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Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Sticky slippers, Scummy pickles and a Cock a doodle do/don't


Last night I dreamed about the Blogger nav bar.

My dream was very real, I was plodding upstairs to the office in my rug-gripping slippers, which one day will cause me to pitch forward or backwards and fall down the stairs due to the fact the soles of my slippers have a pattern that matches my rug nap and forms a Velcro like effect.

This would not be bad if Velcro hadn’t already been invented because I would have invented it myself due to said slippers and rug. Anyhoo…

So I’m on the stairs, coffee in hand (remember this is a dream) go into my office and plop down in my chair, light a cigarette to go with my coffee, cough, coffee cup in hand, log on to Blogger and this is when I see it.

A new Blogger nav bar.

Up on the top where the flag once tainted my lovely blog, is a penis. It is flaccid but if you roll your cursor over the penis a small window opens that says: Click if you like this blog.

Since I am on my own blog and like my own blog, I click the penis and lo and behold, it becomes erect! I click many times to watch it go from flaccid to erect, flaccid to erect, thus giving myself numerous positive votes for my blog.

I play with my nav bar penis until I hear the birds chirping and I roll over and realize I was dreaming.

I’m not sure how to categorize this dream. Is it an erotic dream? A techno dream? A penis envy dream? A pen is mightier than the sword dream? A Blogger is a dick dream? A dream caused by the age old question: What exactly is objectionable content? Who gets to pick what’s objectionable?

Everyone finds something objectionable, even wild crazy ladies with sticky slippers, scummy pickles and a penis icon on their blog.

21 Comments:

Blogger Susie said...

Hmmmm. Well, I have gone on record as saying that Blogger is a cocksuckaaaaahhhhh. This dream, I just don't know...I think I'd vote for the "mightier than the sword" theme -- especially in YOUR hands.

8:36 AM  
Blogger Closet Metro said...

So, you click (touch) the penis icon if you like the blog (or like yourself), thusly readying the Icon to bring you pleasure?

Unique concept.

9:24 AM  
Blogger mary bishop said...

Susie...thanks for the compliment. I used to have that quote on my business cards...! (freelance writer)

Metro..I get it now...! That's a great interpretation...simple when it's spelled out...

Now would someone create this icon for me so I can have a real one on my blog and not just a dream one?

9:29 AM  
Blogger Weetzie said...

Very.Funny. Especially after all the flag waving/waiving yesterday.

11:21 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I love that dream but what's more...I want someone to find an animated gif that does just that. Someone? Anyone?

12:32 PM  
Blogger kristen said...

Very funny post. Don't you just love how dreams rear their head? Haha, bet you didn't know I'm funny too!

1:56 PM  
Blogger mary bishop said...

Kit says: Did you notice any product placement?

Hilarious!

Weetzie, Kristine (HI!) and Lauren - glad you got a laugh...I laughed through my coffee this morning just thinking about it. That was one dream I am so glad I remembered.

Lauren, if anyone can find an animated pecker picture it would be you with your exceptional techie and internet skills...

Acumamakiki - you are hilarious with that comment - yes, lady, you are mighty funny! I'd let you stick pins in me any day!!!

2:01 PM  
Blogger paintergirl said...

Blogger dick dreams?! A brilliant plan.

By the looks of things, if blog had any thinng to do wiht it, it would always remain limp.

2:04 PM  
Blogger mary bishop said...

Paintergirl, very funny comment...I keep wondering what they were thinking when they pulled this. Did they think we were all going to be sheep, or worse, little nazis turning each other in...?

I've had a couple of dick dreams in my life 8-) but never one that was an animated gif!

2:08 PM  
Blogger dashababy said...

I like to interpret dreams but this one.... hmmmm, I have to think about it. If I knew you better, it would be easier but given what I know so far and I think youre a pretty cool chick, this is a tough one. Let me run it up the flagpole and see what I get.
:P
Im thinking it means that you are in control of the nav bar again. Instead of being at bloggers' mercy and approval, you now are the one with the power. Penis = Power.

6:06 PM  
Blogger mary bishop said...

Dashababy...numero uno...your comment about running it up the flagpole knocked me off my chair laughing - hilarious! God I love bloggers...and blogging...!

Your interpretation is right on...it is the interpretation that makes sense to me...I give you two thumbs up, a flag up and four penises up for your interpretation...it's the right one I'm sure...thank you! Hope you come back and read comments..I want you to know you nailed it...

8:23 PM  
Blogger Nilbo said...

OK, first of all, I want to know what business you were in that you had "Cocksuckaaaaaahhhhh" on your business card.

Then I want to know why you'd let acumamakiki stick a penis in you.

THEN I'll interpret your dream.

11:13 PM  
Blogger The Egel Nest said...

Whatever you were smoking last night...please share with the Blog-Group! What a funny dream!!!!

I am off to click the Penis... :)

Bradley
The Egel Nest

12:52 AM  
Blogger mary bishop said...

Nilbo, I was a professional stamp collector...ha ha.

Hey Bradley - off to click the penis...hmmm sounds like it would make a good song...

"I have a chance to go to Venus,
But instead I click my penis."

When a problem comes along
You must click it
Before the cream sits out too long
You must click it
When something's going wrong
You must click it

now click it
into shape
shape it up
get straight
go forward
move ahead
try to detect it
it's not too late
to click it
click it good

With help from Devo!

7:48 AM  
Blogger mary bishop said...

Devo did seem apt in this case Lawbrat...


Yes Ma'am - erect penises are the way to go...otherwise they look like they're sleeping...

9:17 AM  
Blogger dashababy said...

Of course I come back and read your comments to my comments, thats what I love about you. Well, and the fact that you are so damn funny and smart. Alright, enough stroking.
Glad you liked my interpretation. Do I win a booby prize or something?? Oops, I said booby. Susie hates the word "boob". I wonder is booby is acceptable.
Have a great day Mary!
Oh, and thanks for getting that Devo song stuck in my head.

11:32 AM  
Blogger mary bishop said...

I don't know about you Dashababy, but whenever I hear that song I look for my dominatrix costume!

Where did I put that?

ps you absolutely nailed my dream...and I used to think I was superb at dream interpretation...next oddball dream I have I'm going to you!

9:15 PM  
Blogger Echrai said...

I completely think Blogger should implement this new more pragmatic approach to blog-monitoring. Why go towards the negative when you can acentuate the positive? Why break down bad blogs when you can erect good ones? Of course now, I wonder how long it will take someone to not only remove the bar, but to make their own mock-bar in your honor. If I had more time, I totally would. Just for you.

12:38 AM  
Blogger jac said...

Bloody hell MB :):):) I want to chuckle my A-- out.

12:53 AM  
Blogger mary bishop said...

Oh E wouldn't I be the talk of Blogtown with an animated penis? Just the thought makes me laugh out loud...

Jac - It is quite the visual, isn't it? ha ha

7:49 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I had this idea to replace the flag with a middle finger, right? Well, I went and did it (It's at flagthis.blogspot.com) and..now I read this and realize that I should have done a penis. Sigh.

2:16 PM  

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