Ranty McRanterson was created in June 2006 as a side project from the academic pursuits of Gilo and Pete. The blog was previously hosted at Blogger, under the names Ranty McRanterson and The Ranty McRanterson. Starting out with just a few posts, Gilo and Pete fed Ranty bitty, and bitty made Ranty strong. Motivated by a cult following of readers, Gilo, Pete, and two new contributors, Will and Dirq, inspired literally dozens of people weekly with their wit.
Then, the dark ages.
Gilo and Pete grew weary, with little bitty to share with Ranty. Will and Dirq parted ways. A drought struck, and the readers went elsewhere for sustenance.
Pete went on to attempt a solo side project, MJLaw, hosted on WordPress from August until November of 2007. The site received less-than-stellar reviews, and suffered through weeks of no page views. “It’s hard going it alone in this cruel, cruel world,” explains Pete, “but that’s what led me back to Ranty, so that’s all that matters.” With rekindled spirit one night in late November 2007, Pete called Gilo and proposed a reunion tour. Ranty McRanterson needed some changes, which is what led to the decision to move from Blogger to WordPress, which was finalized in January 2008.
Former Members (in order of contributions):
Dirq – 9 posts, 2006 – retired from the blogosphere unless writing under a cleverly disguised moniker
Will – 6 posts, 2006 – kicking ass and taking names over at wcuk
Bri – 0 posts, 2007 – you are awarded no points, and may God have mercy on your soul
Current Members:
Gilo – Sine…cosine…TANGENT. TANGENT.
Pete – I am the law.
February 3, 2008
Pete: ranty’s got a new “zing” to it
P: we don’t let our readers think they have any control
P: “I don’t feel like explaining all this so just look it up yourself…it’s my post jerk.”
Gilo: yeah, you had one i think too
P: “I went to get my hairs cut today, and it was quite an experience, let me tell you (and I will, since this is my post).”
G: i liked the disrespect, so i adopted a similar tone
P: that’s what all readers really want, to be disrespected
Viva la Ranty McRanterson!
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