Too Much To Dream

Yes. Please. Quickly. I don't even care if it's painfull, just as long as it is quick.

How do you feel about attribution?

I tried to think of something other than "link via" and used "link fodder" for a bit. But it just didn't grab me long term.

How about a good ol' Hee-Haw "Sa-a-a-al-OOT!"

Ok, sure.

Suggested alternates?

I don't know. How about "iguana," or corn! nuts!" Anything else.

And heck, people have even already left some suggestions. personally, I use "via," though I am getting sick of that.

I use "via" as well, but maybe I'll try to be more creative.

A pinch in the ass? That could work sometimes. Purple nurple? Cup of coffee? Big wet kiss?

Hey, at least we try, unlike some people who never credit their sources.

I like "big wet kiss". However, having just returned from another viewing of PotC, I shall henceforth be using, "a hearty avast!"

Well, maybe not.

Nipple pinch.

I wonder how many even know they are using a line from a well-known cartoonist, Hatlo? Gone for some time, alas, and seldom political (unlike his contemporary, Al Capp, who did not doff his chapeau) his cartoon was a regular staple at many bewspapers.

Hey, does having a head-gear related name help establish you as a cartoonist?

The ideal replacement is, as michele was about to indicate, an "ass tap".

You may thank me anytime.

How about "boink?"

"Via" may be boring and staid, but it gets the point across concisely, which I think makes its usage preferred.

Not every word or phrase has to be tweaked up to show off a writer's originality, and I'd prefer less of them were, as after prolonged usage the cutesiness grates exquisitely on the nerves.

I don't remember who said it initially (now I think of it, may have been Andrea, actually) but "graf" must die as well.

I meant fewer. I'd "prefer fewer of them were." I'm sorry. The English teacher in my head would not stop shrieking at me until I posted this.

I use "Link courtesy of". I'm not fond of most of the alternatives.

Keep it simple: "from" for persons, if known; "via" for websites.