tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post7314056132439599011..comments2024-03-29T08:14:50.315-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: $20,000? No? How about cookies?Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-80067478079870923012017-03-12T11:37:31.863-05:002017-03-12T11:37:31.863-05:00Not to beat a dead horse, but I entirely agree tha...Not to beat a dead horse, but I entirely agree that Larkin was a bit of an odd duck no sane person would want to pattern his life on. However, his works are something else. I had another look at Annus Mirabilis and found it not only good but true.<br /><br />TE Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-12462574764192699292017-03-11T19:22:41.466-06:002017-03-11T19:22:41.466-06:00we: would you spend the night with us for a millio...we: would you spend the night with us for a million dollars? <br />they : i suppose so.<br />we : well then can i get 10 dollars worth?<br />they: what do you think we are? <br />we : i believe my friends , that has been established . now we are just negotiating the price. <br /><br />???????<br /><br />FMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-54054264209502783282017-03-11T19:04:01.879-06:002017-03-11T19:04:01.879-06:00I'm with you, John. Given the horrors being pe...I'm with you, John. Given the horrors being perpetrated hourly in Washington, we can't ululate over every bent blade of grass anymore. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-65047974698413445812017-03-11T16:40:51.847-06:002017-03-11T16:40:51.847-06:00I wonder if that old joke would still work if neit...I wonder if that old joke would still work if neither party was given a gender. That should make it less sexist, but would it be less offensive? Less funny?kganderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005895232135682751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-14515476596411144732017-03-11T16:09:08.362-06:002017-03-11T16:09:08.362-06:00I'd say that's an understatement.I'd say that's an understatement.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-23663439337034880552017-03-11T12:30:47.230-06:002017-03-11T12:30:47.230-06:00Another added benefit of reading this blog: learni...Another added benefit of reading this blog: learning about Jewish customs, holidays and FOOD. I drove to a Jewish bakery yesterday and sampled the poppy seed hamantaschen; very tasty. The ruggelah at "The Corner Bakery" shops are good, I've bought them many times in the past; they have cinammon/pecan and apricot/walnut in stock at all times. Now I'm curious to try some mandel bread; if it's anything like biscotti I'm sure I'll enjoy it. <br /><br />SandyKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-91075445336287488542017-03-11T11:33:38.607-06:002017-03-11T11:33:38.607-06:00Philip Larkin was a great poet, but not IMO someon...Philip Larkin was a great poet, but not IMO someone whose sexual/emotional history is worthy of emulation.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-60766993245264190512017-03-11T11:29:20.582-06:002017-03-11T11:29:20.582-06:00I stand abashed. As I said, it's an old joke, ...I stand abashed. As I said, it's an old joke, and possibly should be retired, but I looked at it as more about the notion that everyone has a price than sex per se. Possibly a symptom of my having been put on this earth before that fateful event in nineteen sixty-three.<br /><br />TE Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-88822330905630992242017-03-11T10:37:08.526-06:002017-03-11T10:37:08.526-06:00Tsk Tsk. Surely you can't seriously object to ...Tsk Tsk. Surely you can't seriously object to a joke that hoary -- I'm sure it's grandfathered in somehow, like an old out-of-code 2-flat.<br /><br />john<br /><br />Couldn't resist the pun after all.tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-21651709184963782522017-03-11T10:21:55.947-06:002017-03-11T10:21:55.947-06:00I'm not even sure it's sexist. It's no...I'm not even sure it's sexist. It's not like either party in the transaction has the moral high ground. After all, it's established what "he" is before "she" even answers. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-55185895140534731422017-03-11T10:03:28.822-06:002017-03-11T10:03:28.822-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-59385831720512870232017-03-11T08:43:56.025-06:002017-03-11T08:43:56.025-06:00jokes are supposed to be funny yes? sexist drivel...jokes are supposed to be funny yes? sexist drivel <br />FMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-14316995264189689752017-03-11T08:25:54.763-06:002017-03-11T08:25:54.763-06:00Old joke. "He. Would you spend the night with...Old joke. "He. Would you spend the night with me for a million dollars?" "She. Well I suppose so."<br /><br />"He. How about ten dollars?" "She. What do you think I am?" <br /><br />"He. We've established that. Now we're haggling over the price."<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-11175392344368143232017-03-11T07:58:09.001-06:002017-03-11T07:58:09.001-06:00had my first hamantaschen yesterday after mentioni...had my first hamantaschen yesterday after mentioning your piece to my friend and business associate. he didn't buy them , they were gifted to him and he thought to share based upon my having made mention of this treat the day before. reread your article and went looking for more information to see if there was a connection between the evil Haman and the hamantaschen. i found this : http://www.chabad.org/holidays/purim/article_cdo/aid/2872815/jewish/The-History-and-Meaning-of-Hamantaschen.htm I'm now on a quest for the ruggelah though i may well have had one before , I'm intrigued by the symbolism and ritual of food . especially in the jewish culture. the special fast of Purim. as well as fasting for other "holidays" . its all very comforting somehow even though many of the associations in these traditions begin with terrible eventsFMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.com