Re: Looking backward

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That sounds interesting. Link it?


Posted by: LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 9:03 AM
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I was hunting for it, but I had to stop to prepare for class. It's somewhere in the April 2008 range.


Posted by: heebie-geebie | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 9:04 AM
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(If it doesn't turn up, I'll track it down after class.)


Posted by: heebie-geebie | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 9:05 AM
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...half-cocked grand theories about life constantly. Having a hundred people reflect on your ideas will bring a quick end to that practice.

There are two kinds of people...


Posted by: bob mcmanus | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 9:08 AM
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(Also, before anyone wastes much of their time: I don't think I elaborated very much in the original.)


Posted by: heebie-geebie | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 9:08 AM
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The hight of alure is having people debate your grand, half-thought through pronouncements seriously.


Posted by: rob helpy-chalk | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 9:33 AM
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I was actually about to post a grand, half-thought-out pronouncement. OH WELL.


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 9:39 AM
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With half-written words.


Posted by: JP Stormcrow | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 9:39 AM
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The hight of alure

One of Tolkien's lesser-known monsters.


Posted by: Jackmormon | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 9:39 AM
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The height of allure is having people mock your abysmal spelling.


Posted by: rob helpy-chalk | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 9:46 AM
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The Alot of Alure.

(BTW, my earlier comparison of Heebs to the Hyperbole 1/2 writer was not intended to imply that one is imitating the other)


Posted by: Cryptic ned | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 10:01 AM
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Live Journal? People still use that?


Posted by: Ginger Yellow | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 10:41 AM
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The height of a lure depends on what sort of fish you are trying to catch.


Posted by: Natilo Paennim | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 10:44 AM
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12 - It's huge in Russia, representing something like 40% of Russian-language blogging. (There's a reason 6A sold it to the Russians.)


Posted by: snarkout | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 11:18 AM
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I'm keeping it Яeal.


Posted by: heebie-geebie | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 11:21 AM
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Gah.


Posted by: Ginger Yellow | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 11:37 AM
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Having slacked off on commenting lately, it seems pretty lame to jump back in with just, "I agree with the OP." But there it is.


Posted by: Di Kotimy | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 8:03 PM
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I kind of thought people would be interested in discussing the height of allure. So steamy! But apparently not.

I'm putting jelly beans in plastic eggs again, for a book signing tomorrow.


Posted by: heebie-geebie | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 8:16 PM
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On the plastic bag they claim that Blueberry + Blueberry + Buttered Popcorn = Blueberry Muffin. I seriously doubt that.


Posted by: heebie-geebie | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 8:21 PM
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And even if it did, eew.


Posted by: Sir Kraab | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 8:29 PM
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I kind of thought people would be interested in discussing the height of allure. So steamy!

I sent you an e-mail . . . which is sort of coincidentally related but not in response to the post.


Posted by: NickS | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 9:02 PM
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I mean, I would love to *read* about the height of allure, but my historical record sort of militates against offering opinions of my own on that matter...


Posted by: di kotimy | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 9:11 PM
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I got the email, Nick! It was right as I was on this posting tear, so I was hanging on to it for a little bit. I'll pop it up tomorrow.


Posted by: heebie-geebie | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 9:34 PM
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I kind of thought people would be interested in discussing the height of allure. So steamy! But apparently not.

Oh, I missed that part of the post. I agree. Except that there's the massive power differential in that sort of relationship which would make me run from it.


Posted by: Cryptic ned | Link to this comment | 04- 8-11 9:57 PM
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I got the email, Nick!

No worries, I just thought it was an amusing coincidence. Though now I feel like I've hijacked the topic with, "men can be alluring too." When I sent it I was thinking of it as a contrast to the various unfogged threads about women.


Posted by: NickS | Link to this comment | 04- 9-11 1:31 PM
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I kind of thought people would be interested in discussing the height of allure.

the height of allure is someone unobtainable, who inexplicably is pursuing you. I think that holds up.

But if they're pursuing you, albeit inexplicably, they're presumably no longer unobtainable, so the allure is no longer at its height, by definition. This could be a very depressing world view.


Posted by: chris y | Link to this comment | 04-11-11 1:12 AM
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