tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post2256103180906025230..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: Professional Wordsmithing: A Guide To Being Teached By The ExpertsJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-27915225926791086652007-10-22T15:35:00.000-04:002007-10-22T15:35:00.000-04:00punkinsmom said... I also like the intellectual...<I>punkinsmom said...<BR/><BR/> I also like the intellectual "studies say...</I><BR/><BR/>When one of my crowd uses the phrase "studies say", it is code to signal a freeform BS session is about to follow, i.e. "Watch while I see how far I can string this rube with fact-ish soundbites". <BR/><BR/>Come to think of it, that's pretty much the same usage as is found in the mainstream media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-69553002293617739862007-10-20T23:25:00.000-04:002007-10-20T23:25:00.000-04:00Kinda like:How many more months of Bush do we have...Kinda like:<BR/><BR/>How many more months of Bush do we have?<BR/><BR/>Where's the vodka.<BR/><BR/>Christ, I'm a mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-28357449945710577372007-10-20T23:23:00.000-04:002007-10-20T23:23:00.000-04:00You know what's sad? I'm a technical writer, and u...You know what's sad? I'm a technical writer, and unless I had been incredibly bored, that sentence would have run under my radar. I do really have to stop drinking.<BR/><BR/>How many more months do we have of Bush?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-71825173684789806372007-10-20T21:55:00.000-04:002007-10-20T21:55:00.000-04:00Magic Dolphin Lady makes the Baby Shakespeare cry....Magic Dolphin Lady makes the Baby Shakespeare cry. Hell, she makes the Baby McGonagall freakin' projectile vomit....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-53930853309331716442007-10-20T16:02:00.000-04:002007-10-20T16:02:00.000-04:00This woman came up with "a thousand points of ligh...This woman came up with "a thousand points of light"? I guess when you work for Bushes the bar for being a speechwriting genius is pretty low.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-23300980942431815172007-10-19T16:07:00.000-04:002007-10-19T16:07:00.000-04:00I also like the intellectual "studies say..."I also like the intellectual "studies say..."punkinsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04438713256926490168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-25243780513885937952007-10-19T15:04:00.000-04:002007-10-19T15:04:00.000-04:00Some say there are dolphin-loving columnists who l...Some say there are dolphin-loving columnists who like the hooch. She's a keeper.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-90908758902953696582007-10-19T13:42:00.000-04:002007-10-19T13:42:00.000-04:00It is only marginally less offensive that the ubiq...It is only marginally less offensive that the ubiquitous "there are."punkinsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04438713256926490168noreply@blogger.com