tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post6747221841268129107..comments2024-02-22T07:47:22.661-05:00Comments on The Bathroom Monologues: Bathroom Monologue: My Space PlaneJohn Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-81539900020968273372011-04-04T17:50:26.471-04:002011-04-04T17:50:26.471-04:00Could Pixar get away with a robot waving while the...Could Pixar get away with a robot waving while the villain was decompressed?<br /><br />I must go home and watch Wall-E now.J. A. Platthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03579737369756389484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-10691767764715992242011-03-20T11:44:27.981-04:002011-03-20T11:44:27.981-04:00Linked this as 'recommended reading' from ...Linked this as 'recommended reading' from my most recent flash post. =)<br /><br /><a href="http://xeroverse.blogspot.com/2011/03/murder-between-stars.html" rel="nofollow">Murder between the Stars</a>John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-39484518800688959082011-03-20T11:42:17.607-04:002011-03-20T11:42:17.607-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-61959300929752938712011-03-17T06:02:59.661-04:002011-03-17T06:02:59.661-04:00This is brilliant! Had me laughing out loud, more ...This is brilliant! Had me laughing out loud, more than once. =D<br /><br />Loved this line particularly:<br />"And if it somehow was breached, that single laser would not miss an entire room of annoying people and somehow hit me in the thigh."<br /><br />I'm not sure you need the penultimate sentence though, it makes the landing a little bumpy as you switch from wishful thinking to reality for the first time.<br /><br />Now I'm gonna go read it again, and laugh at the cook. =DJohn Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-61244199779847947182011-03-13T09:08:11.791-04:002011-03-13T09:08:11.791-04:00I really enjoyed this. Definitely one of your best...I really enjoyed this. Definitely one of your best. I love your take on sci fi.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-63058107477648733772011-03-12T23:26:53.237-05:002011-03-12T23:26:53.237-05:00Very creative! I'm reading this while at the b...Very creative! I'm reading this while at the beach, but I don't mind a little sand on my butt. However, I agree it shouldn't be on a space plane, though. I wish I had some of those robots to clean our van. :)Chuck Allenhttp://www.chuckallen.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-51629789301612005902011-03-12T18:00:17.859-05:002011-03-12T18:00:17.859-05:00Haha! Love how you tell the story through wishful ...Haha! Love how you tell the story through wishful thinking. I'm sure that the robots would be very happy on your space plane too. If robots are happy at all, that is.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303695124956391293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-76953636262932990422011-03-12T13:08:54.938-05:002011-03-12T13:08:54.938-05:00Oops, sounds like he's toast. At least he can ...Oops, sounds like he's toast. At least he can go out imagining life as it should be. Enjoyed it.<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttp://madutopia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-42368916052432949712011-03-12T10:15:32.119-05:002011-03-12T10:15:32.119-05:00Shotgun! I call shotgun. Or copilot. Or assistant ...Shotgun! I call shotgun. Or copilot. Or assistant cook. Anything to get a place on your space plane.~Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774944172261988587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-12067973326785024872011-03-12T09:27:16.320-05:002011-03-12T09:27:16.320-05:00John, you appear to have experienced some of the n...John, you appear to have experienced some of the not-space planes I work on. They are exactly like that. (Apart from the robots-no, wait, some of the crew are robots).<br />I hate sand on my rear quarters and for this reason, never go to the beach-unless it is pebbles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-58516182747871959122011-03-12T08:28:56.534-05:002011-03-12T08:28:56.534-05:00As space planes go, it sounds like paradise!As space planes go, it sounds like paradise!Aaronhttp://www.mgideon.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-82834030350407145132011-03-12T08:06:04.223-05:002011-03-12T08:06:04.223-05:00John, if you ever find somewhere that sells these ...John, if you ever find somewhere that sells these space planes, will you order two please? then bill me for one of them.<br /><br />The robots on the hull gave me images of Huey,Louie, and Dewey from that brilliant film from the seventies "Silent Running"Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-23026636001573156222011-03-12T00:14:19.295-05:002011-03-12T00:14:19.295-05:00That is hilarious! My Dave is a science fiction/St...That is hilarious! My Dave is a science fiction/Star Wars/Stargate/Star Trek (anything with 'Star' in it except Dancing with the Stars). So we both laughed our arses off at all the funny things you pointed out that happen in space planes that are not yours.<br />I read Dave lots of stories, including mine, and he almost never laughs that loud!<br />Kudos to you, Mr. Wiswell!Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-64010012023645671322011-03-11T23:48:33.482-05:002011-03-11T23:48:33.482-05:00What a unique an evocative voice you've captur...What a unique an evocative voice you've captured here. It's full of laughs. The <i>It would be enemy-laser-proofed.</i> pushed me over the edge with his zany, while I'm wishing things weren't as bad as they are how I go for impossible tech ;)AidanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876041003278004627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-76925369899239425412011-03-11T22:59:56.236-05:002011-03-11T22:59:56.236-05:00Can I have a ride?Can I have a ride?Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-91323975112722969242011-03-11T20:44:35.216-05:002011-03-11T20:44:35.216-05:00I call being Cabin Boy on this space plane. That o...I call being Cabin Boy on this space plane. That or Master Sergeant Gunner.<br />Adam B @revhappinessAdam Bhttp://afullnessinbrevity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-24625189367274287912011-03-11T19:45:41.005-05:002011-03-11T19:45:41.005-05:00Love the whole thing. I want to be on your space p...Love the whole thing. I want to be on your space plane. I will bring imported beer and I bet I cook better than that Portuguese guy.Ramsey Lyonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17660812506342349410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-42390546550002280992011-03-11T19:28:42.018-05:002011-03-11T19:28:42.018-05:00Your space plane sounds marvelous! What guy wouldn...Your space plane sounds marvelous! What guy wouldn't want to be on that space plane? I liked the humor and refereces to human life that everyone can relate to. Really fun ready!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-23202256667266246702011-03-11T18:18:00.281-05:002011-03-11T18:18:00.281-05:00I chuckled at this one:
"A robot would pause...I chuckled at this one:<br /><br /><i>"A robot would pause, lift its polishing rag, and wave it as the former cook decompressed."</i><br /><br />Cold and insensitive, yeah, but funny. Just thinking about a million pieces of cook matter floating through space, destination unknown, and the little waving rag saying, "Bye-Bye," was a nice touch.<br /><br />I hope the energy company restores the power soon.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-5510246204833379942011-03-11T16:25:55.363-05:002011-03-11T16:25:55.363-05:00Space planes do look silly with sand on their butt...Space planes do look silly with sand on their butt. :) I'm glad the power is back on!Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-80481536729988219732011-03-11T16:17:36.201-05:002011-03-11T16:17:36.201-05:00John, this is probably the best I've heard you...John, this is probably the best I've heard your voice, (if that makes sense), it's so..You. Great job, and thanks for proving that a "real" writer can get 'er done, power or no, and I do hope you get that power back on soon!Deanna Schrayerhttp://theothersideofdeanna.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-7004186226071371792011-03-11T15:56:12.536-05:002011-03-11T15:56:12.536-05:00Ha. I like, I like. Great use of frustration. I ha...Ha. I like, I like. Great use of frustration. I have to say when I first started reading I thought It was a "MySpace" plane. :)That could send you on a totally different trip. Hmmm. Keep your butt out of the sand if you go. <br />DeborahBMisty Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900414309618213580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-43375967946947360302011-03-11T15:48:59.370-05:002011-03-11T15:48:59.370-05:00So perfectly humourous. I kept thinking about Harr...So perfectly humourous. I kept thinking about Harry Mudd from the original Star Trek, with his nagging wife clones.Raven Corinn Carlukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06014248975870886289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-56970009103658533972011-03-11T14:25:21.825-05:002011-03-11T14:25:21.825-05:00I wish you were on your space plane, too. And not...I wish you were on your space plane, too. And not stuck at ome in a black out. I'm sorry, John! I hope your power comes back on soon! And when it does, I hope a crew a scantilly-clad female engineers from the elctric company show up to appologize with sexual favors.Bevimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924337684790883853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-82623105667495942052011-03-11T14:01:44.556-05:002011-03-11T14:01:44.556-05:00Love you hinted at the real action by contrasting ...Love you hinted at the real action by contrasting it to the dream. Very clever indeed.Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377570668333453073noreply@blogger.com