tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post1561307009478673963..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: A brief sojourn in GormenghastUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82918154570303098222014-04-21T03:19:14.664-07:002014-04-21T03:19:14.664-07:00I slept like a log. I slept like a log. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-23572591673776509252014-04-21T03:12:41.715-07:002014-04-21T03:12:41.715-07:00I feel like I have. I had an anxiety dream last ni...I feel like I have. I had an anxiety dream last night in which all my current work had been stolen by my biggest competitor.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-54149028394591065182014-04-21T03:10:37.961-07:002014-04-21T03:10:37.961-07:00Mystery solved.Mystery solved.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-89761646560161794432014-04-21T02:46:23.956-07:002014-04-21T02:46:23.956-07:00Yes, Hillaire Belloc"s poem is about Jim and ...Yes, Hillaire Belloc"s poem is about Jim and Stanley Holloway's monologue is about Albert. Both got eaten by a lion.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-40124556952454903212014-04-21T02:43:37.129-07:002014-04-21T02:43:37.129-07:00Why. Have you just done a night shift too?Why. Have you just done a night shift too?Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-63231320886642268962014-04-21T02:23:50.154-07:002014-04-21T02:23:50.154-07:00And I was hoping for some sound advice from you. O...And I was hoping for some sound advice from you. Oh well, best go to bed.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-29940239464400535462014-04-21T02:22:53.206-07:002014-04-21T02:22:53.206-07:00I can't work any of that out either, Frances. ...I can't work any of that out either, Frances. You're not alone.<br /><br />I think I saw a few of those episodes. I wish I had thought of the name, 'Swelter' for a cook. It's almost worth opening a restaurant called 'Swelter's' just for it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82979729801284697002014-04-21T02:20:32.465-07:002014-04-21T02:20:32.465-07:00And they boost the hit rate on this otherwise bori...And they boost the hit rate on this otherwise boring blog - I think this post might be a record.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-90399384689090608712014-04-21T02:19:03.435-07:002014-04-21T02:19:03.435-07:00You should know - I seem to remember you quoting B...You should know - I seem to remember you quoting Belloc about 44 years ago.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-396974038976939152014-04-21T01:49:13.594-07:002014-04-21T01:49:13.594-07:00It's common knowledge that monkeys don't l...It's common knowledge that monkeys don't like jaguars - what was your bro thinking about! Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-21773234167528080532014-04-21T00:48:30.563-07:002014-04-21T00:48:30.563-07:00I am reading these comments after a particularly t...I am reading these comments after a particularly traumatic night shift<br />I am that exhausted by them all , I have had to drag myself to the fridge for three slices of cheescakeJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-23174938024912189152014-04-21T00:44:12.742-07:002014-04-21T00:44:12.742-07:00I enjoyed your tales of Longleat, and also enjoyed...I enjoyed your tales of Longleat, and also enjoyed the " spat" between you and Rachel! Can't work out how well you know each other though, or how much " tongue in cheek" the exchanges are. Do you remember the TV version of Gormenghast some years ago? I wish they would repeat it as I found it brilliant and so different to anything before or since.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-87177593156389232212014-04-21T00:15:34.345-07:002014-04-21T00:15:34.345-07:00You can say that again.You can say that again.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-66686040852091016172014-04-20T22:21:55.961-07:002014-04-20T22:21:55.961-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-38808157689223853412014-04-20T20:59:45.242-07:002014-04-20T20:59:45.242-07:00You're thinking of a much inferior Scottish &#...You're thinking of a much inferior Scottish 'ode'. 'Always keep ahold of Nurse, for fear of finding something worse' is without doubt Belloc, and it refers to JIM.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-30927363504923919852014-04-20T20:45:42.422-07:002014-04-20T20:45:42.422-07:00You're both nuts; it was Jim who was eaten by ...You're both nuts; it was Jim who was eaten by the Lion!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-80525065510460581522014-04-20T15:54:24.772-07:002014-04-20T15:54:24.772-07:00I could easily ruin Hiawatha if you had to listen ...I could easily ruin Hiawatha if you had to listen to me reciting it for two bloody hours.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-73200096914267181572014-04-20T15:25:32.170-07:002014-04-20T15:25:32.170-07:00Most British aristocrats ran out of money in about...Most British aristocrats ran out of money in about 1930. I've known a lot of them, and they have all - except a very small number - had to work as hard as anyone else. It's the lottery winners who are the most insufferable, but how do I know that? Once they win, they never talk to me again.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-90137405724844054102014-04-20T15:23:08.404-07:002014-04-20T15:23:08.404-07:00So am I. They make this place so much more interes...So am I. They make this place so much more interesting.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-5678131311675384942014-04-20T15:22:06.407-07:002014-04-20T15:22:06.407-07:00Someone said that they never let facts get in the ...Someone said that they never let facts get in the way of a good story, but - trust me - I hardly ever lie, and when I do I feel compelled to confess to it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-37860939446857754882014-04-20T15:20:12.217-07:002014-04-20T15:20:12.217-07:00I hardly ever go back to old posts or comments, in...I hardly ever go back to old posts or comments, including my own - it's a common fault, I think.<br /><br />You might not have meant it, but it was true nevertheless.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-58050723708231108772014-04-20T15:12:27.353-07:002014-04-20T15:12:27.353-07:00That was a very interesting story but do you belie...That was a very interesting story but do you believe old money makes you crazy.<br />Everyone I have ever met who had inherited money and property was crazy but most people i know had to work for a living and are mostly sane.<br />Merle........Merlesworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573975763012762631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-235104020974256982014-04-20T14:08:33.439-07:002014-04-20T14:08:33.439-07:00Enjoyable reading sir, and I must say that I'm...Enjoyable reading sir, and I must say that I'm quite warming to Rachel's comments. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845113520987402425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-41356660909916911372014-04-20T14:02:26.735-07:002014-04-20T14:02:26.735-07:00No, I was a bit out of order here today. I think i...No, I was a bit out of order here today. I think it flared up a bit because of what you put on my Happy Easter post earlier today referring me to a book and then you never came back to me. I do like you and didn't mean it when I called you a boring aged stone carver.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-33090704713951461492014-04-20T13:58:34.400-07:002014-04-20T13:58:34.400-07:00No good story ever suffered from fact augmentation...No good story ever suffered from fact augmentation, diminution, or even rearrangement. Or being dumped entirely. No one will ever miss the missing facts. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.com