tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post2905372341387321714..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Hoist by my own petard.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81833350812837189992012-12-13T06:22:02.387-05:002012-12-13T06:22:02.387-05:001) No, it was not an "auditory processing pro...1) No, it was not an "auditory processing problem", I was processing the words just fine. I am sorry that you were unable to grasp that point; I will endeavor to write more clearly in the future.<br /><br />2) Nobody is "Fiftieth Percentile In Every Way", that's how DNA testing works. When you combine nature and nurture, we are each of us a unique and precious snowflake. Even you.<br /><br />3) Grievous social retardation is a failure of development, and claiming "Autie/Aspie" is an excuse. It is something of which to be vaguely ashamed, to do otherwise is like seeing a baby smiling and proud over having urped at the table. Regardless, my comments section is not the Special Olympics of the internet; conduct yourself accordingly.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-3207088772779868152012-12-12T23:05:55.328-05:002012-12-12T23:05:55.328-05:00Meh. A temporary auditory-processing problem, that...Meh. A temporary auditory-processing problem, that was. As some of us have pointed out to you, you are not Neurotypical, and we love you and honor you for that, you outlier, you! <br /><br />Just think how boring your life would have been, had you been fiftieth-percentile in every way! (I think part of being fiftieth-percentile is not understanding how boring it is to be such.)Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34821025347414266372012-12-09T16:29:57.696-05:002012-12-09T16:29:57.696-05:00must
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blinkmust<br />not<br />blinkEdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19318383479533020612012-12-09T01:24:02.224-05:002012-12-09T01:24:02.224-05:00Tam,
since NAVI brought it up, I'll add that y...Tam,<br />since NAVI brought it up, I'll add that you don't have to lose language sense or have body parts be paralyzed to be having a stroke. The signs could be as simple as nausea and vertigo. That would be more than 30 seconds sitting or standing causes your gyros to tumble. And it doesn't clear up for weeks. Ask me how I know...Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-55126560969807143842012-12-08T18:55:14.948-05:002012-12-08T18:55:14.948-05:00I stand corrected.
gviI stand corrected.<br /><br />gviglobal village idiothttp://www.alpharubicon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-41695245153382201482012-12-08T09:19:12.722-05:002012-12-08T09:19:12.722-05:00Mariner,
'With' it is, then. :)Mariner,<br /><br />'With' it is, then. :)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-82435868125784733972012-12-08T04:58:51.011-05:002012-12-08T04:58:51.011-05:00"Let it work;
For 'tis the sport to have ..."Let it work;<br />For 'tis the sport to have the enginer<br />Hoist with his own petard, an't shall go hard<br />But I will delve one yard below their mines<br />And blow them at the moon."<br />Hamlet, Act 3 Scene 4<br /><br />It has blown up, and hoist you into the air.marinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435598676103731157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-40969078919381420952012-12-08T01:31:18.235-05:002012-12-08T01:31:18.235-05:00Og, take it from a hunter education instructor; th...Og, take it from a hunter education instructor; they have these "fall arrest systems" specifically for deer blinds. They are your friend.<br /><br />Hunting is one of the safest sports, and we want to keep it that way.LarryArnoldhttp://www.talonsite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-27294647231358890882012-12-07T22:11:52.254-05:002012-12-07T22:11:52.254-05:00Dad always said "hoist by his own petard"...Dad always said "hoist by his own petard" and that was good enough for me.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72745746306237180392012-12-07T21:11:13.349-05:002012-12-07T21:11:13.349-05:00LOL, yes that 'does' happen occasionally.....LOL, yes that 'does' happen occasionally... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-18968103138268480272012-12-07T20:41:10.142-05:002012-12-07T20:41:10.142-05:00GVI and John,
A "petard" is a canister ...GVI and John,<br /><br />A "petard" is a canister of gunpowder used to blow up the gate of a fortification.<br /><br />Am I being hoisted along with this canister, or has it blown up and hoisted me into the air?<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Conan The Grammarian ;)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86975639443614804852012-12-07T15:14:30.908-05:002012-12-07T15:14:30.908-05:00Sure it was Spam and not the latest White House Pr...Sure it was Spam and not the latest White House Press Release?Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20745604464656683712012-12-07T14:17:00.260-05:002012-12-07T14:17:00.260-05:00I'm trying to decide if Navigator read the sam...I'm trying to decide if Navigator read the same post I read.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6872075922639483102012-12-07T14:16:43.847-05:002012-12-07T14:16:43.847-05:00Please, for the sake of us even older folks*: it&#...Please, for the sake of us even older folks*: it's hoist "with"(as in 'along with') one's own petard. It's somewhat like Captain Ahab getting tangled up in the harpoon line. A petard didn't do the hoisting, it got hoisted into position. *My daughter would tell you "he was there, and he knows."Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13234076650807299662012-12-07T14:09:48.314-05:002012-12-07T14:09:48.314-05:00Ermmm....yeah.
And it's "hoist upon one&...Ermmm....yeah.<br /><br />And it's "hoist <b>upon</b> one's own petard."<br /><br />gvi aka Conan the Grammarianglobal village idiothttp://www.alpharubicon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-89458439254950782662012-12-07T14:09:43.634-05:002012-12-07T14:09:43.634-05:00Don't worry, it gets worse with age. Ask me ho...Don't worry, it gets worse with age. Ask me how I know....rremingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07700598824835257409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16032214861944939472012-12-07T13:38:29.589-05:002012-12-07T13:38:29.589-05:00OK MISS TAMMY
CAN YOU WIGGLE YOUR FINGERS AND TOES...OK MISS TAMMY<br />CAN YOU WIGGLE YOUR FINGERS AND TOES? CAN YOU MAKE A FIST? GRASP A HAND? PUSH IT BACK PUSH AWAY WITH YOUR FEET ? ANY LOSS OF FEELING ANYWHERE? FOLLOW THE TIP OF MY FINGER WITH YOUR EYES? ARE YOUR PUPILS REACTIVE TO LIGHT? EQUALLY? CAN YOU HEAR MY VOICE ?EQUALLY ? WHAT IS TODAY ? WHAT YEAR IS IT? WHO IS THE MAYOR OF NEW YORK? WHO IS JOHN MOSES BROWNING? WHO IS BURIED IN GRANTS TOMB ? HAVE YOU EATEN OR DRUNK ANYTHING UNUSUAL ? ARE YOU TAKING ANY MEDICATION? HAVE YOU SUFFERED ANY TRAUMA OR INJURIES OF LATE? ANY INCIDENTS OF HIGH OR LOW BLOOD PRESSURE? ANY BLACKOUTS OR PERIOD OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS ? ANY ALLERGIES? ILLNESSES OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN? ANY HISTORY OF DIABETES ? WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE SEEN BY A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL? WHAT FOR?<br /><br />YOU MIGHT CONSIDER GETTING TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM TO BE EVALUATED FORTHWITH IF THERE IS A RECURRENCE<br />NAVIGATORnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77874389493003219562012-12-07T12:20:13.274-05:002012-12-07T12:20:13.274-05:00You know, for all the times I've slept in a we...You know, for all the times I've slept in a weird position and woken up with a completely dead arm, it's a wonder the word "stroke" has never occurred to me. <br /><br />Of course <i>now</i> it will, so thanks for that. Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-89346442093570975922012-12-07T11:09:34.481-05:002012-12-07T11:09:34.481-05:00The funniest thing I've read in days...The funniest thing I've read in days...<br />Cormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978254921072505008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-70402141587087075782012-12-07T10:45:18.553-05:002012-12-07T10:45:18.553-05:00I get the same effect if I read CNN after reading ...I get the same effect if I read CNN after reading The Onion.<br /><br />"Ha, ha, ha, oh, that's funny how they're mocking idiotic positions by pretending to support them! Oh, wait, I stopped reading The Onion five minutes ago. Dammit!"Tirnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12545609711956034630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10509198450714959412012-12-07T10:03:24.958-05:002012-12-07T10:03:24.958-05:00It's simple.
You morphed into a Charlie Brown ...It's simple.<br />You morphed into a Charlie Brown character, and Bobbi into one of the adults!<br /><br />"Wa wa wa wa, wa wa wa wah!"<br /><br />gfaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7344592997166050722012-12-07T09:45:41.245-05:002012-12-07T09:45:41.245-05:00I have positional vertigo. Occasionally otoconia i...I have positional vertigo. Occasionally otoconia in my inner ear float around giving me the VERY STRONG sensation of very rapid movement when I am standing stock still. THis is disconcerting enough when I'm seated or standing stock still, but when I'm thirty feet in the air on top of a machine it can be lethal. Which is why I always tie off despite being called a wuss by my co-workers. <br />Deer stands are an altogether different matter. Three times so far I have awoken already on the way to the ground. Thankfully none of the ones I use are very tall. oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-29420175336893215372012-12-07T09:42:26.918-05:002012-12-07T09:42:26.918-05:00I've had similar moments listening to liberals...I've had similar moments listening to liberals, but they weren't reading spam...BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-27204549140746352492012-12-07T09:37:03.956-05:002012-12-07T09:37:03.956-05:00I have a similiar moment at the overpriced movie m...I have a similiar moment at the overpriced movie multiplex when the house light dim. My thought is, "Are the house ights dimming or am I suddenly going blind?"<br /><br />Mike Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-5746056354365653082012-12-07T09:06:40.287-05:002012-12-07T09:06:40.287-05:00I've always deleted that crap without a second...I've always deleted that crap without a second glance but you manage to turn it into content. <br /><br />Brilliant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com