tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post5038434793377086395..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: Today's Story: "Closing Time"Michael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-52196976943556543042013-03-04T05:04:59.837-08:002013-03-04T05:04:59.837-08:00So for better or worse, I got it fairly quickly, d...So for better or worse, I got it fairly quickly, definitely on the second read.<br /><br />You could even get it if you only saw the Thief of Bagdad (1940 )<br /><br />Wayne ZAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014112966416753400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-80304833875509183072013-03-03T11:45:36.866-08:002013-03-03T11:45:36.866-08:00No, no . . . I knew it was going to catch some of ...No, no . . . I knew it was going to catch some of the readers off guard. Unfortunately, I liked the story and there was no graceful work-around, so there it was.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-21657402072237213772013-03-02T22:17:50.412-08:002013-03-02T22:17:50.412-08:00Eh, sorry you even had to write that. I'm goi...Eh, sorry you even had to write that. I'm going to go jump off a building now.David Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983230505509685792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-36727166534747001652013-03-02T21:13:54.307-08:002013-03-02T21:13:54.307-08:00Read Jeannie's name aloud and it will make sen...Read Jeannie's name aloud and it will make sense.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-15701489616796182242013-03-01T21:02:59.644-08:002013-03-01T21:02:59.644-08:00But... I read the Arabian nights (the actual AR co...But... I read the Arabian nights (the actual AR cortex, not the BS padded edition compiled by Richard Burton) and I don't know what it means. Am I going to have to revisit everything I read in my twenties?David Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983230505509685792noreply@blogger.com