"The abnegation of reason is not the evidence of faith, but the confession of despair."
- J.B. Lightfoot
Saturday, October 25, 2003
Now that the Thinklings Blog Series is officially over (for now), I thought I'd take this opportunity to call Blo out!
Blo assured us Thinklings that he'd have his Blog Series submission turned in before Rod's deadline, but it never happened. Then, after Rod ran the first submission on Monday, Blo again talked his smack about getting his submission turned in. (Keep in mind, Rod graciously granted us about three months to get this thing together! Ok, maybe it was two months, but it was a long time.)
On Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2003, Blo told me via email that he would "definitely" have his post over to Rod by Thursday night. He said, "Nothing's holding me back now." Well, Friday morning rolled around and . . . no post. Blo left us all hanging!
After heckling Blo on email again yesterday, he responded, "Good things come to those who wait."
Blo, we've waited long enough. We're calling you out, boy! We want your Blog Series submission . . . now!
Why don't we start all dissin' Blo in the comments section of this post until he forks over his post, ok? Let's see if we can get this thing on the top ten list. Umm . . . I have no ulterior motive with that . . . umm . . . I promise.
(A note on the photograph: Blo's real name is Mark Miranda. I didn't have a photo of him, so I did a Google image search for "Mark Miranda" and that's the first picture that came up. It kind of has an uncanny resemblence to our furry friend.)
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Comments on "Callin' Blo Out!":
5. Jared
- 10/25/2003 8:13 am CDT
Man, I hope that other Mark Miranda dude doesn't stumble upon us gratuitously using his pic. Sorry, chode.
If I wanted to dis Blo, I'd say things like:
He's wish-washy
He's a chump
He's whipped
He's afraid of mice
He has a weird (but cool, I guess) voice
He works for the ungodly public school system
He has short-fused friends like Choppy
He always wusses out when someone challenges a foul call or a discrepancy on the b-ball court or football field
He starts every sentence with the word "Man" (ie. "Man, that game was cool, Roooood.")
He likes Wild at Heart but wussed on discussing it
He wusses on blogging
He's a wuss
If I wanted to dis Blo, I'd say all of those things and more, but Blo clearly doesn't exist, so it's not worth the effort.
6. Bird
- 10/25/2003 8:16 am CDT
I figured if that other Mark Miranda dude stumbled on our site, he'd probably be happy that we used his mug shot. Heck, he may even turn into a lurker or even an honorary Thinkling! That would be cool! Maybe he'd eventually replace the form Mark Miranda, and we could put this ugly portion of Thinkling's history behind us.
10. Bill
- 10/25/2003 11:19 am CDT
Maaaan, Roooood....
You really nailed it here:
He likes Wild at Heart but wussed on discussing it
EXACTLY!!!! Remember when he sent that email begging me not to put WAH down. That wasn't exactly being a fierce WAH man, now was it?
I hadn't snapped to this yet - but you're exactly right
Blo is a big WAH supporter, even taught it in his church, and yet was a big sissy-girl when it came to defending it. At least Robert Williams gave me a run from my money on WAH.
12. Robert Williams
- 10/25/2003 6:19 pm CDT
Who is this that dares criticize WAH?
If Blo were a tax collector, would it be unbiblical to join his bowling league and eat nachos with him in order to share Christ with him?
Christians should not bowl. They should be home praying and reading Left Behind.
Christians should not eat nachos. That is gluttony.
13. Kenny
- 10/27/2003 2:55 am CST
To quote one of my favorite movies, Notting Hill, "never met him, never want to."
"All Blo's are as mad as snakes."
"Never trust a vegetarian.";"0
Heh
My first thought was - "That's not Blo!"
But when you're talking about an ethereal, mythological, hairy creature who is afraid of mice, it's pretty hard to get him to stand still long enough to get a good snapshot. So the pic you used will work fine