tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post112321563458676069..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: WitticismDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123313975018415292005-08-06T00:39:00.000-07:002005-08-06T00:39:00.000-07:00TLP, I'd have trouble picking between him, Ben Fra...TLP, I'd have trouble picking between him, Ben Franklin and Twain but I love all his quotes.<BR/><BR/>Weirsdo, that's a good one. It felt that way, too.<BR/><BR/>Yup, Ddragon, the jackasses are there for our entertainment un us for theirs.<BR/><BR/>Karma, you're no half-wit, but I've always figured that two half-wits make a quarter-wit.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123300739734214822005-08-05T20:58:00.000-07:002005-08-05T20:58:00.000-07:00so what happens to half-wits like me?hap-hap-happy...so what happens to half-wits like me?<BR/><BR/>hap-hap-happy birthday Actonbell :))Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09190480692312079052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123297365545905922005-08-05T20:02:00.000-07:002005-08-05T20:02:00.000-07:00Doug: because we operate in a world of our own, an...Doug: because we operate in a world of our own, and we will not be sullied by the likes of those pretenders!<BR/><BR/>Besides, it's so much fun to make fun of them!dddragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10912993089246289352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123296340764706412005-08-05T19:45:00.000-07:002005-08-05T19:45:00.000-07:00Cleverness in the ear of the beholder.Cleverness in the ear of the beholder.Comfort Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748708787226855876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123289600434539232005-08-05T17:53:00.000-07:002005-08-05T17:53:00.000-07:00Religion for the uncommitted.I wrote my dissertati...Religion for the uncommitted.<BR/><BR/>I wrote my dissertation on Oscar Wilde.<BR/>Here's one of his witticisms for Actonbell: To have reached 30 is to have failed in life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123288797964860052005-08-05T17:39:00.000-07:002005-08-05T17:39:00.000-07:00Yes, Oscar Wilde. *bowing to his greatness in the ...Yes, Oscar Wilde. <I>*bowing to his greatness in the art of <B>Witticism</B>.*</I> There is none greater.TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123285665626049382005-08-05T16:47:00.000-07:002005-08-05T16:47:00.000-07:00Masil, I write my blog by it.Aral, cheers.Masil, I write my blog by it.<BR/><BR/>Aral, cheers.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123285456688044862005-08-05T16:44:00.000-07:002005-08-05T16:44:00.000-07:00I just had a couple of beers in honor of actonbell...I just had a couple of beers in honor of actonbell's birthday, so I'm not clever enough at the moment to comment! (That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it.)Lilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12068609044580667767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123285313886451732005-08-05T16:41:00.000-07:002005-08-05T16:41:00.000-07:00witticism-a handy turn of phrase to cover up the f...witticism-a handy turn of phrase to cover up the fact that you are incapable of carrying on an intelligent conversation. I live my life by this definition.LeMas.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15069218070988779302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123282617777257372005-08-05T15:56:00.000-07:002005-08-05T15:56:00.000-07:00MARWA!!! Too cool!MARWA!!! Too cool!Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123282217837406442005-08-05T15:50:00.000-07:002005-08-05T15:50:00.000-07:00a4g, you're a cynical son-of-a-gun but I understan...a4g, you're a cynical son-of-a-gun but I understand now. You drive the 405. Keep coming by, exorcisms performed daily.<BR/><BR/>Alice, is it always a him? How about stupid questions. Are those always hims?<BR/><BR/>Pia, I honor that about you. Innocence and sarcasm are a great and rare combination. Peanut Butter and chocolate used to be like that.<BR/><BR/>Dddragon, you left out bloggers. May I ask why?<BR/><BR/>Funny, Monika. Wiccacism?<BR/><BR/>Tan Lucy, Oscar Wilde? Remember I'm not an educated man, I just play one on this blog. Great quote either way.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123281961604395282005-08-05T15:46:00.000-07:002005-08-05T15:46:00.000-07:00Witticism: The art of being brutal and sarcastic a...Witticism: The art of being brutal and sarcastic at the same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123281312320335532005-08-05T15:35:00.000-07:002005-08-05T15:35:00.000-07:00The pure and simple truth is that witticism must b...The pure and simple truth is that witticism must be both quick and wicked to be enjoyed. But as Oscar has told us,<I> The pure and simple truth is rarely pure,and never simple.</I>TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123278772029993182005-08-05T14:52:00.000-07:002005-08-05T14:52:00.000-07:00witticism,n. The act of educating a witchwitticism,n. The act of educating a witchMinkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123273483905084472005-08-05T13:24:00.000-07:002005-08-05T13:24:00.000-07:00Witticism: the sport of entertainers and politicia...Witticism: the sport of entertainers and politicians. Greatly enjoyed when participants fail.dddragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10912993089246289352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123259602687277302005-08-05T09:33:00.000-07:002005-08-05T09:33:00.000-07:00Something that pops out of ones mouth (okay mine) ...Something that pops out of ones mouth (okay mine) usually at the most inappropriate time and is always mistaken for sarcasm; because inappropriately and unknown to one (me) it isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123258383582088382005-08-05T09:13:00.000-07:002005-08-05T09:13:00.000-07:00verbal attempt by one person to make others other ...verbal attempt by one person to make others other view him as clever, humorous and smart when in reality it usually does nothing then portray him as the ingenuous individual he is.Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465484210397122019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123250287324260962005-08-05T06:58:00.000-07:002005-08-05T06:58:00.000-07:00Ariel and mquest, it sounds like you're both sayin...Ariel and mquest, it sounds like you're both saying that witticism is a weapon for the witless. Sounds right to me.<BR/><BR/>Sar, I'm afraid my wit and sarcasm are conjoined and share an aorta. Unlike you, I can't be nice <EM>and</EM> witty at once. Thanks for a kind and clever comment and for helping wish Actonbell a Happy Birthday. She's a sweetheart, no?Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123249273450878402005-08-05T06:41:00.000-07:002005-08-05T06:41:00.000-07:00Witticism- Fodder provided by speech writers to he...Witticism- Fodder provided by speech writers to help make TV talk show hosts and politicians look like they have the verbal skills to be intelligent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07700863117251260447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1123248203365402082005-08-05T06:23:00.000-07:002005-08-05T06:23:00.000-07:00Witticism: dominating Doug's prose, it often has t...Witticism: dominating Doug's prose, it often has to compete with sarcasm.<BR/><BR/>Happy Birthday Actonbell! :)Sarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00898887379236020609noreply@blogger.com