tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post156559552248188843..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: And Who Emails This Shit?James Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-85936056626658028772008-02-06T10:49:00.000-05:002008-02-06T10:49:00.000-05:00OMG, I have done learnt something. Thank you, pos...OMG, I have done learnt something. Thank you, postalval and r. porrofatto. "Cupidity" is entirely appropriate, and is in fact a damn fine word.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, Doghouse. But I think maybe I am not the only one who previously failed to appreciate the meaning of "cupidity", so I take some small solace in imagining that one or two others have been edumacated as well.<BR/><BR/>Also: hi, Jaye.<BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-58288636854179598732008-02-06T07:49:00.000-05:002008-02-06T07:49:00.000-05:00Just a generous "thank you" for all the typically ...Just a generous "thank you" for all the typically intelligent fulminations you set down on screen. I, too, come here post-Brooks as an escape valve for my blood pressure.<BR/><BR/>Cupidity is a mild word for the Reagan plutocracy's contemptible selfishness. It's embarrassing that the U.S. still hasn't entered the 20th Century healthcare-wise, but it should come as no surprise given their exalted Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-51255890986984018922008-02-06T06:32:00.000-05:002008-02-06T06:32:00.000-05:00cu·pid·i·ty /kyuˈpɪdɪti/ [kyoo-pid-i-tee] Pro...cu·pid·i·ty /kyuˈpɪdɪti/ [kyoo-pid-i-tee] Pronunciation Key - <BR/>–noun eager or excessive desire, esp. to possess something; greed; avarice. <BR/><BR/>Where's the 'typo'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-26512672857286076502008-02-05T18:44:00.000-05:002008-02-05T18:44:00.000-05:00Mmm, this is tasty stuff. Good going, Doghouse.Bu...Mmm, this is tasty stuff. Good going, Doghouse.<BR/><BR/>But I could do without the imagery evoked by your phrase "...If the cupidity of the Reaganauts was ever more in evidence..." I know it's February, and I <I>am</I> looking forward to getting your Valentine, but please god oh please god this is that thing called typo, yes?<BR/><BR/>LarkspurAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-61725802970309754672008-02-05T18:30:00.000-05:002008-02-05T18:30:00.000-05:00Yeah, sure he can turn a phrase and you know Hitle...Yeah, sure he can turn a phrase and you know Hitler was really good to his dogs, too.<BR/><BR/>I know I lost all moral high ground when I said "Hitler." But we are talking about Brooks, aren't we.<BR/><BR/>I hate him and I come here after he publishes so Doghouse can get my head screwed on straight again.Jaye Ramsey Sutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05866341038412407027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-69493880584649514712008-02-05T13:07:00.000-05:002008-02-05T13:07:00.000-05:00You might want to retract anearlier declaration wh...You might want to retract <A HREF="http://doghouseriley.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-new-favorite-professor.html" REL="nofollow">an<BR/>earlier declaration</A> when I tell you that David Brook's <I><A HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=EC0cV2UYh7UC&dq=David+Brooks&hl=en&prev=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=david+brooks&btnG=Google+Search&sa=X&oi=print&ct=result&cd=2&cad=author-navigational" James Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.com