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Friday, August 31. 2007

Fame

I see in our comments that I have a fan, or someone who claims to be. This could go to my head. Maybe a Fan Club will be next, with t-shirts and coffee mugs with my mug shot on them. I owe it all to my blessed Mother, to my wife who has always supported my efforts with never one word of criticism, to God, to my agent and, above all, to my fabulous publicist Bernie.
Posted by The Barrister in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 06:39 | Comments (14) | Trackbacks (0)

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I sure join ...however you might want to reconsider putting your picture on the t-shirt...some folks might not be fans and we live in weird world.

...for the rest of us..

"Legal American worker on Maggies Farm" ..potato division

or cherry division, iron skillett brigade, wooden boat sqaudron etc.

I want mine with a nice Hacker runabout three seater with tulipwood decking.
#1 Habu on 2007-08-31 10:24 (Reply)
PRINCESS DIANA DIES 10 YEARS AGO TODAY
#2 Reginald Smythe-Beckett on 2007-08-31 11:22 (Reply)
Yep, good sir.... or Squire... You do have a fan. Your genteel graciousness and humor is a fine asset to this blog.


I want you on a horse.
#3 The B Fan on 2007-08-31 11:50 (Reply)
Fame worthiness test

Have you ever ridden a horse with few than three gates?......Y= -10 N= +5

Have you ever worn the same breekers twice during grouse hunting? Y= -15 N= +10

Have you ever had rain fall on your Morgan 8? Y= -5 N=+15

Have you ever shown pity for the lower classses? Y= -40 N= +100

Do you know how many rooms your summer home has Y= -50 N= +100



Tally your score: Peerage awaits.
#4 Reginald Smythe-Beckett on 2007-08-31 15:06 (Reply)
Bonus questions.

Have you ever had gout? Y= +100 N= -25
Have you ever read the book "The Pearl" Y= +75 N= -150
#5 Reginald Smythe-Beckett on 2007-08-31 15:11 (Reply)
A bit wet & wobbly there, Smythe-Beckett, old top!
#6 buddy larsen on 2007-08-31 15:26 (Reply)
Speaking of fame ,over at The Oxford Medievalist there voting for the person with the greatest influence on the West has concluded.

That person ...Aristotle

I'd say that was a damn good choice. His scope was phenomenal and history has upheld most all of what he said..
#7 Habu on 2007-08-31 18:43 (Reply)
Jesus first, then Ari or Plato. Those dudes presented our reality to us. We still live in a Christian reality (which is a Greek reality), and it works for me.
#7.1 BD on 2007-08-31 19:40 (Reply)
Plato pumped 'objective reality'. How does that work for you?
#8 Anonymous on 2007-08-31 20:58 (Reply)
I'm not sure how I feel about objective reality.
#9 buddy larsen on 2007-08-31 21:14 (Reply)
Difficult to be objective about it.
#9.1 BD on 2007-09-01 07:31 (Reply)
yes, so much emotion in the issue.
#9.1.1 buddy larsen on 2007-09-01 10:48 (Reply)
Objective reality is whatever remains true whether you believe in it or not.
#10 Anonymous on 2007-09-01 12:27 (Reply)
Not to a Solipsist.
#10.1 buddy larsen on 2007-09-01 15:09 (Reply)

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