Althouse: "I'm not going to be the idiot that I'm telling you not to be."

७ नोव्हेंबर, २०१९

"I'm not going to be the idiot that I'm telling you not to be."

Overheard at Meadhouse.

२८ टिप्पण्या:

rehajm म्हणाले...: That Zeus is one pithy pooch...; ७/११/१९, ६:२७ AM
peacelovewoodstock म्हणाले...: The inverse golden rule?; ७/११/१९, ६:४२ AM
traditionalguy म्हणाले...: That would make a good T-shirt line. Do you have the copyright.; ७/११/१९, ६:४९ AM
Jaq म्हणाले...: “I'm the idiot my mother warned you about.”; ७/११/१९, ६:५५ AM
Laslo Spatula म्हणाले...: I suspect that Stan Mack would've enjoyed overhearing that.

I am Laslo.; ७/११/१९, ७:०५ AM
Laslo Spatula म्हणाले...: I can also hear prime-mullet-era Michael Bolton singing that line.

The emotion is overwhelming just thinking about it: his fists clenched in front of his chest, a look of grimaced sincerity on his face, the wind-machines blowing the long white curtains in the background...

I don't know; maybe the curtains are a pale pink.

I am Laslo.; ७/११/१९, ७:०८ AM
jaydub म्हणाले...: I've often wondered how it is possible to overhear a conversation in a two person household unless one member thereof is talking to him/herself out loud and the other is eaves dropping. Were that the case, which member would be identified as the idiot?

Asking for Chuck.; ७/११/१९, ७:०९ AM
Wince म्हणाले...: A pollster called?; ७/११/१९, ७:११ AM
henry म्हणाले...: that line is usually delivered too late.; ७/११/१९, ७:२५ AM
R C Belaire म्हणाले...: Whomever said that sounds a bit testy. Perhaps a time-out would help...; ७/११/१९, ७:३५ AM
Darrell म्हणाले...: Who you calling an idiot?; ७/११/१९, ७:३८ AM
tim maguire म्हणाले...: traditionalguy said...
That would make a good T-shirt line. Do you have the copyright.

Probably Blogger does.; ७/११/१९, ७:४६ AM
Birkel म्हणाले...: Where is Robert Cook when you need him?; ७/११/१९, ७:५९ AM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: Neither of us did the thing deemed idiotic.; ७/११/१९, ८:२४ AM
Wince म्हणाले...: ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.; ७/११/१९, ८:२७ AM
Jaq म्हणाले...: "R C Belaire said...
Whomever said that sounds a bit testy. Perhaps a time-out would help..”

Here is a good rule about “who/whom” that you can use until you don’t need it anymore. Substitute “he" or "him” and use “who” for “he” and “whom” for “him,” whichever sounds right.

“Him said that sounds” sounds like those cartoon Indians on Bullwinkle. “What him say?” The ultimate rule is that you shouldn’t write things that grate on your own ear, regardless of the rules. This would save a lot of errors.

English Major out.; ७/११/१९, ८:२९ AM
Jaq म्हणाले...: The phrase seems like an inversion of “Hold my beer."; ७/११/१९, ८:३३ AM
Howard म्हणाले...: Why is pithy attractive in language and inferior in fruit?; ७/११/१९, ९:०१ AM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves म्हणाले...: The lake isn't frozen yet. Stay off.; ७/११/१९, ९:५४ AM
Ingachuck'stoothlessARM म्हणाले...: a plumber with a rhetorical flair?; ७/११/१९, १०:०९ AM
Biff म्हणाले...: jaydub said..."I've often wondered how it is possible to overhear a conversation in a two person household unless one member thereof is talking to him/herself out loud and the other is eaves dropping."

Hey, Siri...; ७/११/१९, १०:३९ AM
Char Char Binks, Esq. म्हणाले...: Don't be THAT idiot.; ७/११/१९, १०:४७ AM
Yancey Ward म्हणाले...: We are the idiots we have been waiting for.; ७/११/१९, ११:१० AM
Bill Peschel म्हणाले...: We may not be the idiots we want, but we're the idiots we need.

What's this thread about again?; ७/११/१९, १२:४४ PM
Kevin म्हणाले...: Not overheard at The View.; ७/११/१९, २:१५ PM
Mr. Fabulous म्हणाले...: (World Famous Lurker says....)

jaydub said..."I've often wondered how it is possible to overhear a conversation in a two person household unless one member thereof is talking to him/herself out loud and the other is eaves dropping."

The obvious answer seems to be that AA or LM was on the phone, speaking with someone else.; ७/११/१९, ३:१२ PM
tcrosse म्हणाले...: If you must be an idiot, at least be a useful one. -Lenin; ७/११/१९, ३:३५ PM
Rusty म्हणाले...: Ann Althouse said...
"Neither of us did the thing deemed idiotic."
Yeah. That's the excuse I use too.; ८/११/१९, ६:१७ AM