tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post2886775927151005963..comments2023-10-12T20:59:49.473+07:00Comments on Elephant Small: Q & AStan Skihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-3899527456945340492010-07-07T17:04:59.779+07:002010-07-07T17:04:59.779+07:00This is clever, Stan.
http://thelaughinghousewife...This is clever, Stan.<br /><br />http://thelaughinghousewife.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-45215257266419534292010-07-05T11:12:35.221+07:002010-07-05T11:12:35.221+07:00I love that Smiths song. There's certainly not...I love that Smiths song. There's certainly nothing shy about these responses. I like the playfulness of the poem.Francis Scudellarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008685302028451297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-39202220782548098792010-07-04T14:25:16.223+07:002010-07-04T14:25:16.223+07:00Thanks Deb; No real math involved in these numbers...Thanks Deb; No real math involved in these numbers.Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-40473073215826861022010-07-04T10:58:54.797+07:002010-07-04T10:58:54.797+07:00I'm not good at math, but love numbers. This ...I'm not good at math, but love numbers. This is an intriguing take on the prompt. Original & creative.debhttp://stoneymoss.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-48559044662250124832010-07-03T07:06:09.509+07:002010-07-03T07:06:09.509+07:00Thanks to:
Pamela; Never my No1 subject either.
Di...Thanks to:<br />Pamela; Never my No1 subject either.<br />Diane; It's just a bunch of... bananas.Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-76256014850329655802010-07-03T03:23:21.159+07:002010-07-03T03:23:21.159+07:00Sorry Stan! Obviously I was having trouble with w...Sorry Stan! Obviously I was having trouble with website. Kept saying couldn't post. And then all of a sudden there are three posts! I've tried to delete 2 of them, but don't succeed. Maybe you can?Diane Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886778060199433214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-90233258088881280632010-07-03T03:18:53.438+07:002010-07-03T03:18:53.438+07:00That's quite a pile of fruit, Stan. As high a...That's quite a pile of fruit, Stan. As high as Mt. Everest, lol. (I know how well Thai folks love their fruit!)Diane Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886778060199433214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-60257692275862308342010-07-03T00:41:15.521+07:002010-07-03T00:41:15.521+07:00Stan that was like a math lesson!I never did fair ...Stan that was like a math lesson!I never did fair well with that subject!<br />Well constructed poem!<br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-26362373995341295492010-07-02T23:13:46.160+07:002010-07-02T23:13:46.160+07:00Thanks to:
Barbara; Not Godot; Beckett would have ...Thanks to:<br />Barbara; Not Godot; Beckett would have left the questions unanswered...<br />Tumblewords; ...but stays on track...Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-27712390742322949632010-07-02T23:04:03.432+07:002010-07-02T23:04:03.432+07:00Like so many conversations, it jets about and thre...Like so many conversations, it jets about and threads around! Enjoyed this!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-31877949728197077172010-07-02T20:34:41.349+07:002010-07-02T20:34:41.349+07:00I think I saw this on the same bill with Godot. O...I think I saw this on the same bill with Godot. Or, more likely, Six Charactersbarbarahttp://briarcat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-12969915265555160112010-07-02T20:07:32.176+07:002010-07-02T20:07:32.176+07:00Thanks Cynthia; I often hold conversations with pe...Thanks Cynthia; I often hold conversations with people who don't speak my language.Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-2984707360437913852010-07-02T20:02:18.872+07:002010-07-02T20:02:18.872+07:00To me, this is like listening to a conversation in...To me, this is like listening to a conversation in a foreign language...I can pick out a few words here and there, and with them I can construct my very own conversation! (Which most likely has nothing to do with what they are saying...)Cynthia Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386358503730817278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-63667503740891817442010-07-02T19:45:46.352+07:002010-07-02T19:45:46.352+07:00Thanks Rall; It would have to be a non-figurative ...Thanks Rall; It would have to be a non-figurative piece for me - so the numbers wouldn't help...Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-34048999371986469272010-07-02T19:38:00.381+07:002010-07-02T19:38:00.381+07:00Now look here Stan somebody in the land of Smiles ...Now look here Stan somebody in the land of Smiles should be rejoicing in the colour. Toss the numbers and get out the paintbrush.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-13633652534463418772010-07-02T19:10:44.469+07:002010-07-02T19:10:44.469+07:00Thanks to:
Derrick; The product of a wasted educat...Thanks to:<br />Derrick; The product of a wasted education.<br />Mary; Nothing profound; just questions and answers.Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-65968730747548613662010-07-02T18:51:13.034+07:002010-07-02T18:51:13.034+07:00I thought I was fairly good at math, but since bei...I thought I was fairly good at math, but since being out of school I am just happy for the answers. I must admit to looking for meaning and scratching my head. I guess I wasn't as good at math as I thought I was.<br /><br />http://inthecornerofmyeye.blogspot.com/2010/07/true-tale.htmlMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-51672039463827640002010-07-02T18:13:09.495+07:002010-07-02T18:13:09.495+07:00I'm glad we got the answers too, Stan! You hav...I'm glad we got the answers too, Stan! You have far too much time on your hands!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-47838968436419670652010-07-02T14:05:16.877+07:002010-07-02T14:05:16.877+07:00Thanks Brenda; I tried to put the questions as cry...Thanks Brenda; I tried to put the questions as cryptically as I could, to make the answers harder to work out... That's how I interpreted the prompt...Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-19106507780691387642010-07-02T13:57:40.366+07:002010-07-02T13:57:40.366+07:00The two voices are so distinct, Stan. Well done. ...The two voices are so distinct, Stan. Well done. Like Viv, I was puzzled some, but also did some chuckling. Thanks!brenda whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00846306414656375463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-45107815113851641102010-07-02T13:57:24.344+07:002010-07-02T13:57:24.344+07:00Thanks Elizabeth; It's not really math - Start...Thanks Elizabeth; It's not really math - Start with the answer and work back to the question.<br />The numbers are really coincidental.Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-83175447766844672032010-07-02T13:48:58.279+07:002010-07-02T13:48:58.279+07:00I have a block when it comes to math and numbers, ...I have a block when it comes to math and numbers, but I can hear your laughter and delight throughout the poem. That makes it delightful and fun, even if it ties my mind up in knots of frustration, lol. And although I can't even begin to do the math, I recognize the sheer joy here, because I feel the same way about words. Thank you, Stan.<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttp://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-3216204907827184032010-07-02T13:12:58.339+07:002010-07-02T13:12:58.339+07:00Thanks ViV; I was terrible at maths in school. Whe...Thanks ViV; I was terrible at maths in school. When I left (and started my real education), I realsied the significance of numbers in almost everthing, and became much more comfortable with them.Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741504605630732992.post-23561993990160646832010-07-02T12:54:30.410+07:002010-07-02T12:54:30.410+07:00Corblimey Stan, you had me puzzled there. The onl...Corblimey Stan, you had me puzzled there. The only one I could work out for myself was the last one. Are you a maths teacher?vivienne blakehttp://vivinfrance.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com