tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post6060301193265765372..comments2023-10-11T02:53:32.035-07:00Comments on Five Cent Stand: Ragamuffin ConfessionSeth Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02027729307468958273noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-81582152688094262562008-02-03T08:30:00.000-08:002008-02-03T08:30:00.000-08:00Lol! I enjoyed this statement: "Still, with or wi...Lol! I enjoyed this statement: "Still, with or without the Wikipedia definition, I think I'd still not be into the word. Maybe 'cause it has "Muffin" in it, and/or "rag." All I've ever thought of when someone says it is a dirty, pink-hair'd Strawberry Shortcake character... or a half-eaten blueberry muffin on the side of the road, crusted to a scroungy napkin." Additionally, I do not see ragamuffin as a term of endearment at all. In fact, why don't we mark it obsolete for crying out loud?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-89416783467572396302008-02-01T15:32:00.000-08:002008-02-01T15:32:00.000-08:00Heretic!!!How dare you bring into disrepute the th...Heretic!!!<BR/><BR/>How dare you bring into disrepute the the savior of Midwesterners, Rich Mullins. Don't you know who died to jolt American musicians back to reality? And I thought you were from Texas/Oklahoma... can New York be this corrupting in such a short period of time?<BR/><BR/>Go 'git him, FancyPants. You have the backing of all red, white and blue wearing, patriotic Christians who have just had our naive pictures of the word "ragamuffin" shredded and left in the waste bin of dashed ideals. <BR/><BR/>MBDouglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16064119946449926285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-87994331609268266722008-02-01T14:49:00.000-08:002008-02-01T14:49:00.000-08:00Apparently "ragamuffin" is also a cat breed.Apparently "ragamuffin" is also a cat breed.Chaotic Hammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713799579650424883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-18547297871397873042008-02-01T11:37:00.000-08:002008-02-01T11:37:00.000-08:00Thanks for asking Amy... Sorry.The Oliver Twist Ve...Thanks for asking Amy... Sorry.<BR/><BR/>The Oliver Twist Version goes something like this:<BR/><BR/>"The term ragamuffin (or raggamuffin) is used to refer to a child clothed in shabby, ill-fitting or dirty clothes. More generally it can also be used as a pejorative term to refer to a ragged, disreputable person. It is also used as a term of endearment - for example, when people refer to children as "little ragamuffins".<BR/><BR/><BR/>Brennan Manning uses the imagery beautifully in his book "A Ragamuffin Gospel." The book sort of changed Rich Mullin's life. Along with many, many others. However, there are a few other books that came before it that were eye-opening in terms of God's Grace. I recommend Chuck Swindol's book for those that are less into the Estrogen-heavy writing of Manning. I love both, but then again, I'm an artist.Seth Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027729307468958273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-40247053910872394952008-02-01T11:08:00.000-08:002008-02-01T11:08:00.000-08:00what is the Oliver Twist version? I sort of never...what is the Oliver Twist version? I sort of never got it.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515314638093018928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-75524490388705158132008-02-01T09:13:00.000-08:002008-02-01T09:13:00.000-08:00Yeah, for a while, it seemed like every guy with a...Yeah, for a while, it seemed like every guy with a guitar was a Ragamuffin and wore a beret. <BR/><BR/>I recieved a stiff reprimand from my wife for this post.Seth Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027729307468958273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23306308.post-83303963407873016972008-01-31T22:41:00.000-08:002008-01-31T22:41:00.000-08:00I'm not into it either. My reasons may be even mo...I'm not into it either. My reasons may be even more cynical than yours. I just got pissed at all the faux poet friends I had who adopted the word as if they were the first to think of it. That turned me off to it. It may not be a great reason, but it's my reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com