tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post8262961073897024786..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1927-2014)Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-13169827938179119792020-11-26T02:55:36.336-06:002020-11-26T02:55:36.336-06:00Manage it like topiary, then. That's what I do...Manage it like topiary, then. That's what I do. No need for adhesive goop. Merely every once in awhile snip off whatever sticks out of the desired shape that isn't your nose or an ear.<br /><br />I wonder how many men and women in history have inadvertently made their own head into a flaming torch because of mustache wax or hair oil or hairspray or a toilet-paper-stuffed bouffant.<br /><br />So I just googled that wonder and got the following result:<br /><br />>It looks like there aren't many great matches for your search. Tip: Try using words that might appear on the page you’re looking for. For example, "cake recipes" instead of "how to make a cake."<br /><br />>You can also try these searches:<br /><br />>my father would womanize he would drink he would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark some times he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy the sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane...<br /><br />In other news: I have learned from this avenue of inquiry that the manufacturer of Brylcreem "stresses that the product is totally nonflammable." And also, you should never play the prank of inflating someone's butt with the nozzle of an air compressor. "It takes only four pounds of overpressure to perforate the colon." Apparently there was a fad for this prank among young motor mechanics in Russia.Marco McCleanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11102357113076810121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-58133901824819308422020-11-26T00:08:36.974-06:002020-11-26T00:08:36.974-06:00The chamois mustache cover is there to prevent the...The chamois mustache cover is there to prevent the mustache from getting misshapen during sleep, like a "bed-head" situation. Many men of the time used wax or other heavy products in their mustaches and if the whiskers got bent it was difficult to fix. Ahkondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997816355286467203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-28982383936740901342020-11-25T17:24:20.548-06:002020-11-25T17:24:20.548-06:00Mullein seeds have saponins in them which are used...Mullein seeds have saponins in them which are used as a piscescide. <br />Smoking backwards is very common in the far east, especially with clove cigarettes.<br />In "The Dain Curse," Hammett uses sibylline the same way describing the temple. I took it to mean inciting delirium. Snowshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520944989710064528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-67567200818173420752014-04-18T18:42:12.626-05:002014-04-18T18:42:12.626-05:00Glad someone else agrees with me. This doesn'...Glad someone else agrees with me. This doesn't mean I bemoan the others who find joy in this work, I just can't see why anyone would want to enter a 50+ page brick of text.<br /><br />Of course, I was also of the opinion that Huxley in _Brave New World_ did not make his case that his dystopia was, in fact, a dystopia. (Hmm. The editor's spell-check does not have "dystopia" in it.)<br /><br />Lurker111<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-84287947844103734002014-04-18T18:22:33.147-05:002014-04-18T18:22:33.147-05:00An open mind is a terrible thing to waste!An open mind is a terrible thing to waste!Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617026639060823155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-175807225150830932014-04-18T18:19:59.179-05:002014-04-18T18:19:59.179-05:00Sorry, but a "sentence" is meant to be &...Sorry, but a "sentence" is meant to be "a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses."<br /><br />The idea that "one or more subordinate clauses" can run to more than a few lines and then on to more than 53 pages and be comprehensible is just silly. If that's true, then you could make the case that an entire book could be written that way.<br /><br />While you may find it brilliant, I find it tiresome and contrived.<br /><br />I agree that some of the things we feel and experience can't be broken down to quantifiable, discreet units/packets, but as far I can see from you quoted above, GGM starts off describing a room and then veers off into...what? Stream of consciousness? Not interesting. I have my own stream of consciousness to deal with, thanks!<br /><br />Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615566770408635022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-67208735329765308322014-04-18T18:16:34.989-05:002014-04-18T18:16:34.989-05:00I was thinking the same thing... have been sitting...I was thinking the same thing... have been sitting her discussing Marquez and Joyce's Ullysses and their lengthy sentence.Craig E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00967960189992718684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-23701761572425987982014-04-18T11:00:40.738-05:002014-04-18T11:00:40.738-05:00I adore GGM. He's such a marvelous writer.
Th...I adore GGM. He's such a marvelous writer.<br /><br />There's a very interesting article about him over on Slate ("What Gabriel Garcia Marquez Means to His Fellow Colombians") that explains in part why he is so beloved by Spanish speaking peoples. I think that part of the reason why I love his work so much is because a lot of it illustrates cultural beliefs that I never even realized were missing from literature simply because white people have no idea about them.Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617026639060823155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-12787131038381897202014-04-18T04:59:19.145-05:002014-04-18T04:59:19.145-05:00I have to admit that the coincidence gave me pause...I have to admit that the coincidence gave me pause. I think for the next linkdump I'd better cite someone who is already dead.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-9884877576067420832014-04-18T00:10:29.460-05:002014-04-18T00:10:29.460-05:00A pure and complete genius.A pure and complete genius.Paulo Ugolinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11288626497894824632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-68246087761731082202014-04-17T23:46:43.148-05:002014-04-17T23:46:43.148-05:00I found it quite strange how you mentioned him yes...I found it quite strange how you mentioned him yesterday. It seemed almost portentous.James Cominshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17988734252520359140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-48999473287935037642014-04-17T20:08:45.365-05:002014-04-17T20:08:45.365-05:00Sorry. This artificial ungrammatical construction...Sorry. This artificial ungrammatical construction does not impress me. It comes off as an academic exercise and pulls the reader out of suspension-of-disbelief.<br /><br />Lurker111<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-82468225934336860882014-04-17T19:56:00.027-05:002014-04-17T19:56:00.027-05:00One of my most favorite authors. The world has los...One of my most favorite authors. The world has lost a great man, but his books will live on.Barbwirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375742473254773675noreply@blogger.com