tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post8945792052789739176..comments2023-11-12T10:12:51.801-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Twist: This Way to the EgressElizabeth Twisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-89423368707038402222012-04-06T23:43:15.870-04:002012-04-06T23:43:15.870-04:00Ha! Totally!Ha! Totally!Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-21607458978505899772012-04-06T23:43:04.570-04:002012-04-06T23:43:04.570-04:00It is also covered in papier maché.It is also covered in papier maché.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-49758446457618060302012-04-06T23:42:40.267-04:002012-04-06T23:42:40.267-04:00Everything he did seems calculated to mesmerize pe...Everything he did seems calculated to mesmerize people.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-62145329938400512812012-04-06T23:42:15.171-04:002012-04-06T23:42:15.171-04:00Thanks, Jenny!Thanks, Jenny!Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-57289937955323575822012-04-06T23:18:08.106-04:002012-04-06T23:18:08.106-04:00If Barnum were alive today, I can imagine him, oh,...If Barnum were alive today, I can imagine him, oh, I don't know, starting the Matrix or SkyNet or something. Or maybe just throwing his hands in the air and declaring that there was no more to be done because the internet has stolen all his best tricks.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-6793626899013745572012-04-06T23:08:36.996-04:002012-04-06T23:08:36.996-04:00Hi Susan! Nice of you to stop by.Hi Susan! Nice of you to stop by.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-50660432334751261452012-04-06T22:56:58.670-04:002012-04-06T22:56:58.670-04:00It's probably already happened!It's probably already happened!Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-1775343943828400642012-04-06T22:53:39.723-04:002012-04-06T22:53:39.723-04:00Nice! I'm sure I read Golem in the Gears back ...Nice! I'm sure I read Golem in the Gears back when I was a Xanth-obsessed teen, but I had forgotten the female Egret scene.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-65372675680766802182012-04-06T22:52:06.269-04:002012-04-06T22:52:06.269-04:00Barnum was amazing, wasn't he?Barnum was amazing, wasn't he?Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-10683875432396794242012-04-06T04:33:40.384-04:002012-04-06T04:33:40.384-04:00Looks to me like a fish swallowing someone as they...Looks to me like a fish swallowing someone as they try to escape...Traci Kenworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336373871521363649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-82684828022575644952012-04-05T23:43:16.650-04:002012-04-05T23:43:16.650-04:00Brilliant indeed. That does look like a monkey sew...Brilliant indeed. That does look like a monkey sewn into a fish.Melissa Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268333458796847721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-17736408891222044142012-04-05T20:35:16.415-04:002012-04-05T20:35:16.415-04:00That's just brilliant! That man knew how to tu...That's just brilliant! That man knew how to turn a dime!Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-16377524924214844762012-04-05T20:03:24.695-04:002012-04-05T20:03:24.695-04:00Oh, I laughed - how funny of PT to be so clever. M...Oh, I laughed - how funny of PT to be so clever. Must remember this...may come in handy somewhere down the road.<br /><br />Very entertaining "E" post.<br /><br />Jenny @ <a href="http://pearsonreport.ca" rel="nofollow">Pearson Report</a><br />Co-Host of the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com" rel="nofollow">Blogging from A to Z Challenge.</a>Pearson Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05422640826640133140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-52952113539778818362012-04-05T17:54:53.625-04:002012-04-05T17:54:53.625-04:00I hadn't heard the story about Egress - how aw...I hadn't heard the story about Egress - how awesome. P.T. Barnum was a freakin' genius - can you imagine what he'd do in today's digital age? Rule the world, for sure!<br /><br />Continued success with the A to Z challenge,<br /><a href="http://www.jocelynrish.com/blog" rel="nofollow">Jocelyn</a>Jocelyn Rishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18141176507423961390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-55705439865337681872012-04-05T17:06:29.309-04:002012-04-05T17:06:29.309-04:00I love weird tidbits of "researchy goodness&q...I love weird tidbits of "researchy goodness", and what a great idea as a theme for the A-Z. I planned to do a quick fly-by, and darned if I didn't end up reading your first five posts. Count me in as your newest follower.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-65281506666423894422012-04-05T10:48:00.649-04:002012-04-05T10:48:00.649-04:00Ooh, let's go see the egress next! LOLOoh, let's go see the egress next! LOLLuanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-68642836937912338472012-04-05T10:29:15.195-04:002012-04-05T10:29:15.195-04:00Clearly Barnum was tapped into the human subconsci...Clearly Barnum was tapped into the human subconscious in a way we haven't seen since.... And I'm sure it's only a matter of time before some geneticist tries to fuse monkey jeans with fish ones :)Bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225973854788421827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-61296291223762442932012-04-05T09:53:29.805-04:002012-04-05T09:53:29.805-04:00I love the Egress story too. It's adapted into...I love the Egress story too. It's adapted into the duel of wits with Com-Pewter in Piers Anthony's novel "Golem in the Gears" - Bink tricks Com-Pewter into conjuring an Egress to keep them trapped in the evil machine's lair, by hinting that a female Egret is a fierce and vicious bird - but they walk through the Egress and escape. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-2394767758049828332012-04-05T08:45:32.973-04:002012-04-05T08:45:32.973-04:00I remember this story. It made me laugh then and ...I remember this story. It made me laugh then and makes me laugh now.Amanda Heitlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05970963185827361806noreply@blogger.com