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As long the person doing the recording knows it's being recorded it's okay?
I guess that could cover the NSA, and a whole multitude of situations, but I won't even go there.
posted by
Blanche.
on August 7, 2006 at 2:45 PM
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I think I want one too, Mademoiselle.
posted by
TAPS.
on August 7, 2006 at 2:43 PM
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No, it's not illegal at all, Blanche ... I checked.
Just so long as one person (being you) knows the conversation is being recorded.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on August 7, 2006 at 1:43 PM
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Mademoiselle, I think keeping a tape recorder running, is an excellent
idea. In fact, I wish I'd thought of it, next time I want to go into excruciating detail, and bore my readers to tears, (instead of giving the overview, and boring them faster), I should try that.
I already have one, but thanks for reminding me to dust it off. I don't think that legally I'm obligated to warn anyone at the coffee shop that they are being taped, as supposedly anyone taping phone calls is required to, but I could make a beeping noise just in case.
posted by
Blanche.
on August 7, 2006 at 1:22 PM
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Actually, Azur, I already have an i-pod ...
I just don't really know how to use it.
Plus, I fear that if I'm discovered to be wearing a wire, my recording device will bear the brunt of the wrath.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 9, 2006 at 12:42 AM
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Sounds like you need
an i-Pod with a microphone then you could make voice recordings without building up tapes. You could also load them onto your computer and name the recordings. I do this with interviews and I can see them all listed on the screen.
posted by
Azur
on May 9, 2006 at 12:23 AM
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SEE my previous comment, 8-ball.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 8, 2006 at 11:38 PM
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I've always carried one for that purpose, David ...
I'm just taking it to a whole 'nother level.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 8, 2006 at 11:38 PM
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Thank you, Una ...
The post (which just went up) is certainly one of my better ones. It's a tad long, but it reads very fast.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 8, 2006 at 11:37 PM
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Of course, Cesium ...
This is strictly for my own personal use and enjoyment. The same goes for the video cameras I've had installed in all my bathrooms.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 8, 2006 at 11:34 PM
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The miracle of the internet is that it makes everyone look smarter than they actually are, Blanche.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 8, 2006 at 11:33 PM
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Tape Recorders
help a lot, I wish I had one. Just before bed I always have great ideas pop into my head and I always say it's too good to forget I'll remember in the morning. Well I never do. Keep it on record.
posted by
8-ball
on May 8, 2006 at 8:17 PM
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I heard that lots of people who write carry tape recorders
Cuz you never know when an idea or whatever will pop into your head. Having a tape recorder captures it.
posted by
David1Spirit
on May 8, 2006 at 7:29 PM
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I have so many question marks about your next post.
Very intriguing.
posted by
una01
on May 8, 2006 at 6:06 PM
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You know that's inadmissible in court
posted by
AlienInsomniac
on May 8, 2006 at 4:43 PM
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Mademoiselle, I did know that about you (I still remember from your early
posts). I meant that I needed to check IMDB, handy thing to have, it makes me look way smarter than I actually am.
posted by
Blanche.
on May 8, 2006 at 3:44 PM
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Those really belong to my mother, Ann.
I guess I should give her
some credit.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 8, 2006 at 3:44 PM
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I didn't use IMDB, Blanche ...
don't need to ... I'm a film school dropout.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 8, 2006 at 3:43 PM
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Another 10 are in. Thanks. :)
(A)
posted by
A-and-B
on May 8, 2006 at 3:39 PM
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Hmm, tha'ts why I love IMDB: fast quotes. Thank you for clarifying.
posted by
Blanche.
on May 8, 2006 at 3:36 PM
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I guess it does, Ann ...
I just assumed those questions only referred to "firsthand" idea submissions.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 8, 2006 at 3:32 PM
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Yeah, Blanche, the line is actually spoken by a fat hitman ...
after he and his partner gun down some opposing mobsters (who are sitting in a car). The partner is about to remove the dead men's weapons, when the immortal line is uttered.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 8, 2006 at 3:31 PM
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It pays to keep alert. You never know when someone might talk back behind your back. Lol. Enjoy your 10 more clicks here! :)
(A)
posted by
A-and-B
on May 8, 2006 at 3:24 PM
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Mademoiselle, I have to confess that I was getting my quote on the canoli
secondhand. It's my boyfriend (who I've dubbed Gideon as a pseudonym), who is the movie buff in our household. He's amazing, he knows actors, lines, details from movies no one has ever heard of, it's how we communicate now. We use the canoli line constantly, still get a laugh (although we are cheap laughs).
Like-minded individuals as friends, that's a beautiful thing.
posted by
Blanche.
on May 8, 2006 at 3:18 PM
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I love the canoli quote, Blanche ...
Though (as I'm sure you know) it wasn't spoken by Brando. At least, not in the actual movie ... maybe, on the set.
And no, Manon and I remain friends because you could never find two such like-minded individuals as we. Perhaps best summarized by Gore Vidal's twin mottos:
"Every time a friend succeeds, a little piece of me dies."
"It is not enough that I succeed, others must fail."
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 8, 2006 at 3:15 PM
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Mademoiselle,
Sometimes cartoons are drawn from inspirations gleamed from bloggers/ posts. Questions are posed with 10 click rewards. We try our best to post twice; morning & evening. Please check out post on:
Sunday, May 7, 2006
Guess the blogger who inspired this! They know who they are! 10 clicks!
(Thanks,
(A) )
posted by
A-and-B
on May 8, 2006 at 3:11 PM
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Are you still friends with her because you follow the Godfather's lead:
*Marlon Brando mumbling through cotton stuffed in his cheeks* "My son, keep your friends close, and your enemies closer?" (Also, "leave the gun, take the canolli", words that I live by).
posted by
Blanche.
on May 8, 2006 at 3:07 PM
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What are you talking about, Ann?
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 8, 2006 at 3:07 PM
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Well, she claims it really happened, Blanche ...
but she's not to be trusted.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 8, 2006 at 3:05 PM
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4 more clicks for this autobiography! Btw, don't you ever check out older Comics' posts? Something might benefit you........
(A)
posted by
A-and-B
on May 8, 2006 at 3:04 PM
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Hm, I'm not sure that philosophy worked so well for him, since he did
have to move to Bahrain, whether or not the charges were true. Although, dangling one's offspring over a balcony with his or her head covered with a diaper or something does make for disturbing rumors.
She made up a story to blackmail you with? Tricky, very tricky.
posted by
Blanche.
on May 8, 2006 at 3:02 PM
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Oh, I see ...
sort of.
Ironically, my best friend keeps trying to blackmail me over some lame story (that she made up) about me. But as Michael Jackson says, "Lies get winded, while the truth runs marathons." (or something like that).
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 8, 2006 at 2:56 PM
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No, no, for us! I mean blackmailing you
Unless you're totally immune and won't be taken in by that game, in which case you really are way ahead of most games. Good thing, too.
posted by
Blanche.
on May 8, 2006 at 2:52 PM
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What good is blackmailing a hobo?
If he had any money, he wouldn't be a hobo.
Oh, you mean for him?
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 8, 2006 at 2:43 PM
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Too bad, Mlle, cause the blackmail potential would be HUGE!
You could benefit, too: rights to the Movie Of The Week, Oprah's Book of the Month. I think you missed a golden opportunity.
posted by
Blanche.
on May 8, 2006 at 2:25 PM
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No, Blanche, I can assure you our relationship was strictly platonic.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 8, 2006 at 2:08 PM
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Possibly so, Ann ...
Though my newfound policy appears to be paying dividends already, because I've just been told by my brother's girlfriend that my first post (under the new policy) totally rocks.
Of course, then again, she's an imbecile.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 8, 2006 at 2:06 PM
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I'm all ears, Mademoiselle,
And btw, did you have sex with the homeless man you ran over? Because Vickip posted about Hobo sex, I think that would be one for the record.
posted by
Blanche.
on May 8, 2006 at 2:04 PM
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Thank you, Spudnuts ...
Fortunately, he was already laying down, so ...
posted by
Mademoiselle
on May 8, 2006 at 2:03 PM
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You might have tapes piled sky high pretty soon. Lol.
Congratulations! You've won in the Guess blog.
Clicks are already in.
(A)
posted by
A-and-B
on May 8, 2006 at 2:00 PM
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Damn! I hope your car was okay!
posted by
Spudnuts
on May 8, 2006 at 1:55 PM
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