tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post4777292301600079044..comments2024-03-29T09:54:08.208+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: As Others See Us.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47283989106177410522012-12-11T12:48:28.393+00:002012-12-11T12:48:28.393+00:00Ha! I've only recently read that book ! Must g...Ha! I've only recently read that book ! Must go back and look you up !!Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74237010003321353482012-12-09T05:03:33.277+00:002012-12-09T05:03:33.277+00:00Twas not I... my lips are sealed!Twas not I... my lips are sealed!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27419091337425445512012-12-08T22:07:57.875+00:002012-12-08T22:07:57.875+00:00ooohhhhhhh!!!!!!! Cro you are not the Frenchman sh...ooohhhhhhh!!!!!!! Cro you are not the Frenchman she had the now famous dalliance with...of course not Lady M would never stand for that... and you are far too much a gentleman.. I shall read the book again with more interest..perhaps one day lol her book was all the latest one to get a few years back,her life seemed so interesting compared to all our little boring lives ...carole johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721058683205450682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6462082396419344712012-12-08T20:08:14.926+00:002012-12-08T20:08:14.926+00:00I would settle for all of those descriptions cro!I would settle for all of those descriptions cro!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57626470529563873502012-12-08T18:49:40.933+00:002012-12-08T18:49:40.933+00:00You have certainly been around a bit- and to get m...You have certainly been around a bit- and to get mentioned in someone else's book I would say you are a bit of a charmer, interesting and maybe just a little bonkers.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4698520757281197512012-12-08T18:06:54.722+00:002012-12-08T18:06:54.722+00:00I agree with Kath. I see it as more whimsical than...I agree with Kath. I see it as more whimsical than 'bonkers' or 'odd ball'.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14297109047061205512012-12-08T17:43:14.386+00:002012-12-08T17:43:14.386+00:00Definitely a compliment. Nothing to do with being ...Definitely a compliment. Nothing to do with being 'bonkers' - more to do with creative thinking. Who'd want to be described as 'ordinary'?mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73079946439452482742012-12-08T16:49:30.153+00:002012-12-08T16:49:30.153+00:00Perhaps your only are too, too sensative. Eccentr...Perhaps your only are too, too sensative. Eccentric is lovely. Curmudgeon, for instance, is not.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45584903873410812922012-12-08T15:39:22.355+00:002012-12-08T15:39:22.355+00:00Well, we already knew you were rather eccentric, (...Well, we already knew you were rather eccentric, (as in, a free-wheeling non-conformist... NOT "strange" or "bonkers") but we didn't know you'd been immortalized in a BOOK! Guess that makes you eccentric and... immortal. Good for you!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12170561420682476662012-12-08T15:07:18.392+00:002012-12-08T15:07:18.392+00:00I have an eccentric friend, and that makes her ver...I have an eccentric friend, and that makes her very interesting.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435370349554811512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73379654521823553412012-12-08T13:58:55.623+00:002012-12-08T13:58:55.623+00:00I rather like the word eccentric, unless it applie...I rather like the word eccentric, unless it applies to road wheels fitted to the Compact Royce etcetera. Far better to be eccentric than strange ...The Owl Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11484484539144369129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74942236796775265852012-12-08T13:44:27.095+00:002012-12-08T13:44:27.095+00:00To me it means 'bonkers', which I ain'...To me it means 'bonkers', which I ain't.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74435488289073395082012-12-08T13:44:03.373+00:002012-12-08T13:44:03.373+00:00No.No.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73942831539275826712012-12-08T13:15:01.218+00:002012-12-08T13:15:01.218+00:00To me eccentric means unique, special...doesn'...To me eccentric means unique, special...doesn't that fit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54832625673936537802012-12-08T12:34:38.744+00:002012-12-08T12:34:38.744+00:00P.S. - I am described in a book (fiction, and set ...P.S. - I am described in a book (fiction, and set in Bath) as looking like a figure from a Pre-Paphaelite painting. That just shows how long ago the book was written.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2487883046872575662012-12-08T12:33:04.380+00:002012-12-08T12:33:04.380+00:00Having known you for quite a while longer than Ms ...Having known you for quite a while longer than Ms Moody (although we have been out of touch for quite a few years since then) I have to concur with her on the subject of eccentricity. Anyone who gives his girlfriend a prime specimen of a dried dog-turd, neatly gift-wrapped in a little box, could justifiably be described as at least a tad on the eccentric side, wouldn't you say?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13086867106396937832012-12-08T10:58:54.767+00:002012-12-08T10:58:54.767+00:00..or should it be "thus described"?.....or should it be "thus described"?...Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53749449583782022692012-12-08T10:35:14.518+00:002012-12-08T10:35:14.518+00:00I would carry the "eccentric" banner pro...I would carry the "eccentric" banner proudly!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50041449094987515032012-12-08T09:36:54.227+00:002012-12-08T09:36:54.227+00:00I forgot to mention that I like 'early fifties...I forgot to mention that I like 'early fifties' too; but it was written about 10 years ago.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23217045467116964832012-12-08T09:18:08.809+00:002012-12-08T09:18:08.809+00:00I like eccentric, it applies a kind of non-conform...I like eccentric, it applies a kind of non-conformist charm. I wouldn't mind being described thus. Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30409978930690153052012-12-08T08:41:42.073+00:002012-12-08T08:41:42.073+00:00Wow, you are mentioned in a book, Cro. I'm imp...Wow, you are mentioned in a book, Cro. I'm impressed! Might even ask you for your autograph. ;)Jennytchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621488409334115930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4044466344505798402012-12-08T08:08:13.617+00:002012-12-08T08:08:13.617+00:00Oh Lordy; two postings in one day. I pressed the &...Oh Lordy; two postings in one day. I pressed the 'publish' button by mistake!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com