tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post8121629153840698031..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: EuphemismDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-67806892224891598432007-04-27T16:13:00.000-07:002007-04-27T16:13:00.000-07:00Morgan, didn't they also invent the gastrogenetic ...Morgan, didn't they also invent the gastrogenetic paperweight?Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-19839197883719457532007-04-25T05:20:00.000-07:002007-04-25T05:20:00.000-07:00Euphemism: The sect of followers devoted to Euphem...Euphemism: The sect of followers devoted to Euphem, an ancient scholar with other-worldly abilities to understate things. The basis of the belief is that no matter how bad things seem, you can always rename your problems to something nicer.I Dive At Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726422679358658819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-71572062648011569122007-04-24T08:24:00.000-07:002007-04-24T08:24:00.000-07:00Oh, that's funny Ariel. We like Boris here becaus...Oh, that's funny Ariel. We like Boris here because he liked red, white and blue flags.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-10561198147671365622007-04-24T08:17:00.000-07:002007-04-24T08:17:00.000-07:00it wasn't until today I learnt what do you meant B...it wasn't until today I learnt what do you meant Boris. then I met a sweet, little old man at the post office, he was standing in the line behind me and let me know the English is the savage of Europe, that Boris would have looked very good dressed up as czar, and the best looking czar ever was II. Katalin. we were laughing so much.Ariel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-21728151120105325922007-04-24T05:18:00.000-07:002007-04-24T05:18:00.000-07:00Dr. Strator, so an Executive Summary?Morning, A-be...Dr. Strator, so an Executive Summary?<BR/><BR/>Morning, A-bell! I think you have interpereted the job assessment correctly, although if that phrase describes a male employee, it's a euphemism for "contact the authorities to check under his porch."Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-69707653972556947242007-04-23T19:39:00.000-07:002007-04-23T19:39:00.000-07:00Language designed to promote positive, inclusive s...Language designed to promote positive, inclusive social interaction by performing a reconstructive cosmetic procedure on perceived realities that are determined to be aesthetically challenged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-39705589589428375482007-04-23T17:11:00.000-07:002007-04-23T17:11:00.000-07:00Neva, your brain on dacquiri?Laura, it's always a ...Neva, your brain on dacquiri?<BR/><BR/>Laura, it's always a pleasure when you visit (and pretend you have nothing unkind to say.)<BR/><BR/>TLP, insight is an awfully kind name for obsession.<BR/><BR/>Ha, Actonbell, what is vegetarian leather? When I posted this morning I remembered your dysphemism post. Later I decided to find it and add a link. We can call that <I>post-plagiarism </I>or <I>A comfortable effort at quickness </I>depending on which of our sites you happen to be on.<BR/><BR/>Quilly, I think you're channeling punnybrose. White Russian?Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-21003993378022325842007-04-23T16:21:00.000-07:002007-04-23T16:21:00.000-07:00Puppy -- I feel with my fingers. Just like I did ...Puppy -- I feel with my fingers. Just like I did before I was replaced by the dead Russian.<BR/><BR/>Euphe<B>n</B>isms -- the sage advice of Euphie (Euphegenia) Doubtfire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-15502720871460952382007-04-23T13:51:00.000-07:002007-04-23T13:51:00.000-07:00Doug, you are so witty today! (Some curmudgeons ...Doug, you are so witty today! <I>(Some curmudgeons mistake sarcasm for insight.)</I>TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-33760728135212889912007-04-23T13:42:00.000-07:002007-04-23T13:42:00.000-07:00great word Doug and I loved the discussion over at...great word Doug and I loved the discussion over at actonbell's place. <BR/><BR/>Waking Ambrose has an irresistable allure (sucks me in like a black hole) and I love to come and read the insightful and witty (cutting and sarcastic) comments of your many brilliant and interesting (uh..brilliant and interesting) commenters!<BR/><BR/>Of course, Ariel's daughter is busy munching on hay in the corner and the amoeba is choking down a crow but that doesn't detract from the ambiance :-)Kyahgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496268340516243071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-64231539663678065522007-04-23T13:39:00.000-07:002007-04-23T13:39:00.000-07:00TLP: hah!Doug: wonder how Quilly feels now that sh...TLP: hah!<BR/><BR/>Doug: wonder how Quilly feels now that she's been "replaced" in that "coveted" spot at the bottom of your post by a dead Russian ~ may he rest in peace, alongside Natasha... (oops! wrong Boris)<BR/><BR/>ps ~ monochromatic? heh. i suppose that's better than "a unique mélange of conceptual flavors" (i.e., "my brain in a blender")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-64580637153210040242007-04-23T13:25:00.000-07:002007-04-23T13:25:00.000-07:00Neva, I don't think your mind is blank so much as ...Neva, I don't think your mind is blank so much as monochromatic.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, Ariel. You don't look a day over 35.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, TLP. You are so unusually pertinent.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-18400333425191409162007-04-23T13:14:00.000-07:002007-04-23T13:14:00.000-07:00Doug really has a handsome face, doesn't he? He's...Doug really has a handsome <I>face</I>, doesn't he? He's so <I>smart</I> too.TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-22833582281663383832007-04-23T12:11:00.000-07:002007-04-23T12:11:00.000-07:00Doug, I am AWFULLY sorry but I cannot let her play...Doug, I am AWFULLY sorry but I cannot let her play with a cowboy now that she is engaged with a real insurance salesman, you really smell very good, though!Ariel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-3928437776450195292007-04-23T11:48:00.000-07:002007-04-23T11:48:00.000-07:00Euphemism: referring to a girly-man as "testorone ...<B>Euphemism</B>: referring to a girly-man as "testorone challenged"; a less than attractive woman as "charismatic"; and/or our current president as "leader".<BR/><BR/>sorry ~ i started laughing at my NBFF's comments -- not to mention TLP's -- and my mind went "blank". or, as i prefer to call it...<I>blank</I>. (what's the euphemism for having nothing to say? i don't know because i rarely suffer from that "problem")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-10190737037258380102007-04-23T11:11:00.000-07:002007-04-23T11:11:00.000-07:00Yes, exactly, Ariel. AND your daughter is JUST be...Yes, exactly, Ariel. AND your daughter is JUST beautiful! Does she like hay?<BR/><BR/>Amoeba, you're a lucky man to survive this.<BR/><BR/>G, your really are very imaginative with your typing.<BR/><BR/>That's right TLP. This is her TLP day. (Good advice.)Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-57032302921753986642007-04-23T10:50:00.000-07:002007-04-23T10:50:00.000-07:00So, it's a very merry unbirthday to Quilly. We're...So, it's a very merry <B>un</B>birthday to Quilly. <BR/><BR/>We're all so sorry.<BR/>(translation: <I>suck it up.</I>TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-45040688794702586932007-04-23T10:28:00.000-07:002007-04-23T10:28:00.000-07:00Just leaving a comment, that's all.Just leaving a comment, that's all.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075495407192340894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-89070396715508596592007-04-23T10:27:00.000-07:002007-04-23T10:27:00.000-07:00or a bold faced lie - whichever you prefer.or a bold faced lie - whichever you prefer.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075495407192340894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-81849310002145654782007-04-23T10:26:00.000-07:002007-04-23T10:26:00.000-07:00You're not getting older, you're getting better! A...You're not getting older, you're getting better! Ah euphemisms - such a polite way to tell a bold faces lie!<BR/><BR/>Not my wishes to you Quilly! Indeed Happy Birthday and continue getting better, well not that you need to...I'll just go now. Happy prelated birthday!Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075495407192340894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-64021345591025724822007-04-23T09:53:00.000-07:002007-04-23T09:53:00.000-07:00Minka -- here is your apple, minus one bite.OC -- ...Minka -- here is your apple, minus one bite.<BR/><BR/>OC -- thank you for redeeming my veracity.<BR/><BR/>Ariel -- just leave me one piece.<BR/><BR/>Doug -- neener, neener, neener<BR/><BR/><B>euphemism</B> Puppy's description of my age. (Much kinder then the student who exclaimed, "You're older then my grandma!")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-63592046510299679432007-04-23T08:50:00.000-07:002007-04-23T08:50:00.000-07:00OK, OK, Quilly's bd is tomorrow, not today. I had...OK, OK, Quilly's bd is tomorrow, not today. I had it wrong on my calendar. I'm scr... no, wait, I need a <B>euphemism</B> here ... <I>organizationally challenged</I>. There. That'll do. Besides. I could post today. I might not be able to post tomorrow. Since I'll be in the throes of moving to Hawai'i.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-57921132291907827792007-04-23T08:47:00.000-07:002007-04-23T08:47:00.000-07:00I'm SO happy to see you! your new wife is BEAUTIFU...I'm SO happy to see you! your new wife is BEAUTIFUL!<BR/><BR/>Quilly, the strawberry jelly bagel was very nice, and if you doesn't have a birthday today, can I please eat your birthday cake, too?Ariel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-11860375116000497702007-04-23T07:51:00.000-07:002007-04-23T07:51:00.000-07:00Minka, every word is a euphemism for a kick.Amoeba...Minka, every word is a euphemism for a kick.<BR/><BR/>Amoeba, I promise to admit to 40 before the end of the year. My father, however, says he's 39. By the way, that comment of Quilly's below better not be right.<BR/><BR/>TLP, don't think I don't know what finnism means! This is a family site! <I>Finnism?</I><BR/><BR/>Hardly elite, Mutha, but very funny definition.<BR/><BR/>From my report card: Quilldancer is an imaginative playmate <I>(Quilly is an imp.) </I> I'm waiting for confirmation before changing today's post.<BR/><BR/>Mule, a spoonful of sugar helps the tragedy go down.<BR/><BR/>Meow and Zockso, Mireille.<BR/><BR/>Minka, mash it up good.<BR/><BR/>Neva, I like twenty-nineteen.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-53412671830092240722007-04-23T07:33:00.000-07:002007-04-23T07:33:00.000-07:00well, my version of O'C's euphemistic definition: ...well, <I>my</I> version of O'C's <B>euphemistic</B> definition: <I>Twenty-nineteen</I>. ...or anything-<I>someteen</I>. (you get the idea)<BR/><BR/>so Happy Happy <I>twenty/thirty/forty-mmmmmmteenth</I> Quilly (or however young you may be) ~ today, tomorrow, and/or <I>whenever</I> your birthday <I>really</I> is! ; )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com