tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post7861634734515699347..comments2023-10-14T09:11:30.472-04:00Comments on (Parenthetically Speaking...): Thursday Q & ASerenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-42738235500184943632007-08-03T09:40:00.000-04:002007-08-03T09:40:00.000-04:00I'll ask this question: Who's familiar with Base64...I'll ask this question: Who's familiar with Base64 coding, besides me? Snow?Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677769325841091545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-43061371792075049102007-08-03T08:19:00.000-04:002007-08-03T08:19:00.000-04:00How would a word like "ewe" be done?How would a word like "ewe" be done?Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677769325841091545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-19851433506147127842007-08-03T08:14:00.000-04:002007-08-03T08:14:00.000-04:00You get one first, then I'll do it. Maybe. LOLYou get one first, then I'll do it. Maybe. LOLrkfinnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375756276776255824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-35675773798585905012007-08-03T04:02:00.000-04:002007-08-03T04:02:00.000-04:00No to all of those is my answer...I think....No to all of those is my answer...I think....Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-16537581417159802502007-08-03T00:36:00.000-04:002007-08-03T00:36:00.000-04:00If I ever saw that, Mike, I don't remember it. Cu...If I ever saw that, Mike, I don't remember it. Cute language, though!<BR/><BR/><I>"Serena" - would be Suberubenuba</I><BR/><BR/>I like that.:)<BR/><BR/>Ubbi Dubbi doing Shakespeare would completely rock. Do it!Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-51218921131488050682007-08-02T23:34:00.000-04:002007-08-02T23:34:00.000-04:00Serena, I take you never saw the kid's program "Zo...Serena, I take you never saw the kid's program "Zoom." Ubbi Dubbi (rhymes with tubby dubby) was a staple spoken by the kids on the program.<BR/> ...It's a simple language to write but difficult to speak because of its tongue-twister quality.<BR/><BR/>You place the syllable "ub" in front of every vowel sound in every word you say. <BR/><BR/>"all" - would be <I>uball</I><BR/>"ball" - would be <I>buball</I><BR/><BR/>"Serena" - would be <I>Suberubenuba</I><BR/><BR/>Simple, huh?<BR/><BR/>Back in May 2005, I posted <I>Ububbubi Dububbubi Ubis Dubead</I> (which traanslates to "Ubbi Dubbi Is Dead.") <BR/><BR/><BR/>For more insight into this language<BR/><A HREF="http://pointmeister.blogspot.com/2005/05/ububbubi-dububbubi-ubis-dubead.html" REL="nofollow"> <I><B>Read This</B></I></A>.<BR/><BR/>It might make for a fun post someday: Ubbi Dubbi Does Shakespeare?Hale McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02548008024457474809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-41847304673206034302007-08-02T22:48:00.000-04:002007-08-02T22:48:00.000-04:00I have a problem with your #2, Puggy. If the tat ...I have a problem with your #2, Puggy. If the tat is on the rear, then you can't see it, right? And the sock is thus always in the wrong place, no?<BR/><BR/>LiLo is a natural redhead?! That's it, I'm going blonde, black, blue, or maroon. 4, 5, 6, & 7 sound about right. #8 has me going, "Hmmmmm." Are you speaking in tongues? Innnnnn-teresting.:-)Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-84111872427470537022007-08-02T22:26:00.000-04:002007-08-02T22:26:00.000-04:001) Only when Yoko Ono "sings".2) I have one on my ...1) Only when Yoko Ono "sings".<BR/><BR/>2) I have one on my butt that says, "Remember, Pug , the sock goes in FRONT".<BR/><BR/>3) No. For instance, I was ambivalent toward Lindsay Lohan UNTIL I discovered that she's a natural redhead. Which, if you think about it, explains the behavior.<BR/><BR/>4) Scientology.<BR/><BR/>5) Yes. No, no one can be as cranky as that.<BR/><BR/>6) The same people who produce "Snapped!".<BR/><BR/>7) I can't help it. I get a new magazine every month, and it takes a month to work my way through the damned magazine.<BR/><BR/>8) Body language, baby, And tonight you're got me in Pentecostal overdrive.<BR/><BR/>9) Prescription writing.puerileuwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721399673017380093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-68952360659441893022007-08-02T21:56:00.000-04:002007-08-02T21:56:00.000-04:00Shoot, Mike, a smattering of 7 languages ain't so ...Shoot, Mike, a smattering of 7 languages ain't so bad for a redneck from down the holler. I gotta ask, though -- what on earth is Ubbi Dubbi? Is it as fun to speak as it is to say?:-)<BR/><BR/>I love it when things get wonderfully wacky, Scary. Hey, don't feel bad -- I get Joe Cocker & Beatles tunes confused sometimes, too. I blame it on the 60s. Oh, and you can probably get the closed up hole open by slooooowly working a stud through it. It's sort of like repiercing <I>deja vu</I>, but I have to do it sometimes.<BR/><BR/><I>.22 would be preferable to a .44.</I><BR/><BR/>For sure, Charles! Rings/studs go right through the .44 holes and fall out the other side.:-)Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-41046111140112080112007-08-02T21:08:00.000-04:002007-08-02T21:08:00.000-04:00If I get any ear piercing, I only hope its only th...If I get any ear piercing, I only hope its only the ear, and .22 would be preferable to a .44.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677769325841091545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-45159007203720330702007-08-02T20:54:00.000-04:002007-08-02T20:54:00.000-04:00You really know how to ask the questions, Serena. ...You really know how to ask the questions, Serena. Things just get wonderfully wacky over here when folks be answerin.<BR/><BR/>btw. one of the holes is closed but the other is still open. Me used to wear very large guage posts.<BR/><BR/>Me thought Kanrei's Beatle reference were a Joe Cocker one...<BR/><BR/>STOMP.Scary Monsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07696640067623584730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-37385512902764214612007-08-02T20:52:00.000-04:002007-08-02T20:52:00.000-04:00Oh, on the smattering of languages - I forgot Ubbi...Oh, on the smattering of languages - I forgot Ubbi Dubbi - that would make 7?<BR/><BR/>(I used to watch Zoom with my daughter - so I had to learn Ubbi Dubbi.)Hale McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02548008024457474809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-53915086971154329692007-08-02T20:45:00.000-04:002007-08-02T20:45:00.000-04:001( - NO2( - NO3( - NO - crushes, infatuations and ...1( - NO<BR/>2( - NO<BR/>3( - NO - crushes, infatuations and attractions - yes. To me true love has to grow.<BR/>4( - RELEASE<BR/>5( - YES and YES<BR/>6( - I did, you did, he did, she did - it's a collaboration by all of us.<BR/>7( - NO<BR/>8( - NONE (I'm a Redneck Hillbilly, remember?)<BR/>9( - 5 (English, French, Spanish, Italian, & Latin - - if Pig Latin counts - 6!)Hale McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02548008024457474809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-57225251099759523932007-08-02T20:17:00.000-04:002007-08-02T20:17:00.000-04:00Oh, good, Snow. With you helping to defend the Or...Oh, good, Snow. With you helping to defend the Order of the Ruby Slippers, I'm sure they're safe from the Binary Marauders.:)<BR/><BR/>Your answer to #4 is pretty much my reason, too. And I never suspected the Gecko before, but you may be onto something there. LOL. You speak Binary AND Perl? You translate and let me know if those boys are plotting, okay?:-)Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-73628517603681932892007-08-02T19:22:00.000-04:002007-08-02T19:22:00.000-04:00Never Fear, Serena--For I, Snowelf, also Speak Bi...Never Fear, Serena--For I, Snowelf, also Speak Binary! <BR/>Your slippers are safe Mi'lady!! <BR/><BR/>1. Are your ears pierced? If so, with how many piercings?<BR/>Yes, but just one time. I am too much of a pain-baby to have them done again! <BR/><BR/>2. Do you have any tattoos? If so, how many and what are they?<BR/>No--again...pain-baby. But if I did, I would get a snowflake. <BR/><BR/>3. Do you believe in love at first sight?<BR/>Not so much first sight, but I've fallen for people "at first conversation" before.<BR/><BR/>4. Can you explain in one word why you blog?<BR/>Therapy.<BR/><BR/>5. Is it ungodly hot where you live? If it is, is it making you as languorous (and cranky) as it is me?<BR/>No... it's perfect here today. You should come over! :)<BR/><BR/>6. Who do you think wrote The Book of Love?<BR/>I think it was the Gecko from Gieco. He seems a sensitive 'lil chap.<BR/><BR/>7. Do you meditate on a regular basis?<BR/>No...though I probably should.<BR/><BR/>8. How many languages do you speak fluently?<BR/>English<BR/><BR/>9. And how many languages do you know a smattering of?<BR/>Latin and French.<BR/>(and Binary, and Perl. ;) )<BR/><BR/>--snowsnowelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774922203013114354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-23387758152171451172007-08-02T19:20:00.000-04:002007-08-02T19:20:00.000-04:00Hm, actually, the idea never crossedmy mind.Hm, actually, the idea never crossedmy mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-54617665152313979322007-08-02T19:09:00.000-04:002007-08-02T19:09:00.000-04:00VE, you're back from the Islands!I'll bet you coul...VE, you're back from the Islands!<BR/><BR/>I'll bet you could stand the pain of one teensy little piercing/tat. I've heard that it has the unexpected effect on some people of causing them to start waxing poetic in languages they've never spoken before. I know labor did that for me, though my <I>poetry</I> was unprintable.:-)<BR/><BR/>Seeley! The dragon tattoo sounds beautiful. Have you ever posted a photo of it? LMAO at your #6, and so sorry to hear about the cold. If I got a cold now in this miserable heat, I'm pretty sure I'd need a straitjacket.:)Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-13272991304046386262007-08-02T18:59:00.000-04:002007-08-02T18:59:00.000-04:00Kan, what is haha sex?:-)Pain hurts, Roxan, but so...Kan, what is haha sex?:-)<BR/><BR/>Pain hurts, Roxan, but sometimes it's a matter of no pain, no gain. The first time I got my ears pierced, it was by a teenage friend with a needle and an ice cube. Hurt like hell, but I sure was proud of my new earrings. LOL.<BR/><BR/>Greeny, I'll make a pact with you. If you go get that tattoo, I'll get one, too. Not the wolf, but ... something.:) I've been too wiggly (and hot) lately to meditate, too. I can tell the difference in myself. I don't like it. Re #6, it's open to interpretation, but I do wondah, wondah, who wrote the book of love. She-bop. Do-wop. Shakalaka-boom.:-)<BR/><BR/>Charles, I am so relieved that my slippers, not matching anything you have, are safe! I will sleep much better tonight.:-)<BR/><BR/>Earshot. I'm getting a visual of attempted ear-piercing with a .22.:)Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-81578900420257172272007-08-02T18:57:00.000-04:002007-08-02T18:57:00.000-04:00AndYou Are 52% Selfish You are quite balanced. Y...And<BR/><BR/>You Are 52% Selfish <BR/> <BR/>You are quite balanced. You are able to compromise when it's in the best interests of those involved.<BR/>But you're no pushover. If something is important to you, you'll get it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-61136319075967980492007-08-02T18:54:00.000-04:002007-08-02T18:54:00.000-04:001. Yes. One in each. And my nose, in the middle.2....1. Yes. One in each. And my nose, in the middle.<BR/><BR/>2. 3. Welsh dragon, rampant; life size tiger moth; and my pentacle ring that I lost in Blackburn Lake.<BR/><BR/>3. Yes.<BR/><BR/>4. Sure.<BR/><BR/>5. Yup and yup. And now I have a cold in the heat.<BR/><BR/>6. Hee hee. I thought you asked who wrote the Love Boat....<BR/><BR/>7. No. <BR/><BR/>8. One.<BR/><BR/>9. French through school and into college, and I was able to give directions to the movie theatre to a German tourist who spoke better French than English. I can count to 10 in Spanish, and understand most things said by children under the age of 5.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-21158153473200348182007-08-02T18:52:00.000-04:002007-08-02T18:52:00.000-04:001. No. I've had enough pain already. That one is...1. No. I've had enough pain already. That one is unnecessary.<BR/>2. No. I've had enough pain already. That one is unnecessary.<BR/>3. No. I've had enough pain already. Oh, wait. Sorry, I was in skipping mode... Yes, I do.<BR/>4. Fame<BR/>5. No. I go elsewhere to agonize over the heat.<BR/>6. I'm waiting for the movie actually.<BR/>7. I don't do anything regularly.<BR/>8. Just English...I'm lazy.<BR/>9. Having now travelled to 40 countries...I have picked up a grand total of.....none. Still lazy.Ed & Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730956006290504616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-22488676601912221382007-08-02T18:47:00.000-04:002007-08-02T18:47:00.000-04:00Of course you realize I can only speak for myself,...Of course you realize I can only speak for myself, SJ. Although Kan and I haven't spoke of it, I cannot say what plans he may have made outside of my earshot. As far as I know, he has always been outside of my earshot. I'd better stop saying my earshot, before I get my earshot.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677769325841091545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-36594132447600522662007-08-02T18:40:00.000-04:002007-08-02T18:40:00.000-04:00I wouldn't go that far for a $2.99 pair of ruby sl...I wouldn't go that far for a $2.99 pair of ruby slippers, and I saw Wizard of Oz. I know once you put those things on, they don't come off easily. Besides, they wouldn't match a single thing I have. They're more suited to Princesses.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677769325841091545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-76191626695817053602007-08-02T18:39:00.000-04:002007-08-02T18:39:00.000-04:00I am 30% selfish. But that doesn't change the fac...I am 30% selfish. But that doesn't change the facts that it's still hot and I'm still pissy. I'm just not selfish about it.ThatGreenyFlowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464818533143531044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28555288.post-15937243837700715522007-08-02T18:37:00.000-04:002007-08-02T18:37:00.000-04:001. Are your ears pierced? If so, with how many pie...1. Are your ears pierced? If so, with how many piercings? 2 left, 1 right.<BR/><BR/>2. Do you have any tattoos? If so, how many and what are they? No, but if I had one it would be Max in his wolf suit. In fact, I might just go get that done now.<BR/><BR/>3. Do you believe in love at first sight? <I>Love?</I> --no. Lust? --yes.<BR/><BR/>4. Can you explain in one word why you blog? Wordorrhea.<BR/><BR/>5. Is it ungodly hot where you live? If it is, is it making you as languorous (and cranky) as it is me? Yes, it is. No languor, only pissiness.<BR/><BR/>6. Who do you think wrote The Book of Love? Do you mean the version that reads the best, or the version that's most true? If it's the latter, it was my husband.<BR/><BR/>7. Do you meditate on a regular basis? I am far, far to wiggly to meditate.<BR/><BR/>8. How many languages do you speak fluently? Only this one.<BR/><BR/>9. And how many languages do you know a smattering of? Three--Japanese, Czech, and Evinglovish.ThatGreenyFlowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464818533143531044noreply@blogger.com