Comments for This, That and Other Things http://ttaot.wordpress.com What's going on these days along with links and pointers to various things I've come across. Fri, 29 May 2009 01:34:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on About Me by John Marcoux http://ttaot.wordpress.com/about/#comment-117 John Marcoux Fri, 29 May 2009 01:34:36 +0000 #comment-117 I left this comment at the page of your entertaining Chicago quiz. Brought back memories. Thanks. <> John Marcoux Charleston, SC I left this comment at the page of your entertaining Chicago quiz. Brought back memories. Thanks.

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John Marcoux
Charleston, SC

]]> Comment on Old Time Chicago Quiz – How much do you know? by John Marcoux http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2007/06/16/old-time-chicago-quiz-how-much-do-you-know/#comment-116 John Marcoux Fri, 29 May 2009 01:30:01 +0000 http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2007/06/16/old-time-chicago-quiz-how-much-do-you-know/#comment-116 Re question #26: Beatles first Chicago appearance was at the Amphitheatre. I wuz there. Thanks for the fun quiz. John Marcoux Charleston, SC Re question #26: Beatles first Chicago appearance was at the Amphitheatre. I wuz there.

Thanks for the fun quiz.

John Marcoux
Charleston, SC

]]> Comment on Changes by Designated Driver http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/changes-2/#comment-91 Designated Driver Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:01:32 +0000 http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/changes-2/#comment-91 That's tragic. We had a children's Tv program called 'Pipkins' in which an elderly actor played the role of Mr Pipkin, the owner of a toy shop (as I recall). The rest of the characters were puppets. It was aimed at 3-5 year old kids, and was very popular. Anyway, the elderly actor died and to their credit, the program makers didn't just swing in some new guy made up to look like the old guy, they had a new presenter who explained in a sensitive manner that Mr Pipkin had died. It was tastefully done and a great first step for kids in learning to deal with bereavement. That’s tragic.

We had a children’s Tv program called ‘Pipkins’ in which an elderly actor played the role of Mr Pipkin, the owner of a toy shop (as I recall).
The rest of the characters were puppets.

It was aimed at 3-5 year old kids, and was very popular.

Anyway, the elderly actor died and to their credit, the program makers didn’t just swing in some new guy made up to look like the old guy, they had a new presenter who explained in a sensitive manner that Mr Pipkin had died.

It was tastefully done and a great first step for kids in learning to deal with bereavement.

]]> Comment on Changes by David Ripley http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/changes-2/#comment-79 David Ripley Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:53:43 +0000 http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/changes-2/#comment-79 Well said. Well said.

]]> Comment on Am I alone here? This whole thing sucks! by soju http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/am-i-alone-here-this-whole-thing-sucks/#comment-75 soju Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:22:02 +0000 http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/am-i-alone-here-this-whole-thing-sucks/#comment-75 I hope you get a better situation going on soon. Just stumbled into this page searching "that thing sucks" on Google and you are number two. Anyway, I am sure it will all work out ok. Submitted your blog to http://www.thatsprofound.com I hope you get a better situation going on soon. Just stumbled into this page searching “that thing sucks” on Google and you are number two. Anyway, I am sure it will all work out ok.

Submitted your blog to http://www.thatsprofound.com

]]> Comment on My goodness. by Doctor Drone http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/my-goodness/#comment-73 Doctor Drone Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:11:14 +0000 http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/my-goodness/#comment-73 It's the end finally of all that shallow talk about some kind of sea change in American politics. Nothing ever changes, except possibly the electorate's dumber. It’s the end finally of all that shallow talk about some kind of sea change in American politics.

Nothing ever changes, except possibly the electorate’s dumber.

]]> Comment on From the "You Can’t Make This Up!" Dept by Dennis http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/from-the-you-cant-make-this-up-dept/#comment-12 Dennis Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:44:04 +0000 http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/from-the-you-cant-make-this-up-dept/#comment-12 Thatnks for the comment, Peter. I can imagine that it's a problem world-wide and a major headache for contractors. In my area of the States, we had thieves go into uncompleted homes and take all the copper piping and wiring. It's gotten so bad that some builders have had to install doors and windows AND plywood over them to keep the thieves out. Thatnks for the comment, Peter. I can imagine that it’s a problem world-wide and a major headache for contractors. In my area of the States, we had thieves go into uncompleted homes and take all the copper piping and wiring. It’s gotten so bad that some builders have had to install doors and windows AND plywood over them to keep the thieves out.

]]> Comment on From the "You Can’t Make This Up!" Dept by Dennis http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/from-the-you-cant-make-this-up-dept/#comment-11 Dennis Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:41:28 +0000 http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/from-the-you-cant-make-this-up-dept/#comment-11 In addition to the above, we've had cases of electrocution when idiots try to steal copper wire. Sometimes that stuff IS connected! In addition to the above, we’ve had cases of electrocution when idiots try to steal copper wire.

Sometimes that stuff IS connected!

]]> Comment on From the "You Can’t Make This Up!" Dept by Peter Cruise http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/from-the-you-cant-make-this-up-dept/#comment-10 Peter Cruise Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:56:34 +0000 http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/from-the-you-cant-make-this-up-dept/#comment-10 Now that is really funny, if tragic. It is also quite plausible - the rising cost of metal is leading to a major increase in theft over in the UK as well. Now that is really funny, if tragic.

It is also quite plausible – the rising cost of metal is leading to a major increase in theft over in the UK as well.

]]> Comment on Oh man! by Dennis http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2007/09/24/oh-man/#comment-8 Dennis Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:21:41 +0000 http://ttaot.wordpress.com/2007/09/24/oh-man/#comment-8 As I said elsewhere, a LOT fo the credit goes to NHRA and their never-ending quest for safety as well as the tremendous amount of research and development that John's team did after losing Eric Medlen earlier this year. I am convinced that the improvements that they put into that hot rod ("the old crate", as John calls it at times) is what really saved John's bacon. Not to take anything away from the Safety Safari. Those guys did their job in a-one fashion, getting John out of the car and to the medevac copter. Good job by everyone. How'd ya like the shot of Robert Hight at the copter? It was OBVIOUS that John was telling him what he wanted done. *grin* I can imagine that he was a little upset that Ashley pulled out but then, I don't blame her one bit. As I said elsewhere, a LOT fo the credit goes to NHRA and their never-ending quest for safety as well as the tremendous amount of research and development that John’s team did after losing Eric Medlen earlier this year.

I am convinced that the improvements that they put into that hot rod (“the old crate”, as John calls it at times) is what really saved John’s bacon.

Not to take anything away from the Safety Safari. Those guys did their job in a-one fashion, getting John out of the car and to the medevac copter.

Good job by everyone.

How’d ya like the shot of Robert Hight at the copter? It was OBVIOUS that John was telling him what he wanted done. *grin* I can imagine that he was a little upset that Ashley pulled out but then, I don’t blame her one bit.

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