CrankyDave

It seems that the SEO community is just a tad bit “cranky”.

Some recent comments made by Dave Pasternack has ruffled a few feathers in the SEO world. So much so, that an SEO Bounty has been placed on his name by the folks over at Threadwatch.

In his latest assault on the SEO industry, a Q&A with Mr. Pasternack published on DMNews, he compares SEO with baking a cake…

Q: Last week, Danny Sullivan went on record with the statement that “SEO is rocket science.” Would you care to comment on this?

Dave Pasternack: To be fair, Danny Sullivan said that anything is rocket science if you don’t understand it. Well I don’t know how to bake a cake, but I wouldn’t call such a task “rocket science.” If I really wanted to bake one, I’d buy a cookbook (the Google guidelines) and bake away. Can you imagine bake shops trying to convince everybody that baking a cake is so complicated that it shouldn’t be left to mere mortals? Ridiculous. I wonder what percentage of Danny’s show attendees are there to find the “magic SEO elixir.” I would guess a very high percentage. I suppose we all have to cater to our audience.

Wonderful! We can all simply stop working hard and get a FREE Google “Cookbook” and PRESTO! We’ll be #1 in the SERP’s faster than Betty Crocker can say “Pineapple Upside Down Cake”. Easy as pie!

Speaking of cake, Dustin Woodard’s recipe for SEO Cake is a must read for all you aspiring “rocket scientists” out there.

So without further ado, the first “shout out” in 2007 goes to the SEO community, individually and collectively, for demonstrating that you are indeed “Crankier than Dave”!

Mmmmm… Pineapple Upside Down Cake.

Dave

With the end of the NFL regular season this weekend, I found myself rehashing the Chicago Bears 2006 regular season and simply cannot believe I let this one slip.

On October 16th 2006, the Chicago bears defeated the Arizona Cardinals 24-23 in Arizona. This was no ordinary 1 point victory. The Chicago Bears commited 6 turnovers AND the offense never scored a single point. Not one. All of the Bears scoring was done by the defense and special teams. Quite a game to watch.

What ensued after the game during the press conference was simply a site to behold. Arizona Cardinals head coach Denny Green Comes Unglued and launches into a tirade. A must see!

So it is with great pleasure that I announce the “crankiest” person of 2006…

Coach Denny Green of the the Arizona Cardinals

A special “shout out” to Coach Green for demonstrating that he was truly “Crankier Than Dave” and the “Crankiest Person of 2006″.

Congratulations!

Dave

Friday is here and I generally expect folks to have a little extra bounce in their step as the weekend rolls in. WRONG! It seems that dmilford has not been having a good week. Darren had a router go bad on him Monday and as of today, the company who supplied it has still not taken care of it.

Well, Darren has obviously had quite enough of all the nonsense and decided to vent. I must apologize but I simply couldn’t keep from giggling after reading his rant at the SEO Forum. The title of the thread says it all.

Hey Darren! This “shout out” is for you for demonstrating that you were indeed “Crankier Than Dave”!

Hehehehe… Not a Happy Bunny

Dave

Some of you who have seen my rantings, have brought it to my attention that I tend to be a wee bit “cranky”. Go figure. Every once in a while I come across someone who’s done something to merit a special “shout out” from me for being “Crankier Than Dave”.

This inaugural “shout out” goes to none other than my lovely wife Vicki who was indeed, “Crankier Than Dave”.

Vicki was tending to the flower gardens around our home when a woman and her dog came strolling down the sidewalk. The woman watched as her pooch wandered into our yard and pooped. The two merrily walked off leaving the steaming pile of dog poop where it was deposited.

Vicki seeing this, went into the house and grabbed a zip lock bag. After picking up the pile of dog poop she began chasing the woman and her dog down the street yelling… “Excuse Me! Excuse Me! You forgot something!”

Well, nearly a block later, Vicki caught up with the woman and promptly handed her the bag full of her dogs’ poop, turned around, and marched on home. Not able to stop myself from giggling about the whole thing got me “the look” as if I was the one who pooped in the yard!

Hey Vicki! This special “shout out” is for you, for demonstrating that you were indeed “Crankier Than Dave”. Congratulations!

Submitted by: CrankyDave

Do you know someone who merits a “shout out” for being “cranky”? Don’t keep it to yourself! Let me know! Who will be next to see their name in lights and be dubbed “Crankier Than Dave”?

Dave