tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post6443041787522332458..comments2024-03-23T09:09:59.386-04:00Comments on ANNIE AND AUNT: The Bard of ColumbusAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668869030805539811noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post-40516218914775941402017-02-18T10:23:30.402-05:002017-02-18T10:23:30.402-05:00I remember the book ( which I recall the 12 clocks...I remember the book ( which I recall the 12 clocks and the wonderful O being printed in a single volume; back to back and inverted to eachother) and it is the recollection and subsequent googling whuppling geep that brought me here. Let us not forget that grapefruit made it onto the banned list as well - under the French name Pamplemousse. Many years later I decided that Thurber's works must have been an inspiration for Terry Pratchett. Each of the throwaway lines in their alternative worlds could have been written by the other.Pat Vanquishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02826232833442417947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post-50948246729170814122016-05-23T16:22:48.054-04:002016-05-23T16:22:48.054-04:00Actually, it's "... your guggle to your z...Actually, it's "... your guggle to your zatch ..."Barry Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561192367520798134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post-13269903768684087372010-06-07T23:50:08.239-04:002010-06-07T23:50:08.239-04:00The squck line is indeed memorable. The evil pirat...The squck line is indeed memorable. The evil pirate captain threatens his mouthy parrot repeatedly with the line: "Quiet! Or I'll squck your thrug 'til all you can whupple is geep!" Finally he carries the threat through, and the next line, predictably, is<br />"Geep!" whuppled the parrot.<br /><br />What about "I'll slit you from your guzzle to your zatch"? Is that from The Thirteen Clocks?<br /><br />Uncle AlAl Johnsonhttp://www.aljohnsonhomes.comnoreply@blogger.com