That's pronounced "Best o' Me", by the way, and it's my idea for a new meme. There's all sorts of compilation memes for current content such as The Carnival of the Vanities and its offspring or Kate's Letter of the Day and Hunting of the Snark. We've even got LeeAnn's new Monday Madness and The Cheddar X that drive new content. But what is there for old stuff? Those really great posts from a couple of months or a year ago that new readers don't know about or that even regular readers would like to see again (if only they remembered)? Nuthin, that's what! more...

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1 I like it. I always feel like my best stuff is lurking way back in my archives and I don't even really HAVE any archives to speak of, but you know?--It just seems like the day I really think I hit it out of the park it's like, a Sunday or some day when no one reads anything, and then the good post gets buried under a mound of crap because I start posting new stuff just to keep it updated. Ugh.

Posted by: ilyka at November 26, 2003 06:30 AM (wZkdK)

2 I like it. The best part about resurrecting stuff from the past is looking at things you wrote back when and trying to figure out what brought THAT up at the time. Nothing younger than two months sounds good.

Posted by: LeeAnn at November 26, 2003 08:13 AM (HxCeX)

3 Okay, I think I'm going to go with it. I don't want to start during the holiday weekend since bloguse is so light. I'll muster support (email harrassment) next week and we'll get this meme launched the following week. What is the best day of the week for a new complilation meme? I don't want to compete with the Carnivals or any of the other big boys.

Posted by: Jim at November 28, 2003 09:45 AM (fkewd)

4 Lesse, Friday is the Friday Five, Monday is Monday Memory, not sure really what days Bonfire or Carnival are, and isn't Cheddar X on Thursdays? Weekends, while pretty much open, have little to offer since blogging is lighter on weekends.... my vote is Mondays, since mine is a mere tadpole and unlikely to suck away any notice from yours.

Posted by: LeeAnn at November 28, 2003 01:01 PM (HxCeX)

5 My "Best of" has gone the way of the Dodo Bird -- due in part to the fact that I have a vicious ex-wife lurking and monitoring my every post. (Most posts referencing my husband -- her EX HUSBAND) have been removed. I would LOVE to send you one -- but it doesn't fit your criteria. I think, however, it is a SMASHING idea, darlink. Mondays are a good day -- but what about Hump Day? Nobody has one of those Memes yet, do they? (I'm -- as always -- hopelessly out of touch.) We have Wednesday Recycle day here. Just throwing out ideas. . . .LOL

Posted by: margi at November 28, 2003 06:28 PM (4jrV0)

6 Monday works for me. Start the week off with some great posts. How can you go wrong with that? I'll start advertising this coming Monday for the first edition to start the Monday next. Don't want to get it lost in the holiday lull after all. You've got plenty o' stuff, Margi! Why, you've got at least 3 posts about Snooze Button Dreams. Those are all golden. ;-)

Posted by: Jim at November 29, 2003 09:13 AM (fkewd)

7 It's a really, really, really good idea. Monday, though - ugh. I hate Monday. How about Wednesday?

Posted by: Beth Donovan at November 29, 2003 09:07 PM (igCu1)

8 Wednesday is the Carnival of the Vanities so that's a definite no-no. Blog Mela is Thursdays. Friday 5, Cheddar X and SnarkHunt are on Friday. Tuesday is the Bonfire of the Vanities and (I think) the Carnival of the Capitalists. Monday is the only day that's really clear of a conglomeration/multi-post type meme.

Posted by: Jim at November 29, 2003 11:40 PM (fkewd)

9 Hey! What about Monday Memory? Is that not a conglomeration/multi-post type meme? Okay, lemme rephrase... is that not a wanna-be conglomeration/multi-post type meme? Monday is a big day, there's plenty of room for memeage.

Posted by: LeeAnn at November 30, 2003 08:18 PM (HxCeX)

10 Monday Memory is more of the assignment/trackback format, like Cheddar X and Friday 5. With the Bestofme Symphony being the conglomeration style the two should be able to coexist peacefully. ;-)

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I despise cranberry sauce, most likely because of early childhood trauma caused by the cran gel. This year we had some homemade cranberry sauce made by Bear's pre-K class. Of course I had to try some as stuff like that is a requirement for maintaining my "A" average as a Dad.

Can you imagine my trepidation? A confirmed cranophobe having to taste cran sauce that was made by a class of 4 year olds? Oh, dear.

But it wasn't bad. In fact it was quite good. Really good. What a difference between homemade with real fruit and that gelatinous mass I have been exposed to for my first 34 years. I actually ate it and enjoyed it.

I have a strong suspicion that if we were still in Buffalo, Bear's class would not have made their own cranberry sauce. 2 more points for Georgia.

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I've replaced the weblog description at the top of the main page with a random thought. This weblog defies description anyway.

If anybody is interested in the script for it, let me know.

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Can you tell the difference between a Female and a Shemale?

I got 11 of 16 right. Makes me glad I'm married already. It's dangerous out there!

(Hat tip to Lovely Wife)

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This Thanksgiving I am thankful for my Lovely Wife, my three evil (to various degrees) children, friends, family and The Cheddar X! more...

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Kia wants a new definition for "Baby Boomer" and they're not afraid to petition for it. Why exactly do they want a new definition? To show that Baby Boomers are young at heart!

What?

The current definition at Miriam-Webster is a group of people born during a baby boom". Kia wants your help to change it to ... er ... well, we have no idea what they want to change it to. And they want your virtual signature saying that you want it changed to nothing in particular as well:

I agree that the dictionary definition of Baby Boomer needs to be changed! The current definition is "a group of people born during a baby boom." (Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary)

My signature on this petition does not mean that I accept the new definition of Baby Boomer that will be presented to a dictionary publisher, but that I agree the existing definition is not reflective of the youthful attitude of our generation and should be changed.

This has got to be the single most idiotic suck-up promotion I've ever encountered.

(Hat tip to Lovely Wife)

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Women Needed to Test Orgasm Machine

No, really. An American surgeon who has patented a device that triggers an orgasm has begun a clinical trial approved by the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) in the United States and is looking for female volunteers.

Looking for volunteers? I would have thought he's be running from them. Dr Stuart Meloy thought that would be the case as well. more...

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By "Leon" I of course mean the Carnival of the Vanities, which is hosted this week by Setting the World to Rights. Enjoy!

Two points to the first person to tell me what movie this post's title is quoted from.

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Thanks to the Sexual Recovery Institute you can find out in the safety privacy of your own home. Separate tests for guys and gals.

Phew! I made it just under the wire!

(Hat tip to Lovely Wife)

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These guys have their shit together a bit better than the ones I profiled yesterday. They evaluate toys for physical danger based on solid and static criteria instead of trying to quantify the "social" hazard of a gift. But they're a bit kooky too, as evidenced by these entries (emphasis mine): more...

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Beth thinks I might be a nekkid blogger. On the advice of my lawyer I will neither confirm nor deny this. At least until the Bloggin' Nekkid club gets into swing.

Beth is collecting logos for the new club and there'll be a vote to see which one is used as the official one. My proposed logos are in the extended entry. One for the ladies and one for the gents. See if you can figure out which is which. more...

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Oh, I see.

(Link credit to Dopple-G)

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The Letter of the Day is was "L".

"L" is for Lingerie. Victoria's Secret lingerie commercials are getting hotter and hotter and Meryl found some guy who has a problem with that.

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The Bonfire of the Vanities is up and ready for your viewing pleasure, all chock full of stuff that's so bad it's good.

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No, I'm not talking about the infamous Singaporean animal masturbator, any of the worthies on WorstJob.com or even the guy who collects worms from cattle intestines. I'm talking about the poor S.O.B. who has to squeegee clean the holodecks on the Enterprise at the end of the day. more...

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The Dirty Dozen list is out from The Lion & Lamb Project. These are the 12 toys that should be most avoided due to violent content. The list is predicated on the understanding that young children lack an ability to distinguish between reality and fantasy so they must be insulated from all conflict and violence. They go way too far but I can at least understand the objective here. There are a lot of violent toys targetted to kids and they are trying to raise awareness of that. The thing that groups like this continue to overlook with things like this blanket ban recommendation is that not all kids are the same and it is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to guide the individual child according to that child's development and mentality. As they consistently miss the point their message is just as consistently corrupted.

The thing that really blows me away with this group is the rationale they give for these specific toys. Let's take a gander at the most egregious ones: more...

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A troll has climbed from under Kate's bridge. This particular beastie has been quiet since she laid the smack down. But quiet is not the same as dead so it's time for a troll hunt! The hunting party is already forming up with the huntress, master of hounds and other worthies joining the party.

Cry Havoc, and Let Slip the Dogs of War!

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So, we're under a Severe Frost Warning tonight. Severe frost? Do they mean that it is an unusually serious and ill tempered frost? How does frost get bad enough to be called Severe? Are we going to open the paper tomorrow and read reports of 8 Confirmed Dead as Atlanta Struggles Against Severe Frost? It's frost! Not snow, hail or even freezing rain. Frost! Get over it!

And what classification comes after Severe? You know there has to be one. I mean, given the vagaries of weather there is eventually going to be a frost that makes this Severe Frost look kind and playful by comparison. Would it then be a Catastrophically Rude Frost? Perhaps it will be an Unbearably Frosty Frost? God forbid they call it an X-treme Frost.

It boggles the mind.

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What's up with that? I don't know what kind of sticks there are in other necks of the woods but around these parts our sticks are pretty much the same length on either end. I mean, no matter which end you're grabbing, isn't it the same distance to the middle?

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Click here to begin download. Give it a minute or so, it's a lot of data.

(Link kudos to Dopple-G)

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