I need some input, ideas, help. Ok, let me stop you right there. I know you are going to say I’ve needed help for a long time. There, I said it, before you did. So thttewweeep. You’ll just have to imagine me sticking out my tongue and making that “sticking out your tongue” noise that is ever so rude.
Now, on to the issue at hand.
I’ve been talking to people about doing guest blogs. Then I thought about making it a regular feature. Here is how my thought process went:
It would be fun to do so that we would be able to meet some of our fellow bloggers more in-depth.
Then it occurred to me that it would be fun to do it on a weekly basis or more.
Ok, a lot of people do this, how can we make it different?
How about having guest blogs that are funny?
Yes!
But what would the rules be?
1. Must tell something about yourself and your blog.
2. Must do this in a way that elicits a smile.
3. Extra points for getting laughs, chuckles, and guffaws.
4. Points don’t matter but the laughs, chuckles, and guffaws do.
5. Must tell us where you are from and a short description of said place.
Are there any more rules you can think of?
I was thinking of naming it Guest in Jest followed by the name of the guest blogger.
For example” Guest in Jest mainepaperpusher
On what day(s) of the week should it fall?
As you can tell, this is just an idea roughly outlined, but if there is any interest in it at all, I’ll figure out a way to do it!
If you are interested in being a Guest in Jest blogger. Leave me a comment here. That way I’ll know if it’s feasible or not.
Any further ideas would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks so much!
I’m sold! What next? 🌺
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Do you have any ideas on how to improve the concept? I want to do it right, not that we can’t tweak later.
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Uuuum… I think Friday is a good day for it go out as everyone is pretty upbeat on Fridays – TGIF and all that. I like your title, so you could go with: Guest in Jest: Giggles Courtesy of [insert name here]
I think your content points were good- you could do an end of the month ‘funniest guest post was [so and so] ‘ by seeing who got the most likes (so obvs ask readers to DEFINITELY like and comment. Then the ‘winner’ has to say thank you by posting their favourite shirt, cheesy, corny joke for one last laugh. Just a few ideas! You could EVEN (assuming it takes off) at he end of let’s say 3 months if doing this, give an award of some sort or create a little “Hall of Fame’???
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Great ideas!!!! I love the one of doing an end of the month thing. The favorite shirt is a great idea, too. ;P I had to, you know I just had to. Autocorrect IS a bitch!
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Made me laugh, and I’m completely toddler exhausted so that’s an accomplishment!
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Haha! Have you heard the one about the turtleneck? Hehe
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No but…. is the answer:
…. neither did the turtle- he couldn’t hear a thing in his shell? Mwahaha
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You’re too funny!
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Did you see my comment earlier? I tagged you in The Friends for Days tag. It’s in my latest posty post
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Oooh didn’t see that one! I”ll go back and look. THANKS!
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😊
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I like it! But you probably knew that. I would look at your WP stats and see which is your most popular day and go with that one. That’s how I got endangered Thursdays going.
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Great idea! Right now my best day/time is Friday 4PM. I love your endangered Thursdays, btw.
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Thank you 😁. I say go with Fridays then. People could get bust one lung reading your posts then come over to mine and bust the other one for Facebook Fridays 😂😂
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Friday sounds good. Superwifeandmummy suggested that, too. I also like the idea of posting on Friday so people can read at their leisure over the weekend.
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Even better! Can’t wait!
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Me too! Nel’s Endangered Thursdays are always filled with insights 🙂
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Another country heard from! Yup, Friday it is!
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I agree with the Stats thing
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I’m going to do it! If the idea gets off the ground. You’re on the list, you know! Even if we don’t have enough interest to do this on a regular basis!
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Yay! This plane is taking off 😀
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😂autocorrect is a raving lunatic. I meant SHORT joke, not SHIRT!
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I think it would be great fun, if I could be allowed to join! And I bet writingforme1961 would play. And she’s funny. I’m more morbidly sarcastic and snarky. I love the idea of community building.
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Of course, you are “allowed” to join! Silly! Anyone who wants to join is greatly encouraged! Now that it looks like it is going to happen, invite anyone who wants to join. Are there any ideas you have for the post? By the way, I love your snarkish ways!
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Guest in Jest: how I love assonance! 😀
Can we be funny and the blog not so much? Or both should be funny? haha
Maybe another rule could be: the post must have a picture (taken by the writer themselves) besides the featured one. Images tend to attract the viewers.
You could establish the minimum of words as 700. Longer posts are also eye-catchers.
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Hmmm, I hadn’t thought about pics. I guess we’d have to have a common featured pic. I’ll have to work on that! I like the idea of a pic for the post itself, but I don’t want to put off anyone who isn’t into photography or is shy about their skills. I like though. Lets see what others think. Length is another thing to thin about. This is why ask these things. I need ideas! Thanks so much!
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Yeah, I guess you’re right about the photographic skills. I have none myself. haha And having a common featured pic sounds like a great idea 🙂
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You can count on me for more input 😉
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I knew I could!
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Friday sounds super!
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That has been the consensus. Now to make sure we have enough interest to make this work.
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You could always make up a pen name and write! Who is the true Linda!?Bwahahaha
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But that would deprive the world of a humorous Roda post. I know you want to do it. I can see it in your…grammar. Yeah, I can’t see your eyes but your interrobang gives you away!
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But I am not funny…
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And the skunk that just sprayed outside my bedroom window is not making perky Roda very perky!!!
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Sorry…I am talking gibberish! I am exhausted, have pine sap in my hair and there is no chocolate in the house. Someone even ate the chocolate chips (yeah, it was me).
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I hate to be the one to break it to you, but you are very funny. As for the pine sap, I see oily hair in your future. I think any oil will help. Now, if you happen to have spruce sap around, you can chew it like gum as the natives did. Don’t chew pine sap. That would be sad.
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My kids don’t think I am funny. They look at me like I am nuts! Wifey shakes her head, often! Granted, she is the most sarcastic person I know…But I think you would be a nice challenge for her! She enjoys my “Linda” stories!
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Trust me, you are funny. If you truly don’t think you are (you are!) then have Wifey help you write it! Yes, I think she and I would get along fabulously. I’m glad to hear that she likes the “Linda” stories. That makes my day! Of course, it’s night now, but you know what I mean. 😛
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We were in the bookstore and saw a stuffed dragon. She said, ” Hey…you should mail that to Linda and the geese and see if she gets it!” Like I said, she enjoys my Linda stories!
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Hahaha! I love that woman already. She should join WordPress and do a funny blog post! OR she could be your guest poster to post on the Guest in Jest…oh this is way too confusing. Just tell her to write stuff and we’ll put it somewhere somehow if she likes. 🙂
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She dislikes technology in all forms!!! It makes her grumpy! She is very much a math/science girl.
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Math and science rock!
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She is a Pediatrician.
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She’s a pediatrician? Oh my goodness, the stories she could tell!
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Between the two of us, we have lots of little people stories!!
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I am turning into a pumpkin! Time for sleep! Sweet dreams to my favorite dragon whisperer! 💚🐉
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Sleep well my dragonfly queen!
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If this Skunk does not take his smell elsewhere, not so sweet Roda is going to start flailing in the Japanese garden with the pitch fork! ( Now that might be funny!)
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No no, you are supposed to RAKE the Japanese garden. Pitchforking it is frowned upon. Get your tools straight, woman!
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The Skunk family needs to go! I was kind and live trapped them from under the hay barn. The entire family was safe and sound…happily relocated! Next time, I won’t be so nice! Wifey won’t let me have a gun! She says s hormonal woman should never have a gun! 🙄
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She might be right, but that never stopped me. Though, I’m glad she is keeping you from killing them. Obviously, you didn’t relocate them far enough away. Would you like some lessons from Bill? He’s pretty good in the critter relocation department!
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I think she is more afraid of what might happen when I get grumpy and there is no chocolate! Honestly, I could never pull the trigger!
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Love this! And go with your most active day.
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Yes, that was a great idea that Nel had. Everyone agrees on Friday, too!
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Hey Linda! I nominated you for the Mystery Blgger Award! Hope you enjoy it. There’s no obligation to do it. And if you’ve already done, you can ignore or give it a take 2. haha!
https://thekayasthajournal.wordpress.com/2017/07/04/mystery-blogger-award/
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Give me some suggestions to write posts in my newly constructing
iamgreatindian blog
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Your website is called Great Indians. Start off by telling people about you. Then work on posts explaining why India is great. Food, culture, religion, architecture…the list is endless. Good luck with your new blog!
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HI, I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your blog! I have nominated you for a Sunshine Blogger Award! You can find it at https://invisible-no-more.com/2017/07/04/sunshine-blogger-awards-1-2/
Have a great day!
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Thank you soooo much! I really appreciate it. I’ve done this one a while back here: https://wordpress.com/post/mainepaperpusher.wordpress.com/2428 but I certainly am very happy to hear that you like my blog.
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Hi Linda! I have nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award! I have decided to approach my nominations a bit differently this time. I am focusing on the first beautiful individuals that followed Growing Self. I just wanted to say thank you for taking a risk and hitting the follow button. I so appreciate you! You bring me laughter and sunshine daily! Love and Hugs, Roda
Note:The post is scheduled for Monday.
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Thanks so much! I think you had me do this one once before. I’m about five tags/awards behind and I’m thinking of doing Tag Tuesdays!
I hadn’t realized I was one of your first followers. I probably knew and forgot. The brain, she not working so good anymore. You’ll just have to imagine that being said with a heavy accent of some type. It’s alway safe to leave those types of things as non-specific as you can. Mostly, because I can’t do an accurate accent to save my soul!
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Sounds like a terrific idea! Count me in!
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I’m so happy you want to participate! Let me know when you have something to submit and I’ll fit you in. I’m going to have to come up with a proper schedule! Thanks for being part of this. I think it will be fun.
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Please please please please please please please please please check your email. Just sent a submission and I’m sooooooooo pleased to give it to you!
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YES!!! Yours will be the first published!
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Whoo hoo! !!!!!
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Also there may be few typos so go ahead and correct them 😊😊😊😊😊
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I will never correct submissions because it would be just like me to “fix” something that was meant to be, but went right over my head! If you want to do a second take, feel free. 🙂 Thank you so much for doing this. I think that this will be a lot of fun if we can get it up and running!
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Cool cool. I’ll give it a little look and correct it ASAP. So pleased!
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So any comments about my Ode to Me??? You don’t have to publish it first, btw- in case something more appropriate comes along 😂😂
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Oh no, you go first. I really like it! It’s very clever. I love the (not Alabama) and snoozorama! That made me laugh. This is good. I never expected poetry and this is fun!
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😂 yeah, a moment of comedic inspiration there! I’m so glad you like it!
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You bet!!
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By the way, what are you entitling it?
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Hmmmm, goooooooood question. ..I’ll have a little thinky and get back to you 😊
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*snaps fingers* got it! : “Vitae in Verse”
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Perfect!!! Did you want to go over it before it’s published?
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Hey. Just sent you the final version. 😊😊
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Awesome! I plan to publish it on Friday. Yay, the beginning of a fun series! Thank you so much for contributing. I love your piece!
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Can’t wait! Thank you so much for saying that. Honestly, I love it too- your challenge inspired me! 😊😂
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I’m so happy it gave you a nudge. The post is ready for publication on July 14th. Thanks again for starting us off!
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My enormous pleasure 😁
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