As we are now past the century mark, I'll spare a thought for my Serial Complimenter from last year, and hope that he is now receiving all the compliments he could want.

@106 You can't possibly mean my trusty, beloved, equally quirky '74 SuperBeetle, built for the Oil Embargoes of 1973. And anyway, mine isn't a diesel, but runs on the mid-octane level gasoline. I'm enamored with a car full of loving, happy memories and fun road trips, not a corporation (parish the thought!). Don't knock air-cooled until you've tried 'em. This certified bug-nut never part with mine.
@sb 53, where are you?

Vennominon - totally off topic question: in older comment threads you've used the acronym LMB. What does it stand for? (Google suggests many different options; I suspect your usage to be 'lick my balls' but I'm not sure). Thanks for humouring me.

@106, Part II: I would like to tour the Wolfsburg, Germany plant (now an automotive museum, hotel and convention center resort) one day, and tell the good folks there Danke Schoen for manufacturing such a sweet, long-lasting little car.

knoxeee @108: Laissez-Moi Barf, I believe.

@108: knoxee, it stands for "Laissez-Moi Barf," which is similar to "gag me" to indicate eye-rolling disgust or contempt.

The idea of Mr. Vennominon saying "lick my balls" is hilarious, but the fact that you suspect that's what he means tells me you haven't been reading the comments for a long time. Mr. Ven is always restrained, civil, and unprofane. He does tend to assume everyone keeps up with his sometimes elaborate acronyms, but fortunately, enough of us do to bring the others up to date.

auntie griz: I don't know anything about anything but it seems to me you could use a little emotional support in the way that a good therapist could provide.

@110, 111
Thank you! Of the acronym's I could find via google 'lick my balls' was the only one that seemed plausible in the varied contexts I had seen it in use - but (as you say [formerly]nocute) it didn't seem to fit the general temperament of his comments unless in sarcasm so I had to finally just ask.

Grizelda: good, I'll email you and get to hear your stuff.

M? Knox - I do like either coming up with new forms of expression (LMB) or at least breathing new life into half-forgotten old ones (FTWL, perhaps my most frequently used acronym, borrowed from Miss Brodie). Your guess makes me think of Alice and Flo's signature line that could be reduced to the acronym KMG - not one I'd use myself, but, now that I think of it, I suspect a number of posters might find it useful when responding to posts they find troll-like.

You been studying psychology hunter and not tell anybody? Who is this manic phase person. If you trying to label Grizelda, then you have not much knowledge about musicians. Go fuck yourself.

I've enjoyed you sharing yourself more Grizelda. No weirder than the rest of us. And you compose and play music.
I'll write you and find a way to hear your music.
I always thought it was John Lennon who sang Oh Darling, a favourite. Now I hear it's Paul. That Aussie singer, Daniel Johns I mentioned a while back, has redone some Beatles songs to a cartoon series, with another Aussie guy over in the US. I love discovering music intensely.

@109 I hear you sister! Aircooling may require more emissions but my '63 bug and my 4 'vairs demonstrated that cheap reliable cars can be the savior for those of us in the 99%. Carry on!

LavaGirl @114: Please do email me! I'll email you my website address, and would love to know what you think about my music. My cover photo needs an update, though, since my weight loss, and @116 & @117: Thank you again. I love the Beatles, too, and grew up listening to every song John, Paul, George, and Ringo wrote.
@118 Sb53: I got your email, and love the photos of you and your friend, your pickup and Corvair. Convertibles rock, don't they? One of so many reasons I love mine.

@116 LavaGirl (re: @112): And thank you once again for being my Heather Mooney (Janeane Garafalo in Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion).
And Hunter? To quote Lisa Kudrow: Yeah!

Venn @62 (Apologies for my absence, I am on holiday -- it is currently raining, so here I am!): You're correct, I have been fucked by a woman with a strap-on and by a man with a penis and it's not exactly the same. But it's more similar than oral sex between the genders, and therefore more easily substituted.

@115 - thanks! I can appreciate the use of acronyms done with the abandon of youth and the weight of reference from a longer life.