Suggest an interesting posting affectation for me.

[Blue-Jay]

Peg has the patent on "My Dear", so that's out.

Referring to people as "Sir" or "Ma'am" has been taken.

Blue-Jay doesn't like to refer to himself in third-person and kick his own posts.

RanDom CaPs arE tOo diFFiculT keEp up wiTh, anD ofFend my seNsE oF ordEr.

"Signing" posts has been done many times by many folks on many boards, and frankly it's not very interesting.

"Wocka Wocka Wocka" belongs to Fozzy Bear.

"The Blue-Jay Daily Soup Thread" doesn't have a very good ring to it.

"O-wee-o-wee-o" was stolen from me by Morris Day, the bastard!

"Ow! My balls!" might get threads locked. (Plus, Mike Judge did it first)

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I'm out of ideas.

[petronius]

1. Perhaps an odd photo of a moronic political figure and some sort of large rodent

as a sig line? Other than that, I've got nothing for you...

[Richard Steele]

2. You beat me to it. Few affectations can beat a thing like that.

[Blue-Jay]

7. That's been done to death.

I've wanted to change it for years, but people seem to like it. I get lots of PMs asking me what it means, and I feel kind of bad when I reply "I don't know. I just thought it was absurd and funny."

wokka wokka wokka.

[petronius]

12. There used to be a freeper (maybe still is) who posted entirely in haiku

I always thought that was a pretty cool affectation...

[Richard Steele]

19. Freeper haiku? That's a thread title just begging for a thread right there!

Libruls are traders
This is reel hugh- I'm series!
get a brain, morans!

[petronius]

23. LOL! Brilliant...

Actually, IIRC, this freeper was somewhat rational (at least as far as freepers go). It's been a while since I've looked over there...

[Blue-Jay]

24. petronus suggested a plan

an idea, I took it and ran
I was the first
to say it in verse
that I don't know the damned difference between a haiku and a limerick.

[Richard Steele]

22. If you're tired of it, can I have it?

Seriously- I could do alot worse. And often have.

[Blue-Jay]

25. That's not a good idea.

I have enough people who dislike me. You don't want to get my undeserved backwash.

[Richard Steele]

27. Because I'm just so damn well-liked now? Yeah, good point. Anyway...

...I was just riffing freestyle over on the
"guess who walked past my window" thread, and
I may have ACCIDENTALLY invented a fun affectation:
A sad, wistful longing to catch a glimpse of Bigfoot.

I thought it was a throwaway at first, but I'm seeing
some real repeat potential now that I think about it.
Check it out- it's yours if you like it. Starts at #37 there.

[ghostsofgiants]

3. I've been looking for one myself.

Let me know if you have any spare ideas to throw my way after this thread.

[Blue-Jay]

13. See? You're affectation is being unbelievably cool.

I can't do that. I'm kind of a dumbass, if you never noticed.

[ghostsofgiants]

17. Being really cool?

No, that can't be it.

[Louis Cipher]

4. End every post with this:

"Just between me and you, I think your ideas are bullshit"

[Blue-Jay]

8. That's not a horrible idea.

hmmm...

[Starbucks Anarchist]

5. "Word to your mother"?

[Blue-Jay]

9. A Van Winkelism?

I'm trying to be less lame, not MORE lame.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

10. Use it ironically.

[Blue-Jay]

15. What? Like a "trucker hat"?

[Richard Steele]

28. Yes. Like your trucker hat.

I actually have a "Kenny G" t-shirt someone gave me;
every time I put it on, my sweetie gives me her
"what the hell?" look...

To which I always reply "It's cool. I'm wearing it ironically".

She really must love me.....:rofl:

[Blue-Jay]

29. Holy Christ on a trailer hitch!

You just referenced Ken Gorlick on my thread. That's a big no-no, as I can fart better than he can play endless pentatonic scales and smirk into a camera.

[Richard Steele]

30. It's cool- I referenced him ironically. Do you think he's ever seen Bigfoot?

:rofl:

[REP]

6. Alliteration? Post Only in Palindromes?

Hidden messages that can be decoded from the initial letter of each sentence?

[Blue-Jay]

11. That would take too much effort.

Thinking is hard.

[REP]

14. Don't I Know It; I Hurt Something Coming Up With Those

How about posting in white? Easy for you, hard for everyone else.

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. You could develop a lisp

Or a sibilant 's'. :shrug:

[Blue-Jay]

18. Loth Angelth Dodgerth?.

[Oeditpus Rex]

21. Thee? That workth!

:thumbthup:

[deucemagnet]

20. Those Wizard of Oz dudes beat you to "O-wee-o-wee-o" long before Morris.

Nothing constructive to add here, just sayin'. :)

[Blue-Jay]

26. Totally different.

O-Wee-O... Eoooooo-whoa.


whoa:

[Joe Fields]

31. How about a good, hearty "Ahem?"

[Blue-Jay]

32. Blue-Jay wants an affectation!

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34. That's fucking brilliant!

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[Left Is Write]

35. Dahhhlink....

Oh. Wait. I guess Zsa Zsa has the lock on that one.

[Blue-Jay]

36. No. That's owned by Eva.

She's the one who's not crazy.

[Left Is Write]

37. Actually, she's the one who's dead.

[eyepaddle]

38. Try spelling "is" with a "z" so it'll be "iz."

I nearly did that in an email by accident this morning, and I thought it might be a good "DU quirk." A farily small one to be sure, but hey, baby steps y'know.

At least that iz the only suggestion I have for now.

[Richardo]

39. Sometimes the smaLLest quirks are the most annoying.

:)

[Blue-Jay]

40. I think I have it under control now.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

41. is this considered an affectation? insult everybody three ways from sunday

then expect them to be respectful of you.

[Blue-Jay]

43. That's more like an "affliction".

[slj0101]

42. Pisswood.

[DS1]

44. post totally unrelated candid pictures of celebrities

wait, that's been done too

Ask every woman on the board for pictures

damn. also done