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As Mr. Schmader noted in yesterday's Morning News, the Seattle Times printed a very nice profile of our dear publisher, Tim Keck, in the Sunday edition (especially nice considering all the not-all-that-nice things we say about the Times all the time).

Mr. Keck is (accurately) portrayed as a sleepwalking, pantsless pothead, but the article also captures some of his very special genius. (Former Stranger editor Emily White is quoted saying that Mr. Keck is "the best boss I'll ever have," which is how we all feel here at headquarters too.)

What the article does not capture so accurately is us, the editorial staff. We will take "cheap," sure—that we are. But this will not stand:

Clutching an ever-present iPhone, Keck races around from one pierced, tattooed staffer to another, calling out questions and dispensing fist-bump kudos.

The vast majority of editorial withstood the brief urge to ornament ourselves with tribal garlands around our biceps, and no one has any nontraditional piercings (for our purposes, nontraditional piercings will be defined as piercings other than on the ears of biological females, with apologies for the phallogocentrism). (I would also like to take this opportunity to state for the record and for all time that a "fist-bump" is properly called a dap. "Fist-bump" sounds very, very stupid. Let it be done.)

So, my friends, a poll! (Answer, with details on each and every Stranger editorial tattoo, later, whether you want them or not.)