tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post8328525810134456613..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: SmithareenDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-7154171911174234872007-11-17T17:03:00.000-08:002007-11-17T17:03:00.000-08:00Kind of explains everything, doesn't it Ariel. To...Kind of explains everything, doesn't it Ariel. To bad it's just verse. By the way, I read Jupiter Doke while I was away. Very funny and thanks for the recommendation. With your help, I might make people think I've read Bierce.<BR/><BR/>Great report, Q. Dancer. The judge was right, if he'd wanted to live he'd have brought home some of the whiskey.<BR/><BR/>TLP, Yoda stories are my favorite.<BR/><BR/>Jamie Dawn, it sounds like a minor fall.<BR/><BR/>Amoeba, close only counts in horseshoes an improvised explosive devices.<BR/><BR/>Terry, I did not know of these Smithereens of which you speak.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Neva. You can see I'm running a little slow my own self.<BR/><BR/>Idle feet, Mutha.<BR/><BR/>Nothing but non-fiction here, Cooper.<BR/><BR/>And, Mireille, that they didn't start there.<BR/><BR/>Morgan, chicks <B>love </B>that sort of thing.<BR/><BR/>Ariel, did you cut your hair or something?Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-17801902826201124822007-11-17T13:12:00.000-08:002007-11-17T13:12:00.000-08:00Geez, Jamie Dawn! *blushes*Geez, Jamie Dawn! *blushes*Ariel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-76443676195237955652007-11-17T10:43:00.000-08:002007-11-17T10:43:00.000-08:00A broomstick through the spokes?!? Hmmm, I could ...A broomstick through the spokes?!? Hmmm, I could dress as a witch and cackle," I'll get you my pretties."I Dive At Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726422679358658819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-17022770066310595412007-11-17T09:55:00.000-08:002007-11-17T09:55:00.000-08:00"...lead them to the devil..." Oh please. That p..."...lead them to the devil..." Oh please. That presupposes some pretty weak spirits if a bike is all it takes. xoxomireillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012296353550408831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-8857288984481831992007-11-17T08:26:00.000-08:002007-11-17T08:26:00.000-08:00At least now I know it's a real world.At least now I know it's a real world.Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465484210397122019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-11904598905524904752007-11-16T16:27:00.000-08:002007-11-16T16:27:00.000-08:00Doug: naaaaaah! I'm in it for its potential path t...Doug: naaaaaah! I'm in it for its potential path to the devil!Muthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03172749181642285989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-32895662987389310042007-11-16T14:55:00.000-08:002007-11-16T14:55:00.000-08:00my hopes were dashed to smithereens when i found m...my hopes were dashed to <B>smithereens</B> when i found myself unable to get over here sooner. guessing it didn't matter, i haven't an <I>iota</I> of a clue for further defining this word.<BR/><BR/>that said, i was first shocked then <I>in giggles</I> over Bierce's definition... yours was rather tasty, too. ; )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-90718732289892285962007-11-16T11:18:00.000-08:002007-11-16T11:18:00.000-08:00BLOGGER SHOULD BE BLOWN TO SMITHERENES (*she says,...BLOGGER SHOULD BE BLOWN TO SMITHERENES (*she says, as yet one more comment is eaten...*)<BR/><BR/>I used to think<BR/>Of bits and pieces<BR/>Quite broke up<BR/>When all else ceases<BR/><BR/>But now when<BR/>thinking Smitherenes<BR/>My thoughts toward <BR/><A HREF="http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/romyandmicheleshighschoolreunion/bloodandroses.htm" REL="nofollow">Blood and Roses</A> leantsduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457805824149563737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-58492017361695829222007-11-16T11:07:00.000-08:002007-11-16T11:07:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.tsduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457805824149563737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-37713109951516685252007-11-16T10:57:00.000-08:002007-11-16T10:57:00.000-08:00SMITHEREEN, n. One of the rare words that Bierce ...<B>SMITHEREEN</B>, <I>n</I>. One of the rare words that Bierce misspelled. Of course, everybody misspells it, 'cause back on the Emerald Isle where it came from, the word is <I>smidirÃn</I>. A <I>smidirÃn</I> is smaller than a <I>smiodar</I>, like when you're 20 feet from the roadside bomb instead of 3 feet. Not that it matters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-48607330298941892622007-11-16T10:56:00.000-08:002007-11-16T10:56:00.000-08:00Ariel: Your comments here and over at Tom & Icy's...Ariel: Your comments here and over at Tom & Icy's are always terrific. You're smart and very funny! <BR/>It was my pleasure yesterday to steal your "bathroom wall writing" thunder. :-)<BR/><BR/>I used to ride bikes a lot, but now I'm a walker. A street walker. Oh, for shame!!<BR/><BR/>Pride smashes everything else to smithereens, for sure. Wisdom should know better. Good one, Doug.Jamie Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036600186909466411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-16984110160663120192007-11-16T10:38:00.000-08:002007-11-16T10:38:00.000-08:00Oh, I love this word! My little Mama loved to tal...Oh, I love this word! My little Mama loved to talk about smithereens. "<I>You're going to smash that to smithereens TLP!"</I> And after I had smashed it to smithereens, she'd say whatever-it-was was then "<I>flatter than a flitter."</I>TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-12107951753900647952007-11-16T09:03:00.000-08:002007-11-16T09:03:00.000-08:00This just in:MAN FOUND AT CURBSIDE BEATEN BLOODY -...This just in:<BR/><BR/>MAN FOUND AT CURBSIDE BEATEN BLOODY -- tlc wire service -- Q. Dancer, reporting<BR/><BR/>The wife of a man found beaten and bloody, and placed at the curb beside his own garbage can has been found not guilty of all charges that arose from his battery. Joe Smith was found early one Saturday morning wadded up like dirty laundry at the curb of his home in Bright Suburb, Youeszay. <BR/><BR/>According to Smith, his wife Areen met him at the door as he returned from work that Friday evening and demanded to know why he was so late. His coworkers testified that Smith left work at five p.m. Friday evening. Areen Smith claims that her husband did not return home until three a.m. Saturday morning. Smith, admitting that he was several hours late and more then a bit drunk, explained that he told Areen he would come and go as he pleased, whether she pleased or not. Then he demanded breakfast.<BR/><BR/>The Judge, Betty D. Servdit, handed down a verdict of not guilty in less then 30 seconds and demanded that Joe Smith be charged with attempted suicide. Smith is currently being held in Pleasant Acres Sanitarium awaiting psychiatric evaluation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-71732656246165490972007-11-16T08:37:00.000-08:002007-11-16T08:37:00.000-08:00In your poem Piety is arrogant, Wisodm is naive an...In your poem Piety is arrogant, Wisodm is naive and Courage is impatient. No wonder Pride laughs like evil. :-)<BR/><BR/>joyui - my joy ruinsAriel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-40613766235561570642007-11-16T08:29:00.000-08:002007-11-16T08:29:00.000-08:00Mutha, staying in shape is the key to virtue.Befor...Mutha, staying in shape is the key to virtue.<BR/><BR/>Before and after, Minka. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Sar. I'll take it on the rocks.<BR/><BR/>Minka, I'm humbled. For the literacy-challenged, including the blog host, <A HREF="http://www.bartleby.com/101/625.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>Icy, fools are smart that way.<BR/><BR/>Morgan, you'd be surprised what a marvelous introduction a broomstick through the spokes can be.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-76153453632858555582007-11-16T08:18:00.000-08:002007-11-16T08:18:00.000-08:00Hmmm, thanks Doug, this says a lot to me about the...Hmmm, thanks Doug, this says a lot to me about the "independence" of Dutch women and their proclivity to cycle everywhere. <BR/><BR/>My hope for meeting one is now in smithereens.I Dive At Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726422679358658819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-53382656623611801472007-11-16T07:23:00.000-08:002007-11-16T07:23:00.000-08:00The fool on the hill laughed at them because he ha...The fool on the hill laughed at them because he had taken the path on the other side.Tom & Icyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184377353312923689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-3146125837329986882007-11-16T07:03:00.000-08:002007-11-16T07:03:00.000-08:00*gathers around the mountain, picking up the fragm...*gathers around the mountain, picking up the fragments of former virtues, glues them toegther and makes an urn, so they can chase each other forever, never quite getting there* <BR/><BR/>(inspired by keats!)Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-588634930358384642007-11-16T07:02:00.000-08:002007-11-16T07:02:00.000-08:00I second Minka, nicely done. In fact, it was quit...I second Minka, nicely done. In fact, it was quite...<BR/><BR/>Smashing!Sarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00898887379236020609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-87694345103668825182007-11-16T06:55:00.000-08:002007-11-16T06:55:00.000-08:00pride does come before the fall!Nicely done, Pasco...pride does come before the fall!<BR/><BR/>Nicely done, Pascover. I know the virtues wouldn't make it up there, I liked that pride plummeted them.Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-82445214413206023362007-11-16T06:44:00.000-08:002007-11-16T06:44:00.000-08:00Hold on, I've gotta go hop on a bicycle this minut...Hold on, I've gotta go hop on a bicycle this minute!<BR/><BR/>Be back later...Muthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03172749181642285989noreply@blogger.com