tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post1748208246347198295..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Revising the DeadlineJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-46384996199546187912012-09-04T22:31:34.257-04:002012-09-04T22:31:34.257-04:00How about I'm nearing my "due date?"...How about I'm nearing my "due date?" After all it is your baby, and a lot of work :)lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-82311304754078980452012-09-04T17:05:33.547-04:002012-09-04T17:05:33.547-04:00Life Support
Carol BaierLife Support<br /><br /><br />Carol BaierUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00022883172212550101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-24509179641245721402012-09-04T16:09:55.122-04:002012-09-04T16:09:55.122-04:00How about "the victory lap?"How about "the victory lap?"Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-37904669468706024412012-09-04T16:09:47.921-04:002012-09-04T16:09:47.921-04:00Following the Civil War, a prisoner at Andersonvil...Following the Civil War, a prisoner at Andersonville, Ezra Hoyt Ripple, wrote a book called Dancing Along the Deadline. <br />I have always liked the term Deadline since a piece of writing needs to be submitted by then even if it isn't ready to go, and has a good chance of being shot down. KB Ingleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089951663907060127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-59914625596435033632012-09-04T14:37:45.029-04:002012-09-04T14:37:45.029-04:00A razor blade. I'd found the full story on Sn...A razor blade. I'd found the full story on Snopes -- now that the answer's been given, here's the link:<br /><br />http://www.snopes.com/military/flagball.asp<br /><br />--MarioJJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404985455733545060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-64429202711122400282012-09-04T13:57:55.127-04:002012-09-04T13:57:55.127-04:00Kaye nailed it. The truck is the round ball on top...Kaye nailed it. The truck is the round ball on top of the flagpole on a military base. Everything else with wheels, gas tanks, etc. are known as vehicles.<br /><br />As for Mario's question about what is inside of it, folklore says it's a bullet, a match, and something else I'll have to look. Actually, that is apocryphal. What's really inside the truck is either air or metal, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-38832420815949941982012-09-04T13:46:18.001-04:002012-09-04T13:46:18.001-04:00Ah, the truck. I found many contradictory answers ...Ah, the truck. I found many contradictory answers and definitions at http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061004083034AAcNvPg<br />I won't hazard a guess, except that one and the razor, etc, is probably wrong. Right?Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-58262618214926066322012-09-04T13:00:17.686-04:002012-09-04T13:00:17.686-04:00Wonderful suggestions. Keep them coming.
Mario, I...Wonderful suggestions. Keep them coming.<br /><br />Mario, I may have to research this. (grin)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-35331957868076717142012-09-04T12:54:28.244-04:002012-09-04T12:54:28.244-04:00Interesting post, thank you -- but what delighted ...Interesting post, thank you -- but what delighted me most was the question about the truck. Had a lovely time tracking that one down. The second question is: what does it contain? [laughs]<br /><br />--MarioJJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404985455733545060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-72832867723920994262012-09-04T11:19:42.301-04:002012-09-04T11:19:42.301-04:00I always feel like I'm coming in for a landing...I always feel like I'm coming in for a landing. It might be a crash landing, but I've reached my destination. :-) Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-61710745787998068072012-09-04T11:15:54.314-04:002012-09-04T11:15:54.314-04:00I'm on Amber Alert!
As for the other, I hav... I'm on Amber Alert!<br /><br /><br /><br />As for the other, I have no idea.Terry Parrishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-84018337029074424672012-09-04T11:15:19.523-04:002012-09-04T11:15:19.523-04:00I like"final approach". You'd have t...I like"final approach". You'd have to rephrase, but I like to think of it as the "finish line". If you're like me, you work well with whatever-it's-called, and it's a race at the end, to the finish line.Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-55580197681735214832012-09-04T10:26:22.280-04:002012-09-04T10:26:22.280-04:00How about "final approach?"How about "final approach?"Kathleen Kaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500241341014235792noreply@blogger.com