It is with great dignity and pride
that I announce and present
the official badge of achievement
of SOB to all who have been named

Successful and Outstanding Bloggers.

They take conversations here back to their readers.
I invite them to take this badge of achievement
back to their blog and to display it with pride.

29 Comments to “SOB Buttons Are Here!”

1. December 8th, 2005 at 3:38 pm
   Scrivs said

   Very nice.

2. December 8th, 2005 at 5:17 pm
   Volkher Hofmann said

   Many people have called me s.o.b.
   I’m not sure I want to have a badge claiming to be one.

   

3. December 8th, 2005 at 5:17 pm
   ME Strauss said

   I think so too.
   Liz

4. December 8th, 2005 at 5:19 pm
   ME Strauss said

   Hi Volkher,
   You have to take a conversation from here, and mention what we talked about linking back to Successful blog. It explains it there up in the sidebar where it says Successful and Outstanding Bloggers, under my name.
   Liz

5. December 8th, 2005 at 7:30 pm
   Mike said

   I am Simply Proud to wear mine.

   I even kinda like the SB teal green against my Simply Red.

   Scriv-dawg, my blog friend, you have a winner here…be good to her.

   Thanks, Liz, for creating a community that has a Badge of Honor.

   I’m gonna do a post, after Survivor, to tell everybody where and how to get one of their own.

6. December 8th, 2005 at 7:38 pm
   ME Strauss said

   Hi Mike,
   I sent Mr, Mike Rundle an email today with a link to your site and Martin’s so that he could see how the buttons looked up at the castle sites. He wrote back one word:
   Niiiiiice.
   That’s very cool, Mike. I think you’re a tried and true SOB.
   Liz

7. December 8th, 2005 at 7:59 pm
   Mike said

   Posts up !

   And tell Mr. Rundle that I said thanks for doing a great job.

   Simply proud I am.

8. December 8th, 2005 at 8:07 pm
   Martin said

   I’m more than happy to have been a Beta tester for your SOB button, Liz … errr, well when I say Beta tester I mean you giving me the heads up on it, me asking you if I can pleeeease be the first to put it up (Yep) and me putting it up, and me saying it’s passed the Beta test

   Now where’s my bowl of peanuts

9. December 8th, 2005 at 8:07 pm
   ME Strauss said

   Hi Mike,
   I just went over and read it. You are the King!
   Thanks for that.
   No wonder I love ya.
   Liz

10. December 8th, 2005 at 8:09 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Why Martin,
    Your peanuts are right here next to your nachos and your drink. How was your day?
    Liz

11. December 8th, 2005 at 8:23 pm
    Martin said

    Thanks Liz,

    To be serious, it’s been a tough day/night. Lots of nastyiness going around the blogosphere that’s turning quite threatening (re: Darren from ProBlogger is taking the brunt of it).

    little bit disillusioned by it all (and some people) so I’m throwing away my blogging pen for the weekend to recharge my batteries for a full on assult come Monday.

    Any excuse for a drinking session at the local, eh

12. December 8th, 2005 at 8:32 pm
    Mike said

    Seems that many bloggers are very immature, unknowledgeable and plain dumb.

    For the most part, they have very little business experience and we seem to have more than our share of those that used to be forum fools.

    Maybe their mommies won’t renew their hosting in 2006 and the adults can carry on conversations without the kiddies crying so loud.

    BTW - not aiming at Martin, but at all the less than mature bloggers out there that can only blog “about” other peoples blogs and what they should do. Like they freakin’ know.

13. December 8th, 2005 at 8:34 pm
    ME Strauss said

    You hang out here, Martin,
    I haven’t been paying attention.
    I guess that’s the one way this darn MIT engineer book is a godsend. It keeps my head down and away from such things.

    Sorry to hear about any nastiness going on. Some of it has to be the stress of taking so many blogs live at once.

    What’s got you down?

    Not enough Jack Daniels?
    Liz

14. December 8th, 2005 at 8:48 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Mike,
    You sure have a point.
    I went through something of a culture shock coming over here from my personal blog. We just don’t deal with such stuff over in my neighborhood. When we blog about other bloggers it’s about what their writing about or how good at what they do.

    That thing with getting stalked and flamed last month was something out of the forum boards fromm 1992. I forgot that those things happened.

    Seems like we should put all those guys in one room and let them figure out who’s bigger.

    Liz

15. December 8th, 2005 at 8:54 pm
    Martin said

    Probably not enough Jack D

    No, the nastiness is more to do with the Chitika fiasco and “real” personal threats being made. Best not to say anything more and add fuel to the fire (you can always email me Liz if you can keep a confidence).

16. December 8th, 2005 at 8:57 pm
    Mike said

    Uh, that would be me.

    I had one fool get after me and say some things in an email.

    I pointed out the fact that I’m 6′2′, 245, ex-boxer, ex-Airborne Infantryman and current Redneck-From-Wayback. Also mentioned that I have enough liquid capital to travel to his doorstep and ‘eliminate’ any noises that trouble me.

    No peeps since then.

    Guido and his brother would see the red dot and then see nothing….( insert pirate laugh here )maybe enough time to say ” Oh Shi…”. Maybe not.

17. December 8th, 2005 at 9:03 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hey,
    Real personal threats? Online? That’s scary.
    I understand why you don’t want to talk about it.
    Here have some more nachos.
    Liz

18. December 8th, 2005 at 9:05 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Mike,
    Those are only some of the reasons that you and Martin are the Kings of the SOBs.
    I feel safe with you two.
    Liz

19. December 8th, 2005 at 9:23 pm
    Mike said

    I’ve got better things to do, like adding to and learning how to grow my own blogs…so I don’t have time to police any of the other networks.

    We need fewer blog cops and more community builders.

20. December 8th, 2005 at 9:35 pm
    ME Strauss said

    That’s right, Mike, now’s the time to move on to design the other thing.

    The blogosphere doesn’t need me to make sure it’s working right.

    Sometimes we are a descpicable species.

    Liz

21. December 8th, 2005 at 10:00 pm
    Mike said

    Agreed.

22. December 8th, 2005 at 10:30 pm
    ME Strauss said

    That’s the other thing I like about you.
    You’re always smiling.
    Liz

23. December 8th, 2005 at 11:00 pm
    Shirley George Frazier said

    What a wonderful button, Liz. I appreciate your thoughtfulness and display it with pride.

24. December 8th, 2005 at 11:12 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hey Shirley,
    Only the best. ONLY the BEST!!
    Aren’t they cool!

    If you go around talking about quality, you have to walk the talk. I’m delighted that you like them. I think they’re wonderful too.
    smiles,
    Liz

25. December 9th, 2005 at 7:42 am
    Cas said

    Oh, the shiny button is here.
    And will shortly be displayed with pride

    Cas

26. December 9th, 2005 at 8:44 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Cas
    Aren’t they cool. I’ll have to come over to see where you put yours. Congratulations you SOB!
    smiles,
    Liz

27. December 9th, 2005 at 8:11 pm
    Volkher Hofmann said

    Just a quick one to your answer waaaaay above …

    I did get the concept.
    My response was supposed to be a joke.
    Hence the smiley.

    

    I’ve been flooded with work today and have actually come up with a design that stems directly from the conversation we had the other day!

    Once it is finished (next millennium), I’ll post it here first. Thanks for getting my synapses realigned.

    Off to see some stupid, brain-dead grade-zilch film … my head needs a break.

    Cheers!
    Volkher

28. December 9th, 2005 at 8:18 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hey, Volkher,
    I figured YOU got it, but I never pass up a chance to advertise.

    I’d be delighted to see what you come up with. That sounds like fun!

    Hope the film turns out better than you think.
    smiles,
    Liz

29. December 13th, 2005 at 5:39 pm
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