Comments for Jason Speaks http://jason.stephaniesmith.com The Fiction (mostly) of Jason L. Smith Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:07:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Emergency! by John Kreiner http://jason.stephaniesmith.com/2007/08/17/emergency/#comment-35 John Kreiner Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:14:45 +0000 http://jason.stephaniesmith.com/2007/08/17/emergency/#comment-35 Jason, How's it going? Are you still at Diamond? John Jason,
How’s it going? Are you still at Diamond?

John

]]> Comment on French Teen Posts His Own Translation of Harry Potter, Is Arrested by stephanie http://jason.stephaniesmith.com/2007/08/08/french-teen-posts-his-own-translation-of-harry-potter-is-arrested/#comment-20 stephanie Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:13:33 +0000 http://jason.stephaniesmith.com/2007/08/08/french-teen-posts-his-own-translation-of-harry-potter-is-arrested/#comment-20 I would not be wanting of the ear-candle flavoring legumes. Since Europeans are generally much better educated linguistically I suspect his version might be a wee bit more accurate than yours... but probably not by much, lol. What a bizarre story. What I don't understand is why Scholastic didn't arrange ahead of time to get the foriegn-language versions published simultaneously... were they THAT worried about secrecy that they couldn't trust their own publishing partners? I would not be wanting of the ear-candle flavoring legumes.

Since Europeans are generally much better educated linguistically I suspect his version might be a wee bit more accurate than yours… but probably not by much, lol.

What a bizarre story. What I don’t understand is why Scholastic didn’t arrange ahead of time to get the foriegn-language versions published simultaneously… were they THAT worried about secrecy that they couldn’t trust their own publishing partners?

]]> Comment on The word of the week is “Poem” by Sherry http://jason.stephaniesmith.com/2007/07/23/the-word-of-the-week-is-poem/#comment-12 Sherry Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:51:25 +0000 http://jason.stephaniesmith.com/2007/07/23/the-word-of-the-week-is-poem/#comment-12 Hey, Jason, great idea to write for the IF words. I have a foot in both camps as a writer who dabbles in art, and I salute you! I'm not the rebel you are, as I obediently draw pictures for Illustration Friday. ;-) Yes, I found you through Stephanie's site, since the word "writing" naturally caught my eye. I enjoyed your poem as well as your piece for Discovery (I write SF/Fantasy so found that especially fun...). I'll be visiting again...keep it up! Hey, Jason, great idea to write for the IF words. I have a foot in both camps as a writer who dabbles in art, and I salute you! I’m not the rebel you are, as I obediently draw pictures for Illustration Friday. ;-) Yes, I found you through Stephanie’s site, since the word “writing” naturally caught my eye. I enjoyed your poem as well as your piece for Discovery (I write SF/Fantasy so found that especially fun…). I’ll be visiting again…keep it up!

]]> Comment on The word of the week is “Poem” by jason http://jason.stephaniesmith.com/2007/07/23/the-word-of-the-week-is-poem/#comment-7 jason Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:08:32 +0000 http://jason.stephaniesmith.com/2007/07/23/the-word-of-the-week-is-poem/#comment-7 "Tho' your blueberry looks a little purple, And your maple syrup looks a little murple, Don't believe what you have heard or seen, The Danube isn't blue, its green." -Spike Jones Yes, and perhaps I should mention to save time that another near rhyme for "purple" is "burble", and a near rhyme for "orange" is "syringe". If we start using near-rhymes, though, what's the point? We might as well just pack up and all take government jobs. Glad you liked the poem! “Tho’ your blueberry looks a little purple,
And your maple syrup looks a little murple,
Don’t believe what you have heard or seen,
The Danube isn’t blue, its green.”
-Spike Jones

Yes, and perhaps I should mention to save time that another near rhyme for “purple” is “burble”, and a near rhyme for “orange” is “syringe”. If we start using near-rhymes, though, what’s the point? We might as well just pack up and all take government jobs.

Glad you liked the poem!

]]> Comment on The word of the week is “Poem” by Marta http://jason.stephaniesmith.com/2007/07/23/the-word-of-the-week-is-poem/#comment-5 Marta Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:41:36 +0000 http://jason.stephaniesmith.com/2007/07/23/the-word-of-the-week-is-poem/#comment-5 You have to pull and twist to fetch it, And you really need to stretch it, But if you strain your ears to catch it, Syrup'll rhyme with purple. LOL! I enjoyed your rhyme! You have to pull and twist to fetch it,
And you really need to stretch it,
But if you strain your ears to catch it,
Syrup’ll rhyme with purple.

LOL! I enjoyed your rhyme!

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