tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post9143663327068820318..comments2024-03-28T15:05:10.372-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: R.I.P., Terry O'BrienNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-74729534690910102862021-03-03T15:23:32.135-06:002021-03-03T15:23:32.135-06:00I was about to read this, but I decided it would j...I was about to read this, but I decided it would just be a waste of time...SandyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070366627628604352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-58390244368172667692021-03-03T10:57:53.467-06:002021-03-03T10:57:53.467-06:00Yeah, six! One of your best opening sentences ever...Yeah, six! One of your best opening sentences ever. No shit! Kudos, Mister S!<br /><br />Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-15950837734008525842021-03-03T07:47:35.245-06:002021-03-03T07:47:35.245-06:00good shit Neilgood shit NeilFMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-25088269229674111402021-03-02T17:19:34.058-06:002021-03-02T17:19:34.058-06:00"...how often does one get the chance to stan..."...how often does one get the chance to stand on a metal walkway 40 feet above the dark gray River Styx of sewage as it begins its transformation back into clean water?"<br /><br />Though the perks of being the area's premier columnist are unquestionable, the O'Brien Water Reclamation Plant in Skokie can be toured by the hoi polloi once a year during the Architecture Center's Open House Chicago. I recommend this opportunity, though, while the whole process is fascinating, that first stage is olfactorily challenging! Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-81530506048480684592021-03-02T11:28:09.122-06:002021-03-02T11:28:09.122-06:00Neil you do have a way with words.Neil you do have a way with words.Loviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377747416558039893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-21810072506001381072021-03-02T10:01:39.355-06:002021-03-02T10:01:39.355-06:00"After you have made your deposit, so to spea..."After you have made your deposit, so to speak, after you have performed the final step in the alimentary process, to use a fancy term, after you have completed the necessary paperwork, to be coy, and flushed, to be blunt, the end result, no pun intended, is shot by a gallon or so of water into the secret netherworld of pipes criss-crossing beneath Chicago." <br />Yikes!6 groan inducing puns in just one gabriel garcia marquez length sentance. impressive.pgwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804745965409667786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-90513258671294057082021-03-02T09:36:55.215-06:002021-03-02T09:36:55.215-06:00Love the clever turns of phrase avoiding "vul...Love the clever turns of phrase avoiding "vulgar" references to bodily functions, including the intended "unintended pun."<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.com