be fair, it's "best centrist," not "most centrist." But I'd rather be in best overall or best individual, and I agree with Jonathan that it's a terrible shame that I'm not in a position to go head-to-head with my nemeses Glenn G and Andrew S.<BR/><BR/>And Jacob, guys like Brad fall into the category of No Such Thing As Bad Publicity. They are promoting me. I love it. We're long past the point where I might have been intimidated by that sort of push-back. They are only encouraging me. Bring it on, suckers.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1165447845906207792006-12-06T17:30:00.000-06:002006-12-06T17:30:00.000-06:00Since they don't have a "Batshit Crazy and Intelle...Since they don't have a "Batshit Crazy and Intellectually Lightweight Professors" category, they had to make due with "Centrist."<BR/><BR/>Or, how about another category for the likes of Althouse and Instarube, "Professors Who Live Off the Public Tit and Blog Instead of Work at Their Jobs"?<BR/><BR/>Well, you asked.Charles Giacomettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223117217906965989noreply@blogger.com