Comments on: A National Treasure http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/07/04/a-national-treasure/ over 5 billion neurons served Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:43:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Not a journal. (Except, now it is.) » Readercon http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/07/04/a-national-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-15005 Not a journal. (Except, now it is.) » Readercon Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:27:17 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/07/04/a-national-treasure/#comment-15005 [...] McHugh (she of the hilarious New Novel Chart) is making the trip up from Austin (where Howard is dog sitting, blogs are weird and [...] [...] McHugh (she of the hilarious New Novel Chart) is making the trip up from Austin (where Howard is dog sitting, blogs are weird and [...]

]]> By: Caroline Spector http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/07/04/a-national-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-14997 Caroline Spector Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:40:13 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/07/04/a-national-treasure/#comment-14997 Having been a Howard roomie at one time -- The Dude and I, Howard, and R.U. Steinberg rented a house together years ago -- I can say that the dogs will be fine. They will be subjected to reruns of "The Bob Newhart Show" and experimental pancakes, but other than that they'll survive. Except for the part where they will assume their new human forms at night. Having been a Howard roomie at one time — The Dude and I, Howard, and R.U. Steinberg rented a house together years ago — I can say that the dogs will be fine.

They will be subjected to reruns of “The Bob Newhart Show” and experimental pancakes, but other than that they’ll survive. Except for the part where they will assume their new human forms at night.

]]> By: Madeleine Robins http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/07/04/a-national-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-14965 Madeleine Robins Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:40:16 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/07/04/a-national-treasure/#comment-14965 You might want to take before-and-after DNA swabs, just to be certain... You might want to take before-and-after DNA swabs, just to be certain…

]]> By: Maureen McQ http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/07/04/a-national-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-14914 Maureen McQ Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:54:34 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/07/04/a-national-treasure/#comment-14914 Mad, you mean that my dogs will spend the weekend in some sort of alternate universe? One where they meet, say, Tin Tin and Snowy? Or even Rin Tin Tin? And then there are aliens? Or maybe the mini dachshund is a alien? It's possible! Mad, you mean that my dogs will spend the weekend in some sort of alternate universe? One where they meet, say, Tin Tin and Snowy? Or even Rin Tin Tin? And then there are aliens?

Or maybe the mini dachshund is a alien?

It’s possible!

]]> By: Madeleine Robins http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/07/04/a-national-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-14912 Madeleine Robins Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:20:14 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/07/04/a-national-treasure/#comment-14912 I'd be interested to learn what effect, if any, Howard has on the dogs. I mean, you may come back to find that they've had a transformative experience. I'd find that wholly possible. I’d be interested to learn what effect, if any, Howard has on the dogs. I mean, you may come back to find that they’ve had a transformative experience. I’d find that wholly possible.

]]> By: Bradley Denton http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/07/04/a-national-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-14899 Bradley Denton Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:06:56 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/07/04/a-national-treasure/#comment-14899 I used Howard as the prime example of a Texas Fantasist in my Toastmaster speech at World Fantasy last November -- because when folks first began referring to him as a National Treasure, he famously replied: "That's MISTER National Treasure to YOU." This is the essence and attitude of Texas Fantasy in a nutshell. (Although it just barely scratches the surface of Howard himself.) I used Howard as the prime example of a Texas Fantasist in my Toastmaster speech at World Fantasy last November — because when folks first began referring to him as a National Treasure, he famously replied:

“That’s MISTER National Treasure to YOU.”

This is the essence and attitude of Texas Fantasy in a nutshell. (Although it just barely scratches the surface of Howard himself.)

]]> By: JeremyT http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/07/04/a-national-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-14896 JeremyT Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:48:38 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/07/04/a-national-treasure/#comment-14896 Wow. Just wow. Ugly Chickens is my favorite short story ever, basically. And I've not once read a Waldrop story that I didn't love. Your dogs are living my dream! Wow. Just wow. Ugly Chickens is my favorite short story ever, basically. And I’ve not once read a Waldrop story that I didn’t love.

Your dogs are living my dream!

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