tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370374995906726038.post3449881050850238428..comments2023-03-22T10:10:50.320-04:00Comments on The Mighty Skunk: "One Who Seems To Have No First Language"The Mighty Skunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06780723731165375506noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370374995906726038.post-50496216036536541542008-11-24T15:00:00.000-05:002008-11-24T15:00:00.000-05:00I will have to admit, he does turn a phrase in a m...I will have to admit, he does turn a phrase in a manner rarely seen (heard) these days...<BR/><BR/>"I feel a little sorry for John. He aimed low and missed."<BR/><BR/>"I do not wish her ill. But I also don’t wish us ill. I hope she continues to find happiness in Alaska."<BR/><BR/>And my favorite:<BR/>"It’s admittedly a rare gift to produce a paragraph in which whole clumps of words could be removed without noticeably affecting the sense, if any."<BR/>(Not in SP's defense, but isn't that a gift of any good politico? The ability to talk without saying anything?)<BR/><BR/>And, not for nothing, I will take a bit of an offense at his comment regarding hunting not being considered a sport unless "both sides were equally armed"...<BR/>Does golf qualify as a sport, and do I need to start equipping my clay pigeons with armament when I go skeet and trap shooting?<BR/><BR/>Oh well...<BR/><BR/>Onward, through the fog-<BR/><BR/>TBGThe Big Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973716466048213786noreply@blogger.com