The Site
oohdear21 Reviews | 21 Ratings, 0 Likes, 2 Favorites )
A short laugh at the The Petulant Poetess and the people who run it.
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oohdear
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Very witty. It has that grain of truth in it that highlights the humor even more. Good job. It will be fun to see your take on the Admin's point of view.
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
are you an Admin?thanks for the review, much appreciated.
Response from Prof M McGonagall (Reviewer)
No, but I've been a high school English teacher, so I think I can understand a bit about the frustrations of an Admin's job. *grins*
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
If you are going to get frustrated with a job, then don't take it on! saying I don't get paid for it, is not good enough, at least in my view. It is like any other job, you cannot have just the good bits and bitch about the bad bits.
Poor, misguided Author. She looks in all the wrong places for those all-important words. All she need do is use the most common, banal words, and then click on the "synonyms" feature on her word processor and replace those common words with ones that almost (but not quite) mean the same thing but sound so much fancier. That's how all the really good writers do it. No, really.Also, I love her "unconsciously" rubbing her hands. So often we do our very best work when comatose. I do, anyway. ;)Love the biting satire. Keep it up.
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
thank you, appreciate it, coming from you it is high praise indeed!
ahem. (not to be confused with AHEM!) this is just as delightful as the first installment. i loved the image of the poor author trawling all the different pools for the right words. (and i still sometimes tremble when submitting my work to the Q.)
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
makes two of us! the dreaded Q, the words to inspire fear in any Author!!thank you very much
Oh, just found this! Perfectly hilarious. I love love love the grains of truth running throughout this!! ~a humble, unwashed author.
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
thank you very much, i am glad that you liked it
Who would that author be, I wonder? ;)
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
have a guess!thanks
Hitting the mark. Again. Perfectly. An arrogant, delusional author. Mistaking beginner's faults for craftsmanship. (see, how masterfully I fish the ponds? *preens in rightful brilliance*)Thank you very much for your punch in the guts.
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
you are getting good at fishing!thank you very much
Oh, this exausted admin really needed this laugh today. THANK YOU!
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
you are most welcome. wait and read the Admin's story, i hope you will like itthank you once again
I love the sarcasm. This is a really funny parody.
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
thank you very much, i am glad you enjoyed it
Oh my God this is funny. Blasphemous, but funny I can't wait to see more.
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
Thank you very much. part 2 has sat in the Q for the last 2 days, eventually someone will get around to validating it. and this with 2 Admins in the house!!!!!
Admin's response: Yes, eventually, dear Author. In the meantime, L to punctuate. The comma should have been at least a semicolon. *back to slaving in the Q*
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
Response to Admin's responseIf I L to punctuate, dear High Minion, who the hell would need you on The Site??
Anonymous
That's absolutely brilliant! Great work, and oh so true!
Signed one of the multitude of unwashed authors *giggles*
Author's Response: please read part 2 and then tell me if you are still happy with the way the authors are depicted!! and don't forget I am one of the multitude of unwashed authors as well!!
thanks once again
Alcina vom Steinsberg's response: I would love to, but I seem to be too stupid to find it... is it one of the other stories you wrote? Which one?
Author's Response: Sorry it is still in the abyss,oh i mean the Q waiting to be validated by one of the Minions.
'And she thought long into the night and ….' LOL! There is even a mini 'cliffie' at the end of the chapter. Nice work. I'm waiting for the point where She gets around to creating Man... Tall, dark and hawkishly handsome with an acerbic personality perhaps? Do we get to vote on the wearing of fig-leaves?
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
definitely! will get LITC to set up a survey for the votethanks for the comments
Well, I shall wait to see what notsosaintly can do to fix poor punctuate when the masses refuse to be educated.
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
thank you for your comments, read par1 Deux, which will be in the Q later today, gods only know when it will be posted!
I can't wait to see what
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
did to fix this. *lol*This is a wonderful and entertaining read. 
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
it is on a need to know basis, we might have to kill you after we tell you. But stay tuned
Response from notsosaintly (Reviewer)
Ah, but if you kill the site owner ... what would happen then, I wonder? Hmm... the plot thickens.
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
the angels/Minions might revolt! naw can't kill the godess, so will have to tell you.
You missed a comma. I'm sure you did. Ask You-Know-Who. *looks around furtively and ducks*Haha, missed me!
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
ha i knew it, the All High & Mighty Minions are also mortals! How sad though. I will have words with my beta, maybe i won't feed her today as punishment. The Gall!
Response from sunny33 (Reviewer)
Withhold her cheese. That will fix her!
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
done! no hold on i have a better idea, i will put it in a mousetrap!!
Response from sunny33 (Reviewer)
Nooo! She might get her fingers damaged, and she has betaing to do!
This is so to the point. Thank you for coming up with such an idea, and hopefully it will open a few eyes and ease mission of the Admins.
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
let me know what you think of part 2 and part 3 as well. thanks for the comments
omg! roflmao! you are brilliant, and this is among the funniest things i have ever read. (please note the exclamation points standing proudly in their rightful place.)
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
thank you very much, also note "under the minions" !!!!
Custard pies... mmmm... what? Oh, yes, I was writing a review. Got sidetracked a little. Can't remember what I was going to say now. That's it. Consultants. Hire external consultants. OK, they cost a bomb, but they produce lots of pretty charts and handouts, and you could set them onto the recalcitrant authors to bore them into submission, or out of submission... :)
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
I am glad that you liked it, I have hired myself as a consultant! let me know if you are interested in joining, because i am crap at producing pretty charts and handouts, you could do that part.thanks
Response from sunny33 (Reviewer)
The trick is to realise that the charts don't have to make sense, because no one pays the slightest bit of attention to them anyway. They are all just wondering when the hell they can get out of there!
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
too true, looks like you have done this many a times!
LOL! The title made me do a double take, tee hee. Hiring an Author? *Gasp* I can't wait to see how this turns out. Maybe a vegetable garden should be started.
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
well if the trip to the vegetable market turns out to be too expensive, NSS, SW_69 and Ladyinthecloak will probably have to start a vegetable garden for the rotten vegetables anyway.thanks, much appreciated.
Too funny, but as sure as God made little green apples, you can bet someone will take this chapter literally. It might even be me lol.
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
Too true, hope the Godess and the High Minions do not get angry with me!thank you much appreicated
this had me literally cackling gleefully throughout - starting with the title - wtf? you are an evil genius.
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
thank you so very much, you made my eveningthanks
Lol, this is awesome! I feel sneaky. As if I am getting a sneak peek behind the scenes. Thanks for the enlightenment!~Stef =o)
Response from oohdear (Author of The Site)
i am glad you enjoyed it. thank you very much, the story of my life!!!!!!!!