tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post116201997322951924..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Birth of a MasterpieceBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1162221676985759302006-10-30T15:21:00.000+00:002006-10-30T15:21:00.000+00:00Your story? Really not that good.Your story? Really not that good.Tom P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05638283790763940692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1162156032964661162006-10-29T21:07:00.000+00:002006-10-29T21:07:00.000+00:00Jeffrey Archer writes? There is no God.Jeffrey Archer writes? There is no God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1162119416618310032006-10-29T10:56:00.000+00:002006-10-29T10:56:00.000+00:00Re Dearieme's quote - I heard the 'Whose little b...Re Dearieme's quote - I heard the 'Whose little boy are you?' attributed to the Rev Sabine Baring-Gould, the prolific - in every way - Victorian churchman, polymath, hymn writer, folklorist, hack, poet, family man, etc.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, here's Jeffrey's six-worder, to save him the trouble...<BR/>'Jeffrey Archer writes another masterpece.' <BR/>See, he doesn't even need all six words. Hats Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1162066644183779102006-10-28T20:17:00.000+00:002006-10-28T20:17:00.000+00:00I like that aphorism of Nietzsche's, that goes som...I like that aphorism of Nietzsche's, that goes something like: "I did that, says my memory. I can't have done that, says my pride. At last, memory yields." We're all familiar with this trick. Could it be further evidence in support of the theory?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1162065439922755302006-10-28T19:57:00.000+00:002006-10-28T19:57:00.000+00:00Yes. No. Maybe? What's the point?Yes. No. Maybe? What's the point?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1162063090309761842006-10-28T19:18:00.000+00:002006-10-28T19:18:00.000+00:00Yours is a nice variant on the old tale of the Vic...Yours is a nice variant on the old tale of the Victorian aristocrat inviting his extended family for jollifications and saying to one little lad "Whose little boy are you?". "Yours, Father" he weeps. I heard it about Lord Salisbury but doubtless there are variant attributions.deariemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654632450454559188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1162056857737031012006-10-28T17:34:00.000+00:002006-10-28T17:34:00.000+00:00Tolkein already did it for Lord of the Rings, didn...Tolkein already did it for Lord of the Rings, didn't he?<BR/>"There and back again". (sums up the whole thing in 4 words).<BR/><BR/>I liked yours, Bryan, and your erudite commenters'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1162056302679363712006-10-28T17:25:00.000+00:002006-10-28T17:25:00.000+00:00Bulls, balls, blood, gin: Hemingway.Bulls, balls, blood, gin: Hemingway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1162055559892504012006-10-28T17:12:00.000+00:002006-10-28T17:12:00.000+00:00"The people have spoken," said Bush."The people have spoken," said Bush.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1162045240633058842006-10-28T14:20:00.000+00:002006-10-28T14:20:00.000+00:00Bomb who? When? Might as well.Bomb who? When? Might as well.The Daily Pundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10897210727324532431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1162029788178041512006-10-28T10:03:00.000+00:002006-10-28T10:03:00.000+00:00'Let there be light', said Dawkins.'Let there be light', said Dawkins.Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.com