tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post3941531049544486359..comments2024-03-02T07:47:01.546-05:00Comments on The Lair of the Silver Fox.: The Tell-Tale Timex® -- A "Theme Thursday" Tale (with apologies to Edgar Allan Poe)The Silver Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-46556649609529308262018-07-30T11:37:45.591-04:002018-07-30T11:37:45.591-04:00So glad you liked it (Better than the original? Wo...So glad you liked it (Better than the original? Wow.). Sorry it took me so long to reply to your comment.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-53878910899597378402018-06-11T18:43:11.287-04:002018-06-11T18:43:11.287-04:00Is it wrong that I liked this better than the orig...Is it wrong that I liked this better than the original? Brilliantly done<br />DebbieRandom Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298522848171348845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-42489250264307750392011-10-04T01:25:02.231-04:002011-10-04T01:25:02.231-04:00Not only does the comic adaptation of my story (dr...Not only does the comic adaptation of my story (drawn by Skip Simpson) follow this one, it also includes a little "silent surprise" at the end that gives the story an even bigger punch!The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-22505921945265053132011-09-30T19:06:32.178-04:002011-09-30T19:06:32.178-04:00You are a gifted writer...hope you know that. Whil...You are a gifted writer...hope you know that. While you may have mimicked you certainly did not imitate. Your voice is strong, and true, and I LOVE the little bit country little bit rock and roll reference. And ultimately, the grandfather clock brings it home. Love them, have a walmart knock off in my foyer that couldn't keep the write (hee) time if the motion of the earth depended on it. I humbly bow to the sly...er, silver fox! :)Tashtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847190224960829574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-28251316101283692972011-06-02T23:56:54.270-04:002011-06-02T23:56:54.270-04:00You would have made Poe proud! :)You would have made Poe proud! :)Keair Snydernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-89841131267149703742009-10-28T12:07:07.152-04:002009-10-28T12:07:07.152-04:00@AngelMay: High praise, coming from a wordsmith su...@AngelMay: High praise, coming from a wordsmith such as yourself. "They take a diggin' and keep on tickin'." Great line, for those of us old enough to remember the old ads. <i>Gracias, bonita!</i>The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-41310223958745478132009-10-28T12:01:29.067-04:002009-10-28T12:01:29.067-04:00LOL! Loved this, Fox. I've always loved Poe,...LOL! Loved this, Fox. I've always loved Poe, and, at one time, could recite all of "The Raven" by heart. These days I have trouble remembering my own name. That's why I use "AngelMay". Heh. This was a wonderful story. Damned Timex watches. They take a diggin' and keep on tickin'.RLM Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218851852114927602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-63225230473703145172009-06-22T07:11:43.211-04:002009-06-22T07:11:43.211-04:00Wow, Foxy, leave you alone for a few months, and t...Wow, Foxy, leave you alone for a few months, and this is the kind of thing you come up with?wow.Oh.I said wow alreaqdy.I was one of the wierd chicks in high school who loved The Raven and other Poe stories and poems.Enjoyed this alot.Jeanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-33485187311602060222009-06-08T21:59:53.391-04:002009-06-08T21:59:53.391-04:00ok, I should have previewed that before I hit publ...ok, I should have previewed that before I hit publish. My keyboard has a mind of it's own somedays.dreamhavenhttps://onceuponaspider.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-25561297050279156532009-06-08T21:55:59.863-04:002009-06-08T21:55:59.863-04:00No apologies needed from what I see. I really injo...No apologies needed from what I see. I really injoyed thi bizzare twist on an old storydreamhavenhttps://onceuponaspider.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-71734196744660466212009-06-07T23:11:14.592-04:002009-06-07T23:11:14.592-04:00Mrsupole:
"I have to go back to the beginnin...Mrsupole:<br /><br />"I have to go back to the beginning of Eli's story, not sure if reading the ending first ruins it."<br /><br />Ummm... probably.<br /><br />"I loved all the crazy ways things from the past were applied."<br /><br />Crazy? <i>Crazy?</i> What do you mean, CRAZY?!?!?!<br /><br />(Sorry.)The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-39948610099883567022009-06-07T05:56:15.808-04:002009-06-07T05:56:15.808-04:00I was entralled with the story and you came up wit...I was entralled with the story and you came up with a surprise twist to the clock connection. It was great. I was listening to Koko singing while reading this story. Thank you for posting the video. I gotta work on what Wang Dang Doodle means. But I like those words.<br /><br />Thank you for writing this story. I loved all the crazy ways things from the past were applied.<br /><br />God bless.<br /><br />PS...I have to go back to the beginning of Eli's story, not sure if reading the ending first ruins it. But I will be back to read soon. I have to try and get to all the TT's. I am going so slow cause I am catching up on all the posts.Mrsupolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01563854387767106508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-63925743286359317592009-06-06T13:28:07.627-04:002009-06-06T13:28:07.627-04:00SF, a coffee will do, just fine! Hope the grille i...SF, a coffee will do, just fine! Hope the grille is up, to-morrow! But just in case....I'll bring back-up :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-2437666892810020962009-06-06T13:11:02.762-04:002009-06-06T13:11:02.762-04:00Subby: The check's in the mail...Subby: The check's in the mail...The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-31804409103662114212009-06-06T13:05:42.381-04:002009-06-06T13:05:42.381-04:00Hi! Subtorp77,
Right you are!...just a little
coax...Hi! Subtorp77,<br />Right you are!...just a little<br />coaxing there!...hmmm<br /><br />Tks,<br />DeeDee ;-Dratatouille's archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369967577590947967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-58303646763576655032009-06-06T12:45:51.420-04:002009-06-06T12:45:51.420-04:00Deedee,you should check out SF's post for TT o...Deedee,you should check out SF's post for TT on "Suitcase"! Aw, g'wan....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-65611536539679590482009-06-06T12:05:26.824-04:002009-06-06T12:05:26.824-04:00Hi! The Silver Fox
This is my first time visiting ...Hi! The <i>Silver Fox</i><br />This is my first time visiting your blog. And I'am so glad that I stopped by!...Oh! yes, I just recently read Poe's <i>The Tell-Tale Heart</i>...This is why the story that you have related here<br />is warrant of a LOL!!!!...very nice, funny, and done with a "poe"ish twist!<br />Thanks, for sharing!<br />DeeDee ;-Dratatouille's archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369967577590947967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-87112675835068427852009-06-06T07:00:54.794-04:002009-06-06T07:00:54.794-04:00Lettuce: Ummm... Oh, good. Or something. (Had me w...Lettuce: Ummm... Oh, good. Or something. (Had me worried, there.)The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-2572670010542697672009-06-06T04:14:14.982-04:002009-06-06T04:14:14.982-04:00very well done
I love the matter of factness about...very well done<br />I love the matter of factness about the decision to murder him.<br /><br />and this made me smile, reminding me that when i met my husband - and digital watches were new and trendy - he had his watch set to beep every hour. Used to drive me mad! and he thought it was so cool<br /><br />murder never occurred to me as a solution though...lettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-41487329068159246572009-06-05T10:40:59.481-04:002009-06-05T10:40:59.481-04:00hahahaha!Great great story!!;)hahahaha!Great great story!!;)Candiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820349874923006162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-21567748559076084582009-06-05T08:06:30.790-04:002009-06-05T08:06:30.790-04:00Very good! I do have a movie reference for this, s...Very good! I do have a movie reference for this, sans the watch( if only I could remember the title ). Brilliant update!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-21012138851179589172009-06-05T00:28:23.795-04:002009-06-05T00:28:23.795-04:00Everyone: So glad I pleased so many of you. I'...Everyone: So glad I pleased so many of you. I've read <i>your</i> blogs, so I respect your opinions. I tried to evoke the feel of the original model, without exactly aping Poe's writing style.<br /><br />And a few specific notes to:<br /><br />Tony: Hope all glitches are behind us.<br /><br />Tom: Yes! Resurrect it!<br /><br />Megan: Oh, good, I was hoping <i>someone</i> would mention that kooky run-on sentence! I <i>was</i> trying to keep it light.<br /><br />Valerie: A lullaby? Would you really want to see that, coming from me? I can see it now... The child from the "Rock-a-Bye Baby" rhyme, coming back as an adult, to punish his parents for having left him in a tree-top, subject to the cruel whims of the wind and the spindly branches of the tree! (Oh, wait, I kinda did that already, in "For Baby (For Bobbie.")The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-46588217482318100702009-06-05T00:10:45.660-04:002009-06-05T00:10:45.660-04:00Excellent! I have read the Poe story, this was a ...Excellent! I have read the Poe story, this was a great take.<br /><br />'antipasto and paraffin and ammonia and Kim Novak' = hilarious!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-45954446589636656802009-06-04T19:55:01.168-04:002009-06-04T19:55:01.168-04:00What a read. I'm sure I've seen a mini pla...What a read. I'm sure I've seen a mini play in a similar vein so much fun . . The Poe story is great too. Love that man's work. And nice one winding the CLOCK in there sneaky old fox!Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188724087075739853.post-46294137065476053322009-06-04T16:18:22.852-04:002009-06-04T16:18:22.852-04:00Oh for heaven's sake, I came here for a quiet ...Oh for heaven's sake, I came here for a quiet read! Didn't expect to be rushing about closing windows or pacing the floor in a sweaty state. Could you write a lullaby specially for me!! <br /><br />Nice one ... erm speaking as one who knows!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.com