tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781646534201708629.post7938530929472482112..comments2024-01-08T00:08:53.008+00:00Comments on ombhurbhuva: 'Somewhere a dog barked' trope on languagehat.comombhurbhuvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789523088428270027noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781646534201708629.post-21930406978137438052019-04-04T04:26:31.780+01:002019-04-04T04:26:31.780+01:00Outside is definitely more tropeish. An unlocated...Outside is definitely more tropeish. An unlocated bark, howl, hoot, growl out there somewhere a pret a porter atmosphere.ombhurbhuvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789523088428270027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781646534201708629.post-34111037253034688232019-04-01T21:08:18.176+01:002019-04-01T21:08:18.176+01:00For Dylan it was outside in the distance; Hendrix ...For Dylan it was outside in the distance; Hendrix made it cold -- one of those songs where the cover seems like the original.john doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484728969355294193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781646534201708629.post-44446703197478158332019-03-31T23:12:33.804+01:002019-03-31T23:12:33.804+01:00Bob Dylan ringing the changes; All along the Watch...Bob Dylan ringing the changes; All along the Watchtower.<br /><i>Outside in the cold distance<br />A wild cat did growl</i><br /><br />ombhurbhuvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789523088428270027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781646534201708629.post-64600782252354862492019-03-31T14:02:48.553+01:002019-03-31T14:02:48.553+01:00Birds. The usual suspects -- mockingbirds, cardina...Birds. The usual suspects -- mockingbirds, cardinals, robins, doves, a wren, a crow, a flicker. Some sort of warbler. No owls. And traffic, the constant sussurus intermittently amplified by the distinctive whines and hums and growls of individual vehicles passing by. No barking. In my half-hour morning walk I saw one human and one dog, the two of them leashed together, the human saying something soft and encouraging to the dog, who seemed happy enough to be going along with the program.john doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484728969355294193noreply@blogger.com