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What do YOU call that little device
that divides your diary's parts?
I'm a big fan of wordplay and especially neologisms. I've even invented a few myself. The most recent: Nopology. It's the term I apply to those sorry politicians and business critters who start out with something along the lines of "If I offended anyone..." There are no ifs in a genuine apology.
But that's serious and the term is wordplay, meant to be fun. Daily Kos wordplay, even in the midst of very serious political, economic, environmental and social upheaval, is filled with linguistic fun, as one can see in a term like the Boney Mojo, or "Bojo," invented by bubbanomics and added permanently to the site's slang. This goofiness helps maintain our sanity in our crazy world.
One of the arenas of Kossack slangy inventiveness has been active in the past nearly three years is coming up with names for the calligraphic division between introductions and extended versions of diaries. That scribbled little doohickey was added to the site with the arrival of DK4. The designers who added it surely had no idea how much attention it would be given. Many Kossacks have since sought to give it a name that would stick, but none has.
Itzl is one term that caught on for a while. Named for a hearing-assistance dog of a former Daily Kos member, Itzl has been used by AntKat, Catte Nappe, FloridaSNMOM, glendaw271, Ms Citizen, AnnetteK, 4Freedom, zenbassoon, angry marmot, Horace Boothroyd III, OPOL and others.
Technically speaking, the arabesque divider is a dingbat, a typesetter's device that Harlan Ellison discusses and that was first noted by JeffW here.
Others with cachet are Orange de fleur invented by dopper0189 and frenchified as fleur d'orange by chimene. Fleur-de-Kos, invented by former Kossack kafkananda, has also done well.
One thing for certain, it is not, as michelewln diaried early this year, the orange nameless thing. God has fewer names. At least three other diarists have also sought to round up the names that have been attached to the Daily Kos dingbat. These include the Wee Mama's So, what do you call . . . (POLL) (in which she says the divider looks like two squirrels doing it in a sack), Floyd Blue's What do YOU call the Orange Diary Divider Thingy? and, most recently, Seattle Mark's The Great Orange Squiggleorange thingamabob.
Here's an incomplete list I tracked down using those diaries and my own searching.
The Squiggles
The Orange Squiggled Demarcation Line of Truth: boberto
The Orange Squiggly Tachyon Particle: geoschmo
The Satanic Squiggle of Schadenfreude: EeDan
The Orange Squiggle of Doom: shaktidurga
The Orange Squiggledigibbet: Anne C. Savage
The 100% Post-Consumer Recycled Squiggle for More Information: Stephen N
SquigglyDooDad™: commonmass
The Rococo Squiggle: B o o
The Orange Squiggle of Joy: vacilando
The Dreamy Orange Squiggle of Defense: nancyjones
The Edible
Sfogliatelle (a delicious, cheese-filled pastry): Floyd Blue
The Candied Orange Peel of Kos: itzadryheat
Koschallah: Lorinda Pike
The Orange Gnocchi-Doodle: smileycreek
The Crushed Cheeto: eowynsdottir
Mind the Discarded Cheeto: Murphoney
Frybread Thingey: navajo
The Fluffy Orange meringue: Eowyn9
The Swirl of Orange Cotton Candy: StellaRay
The Cheese Doodle: blue jersey mom
The Political & Economic
The Whirl of Indecision: Lily O Lady
The Tornado of Truth: Lily O Lady
The Tangerine-Flavored Socialist Beignet: Oliver Tiger
Venn Diagram of Romney's Econ Policy: agnostic
The Orange Tactical Field Display: xxdr zombiexx
The Orange Gerrymander: Meteor Blades
The Orange Squiggle of Down-Ticket Power: randallt
The Ochre Cloud of Justice: Calvino Partigiani
The Cerebral
aKOStic: Marnie1
The Orange Omnilepticon: xaxnar
The Religious & Superstitious
Orange Eye of Satan: teknohed (Also by same commenter: Orange Maelstrom, Swirling Orange Rapids and Orange Sound Wave)
Blessed Noodleprint: happymisanthropy
The Doily from Hell®: Brainwrap
The Great Orange Shamrock: IndieGuy
Kosian Symbol of Chtulhu: Vayle
The Orange Spaghetti Monster: mattakar
DKos FSM: indycam
The Whirling Dervish: scribeboy
The Leap of Faith: 43north (Also by this diarist: The caramelized sugar plate decoration)
The Natural & Environmental
The Wrestling Orange Worms: 6412093
The Orange Flame: chuckinreno
The Swirling Octopus Limbs: 6412093
The Fallen Orange Bigleaf Maple Leaf: Milly Watt
The Orange Furball: Panglozz
The Knotted Tobacco Leaves: EdinPHX
The Sleeping Orange Squirrels: G2geek
The Scientific
Kos Boson: BrianParker14
The Diagrammed Ultimate Frisbee Play: wild thang
Treble 69: Mother Shipper
The Scatological
Orange Woozle Poopie: jabney
Orange Coprolite: CassandraCarolina
Coprolite: enhydra lutris
Orange Woozle Poopie: AnnetteK
The Caricature of an Orange Dog Turd: Fishgrease
The Mess that the Little Orange Dog Left There on the Kitchen Floor: barflyer
The Artistic
Swirlique (rhymes with unique): Emmy
Kos-licue: postmodernista
Fabergé Corn Curl: jwinIL14
Fabulous Flourish Fandangle furbelow: 51percent
The Miscellaneous
The Kos Diary Decoder Ring: Jakkalbessie
The Koswiggle: carver
The Great Orange Bar Coaster: Dave in Northridge
The Orange Highway Clover Leaf of Doom-y Loop-da-Loop: annetteboardman
Markos's Signature: ploopie
The Burnt Orange Spinnicle: ivote2004
The Orange Decision Diamond: Mentatmark
The Orange Shoelaces: Lorikeet
The Orange Dancing Uterus: nolagrl
The Orange Antimacassar: jabney
The Great Orange Anchor: murphy
(If I mistakenly credited someone, I am sure the real inventor will let me know.)
Latest Updates on Kossack Regional Meet-Up News Below the New Day sunrise cloud
:: COMMUNITY BUILDING UPDATES ::
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Let's build communities!
Every region needs a meatspace community like SFKossacks.
We take care of each other in real life.
I urge YOU to take the lead and organize one in your region.
Please tell us about it if you do and we're here for advice.
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THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY
>>>Instructions on HOW TO FORM A NEW DAILY KOS GROUP
NEW GROUPS IN THE PROCESS OF ORGANIZING:
Send a Kosmail to the organizers and ask for an invitation to the group.
• Northern Indiana Area: Kosmail Tim Delaney
• Long Island: Kosmail grannycarol
• Northern Michigan: Kosmail JillS
• Nebraska: Kosmail Nebraska68847Dem
• Westburbia Chicago Kossacks: Kosmail Majordomo
• Caprock Kossacks (Panhandle/Caprock/Lubbock/Amarillo area) : Kosmail shesaid
• West Texas Kossacks (including Big Bend Region and El Paso) : Kosmail Yo Bubba
• Las Vegas Kossacks: Kosmail miracle11
• Vermont Kossacks: Kosmail 4Freedom
Note to the above new leaders: Feel free to leave a comment any day reminding readers about your new group. Also, tell us about your progress in gathering members. Kosmail me when you've chosen a good name for your group and have created a the group. Then I'll move you to the NEW GROUPS LIST. When you've planned a date for your first event I'll make a banner for you to highlight your event in our diaries and your diaries.
These are the groups that have started since * NEW DAY * began. Please Kosmail navajo if you have started a group before that.
NEW GROUPS LIST:
• California Central Valley Kossacks - Formed: Jul 29, 2012, Organizer: tgypsy
• New England Kossacks - Formed: Aug 6, 2012, Organizers:
Clytemnestra for Lower New England (Conneticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island)
nhox42 for Upper New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont)
• Houston Area Kossacks - Formed: Aug 7, 2012, Organizer: Chrislove
• Kossacks in India - Formed: Aug 14, 2012, Organizer: chandu
• CenTex Kossacks - Formed: Sep 9, 2012, Organizer: papa monzano
• Central Ohio Kossacks - Formed: Sep 26, 2012, Organizer: VetGrl
• Kansas City Kossacks - Formed Oct 15, 2012, Organizer: [Founder stepped down]
• Phoenix Kossacks - Formed Oct 16, 2012, Organizer: arizonablue
• Chicago Kossacks - Formed: Oct 31, 2012, Organizer: figbash
• Koscadia the Pacific Northwest coast from Northern California to Alaska
- Formed Oct 17, 2012, Oganizer: Horace Boothroyd III based in Portland, OR
• Boston Kossacks - Formed: Nov 7, 2012, Organizer: GreyHawk
• Motor City Kossacks South East Michigan (Detroit) Area - Formed: Nov 10, 2012, Organizer: peregrine kate
• Pittsburgh Area Kossacks - Formed: Nov 12, 2012, Organizer: dweb8231
• Salt Lake City Kossacks - Formed: Nov 17, 2012, Organizer: War on Error
• Twin Cities Kossacks - Formed: Nov 17, 2012, Organizer: imonlylurking
• Dallas Kossacks North Texas - Formed: Nov 21, 2012, Admins: Catte Nappe and dalfireplug. Please contact them to join the group. An Event Organizer needed.
• The Southern California Inland Empire Kossacks - Formed: Dec 3, 2012, Organizer: SoCaliana
• Los Angeles Kossacks - Formed: Dec 17, 2012, Organizer: Dave in Northridge
• Northeast Ohio Kossacks - Formed: Jan 16, 2013, Organizer: GenXangster
• Kansas & Missouri Kossacks - Formed: Jan 17, 2013, Organizer: tmservo433
• I-77 Carolina Kossacks who live from Columbia, SC to north of Winston-Salem, NC. - Formed: Jan 30, 2013, Organizers: gulfgal98 and eeff
• Indianapolis Kossacks - Formed: Feb 6, 2013, Organizer: CityLightsLover
• Southwest Ohio Kossacks - Formed: May 10, 2013, Organizer: Dr Erich Bloodaxe RN
• Northern Arizona Kossacks - Formed: Jul 5, 2013, Organizer: Sam Sara
• Mexican Kossacks - Formed: Apr 14, 2013, Organizer: roberb7
• New York Hudson Valley Kossacks - Formed: Oct 27, 2012, Organizer: boran2
• North Carolina Triangle Kosmopolitans - Formed: Aug 2, 2013, Organizer: highacidity
• Silicon Valley Kossacks - Formed: Oct 31, 2013, Organizer: Glen The Plumber
ESTABLISHED GROUPS LIST: (List will grow as we discover them)
• SFKossacks Founded by navajo, Formed: May 2, 2005
• Maryland Kos Founded by timmyc, Formed: Feb 23, 2011. Contact: JamieG from Md for a group invite.
• New York City Founded by Eddie C - Contact the group organizer for meet-up events: sidnora
• Baja Arizona Kossacks, Event Organizer: Azazello
• Three Star Kossacks Tennessee, Founded by maryKK, Formed: Apr 8, 2011
• Nashville KosKats, Founded by ZenTrainer Formed: Jan 30, 2012
• Virginia Kos Founded by JamieG from Md, Formed: May 3, 2011
• Kos Georgia Founded by pat208, Formed: Feb 13, 2011
• Colorado COmmunity Founded by Leftcandid, Formed: Feb 13, 2011
• New Mexico Kossaks Founded by claude
• Philly Kos Founded by mconvente Formed: Aug 29, 2011
• DKos Florida Founded by ThirstyGator, Formed: Feb 14, 2011, Currently organizing: Kosmail Vetwife to be included in next event.
• Oklahoma Roundup Founded by BigOkie, Formed: Feb 13, 2011, Currently organizing: Kosmail peacearena to be included.
• DKos Asheville Founded by davehouck, Formed: Feb 13, 2011 - Organizing Assist by: randallt
• San Diego Kossacks Founded by La Gitane, Formed: Nov 18, 2011
• Massachusetts Kosmopolitans Founded by mem from somerville, Formed: Feb 13, 2011
by randallt ♥ for DKos Asheville
Asheville, NC gets out the vote!
The following is a brief roundup of the DKos Asheville Voter Registration Project's fifth outing. We've been setting up every Tuesday for the last five weeks at Earth Fare, a natural food store at Westgate Shopping Center in Asheville. We have a nice spot on the patio outside the store. This week with no icy wind and much more moderate temps. Oh it was cold alright, just not stupid cold. Back to having three of us was great. LamontCranston, David and Myself received many thumbs up and "thank you's" from passers by and shoppers and more than a few questions as to why we were doing this now. "Didn't we just have an election?". We officially re-registered one voter and took advantage of the interaction to do some Daily Kos evangelism. And here is a tease for next week. It involves llamas!
LamontCranston, our new Salvation Army bell ringer friend, randallt and davehouck
You can join DKos Asheville by sending a Kosmail to randallt.
by tmservo433 ♥ for Kansas & Missouri Kossacks
Organizer tmservo433
~Photo Courtesy of Michael Bersin
tmservo433 delivered a great event. Almost 30 people attended what tmservo433 calls the first session of the evening that lasted until 11:30 P.M. The second session of the evening included about ten more people lurking outside the door and some working as hotel staff inside the room. So after the meet-up ended, on-lookers from the hall and hotel service people wanted to talk about what they overheard coming out of the ballroom. For example, the round table discussion about the importance of increasing the minimum wage resonated with the waitstaff and they chimed in about that with strong opinons. A ballroom dancing couple applauded the progressive discussion they could hear on the other side of the partition. This event united progressives within its reach!
Please visit tmservo433's diary for written details on this terrific event! You can join Kansas & Missouri Kossacks by sending a Kosmail to tmservo433.
by tmservo433 ♥ for Kansas & Missouri Kossacks
L-R: Some where in this photo are Kossacks Glitterscale, Man Oh Man and tmservo433.
Please visit tmservo433's diary for a description of the rest of the attendees which were mostly non-Kossacks, but folks who should be there, such as, State Legislator John Wright. tmservo433 gathered a great group of Progressives and hopefully we can get a few more of them to join us at DKos. Kudos to tmservo433 for reaching out and uniting like-minded folk in Missouri!
You can join Kansas & Missouri Kossacks by sending a Kosmail to tmservo433.
by navajo ♥ for SFKossacks
L-R: SFKossacks meeting at the home of Andrew McGuire in the Wine Country
You can join the SFKossacks by sending a Kosmail to navajo.
:: Events Currently on the Books for ALL Kossacks ::
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Sunday, November 24th
Colorado COmmunity Kossacks Meet-up
TIME: NOON
LOCATION: Annie's Cafe & Bar
3100 E Colfax • Denver
ORGANIZER: Send ColoTim a kosmail to attend.
RSVPs:
1. ColoTim
2. Phoenix Rising
3. Leftcandid
4. BadKitties
5. whoknu
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Maybees:
bristlecone77
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Latest diary: Colorado Meetup November 24th
Saturday, December 7th
Connecticut Kossacks Meet-up!
TIME: Noon
LOCATION: The Shamrock Pub & Grill
210 Meadow St. • Waterbury
The Shamrock is a short walk from the MTA Metro North Station. If anyone wants to take Amtrak, thankgodforairamerica can pick you up in Meriden and drive you to the event.
ORGANIZER: Send thankgodforairamerica a kosmail to attend.
RSVPs:
1. thankgodforairamerica
2. gchaucer2
3.
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Maybees:
annieli
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And for those with great fortitude:
TIME: 3:00 PM? or so (if you're not too tanked...)
LOCATION: Waterbury Skating Center
60 Harvester Road • Waterbury
RSVPs:
1. thankgodforairamerica
2.
3.
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Latest diary: [Waiting for linked diary]
Send navajo a kosmail if you post a diary about an event so we can update our round-up.
Okay. Floor's open.
Tell us what you are doing on this NEW DAY?