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June 21, 2006

Link Leak Virus In Tuscany Interpol List

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 9:05 am

The Link Virus Epidemic

Link Leak Virus is a special strain of the indie virus with blogtipping mutations that occur in threes. On Open Comments Night the virus got out of control again. This time in Tuscany. Here are some cool links that were shared:

Interpol is searching neighboring countries for the following link leak virus carriers. If you see them, please approach with caution. All are known to break out in laughing for no apparent reason. One of their hideouts appears to be the Savannah College of Art and Design (a.k.a. SCAD). Bugs in the room picked up much discussion about it.

Joe, aka Photo Poet, Master of Disguise. It’s said no real picture of him exists.

Mark, aka Laffin’ Wiki. He’s got an unexplained fear of scissors near his blog.

Chris, aka Call Him Jack, the Interrogator. He’s known to be packin’ Klondikes.

Scot, aka Pacific Pen. He’s drawn the bottom line on every international crime.

HART, the Storyteller. It’s believed he passes code to nefarious ladies via stories about toast and the scenery in Canada.

Brian, the Consigliere. He appears as a mild mannered MAVS fan who likes alliteration. He hasn’t been heard from since last night’s game. He may have fallen victim to foul play.

Trisha, aka Butterfly Woman. She has a reputation for flitting in and out of tight situations.

Minic, the Document Specialist, is suspected of providing the paperwork that allows these folks to cross borders at will.

Christine, aka the Derrick Destroyer, sings for the coppers, but never snitches.

Deb, the Doc, keeps to the sidelines, but is a suspected cohort.

Kathleen, aka Fashion Moll, hasn’t been seen with this group before. She could be a nice lady who was seduced by the free snacks and beverages in the sidebar.

Tom Vander Well, Wine Quaffer, fraternizes with this unlikely group, but has never been charged with a crime.

Borneo Cat knows the ins and outs of laundering email so that it looks like it came from a real person.

Mike Sansone, aka the Conductor, has the international railway system in his pocket. He can miss any train in a second.

Starbucker, aka Mountain Getaway Driver, knows the back road escape routes through the Alps and the Rockies. He refuses to drive both on the same day, though.

Jamsi, Shananagan, and Keith Dsouza were seen in the company of these folks. It’s not known whether they were kidnapped and brainwashed to comply via grape Kool Aid and chocolate chocolate chip cookies.

The code-writing donkey and moose missed the flight and are still at the airline desk arguing about it. However, certain suspicious bunny villains were discussed and seen lurking about.

Meanwhile, both Interpol and the link leak suspects are wondering if Martin, the Ears, Neumann might be a mole. He spent 20 hours listening in on podcasts. Attempts are being made to find out just what it is that he’s publishing.

This Week’s Comment Quiz

One question, one answer for one link. Post the answer on your blog and leave a link to the post with the answer in the comments below. I’ll link your post when I announce you as winner. If we do it this way, I can take three winners.

The question is:

How many comments does it take to get a haircut?

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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19 Comments to “Link Leak Virus In Tuscany Interpol List”

  1. June 21st, 2006 at 10:05 am
    Joe said

    Hey Liz,
    I guess I can’t play, since it was my blonde turned gray on the floor, hair…

  2. June 21st, 2006 at 10:07 am
    ME Strauss said

    Well, Joe, that would be a bit of an edge for you and you did get a link already in this post above. :)

  3. June 21st, 2006 at 10:08 am
    Joe said

    Sorry, Maybe I shouldn’t have said anything ;-)

  4. June 21st, 2006 at 10:11 am
    Joe said

    Yeah, thanks for the link BTW.
    There are pictures of me somewhere, but you can’t tell it’s me unless you can see through rose colored glasses. ;-)

  5. June 21st, 2006 at 10:12 am
    ME Strauss said

    Master of Disguise and a poet. :)

  6. June 21st, 2006 at 10:21 am
    Cat said

    “Borneo Cat knows the ins and outs of laundering email so that it looks like it came from a real person.”

    LOL! Sounds like you received one of my alter ego emails from cnn@ …

    ‘we’ are multiplying is all ‘I’ know :-D

    Apologies for not being able to stick it out on your last night. You all were way too fast for me. Clients and … beg your parden, but, in addition to all else, the world cup is happening … and it’s so baking hot I just have to dip in!

  7. June 21st, 2006 at 10:23 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hey, no worries and no apologies. Open Comment Night is all about coming and going as you please. You need to make money to buy a few cold ones after work so that you can work another day. :)

  8. June 21st, 2006 at 12:15 pm
    Chris Cree said

    The number of comments for a haircut depends in part on how much hair the cutee possesses in the first place, doesn’t it?

  9. June 21st, 2006 at 12:19 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Chris,
    I think we can go with the history of what happened in this case. :)

    You’re too funny! I should have written the question in past tense. That would have settled the issues. Oh woe is I.

  10. June 21st, 2006 at 12:45 pm
    Chris Cree said

    I’m just saying that it might take me longer to get shorn than some, owing to my youthfull good looks and (as yet) full head of hair… ;)

  11. June 21st, 2006 at 12:48 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Yes, although I’ve heard that man with male pattern baldness takes just as long or longer to get a good haircut. So I don’t know.

    Perhaps your haircutter finds your youthful good looks distracting and that is what takes so long. :)

  12. June 21st, 2006 at 1:09 pm
    Joe said

    I don’t know, if you look at the pic I have on my blog, I have a hardhat on (read bowl) so it should have only taken 2-3 comments. ;-)

  13. June 21st, 2006 at 1:59 pm
    ME Strauss said

    I’m going to put you two in a room together, give you both Klondike bars, call you both Jack, and let you both decide the answer. :)

  14. June 21st, 2006 at 2:30 pm
    HART (1-800-HART) said

    HAHA … good write up ~ hey .. Don’t knock toast! Like Al Bundy once said .. “it’s not stale .. if it’s toast”

  15. June 21st, 2006 at 4:26 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi HART!
    Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. It was fun finding a new way to share it.
    Liz

  16. June 21st, 2006 at 7:31 pm
    Martin said

    Hey Liz … HeHe, If I told you what I’m up to then I’d have to …

    But urrrgh … podcasts: if done well they’re awesome, but when done badly(most often the case) I virtually slap them for wasting my time.

    No podcast publishing from me - audio products, well ….

    Now what’s this thing with the haircuts (I ain’t going through over 450+ comments).

  17. June 21st, 2006 at 7:35 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Martin!
    Here\’s a cold one. Are you a double agent???

    What happened with the haircut is that Joe left at one point and got a haircut and came back after. He comment about how many comments his haircut took.
    That\’s all.

    It\’ll show up I\’m sure.

    You should check out Christine Kane\’s link. I like her music a lot.

  18. June 21st, 2006 at 8:10 pm
    Martin said

    a double agent? only in my mind :-)

    Had a quick listen to C Kane - very folksy with a dash of country. I love simple guitars.

  19. June 21st, 2006 at 8:12 pm
    ME Strauss said

    She’s regular people too.
    I like her a lot.
    She hung out with us for quite a while last night!

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