tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post111649171964650282..comments2023-08-17T11:47:11.821+01:00Comments on James and the Blue Cat: LaundryJames Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116576937197474382005-05-20T09:15:00.000+01:002005-05-20T09:15:00.000+01:00Actually that's an astonishingly accurate descript...Actually that's an astonishingly accurate description of Pennyfeather Towers. Have you been there?James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116518873319818062005-05-19T17:07:00.000+01:002005-05-19T17:07:00.000+01:00You should, you know. He writes a lot of dialogue...You should, you know. He writes a lot of dialogue like the above exchange. It reminded me of "Waiting for Godot".<BR/><BR/>He's another absurdist. James Joyce's daughter had the hots for him, you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116517095241172992005-05-19T16:38:00.000+01:002005-05-19T16:38:00.000+01:00Such is the kind of Sysiphean task to which runner...Such is the kind of Sysiphean task to which runners are habitually put.Abaculushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395139229443720672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116516308211343462005-05-19T16:25:00.000+01:002005-05-19T16:25:00.000+01:00but burgers are round!?but burgers are round!?Sparklinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334915032148361564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116509800229156502005-05-19T14:36:00.000+01:002005-05-19T14:36:00.000+01:00For a fortnight not too long ago I was a runner at...For a fortnight not too long ago I was a runner at a well-known (but undisclosed here) UK film production company. Luxurious duties included cutting the chief casting exec's burger into square shapes.Abaculushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395139229443720672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116508598094471952005-05-19T14:16:00.000+01:002005-05-19T14:16:00.000+01:00Never read him. Haven't got time now I've got thos...Never read him. Haven't got time now I've got those Fretting sites to look at.<BR/><BR/>It's a worry.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116508503764746722005-05-19T14:15:00.000+01:002005-05-19T14:15:00.000+01:00You've been reading Samuel Beckett again, haven't ...You've been reading Samuel Beckett again, haven't you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116505182075472102005-05-19T13:19:00.000+01:002005-05-19T13:19:00.000+01:00Sparkling - I'm with you now*, and I think you may...Sparkling - I'm with you now*, and I think you may be entirely correct.<BR/><BR/>*Not literally, that would be weird.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116505049665228952005-05-19T13:17:00.000+01:002005-05-19T13:17:00.000+01:00Well legend has it there's a shower, which I find ...Well legend has it there's a shower, which I find terribly exciting. Haven't seen it yet though.<BR/><BR/>We did have a load of runners (i.e. young thrusting types who want to get into telly so are prepared to work for money that's only three times what I earned working in an electronics factory), who make coffee and satisfy sordid whims, but they're all helping with filming now, so I have to make my own toast. Probably best anyway, because if we work them too hard, the Guardian shouts at us.<BR/><BR/>Also they're mostly the offspring of various media dynasties anyway, so we need to be nice to them as they'll be employing us in about three years time.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116504613369797772005-05-19T13:10:00.000+01:002005-05-19T13:10:00.000+01:00As most hoteliers, they realised their laundry ser...As most hoteliers, they realised their laundry service was to expensive for anyone sane to be bothered with, so no need to even leave the laundry bag.<BR/>For American guests you just leave the bag with no price slip... they usually don't have a clue about the exchange rate anyway.Sparklinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334915032148361564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116504401869988752005-05-19T13:06:00.000+01:002005-05-19T13:06:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Sparklinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334915032148361564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116504009357148562005-05-19T13:00:00.000+01:002005-05-19T13:00:00.000+01:00What other mod cons? Working, as I do, in an offi...What other mod cons? Working, as I do, in an office where one gets excited about the arrival of a box of DL window envelopes, I want to know how the other half work...Abaculushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395139229443720672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116499737218269192005-05-19T11:48:00.000+01:002005-05-19T11:48:00.000+01:00Being sick and sad is vastly underrated, I find. B...Being sick and sad is vastly underrated, I find. But thanks for the thought (and Talkback turns out to have all sorts of mod cons I never knew existed).James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116497573414294742005-05-19T11:12:00.000+01:002005-05-19T11:12:00.000+01:00Excellent, that's coming on holiday with me then. ...Excellent, that's coming on holiday with me then. Oh and he's the guy who wrote "Do Not Pass Go", I've been meaning to read that as well. Sterling stuff, thanks for the tip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116495823087795722005-05-19T10:43:00.000+01:002005-05-19T10:43:00.000+01:00Sparkling, are you implying that Yuri had used the...Sparkling, are you implying that Yuri had used the laundry bag to secrete the delicious breakfasts, or lovely chairs, to take home to his deprived and deserving family? <BR/><BR/>You very nearly had me offering to take your laundry home James and return it, ironed and aired, to Talkback the next morning. But I don't even do my own ironing. And having a mother fixation on a guy in his thirties is sick and sad.cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116495046295574182005-05-19T10:30:00.000+01:002005-05-19T10:30:00.000+01:00Hey, pash - this is the book I was telling you abo...Hey, pash - this is the book I was telling you about: 'French Revolutions' by Tim Moore http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0099433826/qid=1116494921/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/202-9158051-8217427<BR/><BR/>One of the few writers who makes me laugh out loud.<BR/><BR/>Sparkling, I am confused - please ellucidate....James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116494852472551832005-05-19T10:27:00.000+01:002005-05-19T10:27:00.000+01:00There is a third (or possibly fourth) way - preten...There is a third (or possibly fourth) way - pretend to be my mother (no cross-dressing or comedy voices required). This involves being <I>awfully</I> polite but quite firm, so as to brook no argument. Works a charm, but does require practice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1116494346879594022005-05-19T10:19:00.000+01:002005-05-19T10:19:00.000+01:00So you found the reason there was no laundy bag in...So you found the reason there was no laundy bag in your room :)Sparklinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334915032148361564noreply@blogger.com