tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post1266264053146356087..comments2024-03-28T11:28:51.868-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: "Was that today?"Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-51478618937011252512017-11-27T14:22:33.037-06:002017-11-27T14:22:33.037-06:00Keep your guard up, Neil. Wit is a sharp stick and...Keep your guard up, Neil. Wit is a sharp stick and it looks like you're surrounded.Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-2983675936959245022017-11-27T09:12:04.988-06:002017-11-27T09:12:04.988-06:00It's safer for a guy to be a bit shy.It's safer for a guy to be a bit shy.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-10070348327718056442016-11-27T22:28:16.031-06:002016-11-27T22:28:16.031-06:00You sure put your foot in it on that Moss comment ...You sure put your foot in it on that Moss comment in front of your wife. ;)Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-47617690364490195622014-11-28T00:51:32.185-06:002014-11-28T00:51:32.185-06:00You missed your chance as he descended the elevato...You missed your chance as he descended the elevator. One glance at the feet " Huh. I guess what they say about the difference between IQ and street smarts is right on." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-81949511588483460882014-11-27T16:53:48.080-06:002014-11-27T16:53:48.080-06:00Dropped my guard, I suppose. An overabundance of t...Dropped my guard, I suppose. An overabundance of trust. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-53072166961344878962014-11-27T14:47:10.589-06:002014-11-27T14:47:10.589-06:00Neil, for such a smart guy how could you say somet...Neil, for such a smart guy how could you say something so spectacularly dumb to your wife?Richjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-56659178146614274722014-11-27T12:37:59.232-06:002014-11-27T12:37:59.232-06:00He did, but still...He did, but still...Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79372142785772911522014-11-27T10:31:21.010-06:002014-11-27T10:31:21.010-06:00I would argue that the mot juste can sometimes be ...I would argue that the mot juste can sometimes be a whole sentence too, but thinking of the retort later is the usual. People who can often come up with these tend to work in places that require lots of talking to lots of people and so have many chances for such retorts. Like the guy at the bar who asks "What's cheap here?" I usually reply "Besides you?" Then say, "Well, what's inexpensive is Schlitz at $2.50" Happy Turkey Day, and I hope Ross had some shoes and a coat at home waiting.Bill Savagehttp://chicagobydayandnight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-54964396940377831052014-11-27T10:18:58.352-06:002014-11-27T10:18:58.352-06:00Don't know if it qualifies, but I like this sh...Don't know if it qualifies, but I like this short, unanswerable retort from Evelyn Waugh to a solicitious inquiry about his well publicized deafness: "Yes, I can barely understand what my children are trying to tell me. Such a comfort."Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.com