Jibber Jabber - Q1 - 29

[storysinger]

I have read all those books more than once. Watched the movies too.
I have the Dune video so I can watch at my leisure.

[morshana]

Read all the Dune books by end of high school and I've seen the David Lynch Dune movie too many times to count, though it's been ages since I watched it.

[george nik.]

By the way, Peony, I love the quote in your signature!

Glad you enjoy it, Emily. If I remember correctly, it's from one of Twain's essays... I read it over a decade ago and have been using the quote for my signature ever since.

How can flowers sulk? By wilting?

Actually, Peony is my Hobbit name (it's a not-so-long story that involves old friends, teenage Tolkien obsessions and online name generators). I used to go by the username Disgruntled Hobbit because the concept amused me, but a lot of sites have a 15-character username limit so I just started going by Disgruntled Peony instead.

Btw, disgruntledpeony is 16 characters

I've read the Hobbit but it was a struggle. I'd already read The Lord of The Rings and I loved it, and after that the Hobbit seemed childish and boring. On the contrary, I was totally thrilled by The Silmarillion.

I've seen all the LOTR and Hobbit movies. The Hobbit is one of the rare cases I like the movie much better than the book.

[disgruntledpeony]

Btw, disgruntledpeony is 16 characters

A 16-character limit, then. Clearly I remembered it wrong.

[storysinger]

It occurred to me even if we get this thread to 5000 posts it will eventually be passed by the success thread.

[amoskalik]

wotf018 It occurred to me even if we get this thread to 5000 posts it will eventually be passed by the success thread.

That's better than it being passed by the five minute rant thread.

[storysinger]

Very true.

[morshana]

Everything has changed. Maybe Thursdays no longer exist.

And since today is Thursday for many of us, we're stuck in a parallel universe where every day is Thursday and never any results.

Of course, being in this parallel universe, we *think* there are other days of the week, but really, they're all just Thursday.

So, really, results could be any day, even Saturday or Sunday. Everything has changed. But then again, if we're stuck in the parallel universe of disguised Thursdays, we never get results. So I hope today isn't really Thursday and we're in the universe that gets results.

From the infamous Q1 29 thread, when Thursdays ceased to exist and Every Day Became Thursday.

That original post from four years ago was on June 7th, a THURSDAY. And today is July 7th, a Thursday. A month off, but close enough!

Can't believe that was 4 years ago ... Wow!

*starts digging trenches in anticipation of incoming results and wishes we could all be renamed Martin or Tim and hopes Kary will bring the marshmallows again and realizes these are faded memories, but the nostalgia is strong, strong I say!*

[Corbin Maxwell]

And you might wonder how many of those people from yesteryear are still writing. Still believe that they can succeed.

[morshana]

And you might wonder how many of those people from yesteryear are still writing. Still believe that they can succeed.

Hi Corbin!

Yes! Still writing. Never give up! Never surrender!

[hazlett]

Keep it up everyone!

It took me exactly 4 years after entering the contest, but I never missed sending an entry each quarter until I won.

Never give up! Never surrender!

[morshana]

Keep it up everyone!

It took me exactly 4 years after entering the contest, but I never missed sending an entry each quarter until I won.

Never give up! Never surrender!

I missed three years of submissions, but I vow not to miss another until I win or pro out.

[storysinger]

Never give up! Never surrender

write on!

[Randy Hulshizer]

ping

[disgruntledpeony]

It's alive! ALIIIIIIIVE!

[ThomasKCarpenter]

I still have dibs on 5,000.

[disgruntledpeony]

*sneaky pirate stealth bump*

[ThomasKCarpenter]

This thread is lonely.

[disgruntledpeony]

This thread is lonely.

I agree. Let's throw a party. *makes popcorn*

[storysinger]

Here's some entertainment to enjoy while munching the popcorn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toXNVbv ... yk&index=1

If the address is right.

[E.CaimanSands]

Gator sneaks in, plonks this brand new cartoon of Herself on the infamous Q1 v.29 thread, then sneaks out again.

[disgruntledpeony]

[Rebecca Birch]

wotf029

A most excellent story. I related to it easily.

[ThomasKCarpenter]

wotf029

Well said!

[emilymccosh]

wotf029

Ahhh, yes

[hazlett]

Just posting to keep this thread alive!

[storysinger]

What would happen if this thread actually reached 5000?

[disgruntledpeony]

What would happen if this thread actually reached 5000?

Celebration and excitement, I would assume? (Honestly, I haven't been around long enough to know, but it's a fun idea.)

[amoskalik]

What would happen if this thread actually reached 5000?

Then it would reach 5001 because someone would comment about reaching 5000 in which case we would be compelled to reach 6000 which would imply 6001 and so on and so forth. Better to just stop at 4999 as an exercise in restraint if nothing else.

[gower21]

Ah, it's good to sneak into the WOTF forum every so often and see my favorite thread at the top. Well done, team. Well done.