tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post6935181132574115905..comments2024-03-08T15:14:31.312-05:00Comments on Landless: #FridayFlash: The Herringbone MeteoriteTony Nolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-38680040023380610962011-03-09T14:48:51.332-05:002011-03-09T14:48:51.332-05:00Someone has to have the final word. Now, whether i...Someone has to have the final word. Now, whether its right or not is let's say, another story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-91877149673249979452011-03-06T06:26:01.866-05:002011-03-06T06:26:01.866-05:00Pithy and witty.
Adam B @revhappinessPithy and witty. <br />Adam B @revhappinessAdam Bhttp://afullnessinbrevity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-3507547562814425422011-03-05T23:48:21.427-05:002011-03-05T23:48:21.427-05:00This is a riot. Love the picture. Hope you've ...This is a riot. Love the picture. Hope you've hung it up on the refrigerator, the shire of all truly great art work.<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttp://madutopia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-53411839808618732492011-03-05T20:41:29.163-05:002011-03-05T20:41:29.163-05:00@ganymeder: The sad thing is, for the next 300 yea...@ganymeder: The sad thing is, for the next 300 years, that bit of "clearing up" will confuse the provenance of the artifact. 8-)<br /><br />@Emma: Thanks! Crazy emperors are hilarious, except when they're killing people.<br /><br />@Eric: Precisely - I'm glad you liked it!<br /><br />@Chuck Allen: Herringbone tweed will be classy forever.<br /><br />@Ruchiraa: This was a layer cake of goofiness. thanks for reading!<br /><br />@Aaron: <i>Best opening line ever!</i> Call me Ishmael!Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-71365696350276055832011-03-05T10:27:44.460-05:002011-03-05T10:27:44.460-05:00Best opening line ever! SO bizarre. That fact and ...Best opening line ever! SO bizarre. That fact and the H.G. connection pretty much sealed it for me. Awesome piece.Aaronhttp://www.mgideon.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-50764970029995753992011-03-05T05:49:41.166-05:002011-03-05T05:49:41.166-05:00Clever, funny, wicked- where do I start? The title...Clever, funny, wicked- where do I start? The titles- beginning with Oriental and ending with Charles? The celestial house of...? The entire art-discussion? This was hilarious.<br />http://tinyurl.com/5s8s933Ruchira Mandalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508463317343812174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-37673248241780545642011-03-04T21:21:54.325-05:002011-03-04T21:21:54.325-05:00I'm pretty sure if I drew a picture of the cav...I'm pretty sure if I drew a picture of the cavorite extraction process I would use a herringbone pattern also. :)<br /><br />A thoroughly enjoyable read.Chuck Allenhttp://www.chuckallen.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-82240680523185367902011-03-04T19:36:33.247-05:002011-03-04T19:36:33.247-05:00Good one! As others have said, the name is pricele...Good one! As others have said, the name is priceless. And as for potato or rock? Doesn't matter if it leads to a good story, right?Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-47277114453189899292011-03-04T10:15:38.451-05:002011-03-04T10:15:38.451-05:00Nicely done sir, I'm a sucker for crazy Empero...Nicely done sir, I'm a sucker for crazy Emperors :)Emma Newmanhttp://www.enewman.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-70694783442349728342011-03-04T09:11:33.817-05:002011-03-04T09:11:33.817-05:00I love the string of names of an ancient line only...I love the string of names of an ancient line only to discover it's in the future. The whole bit about him 'clearing up the mystery' was priceless.Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-66908892565686967882011-03-04T07:39:51.067-05:002011-03-04T07:39:51.067-05:00@Icy: Oh, my, a leopard-print meteorite? That woul...@Icy: Oh, my, a leopard-print meteorite? That would be silly. 8-)<br /><br />@J.W. Bettencourt: I drew that doodle, tossed it up on twitter. After people asked if it was supposed to be a potato or a rock, I took that as an inspiration for this story.<br /><br />@flyingscribbler: Absolutely - nobody contradicts the House of Kaminski! It was just a normal sort of day. Or does a herringbone meteorite not fit in that definition?Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-56207733045788849242011-03-04T04:11:15.874-05:002011-03-04T04:11:15.874-05:00"His Imperial Majesty, God-Emperor Xiang Chu ..."His Imperial Majesty, God-Emperor Xiang Chu Siquiera Charles IV, of the Celestial House of Kaminski"<br />If this doesn't get you wanting to read on, nothing ever will! <br />What I want to know is, what kind of day were you having when you wrote this? I loved it. This is surely the definition of 'inventive'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-56029851641570912292011-03-04T04:04:49.807-05:002011-03-04T04:04:49.807-05:00Cavorite extraction is serious business.
Who was ...Cavorite extraction is serious business.<br /><br />Who was the mysterious artist of this ancient schematic?J.W. Bettencourthttp://tuesdaycuriosity.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-54850571201784855442011-03-04T03:49:19.222-05:002011-03-04T03:49:19.222-05:00Thank God it wasn't covered in leopardprint!!!...Thank God it wasn't covered in leopardprint!!!!<br /><br />Gaultier would be proud.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-1349479447340284872011-03-04T00:44:24.137-05:002011-03-04T00:44:24.137-05:00@Anonymous: I'm glad you liked it!
@Janet: Ye...@Anonymous: I'm glad you liked it!<br /><br />@Janet: Yep, there's a bit of homage to H.G. in there. 8-)<br /><br />@Linda: Thanks! I'm glad you liked the drawing, too!<br /><br />@FARfetched: <i>Very clever! How quickly did you write this after making the doodle?</i> I wrote this in about 10 minutes. I was inspired by the questions on twitter after I posted the picture - is it a potato? A rock? It almost took longer to get the picture to upload than it did to write.<br /><br />@Tim: Heh, don't you recognize a rock spindle recalibration arm when you see one?<br /><br />@John: <i>That got so wacky so fast.</i> Yeah, I figured that after last week, a bit of a change in direction was in order. Glad you enjoyed the Polish ascendancy to power!Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-21919659422003665762011-03-04T00:32:59.061-05:002011-03-04T00:32:59.061-05:00That got so wacky so fast. The take on bombastic A...That got so wacky so fast. The take on bombastic Asian titles at the beginning won me over immediately. I don't even care what it is; I just enjoyed the ride. Also the celestial Polish household.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-74852033840904430112011-03-03T23:27:50.465-05:002011-03-03T23:27:50.465-05:00Cute. Where did you find the sketch of the Ronco S...Cute. Where did you find the sketch of the Ronco Spiral Potato Slicer?~Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774944172261988587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-53101938588346410122011-03-03T22:05:38.831-05:002011-03-03T22:05:38.831-05:00Very clever! How quickly did you write this after ...Very clever! How quickly did you write this after making the doodle?Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-52944688555042872522011-03-03T21:44:17.100-05:002011-03-03T21:44:17.100-05:00ha! very clever and funny. Ginzu knives? and love ...ha! very clever and funny. Ginzu knives? and love the drawing. peace..Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-70361457296802935972011-03-03T20:55:27.044-05:002011-03-03T20:55:27.044-05:00Welles, welles ... cavorite, eh? :)
Charming, qui...Welles, welles ... cavorite, eh? :)<br /><br />Charming, quite amusing and says something about the assumptions we make when we evaluate the artifacts of other civilizations.Janet Aldrichhttp://demonesprit.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-13216152876171096422011-03-03T20:11:59.304-05:002011-03-03T20:11:59.304-05:00"Celestial House of Kaminski" - WOW! You..."Celestial House of Kaminski" - WOW! You had me laughing so hard I almost couldn't continue reading. Great story. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com