tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453174763708873476.post8847840727719754146..comments2023-10-14T14:17:51.766+01:00Comments on sarah's bookarama: Seasonal Suicide Notes: Roger LewisSarah Cuthbertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17841282823433026980noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453174763708873476.post-31442821619869596382009-11-06T15:13:51.301+00:002009-11-06T15:13:51.301+00:00Hi Sarah--Yes, we have them here--but I suspect th...Hi Sarah--Yes, we have them here--but I suspect that they may be more popular in the UK. I base this on the fact that the majority of the ones I've received have been from British friends/acquaintances. And that you have an actual term for these, and I don't think we do. People here tend to not write much on cards and the like. More visually-oriented (one hesitates to say less literate, but there it is). Whenever I get one, I always wonder why they don't just make up a brochure--with fancy typefonts and lots of color pictures. Like an advertisement, which is what those letters sound like, anyway.<br /><br />Thanks for reading my blog--I'm happy to have found yours! Good luck with the novel--I've no talent for fiction, myself, but would love to see what some of these one-month-wonders look like.Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02386287173627131778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453174763708873476.post-41156475161275804822009-11-06T14:10:17.883+00:002009-11-06T14:10:17.883+00:00Hello, Gayle and thanks for visiting my blog. I...Hello, Gayle and thanks for visiting my blog. I've just been reading yours and can see I shall have to keep visiting as my Shakespeare is sadly neglected of late. You have lots of interesting things to say!<br /><br />You're quite right about what a "round robin" is, by the way. So you have them in the USA too? I don;t know how or when they started but I wish they'd die out.Sarah Cuthbertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841282823433026980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453174763708873476.post-29573191461975038802009-11-05T17:06:33.125+00:002009-11-05T17:06:33.125+00:00Hi, I just found your blog in my wanderings. You w...Hi, I just found your blog in my wanderings. You write wonderfully-- I'm eager to see what's coming next. Welcome back, although I obviously didn't know you were gone...okay, that sounds odd. You know what I mean. I have a blog, too, but I'll bother you about that another time. Keep writing!<br />On this post:<br />I'm not sure what a "round robin" is, being an American, but I think it's one of those awful form letters people send out at holidays? e.g.,"We're enjoying our lovely year in Tuscany, and still quivering with excitement over Jessica's acceptance letter to Harvard..." I hate those, too.<br /><br />Once again, welcome back.Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02386287173627131778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453174763708873476.post-76500275296419069902009-11-02T12:39:32.726+00:002009-11-02T12:39:32.726+00:00Thank you, Marg! I hope to catch up with everyone&...Thank you, Marg! I hope to catch up with everyone's blog posts that I've missed.<br /><br />Carla, thank you! I don't remember round robins before about 10-15 years ago. I admire you for writing proper Christmas letters. I'm afraid mine tend to be a few lines on the inside of the card, but at least they're geared to what might interest the individual recipients.Sarah Cuthbertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841282823433026980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453174763708873476.post-7057978901984992352009-10-31T09:37:04.845+00:002009-10-31T09:37:04.845+00:00Welcome back, and I'm sorry to hear of your fa...Welcome back, and I'm sorry to hear of your family troubles.<br /><br />The book sounds blackly hilarious. I wonder when the round-robin letter became popular? I don't remember them at all when I was a kid. Simon Hoggart used to publish a jaw-droppingly awful selection of real ones from his acquaintances (with the names changed, I hope) in his column in the Saturday Grauniad. I'm still sufficiently Luddite to write old-fashioned letters at Christmas.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453174763708873476.post-62301143301103926302009-10-30T10:30:45.447+00:002009-10-30T10:30:45.447+00:00Welcome back Sarah! Look forward to hearing more f...Welcome back Sarah! Look forward to hearing more from you if life permits. Sorry to hear about your family issues.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.com