tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post1979845278663469671..comments2024-02-23T19:28:12.169+11:00Comments on Publish or Perish: Not So PureAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-11472528436849081012010-05-12T17:00:08.550+10:002010-05-12T17:00:08.550+10:00I wondered if it was the snake one. You have so m...I wondered if it was the snake one. You have so many poisonous ones in Australia. I loved the dolphin story. Thanks for sharing so many interesting bits about yourself!Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-22384375969347465842010-05-10T20:37:42.688+10:002010-05-10T20:37:42.688+10:00Hi Niki,
You should have stuck with the serpents! ...Hi Niki,<br />You should have stuck with the serpents! Thank you, I’m pleased they were good enough to keep you happy.<br /><br />Hi Kitty,<br />I made it sound very nerve wracking didn’t I?<br />I must be just wicked. I hope you enjoyed having the wool pulled over your eyes.<br />I still believe after all these years the dolphin was playing with me. We often used to see them surfing the waves apparently for the sheer fun of it.<br />I'm pleased you liked my stories. I guess I have had a few “adventures” along the way. I have been very lucky in so many ways.<br /><br />Hi Christine,<br />Snakes don’t make me shudder, I guess I got used to them. Although, I do have the greatest respect for them.<br />Oh my, all 58? That would make a very long story, even just listing them would take a couple of pages.<br /><br />Hi Jaydee,<br />I have seen others doing this meme, and it has always looked like great fun. <br />Pleased you enjoyed my stories, it has certainly been interesting so far.<br /><br />Hi Lisa,<br />I am a story teller, so I guess that helps weave a good lie from the truth. If you take the truth and change a couple of details then suddenly it isn’t the truth any longer. Have fun spinning your own yarns!<br /><br />Hi Jemi,<br />It is a painful number of houses. I wish I had only lived in four. I have had the odd interesting moment, that is for sure!<br /><br />Hi Michele,<br />My dad was mad keen on snakes. I guess he still is, although in subsequent years he has broadened his interest to cute, furry possums. <br />I did count one apartment in my total, but other than that they have all been houses where I have had my official address.<br />I partly picked the snakes to make my “truth” because I am well aware most people are stressed by them. So most people are going to say “no way”, especially if I omit to say they were in cages.<br /><br />Hi Indigo,<br />Thank you I am pleased you enjoyed my stories. Dolphins are gorgeous creatures. As I said above we used to often see them surfing. Frequently, they would share waves with human surfers. Sometimes the even seemed to take turns on the waves.<br />Dad was as keen as mustard about all reptiles, particularly snakes, so I got used to them. Most people are taught they are dangerous (which they can be if you don’t treat them with respect) so they are nervous. Australian indigenous people usually have only one animal as a totem spirit (if they have a totem at all). So yours is a complex of spirits?<br /><br />Hi Heather,<br />Stories are fun, especially if they are tall stories. But then I had great fabric to form my “lies” from.<br />I was too small to be worried by them at first, and later on they were just something I was accustomed to.<br /><br />Hi Talli,<br />They weren’t scary because I wasn’t taught to be afraid of them. Pleased to liked my tales!<br /><br />Hi Brinda,<br />Welcome to my blog!<br />My homes were fascinating in so many ways.<br />Sure I’m only to happy to pop over and have a look.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-61888342414835535662010-05-10T17:31:37.950+10:002010-05-10T17:31:37.950+10:00I am terrified of snakes but at the same time, I f...I am terrified of snakes but at the same time, I find them so fascinating to watch. Your home must have been a very interesting place to live in.<br /><br />I write short stories which I put up on my blog and I welcome any sort of feedback or criticism that's necessary for my improvement. I do hope you enjoy my works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-78558170798223960102010-05-10T02:19:53.958+10:002010-05-10T02:19:53.958+10:00Sheesh! You must have been a very brave boy. Great...Sheesh! You must have been a very brave boy. Great lies, by the way!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-55955132145320826762010-05-09T23:58:26.495+10:002010-05-09T23:58:26.495+10:00Haha! Well, a story is always better than the trut...Haha! Well, a story is always better than the truth! Fascinating! Snakes are great...but I think I would've been a bit nervous with so many in my house!Heather G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18051840056392247706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-60097295538849778242010-05-09T05:58:10.123+10:002010-05-09T05:58:10.123+10:00This was a fascinating read into who you are, as a...This was a fascinating read into who you are, as a person and the Dolphin story fit perfectly with their playful nature. I'm in awe, you grew up with such fascinating reptilian creatures around you. Snakes do unnerve me. Strange enough the snake is prominent on my totem. (Hugs)IndigoSage Ravenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143502548162174269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-25451654844044406762010-05-09T05:52:56.280+10:002010-05-09T05:52:56.280+10:00No way! Snakes everywhere? That's crazy. I ...No way! Snakes everywhere? That's crazy. I have lived in five houses--are we counting apartments and college dorms? If we are, then 12! <br />I never would have guessed the snakes...Too crazy!<br /><br />Michele<br /><a href="http://southerncitymysteries.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">SouthernCityMysteries</a>JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-28160321590746993842010-05-09T05:30:42.385+10:002010-05-09T05:30:42.385+10:00Wow - that's a lot of houses! I've only li...Wow - that's a lot of houses! I've only lived in 4! You've sure had an interesting life! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-19989992816419757892010-05-09T04:55:25.001+10:002010-05-09T04:55:25.001+10:00Oh my God--you are a really good liar! It's a...Oh my God--you are a really good liar! It's always said that the best lies contain an element of truth. I'm going to have to put some serious thought into my take on this!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-86345555273264849492010-05-09T01:20:36.783+10:002010-05-09T01:20:36.783+10:00This is such a fun tag and I loved hearing all the...This is such a fun tag and I loved hearing all the answers revealed. I was right on one part, you have lived a very interesting life :)Jaydee Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069805915071090479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-55756947815482465292010-05-08T21:45:16.489+10:002010-05-08T21:45:16.489+10:00Fascinating Al, and I'm still shuddering at th...Fascinating Al, and I'm still shuddering at the house of snakes.<br /><br />Looking forward to the story of your journey from house to house - all 58 of them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-33966734811910279882010-05-08T18:18:58.610+10:002010-05-08T18:18:58.610+10:00Oh thank goodness you weren't actually surroun...Oh thank goodness you weren't actually surrounded by all sorts of slithery creatures!<br /><br />Well you certainly fooled me!! Like that dolphin fooled you! LOL! <br /><br />But the truths behind these "lies" are FASCINATING!! You sat next to your current wife's bf, you living in 58 places, you were nearly caught up in the Suez crises (and your travelled by boat to England the long way!! wow)and your car accident - good grief.<br /><br />I need to lie down now.<br />:-)<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-22887811106295925492010-05-08T17:49:53.013+10:002010-05-08T17:49:53.013+10:00hahaha aww I should have gone with the snakes, I l...hahaha aww I should have gone with the snakes, I liked them first. :o))) I enjoyed your lies and truth well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-21803268669259791762010-05-08T17:34:26.238+10:002010-05-08T17:34:26.238+10:00Hi Karen,
The Dolphin story is dang cool! It was s...Hi Karen,<br />The Dolphin story is dang cool! It was scary, but something to laugh about afterwards. Mind you I think the Dolphin had a laugh about it too!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-53354944993503901892010-05-08T17:03:24.091+10:002010-05-08T17:03:24.091+10:00That dolphin story is pretty dang cool! Omigosh th...That dolphin story is pretty dang cool! Omigosh that would have been so scary.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-39798881866419643402010-05-08T16:57:54.434+10:002010-05-08T16:57:54.434+10:00Hi Kristen,
I'll give you a half point for you...Hi Kristen,<br />I'll give you a half point for your answer! :)<br />As you said I did move around, and more than a bit but as I phrased it it wasn't true.<br />Thank you for the complement, I enjoy sharing!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3602571838684092188.post-3894366856922888962010-05-08T16:29:25.708+10:002010-05-08T16:29:25.708+10:00Well, I was "technically" wrong by sayin...Well, I was "technically" wrong by saying number 4 but right with "you seem like you could have moved around a bit". :)<br /><br />I love your stories!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.com