tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682207550919196905.post3064619070085376436..comments2023-08-01T03:43:16.312-07:00Comments on The Daily Scorch: November ThesesMrs Boyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04747278401077565354noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682207550919196905.post-56746203518611480942008-11-16T05:08:00.000-08:002008-11-16T05:08:00.000-08:00You gotta put these reminiscences into book form, ...You gotta put these reminiscences into book form, Boyo! (I'm serious. The country has finally given up all its yearnings for lost empire is surely ready for this now).<BR/><BR/>(Incidentally, I always think it's rather impressive that Coanda was caught unaware by <B>the power of the engine</B> rather than by a gust of wind or a low-flying pigeon, etc.)Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682207550919196905.post-53670701839252251952008-11-16T00:18:00.000-08:002008-11-16T00:18:00.000-08:00Coanda was caught unaware by the power of the engi...<I>Coanda was caught unaware by the power of the engine and found himself briefly airborne.</I><BR/><BR/>Reminds me of the case of Capt Scot "Scotty" Scott of the 57th Bengal Engineers. He fed durian to a brace of Andamanese for a week, then harnessed them to a bed frame to which he had attached himself. His batman Longue then ignited the razor-toothed islanders and stood well back.<BR/><BR/>Scott was found in a number of trees along Bandarchod Avenue. See <I>"The Wounds of Capt Scot 'Scotty' Scott: Vol CXIX Non-self-inflicted; human combustion; insular; restraints; arboreal dispersion."</I>No Good Boyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859104068516964533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682207550919196905.post-9694816314221769662008-11-15T22:21:00.000-08:002008-11-15T22:21:00.000-08:00No, Mrs B, I'm definitely married to 'em. Nothing ...No, Mrs B, I'm definitely married to 'em. Nothing progressive has happened here since man's first attempt at <A HREF="http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Coanda-1910/" REL="nofollow">jet powered flight</A> in 1910.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682207550919196905.post-40759351731710233922008-11-14T16:51:00.000-08:002008-11-14T16:51:00.000-08:00Peasants are made for marriage, Gadjo. Taking them...Peasants are made for marriage, Gadjo. Taking them as concubines is somewhat oriental. I admire your progressive attitude.Mrs Boyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04747278401077565354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682207550919196905.post-1098744996500112232008-11-13T00:51:00.000-08:002008-11-13T00:51:00.000-08:00Thanks for the acknowledgment, Mrs B. I was concer...Thanks for the acknowledgment, Mrs B. I was concerned that a few posts ago my being-married-into-the-peasantry reality had caused me to take your comments too seriously for a moment. Please come back at me as robustly as you wish; or if it is more appropriate I will only comment in future when I have regained my sense of irony. You respectfully, etc.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682207550919196905.post-864727481633088492008-11-11T06:54:00.000-08:002008-11-11T06:54:00.000-08:00Mrs Pouncer, you are right in all reasonable respe...Mrs Pouncer, you are right in all reasonable respects. <BR/><BR/>Scarlet, I have heard both Self and Esperanto. Neither engaged me.<BR/><BR/>The rest of you are acknowledged.Mrs Boyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04747278401077565354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682207550919196905.post-14205528447893210952008-11-06T02:57:00.000-08:002008-11-06T02:57:00.000-08:00Mrs Boyo, Mrs Boyo, I am astounded. You are as a d...Mrs Boyo, Mrs Boyo, I am astounded. You are as a deipnosophist on the Feast of St Maclou! You have at your dyed fingertips all the wisdom of Zeus the Cypriot, the Twelve Secrets of Shebi-el-Hababullah, and the ancient lore of the Mophosites. No wonder the drooling hominoids, the half-men who surround you wag their empty heads.Mrs Pouncerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750280825519545045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682207550919196905.post-27309012123118884332008-11-04T14:24:00.000-08:002008-11-04T14:24:00.000-08:00Who is Will Self? Is he the man responsible for th...Who is Will Self? Is he the man responsible for the inventions on Vision On?Can Bass 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10100615040661510511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682207550919196905.post-61331833012897228692008-11-03T04:36:00.000-08:002008-11-03T04:36:00.000-08:00Thank you, Mrs Boyo.If I hadn't met you personally...Thank you, Mrs Boyo.<BR/><BR/>If I hadn't met you personally, I would suspect some of these to be made up.<BR/><BR/>Knowing Mrs Boyo, I can assure the reading public that she speaks sooth throughout.Gyppo Byardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08823690986571629011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682207550919196905.post-42858453699547530402008-11-02T21:47:00.000-08:002008-11-02T21:47:00.000-08:00Ah, very good: randomness, but with the exemplary ...Ah, very good: randomness, but with the exemplary logical rigour we have come to expect! Talking of constructed languages and purity, though, I would argue for <A>Makaton</A> or even <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blissymbols" REL="nofollow">Blissymbols</A>.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682207550919196905.post-46594308181097362112008-11-02T05:00:00.000-08:002008-11-02T05:00:00.000-08:00So you're not a huge fan of Will Self or Espronto,...So you're not a huge fan of Will Self or Espronto, Mrs B?<BR/>SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.com