Weekend Open Thread
I’m still going to be around and posting, but I shut down comments on all of the posts over ten days old in an effort to get control of the spam. So far this month, we’ve dealt with 391,000 319,000 spam comments, so I’m hoping if I narrow down the targets, we’ll get less. It ought to result in fewer of your comments going to spam, too. So I’m just trying something.
Category: Administrative
391,000 SPAMS?
I am so jealous. I’m only getting 3,000 SPAMS on my blog, not nearly enough to satisfy my weak, whiny ego.
That many means you are moving up in the world of something or other. You have arrived. Pat yourself on the back and buy another box of bullets.
Even psul the uncool doesn’t get that much attention, does he? No. You’re famous, he’s — (gigglesnort) not.
Just squeezed out a big fat Giduck. What other type of shit is there? Life does sometime imitate art.
I thought I was the only one that scrolled way back for days and days to get the last word on all the threads?!!
Who else was doing it, damn it.
If my buds in Belligerent Bastards Local 391 finds out I got trumped, I’m gonna be in trouble… again.
That’s nuts. There must be some way to eliminate or severely reduce the spamazoa.What about that ‘Gorcha’ thingy or a pay wall with a nominal annual fee? I have no idea but there must be something.
I thought about the Captcha thing, 2/17, but I hate that thing because the letters you’re supposed to type don’t look like the letters they’re supposed to be. I might change the setting so that a commenter has to have a previously approved comment to get through, but I don’t want to discourage new folks from commenting. I used to have a sign in thing, but, again, it discouraged participation. And somehow, some hacker registered, made himself an admin and changed all of my settings which screwed up the whole blog.
Good job, Jonn.
OK, I just changed the settings so that a commenter must have a previously approved comment – if you’re a first time commenter, your comment will go the moderation queue the first time, after I approve your first comment, you should be free and clear to comment henceforth. I’ll change that if it appears to work against us. So comment away so I can see how it works.
It looks like if you don’t put an email address in your comment, it’s going to be blocked every time. I’m leaning towards shutting that feature off.
Here I am commenting on commenting to determine whether Jonn’s commenting regarding the previous-comment restriction is working.
A comment for test purposes. Ace has a neat YouTube of the Air Force Band doing a “flash mob” at the Air and Space Museum. Very nice clip. Mooooslims will complain because people were happy and they played Joy to the World.
OK, can do, Jonn.
And just so you know, this same thing has been an issue recently a couple of other places I hang. It’s not just milblogs, and it isn’t just extremely popular blogs.
OWB is right. It isn’t milblogs or super popularity. I just checked my blog and found 26 spams this morning, looked at one, and it was a giduck-type of spam, so I flushed them all.
Then I watched a water birthing video to recover. Replace the uglies with the beautiful. I feel much better now.
So I jumped on the elevator yesterday and a buddy was onboard, I had not seen him for a few years (our Fed building is quite large), I gave him one of those uncomfortable man hugger thingies and he said, “Merry Christmas”. I replied, “Merry Christman”.
A women onboard presumebly a liberal, atheist, half retardo, faithless moron said, “you should really say Happy Holidays when you are at work”.
I looked at my friend with that “I got this look” and said, “I neither care what you think nor do appreciate your offensive comment, we will always say Merry Christmas, we are Christians, it is about baby Jesus being born and while we are at it, If you don’t like it, you can take the stairs to your office”.
I believe she works for HSS/CMS above the 30th floor!
HHS/CMS
Fak’hir.
No, I’m not guessing or commenting on her ancestry.
I turned off the “previously approved comment” thingie because too many of you were going to moderation. I may turn it on at night to keep the trolls at bay, though.
“God bless you, you need it!” is my favorite thing to say to in-your-face atheists, that shits in their Cheerios every time!
Atheists sure spend a lot of time worrying and bitching about something they supposedly don’t believe in.
It isn’t like that at all with unicorns.
I was going to say that she might have been a pagan, but pagans don’t mind people who say ‘Merry Christmas’. They usually respond with ‘Have a cool Yule’.
But for the grinches in the crowd, it’s just another day off for them.
Enjoy rubbing their little noses in it.
@ EX-PH2. Well put. Cool Yule. I like that. After all before ST. Patrick my forefathers were the baddest pagans in town.
Lurker testing and… thanks so much for this blog!
-10 and I am going!
How are things up North, y’all? It finally cooled off enough forms and the Missus to turn the A/C off!
I stumbled onto this while searching for something else. Rifleman Harris served in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. His narrative is rare, in that it’s from the perspective of one in the ranks, rather than an officer. I highly recommend reading it, if you haven’t already. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Recollections_of_Rifleman_Harris It can be downloaded here for free: https://archive.org/details/recollectionsofr00harr Somethings never change…this should sound familiar to those who have humped many miles with many pounds on their backs: “At the expiration of the time I have mentioned, our sails were given to the wind, and amidst the cheers of our comrades, we sailed majestically out of the Cove of Cork for the hostile shore, where we arrived safely, and disembarked at Mondego Bay. The Rifles were the first out of the vessels, for we were, indeed, always in the front in advance, and in rear in the retreat. Like the Kentish men of old, we claimed the post of honour in the field. Being immediately pushed forwards up the country in advance of the main body, many of us, in this hot climate, very soon began to find out the misery of tlie frightful load we were condemned to march and fight under, with a burning sun above our heads, and our feet sinking every step into the hot sand. The weight I myself toiled under was tremendous, and I often wonder at the strength I possessed at this period, which enabled me to endure it ; for, indeed, I am convinced that many of our infantry sank and died under the weight of their knapsacks alone. For my own part, being a handicraft, I marched under a weight sufficient to impede the free motions of a donkey; for besides my well-filled kit, there was the great-coat rolled on its top, my blanket and camp kettle, my haversack, stuffed full of leather for repairing the men’s shoes, together with a hammer and other tools (the lapstone I took the liberty of flinging to the devil), ship -biscuit and beef for three days. I also carried my canteen filled with water, my hatchet… Read more »
@23 A Proud Infidel – Phhhhhhhhhhtttttttttttttttttt!!!!
27, feels like 18 in Southeast Michigan.
At least the sun is out, we’re not getting that wintry mix crap that is making life miserable for folks just to our south.
Chilly here. No precip at the moment. Good day to cuddle up with a good book. And watch movies like “Task Force.”
+15F here, sunny, no breeze.
I do feel sorry for y’all up north. It is a beautiful, partly cloudy, 78F day here in Savannah.
Keep up the good work Jonn, love the blog, can’t pass up the post story banter either! Always makes my day.
Yeah, but things like this make life better.
On another note, I’m happy that I’m getting more and more hits and followers on my own blog. And those other bloggers are also getting hits and follows from moi.
TSO: nice article you wrote on LtCol North in the Legion magazine.
War Eagle!
Just got off the phone with my Grandson lance,his next duty stration is is Ft. Benning,Ranger School then to paramedic training.Proud Grandpa ,you beta. JOe
It’s cooled down to the 60’s here, we can finally turn the A/C off! Just a little rain, but hey, we don’t have to shovel it or scrape it off our windshields!
@32: every 40 years or so the Deity intervenes in order to teach Tide fans some humility. (smile)
Bad decision by Saban and crew at the end (that ended up biting them), and not a the best day this year by the Tide overall. Against a good team, that can be fatal – even without Divine intervention.
Still: congrats, and best of luck against Missouri.
@35.
Its a shootout.
It is cold, calm and clear in Warwick Valley. Christmas lights are hanging from trees and my decorated balls are frosty.
@ 33 Joe. Good on you! God bless him. I hope he sends some of our enemies to hell!
A little something for your amusement. http://wolfmoonpressblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/why-you-should-not-make-love-in-a-hayfield/
I saw some drunk whino w/ glasses flopping around, rambling utter nonsense and puking in a dumpster last night.
It was cold to boot.
I thought of Paul (of the Ballsack).
Half time:
Auburn 28
Mizzou 27
Auburn really physicaly dominating this, but Mizzou recovered fumble for TD & made some big passes for scores to keep things close.
@41.
Penalties and turnovers are AU’s demise.
Plus a questionable Missou TD.
But it is what it is.
It’s 26%and the roads are refrezing . We had about 1 inch to one &half inches of ice then about 4 to 6 inches of snow.This is why we buy 4-wheel drives. They are saying more to come this week. Joe
Just so you know, Dingus McFucknut commented again tonight and his little troll fuck was right on his heels, so in order to comment, you must have a previously approved comment and you must use your email address. Otherwise, your comment will go to moderation and I’ll post it in the morning. I’ll turn it back off in the morning while said fucknut is in a drunken stupor.
@#44: Awwwww, can’t we have a Saturday night slinky? And this one is soooo cool, it throws itself down the stairs; we don’t even have to kick it. Well, maybe just a little kick.
MEGA CLASS PATHETIC LOSER that he is.
Auburn/Mizzou
https://www.google.com/#q=Auburn+Mizzou+score+
Although I graduated from the Univ. of Hawaii, I have no particular affinity for my old alma mater one way or the other when it comes to sports. Just a few days ago, I finally checked the UH Rainbow Warriors’ football record for this season. The Rainbow Warriors’ record for this season was 1-10. The only win they had all season was last week, when they beat Army, of all teams. Maybe Army will do better next week, but may be not; who knows…
Please, Jonn, if you’re going to post like that, please post a spew alert. I had hot tea going on.
Sorry, I wasn’t feeling particularly funny, but I guess that didn’t come across.
How is Dingus McFucknut not funny!?
Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space:
Do any of y’all recognize this telephone number?
202-621-5429
Whoever it is, calls my number, and when I answer, they immediately hang up, without ever saying a word.
Also, every day, I receive numerous Arabic language e-mails, and occasionally receive Cyrillic language comments at my web site.
Because of my widely publicized unpopular and controversial views, plus the fact that I refuse to conceal my identity or location, I’m a wee bit concerned that an Islamic fatwa might have been issued.
Thank you.
John Robert Mallernee
Armed Forces Retirement Home
1800 Beach Drive, Unit 311
Gulfport, Mississippi 39507
Mr. Mallernee, those messages, when translated, might turn out to be just gibberish, which is all we get from the trolls that infect these threads from time to time!