tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post8163530164305966352..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Zoology and SerenityBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-593337865895915162008-02-07T11:58:00.000+00:002008-02-07T11:58:00.000+00:00If i recall aright, Bryan interviewed Monica Bellu...If i recall aright, Bryan interviewed Monica Bellucci and sat within frotting-range for some time without committing any notably sexual assaults. That argues for considerable, indeed inhuman, restraint. One would at least expect him to pretend to fall off his chair and into her bosom, but no, he just sits there taking notes. Strange and serene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-47450200093272181242008-02-05T13:11:00.000+00:002008-02-05T13:11:00.000+00:00Well yes, and all very well and that, but I bet wh...Well yes, and all very well and that, but I bet when Monica Belluci sashays past the window Zoological man takes a break and the sex-starved idiot who hides deep in most men's brains comes rattling out in all his ghibbering glory.<BR/><BR/>Serenity AND green ink? Now there's a clash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-48653442334425839372008-02-05T11:49:00.000+00:002008-02-05T11:49:00.000+00:00I've had to cut down on my fancies! Still after it...I've had to cut down on my fancies! <BR/><BR/>Still after it though.DAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347384528006615460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-7233042798080338462008-02-05T09:51:00.000+00:002008-02-05T09:51:00.000+00:00Ah Susan - that happens with men too, especially i...Ah Susan - that happens with men too, especially if they foolishly wear their hair long after a certain age. Most men already have a head start in the jowls and dewlaps department...<BR/>As for Bryan's sitting in cafes looking out, it seems logical to suggest that the effect of relaxed estrangement is enhanced by not being able to hear these creatures 'speak'. However, when you do hear them, theyNigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-89700289843514369502008-02-04T22:56:00.000+00:002008-02-04T22:56:00.000+00:00Your observation reminds me of one made by Margare...Your observation reminds me of one made by Margaret Atwood (I'm paraphrasing, 'cause I can't remember it verbatim) about women getting older: "After a certain age, it's simply a matter of what breed of dog you'll soon resemble."<BR/><BR/>Creepily, lots of women I know *do* resemble certain kinds of dogs -- cocker spaniel eyes, Lhasa Apso hair, etc. Guess I know what's coming. I already shed like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-77365184964943121962008-02-04T22:54:00.000+00:002008-02-04T22:54:00.000+00:00I fear some sort of Sixth Sense surprise revelatio...I fear some sort of Sixth Sense surprise revelation here: Bryan's body is actually slumped over his coffee, and John Edwards will be revealed as having typed this post.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108945551064939734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-30007548840846053492008-02-04T22:41:00.000+00:002008-02-04T22:41:00.000+00:00One of the reasons I prefer to look out the window...One of the reasons I prefer to look out the window (only one of the reasons, mind) is to avoid having to witness the appalling spectacle of others eating. I'm afraid our eating habits (present company excluded, I'm sure) leave a lot to be desired and bear witness to the fact that we are indeed animals. <BR/><BR/>I don't know about you lot, but I kind of like to forget we are animals most of the Neil Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240393170374161007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-25166509386868717482008-02-04T20:53:00.000+00:002008-02-04T20:53:00.000+00:00How come you have time to sit in cafes, etc? I nev...How come you have time to sit in cafes, etc? I never do....<BR/>I think it is Caffe Nero, btw (two effs)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-49719417449316514802008-02-04T20:31:00.000+00:002008-02-04T20:31:00.000+00:00The beginning of wisdom is the recognition that on...The beginning of wisdom is the recognition that one is not human, and that the human race should perish. Serenity does indeed follow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-81462984091899182362008-02-04T19:52:00.000+00:002008-02-04T19:52:00.000+00:00It's true. Something similar seems to happen to b...It's true. Something similar seems to happen to bloggers. At some point it no longer matters whether the blog is left or right, one just sits back and marvels at the fascinating "otherness" of it all.<BR/><BR/>But I'm not sure it will last, Bryan. Time waits for no man and I fear someday we will stop seeing people <I>zoologically</I> and start seeing them <I>extra-terrestrially</I>. All thoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-88607950235599501262008-02-04T19:02:00.000+00:002008-02-04T19:02:00.000+00:00Wonderful. If my therapist had told me that on day...Wonderful. If my therapist had told me that on day one I could have saved a bleeding fortune.Johnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678545794431822288noreply@blogger.com