September 5th, 2008

The next Post of the Week will be announced on Sunday evening.

Please note that nominations for next week cannot be accepted until then.

If YOU would like to vote on this week’s shortlist and be part of the decision making for the Post of the Week this week (and why wouldn’t you?), please pick your 5 favourite posts from the list and award them 5 points for the favourite, down to 1 for the 5th favourite and mail your votes to Bob (bob[AT]bobzyeruncle[DOT]com … like that will really cut down on his spam) no later than 6pm on Sunday night.

Happy voting.

1. Dave Lozo: How a Commenter Forced me to Examine My Blog

Nominated by peach.

So many things hit me hard here. For one, I had been spelling tommarow differently for years. I knew immediately you guys had been laughing behind my back as I constantly spelled it tomorrow. The bigger problem was the Noone person. I used to work with someone with the last name Noone. Why didn’t she like my site? Probably because I had been spelling tommarow incorrectly for years. Shame on me.

2. Don’t Mess With Mer .. I’m From Luton: Policing “Extra”

Nominated by David Miles.

‘I’m not after fucking hair clippers,’ I said, turning for the door. ‘I’m after some strong tablets to help me cope with the trauma of coming back into this shop. Goodbye.’

3. 43 Folders: Social Networks: The Case for a “Pause” Button

Nominated by Mike.

Occasionally, for any variety of reasons (new baby, SxSW, flight delays, adjustment to mood meds), your theoretical interest in the friend wanes, and you dread their next update. Perhaps you even find yourself wishing them some sort of non-permanent physical harm. Such as a hangnail or a bad haircut.

4. Fresh: Driving Diva

Nominated by SwissToni.

Because I needed to drive with one hand. I was practicing for the arrival of my long distance beau the next week, and the entire visit would be for naught if we couldn’t hold hands while I was driving…

5. meish dot org: In Search of a Simple Sandwich

Nominated by Lyle.

Forget about preservatives and flavourings - I just want a sandwich with no added verbs and nouns.

Perhaps it’s a hangover of a childhood packed-lunches in brown bags, clutched in small hands and taken to school to eat at room temperature, but I just want my sangers to be simple, tasty and fresh.

6. XUP: A Short Story in One Very Long Post

Nominated by MissyM.

“It’s not good to have water in your ear,” Owen’s secretary had told him yesterday. “You should get that out right away or fungus will grow.” Owen’s secretary fancied herself an expert diagnostician. She always rendered the direst diagnoses to anyone who mentioned feeling a bit off or looked less than stellar.