tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post7763039922183138558..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: ShaftDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-65208387153421447162007-11-13T23:40:00.000-08:002007-11-13T23:40:00.000-08:00Happy Birthday Old Man! Sorry I'm late, I'm blami...Happy Birthday Old Man! Sorry I'm late, I'm blaming being on the wrong side of the Int. Dateline.I Dive At Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726422679358658819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-32678635650986510602007-11-13T05:23:00.000-08:002007-11-13T05:23:00.000-08:00zygomaticaos zygomaticum is the cheek bone!What ar...zygomatica<BR/><BR/>os zygomaticum is the cheek bone!<BR/><BR/>What are you saying?Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-48132970813585358352007-11-13T05:13:00.000-08:002007-11-13T05:13:00.000-08:00Muchas gracias por los felicitaciones, hermanita l...Muchas gracias por los felicitaciones, hermanita linda, muy graciaso y poco soucia.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, lady Karma. I guess I was taking a chance with today's word, huh?<BR/><BR/>Thank you, JJ/l. Few could make heroic verse look right on my birthday.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Dusty. Regards to Tom.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, Annette and welcome, stranger.<BR/><BR/>Mireille, I'm sure Bokonon meant to describe writers in that passage. Curmudgeons take the easiest way to give others a hard time.<BR/><BR/>Every two weeks is actually pretty good, Cheesy.<BR/><BR/>Minka, I'll take your word for it. What's the latin for cheek?Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-31546091237048557782007-11-13T05:02:00.000-08:002007-11-13T05:02:00.000-08:00shaft,n. the midsection of a long bone, also calle...shaft,n. the midsection of a long bone, also called diaphysis<BR/><BR/>trust me on this! <BR/><BR/><BR/>Would you look at the time?! It's Tuesday...*taps fingers*Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-67128018940155139042007-11-13T04:55:00.000-08:002007-11-13T04:55:00.000-08:00The Shaft: Something the Cheesemeister gets whenev...The Shaft: Something the Cheesemeister gets whenever taxes are taken out of her paycheck. Which means, every two weeks.<BR/><BR/>Happy birthday. Remember, 40 isn't bad. But at 41, you fall to pieces!<BR/>(only joking)Cie Cheesemeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871507564733240927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-56912933051083510562007-11-12T19:18:00.000-08:002007-11-12T19:18:00.000-08:00Happy Birthday to my dearest Bokonist of the Vonne...Happy Birthday to my dearest Bokonist of the Vonnegutist sect. This particular bit of scripture from the missive seems apt: <I>"Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way."</I> <BR/>xoxomireillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012296353550408831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-23000473564750141862007-11-12T18:51:00.000-08:002007-11-12T18:51:00.000-08:00Thank Quilly for sending someone you don't know to...Thank Quilly for sending someone you don't know to wish you Happy Birthday!Chris Beasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08318521094229620927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-49661109160492455492007-11-12T18:36:00.000-08:002007-11-12T18:36:00.000-08:00Speaking of shaft, we have a video of you on Asini...Speaking of shaft, we have a video of you on Asinine News.<BR/><BR/>Hope you had a great birthday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-80940468290724193452007-11-12T17:34:00.000-08:002007-11-12T17:34:00.000-08:00Happy Birthday sweet man...i'm sure you're delight...Happy Birthday sweet man...<BR/>i'm sure you're delighted<BR/>with all this attention...<BR/>a special 40th birthday wish<BR/>to a special soul.<BR/>i hope you enjoyed a day<BR/>of doing whatever you desired,<BR/>and to Mama and Papa Pascover,<BR/>you have so many reasons<BR/>to be proud<BR/>of your wonderful son...<BR/>xo lisajavajazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14519195811911296496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-77046371550159634062007-11-12T17:23:00.000-08:002007-11-12T17:23:00.000-08:00Happy Birthday sweet princeshaft??? teeheeHappy Birthday sweet prince<BR/><BR/><I>shaft</I>??? teeheeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09190480692312079052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-85306846224526409122007-11-12T16:39:00.000-08:002007-11-12T16:39:00.000-08:00*GROANETTY GROAN* I had to walk in on Shaft of al...*GROANETTY GROAN* I had to walk in on <I><B>Shaft</B></I> of all words? Dios mio hermanito! How do you expect me to behave????<BR/><BR/>I was going to say you <I>tempt</I> me with such a word but, um, it doesn't feel appropriate... then I was going to say I will <I>swallow</I> my words and gulp em down and behave but, um, that cannot be said either and so...<BR/><BR/>WHAT'S A BOHEMIAN TO DO????<BR/><BR/>Well, I will settle for saying that I could not miss out on your wondrous day and HAD to pop in to felicitarte SEGURO! <BR/><BR/>May you have a beautiful day, hermanito de mi alma, and nothing short of a fabulous, curmudgeonly year ahead of you, just to your liking! Besos y A BAILAR Y A CELEBRAR!<BR/><BR/>OLÉ y OLÉ people!!!Miz BoheMiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684634451330079565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-63454025023361576932007-11-12T16:07:00.000-08:002007-11-12T16:07:00.000-08:00Ah ha, Amoeba. Thank you. If nothing else, it's ...Ah ha, Amoeba. Thank you. If nothing else, it's shorter.<BR/><BR/>Sar, thank you, princess.<BR/><BR/>Nessa, we'll find out when they lower my casket and listen for the bounce.<BR/><BR/>Gag-a-maggot, indeed, TLP!<BR/><BR/>Uh, thanks Willie and Walela. Lela, I'll do my chores and sweep the mines right when I get home.<BR/><BR/>Minka, my cup runneth over. Thank Lisa for her good wishes for me, please.<BR/><BR/>And yet, Jamie Dawn, I bet at In n' Out people wondered what kind of man brings his niece and nephew to a hamburger stand. Ernest Angley was kind of oily, but we kind of have the same home towns. Akron and Perdition.<BR/><BR/>Actonbell, I hope you know I may spend the rest of my birthday cracking that anagram. Life Begins Forty, I guess, but I can't find after. Either way, I'm impressed.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-41109576903235203152007-11-12T15:23:00.000-08:002007-11-12T15:23:00.000-08:00You're 40 now??!!!I am your elder for I have sojou...You're 40 now??!!!<BR/>I am your elder for I have sojourned along this earth for 44 years. Welcome to the fifth decade of life!!!<BR/>You deserved to have a superb b-day, so I sure hope it was superb. :-)<BR/><BR/>Okay, now onto other business. A couple of days ago, there was talk of sacks and sheaths, and now SHAFT!!!! Good Lord, this place is dabbling in the naughty!! Turning 40 has warped your mind.<BR/><BR/>I second all your holiday praises and thanks and good tidings and biddings, etc...<BR/><BR/>Lastly, I do not wish to have Ernest Angley ANY where near me! I'll take the crone every time.Jamie Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036600186909466411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1091657363383021152007-11-12T14:42:00.000-08:002007-11-12T14:42:00.000-08:00Wow...If I didn't know this was your palce, I'd th...Wow...If I didn't know this was your palce, I'd think a party was going on. Of course I know better, this is not so much a party as it is a gathering of people for no specific reason.<BR/><BR/>For whatever reason we are being cheerful here today, I would also like to second TLP...you've created a nice hang-out for many of us for years now, granted you introduced some rules, but I am told there is a free Cd at Christmas, right?!<BR/><BR/>You've done well, Pascover!<BR/><BR/>Have a grand ole day!Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-44774430142188632172007-11-12T14:04:00.000-08:002007-11-12T14:04:00.000-08:00Sung in the note of Bark C:Woffey woof woof, wag w...Sung in the note of Bark C:<BR/><BR/>Woffey woof woof, wag wag<BR/>Woffey woof woof, wag wag,<BR/>Pant and run run to Dougie<BR/><BR/>Lick and lick, lick to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-23270727358314449942007-11-12T13:47:00.000-08:002007-11-12T13:47:00.000-08:00Oh, gag-a-maggot! I meant all of that, but jeez! ...Oh, <B>gag-a-maggot!</B> I meant all of that, but jeez! I hate it when I'm nice. It won't happen again. Not soon anyway.TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-36223706802599843302007-11-12T13:45:00.000-08:002007-11-12T13:45:00.000-08:00I hope you are having a most excellent day young m...I hope you are having a most excellent day young man. <BR/><BR/>Everyone of us is so happy that we discovered you here in Waking Ambrose land. We're all the richer for it.TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-46221054600308704052007-11-12T13:42:00.000-08:002007-11-12T13:42:00.000-08:00Is your update autobiographical?Happy Birthday, Do...Is your update autobiographical?<BR/><BR/>Happy Birthday, Doug.Nessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779269921583131094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-32018790012666245132007-11-12T13:40:00.000-08:002007-11-12T13:40:00.000-08:00Hmmm, methinks if Bierce's definition wasn't so cl...Hmmm, methinks if Bierce's definition wasn't so clever, it'd be downright obscene. <BR/><BR/>Speaking of clever, evoking distraction from your own birthday with a barrage of well wishes towards others -- coincedence? I think not. Nice try curmudgeon!<BR/><BR/>That said, I second Pappa Pascover's comment...<BR/><BR/>Happy Birthday ya old fart!Sarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00898887379236020609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-38234316046012319212007-11-12T11:14:00.000-08:002007-11-12T11:14:00.000-08:00Like I said last night, Doug:LBAF.Just do better w...Like I said last night, Doug:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/LBAF" REL="nofollow">LBAF</A>.<BR/><BR/>Just do better with it than <A HREF="http://www.john-lennon.com/songlyrics/songs/Life_Begins_at_40.htm" REL="nofollow">John Lennon</A> did, OK?<BR/><BR/>I know I'm late and slow, but I didn't know anything about Bokonoism until you mentioned it. Me like.<BR/><BR/><B>SHAFT</B>, <I>n</I>. What results when the bone's buried deeper than the dog thought it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-30010592587360411162007-11-12T11:02:00.000-08:002007-11-12T11:02:00.000-08:00Ancient, Aral. I hope you never suffer this indig...Ancient, Aral. I hope you never suffer this indignity. Well, not for eleven months. As to your second comment I wouldn't know and you wouldn't remember.<BR/><BR/>Neva, Isaac Hayes and Richard Roundtree always took the high road. Or so I've heard. As to the story, I hope you trust that you have all the time you need.<BR/><BR/>Mutha, it's hard to believe there's another meaning, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Good move, Pia. Good diagnosis, too.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Mama. I'm sure I'll never outgrow my mother. Take that however you will.<BR/><BR/>Jim, thanking veterans is one of the rare things I do sincerely. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>TLP, I think as matriarch of bloggers you're supposed to do whatever the hell you feel like and call it on time. Irascibility suits you like few others.<BR/><BR/>Much better, Theresa. Oooh, elevator!<BR/><BR/>Ariel, Köscönöm.<BR/><BR/>Quilly, I sure will. Thank you, too.<BR/><BR/>Hey, AIM! Thank you. My Diwali gift to you is :you can't parse loose hay.<BR/><BR/>Neva, believe me when I say you would be forgiven without a cheesy post. Thanks and don't you fret.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, whippersnapper.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Mutha.<BR/><BR/>Old Mule, I'm sure you're right but so far no acne. I'm honored that you chose my blog to come out on.<BR/><BR/>Terry, only you. Good grief. I got nothin'Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-49533661622381853552007-11-12T10:56:00.000-08:002007-11-12T10:56:00.000-08:00Shaft: The stiff “quill” of thefeather, from which...<B>Shaft</B>: The stiff “quill” of the<BR/>feather, from which the soft vanes extend on either side.<BR/><BR/>May all your shafts be stiff and afford you many safe flights. Hope your birthday sends you soaring above the clouds. <BR/><BR/>PS: In dog years, you are 280!tsduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457805824149563737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-53698827133379831702007-11-12T10:46:00.000-08:002007-11-12T10:46:00.000-08:00Happy Birthday wishes from a lesbian and an atheis...Happy Birthday wishes from a lesbian and an atheist. <BR/><BR/>And like I said, forty is the new fourteen.The Old Mulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469707883604282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-39217619815776461622007-11-12T10:21:00.001-08:002007-11-12T10:21:00.001-08:00And a very happy day to you Doug!And a very happy day to you Doug!Muthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03172749181642285989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-67454219042902591962007-11-12T10:21:00.000-08:002007-11-12T10:21:00.000-08:00My earlier post didn't post. Anyway, now that you...My earlier post didn't post. Anyway, now that you are older than me, I expect to show you the same respect you have always shown to me.<BR/><BR/>I am proud of your first 40 years. I will let you know about the second 40 years when we get there.<BR/><BR/>Happy birthday jung'n [ sorry, I meant old @art]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com