tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725117.post116411331705039310..comments2023-11-05T11:47:43.685+00:00Comments on View From The Pundy House: Hot potatoes and great blogging - Part 1pundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08953515400835290781noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725117.post-1164325022920332212006-11-23T23:37:00.000+00:002006-11-23T23:37:00.000+00:00No no no....you buy ordinary potatoes (o's or os) ...No no no....you buy ordinary potatoes (o's or os) - call them organically grown, GM free, fair trade,Queen Elisabeth Duchess potatoes. Put them in a posh bag and charge four times the price for them!<BR/>No, that's no good, Sainsburys already do that....apparently.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725117.post-1164222225039264092006-11-22T19:03:00.000+00:002006-11-22T19:03:00.000+00:00Yes, that just about sums me up-- a neurotic pedan...Yes, that just about sums me up-- a neurotic pedant who will never make any money out of potatoes, potato's or potatos ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725117.post-1164215689035399712006-11-22T17:14:00.000+00:002006-11-22T17:14:00.000+00:00Maxine, you're an eagle-eyed little editor, aren't...Maxine, you're an eagle-eyed little editor, aren't you. Bugger. I really hate making mistakes like that (not a typo either - a real spelling mistake). Bugger and damn. Must be all this wine I've been drinking recently. No wonder I feel like a complete potator.pundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08953515400835290781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725117.post-1164214566484151752006-11-22T16:56:00.000+00:002006-11-22T16:56:00.000+00:00Yes, Debi is right-- plural is potatoes, possessiv...Yes, Debi is right-- plural is potatoes, possessive singular is potato's.<BR/>(And, Pundy, the singular is potato not potatoe as in your next post after this one, but that's probably a typo).<BR/>Yours truly<BR/>A Pedant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725117.post-1164189443386120322006-11-22T09:57:00.000+00:002006-11-22T09:57:00.000+00:00PotatOES = plural.Potato's = possessive (eg the po...PotatOES = plural.<BR/>Potato's = possessive (eg the potato's unique qualities ...)<BR/>Only telling cos you asked ...<BR/><BR/>I'm with Don on the commerce front. This sent me off on tangents re processed food, additives, saturated fats, environmental costs of production - I'll never be rich!<BR/><BR/>Though I do know a man who's written an excellent book on baked potato fillings ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725117.post-1164146713671787462006-11-21T22:05:00.000+00:002006-11-21T22:05:00.000+00:00I'm amazed to have thought of Potato Crisps early ...I'm amazed to have thought of Potato Crisps early on in your spiel as I'm the least most likely fella to ever get involved in a commercial venture. I guess it was a fluke. <BR/><BR/>I just don't do commerce, I don't even 'get it'. I'm commercially illiterate. While all around me are on ebay, flogging the contents of their garages, attics and drawers, I'm giving stuff away; usually, it's good gear and shmutter.<BR/><BR/>I feel awkward asking for money and in any case, I like to give. I know it sounds like I'm 'bigging myself up', but it's true.<BR/><BR/>So there you have it, I'm such a good person.<BR/><BR/>Best post on taters I've ever read. Nice one Bill!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725117.post-1164145964954014802006-11-21T21:52:00.000+00:002006-11-21T21:52:00.000+00:00Hi Apostropheles (why does your name remind me of ...Hi Apostropheles (why does your name remind me of someone else who occasionally drops by this blog?). That's an interesting grammatical point you make which has left me puzzled. Anyone know the correct answer?pundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08953515400835290781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725117.post-1164144917938665352006-11-21T21:35:00.000+00:002006-11-21T21:35:00.000+00:00Actually, not to poke a sharp stick at our poor Da...Actually, not to poke a sharp stick at our poor Danny Boy, who has enough trouble of his own, Minx is technically correct there, no? Doesn't the apostrophe indicate the elided 'e'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725117.post-1164142730755647372006-11-21T20:58:00.000+00:002006-11-21T20:58:00.000+00:00I think you had a bit of a Dan Quayle moment there...I think you had a bit of a Dan Quayle moment there, Minx, with your potatoes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725117.post-1164142106640635982006-11-21T20:48:00.000+00:002006-11-21T20:48:00.000+00:00Added value huh? Well it definitely ain't tatoes. ...Added value huh? Well it definitely ain't tatoes. Try adding a sexy red woman with a beautiful arse to your blog, and you're cooking on gas!<BR/><BR/>Talking of potato's though, a while ago I did a series of lectures on 'celebrating individuality in children'. I gave out a spud to each person and invited them to get to know it.<BR/>After replacing all the spuds back in the bag I then asked them to come and find their own potato. Not one person failed to find their new friend! <BR/>Funny things those tatties, a potato in their own right!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com