tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post1751948183644058340..comments2023-09-04T21:36:48.170+10:00Comments on The Site Formally Known As: I battle on, through my pain!Stubbadubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333188150383405691noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-80560376310982829972010-06-23T17:12:33.458+10:002010-06-23T17:12:33.458+10:00Oh Alex I'm not sure it's worth it now. Al...Oh Alex I'm not sure it's worth it now. All I meant was that CLEARLY Ramon was joking about typhoid (well, to me he was) and then for you to talk about typhoid symptoms made me think you had taken it literally/seriously.<br /><br />When someone takes the words at their face value, in conversation, they are interpreting it literally without taking into account the actual likelihood of it being an accurate interpretation.<br /><br />It's different to metaphor etc.<br /><br />That's my take on it anyway.<br /><br />[screams]Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-2730613600622353752010-06-23T08:48:21.411+10:002010-06-23T08:48:21.411+10:00Was this perhaps rhetorical?
Oh. Bugger.<i>Was this perhaps rhetorical?</i><br /><br />Oh. Bugger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-1353073273917414092010-06-23T08:39:57.176+10:002010-06-23T08:39:57.176+10:00What's the opposite of literal?
Was this perha...<i>What's the opposite of literal?</i><br />Was this perhaps rhetorical?catlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460432521252091803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-26780898744116908992010-06-23T05:59:43.618+10:002010-06-23T05:59:43.618+10:00I am also quite curious about how that works, Catl...I am also quite curious about how that works, Catlick.<br /><br />Melba, as far as I know, literal speech is when you intend for your words to be interpreted by their proper (well, literal) meanings; while figurative speech is when you use metaphor or turns of phrase or exaggerate for effect and so forth. I don't know if that also includes irony and sarcasm.<br /><br />Actually, I think you may be right about Ramon's suggestion of typhoid. And the contaminated lemon thing was my lousy attempt at humour.<br /><br />Also, I'm glad to hear that you're actually on the mend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-61507036571586058302010-06-22T17:44:32.200+10:002010-06-22T17:44:32.200+10:00Meanwhile can you clarify when a "quote"...Meanwhile can you clarify when a "quote" is not a "quote"? I am wondering by what process a tender is accepted (because it is the best, or lowest) and then the costs "blows out" and the Govt pays more, much much more (Myki and 100 other projects) or conversely, the project is completed early and the tenderer pockets the change. In what Universe does this make sense? Why is the quote not enforceable? I am mystified (read ignorant)catlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460432521252091803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-44673538976486634372010-06-22T16:55:59.131+10:002010-06-22T16:55:59.131+10:00Oh no Alex you didn't get anything wrong I jus...Oh no Alex you didn't get anything wrong I just meant that when Ramon mentioned typhoid you kind of took it seriously, while I assumed he was joking. Maybe I'm the one misreading things? What's the opposite of literal?<br /><br />And it's not a mystery illness, it's just a fucking cold that got into my fucking chest and because I'm old and haggard, has taken longer than it used to, to "bounce back."<br /><br />"Bouncing back" to work tomorrow.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-8133356901059682632010-06-22T15:48:27.889+10:002010-06-22T15:48:27.889+10:00*Gasp* What if Melba's mystery illness has bee...*Gasp* What if Melba's mystery illness has been caused by consuming large quantities of urine-nourished lemons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-39165793542302521852010-06-22T15:43:43.047+10:002010-06-22T15:43:43.047+10:00This is a Clay Davis/Omar moment, no doubt.This is a Clay Davis/Omar moment, no doubt.catlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460432521252091803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-31270075236189456002010-06-22T15:37:19.937+10:002010-06-22T15:37:19.937+10:00Oh indeed Alex, indeed.Oh indeed Alex, indeed.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-87893321816440536082010-06-22T15:26:19.392+10:002010-06-22T15:26:19.392+10:00Which would almost certainly be water containing s...Which would almost certainly be water containing some amount of human faeces, wouldn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-9765573932060771312010-06-22T14:58:09.569+10:002010-06-22T14:58:09.569+10:00Typhoid is typically caused by drinking water or e...Typhoid is typically caused by drinking water or eating food washed with water contaminated by the bacillus Salmonella typhi.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-23745301896038913772010-06-22T14:45:41.806+10:002010-06-22T14:45:41.806+10:00As I understand it, "contaminated" usual...As I understand it, "contaminated" usually equates to "with the faecal matter of an infected person". So, not particularly seasonal.<br /><br />Sorry about that Melba. Maybe reclusion is taking its toll on my ability to properly detect figurative speech or something. (So, um, which bit did I get wrong?)<br /><br />Anyway, it sounds like you're in a poorly state. I hope your family is taking good care of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-69921835071726212772010-06-22T14:35:17.824+10:002010-06-22T14:35:17.824+10:00Typhoid is a serious and sometimes fatal bacterial...Typhoid is a serious and sometimes fatal bacterial infection of the digestive system, caused by ingesting food or water contaminated with the bacillus Salmonella typhi. <br /><br />It causes fever, severe abdominal pain, and sometimes intestinal bleeding.<br /><br />Just thought people should know.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-40751637395449849582010-06-22T13:40:35.829+10:002010-06-22T13:40:35.829+10:00Thanks Alex. And that's ANOTHER reason why I t...Thanks Alex. And that's ANOTHER reason why I thought you were a guy. You're so literal!Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-36962520956553363692010-06-22T13:39:01.253+10:002010-06-22T13:39:01.253+10:00Fucking feels like it.
Doctor didn't say what...Fucking feels like it.<br /><br />Doctor didn't say what it was, only what it wasn't: flu (all types), sinusitis, etc. Started as a normal head cold but with full face, head and body aches, then went to hot, dizzy, stomach nausea, clammy, cold (but no fever), weak, chesty cough, sputum, off food, tired, so tired, can't do anything except read, no, can't cook dinner, yes, would like the newspaper, thanks, oh and a cup of tea? thanks. No I'll just lie here in bed for the rest of my life and read.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-43902846214595901092010-06-22T13:38:41.344+10:002010-06-22T13:38:41.344+10:00Considering what I can remember about how typhoid ...Considering what I can remember about how typhoid is spread, it'd seem to me to make "welcome to winter" a bit of an odd thing for a doctor to say.<br /><br />In any event, I hope you're up and about soon, Melba.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-82220311314883056152010-06-22T13:21:01.866+10:002010-06-22T13:21:01.866+10:00They tell me the first pair will be ready tomorrow...They tell me the first pair will be ready tomorrow morning, Melbs.<br /><br />Once, that statement would have meant so much to me but now all my hopes and dreams have been crushed by bitter experience.<br /><br />And you've been in bed for eight days? What do you have, typhoid?Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-54685292185589012392010-06-22T12:42:39.489+10:002010-06-22T12:42:39.489+10:00Wednesday tomorrow Ramon. How go things? I swear I...Wednesday tomorrow Ramon. How go things? I swear I think I'm more distracted by your sightlessness than by my own (8-day and counting) period of being bed-ridden/housebound.<br /><br />"Welcome to Winter" the doctor said. Blech.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-54202515260190573582010-06-22T12:08:15.568+10:002010-06-22T12:08:15.568+10:00I'm making a lemon marmalade with some sweet g...I'm making a lemon marmalade with some sweet gnarly lemons from an ancient tree. It's foaming: gotta go!catlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460432521252091803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-34896573582228075772010-06-18T17:58:46.564+10:002010-06-18T17:58:46.564+10:00My lemons weren't faulty, due to special urine...My lemons weren't faulty, due to special urine-infused growth conditions.<br /><br />So must be the specs Alex is talking about.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-26603130222420779592010-06-18T16:27:07.955+10:002010-06-18T16:27:07.955+10:00Catlick,
It's respresentative of humanity'...Catlick,<br /><br />It's respresentative of humanity's battle with those cunts at the spec shop.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-52008582039346092152010-06-18T16:05:54.735+10:002010-06-18T16:05:54.735+10:00Ramon is that a shot of you shopped with PhotoAngs...Ramon is that a shot of you shopped with PhotoAngstPhilter*? So troubled, so hot.<br /><br />*Patent Pending...catlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460432521252091803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-52589679678127153052010-06-18T14:51:43.004+10:002010-06-18T14:51:43.004+10:00Are we talking glasses or lemons here, Alex?Are we talking glasses or lemons here, Alex?Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-66849026846267824852010-06-18T13:53:12.521+10:002010-06-18T13:53:12.521+10:00Ramon, I hope that when they come, they aren't...Ramon, I hope that when they come, they aren't faulty or anything. I got a pair once that warped everything just enough to have me knocking things over. Also, maybe you should think about ordering a second pair to keep as spares.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-22881830170305479192010-06-18T13:13:22.342+10:002010-06-18T13:13:22.342+10:00Thank you Melbs.
Lemons for you!
I've been r...Thank you Melbs.<br /><br />Lemons for you!<br /><br />I've been ringing the spec place every day and have been given a range of new and exciting excuses each time about why they're not ready.<br /><br />They're saying Wednesday now.<br /><br />Possibly.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.com