Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
Today our Guest is Roger (read him at the Secessionist Rag )
A guest post. Hmm.I’ve tried this before, sometimes with so-so results, and sometimes with no results at all.But it seems that things have changed around here a lot.The WD is much more of an exclusive neighborhood these days.In days of olde, the WD consisted predominantly of people who had known each other forever, throwing fledgling ideas back and forth at one another like an eighth grade food fight. A guest post back then was an open invitation to throw the first handful of mashed potatoes and run for cover.. We were all quite new to the idea of blog writing back then, and there was a very high level of energy being expended. Fun, in a terrifying sort of way, like not only taking your hands off the railing on a roller coaster, but trying to stand up at the same time. And not throwing up all over the scott in the front seat. ( scotts would be in the front ( so they could stick their heads out the window ( Ok, no windows, but same difference ) rogers in the middle ( best spot for overall stability, and keeping the scotts in plain sight) and clarks in the back so they could observe stuff, and maybe consider throwing a roger to a grisly death. Or maybe just push him into the front seat with the scott. That would be fun to watch.Yup. Just like that.Today’s Doctrine is all grown up by comparison. Civilized people being generally respectful of one another. Links to blogs all over creation, and an actual community evolving. Evidence that the Doctrine actually helps people. Clark turning into a whirlwind social director out of necessity ( and he still doesn’t think he has any roger in him…Oop! There it is!!)It’s good to see it all. Change is not always welcome, but almost always necessary.And oh yeah, Clark- a surprise message from Glenn-Well…you know.
About clarkscottroger
frist and heading over there shortly!
coming back here too shortly!!!
throwing a handful of potatoes and making snapping clicks of approbation for THE ROGER! great post!!!
jenay
(giggling)…potatoes?!?! russets or Désirée or (and I swear I saw this in Wikipedia) ‘Pink Fir Apple’
(and I agree, good postationing)
clark…!!! Yeahhhhhagh!@!@ throwing some mashed “YUKON GOLD”!!! at clark. and going for more “ammo”. after I check on the Pink Fir Apples (is that for real?) and build a mashed potato catapult..it is gonna be a long day here!!!
food fight! jn
great vid too. thank you for the elucidatinating
Yes, a round of appreciation from one Roger to another!!!
Well thanks. That was fun. A mashed potato catapult…fabulous idea. Call it an MPC, patent it, and sell it to the Army? My prehistoric memory reminds me of school cafeteria trays with rubber strips of pizza, and parslied potatoes dispensed with an ice cream scoop. Perfect projectile. Wouldn’t want to shoot away the good stuff.
ALREADY PATENTED, THANKS. that is why I had to check out those pink potatoes clark mentioned. I might need an adapter. You know , new strain of potato and all that.
Nice post Roger. I wouldnt want to say it too loudly but I agree that Clark may have more roger than he suspects…but not for me to say…even though I just did.
**was that the sound of pink fir apples smacking home?**
don’t tease clark!
xox jean
who’s teasing?
why on earth am I protecting clark. I must be demented. sorry, long looooooooooong day, xox
youre gonna give predators a bad name! hhahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…cough , cough…..snort
oh nooooooooooooooo Mr. Bill!
“he’s meaaaaaan to meeeee!”
hahaha. we are now having a gigantic thunder and lightning storm. our driveway is flooding. I may not be delivering any more of my superflous commentating tonight — hold the fort down for me zoe!!!
it just stopped here …must be coming your way!
zoe, clark, roger: a question the boss wants asked: dear roger: would you explain what a rogerian expression is?
thank you. sincerely, jean
who is floating away
forts!!! that’s what this blog needs! forts!
me?!? mean??! au contraire
lol
I must leave this office so I can properly comment…looking for an image of those messed up pink fir potato that Jean wants us to have stuck in our collective head
hey!! no one asked roger about ‘rogerian expressions!!’
not you…Mr. Sluggo!
I was gonna ask Roger but I didnt know what to ask actually cuz it is such a general question… shouldnt I be asking about a specific situational expression? ( You know, I hate to look like an ass in front of THE Roger!) I would love a few to toss around!
Expressions… I mean expressions to toss around…not potatoes….
OK well maybe potatoes too but DEFINITELY expressions!
and forts, definitely forts!
I prefer tree forts
Im cool with that! Especially seeing as you are already up to your knees in water!
did you know that “forts” originated from the word “frist”?
boarding Noah’s Ark now with ahhh…Russell Crowe. I think he is the one in it
understood… the thing about rogerian expression is that they are distinctively (and characteristically) associated with a form of aggression, they are choosing to use the incorrect words, but the fun in in which words they use:
there are more examples in the Page on rogers (my favorites: ‘they are too self-absorbent’… ” I am waiting to buy the un-abashed edition of that book’… I look at my paycheck and get mad at how much is deducted especially in aggravated security’
ask him about the mashed potatoes
Funny I wanted to ask about the potatoes but thought it as just a passing reference….so…Roger whats the deal w the potatoes and rogerian expressions???
Hey! What? Roger writes a guest post and slips into the night never to be seen again?! Doesn’t he know who he’s dealing with here? lol It’s the frist and only jeanofalljeans and the zoe!
***exasperated sigh***
“roger… ” ***head shake****
Look. it was just too fun here, Let’s face it! :) He did a good post however. jeanofalljeans: I like the sound of that! :) xox
You sure youre a scott?
wanna arm wrestle to a decision on that?
I can play diplomat if I choose to. geesh. !!!
***launching potatoes!!!!****
Geesh indeed!!! :)
here is a good example of how I know I am a scott.
I go around and if I am not the top person on someone’s blog list, I do NOT understand why. Why am I not at the top???
I also used to expect to hear my name called for every single school award at commencement, even if I wasn’t in the grade or class concerned.
and first prize in Peruvian language arts goes to: JEANNNIE BALDRIDGE! who was not in the class or grade!
hahaha !!!
OK, OW! Stop it! coming to getcha!!!!!
oh no! youre number 7 can we still be friends? DOnt worry clark is 15! But I will give you first prize for Zulu Dance 101!
that seems fair. I accept
totally agree (but for the new Readers) if you are not top person (wherever) you do not feel that you lack something and…and! you will stay and play/go to class/hangout at a blog provided that you have interaction and you enjoy yourself/getting something out of it…otherwise, it’s time to move on (and not because you want people to believe that the place you are leaving is bad or lacking something… not at all! just time to move on)
right!
arm wrestle diplomacy, love it!
(she rests her case)
lol
lol (no, ignore the man behind the curtain!! there’s nothing there!)
see you can’t do that though cause I was WORRIED ABOUT YOU!!!
i was like, “where is he???”
(trying to) practice my good host thing… stay back in the background
of course, we know that ‘clarks while professing to abhor the spotlight, do not tolerate being ignored’
lol
(…one of the things we(clarks) enjoy about you(scotts) the natural affection)
xoxoxoxox!!!!! :)
and I took off a bunch of xox’s because of propriety
Believe it or not,I actually did put up a response and explanation of rog. expressions last night. Hit the old “post comment”, and it simply did not appear as expected.Into the mist.Gone. I came back thinking it might have arrived today, but no.Thank you, WordPress.
wp blows sometimes. been there. all too often I wish I could remove stuff, however.
I want to hear more Roger expressions (well read them or whatever same thing right) and haha to Clark being a social director and channeling his inner Roger! Love it!