tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post4007291290774415802..comments2024-01-28T05:18:54.339-08:00Comments on The Pedalogue: O is for OOMPA LOOMPASLeslie:http://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-10853676406804877152010-10-29T18:29:47.233-07:002010-10-29T18:29:47.233-07:00What a great choice for the week! Loved the book a...What a great choice for the week! Loved the book and the original movie!Beverley Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973073253078139054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-3920105086318969072010-10-28T19:19:39.077-07:002010-10-28T19:19:39.077-07:00What a fun choice for O. Love it! And yes, the or...What a fun choice for O. Love it! And yes, the original movie was by far the superior of the two.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05200732667657451865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-60958956376538322072010-10-28T13:40:58.737-07:002010-10-28T13:40:58.737-07:00Oh I loved this post and the Oompa Loompas. My ki...Oh I loved this post and the Oompa Loompas. My kids did too. thanks for sharing this.<br />I did have a wonderful time visiting with Wanda. I just posted a tiny bit about our visit if you want to go back to my blog. Sue of photowannabephotowannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760961275666768173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-83956695378936494832010-10-27T11:30:17.718-07:002010-10-27T11:30:17.718-07:00awesome,
watched the movie,
what an entertaining o...awesome,<br />watched the movie,<br />what an entertaining o post.Jinglehttp://www.jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-75309796618619781452010-10-27T08:13:20.557-07:002010-10-27T08:13:20.557-07:00I loved both movie versions, I'll admit. What ...I loved both movie versions, I'll admit. What a great choice for the O's! I always marvel at the variety of words our group comes up with.Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358261311454047999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-31949077553895764142010-10-26T22:44:37.804-07:002010-10-26T22:44:37.804-07:00I love that movie. It was so creative. - MargyI love that movie. It was so creative. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-59749653458543535842010-10-26T18:14:10.614-07:002010-10-26T18:14:10.614-07:00Oh, yes, they sure do make the story...we all love...Oh, yes, they sure do make the story...we all love singing the oompa-loompa song :)<br /><br /><a href="http://heathertmemoirs.blogspot.com/2010/10/letter-o.html%22" rel="nofollow">~A Vermont Girl</a>Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693495698843336789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-53934247369562608162010-10-26T17:06:29.386-07:002010-10-26T17:06:29.386-07:00Leslie, I loved the book but never saw either movi...Leslie, I loved the book but never saw either movie - it's going on the list! The Children's Literature course sounds like a winner - I shelve juvenile books at our library. A course like yours would make the job so much more interesting. Plus, I'd get good ideas for "the Elliot" (my first grandchild).Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00080418514689447091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-70578447942076449022010-10-26T16:28:30.249-07:002010-10-26T16:28:30.249-07:00Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been in and ...Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been in and our of my life for years, - saw snatches of it on TV a couple of weeks ago. Our children all love it.Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-8090830582114989412010-10-26T16:28:12.778-07:002010-10-26T16:28:12.778-07:00Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been in and ...Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been in and our of my life for years, - saw snatches of it on TV a couple of weeks ago. Our children all love it.Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-67312361552465730422010-10-26T16:22:51.323-07:002010-10-26T16:22:51.323-07:00No one has ever called me an Oompa Loompa before! ...No one has ever called me an Oompa Loompa before! I'm flattered - I think...<br /><br />ROG, ABC Wednesday teamRoger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-78353903959899139232010-10-26T15:46:43.589-07:002010-10-26T15:46:43.589-07:00I may have to watch this again - thanks for the re...I may have to watch this again - thanks for the reminder! Good post!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-45938989835572786882010-10-26T12:35:48.939-07:002010-10-26T12:35:48.939-07:00Wonderful book! I have read it to a classroom ful...Wonderful book! I have read it to a classroom full of third graders and they LOVED it. :)EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-53590634035246196572010-10-26T12:27:31.228-07:002010-10-26T12:27:31.228-07:00I have to admit that I have never read the book or...I have to admit that I have never read the book or saw either of the movies, I will have to watch the movie next time it appears on TV. Maybe TCM will show the old version in the next month or two, if so, I will be sure to watch it. Gigi Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092019687497845746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-68776907162318994922010-10-26T12:16:53.139-07:002010-10-26T12:16:53.139-07:00I preferred the older version as well, mostly beca...I preferred the older version as well, mostly because it was a bit less stylised and not so moralising at the end.<br /><br />I do need to read the book one day though, I love children's books.Marahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464946195661953578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-20380125410230827592010-10-26T12:14:07.666-07:002010-10-26T12:14:07.666-07:00A famous man and a famous novel - not to mention f...A famous man and a famous novel - not to mention films. A worth O<br /><br />PS Did you know that his parents were Norwegian? Hence his name.Rune Eidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008247272056395901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-37756534172112751902010-10-26T11:06:18.160-07:002010-10-26T11:06:18.160-07:00Great post for the O Day! Terrific book and a fun ...Great post for the O Day! Terrific book and a fun movie! Hope your week is going well! Enjoy!<br /><br />SylviaSylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-80643933416023791822010-10-26T01:46:54.709-07:002010-10-26T01:46:54.709-07:00Oh yes - a great book. I remember the very first v...Oh yes - a great book. I remember the very first version I read the lovely white smooth pages and the detail of the illustrations. Awesome.mrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-15262572650195163982010-10-25T18:51:29.540-07:002010-10-25T18:51:29.540-07:00I loved the original movie! The updated one, not ...I loved the original movie! The updated one, not so much! I especially loved the Oompa Loompas!nancygraycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288996419936475583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14919964.post-324416228097683292010-10-25T12:59:59.258-07:002010-10-25T12:59:59.258-07:00Well, I sort of very vaguely remember something ab...Well, I sort of very vaguely remember something about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but I didn't see the movie or read the book, probably because I didn't have children, although I do have lots of nieces and nephews.<br />Anyway, Oompa Loompa certainly makes use of the letter O, in an Orange sort of way.<br /><br />Kay, AlbertaKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.com