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| Re: The Harass Oisin into Producing What He Promised Guest Blog Riot Thread [message #39953 is a reply to message #39811 ] |
Tue, 01 March 2011 15:18   |
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 Kuro
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Registered: October 2009
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Dear Mr. Oisin,
Here I threaten to come in the night and re-tune all your appliances and other household necessities that hum. They will all hum out of tune unless you do a blog post. Please do a blog post. I don't want to have to buy a plane ticket and find you so I can tune humming appliances.
Sincerely,
Kelly
[Updated on: Tue, 01 March 2011 17:25]
This is goodnight and not goodbye.
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| Re: The Harass Oisin into Producing What He Promised Guest Blog Riot Thread [message #39955 is a reply to message #39811 ] |
Tue, 01 March 2011 15:46 |
lecuyerv
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Registered: January 2011 |
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*A sound rises from the gathering crowd* "Oisin. Oisin."
*A few more people wander in from other parts of the forum* "Oisin. Oisin! Oisin!"
*others come in, following the distant chanting* "Oisin! Oisin! Oisin!"
*still more join up and join in* "Oisin! Oisin! OISIN!"
*the more bold in the crowd start rattling on the virtual gate of his yard* "Oisin. OISIN! OISIN!"
*Now comes the frenzy. People are brandishing instruments and tools, waving skeins of yarn and knitting needles. They're brandishing pages of verse. Dogs begin to howl. Reporters gather.* "OISIN! OISIN! OISIN!"
Dude, all I can say is write the post for Robin before we start breaking our piggy banks to buy plane tickets to make this riot a little less virtual.
-Victoria
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| Re: The Harass Oisin into Producing What He Promised Guest Blog Riot Thread [message #39957 is a reply to message #39811 ] |
Tue, 01 March 2011 16:46 |
skating librarian
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Registered: October 2008
Location: Vermont |
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Dear Oisin, foremost bard of ancient Ireland, survivor of three hundred years in fairyland,
In the spirit of catching more flies with honey than vinegar ...
I'm low on honey but have some lovely Vermont maple syrup which makes delightful
maple pecan sticky buns ( a cousin of cinnamon rolls as big as your head, if you understand the reference). Could a batch of sticky buns air mailed to the UK persuade you to write that guest blog?
Or if sweet reason would suffice ... I hope the reason folks are so adamant about wanting a guest blog from you is that they believe "more guest blogs = more time for Robin to work on Pegasus II". Do you know how anxious we are to hear the rest of the story? Could you please help us out?
Thank you for considering the bribe!
"Winning a war is like winning an earthquake" Jeanette Rankin
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| Re: The Harass Oisin into Producing What He Promised Guest Blog Riot Thread [message #39958 is a reply to message #39811 ] |
Tue, 01 March 2011 17:16 |
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Dear Oisin,
Seeing as how you live in England, it may have escaped your attention that since you made the fateful promise to contribute a blog entry for Robin certain prominent local municipalities here in New York state have received one hundred and sixty point three inches of snow. The severity of our winter can thus be inversely correlated to the frequency of your guest posts. You can't possibly argue- It's a scientifical fact. We're on track for a record year, and that doesn't just happen at random. I can only assume that your apparent indifference to our plight is the result of lack of awareness, rather than a lack of concern. I understand that you've been busy, but now that the seriousness of the problem has been impressed upon you, I trust that you'll do your bit to reverse the trend and usher in a season of flowers and warmth by allowing us to bask in the sunshine of your guest post.
Please? Come on, we're freezing here. I haven't caught more than a glimpse of the ground in months. It's starting to feel like Narnia...always winter and never a guest post!
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| Re: The Harass Oisin into Producing What He Promised Guest Blog Riot Thread [message #39959 is a reply to message #39811 ] |
Tue, 01 March 2011 17:59 |
ravenclawgirl
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Registered: February 2009
Location: Ohio |
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Dear Oisin,
You promised Robin a guest blog. I suggest you follow through with your promise. Otherwise, I will be forced to take drastic measures. I currently have no voice due to a cold. I sound like death warmed over. I WILL, if provoked, record myself singing 'Henry the Eighth' in an horrible fake Cockney accent in a loop and send it to you. If necessary, I will also record 'The Song that Never Ends' and 'I Know a Song that Gets on Everybody's Nerves' and send THEM to you too. All with a voice that doesn't actually exist, and is not usually on key even when it does exist.
You have been warned.
Sincerely,
ravenclawgirl
[Updated on: Wed, 02 March 2011 16:19]
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| Re: The Harass Oisin into Producing What He Promised Guest Blog Riot Thread [message #39968 is a reply to message #39842 ] |
Tue, 01 March 2011 21:06 |
libby.gorman
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Registered: June 2009
Location: Durham, NC |
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Love the stickers suggestion! I don't know if they work so well on adults, but I'm constantly amazed at what kids will do for stickers!
Libby
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| Re: The Harass Oisin into Producing What He Promised Guest Blog Riot Thread [message #40027 is a reply to message #39811 ] |
Wed, 02 March 2011 20:17 |
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Honey_Bee
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Registered: October 2008
Location: Tennessee |
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Please* write Robin a guest post or I shall introduce you to Ke$ha** and proceed to play her fantastic and lyrical music on all your instruments while channeling the true essence of Ke$ha by throwing glitter in the air and spilling alcohol in the pipes of your organ.
* I endeavored to be polite but that didn't last beyond the following space bar.
** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP6XpLQM2Cs This hit the tops of the US charts not too long ago for some reason I cannot possibly fathom. And I have the fortune of Ke$ha being in my class in high school. She didn't have the "$" then.
[Updated on: Wed, 02 March 2011 20:19]
"All knowledge is worth having."
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| Re: The Harass Oisin into Producing What He Promised Guest Blog Riot Thread [message #40029 is a reply to message #40027 ] |
Wed, 02 March 2011 21:03 |
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I think that this is the most fearsome threat to date... at least when everyone else was making strongly voiced suggestions, it was with something that was SUPPOSED to sound bad...
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| Re: The Harass Oisin into Producing What He Promised Guest Blog Riot Thread [message #40051 is a reply to message #39811 ] |
Thu, 03 March 2011 07:18 |
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Mrs Redboots
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Registered: October 2008
Location: London, UK |
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This dame came into my office, brandishing a gun.
"Don't shoot!" I said, hastily raising my hands in the air.
"Not you," she laughed, evilly. "You're not worth wasting a bullet on. But I need your help. I need to find Oisin fast!"
"Why do you want to do this?" I asked. "What harm has Oisin ever done you?"
"He has LET DOWN THE HELLGODDESS," shrieked the dame, in capital letters. "She agreed to sing for him. But you know the Hellgoddess, nothing happens without payment. And he has defaulted!"
"Defaulted? On a payment to the Hellgoddess?" This required the assistance of my friend Jack Daniels to process. "NOBODY defaults on a payment to the Hellgoddess!"
"Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" retorted my visitor. "But yes, the unthinkable has happened."
"What does he owe?"
"A blog post, I believe."
"A blog post - and he hasn't paid it. Right, Lady. I'm your man. Let's get going. A case like this needs all the muscle it can get. I pity Oisin when we find him...."
Mrs Redboots
I love my computer because my friends live in it!
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Thu, 03 March 2011 17:02 |
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jrsygrl626
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Registered: March 2011
Location: New Jersey, USA |
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My dearest Oisin, please do a guest blog post for Robin. If you do not I will be forced to sing THAT SONG. (The singing is not the problem. I have been told by many that my voice is nice.) THAT SONG has a peculiar effect on people. The last time I sang IT I was surrounded by a group of people bearing tar, feathers, pitchforks and torches after only four verses! They made me promise to never, ever, ever, ever sing THAT SONG again. I really like my life and I wanted to keep it so I stopped, but if you don't guest post I will be forced to sing it again.
"What IS this dreadful SONG you speak of???" I hear you asking. It is THAT SONG!!! The one that NEVER ENDS!!! You still do not know of THAT SONG??? Well, there is no one about. Perhaps if I whisper they won't hear me....
This is the song that doesn't end.
Yes, it goes on and on my friend.
Some people started singing it
not knowing what it was
and they'll continue singing it forever just because
This is the song that doesn't end...
Crap!! They heard even though I was whispering. Please, Oisin! They say they will only let me go if you guest post for Robin and I promise never to sing THAT SONG again!
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| Re: The Harass Oisin into Producing What He Promised Guest Blog Riot Thread [message #40076 is a reply to message #39811 ] |
Fri, 04 March 2011 02:56 |
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danceswithpahis
Messages: 380
Registered: October 2008 |
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Dear Oisin:
I work for a large American government agency. We have many, many, many policies and procedures. So many minutiae, so much effort to learn them. Perhaps it would help me study better if I could find someone to recite our policy manual to. Perhaps I could bring my co-workers to help me practice. We could call out references to each other, and practice going over the dull tables with percentages and dollar figures. This would take days and days of practice, but eventually we'd get it all. Or if you wanted a musical composition, perhaps we could perform for you our new future hit about another American government agency, one that we call "Medicare: The Musical" (with the equally thrilling performance on Medicaid to follow).
And as you are... enjoying all of your new-found knowledge about American policies, my cats would be glad to join you. I'm sure with a bit of work and a few fluttering ribbons attached to your person, they would be CERTAIN that you are a prey animal. Did I mention their sharp claws? Or their love of chewing on hair?
"Oh good! My dog found the chainsaw!"
-- Lilo ("Lilo and Stitch")
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