tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post115581435704822695..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: AustereDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155902973758414792006-08-18T05:09:00.000-07:002006-08-18T05:09:00.000-07:00Hey, Aral! You home?I'll buy that Actonbell. May...Hey, Aral! You home?<BR/><BR/>I'll buy that Actonbell. Maybe I can add that austerity is a windowless room while refinement wears beer goggles.<BR/><BR/>Quilldancer, you're never late. A hint to the new blogger: When you receive the email that someone has left a comment, if you click the link at the bottom it will take you to the post the comment was left on.<BR/><BR/>Logo, I told you those kids would be trouble. No-one listens.<BR/><BR/>Indie, let me help. Imagine a blogger who only posts his or her own pictures.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155890493971040972006-08-18T01:41:00.000-07:002006-08-18T01:41:00.000-07:00I feel a bit austere about commening on this word ...I feel a bit austere about commening on this word because I don't really know what it means.Indeterminacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112417911577798263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155884347785934272006-08-17T23:59:00.000-07:002006-08-17T23:59:00.000-07:00austere~ Life without free time for online playing...austere~ Life without free time for online playing.<BR/>AKA~ MY life lately<BR/><BR/>Oooooh the humanityLogophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791617221187190709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155869079830046462006-08-17T19:44:00.000-07:002006-08-17T19:44:00.000-07:00Thank you. I am glad you appreciate insults as an ...Thank you. I am glad you appreciate insults as an art form. <BR/><BR/>I shall definately pause here daily. Why did I have to find this place at the end of my summer break? Now I have to return to work. I cannot just sit and play with words all day. <I>sigh</I><BR/><BR/>I'd also like to thank you for leaving random comments all over my blog. I had such a good time looking for them .... and to answer your question -- that was indeed my very first blog ever (obviously it shows), but now I have five.Charlene Amsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417995779960967945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155864471559314542006-08-17T18:27:00.000-07:002006-08-17T18:27:00.000-07:00Hi, Doug! I missed you!Hi, Doug! I missed you!Lilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12068609044580667767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155864304586782752006-08-17T18:25:00.000-07:002006-08-17T18:25:00.000-07:00Actonbell, how is that different from "REFINED?" ...Actonbell, how is that different from "REFINED?" Oh, the stuck-up part.<BR/><BR/>Quilldancer, insulting me at Sar's place is your ticket. Welcome, and I hope you do stick around. The author of "I know I only need 5 sheets, I'm just trying to decide which 5" should get a special nameplate. Although, I have to warn you, this here's TLP country.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155864036305712732006-08-17T18:20:00.000-07:002006-08-17T18:20:00.000-07:00I just barged in -- wasn't invited -- but I really...I just barged in -- wasn't invited -- but I really like this playground. Can I stay? Here's my ticket:<BR/><BR/>The heifer jumped the pasture fence looking for a bull, but all she found was austere.<BR/><BR/>Please, Doug, tell me I am forgiven for insulting you at Sar's place. <BR/><BR/>[I think this almost covers your earlier "sycophant" offering as well.]Charlene Amsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417995779960967945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155857435357146982006-08-17T16:30:00.000-07:002006-08-17T16:30:00.000-07:00Howdy, First Nations!Karma, Taz jokes are always w...Howdy, First Nations!<BR/><BR/>Karma, Taz jokes are always welcome.<BR/><BR/>JD, I only hope we can have a restoration. If not, have a glorious revolution.<BR/><BR/>TLP, a distinction drawn by a good Unitarian.<BR/><BR/>Brian, the promotion of a vegetarian lifestyle is anathema to the memory of Ambrose Bierce for a reason I'll invent later.<BR/><BR/>Jamie Dawn, that's disappointment. It was for your welfare and yours alone that I changed "without chocolate truffles."<BR/><BR/>Brian, don't tell anyone but once in a long, long while I enjoy a portabello mushroom sandwich. The secret is not admitting to myself that I could just as easily have had a cheeseburger.<BR/><BR/>Everyone, my office internet is down in case I haven't returned an email or comment.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155843604859294742006-08-17T12:40:00.000-07:002006-08-17T12:40:00.000-07:00Brian: Neva convinced me try them, and so I will ...Brian: Neva convinced me try them, and so I will order a veggie burger next time I'm at Chili's. I will blame both YOU and HER if my taste buds are disappointed. :)<BR/><BR/>Doug: I have been weeping off and on all day due to the two simple words of your defintion: Without pie.<BR/>It hit me hard that there are people in this world who really ARE without pie. Eating pie is a human right. It must be Bush's fault that there is a shortage of pie.Jamie Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036600186909466411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155837332120187122006-08-17T10:55:00.000-07:002006-08-17T10:55:00.000-07:00Give up coffee?? That's not austere. That's asin...Give up coffee?? That's not austere. That's <B><I>asinine.</B></I> Coffee without cream is austere.TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155836920701325842006-08-17T10:48:00.000-07:002006-08-17T10:48:00.000-07:00Austere begins with an a, as does this next senten...Austere begins with an a, as does this next sentence:<BR/><BR/>A pox on your household!! (minus the doggies, of course.)<BR/><BR/>I am not austere in any way at all; I am a nice person and really like to wear pretty stuff. <BR/>Since you have been dogging me about world history, I may have to have one of my underlings deal with you sternly. It will not be pleasant.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Joel and Neva can keep their veggie burgers. When I order a hamburger, I cry out "Where's the beef?!"Jamie Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036600186909466411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155834821841869902006-08-17T10:13:00.000-07:002006-08-17T10:13:00.000-07:00I think Brian was trying to promote Jane AustereAc...I think Brian was trying to promote Jane Austere<BR/><BR/>Actually, its the previous name of Tasmania, meaning 'little Australia', before someone started calling it Tasmania. What the devil!<BR/><BR/>zyhghr: gone with the zephyrAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09190480692312079052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155834462778233022006-08-17T10:07:00.000-07:002006-08-17T10:07:00.000-07:00austere: depressed. no longer required to 'work' ...austere: depressed. no longer required to 'work' for his room and board, the 'au steer' works on waiting patiently for his turn before the stun wand.<BR/><BR/>woo hooo, dougie! *waves*FirstNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13387748372500478809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155834165930867082006-08-17T10:02:00.000-07:002006-08-17T10:02:00.000-07:00Oh-tay, G!Miz B, yesterday being all about you I t...Oh-tay, G!<BR/><BR/>Miz B, yesterday being all about you I thought a word you only know intellectually was only fair.<BR/><BR/>Joel, just make sure you don't come home with kudzu seeds.<BR/><BR/>Mmmmmmmmm, Mireille. Rawhide bones you say?<BR/><BR/>Puppybrose, Knock Knock<BR/><BR/>Terry, it took me two readings but that's brilliant.<BR/><BR/>Brian, what if they strip?Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155832816532136142006-08-17T09:40:00.000-07:002006-08-17T09:40:00.000-07:00Austere - Just a fancy word for bare.Austere - Just a fancy word for bare.tsduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457805824149563737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155832031085462442006-08-17T09:27:00.000-07:002006-08-17T09:27:00.000-07:00Doug: orange you glad i'm here to provide more fod...Doug: orange you glad i'm here to provide more fodder for that captive audience of yours? (<B>austere</B> clear of the obvious puns, but sometimes these things can't be helped!) <BR/><BR/>G: just ONE more reason you and i are NBFFs!! i adore the Little Rascals (i also loved Eddie Murphy's version of Buh-wheat)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155831956385363282006-08-17T09:25:00.000-07:002006-08-17T09:25:00.000-07:00austere, depending on your appetites: five bottles...<B>austere</B>, depending on your appetites: five bottles of Ormonde Jayne; five Chanel lipglosses; five bottles of Medoc; five rawhide bones; five Krispy Kremes. xoxomireillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012296353550408831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155827591697728372006-08-17T08:13:00.000-07:002006-08-17T08:13:00.000-07:00Austere...the first release from a band called Spa...<I>Austere</I>...the first release from a band called Sparta.<BR/><BR/><I>Austere</I>...The interior of my office building...which, nonetheless, draws high praise for its design and appearance.<BR/><BR/><I>Austere</I>...an accurate description of my mood as I head out to Atlanta this afternoon.<BR/><BR/><I>Austere</I>...Austria's wacky second cousin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155827506853209982006-08-17T08:11:00.000-07:002006-08-17T08:11:00.000-07:00Austere? Nothing to do with me! Now why you woul...Austere? Nothing to do with me! Now why you would post a word that has nothing whatsoever o do with me is beyond, well, me!<BR/><BR/>Although I do appreciate the celebration thrown on my behalf yesterday! About time this bohemian was celebrated on such a scale! Forgive my absence but life had me kidnapped by two small bohemians who wanted me home and perhaps acting a bit more austere than I tend to. But that is simply not to be had! NOT TO BE HAD I TELL YOU!<BR/><BR/>Funny how all these fellow bloggers delusionally thought it was all about them! Guess the joke is on them, huh? *wink, wink*<BR/><BR/>Now, this is getting a bit too serious for my taste! So come on people! Kick <B>austere</B> in the a... (hey hermano! Can I say <I>ass</I>? Well, just in case...)<BR/><BR/>Kick <B>austere</B> in the a** and DANCE THAT DANCE ELECTRIC!<BR/><BR/>YEAH BABY YEAH! SHAKE THEM GROOVE THANGS! OOOOWEEEE!Miz BoheMiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684634451330079565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155825436897245882006-08-17T07:37:00.000-07:002006-08-17T07:37:00.000-07:00Silly - that's their woman and children! as she ki...Silly - that's their woman and children! as she kicks foot under bed. <BR/><BR/>Puppy: That was a good one. It reminds me of the now *politically incorrect* Little Rascals episodes that I grew up on:<BR/><BR/>Teacher: Buckwheat, please use isthmus in a sentence.<BR/><BR/>Buckwheat: Isthmus be my lucky day!Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075495407192340894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155824917464553912006-08-17T07:28:00.000-07:002006-08-17T07:28:00.000-07:00How about cold showers, Minka? There better be co...How about cold showers, Minka? There better be cold showers.<BR/><BR/>Brian, you might be thinking of O'Heifer's.<BR/><BR/>See, Shamrock, I had no idea. I did find El Jaguar suggestive, though. <I>Those Maya!</I><BR/><BR/>Jenna, laughter is better than satire.<BR/><BR/>Sigh, Minka, and it seemed like such an innocent word, too.<BR/><BR/>Sar, have some more warm water.<BR/><BR/>Puppybrose, I was about to.<BR/><BR/>CJ, my walls dried years ago. Still austere.<BR/><BR/>Oh my, Ariel. Poor Sheila E.<BR/><BR/>G, I'm told they're everywhere. Did you check under the bed?<BR/><BR/>TLP, <B>AUSTERE, </B><I>adj. </I>A Unitarian repenting of coffee.<BR/><BR/>O Ceallaigh, I understand the distraction. No need to apologize the day after I plugged one of my stories on your site.<BR/><BR/>Ariel, Greeks make the worst gods in the world.<BR/><BR/>*happy applause* Puppybrose, there's nothing this site needs more than knock-knock jokes. I told "Orange" to my 2-year-old nephew on Sunday.<BR/><BR/>Jake, those berets are straight out of Stonewall.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155824704394399082006-08-17T07:25:00.000-07:002006-08-17T07:25:00.000-07:00austere: army green.<I>austere</I>: army green.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06846866865621427336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155824084231063442006-08-17T07:14:00.000-07:002006-08-17T07:14:00.000-07:00g: especially when paired with Rogers!"Knock, knoc...g: especially when paired with Rogers!<BR/><BR/>"Knock, knock"<BR/><BR/>"Who's there?"<BR/><BR/>"Austere"<BR/><BR/>"Austere, who?"<BR/><BR/>"Austere and austere, but no matter how long austere at this word, ah can't seem to come up with anything clever!"<BR/><BR/><BR/>TLP? i'll join you for a second cup! (and thanks to Ariel, now i know why we need it! that was great!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155823600426919312006-08-17T07:06:00.000-07:002006-08-17T07:06:00.000-07:00soon after Zeus and his team left the Olympus, a n...soon after Zeus and his team left the Olympus, a new couple showed up above snow-line: Three Lipped Petra and his son, Coffee. Coffee was the most beautfiul young man people, gods and what's between have ever seen, yet Petra has never let him get married and leave her side because she couldn't even open her eyes without his son's good-morning kisses and good-afternoon-how-the-was-lunch kisses.Ariel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1155822995446294422006-08-17T06:56:00.000-07:002006-08-17T06:56:00.000-07:00brian - you failed to mention, that lunch counter'...brian - you failed to mention, that lunch counter's in Australia.<BR/><BR/><B>AUSTERE</B>, n. The passenger's admonition to the driver to pay attention to the car and the road rather than to whatever it was that was being patted down. Or up. <BR/><BR/>Sorry. That's Minka's fault. She was the one that mentioned that sleeping bag.<BR/><BR/>And speaking of driving, Sir Shameless Sez See Part 3 of The Drive East, now posted.The amoebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09997830489035965913noreply@blogger.com