tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post4858970883194112252..comments2024-03-26T16:11:44.515-04:00Comments on All Things Ruffnerian, a Design Blog and More: Designing a Presidential CandidateMark D. Ruffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-13790008196393534732012-02-20T20:14:32.038-05:002012-02-20T20:14:32.038-05:00I should have known you'd compare him to a mov...I should have known you'd compare him to a movie director! (But I do see what you mean about the eyebrows. :o)Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-19663026902720100082012-02-20T15:51:55.696-05:002012-02-20T15:51:55.696-05:00I think he looks like Martin Scorsese. Especially ...I think he looks like Martin Scorsese. Especially about the eyebrows. <br /><br />Dr. Frankenstein, you're being paged! :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-7892518692936882892012-02-19T18:39:44.869-05:002012-02-19T18:39:44.869-05:00I'm glad I could give you a laugh! Unfortunate...I'm glad I could give you a laugh! Unfortunately, neither my face nor my mind is pliable enough to do stand up comedy. But my presidential montage did make its debut in the column of a wonderful Times humorist named Dick Bothwell. His column appeared every Monday morning under the title "B.U.M. (Brighten Up Monday)." He would have agreed with me that we all need to laugh at least 10 times a day, and not just on Mondays!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-18051306508929633982012-02-19T12:26:11.673-05:002012-02-19T12:26:11.673-05:00That is so funny Mark. You are hilarious! Wish y...That is so funny Mark. You are hilarious! Wish you were writing a daily humor column--then I could start off every day with a great laugh. Did you ever do stand up comedy??Mrs. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556632048798711513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-56000303005777452572012-02-19T11:45:42.148-05:002012-02-19T11:45:42.148-05:00Hi, Linda - A great question! And since he is, aft...Hi, Linda - A great question! And since he is, after all, an amalgam, our candidate's name is Thomas Richard Harrison. That's the formal for every Tom, Dick and Harry.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-15110750293595046362012-02-19T07:59:32.345-05:002012-02-19T07:59:32.345-05:00Hi Mark
Your candidate's fragrance is probabl...Hi Mark<br /><br />Your candidate's fragrance is probably old spice? Does he have a name?Mrs. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556632048798711513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-64885832604398404512012-02-17T20:43:11.524-05:002012-02-17T20:43:11.524-05:00Hi, Alan - Actually, I'm thinking that the old...Hi, Alan - Actually, I'm thinking that the old Parade cover looks a little like Mitt Romney (with a different hair style). I was reading an interesting editorial not too long ago that said that while most candidates want to look presidential, Mitt Romney's challenge is the opposite - to appear more like the man on the street.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-42811885235695405632012-02-17T20:36:36.635-05:002012-02-17T20:36:36.635-05:00Thanks for entering this straw poll, Stefan. So fa...Thanks for entering this straw poll, Stefan. So far, he's got about a 50/50 chance.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-55897257327671865082012-02-17T20:34:57.421-05:002012-02-17T20:34:57.421-05:00I know what you mean — I'm beginning to think ...I know what you mean — I'm beginning to think that a robot might have better luck deciphering those words than I!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-26343039786740479112012-02-17T18:17:54.280-05:002012-02-17T18:17:54.280-05:00Brilliant! The Parade cover looks like a guy we mi...Brilliant! The Parade cover looks like a guy we might know, but yours, well - let's just say I hope he doesn't run. He scares me.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409604820178478573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-52950210370797422262012-02-17T13:33:52.541-05:002012-02-17T13:33:52.541-05:00Apologies Mark, for using both a wrongly spelt and...Apologies Mark, for using both a wrongly spelt and incorrect word. Should read (skilful) - I was so busy trying to make out those awful - “please prove you're not a robot”, that I took my eye off what I had written.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-90257785937134418132012-02-17T11:03:31.722-05:002012-02-17T11:03:31.722-05:00He has my vote!He has my vote!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-41483506457506452382012-02-17T10:11:39.151-05:002012-02-17T10:11:39.151-05:00Not to worry, Rosemary. He puts on his slippers an...Not to worry, Rosemary. He puts on his slippers and stays home at night, much to the dismay of his handlers.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-71948190180868047302012-02-17T10:10:10.668-05:002012-02-17T10:10:10.668-05:00Dear Gina - I think my candidate looks a little li...Dear Gina - I think my candidate looks a little like the late Senator Edmund Muskie. I'm so sorry he doesn't get your vote. Perhaps if we find a beautiful running mate?Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-39104997845737081842012-02-17T09:13:15.933-05:002012-02-17T09:13:15.933-05:00Hello, Parnassus - You're partly right — I mer...Hello, Parnassus - You're partly right — I merged LBJ's nose with U. S. Grant's. (Now, there's something blog about!) I'm glad you like my "down-to-earth" candidate; I think he's trustworthy.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-36670380203169431002012-02-17T09:12:21.709-05:002012-02-17T09:12:21.709-05:00Dear Mark, you have a prestidigious talent with th...Dear Mark, you have a prestidigious talent with the computer - but that is one scary face - I would not like to meet him on a dark night?Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-65292745346019084092012-02-17T07:57:30.581-05:002012-02-17T07:57:30.581-05:00Dear Mark, I think that you have resurrected Pierr...Dear Mark, I think that you have resurrected Pierre Salinger. Still, I'm not going to vote for your man. Clever and fun post. GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-13227976018035545872012-02-17T00:38:47.913-05:002012-02-17T00:38:47.913-05:00What that LBJ's nose as well? Anyway, he's...What that LBJ's nose as well? Anyway, he's got my vote for sure.<br />--Road to ParnassusParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.com