tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772223834312752586.post7314092063135680253..comments2011-04-26T00:58:55.793-07:00Comments on The Mysterious Adventures of a Non-Bean: So, PoliticsMunchkin_the_Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00129685045464571761noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772223834312752586.post-23408478269905989242010-09-20T07:13:56.538-07:002010-09-20T07:13:56.538-07:00I am currently awash with conflicting senses of pr...I am currently awash with conflicting senses of pride, embarrassment and interest. Oh, and love. And a jar of the home-made*.<br /><br />Parents (myself) do talk a load of tosh**, don't they?<br /> <br />To set the record straight: your granddad's hoover was left to him in a will and pre-dates the invention of the vacuum cleaner because of a gap in the fabric of space/time. A fabric that at that point was cut from a Primark polyester blend scoop-necked blouse and inexpertly handwashed. This is why it is powered by an hot-air engine and can only be lit by rubbing together two rocks gathered from the small Magellenic cloud. In short, it sucks.<br /><br />Watch out for those anecdotes. They can be used to lay false claim to intrinsic value. Stories are great only if they begin rather than end thought***. Mark my words well child, then you too can become as pompous as your forebears. <br /><br />Yes you are weird - great, isn't it?<br /><br />Mother of Munchkin_the_Bean (are you a bean or not?)<br /><br />* not saying home-made what<br />** severely edited<br />*** multiple views: multiple stories http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1993/morrison-lecture.htmlJacquelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03778323449110099871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772223834312752586.post-77251276830365578842010-09-20T07:02:19.827-07:002010-09-20T07:02:19.827-07:00Jacabsolute gave birth! Wow, and I thought she was...Jacabsolute gave birth! Wow, and I thought she was much too young.Jacquelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03778323449110099871noreply@blogger.com