tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post2522987838787009629..comments2024-03-27T23:53:59.771-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Hearing BellsLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84121109758504910872016-04-06T22:44:02.173-04:002016-04-06T22:44:02.173-04:00Thanks for all the fascinating comments. B.K., you...Thanks for all the fascinating comments. B.K., you remind me of Harry Kemelman's masterful short story "The Nine Mile Walk," in which one character makes up a sentence and the other uses it to prove a murder has taken place on the other side of town...Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-41063534323079119912016-04-06T20:38:31.387-04:002016-04-06T20:38:31.387-04:00To quote another catchphrase: "Verrrry Intere...To quote another catchphrase: "Verrrry Interesting!" And I can't wait to read the story that comes out of this!Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-28591926593378324052016-04-06T20:04:35.133-04:002016-04-06T20:04:35.133-04:00I agree with Anon. My first thought was like Barb&...I agree with Anon. My first thought was like Barb's and Bonnie's, but Eve's point is intriguing and leave it to Dale to come up with that! Amazing.<br /><br />Bobby, you're now creating your own Thoughts for the Day!Velmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922496600366632604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-42277099957215600042016-04-06T16:11:55.037-04:002016-04-06T16:11:55.037-04:00Your second interpretation is the one that immedia...Your second interpretation is the one that immediately occurred to me. Maybe you could write a story in which several characters use that expression, but each means something different by it. Or the expression is the vital clue in a case: The detectives break into a room and find a man dying of a gunshot wound, and he gasps out, "Any bell is the captain's" before expiring. Now the detectives have to figure out what he meant.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673578800047888317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-29250233775265793052016-04-06T13:49:40.324-04:002016-04-06T13:49:40.324-04:00My first thought was like Barb's, but the othe...My first thought was like Barb's, but the other ideas are intriguing! Whatever its source, I like the phrase and commend your Dreaming Self for providing it! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-13691979059750484712016-04-06T10:42:58.270-04:002016-04-06T10:42:58.270-04:00Or it could be connected to Whitman's "O ...Or it could be connected to Whitman's "O Captain, my captain", for whom the bells are ringing... I love dreams like that. If I'd had the dream, I'd interpret it as the detective answers any call as that given him by his captain, who would [of course] outrank him whether he were in the military, or civilian police force. Even if the detective was a P.I., maybe he had been in the police department / military...<br /><br />Then again, there's always Captain Blackheart & Lady Annabelle.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-81592957053842797432016-04-06T10:13:21.864-04:002016-04-06T10:13:21.864-04:00If the phrase were to be found in a Golden Age Mys...If the phrase were to be found in a Golden Age Mystery it might well have a secondary connotation that is intended to blow past the reader. Perhaps what you heard was "Annabelle is the Captain's." I googled that phrase and was immediately pointed to a novel described as follows on the Barnes and Noble site: <br /><br />Captain Blackheart & Lady Annabelle - High Seas Pirate Adventure, Adult Erotica Romance http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/captain-blackheart-lady-annabelle-high-seas-pirate-adventure-adult-erotica-romance-constance-cummings/1119171924<br /><br />And that is as far as I am going with this, except to wish Rob sweet dreams.Dale Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553503281187956955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-39607227034015698982016-04-06T10:10:21.679-04:002016-04-06T10:10:21.679-04:00Blogger seems to be in one of its moods re comment...Blogger seems to be in one of its moods re comments. Our apologies. Barb Goffman put hers on Facebook and I will try to copy it here:<br /><br />> Barb Goffman: I just tried to comment, but Blogger is being cranky. Anyway I think the dream comment meant he'll come wherever he's needed, just like a bell captain.<br />"The smart bell captain sets an example of hard work and good service by performing all bell duties when needed." http://work.chron.com/role-bell-captain-20038.htmlRobert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.com