tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post6248464481278537474..comments2024-03-10T04:29:20.044-04:00Comments on Mad Genius Club: New Year's RantSarah A. Hoythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17478124095732219352noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-6656192478681004222010-01-03T06:59:53.067-05:002010-01-03T06:59:53.067-05:00John,
I have the book 'Anyone here been raped...John,<br /><br />I have the book 'Anyone here been raped and speak English?'Rowena Cory Daniellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995983965583233914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-6354417769853059652010-01-03T03:53:35.144-05:002010-01-03T03:53:35.144-05:00Dear Chris
Re Lucy's Blade sequel.......
sli...Dear Chris<br /><br />Re Lucy's Blade sequel.......<br /><br />slinks slowly offstage trying to look inconspicuous.........John Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-48236505702906786652010-01-03T03:52:12.237-05:002010-01-03T03:52:12.237-05:00Dear Kate
I never had a problem with US plumbing ...Dear Kate<br /><br />I never had a problem with US plumbing but the US telephone system "£$£"£$.<br /><br />There motto is 'You can't phone there from here.'<br /><br />JohnJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-90240344006811970812010-01-03T03:50:37.231-05:002010-01-03T03:50:37.231-05:00Dear Rowena
Ah yes - 'How do you feel?'
T...Dear Rowena<br />Ah yes - 'How do you feel?'<br /><br />The dumb TV reporters lazy question.<br /><br />Do you recall the famous enquiry mnade by a BBC reporter in an African refugee camp - 'Is there anyone here who has been raped and speaks English?'<br /><br />JohnJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-46424668805420983302010-01-03T00:40:08.919-05:002010-01-03T00:40:08.919-05:00Hmm, rants...
There's the "no sequel to ...Hmm, rants...<br /><br />There's the "no sequel to Lucy's Blade" rant. ;) Then there's my favorite "psychologists ain't scientists" rant. And there's also the "why the heck won't this story write itself!" rant. <br /><br />Happy New Year all of you.<br /><br />I must say, I peddled B&N memberships for over a year whilst working toward my Masters and my Flight Instructor certificate, AND being president of a home owners association, all at the same time. The B&N thing, while annoying to sell, never bothered me all that much.C Kelseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-54958784923831247612010-01-02T21:39:18.519-05:002010-01-02T21:39:18.519-05:00Um. Rant? Okay. I should probably leave the "...Um. Rant? Okay. I should probably leave the "I hate my digestive system" rant alone, and the "US plumbing" rant, too. Then there's the "how can people be so STUPID!" rant, which can apply anywhere and everywhere and usually does. Or the "Stupid bloody right handed (insert gadget name here)" rant - yes, I've VERY left-handed and find myself cursing right-handed gear on a regular basis.<br /><br />Sigh... So many, many rants, so little comment space.Kate Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034983693134240754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-66693364124062421202010-01-02T20:16:13.715-05:002010-01-02T20:16:13.715-05:00Forgot to do my rant.
I can't stand TV. Espec...Forgot to do my rant.<br /><br />I can't stand TV. Especially the 'news' programs, which are 75% sport and 25% salacious voyeurism. <br /><br />I hate it when a reporter goes up to someone after their family home has burned to the ground or they've lost family members in a horrific car crash and asks:<br /><br />'How do you feel?'<br /><br />How do you think they feel?!!Rowena Cory Daniellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995983965583233914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-4889442081539519362010-01-02T18:34:43.891-05:002010-01-02T18:34:43.891-05:00John, what wonderful rants.
I've asked my ag...John, what wonderful rants.<br /><br />I've asked my agent his opinion on the Google settlement.<br /><br />What does everyone else think?Rowena Cory Daniellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995983965583233914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-26257258676572624582010-01-02T18:02:12.340-05:002010-01-02T18:02:12.340-05:00John,
Yes. Instead of buying your loyalty, they t...John,<br /><br />Yes. Instead of buying your loyalty, they try to sell it to you.<br /><br />I'm offended enough by two prices for food - members and non-members - when the membership is free. <br /><br />So when you opened the floor for rants, B&N came quickly to mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-17053393185564291632010-01-02T16:45:02.948-05:002010-01-02T16:45:02.948-05:00Dear Sarah
The strain of the season is starting t...Dear Sarah<br /><br />The strain of the season is starting to show.<br />:)<br /><br />JohnJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-70741123044673612992010-01-02T16:44:12.142-05:002010-01-02T16:44:12.142-05:00Dear Pam
You have to buy a Barnes & Noble loya...Dear Pam<br />You have to buy a Barnes & Noble loyalty card????<br /><br />Waterstones beg you to take one.<br /><br />JohnJohn Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-38131539054522191942010-01-02T14:30:38.622-05:002010-01-02T14:30:38.622-05:00Howl, howl, howl, howl! O, you are men of stones:
...Howl, howl, howl, howl! O, you are men of stones:<br /> Had I your tongues and eyes, I'd use them so<br /> That heaven's vault should crack.Sarah A. Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478124095732219352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-23901379232521220502010-01-02T13:01:16.156-05:002010-01-02T13:01:16.156-05:00Plus, if you buy $25 worth of stuff or more at Ama...Plus, if you buy $25 worth of stuff or more at Amazon, you get free shipping on top of not having to pay sales tax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-45028610110957449582010-01-02T12:48:05.924-05:002010-01-02T12:48:05.924-05:00Store discount cards.
I mean, don't doubt for...Store discount cards.<br /><br />I mean, don't doubt for an instance that my loyalty cannot be bought. A few cents off the laundry detergent and I'll be returning to your store forever.<br /><br />But my supermarket only wants my personal information, so that the advertisements they send me might gain a glance, rather than an instant trip to the circular file.<br /><br />Barnes and Noble thinks I should should purchase my loyalty.<br /><br />Excuse me? I already have my self interest in mind, I don't need to purchase it. Twenty-five dollars for a ten percent discount? So I'll break even if I buy two hundred and fifty dollars of qualified merchandise? Well, I probably spend more than that a year on books, but Amazon.com doesn't charge tax, shipping isn't too expensive, and my credit card sends me twenty-five dollar Amazon.com coupons regularly for buying my gas with their card.<br /><br />Hmm, should I go with the company that buys my loyalty or the one that charges me for it?<br /><br />Decisions, decisions . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com