tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post5141311089598573597..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: How To Be... a Ninja!Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-36388483809457840252013-04-17T14:34:41.468-07:002013-04-17T14:34:41.468-07:00Nadica: I was tempted to cover more, but the post ...Nadica: I was tempted to cover more, but the post would have just gone on and on.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-64983295321314205782013-04-17T13:18:11.397-07:002013-04-17T13:18:11.397-07:00Great post, you've done your research. :D
I h...Great post, you've done your research. :D<br /><br />I had two short posts related to ninjas, one was about kunoichi and the other about ninjutsu. Sadly I didn't pre-write my post so I didn't have time for more research.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013637143452545292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-50594487893919053962013-04-17T10:52:54.293-07:002013-04-17T10:52:54.293-07:00DisConnected: I don't actually read a lot of s...DisConnected: I don't actually read a lot of suspense, but I'll try to keep it in mind.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-20601142636103337852013-04-17T08:33:32.344-07:002013-04-17T08:33:32.344-07:00One of Eric Lustbader's earliest books was The...One of Eric Lustbader's earliest books was <i>The Ninja</i>, published in the early eighties, when the ninja craze first started.<br /><br />It is a must-read if you like suspense novels.DiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-8568679770669251612013-04-16T22:35:35.771-07:002013-04-16T22:35:35.771-07:00TGE: Bah! Somehow, I missed responding to you, alt...TGE: Bah! Somehow, I missed responding to you, although I saw your comment when it came in.<br />It is interesting. Much of it has to do with the legends the Japanese developed about the ninja to begin with. They romanticized them first.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-30327726931277699032013-04-16T22:20:55.766-07:002013-04-16T22:20:55.766-07:00Zoe: You're welcome!
Jeanne: No, you only dre...Zoe: You're welcome!<br /><br />Jeanne: No, you only dress in black when you're busy assassining.<br /><br />Kimberly: Yeah, his army is pretty huge.<br /><br />Kristen: That sounds like a song or a dance: "Moving Ninja Style."<br /><br />Winopants: Yeah, you probably wouldn't get very far.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-2664675855526198662013-04-16T21:43:02.728-07:002013-04-16T21:43:02.728-07:00hmmm I don't think I'd be a very good ninj...hmmm I don't think I'd be a very good ninja. I couldn't dubious morality/outcast thing, sigh :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-27397711034391383982013-04-16T20:17:16.411-07:002013-04-16T20:17:16.411-07:00Cool, I want to be a ninja! Well, minus the killin...Cool, I want to be a ninja! Well, minus the killing. And minus everything except the cool stuff. Actually, I just want to move in ninja style. :)<br /><br />#atozchallenge, Kristen's blog: <a href="http://kristenhead.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">kristenhead.blogspot.com</a>Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827651632884248765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-7824475164013477262013-04-16T19:30:42.243-07:002013-04-16T19:30:42.243-07:00I'll forego the CIA/ninja/assassin training an...I'll forego the CIA/ninja/assassin training and stick to being one of Alex's ninja army groupies. Feels a bit safer. ;)Kimberly Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588782441929008886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-33913535767687952962013-04-16T18:43:25.948-07:002013-04-16T18:43:25.948-07:00Also, don't dress in black all the time. It ki...Also, don't dress in black all the time. It kind of defeats the purpose of being an assassin.J E Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03372746219262163566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-15824396520359170072013-04-16T18:12:05.534-07:002013-04-16T18:12:05.534-07:00THis was a fun education . THanksTHis was a fun education . THanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864898827831713032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-92134716883019539352013-04-16T17:35:47.940-07:002013-04-16T17:35:47.940-07:00MP: Wow... I'm impressed. Willing to kill but ...MP: Wow... I'm impressed. Willing to kill but not to be silent.<br /><br />Robin: Yeah, they were long thought of as dishonorable cowards.<br />And no problem.<br /><br />David: Thanks!<br /><br />Nancy: He is much safer.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-56448654818757149642013-04-16T17:23:22.448-07:002013-04-16T17:23:22.448-07:00I think I prefer our own Ninja Captain.I think I prefer our own Ninja Captain.Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-46704495909367432742013-04-16T17:13:09.467-07:002013-04-16T17:13:09.467-07:00Sweet ninja post. Good infoSweet ninja post. Good infoDavid T Listhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926089396786215115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-68023877679631197802013-04-16T16:53:22.197-07:002013-04-16T16:53:22.197-07:00I didn't know any of this, root words, or that...I didn't know any of this, root words, or that ninjas weren't honorable, standup guys would weren't into direct confrontation. Thanks for the lesson.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462486350293703991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-63783221403181624172013-04-16T16:53:21.821-07:002013-04-16T16:53:21.821-07:00I didn't know any of this, root words, or that...I didn't know any of this, root words, or that ninjas weren't honorable, standup guys would weren't into direct confrontation. Thanks for the lesson.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462486350293703991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-40429999552072328452013-04-16T16:30:36.208-07:002013-04-16T16:30:36.208-07:00Questionable moral compass--yes. Kill--yes. Sneak-...Questionable moral compass--yes. Kill--yes. Sneak--yes. Silence--can't do it.Missed Periodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343265071637032284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-69624399381756052962013-04-16T13:54:03.055-07:002013-04-16T13:54:03.055-07:00I'd heard before that ninja's were outcast...I'd heard before that ninja's were outcasts and much more discreet than popular culture presents them--it's interesting how their image has been changed. Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-23830379973089779962013-04-16T13:43:07.399-07:002013-04-16T13:43:07.399-07:00Lucy: Well, theoretically, I guess that could happ...Lucy: Well, theoretically, I guess that could happen. G. I. Joe does have Snake Eyes, after all.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-51919382394387132772013-04-16T13:28:30.287-07:002013-04-16T13:28:30.287-07:00My boys have wanted to be ninjas for quite a while...My boys have wanted to be ninjas for quite a while and after I told them that they were assassins one of them said they wouldn't want to be one, but the other said "I'd be the good ninja and only kill bad guys."<br />Nice post!<br /><a href="http://kidsmathteacher.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Kids Math Teacher</a>Lucy Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797426028105651089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-74035350349989461472013-04-16T13:25:28.968-07:002013-04-16T13:25:28.968-07:00Donna: Yeah, I'm not thinking most supermodels...Donna: Yeah, I'm not thinking most supermodels have any good places to hide weapons in those skimpy outfits, anyway.<br /><br />Rusty: No, I've never seen that. Or heard of it.<br /><br />Pk: I think more people should work on that one.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-42385004547628298282013-04-16T13:01:55.542-07:002013-04-16T13:01:55.542-07:00"A master of silence." I like that!"A master of silence." I like that!PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-63137110934438483742013-04-16T12:07:21.753-07:002013-04-16T12:07:21.753-07:00I take it you've never seen the ninja warrior ...I take it you've never seen the ninja warrior game show then? An obstacle course is set up and all one has to do is complete it (them - its actually several courses) and you will be named ninja warrior. Anyway - the final obstacle is callee Mt Midoriyama. I'm sure there are tons of YouTube clips. It's really impressive. Only a handful of people have ever completed the course. Maybe 3 or 4 out of thousands of contestants. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-48100626698913374452013-04-16T11:46:10.610-07:002013-04-16T11:46:10.610-07:00Now, if I could be a super model ninja that might ...Now, if I could be a super model ninja that might be just the thing. I could like be in disguise as a model and - never mind this won't work. Maybe a lumberjill ninja. I'll hide out in trees.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-53304547513836407302013-04-16T11:28:42.886-07:002013-04-16T11:28:42.886-07:00Jennifer: >whispers< Okay...
T.: Yep. It...Jennifer: >whispers< Okay...<br /><br />T.: Yep. It's hard to kill someone if he sees you coming.<br /><br />Sheena: Well, have you?<br /><br />M.J.: Hmm... now, I'm trying to figure out in what ways you're not silent.<br /><br />Alex: There needs to be a special ninja sub-type here.<br /><br />Graciewilde: Yeah, too bad it's not as easy as it sounds.<br /><br />Rusty: Okay, I looked that up, and I still know no more about it than what you just said.<br /><br />Jo: I need to read that.<br /><br />Briane: I'm counting several days.<br /><br />S.L.: What I've learned is that if someone really wants you dead, there's probably not anything you can do about it.<br /><br />JKIR,F!: Hmm... I think that might make it more difficult to hide in the dark.<br /><br />Lee: I don't think I'm very stealthy.<br /><br />C. Lee: I think cats come with a ninja gene. One that includes "questionable moral compass."<br /><br />Maurice: Yeah, it might. Although, the Japanese began all of that with their own fascination with them.<br /><br />Matt: Yeah, our idea of ninjas have nothing to do with the history.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.com