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Hysterical but so true... A sad state of affairs... Love the commentary and the robot representation.
Posted by: Suzanna | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 01:29 AM
I wholeheartedly agree! As soon as Blogger went to the double pronged, impossible to read word verification, I turned it off!
Posted by: Amy | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 02:57 AM
Im with you two Alexa...I have stopped commenting and a lot of blogs because of it. Not wasting time re-typing words!!!
Posted by: Diane | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 03:08 AM
It is a nightmare!
I am in a photo a day challenge and our host Suzie very sensibly said turn it off! I have never used it on my blog and I have never attracted any spam :)
I love the bright robot layout, just gorgeous!
Posted by: Jen Hart | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 07:02 AM
LOL Alexa! It's so frustrating isn't it? I particularly dislike the curliness of the second word!
Posted by: Linda | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 07:38 AM
I so so so agree with you.....I already hated word verification....and now it sometimes makes it impossible to leave comments....if I get it wrong the first time.....I frequently don't have time to try again......and surely a robot would find it much easier to decipher than a human does!!!!!
Posted by: Jacky S | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 08:50 AM
Totally agree - my eyesight is going downhill due to age and I am so struggling to work out the words.
Maybe we should start a Facebook Page and see how many people we can attract????
Posted by: Julie Jeavons | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 08:53 AM
Haha looks like someone got out of the bed on the wrong side today :) We all have our pet peeves & it's fun to read such a witty LO on yours. Have to say, I've not even thought about the word verification and it doesn't bother me but I'm no saint. My layout would be about my daily zebra crossing and the failure of cars to stop to let people cross (okay not people, ME lol). Pxx
Posted by: Paul B | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 08:57 AM
I'm so pleased that it isn't just me that feels this way! Love the way you have used robot paper as your background - perfect! Sometimes those letter combinations are just impossible and I am ashamed to say that I have, on occasion, simply given up trying to leave a comment. I took off the word verification option on my blog some time ago and I am happy to announce that (I do hope I am not tempting fate by saying this) no robots have left comments for me yet!
Posted by: Debs14 | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 09:11 AM
You are so right - everyone should TURN IT OFF - as I am being turned off commenting too! Interestingly the extra punctuation is rarely needed and the verifier doesn't seem to care about case - or maybe I've just been "lucky"?
My blog has never had WV, nor moderation and so far ... I've had 2 spam messages ... tempting fate there! If they start I'll switch moderation on - then it's up to me to deal with not my blog friends!
Posted by: Jimjams | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 09:33 AM
Love it Alexa, you've turned a modern frustration in to a classic Alexa LO! I'll add my name to the campaign against WV.....!!!!
Posted by: Helen | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 10:00 AM
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Kidding! I hate those validations things too. Some of them are indecypherable and I have to have three goes!
Posted by: esther_a | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 10:35 AM
I'm right there with you! The double word verification on blogger has almost reduced me to tears of frustration lately - I'd hate to have to stop commenting, but I'm finding it so very hard on my eyes at the minute I might have no other choice. But your cheerful look at the whole thing has left me laughing. Hurray!
Posted by: Sian | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 12:29 PM
Grrr word verification... and when I turned it off, I got masses of Spam! No fair!
You have my sympathy!
Posted by: Lizzie | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 01:23 PM
The background robot paper is so perfect! And I'll join the long list who DETEST the word verification!
Posted by: Cheri | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 01:24 PM
Right on! I despise the new word verification...such a pain in the you know where. I avoid commenting from my smartphone. That's already a pain. Now, it's just as annoying to comment of my laptop. As a blogger, make it easy for people to comment. It's simpler to delete the spam.
Posted by: Danielle | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 06:34 PM
I'm with you too Alexa..love your LO though!
Alison xx
Posted by: Alison | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 08:41 PM
I do sympathize--it took me three tries today to order up some freebie gardening publications. It's not as if they are protecting the nation's treasure! The good news is that I can expect my pubs in approx. 21 business days--that's 4 weeks!
Posted by: Wanda | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 11:44 PM
Seems you have a hit a nerve with everyone. I too agree - I have turned mine off on my blog and so far have not been hit by spam.
Posted by: Lynn | Thursday, 15 March 2012 at 11:28 AM
Oh I'm with you 100% Alexa. I blogged about this very thing a couple of weeks ago. Love your approach to documenting it.
Posted by: Fiona | Thursday, 15 March 2012 at 01:20 PM
I'm another one that's with you 100%. Some of it has gotten really difficult!
Posted by: Karen Walker | Thursday, 15 March 2012 at 08:20 PM
What a totally fun idea for a layout!
Posted by: Melissa | Friday, 16 March 2012 at 01:19 AM
Add my name to the list please. It is, as everyone else says, a total nightmare. My heart sinks when I see it.
Posted by: Miriam | Friday, 16 March 2012 at 09:49 AM
Couldn't agree more Alexa I have given up too many times, twisting myself to read those words is a nightmare! Great layout by he way
Posted by: lindylou50 | Friday, 16 March 2012 at 11:03 AM
Y-E-S-S!! I'm so glad someone is saying what needs to be said. I - myself - hate the captcha codes. You are so clever and creative - and direct and to the point. Well said!
Posted by: Marcie | Friday, 16 March 2012 at 06:35 PM
With you all the way girl! But then how else can we keep the spammers out? You've made a great job of getting this off your chest ...
Posted by: Rosie | Saturday, 17 March 2012 at 05:32 PM
I hear you! But alas, lately, my blog reading time has been so limited that I think I might almost miss those silly two word verifications (as long as they don't start including numbers, which are harder for me to type without looking). I did say almost.
Posted by: S | Sunday, 18 March 2012 at 01:54 AM
haha ... love it.
Posted by: Melissa | Sunday, 18 March 2012 at 03:51 AM