tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post690726739640608111..comments2024-03-29T06:55:00.027+00:00Comments on Martin Millar - blog: Roused into ActionMartin Millarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179655815733439004noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-12476460715044690142008-09-22T21:43:00.000+01:002008-09-22T21:43:00.000+01:00Martin, I came back here as a refugee of the Haiku...Martin, <BR/><BR/>I came back here as a refugee of the Haiku wars over at the fabulous Lorraine's blog, and re-reading your post on the treachery of pears inspired me....<BR/><BR/>Treachery of pears<BR/>While bad; is as nothing to<BR/>Apples evil wiles<BR/><BR/>rhubarb you may trust<BR/>or can you? Crumbles hide a <BR/>multitude of sins<BR/><BR/>melons dark secrets<BR/>mere man may not hope to know<BR/>squeeze at your peril.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-85130703344208329432008-09-16T04:34:00.000+01:002008-09-16T04:34:00.000+01:00It is odd that today I read of your melon/breast h...It is odd that today I read of your melon/breast hypothesis. Just today I was at the market and feeling reckless hoisting around two melons in my arms. I will admit to having a burlesque feeling the entire time. And when I lay them on the counter the youthful man-clerk had to reach out towards both the breasts and the melons creating a very tense moment. I barely resisted commenting on the interesting juxtaposition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-52446387806902947422008-08-24T17:07:00.000+01:002008-08-24T17:07:00.000+01:00Depending on the type of melon, you might want to ...Depending on the type of melon, you might want to use smell: If it is a French type of melon (Cavaillon), it should smell deeply sweet if smelled near one of the poles. As for other kinds...<BR/>Thumping is more for large melons like watermelons.spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-29721819954706224202008-08-23T20:45:00.000+01:002008-08-23T20:45:00.000+01:00I'll be careful with the thumping, Lorraine :-)Hel...I'll be careful with the thumping, Lorraine :-)<BR/><BR/>Hello Alyster, thanks for the comment from Italy, I'm glad you've enjoyed the books.Martin Millarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179655815733439004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-13216067777231427992008-08-23T15:52:00.000+01:002008-08-23T15:52:00.000+01:00May be your blog has not yet started to influence ...May be your blog has not yet started to influence world affairs, but i can say that it has started to influence a small part of the world, mine for sure and the part of all my italian friends that i "stress" out everyday with this link and with your book since i was fall here from the Neil Gaiman blog, i didn't know anything about your work before, but now i had read 4 of you books in 2 weeks, grat job, too funny, thank you a lot for the good time from Italy and sorry for my bad english.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11515465215890458894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-9624253443529939592008-08-22T03:41:00.000+01:002008-08-22T03:41:00.000+01:00Ugh! I just bought Thraxas Under Siege as an ebook...Ugh! I just bought Thraxas Under Siege as an ebook (didn't have the patience to wait for a physical book to arrive) and wound up with an HTML version. G-d hates me. If I have to read a book on a pooter, I prefer Adobe Digital Editions. If anyone has a .pdf version, I would gladly trade. That way, my level of grief subsides and MM doesn't get taken to the cleaners cashwise. (Sorry Martin - if you've got a non-Italian forum, I can't find it.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-4188478838183537502008-08-22T01:56:00.000+01:002008-08-22T01:56:00.000+01:00I was going to mention the thumping, but Anita bea...I was going to mention the thumping, but Anita beat me to it. (And made me laugh as well!) You will hear a Ripe Sound, almost like a drum<BR/><BR/>If you reach out and Thump and it turns out to be a women's breast, you will get an entirely different reaction, which might result in an entirely different range of sounds.<BR/><BR/>And you might make the papers....FabulousLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-22851716630858832442008-08-21T15:49:00.000+01:002008-08-21T15:49:00.000+01:00Thanks Cynthia, but these newspapers have never ap...Thanks Cynthia, but these newspapers have never appreciated me :-)<BR/><BR/>Anita, the idea of a small door opening in the melon really made me laugh!Martin Millarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179655815733439004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-35888074189558547932008-08-21T00:29:00.000+01:002008-08-21T00:29:00.000+01:00Maybe, Martin, the grabbing of a boob by mistake m...Maybe, Martin, the grabbing of a boob by mistake might take you down a path to a lady friend who would willingly cook you your own crumbles...maybe not. <BR/>I always thought that you could tell if fruit was ripe by the inviting smell. I could be wrong about that as I can't remember the last time I actually bought a piece of fruit. With melons you knock on them. (It's possible then that some small person opens a door in the melon and informs you of it's ripeness)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35151686.post-4203227539823010512008-08-20T17:23:00.000+01:002008-08-20T17:23:00.000+01:00I don't know how the newspapers could miss out on ...I don't know how the newspapers could miss out on this post. I know that I smiled at your wondrous phrase "treachery of pears" and snorted with glee at your uncertainty about melon ripeness.<BR/><BR/>:-)Cynthia Valerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00683806636651619889noreply@blogger.com