tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post5568639662619457218..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: Hey Lady! Hey Lady!Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-91521754282429609602013-07-07T07:28:26.586-07:002013-07-07T07:28:26.586-07:00Knowing the name of the book is a challenge for th...Knowing the name of the book is a challenge for the obsessive reader. Telling you the entire plot, not so chellenging. ;)Eccentricesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350166822047688150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-50463563834738484032013-07-07T04:52:07.128-07:002013-07-07T04:52:07.128-07:00Maybe they noticed she was holding it upside down....Maybe they noticed she was holding it upside down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-65098410711154637572013-07-07T01:03:18.183-07:002013-07-07T01:03:18.183-07:00So what if she couldn't remember the title of ...So what if she couldn't remember the title of the book--I don't even know what blog this is!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-51843848254631492112013-07-06T20:16:53.877-07:002013-07-06T20:16:53.877-07:00Hey Pearl! Funny story! And I agree with Vanilla, ...Hey Pearl! Funny story! And I agree with Vanilla, Daisy, and Susan. I don't think the woman was a "fake" reader. She probably reads so many books that she forgot what the title was of the current one. BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-39081658929721324962013-07-06T19:01:18.244-07:002013-07-06T19:01:18.244-07:00Ms. Reader's first instinct was probably to ho...Ms. Reader's first instinct was probably to hold the book up and let the Simples read the title for themselves, but being the sensitive creature she is, she realized they might not be able to read. So a quick presto-change-o maneuver had her turning the cover toward herself instead. Or she was an alien.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-87425089033972547342013-07-06T16:46:41.056-07:002013-07-06T16:46:41.056-07:00Perhaps simple-minded might be a better descriptio...Perhaps simple-minded might be a better description.<br /><br />Reminded me of Jerry Lewis, "Hey Lady!"joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-18968846463354897082013-07-06T15:37:48.000-07:002013-07-06T15:37:48.000-07:00Ha! I think I would have been caught off guard as ...Ha! I think I would have been caught off guard as well.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-1208201292946007052013-07-06T14:24:02.943-07:002013-07-06T14:24:02.943-07:00I won't tell you how many times I have had to ...I won't tell you how many times I have had to look at the cover to determine what I was reading.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-77280314987684988212013-07-06T14:18:57.670-07:002013-07-06T14:18:57.670-07:00Nice one. Again. As always. Thank you.Nice one. Again. As always. Thank you.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-2672294484269504382013-07-06T12:26:20.000-07:002013-07-06T12:26:20.000-07:00The women in question were doubtless survey contra...The women in question were doubtless survey contractors who report reading trends back to publishers. Probably submitted the lowest bid and use cut-rate methods but sound like they enjoy their work. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-9681787051998039742013-07-06T12:21:29.493-07:002013-07-06T12:21:29.493-07:00It sounds like those two are the smarter one of th...It sounds like those two are the smarter one of their species...at least they could determine that the woman was reading...<br /><br />At some point, will you be publishing an "All Bus" book? The fabulous thing is, you won't even have to make them up...Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-21923027351734345682013-07-06T10:44:07.454-07:002013-07-06T10:44:07.454-07:00I would have said, "It's called a book. Y...I would have said, "It's called a book. You should try it. They're all the rage." But then, I'm a littoe salt o'the earth myself. ;)Nessa Lockehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10793613496258240147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-74447074631439607992013-07-06T10:16:49.568-07:002013-07-06T10:16:49.568-07:00Hari OM
...(pssst, do I admit this or not? Yeah, ...Hari OM<br />...(pssst, do I admit this or not? Yeah, go on...) As rude and disturbing as the simples behaviour was, I also asked the question, "why did she need to look at the cover?"... <br /><br />What?! I'm an observer and just maybe the simples were too. Or they'd played that trick on every reader between on stop and off stop for the last 15 years!! Dang that reflex action. &`\Yamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-88923674748480063022013-07-06T10:09:56.543-07:002013-07-06T10:09:56.543-07:00One wonders what they'd say if they spotted yo...One wonders what they'd say if they spotted you taking notes. Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-20566053780323015382013-07-06T10:01:57.736-07:002013-07-06T10:01:57.736-07:00A bra-let!? Pearl, I have been all over the inter...A bra-let!? Pearl, I have been all over the internet to find a bra-let. There is no solid definition to be found, but the odd woman in Minneapolis has a seam-stressed one. I won't even imagine this one.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-29431861627352543832013-07-06T09:51:34.714-07:002013-07-06T09:51:34.714-07:00I miss a lot of life by not travelling by bus . . ...I miss a lot of life by not travelling by bus . . .jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-3730044191908082432013-07-06T09:37:06.165-07:002013-07-06T09:37:06.165-07:00You gets your jollies where you can. Seeing a rea...You gets your jollies where you can. Seeing a reader must have been a bizarre and astonishing event for the Simples.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-4415936965350175472013-07-06T09:33:58.285-07:002013-07-06T09:33:58.285-07:00Sounds like the earthy simple ladies spotted a fak...Sounds like the earthy simple ladies spotted a fake book reader. Just a pretender trying to blend in. Probably works for NSA.<br />Funny story but now I want to read that email you were writing.Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-54098578920047823302013-07-06T08:57:39.571-07:002013-07-06T08:57:39.571-07:00When I am in that situation, I find myself wonderi...When I am in that situation, I find myself wondering if I'm being buttered up (like a salesman who acts interested in my hobbies) before being asked for a handout. sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-49842533029773460852013-07-06T08:13:40.153-07:002013-07-06T08:13:40.153-07:00"Simple" may not have adequately describ..."Simple" may not have adequately described the co-existing condition of bad manners ...jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-39318728249915879712013-07-06T07:37:54.118-07:002013-07-06T07:37:54.118-07:00I read a book once. It was green. I read a book once. It was green. Indigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-74605294382509800362013-07-06T07:33:56.067-07:002013-07-06T07:33:56.067-07:00I wonder how they knew it was a book?I wonder how they knew it was a book?raydenzel1https://www.blogger.com/profile/16212342091537737561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-209887829380564842013-07-06T07:29:36.759-07:002013-07-06T07:29:36.759-07:00I have a feeling they probably couldn't read t...I have a feeling they probably couldn't read the title of the book. <br /><br />Sigh.<br /><br />Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.com