Comments on: Friday Open Thread 04.10.09

By: Bixby

Bixby — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:22:29 +0000

The thing about the email I am awaiting kicking me off the Dead Hoboes is that, even if the grumpiest MNSpeakers got together to write it, I don’t think anyone could come close to the bitchiness contained in the original email. Which, if you think about it, is quite astonishing considering how bitchy we can all get on MNSpeak.

Also, I was completely useless at trivia except that I was able to provide an answer about McKinley’s assassination based on the fact that I knew roughly when Garfield was assassinated (on his way to his reunion at my alma mater). Looking back, I really should have talked more, even if it meant providing tons of wrong answers. Oh why do I keep making the mistake of being a good listener!

Whatever, I’m still going to show up a trivia and make it really awkward.

By: miller

miller — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:10:03 +0000

It wasn’t unwise.

By: mnblrmkr

mnblrmkr — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:52:18 +0000

Ideal running weather, rat.

By: Rat

Rat — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:26:33 +0000

You think that’s wise?

By: miller

miller — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:23:24 +0000

I just now realized that it's already April.

Here's a good article about the book.

Going for a run now. In shorts.

By: Cat is Still Cat

Cat is Still Cat — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:47:35 +0000

@Miller: Ha! I thought about e-mailing you to see what you thought as I figured you had read it.

I was late to the table and tried to find it a couple of years ago to no avail. It’s now on amazon.com – yippee! I need some inspiration to get back on a regular run schedule.

Thanks for the book loan offer, though. Appreciate it!

By: miller

miller — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:28:54 +0000

@Cat - Just saw your question about Once a Runner.

Best. Running. Book. Ever.

Also, very difficult to find. Send me an email if you want to borrow my copy. Or, you can wait until April, when it's supposed to be back in print. I also have the sequel, Again to Carthage. But it was kind of a disappointment.

By: kurtis

kurtis — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:24:17 +0000

I would have guessed that if I knew the guy’s name. As it was, I could only think “that Irish punk band,” and couldn’t even come up with “The Pogues.”

I’ll probably skip next weeks and possibly the following week, then I can be more regular. I have a busy stretch coming up.

By: mnblrmkr

mnblrmkr — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:29:35 +0000

It wasn’t just “Irish singer with airbrushed teeth” there’s probably tons of those. It was that he was scandalized that they did it. That was key.

By: noodleman

noodleman — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:57:24 +0000

Divine intervention!