Top Comments 5-6-08 - The End of the Day

It has been a long day Chez emeraldmaiden. I've been up since before dawn, and this is TOTALLY unlike me, let me tell you! I happen to believe in sleeping in. By 6:55, I was in the car, with all of my shipping loaded in the trunk, and on the road to my aunt's house.

Where I sat, waiting for the cable guy.

And sat.

And sat.

Five minutes before the end of the two hour window the company had given, the guy finally showed. He did his thing for an hour or so, and then had to call for help. Thirty minutes after THAT, he was done and gone. The funny thing was, he bore a certain resemblance to Martin Mull. Straaaaange.

Then it was off to the post office, to get my packages mailed out. They were all prepaid (yay!) but I needed one mailing tube, and had to wait in line (boo!). Once that was done, I went to reward myself ..

... at the yarn store. A few minutes of petting and drooling, a small purchase, and I went on my merry (now more relaxed) way.

I got to have a little lunch at home, and then my sister and I ran off to do errands. Return this, pick up that ... oh, and don't forget gifts for the soon-to-be nine year old niece/stepdaughter. One red Razor scooter, Neopets cards, and a pirate beach towel later, the birthday shopping is done.

The herb garden is soon to be planted, as one of our errands was to pick up soil and small herb plants. Oregano, basil, cilantro (YES! The Evil Weed!! Muhahahahaha), and chives, to start. Tomorrow morning, they will be in their new homes outside.

In all this running around, I didn't have much of an opportunity to be on the computer, much less comment mining. Fortunately, you all stepped up and submitted top comment nominations, so we will have something to read tonight besides the story of my day. LOL

If you want to be the savior of the Top Comment Crew, send your nominations to TopComments AT gmail DOT com, and include your Dkos handle so we know who to credit. We couldn't do it without you!

From poligirl:

’m not sure if you can nominate Bill in Portland Maine, but he had a gem in response to a comment by newfie53523. (I’ve included newfie’s comment as well in the link...)

I’m still laughing...  :D

From indycam:

Comment by Statusquomustgo.

From madgranny:

Well, InsultComicDog started it!

From Adam B's diary, "Indiana Voter IDs: They're Blocking NUNS", I present today's groaners.

http://www.youtube.com/...

From The Termite:

This needs no introduction.

From highacidity:

http://www.dailykos.com/...

Although as I replied, I do hesitate to tar the noble Squirmy Rooter with the likes of wackos like Pipes...

From SarahLee:

MichiganTom in Meteor Blade’s diary about the new recreation area planned for the Greenzone.  So seriously good, nothing snarky I could suggest would do it justice. The image invoked is almost as surreal as the topic of the diary – you can just see it happening.   Kind of tripped me out.  Or maybe I’ve had too much coffee.

The diary

The comment.

From Land of Enchantment:

Adam B's tip jar is a winner!

From NYFM:

In case this wasn't nominated, it's always nice to see Kerry getting much deserved respect from sane vets.

Top Mojo is provided by brillig.

Top Mojo no tip jars or C&J:

  1)  I'm leaving for NC Obama GOTV by ParaHammer — 148
  2) Senility and Instability by rerutled — 137
  3) He's now the only one I watch. by Fonsia — 129
  4) North Carolina by PocketNines — 129
  5) We voted this morning in Jamestown (Greensboro) by funluvn1 — 127
  6) my wavering faith in the by carlyle4 — 122
  7) the ground game is good, exceptional.. by icebergslim — 121
  8) Thank you. by cosa nostradamus — 109
  9) This has got to be the scandal of the year! by KingOneEye — 104
10) How can you be sure by Sun dog — 101
11) According to the story, by aravir — 97
12) I Heard Him, and This Diary Is a Bit... by karateexplosions — 97
13) I'd like to buy an argument, please by MikeTheLiberal — 96
14) I just heard the Breaking! on NPR... by highacidity — 95
15) In Indiana.... by indydem72 — 94
16) Sleep tight and good luck tomorrow! by mjd in florida — 94
17) Once again, you lead by Lisa Lockwood — 92
18) Thank God there's still one outlet... by Aqualad08 — 92
19) Here's a link to NPR by kaye — 91
20) I wore an Obama shirt... by vulgrin — 90
21) One could hope by DanK Is Back — 89
22) We voted this morning at 8:30 in by flahawkfan — 86
23) TJ by First Amendment — 83
24) You heard Chris Rock? by Granny Doc — 83
25) If you have voting problems in Indiana, look for by jenesq — 82
26) Enough with all this raising money by Seneca Doane — 81
27) NYT: Heavy Obama turnout in Raliegh by poblano — 79
28) Man I didn't know that those guys push so many by soms — 79
29) don't let it get to you Jen by peace voter — 77
30) Oh, it's not a question of them being seated... by PsiFighter37 — 73

Top Mojo with No Exclusions:

  1) Tip Jar by John Kerry — 607
  2) Tips, recs, flames, rants, polling horror stories by Praxxus — 600
  3) Tip jar by Brandon Friedman — 533
  4) tj by FishOutofWater — 490
  5) recs and whatnot by Adam B — 487
  6) OK, I should be getting some sleep by Femlaw — 380
  7) Tips for being an insignficant voter! by dsharma23 — 352
  8) this will be like the tsunami by cosa nostradamus — 347
  9) Tips/recs/flames for shameless homerism by The Great Gatsby — 321
10) Tips/Recs for the democratic process by dansac — 312
11) To all of you who are getting out the vote by kid oakland — 294
12) Also by jenontheshore — 238
13) I Hereby Swear To Ignore Exit Polls Today by bincbom — 234
14) Tips? by BoBo2020 — 208
15) A tip for undeclared superdelegates by JedReport — 162
16) Comments / Thoughts Welcome by FreedomRider — 154
17) tips by dday — 152
18) I'm leaving for NC Obama GOTV by ParaHammer — 148
19) Don't Believe the Hype....tips/recs. by icebergslim — 143
20) Please join me in honoring the memories of by blue jersey mom — 140
21) Senility and Instability by rerutled — 137
22) He's now the only one I watch. by Fonsia — 129
23) North Carolina by PocketNines — 129
24) We voted this morning in Jamestown (Greensboro) by funluvn1 — 127
25) Time to end it by Sun dog — 125
26) my wavering faith in the by carlyle4 — 122
27) I just received by mango — 121
28) the ground game is good, exceptional.. by icebergslim — 121
29) Thank you. by cosa nostradamus — 109
30) This has got to be the scandal of the year! by KingOneEye — 104