Comments on: Saturday morning market. http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saturday-morning-market-10 one writer's daily download Thu, 24 May 2012 06:51:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dexter http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289669 Dexter Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:23:00 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289669 Am I supposed to be too old to like Green Day? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTPxzOMQn08&feature=related Am I supposed to be too old to like Green Day?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTPxzOMQn08&feature=related

]]> By: brian stouder http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289644 brian stouder Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:05:50 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289644 Thanks for the link, moe. It lead me to this one - which made my chin drop. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2550/3912840297_5553f3efac.jpg In checking further, I now understand this to be a reference to the recently deceased Senator Kennedy, and not to the murdered President Kennedy - not that THAT makes this bit of political obscenity much better; but my first reaction was to take that as a direct linkage of President Obama with the assassinated President Kennedy. I'm always ready to agree that I'm stupid, but nonetheless, I cannot help but think that precisely that effect is intentional Thanks for the link, moe. It lead me to this one – which made my chin drop.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2550/3912840297_5553f3efac.jpg

In checking further, I now understand this to be a reference to the recently deceased Senator Kennedy, and not to the murdered President Kennedy – not that THAT makes this bit of political obscenity much better; but my first reaction was to take that as a direct linkage of President Obama with the assassinated President Kennedy.

I’m always ready to agree that I’m stupid, but nonetheless, I cannot help but think that precisely that effect is intentional

]]> By: moe99 http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289635 moe99 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:46:51 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289635 http://wonkette.com/411055/thousands-of-grandmas-still-dont-care-for-coloreds This, to me, epitomizes the teabaggers. http://wonkette.com/411055/thousands-of-grandmas-still-dont-care-for-coloreds

This, to me, epitomizes the teabaggers.

]]> By: jcburns http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289631 jcburns Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:31:49 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289631 I think there's always been (in the last century) a typographic convention to use single-quotes in headlines 1) as you said, to save space, 2) to be less of a visual interruption in the headline than double-quotes...that's kind of esoteric, but if you think of the groupings of caps and lower case forming clusters of shapes which we parse into meaning, then some punctuation kinda interrupts the train. Hey nancy, we got a fancy new phone today. It's oleophobic! I think there’s always been (in the last century) a typographic convention to use single-quotes in headlines 1) as you said, to save space, 2) to be less of a visual interruption in the headline than double-quotes…that’s kind of esoteric, but if you think of the groupings of caps and lower case forming clusters of shapes which we parse into meaning, then some punctuation kinda interrupts the train. Hey nancy, we got a fancy new phone today. It’s oleophobic!

]]> By: Dexter http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289606 Dexter Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:54:36 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289606 moe: Tommy Roberts, rest his soul, could really tell a story. I heard a recording of his telling it; here is a nut shell of what happened to start the Little Brown Jug rivalry: http://www.umich.edu/news/MT/03/Fal03/jug.html moe: Tommy Roberts, rest his soul, could really tell a story. I heard a recording of his telling it; here is a nut shell of what happened to start the Little Brown Jug rivalry:
http://www.umich.edu/news/MT/03/Fal03/jug.html

]]> By: moe99 http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289566 moe99 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:11:21 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289566 As I may have mentioned before my mother was a U Minn graduate during the days when the Gophers could beat Michigan once in a while and retain possession of the Little Brown Jug. We had a small version of it that made the rounds between our house (MN) and the Fauster house (MI). Early on I was taught to hate Michigan and it doesn't make it any better that the ex went to grad school at the Univ. of Michigan. So I tend to enjoy Michigan defeats more than most. I also get real tired of their fight song being played incessantly during the event. I have an acquaintance who, as a Stanford grad, feels the same about U$C. His favorite titles for that school are "University of the Scholastically Challenged" and "University of Spoiled Children." Fine by me. As someone who attended a college that set a record for losing football games back in the '80's, and who only went to Kentucky football games as an excuse to party, I tend not to get too upset at wins or losses in college football. I am concerned about the increasing professionalisation of the sport and kinda like the idea put forth by another acquaintance that every year, the college team with the worst record be eliminated from Div 1 football until the very last team gets wiped out. It would take a while, but would be fun to watch the ship go down. As I may have mentioned before my mother was a U Minn graduate during the days when the Gophers could beat Michigan once in a while and retain possession of the Little Brown Jug. We had a small version of it that made the rounds between our house (MN) and the Fauster house (MI). Early on I was taught to hate Michigan and it doesn’t make it any better that the ex went to grad school at the Univ. of Michigan. So I tend to enjoy Michigan defeats more than most. I also get real tired of their fight song being played incessantly during the event.

I have an acquaintance who, as a Stanford grad, feels the same about U$C. His favorite titles for that school are “University of the Scholastically Challenged” and “University of Spoiled Children.” Fine by me.

As someone who attended a college that set a record for losing football games back in the ’80′s, and who only went to Kentucky football games as an excuse to party, I tend not to get too upset at wins or losses in college football. I am concerned about the increasing professionalisation of the sport and kinda like the idea put forth by another acquaintance that every year, the college team with the worst record be eliminated from Div 1 football until the very last team gets wiped out. It would take a while, but would be fun to watch the ship go down.

]]> By: MichaelG http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289534 MichaelG Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:09:40 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289534 I was most pleased to see USC beat OSU. Among other reasons I went to Univ. of Ill. and believe me, the Buckeyes are not popular in Champaign. I was also happy to see UCLA beat Tenn. Lane Kiffin showed me jack shit when he was with the Raiders. I grew up in the Chicago area and on Fridays before football games the grade school nuns used make us pray for Notre Dame. I’ve disliked ND ever since. Congrats, Michigan. Good stuff, Deborah, I’m glad you got your purse back. I was most pleased to see USC beat OSU. Among other reasons I went to Univ. of Ill. and believe me, the Buckeyes are not popular in Champaign. I was also happy to see UCLA beat Tenn. Lane Kiffin showed me jack shit when he was with the Raiders. I grew up in the Chicago area and on Fridays before football games the grade school nuns used make us pray for Notre Dame. I’ve disliked ND ever since. Congrats, Michigan.

Good stuff, Deborah, I’m glad you got your purse back.

]]> By: Mosef http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289513 Mosef Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:47:02 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289513 I went to the comments section to write a note about what a trememndous writer you are, and lo and behold, Danny was first off the mark. You are gifted, and I look forward to the time when you enjoy full-throttled sucess as a writer/creator. In the meantime, can you edit my son's English compositions??? I went to the comments section to write a note about what a trememndous writer you are, and lo and behold, Danny was first off the mark. You are gifted, and I look forward to the time when you enjoy full-throttled sucess as a writer/creator. In the meantime, can you edit my son’s English compositions???

]]> By: basset http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289496 basset Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:56:23 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289496 Learned something today, then... thanks. I'm sure lots of Tennessee fans are ready to jump off a bridge or something this morning - have never quite understood why they take it so seriously. Back in my news days we did a feature on a UT fan who built a room-sized replica of the Volunteers' 100-plus-thousand-seat stadium in his basement, and in the course of the visit I asked him, "Why is this so important to you? It's just football." I honestly thought he was going to hit me - started ranting about bragging rights and the state's sacred honor, as I remember he was still mad when we left. Learned something today, then… thanks.

I’m sure lots of Tennessee fans are ready to jump off a bridge or something this morning – have never quite understood why they take it so seriously.

Back in my news days we did a feature on a UT fan who built a room-sized replica of the Volunteers’ 100-plus-thousand-seat stadium in his basement, and in the course of the visit I asked him, “Why is this so important to you? It’s just football.” I honestly thought he was going to hit me – started ranting about bragging rights and the state’s sacred honor, as I remember he was still mad when we left.

]]> By: nancy http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289453 nancy Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:59:54 +0000 http://nancynall.com/2009/09/12/saturday-morning-market-10/#comment-289453 Basset: Because it's in an enormous headline. As long as the reader gets the idea it's a quote, you don't need to take up space with the doubles. Basset: Because it’s in an enormous headline. As long as the reader gets the idea it’s a quote, you don’t need to take up space with the doubles.

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