tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post935600261278413758..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Has the world gone completely mad?The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-47739709061441206382013-11-30T08:54:20.503-08:002013-11-30T08:54:20.503-08:00How would you know if an earwig you saw was dement...How would you know if an earwig you saw was demented?Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12488507863610295612013-11-30T06:47:23.080-08:002013-11-30T06:47:23.080-08:00To answer Dominic (made out of words) demented ear...To answer Dominic (made out of words) demented earwigs are very rare and you really have to keep your eyes open in order to see one.<br />Re everyone else who has been good enough to answer, it is good to know that we all feel the same. Perhaps it is something to do with our age!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-64417390226128889722013-11-30T05:40:51.573-08:002013-11-30T05:40:51.573-08:00Pat, all the world's a stage and many enjoy th...<br />Pat, all the world's a stage and many enjoy the comedy of pre-Christmas even if it is a tragic_comedy. <br /><br />The electricity guzzling xmas tree with its thousand lightbulbs has already been standing for 3 1/2 weeks outside city hall and we're haven't got into December yet! Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73330891511962862932013-11-30T03:28:58.540-08:002013-11-30T03:28:58.540-08:00The Christmas frenzy puts me off every year and it...The Christmas frenzy puts me off every year and it seems to be getting worse. I saw Santas and reindeer in September and heard carols in the supermarket at the beginning of October. I don't think we've experienced Black Friday here but give it time.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-80567946140152848202013-11-30T03:23:38.507-08:002013-11-30T03:23:38.507-08:00Yes, it's gone mad alright. Most of the troubl...Yes, it's gone mad alright. Most of the trouble was caused by people wanting to buy TVs. There's nothing on anyway!John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-37898901696433661672013-11-30T02:55:29.261-08:002013-11-30T02:55:29.261-08:00I agree, do you know what I bought on Black Friday...I agree, do you know what I bought on Black Friday? Absolutely nothing !<br />TwiggyTwiggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09065849697979313992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32759126781074822522013-11-30T01:46:20.974-08:002013-11-30T01:46:20.974-08:00I've never, to my knowledge, seen a demented e...I've never, to my knowledge, seen a demented earwig. <br /><br />The term gets only 66 hits on a Google search - that suggests not many other people have, either.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-76126519524502541492013-11-30T01:43:08.672-08:002013-11-30T01:43:08.672-08:00I simply don't understand this 'frenzy'...I simply don't understand this 'frenzy' that people get into, and have never ever got stressed out over Christmas. That may have something to do with the fact it was only ever the four of us, and now only the two of us, but even so I just don't see the point in running yourself ragged. It's not as if the shops are closed for a week is it? There is just so much greed out there, so much wanting everything and wanting it now no matter the cost financially or to others that it makes me sick. Christmas should be a time for relaxing with family, or friends, or both. Or if you enjoy being just the two of you, like us, for pulling up the drawbridge for a few days, hunkering down with new books, a new jigsaw, a new craft project to start, silly films to watch and nice food to eat with the odd treat. And if you can, for giving to those less fortunate. End of rant... sorry.Edwinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439221693794136665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-20533391254981866232013-11-29T16:52:05.497-08:002013-11-29T16:52:05.497-08:00It was Black Friday here in Seattle too, today, bu...It was Black Friday here in Seattle too, today, but a very quiet day for the most part. Of course there was a very big important (?) football game in town today, which drew a crowd of around 70,000 people, which may be why the stores and streets stayed so clear. But I did my normal Friday errands, and never stood in line anywhere, not even at the post office. Most exhilarating, not to mention surprising. My daughter is of the opinion that perhaps people have simply had enough of the madness and are waiting 'til after Dec. 1st to start thinking about Christmas. I hope that's the case anyway. It would be nice to keep the frenzy down to a managable roar this year!! xoxoCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-83011278738666192692013-11-29T15:53:00.981-08:002013-11-29T15:53:00.981-08:00Hope it never comes to Australia!
Our form of madn...Hope it never comes to Australia!<br />Our form of madness seems to be Christmas shopping in extreme heat and on Christmas Day cooking a traditional Christmas roast and pudding in sweltering weather.<br />Our January sales sound reasonably civilized in comparison to what you've described in your post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-87934716193138291972013-11-29T15:27:59.238-08:002013-11-29T15:27:59.238-08:00Once again you have my enthusiastic vote! AYE!
...Once again you have my enthusiastic vote! AYE!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> =^..^= <3<br /> Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-26475564440525196822013-11-29T14:08:41.352-08:002013-11-29T14:08:41.352-08:00Yes, Pat, the world has gone completely mad, and, ...Yes, Pat, the world has gone completely mad, and, like most epidemics of madness, the "Black Friday" madness originated in the U.S. We have a habit of exporting the worst of our culture.<br /><br />By the way, it's called "Black Friday" because businesses argue that the Friday after Thanksgiving is the first day of the year when there books go into the black, i.e., show a profit. Increasingly, however, the black represents the bruises that people incur as they trample over one another is the wild pursuit of bargains for material bounty. It's a sad commentary on the American Thanksgiving, one that opens the door for a wave of hypocrisy that will not recede until well after the new year.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-89234355626281433122013-11-29T13:22:33.723-08:002013-11-29T13:22:33.723-08:00From what I understand, Black Friday is when shop/...From what I understand, Black Friday is when shop/stores start to show a profit from their sales for the year. But it has changed into a buying frenzy for "super great deals" for Christmas shopping. It is stupid, stupid, stupid. <br />Sandy O' @ My Yellow SwingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-76294323453391983042013-11-29T12:47:14.717-08:002013-11-29T12:47:14.717-08:00Sorry to hear "Black Friday" has moved t...Sorry to hear "Black Friday" has moved to the UK. Not all Americans are crazy about it here either. I, for one, have NEVER shopped on "Black Friday" or even over Thanksgiving weekend. Now the only time the all the malls and stores closed is on Christmas Day. I remember the blue laws in Ohio when stores were closed on Sunday. We would run to the store to make sure we had milk and the essentials for Sunday dinner the day before. Those days are long gone. Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664295814876984709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-39271754501259064732013-11-29T12:04:56.029-08:002013-11-29T12:04:56.029-08:00Didn't see much in our telcos today......excep...Didn't see much in our telcos today......except my arse<br />( see tomorrow's blog) XcodeJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-70632140508412597552013-11-29T11:54:45.636-08:002013-11-29T11:54:45.636-08:00Black Friday is an American event that suddenly se...Black Friday is an American event that suddenly seems to have taken off over here.... maybe with Asda being owned by Walmart (American)....<br />I cannot understand why people act this way... shops were closed for a week when I was small, no fridges, no panic buying, but we never went hungry AND half of it did not end up in the bin!!!!<br />Tilly tillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07497825779261034331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33363141374873046852013-11-29T11:45:42.225-08:002013-11-29T11:45:42.225-08:00I must agree with you, Pat. The world has gone ma...I must agree with you, Pat. The world has gone mad...and the whole Black Friday/Christmas rush just makes everything so much worse.<br />Demented earwigs---that's about the size of it!<br />I'm thinking of hiding out or maybe hibernating until after New Years.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599739740886087571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56554797219625934502013-11-29T11:32:25.964-08:002013-11-29T11:32:25.964-08:00Yes Pat, the world has gone mad. We seem to have ...Yes Pat, the world has gone mad. We seem to have lost sight of the true meaning of Christmas, and it isn't anything to do with getting a bargain. Some people have no thought or respect for others in their frenzy to get what they want. It makes you ashamed to be one of the same species.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.com