Comments on: umbrellas http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/06/umbrellas.html thoughts, questions, original art and content and links to stuff we think is of interest; a group blog dedicated to pretty much everything. by people you would like to meet at a party; proof of intelligent life on the planet; inhabited by Internet hunter gatherers in the pre-apocalyptic realm; a destination that offers constellations of stimulating links to popular (and not so popular) culture; a group blog dedicated to culture: art, design, music, food, architecture, science, travel, movies, books, typography, politics, etc.; inclusive of geezers!; a delightful mixture of orange words and pictures of well, the insides of a stuffed animal–delightful all the same; the social network I never thought I’d join. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:13:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sheila Ryan http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/06/umbrellas.html/comment-page-1#comment-180984 Sheila Ryan Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:40:05 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=11587#comment-180984 A bartender is oftimes a zookeeper. A bartender is oftimes a zookeeper.

]]> By: Mark http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/06/umbrellas.html/comment-page-1#comment-180978 Mark Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:26:04 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=11587#comment-180978 HO-tel means bar? Impossible. A hotel is a place to sleep. A bar is a very large, furry animal with sharp claws. HO-tel means bar? Impossible. A hotel is a place to sleep. A bar is a very large, furry animal with sharp claws.

]]> By: Sheila Ryan http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/06/umbrellas.html/comment-page-1#comment-179821 Sheila Ryan Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:42:38 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=11587#comment-179821 Umberdella de Vil. Umberdella de Vil.

]]> By: Elizabeth Perry http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/06/umbrellas.html/comment-page-1#comment-179345 Elizabeth Perry Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:38:18 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=11587#comment-179345 Umberdella sounds like the name of a doll. Or a music hall star. Or a sock puppet. Maybe in my next life I can be named Umberdella. Umberdella sounds like the name of a doll. Or a music hall star. Or a sock puppet.

Maybe in my next life I can be named Umberdella.

]]> By: Sheila Ryan http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/06/umbrellas.html/comment-page-1#comment-179001 Sheila Ryan Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:43:25 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=11587#comment-179001 UM-be-rel-la: It may be a Chicago thing, or maybe a Mississippi Delta-to-Chicago thing. Once I was walking down State Street, oversized umbrella unfurled in the midst of a shower, when a man sidled underneath and said, "That's a lot of UM-be-rel-la for such a little gal." When I was truly a little girl, I said, "Umberdella." UM-be-rel-la: It may be a Chicago thing, or maybe a Mississippi Delta-to-Chicago thing. Once I was walking down State Street, oversized umbrella unfurled in the midst of a shower, when a man sidled underneath and said, “That’s a lot of UM-be-rel-la for such a little gal.”

When I was truly a little girl, I said, “Umberdella.”

]]> By: Elizabeth Perry http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/06/umbrellas.html/comment-page-1#comment-178923 Elizabeth Perry Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:58:39 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=11587#comment-178923 Hmm. I married a man who says UM-brel-la, but I've always said um-BREL-la. He also says HO-tel - though that turns out to mean bar. Hmm. I married a man who says UM-brel-la, but I’ve always said um-BREL-la. He also says HO-tel – though that turns out to mean bar.

]]> By: Sheila Ryan http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/06/umbrellas.html/comment-page-1#comment-178817 Sheila Ryan Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:18:20 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=11587#comment-178817 UM-be-rel-las! UM-be-rel-las!

]]> By: Deron Bauman http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/06/umbrellas.html/comment-page-1#comment-178690 Deron Bauman Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:09:41 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=11587#comment-178690 I love everything about this. I love everything about this.

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