tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post9178332489674989367..comments2023-07-19T04:05:34.796-04:00Comments on Of Cabbages and Kings: Lewis Carroll Tests Out JabberwockyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-59618023913559582832011-01-21T01:19:20.890-05:002011-01-21T01:19:20.890-05:00Congratulations on getting this jibber-jabber publ...Congratulations on getting this jibber-jabber published. I can relate to this tale having once found myself in a similar situation to the great Reverend.<br />Alone before the blue rinse brigade presenting a prepared speech on the wonders of wine.<br />I may as well have been spouting Carrollian nonsense judging by the glazed faces staring back at me. Then I discovered the vorpal verb that slayed the generational Jabberwocky of disinterest.<br />Sherry.<br />Anytime you need to melt the ice with an octogenarian, sherry is the ultimate antique antifreeze. Never go to a family Christmas without some.Ian C - My Twist Newshttp://www.mytwistnews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-822593925710694802009-12-02T05:39:54.581-05:002009-12-02T05:39:54.581-05:00Sarah- I would be absolutely delighted if you used...Sarah- I would be absolutely delighted if you used it for your newsletter. I've been a fan of the Alice stories for years, and got to see the original manuscript in the British Library, so this topic is quite dear to my heart. (Even if my Jabberwock tale is wholly unhistorical.) :) You've made my day!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-33131172879836808992009-12-01T19:34:59.871-05:002009-12-01T19:34:59.871-05:00Hi Jenn,
What a great story! I'm the editor of...Hi Jenn,<br />What a great story! I'm the editor of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America's (http://www.lewiscarroll.org) Knight Letter magazine. May we reprint your story in our next issue (probably May or June 2010)? Since we are a non-profit, we are unable to reimburse you, but will send you as many copies of the issue as you would like. (Also, we expect a lot of visibility on this next issue due to some movie coming out in March...)<br />~ SarahSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04332017830668973650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-27284333464072170982009-11-21T17:48:30.537-05:002009-11-21T17:48:30.537-05:00Wonderful piece! The Jabberwock is my favorite non...Wonderful piece! The Jabberwock is my favorite nonsense poem of all,excepting a few Burma-Shave signs. Carroll, in a few words, held the seriousness of the English language up for a few thrusts fom his vorpal sword, and publically paddywhacked the pachydermous, philistine, potsticker, producing profuse pandemonium and phlashbacks. My best, Count SneakyCOUNT SNEAKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367090847525917503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-20257203094879878742009-11-03T15:11:02.951-05:002009-11-03T15:11:02.951-05:00MadTexter- Hey, thanks-- having just re-read Jane ...MadTexter- Hey, thanks-- having just re-read Jane Eyre, I was ready for one of those successful parlor-type performances to go a little awry. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-75093697567657635522009-11-03T10:13:19.092-05:002009-11-03T10:13:19.092-05:00Having been raised the son of Baptist minister, I ...Having been raised the son of Baptist minister, I completely got the visual, and imagined my dad up there blurting out that poem. And those gawd-awful church ladies and their 'assumptions' and poo-pooing of overthing and everyone.<br /><br />Great story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-39034859862916369862009-11-03T08:17:07.932-05:002009-11-03T08:17:07.932-05:00Frank- Just as well. We don't want personal in...Frank- Just as well. We don't want personal injury lawsuits, now do we? :)<br /><br />Knucklehead- :) Heh, now we know why you have to write under a pseudonym. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-23679614209699520392009-11-03T01:56:17.803-05:002009-11-03T01:56:17.803-05:00You know, I once knew a woman who had spread so mu...You know, I once knew a woman who had spread so much syphilis that the entire state of New Jersey bandersnatch.<br /><br />Jeez, I crack myself up.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794712479594188124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-3872438335631664622009-11-02T17:06:02.023-05:002009-11-02T17:06:02.023-05:00*Applause* Excellent. I always start my grammar le...*Applause* Excellent. I always start my grammar lectures with The Jabberwocky, and the reactions of my students are not dissimilar to those of the poor Victorian audience. (I leave out the umbrella, however.)Frank Lee MeiDerehttp://probablydontlikeyou.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-48638524897848349012009-11-02T13:19:41.140-05:002009-11-02T13:19:41.140-05:00Mark- :) You don't know HOW right you are abou...Mark- :) You don't know HOW right you are about that, either-- as prior to publishing I looked at the post and realized I'd initially spelled Shalott as "Shallot" the whole way through! :) That would have been VERY hard to digest.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-14155908996082185792009-11-02T13:15:18.493-05:002009-11-02T13:15:18.493-05:00Loved this Jenn! And I agree, you can only have s...Loved this Jenn! And I agree, you can only have so many shallots before they disagree with you.Markhttp://markarayner.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-3901766362983481522009-11-02T13:01:20.662-05:002009-11-02T13:01:20.662-05:00Life's Highway- Yay! Glad to have a fellow Lew...Life's Highway- Yay! Glad to have a fellow Lewis Carroll appreciator aboard!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-80451326647141593432009-11-02T12:48:38.550-05:002009-11-02T12:48:38.550-05:00Hilarious. I am a huge Lewis Carrol fan. Through t...Hilarious. I am a huge Lewis Carrol fan. Through the Looking Glass was always my favorite.lifeshighwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389824485602821605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-79498798065437066282009-11-02T12:01:49.286-05:002009-11-02T12:01:49.286-05:00Rambler- Heh, thanks for the support. I'm goin...Rambler- Heh, thanks for the support. I'm going to try to finish the novel first before I even consider compiling any blog posts into a book; I need to get back to focusing on it, actually, and wind it up. I'm in the home stretch.<br /><br />Rethoryke- I didn't know about that one myself. Love the "Hackensack" usage. :) Now I'm thinking of the Jabberwock like the Jersey Devil, living in the Pine Barrens. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-56824344163473607512009-11-02T11:53:46.032-05:002009-11-02T11:53:46.032-05:00I completely flummoxed a student two weeks ago by ...I completely flummoxed a student two weeks ago by informing him of the spoof poem "Jerseywocky", which takes town names from our native state and splices them into Carrol's style: <br /><br />http://keithlim.com/jabberwocky/parodies/jerseywocky.html<br /><br />"The Belmar blade went Hackensack!" etc.... ;-)Rethorykehttp://rethoryke.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-16067853182164658702009-11-02T11:50:28.101-05:002009-11-02T11:50:28.101-05:00You outdo yourself again. When is your book comin...You outdo yourself again. When is your book coming out again? You need to do a book like Rob(ert) Kroese, first from your blog, and then a novel (on which I've heard you're working). When is it coming out anyway?Unfinished Ramblerhttp://www.unfinishedrambler.comnoreply@blogger.com