Famous Author Plays Whistle??

TomB · Post by **TomB** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:23 am

I noticed that one of the registered users logged in is "Jack London." I'll bet he has to use plastic or composite whistles. Lips on a metal whistle in his climate can't be a good thing..

Tom

BrassBlower · Post by **BrassBlower** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:25 am

I didn't know Jack London plays whistle. I did know Stephen King plays guitar.

TomB · Post by **TomB** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:29 am

BrassBlower wrote:I didn't know Jack London plays whistle. I did know Stephen King plays guitar.

He does? I'm surprised that he hasn't written a horror story featuring a possessed/demonic Les Paul, or something like that.

Tom

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:09 am

emmline plays whistle.

TomB · Post by **TomB** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:42 pm

Cranberry wrote:emmline plays whistle.

True. I'm not certain that she is as famous as Jack London, though- although give her time, I'm sure she will be.

Tom

chas · Post by **chas** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:20 pm

BrassBlower wrote:I didn't know Jack London plays whistle. I did know Stephen King plays guitar.

He roots for the Red Sox, too.

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:46 pm

chas wrote:
BrassBlower wrote:I didn't know Jack London plays whistle. I did know Stephen King plays guitar.
He roots for the Red Sox, too.

Nobodys perfect...

But Emm ,in the odd posting, comes pretty close...

Am I wrong...

Suggestions on a Postcard please...

Slan,
D.

amar · Post by **amar** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 5:32 pm

hi, just got home, am a bit tipsy.

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 5:49 pm

amar wrote:hi, just got home, am a bit tipsy.

I was going to say something snarky, but I won't now

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:00 pm

Will someone please define snarky????? This term was used recently in our local left-leaning rag (i.e. daily newspaper) referrring to a WOMAN Republican who was "successful without being snarky." It was damning with faint praise of course, I guess.

They put that in the headline and in the body copy. I had never seen that word prior to that and not until Izzy's post just now.

TooTs · Post by **TooTs** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:08 pm

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=snarky

TooTs · Post by **TooTs** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:09 pm

This one's better...

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snarky

Lambchop · Post by **Lambchop** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:34 pm

In the online-U.S. context I've seen, it usually fits more to the dictionary.com definition.

Cranky, irascible, critical, complaining, fault-finding . . . in someone who knows better than to think sharing such complaints is polite.

"Well, not to sound snarky here, but . . . it just seems to me that . . . there might be a better use of one's time than . . ."

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:54 am

I'm not famous but I did come in 2nd place in the last writing contest. For which I still have not gotten my prize

We had a "snarky" phase here awhile back. Izzy and Ad can fill you in.
I would be shocked to see that phrase in a supposedly professional newspaper. Then again I'm shocked to see a lot of crap in supposedly professional media.