tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post1354986245020191336..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: Poetry In MotionStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-70580960492460389522010-06-11T11:50:17.860+02:002010-06-11T11:50:17.860+02:00FF: and still running around with a chopper betwee...FF: and still running around with a chopper between his legs that he patently cannot control...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-18425932828133454312010-06-11T11:47:17.851+02:002010-06-11T11:47:17.851+02:00Hahaha - just desserts. In twenty years time this ...Hahaha - just desserts. In twenty years time this rider will probably be ...well just the same really - thoughtless, chavvy and off balance.French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-85123658523066721632010-06-11T09:00:16.316+02:002010-06-11T09:00:16.316+02:00OC: I didn't mind the episode at all - I thoug...OC: I didn't mind the episode at all - I thought the Marc Warren part of the story was strangely touching. I just didn't like Peter Kay's Pheonix Nights alien from Klom, or wherever it was.<br /><br />Löst Jimmy: I wonder if both you and ELO could sue?<br /><br />Suburbia: I think it's the summertime. Mr Blue Sky is the perfect accompaniment.<br /><br />Fran: bless you, my daughter.<br /><br />MissBehaving: Japan sounds like Jeremy Clarkson's version of hell!<br /><br />Femminismo: they were up to something, I guarantee it. Trying not to draw attention to themselves. Trying to appear law abiding. Hmmm. A bank heist perhaps? Or at the very least they're going to turn over a sweet shop.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-9921425792910215372010-06-11T06:10:15.549+02:002010-06-11T06:10:15.549+02:00ELO? Electric Light Orchestra? Missed a lot of mus...ELO? Electric Light Orchestra? Missed a lot of music while raising children. Not too familiar with this song, but the young boys - oh, yes, indeed. Came upon a scatter of them today myself, but no choppers and they were well behaved. An anomaly perhaps?femminismohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259380168965137800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-84869525937525432302010-06-11T01:36:40.576+02:002010-06-11T01:36:40.576+02:00You wouldn't last 5 minutes here, everyone rid...You wouldn't last 5 minutes here, everyone rides on the pavement and they ring their bell for pedestrians to jump out the way. If you DO ride on the road, you have to ride counter to traffic.<br />Don't know if the law or what but everyone does, and no cycling proficiency either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-71876211536989009642010-06-11T00:06:29.411+02:002010-06-11T00:06:29.411+02:00Those last two sentences weren't linked, by th...Those last two sentences weren't linked, by the way. The first one referred to the incident!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-4795328103402559982010-06-11T00:06:29.412+02:002010-06-11T00:06:29.412+02:00So there is a God! I enjoyed reading this.So there is a God! I enjoyed reading this.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-35769264573983771192010-06-10T23:33:18.756+02:002010-06-10T23:33:18.756+02:00Have heard lots of ELO recently, I remember it wel...Have heard lots of ELO recently, I remember it well :)Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352465945711496612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-38382436270129710742010-06-10T22:07:09.060+02:002010-06-10T22:07:09.060+02:00I'm with Old Cheeser, the very mention (or sou...I'm with Old Cheeser, the very mention (or sound) of Mr Blue Sky nowadays makes me think of the Dr Who episode. Sorry but I'm easily tainted like thatLöst Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907139441842698894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-16465362233253135482010-06-10T21:45:49.931+02:002010-06-10T21:45:49.931+02:00It is indeed the episode with Peter Kaaaaay as an ...It is indeed the episode with Peter Kaaaaay as an alien with a Northern accent! Give it a go, I actually really liked the episode though some Whovian die-hards hated it!Old Cheeserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871751335676050949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-88364806994843615652010-06-10T09:00:54.873+02:002010-06-10T09:00:54.873+02:00OC: not the episode with Peter Kay? I think I do r...OC: not the episode with Peter Kay? I think I do recall it - but not the ELO bit. We have it on DVD somewhere - I shall obviously have to dig it out and give it a second look!<br /><br />Being Me: I'm the master of restraint, I am. It keeps me out of prison.<br /><br />Heather: yes, I wish I'd taken a photograph of it. It would make a wonderful desktop wallpaper.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-28829440466719078782010-06-10T05:46:53.682+02:002010-06-10T05:46:53.682+02:00ha ha ha, that image brightened up my morning no e...ha ha ha, that image brightened up my morning no end. wonderfulNot From Laplandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165208811776097332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-24226135197527050822010-06-10T01:50:42.518+02:002010-06-10T01:50:42.518+02:00Would have been a shame to dint the Peugeot.
Lovi...Would have been a shame to dint the Peugeot.<br /><br />Loving your use of the restrained moniker "social retards."Being Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600427311498297800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-46184043882873632282010-06-09T22:20:55.106+02:002010-06-09T22:20:55.106+02:00The story was actually from the first David Tennan...The story was actually from the first David Tennant series (Series Two!) You should see it, it's one of the Dr-lite episodes and features Marc Warren (he was in either Ashes to Ashes / Life On Mars I think?) as Elton, the ELO-loving fan who also has an obsession with the Dr!! Here's synopsis if you fancy:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_&_Monsters<br /><br />You're right we probably all rode on the pavement back in the day, but I think the yoof of today have got much more arrogant and aggressive with it!Old Cheeserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871751335676050949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-18397894067588274432010-06-09T21:46:31.472+02:002010-06-09T21:46:31.472+02:00OC: alas, I am not an old Doctor WHo devotee like ...OC: alas, I am not an old Doctor WHo devotee like your-good-self... I've not really seen any of the original incarnations at all. A character that likes ELO sounds, well, very bizarre! <br /><br />Seeing a bike ridden on the pavment is a real bugbear even as I admit - hypocrite that I am - that in my younger bike riding days (a mere few years ago) I used to do the same if the road was particularly busy / nasty.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-21005829592131748932010-06-09T21:07:01.328+02:002010-06-09T21:07:01.328+02:00Do you remember the Dr Who story "Love and Mo...Do you remember the Dr Who story "Love and Monsters" featuring the character who was into ELO, dancing round his bedroom to the strains of the same song you mentioned? Thought I'd mention that one.<br /><br />Mmm poetic justice indeed. I wish that would happen to a few more of the hoodie types round my manor! One thing that really gets my goat is kids riding up on the pavement so you have to step out of the way. Grrrrr!!Old Cheeserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871751335676050949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-52977629846228078232010-06-09T15:12:20.669+02:002010-06-09T15:12:20.669+02:00CJ: it's nice that I'm able to justify the...CJ: it's nice that I'm able to justify their existence. It's a public service really. Don't everybody thank me at once.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-81606899267805856242010-06-09T14:42:48.163+02:002010-06-09T14:42:48.163+02:00They're very entertaining if they are particul...They're very entertaining if they are particularly annoying. Writing fodder, if only they knew!<br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-18745978154226576352010-06-09T14:01:25.393+02:002010-06-09T14:01:25.393+02:00Trish: wow. Now that's what I call service! Th...Trish: wow. Now that's what I call service! Thank you!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-43824846556783897322010-06-09T13:35:06.225+02:002010-06-09T13:35:06.225+02:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCQGQ5qBQTA&fea...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCQGQ5qBQTA&feature=related<br /><br />The link is for the Avenue Q song - such a brilliant musical. "The Internet is for Porn" another classic from it!!<br /><br />By the way, wikipedia and others seem to suggest the "Please turn me Over" lyric may be true, as it was last song on the LP.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-66245546043112406972010-06-09T13:06:16.531+02:002010-06-09T13:06:16.531+02:00Libby: yeah I didn't want him to be run over e...Libby: yeah I didn't want him to be run over either - mainly to spare the driver any distress and the cost of getting his bonnet cleaned...! ;-)<br /><br />Trish: haven't even heard of Avenue Q - I shall have to Google the lyrics to the song! As for the secret message... yes, there is something but it's hard to make out: I always thought it was either "this song is over" or "this day is over". I did Google the lyrics before I wrote the post but the mysterious end-bit isn't included...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-89413891212188213642010-06-09T12:25:13.766+02:002010-06-09T12:25:13.766+02:00Brilliantly written, I must say. A wry smile acros...Brilliantly written, I must say. A wry smile across my face. <br /><br />Have you ever read the lyrics to the song Schadenfreude from the musical Avenue Q - "Straight A students getting Bs, Exes getting STDs".<br /><br />Is it true that at the end of Mr Blue Sky is the subliminal message "please turn me over" or did someone feed me this hogwash years ago?Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-13248071048410086942010-06-09T12:20:34.593+02:002010-06-09T12:20:34.593+02:00'Hey there Mr blue...' gonna be on my mind...'Hey there Mr blue...' gonna be on my mind all day now and I LOVE it!<br />Y'know..I did'nt want him to be run over...but...but...those<br />not-future-rocket-scientists that aggravate us all these days are so annoying.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-2910163077779325142010-06-09T12:09:58.302+02:002010-06-09T12:09:58.302+02:00Gina: cats have a very inflated sense of their own...Gina: cats have a very inflated sense of their own dignity at the best of times so such prattfalls are always a joy to witness. <br /><br />Mr Blue Sky is possibly one of the finest records of all time.<br /><br />;-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-43401778372224680322010-06-09T11:57:01.040+02:002010-06-09T11:57:01.040+02:00haha fantastic.
My cat does that all the time - f...haha fantastic.<br /><br />My cat does that all the time - falls off the wall or whatever and pretends she meant to do it. But we're never fooled.<br /><br />I listen to Mr Blue Sky when I am running.Ginanoreply@blogger.com