Discretion in speech is more than eloquence. October 4, 2003 8:55 PM Subscribe
Discretion in speech is more than eloquence. - Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)
That Bacon guy was pretty cool...
Your point? If your going to call a post (or a poster) out, maybe you could be a little less obtuse in the process. I think the literary allusion may not be the best way to express your displeasure-- you are displeased, no?
posted by cedar at 9:05 PM on October 4, 2003
Your point? If your going to call a post (or a poster) out, maybe you could be a little less obtuse in the process. I think the literary allusion may not be the best way to express your displeasure-- you are displeased, no?
posted by cedar at 9:05 PM on October 4, 2003
oh dear, we're know criticizing the language with which someone criticizes the language someone else uses?
It's saturday night. Get out of the house, will ya.
posted by jonmc at 9:08 PM on October 4, 2003
It's saturday night. Get out of the house, will ya.
posted by jonmc at 9:08 PM on October 4, 2003
This post sucks because it's a repeat, not because it was imflammitory.
posted by Space Coyote at 9:10 PM on October 4, 2003
posted by Space Coyote at 9:10 PM on October 4, 2003
I have to agree with you on this one, h7. How did that happen? And I'll be damned if you like Morrissey, too.
It was a weak post to begin with, for all the reasons that mr_crash_davis so succinctly spelled out, but inserting deliberately inflammatory language to get a rise out of people just makes this one stand out as especially bad.
posted by skoosh at 9:22 PM on October 4, 2003
It was a weak post to begin with, for all the reasons that mr_crash_davis so succinctly spelled out, but inserting deliberately inflammatory language to get a rise out of people just makes this one stand out as especially bad.
posted by skoosh at 9:22 PM on October 4, 2003
And I'll be damned if you like Morrissey, too.
If it makes you feel any better, I hate him.
posted by jonmc at 9:32 PM on October 4, 2003
If it makes you feel any better, I hate him.
posted by jonmc at 9:32 PM on October 4, 2003
i thought tryptophan was quoting James Baker at first
posted by amberglow at 9:41 PM on October 4, 2003
posted by amberglow at 9:41 PM on October 4, 2003
If it makes you feel any better, I hate him.
Don't blame you. Speaking of which,what's this?
posted by hama7 at 9:41 PM on October 4, 2003
Don't blame you. Speaking of which,what's this?
posted by hama7 at 9:41 PM on October 4, 2003
I have to agree with you on this one, h7. How did that happen? And I'll be damned if you like Morrissey, too.
Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an agreeable manner.
Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld
posted by y2karl at 9:44 PM on October 4, 2003
Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an agreeable manner.
Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld
posted by y2karl at 9:44 PM on October 4, 2003
but inserting deliberately inflammatory language to get a rise out of people just makes this one stand out as especially bad.
not a rise, but a reaction. There is an important distinction. Wasn't simply for the sake of saying nigger. I wanted people to care about the article linked to.
posted by Tryptophan-5ht at 9:51 PM on October 4, 2003
not a rise, but a reaction. There is an important distinction. Wasn't simply for the sake of saying nigger. I wanted people to care about the article linked to.
posted by Tryptophan-5ht at 9:51 PM on October 4, 2003
A simple salad can be enhanced by the application of a judiciously metered and moderate portion of cheese.
--Francois Duc de la Roqufert
posted by cedar at 9:52 PM on October 4, 2003
--Francois Duc de la Roqufert
posted by cedar at 9:52 PM on October 4, 2003
I wanted people to care about the article linked to
You failed. You made them care much more about the wrapping than the object inside.
posted by anastasiav at 10:03 PM on October 4, 2003
You failed. You made them care much more about the wrapping than the object inside.
posted by anastasiav at 10:03 PM on October 4, 2003
Americans are hilarious sometimes.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 10:04 PM on October 4, 2003
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 10:04 PM on October 4, 2003
Yeah, but all our comedians are Canadians. Go figure.
posted by y2karl at 10:34 PM on October 4, 2003
posted by y2karl at 10:34 PM on October 4, 2003
I just wanna say: that's the best this-post-was-deleted-for-the-following-reason ever. Ever.
posted by ook at 12:13 AM on October 5, 2003
posted by ook at 12:13 AM on October 5, 2003
Wow, while my new GF and I were playing "Victoria's Secret and the Horny Salesgirl", all this was happening here.
Oops, gotta run, time to ring up my purchase...
posted by mischief at 12:41 AM on October 5, 2003
Oops, gotta run, time to ring up my purchase...
posted by mischief at 12:41 AM on October 5, 2003
Who has the more serious problem, those who hang around MeFi on a Saturday Night because they've got nothing better to do, or those who take a break from sexual foreplay to write a comment on MeFi to complete strangers?
posted by Stan Chin at 6:50 AM on October 5, 2003
posted by Stan Chin at 6:50 AM on October 5, 2003
Especially when it's foreplay that's apparently occurring in a shop somewhere, like a week after a heart attack. Impressive.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 7:26 AM on October 5, 2003
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 7:26 AM on October 5, 2003
She took a pee break and my laptop sits on my nightstand. You guys don't roleplay in bed?
...and it's been two weeks since the HA, however my cardiologist won't clear me for The Chamber yet. (Probably NSFW)
;-P
posted by mischief at 1:40 PM on October 5, 2003
...and it's been two weeks since the HA, however my cardiologist won't clear me for The Chamber yet. (Probably NSFW)
;-P
posted by mischief at 1:40 PM on October 5, 2003
Americans are hilarious sometimes.
Yeah, but all our comedians are Canadians. Go figure.
That's because Americans can only be funny by accident.
posted by dg at 3:42 PM on October 5, 2003
Yeah, but all our comedians are Canadians. Go figure.
That's because Americans can only be funny by accident.
posted by dg at 3:42 PM on October 5, 2003
That's because Americans can only be funny by accident.
Whereas, say, Paul Hogan and Yahoo Serious walk the razor's edge of comic brilliance. And don't get me started on that Mel Gibson, he's a hoot!
posted by dhoyt at 4:27 PM on October 5, 2003
Whereas, say, Paul Hogan and Yahoo Serious walk the razor's edge of comic brilliance. And don't get me started on that Mel Gibson, he's a hoot!
posted by dhoyt at 4:27 PM on October 5, 2003
Barry Humphries vs Bills Hicks
posted by inpHilltr8r at 5:33 PM on October 5, 2003
posted by inpHilltr8r at 5:33 PM on October 5, 2003
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