tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post8835543578421839004..comments2024-03-28T06:41:07.968-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Void fillerNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-12445385803155235352018-12-17T09:47:52.691-06:002018-12-17T09:47:52.691-06:00Is the cat's name "Puppy"? 😊Is the cat's name "Puppy"? 😊Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713296201159001788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-43239166020526462402018-12-15T22:39:27.856-06:002018-12-15T22:39:27.856-06:00"A bissel"...with only one L...is Yiddis..."A bissel"...with only one L...is Yiddish for "a little." A few years ago, I bought an old Bissell carpet sweeper at a yard sale--barely used and still in the original box. <br /><br />The box featured the silhouette of a curvy "homemaker"--in a long skirt and high heels, with an upswept hairdo. Just to her right was script lettering that spelled out the words: "You need a Bissell every day." Under that, in large caps, were the words "FOUR-PIECE"...<br /><br />I still own the sweeper, and although I no longer have the box, I saved that part of it..."a bissel of a Bissell [box]"....<br /><br />True story.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-27188126607448103792018-12-14T15:39:28.677-06:002018-12-14T15:39:28.677-06:00In The Crop, a short story by Flannery O'Conno...In The Crop, a short story by Flannery O'Connor, one of the characters complains that she "bisselled" the dining room 4 times that week.<br />tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-67311251058114159362018-12-14T00:43:59.535-06:002018-12-14T00:43:59.535-06:00I like the use of "beavering away"--it&#...I like the use of "beavering away"--it's something I hadn't heard before. Thought it might be just something British, but apparently, it's been around for awhile. Reminds me of the hotel housekeeper who asked me when she could come back to begin "hoovering" my room. Can't remember what town that happened in, but I'd never heard it before. Nor have I heard it since.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-5872046643353750482018-12-13T19:23:00.121-06:002018-12-13T19:23:00.121-06:00I thought it was shipper-speak for "styrofoam...I thought it was shipper-speak for "styrofoam peanuts." I learn so much here.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-22236160985869941112018-12-13T16:21:26.388-06:002018-12-13T16:21:26.388-06:00"She who must be obeyed."
Didn't kn..."She who must be obeyed."<br /><br />Didn't know you had a cat. Which can help fill the void.<br /><br />So did you find the new chairs satisfactory?<br /><br />Tom<br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-44753712917399912222018-12-13T11:29:52.288-06:002018-12-13T11:29:52.288-06:00Love this, though my first thought at the phrase “...Love this, though my first thought at the phrase “void filler” was — you guessed it — something found in 45’s brain...SandyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070366627628604352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-48913261208329351292018-12-13T11:07:04.475-06:002018-12-13T11:07:04.475-06:00Once again, Neil speaks for me. Once again, Neil speaks for me. Charlie Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06381827310845177039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-86028926529220127142018-12-13T08:30:12.675-06:002018-12-13T08:30:12.675-06:00This comment is a void filler.This comment is a void filler.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-30202986651047681402018-12-13T08:22:33.019-06:002018-12-13T08:22:33.019-06:00Every time you use the word "lacuna," I ...Every time you use the word "lacuna," I have to look it up. Must be a tiny black hole in my brain that sucks in new information and won't let it out.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.com