tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post113765397722530920..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: James Lileks in the Amazing Battery-Powered Foaming Bowl-a-RamaJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-86135359069074819702012-12-03T10:39:07.403-05:002012-12-03T10:39:07.403-05:00Great storyGreat storyElliott Broidyhttp://elliottbroidy.companybulletin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-85921147167534846132007-05-09T11:49:00.000-04:002007-05-09T11:49:00.000-04:00Very amusing, love the strat with a bog brush for ...Very amusing, love the strat with a bog brush for a whammy bar!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1137837160975681342006-01-21T04:52:00.000-05:002006-01-21T04:52:00.000-05:00I have some sympathy here, because the last such p...I have some sympathy here, because the last such product to come out was the Swiffer auto-mop, which really is easier to deal with then the string or sponge types.<BR/><BR/>Of course, it uses disposable wipes, so I compensate for the extra harm on the environment by only mopping twice a year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1137746802537039512006-01-20T03:46:00.000-05:002006-01-20T03:46:00.000-05:00lileks makes me proud to be a white man.lileks makes me proud to be a white man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1137720660533323672006-01-19T20:31:00.000-05:002006-01-19T20:31:00.000-05:00"I gave up imagining I could point to the moment w..."I gave up imagining I could point to the moment when the cultural/commercial auger struck the bedrock of stupidity many moons ago."<BR/><BR/>I dunno, I kinda keep a fluid list of just such moments.<BR/><BR/>It was the beginning of the end when we started calling school libraries "Learning Resouce Centers."<BR/><BR/>Or when little towns starting calling their town halls "Civic Centres." Note theJaye Ramsey Sutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05866341038412407027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1137709611318569262006-01-19T17:26:00.000-05:002006-01-19T17:26:00.000-05:00Scathingly brilliant as always.That's why I keep m...Scathingly brilliant as always.<BR/><BR/>That's why I keep my comments limited to Lileks' screed. There's more than enough poop there to go around.<BR/><BR/>PS - how many bloody columns does Lileks write, anyway? I think of three off the top of my head, plus the books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1137707542310817882006-01-19T16:52:00.000-05:002006-01-19T16:52:00.000-05:00How many degrees of separation are there between s...How many degrees of separation are there between some fussy twit's lament about a non-revolving toilet brush and the real meaning of shit?Fearguthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424358658004747702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1137701567703729172006-01-19T15:12:00.000-05:002006-01-19T15:12:00.000-05:00Yeah, Dennis Wolfsberg—patron funny saint of teach...Yeah, Dennis Wolfsberg—patron funny saint of teachers everywhere. Wolfsberg was to wit what Lileks is to ennui. Thanks for the reminder of a great one.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if Lileks was as keen on the Ronco In-The-Egg Scrambler. You'll recall the commercial for it was a kind of archtype for infomercials generally—showing people beating eggs the "old" unautomated way which as we all know spatters Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1137701220337683452006-01-19T15:07:00.000-05:002006-01-19T15:07:00.000-05:00"I don't know how to put this delicately. I shit t..."I don't know how to put this delicately. I shit there."<BR/><BR/>Ex-freaking-zactly! I never cease to be amazed at the numerous cleaners and tools that continue to be invented and re-invented for the purposes of turning our environment into one of utter anti-bacterialness. I mean, what was soap before it became "anti-bacterial" - a joke? People are too lazy to clean regularly and possibly break Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1137688713685406292006-01-19T11:38:00.000-05:002006-01-19T11:38:00.000-05:00Okay, I have some sympathy for Lileks here, since ...Okay, I have some sympathy for Lileks here, since I own one of the plastic sticks that holds a degradable paper brush. <BR/><BR/>I got it because we have two bathrooms, and I'm the only one who ever cleans them, and after spending a decade and a half as a motel maid, I've stuck my hands into enough damned toilets.<BR/>It also seems like it uses a reasonable amount of cleaner, rather than just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1137678805013686852006-01-19T08:53:00.000-05:002006-01-19T08:53:00.000-05:00When I saw the ads I thought it rotated as well. ...When I saw the ads I thought it rotated as well. At least I thought "what a dumb idea" instead of "keen" or whatever it was Lileks thought...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1137676058006377602006-01-19T08:07:00.000-05:002006-01-19T08:07:00.000-05:00...release the Hounds of HygieneOk, I have to lear...<I>...release the Hounds of Hygiene</I><BR/><BR/>Ok, I have to learn guitar now if for no other reason than to start a garage band named The Hounds of Hygiene. Oooo, I could get a custom-built Fender Strat with a toilet brush whammy bar!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com