tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post2991077751514286806..comments2023-10-25T08:55:35.131-07:00Comments on Raph's Ramblings: Not in my briefcase!Raph G. Neckmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-57792711170642610202009-04-05T18:57:00.000-07:002009-04-05T18:57:00.000-07:00Thank you Ginger! I'm glad you've enjoyed my blog ...Thank you Ginger! I'm glad you've enjoyed my blog and drawings. Do drop by us here again at Necky Knoll House, there's always fun happening!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-82419817298478003682009-04-05T18:48:00.000-07:002009-04-05T18:48:00.000-07:00Very funny list! I found your blog on Tom's Summi...Very funny list! I found your blog on Tom's Summit Manor blog. Glad to meet you. I am Ginger from the Landuvmilknhoney, actually, Full Circle Farm in southwestern VA. But you can read about our life at www.landuvmilknhoney.blogspot.com.<BR/><BR/>Hope to enjoy more ramblings in the future! Especially the lovely drawings.gingerhillery@mac.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058818226976530765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-70987091583957016922009-04-04T13:54:00.000-07:002009-04-04T13:54:00.000-07:00Hello Aunt Bernard! A portable telescope would be ...Hello Aunt Bernard! A portable telescope would be most useful for viewing planets while on the hoof. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your considerate tip about the 5000ml Guinness can - much more comfortable to drink from!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-89614992970558831922009-04-04T13:07:00.000-07:002009-04-04T13:07:00.000-07:00Dear Raph,I think someone like you would have thin...Dear Raph,<BR/><BR/>I think someone like you would have things like I do. Things of wonderment and a little odd.<BR/>So! Here goes - <BR/>No 1. a little telescope for keeping a keen eye on different planets when it's dark.<BR/>No 2. A flyswat, you can entertain yourself for hours with them, and you NEVER know when they'll come in handy.<BR/>No 3. A pint of Guinness. Life can be very draining, and a giraffe needs to make sure he has extra iron sometimes, though be sure to get the 500ml can as the 440ml's are too short for your neck.<BR/>No 4. A Captain Pugwash finger puppet. In case you get bored on a train.<BR/>No 5. A crumpet recipe. This is the most important, you'll never know how many people will thank you for having one.<BR/><BR/>Blessings of Great Oddness on you and your hearth, <BR/>Aunt Bernard.Mad Aunt Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916242560785536017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-61884885462940989122009-04-02T03:48:00.000-07:002009-04-02T03:48:00.000-07:00Thank you Bindu - I am honoured! If you were able ...Thank you Bindu - I am honoured! <BR/><BR/>If you were able to come through the secret portal from planet Earth to Camelopardalis, we could all drink a nice cup of tea from our blue giraffe teapot, at Necky Knoll House!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-11413618151421855092009-04-01T20:02:00.000-07:002009-04-01T20:02:00.000-07:00The illustrations are awesome! How do you do them?...The illustrations are awesome! How do you do them?? And I absolutely adore the blue giraffe teapot.binduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156291956967889455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-23042956383715005322009-03-31T12:35:00.000-07:002009-03-31T12:35:00.000-07:00I've got my spotty giraffe blanket round my should...I've got my spotty giraffe blanket round my shoulders at the moment, Liz! It's a rather chilly evening.<BR/><BR/>How could you get your farm in your briefcase? Hmmm - you could invest in a Tardis-like case, or create a nice model of your farm out of clay or resin!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-52167141355893090072009-03-31T11:50:00.000-07:002009-03-31T11:50:00.000-07:00Not in my briefcase? My brain,my sketch pad,my cel...Not in my briefcase? My brain,my sketch pad,my cell phone, a plant or two and of course my farm. I'd need a rather large brief case to fit my farm in ..any ideas? I think you might have a spotty giraffe blanket hidden in your briefcase..Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100812038496671783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-19085204172210190902009-03-31T05:14:00.000-07:002009-03-31T05:14:00.000-07:00Thank you Tom - you've made my day!I have notebook...Thank you Tom - you've made my day!<BR/><BR/>I have notebooks and bits of paper where I scribble my notes before typing them onto Blogger. And sketches!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-71048352612583057952009-03-31T04:35:00.000-07:002009-03-31T04:35:00.000-07:00I hope what you have in your briefcase are more wr...I hope what you have in your briefcase are more writings, so we can continue to enjoy them!Tom Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068850208360958008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-15105736613656650542009-03-30T18:29:00.000-07:002009-03-30T18:29:00.000-07:00Hello Debra and thank you for visiting! I've just ...Hello Debra and thank you for visiting! <BR/><BR/>I've just been over to your very interesting blog and tried to leave a comment, (which wouldn't go through the system). I thought your tribute was very touching.<BR/><BR/>You are always welcome here.Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-86765752053916241772009-03-30T18:13:00.000-07:002009-03-30T18:13:00.000-07:00This is my first time here, and now I am wondering...This is my first time here, and now I am wondering about briefcases, satchels and the like. I do see lots of people I know. Seems like an interesting place to be.debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676300309029588465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-11338618286556939262009-03-29T10:20:00.000-07:002009-03-29T10:20:00.000-07:00Thank you Sandy! I love my phone too, though it is...Thank you Sandy! I love my phone too, though it is a little heavy to carry round.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear you lost your blogroll. These things take quite a time to re-load!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-692687984305841392009-03-29T10:17:00.000-07:002009-03-29T10:17:00.000-07:00Thank you Cuban in London! I'm sitting in the spri...Thank you Cuban in London! I'm sitting in the spring sunshine drinking a lovely hot cup of tea right now!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-279997398233100852009-03-29T08:47:00.000-07:002009-03-29T08:47:00.000-07:00Gosh these illustrations are great and I LOVE that...Gosh these illustrations are great and I LOVE that phone!..haha. You must remember to carry your phone. These are all great.<BR/><BR/>I lost a whole blogroll and this was on it! I'm rebuilding it now.sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03307968128182359860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-7430384582824662312009-03-29T08:04:00.000-07:002009-03-29T08:04:00.000-07:00My dear long-necked friend, I thoroughly enjoyed t...My dear long-necked friend, I thoroughly enjoyed this post. Especially the fact that yuo cram a pot, a cup of tea (I presume it's still hot!) and an old-fashioned telephone into your little briefcase. A most interesting and entertaining post. Many thanks.<BR/><BR/>Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-19272027206286905632009-03-28T21:01:00.000-07:002009-03-28T21:01:00.000-07:00Sepiru Chris - we do have giraffe centipedes here ...Sepiru Chris - we do have giraffe centipedes here on Camelopardalis. They must wear lots of socks, but I don't think they have briefcases to carry them in.<BR/><BR/>PS Necky Becky says she is the cleverest of us all at Necky Knoll House.Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-8451146307296025942009-03-28T19:55:00.000-07:002009-03-28T19:55:00.000-07:00Dear Raph, And here I had been quietly mulling ove...Dear Raph, <BR/><BR/>And here I had been quietly mulling over where the two residual legs were to be found as clearly you never wore socks on your hands. <BR/><BR/>(And why would you? They would be less comfortable than mittens.) <BR/><BR/>Exobiology is apparently not my forte.<BR/><BR/>Tschuess,<BR/>Chris<BR/><BR/>PS I continue to ascribe continuous cleverness to you and everyone at Necky Knoll House.Sepiru Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600130405222535830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-69862570268040916932009-03-28T14:23:00.000-07:002009-03-28T14:23:00.000-07:00Sepiru Chris - you attribute more cleverness to me...Sepiru Chris - you attribute more cleverness to me than is due! I am flattered, but have to point out that the term 'briefcase' was set in the meme itself, not by me! So there is no 'double-entendre', (I hope that is the correct spelling).<BR/><BR/>Here in Camelopardalis a briefcase is used mainly to carry business-related items, as on planet Earth. Although I carry some outer wear such as gloves, a scarf and a spare tie in my briefcase, any other clothing, (including suits), is in my suitcase! <BR/><BR/>Strange though it may seem, we Camelopardalian giraffes do not all have four legs! There are two distinct species, the two-legged, and the wild four-legged giraffes. (One day I must post the story of the beginning of our world - The Day of the Giraffe Sky). I digress ... <BR/><BR/>So, I do not have any of those items in my briefcase - but you have given me much mirth in the reading of your comment, and I shall indeed be gently chuckling for the rest of the day.<BR/><BR/>How just like you, Sepiru Chris!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-60129359233263925872009-03-28T13:52:00.000-07:002009-03-28T13:52:00.000-07:00A yo-yo, Derrick! What a brilliant idea! I shall g...A yo-yo, Derrick! What a brilliant idea! I shall go and find one next week ... I wonder what colour or pattern I should get?<BR/><BR/>(I do have a picture of my lovely family, but not in my briefcase; it is in the inside pocket of my suit jacket, next to my heart!)Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-23844105002652128212009-03-28T10:18:00.000-07:002009-03-28T10:18:00.000-07:00Dear Raph,Five things in your briefcase.At first i...Dear Raph,<BR/><BR/>Five things in your briefcase.<BR/><BR/>At first it seems like a tremendous conumdrum to be guessed.<BR/><BR/>But then we must recall that your initial training was as an accountant, so while reasoned estimation might be permissible, wild guesses would not be likely the solution to an answer that you must give us.<BR/><BR/>So we have to delve deeper...<BR/><BR/>Well, first I have to recall that you are on Camelopardalis and therefore items might have different meanings. <BR/><BR/>After all you have no email, apparently, so let me go to first principles...<BR/><BR/>By going to first principles and looking at the underlying meanings, I am assuming that the first item is readily defined. <BR/><BR/>Undergarments. <BR/><BR/>Briefs. <BR/><BR/>Normally unmentionables and yet you so carefully label your case as a brief case.<BR/><BR/>On earth we say it is always wise to have a clean pair on. <BR/><BR/>Why not have an extra pair in the case, just in case. <BR/><BR/>Excellent planning, Raph.<BR/><BR/>Four to go.<BR/><BR/>And that gives it away, does it not?<BR/><BR/>So clever, Raph. <BR/><BR/>If you have a bag devoted to briefs, it is only reasonable that you would have spare socks, too. <BR/><BR/>And, of course, being a four legged even-toed ungulate ruminant (and definitely a ruminator) you need to have four socks to cover those even toes on each foot.<BR/><BR/>Which, of course, is why there were four to go, once we recognized that the first item, like the purloined letter, was visible... the briefs in the briefcase.<BR/><BR/>So, when you commented on the fact that your case must be transparent, you must have been gently chuckling as the first of the five, the pair of briefs, was in plain sight of all of us.<BR/><BR/>How very clever, Raph. <BR/><BR/>How just like you.<BR/><BR/>Tschuess,<BR/>ChrisSepiru Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600130405222535830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-90184027352647246002009-03-28T09:28:00.000-07:002009-03-28T09:28:00.000-07:00Hi Raph,Your briefcase sounds to have a few things...Hi Raph,<BR/><BR/>Your briefcase sounds to have a few things in it already! I imagine that you might keep a photograph of Maureen and the children close to hand and maybe something whimsical, like a yo-yo, to brighten a dull moment?!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-5977781770148450342009-03-28T04:54:00.000-07:002009-03-28T04:54:00.000-07:00Thank you so much, Cloudia, that is definitely one...Thank you so much, Cloudia, that is definitely one of my aspirations!<BR/><BR/>I would imagine whimsey, talent and kindness in one's briefcase make it lighter rather than heavier, and put a spring in the step!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-61240892509727413152009-03-27T21:32:00.000-07:002009-03-27T21:32:00.000-07:00You have a case full of whimsey, talent and kindne...You have a case full of whimsey, talent and kindness!!<BR/><BR/>I love visiting your delightful world, mr. NECKman. alohaCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221419884447875757.post-5250433813555335332009-03-27T16:55:00.000-07:002009-03-27T16:55:00.000-07:00Poetikat, I'm so glad someone else writes lists an...Poetikat, I'm so glad someone else writes lists and then leaves them at home!<BR/><BR/>I do have notepad and pen - and a scarf too! However, yesterday I forgot my scarf. It was a terrifically windy day, so I had to use my woolly jumper instead ... (I also hang my house keys round my neck so that I don't lose them!)Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.com