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"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in
message ...
Wolfgang wrote:

... I distinctly
remember asking who you stole the line, "The boy just WILL not
learn."
from, and there's no sign of it anywhere above. I'd appreciate an
answer.

I borrowed it from you, silly.

I already knew that, of course. However, unlike you and Stevie, not
everyone on ROFF reads every word I write. Consequently, it may cost
them more trouble than they think it's worth to track down the origins
of everything you post.

So sue me.

Why?

And, while you're at it, maybe you could tell us all why the words
"in
kind" as I used them earlier were stupid and superfluous.

You did look those words up in the dictionary, right ?

No. I don't have one at my desk. Besides, I am convinced that a
professional writer.....one who makes a living through the use of
words.....is a much better source for an indication of proper and
effective usage. Perhaps you can contact Mr. F.P. Adams for us and
ask if he'd be willing to take a little time from his doubtless busy
schedule to help us out.

I'm afraid that's about all I can do for you,

QED.

I tried and tried
and tried, but I guess I'm not a GOOD teacher.

It isn't everyone who has the courage to confess that he is guessing
at what has already been agreed upon and demonstrated.

(I stole "GOOD teacher" too, so sue me. ;-)

Not funny, not cute, not witty.......what's left?

Wolfgang

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On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:08:59 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Wolfgang wrote:

... I distinctly
remember asking who you stole the line, "The boy just WILL not learn."
from, and there's no sign of it anywhere above. I'd appreciate an
answer.

I borrowed it from you, silly. So sue me.

And, while you're at it, maybe you could tell us all why the words "in
kind" as I used them earlier were stupid and superfluous.

You did look those words up in the dictionary, right ? I'm
afraid that's about all I can do for you, I tried and tried
and tried, but I guess I'm not a GOOD teacher.

Yeah, I was pretty sure of that, but I thought you might at least have
an interest in finding about good ...there's one of your fellow
travelers in the Redington rods threads, and I suggested that he ping
you so that you would know he (he, the poster, not "He," good) was
reading and posting to ROFF...maybe y'all could be prayer buddies or
something...hmmm...so maybe it's "Good, God, Almighty!"...hey, I can
live with that...equal time and all...give credit where it's due, I
always say...as long as the ROI (as in interest, not as in "king") is
good, anyway...

Piously yours (really, no bull...just so it doesn't go off on a
mitre...)
R
....who eats, shoots, and leaves, apparently...

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Wolfgang wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote:
You did look those words up in the dictionary, right ?

No. ...

Well, that's the problem then, isn't it ? You blame the reader
for your shortcomings as a writer and the teacher for your
shortcomings as a student.

--
Ken Fortenberry

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"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in
message ...
Wolfgang wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote:
You did look those words up in the dictionary, right ?

No. ...

Well, that's the problem then, isn't it ?

Problem? What problem?

You blame the reader
for your shortcomings as a writer

Writer? Someone told you that I'm a writer?

and the teacher for your
shortcomings as a student.

Teacher? What teacher?

Wolfgang

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"Joe McIntosh" wrote in message ...
"Charlie Choc" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 18:42:41 +0200, "riverman" wrote:

"Kids, kids. As far as Daddy's concerned, you're both potential
murderers."

"I have feelings too - like 'My stomach hurts' or 'I'm going crazy!'"

Homer Simpson
--
Charlie...


IJ asks- did Homer Simpson write children's book or what--I have never
heard of him.

IJ here's a link that may shed some light for you.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...jpg&hasJS=true

If it's to long and it looks like it might be, go to Cabelas home page
and search Simpsons.
The Simpsons make some pretty significant social commentary. They
also have some famous guests on the show, including George the 1st,
Bill Clinton, Steven Hawking, Jhonny Cash etc.

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"BJ Conner" wrote in message
om...
...If it's to long and it looks like it might be, go to Cabelas home
page
and search Simpsons...

DOH!

Wolfgang
who has got to believe that if he lived another ten thousand years it
would STILL never have occurred to him to search cabelas for simpsons.
:)

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On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 14:53:46 -0400, "snakefiddler"
wrote:

any answers. my smelly gravel guards are soaking in soapy water as we
speak. and my boots are already getting to be a little smelly. after i
wear them, i put them outside on my balcony to dry, but i bring them in at
night to guard against theft.
They'll get more seasoned in time - I leave mine out at night to guard
against thieves. My entire property is safe for about two days.

I experimented a bit with a small light bulb in a drop light up inside
my hippers to dry them but never really fine tuned it. In the places
in the tropics I've been, where mildew crud is always a problem,
you'll find a light bulb in the bottom of closets & lockers.

Kiyu

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On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 10:39:27 -0400, William Claspy
wrote:

On 6/24/04 10:27 AM, in article , "Wolfgang"
wrote:

so i have no doubt the simpsons could be fodder for
several dissertations and a movie. just hope the music is good.

I'd be much surprised to learn that no one has yet gotten at least a
master's out of "The Simpsons".


Why oh why do you bait me so?

A quick trip through the database leads me to believe that at least nine
such theses have been written. I decline to read them however, most
especially "From Barthes to Bart Simpson", but with the possible exception
of "The Gospel According to Bart."


I'm having an evil day. Here's one for you. Has anyone finally done
the one I keep suggesting to anyone who has to write a thesis? It's
where Godzilla is seen as a metaphor for the US army occupying Japan.
Works in many ways. Even after I explain it to them, they just shake
their heads and wander off.
--

rbc:vixen,Minnow Goddess,Willow Watcher,and all that sort of thing.
Often taunted by trout.
Only a fool would refuse to believe in luck. Only a damn fool would rely on it.

http://www.visi.com/~cyli

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On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 01:24:51 -0500, lid wrote:

I'm having an evil day. Here's one for you. Has anyone finally done
the one I keep suggesting to anyone who has to write a thesis? It's
where Godzilla is seen as a metaphor for the US army occupying Japan.
Works in many ways. Even after I explain it to them, they just shake
their heads and wander off.

Not theses, but here's a couple of links a quick Google search on
"godzilla us army japan" turned up:
http://www.dalekempire.com/JapanGodzillaAtomicBomb.html
http://www.geocities.com/yuenkitmun/sf-godzilla.html

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On 6/25/04 5:12 AM, in article ,
"Charlie Choc" wrote:

On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 01:24:51 -0500, lid wrote:

I'm having an evil day. Here's one for you. Has anyone finally done
the one I keep suggesting to anyone who has to write a thesis? It's
where Godzilla is seen as a metaphor for the US army occupying Japan.
Works in many ways. Even after I explain it to them, they just shake
their heads and wander off.

Not theses, but here's a couple of links a quick Google search on
"godzilla us army japan" turned up:
http://www.dalekempire.com/JapanGodzillaAtomicBomb.html
http://www.geocities.com/yuenkitmun/sf-godzilla.html

I frequently find that stuff like this found via Google can be considered
antithesis. :-)

That said, cyli, a quick tippity-tap through the database shows that four
dissertations have been written that at some level discuss Godzilla. It
would appear that none use the metaphor you mention. Go to it, girl.

I did find a book entitled "Film and the nuclear age : representing cultural
anxiety" that discusses Godzilla in the context of the fear of nuclear fall
out.

Bill

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"Wolfgang" wrote in message ...
"BJ Conner" wrote in message
om...
...If it's to long and it looks like it might be, go to Cabelas home
page
and search Simpsons...

DOH!

Wolfgang
who has got to believe that if he lived another ten thousand years it
would STILL never have occurred to him to search cabelas for simpsons.
:)

One of my kids spied the page in the Cabelas general catalog, then
Blinky shows up under the Christmas tree. Blinky is now somewhere in
the garage with the Budwiser beer can lure.

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"BJ Conner" wrote in message
om...
...Blinky is now somewhere in
the garage with the Budwiser beer can lure.

Dangerous, that. God knows what a hybrid might look like, but I'm
sure it's something you wouldn't want to let loose anywhere in the
wild. :(

Wolfgang

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On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:06:37 -0400, William Claspy
wrote:



I did find a book entitled "Film and the nuclear age : representing cultural
anxiety" that discusses Godzilla in the context of the fear of nuclear fall
out.

Thanks for looking.

What I've often suggested is that Godzilla is equated with the
individual soldiers of the occupation forces. The atom brought him to
Japan. He's big and clumsy (bigger and clumsier than the real US
soldiers, but that's what metaphor is for, right?). He wreaks
destruction wherever he goes because he doesn't know what he's doing.
He has no idea that what he's destroying is a civilization. He can't
see what he's stepping on. He gets annoyed and dangerous when the
Japanese try to protect themselves. However, he'll not willingly hurt
a woman and he's exceptionally nice to small children. If he notices
them. The Japanese police and military are of no use against him.
Finally the scientists and technicians get their day and are at least
semi-successful. They make him retreat (future promise of the time,
which sort of came true?). Oh, yeah, and all the politicians run away
or cower or are too stupid or scared to do anything.

That's it. Badly written, but worthy of a 20,000 word thesis in the
right hands. Goferit, someone? Credit in a footnote not required,
but would be appreciated. Maybe it'd already have been done if it
hadn't been business and hard science types I tried to give the idea
to.
--

rbc:vixen,Minnow Goddess,Willow Watcher,and all that sort of thing.
Often taunted by trout.
Only a fool would refuse to believe in luck. Only a damn fool would rely on it.

http://www.visi.com/~cyli