A TREATISE ON OUTREACH

By God, if you want Mudcatters in your own area, do this:

Go see a friend. Get online on their computer. Show them the Mudcat. Go to the DT and sing them a killingly funny parody-- any one will do. Click to play so they hear the cute tune. Then open the wine. Play around at Mudcat. Laugh a lot. Let the kids run wild around you. Chat with all present, eyes firmly fixed on screen. Read a few of your better PMs out loud (thanks Rick!!). Pour more wine. STAY IN THE CHAIR. Pizza can help.

Then turn to your friend brightly and say, "Shall we join you up now then, or will you be joining later???"

The answer is sure to be now, if you have poured enough wine.

You get your pal all cookied and bookmarked.

Then you leave them a yellow sticky note on their computer that says, "You joined the Mudcat. You were drunk. It is bookmarked. Your name is [Ladyfrog]. Your password is ******."

You initial the sticky note and party on. Then you reset cookie and slip them a PM of welcome. And then you come to a thread like this to say,

"Any friend of Praise's is a friend of yours."

Welcome Ladyfrog!

~Susan