This week was frightfully good.
It was creepy and kooky. It was mysterious and spooky. Frankly, it was altogether ooky. The Nerd Mafia Family. (snap, snap)
Ahem. Apologies for that. Sometimes we get a bit too engrossed in the spirit of the holidays.
We had trouble deciding which ghoulishly clever post to make this week. (Are ghouls clever? Let’s just assume so for sake of the theme. And because we’re The Dons.)
Jennifer Juniper wowed us with the best post title we’ve ever seen. And who doesn’t fear a pantsless dementor?
But it was Sonora from Twinfinity who truly made us scream. Her tale of CPB was one so familiar that we couldn’t help but shudder and welcome her into our fold.
Congratulations, Sonora. In the eyes of the Nerd Mafia, you are now a Made Man.
Please contact one of the Dons for your button code.
Good luck to all! And maybe next week, you’ll be “made”, too!
This week, in honor of our 21st Word Up, Yo! We’re taking a gamble with two ways to get made.
The first, a recruitment challenge. No Mafia can thrive without fresh blood. So, if you recruit one person to join Word Up, Yo! you get a promotion. If you recruit two or more people to participate, you are instantly Made. (Those who are already Made will get a generous bump to Capo.)
To have a post count in the recruitment challenge it must:
1. Use one of this week’s words.
2. Link up to Word Up, Yo!
3. Mention the name and/or blog of the person who recruited them.
The second way to get made: use any of the Vegas themed words below. As always, the best post gets jumped in to our cozy little Mafia Family.
kaching!
jackpot
winner winner, chicken dinner
roulette
double down
gamble
pit boss
Good luck everyone! Hopeful this week will contain lots of big winners!
Throw your pocket protector in the ring this week by following the rules below.
Rules:
* Use the Word of the Week (WOW!) in a post as many times as you legitimately can.
* Use the WOW! correctly in your post, we’ve included a definition to guide you on this journey
* Include the Word Up, Yo! button somewhere in your post
* Write a post with the WOW! and link it up anytime during the week the linky is open (Sunday-Friday)
* Link up below to your relevant post, not your blog home page please
That’s it! No mandatory follows, no mandatory comments. Visit as many other linked blogs as you can.
At the end of the week, the Nerd Mafia will decide on a “winning” post. We’ll feature the winning posts with the new word. A new Word of the Week and featured post will be published every Sunday.
You can also play at my partners-in-crimes’ sites:
Liz from a belle, a bean and a chicago dog
Natalie from Mommy of a Monster (I Mean Toddler) and Infant Twins
Definitely sounds like an interesting concept you've got going here. I've been handed a “plethora” of obstacles in my blogging future though to consider this for a couple of months.
I like JPT's spin on the comment incorporate my favorite word…”plethora.” Although wonky comes in at a close second. And by second, I mean first. Cuz really, wonky is my favorite.
Great site. A lot of useful information here. I’m sending it to some friends!