tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post6391619724213371667..comments2024-03-18T10:29:46.055+00:00Comments on Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff: The Foible is in Your CourtKen Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-49692183467354213722011-09-17T14:32:55.782+01:002011-09-17T14:32:55.782+01:00Simon: It's a great image, the trail of broken...Simon: It's a great image, the trail of broken Polo Mints behind you as you meander down the road. Somebody should cartoon it. :)Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-67971876149492653892011-09-17T12:19:05.844+01:002011-09-17T12:19:05.844+01:00I honestly had to think hard about my foibles. I t...I honestly had to think hard about my foibles. I think perhaps that it's because they aren't "foibles" - or I don't treat them as such - if I possess them.<br />It suggests weakness and I think foibles are not weak, just a part of who you are. What makes you a three-dimensional person.<br /><br />On the 'remote' thing. My ex-girlfriend used to put the remotes on *top* of the telly. That eight feet of distance, when you have to get up and retrieve them can feel like a mile when you've just sat down.<br /><br />I used to eat a lot of polo mints. Such is the hard life of a tube of polos, that many of the poor little fellas are broken when you open the packet.<br /><br />These are weak polos. I never ate them. I would only eat whole, complete polos. Some days, if you followed me down a street, you would see me discard those weak, broken polos, one by one. I had been known to only eat a couple of mints from the one tube.<br /><br />I don't eat polos anymore :)<br /><br />As for the previous commenter - if I hold a door open for someone and they don't thank me, I just say "You're welcome" in a normal voice. Not accusatory. I just pretend they've said it.<br /><br />Always enjoy your blogs, Ken.<br /><br />Simon RickettsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-68405360349134533462011-05-31T12:06:59.474+01:002011-05-31T12:06:59.474+01:00All of the above (except the dog thing) We should ...All of the above (except the dog thing) We should team up Bonnie and Clyde style. Oh and those who park on double yellows, especially near schools, are on the list.Bella7https://www.blogger.com/profile/03753485210404107507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-80501411129501952812009-06-07T00:04:40.956+01:002009-06-07T00:04:40.956+01:00OMG, I was expecting something else with your Garp...OMG, I was expecting something else with your Garp comment. whew.Carrie Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200797035059634760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-46801603431727049222009-06-05T17:13:02.113+01:002009-06-05T17:13:02.113+01:00I have absolutely done the Garp thing! We lived o...I have absolutely done the Garp thing! We lived on a Cul de sac when my kids were small. I was a maniac chasing cars down.<br /><br />Also, I'm guilty of making people like you uncomfortable. I don't stare, but sometimes make people say hello. Cruel, i know. I like to mess with people. like starting a conversation in the elevator!Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673945616719205743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-82061673529792843342009-06-05T11:52:58.912+01:002009-06-05T11:52:58.912+01:00hmm I can't stand open doors when Im sitting i...hmm I can't stand open doors when Im sitting in a room<br /><br />The way girls and certain folks round my part o the world will never talk about you behind your back...its always more to the side, so you can't always see them but you can most certainly hear them as they talk about you in sthe third person and cast you significant(invisible) looks...maybe thats just a teen thing<br /><br />Yeah Im weird about remotes too prob cuz I'm a chronic Channel-surfer<br /><br />I hates it when people pruposely mixes up theirs words and grammar what so they can sound more "ethnic"... even if it is a major flaw of mine<br /><br />p.s That door thing had me Lmao.Aerté Du Draumrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454894028610630193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-63920098293313238522009-06-05T05:21:21.683+01:002009-06-05T05:21:21.683+01:00Facebook is a time sucking evil thing. I wish I ha...Facebook is a time sucking evil thing. I wish I had just stuck to ignoring it. Now I can't get through the day without going to Facebook several times to check on my farm, my career as a rock diva, my other career as the mayor of a city and the other thing where I don't seem to be able to keep a job but I'm still a celebrity, and my collection of eggs.Laura Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774385463320319572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-85416604534764975572009-06-05T05:17:34.371+01:002009-06-05T05:17:34.371+01:00When I buy a new book or magazine I have to take t...When I buy a new book or magazine I have to take the third one back, never the first or second. I'm sure some part of my brain is still worried about boy cooties or something. It's likely a deep seated thing based on having a brother.Laura Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774385463320319572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-49527234094980193662009-06-04T17:42:30.530+01:002009-06-04T17:42:30.530+01:00Oh my gosh, where to start.
I have to have my des...Oh my gosh, where to start.<br /><br />I have to have my desk facing the room. I will NOT face a wall or place myself in a situation where someone can walk up behind me. I have not a thing to hide, just don't like people sneaking up on me. <br /><br />The toilet tissue must always roll over the top, when placed in the holder.<br /><br />No rattles whatsoever in the car, whilst I am driving. Drives me batty/er<br /><br />I am some times in such a hurry that while I'm ending a conversation I hang up in the middle of the farewell. Not as often I've done it as the person at the other end is saying goodbye. Weird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-30021709042991122692009-06-04T00:13:36.098+01:002009-06-04T00:13:36.098+01:00I once read an article about an American G.I. tryi...I once read an article about an American G.I. trying to explain to his new wife, who was Asian, what a Cul de Sac was. He thought he'd done a good job when he overheard her at a party telling another neighbor how much she loved her caring new neighbors and how close they all seemed. "We don't have Cuddle Sacks in my home, but we should." ;) You remind me of the oddest things. <br /><br />I will stand behind you on the cat thing...well, not directly behind you so I won't get kicked.<br /><br />My confession...I think Twitter is a waste of time and technology sending conversation [and proper English skills] towards obscurity. That said, it's a personality quirk. There is no WAY I can make a statement with so few characters. :0hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-72180249850654065792009-06-03T23:31:32.181+01:002009-06-03T23:31:32.181+01:00Matt: Sorry about email, it's been rather a c...Matt: Sorry about email, it's been rather a crazy time... I stopped to ponder the significance of it and it slipped away from me. As you guys say, 'My Bad'. :)<br /><br />Facebook? 'Don't think so, I'm trying to consolidate my efforts in specific ways and I don't think Facebook will do it. :)Ken Armstronghttp://kenwriting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-20065484558588056392009-06-03T22:47:23.229+01:002009-06-03T22:47:23.229+01:00RE: Entrecard. Well then Ken, maybe now you'...RE: Entrecard. Well then Ken, maybe now you'd have a moment to try facebook? It's pretty darn cool.Matthew S. Urdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423237354496730048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-1938328092705021912009-06-03T22:46:41.701+01:002009-06-03T22:46:41.701+01:00Ken,
I was going for the "is he actually rea...Ken,<br /><br />I was going for the "is he actually reading my comments since he ignored my last email make him open his eyes and take notice" effect. :)<br /><br />But even so, writers can't be embarrassed about such things. We put it all out there when we put it on paper and try to get it published. Putting our feelings and raw emotion and honesty out there on paper and subject for criticism is far scarier and more "naked", if you will, then a brief sentence about a preference for boxers or briefs and penchant for the "boys" to bounce around or not. Oh, and btw, every once in a while it's fun to go commando for the ultimate freedom. Damn those tight sheets!Matthew S. Urdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423237354496730048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-17895974716449457222009-06-03T21:09:21.324+01:002009-06-03T21:09:21.324+01:00Great ones! Made me think of my own. Two that come...Great ones! Made me think of my own. Two that come to mind: I don't like telephoning people I have never met. The second, I always rip off the first sheet of toilet paper in public bathrooms so that I don't have to use it. Weird. Thanks for making me think about these funny and strange things!<br /><br />jen<br /><a href="http://www.bodaweightloss.com/blog" rel="nofollow">Boda Weight Loss Blog</a>jhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01209160489199524918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-32051110624792780892009-06-03T20:30:50.119+01:002009-06-03T20:30:50.119+01:00Alan: So fast in the reply! Cul de Sac is a dead...Alan: So fast in the reply! Cul de Sac is a dead end street in our multi-cultural edge-of Europe existence. I feel you knew this... :)<br /><br />Heather: Oops, guilty. If a plate is high on grot, I *may* *occasionally* rinse... not any more though. No way.<br /><br />Mike: You and I have this in common. Here's hopin' we don't ever bark at each other.<br /><br />Rachel: I am the least relaxed person in the world. Is that coming through in the posts? :)<br /><br />Grannymar: I'm allergic to cats so that's my excuse when I try to kick them (and never succeed). :)<br /><br />Susan: Pity? Oh no. I feel like John-Merrick-Stuck-In-A-Car-Door now... :)<br /><br />Dominic: See, I would attack that hill walker on the loneliness of the hill and I would pull his woolly socks up round his neck...<br /><br />Jim: I will carefully note that you don't mind being tucked in although I can't honestly see the eventuality arising. :)<br /><br />Grace: People who speed often have not clue of the danger they are bringing up their street. It is a serious problem for me when I encounter it and I cannot be silent.<br /><br />Matt: Dude! There is *waay* too much info in that comment. :)<br /><br />Yes, I'm choosing to 'rest' EC for a time. We haven't been doing much together lately, in truth.Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-76185741598078144102009-06-03T13:42:57.689+01:002009-06-03T13:42:57.689+01:00@grannymar...
cats won't come near me when I ...@grannymar...<br /><br />cats won't come near me when I visit other people's houses. They know I can't stand them and I sense the feeling is mutual. Dogs on the other hand.... I haven't met a dog yet that doesn't go weak in the knees for my ear or underarm scratches. And when I scratch their sagital crests, it's utter contentment. For them, that is.Matthew S. Urdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423237354496730048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-72856476816928434312009-06-03T13:39:58.222+01:002009-06-03T13:39:58.222+01:00Nice post. I'm with you on the the tight shee...Nice post. I'm with you on the the tight sheets thing. First thing I do upon checking in to a hotel is to pull all the sheets out from the corners theyve been tucked into. Can't stand that. Strangely, I'm mostly a briefs guy. While I do wear boxers occasionally, I prefer the security of briefs so I'm not always flopping around. Plus they do a better job of keeping me anonymous when I'm ogling the hotties on the river from behind my sunglasses. ;)<br /><br />PS...what happened to your entrecard? Have you given that up?Matthew S. Urdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423237354496730048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-79970482162908760632009-06-03T11:42:14.342+01:002009-06-03T11:42:14.342+01:00That's hilarious, love the car door one!
I als...That's hilarious, love the car door one!<br />I also live in a Cul-de-Sac and to solve that same problem they (whoever "they" are) recently built in about four or five new speed-bumps<br /> Now people complain that they can't speed anymore, and I'm thinking "So you would have before? In a cul-de-sac?!"<br /> They had to put one (practically) right outside the entrance to the Montessori, which is scary. Won't somebody think of the children, et cetera!Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16230109056905440755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-87413916907694557492009-06-03T10:31:47.460+01:002009-06-03T10:31:47.460+01:00What's worse than an un-reciprocated greeting ...What's worse than an un-reciprocated greeting is holding a door open for someone and they walk through without acknowledging you. <i>That</i> makes my blood boil.<br /><br />I don't mind being tucked in. When I was a kid I made my bed so tight that I had to slide carefully in the top and then I'd stick a pillow at my back to enclose me even further. I also couldn't sleep if a door was open, even the wardrobe door. Now only the loo door closes in the flat. All the rest are wedged open.<br /><br />The yellow box thing annoys me but the underlying principle of not playing by the rules annoys me far me, especially games - what is they point in having rules and not playing by them? I have no concept of playing for fun.<br /><br />As for remotes, I'm quite possessive of them. What I hate is sitting down to watch something and one of them has gone walkies. They shouldn't. They should know their place.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-78639097842878230952009-06-02T23:57:33.387+01:002009-06-02T23:57:33.387+01:00A foiblous post.
You remind me of the way hill wa...A foiblous post.<br /><br />You remind me of the way hill walkers greet each other. You see each other coming, avoid too much eye contact but, as you pass grunt, or mumble a strangled something that sounds like mornin/afternoon/evenin and carry on. <br /><br />Just occasionally you meet an "opter outer"...Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-85575485453422873222009-06-02T17:20:04.207+01:002009-06-02T17:20:04.207+01:00Is there a human emotion that combines pity and hi...Is there a human emotion that combines pity and hilarity? Cause I got that with the car door...<br /><br />I can't stand tucked in sheets either. Properly folded towels are my biggest/stupidest thing I think; I *know* it doesn't matter how towels are folded or stacked, but for some reason I neeeed them to be a certain way. A deeply ingrained mother-daughter thing maybe?Susan at Stony Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385202649291774852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-57024081509501147992009-06-02T16:35:47.382+01:002009-06-02T16:35:47.382+01:00I'm another Cul-ler! Cars race past my window lik...I'm another Cul-ler! Cars race past my window like they were at Mondello Park and one house later they have to turn - a real three pointer.<br /><br />Other peoples cats who use my garden as a latrine and worse still cats who insist on jumping on my lap in other peoples houses.<br /><br />People who feed animals from the human food at the table during a meal1 :(Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-10722458842733639032009-06-02T09:17:24.650+01:002009-06-02T09:17:24.650+01:00I think perhaps you need to do some relaxation exe...I think perhaps you need to do some relaxation exercises...breathe deeply...all that kind of thing!<br /><br />I laughed at you and the car door though.<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-64077671355327299922009-06-02T02:07:44.380+01:002009-06-02T02:07:44.380+01:00I think we may have discussed this dog thing befor...I think we may have discussed this dog thing before, but I can't stand when a dog barks at me. There's something about it that just makes me want to kill.Mikehttp://www.celtophilia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-70242796551010177142009-06-02T00:09:49.255+01:002009-06-02T00:09:49.255+01:00I am annoyed when people fully rinse the plate bef...I am annoyed when people fully rinse the plate before putting it in the dishwasher, thus rendering the ecological benefit of the dishwasher null and void.<br /><br />I cant believe you bark after cars!!!whatever_ista (heather)noreply@blogger.com