Comments on: Perfect Moments: The Boy, the Wintry Day, the Film, the Flash of Panic http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2010/01/perfect-moments-the-boy-the-wintry-day-the-film-the-flash-of-panic/ Ridiculous Pursuits, Solemn Matters Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:51:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cynth http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2010/01/perfect-moments-the-boy-the-wintry-day-the-film-the-flash-of-panic/comment-page-1/#comment-12799 cynth Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:24:31 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=6560#comment-12799 This has nothing to do with your post per se, but ReCaptcha says: who caked? Perhaps the peasants who contributed? Marie Antoinette? Just a thought. This has nothing to do with your post per se, but ReCaptcha says: who caked? Perhaps the peasants who contributed? Marie Antoinette? Just a thought.

]]> By: Froog http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2010/01/perfect-moments-the-boy-the-wintry-day-the-film-the-flash-of-panic/comment-page-1/#comment-12752 Froog Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:20:44 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=6560#comment-12752 I have nothing new to add at this time except.... the ReCaptcha: <b>peasants contributed</b> How sweet of them! I have nothing new to add at this time except…. the ReCaptcha: peasants contributed

How sweet of them!

]]> By: John http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2010/01/perfect-moments-the-boy-the-wintry-day-the-film-the-flash-of-panic/comment-page-1/#comment-12732 John Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:11:49 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=6560#comment-12732 Thanks, <strong>Squirrel</strong>! I used a needle/haystack analogy in a comment above, but maybe a better one would be, uh, I think WW2 pilots called it "chaff": strips of aluminum foil dumped out the back of an airplane to confuse the enemy radar. I dumped a lot of chaff in this thing, to throw readers off the scent as to which was the single most important detail. In that analogy, the hacking dog was like a BIG hunk of aluminum -- an attention-magnet. <strong>Froog:</strong> The answer to your question appears in the paragraph which starts, "They left the auditorium..." Basically, the thing spent several hours in the dark space between jeans and underwear. And I didn't even notice it was missing, despite having gone through several handwashings and such in the meantime. As a <em>South Park</em> fan, you'd probably conjured up visions of Mr. Garrison and the wandering mouse. No wonder you were alarmed. Thanks, Squirrel! I used a needle/haystack analogy in a comment above, but maybe a better one would be, uh, I think WW2 pilots called it “chaff”: strips of aluminum foil dumped out the back of an airplane to confuse the enemy radar. I dumped a lot of chaff in this thing, to throw readers off the scent as to which was the single most important detail. In that analogy, the hacking dog was like a BIG hunk of aluminum — an attention-magnet.

Froog: The answer to your question appears in the paragraph which starts, “They left the auditorium…” Basically, the thing spent several hours in the dark space between jeans and underwear. And I didn’t even notice it was missing, despite having gone through several handwashings and such in the meantime.

As a South Park fan, you’d probably conjured up visions of Mr. Garrison and the wandering mouse. No wonder you were alarmed.

]]> By: Froog http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2010/01/perfect-moments-the-boy-the-wintry-day-the-film-the-flash-of-panic/comment-page-1/#comment-12720 Froog Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:23:02 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=6560#comment-12720 Ugh! How did it <i>get there</i>? You see, I'm worrying now that, if it could get there, it could get <i>anywhere</i>. I'm kind of afraid to go to the bathroom myself, in case one of your finger bandages falls out of my fly. Ugh! How did it get there?

You see, I’m worrying now that, if it could get there, it could get anywhere.

I’m kind of afraid to go to the bathroom myself, in case one of your finger bandages falls out of my fly.

]]> By: The Querulous Squirrel http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2010/01/perfect-moments-the-boy-the-wintry-day-the-film-the-flash-of-panic/comment-page-1/#comment-12716 The Querulous Squirrel Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:33:11 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=6560#comment-12716 Excellent suspense. Never would have guess. I was still worried about the hacking dog. Excellent suspense. Never would have guess. I was still worried about the hacking dog.

]]> By: marta http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2010/01/perfect-moments-the-boy-the-wintry-day-the-film-the-flash-of-panic/comment-page-1/#comment-12715 marta Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:00:54 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=6560#comment-12715 ha! ha!

]]> By: John http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2010/01/perfect-moments-the-boy-the-wintry-day-the-film-the-flash-of-panic/comment-page-1/#comment-12711 John Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:47:10 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=6560#comment-12711 <strong>Sherri:</strong> Thanks -- glad you liked it! <strong>cynth:</strong> I've been struggling for years for ways to bring the timeline of those stories to something like the present day, so I'm glad to know you think this one might have scored. :) And you know, <strong>Darc</strong>, I had a reader something like you in mind while writing this -- a reader who's not easily surprised (and proud of it). I figured if I dumped enough hay on you, you might miss the needle. <strong>Jules:</strong> Verb form a little off there. Not <em>would be</em>, but <em>was</em>. It didn't last more than a split-second, but was amazingly... <em>visceral</em>. Sherri: Thanks — glad you liked it!

cynth: I’ve been struggling for years for ways to bring the timeline of those stories to something like the present day, so I’m glad to know you think this one might have scored. :)

And you know, Darc, I had a reader something like you in mind while writing this — a reader who’s not easily surprised (and proud of it). I figured if I dumped enough hay on you, you might miss the needle.

Jules: Verb form a little off there. Not would be, but was. It didn’t last more than a split-second, but was amazingly… visceral.

]]> By: Jules http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2010/01/perfect-moments-the-boy-the-wintry-day-the-film-the-flash-of-panic/comment-page-1/#comment-12707 Jules Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:05:24 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=6560#comment-12707 Ha! That would pretty much be scary as hell. Ha! That would pretty much be scary as hell.

]]> By: DarcKnyt http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2010/01/perfect-moments-the-boy-the-wintry-day-the-film-the-flash-of-panic/comment-page-1/#comment-12693 DarcKnyt Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:22:14 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=6560#comment-12693 O. M. G. That is HYSTERICAL! Brilliantly told! O.
M.
G.

That is HYSTERICAL! Brilliantly told!

]]> By: cynth http://johnesimpson.com/blog/2010/01/perfect-moments-the-boy-the-wintry-day-the-film-the-flash-of-panic/comment-page-1/#comment-12691 cynth Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:10:21 +0000 http://johnesimpson.com/blog/?p=6560#comment-12691 Terrific addition to the "Boy" stories! Just great! Terrific addition to the “Boy” stories! Just great!

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