tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post6571890706155579683..comments2023-11-03T09:09:32.113-04:00Comments on Behind the Stove: “Somebody's boring me. I think it's me.” - Dylan ThomasBabelBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1648484329151944142007-07-31T12:42:00.000-04:002007-07-31T12:42:00.000-04:00You can't fool us. You're not posting to try and c...You can't fool us. You're not posting to try and convince you're dull.<BR/><BR/>Not gonna work.<BR/><BR/>-J.Jokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672407657347134623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-54999111165976737992007-07-31T02:51:00.000-04:002007-07-31T02:51:00.000-04:00What are you talking about BB, I gobble up every w...What are you talking about BB, I gobble up every word you write (I too love researching stuff - Malcolm Gladwell in his book Blink has a special term for it - I'll have to look it up again).<BR/><BR/>I've still to read my copy of The Doomsday Book and her other one, To Say Nothing of the Dog (which I just looked up on my librarything - gotta love it!) And I think I just did a rash thing - someone I've previously had no contact with asked me to be their "friend" on LT and I accepted! (And nooooooo that's not you LC!)nutmeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338099206534716993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-56382606150751668612007-07-30T23:41:00.000-04:002007-07-30T23:41:00.000-04:00I think your use of scintillating as a verb makes ...I think your use of scintillating as a verb makes you interesting...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-5065019675199319212007-07-30T09:43:00.000-04:002007-07-30T09:43:00.000-04:00I agree with ssheers, The Sparrow is more than wor...I agree with ssheers, The Sparrow is more than worthy.Sindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13737515424836446496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-43670578566613055742007-07-30T00:06:00.000-04:002007-07-30T00:06:00.000-04:00Someone recently lent me Doomsday Book and it's si...Someone recently lent me Doomsday Book and it's sitting on my desk in my office. I think it's going to be my purse book for awhile.<BR/><BR/>And believe me, if there were a boring contest, you wouldn't even qualify. You tell interesting stories, you read good books, and you are kind, but you are not boring.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066257241391122732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-17618467080495905102007-07-29T19:37:00.000-04:002007-07-29T19:37:00.000-04:00Oh that we could be dull and boring together.SO gl...Oh that we could be dull and boring together.<BR/>SO glad that you're reading Doomsday Book. I have a mad urge to reread it, nothing else is thrilling me at the moment.lazy cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756448890246596503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-62672064584438649692007-07-29T18:56:00.000-04:002007-07-29T18:56:00.000-04:00I think you're lovely.And I have it on good author...I think you're lovely.<BR/><BR/>And I have it on good authority that all the scintillating people are in Pittsburgh and Melbourne.Susehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837796439737091649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-77182062782418379092007-07-29T15:15:00.000-04:002007-07-29T15:15:00.000-04:00If you're dull, I'm Marilyn Monroe. You are one of...If you're dull, I'm Marilyn Monroe. You are one of the most fascinating brilliant women I know. Truly. <BR/><BR/>Just because you happen to be a LIBRARIAN, some folks might think you're dull, but I beg to differ.Sarah Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251034210962259082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-3663477030721765692007-07-29T14:55:00.000-04:002007-07-29T14:55:00.000-04:00Actually, I might be the world's dullest person. ...Actually, I might be the world's dullest person. I'm definitely duller than you.<BR/><BR/>The Sparrow deserves an impassioned 10-minute ode, at least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-17410158814138007752007-07-29T14:36:00.000-04:002007-07-29T14:36:00.000-04:00Doomsday Book is good.I thought Passage was better...Doomsday Book is good.<BR/><BR/>I thought Passage was better.<BR/><BR/>And neither of them is Bellwether. That title is on my top 10.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11980248848147600519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-34096833819516862202007-07-29T14:20:00.000-04:002007-07-29T14:20:00.000-04:00What Gina said.What Gina said.Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05418469059724674167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-54117107080911234572007-07-29T12:38:00.000-04:002007-07-29T12:38:00.000-04:00I like you just the way you are!I like you just the way you are!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03753481035768736548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-22077321894460359842007-07-29T11:43:00.000-04:002007-07-29T11:43:00.000-04:00That doesn't sound dull at all. It sounds great.I...That doesn't sound dull at all. It sounds great.<BR/><BR/>I had the same conversation with a friend on Friday - books tell you what kind of person you're meeting. And people who don't own books are probably people I'm not going to want to get to know all that well.Major Bedheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17669161302510096751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-70793772317332402872007-07-29T11:29:00.000-04:002007-07-29T11:29:00.000-04:00You are never dull! And you make such wonderful ba...You are never dull! <BR/>And you make such wonderful babies...MsCellaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05399187248681818440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-2646695669989784712007-07-29T10:56:00.000-04:002007-07-29T10:56:00.000-04:00If it's any consolation, I have it on EXCELLENT au...If it's any consolation, I have it on EXCELLENT authority that all those scintillating people have been beset by an even larger group of criminally tedious navel-gazers.<BR/><BR/>They've all had to huddle desperately to warm themselves against the chill of benightedness.<BR/><BR/>-J.Jokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672407657347134623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-88961234687248147772007-07-29T10:44:00.000-04:002007-07-29T10:44:00.000-04:00I hear you--although I tend to talk about knitting...I hear you--although I tend to talk about knitting, spinning, and my dog, too. I can't see a bookcase without tilting my head to read the titles. Although, I will say, I prefer new bookstores to used . . . I like to be the first reader of my copies whenever possible!--Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503615321799912549noreply@blogger.com