tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.comments2023-05-31T06:46:06.345-04:00Encyclopedia GiachetticaPaul G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05163928061525698840noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-24084020564389251312011-07-21T14:53:52.943-04:002011-07-21T14:53:52.943-04:0013) Never iron in the nude.
Good one. Believe it ...<i>13) Never iron in the nude.</i><br /><br />Good one. Believe it or not, when I was little I accidentally saw my mom doing that. Thankfully, she didn't see me. Otherwise, it could have been worse; she could have become so surprised by being caught in the act that it could have possibly caused her to accidentally hurt herself. In any case, it could have become an embarassment that neither of us would have been able to live down. lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-88141304495250278342010-12-09T11:31:00.577-05:002010-12-09T11:31:00.577-05:00I doff my hat to you, sir. Your best blog to date....I doff my hat to you, sir. Your best blog to date. Bravo.rassmguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592018043305943598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-45060100316077310932010-12-09T10:26:48.754-05:002010-12-09T10:26:48.754-05:00Very good.
I like the ability to solve a Rubik...Very good.<br /><br />I like the ability to solve a Rubik's cube. A nod to my recently developed skill?<br /><br />My thing about the turkeys and Thanksgiving is this: a very popular Christmas song lyrically states that "Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe help to make the season bright." My initial reaction is always, "Um, no... Turkey's are a given at Thanksgiving. But you don't necessarily have them at Christmas, right?" I know we do Italian sometimes. <br /><br />It just seems that they should have shoved the Turkey reference in that "Over the Hills and Through the Woods Song," which is basically the only traditional Thanksgiving "carol" that anyone knows, right? And, conversely, they should take the snow and sleigh from that song and put it into "Chestnuts." It could be an even swap.<br /><br />But, really, what I think of even more when I hear that one line is...and I'm really not kidding here: I think of it every time I hear that "everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe help to make the season bright." I think, "Everybody does NOT know that." I, for one, don't know that happens to be true. I'm kind of of the opinion that it doesn't. But that's just me. And I am part of "everybody," right? They're making too many generalities.<br /><br />Well, anyway, if you miss this kind of nonsense from me, know that the plan is for the Heart & Mind blog to return from its 2010 sabbatical in 2011, which is fast approaching. Stay tunes.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04355836429851679515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-47481338195017553832010-06-13T20:57:44.795-04:002010-06-13T20:57:44.795-04:00I did quite well at that game and thought about a ...I did quite well at that game and thought about a career in the bomb squad.<br /><br />http://strangespanner.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttp://strangespanner.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-4803902978066055752010-01-29T14:45:10.784-05:002010-01-29T14:45:10.784-05:00People often talk louder than standard level talki...People often talk louder than standard level talking when they are speaking on a cell phone. Perhaps they are not being "loud and obnoxious" (using foul language) yet, I would say that they are likely being louder than a standard conversation. <br /><br />If there was a sign clearly posted, then the hippy biker should have said, "Excuse me sir, but as the sign says I'd appreciate if you don't use your cell phone in the waiting area." <br /><br />I disagree with any of this one person's rights over another. Professional office space etiquette is to allow people to wait quietly for doctor, therapy or other appointments. Thus, if there's a sign up, then it is everyone's responsibility to abide by the rules. <br /><br />I think too many times people have a real "me, me, me," narcissistic culture where folks feel "entitled" to do whatever they please... completely ignoring expectations that were spelled out for enhancing everyone's waiting room experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-796400621880996072010-01-28T10:37:04.630-05:002010-01-28T10:37:04.630-05:00[[ (NOTE: Thanks to Steve for the inspiration to w...[[ (NOTE: Thanks to Steve for the inspiration to write this entry, who somehow was able to recite the entire Perfection jingle on cue.) ]]<br /><br />I'm glad you said this... because I was going to ask you this question:<br /><br />"Did we talk about this recently? Not too long ago, I had a delightful discussion about the Perfection game which ended in me singing an impromptu version of the 70s commercial jingle. Was that with you?"<br /><br />Now, clearly, I know it was. Was that New Years Eve? Anyway...<br /><br />Yes, you're right on the money with this blog, and, as I am certain I mentioned, the way those f**kers popped up sufficiently freaked me out that it made the otherwise enjoyable challenge utterly unenjoyable. I told my mother, and she suggested that I DON'T "push the plunger down" (as the song went) but do "set the timer." This way, if time runs out, I hear it stop clicking and realize that I lost the game, but I didn't have exploding plastic pieces scaring the s**t out of me. <br /><br />I must admit, it was a brilliant suggestion. It worked when I was a kid, but, in truth, this past year I played some Perfection again and, even at age 38, elected to do it without pushing the board down. Who needs that kind of nonsense? Being startled = not good.<br /><br />Remember when kids used to "jump out" at you from hiding and scream something? Then they'd all be like, "Ha ha! I scared you!" as though you were some kind of p*ssy who was afraid of them. I mean, anything startling you unexpectedly could make you jump, right? (This sounds like it's turning into my own blog entry in your comments section--which has happened before.) However, it all sounds pretty familiar and I am pretty sure I already wrote a blog about this subject.<br /><br />Next up... the stress of Stratego. "This could be the flag! CRAP! It's a bomb!" Let's blindly attack things with a guess based on nothing that it is not a bomb. Strategy my ass!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04355836429851679515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-28565185683220779932009-08-31T16:28:14.093-04:002009-08-31T16:28:14.093-04:00Well said paul I like your way of thinking. I hear...Well said paul I like your way of thinking. I heard something similiar in Mass yesterday during the priests serman.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680328027649710150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-25096480626784905322009-08-31T10:09:20.592-04:002009-08-31T10:09:20.592-04:00This conjures up the image of a wheel. For lack o...This conjures up the image of a wheel. For lack of a better term, let us call it the wheel of life. <br /><br />The outer rim is the road we all travel. Sometimes we're raised with one set of beliefs and don't bother to explore any other. Sometimes, we're so full of questions that we can't help but want to learn more. <br /><br />We see the black, white and gray in all things. We see the good and bad in many belief systems. We see this Yin/Yang in all of life whether it is clear and present or not.<br /><br />Eventually, we tip the scale of balance and lean more toward one belief system than another, or we ultimately form our own with the good we find in many systems. We begin to travel along one of the paths, the spokes, headed towards the center.<br /><br />Everyone is heading towards the same center, albeit perhaps by a different path. Maybe the focus should not be so much on the path by which they travel, but on their individual journey? After all, we are only responsible for our own journey.<br /><br />While we may be able to influence the journey of another, they too are ultimately responsible for their journey for every decision brings with it a consequence. The Yin/Yang affect if you will.<br /><br />Many people will come and go throughout our journey and we’ll experience the Yin/Yang to many varying degrees. Some will remain a constant and others will drift away. Regardless, there will be a level of learning, sharing, and growth. Whether positive or negative, known or unknown, it will remain.<br /><br />One life touches another, and that life touches more. The ripple affect, or pay it forward perhaps. Maybe this is the ultimate sweet spot, a pot of gold.Debeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-5338956018824027312009-06-29T20:13:50.458-04:002009-06-29T20:13:50.458-04:00Watchmen RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...Watchmen RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!rassmguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592018043305943598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-49255464197266672402009-02-17T19:37:00.000-05:002009-02-17T19:37:00.000-05:00We could try that, Steve, I agree--worse-case scen...We could try that, Steve, I agree--worse-case scenario, it wouldn't work.rassmguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592018043305943598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-92149069410427011382008-11-17T12:46:00.000-05:002008-11-17T12:46:00.000-05:00Thanks for the plug.Well, you know, how 'bout this...Thanks for the plug.<BR/><BR/>Well, you know, how 'bout this...<BR/><BR/>We could avoid a whole lot of problems if we just said, "LIKELY worst case scenario." That basically softens your stance and leaves you a backdoor exit where you simply can't be held accountable.<BR/><BR/>Whaddya think?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04355836429851679515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-9344308907514404162008-11-06T15:28:00.000-05:002008-11-06T15:28:00.000-05:00Dude, John McCain totally should have won!Think of...Dude, John McCain totally should have won!<BR/><BR/>Think of how easily he handled those terrorists who took over the Nakatomi building, even though he was barefoot and running around on broken glass, and even though his wife was downstairs at the office Christmas party, very much in danger!<BR/><BR/>And then he did the same thing the following Christmas, but at an airport! And then he stopped the first terrorist's brother from blowing up a school and robbing a bank! And then he defeated that evil computer hacker!<BR/><BR/>John McCain is a real action hero, man! Yippee-kayay, mother-fucker! And he should be the next president, not that pathetic I've-never-fought-an-entire-pack-of-multinational-terrorist/thieves-using-only-a-single-machine-gun-and-a-fire-hose Obama!<BR/><BR/>Huh?<BR/><BR/>What?<BR/><BR/>That's John McClane?<BR/><BR/>Wait...so that's not John McCain?<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>Really?<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>Oh.<BR/><BR/>Um.........<BR/><BR/>Right.<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>Go Obama.rassmguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592018043305943598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-79098541200339507552008-11-05T21:50:00.000-05:002008-11-05T21:50:00.000-05:00Holy cow, you read my mind. I was watching and ev...Holy cow, you read my mind. I was watching and even sang the "ding-dong the witch is dead song." Here's to a new day and new hopes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-38087576545508780082008-09-24T22:38:00.000-04:002008-09-24T22:38:00.000-04:00I wonder if zucchini tremble at the sound of Joe's...I wonder if zucchini tremble at the sound of Joe's name.rassmguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592018043305943598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-60116544766005860002008-09-11T13:13:00.000-04:002008-09-11T13:13:00.000-04:00haha, I truly enjoyed this! Found you on the fallo...haha, I truly enjoyed this! <BR/>Found you on the fallout 3 forum, and yeah, I did the same thing- but with GTA IV. Do regret it now, since it wasnt that good. Will do it again, with Fallout 3, and I will not be honest with my Boss. He's a stubborn Scotsman, and he woudlnt understand ^^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-78826286389149092722008-07-24T10:40:00.000-04:002008-07-24T10:40:00.000-04:00I've always said Elmo had great taste!I've always said Elmo had great taste!rassmguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592018043305943598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-42604759115383748912008-07-24T10:39:00.000-04:002008-07-24T10:39:00.000-04:00I've tried to sign, but it's not letting me. Hmmm...I've tried to sign, but it's not letting me. Hmmmm.rassmguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592018043305943598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-26332123424870261722008-07-24T10:34:00.000-04:002008-07-24T10:34:00.000-04:00I think you should have kicked that pizza guy's te...I think you should have kicked that pizza guy's teeth in, then placed his cell phone in his mouth.rassmguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592018043305943598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-72133559924306377302008-07-24T10:13:00.000-04:002008-07-24T10:13:00.000-04:00You guys "suck."You guys "suck."rassmguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592018043305943598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-82754181482837611962008-07-23T11:52:00.000-04:002008-07-23T11:52:00.000-04:00[[[Yeah, yeah, blah, blah, blah--you guys are miss...[[[Yeah, yeah, blah, blah, blah--you guys are missing the real point here...which is that I indirectly inspired a blog entry! Woo-hoo!]]]<BR/><BR/>Which you no doubtedly read while (quotey fingers) WOR-KING.......Paul G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05163928061525698840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-57702131028765092752008-07-23T11:51:00.000-04:002008-07-23T11:51:00.000-04:00Or the even realer point, which is that you wouldn...Or the even realer point, which is that you wouldn't have even known that if I didn't tell you about it.<BR/><BR/>Snap!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04355836429851679515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-52036969747356208452008-07-23T11:00:00.000-04:002008-07-23T11:00:00.000-04:00Yeah, yeah, blah, blah, blah--you guys are missing...Yeah, yeah, blah, blah, blah--you guys are missing the real point here...which is that I indirectly inspired a blog entry! Woo-hoo!rassmguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592018043305943598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-39049112008002931562008-07-23T10:44:00.000-04:002008-07-23T10:44:00.000-04:00Yeah, I'll buy that somewhat. I still think that y...Yeah, I'll buy that somewhat. I still think that you could use the quotey fingers in a way that portrays something other than sarcasm. But I'll meet you halfway and say, yes, I think that is USUALLY when you see it used. <BR/><BR/>And, like you said, you were starting further up the line...exactly.<BR/><BR/>As for forgetting "quote unquote"... hey, that's what these comments are for. For others to fill in the blanks you may have missed. Luckily, we've now filled it in, so rest assured.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04355836429851679515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-91495208406762516952008-07-23T09:43:00.000-04:002008-07-23T09:43:00.000-04:00I guess what I'm saying is that the actual quotey ...I guess what I'm saying is that the actual quotey finger gesture would only be used to imply sarcasm, not lack of authenticity. Take your previous examples: While it's perfectly normal to type 'hit the "Squiggly" Key' or "do a little 'homework'" in an e-mail or letter, you wouldn't actually DO quotey fingers while SAYING those things. However, if I were to go up to Rich and say, 'How's that "WORK" thing going?' (whilst making the gesture) that certainly implies sarcasm, especially when my tone changes. <BR/>I think it just boils down to this: You're tracking the origins of using quotation marks as punctuation in a literal sense, I'm starting a little farther up at the point they began to be used as a sarcastic highlight. Who knows, at this point I'm not even sure we're not arguing the same point! <BR/><BR/>And YES! I completely forgot about actually saying "Quote-unquote" DAMMIT! That's going to irk me... I could have made an even better point by saying that it's now DOUBLE redundant to say it, make the gesture, AND change your tone!Paul G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05163928061525698840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16943225.post-15807605896557088922008-07-23T09:19:00.000-04:002008-07-23T09:19:00.000-04:00Well, I'm harping on a different usage, for sure, ...Well, I'm harping on a different usage, for sure, but I get what you say. In my mind, it's all related, though, because your focus—which is very funny and keenly observed, by the way—points out that the fingers are "a redundant gesture, because it came from a written translation of a particular way of speaking." That is the part where I am saying, I don't think it necessarily does come from a particular way of speaking. I think it just comes from indicating a lack of authenticity to the word choice. Sometimes sarcastic, sometimes not So I would argue that the gesture is not redundant, but quite NEEDED at times. That's why, despite what George Carlin said in that one bit, I think quotey-fingers are cool. I say, you go ahead and use 'em!<BR/><BR/>Of course, the thread originally started when you said you put them in an email instead of using real quote marks, where you can. THAT part is the kind of bizarre thing that is as blogworthy as anything I've ever seen. It's that ass-backwards thing...like texting on your phone or like Scooby and Shaggy jumping through the window to get a key, and then jumping back out it so they can open the door to get back in.<BR/><BR/>You could also expound on the whole concept by talking about when people (like me, sometimes) actually SAY the "quote unquote." "They quote-unquote 'had coffee'."<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I say the "quote unquote" and make the quotey-signs as well at the same time. Talk about redundant!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04355836429851679515noreply@blogger.com