tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post116484729312672774..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: God Rest Ye MerryAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1165115211478364612006-12-02T22:06:00.000-05:002006-12-02T22:06:00.000-05:00Yes Ben, it is hard to take people to task for a w...Yes Ben, it is hard to take people to task for a well-meant sentiment, even if you believe they miss an important part. Well-meaning sentiments, however clumsy or unfortunately phrased, are not so common in this world that we should seek to punish them.<BR/><BR/>I like the St. Valentine's thing. I'll bet the drunks on St. Patrick's Day don't get the point, though.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1165011932008889752006-12-01T17:25:00.000-05:002006-12-01T17:25:00.000-05:00I'm not willing to fully enter into the loss-of-"M...I'm not willing to fully enter into the loss-of-"Merry-Christmas"-is-an-affront-to-our-morals with the same enthusiasm as those a few generations above mine, but I do have to say: God help me if I ever say "Season's Greetings." What a terribly inane thing to say.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps I'll start using "Season's Greetings" at all other times of year, since it should apply anywhere. I'll give it a test run over Valentine's Day.Ben Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12491745981357751416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1165011883002823902006-12-01T17:24:00.000-05:002006-12-01T17:24:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Ben Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12491745981357751416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1164988078640405762006-12-01T10:47:00.000-05:002006-12-01T10:47:00.000-05:00CT, I actually used the second link when teaching ...CT, I actually used the second link when teaching Romeo & Juliet to my 9th grade English class this past month. I told them if they were going to joke around insulting each other (as is the popular display of friendship in adolescents these days), then they had better do it with some style!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872840299941324602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1164928322239883972006-11-30T18:12:00.000-05:002006-11-30T18:12:00.000-05:00You mean John Virgin wasn't round?You mean John Virgin wasn't round?Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1164912084571267662006-11-30T13:41:00.000-05:002006-11-30T13:41:00.000-05:00For that matter, how many know the proper punctuat...For that matter, how many know the proper punctuation for the first verse of <I>Silent Night</I> (Hint: there is no period between <I>bright</I> and <I>Round</I>.<BR/><BR/>As for Shakespeare, there is a whole revivial underway of Shakespearean insults, both <A HREF="http://www.insults.net/html/shakespeare/index.html" REL="nofollow">original</A> and <A HREF="http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/shake_rule.html" REL="nofollow">new</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1164910672241479032006-11-30T13:17:00.000-05:002006-11-30T13:17:00.000-05:00Merry might be on its way out, but why not bring b...Merry might be on its way out, but why not bring back some good old Shakespearian English? Nothing sounds quite so fun as, "Hie thee hence, for marry hither cometh thine enemy, that waspish, tickle-brained varlet!"Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872840299941324602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1164862083015672712006-11-29T23:48:00.000-05:002006-11-29T23:48:00.000-05:00Well, as the song from so long ago says, "we'll al...Well, as the song from so long ago says, "we'll all be gay when Johnny comes marching home," but almost no one uses the term "gay" in that context anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com