tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post6215149535325745946..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: I Just Wanted To Say That . . .Michael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-90950258900527399692007-09-12T09:49:00.000-07:002007-09-12T09:49:00.000-07:00And now you point me to Neil Gaiman's description ...And now you point me to Neil Gaiman's description of the same or similar event: <I>you get a year-old Panda placed on your lap. Utter, utter happiness. Better than any number of awards. Makes being a writer completely worthwhile. I suspect that world peace and harmony would come about in weeks if people just got to put pandas on their laps every few months.</I><BR/><BR/>Oh. My. God.<BR/><BR/>There are any number of science fiction stories on this theme, but for some reason the takeover species is usually some kind of vegetable.Richard Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833387144768089695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-36740346038291724662007-09-09T17:16:00.000-07:002007-09-09T17:16:00.000-07:00Nope. Sorry. I almost never tell a cynic he's wr...Nope. Sorry. I almost never tell a cynic he's wrong, because he so rarely is. But there's nothing at all creepy about pandas. They're mammals. They're slow-moving. They're self-indulgent hedonists. They don't want to bite you. They're still wild. How often do you get that combination? Pretty much never.<BR/><BR/>So, well, you're wrong here, Richard. Not that I take any pleasure in telling you so.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708413411146291236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-67475852960472524102007-09-07T09:19:00.000-07:002007-09-07T09:19:00.000-07:00Pandas are an otherworldly menace. You only have ...Pandas are an otherworldly menace. You only have to go to a zoo and see the vacant smiles of thousands of people standing in line for hours, notionally to catch a glimpse of a black-and-white bear, to know that something goddamn creepy is going on. I seem to be one of the few who remain unaffected.Richard Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833387144768089695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-23801275133149825252007-09-07T06:45:00.000-07:002007-09-07T06:45:00.000-07:00Holding a panda? Permanent coolness!Holding a panda? Permanent coolness!here today, gone tomorrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17203537337770906267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-39790289043129052722007-09-05T10:13:00.000-07:002007-09-05T10:13:00.000-07:00That's not only just so cool it is also very cute....That's not only just so <I>cool</I> it is also very cute. And I agree with carrying a wallet sized picture for when your kids rolls their eyes and wails the pained, "Daaadd."Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-20129003694952888052007-09-01T11:55:00.000-07:002007-09-01T11:55:00.000-07:00That...well, that's just cool. And it's something...That...well, that's just <I>cool</I>. And it's something you can remind your son of when he rolls his eyes at his dad's uncoolness.K.C. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.com