tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post2788584668523233466..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: BedlamDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-85334109783264025252007-05-21T04:44:00.000-07:002007-05-21T04:44:00.000-07:00By the same token, coffeeless Unitarians?Oh all ri...By the same token, coffeeless Unitarians?<BR/>Oh all right then, ANY bunch of Unitarians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-84917158442096258152007-05-11T11:43:00.000-07:002007-05-11T11:43:00.000-07:00That's Mrs. Missy to you Dawg.That's Mrs. Missy to you Dawg.TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-57386945844556940262007-05-11T08:50:00.000-07:002007-05-11T08:50:00.000-07:00That's pig to you, Missy.That's pig to you, Missy.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-32869370394914004432007-05-11T07:37:00.000-07:002007-05-11T07:37:00.000-07:00You little rat!!!!You little rat!!!!TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-87869195226795235632007-05-11T06:20:00.000-07:002007-05-11T06:20:00.000-07:00TLP, I think you're right although there's no bedl...TLP, I think you're right although there's no bedlam without keening and To Keen is a feminine word.<BR/><BR/>Jamie Dawn's Bloggaphenelia and Bait Shop. Arkansas' been needing one of those.<BR/><BR/>Minka, you'r'e right. J.D. should rent that word out.<BR/><BR/>5 points, Neva. Congratulations.<BR/><BR/>One chocolate-covered shrimp for the blogmama. Coming right up. Incidentally, this is why the TLP story last year took place in Bethlehem, PA instead of your actual home town.<BR/><BR/>Al, so you can imagine why I accompanied Minka and Kyahgirl there with no small amount of trepidation. Have you ever seen mouse ears with a cat suit?<BR/><BR/>Neva, throw in a pitcher of fresh-squeezed orange juice and I'll ignore you completely. It's like the five points meant nothing to you. Nothing!<BR/><BR/>Terry, you're over my head again. Darn crow.<BR/><BR/>Actonbell, I'm not sure. No Lutheran has ever been tardy. But I can imagine.<BR/><BR/>Hurray for Cooper! Don't listen to Neva. The outside world is nothing like the bedlam of college, unless you go to some civil-war-afflicted third word country. Oopsie.<BR/><BR/>Neva, what's the movie?<BR/><BR/>Good night, G.<BR/><BR/>Good morning, TLP.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-585004950876940022007-05-11T04:14:00.000-07:002007-05-11T04:14:00.000-07:00Bedlam: The crowd waiting here for Friday's post....Bedlam: The crowd waiting here for Friday's post.TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-46809474884505385062007-05-10T21:36:00.000-07:002007-05-10T21:36:00.000-07:00Time for bedlam. G'night.Time for bedlam. G'night.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075495407192340894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-80499957973161567282007-05-10T19:33:00.000-07:002007-05-10T19:33:00.000-07:00ooooh Terry -- excellent reference (that was one f...ooooh Terry -- <I>excellent</I> reference (that was one fine film)<BR/><BR/>and congrats, to Cooper! now you get to find out what <B>bedlam</B> <I>really</I> is... ; )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-50677642661995277882007-05-10T18:58:00.000-07:002007-05-10T18:58:00.000-07:00Yeah, I immediately think "Cuckoo's Nest" but thes...Yeah, I immediately think "Cuckoo's Nest" but these are all brilliant definitions with Dog and OC getting the highest scores today.<BR/><BR/>I'm now free from four years of bedlam so I get to gloat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-4241052493779146022007-05-10T18:04:00.000-07:002007-05-10T18:04:00.000-07:00Bedlam: see "snakepit"Bedlam: see "snakepit"tsduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457805824149563737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-69344564196051239932007-05-10T16:53:00.000-07:002007-05-10T16:53:00.000-07:00TLP: i say we demand a jar of Nutella and a loaf o...TLP: i say we demand a jar of Nutella <I>and</I> a loaf of fresh baked bread. that way we can enjoy the fruits of our Wikipidiocy, <I>together</I>. (no doubt you and i would've wound up in padded cells next to each other back then...) <BR/><BR/>; )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-63389521256284969252007-05-10T16:35:00.000-07:002007-05-10T16:35:00.000-07:00Bedlam: The Capital of Disneyland.<B>Bedlam:</B> The Capital of Disneyland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-82357079324753252882007-05-10T16:19:00.000-07:002007-05-10T16:19:00.000-07:00As Puppy wrote, the word “Bedlam” refers to a medi...As Puppy wrote, the word “Bedlam” refers to a medieval asylum for mad people in England. In the 18th Century, such asylums were a source of entertainment. Wealthy people paid a penny to enter and watch mad people behave crazily. Later the word came to mean, “a chaotic, uncontrollable situation”.<BR/><BR/>I don't want points either. Gimme chocolate and no one will get hurt.TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-51292213710457639442007-05-10T15:52:00.000-07:002007-05-10T15:52:00.000-07:00Bedlam is short for "Bethlam" -- which, in turn is...Bedlam is short for "Bethlam" -- which, in turn is a variation of <I>Bethlehem</I>. originally a hospital (i think) it became a haven (or hell) for the mentally not-well in 1403 -- and was, according to some 16th century writer, "<I>so hideous, so great; that they are more able to drive a man that hath his wits rather out of them</I>".<BR/><BR/>wonder where they house the Wikipidiots?<BR/><BR/>based on the meaning of "Bethlehem", i believe i'll take a slice of <I>bread</I> in lieu of those points, if you please. ; )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-69630797982415092662007-05-10T15:47:00.000-07:002007-05-10T15:47:00.000-07:00jamie dawn, and patent rights to the word "hitonio...jamie dawn, and patent rights to the word "hitonious". :)Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-81253576293715980012007-05-10T14:37:00.000-07:002007-05-10T14:37:00.000-07:00Please send multiple originals (not copies) of you...Please send multiple originals (not copies) of your paw print along with any truffles you have just lying around. Bedlam will ensue once I open my blog buddy memorabilia store and offer your paw print.<BR/>There will also be frenzied throngs clamoring for a lock of Icy's hair, a classic Pez despenser, and little stuffed penguins.Jamie Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036600186909466411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-41909458732861962592007-05-10T14:30:00.000-07:002007-05-10T14:30:00.000-07:00My girls were perfect. PERFECT! Never gave me on...My girls were perfect. PERFECT! Never gave me one moment's trouble. Especially Aral. Same with the grandtwins. No bedlam here. <I>Well, unless you count Kevin and Niks.</I> <BR/><BR/>Bedlam is a masculine word.TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-44681572992012509662007-05-10T14:12:00.000-07:002007-05-10T14:12:00.000-07:00Funny revision, TLP. Your girls were perfect ange...Funny revision, TLP. Your girls were perfect angels, though, right? I mean, besides Aral.<BR/><BR/>Pia, begging will make you a convict, sooner or later.<BR/><BR/>Minka, I have been too grateful too often for those strings.<BR/><BR/>Quilly, this is why I don't talk to parents or childcare workers. They'll tell you anything.<BR/><BR/>OK, 5 points for whoever posts the actual origin of the word.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-68270067997275543652007-05-10T11:51:00.000-07:002007-05-10T11:51:00.000-07:00Ha! bedlam is obviously a compound word made up o...Ha! <B>bedlam</B> is obviously a compound word made up of <B>bed</B> - - <I>the place where one sleeps</I>, and <B>lam</B>, which means, <I>to flee</I>, and any parent and/or childcare worker will tell you it is a nightly occurrance in the life to most tots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-6591460265314745872007-05-10T11:03:00.000-07:002007-05-10T11:03:00.000-07:00Doug, well...next time pull at the strings that ti...Doug, well...next time pull at the strings that tie me up...that way you might do some good and I´d be quicker!<BR/><BR/>verifier: orifxe<BR/><BR/>What kinda Freudian nightmare is that? And people wonder how come loony bins be so over-crowded!Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-3300081488520348482007-05-10T10:35:00.000-07:002007-05-10T10:35:00.000-07:00Bedlam; an escaped con looking for a house to slee...Bedlam; an escaped con looking for a house to sleep in--and my wv begins with alms so I guess, the convict is begging alsoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-26833974290680662392007-05-10T10:06:00.000-07:002007-05-10T10:06:00.000-07:00Bedlam: Popular contraction. A colloquialism for N...Bedlam: Popular contraction. A colloquialism for <I>Now go to bed little lamb.</I>TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-16846574100980235392007-05-10T10:01:00.000-07:002007-05-10T10:01:00.000-07:00Sar, clap clapAmoeba, you really set yourself up f...Sar, clap clap<BR/><BR/>Amoeba, you really set yourself up for that.<BR/><BR/>An average walk in the park, Poobah. I agree.<BR/><BR/>Sar, you are very cruel.<BR/><BR/>Jamie Dawn, you think I have truffles, don't you? Where can I send my paw print?<BR/><BR/>Minka, the things you go through. That was a well written scene, by the way. I was totally pulling for the main character.<BR/><BR/>Jenna, I think you can never explain enough.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-5567501859298591642007-05-10T09:28:00.000-07:002007-05-10T09:28:00.000-07:00bedlam: the race to post first here.actually i'm g...bedlam: the race to post first here.<BR/><BR/>actually i'm going to have to say i live in a state of bedlam. It explains so much no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-37651005774030733182007-05-10T09:09:00.000-07:002007-05-10T09:09:00.000-07:00bedlam,n "complete and utter balagan." Something S...bedlam,n "complete and utter balagan." Something Simon Cowell might say. <BR/>By the by, balagan is a Hebrew word I hear, loaned from Russian. I just thought that was mighty fine.<BR/><BR/>The first thing that popped into my mind though was Jack Nicholson flying over the cukoo´s nest, he was fine too! But what a booby hatch that was! *shakes head*Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.com