tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post5881683728341252486..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: The Feel-Good Family Hit of the Summer!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30395484300737225162010-03-10T23:33:20.644-05:002010-03-10T23:33:20.644-05:00John B., That's Scottish/Irish/Welsh mongrel f...John B., That's Scottish/Irish/Welsh mongrel frustrated would-be teacher to my friends;-)Ed Fosternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17961983118834050352010-03-05T13:54:16.746-05:002010-03-05T13:54:16.746-05:00Write it Tam!
I'm sure it'd be better than...Write it Tam!<br />I'm sure it'd be better than the last wrist-breaker from -insert Irish extraction History Teacher here-......John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875185117306503147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19941855880933341882010-03-04T08:24:37.353-05:002010-03-04T08:24:37.353-05:00I believe we are using "prole" different...I believe we are using "prole" differently.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-63115664379970921192010-03-04T07:21:28.578-05:002010-03-04T07:21:28.578-05:00Hate to be contrarian, but there is something in t...Hate to be contrarian, but there is something in the idea of scorning the "proles" as willfully ignorant slugs who just sort of muddle through life. Consider how many of our fellow Americans know next to nothing about our history, our government, our institutions, or current events outside of sports scores or who got voted off last night. And this ignorance is most assuredly willful. An example: I listened to a caller take Rush to task for lamenting that American college students fail miserably when tested on basic civics; she passionately argued that "they don't need to know that stuff" and "they're more worried about learning how to live life and take care of their families."<br /><br />So, I DO look down on "proles": "You're an AMERICAN, d*mmit! Our ancestors gave their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to hand you the best form of government on God's footstool, and you have a RESPONSIBILITY to take care of it. Don't you think you ought to put at least a little thought and effort into that???"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22866363341814066242010-03-04T01:01:55.093-05:002010-03-04T01:01:55.093-05:00You ever see my "Orwell/Kafka" bumper st...You ever see my "Orwell/Kafka" bumper stickers I made? That was my comment on the recent election and general trends on govnerning.<br /><br />I use a thumbnail as my avatar at my LJ if anyone wants a look. (And I still have some for sale if anyone is interested...)<br /><br />RobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-28416415457430542532010-03-03T15:18:41.651-05:002010-03-03T15:18:41.651-05:00I think this is my second favorite 1984 related bl...I think this is my second favorite 1984 related blog post. The first is: http://bitchyjones.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/kinky-sex-tips/zeeke42https://www.blogger.com/profile/13782810414231954138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36024531159282611172010-03-03T14:21:10.964-05:002010-03-03T14:21:10.964-05:00Wowzers. What a head-trip (no pun intended).Wowzers. What a head-trip (no pun intended).Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-23496229654737086002010-03-03T13:43:29.327-05:002010-03-03T13:43:29.327-05:00Required reading: "Volume PAA-PYX" by Fr...Required reading: <a href="http://www.webscription.net/chapters/1439132690/1439132690___3.htm" rel="nofollow">"Volume PAA-PYX" by Fred Saberhagen</a>. At first, it looks like a standard 1984 imitation but then turns into something different.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720409839023747889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-85688506900570199402010-03-03T12:32:09.191-05:002010-03-03T12:32:09.191-05:00Well, let's not call it fanfic, then. ;)Well, let's not call it fanfic, then. ;)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65269845308338600892010-03-03T12:30:24.289-05:002010-03-03T12:30:24.289-05:00"I'm tempted to write a bit of fanfic tol...<em>"I'm tempted to write a bit of fanfic told from the point of one of the proles with the newspaper..."</em><br /><br />I'm pretty sure you've told us before that if you ever write fanfic to go ahead and put one in yer noggin', or something similar.<br /><br />Not that I'd do that, but, just sayin'.theirritablearchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105315709746689270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-21423071335952183982010-03-03T12:19:44.428-05:002010-03-03T12:19:44.428-05:00Anybody know who did an old Irish folksong called ...Anybody know who did an old Irish folksong called something like "Fields of Catalonia"?<br /><br /> Most of the Irish Green Shirts and Blue Shirts who went down there fought for Franco, or at least against Godless Communism, but there were enough Dublin Pinkoes in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade to get a couple of really decent songs out of what was otherwise a bad waste of good lives.<br /><br /> Interestingly, the Irish Fascists all went home rather than fight Basques. Their commander told Franco "Why shouldn't they have from Spain what we won from England? They're willing to die for it".<br /><br /> Anyway, it's a real "hair stand on end" kind of song I heard late one night in a pub in Cork, which was odd, since that is where most of the Green Shirt volunteers came from. Hard people those Corkers. Real Tom Barry types.<br /><br /> But a decent song I'd like to get all the lyrics to. Anybody?Ed Fosternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-59762721253074691442010-03-03T12:12:49.231-05:002010-03-03T12:12:49.231-05:00The future is in the proles because the party elit...The future is in the proles because the party elite are too stuck up, elitist, and, well, dumb to do anything about it.<br /><br />Go ahead and write from the viewpoint of the proles. I have a feeling it would make a good story. IIRC, only the party members were watched all that closely. The proles could (and likely did) get away with murder.The Raving Prophethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830254881182697135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80907373983044903992010-03-03T12:00:56.779-05:002010-03-03T12:00:56.779-05:00I've owned dozens of copies of Orwell and give...I've owned dozens of copies of Orwell and given them all away. I figure that's more likely than anything else I've done to get me past St. Peter's SWAT team.<br /><br />The most gratifying gift was recent. My 14-year-old grandson noticed my paperback of "1984" and told me his English teacher taught "Animal Farm." I was flabbergasted and had to be restrained from making her my sole beneficiary. Then the lad accepted my copy of "1984." And read it. He finds Orwell sensible. There is hope.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034752526895428019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60534268610436546482010-03-03T11:10:38.291-05:002010-03-03T11:10:38.291-05:00Personally, I've always thought Orwell was an ...<i>Personally, I've always thought Orwell was an optimist.</i> <br /><br />Orwell and Huxley both assumed that there was someone, somewhere, who was in on the whole thing, knew what was going on, saw it for what it was and pulled the strings anyway. <br /><br />Unfortunately, I'm not sure that's ever really the case.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61693924775677997852010-03-03T11:06:54.602-05:002010-03-03T11:06:54.602-05:00Personally, I've always thought Orwell was an ...Personally, I've always thought Orwell was an optimist.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34830471420847954032010-03-03T10:41:20.385-05:002010-03-03T10:41:20.385-05:00I read 1984 as a kid and couldn't even figure ...I read 1984 as a kid and couldn't even figure out what "proles" were supposed to be until years later, when I heard the word "proletariat" in history class. <br /><br />Of course, I didn't get that John Savage had hanged himself, either.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16493995655166393392010-03-03T09:20:53.128-05:002010-03-03T09:20:53.128-05:00Sent a copy of 1984 and A Brave New World to a fri...Sent a copy of 1984 and A Brave New World to a friend for Christmas. <br /><br />GerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61958426621139648232010-03-03T09:11:42.816-05:002010-03-03T09:11:42.816-05:00Serndipity! Today there was a dystopian reading l...Serndipity! Today there was a <a href="http://www.popcrunch.com/the-16-best-dystopian-books-of-all-time/" rel="nofollow">dystopian</a> reading list popping up on the intarwebz.New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-76124157099563840172010-03-03T08:09:32.275-05:002010-03-03T08:09:32.275-05:00> "All the best in the new year, Eric. XXO...> "All the best in the new year, Eric. XXOO." <br /><br />LOL!TJIChttp://tjic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42011617877080625582010-03-03T08:07:43.761-05:002010-03-03T08:07:43.761-05:00I'll have to go back and reread 1984. Like th...I'll have to go back and reread 1984. Like the Tamster, I do reread, every year (or thereabouts) an Eric Blair book, but in my case it's Homage to Catalonia. It's got it all! Interesting Spaniards, anarchists, evil commies, and a 7mm Mauser in the neck.Hunsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188706369004532171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9785640405886574302010-03-03T08:02:07.520-05:002010-03-03T08:02:07.520-05:00It's not surprising that nobody seems to have ...It's not surprising that nobody seems to have written 1984 from the point of view of the proles, even though this was all the rage in academic circles after <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Grendel-John-Gardner/dp/0679723110" rel="nofollow">Grendel</a> was published.<br /><br />After all, that would remove the flattering spotlight of attention from the intelligentsia.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.com