tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post723615703689202134..comments2023-07-01T11:03:20.380-04:00Comments on BooksEtc.: Puh-leeseBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-46687988932944220242007-08-08T10:04:00.000-04:002007-08-08T10:04:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fishmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111797232493963778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-44223879034740649132007-08-08T10:03:00.000-04:002007-08-08T10:03:00.000-04:00Hi Beth, thanks for the visit!Hi Beth, thanks for the visit!Fishmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111797232493963778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-85652526351609576732007-08-08T06:44:00.000-04:002007-08-08T06:44:00.000-04:00diesel:Catering to your basest instincts?I thought...diesel:<BR/>Catering to your basest instincts?<BR/>I thought men just read the informative articles in those magazines. Wow, I've been duped.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-14345964611832261712007-08-07T23:21:00.000-04:002007-08-07T23:21:00.000-04:00I would be so insulted by "women's magazines" if I...I would be so insulted by "women's magazines" if I was a woman. At least men's magazines don't pretend to be doing something really admirable when they cater to our basest instincts.robkroesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731849693307953813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-21440358536920022152007-08-07T19:39:00.000-04:002007-08-07T19:39:00.000-04:00princess pointful:Oh, yes, they lie! Or exaggerat...princess pointful:<BR/><BR/>Oh, yes, they lie! Or exaggerate - big time.<BR/> <BR/>(You fillet your salmon? I'm so friggin' lazy I buy mine already filleted.)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-81227315572503162132007-08-07T18:18:00.000-04:002007-08-07T18:18:00.000-04:00Ha!!! Too funny!So true about the recipes-- who ca...Ha!!! Too funny!<BR/><BR/>So true about the recipes-- who can filet 5 pieces of salmon in under a minute, honestly?!Princess Pointfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10911296163218358167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-9601645251684893952007-08-07T15:37:00.000-04:002007-08-07T15:37:00.000-04:00patricia:After years of studious, scientific resea...patricia:<BR/>After years of studious, scientific research re: these magazines, two things are clear. <BR/><I>New</I> diets are a bunch of hooey and <I>new</I> sex tips are simply old ones recycled. <BR/><BR/>Hey, it's raining! Hurray!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-64758922768970914662007-08-07T11:06:00.000-04:002007-08-07T11:06:00.000-04:00Hey Cip, don't forget the New Yorker! Not too many...Hey Cip, don't forget the New Yorker! Not too many bimbo articles in that mag, either.<BR/><BR/>Beth, this post is definitely laugh-out-loud funny. And so true!! Gawd I hate all those stupid, inane magazines. Especially the ones who claim to have NEW!! dieting and sex tips every month. It's enough to drive a person to stuff their faces and give up sex. Well, at least stuff one's face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-63639619881875468282007-08-07T09:31:00.000-04:002007-08-07T09:31:00.000-04:00fishman:I wish. Like doctors make house calls - e...fishman:<BR/>I wish. <BR/>Like doctors make house calls - even with an invite for tea.<BR/>But I do have some old National Geographic magazines I could put out for their reading pleasure.<BR/><BR/>mike:<BR/>Thanks - that makes me feel good!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-82581881420396450432007-08-07T09:16:00.000-04:002007-08-07T09:16:00.000-04:00Beth, you are so funny!!!!!!!!!!! I love this pos...Beth, you are so funny!!!!!!!!!!! I love this post!Mike Minzeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475218626898693458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-4001290919700423352007-08-07T08:45:00.000-04:002007-08-07T08:45:00.000-04:00Next time when you visit the doctor, invite him fo...Next time when you visit the doctor, invite him for tea. Make him sit in the garage for half an hour with a lot of yesteryears magazines before you invite him in!Fishmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111797232493963778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-71448784528352183892007-08-07T08:38:00.000-04:002007-08-07T08:38:00.000-04:00eileen:Hope things are going well - or as well as ...eileen:<BR/>Hope things are going well - or as well as can be expected. It can take so long. But as we both know, youth is on their side when it comes to recovery.<BR/>Glad my post made you laugh!<BR/><BR/>cip:<BR/>You have put the rest of us to shame. <BR/>You really shouldn't take my word as to the worthiness of those <I>other</I> magazines - give them a try. Increase your knowledge of the Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-46585908280073307402007-08-07T01:04:00.000-04:002007-08-07T01:04:00.000-04:00Women's mags: Eat fattening foods! Lose weight!Men...Women's mags: Eat fattening foods! Lose weight!<BR/><BR/>Men's mags: Have more sex! Lose that gut!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737980462115396236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-27190480077697915762007-08-06T22:59:00.000-04:002007-08-06T22:59:00.000-04:00#6 is soooo true! Katharine Hepburn said it years...#6 is soooo true! Katharine Hepburn said it years ago when asked why she didn't ever have a family. She said it wouldn't be fair to her family, as she wanted to focus on her career and you can't do both well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-54600736112955863882007-08-06T22:20:00.000-04:002007-08-06T22:20:00.000-04:00Beth, I am going to stick to my Harpers.I think it...Beth, I am going to stick to my Harpers.<BR/>I think it is the only worthwhile magazine out there!Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-3539757452193870982007-08-06T22:09:00.000-04:002007-08-06T22:09:00.000-04:00Beth, This post made my day. I was was laughing o...Beth, This post made my day. I was was laughing out loud. This is all so true, and yet they all act they are printing new, exciting news. SO funny. I admitt, I order way too many for school fundraisers and they just sit in my basket, until I get sick of looking at them and recycle them. Every year I swear I will not order any more.....<BR/>Hey, thanks for telling me about your son and your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-51957093074377263102007-08-06T21:27:00.000-04:002007-08-06T21:27:00.000-04:00shari:And if you do ever manage to finish an artic...shari:<BR/>And if you do ever manage to finish an article in a doctor's waiting room, it's because you've been made to wait TOO LONG!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-1861817418403887462007-08-06T21:14:00.000-04:002007-08-06T21:14:00.000-04:00They all say/look the same, don't they? What subje...They all say/look the same, don't they? What subject hasn't been covered and rewritten? I used to read those mags in the waiting rooms. Then I get called. When all is said and done and I get home, it's like, I didn't finish that article. Now I bring my own book or mag. That way I don't go through that "left hanging" feeling.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743533586969447238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-13673236813029071572007-08-06T20:26:00.000-04:002007-08-06T20:26:00.000-04:00myutopia:Thanks!The truth can be a great source of...myutopia:<BR/>Thanks!<BR/>The truth can be a great source of humour - although perhaps I was a tad cynical?<BR/><BR/>mamma:<BR/>What the hell else is offered for for reading during mani & pedi time?Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-39975703099142948142007-08-06T18:04:00.000-04:002007-08-06T18:04:00.000-04:00I can't help it. They suck me in when I'm getting...I can't help it. They suck me in when I'm getting my toes done (don't hate me for my pedi).<BR/><BR/>But I'm with you. Let's go it on our own!!Amie Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317241081653904332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-42652549170794967632007-08-06T17:29:00.000-04:002007-08-06T17:29:00.000-04:00LOL, great post! That is so funny!LOL, great post! That is so funny!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07149003661590866046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-27130021521571410482007-08-06T14:40:00.000-04:002007-08-06T14:40:00.000-04:00all mod cons:I think you must have inhaled those m...all mod cons:<BR/>I think you must have <I>inhaled</I> those magazines - or inhaled <I>something</I> while reading them!<BR/><BR/>oreneta:<BR/>Ah, so you've read them too! <BR/>(Honestly, what woman hasn't?)<BR/>It's amazing how the same subject matter gets recycled - as if we couldn't possibly retain it.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-50429587438095231592007-08-06T14:22:00.000-04:002007-08-06T14:22:00.000-04:00That was funny, some of those articles are simply ...That was funny, some of those articles are simply stupid....orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-79309526945037833762007-08-06T14:09:00.000-04:002007-08-06T14:09:00.000-04:00I LOVE womens magazines. When I was at school all ...I LOVE womens magazines. When I was at school all the guys stole the girls magazines to read them and glean pearls of wisdom from them.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure it ever worked. I've never got the hang of co-ordinating my heels with my hair clips. And my period pains are still a bitch no matter what "natural" remedies I use.The Author Of Thishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01050022130807345712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-63574503779250482682007-08-06T10:55:00.000-04:002007-08-06T10:55:00.000-04:00attila:So then you get talked into having a perm d...attila:<BR/>So then you get talked into having a perm done and end up looking like Harpo Marx - ya' can't win!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.com