tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post115182926390162118..comments2023-11-02T12:15:47.847+00:00Comments on Quinquireme: From Your Non-Existent Correspondentpatroclushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1152438806673210922006-07-09T10:53:00.000+01:002006-07-09T10:53:00.000+01:00I'm a bit late but blimey, what a strange article....I'm a bit late but blimey, what a strange article. I've never thought of the 'blogosphere' as not having many women bloggers, in fact I've always thought there were a lot of women bloggers around, I'm sure it must be at least 50/50. <BR/><BR/>Not only that but there are statistics around about women who play computer games/use the internet and how the numbers are evening up, so I'm sure it must be the same with blogging, after all if there are more women using the internet chances are they might decide to start a blog as well.BiScUiTshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906733831881886350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1152279011900895702006-07-07T14:30:00.000+01:002006-07-07T14:30:00.000+01:00Um ... just one of the many female bloggers standi...Um ... just one of the many female bloggers standing up to be counted. :)Twanna A. Hines | FUNKYBROWNCHICK.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143083843846956425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1152260090638295312006-07-07T09:14:00.000+01:002006-07-07T09:14:00.000+01:00parnellpr - oo, splendid, if I feel ranty later I ...parnellpr - oo, splendid, if I feel ranty later I might well drop by.<BR/><BR/>Karen - quite. Keep it up with the bloggy opinions, now.<BR/><BR/>Nicole - kudos to *you* for the Fraggle Rock icon. That was a great show!patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1152243961024583452006-07-07T04:46:00.000+01:002006-07-07T04:46:00.000+01:00Man, these ovaries really make it difficult to sit...Man, these ovaries really make it difficult to sit at the computer and type. <BR/><BR/>Also, kudos to whatever commenter noted the irony that while women are too timid to express their opinions, this one, with her own newspaper column, is clearly the exception to the rule.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062799595408709354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1152236932737669762006-07-07T02:48:00.000+01:002006-07-07T02:48:00.000+01:00Hmm...well as I haven't been on a good megalomania...Hmm...well as I haven't been on a good megalomaniac rant an rave for quite some time...But let me say that I not only KNOW women CAN and DO blog on Everything Under the Sun Moon and Little Bitty Solar Eclipses of Importance...but that they ought to <A HREF="http://www.cleavelin.net/archives/WomenRantheWorld1.htm" REL="nofollow">Running this World</A> for a change.<BR/><BR/>But I DO have Standards to Keep UP ...and there are a few women who DO NOT get to RUN the World...and apparently *Mary* falls into this category.<BR/><BR/>Sorry Mary... but as much as I may have already scotched my oppotunity to Run the World because of my vociferous Bloggy Opinions...you fail to qualify for being a block-headed imbecile.Karen McLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09721731853548537686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1152231880653211332006-07-07T01:24:00.000+01:002006-07-07T01:24:00.000+01:00Outraged women blogger here...Does this women seri...Outraged women blogger here...Does this women seriously call herself a journalist? Purleeze!! If anybody see's me blogging about gyny stuff or childcare then then should seriously begin to doubt my sanity... Those things do have their place. However, I, like 99.9% of my fellow bloggers regardless of their sex, have alot more interesting things to discuss on their blogs. I've just done a post on this myself, and have linked to this post so come on by if you want to rant some more. Pippa. P.S This is a great blog and will be added to my roll soon.fifipoo07https://www.blogger.com/profile/15765891661291636807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1152057432787489742006-07-05T00:57:00.000+01:002006-07-05T00:57:00.000+01:00I did spot that particular piece of crap, as I con...I did spot that particular piece of crap, as I confess to taking the Independent, but Mary Dejevsky has never rated highly on my list of "must reads", quite the opposite. So it got hurled lightly into the corner with an "utter rubbish", since I know lots of female bloggers, none of whom are a)politicians, b) preoccupied with gynaecology c)self obsessed.<BR/><BR/>I'm mailing the Independent to suggest that Mary should be allowed a swift transfer to her spiritual home and go and write for the Daily Mail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1152036273144677712006-07-04T19:04:00.000+01:002006-07-04T19:04:00.000+01:00I think you've started something patroclus. There ...I think you've started something patroclus. There is now a riot of anti-Mary bloggery* going on.<BR/><BR/>*Is it a word? I don't know but it should be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151954486422347902006-07-03T20:21:00.000+01:002006-07-03T20:21:00.000+01:00i'lll say it again: the cow is poking us with a st...i'lll say it again: the cow is poking us with a stick so that we all rise up and complain, thus leaving our linktags, so she can read up for her next article 'Uppity opinionated ho bags of the blogosphere who should really go see what the kids are getting up to.'<BR/>phft. didn't want the hoochie all in my shit anyway.FirstNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13387748372500478809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151940165072016892006-07-03T16:22:00.000+01:002006-07-03T16:22:00.000+01:00If Mary is trying to stir the shit she did a good ...If Mary is trying to stir the shit she did a good job. DickDick Headleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978203284842718331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151938114022752222006-07-03T15:48:00.000+01:002006-07-03T15:48:00.000+01:00Almost all the bloggers I know are women. I sort o...Almost all the bloggers I know are women. I sort of assumed we outnumbered men. If I ever meet this woman, I will demonstrate my extreme distate - providing of course I can escape from my hordes of children and cookery.frangelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11233841524982204314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151938009225295682006-07-03T15:46:00.000+01:002006-07-03T15:46:00.000+01:00Dear me, what a daft bint is Dejevzsky.There's a s...Dear me, what a daft bint is Dejevzsky.<BR/><BR/>There's a splendid collection of links to interesting blogs by women <BR/>(610 of them so far) at http://philobiblon.co.uk/?cat=13MissPrismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04852979700494482453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151937832163043972006-07-03T15:43:00.000+01:002006-07-03T15:43:00.000+01:00yep, just adding my voice to the chorus of 'does n...yep, just adding my voice to the chorus of 'does not blog about children'. or gynaecology. or flamin' nailpolish or whatever else we're supposed to be interested in.<BR/><BR/>we've got 2006 happening over here lady, step on in...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151925864274103442006-07-03T12:24:00.000+01:002006-07-03T12:24:00.000+01:00Conversation yesterday with person who shall remai...Conversation yesterday with person who shall remain nameless:<BR/><BR/>Me: What do you think the male /female ratio of the blogosphere is?<BR/>He: (after short pause pondering the word 'blogosphere') I would say 70-30 male-female.<BR/>Me: Actually it's closer to the reverse, twice as many female bloggers as male.<BR/>He: That's funny, I was reading in the Independent the other day that there are no female bloggers.<BR/><BR/>(At least he's not an columnist for the Indy)Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841187654606981532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151925721777444742006-07-03T12:22:00.000+01:002006-07-03T12:22:00.000+01:00That article is so flawed in so many ways. The lev...That article is so flawed in so many ways. The level of hypocrisy Dejevsky displays is sickening. <BR/><BR/>The Guardian, proving itself yet again to be a newspaper worthy of reading, published it's own response to the Independant's article last week in G2. In the article it not only disproved Dejevsky's claims but highlighted the best political blogs written by women in the UK.<BR/><BR/>As a newcomer to the world of blogging I am probably not the most qualified to speak on this. However I have absolutely no intention to blog about childcare (I have no children) or gynacology (something I discuss with no one apart from my doctor).<BR/><BR/>Shock horror! I have other interests, and they're not knitting or sewing. We're not in the 1950's anymore.<BR/><BR/>I very much doubt that Mary did any research before writing that article. It is simply nauseating that she gets paid for producing such undiluted drivel.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433208990172292664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151918502493306042006-07-03T10:21:00.000+01:002006-07-03T10:21:00.000+01:00Blimey, there are so many contradictions in that a...Blimey, there are so many contradictions in that article. So like a woman, eh?<BR/><BR/>I must put my hands up here and confess that I wrote about my unpleasant menstrual cycle in a recent post, so I may well be one of those gynaecology bloggers that Mazzer refers to. <BR/><BR/>However, I should stress that I only spend about three minutes a night blogging after my day stomping around the boardroom, picking up my nine children on the school run, dusting behind the radiators, helping the kids with their homework, ironing hubby's ties, putting my grandparents to bed and making a tasty but economical casserole from the remains of Sunday's roast.<BR/><BR/>Remember - gynaecology bloggers ROCK and we are taking over the nation! You only get one pair of fallopian tubes!Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296810448779372875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151915965879485822006-07-03T09:39:00.000+01:002006-07-03T09:39:00.000+01:00"Iain Dale is not the only verbal incontinent who ..."Iain Dale is not the only verbal incontinent who ploughs on, apparently regardless of who might be listening or reading."<BR/><BR/>Hmm, no, you're quite right about that, Mary.<BR/><BR/>Where's that e-mail address? I smell blood ...Terri Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01128748951796407341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151905006478298682006-07-03T06:36:00.000+01:002006-07-03T06:36:00.000+01:00Another very good point, Aimee. The whole thing i...Another very good point, Aimee. The whole thing is utter rot from start to finish. And to think I quite liked the Independent. No more!patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151882505052541872006-07-03T00:21:00.000+01:002006-07-03T00:21:00.000+01:00"Feminise the examination system by introducing co..."Feminise the examination system by introducing coursework"?? They introduced coursework purely to give the poor little defenceless women a shot at keeping up with the big clever boys did they?<BR/><BR/>I'm picking up on this point merely because I am a student myself - I regard the rest of the points made equally ridiculous and invalid as this one though.<BR/><BR/>Did this woman even READ her article before she sent it in?wetnailvarnishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03699328447645389061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151877665769837072006-07-02T23:01:00.000+01:002006-07-02T23:01:00.000+01:00Shush, you - I'm writing my diary.Shush, you - I'm writing my diary.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151877266063847702006-07-02T22:54:00.000+01:002006-07-02T22:54:00.000+01:00Goddammit, WHERE'S MY TEA!!!!!!Goddammit, WHERE'S MY TEA!!!!!!James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151868334802014952006-07-02T20:25:00.000+01:002006-07-02T20:25:00.000+01:00How I'd like to comment. But I'm too bashful.How I'd like to comment. But I'm too bashful.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941917503687179585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151868124592983222006-07-02T20:22:00.000+01:002006-07-02T20:22:00.000+01:00I would play the next blog game too, but I'm too b...I would play the next blog game too, but I'm too busy being oppressed at my kitchen sink to even think about venturing into the scary world of the internet where people actually have opinions. <BR/>(she says online while Mr Smat does the washing up). <BR/>But then I don't really exist either.<BR/>Stupid woman.Smathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01001981110308457546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151867204238181532006-07-02T20:06:00.000+01:002006-07-02T20:06:00.000+01:00Just played lc's next-blog test.4 men4 women2 that...Just played lc's next-blog test.<BR/><BR/>4 men<BR/>4 women<BR/>2 that I just couldn't figure out.Spinsterellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611660308963083276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1151866001239387962006-07-02T19:46:00.000+01:002006-07-02T19:46:00.000+01:00*fumes*I might have something sensible to say when...*fumes*<BR/><BR/>I might have something sensible to say when I calm down.Spinsterellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611660308963083276noreply@blogger.com