tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284421310454812858.post1493883053315117812..comments2023-10-23T10:54:31.101-07:00Comments on TPC-CultureVultures: Irish + Bleak = Booker PrizeThePoliticalCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561906144646421575noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284421310454812858.post-85882668561933441372007-10-18T23:08:00.000-07:002007-10-18T23:08:00.000-07:00Well, think of how blessed *I* am with bleakitude:...Well, think of how blessed *I* am with bleakitude:<BR/>-- half Irish<BR/>-- born in Winnipeg, Manitoba<BR/><BR/>The 'peg is said to be the coldest city in North America. City, mind. Not place.<BR/><BR/>Good golly! It's a wonder my brains aren't splattered against the wall.Ms. Manitobahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692419691138754029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284421310454812858.post-36782082196264605502007-10-18T08:56:00.000-07:002007-10-18T08:56:00.000-07:00Oh, my. I must research the ethnic/racial componen...Oh, my. I must research the ethnic/racial component of glummitude. What about people who are born in places with dreary weather (methinks Ireland and Russia face a common dearth of sunshine)? Doesn't that just encourage a propensity to glum?ThePoliticalCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561906144646421575noreply@blogger.com