tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post8773971764565858556..comments2023-11-02T19:46:44.577+11:00Comments on Fumbling Towards Geekdom: If I open a cafe, I'm going to call it "Question mark ampersand"StyleyGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-25933243931019124782008-03-19T17:41:00.000+11:002008-03-19T17:41:00.000+11:00I like it too, NK! It's clever. I just think it'...I like it too, NK! It's clever. I just think it's funny that I am unable to read it correctly the first time around even though I see it all the time.StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-7206876287585376472008-03-19T15:23:00.000+11:002008-03-19T15:23:00.000+11:00Sorry! For some reason I don't want to give them a...Sorry! For some reason I don't want to give them any greater web presence by using their real name as opposed to the abbreviation. Plus once I figured out what the abbreviation meant I just liked it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-78355707766584438642008-03-19T03:21:00.000+11:002008-03-19T03:21:00.000+11:00My favourite guest house name is common in Scotlan...My favourite guest house name is common in Scotland - "Iona Guesthouse". I've also seen a couple of "Iona cafes".Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-256764987066118602008-03-19T02:48:00.000+11:002008-03-19T02:48:00.000+11:00sometimes i have to take a second look at the sent...sometimes i have to take a second look at the sentence to understand waht "*S" means. you are not alone.RageyOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03690295219089454070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-10767784535807946002008-03-18T23:24:00.001+11:002008-03-18T23:24:00.001+11:00Or like an interjection. "Ah- excuse me. There's...Or like an interjection. "Ah- excuse me. There's a dead giraffe in my soup."StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-63475229910604422392008-03-18T23:24:00.000+11:002008-03-18T23:24:00.000+11:00Jana - you are right, that is a strange name for a...Jana - you are right, that is a strange name for a guest house. Not least because my first instinct was to read it with the tone of someone who was unpleasantly surprised, like, "Ah! He stabbed me!"StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-77928520434144794182008-03-18T21:47:00.000+11:002008-03-18T21:47:00.000+11:00No, you're not the only one. :)No, you're not the only one. :)Dr. Brazen Hussyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028147348339764737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-46582638848913852182008-03-18T17:40:00.000+11:002008-03-18T17:40:00.000+11:00I'm staying over Easter in a guesthouse called "ah...I'm staying over Easter in a guesthouse called "ah!". Lower case and exclamation mark. I tend to speak it aloud as "aaaaa". But it's a tricky name.Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330366795341751766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-43183892336287189412008-03-18T14:56:00.000+11:002008-03-18T14:56:00.000+11:00"So you quote love unquote meWell, stranger things..."So you quote love unquote me<BR/>Well, stranger things have come to be<BR/>But let's agree to disagree<BR/>Cause I don't believe you<BR/>....<BR/>So you're brilliant gorgeous and<BR/>Ampersand after ampersand<BR/>You think I just don't understand<BR/>But I don't believe you"<BR/><BR/>from "I Don't Believe You" by The Magnetic Fields.<BR/>Perhaps they should win an award for Best Use of Puctuation in a Song Lyric? :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com