tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post8491076118191741529..comments2024-03-19T05:28:00.356-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Writing Comic Crime, and the Rule of WORST THINGLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-80158592061466428842017-12-28T18:12:56.588-05:002017-12-28T18:12:56.588-05:00Don, I hope you enjoy it! I used to write stand-u...Don, I hope you enjoy it! I used to write stand-up, so the humour is rather...manic.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-53042581886331418222017-12-27T23:48:43.475-05:002017-12-27T23:48:43.475-05:00Well, your description sold me a book. Thanks a l...Well, your description sold me a book. Thanks a lot. Like I have nothing better to do with my time.<br /><br />Come to think of it, I'm retired. I don't have anything better to do with my time...<br /><br />Don Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-14998957947389426412017-12-24T09:51:19.459-05:002017-12-24T09:51:19.459-05:00Barb, it takes a certain type of humour (possibly ...Barb, it takes a certain type of humour (possibly manic) to appreciate Festivus! Eh, sis?Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-82855950869822346952017-12-23T23:14:16.391-05:002017-12-23T23:14:16.391-05:00Fun post, Mel. And I learned a new word too: batho...Fun post, Mel. And I learned a new word too: bathos. So that makes my day complete. Happy Festivus! Let the Feats of Strength begin. (I've got a lot of problems with you people!)Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-569841159532784222017-12-23T17:38:10.817-05:002017-12-23T17:38:10.817-05:00Melodie, I only WISH I'd made it up. Check ou...Melodie, I only WISH I'd made it up. Check out the original commercial for it:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdonmCgg3lE<br /><br />Amazing...Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-26171599773812736812017-12-23T17:32:24.013-05:002017-12-23T17:32:24.013-05:00I admit it - I have never heard of the 'in the...I admit it - I have never heard of the 'in the egg egg-scrambler' and I'm thinking this is something I need to know! Can't even imagine. Eve, you made that up, right? (Merry Christmas!)Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-14955133162615635542017-12-23T17:30:35.887-05:002017-12-23T17:30:35.887-05:00I'll leave Ramon to you, Anne. Somehow, I thi...I'll leave Ramon to you, Anne. Somehow, I think Camilla might have met him :)Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-52462250516243298172017-12-23T17:02:48.531-05:002017-12-23T17:02:48.531-05:00That is totally true about Raoul. Watch out for hi...That is totally true about Raoul. Watch out for his cousin Ramon, too. ;-) All of this is so true, whether you're writing comedy or not. But comedy thrives on stupid ideas. Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84671482551276562632017-12-23T15:20:17.293-05:002017-12-23T15:20:17.293-05:00I remember "Eating Raoul" very well.
I...I remember "Eating Raoul" very well. <br />If it sounds like a stupid idea, it probably is - but that doesn't mean you can't still sell it somebody. Just find stupider. They're out there. Otherwise, the "in the egg egg-scrambler" would never have been manufactured and sold. <br />Merry Christmas!<br />Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-51792979979313010502017-12-23T14:25:02.715-05:002017-12-23T14:25:02.715-05:00Thanks for commenting, Steve! I think everyone is...Thanks for commenting, Steve! I think everyone is traveling today. Probably should have saved this post (one of my meatier ones) until after the holidays. Have a grand Christmas!Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-59902746557255863422017-12-23T14:23:30.908-05:002017-12-23T14:23:30.908-05:00Elizabeth, I'm so tempted to ask: What KIND of...Elizabeth, I'm so tempted to ask: What KIND of fun? grin - Happy holidays!Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-11062612006717641412017-12-23T13:01:22.192-05:002017-12-23T13:01:22.192-05:00Ha ... I have a cousin named Raul, who is a pediat...Ha ... I have a cousin named Raul, who is a pediatrician in Lima, Peru. We're related by marriage & he doesn't speak English. He's lots of fun.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239163766419735693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-42058409002266479042017-12-23T12:35:19.377-05:002017-12-23T12:35:19.377-05:00"If it sounds like a stupid idea, it probably..."If it sounds like a stupid idea, it probably is." I love that. It's pretty much the premise of a lot a great comedy though, isn't it? Think of "The Ransom of Red Chief" for starters. <br /><br />I'd probably think of more but I'm in the middle of wrapping gifts. NOT one of my myriad talents. <br /><br />Merry Christmas, everyone (or Happy Hanukkah, Io Saturnalia, Happy Kwanzaa, or any other holiday I've missed).<br />Steve Liskowhttp://www.steveliskow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-41000370311037940872017-12-23T08:53:46.493-05:002017-12-23T08:53:46.493-05:00Leigh, you may have explained it...too many vowels...Leigh, you may have explained it...too many vowels in a name and I turn to putty :) Didn't know that about caffeine! I have to stop drinking it by 3:00 or I'm up all night. Which may also explain Raoul. Oops.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-23751757586385927382017-12-23T00:40:25.331-05:002017-12-23T00:40:25.331-05:00I loved the line about Raoul. I suspect that rule ...I loved the line about Raoul. I suspect that rule could be generalized to avoid any man with too many vowels in his name.<br /><br />It’s surprising, but caffeine helps people with ADD to sleep. Caffeine ‘cools’ the brain. (I said caffeine instead of coffee; while I love the smell of fresh-ground coffee, the drink makes me barf– it goes back to a childhood incident. My drug of choice is Coke… the liquid kind!)Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.com