tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post6969477165749698154..comments2024-01-08T19:55:32.324-05:00Comments on Forgotten Bookmarks: From The Library of Paul BunyanMichael Popekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06083697912791290450noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-45960951049905279622009-10-27T05:58:52.223-04:002009-10-27T05:58:52.223-04:00well, that's Oscar Wilde, so I'd think tha...well, that's Oscar Wilde, so I'd think that the letter accompanying it was a thinly-veiled message about staying in or coming out of the closet and/or standing up for what you believe to be important. rather lovely really.<br /><br />but the saw blade! ouch!worldpeace and a speedboathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735857941964784431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-67441581604121648302009-09-24T04:56:51.277-04:002009-09-24T04:56:51.277-04:00Because of the suit, I too thought the photo was O...Because of the suit, I too thought the photo was Oscar Wilde, before he adopted the lapel carnation. Glad to know my supposition was correct.<br /><br />But the saw blade...I've grabbed many things for bookmarks on the fly, but *never* a saw blade. Amazing it didn't fall out on the trip back to the library!JamaGeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973656461323918279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-48540544368818108162009-09-15T15:57:26.872-04:002009-09-15T15:57:26.872-04:00Yikes! Look out.Yikes! Look out.HereBeDragonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184914538365115481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-23425194566759760992009-09-13T17:41:07.386-04:002009-09-13T17:41:07.386-04:00okay, someone aspiring to something long past? he...okay, someone aspiring to something long past? he sounds like a lamenting hippie about to commit a regrettable act.California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-1963653160144141972009-09-05T11:09:12.111-04:002009-09-05T11:09:12.111-04:00wow....interesting bookmark. your blog coolwow....interesting bookmark. your blog coolewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616134330218519364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-7476965652357224672009-09-04T03:55:42.404-04:002009-09-04T03:55:42.404-04:00well... that would explain my upset stomach last n...well... that would explain my upset stomach last night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-11663620899015175032009-09-02T13:02:05.503-04:002009-09-02T13:02:05.503-04:00wow, endlessly interesting....wow, endlessly interesting....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06240217149466985449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-62141981135217931342009-09-02T12:34:15.635-04:002009-09-02T12:34:15.635-04:00Fort got to say the line "if only we could ne...Fort got to say the line "if only we could never be victims nor executioners" brings the juxtaposition home. Better if I'd said it all in the same post. sighivycatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061408907846865998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-66982580102348766332009-09-02T12:32:40.753-04:002009-09-02T12:32:40.753-04:00Thanks, John!Thanks, John!Michael Popekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083697912791290450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-1750197530681643512009-09-02T12:30:47.284-04:002009-09-02T12:30:47.284-04:00a little context: the fellow in the suit is a youn...a little context: the fellow in the suit is a young Oscar Wilde. Postcard and note were in a pile of Wilde texts donated to the library.<br /><br />the saw blade book was checked out to a woman, which isn't to say it wasn't her husband's sawblade or reading material. I do like that it echoes the illustration on the opposite page.<br /><br />-John the LibrarianAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08645341922874309257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-72454370486257480302009-09-02T12:30:02.161-04:002009-09-02T12:30:02.161-04:00Hatred of women???? That is really all this conjur...Hatred of women???? That is really all this conjures for me. Nasty.<br /><br />The second one is dapper, and endearing really. Nice.<br /><br />Interesting juxtapositionivycatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061408907846865998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-62365149693142454032009-09-02T10:52:51.096-04:002009-09-02T10:52:51.096-04:00nice, a BEE reference.
I was going to use Jason V...nice, a BEE reference.<br /><br />I was going to use Jason Vorhees or Freddy Kreuger or something along those line for the title, but I couldn't recall anyone causing mayhem with a circular saw.Michael Popekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083697912791290450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-29737264855830925252009-09-02T10:32:51.716-04:002009-09-02T10:32:51.716-04:00#1 obviously is from the library of Patrick Batema...#1 obviously is from the library of Patrick Bateman *g*Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039126699340837912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-48371282896120647242009-09-02T08:20:50.893-04:002009-09-02T08:20:50.893-04:00There is something very creepy about a saw inside ...There is something very creepy about a saw inside a book about women. Coincidence? Or was some deranged woman-hater reading that book and fantasizing about violence against women. *shudders*Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04589606390781637262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-33612918924354757542009-09-02T01:10:52.091-04:002009-09-02T01:10:52.091-04:00Very interesting bookmarks! And I love the entire ...Very interesting bookmarks! And I love the entire blog content! Very good blog you have :)superGEMINIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00799701531749859595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-32450383594628603792009-09-02T00:40:50.280-04:002009-09-02T00:40:50.280-04:00The second one is rather curious. I would dare say...The second one is rather curious. I would dare say that the photo is MUCH older than 1968 just from the clothing. This picture...<br />http://tinyurl.com/lpjklh<br />...had the caption of...<br />"Fashion illustration of two men in checked and plaid sack suits, 1880."<br />And it looks to be the same suit. I wonder what the connection was between the writing and the picture?Moonshadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10620199622292684334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-68221429729749751792009-09-02T00:03:34.818-04:002009-09-02T00:03:34.818-04:00OH-MY-GAWDOH-MY-GAWDKathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372015226222285350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163423095612471504.post-50648782247437534202009-09-01T23:05:11.891-04:002009-09-01T23:05:11.891-04:00Oh my. I sincerely hope that I don't have a b...Oh my. I sincerely hope that I don't have a blade in me...Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332815163846166660noreply@blogger.com