tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post115741785705340407..comments2023-11-05T06:25:31.665-05:00Comments on Passion of the Dale: Puzzlin' EvidenceDalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930056412752986noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1158666086893778892006-09-19T07:41:00.000-04:002006-09-19T07:41:00.000-04:00You're disgusting and I love you for that.You're disgusting and I love you for that.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930056412752986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157906797215474952006-09-10T12:46:00.000-04:002006-09-10T12:46:00.000-04:00Soak your piece until it smells appetizing. Then g...Soak your piece until it smells appetizing. Then give it a lick if you can.Angie Panseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15400989632012284550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157589542535531112006-09-06T20:39:00.000-04:002006-09-06T20:39:00.000-04:00Thanks Angela...I'm soaking my piece right now. D...Thanks Angela...I'm soaking my piece right now. Did that come out right?Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930056412752986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157519645363620892006-09-06T01:14:00.000-04:002006-09-06T01:14:00.000-04:00Awww, what a sweet and well-told story. As for the...Awww, what a sweet and well-told story. As for the extra piece, I heard that cardboard soaked in brine and dried tastes remarkably like beef jerky. Food (and puzzle piece) for thought.Angie Panseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15400989632012284550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157501694661988022006-09-05T20:14:00.000-04:002006-09-05T20:14:00.000-04:00I can only vouch for the comments people leave Tan...I can only vouch for the comments people leave Tanya. I love my commenting bloggo types as you do. They're a funny smart bunch. <BR/><BR/>I like the writing but a good trip is nice too! Take me somewhere.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930056412752986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157495399759165612006-09-05T18:29:00.000-04:002006-09-05T18:29:00.000-04:00I don't know what's better, your great stories tha...I don't know what's better, your great stories that make me want to weep (I'm an easy cry, shaddap) or the great comments your little friends leave - I'm dying over here, people! <BR/><BR/>It almost makes me want to continue my own crummy little blog...But then I get distracted and go on a trip instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157486731504974822006-09-05T16:05:00.000-04:002006-09-05T16:05:00.000-04:00Thanks Jen, I appreciate the comment considering h...Thanks Jen, I appreciate the comment considering how much I enjoy the way you tell a story. Sadly, I don't have a whole lot of poignant in me so I'll have to think hard. I've got some juicy ones to draw on though so stay tuned.<BR/><BR/>X. Dell, funny how some things strike a chord isn't it. Are you suggesting puzzle fornication under my roof? <BR/><BR/>Mob, it was nice to hear you get sentimental there for a minute but then close with a parting money shot. :-)<BR/><BR/>She's still tired Ben but believe it or not, she found time to do them apart from all her good deeds with the Church.<BR/><BR/>I guess I was Beth. It felt strange and good, like a lot of life.<BR/><BR/>Apparently, he's a machine Skincarver. By the sounds of it, you're doing your part to achieve machine status too. I saw a few of those lacquered puzzles up on walls too, but thankfully none at my place. <BR/><BR/>It's a dupe for sure CP. I'm pretty sure it fits the puzzle but the colouring makes it difficult to just pick out which one it matches. If you'd like, I'll send the whole thing to you?<BR/><BR/>Beth, what are you doing here again? Thanks very much.<BR/><BR/>Hi Marni, any good quality time seems to pop up later on in the form of warm memories so that is nice. Glad you got a laugh out of it too!<BR/><BR/>Thanks very much Melinda June. Your comment was so sweet and then you got me at the end there. Excellent!Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930056412752986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157484261246833052006-09-05T15:24:00.000-04:002006-09-05T15:24:00.000-04:00Excellent story, dale. When I was little my grandm...Excellent story, dale. <BR/><BR/>When I was little my grandmother had a stroke. She lost a lot of mobility, but her mind was sharp. She did puzzles all the time because they challenged her and didn't require both hands. I'd love it when she let me help her. She used to tell me that the extra piece was lucky, and when we found one I'd get to keep it as a charm. Somewhere in my parents' basement there is a baggie of unmatched extra puzzle pieces, waiting to grant me barbie dream houses and dates with Scott Baio.Melinda Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05293979989939787353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157471780932175852006-09-05T11:56:00.000-04:002006-09-05T11:56:00.000-04:00My kids and I are into puzzles right now. We work ...My kids and I are into puzzles right now. We work on one every night and it amazes me how my son - who has ADHD - will sit still and concentrate on that picture. <BR/><BR/>It feels good to know that my kids will have the same memories as you. <BR/><BR/>BTW - I use the baggies, too! I laughed out loud at that one. It is the only way to keep all the pieces together!Marnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543853940645527249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157468536353158032006-09-05T11:02:00.000-04:002006-09-05T11:02:00.000-04:00BTW, Dale, you told the story very well.BTW, Dale, you told the story very well.Cuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00306848986781193911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157468519193245332006-09-05T11:01:00.000-04:002006-09-05T11:01:00.000-04:00Maybe it's a dupe. Did you compare it to all the ...Maybe it's a dupe. Did you compare it to all the other pieces to try to figure out which one? <BR/><BR/>This is the kind of thing I would lose sleep over.Coaster Punchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12587366749348273040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157465113081570722006-09-05T10:05:00.000-04:002006-09-05T10:05:00.000-04:00So far I have only sired 5 younguns.It feels weire...So far I have only sired 5 younguns.<BR/>It feels weired typing this, but I am in awe of your father's sperm.<BR/><BR/>In the small town I grew up in, it was fairly common to see puzzles lacquered, framed and hung on the wall. Draw your own conclusions.4 Non Blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03995579842873186275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157454676368778372006-09-05T07:11:00.000-04:002006-09-05T07:11:00.000-04:00You must be blessed, Dale, to end the day with an ...You must be blessed, Dale, to end the day with an extra piece. Good for you!Cuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00306848986781193911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157433774792463882006-09-05T01:22:00.000-04:002006-09-05T01:22:00.000-04:00My grandmother's table was constantly taken up wit...My grandmother's table was constantly taken up with a jigsaw puzzle, she lived next door to us when I was a child, and I can recall spending many summer afternoons trying to help her build a bridge or some European Cathedral that she was trying to piece together.<BR/><BR/>Wow, I feel ten again, it's interesting how the memories seem to hover just beneath the surface.<BR/><BR/>You should see what you can get on eBay for the extra piece; someone, somewhere is tearing out their hair in frustration over that very same piece.Mobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15000570319822563708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157431939110366812006-09-05T00:52:00.000-04:002006-09-05T00:52:00.000-04:00My mom did a lot of those jigsaw puzzles too, and ...My mom did a lot of those jigsaw puzzles too, and my memories of doing them are similar to yours.<BR/><BR/>I no longer need extra pieces. What you need is one more piece. That way the two pieces can get together and, if they like each other, start a whole new puzzle.X. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561609651507566271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157431216591143952006-09-05T00:40:00.000-04:002006-09-05T00:40:00.000-04:00That's a wonderful, and well-written story. I have...That's a wonderful, and well-written story. I have poignant memories like that of my mom... she's a crossword fanatic and now I am too. Some weekends, I take the subway uptown and we work the Sunday Times puzzle together. It's has always bound us and still does.<BR/>xo<BR/>jwJennifer Wertkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509879723662605532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157428002273195262006-09-04T23:46:00.000-04:002006-09-04T23:46:00.000-04:00It's my mother that's still tired Jin, you should ...It's my mother that's still tired Jin, you should have an okay sleep. Yes, I'm the 8th of 9 children and of course, the only worthwhile one of the bunch. Imagine how effed up they are!<BR/><BR/>That's sweet Old Lady. Actually you reminded me that some of them found their way to bags just as you described. Some seemed to be kept while others got passed on or trade and such.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930056412752986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157420930958693362006-09-04T21:48:00.000-04:002006-09-04T21:48:00.000-04:00Oh dear, you poked my heart and out flooded memori...Oh dear, you poked my heart and out flooded memories. My ma and her jigsaws. Does your Ma have about a million of them? My mother put the pieces in Ziploc bags with a pix in the bag for the legend of the puzzle. It made more room for her to store and buy more to do.Old Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333172930957879928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8858435.post-1157420451388828842006-09-04T21:40:00.000-04:002006-09-04T21:40:00.000-04:00OMG! 9 kids? Did you say....9 k i d s ???I just lo...OMG! 9 kids? Did you say....<BR/>9 k i d s ???<BR/><BR/>I just lost my whole train of thought.<BR/>I can't even comment on the rest of the post now.<BR/>I may have nightmares.jinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03272996941412810621noreply@blogger.com