tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post1733544152956574237..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Encore Avec Le Petit Pantalon Grenouille?Murr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-6379876812358938992017-10-15T07:03:34.080-07:002017-10-15T07:03:34.080-07:00Seriously? No more mildly offensive jokes? Was i...Seriously? No more mildly offensive jokes? Was it the dissing the Scots part, or the "Eeww" part?roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45180231733646577082017-10-12T22:38:57.245-07:002017-10-12T22:38:57.245-07:00Huh. And here I thought you wanted to get publishe...Huh. And here I thought you wanted to get published in the Journal of Irreproducible Results.....Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36056246588437696442017-10-12T12:30:35.286-07:002017-10-12T12:30:35.286-07:00Zut alors!Zut alors!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-72933378644968674832017-10-12T12:30:13.014-07:002017-10-12T12:30:13.014-07:00Stop that right now.Stop that right now.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-63565335675378316032017-10-12T12:29:59.017-07:002017-10-12T12:29:59.017-07:00Multiple organza.Multiple organza.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54665397122958916192017-10-12T12:29:30.556-07:002017-10-12T12:29:30.556-07:00It was a realization slow in coming. But a fellow ...It was a realization slow in coming. But a fellow named Lazzaro Spallanzani replicated the tiny frog pants experiment in the 18th century and demonstrated that trousered frogs do not successfully fertilize females, and thus both egg and sperm are required. There were a few other people coming to the same conclusion at the time, without frog pants.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65855788234462239532017-10-12T12:26:57.782-07:002017-10-12T12:26:57.782-07:00That's my goal.That's my goal.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-72251367505337829402017-10-12T12:26:46.401-07:002017-10-12T12:26:46.401-07:00Every now and then I don't get my own. Someone...Every now and then I don't get my own. Someone else will point them out.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80434240293143072882017-10-12T12:26:24.544-07:002017-10-12T12:26:24.544-07:00Yes, and thanks! And I did NOT make up the taffeta...Yes, and thanks! And I did NOT make up the taffeta!!!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59399056703842752832017-10-12T12:26:01.514-07:002017-10-12T12:26:01.514-07:00They can't manage the high heels at all.They can't manage the high heels at all.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54653154424763596712017-10-12T12:25:14.885-07:002017-10-12T12:25:14.885-07:00I remember back in the good ol' days of Women&...I remember back in the good ol' days of Women's Lib that someone (Steinem? Greer?) wrote an essay about wanting a wife, and then described her: free cook, launderer, housecleaner, etc. It was an a-ha moment.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-48255062359489675172017-10-12T12:23:03.686-07:002017-10-12T12:23:03.686-07:00Have I ever lied to you? At worst, I embroider the...Have I ever lied to you? At worst, I embroider the truth.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-87528715651600043252017-10-12T12:21:37.103-07:002017-10-12T12:21:37.103-07:00LOL!LOL!dancinfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942680650174061545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27283984619638231292017-10-12T12:21:04.344-07:002017-10-12T12:21:04.344-07:00Oh yes. It's true: http://www.atlasobscura.com...Oh yes. It's true: http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/frog-pants-reproduction-experimentdancinfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942680650174061545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90116183526495855272017-10-12T11:02:49.904-07:002017-10-12T11:02:49.904-07:00I've long suspected that Madame Réaumur was re...I've long suspected that Madame Réaumur was responsible for the sans culottes group involved in the French revolution.......Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38618890778853587302017-10-12T07:40:15.791-07:002017-10-12T07:40:15.791-07:00they used lambskin for condoms in those days. A s...they used lambskin for condoms in those days. A scotsman walked into a french apothecary with a very battered "preventive" and asked that it be repaired. The apothecary inspected it and said, "This is going to take a lot of work. I'll have to charge two francs to repair it. I could sell you a new one for 3 francs." The scotsman said, "Ah, this'll take roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62735608334702363982017-10-12T03:40:53.899-07:002017-10-12T03:40:53.899-07:00Everyone knows that organza is a better choice for...Everyone knows that organza is a better choice for frog pants.Jamiebobamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08154545915347378238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26566958810026536322017-10-12T00:14:55.043-07:002017-10-12T00:14:55.043-07:00You've left me high and dry here Murr. Who was...You've left me high and dry here Murr. Who was it that finally figured out the connection between egg and sperm? Or did I miss a line in the story?Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-2030080030842885302017-10-11T20:32:46.606-07:002017-10-11T20:32:46.606-07:00I could furnish for Madame a few choice words with...I could furnish for Madame a few choice words with which to respond to Monsieur's 'suggestions.'<br /><br />I come here for the hilarity and am seldom disappointed.mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82994981808626742612017-10-11T15:27:06.484-07:002017-10-11T15:27:06.484-07:00I'm sure I'm not even getting half of the ...I'm sure I'm not even getting half of the "in" jokes here, and it's STILL hilarious :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-49283487407787910452017-10-11T14:41:44.095-07:002017-10-11T14:41:44.095-07:00I can only hope that it was my post from Atlas Obs...I can only hope that it was my post from Atlas Obscura that inspired your article! Man, I just howled at "taffeta"!dancinfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942680650174061545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-58742001413873310732017-10-11T12:35:25.343-07:002017-10-11T12:35:25.343-07:00I don't care if it's true or not--it's...I don't care if it's true or not--it's really funny!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-13860939055101930632017-10-11T12:20:20.883-07:002017-10-11T12:20:20.883-07:00The title gripped me from the start.In my head, it...The title gripped me from the start.In my head, it was Fashion Week with natty frogs on the catwalk...dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-75077700084498668242017-10-11T11:34:12.859-07:002017-10-11T11:34:12.859-07:00Each time I am reminded of the roles a 'tradit...Each time I am reminded of the roles a 'traditional wife' was expected to fill I am glad those days have gone. On my worse days I would like a wife, but I couldn't fill the position myself. And my poor sewing is a very small part of the equation.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17612354533974184632017-10-11T09:29:25.143-07:002017-10-11T09:29:25.143-07:00The thing that amazed me is that M. Reaumur really...The thing that amazed me is that M. Reaumur really did exist! Apparently he published a 6-volume work on the location of various insects, and lived to be 74 years old. Murr, where do you find these people? :)Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540180242324518225noreply@blogger.com