Best spam comment ever

Akismet picked this up in my comments today and I just couldn’t help but to smile…

I read about an actuary who calculated that the odds of a man’s trousers falling down if he was wearing both a belt and suspenders was about 35,000 to one. What would be the odds of a man’s trousers falling down while wearing only a belt? What about only suspenders?

Update – I’ll find a prize for the person who posts the funniest reponse to this…

Splendid Social September

I want to start out by apologising once again for the searing heat at the London Bloggers Meetup last night. I can’t believe the Air Conditioning actually packed in, what bad timing. I promise it is not some strange ploy to heat you all up so you drink more beer, it’s not like any of you need any excuses for that to be fair…

Apart from the heat, what a superb time I had at Social September. I know I’m always banging on about how much I enjoy the LBMs, but for some reason last night for me was one of the best so far. Whether it was the incredibly generous eBay support – I don’t think I bought a drink all night and I certainly had plenty to eat – or the fact we had an interesting talk, or the sheer number of new community members. Maybe it was a mixture of all of the above, who knows. One thing’s for sure I had a top night.

Great chatting to:

Godwyns – I look forward to the erotic poetry and reading about my pink shirt
Murray – more erotic poetry, should make an entertaining read… I’ll complete those interview questions soon!
Tom – as ever entertaining chatting and I hope you make it through the next week
Epicurienne – no prize this time, but keep your eyes peeled, I have an interesting opportunity coming your way soon
Hayley – congrats on winning the Netbook, when’s it going on eBay then…
Matt – so were you the last to leave then..?
Ash – I’ll have a think about your ideas, maybe I could be doing more for the community and me..
Ruthy – only one more before the big trip, good job it’s a great one coming up
Timinator – only one more LBM to go ever, it just won’t be the same (we might all get a chance at the bar before the tab runs out…) but check out http://www.meetup.com/sydneybloggers/
Seb – A short hello this time, but hope all’s going well
Chris – I am really looking forward to the sandwich blog..!
Rob – I enjoyed this venue much more last time, perhaps it was the wine, which reminds me, when are we doing another one…
Mehrdad – congrats on winning the wireless dongle, hope my pronunciation of your surname wasn’t too far off!!
Navin – interesting as ever, good luck with the launch next week!
Marko – I’ve checked out your blog already, maybe you could do a talk at one of the next meetups..?

And so many more people I would like to name check… in fact I could go on for a while but its time to watch the England match!

Thanks to everyone at eBay and Shine Communications, great input and generosity. I’ll keep you posted on the incredible deal I picked up on those Adidas trainers.

So until next time…

Andy

PS if you woke up this morning with a hangover and realised you’d taken the wrong bag home, please let me know ASAP. There is someone longing to have their belongings returned.

PPS if you are into social media in business, you might like to keep your eyes peeled for a competition coming here soon!!

25 Basic Styles of Blogging

I spotted this presentation on slideshare and wondered which of Rohit’s catagories we all fit into..?

I presonally think I cross into various categories but have a read and let me know which one best describes you and your blog.

Fifth Estate: Bringing Bloggers and Not for Profits Together

Is there space for a conversation between not-for-profit organisations and bloggers? The CIPR Fifth Estate Group thinks yes and are organising an event on the 19th January February in Central London to start the discussion.

The informal evening will bring together Social Media natives with PRs from charities to meet, network and discuss the potential Social Media has to enhance communications from the not-for-profits in the online world.

It’s free for members of the CIPR Fifth Estate and The Third Sector PR and Comms group, who have also partnered on the event. If bloggers would like to attend they just need to sign up with their names, URLs etc at the wiki.

For more information visit the blog.

Guest post provided by the fabulous Darika Ahrens