tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post7845488016615438543..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: TelephoneDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-76339567378881220872007-03-17T04:02:00.000-07:002007-03-17T04:02:00.000-07:00Telephone... easier to use than the blogosphere of...Telephone... easier to use than the blogosphere of late! Oy!Miz BoheMiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684634451330079565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-14220847279514209022007-03-16T20:43:00.000-07:002007-03-16T20:43:00.000-07:00Mireille, I miss the ones with cords. If you coul...Mireille, I miss the ones with cords. If you couldn't end the conversation, you could always hang yourself.<BR/><BR/>Actonbell, I envy you that. I have three. Long story, but I have to carry them. I checked and having my skin shaved off and salt put on wasn't an alternative.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, JD. I hang on your almost every word.<BR/><BR/>Weirsdo, I remember that story now. I think your great grandfather and I could have been great friends with nary a word spoken between us.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-56407265038365367472007-03-16T20:29:00.000-07:002007-03-16T20:29:00.000-07:00Sorry; that was great-grandfather.Sorry; that was great-grandfather.Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371953652907423093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-70228429352147247822007-03-16T20:28:00.000-07:002007-03-16T20:28:00.000-07:00My grandfather, Alexander's cousin, was of your mi...My grandfather, Alexander's cousin, was of your mind, Doug. He was the one who said, on trying out the invention, "If I want to speak to someone in the next room, I'll open the door and shout."Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371953652907423093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-30766987817027579502007-03-16T16:10:00.000-07:002007-03-16T16:10:00.000-07:00I LOVE the poem Puppybrose quoted.Telephone: How ...I LOVE the poem Puppybrose quoted.<BR/><BR/>Telephone: How I stay connected to my parents, brother, and bestest friend in the whole wide universe. <BR/><BR/>The cell phone explosion amazes and amuses me.<BR/>How did I EVER manage to get through high school and college without one??? <BR/><BR/>Alexander Graham Bell could NEVER have imagined this.<BR/><BR/>You did a good job on the JD Quiz. :)Jamie Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036600186909466411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-46772422268850908322007-03-16T13:09:00.000-07:002007-03-16T13:09:00.000-07:00I love this update definition, only the dead shall...I love this update definition, <I>only the dead shall know peace</I> and hate talking on the phone. It is the devil's instrument ... and so hard to untangle oneself from, even the cordless ones. xoxoxomireillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012296353550408831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-25173714946829091322007-03-16T12:23:00.000-07:002007-03-16T12:23:00.000-07:00Jenna, you should get one of those new ones that d...Jenna, you should get one of those new ones that dial out.<BR/><BR/>Karma, it's for you.<BR/><BR/>Kyah, that story had me putting my hand to my thinning hair. The blessing part is you can use them as hammers?<BR/><BR/>Mo'a, the seed is worse than the weed, it's true.<BR/><BR/>Jenna, do the werewolves use it?<BR/><BR/>Kyah, it's true. They were a thing of the past by the time I was old enough to date but might have saved me a lot of embarrassment. Come to think f it, I need a rotary cellphone.<BR/><BR/>Sar, you sure make the transition from commando to kindergartner look easy.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-74427071677191093652007-03-16T12:19:00.000-07:002007-03-16T12:19:00.000-07:00Useful little things they are.I like your definiti...Useful little things they are.<BR/><BR/>I like your definition, can't do better.<BR/><BR/>I don't like phones all that much but they are useful in case of emergency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-61019857261250741332007-03-16T12:16:00.000-07:002007-03-16T12:16:00.000-07:00...can you hear me now?...can you hear me now?Sarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00898887379236020609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-88271792793011898622007-03-16T12:12:00.000-07:002007-03-16T12:12:00.000-07:00One ringy dingy....One ringy dingy....Sarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00898887379236020609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1831863383042827372007-03-16T11:02:00.000-07:002007-03-16T11:02:00.000-07:00Jenna, do you ever dial it? isn't it amazing how...Jenna, do you ever dial it? isn't it amazing how long it takes the dial to go around?Kyahgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496268340516243071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-72897112972736909532007-03-16T10:38:00.000-07:002007-03-16T10:38:00.000-07:00Kyah, there's still a working rotary phone in my p...Kyah, there's still a working rotary phone in my parent's basement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-61636451839156940452007-03-16T10:31:00.000-07:002007-03-16T10:31:00.000-07:00Telephone: Did anyone mention the evil seed...The ...Telephone: Did anyone mention the evil seed...The Cell Phone~Mo'a~https://www.blogger.com/profile/09127293778661930540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-38322493363050090072007-03-16T09:26:00.000-07:002007-03-16T09:26:00.000-07:00telephone...a blessing and a bane.hey, my daughter...telephone...a blessing and a bane.<BR/><BR/>hey, my daughter saw a rotary phone recently on tv and was utterly amazed. she turned to me and said "is that a PHONE?" I had to chuckle but geez, it made me feel REALLY old!Kyahgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496268340516243071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-39261667899434042552007-03-16T08:16:00.000-07:002007-03-16T08:16:00.000-07:00Hello?puppy: loved that!Hello?<BR/><BR/><BR/>puppy: loved that!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09190480692312079052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-16412936455932013192007-03-16T07:56:00.000-07:002007-03-16T07:56:00.000-07:00Telephone the thing that rings when you're sick an...Telephone the thing that rings when you're sick and sleeping. The thing that <I>doesn't</I> ring when you're well and awake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-88772489320943201002007-03-16T07:37:00.000-07:002007-03-16T07:37:00.000-07:00Good definition, Amoeba. And you're right, it pro...Good definition, Amoeba. And you're right, it provides all the needed distraction to starve and freeze to death without quiet.<BR/><BR/>Neva, I adore that poem. Ms. Richards should write Waking Ogden.<BR/><BR/>Hello, nephew! Every little boy ought to be allowed to stay up for the line.<BR/><BR/>Heavens to Murgatroyd, Al, it sure is.<BR/><BR/>Quilly, that's kind of sweet. I think I'll go be dour on your blog next.<BR/><BR/>Mule, an imperative is the last thing anyone needs on Friday. E.T. relax! Oh, ok.<BR/><BR/>"An antique mobile," Minka! *clap* And a lovely anecdote about your bench. Is that what you're sailing?<BR/><BR/>Indie, when you talk about telephones in Germany, my first thought is the bright pink T-Mobil public phones everywhere. It's enough to make a guy want to invade France.<BR/><BR/>Elbot...will...do...my...best. My programmer, Ambrose wasn't familiar with the great potential of electronics, sadly.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-77582519527857434772007-03-16T06:57:00.000-07:002007-03-16T06:57:00.000-07:00Telephone: modern fashion accessory.Mr. Pascover. ...Telephone: modern fashion accessory.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Pascover. Beeps to you. Cover more technical words.Elbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323535782061601305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-63312034977530712592007-03-16T06:54:00.000-07:002007-03-16T06:54:00.000-07:00We still have antique telephones in Germany.Just k...We still have antique telephones in Germany.<BR/><BR/>Just kidding. It's better than it was in the 90's.Indeterminacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112417911577798263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-3848329500173971912007-03-16T06:47:00.000-07:002007-03-16T06:47:00.000-07:00Too true, old Mule. It is Friday here too and we a...Too true, old Mule. It is Friday here too and we are usually way ahead of you guys :)<BR/><BR/>telephone...an antique mobile<BR/><BR/>One of my favourite pieces of furniture in my room is an old telphone bench. Love it...It is nothign to do with today´s word, but if snuppy can involve elephants in this...I can call a bench!<BR/><BR/>Happy Friday you lot!Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-58049307597651403462007-03-16T06:32:00.000-07:002007-03-16T06:32:00.000-07:00Telephone: phone home.Does an imperative count? It...Telephone: phone home.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Does an imperative count? It *is* Friday (in Iceland, even).The Old Mulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469707883604282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-22575914968138062492007-03-16T06:31:00.000-07:002007-03-16T06:31:00.000-07:00telephone currently, the voice of my love<I>telephone</I> currently, the voice of my loveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-25631089614384979252007-03-16T05:51:00.000-07:002007-03-16T05:51:00.000-07:00Telephone: Medium through which Mr. Watson first l...<B>Telephone:</B> Medium through which Mr. Watson first learned that Alexander Graham Bell wanted him.<BR/><BR/>Great update today, Doug -- and by Amoeba, too, and a very funny poem from Puppy, and the Boy's in rare form this morning... Must be Friday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-59547942882611772662007-03-16T05:34:00.000-07:002007-03-16T05:34:00.000-07:00Hi Uncel Doug! its a fun word i can bild a reel te...Hi Uncel Doug! its a fun word i can bild a reel tellaphone with two tin cans and a wire. also we got a party line at our house but they wont let me stay up to see the party.The Boy from S.A.C.A.D.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03807289491286703054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-68261110209781163732007-03-16T05:30:00.000-07:002007-03-16T05:30:00.000-07:00Once there was an elephant,Who tried to use the te...Once there was an elephant,<BR/>Who tried to use the telephant-<BR/>No! no! I mean an elephone<BR/>Who tried to use the telephone-<BR/>(Dear me! I am not certain quite<BR/>That even now I’ve got it right.)<BR/><BR/>Howe’er it was, he got his trunk<BR/>Entangled in the telephunk:<BR/>The more he tried to get it free,<BR/>The louder buzzed the telephee-<BR/>(I fear I’d better drop the song<BR/>Of elephop and telephong!)<BR/><BR/>i always loved that poem by Lauara Richards. i guess it's because it reminds me that loved ones are, but, an elephone call away. er...<BR/><BR/>(what is it with me and elephants this week? i wish i knew and/or could remember)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com