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From The Innards of WordPress
Yes, we know. We’ve been chasing pieces of the site all over the Internet, while being locked out of our own server about 85% of the time.
We’re worried that everyone will abandon us. How funny is a blog that you can’t even look at properly? Not very funny at all! What good are we? Not much lately!
But like the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree, some magical somethingness is going on to make us all big and shiny and make all the other kids stop laughing and poking fun.
No, serious this time. Coming up right-soon. We’ll have more details when we claw our way onto the server later.
-teh custodial staff
Above: We ought to have been suspicious when the hosting contract was all misspelled and covered in paw prints.
mikey said,
March 28, 2007 at 23:44
I’m sorry, did you say something? I was over at The Editors place. Man, that site loads fast, y’know?
Oh, and that Norbizness. Dood is HY – Larious. Teh Left says to say hi.
mikey
kingubu said,
March 29, 2007 at 1:44
Why don’t you guys just ‘fess up to the fact that you blew the server budget on Steel Reserve and a custom Marie Jon’ blow-up doll?
As troubling as it is to watch Teh Sadlies drip flopsweat like Gallagher with a broken sledgehammer, none of this would’ve happened if you hadn’t released the GIANT SAMMICH from your communal fridge.
steve_e said,
March 29, 2007 at 2:28
It was the Clenis, wasn’t it?
Lesley said,
March 29, 2007 at 2:29
Sadlyno’s server is the equivalent of Sanjaya – of poor quality and slow to depart.
This comment may or may not load after ten minutes of trying.
J— said,
March 29, 2007 at 3:03
We’re worried that everyone will abandon us. How funny is a blog that you can’t even look at properly? Not very funny at all! What good are we? Not much lately!
It ain’t no thing. Activity in the comments pavilion has slowed down, obviously, but the RSS feeds have been delivering the posts and comments just fine.
Chris Lepore said,
March 29, 2007 at 3:04
You’ll never lose me. Worst case scenario, and you lose everyone else, I’m a shoo-in for the next Photoshop contest.
Ganesh Bengal Cat said,
March 29, 2007 at 3:08
What hamsters?
*licks blood from paws*
What? I didn’t do anything.
Well, not anything wrong.
Well, not anything wrong for a Bengal Cat.
Qetesh, Mehitabel, help me out here.
I may have, um, bitten off more than I can chew.
Or something.
But I totally am SO not responsible for the loss of Teh Preview Button!
iamcoyote said,
March 29, 2007 at 3:12
Have you tried putting out broccoli? Hamsters seem to really like it. And some nice lettuce, maybe. Geez, do something, will ya?
a different brad said,
March 29, 2007 at 3:13
Whoah
Did teh fix come?
Loading fast allah sudden.
a different brad said,
March 29, 2007 at 3:35
Or did I speak too soon.
In more amusing news, Ann Althouse is flirting with me.
Mo's Bike Shop said,
March 29, 2007 at 4:48
I think it’s cool. Makes a visit feel like being on set for The Enemy Below
I think HTML would make a surprisingly convincing U-boat captain. And AnnieAngel could play Robert Mitchum.
I do think three ships cats is a bit much.
i
Ginger Yellow said,
March 29, 2007 at 5:00
I’m no internet expert, but I can’t recall a single blog server changeover that hasn’t resulted in chaos. Why do people bother?
Snag said,
March 29, 2007 at 6:01
It finally loaded, but on papyrus.
Some Guy said,
March 29, 2007 at 6:19
See, now, this wouldn’t have happened if you had gone with an American Shorthair, or possibly a Maine Coon.
Snorghagen said,
March 29, 2007 at 6:44
Painfully slow connections build character.
In more amusing news, Ann Althouse is flirting with me.
Mmmmm. Women who fly into prolonged, inexplicable rages whenever breasts are mentioned are hot.
mikey said,
March 29, 2007 at 7:47
See, now, this wouldn’t have happened if you had gone with an American Shorthair, or possibly a Maine Coon.See, now, this wouldn’t have happened if you had gone with an American Shorthair, or possibly a Maine Coon.
But I DID!! That was my first and second wives!!
mikey
a different brad said,
March 29, 2007 at 7:49
*jinxes it*
did something good happen here just recently, then?
Pinko Punko said,
March 29, 2007 at 7:50
Mine showed up in cuneiform on stone tablets on the slow boat.
a different brad said,
March 29, 2007 at 7:53
yes, i think it did.
huzzah.
*raises nearly empty harpoon*
teegee said,
March 29, 2007 at 8:22
I keep checking back, just, you know, hoping. I also drunk-dial my old girlfriend a lot. Fucking pathetic. But you know, I mean, she still talks to me, and stuff, and well, I think she’s getting a new server, so it’s not like I want to move her down in the bookmarks or something.
The Demon Kishkan said,
March 29, 2007 at 8:31
See, now, this wouldn’t have happened if you had gone with an American Shorthair, or possibly a Maine Coon.
Like a Maine Coon would run a damn treadmill for a bunch of dirty hippies. Do what I do, pick the smallest and/or most easily intimidated of the household dogs and make them run the wheel, they’ve nothing better to do with themselves and they’ll believe anything you tell them for a chicken-crack pellet or two, or even a kind word if they’re particularly small and gullible.
There’s a five-pound, 15-year-old retired chorus bitch around here that I’ve only permitted to live because she barks REALLY REALLY LOUD when I want the back door opened. And the same humans who are always yapping about “Kishkan, the term ‘house cat’ was invented because you felines have no road sense, and no we’re not going to let you out no matter how many bad names you call us” always race to open the back door for *her*, just because she’s got no shame and a leaky bladder. Dogs, ecch!
Innocent Bystander said,
March 29, 2007 at 9:15
I know where you can get a good deal on space….GWB43.com. They got all kinds of space available on freshly wiped drives.
FYI, the refresh just went like greased lightening. I’m going for 2 in a row…
Innocent Bystander said,
March 29, 2007 at 9:16
3 seconds!…ok, don’t screw with it anymore. Keep the friggen’ cats off the 386 box, too…
Jillian said,
March 29, 2007 at 11:32
By the way, I think I may have just found the ultimate weapon should another round of the dreaded Youtube wars ever break out.
Not that I would encourage anyone to use such weapons. The mere knowledge of their existence ought to be enough to prevent any such war from taking place. Granted, many of them don’t have videos, but that’s really for the best – can you imagine what the video for this would look like?
The world trembles.
Ginger Yellow said,
March 29, 2007 at 12:37
By the way, that video is clearly fake. There is no way a cat would go to that much effort for dry food. They barely deign to eat it when it’s on a plate.
Qetesh the Abyssinian said,
March 29, 2007 at 12:52
Ganesh, baby, you did the world a service. Hamsters are just incitement to sin, and we need to wipe sin from this earth, brother.
So, maybe later, you and me can have screaming cat sex on the fence for a few hours? But get the blood off your claws first, because that’s just so stereotypical.
Qetesh the Abyssinian said,
March 29, 2007 at 12:59
Or did I speak too soon.
In more amusing news, Ann Althouse is flirting with me.
Eeuuuuwwwww. That was icky.
Alex said,
March 29, 2007 at 13:04
Bletchley Park called. They want the ENIGMA back.
HTML Mencken said,
March 29, 2007 at 13:24
I was over at The Editors place. Man, that site loads fast, y’know?
Mikey.. Mikey, that hurts. Dolchstoss.
Aquagirl said,
March 29, 2007 at 14:23
Lesley, does that mean the photoshopping = the pony-hawk?
In more amusing news, Ann Althouse is flirting with me.
Has she somehow confused you with herself?
Sadly, No! Server Hamsterâ„¢ said,
March 29, 2007 at 14:44
In the server wheel, no doubt about it, it’s tough. It’s hard work. It’s incredibly hard.
Doodle Bean said,
March 29, 2007 at 16:26
Ummm… Actually, cats are meticulous about spelling. Are you sure you guys weren’t dealing with a dog masquerading as a cat?
Smiling Mortician said,
March 29, 2007 at 16:35
See, here’s what’s wrong. Normally I miss the opportunity to say something funny and original by minutes. But Pinko Punko ganked my cuneiform joke, like, days ago. That’s wrong.
Plus I have to keep typing my name in every time I want to comment, like y’all don’t even know me anymore, which is just really sad. I’m thinking about taking up drinking.
Oh, wait.
Gilgamesh said,
March 29, 2007 at 17:17
But Pinko Punko ganked my cuneiform joke, like, days ago. That’s wrong.
Tell me about it…
Lawnguylander said,
March 29, 2007 at 17:41
I don’t know which is making me happier, the resurrection of the bestest blog evar or the fact that one my senators, Schumer is ripping apart Kyle Sampson live on C Span. This administration is toast. I give it 9 months tops. Any wagers?
Lawnguylander said,
March 29, 2007 at 17:42
I don’t know which is making me happier, the resurrection of the bestest blog evar or the fact that one my senators, Schumer is ripping apart Kyle Sampson live on C Span. This administration is toast. I give it 9 months tops and I’m taking wagers. Anyone?
billy pilgrim said,
March 29, 2007 at 18:00
Here’s the answer to the problems:
http://thumbsnap.com/v/EnYZlzBw.jpg
Mecha-hamsters!
No food! They run on Rush (Moving Pictures is particularly effective)
No worries about predators (Sorry Ganesh, but the metal hurts a kitty’s tummy)
Generates 40 hp (hamsterpower) per furball.
and Teh Cute!
(just blindly pushing the submit button here and hoping for the best. Servers have timed out on me the last six times. I swear, it’s like the site is a Microsoft project.
a different brad said,
March 29, 2007 at 19:44
Ginger Yellow- not true. Depends what the kitten in question was raised on. My guy doesn’t see wet cat food as food. He’ll only eat his dry food, or paesano bread, or unbuttered popcorn, or rubber bands…. Rubber bands are a true delicacy to my guy.
As to the courtship of me n Ann the perfect, how does everyone think i should pursue it? Clearly she enjoys a light spanking, but when I got too direct she didn’t reply. I need tactical advice, here.
Ann Althouse said,
March 29, 2007 at 20:01
Two words, a different brad: American Idol.
(Of course, I don’t really like the show.)
a different brad said,
March 29, 2007 at 20:28
Argh, what happened?
Did the malkinites’ dns update or summin?
N also, even the “divine” mizz Althouse ain’t worth that. It’d take Jean Grey drawn by John Byrne to make me watch that crap.
a different brad said,
March 29, 2007 at 20:30
Or Jim Lee. Not Kirby, Romita, or Liefeld, tho.
Matt T. said,
March 29, 2007 at 20:45
Not Kirby, Romita, or Liefeld, tho.
Dude. One of those names really does not belong. I mean, come on…it’s one thing to prefer Byrne over The King or Jazzy John – I can almost see that, if for just his run on the Fantastic Four – but Rob Liefeld is almost single-handedly responsible for making comics unreadable during the ’90s. Him and McFarlane…and don’t all of Jim Lee’s characters look fuzzy?
englishwoman said,
March 29, 2007 at 21:01
It’s ok. We english types watch cricket. Waiting 10 minutes for a page to load, only to be told that the request timed out? Nothing to it.
a different brad said,
March 29, 2007 at 21:05
I meant solely in terms of drawing a Jean Grey who’d give me cause to watch American Idol.
McFarlane deserves most of the “credit” for what yer talking about, tho I never read Liefeld’s non Marvel stuff.
I’ll never forget that line on the first page or so of the first issue of McFarlane’s Spider-Man title. “His powers? ADVANTAGEOUS!”
Nevermind McFarlane was originally a hack who ripped off Art Adam’s highly detailed style to get a career, his writing made jebus cry.
Ganesh Bengal Cat said,
March 29, 2007 at 21:26
Ummm… Actually, cats are meticulous about spelling. Are you sure you guys weren’t dealing with a dog masquerading as a cat?
Doodle Bean is correct. I defy you puny humans to find spelling errors in any of the comments by The Demon Kishkan, Qetesh, Mehitabel, El Gato Negro, or my own badass self.
You have obviously been hoodwinked by a more than usually intelligent canine. I have heard that such creatures exist, but I, personally, have never met one.
Keep the friggen’ cats off the 386 box, too…
Innocent Bystander, Ceiling Cat now has a webcam. I’m just saying.
Now, if you all will excuse me, Qetesh and I have a date. Mrowwwwwww!
Mehitabel the Abyssinian said,
March 30, 2007 at 8:45
Just keep it down with the yowling, you two. Some of us like our beauty sleep.