tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post7941350515497365936..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: The Philosopher's ApplesDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-89615717711403379422007-08-20T05:40:00.000-07:002007-08-20T05:40:00.000-07:00Thanks, Ariel. That was one of my favorites from t...Thanks, Ariel. That was one of my favorites from this site, too, although I'm not entirely sure it was fiction. <BR/><BR/>Beauty? Admiring? *smacks forehead* Of course!Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-69245050507986897722007-08-20T04:09:00.000-07:002007-08-20T04:09:00.000-07:00oh, and beauty is for admiring, of course. *rolls ...oh, and beauty is for admiring, of course. *rolls eyes*Ariel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-43244404436947468982007-08-20T04:07:00.000-07:002007-08-20T04:07:00.000-07:00Diogenes, more often than not pride can be kept by...Diogenes, more often than not pride can be kept by a little cheating only. a woman's pride, even.<BR/><BR/>I remember the first time those golden apples showed up here. that was one of the most beautiful stories I have ever read.Ariel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-8829618087400908372007-08-19T19:51:00.000-07:002007-08-19T19:51:00.000-07:00Haha, G. I like that. Maybe when they make the m...Haha, G. I like that. Maybe when they make the movie.<BR/><BR/>Minka, it's just so typical.<BR/><BR/>Mule, did anyone laugh? Great reading, friend.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-45349040009728349672007-08-19T19:40:00.000-07:002007-08-19T19:40:00.000-07:00ariel, goodness now. Why thanks.terry, it is too f...ariel, goodness now. Why thanks.<BR/><BR/>terry, it is too funny you bring that up because it was no sooner than last night I repeated those exact lines as a joke over beer...The Old Mulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469707883604282375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-66152731146990734352007-08-19T17:05:00.000-07:002007-08-19T17:05:00.000-07:00A little bit. What gave it away?A little bit. What gave it away?Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-77440561419379385322007-08-19T14:53:00.000-07:002007-08-19T14:53:00.000-07:00As I drove I thought of an alternate name for this...As I drove I thought of an alternate name for this episode - "Beauty rears its ugly head." But then you already had a title, didn't you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-12238592460812168772007-08-19T14:41:00.000-07:002007-08-19T14:41:00.000-07:00Minka, that was an elegant and compelling argument...Minka, that was an elegant and compelling argument but, I presume, dishonest.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-21677064967524102552007-08-19T09:20:00.000-07:002007-08-19T09:20:00.000-07:00I think someody should take a stance for beauty!Di...I think someody should take a stance for beauty!<BR/><BR/>Diogenes: "Why chase beauty?"<BR/><BR/>then ATLANTA should say: "What if you catch it?"<BR/><BR/><BR/>Beauty should not be automatically linked with dishonesty. I admire the power of a truly beautiful woman to shine away, despite the dark glances that will follow her. There is dishonesty in presumption, envy and projection. WE usually think we are not worthy; why invite something aglow into our life, casting light on the niches we love to cover in darkness.<BR/><BR/>That...or golden apples make for hard eating and that's what's bugging you! :)<BR/> <BR/><BR/>now...back to human plains...Old Mule does sound American to me as well, Ariel. I can't quite figure out what it is, but I can imagine that voice to be in a movie, transmitted to us through a TV box.<BR/>Nice listening!<BR/><BR/>One of your better installments, Doug. Loved the...'if they win I'd marry them, if not they were put to death. I am pretty fast'- line.Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-42896446713574987522007-08-19T07:49:00.000-07:002007-08-19T07:49:00.000-07:00Quilly, that's just funny. I was thinking tie-dye...Quilly, that's just funny. I was thinking tie-dyed sari.<BR/><BR/>TLP, that's good editing.<BR/><BR/>Jamie Dawn, your mom works for one creative almondry (I sez that's a word.) I'm going to figure out how to advertize them here with the hallowed marshmallow.<BR/><BR/>Breakfast of champions, JJ.<BR/><BR/>Ariel, you're right. Old Mule has a voice to make terrorists and vampires reconsider.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, Cheesie! I'm expecting to have your book when I get home from Sacramento on Wednesday night. I like <I>them </I>apples.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-57973068633043635412007-08-19T04:02:00.000-07:002007-08-19T04:02:00.000-07:00I like them apples!I like them apples!Cie Cheesemeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871507564733240927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-43266865549291429952007-08-19T01:10:00.000-07:002007-08-19T01:10:00.000-07:00have no time to stay and listen to the entire stor...have no time to stay and listen to the entire story, and also have no words to tell the effect your voice has on me. to someone has never seen America but only in movies, novels, songs and poems your voice brings America to me. you are like Johnny Cash that way, Mule.Ariel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-25280923050614125492007-08-18T23:15:00.000-07:002007-08-18T23:15:00.000-07:00milk, mixed with my inner fruit,is not going to be...milk, mixed with <BR/>my inner fruit,<BR/>is not going to be<BR/>as amusing.javajazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14519195811911296496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-58874263097949339642007-08-18T21:29:00.000-07:002007-08-18T21:29:00.000-07:00I love hearing anyone speak who uses soft r's.Mahv...I love hearing anyone speak who uses soft r's.<BR/>Mahvelously read.<BR/><BR/>Do I dare go and read this week's Prattler??<BR/>I am SO not in a politcal frame of mind, but I suppose I can take a peek at it.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you are enjoying the almonds!!Jamie Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036600186909466411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-24910881868152229612007-08-18T17:17:00.000-07:002007-08-18T17:17:00.000-07:00I'm not buyin' it dawg. Thorns are pains in the a...I'm not buyin' it dawg. Thorns are pains in the a$$, not thighs.TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-35009096802430863542007-08-18T17:14:00.000-07:002007-08-18T17:14:00.000-07:00Doug, you want that deer in a pinafore and pumps, ...Doug, you want that deer in a pinafore and pumps, or a tux with tails?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-25772638274467491632007-08-18T17:04:00.000-07:002007-08-18T17:04:00.000-07:00G, he's a goshdarn hypocrite is what he is. Someo...G, he's a goshdarn hypocrite is what he is. Someone oughta fix him, sure.<BR/><BR/>TLP, we all have thorns and they always end up in the upper thigh.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Puppy. I think you always get my meaning. 150% of it.<BR/><BR/>Actonbell, if you chase adam's apples, sooner or later you wake up with Ann Coulter. I have to agree with you.<BR/><BR/>OE, and the Mujahadeen have secret agents. That's one greasy enchilada, all in all.<BR/><BR/>Cooper, you can always say your name, but thanks.<BR/><BR/>Quilly, will you cradle it all in the chest cavity of a just-dressed deer? Oh la la.<BR/><BR/>Flaws in logic, Amoeba? Impossible! OK, likely but I'm missing what you caught. C'mon. Be an editor.<BR/><BR/>C'mon, Terry. What would a mule have to do with a cowboy?<BR/><BR/>Mireille, because I used that same name for our dear friend Still Life. I'm thinking you knew that, though.<BR/><BR/>JJ, coffee makes you giggle. I'm stirring in milk.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-82743235350931303152007-08-18T16:37:00.000-07:002007-08-18T16:37:00.000-07:00"listen to your inner fruit..."ha ha! people alrea..."listen to your inner fruit..."<BR/>ha ha! <BR/>people already think i'm bananas...<BR/><BR/>you make me giggle, Doggie.javajazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14519195811911296496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-78228416946474079472007-08-18T15:24:00.000-07:002007-08-18T15:24:00.000-07:00Really good reading, OM. thank you. and I like t...Really good reading, OM. thank you. and I like the character of Atalanta ... why is that name so familiar? xoxomireillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012296353550408831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-13177778771643578242007-08-18T11:35:00.000-07:002007-08-18T11:35:00.000-07:00Old Mule - I almost mistook you for Doc Holiday ...Old Mule - <BR/><BR/>I almost mistook you for <A HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com/VAL-KILMER-AUTO-SIGNED-10X15-25-TOMBSTONE-HUCKLEBERRY_W0QQitemZ130143476986QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting" REL="nofollow"> Doc Holiday "I'll be your Huckleberry..."</A> very tempting.tsduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457805824149563737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-546513942915670362007-08-18T10:45:00.000-07:002007-08-18T10:45:00.000-07:00Y'know, by following Diogenes's thinking to its lo...Y'know, by following Diogenes's thinking to its logical conclusion, I could save parents and taxpayers in these Untied States a whole lot of money. Lessee ...<BR/><BR/>If chasing beauty is foolishness ...<BR/><BR/>and, as the Grecian urn said, beauty is truth, and all you need to know ...<BR/><BR/>then truth is foolishness. And we have no need whatsoever for all these damned expensive schools, colleges, and universities.<BR/><BR/>'Course, that would spare us all from No Child Left Behind. Not to mention six-figure tuition bills.<BR/><BR/>But that would also leave two of us out of work. Not that that's something new to this amoeba, dammit.<BR/><BR/>Nice work as usual, Doug and Mule. Despite the flaws in logic (see "position of thorn", <I>supra</I>).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-52449077488768074442007-08-18T10:42:00.000-07:002007-08-18T10:42:00.000-07:00TEMPT v.t.. chocolate brownie anyone? Ice cream o...<B>TEMPT</B> <I>v.t..</I> chocolate brownie anyone? Ice cream on the side. Whip cream and a cherry on the top. A few chocolate sprinkles for color?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-37043928793579493712007-08-18T09:36:00.000-07:002007-08-18T09:36:00.000-07:00This was excellent, what more can I say.This was excellent, what more can I say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1133520283752569332007-08-18T07:49:00.000-07:002007-08-18T07:49:00.000-07:00By the way, that inner fruit is about to have me t...By the way, that inner fruit is about to have me take up a secret mission pro bono.The OEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107200942428647144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-84638500193424120922007-08-18T07:48:00.000-07:002007-08-18T07:48:00.000-07:00Fruit has fiber. Avocados have guacamole. Secret ...Fruit has fiber. Avocados have guacamole. Secret agents have National security.The OEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107200942428647144noreply@blogger.com