tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post4212885170787398890..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Ripping A New OneMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26672438649113851052019-04-19T23:30:10.666-07:002019-04-19T23:30:10.666-07:00Unlike the rest of these fine commenters, who seem...Unlike the rest of these fine commenters, who seem to be obsessed with the way the warty comb jelly pokes extrusion points in itself, I was struck by the fact that it doesn't even know how to assemble a proper spine. I know some people like that, myself included in some situations. Unlike the warty comb jelly I don't have to poke holes in myself for the... well, other... thing. I came Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133236228952504852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-74295749700507750772019-04-19T04:06:43.098-07:002019-04-19T04:06:43.098-07:00It leapt to mind while I read this post. It’s awar...It leapt to mind while I read this post. It’s awarded short fiction, but introduces an actual, anatomical anomaly, (she announced alliteratively).Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-29299575389413390942019-04-18T19:54:22.430-07:002019-04-18T19:54:22.430-07:00It's not too late and the world is your oyster...It's not too late and the world is your oyster! Don't study oysters. They're disgusting.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-66484927892780305462019-04-18T19:53:56.513-07:002019-04-18T19:53:56.513-07:00Oh, just jam it in there!Oh, just jam it in there!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-15332060056264970572019-04-18T19:53:38.014-07:002019-04-18T19:53:38.014-07:00It's a good marriage.It's a good marriage.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-91557951330793953592019-04-18T19:53:11.239-07:002019-04-18T19:53:11.239-07:00*doink* PPPPPPPBBBBBTTT *zzzzip**doink* PPPPPPPBBBBBTTT *zzzzip*Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-54122930894838884752019-04-18T19:52:34.356-07:002019-04-18T19:52:34.356-07:00I wish Tater had that system. She's a "ta...I wish Tater had that system. She's a "tail-up" kind of gal and I see more than I need to.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-25097305750853901882019-04-18T19:52:06.703-07:002019-04-18T19:52:06.703-07:00I have not. Should I?I have not. Should I?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-34500879918882926232019-04-18T19:51:44.840-07:002019-04-18T19:51:44.840-07:00I live for comments like this.I live for comments like this.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-71353741658439196122019-04-18T19:49:21.274-07:002019-04-18T19:49:21.274-07:00Except that one number.Except that one number.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26167875116178423672019-04-18T02:29:44.819-07:002019-04-18T02:29:44.819-07:00I'd never heard of the warty comb jelly. Now I...I'd never heard of the warty comb jelly. Now I wish I'd become a scientist so I could get busy discovering stuff that no one has ever heard of. Probably should have stayed at school, huh.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57450246331116267962019-04-17T21:33:09.331-07:002019-04-17T21:33:09.331-07:00"But not for the wily warty comb jelly" ..."But not for the wily warty comb jelly" -- a truly marvelous sentence! Now, how can I work it into conversation? <br />whimsy2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05297905288843331074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-25970858368047092942019-04-17T20:20:54.243-07:002019-04-17T20:20:54.243-07:00I loved the phrase "the standard ass is not a...I loved the phrase "the standard ass is not always all it's cracked up to be" enough to have to stop to share it with my wife.Stig Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928888078024948188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-7291735331462441302019-04-17T18:59:20.342-07:002019-04-17T18:59:20.342-07:00As I read "seat of government" I thought...As I read "seat of government" I thought "anal seepage." Then I thought of the shortfall in funding and thought "tight-arsed."dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-34757944472602941142019-04-17T15:05:26.361-07:002019-04-17T15:05:26.361-07:00Elephant's Child is right! Very convenient, to...Elephant's Child is right! Very convenient, too.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-16714329036874599702019-04-17T14:32:48.754-07:002019-04-17T14:32:48.754-07:00It sounds super efficient to me. Colour me a litt...It sounds super efficient to me. Colour me a little envious.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-69063050167878264932019-04-17T12:52:00.014-07:002019-04-17T12:52:00.014-07:00Reminds me to ask if you’ve read Miss Jane by Brad...Reminds me to ask if you’ve read Miss Jane by Brad Watson. And Ed was right. Even when you’re writing your most singular stuff, and this qualifies out the wazoo, I’m still reminded of other tangentially related things.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-28292077118669841562019-04-17T11:18:48.678-07:002019-04-17T11:18:48.678-07:00Your punning is getting pretty ferocious! Loved t...Your punning is getting pretty ferocious! Loved this one, but....when I got to the part about "a fork in the road, and he can load up one side or another", I had a minor attack of little-boy ADD. You see, I had a boyhood friend named Tom Tinsley, from Camp Lupton in Woodstock, Va. His mother was an exotic woman, who read things like "Valley of the Dolls", and drank Bourbon Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540180242324518225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-30607749541157776662019-04-17T09:44:10.005-07:002019-04-17T09:44:10.005-07:00The world is full of assholes. The Sea Walnut is j...The world is full of assholes. The Sea Walnut is just doing its part to keep the numbers down.jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-87638494934030709492019-04-17T09:06:03.072-07:002019-04-17T09:06:03.072-07:00Maybe two different people. Like how we had Bronto...Maybe two different people. Like how we had Brontosaurus and Apatosaurus.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12168307234638728982019-04-17T09:05:40.459-07:002019-04-17T09:05:40.459-07:00I liked "seat of government" better!I liked "seat of government" better!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51733363913932607092019-04-17T09:04:27.191-07:002019-04-17T09:04:27.191-07:00I think British people should name everything. The...I think British people should name everything. The warty comb jelly should be Sir Pimplebottoms.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-39176358517385899212019-04-17T06:31:45.263-07:002019-04-17T06:31:45.263-07:00I'm trying to figure out how they got from &qu...I'm trying to figure out how they got from "warty comb jelly" to "Sea Walnut."Nannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239289676429380866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-6805932760690607212019-04-17T05:09:07.121-07:002019-04-17T05:09:07.121-07:00"proctically", absolute genius!"proctically", absolute genius!Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33475950514144277682019-04-17T03:50:24.917-07:002019-04-17T03:50:24.917-07:00Part of the problem with the warty comb jelly is i...Part of the problem with the warty comb jelly is its name. It sounds like words just stuck together by a computer's random word generator. Which, come to think of it, may be exactly how species are named anymore. Maybe all the really good taxonomic terms have already been taken.mimimanderlynoreply@blogger.com