tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post7592616421066446467..comments2023-12-26T23:07:08.005-08:00Comments on TOMORROWVILLE: The Turkey City LexiconDavid Isaakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-37047354199157874832008-01-07T09:00:00.000-08:002008-01-07T09:00:00.000-08:00Great, Neil! I've been looking for an excuse to us...Great, Neil! I've been looking for an excuse to use "squid in the mouth" and "eyeball kicks"!David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-24177124809505715032008-01-07T05:55:00.000-08:002008-01-07T05:55:00.000-08:00Countersinking. I'll remember that one. Maybe you'...Countersinking. I'll remember that one. Maybe you'll make use of Turkey City when Aliya and I get our MS to you. There is definitely one funny-hat characterisation to be getting on with. ;)<BR/><BR/>Neil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-85618147103376499942008-01-06T14:48:00.000-08:002008-01-06T14:48:00.000-08:00Thanks, Alis.And "countersinking" has become part ...Thanks, Alis.<BR/><BR/>And "countersinking" has become part of my vocabulary. Too bad so many of their other terms aren't so concise!David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-80619061665689721272008-01-06T14:47:00.000-08:002008-01-06T14:47:00.000-08:00Hi, Tim (R.R.) Stretton--Yes, indeed. I think it's...Hi, Tim (R.R.) Stretton--<BR/><BR/>Yes, indeed. I think it's hard to understand these sorts of mistakes unless one has previously made them. (Who was it who said, "Experience is that thing that allows you to recognize when you've made the same mistake again"?)David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-71859824866969009552008-01-05T12:05:00.000-08:002008-01-05T12:05:00.000-08:00Hi, Rob--I'd never seen "101 Reasons..." before. H...Hi, Rob--<BR/><BR/>I'd never seen "101 Reasons..." before. Hilarious! Grim, but hilarious.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-82718837940745103362008-01-05T03:42:00.000-08:002008-01-05T03:42:00.000-08:00I'll just say again how helpful your posts on expo...I'll just say again how helpful your posts on exposition have been in giving us all the confidence not to give in to As You Know Bob-ity.<BR/>Countersinking - such a great term and SUCH an irritating writing mannerism!Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-74853330498688124852008-01-05T01:32:00.000-08:002008-01-05T01:32:00.000-08:00Cool...although a little unsettling to realise how...Cool...although a little unsettling to realise how many of them I've done at some point!Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-11300591188988046542008-01-04T13:31:00.000-08:002008-01-04T13:31:00.000-08:00Top-shelf post yet again, David. Turkey City is a ...Top-shelf post yet again, David. Turkey City is a real hoot... the same way <A HREF="101reasonstostopwriting.com/" REL="nofollow">101 Reasons to Stop Writing</A> is: instruction disguised as snark.<BR/><BR/>Nobody ever said that a spoonful of sugar is the <B>only</B> thing that makes the medicine go down?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com