<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post1058016836877248062..comments</id><updated>2008-09-12T02:11:58.612-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on The Plaid Crew | News at the Speed of News | humor, politics, pop-culture, opinion, blog: Metaphorically Speaking...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/feeds/1058016836877248062/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html'/><author><name>The Plaid Crew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05901567746518323689</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>14</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-6571933109780977612</id><published>2008-09-12T02:11:58.612-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-12T02:11:58.612-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi, I think you actually had two different anonymo...</title><summary type='text'>Hi, I think you actually had two different anonymous&amp;#39;s (anonymouses?) up there.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;But anyhow, in case you&amp;#39;d like to credit the folks who really wrote these great comedic gems, here&amp;#39;s the right info.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;These actually originate from two sources so far as I see:&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;A 1999 contest hosted by the Washington Post&lt;BR/&gt;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/6571933109780977612'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/6571933109780977612'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html?showComment=1221199918612#c6571933109780977612' title=''/><author><name>MetaGrrrl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07584952277622893269</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-1058016836877248062' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/posts/default/1058016836877248062' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-1420130789053304868</id><published>2008-08-24T22:57:05.688-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-24T22:57:05.688-04:00</updated><title type='text'>anonymous is scared of tpc!p.s. jeff, im mad at yo...</title><summary type='text'>anonymous is scared of tpc!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;p.s. jeff, im mad at you.  you know im a strong sassy independent woman.  didn't you read my marriage editorial?  furthermore, i like jimmy's little experiment here.  it's a close second/third to the nytimes.com and my fantasy baseball league when i have down time.  jerk.  don't you remember i have no sense of humor when it comes to things like this?</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/1420130789053304868'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/1420130789053304868'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html?showComment=1219633025688#c1420130789053304868' title=''/><author><name>Laura</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13712425212620439302</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09759650189507339880'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-1058016836877248062' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/posts/default/1058016836877248062' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-2573576081616791860</id><published>2008-08-16T03:53:19.264-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-16T03:53:19.264-04:00</updated><title type='text'>*an apron wearing housewife</title><summary type='text'>*an apron wearing housewife</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/2573576081616791860'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/2573576081616791860'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html?showComment=1218873199264#c2573576081616791860' title=''/><author><name>Jeff</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-1058016836877248062' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/posts/default/1058016836877248062' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-1182342240966921579</id><published>2008-08-16T03:52:10.571-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-16T03:52:10.571-04:00</updated><title type='text'>You hit the nail on the head Trevor, but I think W...</title><summary type='text'>You hit the nail on the head Trevor, but I think Will keeps the gold in painting a picture of this guy. But seriously, how is it that NOBODY had the foresight to cross reference this before it was posted? Don't you realize this guy thinks blogs are all sources of fact?&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I'm kind of pissed. I wanted to reserve the name anonymous for my own use so I could poke fun at Laura for being a apron</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/1182342240966921579'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/1182342240966921579'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html?showComment=1218873130571#c1182342240966921579' title=''/><author><name>Jeff</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-1058016836877248062' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/posts/default/1058016836877248062' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-8140863336804518914</id><published>2008-08-15T15:17:09.994-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-15T15:17:09.994-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Am I the only one who imagined the Comic Book Guy ...</title><summary type='text'>Am I the only one who imagined the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons writing these comments?&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:The_Simpsons-Jeff_Albertson.png</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/8140863336804518914'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/8140863336804518914'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html?showComment=1218827829994#c8140863336804518914' title=''/><author><name>Trevor</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12728444872564871522</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-1058016836877248062' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/posts/default/1058016836877248062' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-346326594106555072</id><published>2008-08-15T13:46:50.525-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-15T13:46:50.525-04:00</updated><title type='text'>wow.  will's comment takes the gold in ass-kicking...</title><summary type='text'>wow.  will's comment takes the gold in ass-kicking retorts.  go usa!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/346326594106555072'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/346326594106555072'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html?showComment=1218822410525#c346326594106555072' title=''/><author><name>Laura</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13712425212620439302</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09759650189507339880'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-1058016836877248062' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/posts/default/1058016836877248062' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-3494701181380740973</id><published>2008-08-15T13:36:57.210-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-15T13:36:57.210-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Yo anonymous - all of you or just the one.  Eat me...</title><summary type='text'>Yo anonymous - all of you or just the one.  Eat me.  We posted this because we read it for the first time and thought it was funny - not because of adwords, not because we were thinking of you, and not because we wanted to read your batshitcrazy rant about how experienced a blogger you are.  It sounds like you might need to get outside for a bit, perhaps take a walk- get out of the house, you can</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/3494701181380740973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/3494701181380740973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html?showComment=1218821817210#c3494701181380740973' title=''/><author><name>Will White</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14001727967661764897</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='10160790847634194561'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-1058016836877248062' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/posts/default/1058016836877248062' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-5572975468784893449</id><published>2008-08-15T13:17:51.920-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-15T13:17:51.920-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The TPC's official stance is not to respond to bel...</title><summary type='text'>The TPC's official stance is not to respond to belligerent posts, however, we cannot be held responsible for the words or actions of our staff who themselves can be substantially belligerent. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Lego vigoro,&lt;BR/&gt;The TPC Editorial Board.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/5572975468784893449'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/5572975468784893449'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html?showComment=1218820671920#c5572975468784893449' title=''/><author><name>the plaid crew</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05901567746518323689</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='15494298671303453657'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-1058016836877248062' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/posts/default/1058016836877248062' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-4645949211033901599</id><published>2008-08-15T13:00:19.331-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-15T13:00:19.331-04:00</updated><title type='text'>wow.  there are so many things that come to mind, ...</title><summary type='text'>wow.  there are so many things that come to mind, and i'm really at a loss as to where to begin.  "since before the lord" seems like a good starting off point.  maybe you're a religious fanatic offended by our cutting edge news.  we're all for freedom of speech, but don't hide behind anonymous.  as far as we're concerned, you're some idiot freak with way too much time on your hands to google </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/4645949211033901599'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/4645949211033901599'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html?showComment=1218819619331#c4645949211033901599' title=''/><author><name>I'm too much of a shmuck to leave my name</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-1058016836877248062' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/posts/default/1058016836877248062' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-8142202528913653610</id><published>2008-08-15T01:02:45.371-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-15T01:02:45.371-04:00</updated><title type='text'>glish_teacher.htm</title><summary type='text'>glish_teacher.htm</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/8142202528913653610'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/8142202528913653610'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html?showComment=1218776565371#c8142202528913653610' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-1058016836877248062' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/posts/default/1058016836877248062' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-8429367162500294035</id><published>2008-08-15T01:01:55.638-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-15T01:01:55.638-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Also, not only has this been on the internet since...</title><summary type='text'>Also, not only has this been on the internet since before the lord--- it's certainly not from actual high school kids. Urban legand? See:&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt; http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/dubiousquotes/a/english_teacher.htm</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/8429367162500294035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/8429367162500294035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html?showComment=1218776515638#c8429367162500294035' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-1058016836877248062' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/posts/default/1058016836877248062' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-2623137636162880192</id><published>2008-08-15T00:57:16.480-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-15T00:57:16.480-04:00</updated><title type='text'>this is an embarrassment. i'm glad you kids are ha...</title><summary type='text'>this is an embarrassment. i'm glad you kids are having fun playing blogger for a day, but, seriously, we do not need this list blogspammed more than a couple thousand times.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt; i assume you have thrown up some ads to try to make some money (i wouldn't know, obviously most people run adblock these days to avoid spam-scammers, such as yourself). you guys are pathetic.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt; i sincerely </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/2623137636162880192'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/2623137636162880192'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html?showComment=1218776236480#c2623137636162880192' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-1058016836877248062' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/posts/default/1058016836877248062' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-6823729826771426670</id><published>2008-08-14T23:37:37.500-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-14T23:37:37.500-04:00</updated><title type='text'>"9. The little boat gently drifted across the pond...</title><summary type='text'>"9. The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn't."&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Douglas Adams wrote it first.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/6823729826771426670'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/6823729826771426670'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html?showComment=1218771457500#c6823729826771426670' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-1058016836877248062' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/posts/default/1058016836877248062' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-7748492224109535594</id><published>2008-08-14T21:52:42.455-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-14T21:52:42.455-04:00</updated><title type='text'>these are similes....</title><summary type='text'>these are similes....</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/7748492224109535594'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/1058016836877248062/comments/default/7748492224109535594'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html?showComment=1218765162455#c7748492224109535594' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.theplaidcrew.com/2008/08/metaphorically-speaking.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729002789815630300.post-1058016836877248062' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3729002789815630300/posts/default/1058016836877248062' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>