Sorry, poem later - first, help for ALL my Wordpress buddies!
We have located where that sneaky unemployed blockhead GWB hid the comment box check that has everyone on WordPress steamed.
On your Dashboard, left column, click "Settings."
Under "Settings" menu, click "Discussions."
On "Discussions" page, scroll WAY, WAY down... to just above Avatars section. You'll find some checked boxes, including "Allow: Follow Comments."
Will try this. I keep forgetting to uncheck the damn box.
Found it! Now at least no one should accidentally be deluged with comments from my blog…
I wondered why I was getting all the comments on comments in my email. I had to go back and change MY subscriptions because by commenting I’d suddenly subscribed to that post and those comments.
Hopefully the other authors will jump on this too. 
Thanks for the info. I don’t have that problem on WordPress.org, but I do have to watch whenever I comment on a WordPress.com blog.
found it and many thanks. that has been so annoying.
Ahhhhh, Bless You for reblogging this!!
Thanks!