tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post110970552932251949..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): How Michael Stipe Scares Mejo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-72079611642491127182008-05-04T22:55:00.000-04:002008-05-04T22:55:00.000-04:00I officially love you.I officially love you.BrightBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002463263474418737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109820115152460632005-03-02T22:21:00.000-05:002005-03-02T22:21:00.000-05:00I love your kids. Can I have them?I love your kids. Can I have them?bitchphdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118578280520171800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109806403865017682005-03-02T18:33:00.000-05:002005-03-02T18:33:00.000-05:00Dr. H, I didn't mean you exactly, I meant your hea...Dr. H, I didn't mean you exactly, I meant your head on a stick. You can do whatever you like (unless, apparently, it involves flying back from Arizona). But your head on a stick should be thrillingly unpredictable.Pilgrim/Heretichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588407758172717893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109802149435474472005-03-02T17:22:00.000-05:002005-03-02T17:22:00.000-05:00I spend enough time talking to y'all as it is. (W...I spend enough time talking to y'all as it is. (When I closed my eyes the other night to go to sleep, Scrivener's icon kept scrolling past.) If I ever came home to find all your cut-out heads on popsicle sticks propped all over my house ... oh, my god, I know now why I've chosen to be psedonymous. I'm not telling any of you where I live!jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109801214167371832005-03-02T17:06:00.000-05:002005-03-02T17:06:00.000-05:00All I will do is support the position that Stipe c...All I will do is support the position that Stipe could fit in an average fridge. Given the amount of people who live at your house, I'm assuming your fridge is above average size. I saw Stipe hanging ouot with River Phoenix in (ironically) Phoenix, and he is a tiny, skinny man.Michael LeVanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984885131387135660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109800973974238022005-03-02T17:02:00.000-05:002005-03-02T17:02:00.000-05:00No, Dr. H, you can't choose where you hang out, be...No, Dr. H, you can't choose where you hang out, because the whole idea is that your appearance has to be startling and unexpected. Otherwise it'd be "Oh, man, there's Dr. H in the fridge again. Where'd all the cookie dough go?" <br /><br />But this is great - can you imagine the whole gang of us popping up in the fireplace, the fridge, the laundry room? This is an even better idea than the trading cards.Pilgrim/Heretichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588407758172717893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109784643329222112005-03-02T12:30:00.000-05:002005-03-02T12:30:00.000-05:00My god, Jo(e), how I love you.My god, Jo(e), how I love you.Psycho Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05633634991906191853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109739970776607422005-03-02T00:06:00.000-05:002005-03-02T00:06:00.000-05:00Michael Stipe is completely scary, have you seen t...Michael Stipe is completely scary, have you seen the video for "Losing My Religion"? <br />This is a great post. <br />The sad thing is that standardized tests used to be fun, I could make W's or outlines of dogs, or lots of things on those little bubble sheets (I wonder why I never got into AP classes?), but now my kids take them on a computer. Where is the creativity in that?<br />We had a Barbie styling head living on our patio table for awhile. She would stare into the dining room and illicit shreiks from anyone alarmed by the presence of the blonde bombshell with green magic marker lips. Think Britney Spears gone awry. Eek!<br />Daughter #1 loves Jimmy Hendrix and Nirvana, however she openly turns up her nose at the Beatles or Rolling Stones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109737482727750132005-03-01T23:24:00.000-05:002005-03-01T23:24:00.000-05:00Oddly, this story is tempting me to cut out heads ...Oddly, this story is tempting me to cut out heads and put them on popsicles sticks. I'm not sure why.<br /><br />Very very funny.~profgrrrrl~https://www.blogger.com/profile/15280731948424317624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109737104202628332005-03-01T23:18:00.000-05:002005-03-01T23:18:00.000-05:00I don't have a lot to add here except that this po...I don't have a lot to add here except that this post made me laugh out loud. It's the kind of thing that would happen in <I>my</I> life. I must say, however, that the photo heads on popsicle sticks does have a certain odd appeal.Cheeky Profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551369816646303313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109731993534086332005-03-01T21:53:00.000-05:002005-03-01T21:53:00.000-05:00Very funny story! I'm just so curious about what t...Very funny story! I'm just so curious about what the school project was that involved Michael Stipe's head on a popsicle stick. Make up a skit in which your favorite rock star visits ancient Rome? Explain the Pythagorean Theory to your favorite rock star? Maybe a mock debate between a popsicle-head Michael Stipe and a popsicle-head Bono about the role of popular music in the development of teenagers' social consciousnesses? This may be a pedagogical breakthrough!What Now?https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017629066466055668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109728736241809072005-03-01T20:58:00.000-05:002005-03-01T20:58:00.000-05:00I wish I had life-size head pictures of you guys (...I wish I had life-size head pictures of you guys (gravatars maybe?) on popsicle sticks. That'd be fun.Pilgrim/Heretichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588407758172717893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109723306914365652005-03-01T19:28:00.000-05:002005-03-01T19:28:00.000-05:00jo(e) - I suspect your kids will ocme around soon ...jo(e) - I suspect your kids will ocme around soon enough. From reading about your family and how you interact with them, it's clear that you are WAY cool (probably cooler than Mr. Stipe, I would venture to guess!)Musey_Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16740682026593085575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109718352097380062005-03-01T18:05:00.000-05:002005-03-01T18:05:00.000-05:00Scrivener: You might as well accept it now. Your...Scrivener: You might as well accept it now. Your girls will think you are Uncool as soon as they hit puberty. It's a rule. But their friends will love you and think you are Mad Cool, which of course will drive your own kids crazy. <br /><br />I am lucky because I have so many nieces and nephews and extras so I get to be Cool to someone. My own kids think Urban Sophisticate Sister is the coolest aunt in the universe and they are always quick to point out how she is nothing like me.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109718057882883552005-03-01T18:00:00.000-05:002005-03-01T18:00:00.000-05:00I love the way you write. What a fabulous family ...I love the way you write. What a fabulous family you have! This is the most I've laughed all week. Thank you.kphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06269054019130643762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109717356977399942005-03-01T17:49:00.000-05:002005-03-01T17:49:00.000-05:00Mixed messaged from a teenager? Imagine that.
...Mixed messaged from a teenager? Imagine that. <br /><br />Though I'm not sure whether you're dealing with truly mixed messages, or the simple Rock Star Exception to the Adults are Uncool rule.<br /><br />I've gotta say you last comment is a little discouraging to me, though, as the father of little ones. If even you are unable to convince your kids as to your coolness, then what hope do I have? Sigh. Relegated to the Uncool Bin again...Scrivenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922358016805022637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109716140193173942005-03-01T17:29:00.000-05:002005-03-01T17:29:00.000-05:00Well, I suppose the story makes more sense in the ...Well, I suppose the story makes more sense in the context of my household. Well, as much as anything in my household makes sense. <br /><br />Here's what's puzzling, though: Shaggy Hair picked Michael Stipe when he had to do this art project because he thinks Stipe is Way Cool. But Stipe is my age! A year older than me in fact. And I have been led to believe that anyone my age is Definitely Uncool. So it seems like I'm getting some mixed messages from my teenagers.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109715540289427532005-03-01T17:19:00.000-05:002005-03-01T17:19:00.000-05:00oh - I should point out fos was very amused once I...oh - I should point out fos was very amused once I explained the context and who these people were (I showed fos a printout of hte story so he was at first quite confused.) fos figures that everyone should have life-sized pictures of lots of people on popsicle sticks - we can only imagine the fun that could cause!Musey_Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16740682026593085575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109715442178073632005-03-01T17:17:00.000-05:002005-03-01T17:17:00.000-05:00jo(e): friend-of-stipe thinks he'd be amused. Thou...jo(e): friend-of-stipe thinks he'd be amused. Though, fos isn't willing to share, so we'll never know! (and yes, this is the same fos who woulnd't loan my book to him keeping stipe from borrowing the book that I referred to in my 10 things list... Bummer!)Musey_Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16740682026593085575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109708377090164422005-03-01T15:19:00.000-05:002005-03-01T15:19:00.000-05:00musey_me: My boys are all big R.E.M. fans so I'm ...musey_me: My boys are all big R.E.M. fans so I'm hoping Stipe would be flattered by their attempts to make him part of the household.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109707979606373592005-03-01T15:12:00.000-05:002005-03-01T15:12:00.000-05:00I shared with my friend who knows Stipe. My friend...I shared with my friend who knows Stipe. My friend assures me that Stipe would either be HIGHLY amused or very offended by this. We'll go with amused. I also checked on the size. My friend assures me that the cupboard and washing machine out of the question. MS is too big for those. However, the refrigerator - if it's big, he could get in it, but he would have to squish in. <br /><br />I agree with Scrivener, Stipe is all too present these days. Maybe a good tour *would* do him good.Musey_Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16740682026593085575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109707081129921172005-03-01T14:58:00.000-05:002005-03-01T14:58:00.000-05:00What is with Michael Stipe in our corner of the bl...What is with Michael Stipe in our corner of the blogosphere these days? First he was popping up on everyone's blogs during the 10 things memes and elsewhere (I know he was on mine, musey's, and at least a few others'). Now he's popping up all over your house. Someone needs to find that man a job, or get him to go on tour.Scrivenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922358016805022637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1109707029122117822005-03-01T14:57:00.000-05:002005-03-01T14:57:00.000-05:00I would comment, but I spontaneously combusted whi...I would comment, but I spontaneously combusted while trying not to laugh so loud as to wake the baby.<br /><br />"Michael Stipe would not fit into my refrigerator." There I go again, combusting. <br /><br />Shiny happy people indeed.Phantom Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258384756183844406noreply@blogger.com