tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post7122037570027477168..comments2024-02-11T05:17:12.629-05:00Comments on L'ennui mélodieux: National Lampoon's Cleveland VacationRandal Graveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-10188273916536273132009-03-19T21:54:00.000-04:002009-03-19T21:54:00.000-04:00Well... a viola and cello AND a fiddle would make ...Well... a viola and cello AND a fiddle would make three, to be sure.Dr. Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153875976834518896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-29520019402116068382009-03-19T08:46:00.000-04:002009-03-19T08:46:00.000-04:00liberality, I wouldn't cry if he got shot, but I d...liberality, I wouldn't cry if he got shot, but I don't want him to die, but live in a prison cell until the sun goes red giant and melts us all.<BR/><BR/>BB, you should know better than that. Next time, Mad Dog.<BR/><BR/>susan, I don't know, I don't think I'd have ever come up with that washing socks line.<BR/><BR/>tom, we <EM>do</EM> have the rock hall and a bunch of abandoned warehouses.<BR/><Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-10938692572734276542009-03-18T21:42:00.000-04:002009-03-18T21:42:00.000-04:00Uhm... a viola and cello makes two, not three.Uhm... a viola and cello makes two, not three.Dr. Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153875976834518896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-62805019875885124202009-03-18T21:04:00.000-04:002009-03-18T21:04:00.000-04:00Randal baby..where the fuck are ya dude?We miss yo...Randal baby..where the fuck are ya dude?<BR/><BR/>We miss you and your posts..get to working on one! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698117410778232102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-77937364672276064932009-03-18T16:44:00.000-04:002009-03-18T16:44:00.000-04:00I stopped living for several days writing the lite...I stopped living for several days writing the literary influences meme you motherfucker, and you've gone on vacation? Now I'm officially rejected and YOU dis ME? Gone for days? Heinous. Word.Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-16401564505765046832009-03-18T11:17:00.000-04:002009-03-18T11:17:00.000-04:00riddle you this, riddle you thatI loves it when th...riddle you this, riddle you that<BR/>I loves it when the blog POTUS<BR/>doesn't reveal his operandi modus ... <BR/>instead we sit with envy green<BR/>attempting to decipher what it might mean<BR/>I told'em all you're no asshat.Non Je Ne Regrette Rienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973542459591839879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-40792904861129043872009-03-18T01:15:00.000-04:002009-03-18T01:15:00.000-04:00Baudelaire ain't got nothing on you!!!!:-)))))LOVE...Baudelaire ain't got nothing on you!!!!:-)))))LOVE it!!La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-71421014295752614342009-03-17T01:37:00.000-04:002009-03-17T01:37:00.000-04:00Now Bush ain't the kind of rascal that usually ins...Now Bush ain't the kind of rascal that usually inspires poetry, though he did make me think of this one by Robert Graves once or twice- it's from The White Goddess:<BR/><BR/>Swordsman of the narrow lips,<BR/><BR/>Narrow hips and murderous mind<BR/><BR/>Fenced with chariots and ships,<BR/><BR/>By your joculators hailed<BR/><BR/>The mailed wonder of mankind,<BR/><BR/>Far to westward have you sailedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-44578471015038364122009-03-17T01:10:00.000-04:002009-03-17T01:10:00.000-04:00For awhile I thought of, and referred to, The Deci...For awhile I thought of, and referred to, The Decider's presidency as Clark Griswold: the White House Years. Then, Bush's incompetence got deadly and ugly, and it was no longer fair to a laughable-buffoon, any-schmuck character.<BR/><BR/>Regarding today's poem, I'm trying to come up with a deeper meaning for your habit of working in references to breakfast fare. It's fascinating, if unfathomable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-30015972622403829952009-03-16T11:18:00.000-04:002009-03-16T11:18:00.000-04:00It makes a lot more sense if you snap your fingers...It makes a lot more sense if you snap your fingers while you're reading it. Love me that beat poetry.<BR/><BR/>(Don't think that's Cleveland in the photo but I guess there could be mesas there. You're the expert.)Dean Wormerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06214049238722718299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-26271181985410899872009-03-16T11:08:00.000-04:002009-03-16T11:08:00.000-04:00Oh, the news...the news!Nothing but commentary and...Oh, the news...the news!<BR/>Nothing but commentary and propaganda views<BR/>The economy is good-- go spend some cash<BR/>The economy is bad, hold off on that hash<BR/>But wait!<BR/>Now it's recovering, YAY!<BR/>At least that's what POTUS is <BR/>reading on his teleprompter today<BR/>As he tries to keep his admirers who are panicking, at bay<BR/><BR/>Oh hell...the weather is great, I'm going Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835150057881066641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-34501895686337322672009-03-16T10:30:00.000-04:002009-03-16T10:30:00.000-04:00Why do I get the feeling that this is less a blog ...Why do I get the feeling that this is less a blog and more a warm-up writing exercise?Ubermilfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685628102770311287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-21097077672050494242009-03-16T10:01:00.000-04:002009-03-16T10:01:00.000-04:00Booze and shoes...One place where I never compromi...Booze and shoes...<BR/>One place where I never compromise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-2946125719049829392009-03-15T09:35:00.000-04:002009-03-15T09:35:00.000-04:00Okay. 3rd visit and I still don't know why "cheap...Okay. 3rd visit and I still don't know why "cheap booze and bargain shoes" bothers me. Maybe it's that I am taking it personally when I reach into the fridge for a PBR while wearing mismatched flip flops. I don't always puke on them. Sometimes I miss. Jeez Randal, show some compassion.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-21260523089211204142009-03-14T23:28:00.000-04:002009-03-14T23:28:00.000-04:00Your poetry leaves me speechless...excellent! ;-)Your poetry leaves me speechless...excellent! ;-)Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-68704478634555021102009-03-14T21:33:00.000-04:002009-03-14T21:33:00.000-04:00I guess this is one of those times you had alot sh...I guess this is one of those times you had alot shit to get off your chest... eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-89642949790533828602009-03-14T21:27:00.000-04:002009-03-14T21:27:00.000-04:00Graves, you swine!Roses are pickedViolets are pluc...Graves, you swine!<BR/><BR/>Roses are picked<BR/>Violets are plucked<BR/>I read your damn poem<BR/>Now I'm having a drink.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>TengrainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-4715604537959612902009-03-14T19:54:00.000-04:002009-03-14T19:54:00.000-04:00I can't think of any poetic comments, but your pos...I can't think of any poetic comments, but your post title would be great for the next Lampoon movie. The Griswold family does Cleveland -- I think it's a winner.Tom Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610417770240609022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-33910782463667165082009-03-14T16:42:00.000-04:002009-03-14T16:42:00.000-04:00Why do we feast upon the madnessFed us daily by th...Why do we feast upon the madness<BR/>Fed us daily by the news?<BR/>Depression and confusion strand us<BR/>Within these walls of sober hues.<BR/><BR/>or:<BR/><BR/>I'd rather read a book in comfort<BR/>By candlelight in a cardboard box<BR/>Than keeping faith in politicians<BR/>I wouldn't trust to wash my socks.<BR/><BR/>Okay, sorry, you're the writer and I'm not. This proves it once and for all.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-9916348631927601182009-03-14T16:39:00.000-04:002009-03-14T16:39:00.000-04:00What's in the news,not sure 'cause of cheap booze,...<I>What's in the news,<BR/>not sure 'cause of cheap booze,<BR/>just threw up on my bargain shoes</I><BR/><BR/>Me too, tied one on last night writing the author's meme and my tongue still feels all hairy. I'll never trust generic tequila and close out beer again.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-25588771085078903982009-03-14T15:52:00.000-04:002009-03-14T15:52:00.000-04:00Me clapping because you is definitely the POTUS of...Me clapping because you is definitely the POTUS of this here blog!<BR/><BR/><I>'cause I'm, us, POTUS of this blog,<BR/>to stay or go whole hog,<BR/>but what do I know, I know Bush likes some blow</I><BR/><BR/>Bush could do us a favor and blow away--far, far away from this country he has left in tatters. But that would be a kindness to him no? He could be blown away but I won't go there. (and Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.com