There are a few blog topics like anything deemed "liberal" or "conservative" that we are just going to put into a vault, like Disney does with their movies, and, get them out at a later date.
I would like to propose that the following topics be put away in the vault, and, not be available for blogging about until Fall, 2009, when they will be all fresh and digitally remastered and stuff:
1. People parking in handicapped parking spaces whom the writer deems to "not have a handicap".
2. How you refuse to use the names of the drink sizes at Starbuck's.
3. Why the word "blog" is stupid.
4. Why Flickr needs to buy a vowel.
5. Lists of worn out blog topics.
It's not that they're bad ideas, it's just that, like the Barenaked Ladies tell us, "It's All Been Done Before".
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Sorry to disappoint you, but I can more or less guarantee than [1] isn't going to work [be dropped] In the UK, there is a big hub bub about disabled parking permits being given / denied to autistic people / children.
You know how it so often is with the cross cultural thingummy do dah - over there = over here and vice versa.
Cheers
wHAT? No Grande vs. tall posts? Bah, I just tell them the size in ounces - that REALLY throws them for a loop!
Is it Grande rhymes with "pond" or Grande rhymes with "Monday"? I order a Tall just because I don't want to say the other size wrong and look like an idiot. (Obviously I don't drink much Starbucks.)
Whew. Glad to see I don't ever blog about any of those things.
And bugs. Anything and everything to do with bugs.
I agree!! There a few more I can think of, but I am afraid to put them out there out of fear of a riot! Kinda touchy. :)
I don't think I've dealt with any of these things, but as a new blogger, it would be helpful to know what has been done to death. Everything is new to me. : )
yea, i never could/can understand what size I'm really getting...just call it what it is...small, medium, large, extra large...what is wrong with people.
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Question is...what topic hasn't been blogged to death already with 5 gazillion of us bloggers out there trying to come up with catchy, unique material? Which gives me a great idea for a new blog. Each day there is a topic, drink names at Starbucks, handicapped parking spaces, etc. and 5 gazillion bloggers submit their snark on said topic for my perusal. At midnight I select a winner... and the Oscar goes to BusyMom for the post on (insert topic here) after which BusyMom owns that topic and all bloggers who deign to blog again about said topic are ridiculed in the blogospehere. Sound fun?
We *totally* tried to buy a vowel when we first thought of the name "Flicker" -- but Mr. Flicker.com wasn't selling (I think he makes beer?) so I came up with the No E variation, which is *everywhere* now, I'm getting a bit sick of it myself.
Next company name I come up with will be all vowels!
(also, my dog is named LMNOP). :D
"blog" isn't stupid, dammit :)
Hum, well I haven't talked about those things, but I never knew the size thing was an issue. Not that I drink at starbucks very often so I never realized I was supposed to say anything other than small coffee please.
well happy blogging and nice to visit you.
Ooh, I've done 2/5. I'll try harder next time. I never even thought to do the handicapped one. Damn.
What's a blog?
Before you gripe about other people's blogs, how about improving your own, first? Proper punctuation would go a LONG way toward making your documents more readable.
You forgot the "It's so Hot, It's so cold" monologues (of which I confess, I am guilty.)