Ritu thinks my blog is brilliant.
No, seriously. She does, and she’s given me an award to prove it. Woo-hoo!
So thank you Ritu! Now, according to the rules (dere’s allus dem damn rulz!), I need to write a post with my own list of 7 brilliant blogs, and notify each of the lucky winners by leaving a comment on their sites …..each of whom has to then contact seven others and so on…..comprends?
Trivia for the mathematically inclined – a little delving into memories of schooldays past tells me that this is an example of a divergent geometric series which, to the best of my knowledge, does not have a finite sum. Specifically, it is of the form ∑xⁿ where x ε I, x>1 and n ε I, n≥0, x being the number of people whose blogs are nominated in each round – 7 in this case – and n the number of rounds, and xⁿ thus giving the number of happy bloggers in round n.
For the rest of us mere mortals, what this means is that if all goes according to plan, round 8 of these awards should mean that a total of 5,764,801 happy bloggers would have been told their blogs are brilliant. If we assume a consistent ‘leakage’ of approximately a third of each person’s 7 respondents never carrying this forward, we still have 2,441,406 bloggers who would have been given the good news at the end of round 9. That’s a seriously large number of happy bloggers! (That must take care of every blogger around – and her aunt!)
So let’s all aim to make Blogosphere a happier place. As my contribution to this quest, here are the 7 blogs (in alphabetical order) that I think are brilliant. I have chosen blogs that are not part of my blogroll, because if you’re part of my blogroll, it already means I think your blog is brilliant!
Balu – quiet blogger from Bangalore
Dave and Jenny – two New Yorkers in The Dally!
Liam and Conall – humour from the UK and humor from the USA
Rambodoc – funny medicine that packs a wallop
Congratulations, people! Go out and spread the cheer.
August 20, 2008 at 12:04 pm
you mean my award (first one too) is just a result of statistical possibility! 😀
but seriously i am super kicked ‘coz i am not even sure you read my blog! :p well leaving looong comments helps!! 😉
sheesh! where is that oscar sppech when you need it??!!
but thankee!! me shall accept it and pass on the cheer too!!
cheers!
August 20, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Ooh!
It is quite something, I mean a quirky something! Thanks so much.
August 20, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Sigh. Mera number kab aayega. Sigh.
August 20, 2008 at 12:48 pm
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August 20, 2008 at 1:44 pm
The ‘leakage’ can also result in re-awarding someone who has already been awarded. I am giving one back to you 🙂
So, congratulations’ for your back to back awards QI.
August 20, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Congrats QI! 🙂
August 20, 2008 at 3:41 pm
haha congrats!
This calls for a celebration!
August 20, 2008 at 4:01 pm
QI:
“..finally recognised?”.
I didn’t realise you needed an explicit award to feel recognised despite having received several – usually rare – accolades from the original Ms Serious Blogger and now Ms Profound-and-Intimidating Blogger! 😛
August 20, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Hey QI, thanks for including my blog…I m not sure whether I’d be doing this coz. I do not blog about stuff etc… 🙂
I think I am in those One Thirds 😉
August 21, 2008 at 10:28 am
@Abha – it’s called ‘statistical determinism’! And you’re a two-time award winner…..now that’s a story you can tell Cubby – and the grandchildren as well! 🙂
@Rambodoc – 🙂
@Vidooshak – sir, aap to in chote-mote award say kahin bade hain….aap ka astitva aur mehetva in sammanon say nahin jude hain….aap jahaan khade hote hain, line wahin se shuru hoti hain!
@Richa – will check it out.
@Vaibhav – I see ‘habitually good’ is also ‘habitually smart’! 🙂
@Aparna – yeah, like, I uh, totally deserved it….an’ I wanna, like, thank everyone who, you know, uh, made it, like, happen..like me..this is so cool…. 😉
@Che – now this is a green fairy moment!
@Shefaly – the accolades from you are very much appreciated, let me tell you that. 🙂
@Anshul – I see the blogosphere’s getting smarter by the minute! 😉
August 21, 2008 at 11:02 am
Hi Quirky 🙂
It let me think about the “chain letters” we use to receive by email.
Forward it otherwise…
Just kidding 🙂
Congratulations!
I always have pleasure to visit your blog.
August 21, 2008 at 11:59 am
@fvarga – full marks!
Which is why that little mathematical explanation was there…. 😉
Of course, some people have made a killing by adapting the same principle and calling it ‘multi-level marketing’…..
August 21, 2008 at 2:01 pm
hey! you got a nice blog. Just went through some of your posts. They are interesting 🙂 Wish I could go through the entire blog..but lack of time. I have you in my reader now 🙂
Happy blogging!
August 21, 2008 at 2:17 pm
twice?? two times?? kaise? kab?
August 21, 2008 at 2:28 pm
@aargee – thank you. 🙂
@Abha – sorry, my mistake. Misinterpreted what you had written!
August 21, 2008 at 3:36 pm
@QI – Lets start with a good “Thank You Speech”.. Speech! Speech! Speech!
That was uh.. so lame duuuuude… uh you know uh ssup dude?
August 21, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Congratulations to you 🙂
August 21, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Am flattered! 😀
August 22, 2008 at 10:28 am
Whats that second paragraph?
Congrats anyway but my head is buzzing with maths now 🙄
August 22, 2008 at 2:07 pm
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August 23, 2008 at 11:05 am
@Aparna – 😉
@Nova – thanks. 🙂
@Balu – I enjoy reading your blog, chupchap!
@Suda – welcome to my blog. The second para was to explain – mathematically – how a ‘chain’ like this can potentially cover every blogger in existence in a very short time. So everyone’s happy. 🙂
August 23, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Congrats, dude! Finally! It’s about bloody time your efforts were recognized! 😀
August 23, 2008 at 9:51 pm
nice blog! 😀
August 25, 2008 at 9:38 am
@Nikhil – thank you, my friend. 😉
@Harry – welcome to my blog, and thanks for the appreciation!
August 29, 2008 at 10:59 am
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August 29, 2008 at 11:04 am
Hi Quirky Indian –
I’ve been very remiss in delaying our gratitude for your kind recognition of chickenmonkeydog. Sorry about that … no really good excuse, so I’ll not attempt one.
At last we have carried on the tradition and named our top blogs too:
http://www.chickenmonkeydog.com/online-brilliance/
Of course, you’re already one of our favourites …
Cheers,
Liam
http://chickenmonkeydog.com
September 1, 2008 at 9:11 pm
QI — congrats. I was recently included in one of these deals, but it only included 6 other blogs. So, you got me beat. I guess we can both smile at not being included in the pyramid scheme that only included 1 other blog and dismayed that we didn’t make the 20-other-blogs list.
September 2, 2008 at 11:22 am
@Liam – thanks….good to know that. 🙂
@Supercynic – ha ha….well put. It’s a clever little scheme this one, one that aims to make a whole lot of people feel good…..which can’t really be a bad thing! Cheers.
October 6, 2008 at 10:49 pm
man…….you rock !!!
your blog has got some stuff
i couldnt stop laughing for an hour after reading one of ur posts.
keep up the good work……..[:)]
Maestro, welcome to my blog and thanks for commenting. Glad you liked it.
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