tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post4613431132542566216..comments2023-09-09T06:12:36.477-04:00Comments on the wild and wily ways of a brunette bombshell: staircase wit as a means of evaluation.meg feehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16588092985523441189noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-77530469558974535792010-02-08T18:07:48.282-05:002010-02-08T18:07:48.282-05:00i'm pretty sure that i just squealed a little:...i'm pretty sure that i just squealed a little:)Alinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116049562780969241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-3881077702022182632010-02-04T12:53:35.258-05:002010-02-04T12:53:35.258-05:00they ARE always so good, those rehearsed come back...they ARE always so good, those rehearsed come backs. i've always done that. i can still remember a speech i wanted to give this mean girl when i was 12. i so wish i'd been able to give it. don't you wish you could write all of your comebacks and witty comments to people? saying it in the moment is so much harder. how exciting that you had the flee of l'esprit with the boy! a very good sign indeed.Brittanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692984513903377686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-78034429677335549672010-02-04T11:47:38.383-05:002010-02-04T11:47:38.383-05:00But, it's like 'You've got Mail' ....But, it's like 'You've got Mail' ... when you are witty and you say things at exactly the right time, you some times walk away wishing you hadn't...The Lewicutt'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165951965661005884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-12270394999272712422010-02-04T11:07:07.326-05:002010-02-04T11:07:07.326-05:00Freakin' weekend, I'm so glad there's ...Freakin' weekend, I'm so glad there's a name for this.<br /><br />I'm not gonna lie, I can be pretty damn witty when I'm in full flirt.<br /><br />However, if I'm in an argument or confrontation of any kind, I lock up like Kathleen Kelly in "You've Got Mail."Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258060786685150002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-60099542447667029002010-02-04T09:34:48.986-05:002010-02-04T09:34:48.986-05:00When a boy causes l'esprit de l'escalier, ...When a boy causes l'esprit de l'escalier, it means you may just like him.<br /><br />When a boy causes you to abandon l'esprit de l'escalier, it means you may just love him.michalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056965982865520650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-27075769983891300702010-02-04T09:18:45.098-05:002010-02-04T09:18:45.098-05:00i studied french forever and when my teacher taugh...i studied french forever and when my teacher taught us this phrase one random day, i started writing it all over the place because i just LOVED it! such a great post :)Laura Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03827448388438564161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-2504301543768889712010-02-04T08:37:54.866-05:002010-02-04T08:37:54.866-05:00Good for you both for the boy and the the flee of ...Good for you both for the boy and the the flee of l'esprit he invoked. Looking forward to reading more :)Kimberleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13993904616185706338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-85836643620344985122010-02-04T03:17:52.527-05:002010-02-04T03:17:52.527-05:00I'm still in bed, hating the rain outside, goi...I'm still in bed, hating the rain outside, going from a blog to another and here's yours. It's just lovely. And more of l'esprit de l'escalier please :)guihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703118749940551593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-43255875598490605912010-02-04T01:44:36.655-05:002010-02-04T01:44:36.655-05:00VERY good sign! LOVE it!VERY good sign! LOVE it!kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04016226496226581236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-22930760441754805002010-02-04T01:25:51.380-05:002010-02-04T01:25:51.380-05:00I did the mirror speeches too! In fact, I still do...I did the mirror speeches too! In fact, I still do, except they're usually just my lips moving with no sound coming out so my family doesn't overhear and think I've gone mad. They probably already think that t<br />though...<br /><br />Late comebacks, big problem.<br /><br />I must be plagued with l'esprit de l'escalier as well, I'm so glad I now have I diagnosis to go with the symptoms!<br /><br />And Meg- the fact that you broke the curse and were witty and wonderful must mean something! I hope he adored you as much as your readers do : ) Hooray for new crushes!Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676796437713875861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-39947324897546305132010-02-04T01:25:32.420-05:002010-02-04T01:25:32.420-05:00BRILLIANT! i'm all kinds of exited for this.
...BRILLIANT! i'm all kinds of exited for this.<br /><br />BRILLIANT for the "staircase wit." what a cunning name.<br /><br /><br />"and this is how i knew.<br />that i might just like him."<br /><br />oh i'm absolutely excited about this here post :)<br /><br />i wish you would have voiced it! i can imagine your a-ha moment in actual speech.<br /><br />:)Micaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976619233011016152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-35250964828953677932010-02-04T01:15:47.397-05:002010-02-04T01:15:47.397-05:00daniella, they ARE always SO GOOD, aren't they...daniella, they ARE always SO GOOD, aren't they?!meg feehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588092985523441189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-40960313000086180662010-02-04T00:33:12.587-05:002010-02-04T00:33:12.587-05:00I must also say: The in-front-of-mirror speeches a...I must also say: The in-front-of-mirror speeches and the on-the-metro-in-my-head speeches, well, they sting.<br /><br />Those speeches are always SO good.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723307203048466397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-26731255939382677102010-02-04T00:28:12.506-05:002010-02-04T00:28:12.506-05:00Everything you write is so refreshing and your pos...Everything you write is so refreshing and your posts are always so well timed for my life.<br /><br />Basically, if it is not too creepy to say, I sometimes thing you are writing what I am thinking, feeling, and about how I am acting. <br /><br />Which is good because I cannot write and it sounds much better coming from you :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723307203048466397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-66213829916848283832010-02-04T00:25:43.874-05:002010-02-04T00:25:43.874-05:00love the post !!love the post !!Tanusreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-6285514418525985232010-02-03T23:49:25.595-05:002010-02-03T23:49:25.595-05:00Love it.
Happens to me all the time.Love it.<br /><br />Happens to me all the time.Grilled Cheesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033782116832594800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-30232012214198646752010-02-03T22:44:07.140-05:002010-02-03T22:44:07.140-05:00brilliant! i'm so excited to hear more!!brilliant! i'm so excited to hear more!!Jalenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08472825838722613428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-48758962188299295202010-02-03T21:41:47.450-05:002010-02-03T21:41:47.450-05:00Ohh a post after my own heart. I'm a sufferer ...Ohh a post after my own heart. I'm a sufferer of l'esprit de l'escalier too. The minute the opportunity is gone, I have a perfect response. And then I dwell, elaborating my answer for some unknown reason... in case I am ever put in the exact same position again, perhaps?! <br /><br />Congratulations, dear, on a triumph over l'esprit! It is something to be celebrated.xoEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339705222062448709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-9555630824540101072010-02-03T21:36:50.669-05:002010-02-03T21:36:50.669-05:00the flee of l'esprit--how did i not think of t...the flee of l'esprit--how did i not think of that? i'm adding it in...credit to you of course!meg feehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588092985523441189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155538679069971441.post-70745676477837404872010-02-03T21:07:49.774-05:002010-02-03T21:07:49.774-05:00genious.
hooray for the flee of the l'esprit ...genious.<br /><br />hooray for the flee of the l'esprit de l'escalier!!katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058256192583515265noreply@blogger.com