For some reason, Blogger declared this blog possible SPAM and locked us down yesterday. This morning, we're free to post again, but there was a fair amount of excitement last night among our contributors, who found a dire notice on their Blogger dashboards threatening that this blog might be deleted in 20 days!We requested a blog review, and I posted a request at the Blogger Help group, where I found we were not alone. Many other perfectly nourishing and cromulent blogs got the same notice last night.
This turned out to be a very small barricade in our blogging community life, but it seemed appropriate to explore locks and blocks and other barriers this week. Also, I liked the picture of the security team above! Could they be Blogger's Spam Prevention Robots, working overtime?
In honor of their efforts, I bring you the "Lock Me Out, Lock Me In" Friday Five.
1) How do you amuse yourself when road construction blocks your travel?
2) Have you ever locked yourself out of your house? (And do you keep an extra key somewhere, just in case?)
3) Have you ever cleared a hurdle? (And if you haven't flown over a material hurdle, feel free to take this one metaphorically.)
4) What's your approach to a mental block?
5) Suggest a caption for the picture above; there will be a prize for the funniest answer!
Leave a comment to let us know you played. If you include a direct link to your blog, you'll likely have more visitors, and here's how to make one. Copy and paste the following: <a href="the url of your blog post goes here">what you want the link to say goes here</a>
For a complete how-to, click here.
I can't really be the first to post here! I played with the little yellow men.
ReplyDeleteI was locked down at my place.
ReplyDeletegreat Friday Five! I hope I have time to play....
ReplyDeleteLate night play here
ReplyDeleteThanks songbird this was fun
Wow, y'all beat me to it!!
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to be early again! My play is here.
ReplyDeleteSo glad we've been freed from lockdown!
ReplyDeleteI had fun playing illegally from work at my place.
ReplyDeleteLet freedom ring from revgalblogpals!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great Five!
Radio Roulette, Lock-eze, and a great time-waster... all here...!
ReplyDeleteFun play, Songbird, thanks...
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I played at my place...now where did I put that spare key?
ReplyDeleteI haven't played in so long, I forget how to do the link! I tried here
ReplyDeleteI'll post later this morning, but first I have to post my Friday prayer, and look up the meaning of "cromulent." :-D
ReplyDeleteAfter playing here... some might suggest that I need to locked... neither in... nor out... but away!
ReplyDeleteI have also risked the wrath of the blogger bot robo police
ReplyDeleteI played here. And I checked my keys, just in case.
ReplyDeleteHaha! I wondered who would ask first about "cromulent!"
ReplyDeleteI played keys and cars.
ReplyDeleteUnblocking my chakras over at procrastination central.
ReplyDeleteThanks sb!
I'm in--that picture makes me giggle for some reason!
ReplyDeleteI played here.
My first Friday Five!! You can find my replies right here.
ReplyDeleteAnd now it's shower time! I love lazy days off. :-)
I played, I played!! Come and visit here!
ReplyDeleteI played locked in, down, and out!
ReplyDeleteopps, sorry--Here I am.
ReplyDeletewww.foraseason.blogspot.com
Great F5, Songbird! My play is here.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about you, Songbird, but around our house, "cromulent" is a perfectly cromulent word.
ReplyDelete;-)
I finally played here ...whether my response is cromulent or not is, I suppose, up to the readership.
ReplyDeleteWah, I can't play yet, I am blocked because my blog was considered spam also. I have requested to be unlocked. Wah boo hoo. I'll just visit you!
ReplyDeletehere's mine...and I'm hugely disappointed we hadn't been flagged for being wildly subversively Jesus-y--thanks, Songbird!
ReplyDeleteMy elephant is here
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ReplyDeleteOoops, is a better link!
ReplyDeleteWow! I feel as though I need to get up extra early on Fridays! :D I have managed to recall locked out memories
ReplyDeleteand blogged 'em!
After a year long hiatus My Farcical Life is back in action. I hope. And I decided to restart with an old favorite of mine the RevGal's Friday Five. Hope you enjoy.
ReplyDeleteHere's my reflection
ReplyDeleteFound the key and am unlocking the door right now.
ReplyDeleteIntersting FF...makes a good topic...patience...golly, I didn't use that word, but it was implied...
ReplyDeletehere.
Here I am!
ReplyDeleteFun one, Songbird. :-)
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ReplyDeleteTrying this again. Oy! My first Friday Five.
ReplyDeleteY'all, I ran away to the movies, and now I have an appointment, but I promise I will be back to read all posts and announce a funniest caption prize!!!
ReplyDeleteI played! Couldn't resist a shot at the prize!!
ReplyDeleteSongbird - you should post a movie review...
I played here!
ReplyDeleteI'm mentally and physically exhausted from a job interview this morning, but I I played here anyway.
ReplyDeleteok, I'm late, but I finally got this one done
ReplyDeleteOK, I played here.
ReplyDeleteNow if I could only lock myself down to finish the sermon!
ReplyDeleteI played here!
The first day of school and I am just getting to it. I was "locked down" at school - in a good way.
ReplyDeleteI played here with a pretty lame caption, but I tried.
I played finally!
ReplyDeleteI vaulted the hurdle of time and got around to playing
ReplyDeleteANd I am sure cromulent is a word that embiggens all of us.
What a fun Friday Five. I locked myself out here
ReplyDeleteBetter late than never.
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