Fanfare! The Octopus Returneth

[Octopus Messiah]

Passenger service announcement:

After my total flub job on LAD trying to say, in front of real people, "Check out ian's eyeballs dot com--that's eyeballs with an 'i' like your iPhone-- that's right i-a-n-s iballs dot com, iansiballs.com" Pete gave me the evil 'I' and rightly so.

Therefore, in the name of keeping it simple, I've gone back to the original site name, and redesigned:

For more information please check out octopusmessiah.com!

ees better, no?

(The brilliant octo-images are from Roy Caldwell, an administrator tonmo.com, your source for all things cephalopod. More on both sites!)

 

[Jason Byrne]

I always heard it in my head Eee Ansee Balls because I liked the lyrical quality of it.

 

[Jennifer Stone]

Curse my imagination! I read it as 'Ian is balls', with no clue why. I'm not weird I swear

 

[Octopus Messiah]

Curse my imagination! I read it as 'Ian is balls', with no clue why. I'm not weird I swear

And Jason, above: Actually, you're both right!

I asked a management consultant friend what he thought of iansiballs.com before I registered. He took one look and said, "No way: people will either read it as 'ee-yanz-eh-balls' or 'ian's balls.'"

Which was the deciding factor for my original purchase of the domain.

On the ground though, the explanations were killing me...

 

[Octopus Messiah]

As a sidenote: anyone know how to change my signature here?

 

[Jennifer Stone]

As a sidenote: anyone know how to change my signature here?

Should be able to change it on your profile page, look for an option that says 'signature' I think.
Edit; okay I've had a good look, but can't see how you change your signature. I swear you could but maybe it's been changed. You might have to message @AgentPete

 

[Alistair Roberts]

Or swap your pen to the other hand, I guarantee your signature will look different

 

[Katie-Ellen]

Go to your profile page on the left. Find settings, signature button is second below that. Or just click your name top right on the screen, and signature option is second thing down.

 

[Octopus Messiah]

Go to your profile page on the left. Find settings, signature button is second below that. Or just click your name top right on the screen, and signature option is second thing down.

I'm with Jennifer on this: can't seem to find how to change it.

 

[Marc Joan]

I'm with Jennifer on this: can't seem to find how to change it.

OK, I have tried to change my sig according to the KTLN method...let's see...

 

[Marc Joan]

It worked! I am now the :

 

[Jason Byrne]

And Jason, above: Actually, you're both right!

I asked a management consultant friend what he thought of iansiballs.com before I registered. He took one look and said, "No way: people will either read it as 'ee-yanz-eh-balls' or 'ian's balls.'"

Which was the deciding factor for my original purchase of the domain.

On the ground though, the explanations were killing me...

As a sidenote: anyone know how to change my signature here?

I like it — damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.

You can alter your signature, Marc and KTLN, because you are Founding Members. You have access to a customization signature, the search tool, and the elusive "file upload in conversations" tool.

 

[Marc Joan]

I like it — damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.

You can alter your signature, Marc and KTLN, because you are Founding Members. You have access to a customization signature, the search tool, and the elusive "file upload in conversations" tool.

Oh.......I feel silly....KTLN, do you feel silly?
But Mr Wynne is a big swinging thing in Litopia, surely he also has profile-altering super-powers, non?

 

[Octopus Messiah]

Alas, I have no such powers in the colony-- but I'm chuffed to bits people think I do!
I'd ask Agent Pete but I've already thrown a list of 12 nonsenses his way and I wouldn't want to break his already creaking desk (on a Monday).

 

[Octopus Messiah]

It worked! I am now the :

Yes you are!
(but you're preaching to the choir)

 

[Katie-Ellen]

But I had a signature before, then removed it before all the Founding member thing happened?

So did people LOSE signatures who didn't yet become founding members?

 

[Jason Byrne]

Yup — looks like it.

 

[Nicole Wilson]

Curse my imagination! I read it as 'Ian is balls', with no clue why. I'm not weird I swear

Nope, I definitely read it this way, too.

But I had a signature before, then removed it before all the Founding member thing happened?

So did people LOSE signatures who didn't yet become founding members?

So, I can't validate this now because im on my phone and it already doesn't show signatures, but I'm pretty sure I saw my signature on here just yesterday.

 

[Jennifer Stone]

Nope, I definitely read it this way, too.


So, I can't validate this now because im on my phone and it already doesn't show signatures, but I'm pretty sure I saw my signature on here just yesterday.

Is your signature your web address? If so, I can see it. Mine's my web and twitter handle.

 

[Octopus Messiah]

Is your signature your web address? If so, I can see it. Mine's my web and twitter handle.

My signature is indeed my web address only it's no longer-- peep the beginning of this thread, yo!
*Ahem*
I have communicated with Agent Pete and he assures me his next round of colony fiddling is on the near horizon.
x

 

[Nicole Wilson]

Is your signature your web address? If so, I can see it. Mine's my web and twitter handle.

Yeah, that's my signature. Thanks, Jen. So some signatures are working.

 

[Jennifer Stone]

Yeah, that's my signature. Thanks, Jen. So some signatures are working.

I think if they were there before the changes, then they've stayed but you can't change them now. I think.

 

[Bernard Stacey]

My signature is indeed my web address only it's no longer-- peep the beginning of this thread, yo!
*Ahem*
I have communicated with Agent Pete and he assures me his next round of colony fiddling is on the near horizon.
x

Funny how we all see things slightly differently. When I saw iansiballs I immediately thought 'Ian's iBalls' as though it was some new X-rated Apple app...

 

[Octopus Messiah]

Funny how we all see things slightly differently. When I saw iansiballs I immediately thought 'Ian's iBalls' as though it was some new X-rated Apple app...

you guys are making me like the old name more and more!

*sent from my iBalls

 

[Jason Byrne]

you guys are making me like the old name more and more!

*sent from my iBalls

 

[Emurelda]

'squarespace'?

 

[Amber Zade]

I like it ... and Emurelda is right ... clicking on the link leads to a squarespace login page but if you type the link directly into an address bar it goes to the website...you might have pasted your admin login link....

Can you have the pictures of the octopi(?) fade into one another? Just wondering ... that would be cool.

Amber

 

[Octopus Messiah]

'squarespace'?

squarespace is the website platform I used to put the site together. It *is* annoying how when you type in octopusmessiah.com the address bar comes up as some squarespace derivative. I've been wanting to see if I can change this for a while. Thank you for lighting the fire!

 

[Octopus Messiah]

I like it ... and Emurelda is right ... clicking on the link leads to a squarespace login page but if you type the link directly into an address bar it goes to the website...you might have pasted your admin login link....

Can you have the pictures of the octopi(?) fade into one another? Just wondering ... that would be cool.

Amber

Thanks for the feedback-- as I mentioned to @Emurelda it comes up squarespace no matter what I post. Will see what I can do. As for the fading-- great idea, will see if it's possible! But first some fun with SEMANTICS! (cracks his marine bio knuckles)
The plural of octopus is octopuses. You can't mix Greek (octopus, plural octopodes) with Latin (of which many plurals are pi). Octopuses! Hooray!

 

[Octopus Messiah]

@Amber Zade @Emurelda @Katie-Ellen Hazeldine @Nicole Wilson @anybody!

I think the url should now come up as octopusmessiah.com in your browser window. Could you check for me please? x