tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post3139174090435370189..comments2024-03-25T15:07:41.959+00:00Comments on Nigeness: Semicolons and SnailsNigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-78506918331318897322008-08-22T20:22:00.000+01:002008-08-22T20:22:00.000+01:00Hi AS;The Semicolon discussion is getting a bit ol...Hi AS;<BR/>The Semicolon discussion is getting a bit old unless I'm missing something. spgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-13917290918211635922008-08-21T17:40:00.000+01:002008-08-21T17:40:00.000+01:00Lovely!Lovely!Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-49354078405011224192008-08-21T17:35:00.000+01:002008-08-21T17:35:00.000+01:00The Keeper of the Snails pays tribute to Papillife...The Keeper of the Snails pays <A HREF="http://keeperofthesnails.blogspot.com/2008/08/papillifera-papillaris-tribute.html" REL="nofollow">tribute</A> to Papillifera papillaris.Dave Lullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053227199985293516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-82450828221159007182008-08-21T16:31:00.000+01:002008-08-21T16:31:00.000+01:00Your discretion does you credit, Malty.Your discretion does you credit, Malty.Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-24992635562471787532008-08-21T16:13:00.000+01:002008-08-21T16:13:00.000+01:00Wow, Jenny, I remember her bum well, in that daft ...Wow, Jenny, I remember her bum well, in that daft picture set in Oz. Readers will note that I have opted out of saying I remembered her pubes well.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-45850515655435969202008-08-21T14:51:00.000+01:002008-08-21T14:51:00.000+01:00And I believe the lovely Jenny Agutter was chatela...And I believe the lovely Jenny Agutter was chatelaine of Cliveden at one time, Malty, on account of being married to the ridiculously rich hotelier who owned the joint... <BR/>And Dave, the thing about exclamation marks is they're quite useful - and expressive!Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-71586095102332246382008-08-21T14:08:00.000+01:002008-08-21T14:08:00.000+01:00Susan, Cliveden, or more precisely its pronunciati...Susan, Cliveden, or more precisely its pronunciation is the great north / south definer. We northern trogs say Clive dean, the southern pansies say cliv den, there you have in a nutshell the vast yawning gap in English society.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-5005252863713640462008-08-21T14:01:00.000+01:002008-08-21T14:01:00.000+01:00D. Keith Mano, a brilliant novelist and journalist...<A HREF="http://www.bookrags.com/biography/d-keith-mano-dlb/" REL="nofollow">D. Keith Mano</A>, a brilliant <A HREF="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9504E3DF1638F933A05757C0A964948260" REL="nofollow">novelist</A> and <A HREF="http://www.findarticles.com/p/search?tb=art&qt=%22D.+Keith+Mano%22" REL="nofollow">journalist</A>, <A HREF="http://www.stcpmc.org/archive/archive/n&v/gram0997.html" REL="nofollow">opined</A> this about exclamation marks:<BR><BR>"The exclamation mark should be used only in dialogue, and then only when the speaker has just been disemboweled."<BR/><BR/>This is an opinion for which I have some sympathy.Dave Lullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053227199985293516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-12505824791526808842008-08-21T13:46:00.000+01:002008-08-21T13:46:00.000+01:00Yes Susan, now we're deep into our long slow natio...Yes Susan, now we're deep into our long slow national decline, we're positively bonkers about heritage and conservation. And we do have rather a lot to conserve...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-55819835126528435312008-08-21T11:50:00.000+01:002008-08-21T11:50:00.000+01:00Heehee. Malty and Nige, you guys could be a comedy...Heehee. Malty and Nige, you guys could be a comedy team. Seriously.<BR/><BR/>The snails are cute, but Cliveden looks magnificent. Love to visit there and learn its history. I must say, the National Trust is really on the ball in your country. They really do seem to protect your historic buildings. Whereas here, it's hit and miss. This summer in Philly it was 'hit': They knocked down Oddfellows Hall, a building of storied history in the middle of the city, so they can expand the convention center.<BR/><BR/>In America, commerce always trumps preservation. When we start wrecking the Alaskan wilderness to get its oil, you'll really see that concept at work. I give it about six months more of high crude oil prices and then the drills go in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-53872712241649947442008-08-21T11:18:00.000+01:002008-08-21T11:18:00.000+01:00They're taking their time about it, Malty...They're taking their time about it, Malty...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-9341068545009740832008-08-21T10:59:00.000+01:002008-08-21T10:59:00.000+01:00I often think of Boris as a blonde semicolon, howe...I often think of Boris as a blonde semicolon, however after watching the excellent BBC ancestry programme last night and his handling of the Bejing press conference today I now see him as a capital Boris. Well done then, Elektor of London and Hannover. I don't see any punctuation marks in the Korean language, perhaps they use silences of different duration.<BR/> Those Italian snails will no doubt open an ice cream shop.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.com