All the Rave in Mozambique!

They may rank the lowest on the Human Development Index and have one of the lowest life expectancies in the world, but the people of Mozambique do have one thing: the wit and wisdom of the Fourth Corner.

Yes, they may not understand English (Portuguese is the main language there), and they may not even have Facebook pages to talk about how brilliant this blog is, but what's important is that they logged on.

Who logged on you may ask? Who would be so bold, wise, and handsome to journey all the way to Mozambique just to put another notch on the Fourth Corner's world domination tour? None other than the triathlete, Brazzaville-Congo-knowing, Luisa-marrying, Brookland-living, First-Corner-making man himself: Steevie.

But there's one other country that's made it on the list last week. An honorable mention has to go out to Darren "The Phoenix" Rogers who may not be able to grow a mustache, but can win 'unwinnable' wars in Iraq and, more recently, Afghanistan. Don't let the Metallica shirt fool you, Darren will just as easily log onto the Fourth Corner as he will snap you like a twig if you're a terrorist.

Snow shit! Snomaggedon breaks snow/blog records!

Yesterday, the Washington DC region beat the 1898-99 previous snowfall record by a half-inch for a total of 54.7 inches. Take that 19th century! This historic event means that this winter has seen more snowfall in the DC region than any other time in history, which of course has people doubting the effects of global warming.

As initially reported by a Fourth Corner follower, Special K, all the folks on Capitol Hill are gearing up to not-pass the climate change legislation before them because clearly, if there is snow on the ground, the world must not be getting warmer. Climate change on a global scale--constituting weather inversions, shifting pressure systems, and jet streams--is just that simple.

But more important than the demise of an earth-friendly popular movement like climate change, is the fact that yesterday over 300 people logged into the Fourth Corner to read about SnOMG/SnOMFG. As this blog was featured on the blog section of the Washington Post, folks logged on by the hundreds to see pictures of my front yard. But where did they log in from? Let's have a look at the latest global tally:



Yes! Five new countries have received the enlightenment of the Fourth Corner. Welcome Afghanistan! Welcome Egypt! Welcome Ukraine and Sweden and that country beside Belgium! That's five new countries in just over a week for a total of 57. Keep 'em coming!

All the rave in ALL 50 STATES

Yes ladies and gentlemen, on a cold and blustery Friday here in the mid-atlantic region, David of Delaware signed on and made world history: The Fourth Corner is now streaming in all 50 states of the union, and in our nation's capital where Mr. Obama has made it required reading for his staff.

World peace was promised if we could get views in all 50 states. Since we met our goal no country has declared war against its neighbor so it looks like, so far, that promise has been fulfilled. Tip of the hat to you, David.

World peace achieved, we look ahead into the next year and our next goal: global enlightenment. America conquered, in the Fourth Corner's second year, we ambitiously aim to conquer--or at least have someone log in--from every country in the world.

As such, once a week we will feature one country that hasn't yet seen or heard the wise wisdom of the Fourth Corner. We've logged in a whooping 52 countries thus far, so we've only got 143 to go!

Remember, if you're traveling or know a friend down in Comoros or Kazakhstan, all that's required is to log onto http://thefourthcorner.blogspot.com and we'll have that country logged! Be sure to post a comment so we know who you are when you've done it! Onward upward!

All the rave in 52 countries!

The Fourth Corner has truly reached all four corners of the globe. We're now streaming live in 52 countries across the world, bridging differences and making world peace a real possibility from Saudi Arabia to Bangladesh, and Norway to New Zealand. Why, we've even been viewed in Haiti despite their devastating earthquake.

But there remains one place on this globe that doesn't support world peace and shields its eyes from the bright beacon of truth that is the Fourth Corner. That place is Delaware, USA.

The Fourth Corner is about to turn one in March, and we're dedicated to putting all 50 states on the map before that happens. That's why we're putting out an all-call to all the Fourth Corner followers out there. Do you know someone in Delaware? If you do, tell them what's at stake: world peace.

The web team here would also like to apologize for last week's lapse on including pictures of cats on the site. A holy pact with our viewers was broken, even when through the lens of sarcasm we put a picture of Abe and a cat online. Our apologies.

But for now! Go fourth! To Delaware!

All The Rave: Three States To Go!

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the light of the Fourth Corner has illuminated nearly the entire country with the exception of a few backwater states (kidding!), namely Arkansas, Delaware and Maine.

They're an interesting group of states. Arkansas news deals almost exclusively in football, so it's tough to find middle ground. As for Delaware, well, they have the world pumpkin chunkin championship, and we're optimistic that folks who enjoy lobbing pumpkins great distances in Nassau, DE, can find something to talk about in the Fourth Corner. And Maine, Maine is where the Fourth Corner founder was pulled over for suspected terrorism after eying the Pisqataqua River Bridge too long (really), and there's a sense of paranoia there that makes us think they'd like to know when the apocalypse will happen, and we've got just the section for that.



Finally, this doesn't relate to any of that, but it was spotted in the previously mentioned Metro UK paper today (they really are great) and was too peculiar not to highlight. Think being allergic to your husband's sperm is bad? Try finding out about it on your wedding night, and then telling the whole world. That's what happened to an unfortunate Pennsylvania couple. Thanks Metro UK, and thanks for tuning in.

All the Rave in South Dakota!!!

Ladies and Gentlemen, the white whale is no more. South Dakota, welcome to the Fourth Corner. Four months later than your northern brethern, it looks like some unfortunate mid-westerner mistakenly logged in from Salem, South Dakota. Cheers.

We assure you, people of Salem, that there is plenty at the Fourth Corner to keep all 1,371 of you entertained for days on end.

We tried to modify your Wikipedia entry so that it could include in its annals this historic date (and to fix that grammatical error: "Salem at one-time called 'Melas'" is not a sentence), but it was too complicated so instead we'll have to remember it in our hearts.

With your leadership, we are confident that Arkansas, Montana and Maine will soon follow.

All The Rave: Everywhere But Here!

In an effort to expand its presence in the World Wide Webosphere, the Fourth Corner has added a fifth and sixth corner to its growing empire, and both are doing better than the Fourth Corner itself. 

A Year of Weekends, an indulgent, caloric list of 52 things you can do on your days off, has already spread across three continents, including Africa (something it took the Fourth Corner a good three months to accomplish).  Yes, this may be that Steevie (of First Corner fame) is in South Africa, but still, the record stands.

Where Steevie isn't, is the white whale state of Utah, which YoW nailed on its debut post (turns out Utah folk are suckers for Renaissance Festivals). 

No one has successfully broke into the South Dakota market, however.

As if that weren't enough, the Fourth Corner itself has outdone the Fourth Corner.  On our Open Salon sister site, people not only read the last Starbucks entry, but commented, and then commented again!  The staff here hopes to break into our own market soon. 

All the Rave in Pakistan!

Salam and Good Evening to you, Osama bin Laden!  We're so glad you've found time in your busy schedule to have a look at the Fourth Corner's hilarious, timely comment.  Please, feel free to comment on our Photo Caption Contest with your rapier wit.  And we won't tell anyone you're in Karachi.

Where will the Fourth Corner pop up next?  South Dakota?  Unlikely. It's just one of five states in the union that haven't signed into the fun times and enhanced sex appeal that is the Fourth Corner.  You know who you are Vermont, Montana, Maine, and Arkansas.

All the Rave in Morocco

Salaam Alaikum, Tanger!

The Fourth Corner is now up and live in its first Muslim country (not counting one's occupied by US Troops), thanks be to Allah the most compassionate and merciful. With the Fourth Corner's expansion across the religious realms of the world -- Christian, then Buddhist, then Hindu, THEN Mormon, then Islam -- our editors decided to have a look at how each religion sizes up against its brethren on the web. After all, 40% of people get their news from the internet, odds are that's how they shop for religion too. Who would you bow to based off their internet presence?

Christianity: This site is Facebook for Christians.
Buddhism: The Venerable Master's website is as confusing as Buddhism itself.
Hinduism: Not as confusing as Buddhism, but then again, we've never fully understood the Lord Shiva's intent. According to this, the point of Hinduism is to die without being reborn. Here's the catch: you can't do that by dying.
Mormonism: Summoning the 9/11 muse, this sleek website uses YouTube to show how one 9/11 survivor used his faith to get him through. Edgy.
Islam: Your salat times when you need them! Islam.com: informative, minimalistic, has an app where you can figure out what your Islamic birthday is!

All the Rave in Utah

Ladies and Gentlemen, the moment has finally arrived. A Utahan (Utahite? Utaho?) finally fell into the trap, mistakenly stumbled upon the Fourth Corner, and then got out. They may have only been on the site for less than one second, but, by god, this Gordian knot has been undone.

Welcome Utah, welcome. Onto South Dakota.

All the Rave - in Romania

Warm greetings to all our followers in Buzau, Romania! The Fourth Corner is now live in 26 countries, and 38 states (for the life of us, we can't crack Utah). Buno Ziua!

All the Rave in Bangladesh

Yesterday an exciting thing happened at the Fourth Corner. First Anonymous (2) came ahead at the last minute with a caption win, and second, we finally broke into the coveted Bangladesh market.

Now viewed in over 17 countries with 1,100 unique visitors, the Fourth Corner has blossomed into a portal to spread the word about impending apocalypses (apocali?), strange photos from the National Archives, useless news and zombies.

Bangladeshis (Bangladeshi?) aside, there are still a few true-blue states that haven't tuned in, which is why next week the Fourth Corner will be launching a blitz media campaign to get coverage in the remaining 17 states that haven't tuned in (you know who you are South Dakota) and we could use your help. If you know anyone in the following states, give them the gift of another blog to read.

Montana, Iowa, South Dakota (the North did it twice, why can't you!), Utah (Mormons Bathe in Sin, YouTube), Wyoming, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Alaska (Sign of the Apocalypse: Sarah Palin), Hawaii, Vermont, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Arkansas, New Mexico and Kansas.

Here's how the map currently looks:

The 100th Post

This is the Fourth Corner's 100th post.

Started in earnest way back in April, we here at the Fourth Corner set out with lofty ambitions: to make money on click-thru ads in the lower right hand corner. And by God we have. To date, we've cashed in over $21.43.

But money wasn't our only ambition. Fame was, too. As of now, the Fourth Corner, its photo caption fashionistas, and Death from the Doorstep Diaries has been viewed in over 30 states and 11 countries (thank you, Haiti!). Our most popular posting with 62 views to date occurred when the FC covered the breaking tell-all report on Justice-nominee Sotomayor's established anti-nunchuck policies in "Nunchucks in the News".

As if fortune and fame weren't ambitious enough, name recognition in this Googly world is paramount. Before this blog, the "Fourth Corner" was relegated to page three of Google searches. Now fully blog-ified, the Fourth Corner is still competing against many of the web's most successful internet sensations such as:

• Tales from the Fourth Corner about a "progessive mom from Northwest Washington" who is a "... sucker for good air quality."
• The Fourth Corner Exchange, a website about a Sustainable Community Currency based in the Pacific Northwest, now with over 600 participating members.
  
• ... Let's see, Fourth Corner Fly Fishing ... Fourth Corner Adult Homes Directory, Fourth Corner Charm City Chamber Music, Fourth Corner Folk Dancers, Fourth Corner Hustler Gang ("... in a globe which plants and wild peoples and on an essential part of lava, rising in great modern astronomy has a fourth corner hustler gang"), "The Fourth of July is right around the Corner" ...

And then, on the glorious page of 12, is the Fourth Corner. Booyah.

So thanks America (and Haiti) for all your help. Here's to a hundred more.

All the Rave in North Dakota

Yes, ladies and gentlemen. A few weeks ago Fourth Corner hit the streets of Ljubljana. This week we've expanded our circle into Lebanon, Italy, and yes, North Dakota. Thank you Grand Forks, North Dakota internet user!

Fourth Corner now has an audience spanning six countries and three continents. Where will we pop up next?