Comments on: The Book Of Gnats http://hootingyard.org/archives/1692 A Website by Frank Key Tue, 22 May 2012 19:53:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sam Jordison http://hootingyard.org/archives/1692/comment-page-1#comment-5781 Sam Jordison Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:37:40 +0000 http://www.hootingyard.org/?p=1692#comment-5781 This is indeed a splendid story. I feel stronger for having read it. This is indeed a splendid story. I feel stronger for having read it.

]]> By: Trubott Wellington http://hootingyard.org/archives/1692/comment-page-1#comment-5767 Trubott Wellington Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:25:50 +0000 http://www.hootingyard.org/?p=1692#comment-5767 What about the alphabetical series of poet biographies which both began and ended with "Maud Abdab" - we could probably make an entire series out of Frank Key stories which were intended to be a series but instead petered-out after a single episode. What about the alphabetical series of poet biographies which both began and ended with “Maud Abdab” – we could probably make an entire series out of Frank Key stories which were intended to be a series but instead petered-out after a single episode.

]]> By: Frank Key http://hootingyard.org/archives/1692/comment-page-1#comment-5762 Frank Key Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:51:28 +0000 http://www.hootingyard.org/?p=1692#comment-5762 Mr Jennings : Well, yes. The only evidence we have for the fates of those other eleven cartographers is in pictorial form, in the Hooting Yard Calendar 1992 (out of print). As for the ships' captains... Mr Jennings : Well, yes. The only evidence we have for the fates of those other eleven cartographers is in pictorial form, in the Hooting Yard Calendar 1992 (out of print). As for the ships’ captains…

]]> By: Mike Jennings (Exiled in a Pompous Land) http://hootingyard.org/archives/1692/comment-page-1#comment-5761 Mike Jennings (Exiled in a Pompous Land) Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:27:32 +0000 http://www.hootingyard.org/?p=1692#comment-5761 Perhaps you ought indeed. It has always been a great favorite of mine. I take it that the other 11 cartographers went the way of the many, many ships captains whos pen portraits.... Perhaps you ought indeed. It has always been a great favorite of mine.
I take it that the other 11 cartographers went the way of the many, many ships captains whos pen portraits….

]]> By: Frank Key http://hootingyard.org/archives/1692/comment-page-1#comment-5759 Frank Key Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:03:52 +0000 http://www.hootingyard.org/?p=1692#comment-5759 Mr Jennings : It was indeed twelve cartographers. At some point, I retitled that story "He Tripped Over A Peewit". As far as I recall, it has never been resurrected, either here on the blog or as a recital on radio. Perhaps I ought to dig it out... Mr Jennings : It was indeed twelve cartographers. At some point, I retitled that story “He Tripped Over A Peewit”. As far as I recall, it has never been resurrected, either here on the blog or as a recital on radio. Perhaps I ought to dig it out…

]]> By: Mike Jennings (Exiled in a Pompous Land) http://hootingyard.org/archives/1692/comment-page-1#comment-5754 Mike Jennings (Exiled in a Pompous Land) Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:00:27 +0000 http://www.hootingyard.org/?p=1692#comment-5754 This reminds me that I can't seem to find another of the Massacre stories in the podcast archive. Have you ever read 'The Accidental Deaths of 12 (was it 12? Cartographers: Ken Buttercase' on the show? It came between this and the earlier Gigantic Bolivian Architectural Diagrams I think. This reminds me that I can’t seem to find another of the Massacre stories in the podcast archive. Have you ever read ‘The Accidental Deaths of 12 (was it 12? Cartographers: Ken Buttercase’ on the show?

It came between this and the earlier Gigantic Bolivian Architectural Diagrams I think.

]]> By: Frank Key http://hootingyard.org/archives/1692/comment-page-1#comment-5730 Frank Key Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:28:59 +0000 http://www.hootingyard.org/?p=1692#comment-5730 Mr Wellington : You were laughing? Like the narrator, you should have been weeping! Mr Wellington : You were laughing? Like the narrator, you should have been weeping!

]]> By: Trubott Wellington http://hootingyard.org/archives/1692/comment-page-1#comment-5727 Trubott Wellington Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:50:48 +0000 http://www.hootingyard.org/?p=1692#comment-5727 I'm so glad you re-published this. I laughed out loud like it was the summer of 2004... oh those were the days! I’m so glad you re-published this. I laughed out loud like it was the summer of 2004… oh those were the days!

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