{"id":1629,"date":"2007-08-05T02:17:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-05T02:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isplotchy.com\/blog\/?p=1629"},"modified":"2013-05-04T01:50:13","modified_gmt":"2013-05-04T01:50:13","slug":"reliving-the-nightmare-of-fractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isplotchy.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/reliving-the-nightmare-of-fractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Reliving The Nightmare Of Fractions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey, I like commenting on other people’s blogs. If that makes me a schmoozer, I guess I am schmoozer.<\/p>\n

I have been bestowed a lovely “Schmooze” award by two esteemed bloggers — Doctor Monkey Von Monkerstein<\/a> and SamuraiFrog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, there is a catch.<\/p>\n

Apparently the strict, brutally-enforced rules of the Schmooze award specify that only five awards may be given in an Official Schmooze Award Ceremony \u2122. <\/p>\n

In both cases of my schmooziness recognition, I was given a “partial schmooze” award (which is actually illegal in several states, I believe). The good doctor gave me 1\/3 of an award (sharing with two other people), while The Frog gave me 1\/2 of an award (shared with the incomparable Johnny Yen<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Oh, great. A GODDAMN FRACTION PROBLEM.<\/p>\n

1\/2 + 1\/3 = ?<\/p>\n

(1\/2 * 3\/3) + (1\/3 * 2\/2) = ?<\/p>\n

3\/6 + 2\/6 = ?<\/p>\n

The answer is 5\/6.<\/p>\n

I am a 5\/6 schmoozer.<\/p>\n

Seeing that I am not a full-blown schmoozer, I will bestow five awards upon other bloggers, but they will unfortunately be “partial schmooze” awards. I’m sorry. That’s all I can do. If I tried to give you a full schmooze award, my life would be forfeit.<\/p>\n

1. kristi<\/a> receives 4\/7 of a schmooze award because she has more than once dropped a wittily-punned comment here that just bounced off my dullard skull.<\/p>\n

2. It might be tacky to award an award to an awardee that was an awarder that awarded an award to me, but I have to throw 1\/19 of a schmooze award to Dr. Monkey Von Monkerstein<\/a>, who by his comments here seems to think I am occasionally funny.<\/p>\n

3. I have to throw some schmooze love out to Johnny Yen<\/a>. Unfortunately, I can only give Mr. Yen 1\/4 of a schmooze award. Please correct me if I am wrong, but with the 1\/2 of an award given to him by SamuraiFrog and this 1\/4 award from me, his total schmooze adds up to a 3\/4 partial schmooze. If my calculations are correct, this is a mere 1\/12 less than my current schmoozosity.<\/p>\n

4. Bubs<\/a>, you totally get 2\/0 of a schmooze sailing out your way. I treasure each comment you drop here, but seeing as you already got a complete schmooze award from Doctor Von Monkerstein, I feel like I can give you a fraction that will break a calculator.<\/p>\n

5. Lastly, I must give each of the following bloggers 1\/423 of a schmooze award:
Manx<\/a>
Jess<\/a>
Anandamide<\/a>
Chris<\/a>
Frank<\/a>
J.D.<\/a>
Tim<\/a>
Beckeye<\/a><\/p>\n

To anyone not mentioned above, I HATE YOU WITH ALL OF MY HEART.<\/p>\n

No, seriously, it’s really a warm feeling when someone leaves any kind of comment. If you ever have left a comment (and it wasn’t an advertisement for an exciting new widget for my blog), have the knowledge you brought a smile to my pustule-covered, hideously-disfigured face.<\/p>\n

Love,<\/p>\n

Splotchy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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