tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post2902233125646793824..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Domain ExplainedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-53406417187214448272012-01-30T21:28:18.378-05:002012-01-30T21:28:18.378-05:00Chutzpah: brazen gall, shameless audacity, utter n...Chutzpah: brazen gall, shameless audacity, utter nerve, impudence.<br /><br />Yep, you have been on the receiving end of it.<br /><br />Mort the tortise lived in my sister's yard in NorCal for many years. I don't remember what species, but he was delightful. I spent an afternoon feeding him hibiscus blossoms to our mutual enjoyment.GayLeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-82003021329205406822012-01-29T13:33:20.599-05:002012-01-29T13:33:20.599-05:00Unless of course George is a female and Stanley......Unless of course George is a female and Stanley...well that would explain why he'd want to move in. ;P<br /><br />I can't believe people are so self-centered they expect you to roll over and give them what they want. (Yes, I can but their audacity still surprises the heck out of me). (Hugs)IndigoSage Ravenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143502548162174269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-90633132069913017132012-01-29T10:04:10.930-05:002012-01-29T10:04:10.930-05:00Thank you for explaining that! I live in Holland, ...Thank you for explaining that! I live in Holland, and am often totally amazed what creature can live in an American backyard. Just read another post that had groundhogs and rabbits and squirrels eating the vegetables in the garden.Aurianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04538247058229504410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-39833776312318316662012-01-29T07:05:25.897-05:002012-01-29T07:05:25.897-05:00Aurian wrote: How big are those turtles? Can'...Aurian wrote: <i>How big are those turtles? Can't you feed them something else, so they leave your garden alone?</i><br /><br />Stanley is about 6 or 7 inches in length and probably weighs about 5 or 6 pounds. George is almost 10 inches long and might weigh between 12 to 15 pounds. I never handle wild critters so these are just best guesses.<br /><br />The nice greens in my yard that they eat are mostly weeds and Spanish moss that falls from the oak trees, so we're fine with that. We use a little chicken wire fence to make a pen around anything we don't want the turtles to nibble onn in spring, like my rose bushes.)the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-6662586474490499242012-01-29T04:43:23.579-05:002012-01-29T04:43:23.579-05:00I loved the story, and the pictures. How big are t...I loved the story, and the pictures. How big are those turtles? Can't you feed them something else, so they leave your garden alone?<br /><br />On the two legged turtles, the nerve to ask something like that. Be creative and think of something original yourself!Aurianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04538247058229504410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-87530938472737054852012-01-29T02:14:29.128-05:002012-01-29T02:14:29.128-05:00Unbelievable. But what an entertaining way to say ...Unbelievable. But what an entertaining way to say "get over it, moochers."Lisa Richmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952982788918711609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-74503353122145087522012-01-28T21:33:07.659-05:002012-01-28T21:33:07.659-05:00Oh wow - someone wanted you to give them your blog...Oh wow - someone wanted you to give them your blog name? Do they have a billion dollars?<br /><br />Not a smart person.<br /><br />Yours, CynCyn Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404416186783891402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-72015797199216319872012-01-28T13:16:22.139-05:002012-01-28T13:16:22.139-05:00Sorry, Stanley (and other would-be interlopers), y...Sorry, Stanley (and other would-be interlopers), you're out of luck.<br /><br />But both Stanley and George are handsome lads!Deb Salisbury, Magic Seeker and Mantua-Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513482264195697450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-48727701333088731422012-01-28T11:46:02.461-05:002012-01-28T11:46:02.461-05:00:Head desk:
That is all.:Head desk:<br /><br />That is all.Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-19036635383932867872012-01-28T11:45:28.851-05:002012-01-28T11:45:28.851-05:00Um. . . people actually ask you that? Wow, they ar...Um. . . people actually ask you that? Wow, they aren't going to last long in this business I'd wager.digillettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439806613517879373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-87384306171617979252012-01-28T11:30:12.326-05:002012-01-28T11:30:12.326-05:00Lotsa nutso people out there. Sigh.
(too bad the ...Lotsa nutso people out there. Sigh.<br />(too bad the tortoises aren't male and female...could be a lovely story). ;)rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258822737734173873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-27719835886039040142012-01-28T10:50:50.540-05:002012-01-28T10:50:50.540-05:00I was on the same page as Night Music... how weird...I was on the same page as Night Music... how weird, to request such a thing. Perhaps if these moochers had the creativity to come up with their own names, they would be better "paperback writers."<br /><br />I'd be pretty horrified if I came to this page and found somebody else here camping out. *shivers*Dr. Cheryl Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-60418847914027309492012-01-28T10:30:34.002-05:002012-01-28T10:30:34.002-05:00Seriously? There are people out there who do that?...Seriously? There are people out there who do that? I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but honestly. *sigh*<br /><br />I like George! And I feel bad for Stanley. I'm the type who would be out there digging the start of a burrow for Stanley though which I know is inane but that's just me.<br /><br />I really thought though that you were going to tell us George was a Georgette. ;o)nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-33459439001607524462012-01-28T09:27:35.795-05:002012-01-28T09:27:35.795-05:00snickersnickerShiloh Walkerhttp://shilohwalker.com/websitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-29033049380836110552012-01-28T08:42:01.589-05:002012-01-28T08:42:01.589-05:00Really some people are crude. Love your story and...Really some people are crude. Love your story and pictures. Old George knows give people an inch and they will take a mile. Paperback Writer wouldn't be the same without you.Juanita Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814102340121797424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-75699415552233517082012-01-28T08:12:52.508-05:002012-01-28T08:12:52.508-05:00Go George!
I can't believe anyone would be lo...Go George!<br /><br />I can't believe anyone would be low enough to try and mooch Paperback Writer off you. Shoo shoo, Stanley. Make your own home you lazy fart.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-67548496972856919752012-01-28T03:32:30.116-05:002012-01-28T03:32:30.116-05:00People seriously do that? Do they at least offer m...People seriously do that? Do they at least offer money or anything in return?<br /><br />I guess I'm lucky my website name is the same as my real name, which is, as far as I can tell, one-of-a-kind.Kristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11398822604628789516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-88938805281028276182012-01-28T01:43:17.922-05:002012-01-28T01:43:17.922-05:00Adorable pictures and a lovely story but really? ...Adorable pictures and a lovely story but really? People ask that? Sigh.Margaret M. Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537558539259791284noreply@blogger.com