Solies: Hey Emma, whatcha doing?
Emma: I'm doing a comprehensive review of the all the documentation affected by a user interface redesign.
Solies: making a gagging face behind Emma's back That sounds like fun.
Emma: Yes, loads.
Solies: What's this?
Emma: That's the list of things that I'm finding that aren't being changed, but are wrong, ( Read more... )

Jumpie: Hrm. I see that, despite my requests, Virtual Emma is back.
Emma: Yes, well, you know with the economy the way it is, I've decided she needs a job. Lanna is picking her up in a few minutes.
Jumpie: More job interviews?
Emma: No, I've added a camera and she's going to be official picture taker. You see, with Princess Leapling getting ( Read more... )

Solies comes to visit Emma and Princess Leapling.

Emma: Come on in. The Princess Leapling is in her bassinette. Don’t make any sudden moves or Bubba and Nigel will get upset.

Solies: I can hear them growling from here.

Emma: beaming That’s not the boys, that’s my girl issuing her orders to her loyal followers.

Solies: Approaches the ( Read more... )

Lena: Squee!!
Lanna: Squeee!
QAGoddess: Double squee!!!
Lexie: Squeefinity!
Boris: Ah, what are the girls so squeeful about?
Solies: Apparently there's about to be a new soliefriends character.
Blinky: For some reason the women love that. But bring in a bucket of chicken to share and it's all, "Blinky, why did you dunk your face in the bucket of ( Read more... )

QAGoddess: Morning Emma! What's this?
Emma: Ah, another of the BigDog's "innovations." It's the Soliefriends "Action Figure: Set 1. prototypes. He believes the blog can be revived with exciting action figures. And he's starting with the women, because, you know, geeks and female action figures.
QAGoddess: Wow. Who's this one?
Emma: That one is ( Read more... )

Emma: I'm not "on" today.
Lanna: What's wrong, Emma.
Emma: Well, for example, I just printed, duplex no less, all the odd pages of a document. The first sheet has pages 1 and 3. The second has 5 and 7...etc.
Lanna: How odd.

Solies: We're all delighted that you could all join us for the first annual Soliefriends awards ceremony. Insert several jokes and bad puns here. Was I suppose to read that? My producer is telling me to move along now. So without further ado, I'd like to introduce Soliefriends' very own Blinky to present the award for most sane cast member.

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Solies: Hey Emma. Where are you headed?
Emma: I'm fixing to lay down. I've got me a wicked bad headache.
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Lanna: Hey Solies, what are you doing?
Solies: I'm diagramming this Emma dialog. Look at this. She got some textbook hillbilly patterns, for instance, the verb "fixing" idiomatically indicating future tense, rather than "to repair", " ( Read more... )

Solies: Hi Lanna.
Lanna: Hi Solies. Long time no see.
Solies: I couldn't help but notice that Emma is riding a motorized dirt bike around in circles.
Lanna: Yes. It's rather odd, isn't it?
Solies: I wouldn't have pegged Emma for the dirt bike type.
Lanna: She isn't when she's awake.
Solies: She's sleep riding?
Lanna: Yeah, I think she got a ( Read more... )

Lanna: Lena! You are here. Where have you been?
Lena: I just escaped for a short time.
Lanna: How long have you been missing?
Lena: Well, It started this summer. First they would take me and hold me for a few days but I could sometimes sneak away and come here. But I haven't been here since Early November. They've been holding me hostage all ( Read more... )