tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post5955901254129460499..comments2024-03-02T21:39:54.633+00:00Comments on Outcries & Asides Revisited: The Tale of Gonwid.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-10546229187978952392013-02-27T22:12:39.235+00:002013-02-27T22:12:39.235+00:00Ah, but I'm a vegetarian bear. So that explain...Ah, but I'm a vegetarian bear. So that explains that.<br /><br />'She talks to all the servants about man and God and law<br />And everybody says she's the brains behind Pa(w?)<br />She's sixty eight, but she says she's fifty four.'<br /><br />Respect to Mr B. Good taste.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-7712016216057991702013-02-27T13:37:44.553+00:002013-02-27T13:37:44.553+00:00We had just watched a documentary about bears, and...We had just watched a documentary about bears, and one of their favorite snacks is moths/butterflies. But I mustn't be so literal. And I wasn't familiar with the song, but Mr. B sang along as he's a Dylan fan. <br /><br />Maddie's MaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-91989201280550276362013-02-27T00:42:41.349+00:002013-02-27T00:42:41.349+00:00In the unlikely event that you're not familiar...In the unlikely event that you're not familiar with it:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW4y-9RoMFU<br /><br />Fourth verse.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-67601587277430017432013-02-27T00:35:04.658+00:002013-02-27T00:35:04.658+00:00Oh I don't know, Mrs B, I always was one for c...Oh I don't know, Mrs B, I always was one for choosing odd friends. And there was a caterpillar we used to call a 'woolly bear' when I was a kid. In actual fact, though, the person who gave rise to this little tale has more in common with an albatross, but seabirds don't pupate.<br /><br />And if it were only the winter that was getting me down. I dislike winter, but I can handle it (usually.) People, on the other hand, are something else again. If only they would stop at merely disappointing me...<br /><br />Nice to hear from you Maddie's Ma (couldn't resist that, me being an ageing Bob Dylan fan. I did try.)JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-11286164116734790722013-02-26T23:33:38.951+00:002013-02-26T23:33:38.951+00:00Well, bears and butterflies don't quite go tog...Well, bears and butterflies don't quite go together in any case. And as my mother often said "People will always disappoint you". As will caterpillars. (But it used to make me cry when she said that). I hope you are feeling much better. Spring's just around the corner.<br />MMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-1740264397224318592013-02-26T22:50:21.890+00:002013-02-26T22:50:21.890+00:00The trick is knowing his limits, but I expect you&...The trick is knowing his limits, but I expect you're quite good at that.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-1135689033365810022013-02-26T18:21:21.228+00:002013-02-26T18:21:21.228+00:00That's quite alright. I'd never push a be...That's quite alright. I'd never push a bear past his limits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-8033336052626984372013-02-26T17:35:59.965+00:002013-02-26T17:35:59.965+00:00Yes, but I decline to reveal the identity of the e...Yes, but I decline to reveal the identity of the erstwhile caterpillar (who is now a butterfly.)JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069822009799120415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672515173999750909.post-60245244606458788632013-02-26T16:50:06.219+00:002013-02-26T16:50:06.219+00:00Are you Gonwid? You did say you'd be a bear.....Are you Gonwid? You did say you'd be a bear...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com