tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post116408568719752357..comments2024-03-18T17:08:18.111-05:00Comments on Fatale Abstraction: phlegmfatalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164308420365053932006-11-23T13:00:00.000-06:002006-11-23T13:00:00.000-06:00I was just fascinated by this when I read this a f...I was just fascinated by this when I read this a few days ago, but now I'm just thankful I never dated an architect. The grudge can life on for... centuries!!!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164255429609301932006-11-22T22:17:00.000-06:002006-11-22T22:17:00.000-06:00A cabbage? Never heard it called that before.A cabbage? Never heard it called that before.FHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261425729050948728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164234767340016492006-11-22T16:32:00.000-06:002006-11-22T16:32:00.000-06:00Uh, ok.Uh, ok.FHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261425729050948728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164202669804245792006-11-22T07:37:00.000-06:002006-11-22T07:37:00.000-06:00I once had a so-called friend that lives there in ...I once had a so-called friend that lives there in WAX a Hatch EEeeeeeee. She's an idiot.<BR/><BR/>Happy Thanksgiving!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164177506410105992006-11-22T00:38:00.000-06:002006-11-22T00:38:00.000-06:00fathairybastard - no honey, you weren't listening ...fathairybastard - no honey, you weren't listening - it was a cabbage. There's a carved cabbage on there somewhere. Or maybe just a cabbage leaf. Or maybe it was a turnip truck.phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164174709377060242006-11-21T23:51:00.000-06:002006-11-21T23:51:00.000-06:00So, yer tellin' me there's a huge gash in the wall...So, yer tellin' me there's a huge gash in the wall there somewhere? Hm, a mystery. Those old county court houses are cool as hell. Love the one in Georgetown.FHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261425729050948728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164171707942019102006-11-21T23:01:00.000-06:002006-11-21T23:01:00.000-06:00barbara - yeah, spite is a great motivator, innit?...barbara - yeah, spite is a great motivator, innit?<BR/><BR/>zelda - It's amazing how one's view of things changes over the years, isn't it? Not that I'll ever have children, but I think that wouldn't be the instant I'd want my countenance set in stone for posterity.phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164171298170139742006-11-21T22:54:00.000-06:002006-11-21T22:54:00.000-06:00I remember in Italy seeing an altar in the Vatican...I remember in Italy seeing an altar in the Vatican where was carved face of a woman was carved in different phases of childbirth. I remember it offending my sensibilities at the time, but now I think it was kind of cool.Zeldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057183557031707514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164169563741384142006-11-21T22:26:00.000-06:002006-11-21T22:26:00.000-06:00How strange and wonderful! They just don't build ...How strange and wonderful! They just don't build places out of spite anymore.Barbara Bruederlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476249934930666695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164154187567973932006-11-21T18:09:00.000-06:002006-11-21T18:09:00.000-06:00Yeah, fuzzy - these old courthouses rock! Yeah, th...Yeah, fuzzy - these old courthouses rock! Yeah, they built things to last in those days. Impressive.phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164140022963568242006-11-21T14:13:00.000-06:002006-11-21T14:13:00.000-06:00I love these old courthouses. The one here in Dick...I love these old courthouses. The one here in Dickens County is also from the late 1800's. They knew how to build them back then.:P fuzzboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704568822288346593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164136944496154602006-11-21T13:22:00.000-06:002006-11-21T13:22:00.000-06:00Yup - it's a good story. The building really is ma...Yup - it's a good story. The building really is magnificent, and the red standstone is visibile for some miles across the plains. Lovely town, too. Thanks - I do think there is a lot to love about living in Texas.phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164136207790486072006-11-21T13:10:00.000-06:002006-11-21T13:10:00.000-06:00Love it. Gotta love a legend involving genitalia (...Love it. Gotta love a legend involving genitalia (allegedly). Beeeoootiful building. I love that first picture. You live in a great place.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604359995184917584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164129380300658532006-11-21T11:16:00.000-06:002006-11-21T11:16:00.000-06:00hammer - some may be ex-girlfriends, but I think m...hammer - some may be ex-girlfriends, but I think most are mother-in-laws. <BR/><BR/>tony - Yes, I'm a font of useless - if interesting - information<BR/><BR/>myron - No, Myron - it was a cabbage. Every time you comment I love you more! I am in agreement - there is in every county courthouse I've seen in Texas an element of the grand and elegant, and I appreciate the very high standards and aspirations of the residents who built them. Good on them.<BR/><BR/>mushy - I TOLD you I didn't look for it and as far as I know I don't have any photographs of it. It's interesting, though, that he got away with it, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Happy Turkey Day yourself!phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164121309971428862006-11-21T09:01:00.000-06:002006-11-21T09:01:00.000-06:00I don't see anything that looks like that place? ...I don't see anything that looks like that place? Where?<BR/><BR/>HAPPY THANKSGIVING!fuzzbert_1999@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523386203834736598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164118246930990202006-11-21T08:10:00.000-06:002006-11-21T08:10:00.000-06:00You mean he put a carving of a stork's nest on the...You mean he put a carving of a stork's nest on the building?<BR/><BR/>I think the old courthouses in Texas are some of the greatest buildings in the country. But that's just one ol' pharte's opinion.Just Another Old Geezerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176390946557907045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164115749451884482006-11-21T07:29:00.000-06:002006-11-21T07:29:00.000-06:00Veddy Intadestink! You are a veritable schmorgasb...Veddy Intadestink! You are a veritable schmorgasbord of information Phlegmy! I agree with Hammer...it's all coming together now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1164092971493098302006-11-21T01:09:00.000-06:002006-11-21T01:09:00.000-06:00Interesting story.Now I know all those gargoyle st...Interesting story.<BR/><BR/>Now I know all those gargoyle statues on old buildings are really ex-girlfriends ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com