tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post3720255201309901011..comments2023-08-11T01:53:25.410-07:00Comments on Arizona Writer: Things I'll never understandAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738377880145008895noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-29536090966897734592008-11-15T12:13:00.000-07:002008-11-15T12:13:00.000-07:00Thank you Mary, I thought it was clever, at any ra...Thank you Mary, I thought it was clever, at any rate!<BR/><BR/>Ah, Josh, but it's different. I <I>consciously</I> flout language conventions. I'm knowledgeable enough about words to break rules when I feel like it. (I'm modest too; can't you tell?)<BR/><BR/>Ha Heather; you're probably right. I remember my dad threw a penny a crack in the sidewalk more than a few times, saying he liked to be "generous to a fault." Or fake-insulting me if I said "put me down." I'm not sure if it's a credit to me or against me that I found these turns of phrase terribly clever -- and still do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738377880145008895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-39895968078796685352008-11-14T14:37:00.000-07:002008-11-14T14:37:00.000-07:00I think I heard your father and grandfather laughi...I think I heard your father and grandfather laughing over the pun. <BR/><BR/>I on the otherhand, rolled my eyes and groaned. Glad to see the next generation is carrying that tradition on....NOT!heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13318448312222650941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-58592538270585926182008-11-13T19:46:00.000-07:002008-11-13T19:46:00.000-07:00You said "ginormous". I'm almost ashamed to admit...You said "ginormous". I'm almost ashamed to admit that I know you now. :PBrother Numpsie_https://www.blogger.com/profile/11126302820025880567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607828889416086008.post-5134198234445821602008-11-13T09:55:00.000-07:002008-11-13T09:55:00.000-07:00Oh my. I absolutely did not hear you say "Barack m...Oh my. I absolutely did not hear you say "Barack me Obamadeus." I know because if I had heard that I would have laughed hysterically. Good job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com