Intro stolen from Sardonyx:
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This was a last-minute fill-in for me, and it was one of those situations where I volunteered to do it feeling like I had oodles of time, only time moved more quickly than expected, so I have nothing coherent to say, though I could certainly devote some time in the comments to complaining about any of a number of topics. Particularly the annual closure of my gym being extra long this year, and then made a day longer by the stupid earthquake.
The nominations:
jnhobbs:
In Witnessing Revolution #242, an old friend stopped by with a joyous photo.
I suspect there will be a few other submissions on this one. :>)
Somewhat surprisingly, there was only one other submission of that comment. Land of Enchantment put it pithily:
Meteor Blades returns!
I think that one was worth including here twice. Don't you? Any bets on whether it makes top mojo?
Moving right along, Land of Enchantment also said:
People who think laughter is the best medicine probably never had morphine.
lineatus says:
Even a CT diary can yield some gems...like this one from Jane Lew in the "manmade earthquake" diary.
Psychodrew:
In kos's diary about what to call diaries, jazzmaniac shares his concern about the color scheme.
From Samer:
Right-wing bloggers are so dumb . . .
<Match Game> How dumb are they? </Match Game>
lineatus has the answer in Right Wing Grad from Koch Bros U (FSU) Impersonates Paul Krugman Online.
reflectionsv37 submitted a comment saying "although not what I generally think of when speaking of a top comment, needs wider recognition for it's absolute absurdity. Although not HR'able, like many of his other comments in the same diary, it sets the bar for most absurd top comment of the day." Except the comment ended up hidden, so I'm not including it here.
princesspat:
The suggested chapter titles for Dick Cheney's memoir are a clever collaboration.
Rashaverak:
This comment is a hilarious reference to Muammar's statute of the hand grabbing the USAF jet out of the sky... an allusion to the attempt during the Reagan Administration to bomb the smithereens out of the Colonel.
Top mojo for 8/23/11
1) A joyous photo by Meteor Blades — 195
2) A decrease on the increase TO KEEP PACE... by dance you monster — 169
3) no, it doesn't. by Joe Buck — 137
4) Chained-CPI NOT a measure of inflation by Bruce Webb — 129
5) This is too well written to simply deny by FishOutofWater — 123
6) the quake is centered in Eric Cantor's by RLMiller — 119
7) My God. You would see retirees facing starvation by Pescadero Bill — 118
8) I can find academic defenders for anything. by dance you monster — 108
9) IOW, chained CPI equates to lowering by profh — 102
10) Well, he's no fool. by Crashing Vor — 96
11) Bill by Major Tom — 93
12) When Ben Stein is "too far left" for you... by Collideascope — 93
13) your headline is technically true by Cedwyn — 93
14) Tell that to my two neighbors who just by SpecialKinFlag — 92
15) Very worried about entire Eastern seaboard by noweasels — 91
16) that is my concern also by claude — 91
17) How many moderates want to see SS reduced? by Dillonfence — 88
18) And it reduces the incomes of old people by 2laneIA — 88
19) The Burlington Free Press by JekyllnHyde — 85
20) Wow, Cedwyn by david mizner — 85
21) That's what I'm thinking of by Dallasdoc — 83
22) One of the best national things by Puddytat — 82
23) In case it slips by people by david mizner — 80
24) LOL! by Greyhound — 79
25) He should rush back just by skywaker9 — 79
26) Taking $120 a month from the most by Nailbanger — 78
27) diary yesterday about why joining you by Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse — 77
28) Straw man. by Uberbah — 76
29) From the dem staff of the House Ways&means by Nailbanger — 74
30) Jane Yolen is a treasure. by tardis10 — 73
