The bells, whistles and gongs are going off at Baristanet as our own Comment-o-meter, keeping count of all our readers’ comments, just reached 50,000! justeL was the 50,000th person to “Talk back to the Barista” about this morning’s post, Crimes Against Nature:
Same thing happened last year in the new Children’s Garden at Verona Park. Plants taken right after they were planted.
Posted by: justeL | May 31, 2006 10:28 AM
The unsuspecting justeL eclipsed the honor from regular commenter Walleroo, who logged in at 10:16 a.m. as our 49,999th. This is a milestone for Baristanet, and a testament to our loyal following. Your wild, unbridled and (don’t hold back) opinionated comments make this site a cool and fascinating place to be. Some of you may disagree, and yes we do feel the sting sometimes, but we are still happy to hear from you, any day, every @#$%$& day.
congratu-f-ing-lations
That’s great but what does JustL win for his or her efforts? 50 grand? 50,000 free cups of coffee? A t-shirt that says, “I was the 50,000th poster on Baristanet and all I got was this lousy t-shirt?”
Congrats Barista and JustL!
He wins a tee shirt
666 Day OF the Beast
and a free din din at Cuban Petes with all the Sangria he can drink and to be a witness when the ABC comes in and arrests
Dominick
justeL, you win a Baristanet mug, and will be honored with a reserved spot on the Baristanet float in the 4th of July parade. (details on the float to follow!!)
Barista Float…rock on. I can’t wait to see that.
justeL, you win a Baristanet mug, and will be honored with a reserved spot on the Baristanet float in the 4th of July parade. (details on the float to follow!!)
Baristanet float – should really be a hot air baloon.
Let’s see! My head is spinning from all the hoopla surrounding my 50,000th post.
Should I thank the Academy? I’m not sure.
(I’ll thank Iceman for the congrats . . . I think?)
and for the record: it’s JusteL
Thank you. Thank you all!
🙂
sorry:
lowercase j My typo!
what a pleasant surprise that the 50,000th comment was not from one of the regular clique of whiners, each of whom probably has posted 1,000 comments, often without regard to the topic he or she is weighing in on.
Such as yours?
meow.
one man’s whiner is another man’s horrible jerk.
wait, that’s not right…
one man’s whiner is another man’s idiot nemesis.
hmmm… one more try:
one man’s whiner is another man’s incitement to riot.
never mind.
apple,
you’ve got it right
one man’s…
Buzz,
have your people call my people…we’ll do some whine.
“The unsuspecting justeL eclipsed the honor from regular commenter Walleroo, who logged in at 10:16 a.m. as our 49,999th.”
Drats! Just my luck.
Shucks, now I don’t get to see Walleroo riding on a float! Drat!
maybe the barista will offer the “regulars” seats on the float as well.
how ’bout it barista
“Shucks, now I don’t get to see Walleroo riding on a float! Drat!”
Walleroo can have my spot on the float. I prefer to remain anonymously: “justeL”.
Yes, and I am proud to shout my name from the rooftops: Wallerooooooo!
Don’t worry, Miss M. It wouldn’t have been a sight worth seeing.
If walleroo were on the float, word is that the Drums of Thunder would have been the accompaniment.
Word is that if roc was on the float, the sale of tomatoes and eggs would skyrocket.
and the sale of those pump water pistols would skyrocket
raisin’ a flag to free speech. you guys/gals
are wonderful. am so enjoying the baristanet.
(does anyone know where i can get ethiopian yergacheffe coffee beans?)
happy summer!
nancy
Nancy,
Two ideas:
call Bluestone Cafe — they roast their own, so maybe have the beans you seek
or call Mesob, the yummy and friendly Ethiopian restaurant on Bloomfield Ave. At the very least, they might have a good source for you.