What’s In A Name Requests?
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9:40 am on July 16th, 2013
I’d like to know why Spence chose “Leda” for Bernie’s ex-wife.
Good morning all.
9:58 am on July 16th, 2013
While technically not a character in the series, I would like to know why Peter chose “Spencer Quinn” as his nom de plume for the Chet and Bernie series.
Good morning to everyone as well.
10:07 am on July 16th, 2013
We’re with you Wookie. We would love to hear why he chose SQ.
Bee, Wasn’t Leda already discussed? How about Charlie? Or Beauregard? Or Suzie (Bee’s favorite).
10:26 am on July 16th, 2013
Did anyone see the twin pandas that were just born? Can’t believe how small they are at birth!
10:29 am on July 16th, 2013
Gooood morning, everyone! How about Nixon? Enjoy your cool and rain or your hotter that hades (carefully). Have a tangential Tuesday.
10:39 am on July 16th, 2013
How about Chet?
10:52 am on July 16th, 2013
Staff, Any more spottings of Scout? How big is Missoula?
Yes, yes, yes Chet!
11:03 am on July 16th, 2013
As I recall, on the blog we discussed Leda and the Swan but I don’t believe that Spence ever explained why he chose the name Leda.
11:04 am on July 16th, 2013
Oh Bee, my bad! BTW, I HATE that expression!
11:16 am on July 16th, 2013
B&M: Yes, I saw the twin panda on the news this morning. Cutest things ever!
Thinking and praying for Scout.
11:19 am on July 16th, 2013
Wonder how Beau is doing today.
Haven’t Jasper, and Kirby T. been AWOL for some time now. Must Snowhook prepare for a search rescue?
11:39 am on July 16th, 2013
HRH, B: Where do you and Charlie plan to travel today?
BTW- Do you have any inside information on Princess Catherine and Prince William’s baby? 🙂
12:15 pm on July 16th, 2013
B&M: Mom hate2s “my bad” soooo much her teeth ache from gnashing every time she uses it!
Believe HRH B is correct about the in blog discussion of Leda.
Chet? Isn’t OFA going to save the best for last?
12:15 pm on July 16th, 2013
What’s the story behind the name Nixon Panero?
12:16 pm on July 16th, 2013
Hate2s? Delete 2, run again.
12:40 pm on July 16th, 2013
Charlie and I have decided to go to the Lake District in England and out next reading project is Lyrical Ballads.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrical_Ballads
1:45 pm on July 16th, 2013
Lurking Mode here…that Bear yesterday was SCAREY.
Hounds: Tangenital Madness on a Pleasant Side of Hell.
Ongoing Prayers for the lost Scout.
Returning to the Cool of the Cave.
2:02 pm on July 16th, 2013
Hi Linda!
2:16 pm on July 16th, 2013
Hey and Hi, Linda! I like your selection…Nixon Panero.
HOH thought of that also.
We also like Wookies Dad’s choice…Spencer Quinn
Charlie is going to be the best educated sled dog in the Far North.
2:21 pm on July 16th, 2013
The population of Missula, Montana is roughly 66,789.
I know we are all worried sick about Scout. As Bear said, ongoing prayers for her safe and speedy return.
2:22 pm on July 16th, 2013
HRH, B: You and Charlie sound as if you are enjoying yourselves. How has Charlie taken to the different cuisines on your travels? Charlie will have many exciting stories to tell when he returns home.
2:23 pm on July 16th, 2013
What? No commentary from Rio?! Maybe he stayed up too late watching the homerun derby last night….
2:35 pm on July 16th, 2013
Sending Scout’s photo and info to relatives in eastern Montana.
Pretty far from Missoula, but maybe it will help.
Paws crossed.
3:14 pm on July 16th, 2013
BSD: You are soooo esoteric today. We are flumoxed!
3:23 pm on July 16th, 2013
Mom is soooo glad that Newf slobber is USUALLY water soluable. Youngest grand-D was here today, loves kisses. Darah has graduated to gallons of slurp!
3:30 pm on July 16th, 2013
Charlie loves all of the food. His favorite is the cuisine of France. He’s very well traveled and fun to travel with. He’s also very well read.
3:38 pm on July 16th, 2013
At least Charlie isn’t a red dog.
3:42 pm on July 16th, 2013
Our discussion on Leda lead to some fascinating theories. Would love to hear the real scoop.
HOH, Awwww, Darah is just getting more Newf like in every passing moment. snicker.
I have just returned from the valley. YUCK is the weather. We have a High pressure dome over us. It is beginning to feel like “Under the Dome.”
My personal dresser (Golinka) had found ON SALE a great dress for this weekend! I will look stunning and be as cool as one can be in NJ at this time.
She is working like herding Corgis to get things done for the show season. I’ll be lucky to see her until September.
Hi Linda! I like your August 15th idea also. Nixon. The guy whose eyes are too close together for even humans.
To hot to cook. Supper is hummus on bread with a side of stuffed grape leaves.
3:43 pm on July 16th, 2013
Whoops. Zoë asks if anyone has ever made Frozen Hot Chocolate. If so, how did you do it?
4:22 pm on July 16th, 2013
Melanie – CHobbit used to make frozen hot chocolate. Her recipe starts with
1. Move to North Pole Alaska.
2. Wait until January
3. Take a cup of hot chocolate outside
(tee hee)
We want to know about Nixon too – we always figured that a car mechanic named for a certain past president would always have his own tagline ready when he gave someone the bill: “I am not a crook”.
Melanie will look beautiful this weekend. Now if we can just get her to believe that…..
HOH – Mama says to tell you “right back at ya”.
4:49 pm on July 16th, 2013
I’ve forgotten what Melanie is doing this weekend.
4:52 pm on July 16th, 2013
Name!…I want to know how Uncle Rio got his name – he was a one time character in To Fetch A Thief – so far anyways…snort!
4:54 pm on July 16th, 2013
We forgot to mention – we got 4 mysterious paw-printed packages from France. There was some suspicious Cahors stains on the outside, and dog hair trapped under the packing tape. And when we opened it up – YEEP!
ummm – Bee – when we asked for escargot from France, we didn’t mean, the do-it-yourself kind…..
4:55 pm on July 16th, 2013
Lurker!…That Linda up above is not Linda the Lurker, is it?…heh!heh!
4:55 pm on July 16th, 2013
Pretzels!….Hey Linda! Where are my pretzels anyways?…grunt!
5:00 pm on July 16th, 2013
It is hotter than hades outside but comfy in here. Got the temp set at 75, which almost feels cold when you come in from outside.
Doing some baby back ribs on the grill, and wilted lettuce salad. Lettuce is coming to an end till we do a fall planting. It definitely does not like this weather.
Any word on Scout? That situation is exactly why Barb will not be taking me to her kid’s home when she has to be gone. She does not trust anyone but a professional care giver.
5:02 pm on July 16th, 2013
Hey, that’s right! We have pretzels coming too!
5:15 pm on July 16th, 2013
Barb!…My friend counted and she has 6 little tomatoes on the vines now…snort!…Everyone is waiting for that first bite of a fresh tomater. It will be a while as these guys are little bitty things…sniff!
5:17 pm on July 16th, 2013
You are making progress Rio. Won’t be long now.
Did you ever tell us why your friend and her mother are looking at other homes?
5:18 pm on July 16th, 2013
BM 75 in here too. Feels real gooood compared to outside.
Dinner here is a “?” since the boarder in the basement showed again 🙁
Oh….yes. Pretzles and when they arrive….beer with Rio!
5:22 pm on July 16th, 2013
T&G: We’ll make a quick trip back to France but…what exactly is wrong with what we sent? Charlie wants to get it right this time.
Yes….where are my pretzels?
5:23 pm on July 16th, 2013
Barb!…I believe it has to do with a hair up someone’s butt…grunt!
5:34 pm on July 16th, 2013
Gotcha Rio. Bet I know whose butt you have in mind.
5:35 pm on July 16th, 2013
Bee – please tell Charlie that while we appreciate the boxes of live snails, raw garlic bulbs and pounds of butter, we were looking for something that was a little more table-ready, if you catch our drift.
Meanwhile, Gilly is doing her best to try and heard the snails that got out of the box. She says they are NOT cooperating.
5:41 pm on July 16th, 2013
Ohhh Melanie!…Check your SDD escargot!…snort!
5:50 pm on July 16th, 2013
We have a better idea for those snails. This morning on the Today Show, they showed a new facial trend. They put snails on the face and let them crawl all over. Their slime is supposed to be good for the face tissues. Personally we thought it was a little creepy! Maybe you could try it then eat them afterwards!
6:02 pm on July 16th, 2013
T&G: What do you think about Barb’s idea? I’d love to see Gilly herding the snails!
6:45 pm on July 16th, 2013
I heard from LInda la Lurker. She hopes to get the pretzels out on Friday.
Riö, checked. Expect SDD tomorrow.
I AM NOT PUTTING SNAILS ON MY FACE.
B.Stover, this weekend is a big family and friends party that OTAS and GLAD put on each year. This is the first time I can make it.
Going to read. In AC. With heating pad. Bags of dog food are heavy.
6:46 pm on July 16th, 2013
Here is an interesting question for youse guys. Josh had a mechanic that just quit at the bike shop. Quit after not showing up for 9 days, due to being on a bender. Basically Josh told him not to come back after missing for a week. Josh owes him a $650 final pay check. However the guy owes Josh over $800 on his account for purchases made at the shop. Josh told him he is keeping the paycheck. He knows he will basically eat the remaining balance. The guy says he will sue for his paycheck.
Does Josh legally have to give him the money and then take him to court to get his money back?
6:59 pm on July 16th, 2013
Barb: hopefully our legal plunderer on the blog will check in on your question. I am thinking that he does have to pay Josh and then take him to small claims court. [Two wrongs don’t make a right.] Of course small claims court does nothing to help you collect the debt but if nothing else, the judgement against him in court will go on his credit rating for 5 years. And I am sure the mechanic at some point will get another job and then Josh can garnish his paycheck. Or Josh can go ahead and withhold the paycheck and hope for the best. It might just be an empty threat from the guy since he knows he owes the money.
7:01 pm on July 16th, 2013
Believe we have captured a foto of the dreaded, endangered TN long-tailed black bear. What do ya’ll think?
7:01 pm on July 16th, 2013
Believe we have captured a foto of the dreaded, endangered TN long-tailed black bear. What do ya’ll think?
7:07 pm on July 16th, 2013
B&M, I think Josh needs to redo his check so that it comes out as a zero check. IF he has the arrangement with his employees that they can charge items at his shop and pay for the items with payroll deduction. That way the former employee has record of wages earned and taxes paid.
Maybe Wookie’s Dad can provide us with a better answer. That is how we would do it at Mom’s work place.
7:08 pm on July 16th, 2013
HOH: dirty nose = burying something in the yard!
7:14 pm on July 16th, 2013
That is one CUTE dreaded, endangered black bear!
7:16 pm on July 16th, 2013
Judge Judy!…Tell Josh to get Judge Judy…snort!…She will rule for the good-guy…wooooo!
7:20 pm on July 16th, 2013
HOH – Darah is just too adorable. And look at that impish look in her eye. Yup – she’s up to something.
Bee – as to the snail facial – please put us down for an emphatic NO! Any snails that come near our faces will be poached in white wine and bay leaves, then packed with garlic butter and baked until succulent.
But considering the fiasco of the snails-in-a-box, guess it’s a good thing we didn’t ask Charlie to pick up some French perfume for us. We can just smell it now – Eau de Pew.
7:20 pm on July 16th, 2013
C Hobbit, I think you may be right. Josh legally may owe him the money. However, a guy who has a big drinking problem is probably not going to follow thru to take him to court. If Josh pays him the money, he will never see the $800 that the guy owes him. Sad, because Josh finally quit his other job because of this guy. He needed to cover the work this guy was not doing. Josh intended to keep that other job till year end. His other job was one he had for 15 years, since high school.
7:22 pm on July 16th, 2013
Each state has slightly different small claims laws and intent laws. Wookies Dad???
7:54 pm on July 16th, 2013
Wookie’s Dad, being a practicing attorney, may not want to make any statements on line. We would respect and understand that stand. Sort of like Barb offering financial planning advice back in the day.
8:04 pm on July 16th, 2013
We say grab the guy’s pant leg and shake the $800 out of him.
8:22 pm on July 16th, 2013
T & G, we like that idea! Grab the pant leg, case closed!
Just had our ribs. They were delish!
8:25 pm on July 16th, 2013
All-Stars!… Why does everyone conspire against us when the All-Stars game rolls around? All we wanted to do was grab a quick bite and head downstairs to catch all the ceremonial doings of the All-Star game. …sniff!…..But no. Right after my friend came home tonight our neighbor announced that she was bringing supper over for us. Pasta salad and melon was the menu. …grunt!….So while this generous little lady was back at her place whipping up this food her mother cooked up a batch of cube steak in gravy…wheeze!… As they all ate her mother had to go on and on how she made the steak and gravy. My friend wanted to hide under the table at this point but Beau and I were already under there hiding our faces with our paws….wuffle!…Afterwards, my friend cleared the table, did the dishes and served her mother and neighbor ice-cream. We then made our move and skittered downstairs to catch the first pitch. Unbelievable. …grunt!
8:28 pm on July 16th, 2013
Rio, no one understands you.
8:35 pm on July 16th, 2013
Quilling!…Now her mother wants my friend to go upstairs and show the little neighbor lady all her quilling projects…grunt!….There goes the first inning…wheeze!
8:38 pm on July 16th, 2013
Rio, it looks to me like your friend’s mother felt that pasta salad and melon needed something else to round out the dinner. And now it clearly looks like she is so proud of your friends quilling that she can’t wait to show it off.
8:53 pm on July 16th, 2013
We agree, your friend’s mother must be proud of her in her round about way. Maybe she just can’t verbalize it.
Now we are off to watch Rozolli and Isles. Nighty noodles all.
8:53 pm on July 16th, 2013
Gone!…The neighbor is GONE….wooooo!….Sammie, on the surface it would seem that her mother is proud of my friends quilling, but you wouldn’t know it if you lived around here on the weekends when someone is actually trying to create these projects…sniff!…Mother is constantly finding “other” things for my friend to do. The latest activity is looking at open houses…grunt!…It is sad when all the realtors in town know those two by sight…heh!heh!
8:56 pm on July 16th, 2013
Batters!….Did any of the Rockies All-Stars get to bat yet??…wheeze!…We probably missed our guys…sob!sob!sob!…Its a conspiracy, it tell youse!…waw!
9:10 pm on July 16th, 2013
Sky is yellow and thunder is booooming. Darah the dozer is chasing fireflies around the yard! Cute Galoot!
9:20 pm on July 16th, 2013
Sharon!…What do you mean, no one understands me?…sniff!…I always try to write complete sentences…grunt!
9:24 pm on July 16th, 2013
Rio: Comprehension isn’t the issue. You write in a very understandable style.
Sometimes pugwhine, pugspeak, pugprobs, create an area of ?????????
9:27 pm on July 16th, 2013
PugWhine!….What exactly is it that you need clarification on anyways?…grunt!…And make it quick, we are finally able to watch the All-Star game…wheeze!
9:28 pm on July 16th, 2013
Oh! 9:30. Pawsitive thoughts, pawsitive pawrayers, pawsitive ideas are out of our paws. Nighty night
9:33 pm on July 16th, 2013
Rio, on review, you are right.There may be a conspiracy against precious pugs. Whadda ya think?
9:37 pm on July 16th, 2013
Wow. No conspiracy, just pretty!
9:38 pm on July 16th, 2013
Wow. No conspiracy, just pretty!
9:38 pm on July 16th, 2013
Wow. No conspiracy, just pretty!
9:39 pm on July 16th, 2013
Wow. No conspiracy, just pretty! How’d this happen?]
9:39 pm on July 16th, 2013
TULO!….Unbelievable. Tulo just missed a grounder. He NEVER misses anything…wheeze!…Why oh why oh why oh why would he miss one when the whole damned country is watching him?….gasp!…Except for Sharon, she still has no idea what we are talking about tonight…grunt!
9:42 pm on July 16th, 2013
Rio: B.ball IS the national sport, sport.
9:50 pm on July 16th, 2013
Rio: Idea! 3 strikes and u r out. Got it PUGle.
9:52 pm on July 16th, 2013
Peek!….Is Sharon gone? Can I come out from behind my couch cushion yet?…sniff!…Gah!
9:59 pm on July 16th, 2013
Come out. Base ball is all!
10:01 pm on July 16th, 2013
It was that kind of day. So glad it’s almost over.
We finally found the TV remote! After not having it for five days. It was in plain sight, but the wrong room.
Zoë, and YSAS need a good day tomorrow.
TTFN
10:08 pm on July 16th, 2013
HOH says nighty night. (Rio,night 2 you, too)
10:14 pm on July 16th, 2013
Coast!…Is clear!…yip!yip!…Night Sharon and Melanie – do not let the bed-bugs bite!…snort!
10:18 pm on July 16th, 2013
But if they do, just grab your shoe, and beat them till they’re black and blue.
10:36 pm on July 16th, 2013
Grump!…How come she can type “that word”?….grumble!
10:48 pm on July 16th, 2013
Wow!…Neil Diamond is singing Sweet Caroline in the 8th inning!….Wow!….Good times never seemed so good!…wooo!
10:49 pm on July 16th, 2013
Neil!…He is still THE MAN!…WoOOOOooooOOOO!
10:54 pm on July 16th, 2013
SiberH!…I am really missing my pal SiberH tonight…wheeze!…And of course my pal Wookie. He always enjoyed the All-Stars game…sniffle!
11:01 pm on July 16th, 2013
I’m very late, but I am here, Rio.
I have been able to watch most of the game.
How can Sharon type that word?
11:05 pm on July 16th, 2013
SiberH!…Well, way to leave me alone with that Sharon…grunt!…Where the hell have you been all night? In a sports bar, right?…gruffle!…And I thought Rose would be here for some of the All-Star game too….sniffle!…Where is my Rose?
11:10 pm on July 16th, 2013
Test – shoe
11:11 pm on July 16th, 2013
HA! It just takes a special talent. One that we share with Sharon.
11:11 pm on July 16th, 2013
Rose may be suffering through the heat wave they are having. It will be miserable for the people in the NE until it breaks.
I’m not complaining, but we are having a cool wave.
Nah, I wasn’t in a sports bar. I was watching the game while mom was trying to help a nighbor fix a broken irrigation pipe.
11:12 pm on July 16th, 2013
test…shoe
11:12 pm on July 16th, 2013
Test-Shoe!…Is not a real test…grunt!…You have to type sh-o-e as a stand alone word. Dare Ya! ….snort!
11:13 pm on July 16th, 2013
Ha!!!!
11:14 pm on July 16th, 2013
I chewed up my dad’s shoe.
11:15 pm on July 16th, 2013
There, I did it.
11:15 pm on July 16th, 2013
SiberH!…Your test is not good either. You have to have the word sh-oe all on its own, not touching any other typed characters….sniff!
11:17 pm on July 16th, 2013
Hey!…SiberH was able to type the word – here I go – shoe all on its own. ..gasp!
11:17 pm on July 16th, 2013
Ha!…snort!
11:17 pm on July 16th, 2013
Shoe. Shoe. Shoe. Shoe.
There – one for each paw
11:18 pm on July 16th, 2013
Gamboling!…How about gambling …sniff!
11:18 pm on July 16th, 2013
Hooray for The Fabulous Baker Boy
11:18 pm on July 16th, 2013
Wooo!…Hoooo!…Gambling is not off limits any more…heh!
11:19 pm on July 16th, 2013
Rio, Do you mean just post that one word sh-oe all by its self?
shoe
11:19 pm on July 16th, 2013
Baker!…It’s about damned time…grunt!
11:20 pm on July 16th, 2013
casino
11:21 pm on July 16th, 2013
ok, I found one that we still cannot post.
c-a-s-i-n-o
11:22 pm on July 16th, 2013
SiberH!…Holy smokes!…snort!
11:24 pm on July 16th, 2013
Mom says I have to stop this because I am getting goofy. It is out for me and then to bed.
Night All
11:27 pm on July 16th, 2013
Home Field!…Advantage for the American League…grump!…I cannot believe the National League did so poorly. Shut-out by the AL….grump!….This will have big meaning late in the season….sniff!….Still great to see all these guys all in the same place for 2 nights in a row…..Wooooo!
11:47 pm on July 16th, 2013
Ijust got home from quilting tonight and there have been a lot of Scout sightings in Missoula so I hope it won’t be long now. I am very happy about that because I was worrying that she was hurt or worse. They are closing in on her.
Come home Scout.
Now off to catch up on the blog.
12:02 am on July 17th, 2013
Hmmm shoe and gambling are now OK. I wonder if I can now say specialist?
12:03 am on July 17th, 2013
Hmmm shoe and gambling are now OK. I wonder if I can now say s*pecialist?
Nope that didn’t go through…
12:39 am on July 17th, 2013
well I tried and I couldn’t post any of those words. snort!
Nighty nonsense….sniff
1:52 am on July 17th, 2013
Shoes
1:52 am on July 17th, 2013
Shoe
1:53 am on July 17th, 2013
One shoe is ok, plural not ok.