The Bean
January 12, 2009 by Chris
Filed under Featured, Site of The Week
What if…
What if I had never subscribed to Maggie, Dammit’s blog? What if I hadn’t gone back to see what her visitors had to say? What if that one comment hadn’t jumped out at me and made me belly laugh? What if I never clicked on the visitor’s link and discovered the world of The Bean?
It’s sad to know that I would’ve missed the tears that streamed down my face when I laughed so hard from reading Achoo. It also sucks to realize that I would have missed out on not only the post itself, but the comments left by Beej’s visitors.
If you ask me (and yes, I am painfully aware that no one has), it’s the SNEEZER who should be required to say something, like “Excuse me” or “Pardon me” or “Sorry I snotted on you.” The SNEEZEE shouldn’t be obligated to say anything except maybe “Gross! You just snotted on me!” possibly followed by some retching sounds.
What if I hadn’t laughed so hard at that blog post? Would I have moved on to another blog? Would I have ever known that Beej’s husband is a superhero who ruined Sam Elliott’s life? Would I ever have been reassured that I am not in fact, the clumsiest person in the world?
What if I had found Beej’s blog months ago? What if I had subscribed to The Bean and I had jumped over to her site when she posted The Mystery of the Desk Booger? Would I have figured out what the desk booger really was? Would I have won the prize?
Sure seemed like a typical Thursday morning. But then I looked down at my desk and immediately recoiled, shouting “Eeeww! Desk booger!” And then I ran away.
After a few minutes of hiding in the break room I thought to myself, “Self, that thing was really big, and really WHITE, and it might not have been an actual booger. It might be something else, and you can’t sit here in the break room all day hiding from it. Even if it WAS a booger you still have to come to terms with it and get to work.” So I went back to my desk to investigate and take pictures.
What if I had never discovered that it’s okay to have a post with only 20 words and it is acceptable to conclude said post with a 1,208 word footnote?
What if Beej didn’t have 14 pages of archives when I decided I needed to read each and every single post she’d written? Would I have stayed up until 4am reading, knowing full well that I had to get up at 6? Would I have done dishes today instead of reading? Would I have remembered it was lunch time without my children reminding me that they were going to die of starvation?
What if you don’t like cursing. Or sarcasm. Or things that are Awesome? Then you most definitely will not love The Bean as much as I do and you should totally not subscribe to her feed.
What if Sprite’s Keeper hadn’t decided that this week’s Spin Cycle should be “What If…”?
bejewell on Mon, 12th Jan 2009 7:34 am
WOW! That is so super nice I almost don’t know what to say. Almost. But of course, I DO know what to say, which is that you are AWESOME and I really, really appreciate your kind words. And also I’m glad you enjoyed my blog. It’s not every day you find someone who digs silly stories about mystery desk boogers, petite lady sneezes and mystery desk boogers.
So thank you!!
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Chris on Mon, 12th Jan 2009 10:32 am
Well, it’s not every day that I find a blog that pulls me in and makes me feel the need to read absolutely everything the author has written.
BTW, I love me some booger stories!! And I can’t believe I left out the fart poems.
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Sprite's Keeper on Mon, 12th Jan 2009 2:22 pm
I tried to leave a comment, I think the site ate it..
Okay, trying this again,.
Great post!
I will look at The Bean!
I also like booger stories as long as I’m outside the flinging range!
You’re linked!
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Debbie on Mon, 12th Jan 2009 7:16 pm
OK then … off to check out “The Bean”
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Captain Dumbass on Tue, 13th Jan 2009 6:29 pm
Nice Spin.
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shonda on Wed, 14th Jan 2009 2:29 pm
I love the Spin Cycle. I will have to check Maggie out.
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Laufa on Fri, 16th Jan 2009 9:39 am
Welcome to the Spin! Great spin! The Bean is funny too. Thanks for letting me know!
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~the south dakota cowgirl~ on Fri, 16th Jan 2009 9:41 am
What a great spin. You’re hilarious! I hope you spin often!
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Ginny on Sat, 17th Jan 2009 8:35 pm
Those blogs are Awesome! I had fun reading them…great spin!
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maggie, dammit on Sun, 18th Jan 2009 10:05 am
I’m so glad you found Bejewell! She is definitely one a kind!
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phhhst on Sun, 18th Jan 2009 10:52 am
Nice spin. I’m going to check out your Bean.
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kj on Sun, 18th Jan 2009 1:17 pm
Well that was lovely. Now I’ll have to check out all those new sites you mentioned. And to think — what if I had never clicked on your site?
KJ
http://fragrantliar.blogspot.com
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Chris on Sun, 18th Jan 2009 1:23 pm
Thank you all so much for your comments! I’m sure you were all very please when you visited The Bean.