tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post111502482552580328..comments2023-08-17T11:47:11.821+01:00Comments on James and the Blue Cat: Outlines and templatesJames Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115208752382177732005-05-04T13:12:00.000+01:002005-05-04T13:12:00.000+01:00Massive inflatable redbacks not available online a...Massive inflatable redbacks not available online as far as I could see, sadly. They are great tho'. May cost as little as Aus$10 (aka 4 pounds-ish). The non-online version of the Australian Geographic (whence cometh the redbacks) also has the aformentioned tubes of spiders, I think...happy to be plan C.Mummy/Crithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353892248492164501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115166456648845612005-05-04T01:27:00.000+01:002005-05-04T01:27:00.000+01:00I could never destroy the boxset, it's a family he...I could never destroy the boxset, it's a family heirloom. I'll smash things indiscriminately though, to make up for it. Starting with the opening credits of The Good Life.<BR/><BR/>By the way, James, Google tells me that you're right there. Everything I know, I learned from Google. Or kindergarten. Or something.Fizzy goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01932260522121038468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115147091495003542005-05-03T20:04:00.000+01:002005-05-03T20:04:00.000+01:00stardust memories?stardust memories?James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115126649489630462005-05-03T14:24:00.000+01:002005-05-03T14:24:00.000+01:00Spidery Plan C. Excellent.Fizzy Good, there's room...Spidery Plan C. Excellent.<BR/><BR/>Fizzy Good, there's room for everyone.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115126423440731122005-05-03T14:20:00.000+01:002005-05-03T14:20:00.000+01:00I know where to get a massive inflatable redback ...I know where to get a massive inflatable redback if you're interested...<BR/>CritMummy/Crithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353892248492164501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115123653800609222005-05-03T13:34:00.000+01:002005-05-03T13:34:00.000+01:00I just acquired the Brideshead Revisited boxset. Y...I just acquired the Brideshead Revisited boxset. You know, of the TV series.<BR/><BR/>I'll get me coat. I'm neither intellectual enough nor sufficiently lowbrow for this, I rather feel.Fizzy goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01932260522121038468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115071640505504642005-05-02T23:07:00.000+01:002005-05-02T23:07:00.000+01:00I shall consider you my Spidery Plan B. How you vi...I shall consider you my Spidery Plan B. How you view this is up to you.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115071390890963882005-05-02T23:03:00.000+01:002005-05-02T23:03:00.000+01:00Good point.Good point.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115071270572828382005-05-02T23:01:00.000+01:002005-05-02T23:01:00.000+01:00James, have I missed it or is there no button on t...James, have I missed it or is there no button on the forum to get back to your blog? I feel Izzy deserves a rest, so no rush. But it would be handy.cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115071144423828582005-05-02T22:59:00.000+01:002005-05-02T22:59:00.000+01:00I rather did - they were fableous (made-up cornish...I rather did - they were fableous (made-up cornish misphrasing there). Didn't really take it in though - must go there at some point on spurious 'research' grounds.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115070789451967412005-05-02T22:53:00.000+01:002005-05-02T22:53:00.000+01:00Did you drool over the cabinets?Did you drool over the cabinets?cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115070530061798502005-05-02T22:48:00.000+01:002005-05-02T22:48:00.000+01:00Magic! Thanks Belladonna (I think the first load o...Magic! Thanks Belladonna (I think the first load of spider came from a tube).<BR/><BR/>I took the virtual tour of the Rivers Pitt museum - v cool.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115069921071314262005-05-02T22:38:00.000+01:002005-05-02T22:38:00.000+01:00Vague memory of wholesale plastic spiders being o...Vague memory of wholesale plastic spiders being on sale at places like zoos and the Natural History Museum.cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115063620256185772005-05-02T20:53:00.000+01:002005-05-02T20:53:00.000+01:00Hammmeleleleleelys had a definite absence of plast...Hammmeleleleleelys had a definite absence of plastic spiders when I was in last week, although I did hang around too long in case I looked like a prevert. And for the amount of spiders I'm thinking of, I'd need to eat a lot of shreddies.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115054458995131462005-05-02T18:20:00.000+01:002005-05-02T18:20:00.000+01:00I think you can get buckets of plastic spiders in ...I think you can get buckets of plastic spiders in hamelys. If not why not try collecting those plastic spiders meant for 8 yr old boys out of packs of shreddies or coco pops if your desperate for some??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115051803825769892005-05-02T17:36:00.000+01:002005-05-02T17:36:00.000+01:00Actually I've never even pretended to have read a ...Actually I've never even pretended to have read a graphic novel. I don't know *what* I was thinking there.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115051675743192532005-05-02T17:34:00.000+01:002005-05-02T17:34:00.000+01:00*All* books should end on page 17. That way I mig...*All* books should end on page 17. That way I might have half a chance of catching up on all the fine English lit, sci-fi, graphic novels etc. that I'm always pretending to have read. And ha ha ha to the Waugh joke. This is shaping up to be a top comments thread.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115051243271068662005-05-02T17:27:00.000+01:002005-05-02T17:27:00.000+01:00Judge Dredd was ace. Particularly the one where he...Judge Dredd was ace. Particularly the one where he fired a rubber-tipped bullet into a lift where this perp was hiding? And the noise went BUDABUDABUDABUBUD and when the lift doors opened the perp had been shot like a MILLION TIMES.<BR/><BR/>I keep trying to lower the tone of the blog, but no-one will let me, which, secretly, I quite like.<BR/><BR/>I tried Waugh once. What was it good for? Absolutely nothing.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115048804774036212005-05-02T16:46:00.000+01:002005-05-02T16:46:00.000+01:00Very romantic, PP. The three-times repetition of ...Very romantic, PP. The three-times repetition of "sweet" must be there for a purpose. Probably to signal that everything's going to go horribly wrong very soon. I love Waugh, and <I>Decline and Fall</I> is my favourite, you'll be pleased to hear.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115047470297369572005-05-02T16:24:00.000+01:002005-05-02T16:24:00.000+01:00It was the single best line in Brideshead too:"Whe...It was the single best line in <I>Brideshead</I> too:<BR/><BR/>"When at length I returned to my rooms and found them exactly as I had left them that morning, <B>I detected a jejune air that had not irked me before.</B> What was wrong? Nothing except the golden daffodils seemed to be real. Was it the screen? I turned it face to the wall."patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115045020317338982005-05-02T15:43:00.000+01:002005-05-02T15:43:00.000+01:00Hmmm, let me get back to you on the frogs..Cello, ...Hmmm, let me get back to you on the frogs..<BR/><BR/>Cello, your picking up when I use fancy words is support enough. Can I say that I got the word 'jejune' from a Judge Dredd novelisation in 1998? I like to think I'm widely-read in the shallowest possible way.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115044126002886502005-05-02T15:28:00.000+01:002005-05-02T15:28:00.000+01:00No Patroclus, It wasn't Brideshead. That came la...No Patroclus, It wasn't Brideshead. That came later. It was in a Latin class where the master was at pains to point out that 'jejune' had no etymology in common wuth 'jeune', despite there being some small overlap in meaning.cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115044046413358692005-05-02T15:27:00.000+01:002005-05-02T15:27:00.000+01:00I didn't find any spiders at Archie McPhee, but ca...I didn't find any spiders at <A HREF="http://www.mcphee.com/" REL="nofollow">Archie McPhee</A>, but can you use a <A HREF="http://www.mcphee.com/bigindex/current/09352.html" REL="nofollow">mini pigs</A> or <A HREF="http://www.mcphee.com/bigindex/current/10159.html" REL="nofollow">poison dart frogs</A>?logistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169451490193724730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115042283866390512005-05-02T14:58:00.000+01:002005-05-02T14:58:00.000+01:003 entries found for jejune.je·june P Pronunc...3 entries found for jejune.<BR/><BR/>je·june P Pronunciation Key (j-jn)<BR/>adj.<BR/>Not interesting; dull: “and there pour forth jejune words and useless empty phrases” (Anthony Trollope).<BR/>Lacking maturity; childish: surprised by their jejune responses to our problems.<BR/>Lacking in nutrition: a jejune diet.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1115035146520796532005-05-02T12:59:00.000+01:002005-05-02T12:59:00.000+01:00There seems to be a lot of jejune appreciation goi...There seems to be a lot of jejune appreciation going on here, so might I just ask what it means?Lizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222865841510762074noreply@blogger.com