Overheard within the editorial office
Posted 24 Aug 2010
Blog, Daily Life, People | 5 Comments
Possibly overheard today within the chickenmonkeydog.com editorial office:
<begin conversation>
Technical Editor: So, what’s the post gonna be for today? Do you have anything in particular you want to publish?
Creative Editor: Nope. Hope ’bout you? Anything you want to see on there today?
Technical Editor: Well, let’s look at our drafts. Have you looked through those? Any jump out at you?
Creative Editor: Um … nothing seemed brilliant. Probably why they are still drafts.
Technical Editor: Ok. Well, let’s see. Maybe we should do something different today. Out of the ordinary. Unexpected. Quirky.
Creative Editor: (sounding skeptical) Like what?
Technical Editor: Me, Technical Editor. You, Creative Editor.
Creative Editor: Hmm … back to me then. So much for my punt.
Technical Editor: (interrupting) Hey!
Creative Editor: What?
Technical Editor: Never mind. Silly idea.
Creative Editor: Ok …
(Long pause)
Creative Editor: Got it!
Technical Editor: What?
Creative Editor: An idea! I have an idea for today’s post.
Technical Editor: Great! Let’s hear it.
Creative Editor: We ask our readers to tell us what to talk about today. We ask then an open-ended question and they reply in the comments. We open the doors to a conversation … and just wait to see where it goes.
Technical Editor: (sounding incredulous) Um … think it will work? I mean, really, will it start a conversation?
Creative Editor: I think so. Can’t hurt to try. Right?
Technical Editor: Ok. I guess I’ll get that ready for today.
</ end conversation>
So, Dear Readers, what topic would you like to talk about as we gather ’round the office water cooler that is chickenmonkeydog?
The funny and the concerning
Posted 23 Aug 2010
Blog, Daily Life, Language | 3 Comments
It’s been a while since we’ve posted a list of some of the more ‘interesting’ search phrases that have brought visitors to our website. As always, the process of collating the lists for this sort of post brings us great amusement, and at times, concern.
So, here we go …
We hope we are not the only source of reliable information:
- what are the risk assessment for an escalator?
- a 737 plane
- escalator myth busters
- eyjafjallajökull
In the good/reasonable advice column:
- avoid big crotch
Looking for social advice/guidance:
- urinating in lifts in singapore
Questions for the commuter:
- camel is one hump more comfortable?
We can only guess for what they were really searching:
- dog and crotch and jump -smell -sniff -s
- the family pees together
- roman dog likes boys crotch
- rapeseed deer
- stuffed bactrian
Travel advisory
Posted 7 Jul 2010
Blog, Events, News, People | 9 Comments
If you find yourself in an airport at some point today, please keep an eye out for our Foreign Correspondent. We’ve recalled him from his assignment in India and are ordering him on some well-deserved R&R.
If you see our man in the airport lounge, please do buy him a beer, tea or coffee. You may even get yourself a little chickenmonkeydog souvenir for your troubles.
Winner! Vehicle Lifting Caption Contest
Posted 1 Jun 2010
Blog, Clothing, People, Signs, Weird | 2 Comments
A few weeks ago we ran into a bit of trouble captioning a picture taken by our foreign correspondent and we decided to ask you for help.
Favorite Caption Submitted: Beware of “Vehicle Lifters”…they are usually not toilet seat lifters. – Srinivas
Runner-up favorite: Governmental PSA: If your vehicle is lifted and you feel pissed off, please follow procedure as given above. – Bibhash Dash
If you’re one of the two folks who submitted these comments, watch your email for a note from chickenmonkeydog asking for a mailing address where we can send you this CMD t-shirt!
Though we can’t give everyone awards, we want to say thanks to everyone who responded with all those hilarious captions. Your replies kept the editors laughing for a while.
Operation Greenland
Posted 25 Mar 2010
Blog, Daily Life, People, Places, Postcards | 3 Comments
We like reaching out to new corners of the world, meeting new people and exploring new places. That theme was a big part of what got chickenmonkeydog.com off the ground.
In recent weeks, we’ve noticed that the good people of Greenland don’t seem to know about our fine blog. We’re saddened to think that the 57,600 who call Greenland home should miss out on what we enjoy 5 days per week.
So, this week we have launched Operation Greenland, a strategy to bring the red, yellow and blue of chickenmoneydog to that northern land. We’ve sent a postcard to Greenland’s Tourism Office — that was particularly exciting as we’ve never posted anything to Greenland before. (Have you?) We’re writing this post and we’re working behind the scenes to reach this important audience.
So, if you’re a fan of chickenmonkeydog and you like to help us reach out to the people of Greenland, then we need your email. Email your Greenlander friends. Leave comments on this post addressing your love of all things Greenland.
