Redefining misanthropy for a fresh generation. Standard posts begin with a definition from Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary followed by a modern adjustment. Miscellany on Wednesday and storytelling on Saturday.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Fatal Attention
Episode 21 of The Meditations of Diogenes The Cynic. Thanks to the Arctic Multinational Women's And Moriae's Association (AMWAMA) for this week's reading. And welcome, L.
"I know it is only human history we are talking about, but take a little care!"
that made me smile!
very interesting accent!
woven...way too much trouble...catch the sheep, watch out for the spindle-girls have been put to sleep that way, and regardless of how concentrated you work it always frays at the edges.
Loved it - of course, you know I am partial to The Fates, but still, this was wonderful. I do love the lines for Gamma, I must say and now who is reading them? Hmmm.
Minka, is that not you in there? Oy and who is L that we are welcoming?
I'll sit back and think about this a bit as I have my theories as to how it was woven.
man-oh-man -- i loveloveloved this chapter. sassy... and more than a little hilarious!
can't decide if i prefer the definition read by one of those charming voices, or the one you wrote in the final draft.
interesting accents, indeed, Minka... i was pretty sure i knew one of these readers, but that other lilting voice escapes me. who the 'ell is "L"? Hmmmmm. ; )
hæhó! well I have to say I feel famous after this debut to the mythic world. My favourite line was the definition of 'woven' - I added an extra air of arrogance to my voice for that one!! ;-) Thanks for the the compliment on the glasses... I have to say I am liking the intellectual look... but you must never forget where you came from so I'm going to keep the dimples!! Oh and I love the photo of the dog... but I'm presuming it's not you!!
Howdy, L, you work hard to be humble, don't you? The dog is Willie and he looks just like me. Thank you for the great read and the very elegant final sentence. If you teach English as a second language, I'd like to sign up.
Mireille, you're almost far enough North.
Actonbell, Minka and her friend L had it founded on them.
Minka -- you and Lisa did a fantastic job! and i think the 2 of you managed the three voices beautifully!
*claps enthusiastically* BRAVO!
Woven: reimagining the web.
ps: i thought the "ducking and aiming" line was hilarious, too! clever to get possession of the eye before blaming teh "sisters" for their part in the "errant thread affair" (as it's sure to become known) ; )
What a unique and very superb addition to this ever expanding tale.
It surely would be great to be one of the weavers instead of one of the woven. We are all unfortunately "strung." Drats! Let's hope the godesses aren't in a cutting mood.
Enjoy the holiday weekend to the fullest. You never know when the scissors will snip.
Thanks, Jamie Dawn. I hope you have a fine holiday and red, white and blue chocolate truffles to eat piously.
Quilly, I rent them out for singing telegrams if you're interested.
Now, Minka, unlike you I have no training as a linguist but isn't " I couldn't come up with such compound sentences if my life depended on it!" a compound sentence?
No, Dawg, it's a complex sentence. Compound sentences went out with Hemingway. Come to think of it, so did complex sentences. Hell, this day and age, when the top rated blog on WordPress is entitled "I Can Has Cheezburger?", we should be grateful for sentences. Six months and $3,000, and count yourself fortunate.
Nice work, Doug, Minka, and Lisa. Lisa? You mean Minka didn't warn you 'bout us?
No the Amoeba, Minka did not warn me about you... I had heard there was this "other" world of cyberspace she lived in but I wasn't quite sure how it worked and what you were all like! Shocking!!! ;-) hehehe... and Doug it was my pleasure to read for you but it was tough... Minka and I laughed and laughed!
Thank you guys so much for listening, it was a tough part to read, I felt...but a very well written installment. Anybody is free to read it our loud to him/her self and get a feel for compound sentences again. I recommend the long paragraph in the beginning. And with that...I rest my case.
Doug, Lisa is half icelandic and half French, born in Britain...it is weirdness that attracts her!
Listen to the fates tell their story.
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"I know it is only human history we are talking about, but take a little care!"
that made me smile!
very interesting accent!
woven...way too much trouble...catch the sheep, watch out for the spindle-girls have been put to sleep that way, and regardless of how concentrated you work it always frays at the edges.
"The whole tapestry is getting knotty."
This was done so well!
Loved it - of course, you know I am partial to The Fates, but still, this was wonderful. I do love the lines for Gamma, I must say and now who is reading them? Hmmm.
Minka, is that not you in there? Oy and who is L that we are welcoming?
I'll sit back and think about this a bit as I have my theories as to how it was woven.
Happy Memorial Day Weekend - woohoo!
man-oh-man -- i loveloveloved this chapter. sassy... and more than a little hilarious!
can't decide if i prefer the definition read by one of those charming voices, or the one you wrote in the final draft.
interesting accents, indeed, Minka... i was pretty sure i knew one of these readers, but that other lilting voice escapes me. who the 'ell is "L"? Hmmmmm. ; )
A fine definition, Minka. Are we supposed to wonder whose voice that is again? 'Tis a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.
Mule, have you ever heard "hmmmm" in harmony before?
G, I'm sure there was a conspiracy involved.
Neva, always go with the Berlitz version. I don't even remember changing the definition. Lexicelves, maybe? Hobbitses?
hæhó! well I have to say I feel famous after this debut to the mythic world. My favourite line was the definition of 'woven' - I added an extra air of arrogance to my voice for that one!! ;-) Thanks for the the compliment on the glasses... I have to say I am liking the intellectual look... but you must never forget where you came from so I'm going to keep the dimples!! Oh and I love the photo of the dog... but I'm presuming it's not you!!
L
Arctic Multinational Women's And Moriae's Association (AMWAMA) lolololololol! xoxo
Howdy, L, you work hard to be humble, don't you? The dog is Willie and he looks just like me. Thank you for the great read and the very elegant final sentence. If you teach English as a second language, I'd like to sign up.
Mireille, you're almost far enough North.
Actonbell, Minka and her friend L had it founded on them.
what's so cool is that the association -- minus the encomium -- plays off Prattler. subtle, D. very, very subtle. xoxo
Loved it. I want to have written it.
Moirae Mathy is my "second life" name, so it would have been special anyhoo.
Hi everybody *waves at Lisa*.
It is in fact Mink and her friend Lisa reading these utterly funny lines.
"where ducking and aiming are concerned" *giggles again
This part was written for at least three voices, so it might be a bit confusing....but we certainly had fun writing it.
woven, hairy business
Minka -- you and Lisa did a fantastic job! and i think the 2 of you managed the three voices beautifully!
*claps enthusiastically* BRAVO!
Woven: reimagining the web.
ps: i thought the "ducking and aiming" line was hilarious, too! clever to get possession of the eye before blaming teh "sisters" for their part in the "errant thread affair" (as it's sure to become known) ; )
Mireille, call it a note of jasmine.
Alice, what's your third life name? James Taylor?
Thanks again, Minka and Lisa. It was great fun listening.
Neva, outwitted again? You handle it graciously. I like your definition.
And the two shall become three... voices.
What a unique and very superb addition to this ever expanding tale.
It surely would be great to be one of the weavers instead of one of the woven. We are all unfortunately "strung." Drats!
Let's hope the godesses aren't in a cutting mood.
Enjoy the holiday weekend to the fullest. You never know when the scissors will snip.
Minka -- you, Lisa, and the tale were charming. Well done.
Doug, nice of you to share them with us.
and of course I meant reading, not writing. I couldntæ come up with such compound sentences if my life depended on it!
Thanks, Jamie Dawn. I hope you have a fine holiday and red, white and blue chocolate truffles to eat piously.
Quilly, I rent them out for singing telegrams if you're interested.
Now, Minka, unlike you I have no training as a linguist but isn't " I couldn't come up with such compound sentences if my life depended on it!" a compound sentence?
No, Dawg, it's a complex
sentence. Compound sentences went out with Hemingway. Come to think of it, so did complex sentences. Hell, this day and age, when the top rated blog on WordPress is entitled "I Can Has Cheezburger?", we should be grateful for sentences. Six months and $3,000, and count yourself fortunate.
Nice work, Doug, Minka, and Lisa. Lisa? You mean Minka didn't warn you 'bout us?
Six months and $3,000, and count yourself fortunate.
Damn. That's a compound sentence. And a compound sentence. This stuff could simply give you a complex.
;)
good thing Whitmonday and Memorial Day fall on the same day this year, this way we can avoid working at the same time.
Amoeba, I'm just glad you're keeping score. Thanks, buddy.
Shoot, Ariel. We should all meet at a bar on the Azores to praise American soldiers and European whits.
Conspiracy indeed! Minka, you and Lisa were excellent and did a fine job on three voices. In fact, I like my part read with your voice(s).
Bravo, bravo, bravo all around!
Happy Whitty Memorial Day all!
Lovely voices. This was a delight to listen to, and the story was very well woven.
No the Amoeba, Minka did not warn me about you... I had heard there was this "other" world of cyberspace she lived in but I wasn't quite sure how it worked and what you were all like! Shocking!!! ;-) hehehe... and Doug it was my pleasure to read for you but it was tough... Minka and I laughed and laughed!
great reading of a great story! it was a lot of fun.
G, you're just sucking up because Minka and Lisa carried your and Neva's water.
Thank you, Theresa.
Lisa, it's all about as creepy as you suspected. Don't let Monika tell you anything different.
Thanks, Ariel.
Catching up here. Boy! I'm glad I did. Congrats all around.
(I'm too tired for complex or compound anything.)
I'm just catching up now too. What a great reading! Well done, Minka and Lisa!
Thank you guys so much for listening, it was a tough part to read, I felt...but a very well written installment. Anybody is free to read it our loud to him/her self and get a feel for compound sentences again. I recommend the long paragraph in the beginning. And with that...I rest my case.
Doug, Lisa is half icelandic and half French, born in Britain...it is weirdness that attracts her!
TLP, these are perfect voices to hear with your feet up.
It was good, right, Sis? Hope you've had a great visit.
Minka, I was pretty sure she was comfortable with weirdness.
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