So according to the magical stats page overseen by our friends at WordPress, I now have just over 2,500 followers. But are all of you real people? I want you all to type the word ‘hi’ into the comment section of this post.
See, the thing is… I don’t know why there always has to be a thing, but there does… some of you have blog names that sound suspiciously like business names. I just tell myself that you have been checking out my blog while you are supposed to be working… and I am totally okay with that.
The other thing is… ooohhh, the rare and wonderful double thing… that there are a surprising number of your that hit the follow button and then have never typed a single word into any comment box on any post… ever.
I’m not trying to make you feel guilty. If you are shy or whatever, I respect that. If you just think you have nothing to say then I hope you are at least having fun watching me do… whatever it is I do here…
But… and this is really just more along the lines of an experiment… I would really love to see if I can get 2,500 people to just say hi. Not as a power trip. Not to massage my already inflated ego. No, not at all. I just want to prove that you all exist, that you aren’t just a bunch of random blog names made up by underpaid flunkies working in cubicles in the basement of the WordPress corporation.
So can you all do that for me?
Here, let me start off…
Hi
Pouring My Art Out 
hi
Yay… humans now outnumber the robots! Take that, future metallic overlords!
Hi,
Yay… there are real people out there! Welcome home…
Ok mine is 3: IoM
HA!
I comment on almost every post of yours I read so I should get an award or something.
well, you get to read all my posts… loyalty is its own reward… you’re welcome!
Spam
well played, Sir!
Hai 😉
Domo Arigato.
hi.
didn’t think I could do it didja? HA!
What… spell ‘hi’… sure I did.
no, just say “hi” and leave it at that.
ha… and you almost managed to do it…
HI? Bye.
Ha… Mollie used to say that when she was little.
HI
superb…
Hi…
yay… thanks…
Hiya!
Are you doing Karate???
no
oh… a wise guy… I am going to check the human box…
Are you sure? I’m sure someone has invented a spam program capable of generating smart alecky comments.
But, hey: If not, you want to go in on a venture with me doing so?
Once we have smart ass robots, does the world really need us anymore??? Why work towards our own obsolescence…
What a movie this would make: In a world of smart mouthed terminators, two sarcastic humans live on.
I don’t mean to toot my own horn, but in the 4th book in my action/adventure/humor sci-fi novel series, there are actually robots of advanced alien design that are sarcastic and more human than humans are…
“Hi” there 😉
well done, thank you
Does not compute.
well played
kumquat, kumquat, kumuat. There, always wanted to do that – prove I was human by saying kumquat.
The Japanese just invented a robot that does nothing but say kumquat… nice try, Robot-San!
Hi!
Well hello, actual, living human being type person!
Hi-de-ho!
neighbor?
Hi 🙂
Yay! We have a winner… thank you.
high
sigh… close enough…
I don’t exist! At least I’m pretty sure of it…
You do leave a spammy aftertaste of fat and gristle…
It’s the beaver chow.
ok… now stop messing up my count of real human beings…
Hey, how do you count X? Is he considered to be a human being or are android-cyborg combos with unequalled political humour good enough to make the count?
you get extra points for not commenting more than once here…
Que??? This is so weird dude.
If you must throw off my scientific observations… I have a special post for people with a tendency to comment on and on and on…
Wait, whaaaaaat????? What alternate universe have I fallen into??????
dude… I am trying to establish the reality of members of the blogging community, and this will only work if I get exactly 2,502 comments… that I can count…
Oooooooooohhhhh… I get it now.
ssshhhh…..
I didn’t say anything…
…ooo000ooo…
Is there something wrong with your keyboard? I’m concerned.
dude
Yeeeeeeesssss?????
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
This is not a word, my man.
..
tell me. fur realzies. How does one not love Trent when he shows up? Huh? I’ll tell you how. It just ain’t possible.
Well obviously I do, with just a hint of jealousy…
You count me as 10, obviously, two of which you just named.
so with the alien one… we are up to three of you
Do I have to call a blade runner?
…
Pst Arthur,HI I’m real but rumour has it that Trent is not..
I’m not real! It’s all true! Say it ain’t so!
It ain’t so, you’re not real
It is so not so… so…
I know right?!
I know right and wrong
you really have a problem with authority
Whatcha talking about? I loooove authority.
.
Yeah… I started that rumor…
I know I was being funny
I know… you thought you were being funny…
Now you sound like my Hubby! I am funny!
I know… my wife doesn’t think I’m funny.
Now that’s funny
hilarious. Jessica also doesn’t think I’m funny. Mollie thinks I’m funny.
So Molly’s your favourite?
well… I can’t really answer that can I?
I know!! lol
yup
!iH
I had to be different.
I would expect nothing less.
Hi
wheeeeeeeeee
I can’t follow directions!
Somehow with you that makes you more than human.
Hi….there I followed instructions
Okay… you are not only human, but smarter than the average human… thanks.
hi
awesome
HI!!!!!!!!!! I’ve often wondered the same thing about ‘things’ and such. Clever idea to find out which followers are the robots!
PS. Sorry I commented! I just really really wanted to tell you that. 😀
I can forgive you for agreeing with me, I guess…
hi )
yay
Hello
Close enough… Thanks!
Hi.
Now you know that all those comments I’ve made on your blog over the last few weeks are from someone who actually exists. But are you sure of that? Are you absolutely sure that my dog didn’t somehow punch those letters on the keyboard?
You know, I get lots of spam comments and spam email that start off, “Hi.” And I’m pretty sure those spammers aren’t legit. But then, again, the spammers “exist,” so I guess that would meet your requirement.
Go, Team!
Now I wonder if you do exist, because you couldn’t follow simple instructions and just say HI!
Hi
Now I need to count you twice… so you must be more than human…
Well, we all knew that (patting self on back).
sssshhhhh
i too, would like to see wordpress, yeah and what those shity changes you’ve made?
ah… don’t start commenting here… you are just supposed to say hi… no more comments on this post…