tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post361259475423878541..comments2024-03-15T12:42:11.939-04:00Comments on Noblemania: The only two surviving letters Bill Finger wroteMarc Tyler Noblemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732005290440645718noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-1454780040401542262016-09-24T22:45:48.141-04:002016-09-24T22:45:48.141-04:00If I remember correctly, there was a time that the...If I remember correctly, there was a time that the Post Office was open 7 days a week. But it was perhaps a half day, or something like that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12348833133798775561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-49962823168841298332014-06-08T11:31:56.967-04:002014-06-08T11:31:56.967-04:00Thanks Captain Blog! Kind words indeed.Thanks Captain Blog! Kind words indeed.Marc Tyler Noblemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732005290440645718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-40979503430507940192014-06-07T23:41:30.176-04:002014-06-07T23:41:30.176-04:00Having come from a time before yours, I would like...Having come from a time before yours, I would like to add that Anonymous is correct about the 'buzz' line. The apartment buzz is probably correct but I remember my grandmother's phone making a buzzing noise and I often used the phrase myself. This was at a time when I was too young to know that it meant anything else and I'm pretty positive my granny was not baking anything more than pies!<br />Thanks for the great article. You are fast becoming one of my favorite authors.Captain Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17408347719003726024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-66812075818565958692012-10-11T00:22:02.700-04:002012-10-11T00:22:02.700-04:00Adam - great catch, thank you. I have corrected th...Adam - great catch, thank you. I have corrected the date above and, thankfully, had it right in the book! (And yes, 10/17/65 was a Sunday!)Marc Tyler Noblemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732005290440645718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-4206721018609217252012-10-10T12:55:48.447-04:002012-10-10T12:55:48.447-04:00In your text you say the second letter was dated 1...In your text you say the second letter was dated 10/19. But it's dated 10/17 which was a Sunday. That still doesn't match up with the Post Office being open though.Adam Farrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886013836509986780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6611875170009784219.post-42849705656922718052012-10-08T19:26:39.827-04:002012-10-08T19:26:39.827-04:00The phrase "give me a buzz" in the conte...The phrase "give me a buzz" in the context being used by Finger means, "Telephone me." Or "drop by." The probable origin is in old apartment buildings without a doorman you would enter the lobby a buzz the apartment of the person you are looking for. There would be a sound perfectly described as a buzz in the apartment, and if the person was home they could buzz back which would unlock a security door in the lobby and give access to a stairway, or elevator. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com