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It's all gracef's fault! And I'm dead

Jun 12 '04 (Updated Jun 15 '04)

The Bottom Line This write-off is to help everyone know that Gracef is on vacation until 6/16. For Books/Mags CL emergencies, see Redlass or Arianej.

I'm dead meat. She's going to kill me.

Grace posted that she was leaving on vacation (which she deserves)

I made the comment:

Grace -- you are going about this wrong


You don't post that you're gone

You hold a write off

"Ten things that are Grace's Fault while she's on vacation"

You get everyone to post with other boring questions we've read ten million times

Please get it right next time


Then drdevience and scmrak jumped on board.... and a write off began....

1. What world event is Grace's fault?

Global Warming. It's logical. Grace is CL of books and mags. Books and mags are made out of paper. Paper is made out of trees. Trees are cut down and causes global warming. Therefore by adding books to the database she's encouragine us to go out and buy new books which causes old trees to give their lives. Global warming is Grace's fault.

2. What's your favorite hint on Grace's page?

Regurgitated information from other sites I don't care if Amazon shoppers who bought ItemA also bought ItemB. I don't want your copy/paste ingredients list either. (Thank God book reviews don't need them!) Make intelligent choices about why you decide to glean from other sites. If you're going to tell the readers this kind of crap, tell them why they should care!

I hate padding. I hate SCADS. I hate getting rated down for not telling you if the hotel's bedsheets clash with the walls or not. I know I'm a picky rater but there is logical stuff to add and not logical stuff. Grace's advice should have to be written out by hand hundred times by all the folks who pad.

3. What literature character reminds you the most of Grace?

Anne of Green Gables. Both speak their mind and have a heart of gold.

And everything is their fault.

4. What famous person (living or dead) reminds you of Grace?

John the Baptist.

Okay so I've never met Grace (though I've tried) so I can't tell you about her food or clothing options. But she does speak her mind. Folks have tried to behead her but not succeeded. And even if they do.. they'll blame her for their actions. Cause everything's her fault.

5. Favorite Grace memory?

Late one night I was chatting with Grace in a chat room. I had already taken sleeping meds for the night. Then I hear a scream from the backyard. My hubby had fallen through a hole in the deck (A hole he put there) and broke his leg. I just wrote -- "gotta go -- hubby broke his leg".

On the way to the hospital I called her on my cell phone -- she kept me awake and calm. Due to her help, I handled the incident well.

Of course it was probably her fault in the first place.


6. If Grace were an animal, what would you feed her?


The kid on grace's profile page looks like she's just been told she can't have something she wants. It was chocolate. Chocolate cures everything.

It's Grace's fault though that chocolate has calories.

7. What world leader is most likely to be carrying on an email exchange with Grace, and why?

The head of the UN. It's been so easy to blame the US for everything and he's looking for another scapegoat. He's trying to narrow down what is grace's fault and what is his. So far he's taken responsiblity for the decaf coffee in the regular pot and everything else is grace's fault


8. How long must Grace live in Texas before she becomes an everything grump instead of simply a book grump?


It depends on how much effect counsel, aggiebrett, slick4591, mshawpyle, jenninca, kchowell, and other Texas epinoinators have on her.

9. If Grace were an action figure, what parts would bend and what accouterments would she be carrying?

She'd have a dictionary with her so she could hit the first person who said "What is accouterments? Epinions isn't place for words that!" over the head.

As for bending -- Grace is bendy all over. She's completely bendy. Actually she's made of rubber. After all folks have accused her having a long arm that influences the entire epinions community. That's how come something that happens in computer can still be her fault.


10. How long will it be before Grace's guerilla fighters invade Brisbane?

If it continues to take forever for Copyright Infringement and other abuse to be kicked off site; I'd say maybe that's where she's headed on her vacation.

She's going to Brisbane and get the ultimate delete accout button and take care of everything that's been reported to http://www.epinions.com/feedback/?show=abuse_forms and not acted on.








When you finish yours, send me your link so I can add it.
Dr. D -- off her meds http://www.epinions.com/content_3955597444
The Great Sleeping Commenter -- http://www.epinions.com/content_3955794052
Julie -- a travel grump :-) -- http://www.epinions.com/content_3956318340
Patti (Codename Agent AA) --http://www.epinions.com/content_3957432452
Petra -- http://www.epinions.com/content_3957104772
Rex -- not a dino nor a dog --- http://www.epinions.com/content_3961430148

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