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jberryhill

(62,444 posts) Wed Apr 20, 2016, 04:38 PM Apr 2016

Call me "Ishmael"

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Call me "Ishmael" (Original Post) jberryhill Apr 2016 OP

Both Ishmael, and Hagar, were kicked "out of the tent" and left to fend for themselves, as I recall. villager Apr 2016 #1

The tent? Ishmael was on a boat, with Cap'n Ahab Nelson Crunch jberryhill Apr 2016 #3

Well, I was thinking of the Ishmael that the seafaring Ishmael was named for. villager Apr 2016 #5

All right. You are Ishmael. COLGATE4 Apr 2016 #2

You see that, people? jberryhill Apr 2016 #4

Fishmeal? Fozzledick Apr 2016 #7

Brush all 4 of my teeth? Thor_MN Apr 2016 #9

Melville would probably not approve. COLGATE4 Apr 2016 #10

Would have been a much shorter book, though. jberryhill Apr 2016 #11

For sure. nt COLGATE4 Apr 2016 #12

you mean the telepathic gorilla? Bucky Apr 2016 #6

Well they often call me Speedoo... bluesbassman Apr 2016 #8

villager

(26,001 posts)

1. Both Ishmael, and Hagar, were kicked "out of the tent" and left to fend for themselves, as I recall.

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 04:56 PM

Apr 2016

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

3. The tent? Ishmael was on a boat, with Cap'n Ahab Nelson Crunch

Reply to villager (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 07:49 PM

Apr 2016

villager

(26,001 posts)

5. Well, I was thinking of the Ishmael that the seafaring Ishmael was named for.

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 09:20 PM

Apr 2016

Hence, the wandering motif in the first line, eh?

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

2. All right. You are Ishmael.

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 05:44 PM

Apr 2016

Glad to help.

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

4. You see that, people?

Reply to COLGATE4 (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 07:50 PM

Apr 2016

You see how easy that is?

I think we can all learn something from our friend Colgate4 here.

Fozzledick

(3,860 posts)

7. Fishmeal?

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 02:04 AM

Apr 2016

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

9. Brush all 4 of my teeth?

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:08 AM

Apr 2016

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

10. Melville would probably not approve.

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 03:27 PM

Apr 2016

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

11. Would have been a much shorter book, though.

Reply to COLGATE4 (Reply #10)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 04:11 PM

Apr 2016

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

12. For sure. nt

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #11)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 11:27 PM

Apr 2016

Bucky

(54,020 posts)

6. you mean the telepathic gorilla?

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 11:04 PM

Apr 2016

because that dude made me feel better about Cain killing Abel

bluesbassman

(19,374 posts)

8. Well they often call me Speedoo...

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 04:03 AM

Apr 2016

But my real name is Mister Earl.

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