tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post8633772629629393661..comments2023-10-29T12:28:26.775+00:00Comments on Charley Robson's Leaning Tower of Plot: POOF!Charley Robsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-83408243772167685952012-08-07T17:02:17.952+01:002012-08-07T17:02:17.952+01:00Ah Charley you never fail to amuse - even if I'...Ah Charley you never fail to amuse - even if I'm laughing more at the comments between you and Miriam than I was at the post. Life moves at such a fast rate now a days doens't it? I'd like to use time travel to slow it down. :}<br /><br />Good luck with you're move - now on to catching up with the rest of the posts I've missed while away. :}Cathryn Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14816869021658935999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-12017273876933065202012-08-04T14:14:46.457+01:002012-08-04T14:14:46.457+01:00Book Thief German FTW! I remember all the insults ...Book Thief German FTW! I remember all the insults I ever learnt, but nothing remotely useful for civil conversation. Apart from "I'm English" and "I speak no German", which I DID take the liberty of equipping myself with. I can also order sausages in a restaurant. Nothing else, just sausage.<br /><br />Thanks for the tips, anyway ;)Charley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-37247109440508937882012-08-04T14:13:37.573+01:002012-08-04T14:13:37.573+01:00Thank you! All small words are useful. You never k...Thank you! All small words are useful. You never know when you'll have to inquire as to why your boiled egg is stuck to someone's rubber glove ;)Charley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-4716406676928303942012-08-04T10:12:44.458+01:002012-08-04T10:12:44.458+01:00I can tell you that "arschloch" is arseh...I can tell you that "arschloch" is arsehole, "saumensch" is pig (as an insult for a girl) and "saukerl" is pig as an insult for a boy. See, grammatically correct insults. "Arschgrobbler" is arse-scratcher. <br /><br />You can see my German is seriously sophisticated.<br /><br />I may or may not have learned all of it from 'The Book Thief'.<br /><br />"Ich spreche nicht Deutsch" means 'I speak no German'. "Danke" means thank-you. "Alles ist gut" means 'All is good'. <br /><br />"Etwas lebhaft" means 'somewhat lively'. Hey, stop looking at me like that. I'm a musician. You have to know these things. (For goodness sake, I can tell you like a million different speeds in Italian, but that's the only one of the German terms I can remember at all.)Miriam Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516402325473855925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-23630244924122555332012-08-03T16:50:34.685+01:002012-08-03T16:50:34.685+01:00Glad it helped.
I'll do a few calculations to...Glad it helped.<br /><br />I'll do a few calculations to see whether the cost of losing Charley outweighs the benefits of a lit grill. Whoops, looks like you're out of luck.Liam, Head Philhttp://insideliamsbrain.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-33215556564896424982012-08-03T11:24:03.918+01:002012-08-03T11:24:03.918+01:00Well, I can tell you that gummyhandshue means rubb...Well, I can tell you that gummyhandshue means rubber glove - as in, a gummy shoe for your hand - and gocoktiseye is boiled egg (probably NOT how you spell it, but, y'know...). This is all I remember from P6 German lessons :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-49756531718283584942012-08-03T08:57:44.413+01:002012-08-03T08:57:44.413+01:00Thanks for the pointers - I'm having trouble p...Thanks for the pointers - I'm having trouble pinning Vidal down as a character anyway, so these tips are fab. Pain in the butt that he is, he's making life very difficult.<br /><br />Mwue he he he he. Wait and see ;)Charley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-41970033015634071472012-08-02T23:45:38.760+01:002012-08-02T23:45:38.760+01:00Vidal was almost-- almost!-- an exact copy of you ...Vidal was almost-- almost!-- an exact copy of you (minus the LotR knowledge). Perhaps if I knew his history it would be different, but he had your voice. What you did with Abra was much better, since you gave a few glimpses of her past within her speech. You might have done a few things with Vidal such as giving some similes that told us about him (like that one time I rode a buffalo blindfolded whilst whistling whimsically), but it didn't have the same effect. It's the difference between a character of mine repeating mannerisms or sayings passed to her from her mentors and a character like the Liam, Head Phil who participates in the Phil Phorce: he can brag about all the things he's done (of which I have done none), but he still has my voice.<br /><br />Indeed... Though I was having trouble with my outdoor grill today, so an instant inferno might not be amiss. I'll leave it up to you.Liam, Head Philhttp://insideliamsbrain.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-2150885811884688462012-08-02T20:27:30.469+01:002012-08-02T20:27:30.469+01:00Don't worry, she's a she, and she apprecia...Don't worry, she's a she, and she appreciates the support . . . and she's pulling the most unladylike faces at the other two, haha!<br /><br />Haha, I hope that too! Most unfortunate that would be :PCharley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-455637629305383512012-08-02T15:31:52.146+01:002012-08-02T15:31:52.146+01:00Abra is the best. She's the most human-- I ke...Abra is the best. She's the most human-- I keep calling her a she, so I hope she isn't a he. As I was saying, she's definitely the most real character you've written so far.<br /><br />I hope that your absence from the blog won't cause it to explode in a fiery inferno, if that helps any.Liam, Head Philhttp://insideliamsbrain.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-70168136936831902152012-08-02T14:12:20.896+01:002012-08-02T14:12:20.896+01:00Hehe, well, I haven't lived in South America y...Hehe, well, I haven't lived in South America yet. Other than that, I've done every single continent, aside from the arctic and the antarctic themselves (unless Canada or Australia count for those :P)<br /><br />Ahaha, I can't spell the latter of those word (good dodge eh?) either, have to say :PCharley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-69702857991161266892012-08-02T14:11:27.033+01:002012-08-02T14:11:27.033+01:00Hehe, I practically grew up in Germany, but we wer...Hehe, I practically grew up in Germany, but we were NOT expecting to go back there - surprises all over the place! I'm sort of looking forward to it, must admit :P<br /><br />Ha, thank you, I may need it. Going to pester my German friend at school to at least get some key phrases into me before I look like a complete interloping fool xDCharley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-10864118045014109182012-08-02T10:17:13.870+01:002012-08-02T10:17:13.870+01:00Moving to Germany? Is there anywhere you HAVEN'...Moving to Germany? Is there anywhere you HAVEN'T lived? :) I'm afraid I can't help with the German. All I know how to say is Ja and gazuntheit (And that doesn't mean I can spell it.) :)Mimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03166384979716659441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-38541522818472975622012-08-02T10:09:49.550+01:002012-08-02T10:09:49.550+01:00Wow! Germany! That is so exciting. Yeah, but doesn...Wow! Germany! That is so exciting. Yeah, but doesn't moving gobble time? Actually moving gobbles a lot of things...time, weekends, hours of doing nothing, left socks. It's a shocker.<br /><br />Good luck learning how to speak German! And I felt a little too proud of myself when I figured out how to make blog buttons with html grab boxes (it even sounds impressive!). But hay! What's life without these awesome accomplishments?! :)CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.com