tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post7283907568223330288..comments2023-04-22T12:32:24.799-07:00Comments on The House of Substance: EtymologySubstance McGravitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-87704981508144789042009-05-27T02:20:43.887-07:002009-05-27T02:20:43.887-07:00When, in fact, it was those Aucklanders who destro...When, in fact, it was those <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero_Parade" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Aucklanders</a> who destroyed the Hero thing.<br><br>Capcha tells us to stay sanesodAnother Kiwinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-26154091576107099442009-05-26T16:55:08.870-07:002009-05-26T16:55:08.870-07:00Whoever hacked RB's name and posted that pun i...Whoever hacked RB's name and posted that pun is just awfulAnother Kiwinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-73611040248960952432009-05-26T11:59:19.813-07:002009-05-26T11:59:19.813-07:00Castroetymology has a certain fidelity to it.Castroetymology has a certain fidelity to it.Righteous Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054084550730989361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-2525851512365068092009-05-26T11:17:20.003-07:002009-05-26T11:17:20.003-07:00You know, "Etymology" is a silly title.W...<i>You know, "Etymology" is a silly title.</i>What about gastro-etymology?<br><br>(burp) Excuse me.<br><br>flogessa different mikeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-27568216048837495772009-05-25T19:46:24.148-07:002009-05-25T19:46:24.148-07:00You know, "Etymology" is a silly title.P...<i>You know, "Etymology" is a silly title.<br><br></i>Particularly when the thread turns out to be about entomology.herr doktor bimlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-46113094245947578942009-05-25T18:54:05.654-07:002009-05-25T18:54:05.654-07:00Oh Smut, don't be silly, of course he doesn...Oh Smut, don't be silly, of course he doesn't remember what happened in the Napoleonic wars. He forgot all that midlife stuff AGES ago.<br><br>Now excuse me while I go shake out every item of clothing I own. *shudder*tigrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-42640850660307366802009-05-25T18:48:43.842-07:002009-05-25T18:48:43.842-07:00Wonderful tricks? No, I have not yet heard of a we...Wonderful tricks? No, I have not yet heard of a weta learning to knock valuable objects off the mantle-piece.herr doktor bimlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-44956057157703628252009-05-25T18:33:35.542-07:002009-05-25T18:33:35.542-07:00I'm thinking that in launching strikes on the ...I'm thinking that in launching strikes on the Wetas, the cats might very well find themselves unfortunate collateral damage.<br><br>At the end of the day, we could apologize to cat families and sleep without vacuum sealing our pillows...<br><br>mikeymikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-38348246667877995412009-05-25T18:33:35.543-07:002009-05-25T18:33:35.543-07:00Can the wetas be trained to perform all the wonder...Can the wetas be trained to perform all the wonderful tricks your cats perform?Righteous Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054084550730989361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-9003103525442964542009-05-25T17:16:24.127-07:002009-05-25T17:16:24.127-07:00Apparently, we need cats so they can catch the wet...Apparently, we need cats so they can catch the wetas alive and bring them inside, where they turn up some time later inside people's boots, or -- on one memorable occasion when the Frau Doktorin left her swimming bag by the kitchen door -- inside her swimsuit, several hours later.herr doktor bimlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-87276098775479115592009-05-25T17:10:12.637-07:002009-05-25T17:10:12.637-07:00Wow. Why do you need a cat?Wow. Why do you need a cat?Righteous Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054084550730989361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-23743208192937434102009-05-25T16:42:14.425-07:002009-05-25T16:42:14.425-07:00At least that would make a change from the butt-en...At least that would make a change from the butt-ends of rodents and the dead stick-insects that we usually find in the kitchen in the morning.<br><br>Not to mention the live <a href="http://www.manaisland.org.nz/images/GiantWeta.jpg" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">wetas</a>.herr doktor bimlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-49596448249407893892009-05-25T16:08:23.929-07:002009-05-25T16:08:23.929-07:00#4 Cat (the feral one) reports that raging grannie...<i>#4 Cat (the feral one) reports that raging grannies and eyebrows on the screen are irresistible.* They must be defeated.</i><br><br>Then you get granny feet all over the place.Righteous Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054084550730989361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-44424058603123391622009-05-25T14:27:08.018-07:002009-05-25T14:27:08.018-07:00"examples based on early memory"Where, t..."examples based on early memory"<br>Where, then, are the examples drawn from the Napoleanic wars?<br><br>#4 Cat (the feral one) reports that raging grannies and eyebrows on the screen are irresistible.* They must be defeated. OK, the keyboard was in the way, but that's just collateral damage.<br><br>* And adrestbl.herr doktor bimlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-79021490909800150772009-05-25T14:04:07.577-07:002009-05-25T14:04:07.577-07:00It is on this most solemn of days when we gaze abo...It is on this most solemn of days when we gaze about in reflection, and thank all that we hold holy for the Grannies, who stomped tyranny, scowled at fascism and rolled back the global advance of evil with nothing but a pair of sensible shoes and a bingo dabber.<br><br>Always remember: The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for the Grannies to just stand there.<br><br>And pygoss....<br><br>mikeymikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-82732968936254253582009-05-25T13:13:05.402-07:002009-05-25T13:13:05.402-07:00Heroism is a finite goodHeroism is a finite goodRusty Shacklefordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-41069251741719560202009-05-25T13:04:31.181-07:002009-05-25T13:04:31.181-07:00Sure, Burt's wicked old so you'd think he&...Sure, Burt's wicked old so you'd think he'd have a vast treasure trove of knowledge from which to draw examples, but the whole "examples based on early memory" thing is a moving target at this point. Today the Carter administration is the fount of all that is wrong with the world, tomorrow it'll all be Clinton's fault.tigrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-30237259795319132552009-05-25T13:04:31.182-07:002009-05-25T13:04:31.182-07:00You know, "Etymology" is a silly title.C...You know, "Etymology" is a silly title.<br><br>Captcha "abent" so there you go.<br><br>Support the unheroic troops!Righteous Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18054084550730989361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-61671084498214718392009-05-25T12:44:03.825-07:002009-05-25T12:44:03.825-07:00So Burt is agreeing that calling GWB a hero for we...So Burt is agreeing that calling GWB a hero for wearing a flightsuit incorrectly is not deserved?<br><br>I think the ragin grannies are finally getting to old Burp.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438801388377581634.post-47168287294862151732009-05-25T11:56:36.308-07:002009-05-25T11:56:36.308-07:00Well, as the root of all evil AND not being nice t...Well, as the root of all evil AND not being nice to the Iraelis, I would be very surprised if it wasn't Jimmy Carter. <br>Jimmy you too bad man!!!Another Kiwinoreply@blogger.com