Let's Party!

[wiseheart]

Two years ago we had great fun with this thing. So, I thought, why not give it another try?

It's called the Collapsed Threads Game, and the goal is to have so many comments that the individual threads would collapse. Deadline is October 9 (next Thursday), which is my 52nd birthday. Yes, I'm actually that old, at least on paper. *g*

Two years ago, we had 250+ comments. I aim to break the record this time. So, talk to me, ask questions, send people my way, have fun - the goal is to reach at least four pages. More were better, but four pages full of collapsed threads would be wonderful, too.

I won't have a birthday party in RL, so let's throw one in cyberspace and have a good time, eh?

Oh, and I'll bounce up the entry date each day till October 9, so that newcomers can join the party, too. The more, the merrier. *g*

Fazit:
Many heartfelt thanks to all those who came to my virtual party: those who generated interesting discussions, those who sent me virtual cake and those who just dropped by to brighten my day. I had great fun, I had inspiring discussions, and we have broken the record - thank you!

Special thanks to altariel and the_wild_iris who sent many new, lovely visitors to the party - I hope some of you will drop by from time to time later.

Thanks again, it was great fun... the best party I could have imagined.

Addendum:
And lookie, I got a wonderful birthday ficlet from Larner! Am so pleased! It has been forever since anyone gifted a birthday fic upon me. *is happy*

Comments

[missyvortexdv.livejournal.com]

In lnie with the previous comment - what do you make of nominative determinism?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Run for a dictionary or a thesaurus to see what the heck it is to begin with? *g*

[missyvortexdv.livejournal.com]

The idea that to some degree your name determines or is relevant to what job you are likely to do (or may be best at?) - I don't know it any detail but it came up in conversation recently and sounded intriguing, if a bit vague and unscientific. The sort of example would be someone with the surname Reed becoming a librarian etc.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I dunno... sounds a little bit forced, like all the popular ideas nowadays. There are also coincidences that serve as convenient basics for such theories, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the theories are right, IMO.

Or else I'm just way too sceptical - which, of course, is a distinct possibility, too.

[missyvortexdv.livejournal.com]

I don't make much of it myself, but it does provide for amusing anecdotes. When I googled for it I came across the example of a butcher called Mr Draper who was next door to a Mr Butcher who sold curtians.

[artemis10002000]

Haha, that's truly amusing!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

That was a near miss, it seems. Of course, it would never have happened, had Kav gotten a chance to arrange things. Strictly scientifically, of course...

[mistry89.livejournal.com]

As aptonyms go, there is a lawyer not far from here called "Richard Jury".
I've always wondered if he ever considered a career outside the legal field.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Do only surnames count?

[mistry89.livejournal.com]

oops - sent the following as a message instead of adding it here (must increase the count!)

Hmm, traditionally I think so, but I'd love to see some "real" ones (so, a porn star called Dick Driver wouldn't count, frex).
Sometimes new parents have no commonsense when it comes to names (or perhaps they have an odd sense of humour), I've known people with unfortunate initials).

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

"Dick Driver" - you are hilarious! Actually, I meant given names - whether they count or so. But you are right. Some parents should be shot for the names they burden their children with...

[altariel.livejournal.com]

My other half's grandmother's dentists were called "Screech and Paine" - I swear this is true.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

No. I refuse to believe it. Such things only happen in books. Or on TV. *g*