tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post2917729422623844179..comments2024-02-24T09:14:44.403+00:00Comments on The Poor Mouth: A Philosophy Poetry Challenge -With great prizes!jams o donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comBlogger304125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-91255588538634672932011-02-01T10:50:44.157+00:002011-02-01T10:50:44.157+00:00Haha amigo Argentino! A goof one o end proceedings...Haha amigo Argentino! A goof one o end proceedings!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-38193472806092578072011-01-31T19:47:21.634+00:002011-01-31T19:47:21.634+00:00Calum I am sorry to hear that you are leaving the ...Calum I am sorry to hear that you are leaving the blogosphere. I hope things go well for you. All the best!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-923625597950179442011-01-31T19:42:52.068+00:002011-01-31T19:42:52.068+00:00Calum - I'm so grateful that you left the blog...Calum - I'm so grateful that you left the blog on. It gives me the joy to go and listen to the music posts again. I never tire of hearing good music, again and again. I was happy to see that your selections are still accessible on YouTube under the CalumCarr1 name. Many, many thanks!<br />Take care, dear Calum. See you again, I hope.Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775039539331403794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-42257713498250513542011-01-31T19:21:19.162+00:002011-01-31T19:21:19.162+00:00Jams, I don't intend being around.
All the po...Jams, I don't intend being around.<br /><br />All the posts are available - other than Sunday's which was deleted - just not readily so.CalumCarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069686044236255387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-25670780687666937612011-01-31T19:12:38.639+00:002011-01-31T19:12:38.639+00:00Calum I am sad to see that you have killed your bl...Calum I am sad to see that you have killed your blog. I hope that you will still be aroundjams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-77420922744379840122011-01-31T18:26:55.714+00:002011-01-31T18:26:55.714+00:00Words from Calum on his last day
As blogger - not ...Words from Calum on his last day<br />As blogger - not living - I say.<br />More sense from random keyboard flaying<br />Than grand thoughts and ideas conveying<br /><br />______<br /><br /><br />Listen not to the words of the wordy<br />Nor the whisperings of a wee birdie<br />Act out from your heart<br />For change to kick-start<br />Build a life and a future more sturdyCalumCarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069686044236255387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-39132254064621073732011-01-31T13:27:15.448+00:002011-01-31T13:27:15.448+00:00Tom that is excellent!
It's been a roaring su...Tom that is excellent!<br /><br />It's been a roaring success eh Knat!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-48298352235239250092011-01-31T12:37:45.026+00:002011-01-31T12:37:45.026+00:00Fabulous! You topped 300! Finished up by Tom's...Fabulous! You topped 300! Finished up by Tom's excellent haiku.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-71386156982559266522011-01-31T11:34:23.948+00:002011-01-31T11:34:23.948+00:00Actually, on reflection, my miracle haiku would be...Actually, on reflection, my miracle haiku would be much improved (for whatever that’s worth) like this:<br /><br />Water into wine<br />Or wine into witnesses:<br />Which would you swallow?Tom Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-47120797665795532462011-01-31T10:38:50.689+00:002011-01-31T10:38:50.689+00:00Claude it's been a great ride. It would have b...Claude it's been a great ride. It would have been nothing without you all!<br /><br /><br />Stu so many comments, a lot of fun and some thoughtful poetry. It has been a resounding success!<br /><br />And this, the 300th comment of course!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-84291308261545406812011-01-31T10:29:28.150+00:002011-01-31T10:29:28.150+00:00Tom that's excellent! Bravo!Tom that's excellent! Bravo!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-63434298173602916432011-01-31T10:28:59.020+00:002011-01-31T10:28:59.020+00:00H it ha been a whole lot of fun. Your contribution...H it ha been a whole lot of fun. Your contributions under so many guises have been wonderful. <br /><br />It may be some time before I decide who wins what but expect a copy of the Poor Mouth at least!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-85648786106145894842011-01-31T05:16:06.370+00:002011-01-31T05:16:06.370+00:00Three hundred comments
Are something to think abou...Three hundred comments<br />Are something to think about<br />My philosophyOle Phat Stuhttp://www.savory.de/blog.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-17886084506223317862011-01-30T22:42:48.135+00:002011-01-30T22:42:48.135+00:00There is some sterling work going on here!
Here&#...There is some sterling work going on here!<br /><br />Here's a quick haiku (aren't they all) about Hume's view of miracles:<br /><br />Water into wine<br />Or just drunken witnesses:<br />Which is likelier?Tom Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02997295899017354602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-75490805580538779312011-01-30T22:35:58.916+00:002011-01-30T22:35:58.916+00:00HI - You were fun to be with. We started this whol...HI - You were fun to be with. We started this whole thing and kept it going for a while, waiting for people to join in. I'm so glad many people entered the game with amusing and great comments. I think Jams is a genius!Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775039539331403794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-91783815769560929022011-01-30T22:20:52.216+00:002011-01-30T22:20:52.216+00:00With Francis and Claude, the cream (certainly some...With Francis and Claude, the cream (certainly some of it) rises to the top as things settle down at the end of a turbulent but enjoyable journey. I will be busy tomorrow, but hope to see some more cream flowing upwards to the top. It's been fun Jams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-42459742406399294132011-01-30T22:08:34.093+00:002011-01-30T22:08:34.093+00:00I knew, Jams! I'm just having fun. I was also ...I knew, Jams! I'm just having fun. I was also going to make a pun with Eco. I stopped just in time....Francis is magnificent!Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775039539331403794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-49129951995208629402011-01-30T21:41:36.857+00:002011-01-30T21:41:36.857+00:00Bravo Francis another Masterpiece!
Claude you are...Bravo Francis another Masterpiece!<br /><br />Claude you are not wicked bad but superbad in the sense of being great!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-56479014264908782262011-01-30T21:37:44.568+00:002011-01-30T21:37:44.568+00:00@ Jams -
Am I bad? My mother would say
Tis compan...@ Jams -<br /><br />Am I bad? My mother would say<br />Tis company you choose and keep.<br />With contrite heart, I weep and weep<br />Poor Jams for all of you I pray.<br /><br />@ Francis -<br />I wondered about Umberto<br />Was it him, or did old Plato<br />Entered his soul, and with his toes<br />Nudged him with much nonsense echoes?Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775039539331403794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-66516583940369922622011-01-30T21:18:04.223+00:002011-01-30T21:18:04.223+00:00One final offering, inspired (like my two earlier)...One final offering, inspired (like my two earlier) by Mr. Eliot's Cats and dealing with various issues raised by Schrödinger according to a rather obscure school of medieval philosophy:<br /><br />(for Claude :-))<br /><br /><br />The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter;<br />When Schrödinger put his inside of the box,<br />Whether living nine lives, or dead in the water,<br />A question of radioactive botox.<br />Duns Scotus, for his part, addressing the question,<br />Considered the naming of things, we suppose,<br />And with his reflections on <i>formal distinction</i>,<br />Inspired Mr. Ecco’s <i>The Name of the Rose</i>.Francis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422476000328664994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-8906826973898488462011-01-30T21:01:23.107+00:002011-01-30T21:01:23.107+00:00Rach has advised that Plato.Platypus refers to thi...Rach has advised that Plato.Platypus refers to this book:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plato-Platypus-Walk-into-Understanding/dp/0143113879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296421245&sr=8-1<br /><br />Sounds intriguing!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-61782592021279826922011-01-30T20:46:46.335+00:002011-01-30T20:46:46.335+00:00Queen Claude is getting back into her stride. It&#...Queen Claude is getting back into her stride. It's good to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-40799523402905020342011-01-30T20:25:31.960+00:002011-01-30T20:25:31.960+00:00As McBoozeigall says
Are we dead? Are we alive?
Sh...As McBoozeigall says<br />Are we dead? Are we alive?<br />Shrodinger took a few days<br />With a cat, to this arrive.<br /><br />In Jams'box, we're all packed up<br />Trying hard to well survive<br />I beg of him don't open up<br />Let the atoms thrive and thrive.Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775039539331403794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-29375967131113224672011-01-30T19:40:07.218+00:002011-01-30T19:40:07.218+00:00Rach, please come back and tell the joke!Rach, please come back and tell the joke!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-31643909385820292292011-01-30T19:38:53.997+00:002011-01-30T19:38:53.997+00:00Ah you are right it will take a while to divvy up ...Ah you are right it will take a while to divvy up the prizes McC!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.com