tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post1193966461277880921..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: MaterialDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-79521034428051205372007-09-22T05:31:00.000-07:002007-09-22T05:31:00.000-07:00Weirsdo, I enjoyed it both ways, but yes, the seco...Weirsdo, I enjoyed it both ways, but yes, the second version is better crafted.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-38267283300843511532007-09-22T05:12:00.000-07:002007-09-22T05:12:00.000-07:00God it is early! I totally ruined that. It's "You ...God it is early! I totally ruined that. It's "You can't make a silk ear out of a sow's purse."<BR/>Sheesh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-18324677796704790252007-09-22T05:10:00.000-07:002007-09-22T05:10:00.000-07:00This reminds me of the New York socialite who want...This reminds me of the New York socialite who wanted her own in-house string quartet. After a group finished auditioning for her, she was rudely critical. <BR/>"Well," said the second violinist, putting away his instrument, "It just goes to show--you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear."<BR/>Hope I haven't shared this before; it's a favorite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-54676412005379369062007-09-21T16:20:00.000-07:002007-09-21T16:20:00.000-07:00Normally I know that, but you had a rough week. J...Normally I know that, but you had a rough week. Just wanted to make sure I didn't overbite when your skin was thinner than usual.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-53558268825716613582007-09-21T16:16:00.000-07:002007-09-21T16:16:00.000-07:00please tell me YOU know that I knew that. because ...<I>please</I> tell me YOU know that I knew that. because i SO did. ; )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-67552481218797483732007-09-21T09:02:00.000-07:002007-09-21T09:02:00.000-07:00Sorry, Neva. I only meant a playful sting.Sorry, Neva. I only meant a playful sting.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-36346248994686301762007-09-21T08:52:00.000-07:002007-09-21T08:52:00.000-07:00ouch.ouch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-31341161467209325382007-09-20T20:53:00.000-07:002007-09-20T20:53:00.000-07:00Clever definition, Minka. Bad song. TLP, the exp...Clever definition, Minka. Bad song. <BR/><BR/>TLP, the expression "budget dust" is sometimes used now for $14M items. Crack an egg and you'd have been a cobbler.<BR/><BR/>Precisely, Mule.<BR/><BR/>Karma, you outsourced!<BR/><BR/>Neva, that's what happens when you print reruns. By the way, I think if you innoculate Joel with blue ink it may help.<BR/><BR/>G, CPS will be right over.<BR/><BR/>Terry, do you have The Pennysaver up there? You can sometimes get them wrapped around a fish.<BR/><BR/>Jenn, where would the bum be without it?<BR/><BR/>Quilly, I know that about you. You just reminded me of a scene between Lili Taylor and Robert Downey in Shorrt Cuts.<BR/><BR/>Amoeba, you're in saran wrap country.<BR/><BR/>See, Mo'a, and I thought you made your material out of magic.<BR/><BR/>Or for tea in Argentine mosques, Nessa. That was good punning.<BR/><BR/>Icy, are you sure you aren't just having an epiphany? Have you ever been to Damascus?<BR/><BR/>Pia, let no one challenge the depth of Long Island shallows.<BR/><BR/>Jamie Dawn, theology asks: is it really your bohonkus?<BR/><BR/>Minka, we're awfully judgemental of places we drive through, aren't we? <BR/><BR/>Sorry, TLP. Long days and restless nights. Well, the restless night part is kind of poetic licentiousness.<BR/><BR/>Kyah, I bet you have the best smelling drapes.<BR/><BR/>Cooper, you'd need a new wardrobe.<BR/><BR/>Mireille, but what about Anaximenes, a materialist who thought all things were made of air? Does air have substance in the minds of 6th century BCE observers? Yeah, I'm messing with you.<BR/><BR/>Terry, no one all day long.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-56510364833306603842007-09-20T20:27:00.000-07:002007-09-20T20:27:00.000-07:00Who let the dog out?Who let the dog out?tsduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457805824149563737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-44864457544709582332007-09-20T19:18:00.000-07:002007-09-20T19:18:00.000-07:00"In philosophy, materialism is that form of physic..."In philosophy, <I>material</I>ism is that form of physicalism which holds that the only thing that can truly be said to exist is matter; that fundamentally, all things are composed of material and all phenomena are the result of material interactions; that matter is the only substance. As a theory, materialism belongs to the class of monist ontology. As such, it is different from ontological theories based on dualism or pluralism. In terms of singular explanations of the phenomenal reality, materialism stands in sharp contrast to idealism." I love wikipedia. Takes the work out of commenting. Or even thinking. xoxomireillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012296353550408831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-40093260499074417062007-09-20T18:17:00.000-07:002007-09-20T18:17:00.000-07:00Speaking of... Where do you get your material , ma...Speaking of...<BR/> Where do you get your material , maybe we can swap sources.Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465484210397122019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-74536601311442592782007-09-20T17:19:00.000-07:002007-09-20T17:19:00.000-07:00Material: in my world, something I will make curt...Material: in my world, something I will make curtains out of!Kyahgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496268340516243071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-5821916984708803382007-09-20T17:16:00.000-07:002007-09-20T17:16:00.000-07:00Will Doug materialize here today?Will Doug materialize here today?TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-20342504721449365612007-09-20T15:17:00.000-07:002007-09-20T15:17:00.000-07:00pia, yes... but as Madonna has been surpassed, so ...pia, yes... but as Madonna has been surpassed, so has Long Island :)Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-56802208597983274272007-09-20T15:16:00.000-07:002007-09-20T15:16:00.000-07:00Like you said, Physics tells us that material is s...Like you said, Physics tells us that material is stuff that has mass.<BR/>Philosophy asks us if anything is really real?<BR/>Chocolate truffles are real because they increase the mass of my bohunkus. So, I supppose my bohunkus is real too. <BR/>Other than those two things, I don't know of any other material that actually exists... <BR/>except maybe my blog - in which case yours exists also, too, in addition, as well.Jamie Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036600186909466411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-88019387089784048242007-09-20T14:44:00.000-07:002007-09-20T14:44:00.000-07:00I am writing stale material as in I know itMadonna...I am writing stale material as in I know it<BR/><BR/>Madonna was the original material girl, but three pop star generations later girls named Britney, Lindsay and especially ETC, have supplanted her<BR/><BR/>Minka, before there was the Valley there was Long Island. Our materialism runs deeperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-68727901147304735432007-09-20T14:04:00.000-07:002007-09-20T14:04:00.000-07:00I still get that gooey matter stuff in my eyes, es...I still get that gooey matter stuff in my eyes, especially after I sleep.Tom & Icyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184377353312923689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-53475801660527023032007-09-20T12:44:00.000-07:002007-09-20T12:44:00.000-07:00Mate Rial: n, Money paid to buy a bride in Iran.Mate Rial: n, Money paid to buy a bride in Iran.Nessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779269921583131094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-52501489637055246302007-09-20T12:39:00.000-07:002007-09-20T12:39:00.000-07:00Material or Medium is what artists use in weaving ...Material or Medium is what artists use in weaving their magic.Mo'ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422933577473828675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-26796907035563986812007-09-20T11:43:00.000-07:002007-09-20T11:43:00.000-07:00MATERIAL, phr. Why Matt has only imaginary friend...<B>MATERIAL</B>, <I>phr</I>. Why Matt has only imaginary friends.<BR/><BR/>Hey, leggo! You're stretching the material!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-43992216694935015772007-09-20T10:21:00.000-07:002007-09-20T10:21:00.000-07:00MATERIAL adj.the etymology of this word tells us t...<B>MATERIAL</B> <I>adj.</I>the etymology of this word tells us that it was created by combining the words <I>matter</I> and <I>real</I> [They were obviously combined by someone with a serious spelling challenge!] Therefore, the word <B>material</B> should be used only when speaking of things that really matter, and never applied to the false or insubstantial -- <I>i.e.</I> this definition, which I have just made up out of whole cloth.<BR/><BR/>Give me but a little <B>material</B> to work with and I will fashion you a story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-46350080637047448732007-09-20T10:16:00.000-07:002007-09-20T10:16:00.000-07:00Material is what keeps my bum from getting frostbi...Material is what keeps my bum from getting frostbite in winter. Very necessary is material.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-66695881949847421562007-09-20T09:41:00.000-07:002007-09-20T09:41:00.000-07:00I neglected to bring my reading material to work t...I neglected to bring my reading <B>material</B> to work today - so rats...I guess I'll have to go for a walk at lunch.tsduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457805824149563737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-33337486049823368292007-09-20T09:16:00.000-07:002007-09-20T09:16:00.000-07:00I hope you saved one of those flour dresses, TLP.M...I hope you saved one of those flour dresses, TLP.<BR/><BR/>Material: When a comedian's is good, he takes a bow. When it's bad, the material of the curtain closes right after the cane, but hopefully before the tomatoes.<BR/><BR/>Oh and nice poem from yesterday. I can't miss a day around here!<BR/><BR/>PS: Minka, thanks for that earworm. Actually I used to sing that to Tali as a baby. Ah lullabies (but I believe I inserted her name instead).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-65367431718673845462007-09-20T07:04:00.000-07:002007-09-20T07:04:00.000-07:00i fear i am in woeful need of good material for to...i fear i am in woeful need of good <B>material</B> for today's word and/or my comment. alas (and/or alack) the gray <B>material</B> that resides within my sorry skull seems incapable of firing off neurons and/or conjuring up any good one-liners. d'oh!<BR/><BR/>perhaps i should come back later -- <I>after</I> coffee. <BR/><BR/>oh, and TLP: the lovely <B>material</B> used for flour sacks also comes in handy for drying dishes. <I>just sayin'</I>... ; )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com