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09 May 2006

Shoutout rollcall: To the lost, the forgotten, the quiet ones. Who's never had a shoutout? →[More:]
If I don't die in transit, I'll do my best to make at least one master shoutout for all of the excluded, downtrodden, and forgotten among us. Time and conditions permitting, I'll customize a shoutout based on your personality!

And this thread has complete amnesty. You don't have to feel like an attentionwhore for doing this, because I'm asking you to. You can even e-mail me if you want. E-mail's in the profile. And no, it's not less special because you asked for it! It's more of a tipping point phenomenon. Once people see you being shouted-out, you will start getting shoutouts all the time. Act now, and with your $5 donation towards my gas money to Boston, I will have your personal shoutout posed with a hot MeCha girl or boy so that your cachet immediately goes through the roof!

All this because I love you guys, and I don't want to play favorites. Thank you for being cool, listening to my music, and (occasionally) finding me funny.

post by: Eideteker at: 01:28 | 40 comments

Me.

posted by attentionwhore :-)

please can you make mine extra special, like with hearts and lots of emoticons and whatever else?! thanks, please send th bill to my email address in profile.

posted by carmina 09 May | 01:35

Aren't you Greek? Can I do kappa-alpha-rho-mu-iota-nu-alpha?

posted by Eideteker 09 May | 01:37

Carmina, I'm pretty sure I've given you a shoutout, but I don't know where to find photographic evidence.

In any case, I think you're awesome, and no simple act of putting pen to paper will validate that any more than my saying it here.

So, consider yourself perpetually shouted out.

posted by mudpuppie 09 May | 01:40

eide, well done!

really mudpuppie? oy! thanks!
*checks self in mirror, winks* still got it! yay!

posted by carmina 09 May | 01:47

meeeee! (i need to prove that i exist on teh internets)

posted by dhruva 09 May | 02:46

Is this the thread where I swear I've shouted out all the people who feel slighted, but I can't find proof? Because that would suck.

posted by mudpuppie 09 May | 02:53

I don't think I've had a shout out...

I think the fact that I randomly disappear for months at a time would have a lot to do with it. ;)

posted by grapefruitmoon 09 May | 04:19

And no, it's not less special because you asked for it!
Yes, it is. But who cares?

I think I got a shout-out once, but it may have been wishful thinking. But that's OK, I don't need to be validated by strangers with cocktail napkins.

Actually, I do.

posted by dg 09 May | 04:20

Me. And I look every time. I check every single picture from every single meet-up obsessively like David Hemmings in "Blow Up" vainly searching for a mention. I read and re-read every list held up in every picture but nothing.
but it's ok.
it doesn't matter.
now I keep my own list.
in my head.
AND. YOU. ARE. ALL. ON. IT.

posted by oh pollo! 09 May | 05:35

Shoutout? I don't think I've ever gotten one. Waaaaaah!

posted by dabitch 09 May | 05:52

[raises hand]

posted by chewatadistance 09 May | 06:10

Never, but I'm socially awkward and generally don't come across very well.

posted by tetsuo 09 May | 07:01

Photographic evidence of carmina's shoutout. Who is that in the picture?

posted by mike9322 09 May | 07:12

[hand raised bashfully]. I'm ok, perhaps a little bit awkward, in person, but tend to be a bit impersonal on the internets... think I need to share more.

posted by altolinguistic 09 May | 07:53

I have trouble asking for what I want.

posted by rainbaby 09 May | 08:11

dg, I shouted you out right here.

posted by gaspode 09 May | 08:19

Yes, I agree it's widely believed as such, but like an urban myth just because all the neighbors are whispering it doesn't make it so. Try the device with drive functions and plotting tools; I really hope this works for you : )

posted by Feisty 09 May | 09:15

me! pick me!

posted by heatherann 09 May | 09:34

No me!. . .heatherann's WAY more popular that I am.

posted by danf 09 May | 09:43

meep! me!

posted by FunkyHelix 09 May | 09:43

What a lovely offer, you sweet fucking pedant, you.

posted by theora55 09 May | 09:59

what meetup is this shoutout? Is this a joke, mike? Don't play cruel jokes on me!

Anyway, thank you mysterious (and very pretty!) lady for the greeting. I greet you back.

posted by carmina 09 May | 10:14

Meeeeeeee!

posted by By the Grace of God 09 May | 10:15

Me never had no shoutout, neither. And I'm such a sweet girl.

posted by JanetLand 09 May | 10:18

BTGOG, I shouted you out.

posted by amro 09 May | 10:26

No joke, carmina. It was posted here. And I still don't know who that is. But I love the glasses.

posted by mike9322 09 May | 10:45

you rock, amro!!!!!!

and you look very nice in that top. thanks! *whuffle*

posted by By the Grace of God 09 May | 10:47

WON'T SOMEONE SOLVE THE MYSTERY?!

posted by mike9322 09 May | 10:55

Janetland, your shoutout is waiting, retroactively.

I'm glad people are finding out they've been shouted out to already!

(I know who is in the picture but am not allowed to say on the interwebs. On IRC, maybe I can say.)

posted by Eideteker 09 May | 10:56

I don't think I have been shouted out.

posted by arse_hat 09 May | 11:21

I know that I have shouted out arse_hat at some point in the past.

posted by matildaben 09 May | 11:38

whimper

posted by rumple 09 May | 12:15

I know who that is in the picture, but that person wishes to remain anonymous. But they may tell you themselves if they feel like it.

posted by SassHat 09 May | 13:48

I'm a librarian, but I promise not to shush you if you shout me out.

posted by initapplette 09 May | 14:09

Didn't Matt Haughey shoutout arsehat at the NYC meetup?

posted by Eideteker 09 May | 14:23

I would never doubt you folks. I am just sorry I missed my shining moments. Ah well. Time to bask in the retroactive tacit acceptance by the habitues of the greater metaverse.

That or go pour a couple of glasses of wine as dinner is just about ready.

posted by arse_hat 09 May | 17:23

dg, I shouted you out right here.
Wow, somone ~~loves me~~ ~~likes me~~ knows I exist!

OK, I can die happy now.

posted by dg 09 May | 17:29

I've shouted out Dodgy at the Seattle meetup recently.

I just got my first shoutouts from Triode and Small Ruminant in the Bay Area, so I'm off of thls list (finally!)

Yay for all those about to get theirs! Be more prolific and come to IRC if you can.

LT

posted by Lipstick Thespian 09 May | 19:00

*raises hand*

I...I try to prolific LT, really! (I try to pop into IRC when I can--actually this is the first and so far only place where I've used IRC before)

posted by kosher_jenny 09 May | 22:00

arse, don't say I don't love you! Here's your shoutout! From #1, no less!

posted by Eideteker 10 May | 02:20

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