Our wonderful talented Top Comment crew generally is a fine-tuned machine, all organized and advance planned and stuff. Our calendar is usually mostly filled up early in the month with people choosing their dates to write. But sometimes we have a day that for whatever reason doesn't get grabbed early on. And so I put on my Chief Commenteer-Herder hat and send out an email: "Hey, anyone up for taking {insert day, usually the following day, here}.
Before we head below the dingledoodle squigglie dKosagnocchi dividerthingie fold, let me just say it helps if you actually click send so the email doesn't sit in your draft folder until dinnertime the day of said hole in the calendar. Enjoy a word from our sponsor as you make the jump...
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In the spirit of Throwback Thursdays, Wayback Wednesdays, Flashback Fridays and other themed days, I give you Saturday Old School aka Open Thread. Have at it after you get your fix of what you really come here for... the Three Tops!
Brillig's ObDisclaimer: The decision to publish each nomination lies with the evening's Diarist and/or Comment Formatter. My evenings at the helm, I try reeeeallllyy hard to publish everything
without regard to content. I really do, even when I disagree personally with any given nomination. "TopCommentness" lies in the eyes of the nominator and of you, the reader - I leave the decision to you. I do
not publish self-nominations (ie your own comments) and if I ruled the world, we'd all build community, supporting and uplifting instead of tearing our fellow Kossacks down.
Short form: No agenda, and I publish all noms and let you sort out what it all means to you. No self-noms. Until dailykos gives me a salary, all thoughts are my own :).
This is where I note that our top comments mailboxes were empty today (except for Ben, thank you Ben!). We can't do this without you!
From Yours Truly, brillig:
har's comment in dreaminonempty's diary Marriage equality leaves opponents in the polling dust could have been a diary in itself, it's that good.
StellaRay asked an excellent question in Jed Lewison's A Freelancer in Texas Applies for Health Insurance, by Jen Sorensen. Pragmatus replied. (btw - she commented here so show some love :-))
From BeninSC:
Flagged by marykk, this terrific comment by praying manatheist needs more attention. Lots of people want it made into a diary. I agree. (If you can't decide on a comment to read, read this one!)
Flagged by estreya, this comment by welso evidences fine humor while facing a difficult, lingering winter.
Dueling flags, this time, from poco, for this comment from JoanMar, and from JoanMar, for this comment from poco! (No, I certainly don't believe they're trying to game Top Comments flags!)
Top Mojo for yesterday, March 28th, first comments and tip jars excluded. Thank you
mik for the mojo magic! For those of you interested in How Top Mojo Works, please see his diary
FAQing Top Mojo.
1) WOO HOO!!!!! by bubbanomics — 140
2) Perhaps this case wears boxers. by illinifan17 — 127
3) This is very informative. Thank you. by Smoh — 119
4) I came at it from the other side as well by Dallasdoc — 119
5) Ono - thank you for the music by Denise Oliver Velez — 117
6) Oh shit, I didn't want to read this before going by ontheleftcoast — 115
7) I hope this strategy includes info/help lines.. by markthshark — 114
8) Remember how Democrats did the same by Fordmandalay — 110
9) BTW, we've just had the wettest March in Seattle by ontheleftcoast — 106
10) Yeah but.....who ARE those 6 million?....I suspect by skillet — 104
11) Wow! I feel like I am in the presence of Greatness by mjbleo — 103
12) He's made a very poor tactical decision by Fordmandalay — 97
13) It's simple. by Walt starr — 94
14) I came to this conclusion myself: by CwV — 92
15) You forgot to mention by Rosalie907 — 90
16) Mark Twain weeps for America. by Cixelsyd — 89
17) Poke around the by Bluefin — 87
18) nope - but thanks - just a community by Denise Oliver Velez — 87
19) Yeah. Where ARE the amicus briefs?? n/t by Egalitare — 86
20) Wowser!!1 by gchaucer2 — 85
21) Totally agree that it is shameful by middlegirl — 79
22) I remember worrying that she wouldn't testify by Shotput8 — 78
23) What I think Christie may not have realized by David54 — 78
24) Congrats Dee! A well deserved honor! by SallyCat — 77
25) I've been saying this... by ignoranceSlayer — 77
26) And here's a good Christian pastor who thinks the by Bob Johnson — 76
27) California has never been embarrassed by Richard Lyon — 75
28) I have had the great pleasure of meeting Denise. by commonmass — 72
29) Here comes the juicy parts. by JoanMar — 71
30) As I'm fond of saying anytime I hear complaints by Man from Wasichustan — 70
31) That is very different by MPociask — 70
32) You know, one of my best friends when I by commonmass — 70
Top Pictures for yesterday, March 28th. Click any image to be taken to the full comment. Thank you
jotter for the image magic!