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 was released when a cooking contest was held on Thassos Island, Greece. Here are some cool links that were shared:

• Cat Morely came back especially to leave this one. Internet public library
• Hart offered THIS PLUGIN
• and this one HART’s Famous Chili Recipe .

The Cooking Contest that Went Viral

Ben came early and in his typical fun-loving way. The donkey was cooking up some viral marketing techno baubles. Then he started the night with a contest. Finish this sentence. “I cook like . . .” Ben said. Next thing you know it’s a contest.

Ben even said that there would be prizes, and that I would be happy to donate them. As the night went the prizes became Ben’s idea again. A free complete set of the DVDs of Fawlty Towers, starring John Cleese. He left for a while to post-it on his blog. I went over to add it to Reddit — that could be how the virus spread so quickly.

Starbucker said I cook like I golf – I’m not very good at either, and probably never will be.

Joe said I cook like a Clam in a Casino.

Chris said I cook like . . . Basil the Donkey.

Things were sort of slow in the contest mode, so I decided to raise the bar a bit.

I said “Okay then, now I have to get serious about this cooking contest.

I cook like a cavewoman who hasn’t yet discovered fire and just found out that her caveman is having an affair with a wild turkey that isn’t really a turkey because cave people didn’t live anywhere near wild turkeys . . . wild turkeys hadn’t evolved yet. So in fact, he has been having his fun with a bird-like wild boar and now she not only has to set the idiot straight, but also has to find him food, before she kicks his butt out of the cave. And that hurts her very deeply. So she gives up eating . . . ”

Ben threatened to take that one viral with a YouTube video.

Starbucker came back with I cook like I exercise; very infrequently and when I do, I can’t do it very long or very well because of the fact that I do it infrequently, and because of the infrequency the net results of the exercise is very unsatisfactory, and because its unsatisfactory I only do it infrequently.

Chris, not to be outdone, offered
I cook like an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Good amount of beefsteak, lots of spice, and top it all off with a just bit of cheese.

All Trisha said was that My cooking and singing are kind of on the same level – I think it would be cruel to do to the plants.

Cat chimed in with I cook like a I dance (both of which I love). So at times it may be slow and easy. Others, fast, fast, fast.

HART I cook like my wife cleans .. when it comes to Stir Fry and HART’s Famous Chili Recipe.

Christine said she liked to listen to music while cooking, but never said how she cooked. I never said I was listening to her music through the whole comments night conversation. Gosh, she really is worth listening to.

The code-writing donkey and moose cooking up trouble with the swill sipping pig last I heard.

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:

What did Kean want to add to his blog?

Until next week, I hope you’ll be here!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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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:

• http://www.christinekane.com
• http://www.copyblogger.com/how-to-sell-rss/
• http://www.scotherrick.com/writeblog/2006/6/19/vacation-review-2006.html
• http://www.scotherrick.com/writeblog/2006/4/26/california-happy-cows-is-a-myth-the-interview.html

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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