tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post2622679320803290866..comments2024-03-08T13:38:56.717+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: Cruel and UnusualM.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-6978024042640773172010-08-29T15:54:01.621+01:002010-08-29T15:54:01.621+01:00Dear me, and the Twilight series. Torture indeed.
...Dear me, and the <i>Twilight</i> series. Torture indeed.<br /><br />I must confess to having read the Da Vinci Code (and occasionally thrown it against the wall in frustration) because people kept trying to discuss it with me. This did allow me to avoid discussion of conspiracy theories by ranting about the awful writing. People would believe me about the awful writing but not the conspiracies or 'demented tripe' or, you know, history. <br /><br />If they persisted (this was rare; nothing like a good rant to make people realise they actually don't care) I'd tell them to go and read <i>Foucault's Pendulum</i> and then come back and discuss conspiracy theories. No-one ever did: I'm not sure if this is because they looked at the size of the book and gave up, or because they actually read it and ended up as confused as I was.The Antipodeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-12745381288137678322010-08-28T04:05:10.988+01:002010-08-28T04:05:10.988+01:00Yeah, I trudged painfully through Da Vinci Code, h...Yeah, I trudged painfully through Da Vinci Code, hoping it might come up to the frisson-inducing revelations of allegedly nonfiction "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" which it had completely ripped off. <br /><br />It didn't.Sean Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777191262417995366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-83492569962294829352010-08-28T02:12:56.523+01:002010-08-28T02:12:56.523+01:00Bahahahaha! Very funny Dogberry. Never even picked...Bahahahaha! Very funny Dogberry. Never even picked up Dan Brown - I've heard enough to stay clear - but this is the funniest indictment on his writing I've seen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-66268380997291230332010-08-27T09:54:53.850+01:002010-08-27T09:54:53.850+01:00What truly alarms me about Dan Brown is how effing...What truly alarms me about Dan Brown is how <i>effing</i> popular he is despite being crap. I suppose, as a budding author I should be encouraged by this.<br /><br />I haven't worked out the answer yet, but yes, I knew about Guantanmera - it is the Cuban's favourite song and inescapable on that beleaguered island... a bit like Dan Brownbroken birohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233920262119205474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-12649479686400322512010-08-26T15:34:59.018+01:002010-08-26T15:34:59.018+01:00Exclamation marks always mean that there's som...Exclamation marks always mean that there's something unusual about the structure of the clue.<br /><br />One of my favourite clues was in The Times and went:<br /><br />ISM!<br /><br />To which the answer was, of course, <i>capitalism</i>.M.H. Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-91728409857138460912010-08-26T14:53:38.289+01:002010-08-26T14:53:38.289+01:00Wouldn't dream of it. Is it strictly legal th...Wouldn't dream of it. Is it strictly legal though? Seems a bit arse-about-face to me.Bonvicinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-8405063656618148252010-08-26T14:39:13.444+01:002010-08-26T14:39:13.444+01:00Congratulations. Just to keep the almost unbearabl...Congratulations. Just to keep the almost unbearable level of fun going. If you solve the clue, by all means leave a comment saying you have, but don't reveal the glorious answer.M.H. Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-88849584574355988332010-08-26T14:26:05.945+01:002010-08-26T14:26:05.945+01:00Argh, I am so stupid - it was obvious all along.Argh, I am so stupid - it was obvious all along.Bonvicinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-69547057308792047762010-08-26T14:23:41.606+01:002010-08-26T14:23:41.606+01:00I'm familiar with the original meaning of clue...I'm familiar with the original meaning of clue, but I'm buggered if I can work this one out...Bonvicinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-38561512052275814562010-08-26T13:23:57.537+01:002010-08-26T13:23:57.537+01:00Close to halfway? I didn't make it to page 2. ...Close to halfway? I didn't make it to page 2. Your endurance is commendable.nickyphttp://www.businessfirstmagazine.co.uknoreply@blogger.com