tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post6364119943510888960..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: GoldDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-44833602640577888872007-06-09T22:09:00.000-07:002007-06-09T22:09:00.000-07:00Hobbes, thank you!Linda, you are kidding! Please ...Hobbes, thank you!<BR/><BR/>Linda, you are kidding! Please get in touch if you don't mind. My email is dpascover at mac dot com. I'm dying to hear about that elusive dream, the Giant Beauty.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-11605650407337372512007-06-09T16:54:00.000-07:002007-06-09T16:54:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-79710233393604515302007-05-29T22:58:00.000-07:002007-05-29T22:58:00.000-07:00"Freedom is not well [should not be] sold for all ..."Freedom is not well [should not be] sold for all the gold in the world."<BR/>This is a motto on the walls of Dubrovnik.Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371953652907423093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-86092588955867282072007-05-29T05:37:00.000-07:002007-05-29T05:37:00.000-07:00CA, and he's looking a little jaundiced.OK, Hobbes...CA, and he's looking a little jaundiced.<BR/><BR/>OK, Hobbes, help me out: "It's not good when very liberty is sold for gold?""Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-29184543918462421982007-05-29T04:43:00.000-07:002007-05-29T04:43:00.000-07:00Non bene pro toto libertas venditur auro.Non bene pro toto libertas venditur auro.Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371953652907423093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-41411437832242152002007-05-27T05:19:00.000-07:002007-05-27T05:19:00.000-07:00Something assigned great value by popular agreemen...Something assigned great value by popular agreement, related or unrelated to its quality. See emperors who have no clothes.Comfort Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748708787226855876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-29044985215674119812007-05-26T06:04:00.000-07:002007-05-26T06:04:00.000-07:00Icy, Fridays are for big words. Instead of "woof,...Icy, Fridays are for big words. Instead of "woof," I like "bowowow" to call in the weekend.<BR/><BR/>Terry, welcome and thank you for naming my El Dorado. If you were googling "Charmet's" is there a support group? I have to ask, was the Eiffel Tower nine-year-old-boy impossible to finish? That's a heck of a sundae.<BR/><BR/>Ariel, he has aromatic rice, though.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-25198356569446825922007-05-26T00:51:00.000-07:002007-05-26T00:51:00.000-07:00The Bookworm! :) thank you for the guide, Terry, I...The Bookworm! :) thank you for the guide, Terry, I read the story and wanted to cry. <BR/><BR/>Old Mule, I am cheap to take but expensive to keep. ;)Ariel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-84533609172800381522007-05-25T21:35:00.000-07:002007-05-25T21:35:00.000-07:00Doug,I found a post of yours on someone else's Web...Doug,<BR/><BR/>I found a post of yours on someone else's Web site - about a thwarted visit to Charmet's in Chicago with your mother. (I was Googling 'Charmet's.')<BR/><BR/>The sundae you recall was called The Eiffel Tower. It was impossible to finish.<BR/><BR/>TerryAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131589312877325432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-23845588015886443782007-05-25T16:15:00.000-07:002007-05-25T16:15:00.000-07:00Ductility? Gilding? Oh my oh my!Ductility? Gilding? Oh my oh my!Tom & Icyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184377353312923689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-68467011556203467182007-05-25T15:50:00.000-07:002007-05-25T15:50:00.000-07:00Karma, the gold medal is yours.Mutha, excellent re...Karma, the gold medal is yours.<BR/><BR/>Mutha, excellent research. You wanna explain why a place people left to find potatoes has such fancy standards?<BR/><BR/>Quilly, I don't know. High school locker room was long ago and I've forgotten whatever I learned.<BR/><BR/>Sar, and I know they must be under 30 to be that reckless.<BR/><BR/>Man, Joel, that is so true. My card is just teeming with magnificent benefits, I'm told, but the only one I can rememember is it works to buy stuff. That's kinda cool, though.<BR/><BR/>Neva, you are the Queen of Puns.<BR/><BR/>Boy, how did you know that's my favorite?<BR/><BR/>Elbot, you've been hanging around with the linguists again, haven't you?<BR/><BR/>Pia, and charcoal keeps a secret.<BR/><BR/>Mule, the philosopher stoned?<BR/><BR/>Great definition, Al.<BR/><BR/>Mireille, perfumed lead?<BR/><BR/>Neva, I know you're a fan. I always thought he was made up. Does he go on tour?<BR/><BR/>Ariel, that's the first personals ad we've had here in a while. Do you like piƱa coladas?<BR/><BR/>TLP, but most, right?<BR/><BR/>Minka, I don't know him but if he gets to LA, give him my number. I know some old jokes, too. Get back here.<BR/><BR/>Funny, Logo. And fresh!<BR/><BR/>G, that's just a good song from a pretty fine album.<BR/><BR/>Amoeba, you're on a tear, lately. That Hawaiian air is doing you some good. Knox Knox joke! *snort*<BR/><BR/>Jamie Dawn, I found all the gold I've ever seen in bars. Usually just under the chair.<BR/><BR/>Mule, now you know. Too bad she said nothing about aromatic rice.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-71999510803265190812007-05-25T12:58:00.000-07:002007-05-25T12:58:00.000-07:00ariel, is that all it would take?ariel, is that all it would take?The Old Mulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469707883604282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-46219415535639968762007-05-25T11:25:00.000-07:002007-05-25T11:25:00.000-07:00Ductility?? Clearly, I need more education.I thin...Ductility?? Clearly, I need more education.<BR/><BR/>I think gold jewelry is very pretty, but I prefer my gold in bars.<BR/><BR/>Years ago when my kids were little, my mom and I were talking about their babysitter who was quite hefty.<BR/>I said, "Carla is such a great babysitter."<BR/>Mom said, "She's worth her weight in gold!" <BR/>We chuckled about that, but the statement was indeed true.... EVERY pound of it!Jamie Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036600186909466411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-12966077190686825902007-05-25T10:36:00.000-07:002007-05-25T10:36:00.000-07:00GOLD, n. 1. The subject of every Knox Knox joke....<B>GOLD</B>, <I>n</I>. <BR/><BR/><B>1.</B> The subject of every Knox Knox joke.<BR/><BR/><B>2.</B> A gross estimator of net worth.<BR/><BR/><B>3.</B> One of two colors that are unknown to this lexicographer, the other one being green.<BR/><BR/>You'd better be careful with poker,<BR/>On a green-colored table or ochre;<BR/> Be ready to fold<BR/> Or you'll lose all your <B>gold</B>,<BR/>And get known as a fool and a joker.<BR/><BR/> - <I>Goldbrick of Galway</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-85840747513035964962007-05-25T10:11:00.000-07:002007-05-25T10:11:00.000-07:00Haha Minka. And Sar, I'm older than you and I'm n...Haha Minka. And Sar, I'm older than you and I'm not wearing gold, but I'm partial to white gold, silver and of course, platinum is always good. That little whipper snapper!<BR/><BR/>Okay, now that you all know my gift preferences.<BR/><BR/>"Keep me searching for a heart of gold and I'm getting old".Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075495407192340894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-41179848141749758342007-05-25T10:08:00.000-07:002007-05-25T10:08:00.000-07:00What is it that makes a complete stranger dive int...What is it that makes a complete stranger dive into an icy river to save a solid gold baby? Maybe we'll never know.<BR/>Jack Handey<BR/><BR/>Yup, Im with puppybrose on this one, comedic gold, baby!Logophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791617221187190709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-78143197795625449832007-05-25T09:54:00.000-07:002007-05-25T09:54:00.000-07:00Glass glitters more than diamonds, because it has ...Glass glitters more than diamonds, because it has something to prove. I think the same goes for gold in regards to light.<BR/><BR/>a teacher of mine used to ask us every term: "What are the three rings of a relationship?"<BR/><BR/>1. engagement ring<BR/>2. wedding ring<BR/>3. suffering<BR/><BR/>He seemed bitter. You know him?<BR/><BR/>*runs*Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-26829921232401564812007-05-25T09:45:00.000-07:002007-05-25T09:45:00.000-07:00Gold: not all that glitters.Gold: not all that glitters.TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-53383862977719444792007-05-25T09:15:00.000-07:002007-05-25T09:15:00.000-07:00LOL @Sar! I had no idea there's a difference like ...LOL @Sar! I had no idea there's a difference like that. <BR/><BR/>gold, another thing I cannot eat. to anyone reads this and is planning to engage me, bring me chocolate!Ariel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-13127664945601580562007-05-25T08:35:00.000-07:002007-05-25T08:35:00.000-07:00I wish I lived back in the old west days, because ...<I>I wish I lived back in the old west days, because I'd save up my money for about twenty years so I could buy a solid-<B>gold</B> pick. Then I'd go out West and start digging for <B>gold</B>. When someone came up and asked what I was doing, I'd say, "Looking for <B>gold</B>, ya durn fool." He'd say, "Your pick is <B>gold</B>," and I'd say, "Well, that was easy." Good joke, huh.</I> ~Jack Handey<BR/><BR/>maybe it's just me, but Jack Handey is comedy <B>gold</B>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-21407467052772253402007-05-25T08:23:00.000-07:002007-05-25T08:23:00.000-07:00For the alchemy-minded among us, it's just the end...For the alchemy-minded among us, it's just the endproduct of some serious work with lead. See <I>transmutation</I>. xoxomireillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012296353550408831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-25133172668082975222007-05-25T08:22:00.000-07:002007-05-25T08:22:00.000-07:00Gold: Ballast for a rising heart.(Great update tod...<B>Gold:</B> Ballast for a rising heart.<BR/><BR/>(Great update today, Doug.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-34470233279299300312007-05-25T07:33:00.000-07:002007-05-25T07:33:00.000-07:00gold: a lusty mirage of alchemygold: a lusty mirage of alchemyThe Old Mulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469707883604282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-20618529582659225072007-05-25T07:28:00.000-07:002007-05-25T07:28:00.000-07:00gold: something I have never personally liked. Si...gold: something I have never personally liked. Silver tells a storyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-40583458919628354402007-05-25T07:21:00.000-07:002007-05-25T07:21:00.000-07:00But what did Mr. Bierce mean by that? Two and Two ...But what did Mr. Bierce mean by that? Two and Two are Five!Elbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323535782061601305noreply@blogger.com