For as long as I’ve been a member of the various commenting communities from which we all spawn, my feeling has been that best internet comments are a form of art. They require a certain element of timing not unlike a comedian’s, as well as an element of wordplay and the ability to draw a picture with words akin to a skilled writer. Great comments don’t just happen, they take skill, and sometimes, even a a little bit of a set-up.
We saw many examples of this throughout the week around here. Why? Well, obviously, because we have some of the smartest, funniest folks on this here internet.
One example comes to us from Thursday evening’s Open Thread, courtesy of Homoviper and CaptainSnarky:
Sometimes, our nominations come from within the same thread in which we announced our last winner. It’s very meta:
However, as I mentioned above, commenting is indeed an art form at times. Our winner this week elevated the art of commenting to a discussion of an artistic act during and artistic event. That’s so meta, it just has to win. From last night’s Open Thread, our winner is Dancing Queen! Take a bow, dear! Just don’t stay bent over too long!
On a side note, thank you again to everyone who’s been sending along nominations. If I could, I’d include every nomination I get into the COW post, but you all don’t have the attention span for that, and you know it. Please keep them coming to [email protected].
