tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post6308413194829184726..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Overheard in the Hallway...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-70792171481641190092013-11-06T02:04:49.191-05:002013-11-06T02:04:49.191-05:00I am unfamiliar with Piers Anthony, what is the pr...I am unfamiliar with Piers Anthony, what is the problem with him? Kapikuihttp://www.cramerimaging.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61737291625423120422013-11-01T15:01:06.817-04:002013-11-01T15:01:06.817-04:00On people's commentary above, I've seen Fa...On people's commentary above, I've seen Facebook Friends of the Kneejerk-Progressive/Canadian-Socialist stamp do this thing.<br /><br />They see a link from a <i>satire</i> site claiming Palin or Bachmann or some other Certified Other has done something stupidly insane, and they think it's "real" and proves how "stupid" the Other is.<br /><br />And when its falsehood is pointed out they just blithely go "yeah, but I know the Other is stupid anyway!"<br /><br />I don't have the heart/ability to deal with it to point out that pretty much the entirety of the reason they <i>believe</i> the Other is stupid (or indeed "The Other") is <i>exactly that kind of thing</i>.<br /><br />I don't know a cure for that, sadly.Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19622144417320160862013-10-31T22:00:47.021-04:002013-10-31T22:00:47.021-04:00Which one?
The saloon w/ RPG or the "Who'...Which one? <br />The saloon w/ RPG or the "Who's Nailin' Paylin" remake. ;)KMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57388078457065443692013-10-31T15:56:01.373-04:002013-10-31T15:56:01.373-04:00Call me shallow but I find that scenario intriguin...Call me shallow but I find that scenario intriguing.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86322110053502430172013-10-31T14:29:25.539-04:002013-10-31T14:29:25.539-04:00Mmmmmmm, Callahan's Cross-Time Saloon...much g...Mmmmmmm, Callahan's Cross-Time Saloon...much goodness. And a decent RPG, if memory serves. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-27041564985995688202013-10-31T14:21:33.524-04:002013-10-31T14:21:33.524-04:00Sklutch, have you read Spider Robinson? His Callah...Sklutch, have you read Spider Robinson? His Callahan stories got me through the 1970s... I was going to say sane. Anyway, they got me through the time of plaid polyester.<br /><br />Stay safeLergnomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08718650151254462639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77649683396483083632013-10-31T13:23:11.542-04:002013-10-31T13:23:11.542-04:00For comedic effect, I prefer the SNL skits where J...For comedic effect, I prefer the SNL skits where Janet Reno and her thuggish troopers repeatedly break into parties, only to have Janet start dancing uncontrollably, overcome by the music.<br /><br />Sarah Palin has enough kids to demonstrate that her sex life was at least of significant duration, and despite her acceptance of running with McCain I can't see her going gaga over a human cipher of a broadcaster when she has all the men in Alaska to choose from, first.mikeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22166168478255619702013-10-31T12:37:20.221-04:002013-10-31T12:37:20.221-04:00But, I *like* Piers Anthony! His books were wonder...But, I *like* Piers Anthony! His books were wonderful distractions from my dead-end, minimum wage job while I was failing college.<br /><br />And my grandad infected me with a love of horrible puns, so the books were extra sniggly.Sklutchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60088551990446884902013-10-31T12:23:07.901-04:002013-10-31T12:23:07.901-04:00There is no scorn like the scorn the media has for...There is no scorn like the scorn the media has for someone who becomes popular without their approval.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79099872425867007592013-10-31T11:56:14.868-04:002013-10-31T11:56:14.868-04:00Yep. so many lies about a reasonably able woman. ...Yep. so many lies about a reasonably able woman. You would almost think that the feminist ideal of woman power must have a shelf life, or at least some stamp of approval.<br /><br />I would predict Piers leans towards the fey side of the fence.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708868713277676628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-21805036324023579342013-10-31T10:42:18.052-04:002013-10-31T10:42:18.052-04:00Well, Scott, you know the one about the lie making...Well, Scott, you know the one about the lie making it around the world before the truth gets its boots laced up, right?Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-76773421698129994272013-10-31T10:01:44.581-04:002013-10-31T10:01:44.581-04:00To this day it still baffles me the number of peop...To this day it still baffles me the number of people who actually believe she said "I can see Russia from my house".Scott Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54758639255722020972013-10-31T10:00:48.779-04:002013-10-31T10:00:48.779-04:00Ha!Ha!Erich505https://www.blogger.com/profile/04059604778613074084noreply@blogger.com