tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post116650185877799684..comments2024-02-20T17:40:21.618-05:00Comments on jeremy freese's weblog: odd man outjeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1166764350314787052006-12-22T00:12:00.000-05:002006-12-22T00:12:00.000-05:00Jeremy: That "Richard Lawrence Cohen" character is...Jeremy: That "Richard Lawrence Cohen" character is my ex-husband. I don't know if that's any solace. Solace for the solstice. But... anyway...Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1166655675016491822006-12-20T18:01:00.000-05:002006-12-20T18:01:00.000-05:00You should refuse to attend unless the invitation ...You should refuse to attend unless the invitation is reworded to refer to you as "The Freese." You could be like a jaunty superhero.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1166635875310907222006-12-20T12:31:00.000-05:002006-12-20T12:31:00.000-05:00It's like a rock group dropping the "The" from the...It's like a rock group dropping the "The" from their name. The Grateful Dead become Grateful Dead; The Rolling Stones, Rolling Stones.It's hip -- or at least it was in the 70s.<BR/><BR/>I come to you via Althouse, by the way.Richard Lawrence Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951947957345891398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1166586309316710122006-12-19T22:45:00.000-05:002006-12-19T22:45:00.000-05:00jennifer,I'm afraid the single fellows get a lot m...jennifer,<BR/>I'm afraid the single fellows get a lot more invites than the single gals. :) <BR/><BR/>A friend of mine contemplating divorce from her MD husband right before the holidays was shocked to see shortly thereafter 11 invitations addressed to him alone. Word had gotten out somehow. She thought twice and is still married.PatCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08920623662477828662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1166544452823882222006-12-19T11:07:00.000-05:002006-12-19T11:07:00.000-05:00Wow. Your friend certainly knows a lot of people n...Wow. Your friend certainly knows a lot of people named The. I wonder if it's short for Thea or Theo or both?<BR/><BR/>Hooray to you for having a unique name.<BR/><BR/>So, when/if you do make a <I>normative life course transition</I>, I also wonder if your family be listed as "The Freeses 2"? <BR/><BR/>I'm seeing the beginnings of a movie script and its sequel in this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1166543035569571492006-12-19T10:43:00.000-05:002006-12-19T10:43:00.000-05:00I agree with Anon 7:42. The "not yet replied" list...I agree with Anon 7:42. The "not yet replied" list just tells me that it's the families and the sociologists who can't get away for New Year's. You've got the distance excuse, those poor people with kids might live close enough, they just can't get a sitter.<BR/><BR/>(It still gave me a good laugh.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1166538031814034822006-12-19T09:20:00.000-05:002006-12-19T09:20:00.000-05:00The FrozensThe FrozensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1166532121230661082006-12-19T07:42:00.000-05:002006-12-19T07:42:00.000-05:00Hmmm--you've only showed the "not yet replied" lis...Hmmm--you've only showed the "not yet replied" list, so the only thing I'd draw from this is that you are the only single invitee who has not yet responded. The overall composition of invitees remains unknown. That said, I agree with anon 1:47.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1166527875210487452006-12-19T06:31:00.000-05:002006-12-19T06:31:00.000-05:00There always has to be one smart person in the gro...There always has to be one smart person in the group! I guess you're it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1166512323285203452006-12-19T02:12:00.000-05:002006-12-19T02:12:00.000-05:00How come you don't count as part of the Freeses?How come you don't count as part of the Freeses?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1166510836950794962006-12-19T01:47:00.000-05:002006-12-19T01:47:00.000-05:00You can be "The Freese."You can be "The Freese."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1166506327121143462006-12-19T00:32:00.000-05:002006-12-19T00:32:00.000-05:00Hey, at least you get invited to parties! ;) I wil...Hey, at least you get invited to parties! ;) I will probably spend New Year's Eve by myself again, telling myself over and over again, "There is nothing wrong with being single, considering..." And then crying into my martini. This year MIGHT be different, but that's not a given at the rate I am going.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com