tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post113828556130305293..comments2023-09-26T21:47:12.385+08:00Comments on Beijing or Bust: Sayonara, ChinafoolBeijing Loaferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12245736986357689046noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post-1139037355837857452006-02-04T15:15:00.000+08:002006-02-04T15:15:00.000+08:00"must labor to be beautiful." love that"must labor to be beautiful." love thatBeijing Loaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245736986357689046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post-1138754298167916082006-02-01T08:38:00.000+08:002006-02-01T08:38:00.000+08:00came across someone else who celebrated loafing: Y...came across someone else who celebrated loafing:<BR/> <BR/>Yeats, Adam's Curse:<BR/><BR/>We sat together at one summer’s end,<BR/>That beautiful mild woman, your close friend,<BR/>And you and I, and talked of poetry.<BR/>I said, ‘A line will take us hours maybe;<BR/>Yet if it does not seem a moment’s thought,<BR/>Our stitching and unstitching has been naught.<BR/>Better go down upon your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post-1138417233265546732006-01-28T11:00:00.000+08:002006-01-28T11:00:00.000+08:00But my poor mother considers I am, cause I'm not g...But my poor mother considers I am, cause I'm not going out there making big bucks with my education. Alas, poor Chinese parents with all their investment in their kids' education...Beijing Loaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245736986357689046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post-1138369421481342062006-01-27T21:43:00.000+08:002006-01-27T21:43:00.000+08:00The first thing I think about a loafer is someone ...The first thing I think about a loafer is someone who avoids work. <BR/><BR/>By reading your blog I don't have the impression you do that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post-1138364146561064022006-01-27T20:15:00.000+08:002006-01-27T20:15:00.000+08:00Half a loaf is better than none!Google spokesperso...Half a loaf is better than none!<BR/>Google spokesperson (perhaps!)<BR/>According to the Dao if we do nothing everything is achieved.Ceridwen Devihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623087100985048946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post-1138329910766754722006-01-27T10:45:00.000+08:002006-01-27T10:45:00.000+08:00Yeah, and that too. I guess loafers could have or...Yeah, and that too. I guess loafers could have orginally been desigend by or for loafers. You know, lazy people don't want to tie strings. :0Beijing Loaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245736986357689046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post-1138314137153706522006-01-27T06:22:00.000+08:002006-01-27T06:22:00.000+08:00how come first thing I think about loafer a shoe s...how come first thing I think about loafer a shoe stlye, you know, the one without the string.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post-1138296597150647362006-01-27T01:29:00.000+08:002006-01-27T01:29:00.000+08:00Ok ok, can I be a closeted seeker while appearing ...Ok ok, can I be a closeted seeker while appearing as a loafer on the outside? :)Beijing Loaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245736986357689046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860998.post-1138295745553932492006-01-27T01:15:00.000+08:002006-01-27T01:15:00.000+08:00From http://www.answers.com/loaf&r=67-------------...From http://www.answers.com/loaf&r=67<BR/>----------------------------<BR/>loaf<BR/>Origin: 1835<BR/><BR/>No, this is not the loaf of bread, the staff of life that has been with the English language from the beginning. Our distinctive American contribution is the loaf that does nothing. It took true American genius to invent a new way of passing the time: loafing.<BR/><BR/>A Philadelphia Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com