tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post9096870337241330471..comments2024-01-26T13:12:55.520-08:00Comments on Feel Free to Read: Fair DinkumGlenn Buttkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-43213313025994204842014-11-07T21:20:56.103-08:002014-11-07T21:20:56.103-08:00Brilliant! I love the dialogue and the many uses ...Brilliant! I love the dialogue and the many uses of fair. And indeed we'll all meet the deadman someday. Meantime, he's fun to talk to.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-77418612228322110942014-11-07T17:58:45.734-08:002014-11-07T17:58:45.734-08:00fair or foul - this is a highly entertaining conve...fair or foul - this is a highly entertaining conversation - deadman is quite the wit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-34099396572487993712014-11-07T09:54:43.370-08:002014-11-07T09:54:43.370-08:00Don't think I could have managed to use the wo...Don't think I could have managed to use the word in so many different ways. :) Eagerly read it twice.Bishophttp://scenara.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-75288781241018668992014-11-07T08:43:35.666-08:002014-11-07T08:43:35.666-08:00a fair orgy :)a fair orgy :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-2489582172422874192014-11-07T07:29:34.253-08:002014-11-07T07:29:34.253-08:00what a write!!!..i lack appropriate words to appre...what a write!!!..i lack appropriate words to appreciate this mind blowing piece properly...awesome!!!Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-78827065835369874092014-11-07T05:44:15.550-08:002014-11-07T05:44:15.550-08:00Great combo. of the two prompts. Dialogues of a mi...Great combo. of the two prompts. Dialogues of a mind that always<br />has the on switch to high. Well written and inspirational in a strange elegy way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-55758284738943994062014-11-07T00:37:55.540-08:002014-11-07T00:37:55.540-08:00Ooopsie, that unknown commentator was actually me,...Ooopsie, that unknown commentator was actually me, I got overexcited and pressed the button too quickly!Marina Sofiahttp://findingtimetowrite.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-30271593301797346872014-11-07T00:36:29.176-08:002014-11-07T00:36:29.176-08:00Interesting linguistic riffs there - I don't e...Interesting linguistic riffs there - I don't even care if they are valid or not, they sound so plausible and are so witty!<br />You are such a master of dialogue - I love this conversation with the Deadman (yes, I guessed that might have been inspired by Brian...)Marina Sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251903359649828285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-54857799813136237872014-11-06T20:35:57.012-08:002014-11-06T20:35:57.012-08:00Your conversation has me coming and going, Glenn. ...Your conversation has me coming and going, Glenn. I think it might be an English teacher's delight! Smiles. This deadman certainly does get around!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-2345078217438297192014-11-06T20:09:53.420-08:002014-11-06T20:09:53.420-08:00that was quite the conversation so much to ponder ...that was quite the conversation so much to ponder and I was amazed as all the fairness..always interesting here Glenn ;)Truedessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079953417572207613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-9716793115573504862014-11-06T18:15:59.988-08:002014-11-06T18:15:59.988-08:00Quite a groovy conversation you and Deadman had ov...Quite a groovy conversation you and Deadman had over the word fair. Enjoyed hearing you read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-18920169010434691382014-11-06T17:05:09.628-08:002014-11-06T17:05:09.628-08:00I'm in awe of your repertoire, sir, and find t...I'm in awe of your repertoire, sir, and find this piece particularly far-reaching in your study of the word "fair":..more than a dictionary or thesaurus, but a wikopedia if you will, of not just the word, but of the entire divergent meanings based therein and in the rafters of our minds.Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-83415981857061706162014-11-06T13:19:29.120-08:002014-11-06T13:19:29.120-08:00What a clever dialogue/verse!What a clever dialogue/verse!Madeleine Begun Kanehttp://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-89735896343725389382014-11-06T13:01:57.343-08:002014-11-06T13:01:57.343-08:00you certainly used "fair" a fair amount ...you certainly used "fair" a fair amount of times :-) Nicely done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-54784123879151048202014-11-06T12:50:50.778-08:002014-11-06T12:50:50.778-08:00A more than fair amount of wit mused with the whol...A more than fair amount of wit mused with the whole dictionary load of meanings caught in the quarrel of dialogue - with death and life and global associations. A brilliant piece of work, Glenn. I am more than validated again with my choice of prompt - worried as I was if it would fly. Thank you!Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-8587538525436563192014-11-06T12:32:08.873-08:002014-11-06T12:32:08.873-08:00hehe...you had fun didn't you...and I totally ...hehe...you had fun didn't you...and I totally expected you to go the FAIR PLAY route with the comic book connection....but you deadman'd it....<br /><br />oh man elephant ears have a great bit of memories behind them for me...boy you went all kinds of fair on us as well...lol...<br /><br />nice approach conversational styles as well...love this much many....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-27022771143393639832014-11-06T12:21:03.809-08:002014-11-06T12:21:03.809-08:00It was Brian who became my Muse today, propelling ...It was Brian who became my Muse today, propelling me into full tilt Deadman vibe; creating a better deadman poem than ever before, but jumping on FAIR for the 10 second ride; what fun indeed!Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-78650549361415697332014-11-06T12:17:14.043-08:002014-11-06T12:17:14.043-08:00A wonderful conversation.. I admire your venture i...A wonderful conversation.. I admire your venture into our Nordic languages.. fager in Swedish is fair.. a fair maiden is en fager mö (but it's slightly archaic).. I think you have explored a lot of meanings of fairs here..brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327165758377801408.post-49266013572114376102014-11-06T11:57:09.530-08:002014-11-06T11:57:09.530-08:00elephant ears with cinnamon and hot butter...hmmmm...elephant ears with cinnamon and hot butter...hmmmmm.... <br />and wow... you've used that word in so many different ways that for me as a non-native english speaker i was just sitting there with an open mouth...and learned a lot.. cool on weaving in the old english and norwegian as wellClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.com