tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post6112241108631721216..comments2023-12-03T20:07:04.781+11:00Comments on Lexicon Harlot: Since I'm now the landed gentryAlexis, Baron von Harlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-67138434190354010842008-04-05T01:16:00.000+11:002008-04-05T01:16:00.000+11:00Right then. I'll get on to a name for the treaty. ...Right then. I'll get on to a name for the treaty. The Rent Embassy has a nice ring to it don't you think, even if circumstances have changed for some of us.Hugo the Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06518845666359465623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-33949883833329081472008-04-04T11:33:00.000+11:002008-04-04T11:33:00.000+11:00Excellent plan. I'll have my pot plant draw up the...Excellent plan. I'll have my pot plant draw up the terms of alliance forthwith.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-10616260471815975392008-04-04T01:58:00.000+11:002008-04-04T01:58:00.000+11:00I've just declared a hippopotamical microstate, an...I've just declared a hippopotamical microstate, and was wondering whether you or your future bathroom accoutrements would care to establish diplomatic relations?Hugo the Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06518845666359465623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-40568602667471165952008-04-02T12:07:00.000+11:002008-04-02T12:07:00.000+11:00Kingsley and Train pieces would make for any numbe...Kingsley and Train pieces would make for any number of double entendres: <BR/><BR/>Kingsley queens!<BR/>Train pawns Kingsley! <BR/>Kingsley queens Train! <BR/>Train queens pawn, mates Kingsley! <BR/>Kingsley mates Train!<BR/><BR/>(etc, etc. Somebody had to say it, and that somebody didn't have to be me.)TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-54613131144537862912008-03-31T21:45:00.000+11:002008-03-31T21:45:00.000+11:00Alexis, remind me to tell you the story of when a ...Alexis, remind me to tell you the story of when a friend of mine met Heffernan some time more discreet than now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-67539023438493545622008-03-31T21:25:00.000+11:002008-03-31T21:25:00.000+11:00Heffernan gnome pawns..?Heffernan gnome pawns..?Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-76067250210976989612008-03-31T21:10:00.000+11:002008-03-31T21:10:00.000+11:00Deliberately Baron! Ha! Maybe I could get a Heffer...Deliberately Baron! Ha! Maybe I could get a Heffernan gnome too.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-78876650752684165872008-03-31T21:09:00.000+11:002008-03-31T21:09:00.000+11:00Actually, if it's not too much trouble, I'd like a...Actually, if it's not too much trouble, I'd like a sixty-four piece chess comprised entirely of miniature garden-gnomic Tims and Martins, carefully fashioned to resemble queens, pawns, rooks, etc. Got that? Tims and Martins turned into garden gnomes turned into chess pieces. (But only with their consent. I don't want to get all high-handed in my baronetcy.)Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-40201100381349435102008-03-31T20:57:00.000+11:002008-03-31T20:57:00.000+11:00I supect that Tim's, um, adorable little gnomic mo...I supect that Tim's, um, adorable little gnomic mouth doesn't need help with words. The same can be said about your adorable little gnomic mouth, Martin.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-56081339963278312412008-03-31T19:37:00.000+11:002008-03-31T19:37:00.000+11:00I can only speak for mashelf, Nails. Don't want to...I can only speak for mashelf, Nails. Don't want to put words in Tim's adorable little gnomic mouth.Martin Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840272238196893071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-26799533915916909692008-03-31T14:31:00.000+11:002008-03-31T14:31:00.000+11:00Whereas a Tim-gnome would remain dumb, Martin..?I ...Whereas a Tim-gnome would remain dumb, Martin..?<BR/><BR/>I think you'd make a sweet gnome. Dungarees and a leetle fishing rod...Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-56725076432295211312008-03-31T14:25:00.000+11:002008-03-31T14:25:00.000+11:00And since you done it on purpose, I guess that mak...And since you done it on purpose, I guess that makes you the Deliberately Baron von Harlot?lucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-91032807499932962452008-03-31T12:21:00.000+11:002008-03-31T12:21:00.000+11:00Tim is much more presentable. A gnome made in my i...Tim is much more presentable. A gnome made in my image would probably become self-aware and sentient, and then make it its business to conquer the world, or at least an appreciable fraction thereof.Martin Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840272238196893071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-8964846403029743172008-03-30T22:16:00.000+11:002008-03-30T22:16:00.000+11:00As you wish, my liege. Um, should the gnome look ...As you wish, my liege. Um, should the gnome look like Tim or Martin or maybe one of each?Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-27279358376202561832008-03-30T20:13:00.000+11:002008-03-30T20:13:00.000+11:00Welcome to the Kingdom of Mortgage, where every do...Welcome to the Kingdom of Mortgage, where every dollar is spent with interest. <BR/><BR/>The Marquis de Duck*<BR/><BR/><BR/>(*Because my house is about as big as a marquee)Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-91927171248774341012008-03-30T19:04:00.000+11:002008-03-30T19:04:00.000+11:00Thanks, Squire Timoth! You can live in the cupboar...Thanks, Squire Timoth! You can live in the cupboard under the sink.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-39889173438616712582008-03-30T19:01:00.000+11:002008-03-30T19:01:00.000+11:00Just a small patch, if you would, Nails, and a gar...Just a small patch, if you would, Nails, and a garden gnome.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-88372763232688677432008-03-30T17:19:00.001+11:002008-03-30T17:19:00.001+11:00Bah. I shall be *sending* whips and blunderbuss......Bah. I shall be *sending* whips and blunderbuss... <BR/><BR/>I'm a blunderbuss, I am!TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-34676557042236769842008-03-30T17:19:00.000+11:002008-03-30T17:19:00.000+11:00Con-grat-ululations! I shall be whips and blunderb...Con-grat-ululations! I shall be whips and blunderbuss for defence of your estates post haste, Baron. Also, maybe a little team of <A HREF="http://www.kyhorsepark.com/museum/images/history/foxhunt.jpg" REL="nofollow">assorted gentry</A> to go with landedness.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-72827627432609843282008-03-30T15:39:00.000+11:002008-03-30T15:39:00.000+11:00Landed gentry? Would it help if I sent you some t...<I>Landed</I> gentry? Would it help if I sent you some turf?Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.com