Puntabulous was recently featured in the online and print magazine Cybersocket. In the March Issue, Puntabulous was listed as a Blog You Should Be Reading (which apparently you are) in an article entitled Secrets of Successful Bloggers. They said:
The site Puntabulous is run by Craig McAnally, a self-styled Napoleon Dynamite with a wonderfully off-kilter sense of humor. If you enjoy off-the-cuff comments and stream-of-consciousness bon mots, you’ll find Craig’s blog incredibly entertaining. Puntabulous offers something we’ve been seeing more of lately, and it’s something we love: hot nerds. Cute gay guys obsessed with Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, comics, videogames, gadgets, and all the other telltale signs of geekdom. Craig’s quirky mix of stories, movie reviews, recipes, original sketches, hysterical debates, and random rants make for great reading because he always gives of himself, putting a great deal of thought and effort into his wacky posts. The main ingredient at Puntabulous is passion. Craig’s passion is his site, and it shows. He’s just having fun – and taking us along for the ride.
Sweet! They called me a hot nerd! Then in May’s issue, they had an article titled It’s Hip to be Square where I was mentioned again! Danny wrote:
As an admitted geek, one of my favorite blogs is Puntabulous. Created by Craig McAnally — a self-described dork — the site deals with a large array of nerdy topics. One of Craig’s best recurring features is an online cartoon strip he created that deals with two superheroes named Super Viagra and Vagina Girl. Craig says, “Super Viagra actually came about thanks to a spam e-mail for erectile dysfunction. They were hawking Cialis — or, as they called it, ‘Super Viagra.’ The idea of a super hero who has sex with people instead of saving them tickled my perverted fancy.†Many of the threads on the site’s discussion board trigger hot debate, such as a recent one that dared to pit Star Wars vs. Star Trek. As you might expect, this thread ended up receiving four times more comments than usual. When you go for the jugular (in this case, Star Wars and Star Trek) the nerds come out of the closet in force.
Isn’t that ridiculously awesome? So I’d like to send a HUGE thanks to Danny and Cybersocket Magazine for including me in their features and making me feel that being dorky and cool aren’t always mutually exclusive.
Wow, you’re famous. Congrats on getting the recognition you deserve.
Congratulations! You deserve it. Your’s is one of the few blogs I read because it is consistently updated with great material. I hope this is the first of many such articles.
You so deserve it. That’s fabulous.
Now did you go all Sally Field’s when you realized this or were you super cool?
Congratulations Craig! You are a great blogger. Thanks for sharing yourself with us.
Your last name is McAnally? You probably got teased pretty badly… I am pretty immature so I probably would of jokingly teased you in high school but secretly I would of had a hardcore crush on you.
I suppose your coolness factor would have gone way down if it got out how many moms read your blog. Unless they’re mostly cool moms, like Bossy and Suburban Kamikaze, with only a minority of Sues in the pack.
Congrats! Now you’re gonna be a huge star and stop responding to our comments!
I’m not the best at responding to comments, but I’ll always try to come down off my mountain from time to time and mingle with the little people.
Wow….I’ve never even heard of Cybersocket….is that bad? Congratulations though on two very positive and richly deserved writeups. Certainly there will be many more to come.
Congrats! It’s nice to be recognized for all your hard work. As far as the hot nerd goes; I agree and I’m old enough to be your mother
Craiggers, can you introduce me to the coverguy? Wowza!
Congrats, man! ‘Bout time the media picked up on what we’ve known for a long time: you make geeky dorkdom cool!
Just a question…how does one make Bon Mots?
HUGS…
That’s awesome! Congratulations. You truly deserve it, and it’s so cool they put you on the cover too. Perez better watch out.
Congrats, Waffle!
Polt: You put bon-bons and Mot’s applesauce in a blender, whir until smooth, then ladle into popsicle trays to freeze. Their other name is “Vomipops”
And…congrats, Craig! As was explained by Sam of Sex and the City at one point, first come the gays, then the girls (and their mothers), then…the world.
Congrats Craigers!
gghhuuuhhh HOT NERD – YUP! …can i just say that I STILL can’t keep dirty thoughts out of my head from that May 3rd post/PIC… HOT NERD INDEED!
love ya’!
Woo hoo Craig! Congrats! Have you picked who’s going to do the voices of Super Viagra and Vagina Girl in the movie of “The Puntabulous Story”? (Not to mention Evil Bunny….)
That is fucking awesome, Craig! How amazingly cool. You’re going places, m’man!
If a skin mag thinks you’re hot, then they’ve finally clicked in to what I knew all along.
This is Not Good!! First the paparazzi starts following you everywhere..next thing you know you’re getting out of your car and showing your “goodies” to the world…….Wait, did I say that wasn’t good?..nevermind.
BTW, can I be part of your entourage???? I’m a really good “hanger-on”.
(Incidentally, Sue I loved your comment — I’m proud to be one of the “Sue moms” — but even us no-way-as-hip-as-Bossy-or-SK moms have our skills. I bet I could whip up a batch of Super Viagra and Vagina Girl cookies that would be as tasty as anything.)
Hmm… What would a Vagina Girl cookie taste like…?
Or is the answer too obvious?
Well I was THINKING sugar of course. Sugar and spice and everything nice.
Besides, a tuna-flavored cookie would just be nasty.
The thought of Super Viagra and Vagina Girl cookies make me squeal with delight.
Well I was THINKING sugar of course. Sugar and spice and everything nice.
Well, in that case I’ll pass on the Super Viagra cookies. Ew.
Cybersocket isn’t, per chance, a gay publication, is it?
Congratulations – that’s awesome. I only get written up in Sex Offenders Quarterly.
[The thought of Super Viagra and Vagina Girl cookies make me squeal with delight.]
Heather, I think you know what you need to do. We wanna hear him squeal.
Sue and Heather: I love all my Mommy readers equally, no matter how uncool they may appear to the untrained eye.
Such a good boy.
Blah, blah, blah, who’s the hottie on the cover of the magazine?
THAT IS AWESOME!!!!
I am going to be suspicious of any cookies served at this celebration.
You’re gay?
Ha! Seriously CONGRATS!!! That is so awesome!
Mommy bloggers *heart* Craig. You are so fierce.
Good for you! You’re making your mark in the world.
You are such a dork. And there is no such thing as a “hip” mommy blogger. Some of us just vacuum in better shoes.
Congratulations.
SK