tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post906502633051049714..comments2024-03-07T11:39:09.758+11:00Comments on Will Type For Food: Any Tense You've GotTimThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-75979539302031611372007-06-24T00:12:00.000+10:002007-06-24T00:12:00.000+10:00Red Dwarf also do it better. Well, sometimes, any...Red Dwarf also do it better. Well, sometimes, anyway.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-44577422305376681792007-06-21T21:05:00.000+10:002007-06-21T21:05:00.000+10:00Yes, the bringing the rain with you thing is nice....Yes, the bringing the rain with you thing is nice.<BR/><BR/>And all the same people are in "The Comic Strip Presents" too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-56209013338404441372007-06-21T19:02:00.000+10:002007-06-21T19:02:00.000+10:00The Young Ones is good for people spotting - it's ...The Young Ones is good for people spotting - it's like there were only a handful of young comedians around and they all knew each other. That was quite irrelevant, wasn't it? Oh well.<BR/><BR/>And on So Long and Thanks For All The Fish - I liked Dent's reporter friend. Very amusing.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-9583652876054438272007-06-21T17:10:00.000+10:002007-06-21T17:10:00.000+10:00So many good ideas. I liked the dude in, what was ...So many good ideas. <BR/><BR/>I liked the dude in, what was it, the fourth book who was both a truck driver and a rain god. Meaning that it never stopped raining on him. <BR/><BR/>Quintessential English joke, that one, really!TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-67058040375991432422007-06-21T14:06:00.000+10:002007-06-21T14:06:00.000+10:00I think TYO may have been on one of the commercial...I think TYO may have been on one of the commercial stations, perhaps 7. I suggest you get rent one out, as it's very much your style of humour.<BR/><BR/>I can't comment on Dirk Gently really, as I read it a very long time ago, as a teenager, and I may have been less discerning then.<BR/><BR/>I've always been very fond of the Somebody Else's Problem Field idea. I try to apply it in my own life as often as I can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-63408558364292922032007-06-21T13:51:00.000+10:002007-06-21T13:51:00.000+10:00That's interesting..oh, wait.If you've read one of...That's interesting..oh, wait.<BR/><BR/>If you've read one of the Dirk Gently books then you've read 50% of them. I'm guessing you can judge away. I never worked out what he was up to with those but I always adored zen navigation - one day I'll borrow someone who can drive and has a car and make them zen navigate with me.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-24623605787756134142007-06-21T13:42:00.000+10:002007-06-21T13:42:00.000+10:00Well, you see, I never did see the Young Ones. I s...Well, you see, I never did see the Young Ones. I suppose the ABC did screen them, but for some reason I never knew it was on. Maybe parental conspiracy, though to me it seems more like a conspiracy of the fates against me. <BR/><BR/>I haven't read enough of Dirk Gently to judge, I admit. I get the impression in the later Adams that he's just repeating himself and using some of the old humour out of lack of energy.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-35128863705055202072007-06-21T13:38:00.000+10:002007-06-21T13:38:00.000+10:00I liked Dirk Gently!I liked Dirk Gently!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-76364581854108613392007-06-21T13:37:00.000+10:002007-06-21T13:37:00.000+10:00Well, if you were only 10, I suppose it's alright ...Well, if you were only 10, I suppose it's alright for you not to be snaggily annoyed by the depiction of Trillian.<BR/><BR/>Please answer the question about The Young Ones. It's a prerequisite for being my friend. <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081886/" REL="nofollow">This</A> was a fantastic series of sketches we also loved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-29622209060909398202007-06-21T13:32:00.000+10:002007-06-21T13:32:00.000+10:00I'm not sure whether I can answer for 12.27, but y...I'm not sure whether I can answer for 12.27, but yes, you're right. All that is expected of people are varying degrees of praise. Sometimes all I can bring myself to say is 'That's interesting', which nowadays is often considered withering criticism indeed. <BR/><BR/>I think he had similar problems in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, but that's just judging from the one book I did read.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-48141187696516861752007-06-21T13:06:00.000+10:002007-06-21T13:06:00.000+10:0012.27 - It seems to be out of vogue. Also, I don'...12.27 - It seems to be out of vogue. Also, I don't like being intentionally rude - I don't mind so much when it just happens but intent is kinda bad.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The last book was pretty random. It's always a mistake to try and tie up all the loose ends in a story [now there's a hint that George Lucas could have used]. Also, insert several very obvious things about cashing in here..Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-22252453027169611372007-06-21T12:57:00.000+10:002007-06-21T12:57:00.000+10:00Hey, I was only 10 years old at the time. Or there...Hey, I was only 10 years old at the time. Or thereabouts.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-42292289285017779842007-06-21T12:55:00.000+10:002007-06-21T12:55:00.000+10:00Oh, I can't stand the telly series. I suppose it ...Oh, I can't stand the telly series. I suppose it might catch your interest if you hadn't read the books or heard the radio serial first.<BR/><BR/>Do you like <I>The Young Ones</I> too? My friend in school had a big party where everyone had to dress up as a character from TYO. I was Neil, my sister was Warlock (Neil's friend) and the party-giver got to be Rick, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-7968610192537605622007-06-21T12:51:00.000+10:002007-06-21T12:51:00.000+10:00No, but the telly-series was what put me onto the ...No, but the telly-series was what put me onto the books in the first place. Oh, definitely 'The Restaurant'. His book of essays published after his death is quite fun in places (contains things like his review of P G Wodehouse, and a discussion about the QWERTY keyboard.)TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-39969079784209310672007-06-21T12:46:00.000+10:002007-06-21T12:46:00.000+10:00I think my favourite was "The Restaurant at the En...I think my favourite was "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe". Did you ever hear the radio serial it came from? I've got the whole lot on tape (this is how I diverted myself as a teenager).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-38966167449693953692007-06-21T12:27:00.000+10:002007-06-21T12:27:00.000+10:00Do I frown upon critiquing?Do I frown upon critiquing?TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-68776486967820005182007-06-21T12:21:00.000+10:002007-06-21T12:21:00.000+10:00Well, yeah, you're right there - but did you read ...Well, yeah, you're right there - but did you read Douglas Adams last Hitchikers books? A pale imitation of his former self!TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-13784187824568777302007-06-21T12:15:00.000+10:002007-06-21T12:15:00.000+10:00I think I'm going to have to stop commenting becau...I think I'm going to have to stop commenting because my first thought was 'done better by Douglas Adams'. Sorry.<BR/><BR/>It's probably too cruel to even mention it. Not to mention rude.<BR/><BR/>I gather that critiquing is rather, um, frowned upon.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-14812884346960760962007-06-21T11:14:00.000+10:002007-06-21T11:14:00.000+10:00Maybe you're just too critical of yourself.I, as y...Maybe you're just too critical of yourself.<BR/><BR/>I, as you may have gathered, am obsessed with cats in the most unhealthy way imaginable, but even I couldn't watch Cat Head theatre through to its conclusion. It is an idea which is better as an idea and loses something in the execution, I fear. "Cats in sinks" or "stuff on my cat", on the other hand, I can look at for <I>hours</I>.<BR/><BR/>Did you watch the videos I linked to before, even though I got into one of my stroppy moods and may have been rude, I fear? The Mysterious Cities of Gold <A HREF="http://youtube.com/watch?v=LbVNZ-cghz0" REL="nofollow">theme</A><BR/> is especially worthwhile- I find it hilarious and it's great to wave one's hands about to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-25658466977116858532007-06-21T10:20:00.000+10:002007-06-21T10:20:00.000+10:00I liked the idea of writing this, but I don't thin...I liked the idea of writing this, but I don't think it came out too well in the rendering, that's all. <BR/><BR/>I don't know about your foppish friend. Maybe subject them to <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbK1eCt97ag" REL="nofollow">Cat Head Theatre</A>? Hmmm: then again, maybe they'll enjoy it too much.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-15315669435602186492007-06-21T10:14:00.000+10:002007-06-21T10:14:00.000+10:00The horror! My fop of a friend just emailed asking...The horror! My fop of a friend just emailed asking if I would like to see Guns 'N Roses. Suggestions for punishment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-46996478542453473272007-06-21T10:11:00.000+10:002007-06-21T10:11:00.000+10:00Oh no, the tardis is a very upright piece of techn...Oh no, the tardis is a very upright piece of technology/papier mache.<BR/><BR/>Parsing yourself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-42580425280351663152007-06-21T10:01:00.000+10:002007-06-21T10:01:00.000+10:00A bit of a calumny on my part to suggest that the ...A bit of a calumny on my part to suggest that the Tardis would be involved in such an accident. <BR/><BR/>Believe me, though, this post is just a very slight exaggeration of what some journalists are capable of... though I'm not entirely happy with my writing in this case.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-68955522744808692232007-06-21T09:47:00.000+10:002007-06-21T09:47:00.000+10:00I don't know about regional journalists, but I was...I don't know about regional journalists, but I was very excited when I saw the tardis! Comrade nerd!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com