tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post6221655769686067640..comments2024-03-28T13:37:53.397-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Pagliacci, or, Killing Your Lover is as Old as the HillsLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-40335465493660794262015-05-10T20:30:03.320-04:002015-05-10T20:30:03.320-04:00Eve, I don't know much about opera, so thank y...Eve, I don't know much about opera, so thank you for breaking it down for me.Melissa Yihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714047923814805076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-82649076694617418952015-05-08T22:08:56.553-04:002015-05-08T22:08:56.553-04:00I am reading A BLINK OF THE SCREEN, the new collec...I am reading A BLINK OF THE SCREEN, the new collection of all of the short stories by the late great Terry Pratchett and one of them, a short-short story set on Discworld, is concerned with the origin of Punch and Judy. It also demonstrates a method of solving a murder that could only work in a fantasy world.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-46450849512683558482015-05-08T10:25:46.322-04:002015-05-08T10:25:46.322-04:00Rob - another one I'd forgotten! And I loved ...Rob - another one I'd forgotten! And I loved Riddley Walker! Thanks for reminding me. I'm going to have to give that one a re-read.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33042859595337497082015-05-07T20:58:55.734-04:002015-05-07T20:58:55.734-04:00I am a fan of Harlequin. One of my favorite nove...I am a fan of Harlequin. One of my favorite novels is RIDDLEY WALKER, by Russell Hoban. It is set two thousand years after a nuclear war and Punch and Judy play significant roles in the plays within plays.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-63493559074354445132015-05-07T16:50:27.009-04:002015-05-07T16:50:27.009-04:00R.T. - Rafael Sabantini was always one of my guilt...R.T. - Rafael Sabantini was always one of my guilty pleasures<br />Paul - I forgot about the Seinfeld episode! <br />Janice - I've always said that while we're the most comfortably clothed era since the Greeks & Romans, we are not the most attractively clothed. Sigh.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-55998612406126597692015-05-07T11:52:43.004-04:002015-05-07T11:52:43.004-04:00Eve, great article.
I read Scaramouche in fifth g...Eve, great article.<br /><br />I read Scaramouche in fifth grade math class with the book concealed under my desk, and I've always remembered that opening line: He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.<br /><br />It's a way to look at life.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84525068575957601392015-05-07T08:08:42.819-04:002015-05-07T08:08:42.819-04:00Super.
Alas that our costumes aren't as colorf...Super.<br />Alas that our costumes aren't as colorful and fetching as those in the old comedy.janice lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-35526949872417028042015-05-07T06:07:07.894-04:002015-05-07T06:07:07.894-04:00Hi Eve, Great piece. Really enjoyed it and learned...Hi Eve, Great piece. Really enjoyed it and learned a lot. That said, I have to say that when I think of Pagliacci...I think of the Seinfeld episode about it. Very funny.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.com