tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post317254013587570596..comments2024-03-10T01:26:13.595-08:00Comments on Trainride Of The Enigmas: Lesser-Known Christmas Tales, Part TwoGeo.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-67538403360475186252013-12-19T19:06:03.989-08:002013-12-19T19:06:03.989-08:00Well, Helen of Troy was stolen from her husband by...Well, Helen of Troy was stolen from her husband by Paris, who was also called Alexander(previous post), and that started the Trojan War --so Faust was right to go running to his mommy and your classmate was wise to call himself David, another story in another mythic structure, rather than get mixed up with them apples. And now I'm thoroughly confused! I think they should All have department store workshops.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-6506338747212199682013-12-19T17:44:43.971-08:002013-12-19T17:44:43.971-08:00I had a classmate in high school whose first name ...I had a classmate in high school whose first name was Faust. He preferred to go by his middle name, David, for some strange reason.<br /><br />I never realized the Santa-Satan thing before. Sneaky...This story is so funny...I can easily see it being made into something bigger. Santa/Satan takes care of ALL the kids, good AND bad, LOL!Remembering Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760441035721518260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-66342660884251716282013-12-19T17:21:53.024-08:002013-12-19T17:21:53.024-08:00Thanks Lizzy. I can't imagine what such a movi...Thanks Lizzy. I can't imagine what such a movie would be about but I'd sure watch it too!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-57649910500085698082013-12-19T17:19:56.502-08:002013-12-19T17:19:56.502-08:00Mirror-image words with many parallels!Mirror-image words with many parallels!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-68737822044723305342013-12-19T17:18:30.158-08:002013-12-19T17:18:30.158-08:00Oh! "Pommes d'or du jardin des Hespérides...Oh! "Pommes d'or du jardin des Hespérides" from The Labors of Hercule (Poirot). Close? I love Agatha.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-44680336720542565002013-12-19T13:34:53.556-08:002013-12-19T13:34:53.556-08:00Haha very clever Geo. If there was a movie called ...Haha very clever Geo. If there was a movie called Satan Santa I would watch it, I imagine it would be quite entertaining :PLizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271068704945743160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-71424126723974623152013-12-19T13:17:43.467-08:002013-12-19T13:17:43.467-08:00Dear Geo,
I loved the story! I just saw a hilario...Dear Geo, <br />I loved the story! I just saw a hilarious German film, with a title that maybe your young kid above might also hsave used - IF you Americans weren't so decent. "göthe" was mispelled in the film's title. Do you want an apple from Paris,(no need to change a letter here to create confusion, ask dear Agatha C.) Waiting for part three! <br /> Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-3028864826639867072013-12-19T11:20:15.972-08:002013-12-19T11:20:15.972-08:00Oh my dog...errr, I meant oh my god, that was funn...Oh my dog...errr, I meant oh my god, that was funny.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-77527007282438305432013-12-18T21:04:53.808-08:002013-12-18T21:04:53.808-08:00Indeed, as dud I admit to greater uncertainty than...Indeed, as dud I admit to greater uncertainty than I do as dude. Dudes are confident!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-10662609401730795802013-12-18T20:01:51.996-08:002013-12-18T20:01:51.996-08:00Just goes to show ya, spelling DOES count.
Loved ...Just goes to show ya, spelling DOES count.<br /><br />Loved it, as always. You're quite the wit, dude. (See, now if I misspelled "dude", and left the "e" off, it'd be a whole 'nother connotation.)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-2210467406648992792013-12-18T17:33:50.970-08:002013-12-18T17:33:50.970-08:00Thanks Squid. Language is a kick indeed.Thanks Squid. Language is a kick indeed.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-79067353522514397192013-12-18T16:40:57.997-08:002013-12-18T16:40:57.997-08:00Good fun. I liked the bit about asking how to spel...Good fun. I liked the bit about asking how to spell Goethe.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-54963721261683402762013-12-18T16:34:21.028-08:002013-12-18T16:34:21.028-08:00"Тро́цкий", a great title for a moral ta..."Тро́цкий", a great title for a moral tale. He did not deserve what happened to him in Mexico. Neither Faust nor Satan were as mean as Stalin. Perhaps a musical, eh? Mariachi balalaika ballet?Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-40849057325213392182013-12-18T16:23:17.073-08:002013-12-18T16:23:17.073-08:00Thanks Laoch! And thanks again for the Santa-Satan...Thanks Laoch! And thanks again for the Santa-Satan connection.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-8558359920043496502013-12-18T16:21:38.799-08:002013-12-18T16:21:38.799-08:00Sometimes the excellent dance scene is left out if...Sometimes the excellent dance scene is left out if a production is short of ballerinas and danseurs, but it always ends with Faust and Satan looking like chumps. It's enough that Santa knows we're good boys.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-14279413709621189322013-12-18T16:12:20.876-08:002013-12-18T16:12:20.876-08:00My pleasure, Becky.My pleasure, Becky.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-39626349740246620832013-12-18T16:11:50.986-08:002013-12-18T16:11:50.986-08:00Thanks! It is a strange mind but I'm beginning...Thanks! It is a strange mind but I'm beginning to get used to it.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-75397134157684423842013-12-18T16:09:52.159-08:002013-12-18T16:09:52.159-08:00I believe they were alphabetically consecutive on ...I believe they were alphabetically consecutive on roll call all through their school days and developed mutual familiarity then.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-35364497194502521102013-12-18T07:07:42.465-08:002013-12-18T07:07:42.465-08:00Thanks, Geo., for continuing with this trope! Why ...Thanks, Geo., for continuing with this trope! Why not now take Noel and its reverse, Leon, as in Trotsky?Williehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13672263724813424429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-71244000290634633882013-12-18T07:07:30.930-08:002013-12-18T07:07:30.930-08:00Most amusing.Most amusing.Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506141014376919585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-59663581693274934522013-12-18T06:57:16.574-08:002013-12-18T06:57:16.574-08:00I can never seem to come up with a comment good en...I can never seem to come up with a comment good enough to compete with your wonderful wit. But you did inspire me to go to YouTube and watch the impressive finale to Gounod's "Faust". (Mirella Freini as Marguerite).<br /><br />By the way, Satan knows I've been a good boy.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-8960472354748292013-12-18T05:11:50.916-08:002013-12-18T05:11:50.916-08:00Funny! And thanks again, Geo, for leaving a commen...Funny! And thanks again, Geo, for leaving a comment on my blog!BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-47600947653061612182013-12-18T04:44:18.656-08:002013-12-18T04:44:18.656-08:00Not only do you have a very strange mind, but a ve...Not only do you have a very strange mind, but a very highly educated and well-read one. An entertaining combination, to be sure.The Geezershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-4440356959777851622013-12-18T00:10:49.671-08:002013-12-18T00:10:49.671-08:00Love their close working relationship. Love their close working relationship. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com