OK, I know I said I was going to have a poll about how I would refer to you, my dear readers, but in reviewing your suggestions, I found nerdbot‘s suggestion of “Poester” so perfect that I didn’t want to risk it losing out.
“Poester” conveys pretty much everything I was looking for. It obviously relates well to the site while not sounding too abstract (like “Articulates”), and it has a nice pun on “poster,” which, obviously many of you are when you “post” comments. And it works better than “Poe-ser” (or as I would have spelled it, Poezer), which, while clever, has some obviously negative connotations I’d like to avoid.
Plus, “Poester” sounds like what Richard Laymer, Rob Schneider’s SNL character of “Makin’ Copies” fame, would call me. And that’s cool, right? Hello?
Anyway, nerdbot, shoot me an email and I’ll reward you with something keen.
(Also: your regularly scheduled It Figures will be late today. I’ve got the day off and I’m busy cleaning the apartment.)
nerdbot
Thanks – I feel honored! (Sadly, this might be my greatest achievement.)
I'm wondering how I missed this announcement the other day… I visit the site pretty regularly.
Ant
i'd want to be a Poe-mer sexual
PrfktTear
I approve.
Cade
I like Poester….Poets could have been good as well, but maybe to pompous
Paul
I’d still rather be a Power Pal. hehe
Poe
@MB: That one was up there, but I decided it was a bit less intuitively understandable than Poester.
monkey boy
i think you should have called your followers "PoeGhos".
jestergoblin
I'm putting this on my resume.
Monte
Wait'll I tell Ma. She'll be so proud.
PresidentJuggernaut
Cute.
Motorthing
OK.
I'm easily lead.
Dead Man Walking
This is not democracy!
Cade
poe, come on, remember priorities….It Figures first and cleaning later
Jim
lol I walked out of my apt to go to the gym and forgot to write Poester but was too lazy to write it then when I got back nerdbot beat me to it!
Good Choice! I thought that was actually one of the best choices. That and Poe poe. lol