tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post116989802578562905..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: Victory's CaveDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1170072746297868522007-01-29T04:12:00.000-08:002007-01-29T04:12:00.000-08:00Alice, I'm much more. Thanks.Anonymous Neva, aren...Alice, I'm much more. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous Neva, aren't you glad I'm not videoblogging?<BR/><BR/>Quill, sorry. Butterfly nets take time to chew through.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, blogmama! I think I speak for all of us when I say we're looking forward to your Robeson imitation.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Terry. Courage is just poor hygiene in a mirror.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Ariel. I'm staking out the baseline for the others.<BR/><BR/>Minka, was that a call to prayer?Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1170059808081992402007-01-29T00:36:00.000-08:002007-01-29T00:36:00.000-08:00Monday: 8.34!!!Just saying!Monday: 8.34!!!<BR/>Just saying!Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1170051519279176492007-01-28T22:18:00.000-08:002007-01-28T22:18:00.000-08:00Doug, I didn't know you're too planning to read bu...Doug, I didn't know you're too planning to read but do encourage you to do so. it could always get worse.<BR/><BR/>ArielAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1170046864498480422007-01-28T21:01:00.000-08:002007-01-28T21:01:00.000-08:00It's fun having a story read out loud. You're bra...It's fun having a story read out loud. You're brave Doug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1170031541845032142007-01-28T16:45:00.000-08:002007-01-28T16:45:00.000-08:00Oh! I cross posted with puppy...I should have kno...Oh! I cross posted with puppy...I should have known that she would be the one to make such a great pun!TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1170031403648957612007-01-28T16:43:00.000-08:002007-01-28T16:43:00.000-08:00Anonymous is right about the exposure part: Dioge...Anonymous is right about the exposure part: Diogenes is naked after all. <BR/><BR/><B>I love these stories</B>. You did just great Dougie. For a beginner and all.<BR/><BR/>Neva: Don't make me come over there. Or cut you out of the will. My voice is deeper than that!TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1170030930792846362007-01-28T16:35:00.001-08:002007-01-28T16:35:00.001-08:00blogger sucks. or maybe my comment did. whatever.....blogger sucks. or maybe my comment did. whatever... that "anonymous" comment was mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1170030916088448972007-01-28T16:35:00.000-08:002007-01-28T16:35:00.000-08:00Doug, if it was your voice, we would have left lon...Doug, if it was your voice, we would have left long ago. I think they have all run away for the weekend -- or the men with those fancy tuxedos with the long white sleeves came to take them away. [thinking] No, that can't be. <I>you're</I> still here.<BR/><BR/>Doug? Yo, Doug?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1170030792711832922007-01-28T16:33:00.000-08:002007-01-28T16:33:00.000-08:00i thought the bat-cave was grand, the only thing m...i thought the bat-cave was grand, the only thing missing was Robin. and/or a pair of tights. (i mean, how long do we have to be exposed to all that is... Diogenes?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1170013728640479682007-01-28T11:48:00.000-08:002007-01-28T11:48:00.000-08:00This was great, I'm with Pia and Sar on the line.I...This was great, I'm with Pia and Sar on the line.<BR/><BR/>It was nice to hear your voice, I was beginning to think maybe "they" had got to you, and you were no more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1170011671670872222007-01-28T11:14:00.000-08:002007-01-28T11:14:00.000-08:00Squaregirl, come on. You sounded nothing like me ...Squaregirl, come on. You sounded nothing like me in that recording. Good try, though.<BR/><BR/>Quilly, I know it's quiet around here. Echo echo echo. If you all prefer me not to read, just say so.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169996756426959832007-01-28T07:05:00.000-08:002007-01-28T07:05:00.000-08:00[looks around, surprised] Gee, Doug, looks like ev...[looks around, surprised] Gee, Doug, looks like everybody took yesterday's word as an invitation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169970820825166282007-01-27T23:53:00.000-08:002007-01-27T23:53:00.000-08:00Okay, I admit it, it was me. After months of prac...Okay, I admit it, it was me. After months of practice, I finally acheived the perfect cadence and tone of Doug's voice...it's been work, but well worth it :P<BR/><BR/>Seriously, though, nice job Doug.Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316244154670854155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169970632885828522007-01-27T23:50:00.000-08:002007-01-27T23:50:00.000-08:00Neva, thank you! one useful piece of clothes. :)Neva, thank you! one useful piece of clothes. :)Ariel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169965643580225902007-01-27T22:27:00.000-08:002007-01-27T22:27:00.000-08:00Will there be any singing in this story?Will there be any singing in this story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169948666497637912007-01-27T17:44:00.000-08:002007-01-27T17:44:00.000-08:00G, I'm glad Julian got some rest. My work is done...G, I'm glad Julian got some rest. My work is done here.<BR/><BR/>Happy weekend to you, too, JD. My checklist for JD's visit now shows "Chocolate truffle, roast bat, cannon"Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169947487757004602007-01-27T17:24:00.000-08:002007-01-27T17:24:00.000-08:00Ahhhh, there's nothing like a bat roasted to perfe...Ahhhh, there's nothing like a bat roasted to perfection.<BR/><BR/>Happy Weekend!Jamie Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036600186909466411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169944417018885022007-01-27T16:33:00.000-08:002007-01-27T16:33:00.000-08:00as per Julian as your voice went deeper: "Um hmmm....as per Julian as your voice went deeper: "Um hmmm. I smiled and went to sleep too".<BR/><BR/>As per G: Good to hear you again. I smiled but didn't go to sleep. Nicely done.<BR/><BR/>Oh and Ariel - nice new look.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169930306159633902007-01-27T12:38:00.000-08:002007-01-27T12:38:00.000-08:00Hey, Ariel! New cowl?Quill, you're not the first t...Hey, Ariel! New cowl?<BR/><BR/>Quill, you're not the first to make that comparison.<BR/><BR/>Exactly, Puppy. It's TLP.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Pia. I laughed writing it, too.<BR/><BR/>Haha, Sar. With a twist of Tom Bodett? Will leave the potbelly stove on for you while we pour another bottle of whiskey.<BR/><BR/>Minka, "Some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them' and some are too crouched to actually look up!" is a great line. I suspect many first find greatness as it falls.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Aral! And thanks for trying twice.<BR/><BR/>Exactly, Actonbell and great advice.<BR/><BR/>O Ceallaigh, I don't think I had typed the period on the end of that sentence before I knew you'd say that.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169925446220369422007-01-27T11:17:00.000-08:002007-01-27T11:17:00.000-08:00"... roasted rodent"?!? Sheesh. Diogenes needs t..."... roasted <I>rodent</I>"<I>?!?</I> Sheesh. Diogenes needs to find an honest <A HREF="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9402-bats-and-horses-get-strangely-chummy.html" REL="nofollow">mammalian phylogeneticist</A>. Yes that's a word. [grumble]<BR/><BR/>Respectfully submitted by <A HREF="http://www.comicspage.com/shoe/shoe_belfry.html" REL="nofollow">The Hon. Sen. Belfry</A> on behalf of the Chiropteran Anti-Bashing League (CABaL). Dedicated to winging Hallowe'en, unmasking Batman, and generally grounding other spreaders of bat guano.<BR/><BR/>;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169915446171923832007-01-27T08:30:00.000-08:002007-01-27T08:30:00.000-08:00I agree, it's great to hear you again, and that's ...I agree, it's great to hear you again, and that's a most wonderful definition. If you're not built for fight, better be armed for flight, eh? <BR/><BR/>Bravo! Great story:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169914786863299492007-01-27T08:19:00.000-08:002007-01-27T08:19:00.000-08:00I just tried to post a comment, but I don't think ...I just tried to post a comment, but I don't think it took....<BR/><BR/>Basically, I said...<BR/><BR/>You keep topping yourself, Doug! And your voice is in fine form. Nice to hear it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169914339059395592007-01-27T08:12:00.000-08:002007-01-27T08:12:00.000-08:00"victory: a goddess winged for quick retreat"I don..."victory: a goddess winged for quick retreat"<BR/><BR/>I donæt think we can beat that. I liked how she retreated in teh cave and left a lost cause behind!Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169914057747850312007-01-27T08:07:00.000-08:002007-01-27T08:07:00.000-08:00You sure gave Diogenes an edgy angry voice. He get...You sure gave Diogenes an edgy angry voice. He gets more miserable every Saturday, and to think he set out to find honesty and avoid pride *shakes head*<BR/><BR/>´Some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them' and some are too crouched to actually look up!<BR/><BR/>Brilliant continuation of our favourite story and what a treat this morning to hear you read!<BR/><BR/>Lovely weekend to the rest of the comment section!Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1169913569789123502007-01-27T07:59:00.000-08:002007-01-27T07:59:00.000-08:00Pia's right, 'twin tastes of victory' is one of se...Pia's right, 'twin tastes of victory' is one of several turns of phrases I appreciated in your story this week, Doug.<BR/><BR/>And today's reader is certainly recognizable. Yet, who knew Ben Franklin sounded like Tom Waits?! ;)Sarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00898887379236020609noreply@blogger.com