tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post116164417722298001..comments2023-10-31T06:01:54.153-04:00Comments on Pretty Lady: Bellicose ActivitiesPretty Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00342833918614545778noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-33831780431620089402008-10-15T14:30:00.000-04:002008-10-15T14:30:00.000-04:00Ah, memories...Several years ago, unloading rocks ...Ah, memories...<BR/><BR/>Several years ago, unloading rocks from a truck onto my yard, a certain Helper helped me trap my wedding-ring fingertip between an unloaded rock, and an Incoming one.<BR/><BR/>The result was like a watermelon dropped from a height.<BR/><BR/>The bone break looks, on the x-rays, like a shotgun blast. There are around a hundred little bone fragments scattered around the "spoon" bone at the end of the fingertip.<BR/><BR/>The good news is, the fingertip and nail stayed, and tendon there is intact. Apparently this is a common loss in such an injury.<BR/><BR/>The bad news is, my hopes to learn to play the bassoon were dashed.<BR/><BR/>I explained this sad state of affairs to the Excellent Nephew, and he burst into grown-man giggles. Trying hard to squelch them, but unable to.<BR/><BR/>Hmmm...khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1162010110146495282006-10-28T00:35:00.000-04:002006-10-28T00:35:00.000-04:00Did he really ban you? He says he did not.He made ...<I>Did he really ban you? He says he did not.</I><BR/><BR/>He made an extremely rude and ugly Private Threat which he allegedly did not follow through upon; being sufficiently miffed by the fact of the Threat itself, I was disinclined to test the validity of his proposition. <BR/><BR/>Persons who Vent their Spleens upon Pretty Lady before breakfast do not get another opportunity.Pretty Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342833918614545778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161983149793627602006-10-27T17:05:00.000-04:002006-10-27T17:05:00.000-04:00Did he really ban you? He says he did not.I highl...Did he really ban you? He says he did not.<BR/><BR/><EM>I highly suspect that when a man peers deep into the abyss, he sees Bane smiling back up at him.</EM><BR/><BR/>When I peer into myself, sometimes I see Bane smiling (leering) back. (Yipes.)<BR/><BR/>He serves a useful reminder to me that there are few truly irredeemable, and that many who appear otherwise, may in fact be amongst the bretheren.<BR/><BR/>His blog is his personal space, unlike Vox's which is much more public in it's character. Vox may run a pub. Bane's place is his den. Different rules, different expectations.Desert Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656526816699347744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161884838726909722006-10-26T13:47:00.000-04:002006-10-26T13:47:00.000-04:00We need Bane. Bane must be, and I prefer the Bane ...We need Bane. Bane must be, and I prefer the Bane we have than the Bane we do not know.<BR/><BR/>DOH!Salthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015302224075829528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161882403469000672006-10-26T13:06:00.000-04:002006-10-26T13:06:00.000-04:00Sorry. I've been ill.Poor dear. Self-employment w...<I>Sorry. I've been ill.</I><BR/><BR/>Poor dear. Self-employment will do that to you. There is no moment, waking or sleeping, when you do not feel Reponsible for something, and it tends to grind you down. <BR/><BR/>I recommend a Spa Day. Details forthcoming.Pretty Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342833918614545778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161880814435197452006-10-26T12:40:00.000-04:002006-10-26T12:40:00.000-04:00Apparently my sarcasm meter is broken. Sorry. I've...Apparently my sarcasm meter is broken. <BR/><BR/>Sorry. I've been ill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161836504301144782006-10-26T00:21:00.000-04:002006-10-26T00:21:00.000-04:00"Sometimes I think that I attract Alices in Wonder...<I>"Sometimes I think that I attract Alices in Wonderland like a rabbit hole with a vacuum cleaner at the bottom of it.</I><BR/><BR/>That's not all bad it it? Better Alice then... well, lots of things I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161831828593228762006-10-25T23:03:00.000-04:002006-10-25T23:03:00.000-04:00PL seems to somehow be proud of an extremely trivi...<I>PL seems to somehow be proud of an extremely trivial achievement. I hoped to jar her off the cloud.</I><BR/><BR/>Good heavens, Thims. Is your sarcasm meter broken <I>too?</I> Sometimes I think that I attract Alices in Wonderland like a rabbit hole with a vacuum cleaner at the bottom of it.Pretty Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342833918614545778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161820956131448272006-10-25T20:02:00.000-04:002006-10-25T20:02:00.000-04:00What are you, an echo?The first word in my comment...What are you, an echo?<BR/><BR/>The first word in my comment was "Whatever." I only cared enough to comment because PL seems to somehow be proud of an extremely trivial achievement. I hoped to jar her off the cloud.<BR/><BR/>I understand that you frequently disagree with Bane, and I also got it the first time when you said that he doesn't ban you. Maybe it's because you are polite and differential, unlike, say, Bane. My point is that whne someone hits him with the same venom he routinely doles out, he either folds (on other blogs), or deletes and gloats about his power over his dung heap.<BR/><BR/>If only certain dissent is tolerated, is that a free exchange? No. It's like "free speech zones". Enjoy your echo chamber.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161818593290989882006-10-25T19:23:00.000-04:002006-10-25T19:23:00.000-04:00"I see you over at vox’s place, at times, making s...<I>"I see you over at vox’s place, at times, making some good points. Don’t you think they carry more weight there? Why?</I> <BR/><BR/>VD's place is different and I can see that easily enough. I enjoy commenting on both and as you seem to miss I dissagree with Bane all the time and he doesn't delete or ban me but so what if he did? It's not like the world will change much either way. Again, and read this slowly, It's a blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161815456251537452006-10-25T18:30:00.000-04:002006-10-25T18:30:00.000-04:00Wake up EN. I didn’t say he could stop you or anyo...Wake up EN. I didn’t say he could stop you or anyone from using both sides of their brain. I said he doesn’t want them to. Go ahead and read it again slowly, and I’ll wait for you to catch up.<BR/><BR/>Fair disclaimer, I don’t really read his blog very much, and only have read the comments when other blogs pointed to them. But I have read enough to know how much he delights in banning people.<BR/><BR/>As you say, it’s his blog, so he can run it how he sees fit. But with all the bluster of his blog persona you’d think he’d have the balls to tolerate dissent. I see you over at vox’s place, at times, making some good points. Don’t you think they carry more weight there? Why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161807702015084362006-10-25T16:21:00.000-04:002006-10-25T16:21:00.000-04:00"Anything that violates his version of the party l...<I>"Anything that violates his version of the party line (war, boobs, and zero tax) gets deleted so the rubes won't read it. He wouldn't want anyone to think using both sides of their brain.</I><BR/><BR/>Nonsense Thimscool, it's a blog, and it's Bane's blog. I'm not aware of how he can possibly stop anyone from using both sides of their brain, even if right is generally wrong, for me at least. I disagree with him all the time and he's never once deleted one of my comments. "Rubes" are everywhere it seems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161801724452426592006-10-25T14:42:00.000-04:002006-10-25T14:42:00.000-04:00Bane? Who's Bane?Just kidding... I always get a ki...Bane? Who's Bane?<BR/><BR/>Just kidding... I always get a kick out of his posts over on Vox. After all, the internet <B>is</B> for our <B>entertainment</B>.<BR/><BR/>Like the Geico Gekko says:<BR/><BR/>"Pardon me, but just who might you be?"<BR/><BR/>Gotta remember he's asking us ALL that very question.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519694773471791785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161787660801002422006-10-25T10:47:00.000-04:002006-10-25T10:47:00.000-04:00Whatever. He's a chicken-shit shill for the Republ...Whatever. He's a chicken-shit shill for the Republican party. <BR/><BR/>Anything that violates his version of the party line (war, boobs, and zero tax) gets deleted so the rubes won't read it. He wouldn't want anyone to think using both sides of their brain.<BR/><BR/>Not much to be proud of here, PL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161729310933179402006-10-24T18:35:00.000-04:002006-10-24T18:35:00.000-04:00Crom, I completely agree with your assessment of t...Crom, I completely agree with your assessment of the nature of Bane, which is why I have always championed his right to exist, although we see eye-to-eye on very little. However, his condemnation of me was perfectly consistent with his perspective; I dared to trammel upon the small space allotted for the Sacred in his existence, and this was an unforgiveable breach. I can understand and respect this completely.<BR/><BR/>However, from my point of view, everything about Bane is equally sacred, and thus equally worthy of both respect and challenge. Our perspectives are, therefore, diametrically opposed.Pretty Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342833918614545778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161726362173069372006-10-24T17:46:00.000-04:002006-10-24T17:46:00.000-04:00Let me take this moment to thank you for introduci...Let me take this moment to thank you for introducing me to Arvo Pärt.Chris Rywalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15766746064219235983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161723787731560982006-10-24T17:03:00.000-04:002006-10-24T17:03:00.000-04:00This seems a bit harsh for a mere condemnation of ...This seems a bit harsh for a mere condemnation of kitsch, and why of all people would Bane object? From what I have read of Bane's blog he wades through the tide of broken teeth and bloody hair, vorpal blades in hand ever snicker-snackering at all he rages against.<BR/><BR/>Whether you like him or not, Bane reminds us that reality lurks everywhere and a Pollyanesque dismissal of him as merely a boor only betrays most peoples' unease at the veil being thrown back. I highly suspect that when a man peers deep into the abyss, he sees Bane smiling back up at him.<BR/><BR/>Since his blog is NSFW, I cannot see his rationale, but surely this is just another publicity stunt to drum up traffic and tip jar-y goodness.<BR/><BR/>CromAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161702505555672512006-10-24T11:08:00.000-04:002006-10-24T11:08:00.000-04:00Would I kid? The essence of Bane is that he is Ex...Would I kid? The essence of Bane is that he is Extremely Rude; others accept him as he is, and he goes right along with failing to accept them as they are. It is a highly unstable situation.Pretty Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342833918614545778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161700910551979512006-10-24T10:41:00.000-04:002006-10-24T10:41:00.000-04:00You are kidding, right (I have no sarcasm detector...You are kidding, right (I have no sarcasm detector)? If not, why did I suddenly get a picture (in my mind) of 4th grade, when the boys who liked you showed it by being mean to you? Then, I flashed forward to highschool, where the girls who insisted that all their TRUE FRIENDS wear the same everything to prove their love and faithfullness to the clique. <BR/><BR/>When will people learn; one does not have to agree with someone (about much let alone everything) in order to still get along with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161662780787986112006-10-24T00:06:00.000-04:002006-10-24T00:06:00.000-04:00Why, that Kitsch is Crap, of course. I stand by t...Why, that Kitsch is Crap, of course. I stand by this pronouncement one hundred percent, as you see.Pretty Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342833918614545778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20403719.post-1161645385558041592006-10-23T19:16:00.000-04:002006-10-23T19:16:00.000-04:00So what interesting point did you try to make befo...So what interesting point did you try to make before setting off the iron boot of facism?<BR/>-InvidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com