tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post277785272241376968..comments2024-03-24T13:45:25.132-05:00Comments on Bookfoolery : Anonymous Lawyer by Jeremy BlachmanBookfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-25206005453987438762008-02-14T18:32:00.000-06:002008-02-14T18:32:00.000-06:00Carrie,I'm sorry. You have to read this one; you ...Carrie,<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry. You have to read this one; you simply have no choice. It's a good one to read during tax season, because taxes are enough to give anyone a headache -- whether or not they're making money because of it. I promise you'll smile. You might even make a snort noise, but I don't know. It depends on whether or not you smuggle the book to work. <BR/><BR/>What an interesting statement. The screaming one. :)Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-5765000106710995082008-02-14T18:19:00.000-06:002008-02-14T18:19:00.000-06:00I do not have time to read the all fabulous books ...I do not have time to read the all fabulous books I find on your blog! Well, right now. I have to work all the time. See? Right now I'm putting off going to the copy machine and copying the 85 million pieces of paper in varying peculiar sizes so I will have to do it one. at. a. freaking. time and probably don't actually need but feel compelled to have on hand. Just in case. <BR/><BR/>I'm a screamer? Well, just <I>that</I> way, lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-25961019680437082062008-02-14T07:11:00.000-06:002008-02-14T07:11:00.000-06:00This one's loads of fun, though. I'm allowed to b...This one's loads of fun, though. I'm allowed to be bad, Wendy. :)Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-42131920709409147772008-02-14T00:40:00.000-06:002008-02-14T00:40:00.000-06:00Another one for the wish list! You and Iliana are...Another one for the wish list! You and Iliana are bad for me tonight. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-71291096418141541602008-02-12T20:07:00.000-06:002008-02-12T20:07:00.000-06:00CJ,Sorry, I just realized I skipped right over a b...CJ,<BR/><BR/>Sorry, I just realized I skipped right over a bunch of comments. <BR/><BR/>"Sub-species". Hahaha. I like. <BR/><BR/>It's been such a long time since I tried to read Sedaris that I don't even remember what I disliked, but I bought the book and when I tried to read it I hated it so much that I took it to the library and donated it the next day. And, then everyone started to gush about him and I wondered if I'd made a mistake. Oh, well.<BR/><BR/>Gosh yes. We aliens deserve a little peace and quiet, preferably in a snow-covered land. Oops, did I drop my space-ship in the wrong place?<BR/><BR/>Andi,<BR/><BR/>You're so funny about those reptiles. Now, I just need to get you up close to one of the tiny anole hatchlings. I swear you'd say, "Awwwwww, so cute!" Really.<BR/><BR/>I think you'd like the book. The author is a Harvard grad, so he might be smart enough for you. Maybe. No, probably not.<BR/><BR/>Carrie,<BR/><BR/>Silly girl, you're supposed to find the fun books by reading my blog. And, then, of course you're supposed to call me Oh Great One for recommending things that make you smile. Or, you know, just read and enjoy and then flick me for being such a dork, when we finally meet. <BR/><BR/>You're a screamer?? I never would have guessed! How fun. I love a good mix of screamers and matter-of-fact folks. He's plastic, don't worry.<BR/><BR/>Yes, but it's a space weather *alert* meaning . . . something's <I>happening</I>. Yes, yes, I know something is always happening but only a few events make the natives fall on their knees because the gods are about to wallop them. And, then, when they realize it's really nothing at all, they say, "Okay, I was kidding. Smoke if you've got 'em."Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-66365109124549712182008-02-12T15:50:00.000-06:002008-02-12T15:50:00.000-06:00Kris,It was so great I can't bear to part with it,...Kris,<BR/><BR/>It was so great I can't bear to part with it, doggone it. I'll have no choice but to read it, again, when I need to laugh. Thanks for the recommendation. :)<BR/><BR/>Nikki,<BR/><BR/>LOL! I can see that! It is kind of funny when people state the obvious, isn't it? Now that I know you have gray in your hair, I'll be sure not to mention it if I happen to drop by Italy (that's a hopeful statement). And, you can say things like, "They have a pope, here," and "Did you know that big broken, hulking thing that looks like a stadium is called the Coliseum?" and "So, they squish the grapes and let them rot a bit and people just love drinking the stuff." And, I'll say, "You're kidding!" to every word and then we'll go eat some of that Italian ice and laugh. <BR/><BR/>Yeah, I'm daydreaming, again.<BR/><BR/>Kookie,<BR/><BR/>That is, of course, just one more reason to like you. I'll bet you'd catch and release them if you had a cat who brought lizards into your house and proudly dropped them at your feet, too. Right? You should see the little hatchlings in real life; they're unbearably cute.<BR/><BR/>Booklogged,<BR/><BR/>Why, thank you. I live to make people smile, so that means I've been a success. :) <BR/><BR/>The book is great fun. I highly recommend it. I've just added Jeremy Blachman to my mental list of authors I'd love to meet and pummel with questions.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-83868623752077498422008-02-12T15:07:00.000-06:002008-02-12T15:07:00.000-06:00Bookfool, your posts always make me smile. You wr...Bookfool, your posts always make me smile. You write so well and about such interesting, often off-beat things - like the lizard in your car. <BR/>This book sounds great and very funny. Thanks for the review.Bookloggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651016653247142255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-22808741244200958112008-02-12T13:26:00.000-06:002008-02-12T13:26:00.000-06:00I would laugh and ask if it was a real lizard. I'...I would laugh and ask if it was a real lizard. I'd never scream about a lizard. Too adorable. :)kookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994570192941993135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-14612735787863168642008-02-12T12:47:00.000-06:002008-02-12T12:47:00.000-06:00I think I'd be one of those state-the-obvious kind...I think I'd be one of those state-the-obvious kinda people. I'd probably say "Did you know there's a lizard in your car?!"<BR/><BR/>Then you'd probably roll your eyes at me and say, "Yes, yes it is."<BR/><BR/>I get that/do that a lot with people about my hair. I'm 23 and I have a lot of gray hair. And people all the time say to me, "Did you know you have gray hair?"<BR/><BR/>My usual response is, "I have what?!" And then we all get a good laugh when they realize that I'm kidding.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853980637566992330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-78147626412434341102008-02-12T12:41:00.000-06:002008-02-12T12:41:00.000-06:00So glad you enjoyed the book!So glad you enjoyed the book!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182023445485838169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-22593587965455641912008-02-11T22:22:00.000-06:002008-02-11T22:22:00.000-06:00Thanks, Bonnie. I tried to keep my speech under 5...Thanks, Bonnie. I tried to keep my speech under 5 minutes, but some people are just <I>incorrigible</I>. Sad, but true. :)Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-7703553198952854592008-02-11T21:37:00.000-06:002008-02-11T21:37:00.000-06:00Come on over to Bonnie’s Books (http://bonniesbook...Come on over to Bonnie’s Books (http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2008/02/awards-ceremony-dress-appropriately.html). Dress up because I’m having an awards ceremony complete with gala. And do bring along your acceptance speech, though the producers are asking that each person receiving an award please limit your speech to five minutes ... save your longer comments for your own blog, when you pass along the award(s).Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-31839845638363524862008-02-11T20:09:00.000-06:002008-02-11T20:09:00.000-06:00Argh. When will I learn not to read reviews? That ...Argh. When will I learn not to read reviews? That book sounds hilarious and perfect for the season.<BR/><BR/>And, I would scream and drop the drink in your lap shrieking like a banshee. Why? lol. <BR/><BR/>Of course we're in the midst of space weather. We're in the midst of weather, time, physics...... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-70682835314066581052008-02-11T19:57:00.000-06:002008-02-11T19:57:00.000-06:00Being the complete dork and lizard-phobe that I am...Being the complete dork and lizard-phobe that I am, I'm almost certain I would scream like a banshee. Not sure what it is about the little buggers that freaks me out. I think they're cute from a distance (your pics), but in person...not so much!<BR/><BR/>The book sounds fantabulous! Might have to check the blogs out.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-81208986260584635862008-02-11T19:45:00.000-06:002008-02-11T19:45:00.000-06:00Bookfool -As a member of the law enforcement commu...Bookfool -<BR/><BR/>As a member of the law enforcement community, I've always said lawyers are my least favorite sub-species of person...<BR/><BR/>With that in mind, I'll have to think about this one.<BR/><BR/>And I didn't much care for the Sedaris book I read, either. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and I agree with Heather - being from another planet is underrated but us visitors to this planet want to keep it that way. We prefer not to be crowded, right Nancy?<BR/><BR/>cjhCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798965643027904154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-84829985425444574002008-02-11T19:08:00.000-06:002008-02-11T19:08:00.000-06:00I love my home planet, Heather. You should make t...I love my home planet, Heather. <BR/><BR/>You should make the reading of Anonymous Lawyer a "someday" that you really, really need a laugh. It made me snicker and snort and read pages aloud to the poor husband. I read one entry to my eldest over the phone and abbreviated a few other bits. He told me to "save that one" for him, when he'd stopped laughing.<BR/><BR/>Trish,<BR/><BR/>It's loads of fun, much like Bridget. Great when you need a laugh. <BR/><BR/>The lizard frightened someone in a drive-through, actually. It was so funny. She pointed and sputtered and I'm lucky she didn't scream. It was a great moment. He's plastic, incidentally -- a prize my son got at Chuck E. Cheese, about 5 years ago, and which he happily handed over to me.<BR/><BR/>Chris,<BR/><BR/>I loves me a lizard (real or not). That one's actually been on my dash since the car was nearly new, so . . . close to 5 years. If he was real, he'd be petrified lizard, by now.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't get through Me Talk Pretty One Day; I think I'm unusual in that. I've heard it's hilarious, but there was something about it that turned me off.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-45577110262515726582008-02-11T15:04:00.000-06:002008-02-11T15:04:00.000-06:00You're becoming obsessed with lizards, aren't you?...You're becoming obsessed with lizards, aren't you? ;) Very cute! I love it! <BR/><BR/>This book sounds great...I'm putting it on my wishlist. I need something funny. I haven't read a good laugh out loud book in ages. David Sedaris' Me Talk Pretty One Day was the last one that had me in stitches and that was in November, so it's time for another one.chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-48846353988825165592008-02-11T14:50:00.000-06:002008-02-11T14:50:00.000-06:00Anonymous Lawyer sounds like a fun read. I like o...Anonymous Lawyer sounds like a fun read. I like over the top type of humor every once in a while (like my old pal Bridget Jones). <BR/><BR/>Not so sure about the lizard. :) But he is kinda cute. I am rather jumpy, though, so who knows.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-11225303954833489692008-02-11T14:27:00.000-06:002008-02-11T14:27:00.000-06:00This is especially funny if you're from another pl...<I>This is especially funny if you're from another planet, as I am.</I><BR/><BR/>Being from another planet is underrated.<BR/><BR/>Love the quote you posted---it definitely conveys the flavor of the book! I think this is another one of those "someday" books for me. "Someday" I'll have to read it. Really I will!heather (errantdreams)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08867100188239630970noreply@blogger.com