tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781344722544700514.post8391969243977999288..comments2015-01-18T13:14:25.185-08:00Comments on Deb Stone : I'm So Hot! (Not.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781344722544700514.post-70669844165568372672013-10-27T08:49:21.621-07:002013-10-27T08:49:21.621-07:00Hah! This is so funny. You should collect these ...Hah! This is so funny. You should collect these like Chuck Klosterman -- you have the same voice but the opposite views. You have such an original way of looking at the world.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01966162597563467294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781344722544700514.post-62639792816491349992013-10-21T22:29:11.348-07:002013-10-21T22:29:11.348-07:00Thanks, Claudette. It's great to be in Bombeck...Thanks, Claudette. It's great to be in Bombeck country!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418914588653016418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781344722544700514.post-45429068030229475122013-10-21T17:07:57.759-07:002013-10-21T17:07:57.759-07:00Deb, I gotta tell ya. This reminded me of somethin...Deb, I gotta tell ya. This reminded me of something that Erma Bombeck would have written. She was one of the funniest writers I've ever read. You have plenty going for you in this vein. <br /><br />Think about this, too. Parrots imitate us because we are cool. We get to walk around whenever we want to. They have to stay on their perches and just watch the world go by. It's a bit of revenge and, maybe, a bit of tried and true deliberate annoyance. And if you really want to take a parrot and its owner for a mental ride, teach it to respond to "Marco!" :DClaudette Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01323759000341863947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781344722544700514.post-21408444122212784842013-10-21T17:03:51.168-07:002013-10-21T17:03:51.168-07:00Enter, yours truly. I have this fear all the time....Enter, yours truly. I have this fear all the time. I was a teacher for too long. No one really wants to know the ins and outs of every conceivable subject known to man, or at least, to my memory. I'll hve to remember that advice, Deb. Thanks.Claudette Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01323759000341863947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781344722544700514.post-84917276190437272632013-10-17T21:36:50.632-07:002013-10-17T21:36:50.632-07:00Cool, schmool!Cool, schmool!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418914588653016418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781344722544700514.post-27998818782437501162013-10-17T10:36:32.751-07:002013-10-17T10:36:32.751-07:00Ah, don't worry Deb. I mean, what is "coo...Ah, don't worry Deb. I mean, what is "cool" anyway? To me, it's an attitude. And I'm so unhip to the trends nowadays. I'm stuck in my cozy little time warp and listen to outdated music and love it better than anything my kids wanna hear on the radio. I'll be uncool to them no matter what, but someday, there world's will go beyond the limits of trends. PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781344722544700514.post-63811850537209507422013-10-17T09:55:20.582-07:002013-10-17T09:55:20.582-07:00I hear you, Angie. Each world must seem easier to ...I hear you, Angie. Each world must seem easier to occupants from the other land. I feel anxious about overtalking when I go to social events, so I often just don't go. The poet Molly Fisk gave me this advice: "Three compound sentences, Deb, and then say, "Gosh, I suddenly really have to pee. Will you excuse me?" That, she felt, would keep me from talking so much people's eyes glaze over. If I get the courage, I'll try it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418914588653016418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781344722544700514.post-1456097144637935562013-10-17T04:14:41.951-07:002013-10-17T04:14:41.951-07:00I for sure identify with this. Though I am totally...I for sure identify with this. Though I am totally opposite of you. I am the quiet one who blends into the wall. I always wished to be loud. I still do sometimes.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10215170722551366316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781344722544700514.post-57702422258629800592013-10-16T21:09:11.329-07:002013-10-16T21:09:11.329-07:00Ha! We'll be good company!Ha! We'll be good company!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418914588653016418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781344722544700514.post-23678434397262801522013-10-16T21:08:49.595-07:002013-10-16T21:08:49.595-07:00Aw, thanks, Terri. You would only howl if you'...Aw, thanks, Terri. You would only howl if you've never heard a parrot saying things in your Mean Mom Voice that you hope company never hears. Of course, that's when parrots love to talk.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418914588653016418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781344722544700514.post-24978871564633153422013-10-16T19:25:40.211-07:002013-10-16T19:25:40.211-07:00Oh, I so identify. Definitely the most uncool kid ...Oh, I so identify. Definitely the most uncool kid in my high school, with a loud voice, too. I don't know a single one of those "hot trends" but felt better when you listed the animals - hey, I know all of those, too! I love the ending, "How much is it going to suck?" which ties in with your opening. Very funny. Deb, we have got to keep in touch after this challenge - I think you're cool. (This is not necessarily a good thing for you - see sentence #2 above)Jane Ann McLachlanhttp://www.janeannmclachlan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781344722544700514.post-90889899952435670292013-10-16T07:56:59.371-07:002013-10-16T07:56:59.371-07:00I think you do very well at conveying humor---prob...I think you do very well at conveying humor---probably because you don't shy away from any truth. My favorite line that I have read any where this week-<br />"I would never gain popularity with an evil avian critter mimicking my worst moments." I about howled! Terri K Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907444470407490254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781344722544700514.post-24956816031622263432013-10-15T07:46:37.664-07:002013-10-15T07:46:37.664-07:00It's good to get a laugh. It was damn fine tha...It's good to get a laugh. It was damn fine that I knew all five in one category! Thanks for the invite--I'll stop by. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418914588653016418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781344722544700514.post-16418487217525658422013-10-15T07:45:47.401-07:002013-10-15T07:45:47.401-07:00Aw, thanks, Amy!Aw, thanks, Amy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418914588653016418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781344722544700514.post-58632694961555777142013-10-15T06:49:41.212-07:002013-10-15T06:49:41.212-07:00I laughed out lout when I got to "I'm hap...I laughed out lout when I got to "I'm happy to report I'm familiar with all five top animals." <br /><br />I don't know about funny people, but are you familiar with the folks at Wordsmith Studio? They started as a challenge for writers to build a platform so the group is a useful platform. Here's the web page: http://www.wordsmithstudio.org/ But a lot of the action is in the Facebook group. I just added you. I meant to invite you, but Facebook apparently wanted me to be more presumptuous than that. Joy Weese Moll (@joyweesemoll)http://www.joyweesemoll.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781344722544700514.post-65516088146058220872013-10-15T03:03:04.686-07:002013-10-15T03:03:04.686-07:00Your childhood sounds suspiciously like mine.... r...Your childhood sounds suspiciously like mine.... riding horses, not really in a crowd. I'll volunteer to be a "somewhat amusing" friend. You're a good writer so you can't be all that bad. :)Amy (Kid-FreeLiving)http://www.kidfreeliving.comnoreply@blogger.com