tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post7952236416565179232..comments2023-05-24T09:41:52.181-04:00Comments on Running In the Yard Next Door: The Truth Is Out There. . .Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-59265042506070318812012-01-13T11:06:10.587-05:002012-01-13T11:06:10.587-05:00Brian - Thanks for stopping by!
A while back I di...<b>Brian</b> - Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />A while back I did a meme, which asked me to identify one of my posts whose success surprised me. We have a new winner. . .<br /><br /><b>G-Man</b> - Yeah, I did finally figger it out. Sometimes it takes a while for the penny to get all the way to the bottom. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-64456091939477428602012-01-13T10:36:49.609-05:002012-01-13T10:36:49.609-05:00Fox Mulder?
The X-Files?
His credo was..The Truth ...Fox Mulder?<br />The X-Files?<br />His credo was..The Truth Is Out There!<br />That was the Crux of that whole show!!<br />Thanks for visiting...GG-Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14968807697181554781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-42731570572165947962012-01-13T10:20:51.630-05:002012-01-13T10:20:51.630-05:00smiles...i like the commentary in the comments as ...smiles...i like the commentary in the comments as well...on what some will or wont believe...cool cartoon...sobering is def the word..Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-4928069886139670652012-01-12T09:13:29.282-05:002012-01-12T09:13:29.282-05:00cest - Yeah, it kinda flips things sideways, doesn...<b>cest</b> - Yeah, it kinda flips things sideways, doesn't it?<br /><br />And thanks for stopping by!<br /><br /><b>Xavier</b> - Better luck next time. . . ;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-65024905795200537332012-01-11T17:29:43.250-05:002012-01-11T17:29:43.250-05:00Yeah, how disappointing was that? :-)Yeah, how disappointing was that? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-24025998360627708382012-01-11T17:13:10.482-05:002012-01-11T17:13:10.482-05:00Hmm that is very cute! I like the clever take it h...Hmm that is very cute! I like the clever take it has on the modern day obsession with life out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-4592724843679276632012-01-10T21:27:44.838-05:002012-01-10T21:27:44.838-05:00So - no, uh, little green men sticking probes up o...So - no, uh, little green men sticking probes up orifices, or anything like that?Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-41063625199034114212012-01-10T20:22:45.463-05:002012-01-10T20:22:45.463-05:00In the 4 or so years that I worked the Uncle's...In the 4 or so years that I worked the Uncle's farm we had 3 'sightings' of unexplained nature. All 3 were similar dimly-lit objects that flew low and slow and silent over the field outside the barn. Rather beautiful they were but remain unexplained. <br /><br />Kinda cool how folks glaze when I mention it. You know, 'cause I'm crazy like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-40353055330087236952012-01-10T17:21:20.762-05:002012-01-10T17:21:20.762-05:00(*head-slap*)
I just got it, G-Man. Fox Mulder w...<i>(*head-slap*)</i><br /><br />I just got it, <b>G-Man</b>. Fox Mulder was the main character from the TV show, <i>The X-Files</i>, whose catch-phrase I appropriated as my title for this post. . .<br /><br />See, I really don't watch much TV, but some of those 'cultural sound-bites' are just hard to miss. . .<br /><br />Or were you referring to something else? ;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-62966042418788120532012-01-10T15:17:23.592-05:002012-01-10T15:17:23.592-05:00Suldog - You were hankering for a Guinness, no dou...<b>Suldog</b> - You were hankering for a Guinness, no doubt. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-74946640172197009812012-01-10T13:21:04.550-05:002012-01-10T13:21:04.550-05:00Damn, Craig, it WAS spelled correctly! For some re...Damn, Craig, it WAS spelled correctly! For some reason, I was totally blanking there, thinking there was a "U" involved somehow.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-41323812500638339122012-01-10T13:14:38.822-05:002012-01-10T13:14:38.822-05:00G-Man - ???
Your comment is too subtle for my mea...<b>G-Man</b> - ???<br /><br />Your comment is too subtle for my meager inferential skillz; who is 'Fox', and why are you thanking him/her here?<br /><br /><b>Xavier</b> - I'm inclined to parse that mostly in terms of Chesterton's aphorism that, "when men leave off believing in God, they don't believe in nothing; they'll believe anything."<br /><br />But. . . tell on, my friend, tell on. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-83782089175785026432012-01-09T20:18:38.301-05:002012-01-09T20:18:38.301-05:00I've often wondered about all of the alien/UFO...I've often wondered about all of the alien/UFO sightings that continue even to this day yet all of our amazing instruments fail to detect. <br /><br />Have I ever told you my sighting story? No? Huh. Now where's that tin-foil done gone to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-61126750564887494372012-01-09T19:49:41.367-05:002012-01-09T19:49:41.367-05:00Thank You Fox!!Thank You Fox!!G-Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14968807697181554781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-85316315610239655632012-01-09T16:50:56.218-05:002012-01-09T16:50:56.218-05:00Suldog - Ummmmm. . . as near as I can tell, that&#...<b>Suldog</b> - Ummmmm. . . as near as I can tell, that's NOT misspelled. . . Unless, you know, you misspelled the misspelling. . .<br /><br />Glad you liked the 'toon, tho. . . ;)<br /><br /><i>(Now, MY WordVer is 'dryods'; which, I hope, doesn't signify that I'm secretly an ancient Celtic pagan. . .)</i>Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-82007326002507125592012-01-09T15:13:26.107-05:002012-01-09T15:13:26.107-05:00Excellent cartoon! And you'll find this hard t...Excellent cartoon! And you'll find this hard to believe, but my word veri is "genesis" (misspelled, I know, but still...)Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-15208054765023801642012-01-08T21:50:03.658-05:002012-01-08T21:50:03.658-05:00Craver - Thanks for stopping by! I've seen yo...<b>Craver</b> - Thanks for stopping by! I've seen you a bunch over at Lime's; glad you stopped by here (I've been to your place many times, but haven't gotten around to leaving a comment yet; my bad. . .)<br /><br />I know what you mean; that's one of the things that's really outstanding about this 'toon. . .<br /><br />And come by and banter whenever you like. . .<br /><br /><b>Sailor</b> - I'm a big fan of most anything Lewis ever wrote. . . (One of my sons - I'll leave you to guess which one - has 'Lewis' for his middle name.)<br /><br /><b>Lime</b> - Yep, ah reckon. . . It's a cute way to frame it, tho, isn't it?Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-56392869020608177412012-01-08T21:31:18.408-05:002012-01-08T21:31:18.408-05:00yep, i reckon that question has been answered pret...yep, i reckon that question has been answered pretty well.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-16116293317153608252012-01-06T20:29:22.219-05:002012-01-06T20:29:22.219-05:00This is great... very thought provoking. and, I al...This is great... very thought provoking. and, I also am a big fan of Out of the Silent Planet, excellent!<br /><br />Have you read (I assume so, lol) Mere Christianity? If not, do so!Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439394316761968708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-79453888709818991822012-01-06T14:18:17.885-05:002012-01-06T14:18:17.885-05:00Greetings!
The 'toon is outstanding. I am im...Greetings!<br /><br />The 'toon is outstanding. I am impressed how the artist can say so much with so few words.<br /><br />I also like the banter in these comment sections.Craver Viihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882284402568264182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-19269182341174390442012-01-06T14:06:51.569-05:002012-01-06T14:06:51.569-05:00George - Thanks for stopping by!
Out of the Silen...<b>George</b> - Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br /><i>Out of the Silent Planet</i> is one of my absolute favorite books, just for the picture it paints of a world in harmony according to God's plan.<br /><br />(The book I probaby had most in mind in my comment to Xavier is Carl Sagan's <i>Contact</i>)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-9413387980433605202012-01-06T13:42:12.622-05:002012-01-06T13:42:12.622-05:00Thanks for the post (seems difficult to call it a ...Thanks for the post (seems difficult to call it a cartoon) and the wonderful thought it portrays.<br /><br />Your response to Xavier reminded me of the C. S. Lewis space trilogy. It starts with Out of the Silent Planet.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09361320195914905711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-26969222063271821002012-01-06T13:14:58.951-05:002012-01-06T13:14:58.951-05:00Bijoux - That does look interesting. How long did...<b>Bijoux</b> - That does look interesting. How long did it take you to stop snickering that the author's name is Burpo? ;)<br /><br />Peter Kreeft has written a couple good books on Heaven, more from a 'philosophical' or 'speculative theological' standpoint. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-70322468655137190862012-01-06T12:32:29.077-05:002012-01-06T12:32:29.077-05:00Great cartoon! I just finished reading the book, &...Great cartoon! I just finished reading the book, 'Heaven Is For Real' which you might find interesting.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-51774638645338153672012-01-06T12:08:55.461-05:002012-01-06T12:08:55.461-05:00Xavier - I see your point. . .
Of course, the sci...<b>Xavier</b> - I see your point. . .<br /><br />Of course, the sci-fi genre is replete with stories of contact with aliens from 'out there'. I'd never really thought to parse the Incarnation in those terms. Seems to work, tho. . .<br /><br />I've also been impressed by how many of those sci-fi books render their 'aliens' in pretty 'God-like' terms. I get a chuckle, especially from some of the more outspoken 'atheist' types - you can't swallow the idea of God, but aliens that are just like Him are OK. . .<br /><br /><b>Skip</b> - I got a 'Like' button?<br /><br />Seriously, I don't know my way around Blogger nearly as well as some of y'all. I know you can 'Follow' my blog, but I don't know about 'Like'.<br /><br />(isn't the 'Like' button a Facebook/Twitter thing?) (showing my ignorance here again. . .)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.com