tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post5774573845467330813..comments2024-02-20T08:25:06.177-08:00Comments on Confessions of ignorance: cumbersomeseana grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-56236217418059818822011-10-07T17:33:37.747-07:002011-10-07T17:33:37.747-07:00I know which one I'd want to meet in a dark al...I know which one I'd want to meet in a dark alley.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-90029968469220327922011-10-07T17:22:49.618-07:002011-10-07T17:22:49.618-07:00This guy is very much more handsome than a horned ...This guy is very much more handsome than a horned cucumber!!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-91462913557078135232011-10-06T14:47:09.896-07:002011-10-06T14:47:09.896-07:00No, I was going to use it as a title. Well, if I d...No, I was going to use it as a title. Well, if I do, I'll credit you.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-15367121002162390462011-10-06T14:42:42.033-07:002011-10-06T14:42:42.033-07:00OK, you can have the next vegetable joke.OK, you can have the next vegetable joke.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-91388207530731072762011-10-06T14:41:16.625-07:002011-10-06T14:41:16.625-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-90126398240262119242011-10-06T14:36:08.361-07:002011-10-06T14:36:08.361-07:00Maria, I don't think of expeletives as cumbers...Maria, I don't think of expeletives as cumbersome so much as cathartic. <br /><br />Peter, shoot, that was going to be <i>my</i> gag.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-89778576653846781852011-10-06T14:21:08.385-07:002011-10-06T14:21:08.385-07:00Cucumbersome: That annoying clumsiness inherent in...Cucumbersome: That annoying clumsiness inherent in an exceedlingly large, oddly shaped vegetable.<br /><br />Pronounce my v-word rather than read it, and you have just the product to ensure that a suicide bomber enters paradise with a baby-smooth complexion: terersilPeter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-2004281410923902152011-10-06T09:22:34.267-07:002011-10-06T09:22:34.267-07:00Fortunately, I don't tend to write as I speak....Fortunately, I don't tend to write as I speak.<br /><br />The cumbersome expletives of everyday life would be too much for the average reader to bear.Photographe à Dublinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555993860377132435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-62608491560911734672011-10-05T23:58:41.511-07:002011-10-05T23:58:41.511-07:00Kewl.Kewl.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-13171441697410170982011-10-05T20:14:12.864-07:002011-10-05T20:14:12.864-07:00Yes, it's an environment absolutely rife with ...Yes, it's an environment absolutely rife with LOLs, so I suspect he's just blending in.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-36678333664382122872011-10-05T17:48:56.805-07:002011-10-05T17:48:56.805-07:00Unfortunately, I saw it used only yesterday, by so...<i>Unfortunately, I saw it used only yesterday, by someone who normally writes in very no-nonsense prose.</i><br /><br />I’m sure that person compensates in other ways for that lapse.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-82855947971193021372011-10-05T13:14:05.630-07:002011-10-05T13:14:05.630-07:00Unfortunately, I saw it used only yesterday, by so...Unfortunately, I saw it used only yesterday, by someone who normally writes in very no-nonsense prose.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-23318803126313976112011-10-05T13:05:51.146-07:002011-10-05T13:05:51.146-07:00I'm thankful that kewl! seems to have passed o...I'm thankful that <i>kewl!</i> seems to have passed out of use.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-30434445513003456172011-10-05T11:55:58.603-07:002011-10-05T11:55:58.603-07:00Sean, I saw the Seven Mary Three reference and pro...Sean, I saw the Seven Mary Three reference and probably should have added a YouTube or something here. Song titles are an education in themselves.<br /><br />I thought of cucumber after (and Peter poses the same thought, which I somehow missed the first time around) but it's a great question. Perhaps that will give me an easy idea for the next post.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-88305920239498010162011-10-05T11:52:19.721-07:002011-10-05T11:52:19.721-07:00I don't actually picture you adding OMG to a s...I don't actually picture you adding OMG to a sentence, Maria. <br /><br />For a minute I thought that I had mentioned Pozzo so offhandedly in this post that I had already forgotten it, but of course, you meant <a href="http://confessionofignorance.blogspot.com/2011/07/debt-ceiling.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />And yes, that's a very nice photo of Pozzo's work over on your <a href="http://widgetinghour.blogspot.com/2011/10/italian-theme.html" rel="nofollow"> blog</a>.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-51299219785745857252011-10-05T08:19:35.533-07:002011-10-05T08:19:35.533-07:00I always leave this blog, smarter than when I ente...I always leave this blog, smarter than when I entered ;) Of course, that catchy song by Seven Mary Three, gave the word cumbersome a lot of exposure. What about cucumber?Sean Patrick Reardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051252366031997054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-14748668406476835962011-10-05T05:14:44.871-07:002011-10-05T05:14:44.871-07:00I've added "OMG!" to my repertoire r...I've added "OMG!" to my repertoire recently.<br /><br />In passing, you mentioned Pozzo's ceiling in Rome and I've just uploaded a photo of it.Photographe à Dublinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555993860377132435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-78994064247301522352011-10-05T04:42:50.386-07:002011-10-05T04:42:50.386-07:00Sweet!
I notice that in this expression,the excla...Sweet!<br /><br />I notice that in this expression,the exclamation point is imperative for meaning.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-75904544011958276982011-10-04T23:39:47.858-07:002011-10-04T23:39:47.858-07:00Seana, I stopped for two beers at my local tonight...Seana, I stopped for two beers at my local tonight, and the owner was working:<br /><br />“Peter! Would you like another, sir?”<br /><br />“Yes, please.”<br /><br />“Awesome!”Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-24895186334667215042011-10-04T21:49:16.764-07:002011-10-04T21:49:16.764-07:00I always associate the expression 'Sweet!'...I always associate the expression 'Sweet!' with a nice young guy I used to work with, so I can't really take against it too much.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-34514520281514165882011-10-04T21:16:48.455-07:002011-10-04T21:16:48.455-07:00Finding all these platforms and outlets cumbersome...Finding all these platforms and outlets cumbersome, are you?<br /><br />In any case, perhaps purely by happenstance, the computer would not let me post my reply. I was going to say that since I'm off work the next and few days, I'll likely spend some time in that cafe and thus hear "Sweet!" a time or two.<br /><br />I'm likeliest to hear it if the owner of my local bar is working any time I should happen to be in there. I've noticed that young and youngish bar and restaurant owners tend to keep the bonhomie turned up high.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-22085033691068934362011-10-04T21:08:33.092-07:002011-10-04T21:08:33.092-07:00Sorry, I'm getting mixed up about where I'...Sorry, I'm getting mixed up about where I'm posting.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-14083628445855156082011-10-04T21:06:11.632-07:002011-10-04T21:06:11.632-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-78321366882715263222011-10-04T21:03:00.314-07:002011-10-04T21:03:00.314-07:00Sweet doesn't annoy me as much as awesome, but...Sweet doesn't annoy me as much as awesome, but I take your point. I think it might be fading out now, though.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-65294858402528334082011-10-04T20:27:37.918-07:002011-10-04T20:27:37.918-07:00Yeah, awesome's cool or, as the young wankers ...Yeah, awesome's cool or, as the young wankers would say, "Sweet!"Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.com