tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post111799494404342727..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: RailroadDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1118110644451599042005-06-06T19:17:00.000-07:002005-06-06T19:17:00.000-07:00Comfort addict, I thought you'd be Star or Lars. ...Comfort addict, I thought you'd be Star or Lars. Really funny definition.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1118104989977520212005-06-06T17:43:00.000-07:002005-06-06T17:43:00.000-07:00The conveyance of choice for those with a one-trac...The conveyance of choice for those with a one-track mind.Comfort Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748708787226855876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1118097489601986812005-06-06T15:38:00.000-07:002005-06-06T15:38:00.000-07:00Sar, plus if you can't keep it straight someone en...Sar, plus if you can't keep it straight someone ends up in the ditch.<BR/><BR/>Skarr, thanks for the clarification.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1118094775055698592005-06-06T14:52:00.000-07:002005-06-06T14:52:00.000-07:00A railroad is like a lie--you have to keep buildin...A railroad is like a lie--you have to keep building to it to make it stand. - Mark Twain<BR/><BR/>The wisdom of this man is just as prudent today.Sarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00898887379236020609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1118094257714308982005-06-06T14:44:00.000-07:002005-06-06T14:44:00.000-07:00Monika, I'm delighted you were by and thank you fo...Monika, I'm delighted you were by and thank you for the nice words. Your own blog is terrific.<BR/><BR/>Sreekesh, on board or on the tracks?Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1118088610337632882005-06-06T13:10:00.000-07:002005-06-06T13:10:00.000-07:00An useful negotiation tactic !An useful negotiation tactic !Sreekesh Menonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465346378210758786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1118077351221025722005-06-06T10:02:00.000-07:002005-06-06T10:02:00.000-07:00Wow. Stumbled here through blog explosion. Laughed...Wow. Stumbled here through blog explosion. Laughed a lot. Thank you!Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1118072313946380472005-06-06T08:38:00.001-07:002005-06-06T08:38:00.001-07:00Kate, I'm sure Bierce himself was.Indie, that's fu...Kate, I'm sure Bierce himself was.<BR/><BR/>Indie, that's funny I was thinking about railroad as a verb (similar metaphor as frame.) Could be U.S. usage. In deference to you, I'll leave it although I also thought of "a means for escaping those who will use the same means to come visit."<BR/><BR/>Karma, then I'll meet you in Sugar Hill.<BR/><BR/>Gabe: A perfect definition. I've been in an oaty place myself lately as you will see tomorrow.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1118072004410407322005-06-06T08:33:00.000-07:002005-06-06T08:33:00.000-07:00Railroad, n. A long, frequently winding sectioned ...Railroad, n. A long, frequently winding sectioned vehicle path utilized by mustachioed villians as a dumping ground for unwanted damsels.<BR/><BR/>)+(GABRIEL C. ZOLMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410614219986403784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1118069554686120122005-06-06T07:52:00.000-07:002005-06-06T07:52:00.000-07:00The more I think about it, this new definition is ...The more I think about it, this new definition is better than the original, and was just as valid then as now.Indeterminacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112417911577798263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1118068961568828372005-06-06T07:42:00.000-07:002005-06-06T07:42:00.000-07:00I'll take the A trainI'll take the A trainAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09190480692312079052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1118068855270129502005-06-06T07:40:00.000-07:002005-06-06T07:40:00.000-07:00"Original sin" is a good idiom for non-native spea..."Original sin" is a good idiom for non-native speakers to learn. I'd leave it. (Tom Lehrer used the expression in "Vatican Rag" as well).Indeterminacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112417911577798263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1118065478697809742005-06-06T06:44:00.000-07:002005-06-06T06:44:00.000-07:00They may not use the expression in your country, o...They may not use the expression in your country, or maybe I'd better rewrite.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1118063758133801412005-06-06T06:15:00.000-07:002005-06-06T06:15:00.000-07:00Not sure I get that one.Not sure I get that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com