tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post110601632501154715..comments2024-02-20T03:18:43.590-05:00Comments on Magnificent Octopus: DealingIsabella Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1106090565383934822005-01-18T18:22:00.000-05:002005-01-18T18:22:00.000-05:00Another nerd! I have the language encyclopedia and...Another nerd! I have the language encyclopedia and the Safire book. <br /><br />But a confession---I've only just skimmed the encyclopedia...Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17358441701832129130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1106086320954081632005-01-18T17:12:00.000-05:002005-01-18T17:12:00.000-05:00I rather tend to believe she'll be good at fund-ra...I rather tend to believe she'll be good at fund-raising, then feeding the hungry.Isabella Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1106082301250290602005-01-18T16:05:00.000-05:002005-01-18T16:05:00.000-05:00I can never, ever, follow John in the comment sect...I can never, ever, follow John in the comment section. Ever!<br /><br />That said, prediction time.<br /><br />You're grooming the next Martha Stewart. Don't fight it, it's going to happpen.<br /><br />I'll need a source for good pastichiki and kremovka down the road.<br /><br />So, I have an ulterior motive- sue me.SC&Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896449261475558935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1106076769900494082005-01-18T14:32:00.000-05:002005-01-18T14:32:00.000-05:00How's this for nerdy: The background books were ac...How's <EM>this</EM> for nerdy: The background books were <EM>actually</EM> a consideration in choosing which photo to post.<br /><br />It's a 3-volume Webster's Third New International Dictionary and Seven Language Dictionary, 1966, which match the Encyclopedia Britannica set my parents had invested in. Not a great dictionary, but I own several for the sake of comparison.Isabella Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-1106076180710941672005-01-18T14:23:00.000-05:002005-01-18T14:23:00.000-05:00How's this for nerdy: I look at the picture and sa...How's this for nerdy: I look at the picture and say "Ooh! They've got the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language! Looks like the same edition we have!" And what are the big antiquarian-looking tomes just at the lower left corner?<br /><br />--RAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com