Comments on: I won’t add my condemn to your condemn XXVII http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/ Blogging politics, culture, sociology and life from Brisvegas Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:40:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: FDB http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-2/#comment-533608 FDB Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:46:46 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-533608 I condemn syntax American-style. I condemn syntax American-style.

]]> By: Bingo Bango Boingo http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-2/#comment-533590 Bingo Bango Boingo Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:37:09 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-533590 "US President George W. Bush and his Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson were Tuesday to unveil details of a comprehensive financial rescue package that includes investing hundreds of billions of government US dollars into several troubled banks." I condemn American-style syntax. BBB “US President George W. Bush and his Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson were Tuesday to unveil details of a comprehensive financial rescue package that includes investing hundreds of billions of government US dollars into several troubled banks.”

I condemn American-style syntax.

BBB

]]> By: Bingo Bango Boingo http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-2/#comment-532333 Bingo Bango Boingo Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:07:34 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-532333 I condemn the eye-searingly loud tie that Lindsay Tanner wore during today's question time. I also condemn the fashion sense of Catherine King, whose question time outfit rivaled, for bad taste, the worst excesses of Vanstonian polka-dotism. BBB I condemn the eye-searingly loud tie that Lindsay Tanner wore during today’s question time. I also condemn the fashion sense of Catherine King, whose question time outfit rivaled, for bad taste, the worst excesses of Vanstonian polka-dotism.

BBB

]]> By: David Rubie http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-2/#comment-532109 David Rubie Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:58:59 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-532109 Paul Burns wrote: <blockquote>This girl I know burnt my copy of American Psycho. It was a long time ago, but I still condemn her. (though it wasn’t really a very good book.) Interesting critique of capitalisnm, though.</blockquote> I reckon it's one of the few cases where the movie was better than the book - largely because the horror and violence were toned down. Still, burning a copy of of it (I presume because it is perceived as highly mysogonist) is a little extreme. I condemn myself for laughing so much at the long thoughtful descriptions of Huey Lewis and the News songs - I knew people just like that in a previous life (note - not in terms of music snobbery, but in terms of inflating the importance of ephemera). Paul Burns wrote:

This girl I know burnt my copy of American Psycho. It was a long time ago, but I still condemn her. (though it wasn’t really a very good book.) Interesting critique of capitalisnm, though.

I reckon it’s one of the few cases where the movie was better than the book – largely because the horror and violence were toned down. Still, burning a copy of of it (I presume because it is perceived as highly mysogonist) is a little extreme. I condemn myself for laughing so much at the long thoughtful descriptions of Huey Lewis and the News songs – I knew people just like that in a previous life (note – not in terms of music snobbery, but in terms of inflating the importance of ephemera).

]]> By: Graham Bell http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-2/#comment-532068 Graham Bell Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:40:36 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-532068 Mark [40]: Four possible causes have been identified: [I] the key was not depressed hard enough to make electrical contact - so the first "X" did not appear, [II] the writing stylus was used too lightly to make the impression in the wax distinct enough. {III} the writing tablet was left near heat or out in the sun so the wax in that spot melted back into flatness. or [IV .... or IIII for all you clepsydra and hour-glass watchers] an inattentive slave failed to write down the master's or mistress's words correctly. [It's so hard to buy decent slaves who are both literate and reliable these days, isn't it?] Mark [40]:

Four possible causes have been identified:

[I] the key was not depressed hard enough to make electrical contact – so the first “X” did not appear, [II] the writing stylus was used too lightly to make the impression in the wax distinct enough. {III} the writing tablet was left near heat or out in the sun so the wax in that spot melted back into flatness. or [IV .... or IIII for all you clepsydra and hour-glass watchers] an inattentive slave failed to write down the master’s or mistress’s words correctly. [It's so hard to buy decent slaves who are both literate and reliable these days, isn't it?]

]]> By: Ambigulous http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-2/#comment-532040 Ambigulous Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:23:19 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-532040 [ahem] "for caring enough"... "though they be" - enough from this illiterate, posing as numerate. [ahem] “for caring enough”… “though they be” – enough from this illiterate, posing as numerate.

]]> By: Ambigulous http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-2/#comment-532037 Ambigulous Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:20:10 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-532037 I did not condemn, but I applaud Mark who caring enough to correct little signs of innumeracy, even though it be in a Language Less Used. Pax vobiscum. I did not condemn, but I applaud Mark who caring enough to correct little signs of innumeracy, even though it be in a Language Less Used. Pax vobiscum.

]]> By: Paul Burns http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-2/#comment-531820 Paul Burns Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:26:08 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-531820 This girl I know burnt my copy of American Psycho. It was a long time ago, but I still condemn her. (though it wasn't really a very good book.) Interesting critique of capitalisnm, though. This girl I know burnt my copy of American Psycho. It was a long time ago, but I still condemn her. (though it wasn’t really a very good book.) Interesting critique of capitalisnm, though.

]]> By: David Rubie http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-1/#comment-531419 David Rubie Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:12:14 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-531419 Disgruntled, maybe you should ask your toilet friend whether he's read it (ask him while sharpening a knife). It might stop him from the over-shoulder peering. I condemn those who don't obey the <a href="http://jeff-flowers.com/12-unspoken-rules-for-urinal-etiquette/" rel="nofollow">unwritten rules of urinals</a>, especially "no talking". Disgruntled, maybe you should ask your toilet friend whether he’s read it (ask him while sharpening a knife). It might stop him from the over-shoulder peering. I condemn those who don’t obey the unwritten rules of urinals, especially “no talking”.

]]> By: Disgruntled http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-1/#comment-531380 Disgruntled Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:53:47 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-531380 Have you read American Psycho? "It's just...<i>so minty</i>" Have you read American Psycho?

“It’s just…so minty“

]]> By: David Rubie http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-1/#comment-531375 David Rubie Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:50:42 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-531375 I condemn all public urinals that haven't switched to <a href="http://www.desert.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Desert Cubes</a>. No, not dessert cubes. Do not eat the little green cubes! I condemn all public urinals that haven’t switched to Desert Cubes.

No, not dessert cubes. Do not eat the little green cubes!

]]> By: FDB http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-1/#comment-531348 FDB Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:36:39 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-531348 Can't top Disgruntled in the trauma stakes, but lavatory condemnation goes out to horridly over-fragranced 'toilet seat wipes', and most especially the dispenser in my work toilet for said wipes which drips said horrid fragrance onto the floor. I come out of the dunny able to actually <i>taste</i> the chemicals. Frankly I'd prefer the good honest stench of turds. I think. Can’t top Disgruntled in the trauma stakes, but lavatory condemnation goes out to horridly over-fragranced ‘toilet seat wipes’, and most especially the dispenser in my work toilet for said wipes which drips said horrid fragrance onto the floor.

I come out of the dunny able to actually taste the chemicals. Frankly I’d prefer the good honest stench of turds. I think.

]]> By: Disgruntled http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-1/#comment-531338 Disgruntled Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:31:27 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-531338 I condemn the dude who just scared the fuck out of me by sidling out of a toilet cubicle and peering over my shoulder while I was trying to take a piss, and who's response to my somewhat alarmed 'Do you mind?' was to grab his crotch and ask, Borat style, 'You want?' I condemn the dude who just scared the fuck out of me by sidling out of a toilet cubicle and peering over my shoulder while I was trying to take a piss, and who’s response to my somewhat alarmed ‘Do you mind?’ was to grab his crotch and ask, Borat style, ‘You want?’

]]> By: Liam http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-1/#comment-531208 Liam Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:01:06 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-531208 <blockquote>What’s getting up your goat this month so far?</blockquote> I condemn unnecessarily suggestive idiom. Leave my goat alone.

What’s getting up your goat this month so far?

I condemn unnecessarily suggestive idiom. Leave my goat alone.

]]> By: jane http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-1/#comment-531184 jane Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:47:30 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-531184 Sorry PC @35, at $85-$90/kg beach price, I suggest bunging a photo on a plate and just drinking the seasoned vinegar, lemon juice or whatever is your condimenty substance of choice. You <em>could</em> toss up between buying a crayfish or paying off the national debt of a smallish third world country, if you're feeling charitable. Or consume half a tonne of prawns! Sorry PC @35, at $85-$90/kg beach price, I suggest bunging a photo on a plate and just drinking the seasoned vinegar, lemon juice or whatever is your condimenty substance of choice. You could toss up between buying a crayfish or paying off the national debt of a smallish third world country, if you’re feeling charitable. Or consume half a tonne of prawns!

]]> By: Mindy http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-1/#comment-531083 Mindy Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:35:04 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-531083 I condemn the cold virus that is making me ache, and the cough that is straining my back muscles. Apart from that, I'm good. I condemn the cold virus that is making me ache, and the cough that is straining my back muscles. Apart from that, I’m good.

]]> By: Paul Burns http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-1/#comment-530888 Paul Burns Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:11:53 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-530888 Agree with you Graham. Laura, new Bridehead Revisited movie sort of got panned in the Guardian. But is apparently giving more emphasism to the Catholicism. Think I will just re-read the book. Agree with you Graham.
Laura, new Bridehead Revisited movie sort of got panned in the Guardian. But is apparently giving more emphasism to the Catholicism. Think I will just re-read the book.

]]> By: Shaun http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-1/#comment-530713 Shaun Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:45:05 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-530713 I condemn rain on Saturdays. Just two weeks into the season and both days have been rain affected. Given our home ground is almost right on the beach, I'd like to get a swim in a few times before a game. I condemn rain on Saturdays. Just two weeks into the season and both days have been rain affected. Given our home ground is almost right on the beach, I’d like to get a swim in a few times before a game.

]]> By: Mark http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-1/#comment-530683 Mark Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:33:39 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-530683 [1] Yikes! We stand condemn as Latin innumerates - I've fixed it! [1] Yikes! We stand condemn as Latin innumerates – I’ve fixed it!

]]> By: Graham Bell http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/comment-page-1/#comment-530680 Graham Bell Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:32:15 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/10/10/i-wont-add-my-condemn-to-your-condemn-xvii/#comment-530680 Kim and All: [1] I condemn all those who say that XVII is twenty-seven and that seventeen is XXVII. :D L-O-L! [2] I condemn the very annoying assumptions that because someone has retired and has to get by on a meagre pension, they must .... Have all the spare time in the world. Have no obligations and no priorities of their own. Have money to burn on playing the pokies or bingo or on going to the pub. Be able to just hop on the internet for however long as takes their fancy. Be able to get something fixed or replaced immediately it gets broken. [However, in my own case, if anyone has a big bag of money they want to get rid of .... just leave it at the door; I'll dispose of it for you. :-) ] Be able to do things as quickly as they could when they were twenty, or to lift, dig, carry, climb or push what they could at that age.. Be old-fashioned and incapable of undertanding and using new technology .... nor of adapting to social change and current attitudes. [Ooops. this has broken the three paragraph rule. Sorry]. Kim and All:

[1] I condemn all those who say that XVII is twenty-seven and that seventeen is XXVII. :D L-O-L!

[2] I condemn the very annoying assumptions that because someone has retired and has to get by on a meagre pension, they must ….

Have all the spare time in the world.

Have no obligations and no priorities of their own.

Have money to burn on playing the pokies or bingo or on going to the pub.

Be able to just hop on the internet for however long as takes their fancy.

Be able to get something fixed or replaced immediately it gets broken. [However, in my own case, if anyone has a big bag of money they want to get rid of .... just leave it at the door; I'll dispose of it for you. :-) ]

Be able to do things as quickly as they could when they were twenty, or to lift, dig, carry, climb or push what they could at that age..

Be old-fashioned and incapable of undertanding and using new technology …. nor of adapting to social change and current attitudes.

[Ooops. this has broken the three paragraph rule. Sorry].

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