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

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

Well, Dutch *is* a Germanic language, after all!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

True enough. It always frustrated me while I lived in the Netherlands, as it gave me the feeling that I *should* understand everything, but, of course, I couldn't. Pronounciation is an additional hindrance - I feel that it's more understandable for me when it's written.

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

That's probably because the Dutch are rather sloppy speakers, and there's also a great deal of assimilation in Dutch. OTOH, written language is usually easier to follow - you get more time to think!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

True enough. Although I still can understand more of Dutch than of the weirder Austrian dialects. Old Vienna dialect is particularly trying.

[rcfinch.livejournal.com]

I've got no idea what this sounds like, but as Bavarian dialects are already difficult to follow for me, Old Viennese would probably completely beat me.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

They are of the same Alemannic branch of German, actually. Bavarian beats me, too. When I sometimes watch "Der Bulle von Tölz" on German TV, a crime series with an extremely fat police detective, I sometimes wish they would speak Dutch. *g*

[ithilwen.livejournal.com]

Bavarian beats everyone who wasn't born in Bavaria, I think.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Oh, definitely. And so do some more... explicit Austrian dialects, since they both come from the Alemannic stock.