tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post9200132238999313168..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: A twitter-pated pioneerZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-730588563674209392011-01-06T20:28:31.722-08:002011-01-06T20:28:31.722-08:00I've stopped watching House altogether. It was...I've stopped watching House altogether. It was bad enough that they decided his being crazy wasn't important enough to actually impact the show, but then the Cuddy thing happened. And THEN she decided that he should have a freakin' medical student on his team. I still have four or five eps on my DVR but I'm not sure I'll be watching them.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-53200608154398905222011-01-06T18:02:52.770-08:002011-01-06T18:02:52.770-08:00Would a wacky mathematician be addle-pated?Would a wacky mathematician be addle-pated?Kathienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-22324939567554826352011-01-06T08:04:01.131-08:002011-01-06T08:04:01.131-08:00Indeed, Liz, I do not know if Bertie would call a ...Indeed, Liz, I do not know if Bertie would call a couch a couch. Searching the text reveals no occurrences of the various synonyms: couch, chaise, chesterfield, divan, sofa. Margaret probably made the right call with "chair."<br /><br />As for the multi-talented Hugh Laurie, I am a big fan. I recently watched my DVD set of "A Bit of Fry & Laurie" again. Great stuff, though some of the Brit-specific stuff is hard to understand (or "suss out," as they say).<br /><br />I'm less enamored of "House," which is more of a soap opera than ever before now that the House-Cuddy subplot has become so intrusive.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-36435862028587004862011-01-06T07:51:39.906-08:002011-01-06T07:51:39.906-08:00But would he have called it a couch? I am not sur...But would he have called it a couch? I am not sure & haven't The Master's works to hand.<br /><br />My daughter aged 22 is a huge House fan. After she had watched several episodes in a row, I staged an intervention & had her watch two bits of Wodehouse -- I can't remember now which. She was fascinated, not so much by the content, but by how Hugh Laurie had changed...Liz Ditzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455722013211350247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-34348529223855508562011-01-05T12:02:40.321-08:002011-01-05T12:02:40.321-08:00A good point, Margaret, although Bertie Wooster li...A good point, Margaret, although Bertie Wooster lives in pretty fancy digs and probably has several couches.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-75799231532263848892011-01-05T11:56:53.011-08:002011-01-05T11:56:53.011-08:00I think it more likely that "c." refers ...I think it more likely that "c." refers to chair rather than couch since it says "a c." rather than "the c." and a living room or sitting room is more likely to have one couch and more than one chair.Margaretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-79726553578356312882011-01-05T10:02:07.323-08:002011-01-05T10:02:07.323-08:00Quite.Quite.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-7673079238853768522011-01-05T09:47:35.395-08:002011-01-05T09:47:35.395-08:00Wasn't Bertie the twit?Wasn't Bertie the twit?Kathienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-59680049073468211792011-01-05T05:22:55.300-08:002011-01-05T05:22:55.300-08:00The only haddock I know is Tintin's best frien...The only haddock I know is Tintin's best friend and adventure companion, Captain Archibald Haddock, but I suppose he wouldn't like to be passed over a brazier...João Paulohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381082469759173318noreply@blogger.com