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It took me a long time to take nothing you say seriously in the least.
For your posts, I don't need a grain of salt, I need a
whole salt LICK. LOL
posted by
Schatz
on November 7, 2006 at 2:33 PM
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Mademoiselle
If I were to be surrounded by a pack of lions, I would let one attack me. With his mouth open I would put my hands inside, make it come out of the other end, catch it by its tail, and pull it back with all my might, so that now he would be facing the jungles, completely reversed. This would frighten all other lions so much that they will want to make good their escape, pronto!
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on November 7, 2006 at 6:56 AM
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I can just see that...
hungry lions chasing after balls of yarn all over the savanah (Maybe dip the balls in meat juice before throwing??? Fresh blood? Any volunteers?)
posted by
DarrkeThoughts
on July 30, 2006 at 8:15 AM
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After doing further research, una ...
I'm almost certain it wouldn't succeed. Still might be a good idea to try, though.
I mean, it couldn't hurt.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 23, 2006 at 10:08 PM
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I like the imaginary scenario
with the hungry lions, and find your imaginary method of distraction interesting. I am just not too sure if it will succeed.
posted by
una01
on March 23, 2006 at 4:59 PM
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Thank you, brettnik ...
I think.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 22, 2006 at 9:16 PM
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Well then, Kingmi ...
how did all the other animals understand what he was saying?
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 22, 2006 at 9:15 PM
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It sure is, scriber.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 22, 2006 at 9:13 PM
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You've given new meaning to the word deep, MPO
posted by
brettnik
on March 22, 2006 at 7:02 PM
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MPO, THE LION WAS TALKING LION TALK, OF COURSE, SILLY! lol
posted by
kingmi
on March 22, 2006 at 5:08 PM
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M.P.O. --interesting down there.
posted by
scriber
on March 22, 2006 at 2:44 PM
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Thank you, Ben ...
I actually would have guessed her
initially (because of the jaw) ... however, I didn't recognize the guy as Carey Hart.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 22, 2006 at 2:20 PM
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I had not heard that one before, Kingmi ...
but it's certainly good to know. I guess lions must be quite a bit smarter than my cat, seeing as he can't even talk
at all.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 22, 2006 at 2:18 PM
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Perhaps, Gulliver, the rule should be amended to:
take nothing she says seriously.
P.S. CesiumClockWatcher is a he.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 22, 2006 at 2:15 PM
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I think lions would lurch forward at visible moving prey. Moving a hand might encourage them. Lol.
Congratulations on your win on Pink.
(B)
posted by
A-and-B
on March 22, 2006 at 2:08 PM
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MPO, you underestimate, I fear, the intelligence of a lion. Have you heard
how the lion got hisname as King of the Jungle? Wlaking throught the forest one morning, feeling so very kingly, he approached a family of chimps and roared "I AM THE KING OF THE JUNGLE!" They scampered away.
Next the lion approached a herd of gazelle and announced again : "I AM THE KING OF THE JUNGLE!" They all ran.
Last he came to a herd of elephants, walked up to one bull and roared "I AM THE KING OF THE JUNGLE!"
The elephant grabbed him by the tail using her trunk, swung him aroud three times, bashed him up against a tree, and stalked off. The lion replied "You don't have to get so angry about it!"
Good post, and neat idea!
posted by
kingmi
on March 22, 2006 at 2:02 PM
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Rule # 1 to Appreciating MPO's Blog:
Take very little that she says seriously.
Last month, 5 bloggers were committed to a maximum security hospital after they took her posts, and subsequent comments too seriously. MPO told us all about those poor guys after she was released from the same hospital a few weeks ago. She blogged all about the wonderful jello they fed her too. It was a great post.
posted by
Captain_Gulliver
on March 22, 2006 at 1:57 PM
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More CesiumClockWatcher comments
I was a little worried that s/he spent so much time analyzing an obvious joke. It hit me after I had already spent 10 minutes rereading the comment with my scientific calculator trying to unravel its complexities. I thought to myself,
"Wait a second, dog. It was a joke!"
posted by
Captain_Gulliver
on March 22, 2006 at 1:49 PM
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Oh, I see! I'm sorry.
It's just that sometimes people here take the strangest things seriously.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 22, 2006 at 1:49 PM
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MPO see that is what I get for trying to be funny.
I thought your deep thoughts were deeeeep! Nice post and all that, clever and soooo on!
posted by
Justi
on March 22, 2006 at 1:47 PM
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Okaaay ...
I have absolutely no clue what you are talking about, Justsouno.
However, thanks for stopping by anyway.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 22, 2006 at 1:41 PM
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M.P.O. lighten up lady. More deep thoughts like that and you will discover
the cure to fun.
posted by
Justi
on March 22, 2006 at 1:21 PM
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I have, Silly ...
It's pretty funny (with a surprisingly good heart), kind of like "Farrelly brothers lite". However, it's certainly no "There's Something About Mary".
Speaking of which, remember the scene where Matt Dillon dominates the retarded kids (at football) and then spikes the ball and shouts "Special, my ass!"
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 22, 2006 at 11:42 AM
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he hehehe
Have you seen The Ringer yet? , I haven't but the perview are pretty intresting. ~Silly
posted by
SillySoul88
on March 22, 2006 at 11:13 AM
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For real, Gulliver ...
although, I'm not sure this particular post necessarily
warranted such careful study.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 22, 2006 at 10:49 AM
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Why thank you,
Andrew.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 22, 2006 at 10:47 AM
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CesiumClockWatcher: WOW...thoughtful analysis!
See MPO, I'm not the only one who is
"not exactly playing to the 'been-doing-homework-for-three-hours-so-her-mind-has-the-consistency-of-wet-cardboard" crowd.
posted by
Captain_Gulliver
on March 22, 2006 at 7:24 AM
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You have a freaky imagination Katia.
posted by
Gubby
on March 22, 2006 at 6:45 AM
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It would certainly keep life "fresh", Lucifero.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 22, 2006 at 5:14 AM
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Probably not, Nanaroo ...
though it works on my cat.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 22, 2006 at 5:13 AM
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More Random Thinking would be appreciated.
posted by
Luxbring
on March 22, 2006 at 5:12 AM
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Thank you very much, Ann ...
this one is, like, my homage to Jack Handey.
I'm not sure how many people here even know who he is, but I used to love his "Deep Thoughts" (on Saturday Night Live) so much ... I figured I'd come up with a few of my own.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 22, 2006 at 5:11 AM
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M.P.O.
hey ya, I don't think the lions would be fooled...
posted by
Nanaroo
on March 22, 2006 at 5:08 AM
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Hello, new blog name! You've started off on the right foot too with such a fun post.
(A)
posted by
A-and-B
on March 22, 2006 at 5:01 AM
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Perhaps I should place a warning label on this one, then.
Thanks for the (
very thorough) analysis.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 22, 2006 at 4:17 AM
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The Physics of a Pogo Stick on a Trampoline
You know whenever you are jumping on a trampoline and you land at the wrong point and your legs do that wobbly motion and sometimes you fall? Well the same thing will happen with the pogo stick at some point while you are jumping. Except it gets a bit more complicated with a pogo stick.
When you are bouncing up and down on something you are dealing with a rather delicate balance of potential and kinetic energies. That goes for your feet or a pogo stick or that goofy ball with the handle that kids bounce around on. When you land on a pogo stick you compress the spring to a certain point and then it decompresses and pushes you upward. Normally you are bouncing on the sidewalk, which is stationary, so there's no problem. Well think of the trampoline as an elastic sidewalk. In gymnastics class you get on and start jumping and you get a rhythm going and it feels kinda good for a bit, then something always happens, either someone calls your name or you get distracted by something and then you hit wrong and your legs fold and you end up either falling or trying to get back in sync. Most of the time you stop and start over.
While you are jumping and it is going good your legs are bending and extending in time with the motion of the trampoline. That's like the spring of your pogo stick. You hit the trampoline just after it has reached the bottom and you ride it up a bit as your legs extend and then you clear a certain point and you fly up in the air and do flips and show off. ;) So for the pogo stick to work, you would have to sync your landings on the trampoline the same way...the pogo stick's compression point is either just past the bottom of the trampoline's motion or on its way up but not at the top. As the pogo stick is decompressing, or pushing you upward, it is pushing against the trampoline sort of the way it would push against the ground except in this case the "ground" is moving. If the trampoline has passed its high point and is on its way down there is a big chance it could throw you off.
I guess now you know I am obsessed with figuring out how things work.
posted by
AlienInsomniac
on March 22, 2006 at 1:14 AM
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Yes, BirdCatcher,
however, these are wholly original.
Oh and, also, on Blogit: the shorter, the better. In the future, you probably should post fewer at a time.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 21, 2006 at 10:09 PM
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Thank you, food4thought ...
I got the idea (for the first one) from my cat. He was my inspiration.
Well, along with Jack Handey.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on March 21, 2006 at 10:06 PM
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by the way
it's almost like MY deep thoughts article.
only I posted more
posted by
Bird_Catcher
on March 21, 2006 at 10:05 PM
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BUT
If you contract a terminal disease. Such as aids. It could become the comedy masterpiece of your life.
Because then you can give it to as many other people as you wish.
And then laugh at them.
posted by
Bird_Catcher
on March 21, 2006 at 10:04 PM
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MPO...
I am smiling and chuckling. I like the imaginary ball, and the odd thing is, my cat attacted my newspaper tonight, while the paper was laying of the floor.
posted by
food4thought
on March 21, 2006 at 9:59 PM
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