The "Why Do I Call Bloomfield Bloomberg" Contest -

Lorenzo · Post by **Lorenzo** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:14 pm

This is Bloomberg. But, I do understand the confusion, PhilO.

StevieJ · Post by **StevieJ** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:48 pm

Wanderer wrote:Boomfield is a reputable source of whistle information

Shouldn't that be refutable? Come to think of it, shouldn't it be bLoomfield?

I'm going to call him Boom-field from now on.

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:48 pm

PhilO calls Bloomfield Bloomberg because that's his name: Bloomfield Augustus Meriweather Bloomberg I.

Oh, and he gets tetchy about anyone using his initials.

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 3:16 pm

StevieJ wrote:
Wanderer wrote:Boomfield is a reputable source of whistle information
Shouldn't that be refutable? Come to think of it, shouldn't it be bLoomfield?

I'm going to call him Boom-field from now on.

Ah, I can see I've already got the "inciteful" criteria covered

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 3:36 pm

Bah. Bloomfield is not a "source of information." Preposterous notion.

Bloomfield (as if it needed saying) is a source of insight.

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 3:42 pm

Bloomfield wrote:Bloomfield (as if it needed saying) is a source of insight.

Sorry Bloo, but I don't think staring at your belly button is included in the definition of insight.

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:04 pm

jsluder wrote:
Bloomfield wrote:Bloomfield (as if it needed saying) is a source of insight.
Sorry Bloo, but I don't think staring at your belly button is included in the definition of insight.

I take it your belly button isn't swirly with all psychodelic flashing colors then, is it?

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:13 pm

Bloomfield wrote:I take it your belly button isn't swirly with all psychodelic flashing colors then, is it?

Dude! Whatever you're trippin' on, pass it around!

josh perkins · Post by **josh perkins** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:58 pm

Four straight posts without an Overton plug....you feelin' OK, Bloomsky?

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:14 pm

Bloomfield became Bloomfeld, when PhilO lost the 'i' in the seat cushions of his 1972 Camaro while putting the moves on a woman of questionable character.

It became Blomfeld when PhilO wanted to be PhilOO and stole an 'O'.

It became Blomseld when PhilOO replaced all the 'f's' with 's's' after getting pissed off about the founding fathers using 'f's' instead of 's's' in the Declaration of Independence, screaming, "If those guys were so smart, why didn't they know there was a @#$%& 's' in the alphabet?"

It became Blomserg when PhilOO discovered his Scrabble was incorrectly stocked with consonants, being short a 'D' and ahead one 'G'.

It became Blomberg when PhilOO remembered how he spent a summer rooting for Ron Blomberg, who almost won a batting championship while platooning at first base for the Yankees, but fell short in at-bats.

Then it became Bloomberg when PhilOO traded the 'O' for a Bloomfield tweaked Overton Low D tunable collapsible easy blower made by Barney Overton in Hackensack, New Jersey.

patrickh · Post by **patrickh** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:28 pm

Because his Icon picture reminds you of Allen Ginsberg (balding, glasses, thoughtful pose, etc) and you think Ginsberg, Bloom(something), Bloomberg whenever you see a post of his.

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:53 pm

PhilO wrote:This is good so far.
Tommy - actually I do have one such whistle that I'd like to unload but unfortuneately it was not a cheapy (hmmm, whoever guesses which gets the whistle...ok, never mind), but would not do that. This will be a playable good quality cheapy - I have many of them of all kinds.

Philo

So maybe it could be an Oveton?

Tom Dowling · Post by **Tom Dowling** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:02 pm

The answer is OBVIOUS: Both are equally clearly Presidential material!!

By the way, with respect to the prize ("The prize will consist of one cheapy but good whistle selected by me, and will include shipping."), you had assured me that I got ALL whistles fitting that description off you the last time you stopped by. Speaking of which, you and the B-Man (however you spell it) should drop in as soon as the holiday season is over. I think I might actually have a whistle by a maker who neither of you guys has a whistle by. (Bit of an awkward contruction there, but trying to end it with other than a preposition only got me in deeper.) I am not at liberty to divulge who the maker is, but can say that it has been in the works for about a year. Clue: All that glitters is not gold.--and that is not a thinly veiled reference to the fine work of Colin Goldie either.

Tom D.

walrii · Post by **walrii** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:48 pm

It's a nervous tic. Philo and Bloomfield are actually the same person. "Bloomfield" is an anagram for "me bold filo." This brazen statement of his dual identity weighs too heavily upon Philo/Bloomfield at times so he morphs it into Bloomberg or Bloomsomething as a tension-reducing device. He's obviously getting over the tic; the boldness of this contest, daring people to guess his identity, is proof of that.

carrie · Post by **carrie** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:51 pm