Thursday, January 20, 2005
Forget the Inkblog Test. We've Got Comment Analysis.
I’ve mentioned on several occasions how if one were to read a person’s blog they would have a great deal of insight into that person’s personality. In fact, a trained Psychologist could probably make a very accurate assessment of the author’s personality type and possible mental irregularities. After all, if we are all publishing our innermost thoughts and if we are truthful with the blogger community, and ourselves this can be a very therapeutic medium.
But there’s more to blogging than the posts. Sure, the content is why we come to visit. We love Nina’s quirky and seemingly random thought processes on even the most mundane of topics. We love to read about Grace’s struggles with her wants versus her shoulds. We keep checking back to see how all our favorite bloggers are doing and enjoy being a part of their lives with none of the responsibilities. But what about the other pieces that make up a blog? How do they speak about the personalities of our closest blogger buddies?
The template of the blog itself is a revealing aspect of the blog, I think. Most of us have chosen one of the prefab templates given by Blogger or any of the other blog hosts out there. Some of us, myself included, have taken the pains of learning a little about HTML; enough so that we can alter the colors or fonts that make up our blogs. Most of us have installed some of the more popular add-ons, like links, counters, guest books, and others. What does this say about us? Probably not a whole hell of a lot. But if nothing else, it can be used to identify those of us who have a great deal of love and passion for their blogs. American Blogger is one of those people. Sure, we all want our site to be aesthetically pleasing. But perhaps some of us are a bit more serious about the presentation of their weblog than others.
However revealing the template is, it is not what I consider the most unintentional window to the soul in a person’s blog. You see, before we publish a post, most of us read it over, or at least perform a spell check to make sure we don’t come across as unintelligent or too weird. I personally spend hours writing and editing each post I publish. But there are those things that we publish without nearly so much contemplation is not even published on our own sites. In my opinion it is the comments that we leave on the blogs of others that inadvertently show our true colors.
Most of us use some measure of discretion when we talk about certain topics. I might want to consider trying that. But when it comes to commenting, we usually just put down our brief, succinct, blunt opinions on the post’s topic. Perhaps there are some things that we can learn from our fellow bloggers that we didn’t get in their posts. Let’s try a few topics and see what my readers had to say.
On the topic of:
Libido
Little Eyes said, “I think I've lost the desire for oral (either giving or receiving).”
Grace said, “we had sex last night and i think i hurt myself”
Your favorite porno
Grace said, “my husband on the other hand will watch anything. luckily, it's only via netflix”
The Good Wife said, “So...what’s wrong with Haunted Mansion and Sorority Boys?”
Little Eyes said, “watching 2 guys together would be pretty hot”
Grace said, “mmm... hot man on man action....”
Grace also said, “so, i'm reading the description of the movie and i could only picture it with little muppets”
Ex-boyfriends/ex-girlfriends
Julia said, “If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college”
Grace said, “i was a slut”
Little Eyes said, “I had an ex who always wanted me to call him big daddy during sex.”
What was best loved about an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend
Little Eyes said, “He's very anti-authority so i'm sure he hated following orders”
Quyen said, “cuddling with a vibrator”
Grace said, “coming home to your wife blowing your dog as her uncle's banging her”
Yankeebob said, “I got off pretty easy.”
Grace also said, “preteen woodies!"”
Quyen also said, “little preteen woodies”
Grace also said, “the promises of sex with children”
What trait will be sought after in a new boyfriend or girlfriend
Grace said, “i like the flavored ones”
Little Eyes said, “I'll take a warm, live penis”
Little Eyes also said, “I'd probably pick the fattest one.”
CAT said, “If you want me to get fucked up the ass, you have to take it first. Bitch.”
Quyen said, “I don't mind the balls so much as the sack they are kept in”
Mel Mega said, “sometimes it's fun to have "dirty" sex!”
Mel Mega also said, “I am desperate enough to drive to Arizona for some dick!”
Penile implants
Grace said, “at least you did something about the unhappiness in your life.”
My wife
Little Eyes said, “Hey, Nina is pretty cute”
Little Eyes also said, “Nina *rocks*!!”
Little Eyes also said, “Nina fucking rocks”
Grace said, “nina fucking rocks”
Agent LAH said, “Nina rocks out!”
Mel Mega said, “Nina is the bomb!”
Herbal self-medication
Grace said, “can you mail me some brownies?”
Little Eyes said, “oh, can you FedEx some brownies my way, too?”
Seeing me naked
Little Eyes said, “OH GOD, NO!! EWWW!”
Quyen said, “OMG! That was so completely wrong! Make the pictures in my head stop!”
Em said, “OMG!!!! No it did not ever cross my mind!”
Beyond Elsewhere said, “I think I might be scarred for life.”
Trish said, “Gahhhhhhh!”
Dream jobs
Cindy-Lou said, “God damn, I'm a bus driver!”
Grace said, “stripper me comes out when i've had a couple of drinks”
Important childhood lessons
Little Eyes said, “I love Astroglide”
Grace said, “i don't want to get too personal in my sex life here”
Little Eyes said, “i used to draw cartoons of decapitated mice and rabid dogs”
Whether or not Grace would consider switching back to heterosexuality
Grace said, “yes, if they're disease free and have really, really small peckers.”
My “to-do” list for this weekend
Cindy-Lou said, “Do you realize that almost every one of these had to do with degrading the woman?”
As you can see, there are some aspects of some of my readers’ personalities that don’t pop up on their own blogs. I’m sorry if I’ve left some people’s comments off. These are all older comments from my first months on blogger, when I had only a few readers. I’ll be sure to publish a follow-up post including the rest of my beloved readers.
But there’s more to blogging than the posts. Sure, the content is why we come to visit. We love Nina’s quirky and seemingly random thought processes on even the most mundane of topics. We love to read about Grace’s struggles with her wants versus her shoulds. We keep checking back to see how all our favorite bloggers are doing and enjoy being a part of their lives with none of the responsibilities. But what about the other pieces that make up a blog? How do they speak about the personalities of our closest blogger buddies?
The template of the blog itself is a revealing aspect of the blog, I think. Most of us have chosen one of the prefab templates given by Blogger or any of the other blog hosts out there. Some of us, myself included, have taken the pains of learning a little about HTML; enough so that we can alter the colors or fonts that make up our blogs. Most of us have installed some of the more popular add-ons, like links, counters, guest books, and others. What does this say about us? Probably not a whole hell of a lot. But if nothing else, it can be used to identify those of us who have a great deal of love and passion for their blogs. American Blogger is one of those people. Sure, we all want our site to be aesthetically pleasing. But perhaps some of us are a bit more serious about the presentation of their weblog than others.
However revealing the template is, it is not what I consider the most unintentional window to the soul in a person’s blog. You see, before we publish a post, most of us read it over, or at least perform a spell check to make sure we don’t come across as unintelligent or too weird. I personally spend hours writing and editing each post I publish. But there are those things that we publish without nearly so much contemplation is not even published on our own sites. In my opinion it is the comments that we leave on the blogs of others that inadvertently show our true colors.
Most of us use some measure of discretion when we talk about certain topics. I might want to consider trying that. But when it comes to commenting, we usually just put down our brief, succinct, blunt opinions on the post’s topic. Perhaps there are some things that we can learn from our fellow bloggers that we didn’t get in their posts. Let’s try a few topics and see what my readers had to say.
On the topic of:
Libido
Little Eyes said, “I think I've lost the desire for oral (either giving or receiving).”
Grace said, “we had sex last night and i think i hurt myself”
Your favorite porno
Grace said, “my husband on the other hand will watch anything. luckily, it's only via netflix”
The Good Wife said, “So...what’s wrong with Haunted Mansion and Sorority Boys?”
Little Eyes said, “watching 2 guys together would be pretty hot”
Grace said, “mmm... hot man on man action....”
Grace also said, “so, i'm reading the description of the movie and i could only picture it with little muppets”
Ex-boyfriends/ex-girlfriends
Julia said, “If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college”
Grace said, “i was a slut”
Little Eyes said, “I had an ex who always wanted me to call him big daddy during sex.”
What was best loved about an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend
Little Eyes said, “He's very anti-authority so i'm sure he hated following orders”
Quyen said, “cuddling with a vibrator”
Grace said, “coming home to your wife blowing your dog as her uncle's banging her”
Yankeebob said, “I got off pretty easy.”
Grace also said, “preteen woodies!"”
Quyen also said, “little preteen woodies”
Grace also said, “the promises of sex with children”
What trait will be sought after in a new boyfriend or girlfriend
Grace said, “i like the flavored ones”
Little Eyes said, “I'll take a warm, live penis”
Little Eyes also said, “I'd probably pick the fattest one.”
CAT said, “If you want me to get fucked up the ass, you have to take it first. Bitch.”
Quyen said, “I don't mind the balls so much as the sack they are kept in”
Mel Mega said, “sometimes it's fun to have "dirty" sex!”
Mel Mega also said, “I am desperate enough to drive to Arizona for some dick!”
Penile implants
Grace said, “at least you did something about the unhappiness in your life.”
My wife
Little Eyes said, “Hey, Nina is pretty cute”
Little Eyes also said, “Nina *rocks*!!”
Little Eyes also said, “Nina fucking rocks”
Grace said, “nina fucking rocks”
Agent LAH said, “Nina rocks out!”
Mel Mega said, “Nina is the bomb!”
Herbal self-medication
Grace said, “can you mail me some brownies?”
Little Eyes said, “oh, can you FedEx some brownies my way, too?”
Seeing me naked
Little Eyes said, “OH GOD, NO!! EWWW!”
Quyen said, “OMG! That was so completely wrong! Make the pictures in my head stop!”
Em said, “OMG!!!! No it did not ever cross my mind!”
Beyond Elsewhere said, “I think I might be scarred for life.”
Trish said, “Gahhhhhhh!”
Dream jobs
Cindy-Lou said, “God damn, I'm a bus driver!”
Grace said, “stripper me comes out when i've had a couple of drinks”
Important childhood lessons
Little Eyes said, “I love Astroglide”
Grace said, “i don't want to get too personal in my sex life here”
Little Eyes said, “i used to draw cartoons of decapitated mice and rabid dogs”
Whether or not Grace would consider switching back to heterosexuality
Grace said, “yes, if they're disease free and have really, really small peckers.”
My “to-do” list for this weekend
Cindy-Lou said, “Do you realize that almost every one of these had to do with degrading the woman?”
As you can see, there are some aspects of some of my readers’ personalities that don’t pop up on their own blogs. I’m sorry if I’ve left some people’s comments off. These are all older comments from my first months on blogger, when I had only a few readers. I’ll be sure to publish a follow-up post including the rest of my beloved readers.
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BAH! That was sooooo fucking funny! Now everyone out there in Blogland thinks we are nothing but a bunch of dirty whores! Suh-weet! And for the record, my driving area for dick is not limited to Arizona...hee hee...kidding...dirty whore...
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