tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post870429171575201291..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Vacation post day 6/7: The Duchess of Yowl is peckishJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-31324080643396143802017-09-20T00:45:51.547-04:002017-09-20T00:45:51.547-04:00Colin Key word(s): left-overs. If it were any good...<b>Colin</b> Key word(s): left-overs. If it were any good it'd be in the beer. And that's my last off topic comment for the night. <br /><br />It's been nice to see these DOY posts and now I truly wish I could share a pint with all of the wonderful Reef members. <br /><br />Megan Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752842865397799428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-41857157594285477122017-09-20T00:33:53.224-04:002017-09-20T00:33:53.224-04:00Megan: It's made from beer left-overs. How is ...<b>Megan</b>: It's made from beer left-overs. How is that a bad thing? :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-54205777915862143482017-09-19T23:57:13.462-04:002017-09-19T23:57:13.462-04:00Colin I suppose that's true enough. That nasty...<b>Colin</b> I suppose that's true enough. That nasty stuff adds a layer of yuck rather than clean it away. :)Megan Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752842865397799428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-23078543280923012512017-09-19T23:51:19.857-04:002017-09-19T23:51:19.857-04:00Hey now, Megan--it doesn't scour the tongue......Hey now, <b>Megan</b>--it doesn't scour the tongue... :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-64006634764687945142017-09-19T23:49:21.001-04:002017-09-19T23:49:21.001-04:00Perhaps the QOTKU should include marmite or vegemi...Perhaps the QOTKU should include marmite or vegemite in her fridge and around the food on her plates whilst the DOY visits. I'd think that such unpalatable substances would deter any creature, human or non, that prefers not to scour their tongue with a paste with a taste that's reminiscent of rancid salt pork. <br /><br />Megan Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752842865397799428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-16676375186012918582017-09-19T21:22:16.606-04:002017-09-19T21:22:16.606-04:00Cynthia: Pineapple is particularly good with Hawai...<b>Cynthia</b>: Pineapple is particularly good with Hawaiian bread. Buttered, of course. Goes without saying I like pineapple on pizza. As for Marmite/Vegemite as weapons? Definitely. Spread it thick without butter and feed it to the enemy... ;)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-50987688871958861172017-09-19T19:18:30.691-04:002017-09-19T19:18:30.691-04:00Brigid - he also likes pineapple on pizza.
Colin...Brigid - he also likes pineapple on pizza. <br /><br />Colin - thanks for the translation. I went through a list of what I thought a bikkie might be. I wasn't even close.<br /><br />Vegemite and Marmite sound like things you might take to war.CynthiaMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175917641033760408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-79127941841699085622017-09-19T17:42:46.932-04:002017-09-19T17:42:46.932-04:00Thanks, Brigid! I'd best get on with the WiP s...Thanks, <b>Brigid</b>! I'd best get on with the WiP so I have stuff to share...!! ;)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-28375914061070933632017-09-19T17:00:58.184-04:002017-09-19T17:00:58.184-04:00Janet, love the DoY stories. There will be a book ...Janet, love the DoY stories. There will be a book about the DoY's misadventures coming out soon, right? ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624316875028504166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-8275439673059891592017-09-19T16:56:09.639-04:002017-09-19T16:56:09.639-04:00I have been thoroughly enjoying your adventures wi...I have been thoroughly enjoying your adventures with the Noted Slaver-Pirate Duchess of Yowl.<br />These are extra entertaining if read on the actual blog, because of the ad for Sean Ferrell's _Numb_ that I see alongside the blog posts. Clearly a cat got hold of those britches. I suspect that NSP DoY used Sean (or his protagonist) as a ladder.roadkills-r-ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14029861300358380117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-61838793443980051082017-09-19T14:55:27.248-04:002017-09-19T14:55:27.248-04:00I have had the same happen to me, but supplant DoY...I have had the same happen to me, but supplant DoY with my husband. Even if we have the same plates of food in front of us, his lower lip wobbles if I take a bite of what's on my fork.<br /><br />Yes, I did marry him knowing this.AM Lyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362316628023262330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-22474301053551073002017-09-19T13:13:36.490-04:002017-09-19T13:13:36.490-04:00Wait, CynthiaMc, pineapple and cheese? I...er...hm...Wait, <b>CynthiaMc</b>, pineapple and cheese? I...er...hm. Okay. I could see it with gruyere. Or like, a slice of grilled pineapple between two gruyere grilled cheese sandwiches. I have been reading too many food blogs.<br /><br />Ilaria finds food nice for fingerpainting, but she's significantly more interested in eating the plate. Or better yet, the refrigerator.<br /><br /><b>Colin,</b> you have been making changes. A Patreon is a stellar idea. I might be in for a glimpse at the WIP...Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768090206152536761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34865749217515979502017-09-19T12:38:25.658-04:002017-09-19T12:38:25.658-04:00Beth, my dog, Echo loved bananas, but they had to ...<b>Beth</b>, my dog, Echo loved bananas, but they had to be exactly the right degree of ripeness. He was the Goldilocks of banana eaters. The smell of a banana would always wake him up. He'd come over to investigate, and, if he liked its smell, to nudge my husband for a taste.<br /><br />I saw the 60 minutes interview with John le Carre and I highly recommend it.Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-90251224664731855122017-09-19T12:23:58.720-04:002017-09-19T12:23:58.720-04:00Conversation with dog:
"What ya eating?"...Conversation with dog:<br /><br />"What ya eating?"<br /><br />"Banana."<br /><br />Can I have a bite?"<br /><br />"Sure." I break off a piece and give to dog, who rolls it around her mouth and spits it out.<br /><br />"Very funny. Can I have a bite of what you're really eating?"<br />Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-74819897970748792142017-09-19T11:55:41.422-04:002017-09-19T11:55:41.422-04:00I'd like to know if the DoY asked for the cook...I'd like to know if the DoY asked for the cookie in pirate-speak? It is, after all, national talk-like-a-pirate day. <br />Perhaps cats (particularly Duchesses) do not condescend to involve themselves in such ridiculous antics.Claire Bobrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666082441972111293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-64981924320454600432017-09-19T11:32:54.012-04:002017-09-19T11:32:54.012-04:00Steve's links:
https://www.cbsnews.com/videos...<b>Steve</b>'s links:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/videos/heroin-in-the-heartland-le-carre/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/videos/heroin-in-the-heartland-le-carre/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.60minutes.com" rel="nofollow">www.60minutes.com</a>Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-66855779130151554182017-09-19T10:28:37.174-04:002017-09-19T10:28:37.174-04:00Wow. I've been missing out! The DoY returns!...Wow. I've been missing out! The DoY returns! I've got to go back and read them all...and our Queen is on vacay? Lucky! Although...if she has DoY keeping her company, I wouldn't call it vacation.<br /><br />More like catnation. <br /><br />Donnaevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026536210749494257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-32636628745995172172017-09-19T10:04:20.967-04:002017-09-19T10:04:20.967-04:00Your cat suspects you are holding the good stuff f...Your cat suspects you are holding the good stuff for yourself and forcing her to eat cat food. My cat felt the same way.<br /><br />Off topic alert: This is off topic. Nothing to do with cats, cat litter, or cigarettes but it is relevant to the literary of the world.<br /><br />The CBS television show 60 Minutes aired an interview with John le Carre Sunday night. Anyone who did not see it can watch it here:<br /><br />https://www.cbsnews.com/videos/heroin-in-the-heartland-le-carre/<br /><br />Unfortunately you have to skip past a segment on people who like to drink and do drugs and how people who disapprove of their lifestyle choices are convinced they can somehow force those folks to walk the strait path that leads to Paradise. I am not a druggie but find them and their adversaries both extremely annoying. The JLC interview is worth watching.<br /><br />There is more on JLC on 60 Minutes Overtime here:<br /><br />www.60minutes.com<br />Steve Stubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421775912951050610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-83420496326016621022017-09-19T09:40:46.116-04:002017-09-19T09:40:46.116-04:00These have been my saving grace (get it? Grace? *c...These have been my saving grace (get it? Grace? *cue groans*) to get me started in the morning. With tomorrow's post, I plan on reading back through them all and pretending they're part of a hilarious book. Might even print them out for when I need a pick me up.<br /><br />I never tire of the Duchess.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05332570278984058081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-11039815772462592252017-09-19T09:33:22.441-04:002017-09-19T09:33:22.441-04:00Thank you, Janet, for these hilarious posts -- and...Thank you, Janet, for these hilarious posts -- and the comments, Reiders! I just binge-read them, having spent the last several days dropping off my first-born at college. I needed a good laugh. And I've been searching for how to fill the void. It sure is tempting to bring home my own DoY, but Simon the Bassador (i.e.bassett hound/labrador mix) won't allow it. It'll have to be cookies for breakfast. Not quite ready for Vegemite or Marmite.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00057611467208638753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-64530954906670240532017-09-19T08:41:24.703-04:002017-09-19T08:41:24.703-04:00Did someone say beer? I need one. Beer? Does Austr...Did someone say beer? I need one. Beer? Does Australia have good ale? A lovely pale amber would really lift my spirits. Who has the best? My bet is Creature Comforts right from my neck of the woods here in America. Discuss.E.M. Goldsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387494005655553037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-63783867903365278082017-09-19T08:38:50.841-04:002017-09-19T08:38:50.841-04:00Just like how Russians eat caviar. Just like how Russians eat caviar. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03581361783795436259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-942555969150230372017-09-19T08:37:01.933-04:002017-09-19T08:37:01.933-04:00I've seen this before. Pretty soon, someone wi...I've seen this before. Pretty soon, someone will start telling 'yo mama jokes' about Prince Charles. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03581361783795436259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-77800871391287031142017-09-19T08:34:12.019-04:002017-09-19T08:34:12.019-04:00BTW, a tip for eating Marmite or Vegemite: Eat it ...BTW, a tip for eating Marmite or Vegemite: Eat it like a Brit (or Australian, from what I gather) and butter the bread first. That will help to tone down the bite, and temper the saltiness. Applies to both sandwiches and toast.<br /><br /><i>Courtesy of CCCTS: Colin's Commonwealth Culinary Translation Service</i>Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-84389252227383993212017-09-19T08:32:40.307-04:002017-09-19T08:32:40.307-04:00Oooh, beer wars! Hang on a sec, while I make some ...Oooh, beer wars! Hang on a sec, while I make some popcorn. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03581361783795436259noreply@blogger.com