http://www.miettecast.com/2008/06/29/the-pukey/ Lay yourself down to sleep with the soothing soporific of Miette's purr as she reads you the world's greatest short stories and delivers them podcasterly. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:21:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.miettecast.com/2008/06/29/the-pukey/comment-page-1/#comment-3535 rootlesscosmo Tue, 02 Nov 2010 04:51:04 +0000 http://www.miettecast.com/2008/06/29/the-pukey/#comment-3535 When "The Pukey" appeared in <i>Punch</i>--about 1952?--I understood it to be about television, the repellent (though eager to please) intruder in the living room, at its worst when instead of merely entertaining it tries to think deep thoughts. I remember people actually still clung to the hope that TV might be a passing fad. That hope now seems as remote as the belief that the Moon might be inhabited by beings like ourselves. When “The Pukey” appeared in Punch–about 1952?–I understood it to be about television, the repellent (though eager to please) intruder in the living room, at its worst when instead of merely entertaining it tries to think deep thoughts. I remember people actually still clung to the hope that TV might be a passing fad. That hope now seems as remote as the belief that the Moon might be inhabited by beings like ourselves.

]]> http://www.miettecast.com/2008/06/29/the-pukey/comment-page-1/#comment-975 admirer Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:26:07 +0000 http://www.miettecast.com/2008/06/29/the-pukey/#comment-975 Hope you're having a lovely birthday Miette, whereever you are. xx Hope you’re having a lovely birthday Miette, whereever you are. xx

]]> http://www.miettecast.com/2008/06/29/the-pukey/comment-page-1/#comment-973 masherall Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:15:43 +0000 http://www.miettecast.com/2008/06/29/the-pukey/#comment-973 You have quite possibly the strangest sense of humor of anyone I have ever encountered. I'm not sure if I should be afraid of it or in love with it. You have quite possibly the strangest sense of humor of anyone I have ever encountered. I’m not sure if I should be afraid of it or in love with it.

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