Welcome to the Interstellar Pig blog.
You will be blogging 3 times a week during this novel unit. Every week I will post 3 questions. You will respond to 2 of the 3 questions that I post. Your third entry for the week will be a response to another student's entry. Remember that when you are responding to another student's blog you are commenting positively and appropriately.
Blogging rules -
- Use appropriate language.
- You may only blog about the book. Nothing personal!
- You will not post any personal information (use first names only).
- Use proper grammar and spelling.
- Use evidence from the novel to support your answers.
You must respond to 2 of the 3 following questions or thoughts -
Week 4/9/2009 - 4/16/2009
1.) Barney's neighbors at the beach are very interested in seeing the inside of the rental house Barney's family is renting. Why are the neighbors so interested in scratches marks on the wall?
2.) After a wind surfing trip to a remote island Barney finds a small rusty box the neighbor seem be mad, why? What does Barney find in the box?
3.) On page 46 Zena says to Barney "You are going to have to stop being so prejudice and provincial..." What does Zena mean?
Hello Mrs. Mahoney,
ReplyDeleteThis is really weird. I don't think this is the back round that I would go with but whatever. I am reading Inerstellar Pig. Well bye. This book is not my favorite. You just told Tony to put his hand down lol. This blogging stuff is very odd. I don't yet know what Zena, Manney, and Joe want in the captains house yet so this is all pretty much giving the book away to me. Also somebody (I won't say who) gave away the end of the book to me already. So I really don't feel interested in the book since I already know all of the ending parts and secrets.
CB0927
P.S. When you post a comment why do you have to type IMPAS
IMPAS
CB0927
I am really liking this blogging thing it's fun! As you know I am reading Interstellar Pig. Barney's neighbors at the beach are very interested in seeing the inside of his rental house and they are very interested in the scratches on the wall. I think they are very interested because they have some weird connection with the sailor who made the scratches on the wall. Zena, Manny, and Joe are very different people and this book gets more and more interesting as I read more and more! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI think the reason why the neighbors are so interested in the scratches on the wall because they want to know more about legend about the sailor and his brother. Or I think maybe they are some kind of detectives of legends.
ReplyDeleteThe neighbors at the beach are very interested in seeing the inside of Barney's house that has scratches on the walls because they are wondering maybe that they think that Barney is from somewhere else than earth??
ReplyDeleteThe neighbors are so interested in the scratches on the wall because the marks are from the ghost captain from back then.
ReplyDeleteOh well maybe that was from the captains hook??
ReplyDeleteAfter a wind surfing trip to a remote island, Barney finds a small rusty box and the neighbors seem to be mad. I think this is because the box is what they were looking for the whole time. Why they wanted to stay in Barney's beach house, why they searched it so thoroughly, and why they were so upset when they found nothing. In the box, Barney finds a pink trincuit with an eye on it. It looks just like the Interstellar Pig in the game that Barney played with the neighbors. He debates whether to just hand the jewel over to the neighbors who have been looking for it, but he wants to find out what it does, so he decides to keep it for a little while longer.
ReplyDelete1. The scratches came from the mentally ill captain's brother. Maybe Zena, Manny, and Joe might be those people that have the UFO and USO hoax\mysteries. They might want to check out this and use the scratches to contact the captain's brother. it's possible that this thing might be super-natural. Something is fishy about those three. But I just can't put my tounge on it. This book is very interesting. What does everyone else think about this book?
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
J-dub5896
Dear the people of the blogging world,
ReplyDeleteZena means when she says "You're going to have to stop being so prejudiced and provincial..." by she means that don't judge a book by its cover. I think Barney is rude because at the part I'm at I think is rude. I think prejudiced means to look at something at judge it by the appearance. Barney is mean to that poor creature that he didn't like. I would feel sad if I was that creature thing. I think maybe that the ghost captain guy will show itself to Barney or Zena. I also predict that maybe the game gets really dangerous and someone gets sucked in it or stuck in it. I also predict that maybe that the parents see the game and play it and then they have to keep playing the game.
Barney's neighbors at the beach are very interested in seeing the inside of the rental house Barney's family is renting. I think the neighbors are so interested in the scratches on the wall because they are looking for something and the marks might reveal a secret code or trail to lead them to whatever it is that interests them so much. If I were Barney, I don't think I would have let the strangers in my house, but he didn't really have a choice because they basically just charged right in. The scratches on the wall might freak me out a little bit. I would not like to sleep in the same room that the crazy man had been locked in for 20 years because that would just be really weird. The neighbors get to Barney's room and are transfixed by the markings on the wall. Barney is antsy that his parents are going to come home and find them there. I don't think that Barney's parents would have minded the neighbors being there because they are very impressed by their physical appearance and think that they must be civilized people. The marks in the wall continue to bug Barney because he can't crack the code. He keeps wondering why the scratches are so important to the neighbors.
ReplyDeleteOn page 46 Zena said that Barney shouldn't be so prejudging. He never gave the lichen a chance. That is a big stereo type. I don't get why he would do that since its just a game and he didn't like his character it just seems a little childish. Then Zena seems kinda cocky. She thinks her character is very intelligent when it is just a board game. I don't see why they get so into it or I wouldn't if someone hadn't given away the ending.
ReplyDeleteAfter the wind surfing trip to the remote island Barney finds a rusted box on the island. He finds a card in the box. The neighbor seems to be mad because they(Zena,Manny,Joe) didn't want to have Barney go with because of what they were looking for. Which was the card. Zena Manny and Joe were going there so they could get away from Barney because they maybe don't want him to find out that they are really not from New England.
ReplyDeleteDear people if the blogging world,
ReplyDeleteI am responding to jw5896 April 9 11:37. I agree with you about the captain's bro.I would not want to be dragged under the ship through the water. I think the book is all right. it is kind of weird but I like weird. Why do you think the supernatural is involved? I agree with it. Do you like the book?
Dear people of the blogging world,
ReplyDeleteI am reading Interstellar Pig as you all know. I am responding to or1020 April 9 11:49. You really went into detail. I liked that part in the book. I thought that was probably the only good part in the book. That is a good idea about the code thing. You know now that you mention it yeah it might be a secret code.How do you like the book?
Dear people of the blogging world,
ReplyDeleteI'm reading Interstellar Pig. The reason why the neighbors are so interested by the scratches on the wall is they are from the captain and/or his brother. I know I am reapeting myself but I want to make sure Mrs.Mahoney knows I answered the question. I think maybe the brother was trying to tell someone sometihng secret. Or maybe he was just crazy. I don't know, yet. What do you peeps think is going to happen next? I would not want to play Interstellar Pig it sounds weird. Wait, don't judge a book by its cover or in this case game.
from,
mg1502
Dear Pig readers,
ReplyDeleteOn page 46 Zena says to Barney "You are going to have to stop being so prejudiced and provincial..." She means to not be so judgmental when he doesn't know what it can do. It is rude to judge a creature or perdson by the way it looks. I think Zena made a good choice by not allowing Barney to switch creatures, because I would be really mad if she did. I predict that the game will become real and that Earth will become a dangerous place because of the game. Sometimes when I play life and I get a bad house, or a bad job I beg to re-pick. I usually don't get to re-pick though because the people playing with me won't let me. Like CB0927 said it is stereo type and childish. I think that in the reality of the game Barney got a great creature/character!
Fellow Pig Reader,
ReplyDeleteI think Zenna, Manny, and Joe are so interested in the scratch marks on the wall because it might help them get a lead in the game in some way. On page 36 and 37 when Barney is searching through the neighbors stuff he finds photocopies of Captain Latham's old diary and that is what led me to my conclusion above. If I were Barney I would probably be interested in the scratches on the wall, but I wouldn't try to figure anything out that might scare me. Not knowing would help me sleep at night. I think that it is rude to search through peoples things without permission. Zenna, Manny, and joe kind of had permission because Barney didn't really try to stop them. On the other hand I would think that Zenna, Manny, and Joe's parents would have taught them better. But what really bugged me is when Barney went snooping through the neighbors stuff without their presents, that is a crime(Breaking into someones home!)
Piggy readers,
ReplyDeleteI am actually liking this book. I am responding to BB0519 on April 9, 2009 7:42 AM. I agree that the neighbors have some kind of connection with the scratches on the wall. The only thing I have to disagree on with you is that they are all really different. They are very different personality wise but not appearance because they are all very tan. They are in good weight and health, and even though this isn't dealing with appearance they all seem to be very obsessed with the game Interstellar Pig! But they do all seem to have different interests! Have a good weekend, Sad Good Friday, morn Good Saturday, and Praise Easter!!!!!!!!! :D
Barney's neighbors at the beach are very interested in seeing the inside of the rental house because they want to figure out what the scratches were. What I think they are is when in the game they might play over at Barney's house and in the middle of the game one of Barney's neighbors is going to randomly say they have to go to the bathroom. And when they do he/she is going to go and actually find out what those scratch marks are.
ReplyDeleteSo then they are going are going to leave right after he/she is done going to the ''bathroom''. Because he/she is supposedly sick to their stomach.
I am responding to en1218. I do agree with you about how Zena says that Barney is being so prejudiced and provincial. I also think that the game is going to turn earth into a horrible place. I also think that about the character that Barney got, if i were him I would've wanted a new character.
ReplyDeleteDear Friendly Blogger,
ReplyDeleteWhen Barney and the neighbors go to the island to go sailing and Barney finds a box. I think why the neighbors were kind of mad because I think the neighbors hid it. I Also think that maybe they had some sort of map giving them clues of where to find the "secret" box. I also think why they are so mad because I don't think they thought anyone was on to their plan or what they were up to. Some how I think that they are thinking that Barney is up to something. Or that they think Barney knows their secret. Which he doesn't quite yet. All I know is that he is very sure the neighbors know something that has to do with the sailor and the scratches. I don't know about you but I want to know more about these unusual neighbors!
signing off,
AH0926
Dear Classmates,
ReplyDeleteI am responding to OR1020 on April 9th at 11:49 am.
I almost agree with everything you say because if I knew the story about the sailor and his brother and if I knew there were scratches on my wall in my room I would not sleep in my room anymore. I would be very freaked out if i were him. I would at least tell my parents about it. I mean if that was my room and I had to sleep in there my parents would not make me sleep in it. I would be out of that town and in my house sleeping. It would not be fun if it was my room
Signing off again,
AH0926
In Response to AH0926
ReplyDeleteI think that Zena, Joe and Manny where looking for the box. I also think that they were so interested in seeing Barney's rental to see the scratch marks pointing to the rock on the island. The box might be symbolizing a spiritual object or some sort of extraterrestrial object. The box might even belon to the people. You Won't know untill we read on.
from
JW5896
Dear Friends,
ReplyDeleteIn response to en1218 4/10/2009 at 3:40 p.m.
I agree with en1218 about Barney and Zena. It is rude to insult a creature that you have never met. Maybe it is actually very nice and useful if he would just get to know it a little better. Barney is new to the game and probably should take all the advice he can get from Zena. Barney doesn't like the appearance of the Lichen so he wants to pick a new character. Looks can be deceiving and often hide the true inside of a person, or in this case, weird alien from another planet. Barney was not being very nice in giving up on the Lichen before he even knew anything about it. One Christmas when I was little, I got the game of Life and went through all of the cards and put a tiny rip in the ones that were good cards that I might want to pick. Interstellar Pig reminds me a little of Life because in Life you chose your job, house, and salary. In Interstellar Pig, you chose your character and defense and supplies. That's all for now.
Blog your heart out,
OR1020
Dear specimens that I hope are human that like to blog,
ReplyDelete2. I think that the box is some sort of symbolic object that the others were looking for. Inside he finds a card. If i found a rusty box with a card in it I would probably look on the internet to find any backround info on it. Mabye the car and box are not from this world. I don't know. What does everyone think? I think something is going on!
From,
J-dubya5896
Hey fellow Stellar Readers,
ReplyDeleteI am responding to en1218 I have never thought of the scratch marks in a way to connect with the game. I guess it will come altogether in the end. You make a good point on how it would scare you if you did anything with the marks because it would scare me too!! If I were Barney I would be more suspicious of Zena, Joe, and Manny. I have come to the conclusion that Joe doesn't really like Barney where I am at in the book anyway. Maybe they will be good friends in the end! Now wouldn't that be just a peachy ending? This book is very interesting and not as weird as I thought it would be! Well have a Stellar day! Haha! -BB0519
To answer the first ? of your three yes three where you ?'s why the neighbor's are so interested in the house. More importantly why they are so interested in the scratch marks on the wall. Well I am here to answer that ?. ?=question just if you are wondering. The scratch marks had come from the captains younger brother. I think the brother was mad at being locked inside this room that he grew his nails out until they were about three inches long. Then he just so happened to run his hand down the wall. While doing this some of the wood on the wall went in his fingnails. When he tried to get the wood out he noticed the long indent in the wood he had carved out. Then his brain started to think and he came up with an idea. Maybe, just maybe he could take his nails and carve out enough wood to get into another room or outside. Then he would be free to do whatever he pleased and would never have to see his bro again. Yes you could say that he might have just scratched the wall out of pure enjoyment but I think not because whoever does that must not have a brain or to extend my vocabulary, they are indeed a moron. Now why do Zena, Manney, and Joe all seem interested in these weird markings? Also why did they want to rent the house so bad? They may have been a relative of the captain's bro and his bro if my bro's have not yet confused you, bro. Now otherwise these three people are lunatics, or cereal killers, or murderers (which are the same thing), or burglars, or maybe even just vacationers like they said they were but that's no fun at all I'd like them to be something odd which they indeed are because: They travel a lot, they have an odd bord game, the board game is a demo, the board game is not yet out for sale, and the most important one is that I cannot stop typing because I just don't feel like it I just became very interested in this book. Yet it is hard to stay interested since someone already gave away the ending to me.
ReplyDeleteP.S. My fellow bloggers I like to blog and will keep blogging until I think my computer is going to crash, OR, until it is 11:59.5999999999999999. Yes I just used a decimal and there is nothing that you can do about it.
P.S.S. I must say goodbye now.
Good Bye,
CB0927
P.S.S.S. I love this stuff and could keep typing forever. But I won't so HA and HA again HA!!
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I just made a weird face.
My fellow citizens (Bloggers, Classmates, Mrs.Mahoney, Anyone I have not mentioned),
ReplyDeleteI am here today to tell you that I will be responding to jw5896 from April 9, 2009 at 11:37 AM which took about 10 minutes just to look up. Now this person who I just so happen to knows secret identity but will not say said that the scratches were from the captains "MENTALY ILL BROTHER" . Now Mr.jw5896 whose identy I know but will not tell I do agree they were from the captain's bro and yes I just said bro like my last one. Yet I do not agree with the mentaly ill part because: I do not call people that, I don't think he was, The captain's bro is watching you at all times and says he is deeply offended. I think the captain's bro was just alittle odd from the rest of the crew so he locked him up for his own personal health and well being. Yet I have to say the bro did not like this. So he tried, like I stated in my huge blog which is more like a page before that, to claw his way out. When the captain found the man in the water and set him in with his bro the bro was probably in a very bad mood. So then the bro killed him knowing exactly what he was doing which indeed proves he was nor mental or ill at the same time.
P.S. Sorry for that gruesome sounding blog.
P.S.S. It'll be more like cute bunny's next time.
To you and to all I do not know,
CB0927
Good Bye and Good Riddence.
Wow I right long blogs.
ReplyDeleteWell bye
Hello fellow pig readers,
ReplyDeleteI think Zena means when she tells Barney to stop being so prejudiced and provincal to stop judging a book by its cover. Or to stop being judgemental. I think Barney should suck it up because he was kind of being a baby when he got his character. Is he five or sixteen? Well that's my thought on it anyway. This book is getting better as I read more and more. I can't wait to blog somemore this is fun! Blog ya later!BB0519
Hello Mrs. Mahoney's LA Class,
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you are all really enjoying the blog! I know I'm having fun with it! You have made some interesting observations about the book! I found this book very interesting, considering the amount of time most teenagers spend playing video games (actually, I know some adults who spend a lot of time with video games as well!) How many of you play video games frequently and is there any video game that you wish you could actually be in?
Ms. Steffen
You must respond to 2 of the 3 following questions.
ReplyDeleteWeek 4/16/2009 - 4/23/2009
Chapters 6-10
1.)What does Barney think the scratch marks on the wall are?
2.)Why does Barney want to keep Interstellar Pig a secret?
3.)What does the word desultorily mean? Do you think Zen and her friends believed Barney's story about getting lost on the other side of the island and why? What was Barney really doing?
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My weird face didn't work before. I shall find out what Barney thinks the scratch marks are. I just forgot.
I am responding to Ms. Steffen on April 16,
ReplyDeleteI play my wii pretty often. I wish I could be in Mario Kart so I could run into things and not get hurt! Haha! Blog ya later! -BB0519
Dear fellow Humanoids (I Hope),
ReplyDelete1. I think Barney thinks that the scratch marks are a Map to a rock on the South side of an island. He later finds out that his fishy neighbors are going to the island! The neighbors just seem to not want Barney to go to the island with them. But after a bunch of nagging they finally let barney go. I want to go to an island!
From,
The very much Human (I hope) Jw5896
P.S. Hi Ms. Steffen
What does Barney think the scratch marks on the wall are? What Barney thinks they are is the captains brother??? Or it could be the captain himself??? That is what Barney thinks the scratch marks are, and so do I which I am not going to tell who I really am?!?!?!?
ReplyDeleteMy fellow bloggians (or teachers, or computer programmers, classmates, friends, and cousins),
ReplyDeleteI shall be responding to Ms. Steffen her one and only blog. I play video games a lot. They are fun. You can do all this cool stuff that you may never do in actual life. Like when you go on a safari. You can hunt or go diving or maybe even buy a little puppie that you aren't alergic to. I would like to be in a Madden game. Gotta go.
Hey fellow Stellar readers,
ReplyDeleteBarney thinks the scratch marks on the wall in his room are a secret code from the sailors brother. All the scratch marks lead to the island on the other side of the ocean. If I were Barney I would be freaking out and I wouldn't stay in that room because I would be to scared! I would be interested though because that was a clever idea to do that! This book is getting better as I read more so I can't wait to get to the end! Haha! Blog ya later! -BB0519
Dear Everybody,
ReplyDeleteAt first, Barney can make no sense out of the scratch marks on the wall, but after a lot of pondering over it, he realizes that they look like a map pointing to something. He finds a hot pink sharpie pen and traces the lines on the window to a point in the middle at which they all connect. When Barney looks out the window, they are all pointing to a huge boulder on the other side of the bay. When Barney's mom comes into his potential room, she scolds him by saying that he should know better and that if she can't get the marker off, they will have to pay for a new window. I would really enjoy drawing on a window with a pink permanent marker. This is probably only because it is one of the "no no"s that our parents always tell us not to do. "Don't draw on the walls or windows!" Blah blah blah. I think Barney is a bit childish because when he is playin Interstellar Pig for the first time, he complains about the card that he was dealt. Also, drawing on the window wasn't a very good choice. He could have used string and taped it to the window, it would have been much easier to get off. The way he is always throwing himself at the neighbors (not the literal form, I mean constantly wanting to be in their presence even when they very obviously hint that they don't want him to be there) is slightly immature. I'm not sure if the author intended this for Barney or if it just happened, but I don't really like that about him. That is all for now. Have a great weekend!
Blog your heart out,
OR1020
Dear Mrs. Mahoney,
ReplyDeleteAccording to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (New College Edition) desultory means Moving or jumping from one thing to alother: disconnected. Also Occuring haphazardly: random. Desultorily would mean that a person was being desultory. I think Zena, Joe, and Manny are not sure if they should believe Barney's story about being lost on the other side of the island. This is because they seem kind of suspicious of him, but if they had a strong suspicion that he took what they were looking for, they would frisk him, which they didn't do. They don't seem very friendly on the way back which leads me to think that they are suspicious, but not enough to do anything about it. Barney was really looking for whatever Zena, Joe and Manny were going to look for. He didn't know what it was, but he knew that it was important to them and they would leave without him ever finding out why they needed it if he didn't find it first. He went to look for the boulder that he saw from his window. He found a treasure chest with a tiny box inside. He didn't look in the box, he just hid it because he could hear the others aproaching. He hid and ran back to where their boards and lunch were waiting. I would be so excited if I found the box first. I don't think that I would be able to wait to find out what was inside it though. Once again, Barney wasn't acting his age when he whined because they wouldn't let him go. I understand his intent, but I think that maybe he could have done it with a little more class. He really should have stayed home because of the terrible sunburn that he had. He never thought that whatever it was that the neighbors wanted could be dangerous. What if it was a bomb and the second he touched it, it blew up in his face. Of course that would never happen because then he would most likely die and we would have no main character. It is unlikely that someone as slow as burned and ordinary as him could get to the treasure before the three super fast next door neighbors, but Barney beat the odds and did it.
Blog your heart out,
OR1020
Holy mustard that was long!!!
ReplyDeleteDear Friendly Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI I think Barney thinks the scratches on the wall are from the sailor's brother who was killed by the sailor. I think he thinks that because every time he learns more about the story he becomes more convinced that it was from the brother. I am wondering what caused the sailor to kill his own brother. I know sometimes I feel like doing mean things to my brother, but I am pretty sure that I could not kill him! I wonder if the brother stole some gold coins and the sailor found out and killed him! Now actually I think maybe the brother stole the game, Interstellar Pig! I think this whole idea has to do something with the game, Interstellar Pig. I just wonder what it has to do with the story. Does anyone else like this book?
Signing off,
AH0926
Fellow Bloggians,
ReplyDeleteI shall answer the question #2. It states ' what does Barney think made the scratch marks'. He kind of believes that the captain's bro made them. Yet when he thinks about it it seems kinda crazy. Most of the scratches get really deep. Whoever made them had to be digging pretty hard. Also who would even want to spend time doing that. It might take a year to make all those scratches. Then again he was locked in that room for a really long time.
You know who,
CB0927
Mr. and Mrs. and Ms. and Odd Bloggians,
ReplyDeleteI shall be answering a question #1 well actually #2 since I sort of said that question #1 was #2 last time so sorry about that. It says 'why does Barney keep Inerstellar Pig a secret'. I will now tell you why. He says he is not sure (or so he thinks so). He thinks it should just be between him and the other three neighbors who he doesn't really know. Now I do not think this is a very wise decision.
The person who you know likes Jar Jar Binks (or am I),
CB0927
Hello Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI am still wondering how Zena and her friends manage to rent a sea side cabin, but apparently don't work. Does this seem strange to anyone else?
Happy Blogging, Mrs. Mahoney
Salutations pig bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI think that Barney thinks that the scratches on the wall are from the sailors and that the scratches may be a clue to help Barney get ahead in the game! The scratch marks seem to be a map! The map in the scratch marks reminds me of the movie The Little Vampire when the little kid finds the props (whatever he finds) under the floor board! Barney later finds out that the scratch marks really are a map and they lead to a rock on the south side of the island. Then even later he finds out that his neighbors are heaing in that direction. If i were Barney I would make sure I get to that rock before Zena, Manny, and Joe! I think all of this has something to do with the game! Does anybody have any ideaes as to how it might relate to the game Iterstellar Pig!
Have A Happy Day!!!:D
en1218
Pigers,
ReplyDeleteBarney say that he doesnt know why he is keepig the game Interstellar Pig from everybody else. I dont think this is a bad idea because it could be potentally dangerous to himself and his planet. But, if it were me I probably wouldnt't want to tell anyone else either because then it could just be my little secret. I once kept a secret from my friends, but after awhile I was bored of my secret and I started to tell people. Keeping secrets gets boring after awhile and when you tell people an old secret they don't really care. I think that Barney should tell Ted about the game because he sounds like he may be able to help. I wonder why he thinks it should be just between him and his three neighbors. Once again not a wise decision1 Have a nice night!
en1218
Friendly pig readers,
ReplyDeleteI am responding to mahoney on April 19, 2009 @ 2:32 PM. I think that they all have jobs. But they are from a different planet so it is a weird job and they can't tell others what their job is. I think their job might be to test out the game or nerd gamers/game testers. But, I don't think that every planet pays cash. So I question how they transformed their money. That does seem strange. I wonder if in the future they will come up with a more advanced way of paying for things without the three C's (cash, credit, or check)????? Better get back to more reading so I can answer next weeks queestions! Blog ya Later!!!
en1218 :D
Hey hey hey everyone!
ReplyDeleteI'm responding to AH0926 on April 17, 2009 at 11:38 AM. I agreet that the sailors brother made the scratch marks, but the sailor didn't kill his brother. He only had him tied to the back of the ship and thrown off of the front...ok that does sound kind of like he was trying to kill him. He did it because the brother killed the overboard guest passenger. He didn't want to sentance his own brother to a hanging because then he would be sure to die, but a person has a chance at living if he is thrown overboard. Ted said that being under the water for so long did some damage to the brother's mind. I think that is why the sea captain locked him up. Just like you said about your brother, sometimes I get mad at my sisters, but I don't think that I would ever actually hurt them, it would make me feel really guilty. I think this book is actually pretty interesting.
Blog your heart out,
OR1020
Dear everyone,
ReplyDeleteIn response to Mahoney on April 19, 2009 at 2:32 PM, I think that Zena, Manny, and Joe are spoiled and have very rich parents who don't make them work to earn their money.
Blog your heart out, (please, not literally, I already have to disect a frog on Tuesday! :p)
OR1020
Why Barney wants to keep interstellar pig a secret is, because he doesn't want his parents to find out. He also doesn't want anybody to find out because most of all his parents maybe could get hurt by maybe because the game and creatures could come alive. And they could hurt Barney's parents. Another thing is that, I hope you all know this but, his parents don't want Barney to hang out with the neighbors. But Barney does it secretly because, do you guys think that Barney likes Zena? I kind of thought that, In the beginning towards like the chapter #'s between 6-10? Also you guys I'm wondering why you think that Barney, not just because of the game but maybe there is a different reason why the neighbors are there? Another thing maybe that they are not really from New England?
ReplyDeleteThanks to whoever reads this Blog right here.
Sincerely,
IM83095
Dear everyone who is reading this,
ReplyDeleteDesultorily means to move or jumping from one ting to another. I do not think that the neighbors believe Barney's story when he was on the island. I think that because I am sure that they noticed a book missing. If they found that their book was missing, they would have probably thought that someone took it, and the only person, besides themselves, that has been in there house was Barney. I think they are trying to add things up. For example why would Barney be interested and want to more about the sailor. Another reason why I don't think that they believe his story is by the way they acted and it seemed that they tried to act like they believed his story. There was just something that made me believe that they didn't believe his story.
Signing off,
AH0926
I am responding to Mrs. Mahoney on April 19 at 2:32 PM. I know that in the book that it says that the neighbors look very different and act very different, but I think there is something very fishy about them. I think maybe they are brothers and sisters. I think they had or have rich parents and they pay for everything. I think maybe there ancestor is the sailor of the weird brother. Or maybe the other way around because that is the only reason I can think of now that someone would be so interested in the scary tale. So I am thinking that in some way they are related to the two sailors in some way. This book is making me want to read more!! Which means its a good book!
ReplyDeleteSigning off,
AH0926
Dear peeps of the blogging world,
ReplyDeleteBarney is keeping Interstellar Pig a secret because if he tells the neighbors that he has the piggy then he thinks that they will take it and leave. So Barney puts it in a book on the bookcase shelf. He does that because he thinks that they won't think of looking in a easy spot. That night he was getting all crazy and thinking that the neighbors killed his parents when they actually just went to the people's house. When I read that it reminded me of that scary movie when the lady watches the kid and this guy stalks them. That's a text-to-movie. I don't want Mrs. Mahoney thinking that I am getting off topic. I am also answering question #2.
From,
mg1502
Dear peeps in pig,
ReplyDeleteI am answering question #1. Barney thinks the scratches on the wall are from the crazy sailors brother and that they might be sort of a clue to them of the game or the pig. I think that they are just marks from a crazy guy. I really don't think they are that special. Maybe I am wrong maybe I am right. I don't know! I read a lot over teh weekend. I was on page 105 and now I am on page 181. That's 76 pages! I think. I hope. Oh, well.
From,
mg1502
Dear people that read Interstellar Pig,
ReplyDeleteI am responding to CB0927 April 18, 2009 at 12:45 P.M. I disagree because I do not think it would take that long. Well, maybe if he had a knife with him that would be easy. If he had a piece of tape that would take a while. So yes I agree and disagree. Do you like the book? Even though someone gave it away to you? I don't know who someone is and I am not asking who I am just asking about the book question.
From,
You know who...mg1502
Dear Classmates,
ReplyDeleteI am really getting into this book. I think that nothing can be worse than a book spoiler
From,
Ah0926
Dear piggies,
ReplyDeleteI finished the book!!!!!!!! I am sorry. I got excited. I know you probably don't care but I wanted to get it done. How does everybody like the book? Just wondering. I liked the ending a little bit. Who else finished the book? I am trying to start a conversation like Mrs. Mahoney wants us to. You don't have to respond to me. Free will fellow piggies, free will.
From,
mg1502
Dear mg102,
ReplyDeleteWas the ending of the book surprising? Was it interesting?
Dear people that I do not know, (wink)
ReplyDelete2.) I think that Barney wants to keep intersteller pig a secret because if you had a kid that hung around with older people that are very creeptastic and he brought home a weird board game I think I'd end the vacation a little short. wouldn't you? And plus Barney's parents would probably think of the game as some sort of "Special" people's game. He did the right thing keeping it a secret. I would have done the same thing! Good for Barney!
From,
A Stranger (wink) jw5896
Oops I mean Mg1502
ReplyDeleteDear piggy peeps,
ReplyDeleteI like blogging. I have nothing to type about. Anyways I forgot how to spell anyways for a moment there. I remember know. I feel like a type a lot. Back on track. Wow i just wasted 3 minutes thinking of what to type about. Anyway, I don't want to spoil the book so I won't talk about my favorite part in it. I misspelled the word the in one of my blogs. Oh, well.
from,
mg1502
Dear Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteRight now I really want to know more about the neighbors. I want some more back round knowledge about them because I really don't know much about them.
~AH0926
Dear....EVERYONE,
ReplyDeleteI think Barney wanted to keep Interstellar Pig a secret because he himself wasn't quite sure what it was all about yet. He didn't want his parents to know that all he did when he went over to the neighbors is play the game. He had a suspicion that there was more to the game than Zena was telling him about. He didn't want his parents to come over and investigate because they were suspicious that that wasn't what Barney was really doing. Barney thinks that the game could be possibly dangerous and a threat to him and his family. He doesn't want his parents to know because he wants to keep going over to the neighbors. He thinks that maybe his parents won't think it appropriate to play games with the "adult" neighbors. How is everybody liking this book? I think it is actually not so bad.
Blog your heart out, (once again, not literally, I have enough experience from the frog)
OR1020
Dear AH0926,
ReplyDeleteThe ending of the book was surprising. i will not tell why because I don't want to spoil it. I also thought it was interesting also because I did not expect the blank to actually blank blank. See I found a way to respond to the ending and not give away the book. Yes!
From,
mg1502
p.s. You didn't need to capitalize my m it was lower-case.
Dear people of which who have/had access to the inter-web,
ReplyDeleteThe following blog contains a small spoiler if you have not read to about the halfway point. Viewer discretion is advised. (Though I don't really know what that means.)
This is in response to CB0927 who posted on April 18, 2009 12:52 PM.
I think it would be good to keep it a secret. you say and quote "Now I do not think this is a very wise decision." I disagree Because how would you like it if you parents found out you were socializing with aliens. Not to much. I know my parents wouldn't.
From a Persom with the blogger username of
jw5896
Dear OR1020,
ReplyDeleteThose were some very interesting comments about the book. I think all of those possibilities could be right.
~AH0926
I, IM83095, am responding to mg1520. I do agree that the claw marks on the wall are a clue to the game of interstellar pig. I don't agree that the scratch marks on the wall are from a crazy guy but maybe the guy got mad at his brother, something like that. But I'm not totally for sure though. So either one of us could be right about that. I also think that the captain and his brother aren't really from earth. That they may be from the game it self. Also I think that Zena, Manny and Joe of course aren't really from the game and then also that they weren't really trying to hurt Barney. About that thing that i just talked about Zena's creature probably took over her body so then Zena's creature could digest Barney??? Also another thing could be that Barney wanted to still be friends with his neighbors, but maybe he didn't.
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
IM83095
Dear People,
ReplyDeleteAre the neighbors really aliens?
Hello Fellow Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI will be responding to MG150 on April 22, 2009 8:28 AM. I agree with you about the end of the book. I think I know the part that you are talking about and I too was surprised. When Zena, Joe, and Manny did that one thing, which I won't mention for fear of ruining the book to everyone else, I was like oh my goodness!!! I was not expecting that. Well, actually I kind of was, but it still surprised me. This was a pretty good book!
Blog your heart out,
OR1020
Dear anyone who is Inter Pig,
ReplyDeleteI am worried about the neighbors I read a certain part at the end or near the end and they really scared me. Like why would they do blank. I am trying not to spoil the book. Anyway what's up in the book fellow bloggers? I can't think of anything to type about. I really would not give this book to a kid younger than 10 because of the swearing in it . When I first saw that I was a little worried for the person who wrote the book.
Written by,
mg1502
Hey bloggers,
ReplyDeleteBarney wants to keep Interstellar Pig a secret because when he found the pig on the island he thought he was cool because he got the "treasure" before Zena, Manny, and Joe did. I think I would of showed them because I wouldn't know what to do with it. What would you do? Well have a great day!
BB0519
Dear AH0926,
ReplyDeleteI am not going to ruin the book!!!!!!!!!!!!
From,
mg1502
Dear mg1502,
ReplyDeleteOk thats fine and thanks for not telling me!
~AH0926
Dear mg1502,
ReplyDeleteSomeone else blogged about them being aliens.
Dear BB0519,
ReplyDeleteThank you! I will try to have a good day. I hope you have a good day too!
~AH0926
Dear anyone,
ReplyDeleteWho is giving the book away to everyone? It is not cool. Well it is not my business. Wow that was a weird noise. CB0927 you make interesting noises.
From,
mg1502
Dear mg1502,
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. I really dislike book spoilers!
Dear terestrials,
ReplyDeleteCb0927 does make some funny noices. Blrup lope koing joang!!!
From
ME!!!!!!!!
Jw5896
Dear terestrials,
ReplyDeleteCb0927 does make some funny noices. Blrup lope koing joang!!!
From
ME!!!!!!!!
Jw5896
why didn't mrs. you know who post the questions. this is odd
ReplyDeletePlease respond to 2 of the 3 following questions.
ReplyDeleteWeek 4/27/2009 - 5/1/2009
1.)Who is Moyna?
2.) On page 180 Barney debates whether he want to the big or not, why?
3.) Does Barney really fear for his life, or is it just a game?
Dear fellow bloggers,
ReplyDeleteIf my memory serves me correctly, Moyna is Manny's character in Interstellar Pig. This is different because Moyna is a girl, and Manny appears to be a boy. Zena's character is a girl, and Joe's character is a boy. That is what makes Manny and Moyna different than the the other two neighbors. Maybe it's like Peter Pan where Peter is always played by a girl. I never understood why, but that's how they do it. Maybe it's because boy's can't pull of Pan's hair. For some reason, my first impression of Moyna was lamblike. Doesn't the name Moyna sound like something you would name a lamb? If for some reason, and I hope not, I get a lomb that's what I'm going to name her. Moyna is really just a gloppy gloopy mess of pink jello-y stuff...with veins!!! Yuck!!! I really hope everyone has read this far, because I don't want to ruin it for anybody.
Blog Your Heart Out,
OR1020
Dear Mrs. Mahoney...and all of the other curious eyes that are scanning this internet page,
ReplyDeleteI think Barney is really fearing for his life. It is not just a game anymore! The game has become reality with real gear, real disguises, and real weapons. Killing Barney at this point wouldn't really do the other...things any good because they don't know where the piggy is. They may never find it safely nestles between the covers of a yearbook. Maybe on the planets that the other contestants are from, there are no books. Maybe they think that these things were just pieces of solid rock, shined up for decoration. I read a book where there was a key hidden within the hollowed out pages of a book. It was pretty good. I would reccomend the book to people who like mysteries, but I seem to have misplaced the name of it somewhere within the files of my brain. Maybe it's floating around with "The Take Home Tasks of Years Past" *shudders at the thought* Just kidding.
Blog Your Heart Out,
OR1020
Dear bloggers,
ReplyDeleteMoyna is Manny in the book. I think this is really weird because Manny is a boy and Moyna is a girl! Also Zulma is Zena and Jrlb is Joe. The are both the same gender as they are suppose to be. I think there is something wrong with Manny because just like a girl he cares about his looks and everything. He even bleaches his beard!!! He also gives Barney a choice of something that will make him look young all the time! There is something weird about him. Well blog ya later! -BB0519
Dear Interstellar Pig readers,
ReplyDeleteMoyna is Manny. Zulma is zena. Jrlb is joe. To me it sounds like they are from another century or maybe even a different planet! I am getting to a really good part in the book. I am at the part where they finally tell you more about the game and the neighbors and what they actually are and what they are trying to do/find. I think it might be fun to play the game, but not the real game, just the board game of Interstellar Pig because I really would not like to Die just because of a little game! I really wonder what is going to happen to the neighbors and also Barney. I hope he doesn't die! Then the book would have a sad ending.
Keep on reading,
AH0926
Dear peoples,
ReplyDelete1.) Moyna is a octopus floating bag thing that is looking for the piggy to save her/his planet. His/her bag on top of there head filled with helium.
If my head was full of helium then id be a world champion high jumper. He is a very weird creature. I'm not that weird. Am I? Ah, who cares. Well I don't.
From
jw5896
Dear Piggies,
ReplyDeleteMonya is the creature that Manny turns into when he plays the game. Monya is some alien thing that breathes underwater. Or is that Jrlb? Well, she does get deflated because of the air from Earth. So for now I say she breathes underwater. Did anyone els realize that Jrlb starts with a j just like Joe the person it turned into. Monya Manny, Zena Zulma. Getting my drift here? I answered the first question of Mrs. Mahoney's questions.
From,
mg1502
Salutations pig readers,
ReplyDeleteThe character Moyna is Manny's character in the game Interstellar Pig. Moyna is a pink blobish thing. In the book Moyna is a girl so it is really weird because Manny is a boy. I wonder why they made Moyna a girl? Did Manny choose for it to be a girl? The name Moyna is a really dumb name. But it is perfect for a blob-ish thing. If I were a character in Interstellar Pig I would want to be a star shaped thing and I would name it Julie. I don't really have any idea why I would name it Julie. I guess I just like the name. What would you be if you were a character in Interstellar Pig? When I was little I was obsessed with the game Trouble. I was always wanting to play with it, but after awhile nobody wanted to play Trouble with me.
Sincerely,
en1218
Hello Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI am responding to OR1020 on April 27. I've never thought of Moyna to be a lamb name. You're right it does kind of sound like a lamb name! I think something is wrong with Manny because he is very concerned about his looks and his character is a girl!! This book is very weird, but in some weird way it's kind of cool! I am actually liking this book more now that I am farther in the book. Well have a great day and make good choices!-BB0519
you know what I'll just cut to the chase bloggers and bloggiers (if that indeed is a word),
ReplyDeleteYou know question number one, well I am gonna answer it. Who is Moyna? Well I'll tell ya who he is.
Moyna is really many in his real form. So actually Manny never existed. Also Moyna is a creature with a octopus on his/her head. It's head inflates and makes it able to fly into the air.
by/from/sincerely/seriously/knowingly/oddly/not love,
CB0927
Good Bye and Good Riddence
Dear fellow pigges,
ReplyDeleteI think that Barney doesn't care for his life and thinks it is just a game because he thinks that the piggie is lying to him and nothing will happen. Which he hopes is right. The pig is saying that the hiccup is going to explode the species who has it. Manny and the others think it will save them because the others in the game will die. So he hopes that everyone will be safe. I also think that he dos because he is all freaky about the Earth. So I am a fifty fifty on this question. I would like to say what happens but I don't want to give away the book.
Tootles,
mg1502
Dear People,
ReplyDeleteI really think that Barney is fearing for his life because he is hearing voices and the neighbors are acting weird. I also think that he knows it is just a game, but I think he is scared to death knowing he could lose his life to a board game. I don't think that Barney is going to die. I think Barney is going to destroy the neighbors somehow and destroy or get rid of the real piggy. I think this is a weird but scary book in a way because I am pretty sure that the neighbors are aliens or some space creatures that are very ugly looking. This book also reminds me of the book, Twilight because vampires don't age or get older and we know that the neighbors take some special drink that makes them not age. I not yet sure if the voice that Barney is hearing is the real piggy or the captains voice because to me it sounds like it is the captains voice for some reason. I really like this book.
~AH0926
Dear fellow bloggers,
ReplyDeleteOn page 180 Barney debates whether he want to the big or not, why? Because if he has the piggy the neighbors might go after him and the piggy on the planet that he is on( which is earth). Another thing could be that he wants the pig because he doesn't want to have the earth destroyed. Barney feels sorry about the neighbors kind of because they felt as if he were to be the one that had their planet destroyed but he's glad that it wasn't him though. Just another thing is that the neighbors probably wish that they didn't fight Barney but they probably couldn't control themselves because they were hideous monsters and they weren't always trying to hurt Barney, because they would know better.
Thanks to whom ever read this blog,
IM83095
Salutations Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI think that Barney really is feared for his life. It has now become more than just a game. Everything is now real the weapons, the characters, the object of the game has now become reality. It is kind of like when I was playing Sims 2 one day and I made the character do the exact same thing I had done that day. It was really seeing what I did that day only virtually. I think it is a bad choice to try and kill Barney because if they do they still wont know where the piggy is. This game is really going to get messy. I am not sure if I am like this book. I guess it is ok but just okay.
Have a nice day,
en1218
Dear peeps,
ReplyDeleteIn response to AH0926, THEY ARE ALIENS!!!!!!! I wonder what's the biggest clue. The spaceships or the extraterrestrial looks and futuristic weapons. I wonder!!!! Do you? I hope people catch on.
From
jw5896
bloggers,
ReplyDeleteThe reason why they do not want the piggy. It has the hiccups. Not ordinary ones. People want the piggy but don't know it will kill them. If they knew they wouldn't want it. Yet they don't. The hiccups are like nuclear weapons.
I am Responding to EN1218. I agree on a lot about you say. Barney now knows that this game is now real and not just a silly little game. There are real weapons, real planets, real characters, and everyone wants the real pig. I am very interested because I want to know how the book ends. I bet Barney wins the game and the "neighbors" go away for good. Well that is what I am hoping how it ends. I bet it has an happy ending like every other book/movie. This book is like no other, I can tell you that. Happy April 28th!
ReplyDelete~AH0926
Dear en1218,
ReplyDeleteAt April 28 09 8:40 am. I kind of liked the book. It was kind of weird at the end. Did you finish the book? I did and I am glad because we have to finish the book soon. The reason why I think it is weird is because different things happen. It would be so easier if everyone was done so I would not give away the book. Would you ever suggest the book? I would not suggest it.
Bye-Bye,
mg1502
HEllo Pig Bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI'm responding to or1020 April 27, 2009 at 8:06 pm. I never thought of the name Moyna as a sheep name as well as bb0519. It is actually a good name for a lamb. Only if I had a lamb I would name it Romona. I really like that name. It is really Lamb-ish. I think Manny might have a little too much oxygen in his head and not enough brain room. Because he is the only one that made his character the oposite gender than he is. I wonder if he is "confused". I am the 100th comment on this blog!! I am sooooo excited!! This is awesome! I would like to thank my teacher and the bloggers I mentioned in the posting for my non stop blogging! THank You! Also this is my last blog for this book! Wow this is a big day!!!!!!!
Sincerely forever on blogging journals I am,
EN1218!!!!!!!!!! :D
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaa we made it to 100 comments (well now it is actually 101 but oh well) Congratulations all Bloggers!!!!!!!!1
ReplyDeleteEN1218
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ReplyDeleteHola senors, senoritas and senoras,
ReplyDeleteComo estas? Yeah that's about all of the spanish that I can spell correctly. I also know bano from Mrs. Elliot's exploritories last year. Oh oh oh!!! I can also do the months of the year. Anywho, I am responding to EN1218 responding to me at 4:14 PM on April 28th, 2009. Romona is a very good name for a lamb!!! I really like it!!! I think that the author made Manny/Moyna be both a boy and a girl because he wanted to be fair and have equal amounts of each gender. Joe/Jrlb is a boy and Zena/Zulma is a girl. Manny is a...a he/she. Well really since Manny was just a disguise, he is really only a she, but he/she/Manny/Moyna balances out the third character if that makes any sense what so ever. That is my theory. Congrats on the 100th and 101st postings!!! I'm proud of our class for getting so many because if you want to be all technilogical, we only needed...um, sorry, I don't know how many people are in our group and I don't have a calculator handy. What I do know is that we didn't need 100 enteries for the assignment, but we did it! Good job everybody. Wow, that was actually kind of mushy, but it took a while to type so I'm not going to delete it. CB0927, I really hope that hiccups aren't really nuclear weapons, because for some reason I've had them four whole times today!!! Try singing your song in the play with hiccups!!! I didn't actually have to do it, but it was close! Oh, and Mrs. Mahoney, this is not off subject because I'm making a text-to-self connection...I think. Well good bye blogging world. *blows kisses in farewell* lol jk
Blog Your Heart Out, (please don't, we already have a forced speciman for tomorrow's science experiment)
OR1020
P.S. I liked blogging and it is going to be hard going back to journals because I like to type better than I like to write, and sometimes when I start writing a sentance, I can't write fast enough. By the time I get to the main idea of the sentance I don't remember what I was writing about. That doesn't happen to me when I type. I also like the fact that you can just press one button and it erases the letter, sentance, or paragraph with no erase marks. NOBODY'S PERFECT, THAT'S WHY COMPUTERS COME WITH BACKSPACES
Dear fellow pigges,
ReplyDeleteI don't want to stop blogging because it is really fun and I don't have to write a lot down. I prefer typing over writing bigtime. I think it would be cool if someone compared Barney from Interstellar pig to Barney from the Westing Game. Ha ha ha! Anyway that was funny or1020 about the backspace thing. Do any of you dislike blogging? I like blogging a lot!
Syonara,
mg1502
Hello fellow bloggers,
ReplyDeleteI think Barney thinks it is more than a game, but later finds out that it is just a game. What I think is interesting is that Barney found out it was a game before the neighbors did! I guess it was there fist game too though. This book wasn't my favorite because science fiction isn't my genre. I have to say it was better than I thought it would be. Well this is my last blog this is BB0519 signing off for good! See ya later!P.S I like to blog it's a lot better than journals.
dear peeps,
ReplyDeleteBarney fears for his life because there's aliens all over!!! Who wouldn't? I would. And people he thaught he knew where aliens! I'd be scared. Then again Who wouldn't! hes lucky he had that lichen antidote though! Real lucky!
Sincerly
jw5896
ha i am the last to post a comment and there is nothing that you can do about it. now that the school isn't using this blog anymore we should use it for ourselves... yeah.
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