Tocky on 11/3/2011 at 17:21
Ah. But Keillor just reads the poetry and some of it IS insightful and edgy. He wrote "Lake Woebegone Days" which... okay was palitable pap but a novel. My mistake. I thought it a dig at me because mine actually is and nothing stings like the truth. You um... may have noticed a bit of hyperbole in my last post as well as every post beyond that time immemorial. Expiationaladocious.
Sg3 on 12/3/2011 at 13:47
Quote Posted by Pardoner
My assumption after reflecting on both your post and Tocky's is that both of are you trying to articulate a fundamental insufficiency in your assumptions of my assumptions in the hope of precipitating an assisted dissection [...]
When I try to write like that, I invariably only end up sounding like I checked a thesaurus for an alternative to every significant word in my sentences. Which generally isn't too far from the case, but it is nonetheless disappointing.
Pardoner on 12/3/2011 at 23:47
If you think I needed a thesaurus to use the word 'assumption' six times in a single paragraph, then I can't argue against a feeling of disappointment.
Sg3 on 13/3/2011 at 02:14
Quote Posted by Pardoner
If you think I needed a thesaurus
Nope, I doubt you checked one once when writing that. I meant, when
I try to write like that, I generally need to use a thesaurus at least once or twice, and it ends up looking like I used it more than that. My disappointment was directed at my own writing efforts, not your post. While I'd prefer to stay neutral in the actual argument in this thread, I must give kudos to your writing style; not quite as entertaining as Cyrano's "nose" speech, but still quite good. In short, my previous post was meant to be applause at your humor; that it was received as an insult is a tribute to my inability to communicate, which is one of the reasons I've become disenchanted with writing in the last couple of years.
Sulphur on 13/3/2011 at 20:02
Quite the mood piece, OB.
Vernon on 3/5/2011 at 17:12
gb2fyad
