tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post270182254851992871..comments2023-05-14T21:11:23.699-04:00Comments on CHEESEBURGER BROWN: Story Wallah: The Secret Mathematic - Chapter ThreeCheeseburger Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384136287767500794noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-70337099093763771922008-01-14T15:00:00.000-05:002008-01-14T15:00:00.000-05:00Reading through this again, I'm going to disagree ...Reading through this again, I'm going to disagree with Moksha. I think the parenthetical asides work a little better because of the added punctuation. To me, it lends a personal touch to the sentences. The tone is different, almost a little bit of conspiratorial information, just for us. Bringing the reader a little further inside that we would otherwise be able to penetrate.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946639624660520997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1358569505070616432008-01-12T20:18:00.000-05:002008-01-12T20:18:00.000-05:00Yes. Or, more likely, the son of the current Shah...Yes. Or, more likely, the son of the current Shah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-19367479777636337332008-01-11T22:45:00.000-05:002008-01-11T22:45:00.000-05:00Ah. Excuse me, I meant the SHAH. I think that tu...Ah. Excuse me, I meant the SHAH. I think that turkish fellow is the shah of Anwar.<BR/><BR/>TRHTeddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06429915965397673079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-32984976018086898772008-01-10T21:15:00.000-05:002008-01-10T21:15:00.000-05:00Teddy, I am not the Turk. Even so, that would be ...Teddy, I am not the Turk. Even so, that would be cool to get written into a CBB story.<BR/><BR/>Rectal alcohol, my butt.<BR/><BR/>Wait a minute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-70376634940277393652008-01-10T20:05:00.000-05:002008-01-10T20:05:00.000-05:00Three stories revolving at once,, lets hope you do...Three stories revolving at once,, lets hope you don’t get<BR/>the characters names confused…Is there a time shift in this story?..<BR/>The first chapter had tanks at the bridge and glossy photos,, now its<BR/>1904…you should warn people before sliding sideways thru time…gt281https://www.blogger.com/profile/15727109065110413150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-64318232315700810972008-01-10T11:00:00.000-05:002008-01-10T11:00:00.000-05:00I caught the "Albert" thing right off...but then c...I caught the "Albert" thing right off...but then convinced myself I was wrong for some reason. Very cool chapter. And thanks, everyone, for all the relevant history and connections. I'd like to think I would have researched on my own...but somehow I think I would procrastinated it.<BR/><BR/>Also, CBB, while the writing in this is great, I'm not sure about the parethetical asides. They don't seem to me to need the parenthises and the extra punctuation kinda distracts me. No big deal, just sharing.Moksha Grenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585999080521869550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-49499939616304752832008-01-10T09:57:00.000-05:002008-01-10T09:57:00.000-05:00Teddy,Odd that you should mention that rectum thin...Teddy,<BR/><BR/>Odd that you should mention that rectum thing. And not just odd because it's ODD. I read an article recently where a man who had some sort of operation was no longer able to imbibe alcohol and so as a work around took to consuming sherry enemas. He inserted too much one night and passed out from the alcohol, but his large intestine just kept on absorbing the booze after he was out. He did very nearly die.<BR/><BR/>Really quite odd.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946639624660520997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-16971372234510652442008-01-09T23:53:00.000-05:002008-01-09T23:53:00.000-05:00Einstein. When they described nuclear power, I th...Einstein. When they described nuclear power, I thought "but Einstein didn't do anything practical with the direct association between matter and energy until the forties" then I realized who Albert was. The Patent office proved it.<BR/><BR/>The Turk is The Sheik, of course, and this is why he's technologically further ahead of the rest of the world - he had an atom bomb (and atomic power) in the first part of the last century! Also, he's long.<BR/><BR/>Simon - try imbibing alcohol through the rectum. The mucus membranes there will admit the alcohol to the bloodstream without it being filtered by the liver. It's INCREDIBLY more potent, although there are a wide variety of other toxins involved as well. So, you know, it'll probably kill you.<BR/><BR/>So...we now have the introduction (by proxy) of three characters. A trifecta, or are there any more to introduce? I think we'll see Lallo, but not yet.<BR/><BR/>TRHTeddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06429915965397673079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-13665688027386220742008-01-09T22:01:00.000-05:002008-01-09T22:01:00.000-05:00dan: I know, I know, but it's still so hard to wa...dan: I know, I know, but it's still so hard to wait! Maybe it's good that we're getting this in serial form, or I'd never get anything done once I started reading one of these.<BR/><BR/>simon: yes... and given that, I'm fairly certain I can guess the direction of his further discussions with Mister One Stone (maybe he was a lightweight when it came to drinking?). Also, I'm pretty sure he's not really Turkish, though of course that's anyone's guess at this point :)<BR/><BR/>As for the other guy... some people <I>may</I> call him Maurice, but he sounds more like a space cowboy to me.<BR/><BR/>re. giddy isotopes: I couldn't agree more (though to me it speaks of a creator who has a joyful sense of humor). I was just rereading Three Face Flip and marveling at the beautiful, playful use of language. We have a master on our hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-89405722333476554142008-01-09T21:56:00.000-05:002008-01-09T21:56:00.000-05:00What a fascinating tie-in with "real" history. Si...What a fascinating tie-in with "real" history. Simon dug up that gem on Wikipedia just in time for me to have something to say besides, "Oh, boy, CBB, this is a good story." I mean that, too, of course, but I didn't want to look like just another fanboy (or girl).Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722639974320971726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-80578537169786076822008-01-09T18:16:00.000-05:002008-01-09T18:16:00.000-05:00The theme music for this chapter (in my head) was ...The theme music for this chapter (in my head) was "The Manhatten Project" by Rush.<BR/><BR/>Simon -<BR/>Thank you so much for making the connections that I do not. You improve my CBB reading experience!SaintPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064605142705446251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-54416783383599146342008-01-09T16:20:00.000-05:002008-01-09T16:20:00.000-05:00it took me till "I'm due at the patent office in j...it took me till "I'm due at the patent office in just a few hours," but it was all the sweeter for the waiting. i suspect you're using some of your prior late-night-drunken-talk experience to good effect here, but with velvet coats & pipes.<BR/><BR/>i loved the description of "an appropriately giddy isotope." one of the things i like about your writing is that you have a style that suggests the universe is having a really fun time.gl.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11890196589573443189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-83045634479694512172008-01-09T14:18:00.000-05:002008-01-09T14:18:00.000-05:00Ah, god how I adore thee wikipedia:Olympia Academy...Ah, god how I adore thee wikipedia:<BR/><BR/>Olympia Academy:<BR/>"The group was founded in 1902 by Einstein, Conrad Habicht, and Maurice Solovine, and played a significant role in Einstein's intellectual development. Before his "miracle year" (1905), when Einstein was a patent clerk in Bern, the group of friends met to debate books in the fields of physics and philosophy.<BR/><BR/>...and though <B>a friend would occasionally join them</B> in one of their meetings, the Academy remained essentially just the trio..."Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946639624660520997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-76140085729560874922008-01-09T14:09:00.000-05:002008-01-09T14:09:00.000-05:00That's effin awesome. I have a special place in m...That's effin awesome. I have a special place in my heart for drunken scientific discussions. Reminded me of a long walk home from the bar in university where one of my friends posited that it would far more efficient to get drunk by hooking up some sort of beer IV. Another then quipped that the osmotic pressure of the alcohol already in our veins would only sober us up and cause the beer to become MORE alcoholic. Fun with geeks!<BR/><BR/>Also, CBB, some spelling errors:<BR/>"...She is untained by any crime her knowledge engenders?" Should probably be untainted, eh? <BR/>And, I think the very first "Her" should have an extra "R" in there.<BR/>Lastly, when Einy says, "In order words," should that be "other"?<BR/><BR/>We're jumping around in time and across various plot threads here. I cannot wait to see it come together.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't help looking up the other names, and see that there are relations there:<BR/><BR/>Conrad Habicht was a known friend and associate of Einstein's. But there was no last name in the story for Maurice. Who's he, I wonder. <BR/><BR/><BR/>And Sheik: is the Turk (Siraj) the Long Man tie-in? Like with so many of CBB's stories, the mere mention of a name doesn't necessarily trip a memory for me until it's more strongly reinforced.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946639624660520997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-23687541333720107942008-01-09T13:56:00.000-05:002008-01-09T13:56:00.000-05:00Patience, Sheik. you know the payoff will be gran...Patience, Sheik. you know the payoff will be grand. Two posts in a week! Dost the flat tire prevent you from going to work?<BR/><BR/>you can feel the storm a brewin'<BR/><BR/>THE DanimalDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01657614872089173887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-37302453733095507902008-01-09T13:11:00.000-05:002008-01-09T13:11:00.000-05:00Wow. This is the Long Man tie-in, then?It took me...Wow. This is the Long Man tie-in, then?<BR/><BR/>It took me two or three "Albert"s to realize who he was. Fun with history!<BR/><BR/>I just wonder how long it's going to be until we can get some resolution on these disparate plotlines. Ah, the trials of reading on the cutting edge...<BR/><BR/>Did you all get safely home last night? Thanks for the latest post; it's wonderful to have multiple chapters in a single week (but don't overtax yourself).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com