Comments on: Google is my teacher. http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-is-my-teacher one writer's daily download Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:51:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163474 Jeff Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:31:15 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163474 Ack, i hate the logo emoticons . . . that was (trying to be tricky with spaces) ; - ) [i just wanted to see if doing that disabled the logo function; sorry to clutter, nancy] Ack, i hate the logo emoticons . . . that was (trying to be tricky with spaces) ; – ) [i just wanted to see if doing that disabled the logo function; sorry to clutter, nancy]

]]> By: Jeff http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163473 Jeff Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:30:19 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163473 Kinsley forgot the ;-) but i'm pretty sure he's going for irony. Kinsley forgot the ;-) but i’m pretty sure he’s going for irony.

]]> By: Del http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163472 Del Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:18:25 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163472 That sentence's gotta be a joke. That sentence’s gotta be a joke.

]]> By: brian stouder http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163471 brian stouder Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:56:52 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163471 Wow! Jeff - your link to Kinsley's piece gave me my laugh of the morning. The sentence looks like it could have come from A Farewell to Arms (even allowing that Kinsley was making fun - the thing still seems to have gotten away from him!) <i>More troubling, however, is the issue of whether McCain's letter may have led some people to worry that other people might conclude that McCain's letter created the appearance of a conflict of interest, as well as the issue of whether the New York Times, in digging up this eight-year-old letter, was creating the possibility that some people might think there was a possibility of an appearance that the Times was suggesting the possibility of an appearance of a potential conflict of interest in McCain's behavior, along with the most distressing possibility of all: that in this very article I may be creating the possibility that some people might worry that other people might think that I have created the appearance of suggesting that the New York Times has created the possibility that some people might worry that other people might think that McCain has created the appearance that some people might worry that other people might think that there could be an appearance that McCain was having an affair with a lobbyist.</i> Wow! Jeff – your link to Kinsley’s piece gave me my laugh of the morning. The sentence looks like it could have come from A Farewell to Arms (even allowing that Kinsley was making fun – the thing still seems to have gotten away from him!)

More troubling, however, is the issue of whether McCain’s letter may have led some people to worry that other people might conclude that McCain’s letter created the appearance of a conflict of interest, as well as the issue of whether the New York Times, in digging up this eight-year-old letter, was creating the possibility that some people might think there was a possibility of an appearance that the Times was suggesting the possibility of an appearance of a potential conflict of interest in McCain’s behavior, along with the most distressing possibility of all: that in this very article I may be creating the possibility that some people might worry that other people might think that I have created the appearance of suggesting that the New York Times has created the possibility that some people might worry that other people might think that McCain has created the appearance that some people might worry that other people might think that there could be an appearance that McCain was having an affair with a lobbyist.

]]> By: Jeff http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163470 Jeff Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:42:13 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163470 Michael Kinsley, saying nothing on Slate about McCain -- http://www.slate.com/id/2185134 -- make sure to read the last paragraph (or is it a sentence?). Michael Kinsley, saying nothing on Slate about McCain — http://www.slate.com/id/2185134 — make sure to read the last paragraph (or is it a sentence?).

]]> By: MarkH http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163445 MarkH Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:17:56 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163445 Just remember that, when there's nothing more to be said...they'll still be saying it... (...still be saying it). Just remember that, when there’s nothing more to be said…they’ll still be saying it…

(…still be saying it).

]]> By: Danny http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163426 Danny Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:52:25 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163426 Hey, let's not forget about <a href="http://www.cintrawilson.com/" rel="nofollow">Cintra Wilson</a>, when talking about the Oscars. She does a nice job every year. <i>As per usual, Radioactive Jack</i> [Nicholson] <i>was there in the aisle in a pair of sunglasses, and I was on my bed with a in a pair of sweatpants, with my laptop staring at him, with intent to mine him for larger cultural insight.</i> Hey, let’s not forget about Cintra Wilson, when talking about the Oscars. She does a nice job every year.

As per usual, Radioactive Jack [Nicholson] was there in the aisle in a pair of sunglasses, and I was on my bed with a in a pair of sweatpants, with my laptop staring at him, with intent to mine him for larger cultural insight.

]]> By: Danny http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163417 Danny Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:34:28 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163417 A few years ago, there was a site where the folks reviewed the movies after watching just the movie trailer. Hilarious stuff when Hollywood goes so formulaic that it is obvious what the movie is going to be about. Another site that I used to get a chuckle out of was the <a href="http://www.bigempire.com/filthy/" rel="nofollow">filthy critic</a>. He can get tiresome, but if you go to his <a href="http://www.bigempire.com/filthy/archive.html" rel="nofollow">archive</a> he has is "in short" movie reviews, which can also be funny. A few samples: <b>13 Ghosts</b> 2001 Lifeless, soulless crapfest. <b>Anchorman</b> 2004 Ha ha, people dressed funny in the 70s. <b>Anger Management</b> 2003 More mature fart jokes from Sandler <b>The Animal</b> 2001 One joke(?), eighty minutes <b>Eyes Wide Shut</b> 1999 Well-directed dumb story <b>Kinsey</b> 2004 Boring movie sort of about sex but mostly about Oscar <b>A Knight's Tale</b> 2001 If you're dumb and a teenaged girl, you'll love it. <b>Little Miss Sunshine</b> 2006 Road comedy taken over by the NPR crowd. <b>O Brother, Where Art Thou</b> 2001 If you love PBS, you might like it <b>Ratatouille</b> 2007 Rat cooks, audience yawns. <b>Secretary</b> 2002 A very good love story that also happens to be about bondage A few years ago, there was a site where the folks reviewed the movies after watching just the movie trailer. Hilarious stuff when Hollywood goes so formulaic that it is obvious what the movie is going to be about.

Another site that I used to get a chuckle out of was the filthy critic. He can get tiresome, but if you go to his archive he has is “in short” movie reviews, which can also be funny. A few samples:

13 Ghosts 2001 Lifeless, soulless crapfest.
Anchorman 2004 Ha ha, people dressed funny in the 70s.
Anger Management 2003 More mature fart jokes from Sandler
The Animal 2001 One joke(?), eighty minutes
Eyes Wide Shut 1999 Well-directed dumb story
Kinsey 2004 Boring movie sort of about sex but mostly about Oscar
A Knight’s Tale 2001 If you’re dumb and a teenaged girl, you’ll love it.
Little Miss Sunshine 2006 Road comedy taken over by the NPR crowd.
O Brother, Where Art Thou 2001 If you love PBS, you might like it
Ratatouille 2007 Rat cooks, audience yawns.
Secretary 2002 A very good love story that also happens to be about bondage

]]> By: nancy http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163375 nancy Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:02:32 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163375 Pans are easy; praise is what's hard. The thing about Ebert is, he manages to make his four-star reviews as readable as his scathing dismissals of crap like "Deuce Bigalow." Pans are easy; praise is what’s hard. The thing about Ebert is, he manages to make his four-star reviews as readable as his scathing dismissals of crap like “Deuce Bigalow.”

]]> By: Julie Robinson http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163371 Julie Robinson Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:57:39 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2008/02/25/google-is-my-teacher/#comment-163371 I love reading Ebert's reviews of bad movies. I think he's writing as much to entertain himself as his readers. He's already had to waste the time he spent seeing the movie, but at least he can excercise his own creativity while writing the review. So he's still a national treasure. The statute of limitations for The Valley of the Dolls has run out. I love reading Ebert’s reviews of bad movies. I think he’s writing as much to entertain himself as his readers. He’s already had to waste the time he spent seeing the movie, but at least he can excercise his own creativity while writing the review.

So he’s still a national treasure. The statute of limitations for The Valley of the Dolls has run out.

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