tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post6711599529522104629..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: Readers are like Pickled OnionsJeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-33261008257600340432013-07-10T21:02:44.419+10:002013-07-10T21:02:44.419+10:00Thanks Dale, it's interesting what analogies c...Thanks Dale, it's interesting what analogies can be made from at times, isn't it?Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-37229811988428997102013-07-10T21:02:04.736+10:002013-07-10T21:02:04.736+10:00Hi Amanda,
Yes, I had images of some of those food...Hi Amanda,<br />Yes, I had images of some of those food charts too. I like the chemical reaction for what we take on board through reading as well as eating. I'm sure we're all aiming to help good fruit production.<br />Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-6251383793987562422013-07-10T14:58:49.141+10:002013-07-10T14:58:49.141+10:00Of course I also love pickled onions.Of course I also love pickled onions.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217918666756258037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-15128538426269456292013-07-10T14:55:32.159+10:002013-07-10T14:55:32.159+10:00Love the analogy, Paula. I will never look at a pi...Love the analogy, Paula. I will never look at a pickled onion the same way again.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217918666756258037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-27032561496535176692013-07-10T08:23:23.553+10:002013-07-10T08:23:23.553+10:00Great post Paula - I'm feeling rather pickled ...Great post Paula - I'm feeling rather pickled right now ... or is that tickled??? Anyway it makes me think of all those sayings like 'you are what you eat,' and 'garbage in, garbage out,' those kind of things. What we read produces fruit in our lives (the chemical reaction). And following through from that - what I write might produce fruit in someone else's life. I'd best make sure it will be good fruit (or spicy pickled onions). :)Amanda Deedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430837640142332983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-69793354036746660652013-07-09T18:09:02.888+10:002013-07-09T18:09:02.888+10:00Thats ok Paula, I just felt I needed to mention my...Thats ok Paula, I just felt I needed to mention my reaction. (of course unless its beetroot I dont like any veggies). I did understand what you were saying and while I may not have taken the turkish delight I did try to go through my wardrobe just like I wanted so much to climb the magic faraway tree and even join Mr Gilliano's circus. Was thinking about a comment someone said about ratings and 5 star being stalk the author and read all books if I could have stalked Enid Bylton as a kid I think I would have as I devoured her books and I still think about those books that I read so much.Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-27139444453365378952013-07-09T17:04:12.745+10:002013-07-09T17:04:12.745+10:00That's right, no offense intended, Jenny, espe...That's right, no offense intended, Jenny, especially as I'm quite partial to pickled onions. I'm an avid reader too, so certainly wouldn't want to make anyone feel picked on or shocked. I do have a bit of an odd sense of humour at times, and sometimes forget that what I may find humourous, others may not.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-5190849863146012062013-07-09T16:41:53.676+10:002013-07-09T16:41:53.676+10:00I have been thinking about this since I saw the po...I have been thinking about this since I saw the post. When I first saw the title I was shocked. To be referred to as a pickled onion where I see a pickled onion as something bitter and yuck really didn't sit well. I did read the post and I do see what you are saying and it can be a good analogy. I just wanted to give a readers point of view to seeing a title like this. We readers can be very sensitive and just a title may be enough for a reader to feel picked on which I know is not the intention. Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-44309714952766462802013-07-09T11:01:08.312+10:002013-07-09T11:01:08.312+10:00Hi Carol,
I agree with you completely. I can't...Hi Carol,<br />I agree with you completely. I can't help thinking that many people might cross to the other side, if only they agreed to read a couple of good books.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-91002098056859523052013-07-09T09:52:02.869+10:002013-07-09T09:52:02.869+10:00Such a lovely analogy Paula, even though I'm n...Such a lovely analogy Paula, even though I'm not one to eat pickled onions. Next time I see one I might try it though, just to remind me of your great thoughts. Reading and writing could take the whole of life, couldn't it, and we'd learn much, enjoy much, and grow to be better people. I can't imagine why people are not readers even if they are not writers! Carol Preston https://www.blogger.com/profile/00306981583283008014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-15895543822573119962013-07-08T21:28:26.172+10:002013-07-08T21:28:26.172+10:00Hi Susan,
I read about a scientific study which ca...Hi Susan,<br />I read about a scientific study which came up with provable results for the empathy shown by readers as opposed to non-readers. Fiction readers came out best of all.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-48359813855688197732013-07-08T21:26:33.965+10:002013-07-08T21:26:33.965+10:00Hi Di,
Yes, I think of this at those moments too. ...Hi Di,<br />Yes, I think of this at those moments too. And how wonderful to find that you were a blessing like that.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-30179067626971837472013-07-08T21:25:05.272+10:002013-07-08T21:25:05.272+10:00Me too, Rose. They're so versatile, aren't...Me too, Rose. They're so versatile, aren't they?Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-74479863024172466922013-07-08T19:56:30.970+10:002013-07-08T19:56:30.970+10:00Yes, reading fiction takes our minds off our own p...Yes, reading fiction takes our minds off our own problems and makes us think about someone else’s problems for a while and in the process we become more empathetic.Susan Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07673626395112361592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-45369788798213270532013-07-08T19:55:54.647+10:002013-07-08T19:55:54.647+10:00I LOVE pickled onions Paula, and will think of you...I LOVE pickled onions Paula, and will think of you and your pondering every time I eat one now!<br /><br />A friend told me she had read my website posts and they had really meant something to her.....she is dying of cancer, how blessed I felt to have written some lines on a website that touched her heart!<br /><br />Thanks for your post :-) Di Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288915294738813579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-24804443895214665772013-07-08T19:55:15.856+10:002013-07-08T19:55:15.856+10:00I LOVE pickled onions Paula, and will think of you...I LOVE pickled onions Paula, and will think of you and your pondering every time I eat one now!<br /><br />A friend told me she had read my website posts and they had really meant something to her.....she is dying of cancer, how blessed I felt to have written some lines on a website that touched her heart!<br /><br />Thanks for your post :-) Di Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288915294738813579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-85997036923425616412013-07-08T19:04:19.234+10:002013-07-08T19:04:19.234+10:00Had a Lol moment on this one, Paula. I really like...Had a Lol moment on this one, Paula. I really like Pickled Onions. They always make an appearance on our nibbles platter.xoRose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-49391853590070549162013-07-08T18:27:27.760+10:002013-07-08T18:27:27.760+10:00Hi Nola, yes, your comment makes me realise the va...Hi Nola, yes, your comment makes me realise the value of what we do in adding wholesome things to all the literature out there. Yep, Marilla's apricot preserves sounds good to me too :)Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-43377630737289909262013-07-08T18:25:22.346+10:002013-07-08T18:25:22.346+10:00Me too, Anusha. They do make the occasional nice a...Me too, Anusha. They do make the occasional nice addition to a salad sandwich.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-14409117776799406562013-07-08T17:57:36.213+10:002013-07-08T17:57:36.213+10:00That made me smile Paula. I never thought of read...That made me smile Paula. I never thought of readers as being pickled! But though I love your analogy, can I be the jar of apricot preserves in Marilla's cupboard instead? I never did meet a pickled onion I liked (LOL) You have a gift for story telling Paula. On a serious note though, it does make you think about people who don't read great books, but instead fill their minds with less commendable prose (e.g., sleazy, satanic, vengeful etc). From your analogy, those things would be seeping into their character as well. Great food for thought Paula (oops ... no pun intended)Nola Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425394685430146759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-7551774542280117502013-07-08T17:33:45.756+10:002013-07-08T17:33:45.756+10:00What a beautiful analogy Paula. Very well expresse...What a beautiful analogy Paula. Very well expressed. I do like the idea of being a pickled onion - delicious and just right! :) Thank you! Anusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-10311361851531176472013-07-08T14:17:32.772+10:002013-07-08T14:17:32.772+10:00Hi Margaret, yes, I think you're right. Feel f...Hi Margaret, yes, I think you're right. Feel free to use it as you please :) Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-73264891928723960912013-07-08T14:16:45.621+10:002013-07-08T14:16:45.621+10:00Hi Adam, I know exactly what you mean. I've st...Hi Adam, I know exactly what you mean. I've struggled with the feeling that I should be doing something more productive during those moments of reading. But not only does it help us with our jobs as writers, it's also good for us.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-9308263568624639462013-07-08T14:14:21.492+10:002013-07-08T14:14:21.492+10:00Absolutely, Jo-Anne. I guess there are as many var...Absolutely, Jo-Anne. I guess there are as many varieties in the types of brine we soak in and create as there are readers and writers. Not only are we pickled onions but very varied ones.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-3833042525526048872013-07-08T14:11:36.287+10:002013-07-08T14:11:36.287+10:00Hi Rita, Now that you mention it, it does remind m...Hi Rita, Now that you mention it, it does remind me of Jesus' salt analogy too. Readers and writers are salty, briny people, in a good way. (It makes us sound like old sailors.)Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.com