tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post5457901909747881115..comments2024-03-28T23:30:19.366-07:00Comments on Being Me: Evidence that Fran would rather think up pedants' party games than get on with writing a real bookFran Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-50400488558700611492013-02-20T01:21:10.691-08:002013-02-20T01:21:10.691-08:00Brilliant! I've just looked some more up on W...Brilliant! I've just looked some more up on Wiki and these are some of my favourites.<br />"I unclogged the drain with a vacuum cleaner," said Tom succinctly.<br />"I might as well be dead," Tom croaked.<br />"They had to amputate them both at the ankles," said Tom defeatedly.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-80121665272656669182013-02-19T21:19:26.753-08:002013-02-19T21:19:26.753-08:00Yes, my favorite Tom Swifty is "You must come...Yes, my favorite Tom Swifty is "You must come see my new electric poodle," he said dogmatically.Sean Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777191262417995366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-67187669926057332802013-01-25T15:09:53.918-08:002013-01-25T15:09:53.918-08:00I can't beLIEVE that about the driving licence...I can't beLIEVE that about the driving licence! Brilliant! We've got packets of nuts in our cupboard which say on them, 'Warning! May contain nuts'. You don't say. <br /><br />I love the consequences game. We often played that at Christmas (as long as I could convince the family it didn't technically count as a 'word game' which I was banned from suggesting ... Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-54284925237042717262013-01-25T02:03:24.414-08:002013-01-25T02:03:24.414-08:00Joe's driving licence form instructed him to p...Joe's driving licence form instructed him to put his passport sized photo " face side up " You'd have thought they could have popped a civil servant in the envelope to help fill the form in. <br /><br />We used to play " He said / She said" thanks for reminding me, but it was a paper & pencil game called consequenses ...<br />Joe Blogs ... then fold the paper over & pass it on ...<br />met Jane Doe ...fold the paper over & pass it on...<br />at the top of the Empire State building... fold the paper etc etc<br />He said, " " fold the paper....Getting the idea ?<br />She said, " " <br />The consequenses were, ... BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-80909385298766656902013-01-24T14:05:26.599-08:002013-01-24T14:05:26.599-08:00I shall have to look that up now, to see why!I shall have to look that up now, to see why!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-8353023039871172712013-01-24T02:02:14.058-08:002013-01-24T02:02:14.058-08:00Swifties! Tom Swifties!Swifties! Tom Swifties!broken birohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233920262119205474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-89414557619548302952013-01-24T01:59:09.025-08:002013-01-24T01:59:09.025-08:00No! More burglaries, please - they're smash-in...No! More burglaries, please - they're smash-in'broken birohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233920262119205474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-24901133189876722482013-01-24T01:57:52.249-08:002013-01-24T01:57:52.249-08:00'Oy! Watch my beer!' he said, mildly, pull...'Oy! Watch my beer!' he said, mildly, pulling his jumper back down over his stout belly.<br /><br />Aren't these called something Tom Something's? It'll come to me...broken birohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233920262119205474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-50485021372854559302013-01-22T13:57:58.759-08:002013-01-22T13:57:58.759-08:00Ha ha! That reminds me of a story I read about la...Ha ha! That reminds me of a story I read about ladders produced in America which had a warning on the top rung saying, 'Stop here' - apparently someone had sued the ladder company because they'd not noticed the ladder end, had kept going, and fallen off a roof. Dur! Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-35086448970264588782013-01-22T11:53:45.275-08:002013-01-22T11:53:45.275-08:00He remembered that - as she fell from the ladder -...He remembered that - as she fell from the ladder - her voice had rung out: "I knew I should have avoided that broken step." Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-82160980082033352382013-01-22T09:41:36.688-08:002013-01-22T09:41:36.688-08:00Actually, you might be on to something there with ...Actually, you might be on to something there with the Pedants' Party Games. I wonder if there's a book ....Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-13256455819537560382013-01-22T09:40:49.685-08:002013-01-22T09:40:49.685-08:00Ha ha! I knew you'd think of one!Ha ha! I knew you'd think of one!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-83960606164938610792013-01-22T06:16:27.747-08:002013-01-22T06:16:27.747-08:00Yes it is. I was blind to "Your comment will ...Yes it is. I was blind to "Your comment will be visible after approval." Doh!Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-54168998234490086132013-01-22T03:42:23.195-08:002013-01-22T03:42:23.195-08:00hey Fran, I think you’d make a mint composing lime...hey Fran, I think you’d make a mint composing limericks; why not have a go?<br />Pedants’ party games too, they’d make a great stocking filler for next Christmas.<br /><br />PS: Have you tried picking a lock with your credit card? That’s how t’s done on TV.<br />Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-46745259620173685062013-01-22T01:41:52.386-08:002013-01-22T01:41:52.386-08:00Forget about picking locks, write more posts about...Forget about picking locks, write more posts about the mythology surrounding sprites and elves, I imp-lore you!Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-34764260478816372492013-01-22T01:40:59.303-08:002013-01-22T01:40:59.303-08:00Intriguing .... that explains your extensive colle...Intriguing .... that explains your extensive collection of lava lamps. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-1173192148063196562013-01-22T00:59:41.278-08:002013-01-22T00:59:41.278-08:00....before whisk(ey) ing his bar stool from undern.......before whisk(ey) ing his bar stool from underneath him....Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-42529458014900260142013-01-21T17:02:21.273-08:002013-01-21T17:02:21.273-08:00Ain't is a four-letter word. Now I'm quite...Ain't is a four-letter word. Now I'm quite disgusted by your filthy typing.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-74572750587903423582013-01-21T16:57:23.588-08:002013-01-21T16:57:23.588-08:00A professional lock pick would not damage the lock...A professional lock pick would not damage the lock or even leave a mark. I researched this once.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-72910665147656692022013-01-21T14:09:09.493-08:002013-01-21T14:09:09.493-08:00'Oh, for heavens sake, get off your butt and b...'Oh, for heavens sake, get off your butt and buy me that pint,' she beer-ated him. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-34364436043383638242013-01-21T14:07:32.297-08:002013-01-21T14:07:32.297-08:00Oo er! Look at you all literary!Oo er! Look at you all literary!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-28733927828234220332013-01-21T13:58:56.797-08:002013-01-21T13:58:56.797-08:00"Mine's a Pinot Noir," she w(h)ined,..."Mine's a Pinot Noir," she w(h)ined, holding out her glass. (I do wish you wouldn't start this kind of thing...)Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-60311793801191206532013-01-21T13:00:29.152-08:002013-01-21T13:00:29.152-08:00"Do not go gentle into that good night,"..."Do not go gentle into that good night," she raged.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-32854015713510523242013-01-21T11:58:02.975-08:002013-01-21T11:58:02.975-08:00But of course. In fact, looking at the pig's ...But of course. In fact, looking at the pig's ear we were making of putting up the blind, we could really have done with 3 or 4 others to help. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-49763136938810906412013-01-21T11:57:23.081-08:002013-01-21T11:57:23.081-08:00Ha ha! I am intrigued as to where you keep them, ...Ha ha! I am intrigued as to where you keep them, I have to say? In a giant mug of Steradent?Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.com