tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post8077798527283870069..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: Brain BoxesFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-18628971696311058892014-07-22T23:59:27.158+01:002014-07-22T23:59:27.158+01:00Shakespeare = Mozart.
All visitors bring joy so...Shakespeare = Mozart.<br /><br />All visitors bring joy some when they arrive others when they leave.Jimmy McPheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337642943929263638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-21411163018505617262014-07-19T12:40:49.158+01:002014-07-19T12:40:49.158+01:00Hi Friko - the other Hilary here! I hope you'...Hi Friko - the other Hilary here! I hope you've both recovered by now - 2 weeks later ... and honestly spending so much time texting and phoning - why bother to visit?! Oh .. I really get frustrated with the Adam sorts ... <br /><br />Glad you're back to your own brilliantly funny selves ... enjoy said homely interactions together .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-29582694228891485772014-07-16T03:45:32.655+01:002014-07-16T03:45:32.655+01:00Yikes.. that would be so difficult. Aren't you...Yikes.. that would be so difficult. Aren't you glad their visit wasn't for longer? Hopefully, they'll take a detour on their way back.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-82252891395343593962014-07-14T03:21:40.103+01:002014-07-14T03:21:40.103+01:00When someone like that corners me, I seize the opp...When someone like that corners me, I seize the opportunity to practice deep mindful breathing and let the sound of the other's voice wash over me like white noise. An occasional nod or thoughtful 'Ahh...' usually suffices to maintain the pretense that I am listening.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-30644097679245590642014-07-10T12:14:17.522+01:002014-07-10T12:14:17.522+01:00"Don’t you just hate it when somebody’s super..."Don’t you just hate it when somebody’s superior intellect and phenomenal memory grind you into the dust?"<br />Yes yes yes. it's most annoying, especially since I don't know much about anything so I'm left floundering. I'm one of those people who just aren't able to retain information well.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-31558169113156445112014-07-10T08:00:54.007+01:002014-07-10T08:00:54.007+01:00I'd say - as someone who has been known to go ...I'd say - as someone who has been known to go on a bit at times - that it's rather a limitation in intellect if you can't allow for or pick up on other people's responses to what you're saying, no matter how fascinating the book(s) you're talking about:<br /><br /><i> Oh, would some pow'r the giftie gie us<br />To see ourselves as others see us</i><br /><br />of if youAutolycushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642868944400656922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-46889668706844314142014-07-09T22:27:44.723+01:002014-07-09T22:27:44.723+01:00As you commented, re the man with the cat: A git! ...As you commented, re the man with the cat: A git! Is that German? Haha!<br />I think the rejoiner to fix your know-all could be: "I don't give a shit who wrote Shakespear's plays. I'm just glad somebody did! Have you read them?"Stafford Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048757515249725540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-74051840946521456892014-07-09T15:39:53.170+01:002014-07-09T15:39:53.170+01:00Argghh! In my book a persistent know-all is insuff...Argghh! In my book a persistent know-all is insufferable, however great the brain or the memory. One should always leave room for others to have an opinion or share their insights. I'm not surprised Eve spends so much of her time on the phone.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-41613928415737688312014-07-08T19:20:54.679+01:002014-07-08T19:20:54.679+01:00Ah! Company! Where would we be without it? :)
Ser...Ah! Company! Where would we be without it? :)<br /><br />Seriously, as one who can bore for England on 20th century music, I'll refrain from throwing stones in this particular greenhouse!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-80198185789555033702014-07-08T08:39:10.627+01:002014-07-08T08:39:10.627+01:00Sometimes it is good to have such visitors. you en...Sometimes it is good to have such visitors. you enjoy your quiet life more after they leave.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-7693375938353913322014-07-07T18:03:16.757+01:002014-07-07T18:03:16.757+01:00P.S. -- I was thinking of you as I watched David T...P.S. -- I was thinking of you as I watched David Tennant in a wonderful drama called "The Escape Artist" on our PBS here. It was awfully good! And I remembered your post on him!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-50566273851001889082014-07-07T18:02:24.581+01:002014-07-07T18:02:24.581+01:00Sometimes you just can't win. I absolutely hat...Sometimes you just can't win. I absolutely hate that. There is pontificating and then there is discussion. And maybe no minds are changed but all thoughts are considered. Yes, I agree with those who said "poor Eve." At least they left your house! I really don't care who Shakespeare was, I just love what he DID and wrote. And I'm so grateful we live in a world that still Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-34707199234806707062014-07-07T05:26:04.318+01:002014-07-07T05:26:04.318+01:00I have some very, very intelligent friends who kno...I have some very, very intelligent friends who know all of that kind of stuff… but they don't pontificate. It's actually quite interesting. Maybe it's because they know how to temper it with good old fashioned people skills? Poor Eve. What attracted her to him initially probably drives her up the wall now lol. Well, at least she's found a way to cope? (It took me until I was Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12407466438773284596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-22900942747332148892014-07-07T05:04:19.767+01:002014-07-07T05:04:19.767+01:00I have been known to talk too much but I've le... I have been known to talk too much but I've learn to look for clues in listeres so that I stifle myself promptly and remain mostly silent until a comment is called for.<br />Nicknamed Besserwisser was not in my best interest.<br />Gotta love Shakespear regardless Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-78982661479591964662014-07-07T03:58:03.762+01:002014-07-07T03:58:03.762+01:00Tiresome, indeed. I can take people like that in v...Tiresome, indeed. I can take people like that in very small doses only. Sounds like Eve has had more than enough.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-3417445821555072162014-07-07T02:43:47.964+01:002014-07-07T02:43:47.964+01:00His wife was probably thankful for the break. He ...His wife was probably thankful for the break. He could argue with you and have the last word on everything. I know people like that. I was even married to one once. They are exhausting. Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-5113990629086367282014-07-07T02:20:55.959+01:002014-07-07T02:20:55.959+01:00I'm exhausted just reading about Adam, let alo...I'm exhausted just reading about Adam, let alone arguing with him! Thank goodness he didn't tarry.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-32713098548369274902014-07-06T22:10:56.425+01:002014-07-06T22:10:56.425+01:00-chuckle- every family has an Adam and I'm sur...-chuckle- every family has an Adam and I'm sure you are extremely grateful that it was a flying visit lasting less than 24hours!Rose ~ from Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908281749611280188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-78957146018751751432014-07-06T21:18:05.556+01:002014-07-06T21:18:05.556+01:00Oh, my, Friko, sorry for your bad experience....Ha...Oh, my, Friko, sorry for your bad experience....Hang in there and stay with what you feel to be true!Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-14779092320384093712014-07-06T20:58:24.249+01:002014-07-06T20:58:24.249+01:00With folks like that, I tend to get glassy-eyed ve...With folks like that, I tend to get glassy-eyed very quickly and then wander off.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-50614736421590876802014-07-06T18:23:07.767+01:002014-07-06T18:23:07.767+01:00I'm with you. That's what I watch documen...I'm with you. That's what I watch documentaries for. Not how I want to spend time socializing. LOL! Good thing they didn't stay any longer. ;)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-80744504473348285082014-07-06T17:45:54.492+01:002014-07-06T17:45:54.492+01:00I appreciate your venting here. I've known suc...I appreciate your venting here. I've known such tiresomes and an hour would be more than enough in their company. Poor you. Stoic. Accepting. And you probably didn't get rude once.<br /><br />More forbearance I would NOT have shown.<br /><br />XO<br />WWW Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-13693334057784055722014-07-06T15:58:18.810+01:002014-07-06T15:58:18.810+01:00Not fond of mixers, lovers of argument for argumen...Not fond of mixers, lovers of argument for argument sake. A judo approach may be best, agree with everything they say, then bring up another subject. Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-23147265886367440502014-07-06T12:37:40.619+01:002014-07-06T12:37:40.619+01:00You are a good host.
Guess I would have not been t...You are a good host.<br />Guess I would have not been the best :)One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-63967711012366465332014-07-06T10:12:19.542+01:002014-07-06T10:12:19.542+01:00Oh darn, you've just reminded me about a siste...Oh darn, you've just reminded me about a sister-in-law I will see next month. I better start praying for patience now! Thank heavens these people aren't constants in our lives, huh.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.com