tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post5396548469984811444..comments2023-08-21T03:10:28.187-07:00Comments on Bibi's Beat: writing for lemons: part IIBibihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13802559680641810942noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-84906347773560062662007-06-22T17:10:00.000-07:002007-06-22T17:10:00.000-07:00msugal, LOL, but are you comparing with apples wit...msugal, LOL, but are you comparing with apples with apples?<BR/><BR/>lisage, I wouldn't enjoy it.<BR/><BR/>keshi, one genius to another. And it was lovely. ;-DBibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13802559680641810942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-11951545066630540832007-06-21T19:18:00.000-07:002007-06-21T19:18:00.000-07:00Bibi u got my recent post spot on! TY :)Keshi.Bibi u got my recent post spot on! TY :)<BR/><BR/>Keshi.Keshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147250771662427208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-47302611041434929062007-06-21T17:08:00.000-07:002007-06-21T17:08:00.000-07:00nice work if you can get it huh?would be pretty bo...nice work if you can get it huh?<BR/>would be pretty boring tho.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-17460120976394825972007-06-21T15:17:00.000-07:002007-06-21T15:17:00.000-07:00hey! i'm looking for a new writing gig because my ...hey! i'm looking for a new writing gig because my current one is a real lemon!MSU galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103352900888065376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-85087362923778523352007-06-21T15:16:00.000-07:002007-06-21T15:16:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.MSU galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103352900888065376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-66190762715288931492007-06-21T08:51:00.000-07:002007-06-21T08:51:00.000-07:00Yikes, I'm far behind this week but I thank you al...Yikes, I'm far behind this week but I thank you all for your comments! <BR/><BR/>You made some really great obvservations and obviously most of you loathe those sticky stickers too!<BR/><BR/>Very funny, Ultraa toast and Pamela, and Benjihopper. And Deslily, love Maxine!<BR/><BR/>Keshi, John, as always, appreciate your visit and participation. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Ant and KJ, I agree with food labeling Bibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13802559680641810942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-48908009392071185862007-06-21T05:09:00.000-07:002007-06-21T05:09:00.000-07:00I mean sticker not ticker. I hate those stickers t...I mean sticker not ticker. I hate those stickers they are a ticker to me :-)))Ces Adoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338000465619901229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-74720917752862331082007-06-21T05:08:00.000-07:002007-06-21T05:08:00.000-07:00I hate those labels especially on bell peppers. Do...I hate those labels especially on bell peppers. Do you want your stir fry with red bell peppers with ticker or no sticker?<BR/>I read that consumers are complaining and they are coming up with laser technology where they actually laser cut the labels on the fruit or vegetable peel.Ces Adoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338000465619901229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-75190232538477833302007-06-20T15:55:00.000-07:002007-06-20T15:55:00.000-07:00i used to think about how o get a job writing the ...i used to think about how o get a job writing the movie descriptions on the back of the DVD case. that would be a SWEET gig for someone like me who loves movies and has a small aptitude for the written word :)<BR/><BR/>if you hear of any "movie description on the back of the case writer" positions, pass it along ok? Thanks ;)Kiyotoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12867549192061623141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-77780069939946366092007-06-20T12:29:00.000-07:002007-06-20T12:29:00.000-07:00bibi, i think those labels are all about the compu...bibi, i think those labels are all about the computer system knowing what to ring up and at what cost. that satisfies an inexperienced cashier, inventory control, pricing, and identification. what it doesn't do is help you and me in the least. <BR/><BR/>you have hit on a topic near and dear to my irritated heart. and what about automated phone systems? you could do a ten part series on that alonekjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-36583185423867128972007-06-19T08:36:00.000-07:002007-06-19T08:36:00.000-07:00OK, in an unusual tack for me, I'm now going to pi...OK, in an unusual tack for me, I'm now going to piddle on this parade of sarcasm: my sister works in the food industry and one of the things she noticed upon moving to Oz was the lack of guidelines (cooking, allergies, ingredients, etc.) on food packaging, compared to that on display in the UK.<BR/><BR/>Working fairly high up in a national supermarket chain, she mooted the possibility of adding Anthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303340501621622951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-79120283233663039542007-06-19T04:27:00.000-07:002007-06-19T04:27:00.000-07:00I'm keen to know what the Font was on those sticke...I'm keen to know what the Font was on those stickers, and whether or not high or low grade glue was approved.<BR/><BR/>Such important factors in the fruit labelling business.<BR/><BR/>Really.Ultra Toast Mosha Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450892955592722188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-78370724483728430162007-06-18T20:59:00.000-07:002007-06-18T20:59:00.000-07:00Bibi picks six lovely yellow lemon and rolls them ...Bibi picks six lovely yellow lemon and rolls them into the plastic bag. (She sighs, and wishes that the store still had the little brown bags that she could use to carry her lunch.)<BR/><BR/>A few more stops in the produce aisle, and then a trip down the dairy aisle where she carefully reviews the "purchase by" dates on each container. "MMM, Tillamook Mountain Blueberry." she whispers and takesPamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-26775197615173606242007-06-18T20:41:00.000-07:002007-06-18T20:41:00.000-07:00Nothing like stating the obvious. I'm always amuse...Nothing like stating the obvious. I'm always amused by directions on soap and warnings about electrical appliances and water. Lemons. Hmmm. I'd never have guessed they needed official naming. I peel those things off in a state of irritation too.Deirdrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111665177473414894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-65557488153162104842007-06-18T19:27:00.000-07:002007-06-18T19:27:00.000-07:00Very clever, Bibi, very clever indeed! And funny,...Very clever, Bibi, very clever indeed! And funny, too...John Iveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12551706822660152982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-5650626632035139922007-06-18T11:48:00.000-07:002007-06-18T11:48:00.000-07:00the may contain nuts of fruits.also, i just gotta ...the may contain nuts of fruits.<BR/><BR/>also, i just gotta point out that there are francophone regions of canada at least as far west as manitoba.Chris Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402945887045545024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-59709568153804833292007-06-18T09:26:00.000-07:002007-06-18T09:26:00.000-07:00I would like very much to have that gig, Vicki. Wh...I would like very much to have that gig, Vicki. When I think of some of the paltry writing fees I earn for relatively complex stuff, I cringe at what I think some people make for perpetrating the uncalled-for.<BR/>Of course in Canada, which is 'officially' bilingual (unofficially everybody west of Quebec speaks exclusively English) everything must be doubly labeled so, if you are confused in Ian Lidsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106994463366766471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-5272834754379799072007-06-18T04:59:00.000-07:002007-06-18T04:59:00.000-07:00As Maxine likes to say: When life hands you lemon...As Maxine likes to say: When life hands you lemons... stick them in your bra.<BR/>Can't hurt... might help.DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-58286576704813042872007-06-17T23:48:00.000-07:002007-06-17T23:48:00.000-07:00Hmm...Maybe, instead of wasting my time on bloggin...Hmm...Maybe, instead of wasting my time on blogging, I should get back to crappy copy-writing in a crummy ad.agency.Then again...I never made any money then .<BR/>Sometimes, shopping, like life, IS a lemon!dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28831809.post-81489422029939268702007-06-17T21:29:00.000-07:002007-06-17T21:29:00.000-07:00:) cute Bibi.Keshi.:) cute Bibi.<BR/><BR/>Keshi.Keshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147250771662427208noreply@blogger.com