tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post4568778949863448363..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Caution: Curmudgeon CrossingMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-20853777360535158522011-04-05T15:27:12.144-07:002011-04-05T15:27:12.144-07:00I have a dear friend who recently, when I'd te...I have a dear friend who recently, when I'd tell him some tale of woe, would say, "Sorry about it." I wondered where on earth his 60 year old brain got that, until I heard him talking to his 28 year old daughter and he told her something to which she said, "Sorry about it." <br><br>For a while, everything was "cool" and when you'd say something unbelievableJaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10149460274126865562011-04-05T15:27:11.795-07:002011-04-05T15:27:11.795-07:00I used the word, groovy, not long ago. I beat myse...I used the word, groovy, not long ago. I beat myself afterward.<br><br>Someone once said that when you hear, "That's a good question," you're about to get a lousy answer.<br><br>Do all servers etc in your area proclaim whatever choice you make as excellent? It's big here -- or was several days ago.Anvilcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85558419284265931032011-04-05T15:27:11.611-07:002011-04-05T15:27:11.611-07:00Way extreme post. Yo.Way extreme post. Yo.Lisa Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881705944744985243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-36735573637654636252011-04-05T15:27:11.329-07:002011-04-05T15:27:11.329-07:00Dang, Frank! "Slightly different Senator&quo...Dang, Frank! "Slightly different Senator" would have been so much funnier. Servers here think our choices are "awesome" or "sweet." Or excellent. Any way you put it, I am apparently the maestro of the menu.Murr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-88807992265867379732011-04-05T15:27:10.977-07:002011-04-05T15:27:10.977-07:00Like, this was really, like, fun to read? Ya know...Like, this was really, like, fun to read? Ya know, like, nice, and stuff.Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18207121540248325766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-49234720713706909582011-04-05T15:27:10.727-07:002011-04-05T15:27:10.727-07:00(sorry, ATT wouldn't accept casH, in any case....(sorry, ATT wouldn't accept casH, in any case.)Caraleisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03921396244369791284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-81951490389927842922011-04-05T15:27:10.331-07:002011-04-05T15:27:10.331-07:00I've heard this conversation several times: &q...I've heard this conversation several times: "She's all [fill in the blank], and then he's all [fill in the blank], and I'm all whatever."Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14872448114941954172011-04-05T15:27:09.890-07:002011-04-05T15:27:09.890-07:00"Thank you for sharing.""Thank you for sharing."Angelunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333889782201425122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-88018114775445215252010-09-30T02:13:05.029-07:002010-09-30T02:13:05.029-07:00"Thank you for sharing.""Thank you for sharing."Angelunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333889782201425122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-49111982802799553672010-07-10T20:11:32.037-07:002010-07-10T20:11:32.037-07:00My current pet peeve is the use of "actual&qu...My current pet peeve is the use of "actual" or "actually" throughout any sentence, whether it actually applies to the actual thought or not.knittergranhttp://www.knittergran.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90330029398408856092010-07-10T16:00:31.961-07:002010-07-10T16:00:31.961-07:00This is one of the best essays on modern language ...This is one of the best essays on modern language that I have read. It's just so cool!Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278403041887060649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62030423875366695742010-07-08T19:02:59.281-07:002010-07-08T19:02:59.281-07:00Huh. I've heard cool YOUR beans. I don't...Huh. I've heard cool YOUR beans. I don't think I have any beans, but it could be a case of mistaken derivation. I love what Dave Barry said about apostrophes: they're to let you know there's an "S" coming up in the word.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26171215439862738582010-07-08T16:17:42.061-07:002010-07-08T16:17:42.061-07:00I've heard this conversation several times: &q...I've heard this conversation several times: "She's all [fill in the blank], and then he's all [fill in the blank], and I'm all whatever."Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-18579241072075939762010-07-08T10:42:34.762-07:002010-07-08T10:42:34.762-07:00Thank you for discerning this perfect storm of shi...Thank you for discerning this perfect storm of shifting paradigms.jmdurant2000@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494486665877758441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26655705938470024032010-07-08T09:06:29.439-07:002010-07-08T09:06:29.439-07:00(sorry, ATT wouldn't accept casH, in any case....(sorry, ATT wouldn't accept casH, in any case.)Caraleisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03921396244369791284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90731069777641453152010-07-08T09:05:20.009-07:002010-07-08T09:05:20.009-07:00Here's another one. My son had his iphone stol...Here's another one. My son had his iphone stolen. Poor child. I had to go to the store to pay for the pre-order- he only had CASH but ATT wouldn't accept case. While there, I commented that I'd never heard of a store which didn't accept CASH... so the manager proceeded to explain to me that cash is only good for immediate purchases, anything pre-ordered can't be paid for untilCaraleisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03921396244369791284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57859447441634912542010-07-08T09:00:26.534-07:002010-07-08T09:00:26.534-07:00My biology professor in college used to like to us...My biology professor in college used to like to use the phrase, "That's a really good question." when he was stumped. The next thing he'd do would be to assign that question to the questioner to solve. That's how we discovered that no one really agreed on what the formation of parrot fish beaks was (in 1989 anyway). So I guess I'll never know if the beak is made of Bruce Mohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170656188990284530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85947563545582659452010-07-08T06:27:15.964-07:002010-07-08T06:27:15.964-07:00I feel you're pain. Its so sad bad grammer exi...I feel you're pain. Its so sad bad grammer exists. Get it?? Get it??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-74169899067747083202010-07-08T05:53:56.830-07:002010-07-08T05:53:56.830-07:00As a former English teacher I feel your pain! How...As a former English teacher I feel your pain! However, what REALLY bugs me is that no one seems to understand the difference between "your" and "you're", or most annoyingly, "its" and "it's" anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59338925984253389522010-07-08T04:20:17.546-07:002010-07-08T04:20:17.546-07:00John Boehner is MY state rep. We're trying (de...John Boehner is MY state rep. We're trying (desperately) to get rid of him. Unfortunately, my little corner of Ohio seems to adore him. If we oust him, it will be a miracle. Maybe we need some of those dashboard bibles.Cindie Ulreichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04538312637815926959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21055365612019258972010-07-08T02:32:31.656-07:002010-07-08T02:32:31.656-07:00Sick post, DUDE!
Never said groovy and all that. ...Sick post, DUDE!<br /><br />Never said groovy and all that. Never the bomb for me, even in the 60's.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-2027283165207332782010-07-07T21:00:42.148-07:002010-07-07T21:00:42.148-07:00Julie Z, some things I never get tired of hearing....Julie Z, some things I never get tired of hearing. <br />Open bibles on the dashboard??? REEEAAALLY? Is that in place of an airbag? I hate the thought that my airbag won't save me from a person with an open bible on the dashboard. No, I've never seen it. Then again, Oregon has the distinction of being the "least churched" state in the union.<br />Leading edge gave way to Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-89566886807885947252010-07-07T20:57:17.736-07:002010-07-07T20:57:17.736-07:00My twenty-something son asks, "Do you feel me...My twenty-something son asks, "Do you feel me?" And I recoil everytime. What the hell?!<br /><br />And what about the fact the everyone is going to "try and" do something? It could be an accepted usage, but I think it much more precise to "try to."Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11755326634543377119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-78335438268557002442010-07-07T19:57:29.291-07:002010-07-07T19:57:29.291-07:00When I worked for US Bank back in the 1980's &...When I worked for US Bank back in the 1980's "leading edge" was in vogue. NOBODY says that any more.<br /><br />The one that really irritates me is "Quantum Leap" which people use to mean some large or grandiose change. In actuality a Quantum Leap is completely the opposite; infinitesimally small - used to describe the changing of an electron from one orbit around an atom Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11165206530707558662010-07-07T19:39:56.734-07:002010-07-07T19:39:56.734-07:00I meant to add that, back in the paleolithic, my C...I meant to add that, back in the paleolithic, my CB handle was "Galloping Curmudgeon."digitalzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670556566634503223noreply@blogger.com