tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post5592213603372453947..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: No OffenseMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76486631911035879702011-04-05T15:32:56.622-07:002011-04-05T15:32:56.622-07:00My thoughts immediately went to the two-holer on m...My thoughts immediately went to the two-holer on my grandparents property in Oklahoma before they were more or less forced to move to town and contend with an indoor toilet. Every evening the two of 'em would stroll together to the outhouse and poop side by side. And they talked. They never particularly liked the convenience of being indoors. I suspect they missed the talks.Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278403041887060649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-18589355375838303542011-04-05T15:32:56.409-07:002011-04-05T15:32:56.409-07:00What a delightful post and loved the pictures. Sha...What a delightful post and loved the pictures. Shades of Garrison Keillor, one of my favorite writers.Arkansas Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-50294546123817211042011-04-05T15:32:56.101-07:002011-04-05T15:32:56.101-07:00I thought of you while watching a show about the l...I thought of you while watching a show about the last great extinction of the great land mammals--the saber toothed tigers, the giant sloths and the wooly mammoths etc. In a dusty museum somewhere, catalogued and examined to the nth degree, a scientist held up a gigantic petrified Giant Sloth Poop--the thing was as big as a loaf of bread and nicely tapered like soft serve ice cream. Perhaps youElizabeth Brewsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68015934320516270402011-04-05T15:32:55.884-07:002011-04-05T15:32:55.884-07:00I wonder if when chatting away, Norwegian Missuses...I wonder if when chatting away, Norwegian Missuses use the one cheek sneak. I suspect they do, and that my mother did.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04155106135649887676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76513523193871853612011-04-05T15:32:55.484-07:002011-04-05T15:32:55.484-07:00How exciting to come here to thank you for your vi...How exciting to come here to thank you for your visit and to indulge my senses with your reminiscences. You do have a way with words!lakeviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-42122918107919617712011-04-05T15:32:55.155-07:002011-04-05T15:32:55.155-07:00it had been somehow sanitized on its passage throu...<i>it had been somehow sanitized on its passage through a modest, sensible calico</i><br>I think this was my most favourite line. <br><br>Scottish-Canadian women from the farmlands of Ontario used the same filtering device as Norwegian-Amurcan North Dakotans, Murr. An indispensable household appurtenance was the "thunder mug", tucked discretely in a cupboard and used gratefully in Tiffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13778085151055551720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40768612328756877222011-04-05T15:32:54.727-07:002011-04-05T15:32:54.727-07:00what a hoot!what a hoot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-7197550974228066882011-04-05T15:32:54.297-07:002011-04-05T15:32:54.297-07:00Infidel753, you're on to something. Except I w...Infidel753, you're on to something. Except I would note that the cosmic Holstein is composed of part dark and part light matter.<br><br>And cowango, at this point, I think I would come as somewhat of a shock to both my parents. I miss them, but at least I'm not horrifying them.Murr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-4706282911921536232011-04-05T15:32:53.868-07:002011-04-05T15:32:53.868-07:00My mother is half Norwegian and was born in Wiscon...My mother is half Norwegian and was born in Wisconsin. However, she spent most of her life in California with my dad, who was notorious for his sneaky gaseous emissions. His favorite ploy was to blame the cat when one slipped out that was loud enough to be detected: "Here, kitty, kitty?"texastrailerparktrashhttp://texastrailerparktrash.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-84948976249236780012011-04-05T15:32:52.839-07:002011-04-05T15:32:52.839-07:00Wonderful. And I speak as someone who had no idea ...Wonderful. And I speak as someone who had no idea there were people who actually used the word 'fart' in polite society until I was well over 21. 'Indisposed' covered a whole range of contingencies in my family.Mary Witzlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-13104871791093183642010-12-03T01:34:40.068-08:002010-12-03T01:34:40.068-08:00Wonderful. And I speak as someone who had no idea ...Wonderful. And I speak as someone who had no idea there were people who actually used the word 'fart' in polite society until I was well over 21. 'Indisposed' covered a whole range of contingencies in my family.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51753104686476252752010-11-30T10:42:27.329-08:002010-11-30T10:42:27.329-08:00You know, no matter what you dropped down that hol...You know, no matter what you dropped down that hole, you're going to want to run out and see where it lands. Aren't you?<br /><br />laytonwoman, you have my permission to go home. That is spooky, and it could be you're in danger of something dropping out of the sky on you. And you're not going to like it.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-15315270854505699122010-11-30T10:35:35.741-08:002010-11-30T10:35:35.741-08:00In Eastern Oregon I remember a one-holer that lite...In Eastern Oregon I remember a one-holer that literally a river ran through.<br />My brother and I would drop sticks down the hole then run out to see where they surfaced. No aroma and no need for paper. Of course, that was before the EPA was established.stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-18241017481410283422010-11-30T07:02:15.931-08:002010-11-30T07:02:15.931-08:00As I was reading this --at work-- one of the attor...As I was reading this --at work-- one of the attorneys in my office (the one who handles the medical malpractice cases) was dictating to his secretary at her desk more or less outside my cubicle, and the words "rectal tone" drifted to my ear. I'm seriously spooked by this coincidence, and may have to go home, OK?Linda Koonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614162024708881395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51956898150568310382010-11-30T06:16:06.926-08:002010-11-30T06:16:06.926-08:00"...sphincter control so exquisite they could..."...sphincter control so exquisite they could have thwarted a sadistic proctologist." <br /><br />My friends will be hearing this quotation from me. I can't absolutely promise I'll give credit; it's just so fabulous, I may have to abandon my ethics and steal your thunder...so to speak.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-44984802272173517192010-11-29T21:52:36.571-08:002010-11-29T21:52:36.571-08:00Hey, now.
Caroline, I had to check. You're ri...Hey, now.<br /><br />Caroline, I had to check. You're right. "Outhouse hollyhocks," so tall they camouflaged the biffy.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82082981672793486202010-11-29T21:43:47.652-08:002010-11-29T21:43:47.652-08:00Now we know who to blame for global warming: your ...Now we know who to blame for global warming: your ancestors!Nickhttp://getnickt.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-91696144678911952802010-11-29T19:15:01.251-08:002010-11-29T19:15:01.251-08:00Oh my....I think I shall go and unnecessarily flus...Oh my....I think I shall go and unnecessarily flush my toilet just to celebrate the wonder that is indoor plumbing. So funny!Deccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515274049604839002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12191615850860367592010-11-29T18:02:11.762-08:002010-11-29T18:02:11.762-08:00The outhouse at my aunt's camp on Lake Champla...The outhouse at my aunt's camp on Lake Champlain was only a 1 holer, but we kids were convinced that Aragog and his kin lurked just under the edge. Necessary trips were at the speed of light.<br /><br />Did you know in some regions of the US that hollyhocks were always planted near the outhouse so a lady did not need to ask where it was? She just looked for the hollyhocks blooming "out Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646529544107229536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-67811947092756855452010-11-29T17:40:35.562-08:002010-11-29T17:40:35.562-08:00Murr,
Most follow this blog. My mother's side...Murr,<br /><br />Most follow this blog. My mother's side was Norwegian as well, they settled in Nebraska. My mom now lives in Minnesota. You had me at lutefisk.<br /><br />KarenGKaren Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-55006304560661237732010-11-29T15:56:37.533-08:002010-11-29T15:56:37.533-08:00No kidding, Michael. Although we had four acceptab...No kidding, Michael. Although we had four acceptable terms for #1 and #2 (those being two of them), we had no vocabulary at all for the poot. As you said, it never happened. Now, however, I am not only not ashamed, but sometimes I'm button-bustin' proud. Of course, I'm in a competitive household.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82932768729824678952010-11-29T15:14:10.052-08:002010-11-29T15:14:10.052-08:00Norwegians and the British must have something in ...Norwegians and the British must have something in common (other than their collective hatred for Nazis and Russians) because I can't remember ever once discussing poop or poop-related topics in my household growing up. And farting was right out of the question. I can't recall even being warned not to do it. It simply wasn't cricket, and never happened. Now that I'm free from my MikeWJ at Too Many Morningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357719098554598893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51716504476456760422010-11-29T10:04:32.693-08:002010-11-29T10:04:32.693-08:00My mother is half Norwegian and was born in Wiscon...My mother is half Norwegian and was born in Wisconsin. However, she spent most of her life in California with my dad, who was notorious for his sneaky gaseous emissions. His favorite ploy was to blame the cat when one slipped out that was loud enough to be detected: "Here, kitty, kitty?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38378970202221972272010-11-29T06:33:07.648-08:002010-11-29T06:33:07.648-08:00Murrmurrs, you never fail to surprise me with your...Murrmurrs, you never fail to surprise me with your wit! I think my brother is related to you! But the best thing I ever heard was from a sweet little farmer's wife who I cared for when she was in her 90's. After giving her her bath she passed a little gas. Without skipping a beat this fine Christian woman giggled and said, "It had to come out. It wasn't paying rent!"Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-1073249708522251942010-11-28T10:30:02.178-08:002010-11-28T10:30:02.178-08:00Infidel753, you're on to something. Except I w...Infidel753, you're on to something. Except I would note that the cosmic Holstein is composed of part dark and part light matter.<br /><br />And cowango, at this point, I think I would come as somewhat of a shock to both my parents. I miss them, but at least I'm not horrifying them.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com