tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post224264752528379600..comments2023-10-28T01:37:40.656-07:00Comments on Ben Pobjie's Wonderful World Of Objects: OKBen Pobjiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07320337293942659210noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-56500823041302001662009-08-20T23:28:03.184-07:002009-08-20T23:28:03.184-07:00I guess coz when you get it and enjoy it, you nod ...I guess coz when you get it and enjoy it, you nod and say 'Good one' to yourself. If you're outraged, you must comment loudly and at length!!alliewondernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-17899585252354766692009-08-19T19:35:22.178-07:002009-08-19T19:35:22.178-07:00Nah, I think it's just that the dumb ones are ...Nah, I think it's just that the dumb ones are always the loudest.Ben Pobjiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320337293942659210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281415506871751523.post-25350766582686489882009-08-19T17:34:37.333-07:002009-08-19T17:34:37.333-07:00I hate to be the one to suggest this, but has it o...I hate to be the one to suggest this, but has it occurred to you that Australians are just not ready for satire? Or sarcasm, or irony, or humorous asides in an otherwise serious essay? I sometimes wonder if a country needs a thousand years before it can deal with the proposition that sometimes words have meanings other than the surface ones. So that just leaves 800, give or take a decade or two. But meanwhile, on the Watermelon Blog (which is not, and this seems to be a constant surprise to many visitors, actually about watermelons) http://www.blognow.com.au/mrpickwick/, I just keep things really simple and straightforward. When I use a word it means just what I want it to mean, nothing else.David Hortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797415930927863116noreply@blogger.com