tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post6612726536952426523..comments2024-03-29T03:36:27.656-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Let Them Eat Toll House CakeOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-41836719064744157492014-02-16T14:45:42.110-05:002014-02-16T14:45:42.110-05:00I am particularly partial to smart arses, Zoe, be ...I am particularly partial to smart arses, Zoe, be they alleged, purposeful, or rib-busters (in the colloquial, not orthopedic, sense:)).<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-23978436610337913172014-02-16T02:43:39.582-05:002014-02-16T02:43:39.582-05:00Hi Jeff. 28% unemployment? Sheesh! And good luck d...Hi Jeff. 28% unemployment? Sheesh! And good luck digging your way out of -- or into -- your farm.<br /><br />Guy Fawkes night is November 5th, just FYI.<br /><br />And allegedly it wasn't Marie Antoinette who said "Let them eat cake". It was brioche, and said 100 years before her by Marie-Therese, the wife of Louis XIV. <br /><br />Everybody loves a smart arse, don't they?<br /><br />I'll get me coat ...<br />Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-49958570234264261492014-02-15T14:43:36.945-05:002014-02-15T14:43:36.945-05:00Both extremes have gained considerable traction as...Both extremes have gained considerable traction as a result of the crisis, Everett. A "communist/socialist" party now ranks first in popularity, and the "fascist/nazi" party third. The current majority party in the ruling coalition ranks second.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-38840384137502797532014-02-15T14:39:36.535-05:002014-02-15T14:39:36.535-05:00I share your concern, Lil. For both countries.I share your concern, Lil. For both countries.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-40167378493510914492014-02-15T14:31:03.896-05:002014-02-15T14:31:03.896-05:00Not only is this appalling, but it is a conundrum-...Not only is this appalling, but it is a conundrum-how do we get Greece out of this problem if we keep making it worse (See U.S. so called government). Isn't anybody listening? A desperate people, when pushed hard enough will do desperate thing. I shudder to think of what happens to beautiful Greece then.lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-8326347083758196602014-02-15T12:03:48.122-05:002014-02-15T12:03:48.122-05:00Unfortunately, Greece is ripe for the type of revo...Unfortunately, Greece is ripe for the type of revolution that no one really wants to see: think Fascism and Communism. Power abhors a vacuum, and there's no vacuum like massive social unrest.Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-30632516268924493382014-02-15T11:24:09.625-05:002014-02-15T11:24:09.625-05:00The trouble is in finding the right heads. Dicken...The trouble is in finding the right heads. Dickens' gave the French Madame Defarge and her knitting, the French gave the Greeks Christine Lagarde and her what-the-dickens flash drive.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-65977162979342341002014-02-15T10:45:10.898-05:002014-02-15T10:45:10.898-05:00Forget the Let Them Eat Cake bit. It should be Off...Forget the Let Them Eat Cake bit. It should be Off With Their Heads!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com