tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post117064545153480953..comments2023-12-16T22:38:40.273-08:00Comments on .: Bott's Dotsmenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170875061197066982007-02-07T11:04:00.000-08:002007-02-07T11:04:00.000-08:00Have you used it as a hat yet?Have you used it as a hat yet?eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03783658744477659987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170807722138143782007-02-06T16:22:00.000-08:002007-02-06T16:22:00.000-08:00that is hilarious. i have a tactile thing - i nee...that is hilarious. i have a tactile thing - i need to hold and play with a slinky (the plastic kind, get your head out of the gutter, meno) all the time, feeling the curves.<BR/><BR/>i'd hold onto that dot thing. i'd keep it warm.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170807655776990832007-02-06T16:20:00.000-08:002007-02-06T16:20:00.000-08:00sari, glad you enjoyed! I must admit the coaster ...sari, glad you enjoyed! I must admit the coaster picture make me tgiggle a bit too.<BR/><BR/>lucia, oh, i like these. The mouse smow saucer idea would certainly interest my cats. Maybe i will use it in the summer as i am tired of the extra protein provided gnats that land in my wine.<BR/><BR/>jeremiah, well get out there and hustle one up. It's pronounced none of those ways. It's Men? NO! OR Meh. Know? Like meno in menopause. Close to Bolivia.<BR/><BR/>tink, i just might do that, i like it.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170797644430713582007-02-06T13:34:00.000-08:002007-02-06T13:34:00.000-08:00I would be SO tempted to stick it to my wall... If...I would be SO tempted to stick it to my wall... If for nothing else than the questions it would spark when people entered my house.Tinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188363142469404823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170791652464879222007-02-06T11:54:00.000-08:002007-02-06T11:54:00.000-08:00I wanna Bott's Dot! I'll put it on a chain and wea...I wanna Bott's Dot! I'll put it on a chain and wear it out, like a low-income version of Flava Flav.<BR/><BR/>By the way, and this is bothering me...How do I pronounce you? Is it "meeno"? Or, "minnow" (that's what I've been using)? Or, "mayno?" <BR/><BR/>Or "Bolivia"?Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09276602228894928374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170786199167080542007-02-06T10:23:00.000-08:002007-02-06T10:23:00.000-08:00Ideas for the Bott's dot...- Snow saucer for a mou...Ideas for the Bott's dot...<BR/><BR/>- Snow saucer for a mouse to go sledding<BR/>- All-weather yarmulke<BR/>- Cover for drinks in the summer, to keep the flies off<BR/>- Paper-clip holder<BR/><BR/>...but sadly not a coaster.Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295553538430945014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170784815672760232007-02-06T10:00:00.000-08:002007-02-06T10:00:00.000-08:00YOU are so funny!! I love it!YOU are so funny!! I love it!sarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144333694009700155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170783650110927342007-02-06T09:40:00.000-08:002007-02-06T09:40:00.000-08:00nancy, you've been busy, it's okay to be pithied o...nancy, you've been busy, it's okay to be pithied out.<BR/><BR/>I, i am one of those people who always has an updated tetanus shot. I'm always doing something dumb.<BR/><BR/>mamap, i'll put it down with some catnip and see what happens. My cats bring me enough dead things, so i don't have a bird feeder. Seems like that would be mean.<BR/><BR/>rc, you kind of get used to them after a while don't you?<BR/><BR/>lynn, some dots are white, some are orange. It depends what kind of line they are depicting. You could always sneak out in the middle of the night and pry one up!<BR/><BR/>ac, it is kind of soothing, but only after the liquid gets down far enough so that it isn't sloshing over the side.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170780608122112382007-02-06T08:50:00.000-08:002007-02-06T08:50:00.000-08:00A rocking coaster could provide some needed distra...A rocking coaster could provide some needed distraction on a desk, when daydreaming fails.AChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949724388906286696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170773153362166652007-02-06T06:45:00.000-08:002007-02-06T06:45:00.000-08:00The reflective blue things are square ??? ...I gue...The reflective blue things are square ??? ...I guess that's what they are here too. (Although I think our Botts Dots are white, but don't quote me on that!). Clearly I haven't taken the time to stop in the middle of the road, get out of the car, and look at one (I know, you and your dh pulled to the SIDE of the road, but since we don't have snow plows here there is little chance of finding one on side of the road. (boo hoo). Thanks so much for the info...now I can cross one more item off my "list of things to do". LOLLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994258976391146989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170748260617349842007-02-05T23:51:00.000-08:002007-02-05T23:51:00.000-08:00man, i remember those from when i lived in texas.....man, i remember those from when i lived in texas...they drove me crazy!!!<BR/><BR/>I wish I had one now to cherish and love.<BR/><BR/>--RC of strangeculture.blogspot.comRChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170746387917318102007-02-05T23:19:00.000-08:002007-02-05T23:19:00.000-08:00Could you use it for a cat toy? Or maybe burn a h...Could you use it for a cat toy? Or maybe burn a hole through it and add a string. Then line it with peanut butter and seeds - instant bird feeder. Then take photos and show us the results! Though not the one of the cat eating the bird (now THAT's a cat toy.)Andrea Frazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293267612840259503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170745845657148432007-02-05T23:10:00.000-08:002007-02-05T23:10:00.000-08:00I envy you your Bott's Dot. Not so much on the ru...I envy you your Bott's Dot. Not so much on the rusty hardware. I hope your tetanus shot is updated.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536513710855289078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170744707884100632007-02-05T22:51:00.000-08:002007-02-05T22:51:00.000-08:00BAHAHAHAHHAA!! You stole a Bott's Dot!I have noth...BAHAHAHAHHAA!! You stole a Bott's Dot!<BR/><BR/>I have nothing pithy to say. I'm all pithied out.Nancy Dancehallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169976337329559458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170738624754040912007-02-05T21:10:00.000-08:002007-02-05T21:10:00.000-08:00lynn, they aren't all scraped off the road, just s...lynn, they aren't all scraped off the road, just some, not even most. We have blue things too, but they aren't the dots, they are refelective square things. And thanks SO MUCH for that weather report. I'll look for more dots.<BR/><BR/>MOI, they are hard plastic so they aren't too heavy. I wish we had snow more often, but then we wouldn't have our dots.<BR/><BR/>ttq, exactly. But i'll bet they would go a long way if you did throw them.<BR/><BR/>u-u, They are not squishy at all. I don't really collect anything, just the one dot. That rusty stuff is from the beach and it's there because i've been too lazy to pick it up.<BR/><BR/>qt, i noticed that when we have visited back east that you can't see the lanes at night very well. Scary for us out-of-towners.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170737779741841022007-02-05T20:56:00.000-08:002007-02-05T20:56:00.000-08:00I so miss the dots here in Wisconsin. Not for the ...I so miss the dots here in Wisconsin. Not for the driving by Braille, more because you can't see a thing on the road here when it rains. Especially at night.QThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15544956727530046973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170735872581358292007-02-05T20:24:00.000-08:002007-02-05T20:24:00.000-08:00Are they a little squishy? What the hell do you d...Are they a little squishy? What the hell do you do with stuff you're always collecting?urban-urchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001320142893492171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170729030708167032007-02-05T18:30:00.000-08:002007-02-05T18:30:00.000-08:00Oh it just dawned on me what they are! Those bumpy...Oh it just dawned on me what they are! Those bumpy things on the road that you run over when you swerve outta your lane. They look soft and musy from the pictures..I wouldn't throw these, you could put an eye out.TTQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09888187290526881563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170726137034848062007-02-05T17:42:00.000-08:002007-02-05T17:42:00.000-08:00Me again...by the way, did I mention that it was a...Me again...by the way, did I mention that it was almost 90 degrees yesterday, and today it cooled down to 85 degrees? No snow plows for me...maybe I'll have to bribe, I mean pay, you for a botts dot! That is, if you happen to find an extra one on the side of the road:~)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994258976391146989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170723246553946272007-02-05T16:54:00.000-08:002007-02-05T16:54:00.000-08:00I've never heard of those. Are they heavy? You co...I've never heard of those. Are they heavy? You could paint a scene on them and use them as paperweights! (Well, not me, but an artist could!)<BR/>We also got a huge dump of snow and wind last night...all the schol buses were cancelled!Mother of Inventionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797365678860039018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170711143371791822007-02-05T13:32:00.000-08:002007-02-05T13:32:00.000-08:00An orange??? I thought you were holding a grapefru...An orange??? I thought you were holding a grapefruit! Hope no one falls asleep on the road, since they won't have the Bott's dots to keep them awake. If you happen to like the color blue, look on the side of the road near fire hydrants, after the snow plows have been through...the blue ones mark fire hydrants! Good luck in you continued quest to search for "treasures".Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994258976391146989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170707684851896412007-02-05T12:34:00.000-08:002007-02-05T12:34:00.000-08:00sanjay, But my use of them is not exactly a succes...sanjay, But my use of them is not exactly a success, although i did get a good laugh out of it, so that's worth something. Thank you for your kind words on my poem.<BR/><BR/>tracy, back away from my Bott's Dot and no one will get hurt! We'll have to combine our rusty stuff someday and make a sculpture.<BR/><BR/>mona, i'll see what i can do for you. Pasties on a mermaid, i like it, except for the me painting part, we'll need to find someone else for that.<BR/><BR/>liv, they are everywhere here, and i always wanted one. This proved to be my chance. I answer my commenters because it's what i like when i comment, to be acknowledged. Plus to me, blogging is all about the interactions.<BR/><BR/>bo, i used to take little community college art glasses with a friend, but they were all drawing and water color, no sculpting with bits of rusty shit. Check out the link maggie left above, it's cool.<BR/><BR/>gordo, they wouldn't last one year up there. Isn't wiki cool? I'll bet your snow is pretty.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170705872014417692007-02-05T12:04:00.000-08:002007-02-05T12:04:00.000-08:00Very cool, Meno. We just got 8 inches of snow on S...Very cool, Meno. We just got 8 inches of snow on Saturday. I guess that's why we don't get Botts Dots here in Ontario.<BR/><BR/>I didn't know they had a name, either. The Oracle of Wiki says they've been <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botts'_dots" REL="nofollow">around for 40 years</A>.Gordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07601738885232775770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170705472908818922007-02-05T11:57:00.000-08:002007-02-05T11:57:00.000-08:00You should go to art school. Seriously.You should go to art school. Seriously.Bobealia...https://www.blogger.com/profile/15713026993668872520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1170704066753531312007-02-05T11:34:00.000-08:002007-02-05T11:34:00.000-08:00I have never heard of these Bott's dots of which y...I have never heard of these Bott's dots of which you speak. I am not certain that I desire one, and yet the idea that something is on the road with a very specific name sort of strikes me as cool. Something that most of us (?) overlook regularly.<BR/><BR/>*and I always wanted to tell you how much I love that you comment back to commenters!Livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154719979114564561noreply@blogger.com