tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post847764649426174991..comments2023-11-05T05:01:58.563-05:00Comments on Ward Six: Some highs and lows of 2008Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-88037595923312126862009-01-12T13:59:00.000-05:002009-01-12T13:59:00.000-05:00I am glad someone has joined me in being fed up wi...I am glad someone has joined me in being fed up with "folks" as a synonym for more than one person.<BR/>It used to be "folks" meant your parents. And there was always "Folk Art", or of course, "Folk Music".<BR/><BR/>But then we got the idea, no doubt popularized by advertising types and politicians, of substituting "folks" for "persons" so as to sound less formal or more "folksy" <BR/><BR/>If you're talking about a bunch of persons sitting on the front porch drinking lemonade (or sitting in a paneled den eating racoon and mashed potoatoes)then "folks" is fine.But it is ridiculous IMHO (whether from the mouth of Obama or Bush or whoever) to talk about "folks doing credit default swaps" or the "String-theory research folks".<BR/><BR/>It is almost in the same league with calling any male person a "Gentleman". Police often fall into this, as with: "we apprehended the Gentleman and charged him with being intoxicated, public urination and indecent exposure".Mary Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02130204380830705384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-82381477177188649052009-01-07T14:42:00.000-05:002009-01-07T14:42:00.000-05:00Oh gosh I just saw this. You guys are definitely ...Oh gosh I just saw this. You guys are definitely the year's best internet friends to real life friends!!<BR/>Also, remember how awesome your chickens are??amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039488548874385815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-67129182067507020562008-12-31T09:37:00.000-05:002008-12-31T09:37:00.000-05:00Well, you know me, dear, I'm 1970's United Nations...Well, you know me, dear, I'm 1970's United Nations men's room all the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-17520648133185619102008-12-30T20:35:00.000-05:002008-12-30T20:35:00.000-05:00JR, I don't know what half that stuff is. Come bac...JR, I don't know what half that stuff is. Come back down to earth!<BR/><BR/>Yes, The Summer Book is my favorite of 08, too. Also, Amy Shearn's book, and Amy Shearn is up for Favorite New Internet to Real Life friend, and her mom is Best New Internet Mom.<BR/><BR/>I don't mind about "folks." I hated when Bush used it, because it was a lie, but Obama means it. "People" has a 70's, United Nations, men's-room-icon feel to it, don't you think? "Folks" is all paneled den, dead raccoon in the driveway, mash potato night at the diner. Don't you think?rmellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133206908895131438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-53164240154812504982008-12-30T18:34:00.000-05:002008-12-30T18:34:00.000-05:00Yeah! The Summer Book is great, glad you liked it...Yeah! The Summer Book is great, glad you liked it, and those old Peaveys are awesome. There's a regular guitar version of the T as well. It is said that no rocking, however heavy, can destroy it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-12169199519685078852008-12-30T14:01:00.000-05:002008-12-30T14:01:00.000-05:00Best book:"The Summer Book" by Tove Jansson (throu...<B>Best book:</B>"The Summer Book" by Tove Jansson (through W6's recommendation)<BR/><BR/><B>Best album:</B>This is cheating but "Genesis: 1970-1975" box set (stop snickering). Alternately, Boston Specships' "Brown Submarine."<BR/><BR/><B>Best stuff:</B>Vinatge Peavey T-40 Bass GuitarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-31076879208552704542008-12-30T09:21:00.000-05:002008-12-30T09:21:00.000-05:00Yeah, aren't they great? They're a couple of kids...Yeah, aren't they great? They're a couple of kids from Sweden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-63643203941967782252008-12-29T23:33:00.000-05:002008-12-29T23:33:00.000-05:00Wow. Thanks for the First Aid Kit youtube clip. ...Wow. Thanks for the First Aid Kit youtube clip. Really wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com