book deals and comment wars
Today’s the day Cheech and Chong get evicted.
If you’re unsure who Cheech and Chong are, let me clarify: They are not my boobs. They are my tonsils. And they have names because, well, anything that big deserves to be called by a proper noun.
But alas, it’s time for them to go. Don’t worry too much about them; from what I hear, they already have a book deal.
As for me, I certainly appreciate your prayers!
It’s probably gonna be a little quiet around here for the next few days, at least from my end but hopefully not from yours. You see, we’re getting close to the 10,000th comment mark. I’m not telling you how close, because…
Whoever posts the 10,000th comment wins!
Wins what? you wonder. Not telling. But believe you me, it will be so worth it!
Couple o’ rules:
- Comments must consist of full sentences to count.
- The winner has to email me a picture of him/herself with the prize (upon receipt of it), to be featured here at the Grit.
I’ll see you again when I’m a few pounds lighter (yes, they are that big!). And may the best blogger win!
Fun….I hope I win that fabulous prize…..I am sure it’s a whooper! :)
Seriously…..praying for your surgery and that all goes smooth.
I think you should give us a little hint on what this prize is. :)
thinking of you!
i’ve heard of people getting to take there tonsils home in a jar….super gross! so please, if the doctor ask you whether you want them….say NO! super gross!!
you’ll get to eat lots of jell’o and ice cream…yum yum!!
oh and super funny that someone thought that Cheech and Chong is boobs LOL
You are too funny!
Hope you feel better soon
I am game… my prayers go out to you. My prayers go out to all those that are suffering. Take care.
wow!?! i’m glad you clarified for us! on another note, i was born without tonsils…hmmm?
Good luck! (though I’m sure you wont need it)
Good luck with having your tonsils removed!! I will be praying for you. :)
We saw that book in Borders, Alece pointed it out to me and I started to laugh. She mentioned that she was going to blog about it. I didn’t think she was actually going to do it.
I want to know, what is she going to do with Cheech and Chong?
Praying for you, Beece!
praying for you as you give cheech & chong the good news for you but bad news for them! i know you will be gentle on them but you’re right…it’s time to kick them to the curb!!!
out you go!!!
Upon reading Andrew’s question about what Alece is going to do with Cheech and Chong, all I could picture is her having them in a jar for souvenirs or something. I am not sure why that came to mind when I am sure she is glad to be evicting them.
I really hope Alece doesn’t take a picture of them and post it! I don’t think I could stomach that.
i wonder if she would get stopped in the airport, if she tried to take them back to africa with her???
This is a full sentence, just to see if I win.
Jen,
We already thought of that! It’s kind of gross, but I bet she would if she could. She could charge people $.50 to take a look at the wonders that are Cheech and Chong! She could get rich that way.
Praying for you, friend.
I want to win that prize!
Did I mention that I love you and that I hope I win?
Also, friend, be at peace. It will be much better once your unwelcomed guests make their exit…no more year round colds and 33-month long antibiotic prescriptions.
Three words: lots of popsicles.
(Not sure if that counts as a complete sentence?)
Close enough?
Did I win yet?
How ’bout now?
Ha ha…. This is giving me one of those images from a carnival….
A tent set up with a sign telling of the wonders of Cheech & Chong. You’d pay $.50 to go in and there would be this little table roped off with a spotlight on it, and in the center a jar containing them. “Judge for yourself, folks. These may be the biggest tonsils ever taken from a person’s mouth!”
So the big moment has finally come! I hope your life after Cheech and Chong is 10x more pleasant than it was before them!
(yeah, prizes!)
Attention all:
About five minuets ago, we got a call from Niel. They’re done with the surgery, and Cheech & Chong are no more. They got it all. Alece is in recovery, and is expecting to be able to come home in about an hour!
Praise God, it went well!
This has been an update from Brother Bean, thank you for tuning in.
Will they weigh them for you?! LOL haha!!
So full sentences you say? Can they be random? Because I can be random. ;-) heehee
YEAH!!! She’s out!!! YEAH!!
I want to hear the burps.
Jen,
That is exactly what should be done! We’ll make millions! Ripley’s might show up!
I need to take a shower. I stink. :shock:
Brandy,
I also want to hear them. My money is on louder and longer burps, cause there’s nothing there to slow them down any more.
I must change Aidan’s diaper. HE really stinks! LOL
Dylan is asking me when is he going to LOST a tooth and get money?? HAHAHA!!
I wonder if they prize is going to be cheech and chong? :SHOCK:
“I wonder if THEY prize” Good grief.
THE. THE prize. obviously.
That’s disgusting.
Andrew, unfortunately I have nothing to compare it to as I’ve NEVER heard the girl burp! :(
I’m all for girl burps.
“That’s disgusting”
Yes. Yes it is. LOL!
Alece! Look on the bright side, you get to eat ice cream and ice pops!
Brandy,
Then you’ve never lived. Have you every heard a broken fog horn?
Cuase it sounds like that sometimes.
Ooooh Ice cream. If I was there I’d make you a killer HOMEMADE milkshake. Oh yes I would. They are delightful! :D
AAHAHAHA!! A broken fog horn!! HAHAHA!!!! That made me laugh out loud!
You can tell that we really want to win. Either that or we have nothing better to do. For me, it’s a little of both.
My burps used to sound like frogs….b/c I didn’t FULLY learn how to burp until I was first pregnant. I’m all for the burp now. LOL!
Yeah, I laugh out loud every time I hear it, no joke.
Um, yeah, I have a kid begging me for more eggs even though he refused to eat them earlier, so I’m kind of protesting him.AND I want that prize! LOL!!!
I just realized, I’m kind of chatting with you and I have no idea who you are.
I’m Andrew, Alece’s younger brother.
Well I know who you are thanks to your blog. HA!!
I figured your name was Andrew. LOL! haha!!
I’m Brandy, obviously, with three boys who keeps Alece laughing with my stories of momhood. LOL
Speaking of momhood, one just said “I have pee!”
Must. Go. :(
LOL! Well, you have fun!
Oh yes, it’s glamorous!
BYE!
Ohhhh….now I’m here alone. Shame.
Did you know that Alece hates popsicles?
I wonder what she will do now?!!!
She’s my hero… She a tough cookie.
bye bye cheech and chong… your time is up!!!
PS… did I win???
When will the winner be announced? Tonight? Tomorrow? Next week? Next month?
I wonder if she was only like ONE away from 10K? All this would be in vain then. :(
Bummer. At least it’s keeping me from cleaning.
Anything that keeps me from cleaning is a plus.
But I am babysitting tonight, three girls, so I guess it should be relatively clean right?
Tonight I will have SIX kids aged 5 and under. :SHOCK: Three girls and my three boys. This should be interesting!
It’s really hard to take over the comment section when your comment section is SO LONG!!
We should have Deb write a song for Cheech and Chong. The Cheech and Chong Song.
Who named them Cheech and Chong anyway?
Is Niel spoiling you? I hope so!
Maybe Niel should sport the red heels just to make you giggle???? ;-) heehee
That makes ME giggle!
Okay, five more comments to go. whew! This is tough work.
You should rent lots of movies. Oh wait, you got the Friends season! That’ll be fun!!
My fave is Ross in the leather pants. Make sure to watch that one several times! ;-)
Dear Sweet Alece, I hope you’re feeling FINE!
And I’m spent!
(that’s what SHE said!)
Too bad someone else will comment and you’ll NEVER see my hostile comment takeover. :( Poo.
Just chiming in here. How fun: comment wars! I hope I win. But I hope the prize is NOT those blasted tonsils. I am glad that the surgery went well. Yeah.
Andrew, thanks for keeping us informed. I appreciate that.
Where does it tell you how many comments you have got?
I can see where it tells you how many comments you have – but I don’t see where they are numbered by person.
I have 1,724 comments. so I guess you could manually count back if it goes over.
But on the link to this page I see it says:
http://gritandglory.com/2008/08/22/book-deals-and-comment-wars/#comment-10106
That last little bit would lead me to believe that the comment count is now at 10,106. Am I right?
Yes I am because the address is now:
http://gritandglory.com/2008/08/22/book-deals-and-comment-wars/#comment-10107
Yet – there are only 78 comments on this post (so far) so that would mean if the address indicates how many comments you have that you had already passed 10,000 before you even posted it.
But what do I know? My theory could be totally off.
that is why I am still commenting. I might just win!
Been thinking about you a bunch Alece.
I hope that you are happy with the results of your surgical removal.
You mentioned losing couple pounds – too funny! You know people surgically lose weight all the time. But usually they get a tummy tuck or focus on another problematic area.
but hey, to each his (or her) own. If you want to remove the weight from your throat, then that is cool.
Well, I am going to go get a post up.
I am on pins and needles to know the winner! So excited!
You get well soon, ya’ hear?
Talk to you soon then. Take it easy. :-)
xoxo
@ngie that is hilarious!!! HAHAHA!!!!
I wonder if it was a comment on another post that got the 10,000 comment??? maybe?
Update of the eviction of Cheech and Chong:
Alece is not back yet. Niel called and said that the anesthetics effected her badly, she’s been throwing up, so they haven’t released her.
Stay tuned!
Oh, and keep her in your prayers.
Do I get bonus points for keeping them updated, Beece?
By the way, I’m having a caption contest over at The Paradigm! Feel free to get involved!
http://greaterthanknowledge.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/caption-contest-2/
Yes, Alece, I just plugged my own blog on yours. BWAAAAAHAHAHAHA!
ok so on her facebook page there is a link to this blog and it says 9117 comments but it has said that since this morning. So my guess from that info is that either Andrew or Brandy got the 10,000 comment.
But after what Angie said she might have reached that even before she posted this post today. And if that is the case Angie, Heidi and I were “commenting” on here till late last night. The three of us could have pushed her over 10,000!
Who knows. But I do know that we are at 10,000 plus now!
Alece…….
Get better already… Relax…
remember what I said …. Undeniable peace Girl!!!
@Faith – I didn’t know that Facebook provided that info when you had the WordPress feed. Very cool.
@Andrew – Thank you for your updates. Will be praying.
@Brandy – I am happy to oblige. :-)
Well, better go check out that other contest that Andrew is having. This is not good for that competitive streak I’ve been trying to tame… why do you all tempt me so?! :-)
ok
I got out my calculator and did some math work here and according to my estimations this is the winning comment posted by Brandy:
My burps used to sound like frogs….b/c I didn’t FULLY learn how to burp until I was first pregnant. I’m all for the burp now. LOL!
But this only works if no comments were made on any other post of Alece’s today. Only on this post.
Oh and I should warn you: I suck at math!
Alece … wish I were there to nurse you back to health. Hope they gave you a little zofran for the nausea! It will all be a distant memory soon …
Have been praying!
Alece … wish I were there to nurse you back to health. Hope they gave you a little zofran for the nausea! It will all be a distant memory soon …
Have been praying!
Alece … wish I were there to nurse you back to health. Hope they gave you a little zofran for the nausea! It will all be a distant memory soon …
Have been praying!
Alece … wish I were there to nurse you back to health. Hope they gave you a little zofran for the nausea! It will all be a distant memory soon …
Have been praying!
Alece … wish I were there to nurse you back to health. Hope they gave you a little zofran for the nausea! It will all be a distant memory soon …
Have been praying!
But if Angie theory is right then I might have won with my comment on her last post.
This is going to drive me crazy! And she might not be back on for days!!
I think Andrew should pull some brother strings and find out for us!!
The problem is that she can’t speak faith!!!
hmm.. and she hates popsicles…
I wonder if she tried pushups!! yummo.
We need to give her cold ideas people!!!
yum pushups! or smoothies!
I would if I could, but I can’t so I wont.
I’ll try and find out when she gets some rest, but knowing her, she’ll be back on multitasking tonight…so, we’ll see.
We have Carvel cake here for her, too.
Angie: I just read those comments on the caption. I laughed out loud! So, far, you’re winning, but you’re the only one playing right now.
If you want to forget this “gritty” place, come over to The Paradigm for some REAL fun!
http://greaterthanknowledge.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/caption-contest-2/
HA! I did it again, Alece!
Here’s the latest update:
Alece and Niel are on their way back to the house here. Niel said that she is doing good!
Tune in next time, cause it will most likely be her giving the update, not me.
She’s a strong woman.. After a nap I am sure…
She’ll be back in the saddle again.
Thanks for the updates, Andrew.
I keep thinking of the old saying, “Elvis has left the building,” but in this case, it’s “Cheech & Chong have left the building”! BUH-BYE! What a relief.
This’ll be over soon. Just think, more fodder for the blog! I’m sure Niel’s nursing you through it all like a champ.
Oh, and what about iced coffees (from Starbucks, of course!) if you hate popsicles? Or maybe coffee-flavored ice cream? Frozen pet biscuits? :)
Praying for you!
Lisa
just for you suckers out there …
the number were not reached before this blog were posted as it was the last thing we checked before leaving for OR.
also during the time of happiness i got alece to confess and agree that none of those comments count when you precious precious people …. i say precious as the big book say it is not nice to cal someone and idiot….went up agains my man niel in big dog small dog… you people were just ignorant then and so it doesnt not count.
did some one say thats what she said about the red shoes?
anyway i believe alece delivered twins today in form of tonsils and she is several ounces lighter…
her man niel will take all starbucks and cabello’s gift cards for al his suffering during this time…
by the way i know what i won…….
Praying for you, hope the ice cream is cold on its way down. :)
A PRIZE?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!
Shweet!
I wonder if, after the eviction, you’ll sound any different when you sing/talk?
I know that sounds like a dumb question, but if Cheech and Chong are really as big as they seem…that would leave a LOT of extra resonating room!
I said Niel should sport the red heels. HA!!! If only to make dear sweet alece smile. ;-)
Also, I’m pretty sure all the dog comments DO count. Yep. MmmHmm. ;-) LOL!
AB said: you people were just ignorant then and so it doesnt not count.
So they DO count then? heehee
Alece~Praying for a quick recovery and for God’s presence to be felt throughout. Love you.
Hey A-B can’t win! Isn’t that the rule for the lottery and things…not eligible for family members. :)
Andrew, thanks for the updates.
Did I win?
How are you, friend?
I certainly will pray for you tonight. Glad I popped in on you today! see ya Cheech and Chong.
AB and Andrew can’t win b/c they both violate the family winner law thingy majigy.
Family winner law? I don’t remember reading that. The way I see it is this: Whoever leave the 10,000th comment, gets the prize. Family can win!
yeesh, alece! you have crazy commentage here.
i was thinking what has already been said, that the prize is likely to be cheech and chong in a jar.
anyway, i know that when kids get their tonsils removed iy’s a heck of a lot easier than when adults do. take it easy. stock up on all the squishy food you can.
sending a hug and a prayer.
Wow… now that I am home from work, I definitely got a laugh as I read through all the new comments.
I don’t remember who said this now in the sea of comments, but, I do have to agree, after all this talk of how big Cheech & Chong were, I do wonder how much they weighed. ;-)
Follow the doctor’s orders! Get plenty of rest, too, Alece. Let the A-B (ahem, Neil) take good care of you!
Follow the doctor’s orders! Get plenty of rest, too, Alece. Let the A-B (ahem, Neil) take good care of you!
Follow the doctor’s orders! Get plenty of rest, too, Alece. Let the A-B (ahem, Neil) take good care of you!
Follow the doctor’s orders! Get plenty of rest, too, Alece. Let the A-B (ahem, Neil) take good care of you!
Follow the doctor’s orders! Get plenty of rest, too, Alece. Let the A-B (ahem, Neil) take good care of you!
this is Comment number 100something..
it is 10:45pm central time.
I wrote a new song today.
It’s just the guitar part so far.
Now i need to write some lyrics.
Some day when im awesome and famous, you will hear me sing and play on a cd. :)
my roommate got a new phone today, it’s the sprint version of the iphone.
i have atnt so i will be getting the new iphone 3G soon. HORAY!
Okay, im out of things to say.
at least i thought. hehehe!
so i heard this joke today.
there was a Blonde, a Russian and an American and they were all arguing over who had the biggest accomplishments…
The Russian said, “We were the first into outer space.”
The American said, “Well, we were the first on the surface of the moon.”
And the Blonde said, “Well, we are going to be first on the surface of the sun.”
The other two looked at her in shock and dismay…
“Duh! We are going at night!” she said.
hahahaha!
Just had a bowl ice cream… thought about you.
Love ya!!
so there you go, my contribution to the comment war. :)
OK, guys & gals, since my curiosity is up as to which comment # we are on, I did a little bit of number crunching. If I am not mistaken, this comment should be in 10,065 give or take a few.
I guess I will see how close my estimating was when Alece tells us the winner. ;-)
Anyhow, off to bed for me!
this is exciting! I hope I can sleep. And I hope Alece is sleeping like a baby!
with all the space in throught she snores like her dad… i am moving to couch…..
also rules talks about family and not people living toghether lawfully…sucks to be andrew/….
holy cow! people really wanta win!!!
been thinking about you all day alece!!!
i love you girlfriend!
Wouldn’t it be so awesome if I, who will only leave a single comment, wins the prize? I think it would be awesome.
What is it like to lose a part of yourself?
Hope you are doing okay Alece!
I think I’ve got the prize figured out……it’s Cheech and Chong right? :)
I’m really looking forward to your response on all these comments Alece! How’re you doin? Enjoy the pampering as you recuperate! I love your countdown to returning to SA- looking forward to having you back here!
So being that I am a native South African, I think you should just get two prizes and just send one to me. Yup…okay. Done deal. I will email you my address for where I will be staying in the States because I start my world tour when you are coming off of yours. See? We are soulsistas. Anyways, I will not be grossed out if you send me your cheech or your chong because I once had my wisdom teeth pulled and I kept them for the tooth fairy. She brought me Starbucks cards. I love the grown-up version of the fairy…she rocks. And another thing, I wonder if you are really close to 10,000 or if this is just a plight to boost your stats? Just sayin. Probably you are though because you like to talk about pink underwear and that brings people out of the lurking corners of blog land. Anyways…all that to say is that I wish you well in your journey of healing and I am looking forward to your biohazard cooler on my front porch.
It is 3:58 am central time. i just thought i would stop by and say hey. :) so hey.
Okay, so what do I say? Hmm, well I am praying that your recover so fast that everyone is astonished…that your pain is non existent…and that you get to eat lots of ice cream, like Jan did on the Brady Bunch when she got her tonsils out!
Okay..so I just read some of the comments….AB- you really make me laugh hard! Hope the couch is comfortable!
I know today (saturday) is probably the worst. You probably woke up with a mean sore throat.
Praying for that k!!!!
Lovin and prayin
this is gonna take forever! ;)
hope all went well!!!
I wonder if you lost as much as I gained.
4 pounds!
How are you feeling? Too bad we can convalesce together. Chic flicks and pain pills….. heaven, right?
I hope this ain’t heaven. Things LOOK great, but there’s too much pain for it to be heaven…..
I’m not going to leave 300 comments like all your other cheaters. I mean, readers. Can you just eliminate as many multiple comments as you have to to back this one up to 10,000?
Wait! 10,000??? You’re a ROCK STAR!
You’re too cool for me!
Take care.
p.s. Hey maybe I should name my new parts Cheech and Chong?
On the way to the hospital we passed a mexican/ chinese carry out place called Cheech and Changs.
Hubby wants to call them Big and Poppy.
Ok..
that is an
open invitation to
hijacking!!! :lol: Prayed throughout the day Miss Alece…hope ur doing well…
Love you and talk with you soon!
We have lost control.
soliloquy
Your operation looks like way more fun! and you get “treats” to take home, and NOT treats in a jar! I hope you both recover fast.
Oh and my husband is wondering why you named your tonsils after pot heads. haha!
Hey there sunshine! Tonsils? Highly over rated! And since I have had the pleasure of more popsicles than one could want to eat, and Louie just got his “BOY BITS” cut out by the Vet., he and I commiserate with you!
At least your fingers communicate very well, and can fill the “gap of whispers”!!!! : )
I love you! Feel better soon!
Laura & BOYBITLESSLOUIE! (said of course with a French Accent: )
Andrew -
There used to be control?
More than there is now. Yes.
So ummmm, how is our Dear Sweet Alece?
Just posting to bring up the count! ha!
yeah Andrew we need another up date!
Oh and Alece, I hope you are watching your friends show and having a good time with those 6 wonderful people. I really hope you start with the first season and work your way through to the tenth without skipping ahead. It just makes it so much better.
That is the greatest tv show ever! A great show is one that you enjoy watching when it airs but what makes it the greatest show is enjoying it for the fifth and sixth time even more. Thats what I love about friends they never loose it, at least not for me. I hope you enjoy them.
10,000 is a long way away.
can we play one of your awesome games where we come up with the new words and their definitions?
that would help. :)
here’s to one step closer. :)
i think maybe i am confused. did you mean 10,000 on this one post or all together for your blog?
I am done praying for you, I just want to know if I won.
Okay, maybe not really done praying…I am just nervous. I say mean and stupid things when I am nervous. Don’t break up with me…Okay? Alece? Alece? Are you there??
Update:
Alece is here at the house resting up. Her and Niel have been having a Friends Marathon. She’s sore, and has to take some kind of medicine every four hours. But she’s doing good.
Thank you for the update on Alece! Glad to hear she is doing well.
Thank you for the update on Alece! Glad to hear she is doing well.
Thank you for the update on Alece! Glad to hear she is doing well.
Thank you for the update on Alece! Glad to hear she is doing well.
Thank you for the update on Alece! Glad to hear she is doing well.
Hope you’re feeling okay today! :)
Enjoying your Friends marathon I hope! :)
Hope you are feeling better! I’m praying for a quick recovery.
Goodness me. 184 comments before mine. Someone really wants to win the prize! (someones???) anyhoo, been thinking of you, praying for you, and really trusting that your recovery is suuuuu-per-faaaaast. (for anyone who’s familiar w/ the kids TV show Baby Einstiens, I wrote ’super fast’ the way they say it on that cartoon… just FYI!). That’s all. Just want you to be well soon. Hugs! <
Andrew, brother, you are awesome! Thank you for keeping us informed.
Andrew- you rock…thank you for the updates!
christen
i know just what you are talking about! my boy loves that show.
andrew
thanks!
Just checkin on ya Alece….hope ur in zero pain…did someone win…I haven’t read the comments.
Glad cheech and chong are history….
Love ya!
Friends marathon…. AWESOME!!
Wait, is she allowed to laugh? Because then the marathon might be bad. LOL!
I wish Alece had an update… Hope all is well…
if you were here. id hug you. then…id hug you again. and for good measure…id hug you one more time.
thank you.
I hugged her today. :-)
wha!!?? no fair!!!
hug for us now!!!
i loved everybody’s comments on this post. thanks for the giggles…
by the way, i DID ask about taking cheech and chong home with me. but… they had to be sent to the pathology lab for tests, so they weren’t allowed to live in a jar on my nightstand.
heidi — why’d you think i hate popsicles. i don’t. really. i promise. i never really get to eat them, so i think i’ve had more in the past 3 days than in my entire life combined. bring on the strawberry! and i splurged on a few fudgsicles. mmm. tasty.
A-B — i delivered twins on friday! ha ha ha! that made me laugh.
joy-renee — the doctor told me there was a possibility that my voice will be different once i recover from the surgery. strange to think about. it’s different now because my throat is so unbelievably swollen; i’m curious to hear what i sound like in a few more days.
soliloquy — you should totally name ‘em cheech and chong. it works well with the “c” theme.
Ok, that was stinking hilarious. Naming your tonsils Cheech and Chong? That’s awesome!
Oh, and for the record, I’m really glad you weren’t talking about your boobs. That would be really weird to have a pair named Cheech & Chong.
indeed!