tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232996.post7935034662355031200..comments2023-11-03T08:43:46.190-07:00Comments on The Topiary Cow: OdeThe Topiary Cowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649189953257408994noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232996.post-55937864298678614912008-05-28T08:04:00.000-07:002008-05-28T08:04:00.000-07:00Cow suitably chastised and now more knowledgeable ...Cow suitably chastised and now more knowledgeable about beeps.<BR/><BR/>Moo!The Topiary Cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649189953257408994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232996.post-34385952806967003272008-05-27T11:16:00.000-07:002008-05-27T11:16:00.000-07:00Sometimes, I have no idea what you all are talking...Sometimes, I have no idea what you all are talking about but still find amusement from the comments!<BR/><BR/>Is that ok? lol!?Jennifer Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317283598683573705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232996.post-78490414962645295962008-05-25T10:35:00.000-07:002008-05-25T10:35:00.000-07:00The beep beeps occur not only when the back up but...The beep beeps occur not only when the back up but also if it is in the "lift" position and it is out of level.... That means it is not entirely safe and the beeps are a warning.watercolordaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918878832628412824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232996.post-85932125126479523172008-05-23T11:27:00.000-07:002008-05-23T11:27:00.000-07:00Irritating beeps...the hallmark of another over-en...Irritating beeps...the hallmark of another over-engineered facet of our life. Annoying.<BR/><BR/>And yes, Topiary wears a green coat of burnished leaves...only. <BR/><BR/>Moo!The Topiary Cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649189953257408994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232996.post-68053749163227619442008-05-23T07:58:00.000-07:002008-05-23T07:58:00.000-07:00Cow can't think of covering the glorious arrangeme...<I>Cow can't think of covering the glorious arrangement of her Topiary with a robe</I><BR/><BR/>Ooooh, nekkid topiary!From the Doghousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457904542766217940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232996.post-50253945995893961342008-05-23T02:05:00.000-07:002008-05-23T02:05:00.000-07:00dear Topiary, how I sympathize. There is one of th...dear Topiary, how I sympathize. There is one of those big lorries outside the office today making that irritating 'peep peep' noise over and over again. I think they do that when they're reversing? What I can't work out is why they need to reverse CONTINUALLY for two hours. Very slowly. (I can't see what's going on from this office, so have to guess.) Anyhoo, very good poem. Just wish it had a scones with jam and creamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13583203773201391968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232996.post-24394705268411297492008-05-22T09:00:00.000-07:002008-05-22T09:00:00.000-07:00Doghouse: Cow is mooooved by your comment.Woof!Big...Doghouse: Cow is mooooved by your comment.<BR/>Woof!<BR/><BR/>BigB: Exotic birds are in short supply in Mississippi---but it's worth a try!<BR/><BR/>Watercolor: Cow can't think of covering the glorious arrangement of her Topiary with a robe...otherwise your suggestion has much merit.<BR/><BR/>Moo!The Topiary Cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649189953257408994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232996.post-72631087144260562622008-05-22T08:56:00.000-07:002008-05-22T08:56:00.000-07:00(Cow quickly consulting Dictionary of Poetical Spe...(Cow quickly consulting Dictionary of Poetical Speech Forms)<BR/><BR/>Ode: lyric poem of elaborate metrical form expressive of exalted emotion<BR/><BR/>Lament: Formal expression of sorrow or mourning esp. in verse<BR/><BR/>Elegy: Mournful, melancholy or plaintive poem<BR/><BR/>Alas! For the Ode! for it appears thanks to alert reader Galbi, Cow has, in fact, penned an Elegy.<BR/><BR/>Moo!The Topiary Cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649189953257408994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232996.post-24623436095435812212008-05-22T07:54:00.000-07:002008-05-22T07:54:00.000-07:00Do cows use air horns?You could always say it was ...Do cows use air horns?<BR/><BR/>You could always say it was an exotic bird if they were to ask you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232996.post-39389333389366956162008-05-22T07:39:00.000-07:002008-05-22T07:39:00.000-07:00Very moooooooving.Very moooooooving.From the Doghousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457904542766217940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232996.post-53503576105887276182008-05-21T19:15:00.000-07:002008-05-21T19:15:00.000-07:00Perhaps you could put on your robe and go out and ...Perhaps you could put on your robe and go out and glare at them until they wither? Or scream at them like I did the kids parked under my bedroom window several weeks ago... heh. I scared them and they moved.watercolordaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918878832628412824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232996.post-37298879512919651842008-05-21T17:00:00.000-07:002008-05-21T17:00:00.000-07:00As a resident of Ode Street, I deny that this is a...As a resident of Ode Street, I deny that this is an ode. It's closer to a lament. Perhaps, more optimistically, an elegy?Douglas Galbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138614768074771263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232996.post-76321141230110090582008-05-21T15:02:00.000-07:002008-05-21T15:02:00.000-07:00Gorilla is nothing if not inspiring.Cow is imagini...Gorilla is nothing if not inspiring.<BR/><BR/>Cow is imagining it must have been the fried eggs. How silly of her not to think of that.<BR/><BR/>Moo!The Topiary Cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649189953257408994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232996.post-89009600085508091482008-05-21T13:34:00.000-07:002008-05-21T13:34:00.000-07:00I'm delighted to have inspired such a practical pi...I'm delighted to have inspired such a practical piece of verse! I'd like to hear it sung to a tune on the ukulele! To your neighbour!Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232996.post-24787057302588082262008-05-21T12:32:00.000-07:002008-05-21T12:32:00.000-07:00Perhaps they're very bad short-order cooks trying ...Perhaps they're very bad short-order cooks trying to chip the fried eggs off the griddle.Kevin Musgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.com