As many of you know I have been taking suggestions for a new tag line for my blog. Well, when I say new, I mean actually replacing the default one with something more meaningful. It has not been long since I started my blog, a mere five years, but I think that it is time to change it. My blog has taken a number of different directions over the years, each one usually consisting of a couple of posts before boredom struck and no more updates for months, sometimes even years. I feel that I finally enjoy talking about my love of books on the blog, and even other topics, as and when they pique my interest.
So, hopefully, now that I have sufficiently whet your appetites, I can reveal my new tag line. Firstly though, I would like to thank everyone for their suggestions and opinions on the different suggestions. In particular Green Ember’s suggestion ‘Through the Reading Glass of a Mad Englishman’ was well received, as were ideas linking my nationality with different degrees of insanity, accompanied by a healthy smattering of expletives.
Being contrary though, I have decided upon the following:
Life, Literature and Lewd Comments
I feel that this covers a bit of everything that I may want to write about, and more importantly adds a subtle warning as to the sort of language that may be encountered.
Any comments and opinions are always appreciated, and I am as yet undecided whether to extend this tag line with further embellishments, such as my country of origin and mental state. Thank you all for your input into the decision making process and for making me get off my arse and make this change.
Always adore alliteration.
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Very good 🙂
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I try. Sometimes I even succeed. You realize your audience now demands lewd comments.
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I am sure they will get them, when the occasion calls for it.
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There are occasions that don’t call for lewd comments?
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None that I can think of, but there must be one somewhere out there
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Meeting the Pope? I’m Jewish, so I assume that’s a big thing.
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Not for me, lewd comments totally acceptable there.
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Guess that covers it. Lewd comments are allowed everywhere. Dawning of a new world. 🙂
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Indeed, and we shall be leading the way.
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Another pitch for world domination. 🙂
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Of course. We have to have our ridiculous, unrealistic dreams.
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That we do. Besides, Ionia is going to beat all of us to world domination. We won’t even realize when it happens . . . maybe it already has.
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She will never beat me, she promised
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Easy promise to make if she’s already won.
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Good point.
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Probably safer to help her than compete. This is why I stay out of the world domination game entirely.
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I am not really interested in world domination. I have my own domination games that keep me occupied
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That visual is going to linger for a few sleepless nights.
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What is this thread? Something about world domination and making Charles have nightmares? How on earth did I not get to this yesterday?
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I don’t know. Maybe you were tied up with something
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I like that red and black tie
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Me too, it has just the right amount of give to it, but it is strong and secure
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Kind of like the man I love, strong and secure.
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He sounds very dependable and loving. I like him.
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Oh he is. You can meet him if you have a mirror.
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Oh wow, he’s a devilish rogue, isn’t he?
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Oh you have no idea.
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I may have an inkling, I have known him a long while
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But you didn’t even know he had so many sides, did you?
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There are many facets to him, many hidden wonders that will be revealed with familiarity
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Might I remind him that I love him
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Of course you might. He loves you too, you know and will always be with you.
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These comments aren’t so lewd
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Oh fuck me woman! Are you toying with my affections again?
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Yes and yes
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Good and good
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Do you have a girlfriend? I’ve been following your blog for a while and I think I’m in love
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I do have a girlfriend, a pretty awesome lass she is too. You think you may be in love with my blog do you?
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Oh no, well, yes..but I believe myself to be madly in love with you, Englishman
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Oh really? That works out well then, because I love you too woman.
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I should have mentioned this earlier, no?
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Possibly, but I would still love you, since I love you anytime and always.
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I should have started flirting with you a long time ago….oh wait, I did
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Is that another pop at my reserve?
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Perhaps
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Or my slow response?
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I had the hits for you forever, like you weren’t aware
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Not fully aware. Not like am I now. Now I am sure, then I was reserved.
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And now you have been corrupted
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I have always been corrupt. It is just that now it is out there for the world to see.
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My fault.
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I think that we have released each other, there is no fault, just great wonder.
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I’m wondering how much trouble I can get you in at work:)
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You can get me in trouble whenever you like
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Now is good. Did you pack the olives?
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They are on the islands, exposed to the elements and ready for tasting
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Well good lord protect them from the villagers.
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I will protect them with my life, they are for my consumption only
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Good that you know this. For a bit there I surely thought we were both getting some work done:)
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Not much work no.
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Turns out that was true
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It certainly was
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You seem to need a visit to the loo often. Are you alright?
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The only place the wi-fi works and no one is looking over my shoulder, at least I hope not, but you know this
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I really do. That shall change eventually:) someday
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It certainly will. Someday not too distant I hope.
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2 inches away
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It is, you are so right
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I know, always with the penis jokes
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Always
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It is deplorable behaviour in my book
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You are a gentleman, born and raised. Not so much here.
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Lewd comments in my tagline. I have a responsibility to my readers
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This is true. Throw in a few expletives. I support this decision.
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Oh for fucks sake woman, I love you
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I like it, dirty Englishman
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You like it dirty, I know. Oh, sorry, I missed the comma, what a silly error on my part
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You are terrible. Do you suppose the others know the real you yet or does the façade still stand?
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I think the tagline hints at it anyway, but only you know the real me.
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A former choir boy (literally) and now a sexually charged mad Englishman. I love it.
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I shall refrain. I am however pretty mad for you.
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You do still have a splinter of restraint
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Only in respect to the woman I love. But behind closed doors…
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Don’t you have a literary engagement
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I most certainly do. With the woman I love
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Mmmm nothing sexier than books
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Nothing? I think you are, but books are pretty sexy too
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Good answer, you are earning points.
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Do I need points? I already have the ultimate prize, you.
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You can redeem them for jelly kitty items in the gift shop:)
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Mmmmm
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Jelly?
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Well not my first thought, but it works for me
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Fun with the supermarket again
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Always. Jelly and cheese are now on my list
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And triscuits
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And Dr Peppers
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What about your…
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Oh that, well maybe we could pick that up too
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Hello not jelly
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Lol
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Are we talking about the stuffed ones of the pitted ones?
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I guess we can pit them then stuff them ourselves
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There are surprisingly few olives for such big islands.
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Just the right number for me. Any more would be odd, to say the least
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You shop in pairs, do you?
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For olives and islands yes, but I have already told you we are not getting matching t-shirts
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Oh come on. You’d be adorable in hello kitty.
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Of course I would. Not sure I could take all the nice pussy jokes though
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You do have a good point. Men are so disgusting.
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Hots
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Maybe the third L is a little overboard. 🙂 I mean, you don’t want anyone to be disappointed because they had really high hopes for the third L…
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Hopefully lewd will not be a disappointment as the third L, given who suggested the tag line.
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Well, if you have such a noble endorsement…
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I know, I am a very lucky man 🙂
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Blog Christen Haiku
Can’t wait for the Lewd
Not for the faint hearted type…
That juicy wit performs.
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Thanks John, that is great.
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What lewd comments? They act like there resides a fucking Englishman here with his whore….
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Well… perhaps they are right, but we don’t really reside here we just talk dirty here
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Talk dirty to me Englishman
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Fuck me woman! What do you want me to say in a public arena like this?
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Was that an offer disguised as a harmless comment?
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Why I do believe you have found me out my love.
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I don’t mind finding you. 🙂
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But you know where I am. I am right there in your heart, as you are in mine
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That was actually my second choice. I just didn’t know if a proper Englishman would fancy referring to his words as “lewd”. But since it actually says “Lewd Comments” I think you are onto something Dear Watson.
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Oh a proper Englishman can be lewd in the appropriate setting and context, believe me 🙂 We just choose not too much of the time.
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I see 🙂
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Well, I am very obvious I suppose.
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Only in Comments. The rest of you is quite proper. Your life and the literature that you share in your posts, despite the fact that it might appear boring. Now, that this tag line issue is resolved you can focus on the other things. You and Ionia really need to have a date…not a blog date but a real date 🙂
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Oh we have. Hence the increase in lewd comments when apart 🙂
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At least mine got an honourable mention! I did rather like it but your final choice is good too. To keep the alliteration and add a bit of the mental status (if you’re really wanting to do that) might I recommend the word loon? Or lunatic 🙂
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Thanks for the ideas Bradley. I think that I am going to leave it for a bit and see how it works out, then, who knows!
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I liked your suggestion too, but hopefully the final choice captures what I write about, when I get round to writing at all, and gives an idea of what to expect. I think I will hold off for a bit before making any additions to it, but thanks for your input both here and before, it is always appreciated.
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I really like the tagline Julian. If you wanted to add your country of origin or you mental state I think it would only enhance it so long as you can work those in while keeping it humorous, which I think the current tagline is. Nicely done my friend. 🙂
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Thanks Dom. I agree with you, it would need to enhance it. I think I will leave it for a bit before changing anything.
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Too bad there’s not a Love button to click. I love your new tagline. It would make a nice title for your autobiography, or has that already been suggested?
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I am glad that you like it. I like the autobiography title idea, just need to have a life worth writing about now.
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I imagine Ionia will give you plenty to write about 😉
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I imagine so. As soppy as it may sound I do truly feel that my life is only just beginning now 🙂
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It doesn’t sound soppy at all. It sounds absolutely wonderful 🙂
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I tend to agree with you. I am extremely happy being with Ionia.
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I nominated you for a few blog awards 😉
http://kristyfgillespie.com/2013/07/18/blog-awards/
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If you wanted to extend the tagline to cover your mental state and country of origin you could change it to “Life, Literature and Lewd Comments from the Lunatic in the Loo” and have it all covered. Oh wait, that might imply you have digestive issues as well but I was trying to keep the alliteration thing going 🙂
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I think I am happy with it for the moment, but should the time come for an extension to the tagline I will be coming to you.
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