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Just listened to your interview on NPR. I totally heard the way your voice sounded at the end and I was laughing so hard that Coke almost shot through my nostrils onto my monitor. I was picturing Leta with stuff strewn everywhere and could not stop. My boss thinks I have a chemical imbalance now.

My favorite part of the interview,after finally getting to hear Dooce’s voice (yay! You were great!), was the clip w/the journalist from Houston. Either he is the worst-spoken journalist EVER and/or NPR did the lamest editing job ever. I think it’s a mix. Here is his quote:

“I wouldn’t advise anyone to do it anonymously if they’re going to, if it’s going to cause them to lose their job, ’cause you know, it’s no fun losing your job.”

BRILLIANT OBSERVATION, DUDE. And I can so totally know AHEAD OF TIME if it will, in fact, cause me to lose me my job.

AgMommy said exactly what I was thinking. all us midwesterners say, “what accent?”

I forgot to add this the first time: I thought Dooce was awesome on NPR, and definitely a hell of a lot more eloquent than that airlines lady. “So, um, they said that I hiked my skirt up, but um, it just DOES that when I sit. And, I have long legs, so maybe somebody’s offended about that?” She sounded like she knew what she was doing.

I don’t know what I expected you to sound like, but it wasn’t like that. In fact, you sound a little like me. There’s no southern accent that I can detect – unless Colorado accents sound the same!?
p.s. I wouldn’t mind living next to the verb – as long as hubby and I could come and booze it up with you guys!

About those unanswered questions–

1. IS the B. for Boone?
2. Emily ISN’T the babysitter, is she?
3. Howcum nobody answered sooo’s question? Yes, Leta DOES have a middle name. It’s Elise.
4. And my own perpetual puzzlement: Why DOES Relentless Christian Amber read Sacrilegious Iconoclast Dooce at all?

…just curious

Katie: I agree, totally. I don’t like the pink, and I really can see why she got fired; her bra was hanging out!

But yes, complete trainwreck, and the “speaking in third person” thing gets on my nerves, as well.

tickled, don’t talk shit about the internet jesus fish. i’ve seen amber post the words “fuck” and “love in christ” IN THE SAME COMMENT. that takes skill, my friend. i don’t see YOU leaving little animal icons next to your name, and i defy you to come up with one better than an INTERNET JESUS FISH. plus, she doesn’t post that often so i don’t think it’s really gotten on anyone’s nerves yet.

Leta is such a doll!
I love the dog park photos also.
I almost choked on my gum!
Good times!!!

Awesome, Heather! Give em hell.

Also, the dog park photos? Priceless.

so nice to put a voice to your famous face!

Um, H, now that you’ve surfed the airwaves, would you do a dramatic reading of a blog entry? One of your own, perhaps? Just so we can see you in character? I really think you are entitled to a longer spot than the one you got? And let’s be honest? Worthy news stories about bloggers who lose their jobs are only the corner of your particular tablecloth, if ya know what I mean? Even if it’s not a syndicated piece on CNN, you could still put seomething online? I think Garrison Keillor would have an excuse to call you? Or even Michael Feldman? A big future in radio speaking engagements awaits, I’m sure?

That was fun. I listened to the Day to Day clip before reading your “Thinking”–I thought you sounded amused, not choked up. And very polished. Had you not told us, I think nobody could have guessed there was a tiny Leta tornado next to you.

There’s the whole, “you don’t sound anything like I expected you to” sentiment, but then again, no one really does. You talk a lot faster than I thought you would. And that’s not in a redneck drawl sort of way either. I’d imagine it was because you were trying to make sure that your wallet wasn’t being shredded to bits.

Even though I never post about work on my blog, I still think that it sucks that people get fired for this sort of thing, especially when there’s no policy set in place by a company.

Hi Dooce. This has nothing to do with adorable Leta, but I just wanted to say that you sound very intelligent on the NPR report. That high school valedictorianism shines through loud and clear. Also, from all the accent hype I was expecting the voice of a reg-ya-lerr Southern belle, but you sound just fine to my Floridian ears. Bravo.

Not to pimp my blog, but a comment that Amber left may answer tickled’s question. Best bit: “silly doctrine.” Makes me think “Silly doctrine – Dogma’s for dicks” or some such in the vein of Trix commercials.

In short, don’t be dogging on my girl Amber. The “Relentless Christian” comment sounded a bit snippy, and while some of the most vocal “Christians” invite scorn by being pants-shittingly ignorant and just plain assholes, Amber is not one of those.

http://evil-stepmother.blogspot.com/2004/11/well-im-not-touching-politics-right.html#comments – She’s “Ladymadaysia” and I think the cussing and religious disagreement questions get answered very well.

Ok, Dooce, I’ll ban myself.

After reading this site rather religiously for 3 years, I had been dying to know what your voice sounded like! Now I know…what a lovely surprise! Never in a million years would I have been able to identify your voice ))

I didn’t know Amazon sold eyebrows.

puhppy pics are toooooooooo cute. Oh, the fourth puppy, can I hold him and squish him and make him mine?

I was glad to get to hear your NPR interview. I couldn’t quite place your accent at first. To me, it sounded a little northern/nasal (or perhaps you have a cold?). But I also haven’t heard many city southern accents, so maybe it is that. Your voice kind of reminds me of Ashley Judd in Double Jeopardy.

which is a cool thing.

I missed the interview. Did she say anything about boobs?

How cute.

I heard an accent. Not at all hickish though – don’t worry Heather. It’s very subtle, but I like it! I always have been partial to southern accents…

Your voice sounded totally different than I thought. Wow.

I think I am changing my comment post name from now on. It’s kind of funny.

what’s this? a christian with a sense of humor? you know that’s funny because once when i made a joke about jesus standing in my college cafeteria passing out easter candies (he WAS!), all those snob-nosed christian bitches looked down their perfect roman noses at me and i said, “HEY, JESUS HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR. And apparently he uses purple saran wrap as well.”

Nobody thought that was funny, and they also didn’t agree about jesus’ sense of humor. I wish they could meet you amber, and you little internet jesus fish too.

christ forfuckingever,
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