tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post4550763169899096652..comments2024-02-22T07:47:22.661-05:00Comments on The Bathroom Monologues: Bathroom Monologue: In the Nature of Scorpions and TortoisesJohn Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-71118990877733413852010-05-02T12:28:08.602-04:002010-05-02T12:28:08.602-04:00The tortoise wins again! Woo. So the moral of this...The tortoise wins again! Woo. So the moral of this story is don't bite a brick - whether it's the nature of the beast or not. Wait, that's a different story.<br /><br />I so enjoy reading you.Jodi MacArthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373591664178281529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-3919063900935690782010-05-01T13:52:47.481-04:002010-05-01T13:52:47.481-04:00Ahh, I love this. Great twist to the fable.Ahh, I love this. Great twist to the fable.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425418200940737247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-15635823707558728692010-05-01T09:27:53.003-04:002010-05-01T09:27:53.003-04:00Fantastic, one of the funniest things I've rea...Fantastic, one of the funniest things I've read for ages. I really like the protagonists' personalities, and suspect I may get on quite well with the tortoise!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361651251233078437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-57395544766682404732010-04-30T20:39:31.022-04:002010-04-30T20:39:31.022-04:00I think this one is my favorite so far!I think this one is my favorite so far!elleceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00871404318170818800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-60745597511279672372010-04-30T19:45:35.318-04:002010-04-30T19:45:35.318-04:00(snort)
YOU make me laugh more than other writer....(snort)<br /><br />YOU make me laugh more than other writer.<br /><br />seriously <br /><br />thanks. and peace...Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-60827786231867324442010-04-30T18:48:43.160-04:002010-04-30T18:48:43.160-04:00Superb. Very witty. I liked the part about the t...Superb. Very witty. I liked the part about the tortoise getting cardio training for the race with the hare. :)Genevieve Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16178276724159826428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-763582905296303912010-04-30T18:03:03.401-04:002010-04-30T18:03:03.401-04:00Hilarious! Scorpions are indeed stupid! Enjoyed t...Hilarious! Scorpions are indeed stupid! Enjoyed the whole thing, especially the tortoise admitting he wanted to ogle some lady tortoises!Karly Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05032213203101470326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-88609901229874015042010-04-30T15:56:22.453-04:002010-04-30T15:56:22.453-04:00Brilliant! That scorpion's gonna be the laughi...Brilliant! That scorpion's gonna be the laughing stock now with a broken stinger.Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-67298384293380086762010-04-30T15:01:00.310-04:002010-04-30T15:01:00.310-04:00The fox & the gingerbread man meets the hare &...The fox & the gingerbread man meets the hare & the tortoise and the tortoise wins yet again! <br /><br />Loved the sound of the line "“As someone with the gift of aquatic travel," that just rattles around my head as a reader and makes me punch the air and yell "YES"!<br /><br />marc nashSulci Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-80231975024584156832010-04-30T14:56:36.282-04:002010-04-30T14:56:36.282-04:00Somany great lines in this one. "dumbass"...Somany great lines in this one. "dumbass" made my day!Lauritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688820247531607677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-81306564504668956282010-04-30T14:02:32.656-04:002010-04-30T14:02:32.656-04:00"No tortoise likes to be called a bigot."..."No tortoise likes to be called a bigot." That's only one stellar line from this story that's full of them. Totally hilarious.<br /><br />I loved this. It's a pleasure to read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-37949582045010903712010-04-30T13:41:43.942-04:002010-04-30T13:41:43.942-04:00Thank you all! Brings great cheer to see favorite ...Thank you all! Brings great cheer to see favorite lines and such. I love writing wacky dialogue and if it makes people laugh, then it worked.<br /><br />Barry, hard to believe there aren't any submissions for that yet. And yet, I've had a difficult time figuring out just how a non-animal modern fable would work. Guess I'll put more mindpower to it this weekend.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-80595779515908280252010-04-30T13:28:39.825-04:002010-04-30T13:28:39.825-04:00Nailed it, this is fantastic.Nailed it, this is fantastic.Chris Chartrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766438158698041660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-11482760449480456652010-04-30T12:37:26.865-04:002010-04-30T12:37:26.865-04:00This was absolutely brilliant.This was absolutely brilliant.Maggie Carrollhttp://morphematics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-51463684035726936092010-04-30T11:49:05.071-04:002010-04-30T11:49:05.071-04:00Very good. It reads like a fable, but you had a tw...Very good. It reads like a fable, but you had a twist at the end. I thought the scorpion was going to get him, but I was wrong. Good story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236529774839136879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-61003226717260693122010-04-30T11:37:15.340-04:002010-04-30T11:37:15.340-04:00This was very funny! So many great lines. I loved ...This was very funny! So many great lines. I loved the "help a brother out" line. How many guys have tried to get their buddies to help them out with women with that line? Great story!Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-35846725769544254772010-04-30T11:22:28.689-04:002010-04-30T11:22:28.689-04:00You do dialogue and funny so well!
Favorite: “Oh...You do dialogue and funny so well! <br /><br />Favorite: “Oh, is that your nature?” asked the tortoise. “Mine’s a carapace.” Ha-Ha...<br /><br />Great, John, just great.Marisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-11157111860222232242010-04-30T11:17:10.733-04:002010-04-30T11:17:10.733-04:00I cracked up at the ending. Perfect. A tortoise ca...I cracked up at the ending. Perfect. A tortoise calling a scorpion "dumb ass" is perfect. I love it.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07479342767111654357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-9366536971776382882010-04-30T11:11:34.174-04:002010-04-30T11:11:34.174-04:00Ha! Well, I suppose you can't blame the scorpi...Ha! Well, I suppose you can't blame the scorpion, with such a short life span he doesn't have time to learn about shells or go to self-help classes. :-) Cute!shannon espositohttp://murderinparadise.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-27256318359699142252010-04-30T06:45:12.580-04:002010-04-30T06:45:12.580-04:00my favorite line:
“I don’t have lips. I’m an arac...my favorite line:<br /><br />“I don’t have lips. I’m an arachnid.”<br /><br />Very creative and well executed. Clever.Michael Solenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120045114297450520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-24195832609483165932010-04-30T05:13:39.965-04:002010-04-30T05:13:39.965-04:00Haha! Silly scorpion. I particularly liked the lic...Haha! Silly scorpion. I particularly liked the licking lips comment, but the dialogue as whole was quite entertaining.A. M. Hartehttp://amharte.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-70725430307637077332010-04-30T03:55:15.538-04:002010-04-30T03:55:15.538-04:00This is brilliant, I loved way it built up. I'...This is brilliant, I loved way it built up. I'd love you to submit a non-animal fable for my Modern Fables contest, it'd definitely win because it'd be the only entry.Barry J. Northernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173472793304574269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-87398376335970362452010-04-30T01:07:52.822-04:002010-04-30T01:07:52.822-04:00effin' hilarious... A smart and modern update ...effin' hilarious... A smart and modern update to the classic fable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.com