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TJ/ Jack Stauf has posted an old “Ask A Lobbist” column over at the site-which-shall-not-be named. I’m not sure if it is one of Megan’s or not, though, or just a parody of one.

It is “retro day” over there.

@Tommmcatt Be Fat, And That Be That: So, lobbyists do a lot of blow and Washingtonians are sexless. I feel so enlightened.

@mellbell: It could have been funnier.

@Tommmcatt Be Fat, And That Be That:

Did no one tell Jack what happened to the last “a Lobbyist”? I don’t think I can handle that drama again.

I’m sorely tempted to respond to that comment.

@Tommmcatt Be Fat, And That Be That and mellbell: Um…was it always that bad over there?

@nojo: Pleasepleasepleaseplease

@Yo! JNOV Raps!: Responded, although my comment seems to be held up in the approval queue.

@nojo: Awesome. If it doesn’t make it up, post it here, and I’ll link to it. Wait. I don’t have an account over there since they split. ‘Catt’ll link to it.

@nojo: I tried, but they won’t let me. Man, I get kicked off all the lamest blogs.

How can it be Retro Day without a Butterstick post?

@Yo! JNOV Raps!: Something to the effect of “We’ll be happy to recreate the 1500-comment thread on request.”

@TJ/ Jamie Sommers /TJ: Pain in the arse logging in there. I had to bounce around three websites to get it right.

@nojo: Heh.

@TJ/ Jamie Sommers /TJ: Me, too. Weird.

I never thought I’d see a commenting system worse then Disqus. Let’s see if this makes it:

This commenting system is crap, kinda like Layne.

I didn’t even log in — just put in a name and email. Didn’t see where I sign up.

Annnnnnd, nothing. Stupid ass site. Ann Althouse showed up. (Don’t ask. I might still be drunk.) I tried to link to What They Sort of Showed You.

@Tommmcatt Be Fat, And That Be That: That piece is so bad, and reads so much like what now passes for wit at Wonkette — I like to drink a lot of alcohol! Grrrrrr! Alcohollllll! That’s who I am! — that I would bet it’s new answers to old questions. Especially since I can’t find the original.

I’m surprised they don’t just draw dicks on faces.

@nojo: Perez is classier.

@nojo: @Yo! JNOV Raps!: What names are you guys using?

@Tommmcatt Be Fat, And That Be That: JNOV

@Tommmcatt Be Fat, And That Be That: Stinque. Nojo was already taken, and I have a Stinque WordPress.com account for geek use.

Since I can’t link to the comment directly, it’s a response to “that charlie sedarka”. But it hasn’t shown up, probably because East Coast Jack left for the night.

@Tommmcatt Be Fat, And That Be That: Oddly enough, I have a Wonkette “nojo” account in my password files, but it doesn’t seem to work, resetting it doesn’t shoot me any automated emails, and I’m pretty certain it’s not a leftover Gawker login.

Are they on their second post-Gawker commenting system? I don’t recall “Intense Debate” the last time I checked. A couple years ago.

Think we have to go here and create an account: http://intensedebate.com/home

Yeah, they went to this new system-with a commenter rating function, by the way-a couple months ago.

Not too bad, except the engine is shared by the mouth-breathers over at Brietbart’s site, resulting in the lamest trolling in the Western Hemisphere.

Some of the commenters are still pretty funny, though. I wish we could siphon some of them without getting banned.

@Yo! JNOV Raps!: That was one of my stops. Also WordPress.com, to reset my password there. (Intense Debate is a WP project.)

@Tommmcatt Be Fat, And That Be That: That’s professionally interesting — I’d never heard of it before, and all the other sites I visit use either Disqus or the new Facebook comments.

Nope. I still got nothing.

@nojo: Yeah. And it defaults to my Gravatar pic. Feh. Thing is, even though I’m logged into IntensePretense, BrandBullshit still doesn’t recognize me. I’m pretty done with that shit, unless I find another way to have trollface.

@Yo! JNOV Raps!: Gravatar is also a WordPress Joint.

@nojo: Yeah, figured as much. At least now I see all my comments awaiting moderation.

And fucking repeats. No edit button.

@Yo! JNOV Raps!:

There’s an edit button one the post goes up.

@Tommmcatt Be Fat, And That Be That: Well, I’m not hanging around anymore to see if they do. Time to vatch a moovie or sumptin’. (I did reply to one of your comments…)

I have no fucking clue about what is going on. This damn not-a-cold not-yet-bronchitis has shut off my brain anyway. Work projects are taking twice as long as they should.

Built a fire to take the chill off the house. Snow up in the mountains today. Saw a couple of flurries in town. The drought and the cold have about kilt everything out there.

@redmanlaw:
Take it easy. Get better

@TJ/ Jamie Sommers /TJ:
jamie dear, *I* too am kicked off the lamest of the lame. i wish i had a copy of the letter i wrote to layne sealing my fate….

and fuck you sidewise Word Press. and this time i will not run and tug on the hem of nojo’s and nick’s garment.
so i get this new machine and of course can’t log in anywhere with my old password, heaven forbid. so i got new ones. yay, it worked. there is a catch naturally. EVERYtime i log in they tell me its not valid and i have to apply for a new one. that works! until i log in again! and then it’s rinse, repeat all over again. and yes, i hit “keep me logged in” which makes them laugh and laugh.

@redmanlaw: feel better reds…..

@baked: check to see if your browser is set to accept cookies and remember browsing history…

@SanFranLefty:
what a den mommy! off in wonderland and STILL caring for her flock!!!
tell us what you’re up to!
and i’ll tell my geek what you said. (you didn’t think i could deal with “cookies” whatever they are, did you?)
what i am good at is scrabble! i miss our game!
to be resumed promptly upon your return?

Wonkette? This is some kind of geek pron?

@Benedick HRH KFC: Yes.