tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post7458767609924592992..comments2023-12-22T04:08:47.995-06:00Comments on Hey look, a chicken!: The Giving Tree I'd Like to readkatdishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210738418270395622noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-68658511281216971562010-02-19T11:30:03.110-06:002010-02-19T11:30:03.110-06:00Instead of "growing a pair", how about m...Instead of "growing a pair", how about making it a pear tree instead of an apple tree, and then have "growing a pear"? Parents reading it aloud to their kids would get it, but little ones would not be wondering "Huh?"Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070555200892952455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-48909893251007246832010-02-19T01:24:31.351-06:002010-02-19T01:24:31.351-06:00hahaha...
love it. this really is how it should h...hahaha...<br /><br />love it. this really is how it should have been written.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-77597111612405839962010-02-18T22:21:31.913-06:002010-02-18T22:21:31.913-06:00I'm giving up writing, because I can't top...I'm giving up writing, because I can't top this one.Billy Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988347213957444145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-34753853637398144992010-02-18T21:43:47.811-06:002010-02-18T21:43:47.811-06:00I didn't like that story either..I didn't like that story either..♥ Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14591559212770014981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-87621750204758826072010-02-18T19:30:21.777-06:002010-02-18T19:30:21.777-06:00Thank you and thank you and thank you. Whenever I ...Thank you and thank you and thank you. Whenever I read that book, I just kind of feel like ... Huh? And I always wondered if it was just me. I didn't understand the sentiment...I didn't get the wonderful, beautiful vibe that the whole entire rest of the world was getting. Thank you - times a million - for setting me free!<br /><br />A boat my ASS! <br /><br />Booyah!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506778706839256847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-51491934286442397302010-02-18T19:27:21.018-06:002010-02-18T19:27:21.018-06:00I love you, Katdish. This is awesome. :)I love you, Katdish. This is awesome. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-75958626007263487092010-02-18T18:49:12.027-06:002010-02-18T18:49:12.027-06:00Wow! I've been away all day and almost missed ...Wow! I've been away all day and almost missed your masterpiece. I love it. <br /><br />Using my super branding powers, I came up with the perfect title:<br /><br />The Gonad Tree;<br />The Tree That Grew A Pair.<br /><br />Seriously, your version is awesome with a side of awesome and an extra helping of awesome.Stephanie Wetzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09856446767908308441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-83267655230724033422010-02-18T17:50:37.733-06:002010-02-18T17:50:37.733-06:00Sometimes a tree is just a tree.
And I like Rainb...Sometimes a tree is just a tree.<br /><br />And I like Rainbow Fish! Hmf.Jeffrey Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15596636987840921745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-64827723253113060802010-02-18T15:23:53.576-06:002010-02-18T15:23:53.576-06:00This was fabulous! Got your link from Beck.
Alwa...This was fabulous! Got your link from Beck.<br /><br />Always hated the Giving Tree. Almost as much as I hate Rainbow Fish.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18167296198042569211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-79263137189303055662010-02-18T13:27:34.464-06:002010-02-18T13:27:34.464-06:00That was brilliant.
I've never been here be...That was brilliant. <br /><br />I've never been here before but I am today thanks to Beck and twitter.Carrien Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00709368343967989328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-45528040276592294672010-02-18T13:18:00.171-06:002010-02-18T13:18:00.171-06:00A much BETTER story! =]A much BETTER story! =]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-24224034199835961132010-02-18T11:30:01.406-06:002010-02-18T11:30:01.406-06:00I am laughing my butt of at Bridget-- the tree gre...I am laughing my butt of at Bridget-- the tree grew a pair. Maybe THAT could be the subtitle of your book. <br /><br />"The Giving Tree, or The Tree That Grew a Pair."Erinhttp://togetherforgood.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-13759629193241008552010-02-18T10:37:38.348-06:002010-02-18T10:37:38.348-06:00Simply wonderful. And I realize I'm showing my...Simply wonderful. And I realize I'm showing my little boy sense of humor again, but Kathleen commenting about a "tool of Satan" made me laugh.<br /><br />I also agree with Shark Bait that the tree falling on him would make a great ending...jasonShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420776820764592085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-51994308337401726802010-02-18T10:12:23.748-06:002010-02-18T10:12:23.748-06:00Not sure what made me laugh more.....your version ...Not sure what made me laugh more.....your version or all these great comments!~*Michelle*~https://www.blogger.com/profile/12973255141669832129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-4084617860402333872010-02-18T09:18:30.168-06:002010-02-18T09:18:30.168-06:00Sniff, sniff....it's beautifulSniff, sniff....it's beautifulSarahBeeCreationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15108918859457314351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-3797180735347005992010-02-18T09:08:38.637-06:002010-02-18T09:08:38.637-06:00I'm a teensy disappointed the tree didn't ...I'm a teensy disappointed the tree didn't Tweet.<br /><br />I've lived in a woods long enough to know trees intentionally throw limbs, so that would have been an option. Not so much as to break a commandment but more to scare the stuffing from that all-about-me guy. <br /><br />Very styly work. (Note word learned hanging out watching snowboarding.)Robin Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220254637220915136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-85105716948244792262010-02-18T08:56:05.017-06:002010-02-18T08:56:05.017-06:00Thank you, Katdish. What that book always needed...Thank you, Katdish. What that book always needed was an epiphany. It's lack of epiphany left a scar on my soul when it was read to me 34 years ago that I am sure has been healed by the balm of your rewrite.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070555200892952455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-56631346436364311982010-02-18T08:47:21.842-06:002010-02-18T08:47:21.842-06:00Oooh, I love Sharkbait's proposed ending. Tre...Oooh, I love Sharkbait's proposed ending. Tree falls on the ingrate, but she somehow re-plants herself and lives. Awesomesauce.Marnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917254303905983572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-6004389263544710992010-02-18T08:36:41.573-06:002010-02-18T08:36:41.573-06:00"And then he died"...yes. That's ho..."And then he died"...yes. That's how I wanted the book to truly end. I think I was 9 when I read it the first time, and even then, I recall being all "WTFT Shel? This isn't how we treat the tree?" (I was an advanced snark, even then).<br /><br />I love your version. Truly. I'm printing it and gluing it into my copy (that I never read to my kids because this book sucks) and I'm going to pretend this is how it really is.<br /><br />Ahhhh.Marnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917254303905983572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-51165322018639542332010-02-18T08:35:12.888-06:002010-02-18T08:35:12.888-06:00Within a couple of lines, you employed, "A bo...Within a couple of lines, you employed, "A boat my ass," and the word tool. This is the kind of children's book I want to read to Jakob. Is it being published?<br /><br />Also, I thought he was going to hang himself from the tree at the end.Jeff Selphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127894356503326650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-89598029107452824832010-02-18T08:28:55.456-06:002010-02-18T08:28:55.456-06:00ahahahaha!
What's next for you?
Revamp "T...ahahahaha!<br />What's next for you?<br />Revamp "The Lorax" perhaps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-39145129244526776342010-02-18T08:10:25.079-06:002010-02-18T08:10:25.079-06:00Oh yeah. and I'm with Candy. You concealed you...Oh yeah. and I'm with Candy. You concealed your depth with the word ass, but we all know it's there :)JMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153935146315343348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-62473871823354002412010-02-18T08:09:25.468-06:002010-02-18T08:09:25.468-06:00. . . I will take your silence to mean that you di.... . . I will take your silence to mean that you did much of the former and none of the latter. . . AND THEN HE DIED!!!!<br /><br />Isn't that how it truly happens?<br /><br />Kathy, you are one of my favorites.JMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153935146315343348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-25355441499813293472010-02-18T07:47:03.604-06:002010-02-18T07:47:03.604-06:00I think you should get this illustrated and publis...I think you should get this illustrated and published for children. "A boat my ASS" will become the new catch phrase from all across the land. Also, kinda accurate since ... well ... tree ...Nick the Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494956043889392219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-50072507631984568622010-02-18T07:41:38.059-06:002010-02-18T07:41:38.059-06:00What do you mean "This is not one of those da...What do you mean <i>"This is not one of those days?"</i> Au contraire, my friend. This was a Deepdish Katdish day. Love it! (and I'm with you on The Giving Tree). Pffft.Candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906584712170733253noreply@blogger.com